Chapter 377 does not give the meaning of the way to live

In addition to the detachment composed of these three ships, Lin Xiao added another insurance.

He ordered He Shouxin to take the guard company, together with Wang Dong's youth battalion, and the "flintlock pistol battalion" composed of the Francophiles, and take these three gunboats to accompany the expedition, as the final guarantee for the total annihilation of the Qing army in Fuzhou.

According to Xia Bomin's report, they attacked and advanced all the way, and although they swept all the way and easily broke through the Qing army's defensive line, they did not fight a large-scale war of annihilation.

Almost all the elite of the Qing army were in Fuzhou, and with the defeat of troops from all directions, at present, there were still more than 20,000 Qing troops trapped in Fuzhou.

Due to the fact that Wang Xing's troops had to divide their troops in a roundabout way, Lin Xiao was a little worried that Xia Bomin's main attack force was too thin.

The fighters of one main battalion and two independent battalions, even including the companies and platoons directly under the regimental headquarters, Xia Bomin only had about 2,000 people on hand.

It is very difficult for these few people to completely annihilate the Qing army in Fuzhou alone, at least it is not enough to completely crush the morale of the Qing army defending the city, and there will inevitably be casualties under the hard attack.

Therefore, only Zheng Chenggong's people participated in the siege of the city, and the Qing army could be completely annihilated at the lowest cost.

In order to ensure that Zheng Chenggong's fleet could arrive in time, Lin Xiao asked He Shouxin to lead the way, and with the machine guns and mortars in their hands, they could ensure the rapid defeat of the interception of the Qing gunboats.

In addition, Lin Xiao did this, in addition to helping Zheng Chenggong's fleet, there was also an obvious intention - to train the team.

In fact, Lin Xiao has always been not very confident about the combat effectiveness of Wang Dong's youth battalion.

This is because this battalion is a half-hung battalion, not only are all the soldiers in the battalion half-sized children between the ages of 14 and 16, but the weapons in their hands are all single-shot "medium formal" and are not equipped with machine guns or mortars.

In addition, in a hurry, they did not have enough time to train in Guangzhou, and in addition to the fact that they still lacked a great deal in individual tactical ability, they also practiced very little in some complex squad and platoon coordination tactics.

Lin Xiao believes that letting these teenagers participate in a few relatively easy battles with the help of veterans will help them grow up smoothly and effectively reduce casualties in future battles.

Therefore, Lin Xiao specially instructed He Shouxin not to let them take charge alone when they arrived in Fuzhou, and they must be separated and used in each company, and under the leadership and protection of the veterans of the guard company, they could participate in the attack......

In addition, the "flintlock battalion" composed purely of Franc machine prisoners should also be warmed up.

Although the guns in the hands of this group were relatively backward compared to other units, they also had a unique advantage from the other, that is, they carried more than a dozen 12-pounder field guns.

This kind of field artillery, although it is only a backward breech gun, but because of the level of casting, compared with the Qing army's eighteen-pounder and twenty-four-pounder garrison artillery, it is not backward at all, at least it is more flexible, the rate of fire is faster, and it does not suffer too much in terms of firing range.

Lin Xiao felt that these artillery pieces were still somewhat useful when uprooting the outlying strongholds of the Qing army that did not have large-caliber heavy artillery.

Coupled with the fact that these foreigners in fancy clothes are well-trained and their tactical level is so-so, Lin Xiao feels that he can let them take the lead in the siege of the city, scare and scare those fake Tartars who defend the city, and further hit their morale.

What's more, Lin Xiao secretly believes that if these foreigners hired at a high price don't let them see a few people die in blood, they will always be a flock of sheep who eat for nothing, and it will be difficult to come in handy in the future.

You know, these hundreds of foreigners, he will take them to Japan in the future, so that they can bully those short and frustrated Japanese cowards.

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Lin Xiao sang a small drama and made such a big noise, but he suffered the chief general of the Qing army in Fuzhou.

On the afternoon of 4 June, Zhao Guozuo, the governor of Fujian, stood at the head of the South Gate with iron and iron, holding a monocular, looking out toward the other side of the Min River in the distance......

The river in front of you is the north branch of the Min River, and the opposite bank is Nantai Island, which is actually a small Jiangxinzhou Island, and on the other side of the island, it is the south branch of the Min River.

On Nantai Island, more than 3,000 people were stationed on him, and several stone and brick barracks were built along the riverbank.

In the past, he was extremely satisfied with the fortifications on the island, and had always thought that they were impregnable, but now he had no confidence at all.

Just this morning, the guards on the island reported that the patrol they sent had spotted the Ming army on the opposite shore.

However, several groups of sentinels that he personally sent afterwards did not return, and they were like stones sinking into the sea.

This made Zhao Guozuo secretly frightened - the other party was strictly guarded, and it could be seen that it was the main force, and it was preparing for an attack......

The distance was too far to see anything clearly in the camera, Zhao Guozuo lowered his arms dejectedly and looked at the river in a daze.

He really couldn't understand why fate was so tricky, and in just a few months, the situation in Fujian and Guangdong took a sharp turn for the worse and became what it is now......

Since the year before last, after Li Chengdong, who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and rebelled, died in battle, he led his troops back to Fujian, attacking the city all the way, and going smoothly.

Until a few months ago, his army had been firmly suppressing Zheng Chenggong, the largest anti-Qing force in southern Fujian, and trapped him in Jinxia and Tong'an.

But I don't know what's going on, suddenly a group of people came out of nowhere, known as the "Capture Army"!

Judging from the name of this group of people, aren't they specifically here to find the bad luck of the Qing Dynasty?

This group of people is like a heavenly soldier and a general, the number is not large, but all of them are elite, and no one can stop them after several battles, no matter who touches them, they will be defeated.

They destroyed Kong Youde in the first battle of Nanning, Guiping killed Shang Zhixin and Geng Jimao in the second war, and captured Shang Kexi alive in Guangzhou in the third war...... The color of the direct killing changed, and everyone was frightened.

Now, their troops have finally pointed to Fujian......

The most hateful thing is that they actually took away Xianxialing in advance, cut off the connection between Zhejiang and Fujian, and completely cut off his Zhao Guozuo's retreat.

This is clearly ...... Don't give the meaning of living!

His immediate boss, Chen Jin, the governor of Zhejiang and Fujian, had already fled to Hangzhou, but he Zhao Guozuo had the responsibility of defending the territory, so how could he dare to abandon the army and flee without an order.

Fortunately, Zhang Xuesheng, the governor of Fujian, did not run away, which made Zhao Guozuo's depression a little calmer - he was not alone on the Huangquan Road, and he also had a cushion when he was dying.

Before leaving, Chen Jin ordered them to stick to Fuzhou, and after he played the imperial court, he would lead a large army to come to the rescue......

Zhao Guozuo knew that this was just an excuse from the governor.

He is not stupid, if the imperial court really has a large army to help, the king of Pingnan, who is trapped in Guangzhou, will not sit still more than a month ago, and the city is broken and captured.

A few days ago, this group of people who had been stranded in Dehua for a long time finally came to Fuzhou, and the defense line of Gaogai Mountain, which had been painstakingly operated for a month, collapsed overnight, and the routed troops poured into Fucheng like a tide, and they could not stop.

What is even more frightening is that just yesterday, the Meihua guard at the mouth of the Minjiang River fled back to report that Zheng Chenggong's fleet was coming, and there were hundreds of ships in Wuyang.

Although the dozens of warships that sailed out of the harbor to block the attack, they were scattered in a few moments due to their outnumbering enemy......

Zhao Guozuo immediately gasped, this Zheng Chenggong, when did he collude with this gang of plague gods?

This is...... Do you want to block the sea route?

He hurriedly sent 2,000 reinforcements and rushed to the aid of Min'an Town, but he didn't expect it to be a step too late, and the reinforcements ran back before they could fight the enemy - Min'an Town had already fallen into the hands of the enemy......

The more Zhao Guozuo thought about it, the more frustrated he became, he sighed, and said dejectedly: "This battle ...... How else to fight? ”

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