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Nguyen Phuc Wei's soldiers were all equipped with a magazine-type rifle and a revolver, which were very different from ordinary soldiers who used flintlock guns.
However, faced with a group of Ming army special forces using assault rifles with scopes, coupled with the firepower released by helicopters in the sky, these so-called elites were still difficult to resist.
During the initial exchange of fire between the two sides, the Ming Army's special forces threw signal flares that released orange-red smoke at the opposite side, confusing the Nguyen Army soldiers.
But they soon figured it out, because the machine guns on the helicopter overhead immediately began strafing the area covered by smoke grenades.
Even trees that were thicker than the torso of an adult man were riddled with holes under machine gun fire, and some were even directly broken.
This frightened the Ruan soldiers who were hiding behind the trees. Unfortunately, they were even penetrated by the trees and their men.
Soldiers who did not take the initiative to find bunkers were called out one by one by the Ming army's special forces!
When shooting at a distance of less than a hundred meters, there is no doubt that the party with the sight will have an absolute advantage.
The twelve special forces who first intervened in the ground battle killed and wounded sixty or seventy people in less than a minute.
All the special forces participating in the exhibition are veterans who have served for more than five years. They have excellent awareness, skillful cooperation with each other, and appropriate application of techniques and tactics.
He showed no fear in the face of the enemy who had an absolute advantage in strength. Instead, he knocked the enemy soldiers to the ground one after another and threw some grenades from time to time.
Before Ruan Jun could organize his troops for a second counterattack, eight "Condor" utility helicopters of the same formation that were conducting search missions nearby also arrived at the scene of the incident.
The number of special forces on the ground exceeded 30 in a short period of time, and their firepower was greatly increased, almost blocking the Ruan army in the jungle and unable to counterattack.
Two "Black-footed Albatross" also rushed over quickly to help, changing the battlefield situation in favor of the Ming army.
However, the two sides were in a quasi-dogfight and the distance was very close. The pilot of the "Black-footed Albatross" could only adopt ultra-low-altitude flight mode.
Only after determining the enemy's accurate position can one dare to drop bombs. The machine gunner in the back seat has no such worries and will pull the trigger as soon as he sees the target.
The Ming army had absolute air superiority, and the Ruan army did not even have the ability to use artillery for sneak attacks, because artillery was not conducive to rapid retreat.
Even though the Nguyen army brought more than ten small cannons with them when they retreated from Hue, they were actively abandoned during the previous panic retreat.
Now the Ming army's fighter planes are the masters of the battlefield. The opponent can flee in all directions, but if they stay in place, there is no doubt that they are seeking death.
Ruan Phuc Wei did not expect his guards to be able to repel the invading enemy, as long as they could delay the opponent as much as possible and buy himself time to escape.
At such a critical moment, I didn't even think about my beautiful wife and concubines, and I didn't need to care about my children. I whipped my horse and whip myself and escaped first.
He ran a mile out of the battlefield in one breath. Although there was a bright plane flying overhead, it seemed that no shots were fired, indicating that the other party did not notice him.
Because the vegetation in the mountainous area is relatively dense, you can vaguely see the mottled blue sky on the ground, but when you look down from above, it is full of green...
Ruan Phuc Wei looked around and found that there were only a few people left around him. How miserable it was!
Previously, I had planned to lead the troops to other places, choose the opportunity to gather people, and strive to reach thousands of people.
Now that even the last few hundred people have not been saved, it will be even more difficult to make a comeback in the future.
At this point, we can only follow the previous method, walk through the mountainous area, circle around and then go south.
"You bastard who deserves to be killed!"
Ruan Fuwei took a sip of water and cursed angrily.
The sound of gunfire and explosions coming from a distance showed that the fighting was still going on, and I hoped that those soldiers who were loyal to them could escape and ascend to heaven.
However, it didn’t take long, probably less than half an hour, for this sound to gradually decrease, and eventually the battlefield became completely calm, so
For the battle is over.
With the cooperation of fighter jets and helicopters, the special forces killed and injured nearly 300 Ruan soldiers at the cost of injuring less than 20 people. Hundreds of people surrendered and dozens of others escaped.
Through interrogating the prisoners, we learned that the other party was Ruan Phuoc Wei's guard, so it was reasonable for him to have stronger combat effectiveness. However, the owner did not find out, indicating that he had escaped in advance.
For other natives, if dozens of them were knocked down, their morale would be completely lost. They would either kneel down and beg for surrender, or the birds and beasts would scatter in all directions.
Ruan Phu Wei's guards are the elite of the Ruan army, but they are not enough in front of the Ming army's special forces.
One of the tasks of the Ming Army's special forces is to eliminate the opponent's elites and capture the leader of the thieves!
Today, the special forces came by helicopter to search. They only planned to find the main force of Ruan's army, and had no intention of capturing Ruan Fuwei.
Because in the rainforest area, even with the help of a helicopter, the possibility of finding and killing the target is very low.
It's really lucky to have such good luck, but it's a pity that this big fish escaped.
But it shouldn't be far away, and we might even run into him a second time before dark.
After confirming the identities of Nguyen Phuc Wei's wife, concubines, and children, the special forces used radio to summon more fighter planes to search. The closest ground troops were only a few miles away from the battlefield.
The most efficient heavy weapon is the "air gunship". It not only has machine guns, but also is equipped with tank guns. It has no problem dealing with ground targets.
In particular, this aircraft has a long range and can hover over the battlefield for a very long time. In low-speed patrol mode, there is no need to return before dark.
I heard that the number of big fish worth millions of silver coins is gradually increasing.
The problem is that if you want to clear out this fish from the forest, you must have ground troops search the mountain, and the required number of troops will be calculated in tens of thousands.
The prey is really hiding in a cave and is motionless, and it is impossible for aircraft in the sky to detect its location.
An hour later, the Ming army and the Japanese army met with the special forces one after another.
After the three parties clarified the scope and tasks of their respective responsibilities, they began to conduct a dragnet search.
Any place where fire can be set can be lit. As long as it is not a cliff, someone must be sent to check it.
If you encounter possible danger, just throw a grenade to wait. Any wild beast will be killed and maimed.
Searching the mountain is actually very hard, because you have to climb the mountain first and then find a way to get down. It is impossible to live on the mountain.
But since they heard that Ruan Phuc Wei was in the mountains, the soldiers became more enthusiastic about searching the mountains.
Whether or not you can receive the bounty is secondary, the most important thing is to resolve your hatred!
After chasing the prey for so long and not even seeing a human figure in the end, isn't it all in vain?
Emperor Haojing's order is that no matter life or death, as long as you catch him, this matter will be easy to handle!
After seeing more and more Manming planes flying over his head, Ruan Fuwei realized that the other party might think that he was in this area, and maybe Dog Manzi would appear nearby soon.
Fortunately, there are far fewer soldiers around him now, and he has achieved simplicity with a small number of people. With these few people, it is not easy for the barbarians to find him.
They could hide in a cave somewhere, but they would still run the risk of being discovered by the barbarian soldiers.
After thinking about it, Ruan Fuwei decided to continue on his way. As long as he was not discovered, he would leave this dangerous area as soon as possible.
Half a month later, Ruan Phuc Wei and his party had arrived at the Mekong River, and Siam was on the other side.
I heard that Siam and Man Ming have a very good relationship, so Ruan Phu Wei naturally doesn’t want to go there rashly.
From time to time, speedboats flying the flags of Siam or Man Ming appear on the river, and aircraft fly over from low altitude from time to time, indicating that the river has been controlled by these two parties.
In desperation, Ruan Phuc Wei and his party had no choice but to return to the nearby jungle, because if they took it along the river, they would easily encounter clever patrols.
These few of them may not even be able to defeat ten barbarians. They must be careful and vigilant every day.
If you are careless, you may be captured alive by the opponent.
If we go this way, we will make a really big circle. Fortunately, we can get rid of all the pursuers behind us and continue walking south for about a week before we can enter the southern region.
Being able to escape from the trap set by the dog barbarian can be regarded as a blessing in misfortune. Thinking of this, Ruan Fuwei couldn't help but sigh.
Although God couldn't help me get rid of the dog barbarian, but if I keep protecting myself like this, it's still pretty good...
The money the group carried was enough to cover their expenses on the road. If they ran out of food, they could just buy some. If they couldn't afford it, they could still go hunting. They just needed to eat and sleep in the open.
As long as you don't fall into the hands of a barbarian and can escape unscathed, it's not a big deal if you suffer some hardships on the way.
Since the leader of the thief has never been captured, Wanli speculates that there are only three possibilities.
Or Ruan Phuc Wei is hiding in a cave in the mountains.
Either the other party has arrived in the Lancang River Basin or returned to the southern Annan region.
Or the prey has died of illness!
The third possibility is very slim, the first two, especially the second one, are the most likely.
Therefore, he informed Lan Wang Zhu Cizhao and Wu Wang Zhu Cican of the situation here, hoping that the two vassal kings could cooperate.
The other party will definitely cooperate, because if you catch Ruan Fuwei, you can get a reward of two million silver coins, which is double the previous reward amount.
If those two vassal kings could really be caught, it would not be impossible for Emperor Haojing to give Long Yan four to five million silver coins while being extremely happy.
Since Ruan Phuc Wei has not been caught, the army now has to search for targets in a large area and spend a lot of money every day.
Rather than doing this, it would be better to save money by directly giving the bounty after catching the prey.
In order to intensify the sweep, Jiexuan has sent a large number of speedboats into the middle reaches of the Lancang River, including even first-class ironclad ships.
Wanli's speculation is not impossible, but very possible.
Zheng Fan is so difficult to catch, and Ruan Fuwei will definitely become even more difficult to capture after learning from his mistakes.
The navy, air force, army, Japanese army, plus the feudal king's troops and a large number of special forces all have the same goal.
The Nguyen army was simply swept away, and was completely vulnerable to the coalition forces which had an absolute advantage in terms of firepower, troops, supplies, morale, etc.
Neither Jiexuan nor Wanli believed that with the cooperation of many parties and repeated sweeps, Ruan Phuc Wei could be allowed to escape!
Emperor Haojing treated the Annan War as the last battle in the Eastern world, then
Winning the final battle well is the top priority, and capturing Ruan Fuwei is the top priority!
If you are alive, you want to see people, if you are dead, you want to see corpses!
Even if Ruan Phuc Wei committed suicide and was buried by his followers, they would have to be dug up and confirmed afterwards.
Fortunately, it has not been long since the full-scale war against the Ruan clan in the south began, and it was far from reaching the protracted stage in the east.
The entire peninsula is not large in area and is divided by the Lancang River. Coupled with the cooperation between Siam and the two vassal kings, it should not be too difficult to hunt down Nguyen Phuc Wei.
With the arrival of the rainy season, the battlefield situation has become very uncomfortable.
What's good for the coalition soldiers is that there are vegetation everywhere in the war zone, and they can warm themselves up by the fire anytime and anywhere when their clothes get wet.
It doesn't matter if there's a lot of rain on the plants, just sprinkle some oil on them.
Many oil tankers from the Ottoman Empire docked directly in Da Nang, making it easier for the coalition forces to load and unload oil barrels.
The Ottomans were also happy to see the Ming Empire use force abroad, which meant an increase in the consumption of refined oil.
The larger the war and the longer it lasted, the more land the Ottomans gained.
Today, the Ming Empire relies on imports for more than 80% of its refined oil products, and Osman is the largest supplier.
France also intends to seize market share in the Ming Dynasty from the Ottomans, but it can only supply a small amount to the Far East at present.
Since the end of the European War, countries are working hard to develop
The economic and industrial progress has been particularly significant. The main customers of French Petroleum Company are European countries.
Being able to occupy a large portion of the European market would already make the European Emperor Louis XIV a huge profit, and he would not seek to further expand the market share in the Eastern world in the short term.
With appropriate logistical supplies in place, the coalition forces fighting on the Annan battlefield no longer have any worries.
There is no shortage of oil, water, or food in any department. As long as the weather is not very bad, you can even eat popsicles every day.
So much so that observers from various countries' military attachés who followed the Ming Dynasty's navy thought that this was an enviable and enviable logistics.
At least in their case, the head of state would probably be reluctant to let bombers drop popsicles.
Therefore, it is very important to have a good relationship with the Ming Empire, just in case the two armies fight side by side one day.
If the battlefield is in a tropical area, the soldiers of your own army can also eat popsicles dropped from the air...
I heard that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty even started to install air conditioners on the tanks. Is this because there is so much money that there is no place to spend it?
Installing air conditioners on battleships has been a thing for a long time, but this is the first time I have heard of installing air conditioners on tanks.
The property management of the Inca Empire thought that this move could be reported to His Majesty the Emperor, so as not to overheat their own tank troops to the point of shock.
For these observers, Jiexuan has always been good at eating, drinking and entertaining them.
They can watch it as long as it does not involve one's own military secrets.
Anyway, the wool comes from the sheep, and Emperor Haojing will make back their expenses from bilateral trade.
If you want to take advantage of the Ming Empire, you must have a unique secret. At least you must send enough beauties.
The emperor looks down on them, so he can still express condolences
Anyway, William III has already done this, and many beauties are reluctant to leave!
The Army is busy arresting people!
The Air Force is thinking about bombing!
The navy has no opponent and can only sit in a daze out of boredom...
