Jinan Prefecture, as the seat of the Shandong Provincial Government, reacted when the defense of the Yellow River estuary was broken through by the Hongtang fleet, and even issued a wartime blockade order.

The Hongtang fleet is swimming against the current, naturally it will not be as simple as harassing the Ming Court, there must be a bigger conspiracy behind it, especially in this sensitive period, when the armies of both sides are laying out the front line, either side of the force to break the deadlock means that the next battle situation will become complicated and dangerous.

Sure enough, the Hongtang fleet broke through the blockade of the Ming Dynasty naval division at the mouth of the Yellow River, in order to prepare for the Hongtang army north of the Yellow River in Shandong to cross the river, and to transfer a large number of ships needed to cross the river.

When the strength of an army surpasses its opponent by a large margin, both in terms of hardware and equipment, and in terms of overall strength, the situation on the battlefield is needless to say.

Not to mention, on a battlefield like the lower reaches of the Yellow River, where almost no dangerous passes can be used as barriers, the sailors of the Ming Dynasty were nothing more than a group of fishermen fishing on the river to the Hongtang army.

On the third day after the defense line at the mouth of the sea was breached, a large number of naval warships of the Hongtang fleet had already appeared on the surface of the Yellow River outside the northern city of Jinan Prefecture.

After Gong Jilan, the governor of Shandong, took over the post of Wang Gongbi, he was not willing to be a rule-abiding governor of the Taiping, but worked hard to strengthen the defensive offensive along Shandong, and at the same time struggled to arm the troops in the jurisdiction.

His judgment is very clear, if Hongmen and the Ming Dynasty really start a war again, then Shandong, as a coastal area, will definitely be the first place for Hongtang's army to break through.

The reason is very simple, the Hongmen people's world-famous armed trump card was their naval fleet from the beginning, and its army strength on the inland territory is certainly not bad, but because of the existence of the Yellow River and the foundation of the Ming Dynasty's hundreds of years of operation, it is really difficult to break through for a while, at least the price paid by the Hongtang army is a lot heavier.

As a coastal battlefield and adjacent to the mouth of the Yellow River, Shandong's fleet was able to drive straight into the sea from then on, and then use their powerful naval fleet to carry a large number of soldiers on the north bank to cross south, and at the same time it could also produce a strong deterrent to the Daming Front on the south bank, as well as actual combat effectiveness.

When the Hongtang fleet warship appeared on the Yellow River next to Jinan Mansion, it actually meant that the Hongtang army was not far away.

"The 1st Division, as the vanguard, landed on the south bank of the Yellow River in advance, and then immediately stationed to establish a defensive line, and the 2nd Division followed up."

"Give you a night, is there a problem?"

Geng Zhongming, commander of the Third Army, gave orders in high spirits in the temporary barracks separated by a river from Jinan Prefecture.

"Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

Several middle-level generals of the Third Army replied sonorously.

"Action!"

After nightfall, Hongtang's army began to move.

In addition to the 10 "Jiaolong-style" warships, there were also 27 naval ships of the Ming Dynasty and 14 large ships of the Ming Dynasty, which transported tens of thousands of Hongtang troops back and forth across the river overnight.

Under the cover of night, large ships are like giant beasts, shuttling back and forth on the surface of the Yellow River, which is several miles wide.

"Speed! Maintain the formation, quickly advance 300 zhang after disembarking, and establish a position! ”

The first group to be transported to the south bank was the men and horses of the Second Regiment of the First Division, but due to the problem of the carrying capacity of the ships, the first people of the Second Regiment to land on the shore were only more than 1,500 men from two battalions.

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After getting off the boat, Yu Yi, the deputy commander of the regiment, began to give orders, leading his two battalions of soldiers to walk on the muddy river bank one foot deep and one foot shallow, feeling the last touch of cold air in late spring.

From time to time, a soldier accidentally fell on a shallow mud swamp and quickly got up and continued on his way.

The distance of 300 zhang was even more than the usual exercise, and when the soldiers of the two battalions walked out of the mud and shallows in a mess, everyone gasped for breath.

"The first battalion, build a defensive line on the left side, and the second battalion, separated from the first battalion, build a defensive line on the right side!"

Without waiting for everyone to breathe a sigh of relief, Yu Yi hurriedly commanded people to start building a defensive line, knowing that they were only three or four miles away from Jinan City at this time, and their large army still needed at least two or three hours to complete the task of crossing the river.

"Boom!"

"Kill!!"

Suddenly, there was a loud noise and shouting from the shore, followed by a series of healthy figures rushing out from the dim horizon, towards the position of the Hongtang army that had not yet stood still.

"Fight!!"

Although Yu Yi and they were on guard, because there was a plan for the Ming army to carry out a sneak attack when they landed, but when it came to the actual operation, Yu Yi and they still found that there were too many difficulties.

Looking at the south bank of the Yellow River at this time, the number of troops that landed in the first batch of Hongtang's army was only about 3,000, and it would take at least half an hour for the second group of landing teams to join them.

In the plan of the middle and high-level Hongtang and the staff department, even if the Ming army wants to sneak attack their Hongtang army, it should at least wait until the Hongtang army crosses the river with at least 10,000 people before they can achieve their maximum value: the Hongtang army has too many numbers, and the difference in strength between them is in front of them, and the Ming army may not be sure that it will be able to defeat and repel the Hongtang landing army; If the number of Hongtang troops is too small at the time of the sneak attack, it is not cost-effective for the Ming Dynasty army, and the large-scale dispatch of the army requires very much preparation, and the number of Hongtang troops killed is too small, and the strength of the Hongtang army is weakened, which is not satisfactory.

However, the Ming people were so unexpected by the middle and high-level of Hongtang, and when the first batch of landing troops of Hongtang's army arrived on the south bank of the Yellow River, they launched a fierce offensive.

In the dark night, the soldiers of the two sides collided fiercely, occupying an absolute numerical advantage, and the Ming Dynasty army, which was waiting for work and suddenly attacked, had the upper hand after discussing the sale.

"Steady! Steady! ”

Yu Yi waved the weapon in his hand and fought on the front line, trying to boost the morale of the soldiers, while taking the lead and helping his companions resist the attacks of the Ming army from all directions.

As the deputy commander, Yu Yi has not fought on the front line of the battlefield for a long time, and it is the tradition of the Hongtang army to take the lead in fighting against non-commissioned officers below the battalion level, but as the status of the officers grows, they are gradually some distance from the front line of the battlefield.