The artillery on the positions of the Oregon National Guard did not have time to retreat and was all destroyed, but they still had at least 20 cannons that did not have time to pull down the riverbank, and they were able to save it.

At this time, the officers of the National Guard also reacted and did not stupidly continue to use refueling tactics to lose combat effectiveness in vain.

They took the initiative to retreat the artillery and troops line, hoping to wait until the Ming troops crossed the river before attacking.

Several converted armed ships are also ready to block the shipping lanes at any time.

The Portlanders played a good game, half-crossing, and finished the battle.

However, what they didn't expect was that the "Indians" actually had a warship!

When the "Yangzhou" and "Zhenjiang" whined black smoke and went up the estuary, the Portlanders despaired.

Zhu Fugui named Portland the new Qingdao at the time, which now seems reckless. (It's the author's mistake, here, Xinqing is renamed Xinji, I hope to know.) ）

Unlike cities like Qingdao, which are directly on the coast, Portland is actually not along the coast, just along the river, and is more than 100 kilometers away from the actual estuary.

However, Portland was indeed the best port in the northwest of the United States after Seattle, because it was as navigable as the New Yellow River and the Yangtze River, and ships of tens of thousands of tons could sail directly to the Port of Portland.

Legend has it that Midi is a medical ship that can kill the epidemic at his fingertips, and one of them, the "Mercy", is anchored here.

Since the outbreak of the epidemic last year, it has "tried the knife" only to find out that it is a fruit knife to test the carnivorous carnotaureus, and it has directly retracted to Portland for "routine maintenance" (see this paragraph in the picture).

Of course, in Portland in the 1860s, the channel had not yet been dredged, and I am afraid that it was not possible to pass tens of thousands of tons of large ships, but in this era, there was no such monster in the Pacific Ocean.

The "Yangzhou" and "Zhenjiang", which weighed no more than 1,000 tons in battle, sailed unhindered into the New Yellow River.

In war, joint operations of various branches of the armed forces are always a headache.

Because of the geographical location of the Ming Dynasty, it is obvious that the future will be a sea power greater than land power, but both attach equal importance to military systems.

But at this stage, except for the first naval battle between Ming and Russia, the Daming Naval Division is basically considered to be an appendage of the army.

This is the inertia left over from the Chinese nation's thousands of years of continental civilization.

But in fact, if you calculate carefully, plus the 12 transport ships of the "Core Values class", the total assets of the naval division have exceeded that of the army.

It's just that there are not many people who are aware of this, although Morishita has realized it, but he knows that his noble "Yunnan people" identity is not yet consolidated, and he does not dare to compete with the army bosses for favor.

Therefore, in the Ming Dynasty, there was no conjugation of the navy and army as red deer.

The two ships Yang and Zhen must be considered small guys as warships, but when they reach the inland river, they seem to have become a hegemon.

Took advantage of the exchange of fire with the river vessels on the Portland side.

On the contrary, it retreated more than a kilometer, and the only remaining 20 12-pounder Napoleons of the National Guard hit the waters near the two ships of Jan and Zhen one after another.

Even the unlucky Zhenjiang ship was hit by a small explosion in the starboard side of the gun.

This time the enemy apparently changed the ammunition and did not need to increase the range, this time firing a more powerful blasting projectile.

It is a 4.3-kilogram spherical shell filled with about 900 grams of black explosive, which usually produces no less than 20 large fragments that are detonated by a typical time fuse.

It is this primitive black powder bomb that penetrates the armor of the Zhenjiang ship by its own weight, which is enough to show that the ironclad ships of this era are also very unreliable, and the strength is equal to that of the civilian ships of later generations.

When the Zhenjiang ship caught fire, Captain Morishita immediately organized sailors to save himself, and at the same time accepted the cover of the Yangzhou ship, which seemed a little critical for a while.

This is why Zhu Fugui did not let the naval division battleship enter the river in the first place.

The naval guns and the shore guns always suffered a loss in firing, not to mention that the main guns of the Yang and Zhen ships were only 120 mm, which was the same as the enemy's field guns.

Even if the drone team on the second ship has already been dispatched.

Since the ten drone controllers led by Jian Hao are carrying out the task of transfusing Hong Xiuquan, there are only five drones on each of the two ships.

These controllers obviously did not have Jian Ziqiang's skills, and they failed to eliminate the enemy shooters in several rounds, which caused the Zhenjiang ship to be wounded.

However, although it was said that the enemy artillery was not blown up in the first place, the nitroglycerin fire extinguishers that fell from the sky also startled the National Guard soldiers.

They did not take advantage of the fact that the Zhenjiang ship was wounded and its mobility was greatly reduced and continued to shell, and missed the great opportunity to complete the first kill of the Daming Naval Division.

Due to the deep draft of the sea vessels, the Zhenjiang ships did not dare to easily deviate from the central channel and approach the north shore to avoid hitting the reef.

Therefore, Qi Wenchang resolutely issued an order for assault boats to cross the river and fight.

The enemy's riverboats on the river had been sunk or driven away, and the artillery emplacements on the south bank had been destroyed, with only a line of troops and a small amount of artillery farther away to fight with the drones.

Under such conditions, the time is ripe for assault boats to rush to the beach and land.

The 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division is a division with a glorious heritage, and its training and assessment results have long been among the best.

In order to cope with the frequent occurrence of landing operations in the future, the 3rd Brigade strengthened landing training, and the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Regiment was the best among them.

In addition to them, the 1st Division, 1st Brigade, 3rd Regiment and 3rd Battalion are the most professional pontoon bridge erection engineer units in the armored forces.

The two troops were led by Mo Bai, commander of the 3rd Brigade, and Mao Yong, commander of the 3rd Battalion of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Regiment, and the latter obeyed the command of the former and covered the river crossing together.

Being able to command troops across direct relationships is an important sign of a strong army and a public army.

Of course, the complete separation of command and training power will inevitably repeat the mistakes of the Great Song Dynasty, but a limited separation is still necessary.

Soon, nearly 400 [Fishing Guy's Special Fishing Bar Brother Bu Air Force Wear-resistant and Thickened Assault Boat Rubber Boat] were launched, bypassing the central island and heading straight to the south coast.

This "Extra Thick Pirate Supreme 4 People Package" is 90 yuan more expensive than the general "Simple Package", and the price reaches 408 yuan.

However, there is an extra pair of aluminum alloy oars, two life jackets, and a few small items, which is still very cost-effective.

The rubber boat has a load capacity of 400kg, and for safety, only three fighters were arranged on each boat, two paddles, and one shooting.

Of course, there are also some boats with only two fighters, and the extra weight is used to load the materials for building the improvised pontoon.

As long as the improvised pontoon bridge is erected, the infantry can pass through and seize the position, and then it is much easier to slowly build a complex pontoon bridge that can pass through vehicles.

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