The battle began first west of Haikang City.

The width of the lower reaches of the Nandu River is 300 meters to 500 meters, there is no bridge, there were originally 4 stone bridges in the upper reaches, the Ming army was completely demolished, and only the bridge piers remained. This meant that the Ming army had to force the Nandu River to attack.

10 miles west of Haikang City, Anlandu (now Anlan Village, Leizhou City), here is one of the 16 ferries of the Nandu River, the county government builds a ferry every year, and the ferry has 2 boatmen, and the boatmen are of course withdrawn during the war.

Anlan Village is 600 meters away from the river bank and is the core position of the Ming army to control this section of the river.

At night, the moon is bright and the stars are scarce, and the sea breeze is pleasant.

The Ming troops in Anlan Village unloaded their artillery jackets, dragged cattle and pulled people, and moved the reinforcements of 16 6-16-pound iron cannons to the river overnight.

After dawn, the shelling began.

The cannon was fired at the opposite shore at a rate of one round per minute, and the solid shells smashed the Tatars' civil fortifications on the shore to pieces.

Under the cover of artillery fire, the 1st Battalion of the 9th Regiment lifted the sampan and forcibly crossed the Nandu River.

This section of the river was only 120 meters wide, and the soldiers quickly rowed to the opposite bank and landed with bayonets.

The chickens and dogs on the banks of the river scattered one after another, and the 9th Regiment soon took control of the ferry.

The regiment commander Andreo Ossi landed with the vanguard battalion in a magnificent gown.

The battalion commander ran over in a few steps, "Sir, please step back." ”

Andrei waved his hand absently, "You hit yours, I'm just here to see." ”

The battalion commander had no choice but to leave the regiment commander.

The core position of the Green Battalion is located in Guancun, about 1 km from the river bank.

Guancun is close to the hills to the north, and the hilly area extends to the north and covers a wide area. The south and southeast of the village are flat rice fields. In order to defend against many pirates and bandits, most of the villages in Leizhou have built earthen enclosures, and Guancun is no exception.

The six largest 12-pounder and 16-pounder guns of the Ming army were barely able to hit Guancun, and the artillery adjusted the high and low firing angles and ricocheted at Guancun. Most of the shells were empty at this distance, and the occasional shell hit the village, and there was an immediate rush of chickens and dogs.

The vanguard battalion lined up the offensive formation at the ferry, and the 9th regiment had not completed its training, and in terms of formation, it had only learned the most basic company and battalion formations, and the column and mixed formations were not well arranged. In terms of shooting, the whole battalion salvo and the half-company fire of the resistance cavalry were practiced, and the salvo fire of the battalion and the column fire could not be used. Of course, the 9th regiment's favorite was free-aim shooting.

The battalion commander commanded the troops to launch an attack formation, and the right flank of the battalion had a section of roadbed above the ground, and the battalion commander sent a company of chappers to the right flank, opened a skirmish line, and relied on the roadbed to protect the flank.

The company and horizontal team is the basis of all battle formations, and the vanguard battalion has a total of seven line infantry companies. Each company occupies a frontage of 15-18 meters, and the frontage of the whole battalion is about 140 meters, and the 9th team is slightly looser compared to the brother units.

The morale of the troops was high, and in this case the drill required the grenadiers to lead the attack with grenadiers, but the battalion commander was a little worried about whether there was something behind the hills and controlled the grenadiers in the second line.

The regiment commander Andrei did not interfere with the command of the battalion commander, and stood at the ferry with his hands behind his back to watch the battle, and the regimental officer commanded the follow-up troops to cross the river.

The 9th Regiment did not march in 100 steps per minute as required by the drill code, they used their own developed formation, and trotted forward at 250 to 300 paces per minute, which had nothing to do with the military band, and the young musicians could only trot behind the infantry brother with a snare drum.

Andrei held up the binoculars and smiled proudly, the 9th regiment was formed alone in Hainan, and there were some things he could play as he wanted.

The regimental adjutant said to the regiment commander worriedly, "Sir, if we ignore the drill code, will the higher authorities blame us?" ”

"Don't worry, kid." Andrei's face was full of indifference, "A battalion platoon marching in a straight line with a wide front can only deceive those who know nothing, this is a battlefield, and there is no luxury like that on the training ground." ”

The green battalion opened fire, obviously Geng Jimao did not equip this partial division with red-coated cannons, and the muzzle flames of the green battalion's various bird guns, general cannons, and tiger squat cannons were lit up, and yellow-green, black-green, and other miscellaneous colors of gunpowder rose into the sky, which showed that the gunpowder formula of the green battalion was problematic and the quality was unstable.

"Whole battalion, stand!"

The battalion commander of the vanguard battalion commanded loudly.

"Prepare for the warp shot!"

All three platoons of the 7 line infantry companies raised their guns at 45 degrees.

"Put!"

The vanguard began to fire a salvo at a distance of about 530 meters from the position of the Green Battalion Guancun.

The only grenadier company that completed all the platoon training waited in a company column behind the line infantry.

The Federal Army Code prohibits infantry from entering the enemy's line of fire within 100 meters of a salvo, and the salvo distance is generally limited to between 100 and 300 meters.

Even if they are also flintlock pistol troops, most of the troops that try to fight in melee are the side looking for death, and there are only a few exceptions to the battle, so it is news.

When the line goes up and is shot, it is usually a mistake in judgment on the part of the commander, and it is even more difficult for the commander to use the flintlock unit and the arquebus unit to fire a close-range salvo.

Andrei's mouth bloomed with a smile, and the warp shot was another thing made up by the 9th regiment. During the training, the 9th Regiment tried to use a whole regimental salvo at 800 paces at the farthest, and the army standard rifle used a normal charge, and the longest distance of curved fire was 1,000 steps.

The Green Battalion on the opposite side had very few weapons that could reach the vanguard at a distance of 600 paces, and they were not accurate.

The shots of the vanguard battalion of the 9th regiment, of course, were also difficult to hit, but good firing discipline ensured that they hit the positions of the green battalion with several orders of magnitude more bullets than their opponents.

The soldiers of the vanguard battalion did not pursue the rate of fire, unhurriedly loaded, salvo, reloaded, salvo.

Most of the bullets that hit the soldiers of the Green Battalion caused only contusions, minor injuries, and rarely serious injuries, and even fewer casualties.

In the case of the Green Battalion, the opponents lined up neatly and neatly, and the Green Battalion could only stand up and be beaten in the battle position, which was a very serious blow to morale and would make the soldiers lose confidence in the weapons in their hands.

The flintlock salvo created a large amount of sound, light, and smoke pollution, and the soldiers were soon enveloped in the smoke of their own gunfire, and they could not see anything clearly.

"Battalion, stop shooting!"

To be a battalion commander must have a loud voice so that all officers and men can hear his orders.

After the smoke cleared, Andre raised the telescope, most of the firepower of the green battalion had disappeared, and it was impossible for a long-range salvo to have such a lethal effect, it must be that the soldiers of the green battalion gave up their positions in the open air and found cover to hide, and the soldiers who were still fighting had a cover on their heads.

"It's effective, the Tatars don't know anything about how we fight!"

"Sir, the Tatars have not abandoned their positions."

"The Tatars have a chest wall cover, and I didn't expect that to disperse them. Send heralds and let the vanguard continue to fire slow volleys and not advance. ”

"Yes!"

People who have no experience in actual combat often think that a salvo fired by a flintlock pistol at a distance of 300 meters is ineffective, but in actual combat it is the opposite, the bullet that is not aimed rarely hits, but it can injure the enemy only by virtue of its huge number, and the more experienced the troops, the more they will rely on long-range combat rather than close combat, which is a lesson summed up with blood on the battlefield.

The vanguard battalion pressed the time of the Guancun Green Battalion to fight, and the 2nd Battalion and the four howitzer groups temporarily attached to it crossed the Nandu River.

The Federation has two types of 5.5-inch howitzers, a 6x-diameter heavy howitzer weighing 510 kg and a 4.6x-diameter light howitzer weighing 230 kg.

Each 12-pounder cannon company is equipped with two heavy howitzers, and each 6-pounder cannon and mounted artillery battery is equipped with two light howitzers. The 9 regiment was attached to 4 light guns, and one of the howitzer platoons was actually cavalry artillery.

It is not too easy to cross the river with a 230-kilogram iron lump, but a short barrel is much more convenient than a cannon.

There were no horses on this side of the river, and the 2nd Battalion was divided into 1 company to temporarily play the role of horse pullers.

Compared to cannons, which have a long ballistic range, howitzers are suitable for use in undulating terrain, and are also more suitable for attacking cities and villages, such as now.

The 9 battalion of the 2nd regiment left 1 company to help at the crossing, 3 companies, including grenadiers, assembled around the regimental commander, and the remaining 5 companies advanced with howitzers to help the artillery carry ammunition.

The artillery overtook the 1st Battalion, which was firing in a salvo, and the scattered firearms of the Green Battalion occasionally hit, and the 1st Battalion has wounded 2 people so far.

The 1 battalion continued to cover the firing.

Despite the fact that he did not pull his horse, the artillery captain from the mainland gave orders in accordance with the drill code.

"The artillery battery stops advancing!"

The lieutenant of the cavalry artillery instinctively came, "Dismount!" ”

The infantrymen who acted as horsemen looked sideways, and several bearded men swept their bayonets in their hands.

The lieutenant's face flushed.

The captain turned a blind eye and continued to give the order, "Put the column!" ”

There is no need to untie the gun carriage, just turn the muzzle of the gun to align.

The high and low firing angles were adjusted, and the fuses and charges had been adjusted to the 400-meter range, and after 1 minute, the gun commanders replied, "This gun is ready!" ”

"Put!"

The gunner fired, the grenade flew out of the chamber, and the fuse on the shell sparked, following the rapid rotation of the shell.

The first round of shooting was all crooked, and it was operating normally.

Fine-tune the shooting angle, and again, the second round is still all crooked.

The captain's face began to sweat.

The third round continued to be crooked, but the landing point was getting closer and closer.

The captain's face flushed.

The fuses of this batch of grenades were of surprisingly good quality, and all the grenades exploded when they landed, and 12 clouds of black smoke appeared around the official village.

In the fourth round, two grenades exploded in the village, and chickens flew and dogs jumped.

The captain let out a sigh of relief.

The artillery found the rhythm, and grenades flew into the village. Most of the houses in the village have thatched roofs, and the sparks from the grenade explosion ignite part of the dry thatch, and the black smoke is getting thicker.

Andrei held up the binoculars and pouted, and made do.

The 5 line infantry companies of the 2nd Infantry Battalion fired together with the artillery, and they could not aim at a distance of 400 meters.

At the same time, 1 battalion gun, continued to advance to 300 meters.

At this distance, a flintlock hit is no longer a contusion, and there is no problem in killing someone.

The artillery put away 2 cannons and advanced to 300 meters, and the hit rate quickly increased after the distance was closed.

In the end, the four guns approached together to 200 meters and placed in the column, and more and more grenades flew into the official village, blowing up in all directions.

Andrei's adjutant asked: "Sir, we have already taken the position of the Tatars with a bayonet charge just now. ”

Andre smiled slightly, "Kid, where can we find a good training opportunity like this?" Both the artillery and the infantry had to be familiar with the battlefield, and the captain dared to advance the cannon to 200 meters, which was even within the range of the enemy's artillery shotguns, and he performed very well, and I would recommend to the Führer that he be awarded a Southern Cross of the 2nd degree. ”

"Oh, so continue to let them practice?"

"Almost, the Tatars in the village are now powerless, and if you practice it again, it will be a waste of ammunition, let them charge, and end this battle."

"Yes, sir."

Under Andrei's order, the 2nd Battalion rushed into the village with bayonets, and to the surprise of the soldiers, the Green Battalion quickly broke up without resistance.

"Congratulations, sir."

Andre shook his head, "These hillbillies almost made my victory honorless, almost. ”

The commander of the 2nd battalion, who was the first to rush into the official village, was covered with black smoke and beautifully held three green battalion flags to present to the regiment commander.

"Sir, we have captured three enemy flags!"

"Useless things, throw them away."

"Ah, this is the enemy's banner!"

"If you throw it away, throw it away, less nonsense."

"Why?"

Andrei glanced at his subordinates indifferently, "You'll know later, the situation on the mainland is a little different." ”