Chapter 347: Vietnam (7) -- Landing Battle
On the coast of Hue, more than 20 steel giants are lined up. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info Facing the coast, revealing a black muzzle. Spark-filled shells erupted in a salvo towards the turrets on the shore. Like a fire dragon in the sky, after croaking and falling to the ground, it erupted with a deafening roar.
I saw that the entire coast was turned into a raging sea of fire under the ravages of cannonballs.
At the same time, small boats carrying soldiers rowed to the opposite pier at great speed. In the landing battle, the importance of the pier is self-evident! In this regard, the navy of the Ming Dynasty has also practiced countless times. Therefore, an advance team was dispatched as soon as possible to seize the pier.
Because of the deliberate evasion of artillery fire, the dock area was not damaged much. The Vietnamese soldiers who were guarding the area were also stunned by the shells, so they did not expect to destroy the pier.
As a result, when the advance team approached the dock, the infrastructure was relatively complete. Then I saw them jump out of the boat, with their guns in hand, and follow the cover, and press forward step by step.
The whole process is unusually smooth and sophisticated.
After about two or three incense sticks, the sound of the cannon gradually stopped. When the last cannon was gone, the shore was as if it had been ploughed by an iron plow, with potholes and undulations. The soil was also very soft and steaming.
Those coastal defense turrets were also destroyed under the bombardment of shells.
At this time, the advance team also cleared the dock. Because the bombing of the Nanyang Fleet was so terrifying, the people who were still alive were scared away long ago. Even if there are people who are not long-sighted, they will not be able to make any waves in front of the well-equipped advance team.
Therefore, the advance party did not meet much resistance and took control of the dock.
Zhang Xiao stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, after seeing the signal flare that could land. Immediately order the fleet, approaching the pier.
Woo woo ...
The turbines of the steam engines made a dull loud noise, and the tall chimneys belched thick black smoke. The clear sky was dyed with a lingering haze.
After all the ships docked, the mercenaries, who had been waiting for a long time, stepped onto the dock one by one. Then the detachment stood in a company.
According to the establishment, the army is divided into corps, divisions, brigades, regiments, battalions, companies, platoons, and squads. There are about 10 people in a squad, one platoon is equal to three squads, one company is equal to three platoons, except for the brigade comparison, the others can be extrapolated to the same number, a division has more than 10,000 people, and an army has nearly 50,000 people.
This mercenary army, with more than 10,000 people, was divided into three regiments with divisions as units. The names are relatively simple and arbitrary, they are Java 1 Regiment, Javanese 2 Regiment, and Javanese 3 Regiment. After all, eighty percent of the mercenaries are Javanese.
And the regular army of the Ming Dynasty, in terms of scale, is much smaller than this. One brigade has more than 2,000 people. However, as the situation in Nanyang became tighter, the Ming Dynasty's military expansion plan was also put on the agenda. I believe that soon, this situation will be changed.
At this time, under the leadership of the company commander, the mercenaries stood in line in the open space by the dock, waiting for the instructions of the general, Liu Weiguo.
Standing on a high-lying earthen platform, looking at the neatly looked mercenaries, Liu Weiguo was also very satisfied. Holding the loudspeaker, he cleared his throat and said loudly: "Daming's sons, I won't say much and it's useless!" Anyway, the king of Vietnam lives in the imperial city in front of him, and it is said that he is still a boy with no hair. If any of you catch him, the reward of the Ming Dynasty will definitely be real!
The opportunity is right in front of you, it's up to you to fight for it! ”。
Speaking of which, the mercenaries below are already boiling. It's like taking a stimuli! Looking at their appearance, I really wanted to rush into the imperial city immediately and catch the shining golden king of Vietnam in exchange for a reward from the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that the morale was available, Liu Weiguo waved his hand and let the army march forward in formation.
It didn't take long for the mercenaries to come across a group of Vietnamese troops, numbering in the thousands. I saw that they were wearing dull-colored military uniforms, and the ranks were sparse and looked very loose. There is also a hat on the head like a pot lid, which should be their helmet. Short, dark and thin, like a wild man running out of the primeval jungle.
These were troops stationed in nearby Kyoto to keep Tomiyasu safe. Although in the eyes of the Vietnamese, this is an amazing army. But in Lehi's eyes, it was like a poor sour actor who sang a big opera. The cold weapon that reflected the cold light made him look down on it in his heart.
But the lion fights the rabbit with all his might! On the battlefield, you can't underestimate the enemy! He immediately told the troops to stop, set up formation, and prepare for shooting. Two hundred meters, one hundred and fifty meters, one hundred and thirty meters, one hundred meters. As the distance gradually shortened, many soldiers of the Javanese regiment couldn't help sweating their palms.
They fought bravely in the law and order war in Java. Liu Weiguo asked them to come over and take the lead! I also want to play the prestige of the Ming Dynasty and set an example for the second and third regiments.
It's just that the Javanese regiment was only responsible for maintaining law and order in various parts of Java before, and when it started, it was all petty fighting. Like now, at war with the regular Vietnamese army. Especially the black head pressed up, giving people a sense of pressure.
It's all fake to say it's not nervous!
Bang! Some soldiers even unconsciously pulled the trigger because they were too nervous. Wang Kai, as the battalion commander of the troops, was instantly taken aback. Angrily, he walked up to the soldier who put the gun, kicked him hard in the ass, and scolded in pure Da Ming words: "You king and eight calves! Vietnamese black skin hasn't come over yet, so you'll before her. If you get to bed, you won't be laughed to death by your? ”。
Hahahaha...
The soldiers present were all men. Hearing this pun joke, I immediately reacted. One by one, they laughed and showed their front teeth. The soldier who was trained blushed with shame and embarrassment. He was originally a native of Nanyang, and his skin was dark, and his red face made his complexion even darker.
However, after such a smile, the previous tension was also reduced a lot. One by one, they clenched their muskets and waited for the command to shoot and fire.
And this Wang Kai was originally an ordinary soldier of the Four Divine Beast Brigades, and later the mercenaries wanted to recruit officers, so he recommended himself to join in. After some assessment, he had good indicators and was approved.
In fact, ordinary people would rather be small soldiers of the Four Great Divine Beast Brigade than officers of mercenaries. Because mercenaries are not an army in the end, people will inevitably look down on them.
But Wang Kai knew that it was difficult for the promotion of the four Divine Beast Brigades, especially in the Divine Beast Brigade, more than seventy percent of them were Chinese. He's white-skinned inside, and he doesn't have an advantage at all.
Isn't the old saying good? I'd rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail. In order to get ahead, he can only choose this shortcut.
As it turned out, he was not wrong in his choice! Let's just say that this treatment, although not as good as the officers of the regular army, is much more favorable than the previous small soldiers. Now he is in charge of one or two hundred people, which is much better than being managed by others before.
While he was thinking about this, the Vietnamese army had entered the firing range of eighty meters. Lehi immediately whistled and gave the order to shoot. I heard the sound of gunshots banging and banging, as if harvesting crops, and the Vietnamese soldiers poured stubble after stubble.