At the same time, Li Ran's 3rd Battalion, under the cover of three warships of the First Fleet and carrying 40 merchant ships, had reached the area off the coast of the intended landing site.

Kong Youde's sailors had already been transferred to Phi Dao, and there were no ships patrolling the open sea, and the fleet arrived at the open sea smoothly in the afternoon.

And the Qing army on the shore was still unaware.

Under the cover of warships, Li Ran launched a very sudden landing battle in the port. When the ships approached the coast, the 500 Qing troops stationed in the harbor were suddenly aware of it.

Immediately, the Qing army lit a beacon fire, but the time was over. The Qing army ten miles away will have to rush here in a quarter of an hour at the earliest, and the two beacon towers within ten miles have only 600 people, 100 people in the west, 500 people in the east, and the total is only 1,100 people, but there are still 3,000 people stationed in Zhenjiang, as long as some time is given, Zhenjiang's support will arrive.

But even a short quarter of an hour is enough for Li Ran. The entire fleet pulled up the full sails and rushed straight to the harbor. When the three warships rushed to a distance of 200 meters from the harbor, they stopped, turned their bows sideways, and aimed their side guns at the shore for a fierce bombardment.

The shrapnel of the grenade flew sideways in the formation of the 500 Qing troops who wanted to block the footsteps of the login, causing huge casualties immediately. The broadside guns of the three warships were nearly a hundred guns, and heavy guns accounted for more than half of them.

Such a close-range bombardment was not difficult at all for the artillery of the First Fleet, which was almost piled up with shells, and anyway, in training, they had always had enough ammunition, which had already made their clearance value very small.

Nearly 100 artillery pieces, and 70% of them were heavy artillery, to bombard 500 people, there is nothing to say, the fate of those Qing troops can be imagined.

When the smoke cleared, there were no more Qing troops standing. Even if they didn't hit, the huge concussion would be enough to knock them to their stomachs.

The ground was littered with craters, as well as shattered corpses. There were entrails and limbs everywhere, and it was not known whose it was.

Some of the recruits in the third battalion who had just come out of the recruit camp turned pale on the spot when they saw such a bloody and terrifying scene, and some even vomited directly.

Of the forty troop carriers, five were the first to approach the coast.

At this moment, one of the troop transport ships suddenly shook with a 'boom', and the ship suddenly stopped, and the shock shook some of the soldiers on board to the ground.

"What's going on? How? The soldiers on board were blankly sticking their heads out of the side of the ship to check the situation outside.

"Report sir, we're stranded." A soldier hurried over and reported to the ship's company commander. The company commander's face suddenly became anxious, "Didn't the people from the special combat team figure out the water situation?" I'm really afraid of something. ”

The company commander didn't have much time to think about anything, and quickly ordered: "Quickly flag the ships behind and let them tow the boats out." ”

The boat quickly waved flags, and soon two small fishing boats came from behind, each with a thick hemp rope, which was soon tied to the tail end of the stranded boat, and the other end of the hemp rope was tied to the two troop carriers behind.

The two troop transports began to turn, then pulled on their full sails and headed out of the harbor. Dragged by two galleons, the stranded ship finally moved slowly and was slowly dragged away from the shallows.

The whole process was very fast, after all, the third battalion had been practicing landing battles on the island for a long time, and all kinds of accidents were under their consideration, and they also had corresponding ways to deal with them.

The other four troop carriers landed more smoothly, they went directly to the shore, and several large wooden steps were taken under the ship's gangwales.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry......" At the commander's command, the pikemen and musketeers on the ship rushed down from their belts and quickly set up a line of defense on the shore.

The 500 Qing troops, only more than 100 people were left at the moment, scattered and scattered, seeing so many enemies landing ashore, they did not dare to go forward to stop them, and could only watch more and more Ming troops jump off the ship.

Throughout their battles with the Ming army, the Qing army was often beaten by the Ming army and fled, but they were mainly cavalry, and escaping would not cause any loss to the strength.

Soon more than 2,000 soldiers on four ships jumped off the ships one after another, and the defensive line began to expand.

"Forward." At the shouts of the commander, more than 2,000 soldiers began to move forward, gaining enough landing space for the rear.

The first batch of landed ships retreated, and the second group of ships began to move forward.

A troop transport ship jumped off at this time with many sappers with tools in hand, and as soon as they got off the boat, they immediately began to build an improvised dock on the side to increase the speed of carrying supplies.

More and more soldiers landed ashore and rushed forward to join the garrison of their respective units.

At this time, the support of the Qing army arrived.

First a hundred appeared, then five hundred. It is very consistent with the information provided by the special operations brigade, but these Qing soldiers came in a hurry, and the horses were so tired that they could not run, and seeing that thousands of Ming troops were already in strict formation, and the Qing army leaders who were incapable of making decisions on the spot, the 600 Qing soldiers who supported them began to wait and see from afar.

Li Ran soon also landed on land, and as soon as he landed ashore, he immediately began to command.

"We must build a strong defensive line before the arrival of the Qing army, leaving 2,000 men on guard, and the rest of the companies will start construction immediately." Li Ran commanded the deputy battalion commander.

The landing site they chose was a small V-shaped peninsula in the harbor, with sea on both sides, and such terrain was both advantageous and unfavorable for defense.

The advantage is that it is easier to defend, and the enemy can only attack from one side. The disadvantage is to fight on the back, but this is negligible for the 3rd battalion.

The task of the vanguard is only to hold on, resolutely hold the landing point, and not allow any enemy to cross their defensive line, so as to provide landing protection for the follow-up troops.

Under the cover of the pikemen's gun array, the landing soldiers took out their equipped sapper shovels and began to dig trenches in the pockets of the V-shaped peninsula.

"Barbed wire, where is the barbed wire?" One of the commanders shouted.

"Sir, it's still on board."

"Hurry up and move." The commander shouted. After a while, a group of soldiers removed bundles of barbed wire from the ship, and under the command of the commander, the barbed wire was quickly laid down.

The barbed wire was made of wrought iron, with many barbed barbs in it, and the soldiers were very skilled in nailing the barbed wire with wooden stakes to pull up the line of defense.

Barbed wire was a terrifying defensive tool in World War I, blocking the movement of infantry and vehicles and was not easily destroyed. Equipped with a Maxim machine gun, it is a perfect match.

Because the enemy will generally concentrate on destroying a certain section of the barbed wire, it is impossible to destroy the entire barbed wire, because that would require a great price.

After destroying a certain section of barbed wire, the enemy will attack through that gap. One more machine gun there, even if there are more enemies, it will be a massacre.

Of course, there is no machine gun now, and the effect will be greatly reduced, but Zhao Yan still used barbed wire in the military, because this is a kind of fortification that can be quickly arranged, even if the enemy destroys a barbed wire, after repelling the enemy, he can quickly arrange another one.

A half-kilometer-long barbed wire fence was erected in less than 20 minutes.

The baggage battalion also disembarked at this time, and immediately joined the construction of the fortifications. Some were digging trenches, while others were pouring the walls with cement removed from the boats.

Walls were poured with cement very quickly, they didn't need too strong walls, as long as they could hinder the enemy's speed, they built a low wall that was waist-high.

The barbed wire fence is at the front, and behind the barbed wire are two trenches, and fifty meters away from the trench is this low wall. When the time came, the musketeers fired directly behind the low wall. However, there are still a few more low walls to be built in front, and as long as there is enough time, three or five more low walls can be built, and a trench can be dug under the low wall in front.

In addition to the three types of fortifications, namely barbed wire, trenches, and low walls, the 3rd Battalion also planted dense thistles in front of the barbed wire.

There are two kinds of thistles produced by the Ordnance Bureau, one is sprinkled directly on the ground, with four five-centimeter-long spikes, and after being sprinkled directly on the ground, there is a spike pointing upwards, and this kind of thistle can be kicked away as long as its feet are close to the ground.

There is also the one that is now inserted, with seven five-centimeter spikes on it, one ten-centimeter-long nail spur, six of which are distributed in a circle, and the other one is facing up, and the bottom ten centimeter nail is used to insert it into the ground.

This special thistle terrestris cannot be removed by the enemy with his feet on the ground, because no matter which angle he kicks it, he will kick the spikes, unless he wears special shoes, but how can the Qing army equip every soldier with special shoes? Even if you prepare a batch to charge, you may be killed on the way.

Even if this line of defense is destroyed, it can be repaired quickly after the Qing army retreats. This kind of thistle terrestris can not kill the enemy in large quantities, but it is the same as barbed wire, can hinder the enemy's marching speed, and at the same time can block the cavalry charge, the horseshoe is a U-shaped thing, only to protect the horse's hooves, not completely protect the horse's feet.

Li Ran was greatly relieved to see that the thistle terrestris and barbed wire had been arranged, and with these two things, he could calmly deal with the attack of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Because these two lines of defense hindered the enemy's offensive speed, and he could concentrate the enemy in a certain gap, he had enough time to make a targeted deployment of forces.

The fortifications in the back were also crucial, and while directing the soldiers to build trenches and low walls, Li Ran urged the rear to carry artillery and rockets and other munitions off the ship as soon as possible.

The simple wharf had been repaired at this time, which was a simple wharf paved with more than a dozen fishing boats and a layer of wooden planks, and the materials on board began to be continuously transported to the shore along the wharf.

The biggest role of a veteran is not the ability to fight, but to know what to do on the battlefield, how to do it, how to respond, how to cooperate, etc., as well as their composure on the battlefield.

But these things can be obtained through training. With good and well-rounded training, the soldiers know what to do on the battlefield, know how to arrange fortifications, and so on.

Good training, coupled with good equipment, and good fortifications, can give soldiers a strong sense of self-confidence, and morale will be improved.

The outcome of the war depends largely on the morale of both sides. It's not just about courage, it's about an inexplicable force that can make or break the battlefield.

The battlefield is indeed a place of evil, and some confident and powerful soldiers are so lucky that they are scared to death. And the soldiers who lack self-confidence are usually so unlucky that they are going to die, but these unlucky ones are all dead, and they have only one life, and it is impossible to tell people what happened to them again. And those who are lucky enough to kill a dozen enemies in a row in a hail of bullets, and then tell people about them.

At the same time, in ancient times, there was such a law.

When an army is formed, the first battle must be won, otherwise it will continue to be defeated and defeated. This may seem superstitious, but in fact, even the U.S. military in later generations attached great importance to morale, and upgraded morale to a mysterious level.

According to a survey conducted by Dr. Tarr, a lecturer at Harvard's happiness class (the most attended), the only difference between the most successful and happiest group of successful people who graduated from Harvard University is 'self-confidence' and 'curiosity'.

The human mind carries a mysterious energy that can influence the course of events. Therefore, morale is an important existence that cannot be ignored in the military.

Morale is the self-confidence that you can win, and this can be gained from constant victories, but also from good training, good equipment.

Zhao Yan's army not only has the best training, but also has the most sophisticated equipment, and has never been defeated, and at the same time, after ideological education, generous pensions have made them have no worries.

They are definitely the ultimate warriors of this era, with the belief to conquer all and a strong sense of self-confidence.

The rockets and launchers were soon brought ashore, and the soldiers of the rocket company immediately began to test the wind direction and set the distance, while the baggage soldiers began to insert rockets into the launchers.

The Qing soldiers in the distance saw that the fortifications of the Ming army were getting more and more perfect, and they couldn't help but feel anxious, and a Niu Lu asked with some annoyance: "Why hasn't Lord Beile of Zhenjiang come yet?" ”

"My subordinates don't know."

"If you don't drive those Ming troops into the sea in time, it will be troublesome." The cow said worriedly.

"If Lord Beile of Zhenjiang doesn't come, I'm afraid Prince Yu's white flag will still be there for an hour." Prince Yu is also Nurhachi's youngest son, Duoduo.

Duoduo was responsible for defending the coastline, but most of his men were stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula, and the Manchus believed that if Zhao Yan attacked from the sea, the most likely landing place was the Liaodong Peninsula.

In fact, this guess is only half right. Zhao Yan did have a plan to land at Shuangdaowan on the Liaodong Peninsula before, but it was finally revoked.

Shuotuo, who was stationed in Zhenjiang, was in trouble at the moment, because Su Buheng led three warships of the First Fleet, as well as twelve warships, had already entered the Yalu River.

At this time, it is the third month of the lunar calendar, and the upper reaches of the Yalu River have been completely unsealed at this time, and the flow of the Yalu River has skyrocketed, which is very suitable for sailing.

Su Buheng led the fleet and rushed directly into the Yalu River, and in the roaring cannons, the simple bridge in Zhenjiang was directly blown up.

This directly alarmed Shuotuo stationed in Zhenjiang, and he hurriedly sent people to check, and immediately discovered Su Buheng's fleet, but there was nothing he could do about the giant on the river.

Su Buheng's fleet began to block a section of the Zhenjiang River, and at the same time, Su Buheng sent eight warships to go up the Yalu River, sweeping ships and bridges along the way.

These warships were more convenient than warships on the Yalu River, because they were equipped with oars, which could be stepped on by manpower, and at the same time, there were also manpower oars, which was very convenient on the Yalu River. There were cannons on board, there were enough shells and food, and a blockade on the river for two months was not a problem.

Su Buheng's three warships, as well as the other four warships, focused on blocking the river surface of a section of Zhenjiang. If the Qing army wanted to withdraw from Korea, only the terrain of this route to the west of Korea was relatively flat. The other three routes have been blocked by troops sent into North Korea.

The passes were built there, all of which were easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there was enough food and ammunition to support them, so there was generally no problem in blocking the Qing army.

"What do these Akitoshi want to do?" Shuoto looked at the boats that were constantly patrolling back and forth on the river, and he had a vague feeling in his heart that something bad was going to happen.

"Lord Belle, they seem to ...... It seems to ......" one of Shuoto's subordinates really stammered, and he couldn't spit out for a long time.

"If there's a fart, let it go." Shuoto said angrily.

"They...... They may want to block the emperor in North Korea. The Ala's guess was terrified.

"Blocking the emperor in North Korea, joke!" At first glance, Shuoto thought it was ridiculous, "Just these boats? ”

"Report ...... Lord Belle, Lord Belle, no, no, no. A large number of Ming troops came from the sea and were already entrenched on the southern coast. Suddenly, a Qing soldier came in a hurry and reported in a hurry.

"What!" Shuoto's expression changed drastically, and he couldn't laugh for a moment. But he quickly calmed down and asked, "How many are there?" ”

"It seems like seven or eight thousand."

"I said how many people, it turned out to be only seven or eight thousand." Shuo Tuo suddenly became more calm, and said to the Qing soldiers who came to report: "These Ming people want to block the emperor in Korea, Ben Beile must strictly guard Zhenjiang, and those Ming troops will be handed over to Prince Yu to solve it!" ”

Although Azig was defeated in Guannei, it did not break the confidence of the Manchus and their contempt for the Ming army, and the confidence of the Manchus was still very strong.

According to Shuoto's estimate, Duoduo was enough to deal with the Ming army that landed.

"As long as Prince Yu solves the landing Ming army, the conspiracy of the Ming dog will be self-defeating." Shuoto paused and said.

Shuotuo really can't pull away, not to mention the question of whether he can win, if he loses, then Zhenjiang's defense will inevitably be empty, if Zhenjiang is taken, Huang Taiji may really be blocked in North Korea and can't come back.

(To be continued)