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Late at night, a speedboat braved the darkness and touched the edge of the iron lock. Several soldiers who were familiar with water immediately held hammer hacksaws and carefully smashed the porcelain bottle covered with the iron chain, and then started sawing at the target. stand up.
However, the soldiers of the Jin Army who were keeping vigil in Jingao Hong Kong were completely unaware of all this. Many of them even found a place at this juncture and started smoking Fu Shou Ointment with their pipes.
For these soldiers, they have no idea about responsibility or military honor. They just serve as soldiers and eat food, living day by day.
After all, it’s not like he’s the main criminal in the Great Jin Kingdom and he’s risking his life for him?
Many people have already discussed that if the Han army really comes to kill them, they will escape immediately.
The Governor of Macao and Hong Kong, Bella Hai, was busy doing two things at this time.
One is busy mobilizing soldiers and horses from the surrounding areas of Jing'ao to garrison, and the other is inviting a group of magicians to dance at home.
From the time when Ban Dingyuan left at noon to now, a total of 700 Jin soldiers have arrived at Guiao Hong Kong from all over the city and countryside. The remaining 3,000 soldiers will not be able to arrive until noon tomorrow at the earliest due to the long distance.
There are five counties and sixteen townships around Jing'ao Hong Kong, and the number of troops stationed is about 23,000. According to Beirahai's calculations, excluding the officers and soldiers left behind in various places, at least 10,000 to 15,000 troops can be gathered. The number of these officers and soldiers It should be enough to cope with the Han army's offensive and defend Macao and Hong Kong without losing it.
However, until now, the news that Bellahai has received is that all counties and villages can only send about 4,000 troops.
This amount was too different from his, less than half of the budget.
However, if all these 4,000 people arrive, plus the 2,000 naval officers and soldiers of Jing'ao, they may not be without the power to fight against the Dongyi. At worst, they can rely on the inner city of Jing'ao to withstand the Han army's offensive for two or three months. Once the Jin army arrives, it will surely destroy this invading enemy.
It's just that Belahai missed a fatal problem, that is, the current combat effectiveness of the Jin Kingdom's army is estimated to be seriously insufficient.
The Jing'ao region is relatively wealthy and prosperous due to its profits from foreign trade, and the troops composed entirely of local indigenous people can naturally drink the soup. Over time, they have become accustomed to a comfortable life and have long abandoned military training.
Take the 700 people present, but not a single one of them was wearing armor. They were all having fun as soon as they entered the city, showing no military discipline at all.
But Belahai didn't think about this. He only wanted to rely on numerical superiority to overwhelm the enemy and keep his black hat.
Under the darkness of night, the courtyard of Belahai was brightly lit. A group of wizards wearing masks of monsters and monsters, holding rattles and bamboo boards, danced incomprehensible dances around the altar that had been built.
Belahai was more pious than anyone else at the moment. He took his wife, children and children and silently knelt in front of the altar to pray that he could survive this disaster.
However, things went against expectations. Just when the shaman was trembling and preparing to cast a spell, Qi Jing ran into the cave with disheveled hair. When he saw Beila Hai, he rushed to him desperately and shouted: "Mr. Governor, it's not good! Dongyi's The ship has entered the port and will be disembarking soon!”
"What did you say!"
Bella Hai staggered to his feet and looked at Qi Jing in disbelief!
"With three iron locks across the river, how can the Dongyi ship pass through?"
"It's absolutely true! Lord Governor, please go and take a look. The coastal defense is in danger, and the men may not be able to withstand it!"
The situation was urgent, and Bellahai and Qi Jing rushed to the port without paying attention to the wizard who was still dancing.
At this time, the Jing'ao defense line was roaring with artillery fire and in a state of chaos.
The officers and soldiers on the city wall did not dare to raise their heads to defend against the enemy under the indiscriminate bombardment of artillery. They huddled in a corner and shivered.
When the people in the city heard the sound of cannons, they closed their doors tightly and held their wives and children in their arms, trembling with fear.
Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.
During the roar of artillery fire, three fast boats with 100 people quickly approached the defense area.
There was a general on the bow of the first ship, wearing light armor and holding a ring-shaped sword, commanding the fleet to approach the beach majestically.
"Row quickly! Row quickly! Great achievements are just around the corner. Cheer up!"
Zhu Heng looked crazy at this moment, and all he could see was the Jing'ao city wall illuminated by fire.
Finally, with the hard work of the sailors, the clipper arrived at the beach as scheduled.
"Brothers! Follow me and kill you!"
"Kill~~"
Zhu Heng roared, and three hundred Han officers and soldiers immediately abandoned the ship and landed, following Zhu Heng towards the enemy's defense line.
Zhu Heng took the lead and rushed into the broken wall of the city wall with a single arrow, directly cutting down a Jin Army soldier who had not yet reacted to the ground.
Due to the long-term lack of training of the Jin Army, coupled with the deterioration of military discipline and heavy smoking addiction, it was impossible to see such an elite and desperate fighting style.
The moment the Han army broke into the defense zone, it collapsed and scattered.
However, at this time, Zhu Heng was completely red-eyed. He commanded the army to march forward and cut down the broken soldiers to the ground. The Han officers and soldiers who followed him were equally brave and vigorous, killing everyone with blood.
The border defense line fell quickly, far exceeding Yue Shaomu's expectations.
However, Zhu Heng did not wait for the follow-up troops to take over the defense, and once again led 300 officers and soldiers to kill into the city. During this period, some Jin army officers and soldiers organized their subordinates to resist. Unfortunately, Zhu Heng's troops collapsed at the moment of contact, and fled in despair.
Zhu Heng was chasing after him, while the officers and soldiers of the Jin Army's navy were fleeing in front.
You must know that Zhu Heng's 300 officers and soldiers were armed with cold weapons like the Jin army, but 2,000 men were chased by 300 men for two streets until the navy officers and men fled into the inner city. The pursuit battle came to an end.
Looking at the Han officers and soldiers retreating outside the inner city, all the Jin officers and soldiers, including Yilim, felt lingering fears, and many of them are still trembling.
Zhu Heng's life-threatening attitude really frightened their souls out of their bodies.
Due to the outstanding performance of Zhu Heng and the naval officers and soldiers, in less than an hour, the Han officers and soldiers took over all the defense lines outside Macao and Hong Kong.
After counting, it was found that there were about 230 corpses of Jin officers and soldiers, and no prisoners were taken.
This made Yue Shaomu frown.
After all, the Kingdom of Jin is also a big country in Nanyang. Who would have thought that it would be so invincible? Only more than 200 people were killed and they were defeated?
Without time to think about it, Xu Sheng came to report: "Reporting to General Yue, the enemy's coastal defense camp has been controlled by our army and we are waiting for the next instruction."
"Where is Zhu Heng?" Yue Shaomu asked.
Xu Sheng's eyelids twitched: "Commander Zhu is being punished at the Military Justice Department."
"I will impose an additional penalty of ten military sticks. If you dare to act recklessly again, you will be expelled from the military!"
Zhu Heng's merits were true, but he went against the plan of taking down the coastal defense area and waiting for response to attack without permission.
Yue Shaomu would never be merciful to those who violated military discipline.
After the forty soldiers were beaten with batons, Zhu Heng was brought to Yue Shaomu.
Before Yue Shaomu could say anything, Zhu Heng took the lead and knelt down on one knee: "General Yue, forty military sticks are too light. I will petition the general to add forty military sticks."
"As you wish, I will take note of the forty military sticks for the time being and return them to the squadron when they return to the court. Now go and clean up the defense line immediately. In half an hour, we will march towards the inner city!"
"Here!"
Zhu Heng naturally did not dare to disobey Yue Shaomu's military order, but he could take out his bad breath on the Jin army.
After Zhu Heng and Xu Sheng left, Yue Shaomu turned to another young man in his early twenties and said, "Ziming, what should we do next? I want to hear your opinion."
