2585 The way of war of the Bengla
"You're finally here?" A South Korean businessman was thrilled to live. Said the South Korean Marine Corps soldier who came.
"We're here to fight this time, and there's a ship outside, and they're going to lay out submarine cables. They've already come. Lieutenant Colonel Zhang Shi said.
The South Korean government attaches great importance to the war of Bangladesh, at least, they believe that it is a huge challenge for Bangladesh to kill a South Korean diplomat alone, starting from Zhangxiong Island, the South Korean side mobilized a marine regiment to arrive here, South Korea's navigation technology is much more mature than the Chu people, and the most important thing is that the Koreans particularly value the importance of communication, after the submarine cable technology is mature, they quickly laid here, and the power invested is far greater than the Chu people imagined.
"In that case, it would be great." A middle-aged man said excitedly.
"I don't know, what do you call him?" Zhang Shi patted the other party's hand and said.
"Oh. My name is Hanzhong. We were a merchant doing some arms business here, but we didn't expect that we would stay here because of the sudden attack of the Menla. The ship has returned. However, some payments have not yet been received. Han Zhong said worriedly.
"Don't worry, our South Korean government absolutely doesn't care about this, and the queen is also the first to support us in military action, aren't we also here?" Zhang Shi said.
"I wonder how many people are here this time, sir?" Han Zhong said as he looked at the South Korean fleet docked not far away. There were also quite a few merchant ships among them, apparently they were requisitioned, there were two warships, and they were also loaded with a lot of soldiers and supplies, and the warship team was not very large, it seemed, at most, there were only one or two thousand people.
"We have a regiment this time. There are about 2,300 people, rest assured, we are well-equipped, morale-high, well-trained, and can definitely ensure everyone's safety, and we will return the losses caused by the Bangla people to the Mengla people. Zhang Shi said.
"Okay." When the Koreans heard it, they all said.
"Long live Korea. Long live the Queen! The Koreans shouted loudly.
"Long live Korea, long live the Queen." South Koreans responded. The officers and men of the South Korean Marine Corps were unusually excited. They didn't see any kind of fatigue in the slightest, after all, they had such special training.
"Sir, we have lost contact with the ship under our command, and they probably did not get in touch in time while sailing. After all, those are merchant ships, and they don't understand the contents of the light signals, and besides, we are still encrypted. Major officer Zhang Dahui said to Zhang Shi worriedly.
"What?" Zhang Shi asked in surprise.
"Yes, the command ship and the soldiers of a battalion did not follow, we have about fifteen hundred soldiers here, and the command ship is indeed not behind us." Zhang said. In order to facilitate the command, the ROK Marine Corps command ship actually wanted to prevent some ships from falling behind and causing unnecessary trouble, so they walked behind, but the result was really unexpected, and the command ship did not follow.
"Sir, now that you are the Supreme Commander here, you say, what are we going to do next? The Koreans want us to get into the fight quickly. Our soldiers can take part in the battle after a day or two of rest. Zhang said.
"I know that." Zhang Shi said. He was only a lieutenant colonel, and his position was Deputy Chief of Staff, and after training here, he might be in the position of commander in other regiments, or chief of staff, and now that his commander was gone, he was in charge of all command.
"I want to think about it." Zhang Shi pinched his waist and said. His mind was a little confused now, because the regimental command had never made a detailed plan, and the worst thing was that they knew very little about this place, and he was a little uncomfortable with letting him take over the command all of a sudden.
Report. Sir. Outside, a businessman named Hanzhong came here with a Chu national, saying that there was an important matter to report. A guard reported.
"Hmm. Let them wait a little while I'll be here in a moment. Zhang Shi stopped thinking and said.
"Yes, sir." After the guards left. Zhang Shi looked at Zhang Dahui.
"I know what to do. I'll do the command of the troops when I come back, and the offensive will start later, and you now have to sort out how many men we have, how many ships, how many cannons. and supplies. We'll find out a little bit about it, and we'll make a battle plan later. Zhang Shi said.
"Yes, sir." Zhang Dahui nodded and left.
Zhang Shi didn't have any way now, in the absence of the commander, he had to take over the command of the troops, he didn't have any way to fight against Mengla at the beginning, but now, he felt that this could be an opportunity, an opportunity to test his combat ability. He felt that he had to give it a try anyway, after all, he finally had such an opportunity.
"Hello, Mr. Han, I don't know, what's the matter?" Zhang Shi met with Han Zhong.
"Oh, this is Huang Jian, the representative of the Chu State, and one of their combat units has landed. Seeing that we have troops on the shore today, they want to be able to get our support in this regard. After all, their combat numbers were only more than two hundred, and the follow-up troops had not yet arrived, if the Menglas attacked. "Hanzhong introduced as much as possible.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, the Menglas have tens of thousands, and the strength they have gathered can reach more than 100,000 people, and most importantly, some of them still have some muskets and artillery, but the number is not very large, but there are also about two battalions, the size of nearly a thousand muskets, and there are about 12 artillery pieces, if they attack, I think, one of our companies, about 200 people, will not be able to withstand it at all, therefore, we are very urgent, I hope that you Korean side can help us, I beg you. We also don't want to see such a big loss on the part of the Chu State. Huang Jian pleaded. He was very anxious after hearing the news of the landing of the Chu army, and today he saw that the Korean side seemed to have a large army coming, and he was very excited to come here to ask for help, after all, now that the South Korean and Chu sides are walking together, they have common interests to fight. This is of great benefit to them. The two sides have common operational goals.
"We know that. However, we don't know much about the situation of the Monla. If we fight rashly, our losses on the ROK side will also be very large, and the most important thing is passivity, and our situation will be very passive, which is not conducive to our military action. After all, we're not here to lose the battle. Zhang Shi said. When he heard that the other party had an army of more than 100,000 people, his heart was quite nervous, but he felt that he was in the relationship of allies, and their interests were now interrelated. It was necessary for them to do something.
"I know this, we know a little bit about the situation in Mengla, right. The army sent someone today. They needed reinforcements, they had established a solid position there, the Menlas did not attack, but they were too short to attack. If the other side launches a counterattack, the situation will be very bad for us. Huang Jian said.
"What do you mean?" Zhang Shi asked.
"What we mean is to establish a stable position, a port, so that sooner or later we will have to land and fight, and if there is help from the Korean side, I think, it will not be a big problem, and besides, maybe we can launch an attack directly, and the Mengla army has a relatively large combat effectiveness, as long as we defeat them." Huang Jian said.
"Well, well, we need to know something, so I'll send an officer to get in touch with your officer, and then we'll talk about how to attack. All right? Zhang Shi said.
"Well, thank you very much, thank you very much." Huang Jian left here with a smile, he knew that the aid had arrived. What to do next is a matter for these soldiers. He couldn't take care of that anymore.
Jingmen's position.
Jingmen held the telescope in his hand and kept looking at the Mengla people in the distance, the Mengla people seemed to be accustomed to their existence, they were still living freely, fetching water, children playing, women cooking, it seemed that they felt that the people of Chu came here, nothing happened.
"Damn the Menla, they don't even send an army." Jingmen put down the telescope in his hand and said. They dug trenches, set up barriers, and built fortifications, but the Menglas on the other side did not even have an army, only civilians, and if they had not driven them out, it was estimated that children would have run to them. Many Chu soldiers have slackened. They believe that this is not a war, but a vacation. The sun is still nice here, and despite the humid climate, at least it's a good place. Some of the soldiers were talking about what to plant after the occupation of the place.
"Sir, are we going to launch an attack and attack those damned Mengla villages, otherwise, they will think that we Chu people do not exist." A sergeant suggested. In fact, they've been here for a long time. But the needs of women are not met, and in bed, they will all suffocate. They desperately want to be relieved of this, and every day they can only "peek" into the life of the woman opposite them with a telescope, but they cannot take action. They're here to fight, not to dig trenches and watch those damn Benglas live. They complained about it.
"Okay. Let's take action, but we can't start until after the evening. Jing Men reluctantly agreed to the actions of his subordinates. After all, if there is not even an army on the other side, it is too insulting to his personality.