"My lord, with Lu Chuanzong on the shore, you can take charge of the overall situation on the ship." Scar saw the Gushan Ezhen Banner on the mountain in the distance, and cautiously persuaded Chen Xin.

Chen Xin was putting on his armor, and this time he was wearing a set of chain mail, which was much easier than the mountain armor in June. Listening to Scar's words, he said nonchalantly: "Then what can I do, Jiannu has been killed, the enemy and I are fighting against the water, the comparison is who is ruthless, the official does not go ashore, the whole army's fighting spirit is finally a little worse, after all the soldiers go ashore, let the foot boat confuse Jiannu according to the original plan, and after the war, it will stay away from the coast, and the Chinese military flag will not play the signal, and it is not allowed to come over." ”

After Chen Xin finished speaking, he climbed down the net rope on the side of the boat, the sea dog hurriedly followed, and a foot boat below pulled the lower end of the net rope and leaned over the hull, two sailors helped Chen Xin fall onto the foot boat, the hull shook for a while, Chen Xin found a place to sit well, looked around, and there were also foot boats on the side of other ships that were constantly receiving people.

This foot boat carried twelve people, just the number of a team, and two oarsmen, Chen Xin made such a net rope according to the war movie he had watched, which was indeed faster than the original transfer speed, but there were also many problems encountered in the landing, the nearby hydrological and topographic information was very rough, resulting in a lot of delay when landing, the four-pounder gun of the peasant company has not yet landed, and the appearance of the Ming army on the north bank and the shelling have bought Chen Xin two quarters of an hour, but the Wendeng battalion still has not all gone ashore.

There was a creaking sound diagonally above, the hull of a four-pounder gun appeared on the side of the ship, and the sailor's horn came from the deck. The cannon began to slowly lower to another foot boat in the rolling of a pulley group, Chen Xin's boat was first loaded with personnel, and the two sailors pushed the ship with oars, and the foot boat slowly left and rowed to the shore.

The footboat carefully avoided some reefs on the shore and slowly approached the shore, and Chen Xin saw two damaged footboats. One of them was stuck between two reefs, and the soldiers on it were struggling to use their weapons against the reef to move the ship out. There was a returning empty ship that was on the side to help them.

Chen Xin shook his head, the landing operation in this era is relatively simple, and the composition of the troops and the logistical requirements are not high. As far as the beach grabbing is concerned, it is far less brutal than in later generations, and the difficulty lies in the organization before and after the landing, and the Wendeng battalion has conducted several drills, which are more professional than the ordinary army.

There were several sailors on the shore who assisted in the landing, and when the ship approached, they ran into the water and pulled the boat forward, and when they stopped, Chen Xin stood up and jumped off the boat and waded ashore, and two sergeants came over to salute. Indicate to Chen Xin the location of the Central Military Department.

Chen Xin led this group of Chinese soldiers across the coastline and rushed to the Wendeng camp line, there were a large number of reefs on the shore, a group of soldiers in front were carrying a four-pounder gun body forward, and another group of people were moving the gun carriage with difficulty.

Chen Xin didn't have the kung fu to care about them. Rushed to a hill, where the terrain had become flat, and Lu Chuanzong's position was also there, and now four bureaus and a peasant company had been assembled, and two bureaus were in formation, and there were constantly people who landed in the array.

There was a roar in the sea. Two iron bullets flew high from the side and smashed into the opposite hill, kicking up two clouds of black dirt, which were hundreds of paces away from the array of the Houjin army. At this distance, Chen Xin didn't expect any accuracy from those self-made six-pounder iron cannons, but it was better than nothing, he took the telescope handed over by the staff officer, and began to observe the Houjin army on the opposite side.

In the telescope, the Jiannu iron armor shines, there are seven or eight hundred armor soldiers, which are dotted with some silver-white bayara, probably dozens of people, concentrated under the Gushan banner of the Chinese army, the whole column is still a little chaotic, and there are constantly teams moving in it. The Houjin army was positioned higher than the Wendeng camp, at the top of a long, gentle slope, and behind them was the highest mountain range on the island of Mimi, forming a green background in the telescope.

Lu Chuanzong, who arrived in advance, ran over and reported to Chen Xin: "My lord, the special service team lurking on the island has sent two people over, Jiannu Zhenyi has 1,200 people, 800 armor soldiers, 400 Yu Ding, another 300 coats, 600 North Koreans, some of them ran away during the shelling, and there are about 700 armor soldiers on the opposite side. ”

"How many soldiers do we have in place?"

"Four bureaus, a peasant company, and a four-pounder gun." Lu Chuanzong pointed to an artillery cannon being assembled in front of the Chinese army. This time, in order to carry the peasant and soldier companies, one bureau of the 1,000th headquarters stayed in Weihai, a total of eight bureaus and one peasant company, with a total strength of more than 1,100 people, and Chen Xin's Chinese army guard team of 20 people.

Chen Xin looked at the surrounding terrain, the south side was an inaccessible rock, and the north side was a few undulating hills, he pointed to the north side and said to Lu Chuanzong: "Send a war bureau to strengthen the far side of the left flank, seize the mountains on the left flank, if Jiannu is scattered, the right flank should not be too far forward, leave a passage to the south for Jiannu, let them flee there." ”

Lu Chuanzong agreed, he knew that he wanted to let Jiannu have a way out, in case they were trapped and fighting, this time the island battle, there was no cavalry on both sides, the Wendeng battalion set an active offensive strategy, as long as the Jiannu was defeated, they could not reorganize on the island, nor could they build ships in a suitable place, the Wendeng battalion could encircle and annihilate them one by one Chen Xin also wanted to test the effect of the peasant company, hoping to improve the peasant tactics through guò actual combat, so even the soldiers were reduced by a bureau, and this batch of peasant soldiers was specially transported, There are also some officers sent by other peasant companies to observe, this Weihai No. 1 Tunpu peasant company was the first to start training last year, many peasant soldiers have participated in the test team, most of the grassroots officers are from the Wendeng battalion soldiers, their equipment is also the best in the peasant system, all firearms soldiers use flintlock guns, the detachment of 50 people use flintlock pistols with bayonets, ordinary peasant soldiers only the first two rows of armor, this time also transferred iron armor from other soldiers, to equip all the 100 spearmen.

After receiving the order, Lu Chuanzong began to adjust the deployment, and the Houjin army on the opposite side was also adjusting, and small groups of Jiannu continued to gather, and the number of soldiers increased to about 800.

About a quarter of an hour later, the last round of the Wenden camp boarded the footboats, and the other footboats were still at sea, and the place of landing was behind a reef that Jiannu could not see, and the boats were full of sailors. It's just to give Jiannu the illusion that the Ming army is still coming ashore.

The three six-pounder guns on the Wendeng battalion warship were fired from time to time, because the distance was too far, all of them were ridiculously biased, and the Houjin army was accustomed to the artillery fire at this time, and the formation was not chaotic.

The Houjin soldiers could not estimate how many troops were on board the Ming ships, and after they finished adjusting, the big drum sounded, and the queue began to advance. After they crossed the ridgeline, the slope was densely paved, and Chen Xin could clearly see their formation at the bottom of the mountain. At this time, it had been adjusted quite neatly, and various colored flags fluttered above their heads, judging from the strength of the troops. Houjin's right wing is the thickest"

The array of the Wenden battalion was also adjusted, the peasant company was at the front of the array, the middle front row was the firearms detachment of the peasant company, and behind them were six rows of ninety-six spearmen, sixteen in each row, three feet apart from each other, and forty-eight flintlock musketeers on each side, also deployed in six platoons, and their queues were very close. There was a three-pace-wide gap between the flintlock pikemen and the spear array, so that the flintlock detachments in the front row could retreat to the rear, and in front of the left interval was a four-pounder gun belonging to the peasant company.

Two divisions were deployed behind the flanks of the peasants to cover the musketeers on either flank. The three firearms flag teams stand in three rows and spread out in the forefront, one killer flag team spreads out four killer squads side by side, the second killer flag team is also deployed in the second row, and the third flag team is divided into two, and the two front flag teams are divided into left and right wings.

At the end of the formation was a bureau of the 1st General 3rd Division. As a reserve, the other bureau of the 3rd Division began to advance towards the hills on the left flank, trying to threaten the Jiannu flank.

Although it is in Liaodong, the weather in June is still a little hot, the soldiers in full armor can not hold out for long, both sides are full of confidence, after the Jin army began to advance, the Wendeng camp of the Chinese army also issued a change cannon, the blue flag of the 1,000th headquarters pointed forward, the sound of the drum, the whole army shouted a tiger, and then stepped on the drum to meet the front of Jiannu.

Chen Xin closed his eyes and begged the gods and Buddhas of the heavens, this was the first real field battle of the Wendeng battalion, although he had the first hand and a slight advantage in troops, but he was still very worried in his heart......

On the right flank of the front, Mandalhan slowly advanced to the beat of the Chinese army's drums, beads of sweat constantly appeared on his forehead, but it was not because he was afraid or nervous, but because the heavy armor was too hot.

He had recovered from the initial panic, the familiar feeling of land marching back to him, the afternoon sun shone into his eyes, the Ming army on the opposite side could not see the flag clearly, Mandalhan buried his head low, blocked the sunlight and looked at the Ming army formation, from the military formation it seems to be very strict, the front row is red military uniforms, the back row is black armor soldiers, they are slowly approaching, the head of the neat blades, the formation with the undulation of the ground shows different curves, there seem to be a few small cannons in front of the military formation, one in the middle, two gates on the outside of the two wings, each pushed by five or six soldiers, also advancing at the same time.

Although there were a lot of Ming troops, Mandarhan didn't feel any difficulties, no matter where the Ming army came from, it wouldn't make him panic...... The total number of soldiers alone is about twenty, no matter how famous they were before, they all died under the Houjin soldiers, not to mention that the Ming army is attacking from the back, and their own side still occupies a geographical advantage, although the other party is well-equipped, in his opinion, it is only to increase his spoils, he is just strange that this Ming army is not afraid of the famous Houjin warriors, and actually took the initiative to send them to death.

A horseback Bayala ran past him, and the two Niu Lu on the right flank, about 60 people, left the main formation and went to the hills on the right flank to meet the Ming army guerrillas.

Mandalhan didn't have the heart to pay attention to the flanks, he squinted his eyes and shouted, a few good shooters in Niu Lu drew their bows and arrows, and hurried to the front at a faster pace, and the same was true of the other Niu Lu on both wings, a total of seventy or eighty Houjin archers accelerated their pace, and formed a scattered queue in front of the large array, and the front was stretched very open, forcing the Ming army in an arc, and they walked faster and faster, and soon opened a distance of fifty steps from the brigade, this is their habitual tactics, first harassing with rangers, shaking the enemy's formation with bows and arrows, and then the main force broke the formation, Now they don't have horses, but they still play the same way.

The two armies were separated by a mile, Mandalhan heard a golden sound from the Ming army on the opposite side, the army stopped after a loud shout, the artillery in front began to load ammunition, and several Ming soldiers ran to the front and began to install a small cannon, Mandalhan recognized that it was the tiger squat cannon of the Ming army, and the Jin army had captured a lot, but no one was willing to use it.

Mandarhan's eyes narrowed, this Ming army was forbidden, and it was by no means something that Dongjiang Town could have, which reminded him of the Wendeng battalion last year, this Ming army was already quite famous in Houjin, and the Ming army in Luanzhou had tens of thousands of people, and everyone felt that it was nothing, mainly because Gu'an hit the left and right wings of Mongolia hard, and the battle was fought by the Wendeng battalion alone, which greatly injured the vitality of the Mongolian wings, and did not send troops this time.

Although Mandarhan was worried, the Houjin military drum did not stop, so he had to walk slowly to the opposite side......

Chen Ying's killer team stood in the first row of melee soldiers, located on the left flank of the peasant company, his killer team was divided into two armies on the left and right, but it was not completely leveled, the two swords and shields slightly protruded forward, and the two boring palladium hands were slightly delayed to respond, so that the weapons were denser. Chen Ying himself stood on the outside of the sword and shield soldiers on the right, and he was tightly blocked by the musketeers of the three banner teams in front of him, and occasionally he could see a little scene on the opposite side through their human cracks.

He has fought with Jiannu several times, and he is not afraid at all psychologically, they are the first to go ashore, because of the containment of the Dengzhou Sailor, there are very few Jiannu here, they only encountered weak resistance when they went ashore, and only two people were injured in the whole situation, Chen Ying shot and injured one Jiannu with a bow and arrow.

He was full of confidence in defeating the Jiannu on the other side, but he was a little worried about the peasant company in the middle, if they couldn't bear it, the losses might be great, it seemed that the staff officers of the Chinese army were full of confidence, and they also had a plan, except for the reserve bureau of the soldiers left, the firearms detachment of the peasants were all flintlock pistols with bayonets, and they were in the first row when engaged, and they would retreat to the back row before the melee began, as the reserve of the Chinese army.

Chen Ying couldn't help but glance at the peasant array on the right, a dense pile of guns erected, their spear shafts were made of light hardwood, with a total length of one zhang and four feet, and the tip of the spear was a solid triangular steel tip with a sheath, the tip of the spear was very firm and not easy to break, this length was set by the General Staff Department according to Jiannu's one-zhang and two-foot spear.

These peasant soldiers are all tun households in Weihai, Chen Ying heard Zhong Laosi say that the management of peasant soldiers, in addition to the discipline of military discipline, the evaluation of their battles is directly related to their land and property, including the fate of their families, for these once poor people, in fact, like the soldiers, there is no way out, only death or defeat the enemy in front of them.

The artillery in front came with a loud command, and Chen Ying opened her mouth, waiting for them to light a big firecracker.

"Boom" three four-pounder cannons began to roar at the same time, and three iron bullets flew out of the barrels, drawing three arcs and rushing towards the Houjin army 300 paces away. (To be continued......)