The Zheng army, especially the army founded by Zheng Chenggong, has done nothing else in these years. It is to accompany their prince on the Northern Expedition for many years. It is only in the past two years that they have not participated much in it.
He didn't learn much about other skills while accompanying him, but he had already mastered the tactics of hiding and hiding, almost reaching the level of a certain new emperor's direct line troops.
There was no need for Zheng Chenggong to teach him how to form formations, dig trenches, and use commanding heights to block enemy cavalry assaults. He became familiar with it after a few actual battles.
In the past, the troops under Zheng Chenggong's command were typically strong in offense and weak in defense, much the same as those under Zheng Zhilong. Now they are considered to be balanced in attack and defense. To be precise, they are balanced in attack and defense...
In a narrow sense, the mission of the Marine Corps can be condensed into two items - seize the beach, land on it and hold the beachhead!
Broadly speaking, there are many tasks, and they are no different from those of the army.
At present, the three Marine Brigades are using their special skills. It would be really embarrassing if they were driven into the sea by the Burmese natives on the beach.
In the words of a certain new emperor, you can't even survive. Besides kneeling down and begging for surrender, what else can you do? ? ?
Officers above the class level in each brigade have received formal training in Beidu and learned military knowledge corresponding to their rank.
Soldiers who want to become non-commissioned officers must also receive training in Beidu, and must participate in at least one Northern Expedition before they can be promoted.
To become a soldier under the prince's command, in addition to verifying the Fujian origin, it is also necessary to investigate whether the three generations of grandparents have criminal records. Without special conditions, only those with clean identities can join the army.
In the words of some recruits, this is simply a provincial examination!
However, the treatment is not generally good. The salary standard is roughly the same as that of the East Palace Guards.
There is nothing to mention about the food. Compressed biscuits and instant noodles are the most basic. As long as they are not fighting deep in the interior, the soldiers of the three brigades can eat delicious seafood.
It takes a thousand days to raise troops, but they are used for a short time. When the Burmese natives took the initiative to attack at night, Zheng Chenggong's Marine Brigade exerted its due combat effectiveness, even though it was spent money.
"I'll hold it all! If anyone dares to take a step back, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As the commander of the 3rd Marine Brigade, Liu Guoxuan knew that Zheng Chenggong was watching him from behind, and mainly to see how his brigade performed.
Wan Li and Gan Hui were both fellow disciples of the Crown Prince, and had received the words and deeds of Emperor Hao Jing.
Apart from anything else, just looking at the soldiers from the two battalions they brought, their temperament and appearance were extraordinary.
If you think that the prince has received the emperor's advice and has extraordinary abilities.
Then the abilities of the prince's two senior brothers are naturally not too low.
Even Liu Guoxuan himself believed that if the 1st and 2nd Marine Brigades were defeated by the Burmese barbarians, how powerful would the other parties be?
There are two ways to measure the combat effectiveness of each unit. If one's own side is defeated, it depends on which unit collapses first and loses the most troops.
If your own side wins, it depends on which unit has the highest battle loss ratio.
Obviously, if we are to defeat the Burmese barbarians even if we are defending on all fronts, we will all have to jump into the sea to feed the fish.
"Brigadier, don't worry, the barbarian is here to die. There is not a single coward in our brigade!"
A soldier next to Liu Guoxuan was full of confidence. Everyone had even beaten dog Tatars in the past few years, and killed many dog Tatars. Are they still afraid of these dog barbarians now?
Although they only fought against the Burmese army once, none of them were new recruits, and they could tell at a glance what the opponent's strength was.
To take a step back, if the Burmese army is really capable of fighting, will it still be necessary to play sneaky tricks in the middle of the night if they don't come during the day?
In addition to the main reserves such as the guard company, Liu Guoxuan would send everyone to the front line, including the company's baggage troops, as long as they were not cooks and doctors in the brigade.
These non-combat units, as the second echelon, must be ready to rush forward at any time if the front line cannot withstand it. Anyway, the prince cannot watch the joke from behind.
Less than ten minutes after the battle started, Liu Guoxuan, who could not tolerate any mistakes, arrived at the firing line and personally inspected the defense situation on the position.
Due to thick clouds and weak moonlight, various Ming army units could only continue to fire flares into the sky.
As long as it suddenly explodes in the night sky, you can see a group of dark "reptiles" on the opposite side.
Every black spot is a Burmese soldier, and the number is so large that it is difficult to count.
However, the light and heavy firepower of each marine brigade is not weak, and combined with the extensive digging of earth pits before, it can now have a good effect in delaying the enemy's advance.
Liu Guoxuan's concern was very necessary, but many of his subordinates did not embarrass this boss, especially they could not act like they could not defeat the Burmese barbarians.
Mortars, rifles, grenades, blunderbuss, and rifle fire started, and even seesaws were used to throw oil barrels.
After the continuous explosions, no one among the Marines on the position felt that the night battlefield was not bright enough.
Seeing a violent explosion ahead, the Burmese soldiers began to run back instinctively.
Then they were driven back by the officers supervising the operations from the rear, and so on, forming a vicious cycle.
As long as they stayed on the battlefield and did not escape beyond the range of the Ming army's guns, they would actually be beaten every time they charged or retreated.
"Success, I believe your department's results tonight will be quite fruitful!"
Huang Ting was only responsible for harvesting the miners this time, not even a striker, so he started chatting with his fellow juniors.
He really wanted to lead his troops into battle, and asked for permission during the interview, but was directly rejected by a certain new emperor.
A certain new emperor also taught this disciple sincerely, don't underestimate the transportation miners, there is a lot of knowledge involved.
How to catch prey, how to transport it, and how to ensure that the troops are not disturbed by local diseases and can escape unscathed.
And you not only have to think about catching people, but you also have to guard against ambushes and sneak attacks. The miners are not just there for you to catch.
If you don't use the skills you learned before, you can't just eat them for a living. If you don't use them now, then it means you have learned all these years in vain.
A certain new emperor also told Huang Ting that this job was the hardest, but among his fellow disciples, only Huang Ting was the most suitable for it.
Why?
The reason is very simple. Liu Bowen, a military advisor from the Immortal Realm who was entrusted by the new emperor, calculated that Huang Ting would be the hardest hit among a group of eight people!
Hearing this, Huang Ting was really grateful. This meant that he would live many more years than his other brothers.
So I no longer dared to complain, so I honestly accompanied the driver to Myanmar and started working as a second-rate trafficker.
"Haha, let's borrow the good words from our fourth senior brother!"
Zheng Chenggong replied immediately, but did not put down the telescope because the battlefield situation at night was very complicated.
When building the defense line, Zheng Chenggong had the naval gun range measured. After determining the elevation angle and range, he could just sit back and wait.
In this way, fire support is provided to the Marines on the shore. As long as one's own side does not take the initiative to attack, there is no need to worry about being accidentally injured.
The gunners on battleships or armed merchant ships don't need to measure range at all. All preparations have been done long ago. Now it's just loading ammunition and igniting.
As for whether they can hit the enemy, that's not what they should care about. They are lucky if they don't accidentally injure friendly troops during night battles.
In order to ensure that the naval guns would not accidentally injure his men, Zheng Chenggong also made a redundant distance difference of about a hundred steps.
Even if the cannonball hits a hundred steps closer, it will not hurt the soldiers under his command.
Due to the reaction time of Zheng's fleet, the Burmese forward was not attacked by naval guns at all.
Instead, nearly half of the main force that followed were slashed in the face by the cannonballs that came like raindrops.
A cannonball can create a crater when it hits the ground. After the fleet fires at full speed, the impact area is as spectacular as rain.
In a flash of lightning, the Burmese cavalry and infantry were knocked off their feet, and more than 10,000 people were beaten into headless flies scurrying around.
The vanguard troops who were not covered by the force of the naval gun did not fare well either. Looking at the heads of their heads that were as bright as day, they all felt great panic and hesitation.
It was said to be a night attack, but what kind of night attack is this?
People with good eyesight can see the figures of the Ming army soldiers on the opposite side, but what's the use of that? We can't stare each other to death!
As long as you charge straight forward, you may be knocked down by the opponent's gunfire at any time.
If you choose to lie down on the ground, the shells may fall at any time, which is no different from waiting to die.
One is looking for death, the other is waiting for death, everyone is in a dilemma.
Right now, even if we have more people on our side, it won't work. We can't form a large-scale charge at all!
The previous offensive formation was completely blown apart and disrupted by the Ming army. In addition, there were pits everywhere, and few people thought that the battle could be won easily.
The opponent's firepower was too fierce, and the gunshots were continuous and denser than popcorn. All the companions who fell to the ground and expired could attest to this.
Didn't it mean that rain could weaken the Ming army's firepower?
It doesn't look like it's much weaker?
There are quite a few people on our side who died because of this!
Is it possible that the Ming army's firearms were advanced enough to withstand rain?
During the first attack, many Burmese army generals were in a state of confusion, and they could only follow the defeated soldiers and run away in despair.
There were no less than five or six thousand corpses lying on the beach, but without orders, not a single Marine went out to touch the corpses.
Being accidentally injured by one's own artillery fire at night is the most unlucky thing. As long as you don't get shot, there will be plenty of opportunities to touch the body.
In particular, we must be on guard against the possibility of a comeback by the Burmese army at any time. The artillery fire from both sides is blind. If you are killed because you go out to touch corpses, you will be reaping the consequences.
"Song Ji, the fighting at Zheng Sen's place is very fierce. Do you need help?"
Due to the hot weather, coupled with the cold and the inability to eat ice cream, Chongzhen had no intention of sleeping, just in time for the opponent to launch a night attack.
Seeing that Zheng Chenggong's side had already started fighting, and it was getting more intense, and seeing that Song Ji still stood still, Chongzhen couldn't help but feel worried.
Although the Zheng family served the traitor a lot, in the final analysis they were still loyal ministers of the Ming Dynasty. At least they defeated the Dutch and the Spanish for the Ming Dynasty, and also recovered Dongfan.
Just because Zheng Chenggong's troops were not under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, he could not do nothing to save him when he was besieged by the enemy.
Otherwise, if Zheng Chenggong is disheartened, it will be very difficult to conquer Burma without the maritime support from the Zheng family.
"Please rest assured, your majesty. I sent my close associates to check on the situation. Zheng Chenggong replied that the camp was fine. This was also the case with my relatives. I also went to check it out in person a few days ago. I saw that the defense line of the unit was stable and the morale was high. In addition, We have fleet fire support, and if we can’t hold on, there won’t be any serious problems at the moment.”
Song Ji was afraid that the emperor would go his own way and send troops to help him, so he explained it carefully.
This person suddenly rushed past a large group of people in a blind light. It would be a bad thing if he was regarded as an enemy and caused accidental damage.
"What I love you said is beneficial, and I think so too!"
After hearing this, Chongzhen felt that he was overly worried. Zhenhai Gong's son had been following the traitor for nearly twenty years, and even accompanied the army on many northern expeditions.
If it is said that he is not aggressive enough, he should have the ability to defend. Didn't the traitor defeat Huang Taiji's cavalry by relying on defense?
Zheng Sen had fifteen thousand marines alone, as well as hundreds of warships for artillery support. Presumably, he should be able to repel the invading enemy.
Since the word "success" came from the name given by a certain traitor, Chongzhen always avoided this word and only called the other party by his real name.
However, the meaning of the word "success" in the original name was very good, to achieve great things for the court and to make contributions to the Ming Dynasty.
Now Zheng Chenggong has started to do it, and he has done pretty well in the initial stage.
Another worry that Chongzhen had was that the enemy army only besieged Zheng Sen's camp, but on our side they only feigned an attack once and then retreated, which was really incredible.
The problem is that even Chongzhen knew that Zheng Sen's soldiers and horses were not as powerful as those under the jurisdiction of Nanting, and his actual combat experience exceeded the latter.
What is Mang Bai’s intention of using his troops like this tonight?
Chongzhen was too embarrassed to say in public that he did not understand the matter, so he could only wait patiently until after the war to find out more about it from the prisoners.
In the first confrontation between the Ming and Burmese sides, the Ming army was defeated because of the war elephants before the Ming army even exerted its strength.
When it came to the second battle, the Burmese army was neither heroic nor hard-working.
However, because they were not familiar with the combat effectiveness of the Ming army and did not know the opponent's firepower configuration and defensive measures, they failed.
After nearly two hours of fierce fighting, the two sides finally ended with the Myanmar Army retreating on its own initiative.
After daylight, the Marines began to clean the battlefield, and Zheng Chenggong also learned about this reckless strategy from the mouths of senior prisoners.
The number of the Burmese army participating in the war was as high as 60,000, but the various ministries came from various places, and the generals' minds were naturally unable to coordinate, making it impossible for the Burmese army to form a rope to compete with the Ming army.
Mang Bai used 60,000 troops to fight 15,000 Marines. This arrangement was correct, but he didn't know that the Marines' specialty was in-situ defense.
At that time, even the vicious Donglu cavalry could not forcefully break through the Marine Corps' defense line, let alone the self-respecting barbarian scum like Burma.
The other party is willing to ask for trouble, so Zheng Chenggong and his men are naturally willing to accompany him, otherwise the two months of waiting will be in vain.
The only pity is that due to the poor weather conditions and the lack of horses on our side, we were unable to cover up and kill the enemy troops and thereby expand the results of the battle.
Even so, there were still more than 2,500 corpses left on the beach, plus injured and captured soldiers. Zheng Chenggong therefore concluded that the casualties of the Burmese army may reach more than 10,000, or even close to 20,000.
With nearly 30% of the troops and horses lost at one time, it makes sense that the Burmese army would take the initiative to retreat.
Due to the proper cover of the fleet, it was almost impossible for the Burmese artillery to attack. In addition to our timely response, the Marines suffered very slight losses, with only more than 500 injured and 21 killed.
Zheng Chenggong was quite satisfied with this battle loss ratio, but he didn't know if Mang Bai still dared to raise troops to attack...
