Chapter 445: Landing

The sun hung high in the sky, the water surface of the Qiantang River sparkled, and in the long sound of horns, the fleet of Qishan Island lined up in a column and headed west.

The fleet went up the Qiantang River, and the channel gradually narrowed.

Zhao Zizhong and Boris stood at the bow of the lead ship, constantly issuing orders to everyone to be vigilant and prevent the enemy's sneak attack.

Behind them, An Dalang, Du Dalei and Li Jilong were all lying on the side of the boat, looking out towards the north shore. In the distance, the city walls of Hangzhou City are already looming.

"Hehe, it's almost time to Hangzhou, as the saying goes: 'There is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below', such a beautiful city, after it will be attacked, I will take you to play a good show." Du Dalei made a wish.

"Brother, you said, 'There is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below', who said this? Why haven't I heard of it before? ”

"This is what the talented Nalan Rongruo said, you little hairy child, of course I haven't heard of it." Du Dalei is right.

Zhao Zi held the telescope again, carefully observing the situation on the north bank of the Qiantang River, and after a long time, he put down the telescope and said to Boris:

"I saw two military camps outside Nantumen, and there were people swaying inside, and I don't know how many people there were. In addition, there is a pier on the shore, and many ships are docked by the pier, which is almost crowded. If we land from the pier, the crowd of ships will hinder our movement. ”

Boris took the binoculars and observed them carefully, and after a while, he said: "Hey, the plan hasn't changed quickly, it seems that we have to choose a new landing site." The dock is really not suitable for large-scale landings. ”

Zhao Zizhong's face was a little solemn: "The landing operation is a very troublesome thing, I am most afraid that when the first wave of personnel goes ashore, everyone is still unstable, and the enemy will attack, so we will be passive." ”

Boris nodded: "Yes, this is the situation that the landing operation is most afraid of. However, the General Staff has considered this before, and has rehearsed this unfavorable situation, so you don't have to worry too much, we can handle it. ”

Zhao Zizhong was a little suspicious: "Oh? Did you anticipate this? So what should I do? ”

"Boss, our plan is ......"

The two discussed for a while, and then summoned An Dalang, Du Dalei, and Li Jilong together.

Du Dalei's eyes lit up, and he rubbed his hands excitedly: "Boss, are you going to fight?" You can assign a few tasks to our brother. I'm hungry for my big axe! ”

Zhao Zizhong looked at An Dalang with an expressionless face: "Da Lang, you lead the first wave of landing personnel ashore, and then establish a defensive line on the spot, you must hold off the enemy's attack, can you do it?" ”

An Dalang hurriedly expressed his loyalty: "Please rest assured, brother, I will definitely be able to do it, otherwise I will come to see you!" ”

Zhao Zi nodded emphatically: "Go and prepare, let Boris assist you in deploying troops." ”

An Dalang left happily, and before leaving, he didn't forget to grin at Du Dalei and Li Jilong.

Du Dalei hurriedly asked, "Boss, what are I doing with Xiao Lizi?" ”

"You and Li Jilong led the heavy infantry and went ashore in the second wave."

"Yes, sir!"

Du Dalei gave Zhao Zi a military salute, and happily pulled Li Jilong to prepare.

Zhao Zizhong issued an order, and the fleet continued to swim upriver along the Qiantang River, crossed the wharf outside Nantumen, and continued westward.

At this time, he found that the two military camps outside the Nantu Gate sounded one after another horns. There was a lot of people in the camp, and many soldiers were running around, it should have been the fleet that had discovered Qishan Island and was gathering troops.

The fleet soon came to the river about two kilometers upstream of the pier, and the four warships at the front slowly approached the north bank. About eighty meters from the shore, the battleship slowly stopped. It was impossible to get any closer to the shore because the battleship was running aground.

On the deck, the first wave of soldiers who landed was ready, and everyone lined up in a neat line, waiting silently.

The sailors hung rope nets on the side of the boat, lowered the boats, and the oarsmen climbed down with great speed, jumped into the boats, and prepared to receive the landing personnel.

Boris gave the order, and An Dalang took the lead in turning over the side of the ship and crawling down. He was followed by five guards, two carrying disassembled plate armor, two carrying Andalang's bow and arrows, and one carrying his lance.

About 200 soldiers boarded the boat one after another, and there was no confusion in the slightest.

Zhao Zizhong smiled with relief, it seems that more than a year of hard training has not been in vain! The guards have grown up very quickly, and they already have the appearance of strong soldiers.

Seeing that everyone was ready, An Dalang waved his hand: "Landing!" ”

The oarsman immediately paddled hard, and the boat slowly started and headed for the shore.

Zhao Zizhong immediately ordered: "The second wave of landing personnel will be ready immediately, and they will set off at any time according to my orders!" In addition, more fried ~ bombs are transported ashore! ”

Several staff officers bowed down to receive the order and went down one after another to get busy.

At this time, the people of Wu Yue on the shore and the farmers found the huge fleet and the small boats that were about to rush ashore, and they all shouted and fled in all directions.

Zhao Zi held the binoculars again and looked at the military camps outside the Nantumen, and he found that the gates of the two military camps were slowly opened, and a large number of Wu Yueguo soldiers quickly poured out from inside.

These soldiers lined up in a neat line, carrying spears, shields, broadswords, and crossbows on their backs, and quickly advanced to the landing site.

Zhao Zi's center of gravity was so anxious that he immediately shouted loudly: "Pass my order, let the warships behind you get close to the shore, launch a long-range attack on Wu Yueguo's marching army, delay their movements as much as possible, and kill and injure their soldiers!" Hurry, hurry! ”

After a short time, the warships on Qishan Island turned around one after another and slowly approached the north shore. The personnel on the ships were busy, and under the command of the officers, the bed crossbows and ballistas were ready for firing.

At this time, the dense boat was not far from the shore, and An Dalang was the first to jump into the water, and walked to the shore with difficulty in knee-deep water. The first wave of landers also jumped into the water and headed for the shore.

After a few minutes, An Dalang landed on the river bank with a dozen escorts, and he immediately shouted: "Immediately establish a defensive line!" Fast! Fast! ”

The guards all sped up their movements, and the members of the team carrying the iron-clad shields rushed to a distance of about fifty meters from the shore, and then smashed the shields into the soft soil on the ground.

Soon, more than 30 large shields were closely arranged together, forming an arc around the landing site, and a simple line of defense was established.

The pikemen who arrived later stood panting behind their shields, panting for breath with their spears.

Soon, more than 200 guards arrived behind the defense line and began to organize their equipment and prepare for the fight.

With the help of the five guards, An Dalang put on the plate armor and held the horse lance in his hand.

The empty boats turned around, and the oarsmen paddled back desperately, ready to pick up the second group of landers.

On the shore, more than 40 bombardiers unloaded the large backpacks they were carrying, and carefully took out the tightly fried ~ bombs wrapped in oiled paper from the inside.

Zhao Zizhong breathed a sigh of relief, the first batch of landing personnel moved smoothly, and a simple beachhead had been established, and now it depends on the speed of the second batch of landing personnel.

At this time, Du Dalei had already climbed down the rope net with the second group of personnel with a shout, ready to jump on it immediately after the boat returned.

Zhao Zizhong saw that Li Jilong followed behind Du Dalei silently, the expression on his face was very relaxed, and he couldn't see the slightest nervousness.

Zhao Zizhong nodded secretly, this kid is only fifteen years old! It is worthy of a famous seed!

Zhao Zi raised the telescope again and continued to observe in the direction of Wu Yueguo's camp.

By this time, about a few thousand men had come out of the two large battalions, and the officers of all ranks, running and shouting with all their might, restrained the marching columns, and marched straight to the landing site.

Wu Yueguo's vanguard was about 500 people, and the marching army gradually approached the shore, forming a five-way column on the main road on the shore, and the soldiers were carrying weapons and trotting forward.

Zhao Zizhong observed that several warships on Qishan Island were only about a hundred meters away from the Wu Yue Guo's military array on the shore, barely reaching the range of the ballista attack, so he issued a loud order: "Start attacking!" ”

The heralds desperately waved the flag and blew the horn of the attack.

The five warships close to the shore on Qishan Island immediately began to fire, and more than twenty huge crossbow arrows broke away from the bed crossbow and rushed towards Wu Yueguo's marching army in an arc.

A few soldiers of Wu Yueguo found the flying crossbow arrows and shouted in fright: "Hide! ”

About ten crossbow arrows missed, and a dozen others sped in and plunged headlong into the marching column.

"Ahh.......h

The screams came and went, and many crossbow arrows were interspersed with several soldiers of Wu Yueguo.

Many of the nearby soldiers were stunned and stood in place, forgetting to dodge.

Many of the soldiers turned around and ran, colliding with the follow-up men and horses who rushed over, and the whole marching army was thrown into chaos.

Several of Wu Yueguo's officers shouted hoarsely, desperately trying to maintain order. The soldiers behind them, with scabbards and sticks, kept chasing and beating the running soldiers, trying to scare them all.

At this time, the second wave of attack weapons arrived, "boom, boom, boom......"

More than 30 explosive~ bombs exploded above the marching column, and because the sailors cut the fuses of the explosive~ bombs, the explosive~ bombs exploded in mid-air, causing an unprecedented tragedy.

Immediately, to add insult to injury, more than 20 of them* arrived, causing a skyrocketing fire.

The soldiers of Wu Yueguo, who were ignited, wailed and struggled in the fire, and set fire to the other soldiers next to them.

"Run!"

Wu Yueguo's army completely collapsed, and the soldiers threw down their weapons and fled in all directions like headless flies.

Several Wu Yueguo's battalion commanders were dumbfounded, completely at a loss for what to do with this ferocious blow.