I am afraid that the army that I, Jiang Suo, and Song Ming have spent all their efforts and spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on training will not play a decisive role. Fast updates and no ads.
However, Governor Xiong also told him that he did not expect to "win", as long as it was not a "miserable defeat", "victory" would be achieved by inflicting more kills on the Kun thieves.
"As long as you can let the thieves know that there is no one except me in the Ming Dynasty!" Xiong Wencan said, "You have done a great job. Even if all these servants are killed, I will not hesitate."
Yi Haoran was so shocked that he almost dropped his jaw. He originally thought that Xiong Wencan summoned him to secretly teach "strategy", which must be under the instigation of the "Baoxin Army". This team has spent tens of thousands of taels of silver since its establishment. Xiong Wencan must regard it as a treasure and ask him to "use it with caution" when fighting.
Yi Haoran couldn't help but secretly admire him. He didn't expect that this high-ranking official, whom he had been secretly slandering for "recruiting people for his best job", would have such courage.
"The humble position must fulfill the mission!"
Yi Haoran thought twice and decided to deploy his troops in Bangshan, which is an important place to control the Guijiang River and an important support point outside Wuzhou City. Once the Kun thieves occupied this place, they would overlook Wuzhou. To take advantage of their artillery fire, this place must be attacked.
In addition to the 500 new troops stationed at Bangshan, Xiong Wencan also allocated an additional 500 troops to his Chinese army supervisor, also commanded by Song Ming.
The strength of a thousand soldiers was a huge fighting force in the late Ming Dynasty. The combat strength that many generals in the late Ming Dynasty could rely on was only two to three thousand men. Xiong Wencan invested so much money here that Yi Haoran had no other choice but to urge the soldiers to "fight to the death".
Seeing that it was getting dim outside, his servant came to report: Everything is ready, do you want to leave the city immediately?
"Let's go immediately!"
Xiong Wencan woke up very early, and the sky was just getting brighter. Ever since the Australians invaded, Xiong Wencan has never had a solid night's sleep, falling asleep very late and waking up very early. In fact, since he took over as the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, the mess left by Wang Zunde has been giving Xiong Wencan trouble sleeping and eating.
The most reasonable and cheapest way to deal with pirates is to recruit them. Care for one family, support one family, "fight thieves with thieves", no matter who wins or loses, it will only benefit the government. This is how Zheng Zhilong was recruited as a guerrilla general. With the support of Xiong Wencan, he cleaned up Fujian, which was a headache for the court. All kinds of pirates along the coast. Zheng Zhilong's military exploits made his holy family members continue to rise, and his official career was bright.
Being promoted to the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, it is expected that the emperor also wants to make new achievements in Guangdong where the situation is more complicated. However, the Australians have a huge appetite, and the price promised to Deputy Commander-in-Chief Qiongya at Piyun Tower failed to tempt the Australians. Instead, they gave him a warning to take care of himself and seek transfer as soon as possible. The current posture of the Australians is obviously that they are at least ready to tear the earth apart and seal the king!
Losing Guangzhou first, and then Zhaoqing, it is hard to say whether the Chaoshan deputy general can hold the defense - but Xiong Wencan thinks it is unlikely.
If Wuzhou was lost again, it would be easier for him to commit suicide by throwing himself into the ring, and save the chance of being taken to Beijing and cut off in two by the Jin Yiwei Suo.
In order to ensure that he can continue to mix, Wuzhou must defend itself. Now he is prepared with both hands.
On the one hand, there is the suggestion from Enping County Magistrate Chang Pu: burn the city and clear the country with strong walls. Chang Pu's strategy is as follows: Nancheng faces the Xijiang River, and the Australians coming by boat will definitely choose to conduct their main attack in the relatively open Nancheng. So they gave the Australians a loophole in Nancheng to lure them into the city, then set fires everywhere in the city and attacked them while they were in chaos. If the attack under the fire does not work, break out from Beiyunmen, leaving the Australians with a Wuzhou city with no surplus food, and force them to withdraw from Wuzhou.
This is a very vicious strategy. Even if the Australians can capture Wuzhou, it will be an empty city full of scorched earth, with no food, grass, or wealth. After the chaos, the people in the city will inevitably be killed and injured. When the plague comes, and tens of thousands of refugees need relief,
Although Wuzhou is an important water transport town on the Xijiang River, most of the roads from Sanshui to the west are not grain-producing areas, and there are Yaodongs where General Dongxishan has withdrawn its defenses and is out of control. Xiong Wencan knows that these Lidongs have long been prone to chaos. Retreating will inevitably lead to widespread Yao chaos. The Australians not only have to transport grain against the current, but also have to suppress them along the way, so their military strength will be very tight. At that time, there will be no other option but to retreat.
The other side is Yi Haoran's strategy of defending the city. He believes that setting fire to the city, not to mention whether it will be useful to the Australians, given the organizational level of the Wuzhou City defenders, once the fire breaks out, the Australians will be in chaos before they themselves can. . I'm afraid it will collapse by then.
Yi Haoran's opinion is that relying on Wuzhou's terrain and city defense, as long as the arrangements are properly made, there will be no big problem in defending the city for several months.
The two rivers in Wuzhou meet at the intersection, and there is ample grain storage. Except for the small open land in the south of the city, which is surrounded by either rivers or hills, it can also rely on the Guijiang River and the Xunjiang River to continuously transport grain from the agricultural areas upstream. Unless Fubo's army captured Wuzhou in one go, they might not be able to trap the city if it was besieged for a long time.
Outside the customs, facing tens of thousands of slave soldiers, it was common for a city to stand alone for half a year or even a year or two. No matter how strong the Australians are, facing a fortified city, if they want to conquer the city quickly, they still have to climb the wall obediently. Australia can't afford to have too few soldiers, and it relies heavily on logistics. From Jiang Suo's words, he knew that the Australians spent a lot of money fighting. Generally, after one or two battles, the inventory of guns, bullets and ammunition would be exhausted.
After careful consideration, Xiong Wencan's strategy is mixed. Trenches were set up in the north of Dayunmen and on Bangshan Mountain to defend against Australian artillery fire, heavy troops were deployed, and some ships were filled with sandbags and scuttled in the shallow water of the Guijiang River to prevent the Australian fleet from entering the Guijiang River.
At the same time, he also made preparations to burn the city, stored food outside the city, and sent heavy troops to guard it. Except for a small number of elites guarding key points in the city, most of the troops retreated to various key points outside the city. At the same time, heavy troops were deployed at key points on both sides of the Xijiang River from Teng County to Wuzhou to prevent Fubo's army from raiding the back roads and ensuring food routes. safety.
At 11 a.m. on April 13, more than ten transport ships sailed from Changzhou Island to the north bank of the Xijiang River south of Wuzhou City. At the same time, large and small ships of the West Detachment of the Pearl River Task Force fired artillery fire rhythmically at the south wall of Wuzhou, suppressing the firepower at the top of the wall and covering the landing troops ashore.
The landing force consisted of Zhu Quanxing's 3rd Battalion and Zhang Dapao's siege artillery battery. The landing site was busy. Army soldiers waded ashore from the transport ship; sailors used cranes to unload the barrels and mounts of various cannons loaded from the ship, loaded them on inflatable rafts, and then transferred them to the shoal. Disembark. The artillerymen assembled a simple crane on the shore and assembled the artillery. Not far away in the middle of the river, three cooking boats were letting out smoke and preparing lunch for the landing troops.
Zhu Quanxing temporarily handed over the 3rd Battalion to Zhang Dapao, demolished houses that blocked the view, dug trenches, and built simple artillery forts with sandbags. Since most of the residents in the south of the city had heard about the arrival of the Fubo Army, they had already fled.
As long as the houses did not hinder the shooting and assault routes, they would not be demolished according to Zhu Quanxing's order. The troops demolished a large number of warehouses and private houses along the Xijiang River. The goods and property left behind were sealed and sealed until the original owner came to claim them after the war. In order to speed up the progress of the project, the attached engineer company of the 3rd Battalion used explosives. With a rumbling sound, the original houses and warehouses were instantly turned into bricks and tiles.
By noon, the soldiers who were working hard in the south of Wuzhou City were sweating and hungry. At this time, the cooking boat sounded its whistle and used a small boat to deliver lunch boxes to the soldiers one by one.
Because it was the time of war, the food was richer than usual. Not to mention the rice, the dish is a "chowder" made with various "dried meats", "dehydrated vegetables" and solid "sauce". There are very few things that can be prepared on the spot here, only a small amount of vegetables and eggs, which are also added and cooked together - all the eggs are stirred into egg drops.
In addition, they are provided with a bottle of salt soda to relieve heat and thirst, and three cigarettes to refresh themselves. While the cooks were distributing lunch boxes, they banged them with soup, rice or fried rice noodles with large spoons and shouted: "Everyone, please eat a little full. There is not enough food here. It's enough. Eat a little full so that we can fight a big victory." oh!"
After eating and drinking, the soldiers were more motivated, and the project that was originally scheduled to be completed at 2 pm was completed at 1:30 pm. The siege artillery's mortars, the brigade artillery's 24-pound howitzer, 12-pound cannon, and three 130-caliber Dagger cannons removed from warships were placed on the fort, with the black muzzles pointing directly at the south wall of Wuzhou. .
Zhu Quanxing and Zhang Dapao inspected the Fubo Army's positions. Zhu Quanxing had the illusion that the Ark of the Covenant that caused the walls of Jericho to collapse was not as powerful as these cannons. Zhang Dapao looked at these beloved cannons and his eyes seemed to be shining. Zhang Dapao liked cannons and the roaring sound of cannons. The explosion caused by the cannonballs hitting the target made him intoxicated. Cannons are his life and cannons are his value. , his eyes are like cannonballs fired, with the power to destroy everything!
How could we not use the cannons that had been worked so hard to transport ashore? The gunners were already gearing up and preparing to use their artillery skills to blast Wuzhou City into rubble.
However, the army's artillery reserves were insufficient. In particular, there are only six grenades for each mortar. As for the naval artillery, the ammunition is even less. When attacking Zhaoqing, the navy consumed most of the artillery shells on the ship, and some of them were consumed in several firings at Wuzhou City. . In contrast, most artillery pieces in the Army are rarely fired, so each gun has at least one base number.
From Sanshui to Xijiang, there are layers of joint logistics along the way, and the logistics supply has begun to show signs of weakness. In particular, civilian ships requisitioned to make up for the transport capacity lack enough tugboats and must rely on manpower and wind power to travel upstream. Under heavy load conditions, they are almost as slow as a snail.
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