The atmosphere of the military meeting was quite dull, and after half an hour, no one spoke, because none of the senior generals of the Xuanjia Army were experts in naval warfare.

Su Hongyu's drone team can only be used for water battles in rivers, and when it comes to the sea, the fire attack of metal sodium and calcium carbide will be extinguished by the waves in an instant.

And Liang Min's Liangshan water masters can only fight in rivers and lakes, and they have to tremble their legs when they go to the sea.

As for the commanders of other cavalry battalions, infantry battalions, and artillery battalions, they are even more incompatible. As a deputy marshal, Chigutai can't even swim in the water, and has an instinctive physical fear of getting on a warship.

A group of laymen in the naval battle want to talk about how to fight the naval battle with the Zheng family's sailors, which is tantamount to Xia Worm Yubing, who doesn't know what to do, and doesn't know where to start if they want to talk.

It was Fang Yuan who took the initiative to break the silence of the military meeting, how to fight with Zheng Jun, he already had a relatively mature tactic, "Naval warfare will definitely not be able to defeat the Zheng family's naval division, and we can only have a chance of winning if we adopt the tactics of asymmetrical warfare." ”

Everyone was stunned, Fang Yuan had really never heard of this new term.

Jing Jie was stunned and asked, "What is asymmetrical warfare?" ”

Fang Yuan said slowly, "The so-called asymmetric warfare means that the enemy fights the enemy, and we fight ours. The naval battle of the Xuanjia army is not as good as that of the Zheng family, so we will not fight the naval battle, but the military port of the Zheng family's naval division! Can the Zheng family move the sergeants to the ship, and can they also move the military port to the ship? ”

Jing Jie suddenly said, "Is it Guanhaiwei across the sea from Jinshanwei?" ”

After he took over Jinshanwei, he immediately inquired clearly about the two military ports occupied by the Zhengjia Naval Division in Zhejiang, one was Jinshanwei Xiangmen, located in Ningbo Prefecture, and the other was Haimenwei in southern Zhejiang, located in Taizhou Prefecture.

Fang Yuan nodded and said, "That's right! It's Guanhaiwei, the Zheng family dares to break through my Zhenhaiwei, and I will destroy his Guanhaiwei, it's a big deal to hurt each other, see who can't hold on first. ”

As long as they can break through the Zheng family's Guanhaiwei, the Zheng family's sailors can only attack Suzhou Mansion from the north of the Haimen Guard, and the battle line will be stretched at least nearly a thousand miles.

Liang Min, who was the commander of the naval battalion, did not dare to go to the sea to fight, and Zhiwu excused himself and said, "At present, the Xuanjia Army only has eighteen Liangshan warships, and Jinshanwei, Zhenhaiwei and fourteen sea ships. Just this point of ship, how to break through Guanhaiwei? ”

Fang Yuan spread out the map of the Zhejiang Buzheng Division, pointed to the map and said, "You will definitely not be able to attack Guanhaiwei by sea, if you take the land route, pass Jiaxing Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion, and Shaoxing Mansion, you can attack Guanhaiwei in Ningbo Mansion." ”

Fang Yuan's strategy was to send troops from Jinshanwei, make a detour through the Zhejiang Buzheng Division, march around Hangzhou Bay, and attack Guanhaiwei, which is located at the mouth of Hangzhou Bay.

This marching route is the national highway route from Shanghai to Ningbo before the completion of the Hangzhou Bay Bridge, about 400-500 miles of travel, with the marching speed of the Xuanjia Army. Starting from Jinshanwei, you can arrive at Guanhaiwei in half a month.

In the case of the navy's lack of strength, Fang Yuan's method is the only route that can attack Guanhaiwei, of course, the premise is that the Jiaxing Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion, and Shaoxing Mansion can be released by the Xuanjia Army, otherwise they can only fight all the way.

"Boom, boom!"

When Fang Yuan and others were holding a military meeting, the sound of artillery bombardment also sounded in the direction of Jinshanwei.

Hou Chengzu, the same acquaintance of Jinshanwei, came to report, and the twenty warships of the Zhengjia Naval Division began to shell Jinshanwei, and this naval division carried the handsome banner of the word "Shi".

Fang Yuan groaned and said, "It's Shi Fu and Shi Lang's two uncles and nephews again, it's really fast!" ”

Jinshan Wei is one of the four Davids, the defense of the acropolis is extremely strong, the fort near the sea at the head of the city has at least ten guns, because the armament is abandoned, they are all small artillery, the range, firepower is not as good as the gunboats of the Zheng family's fleet, and they are completely powerless.

Jin Shanwei and Hou Chengzu ordered the hundred households in charge of artillery to continue the artillery battle with the Zheng family's fleet, and came to Fang Yuan for help by himself.

Chigutai was deeply dissatisfied with these officers and soldiers of Songjiang Mansion who colluded with the Zheng family to rebel, and said coldly, "When colluding with the Zheng family to make a rebellion, why didn't you think of asking the military for help?" The military gate, we sealed the gate of the acropolis, and no one was allowed to leave, and sat back and watched them and Zheng Jun's dog bite the dog. ”

Hou Chengzu said ashamedly, "This rebellion was directed to make Zhao Fan make trouble, and most of the officers and soldiers were forced to be helpless. After the military gate said that after surrendering, the matter was not to blame. ”

He knelt down in front of Fang Yuan suddenly, kowtowed, and said, "Fang Junmen, please be magnanimous and arrange artillery support immediately, otherwise, Jin Shanwei will be finished!" ”

This Hou Chengzu's name Fang Yuan has still seen it, and he is a hero who resisted the Qing Dynasty and martyred the country.

Backtracking was not Fang Yuan's style of acting, and he immediately summoned Li Zongze and said, "The artillery battalion will immediately be stationed in Jinshanwei and shell the Zheng family's fleet!" ”

Li Zongze, who was eager to make meritorious service and save his reputation, did not delay it at all, and immediately led the artillery battalion into Jinshanwei in a steady stream.

The artillery of the Xuanjia Army is all medium artillery, and there are even 3 Hongyi cannons, which are far better than the small artillery equipped with the Jinshanwei Fort.

Less than half an hour after the artillery battalion of the Xuanjia Army was stationed, thirty medium-sized artillery pieces and three Hongyi cannons had been erected on the three-story wall of Jinshanwei Linhai.

And the twenty warships of the Zheng family obviously also noticed the abnormality through the military flag of the Xuanjia Army, and after a short rest, they lined up in a fan shape on the sea surface, constantly filling with artillery ammunition.

Fang Yuan and all the senior officers of the Xuanjia Army, as well as Jin Shanwei and Hou Chengzu, stood on the highest floor, which would not be affected by the war at all, watching the upcoming artillery battle.

Li Zongze, commander of the artillery battalion, stood on the fort, with the sergeants, and personally commanded this artillery battle.

Fang Yuan also saw that his thoughts were to redeem the shame of avoiding the Manchu Qing Tartars before.

Li Zongze ordered in a deep voice, "Open the cannon!" ”

"Boom, boom!"

Dozens of artillery guns fired a salvo, hitting three Zheng family battleships in an instant, and even the Hongyi cannon hit one, directly knocking the battleship out of a big hole.

The battleship swayed on the water, gradually tilting.

Without radar, the hit depends on experience and luck, so Li Zongze adopted the artillery saturation strike strategy.

Thirty guns fired together, and ten guns would always be hit, and at least one battleship of the Zheng family would be scrapped. Unexpectedly, the first round of artillery salvo was unlucky, hitting three battleships, at least one of which was sunk.

The warships of the Zheng family were rampant in the Daming Sea Frontier, and of course they were unwilling to withdraw from the battlefield like this, and continued to bombard Jinshanwei's fort with the Hongyi cannon on the bow of the ship.

Rubble flew sideways, and in one fell swoop smashed one of the artillery battalions, and 2,3 sergeants were killed on the spot.

The military discipline of the Xuanjia Army is quite strict, and the entire artillery formation does not show the slightest panic, it is still neatly aligned, loaded, and fired, and only by sinking more Zheng family fleets is the best tribute to the dead comrades.

"Boom, boom!"

The two sides shelled each other back and forth, and the sound spread for several miles, resounding through the sky, and the entire Jinshanwei was trembling.

This kind of positional artillery battle is a contest of blood and fire, and there is no skill at all. The competition is the fighting spirit of both sides, as well as the firepower equivalent, whoever is not afraid of death will be able to stand in the end, and whoever has enough firepower will win, any so-called precision artillery bombardment is all nonsense.

On the sea, the Zhengjia battleship continued to rise smoke, was sunk, and withdrew from the battlefield, and more than 20 warships have lost eight.

On the Jinshanwei Fort, the artillery of the Xuanjia Army has lost 7 pieces, and the sergeants of the artillery battalion who have been killed are constantly being carried away, and new artillery is constantly replenished into the artillery array.

Even the commander Li Zongze was injured by the flying lead bullets, and his cheeks were already stained with blood and sweat.

Fang Yuan coldly stared at the artillery battalion whose casualties were rising, and his heart was also dripping blood, but since the Zheng family fleet had been bullied, only a counterattack, a counterattack at any cost, and a heavy blow to the Zheng family fleet could protect the safety of the Suzhou Mansion.

His eyes fell on the injured Li Zongze again, and he couldn't help but feel deep regret, at the previous military meeting, the accusations against him were too heavy, which hurt the self-esteem of this tiger general.

Jin Shanwei and Hou Chengzu had already seen it in a cold sweat, such a dense artillery battle, it was the first time in his life that he had seen it, if it was replaced by Jin Shanwei's guards, I am afraid that his willpower would have collapsed and he would have been completely defeated!

The shelling lasted for three hours, and the Zheng Jiashui Division obviously did not expect to encounter such a strong firepower in Jinshanwei, and after losing fifteen battleships, it finally declared that it was not supported, and the only remaining battleships dropped anchor and set sail one after another, withdrawing from the battlefield, leaving countless battleship wreckage on the river.

Under the illumination of the setting sun, it shows the tragedy and cruelty of the previous artillery battle.