At about five o'clock in the afternoon, the thousands of men and horses who had remained on the opposite bank were all successfully ferried.

Under the command of a group of leaders, thousands of bandits were busy.

After pushing and pulling the carts, horses, grain and grass to the field on the shore, they all formed a circle to form an internal defensive formation.

On the periphery of the carriage and horse defense circle, Nie Zheng, Shi Zheng and others had already set up a machine gun defense position.

Except for the side facing the Yuan River, a large number of arms and weapons were deployed in all three directions.

Seventy Maxim heavy machine guns were fan-shaped on the periphery of the carriage and horses.

Basically, every few tens of meters, a rudimentary temporary fortification was erected, and within each fortification, a Maxim heavy machine gun, an RPK light machine gun, and then the heavy machine gun was equipped with 3,000 rounds of ammunition, and the light machine gun was also equipped with 500 rounds of ammunition.

Since the coalition forces of the Da Yue aborigines are very likely to appear from the lower reaches of the Yuan River, the defensive positions are facing this direction downstream, and the deployment density of heavy machine guns is much higher than that in other places.

Anyway, according to the orders of the Nie League Lord, in the direction where the enemy is most likely to appear, it is necessary to strengthen firepower and reserve ammunition.

As for the 100 bazookas and 300 grenadiers, Nie Zheng first asked them to prepare, as long as there was a need for battle, they would use the most fierce fire support to defeat the Dayue army that came to besiege them, and ensure that the enemy would not return.

By the time all the defenses were ready, the sun was already about to set.

Since the enemy has not appeared until now, everyone hurriedly relied on the defensive position, drinking and eating, in preparation for the next battle with the Da Yue coalition army.

At this moment, a tent was temporarily erected in a clearing in the inner defensive circle of hundreds of carriages and horses.

This tent was used for Nie Zheng to rest, and it was also the temporary headquarters of the entire Dragon and Tiger Bandit Army.

Inside the tent, Nie Zheng and Jia Xiufang sat opposite each other, and on the ground between the two, an old dark yellow map was spread out.

This map is the march map of the entire Annan County, five cities and 28 counties, and it is said that this map was purchased by Jia Xiufang through secret channels at a great cost.

As it stands, having a map of the march with a complete view of Annam-gun is incomparably precious.

You must know that in these years, ordinary people are estimated to have never seen such a rare thing in their lifetime.

At this time, Jia Xiufang pointed to a city mark on the map and said slowly: "Alliance leader, this is Linjiang County." ”

"Linjiang County?"

Nie Zheng looked down at the map and frowned: "This Linjiang City, is it the first city to be captured after we cross the river?" ”

Jia Xiufang nodded, and said with a bright eye: "Alliance leader, Linjiang County is one of the richest counties in Annan County, before the Dayue people invaded Annan in the past, according to historical records, there are tens of thousands of residents in Linjiang County, rich in fish, rice and lychees, and the people have surplus food and clothing, and they do not close their doors at night, however, these are not the most important.

The most important thing is that Linjiang County is near the Yuanjiang River, less than 60 miles away from us, as long as we take Linjiang, we will have a place to recuperate and live, and then we can slowly grow stronger and gradually swallow up other prefectures and counties in Annan County. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng pondered slightly for a moment, and said, "In Linjiang County, can there be an army of the Dayue natives?" ”

Jia Xiufang thought for a while and said: "When it was not invaded before, there were only 100 city defense soldiers in the city, but now after the Dayue people captured Annam, it is estimated that there are a large number of Dayue indigenous nobles in each prefecture, county and town, and it is impossible to estimate the number of specific enemies. ”

Nie Zheng nodded, and asked again, "What is the combat strength of the Dayue clan alliance?" Can there be a great Song Dynasty's Fu armor army? ”

Jia Xiufang shook her head and said, "This...... This subordinate is not particularly clear, but, according to rumors, this group of Dayue natives seems to believe in the snake god religion, some of the natives are proficient in some evil Gu arts, and these Dayue natives are brave and good at fighting, especially good at jungle ambush tactics, it is said that they set a large number of traps in the rainforest on the border of Annan County, and killed 100,000 Song troops with only 3,000 people, and they suffered heavy casualties, and they had no power to fight back. ”

Nie Zheng raised his eyebrows, and said lightly: "It seems that these Dayue monkeys will only have some crooked and evil tactics, if they talk about toughness, it is estimated that they can't be compared with the Fu armor army of the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Jia Xiufang smiled and said: "It's not entirely like this, according to secret rumors, the king of Dayue, Sang Kang, seems to have an extremely powerful elite force under his command, called 'Giant Elephant Cavalry', this cavalry is extremely fierce, it is said that over the years, Sang Kang has relied on this cavalry to sweep more than a dozen foreign tribes on the border of Dayue, like the strongest Burma, which was also defeated by Sang Kang, and most of the territory was swallowed up. ”

"Giant Elephant Cavalry?"

Nie Zheng's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Is this cavalry of Sang Kang all composed of those giant elephants that weigh as much as a mountain?" ”

Jia Xiufang nodded and said, "Exactly." ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng shook his head and smiled: "If there is a chance in the future, I would like to meet the giant elephant cavalry of Sangkang for a while to see how powerful they are......"

Suddenly, before Nie Zheng's words were finished, he heard a report from a minion outside: "Alliance Master, someone asks to see you!" ”

Nie Zheng's heart moved, and he hurriedly said, "Let it in!" ”

After a while, I saw Chen Shou appear in front of him in a hurry. "Subordinate Chen Shou, I've seen the alliance leader!"

"Excuse me!"

Nie Zheng waved his hand and asked, "What's the matter, did you find out about the enemy?" ”

Chen Shou nodded, gasped and said, "Five miles downstream, a large group of indigenous soldiers and horses appeared. ”

Nie Zheng's eyes flashed, and he continued to ask, "How many people are here?" ”

Chen Shou took a deep breath and said, "Two thousand cavalry in front and eight thousand infantry in the back, the distance between the two is not more than a few miles. ”

Hearing this, Nie Zheng frowned, and said suspiciously: "It's strange, this group of Dayue natives, obviously there are 2,000 cavalry, and they are still coming so slowly, is it that they are carrying any important equipment?" ”

Chen Shou nodded, and said with a solemn expression: "The alliance leader guessed correctly, the two thousand Dayue cavalry in the lead seem to be dragging hundreds of crossbows. ”

"Hundreds of crossbows?"

At this moment, Jia Xiufang, who had not spoken, was suddenly moved: "Isn't the crossbow the crossbow that was specially used to deal with the naval warships of the Great Song Dynasty in the past?" Why are they all dragged out today, those are some heavy big guys! ”

Nie Zheng lowered his head and muttered for a moment, and instantly understood what was going on.

You don't have to think about it to be able to guess, it is estimated that those bazookas and heavy machine guns at noon instantly sank a fleet of water ghosts of the Dayue monkeys. It is estimated that the Dayue army should have received the news in advance, knowing that the Han people this time were fierce and extremely difficult to deal with, so they worked tirelessly to haul all the crossbows installed there from the defensive station.

After learning the news, Nie Zheng secretly sneered, and said in his heart, those Dayue natives are too whimsical, and they actually want to use those bulky crossbows to deal with themselves, which is simply a fool's dream.

The crossbow should belong to the ancient heavy weapon, which has a strong long-range lethality.

Nie Zheng had heard others say before that it was said that this crossbow required several people to operate, and it could shoot three long arrows at a time, with a range of up to 500 meters and an effective killing range of 300 meters.

Because the crossbow is a flat fire and pays more attention to accuracy, it does not have as long a range as some projectile bed crossbows.

Within the effective range, the arrows fired by the crossbow were enough to pierce through the gold and stone, and like the average samurai master below the strength of the seventh rank, he did not dare to resist head-on at all except to dodge.

Because the lethality of this crossbow is too strong.

Although the crossbow has a long range, higher accuracy than ordinary crossbow arrows, and great lethality, its disadvantages are also very obvious.

Not to mention the bulky size of the crossbow, and when it fires arrows, it is easy to break the Xuan frame, and often breaks down during the battle, the army of the Great Song Dynasty has long eliminated the old heavy weapon of the crossbow, and now both the Great Song Dynasty and the Xiongnu in the north basically use a more stable and advanced nine-hole bed crossbow.

The hundreds of crossbows brought by the Dayue natives this time must have been a burden left over from the Song army many years ago.

Thinking of this, Nie Zheng shook his head and smiled, and said: "These Dayue monkeys, in order to deal with us, have really made a lot of money, and they even moved out of the chicken ribs like the crossbow, and there are hundreds of them, it seems that their hatred for us Han people is really deep." ”

Seeing the disapproving expression on the face of the alliance leader, Chen Shou asked tentatively: "Alliance leader, do you want me to take a team of people and attack them now?" ”

Nie Zheng waved his hand and said with great confidence: "Dealing with a group of Dayue monkeys who are in a hurry to send them to death, where is the use of sneak attacks, besides, there are many enemies, in case there are some masters who are proficient in weird arts, I am afraid that you will suffer." The terrain around the north shore is wide and flat, and you have no hiding place at all, so how can you talk about a sneak attack? ”

As soon as these words came out, Chen Shou smiled awkwardly and said, "Then the subordinates and others, what should they do next?" ”

Nie Zheng glanced at him and said lightly: "You are still the same as before, with all the snipers, lurking in the position, and specially shooting the leader of the enemy with cold guns." ”

Hearing this, Chen Shou respectfully bowed his hand and said: "Obey the order, and the subordinates will go and prepare." ”

Seeing that Chen Shou was about to leave the tent, Nie Zheng suddenly said, "Wait......"

Chen Shou slowly turned his body and said suspiciously, "What else does the alliance leader command?" ”

Nie Zheng smiled faintly and said: "Let's go, let's go out together, and wait for a good meeting with the Dayue Monkey Army, which is known as dominating the South Seas, and let them taste the power of our Dragon and Tiger Divine Army." ”

"Dragon Tiger Divine Army?"

Chen Shou was stunned for a moment, and then laughed dumbly. "Haha...... Alliance leader, the title of Dragon and Tiger Divine Army, it sounds very powerful......"

(To be continued.) )