Of course, in fact, in the history after this plane, after the Zhaowu regime was destroyed by the Qing army, Nanming, who worked together in one place, really caught the Qing army off guard and recovered several provinces in one fell swoop. This is a rare short-lived prosperity for Nanming.
However, Nanming's strength was always too weak, so that after the Qing army came to their senses, they easily crushed it back.
Of course, if the Qing army was so arrogant when they entered the customs, the result would be difficult to say.
By the time General Zhenguo led his troops to Chaozhou, four days had passed.
This is not because the generals of Zhenguo don't want to send troops as soon as possible. The main reason is that after the Ming Dynasty surrender troops were sent out to eat, they completely let themselves go. They were more bandits than bandits. Burning, killing and looting were commonplace.
One by one, they ate plenty of fish and meat, and enjoyed fine wine and delicacies every day. When the messengers from General Zhenguo arrived, none of the surrendered troops wanted to go back, so they basically returned to camp against the deadline.
It is precisely because of this that when General Zhenguo broke out his camp and sent out troops, the last regiment of the Fourth Division also arrived in Chaozhou.
And the two infantry regiments that arrived first have dug several trenches and fortifications around the refugee point.
Well, in the recruit training of Xinghai Kingdom, the most important trainings are queue training, physical training, shooting training and structural fortification training.
For this reason, the arsenal also specially developed an ordnance shovel.
Thanks to the insights of later generations, this ordnance shovel is actually not much different from the later generations of ordnance shovels, well, except for the difference in the steel material of the shovel head.
Each recruit is required to have the ability to dig a one-man foxhole on short notice.
To put it simply, it is to dig out a ring or T-shaped protective fortification in the sand in the wild that is enough for you to shoot from a crouching position.
In order to observe the situation of the Qing army at close range, Sun Xuebin, as the commander of this battle, moved the staff room of the Ministry of Military Affairs.
After all, according to the current training regulations of the Ministry of Military Affairs, officers who are promoted to the company, battalion or regiment level must first go to the Army Academy for a period of training, and then go to the staff room for a period of practice to improve the officers' strategic vision as much as possible.
The entire front was divided into three trenches, which were intertwined and protected each other. Many foxholes were also dug in the open space between the trenches to facilitate soldiers to cover each other and snipe the enemy during evacuation.
Nearly three thousand soldiers were arranged in these three trenches. Their only heavy firepower was grenade launchers, and all 88 artillery pieces were concentrated behind the three trenches, a total of ten.
This is not surprising. For the Star Navy, which was trained and reorganized according to the modern armies of later generations, the weight of the 88 field gun is actually a bit heavy, which affects the marching speed.
Well, the main reason here is that the transportation tools are not powerful, and all of them are animal power. If they are dragged by large trucks, the marching speed will not be affected at all.
However, for the existing number of projectile canister configurations, the number of 88 field guns is smaller, which does not affect it.
In fact, in Sun Xuebin's view, even without the 88 field gun and grenades, the Mauser G98 in the hands of soldiers alone is enough to defend against any enemy.
General Zhenguo was still very cautious. After the army approached Chaozhou, he sent out all the exploration horses in his hands.
Although these detective horses are not pure Eight Banners soldiers, they are just surrendered troops, but they are also elite scouts in the surrendered army, possessing strong bodies and superb combat skills that ordinary soldiers do not possess.
From the beginning, these exploration horses took turns to attack the trenches from the left and right sides, but would withdraw when the distance was less than two to three hundred meters to test the strength of the Star Navy.
In response to such a test, veteran officers at all levels of the Star Navy strictly ordered not to open fire without permission.
In fact, before this battle, the first thing the staff of the Ministry of Military Affairs did was to go to the library to check relevant historical materials and get a thorough understanding of the possible combat habits of the Qing army. At the same time, they also asked the instructors on the Ganzhou front line to ask the veterans of the Nanming Army , and finally summarized the fighting habits of the Qing army.
This kind of probing horse test is a common trick used by the Qing army.
It is mostly used to spy on the enemy's strength, discipline, etc., so as to provide feedback to the Qing army commander and formulate combat plans.
There is no doubt that the Mauser G98, grenade launchers and 88 field guns are the secret weapons of the Xinghai Kingdom.
Therefore, even if the Qing army's exploration horses finally arrived within 50 meters of the trench, the Star Navy remained completely motionless and did not attack.
No matter how courageous the Qing army scouts were, they did not dare to rush into the trenches, so they retreated after hastily shooting a few arrows into the trenches.
After receiving the report from the detective, the Zhenguo general's brows almost knitted together.
To be honest, he had never seen an army that was so calm and composed in front of the Qing army's probing horses.
You must know that even the former Guan Ning cavalry was like a lost dog in front of the Qing army.
But it doesn't matter. The enemy army only has more than 3,000 people at most. Even if they can fight, they can't resist in front of their own army.
Because General Zhenguo was eager to attack the enemy, collect grain and fodder, and achieve great success, he stopped the army to repair when it arrived five miles away from Chaozhou.
Speaking of this position, the 88 field gun on the Star Navy side is almost within reach.
However, considering that once the artillery was fired, it was likely to frighten the Qing army away, which would completely fail to achieve the effect of actual military training. Therefore, Sun Xuebin did not order the artillery to be fired. He just asked the artillery to continue calculating the shooting of Zhu Yuan, and be sure to shoot those within the range. All places are marked to improve shooting accuracy.
The Qing army had been recuperating for half a day, and the time had reached Unit 1:15, which was around 5:15 in the afternoon.
It was almost dinner time at this time, so General Zhenguo simply asked people to cook in the pot.
The Qing army's dinner was different because of the different types of soldiers. The Jiangjun army cooked wheat rice without removing the husk, which was not very delicious. If they ate too much, their teeth would wear out quickly, while the Eight Banners soldiers took out the dried meat one by one. , throw it into the pot, boil and eat separately.
As the enemy troops were still far away, the Star Navy did not eat canned food. Instead, the cooking team prepared fresh braised pork, stir-fried vegetables, beef stew with potatoes and white rice and sent them to the trenches.
Comparing the two, you can see the difference in wealth between the two parties.
After the Qing army had dinner, the surrendered troops gathered and set off under the scolding of the Eight Banners soldiers.
More than 10,000 surrendering troops were armed with spears, swords and shields at the front, while the Eight Banners soldiers were on horseback one by one, walking behind to hold down the formation.
Undoubtedly, the Zhenguo general has not yet been informed of the battle situation on the Ganzhou front line. Otherwise, he would never put up such a dense formation and advance towards the enemy's position.
When more than 10,000 surrendering troops arrived 100 meters away from the trench, under the order of Sun Xuebin, an 88 field gun immediately opened fire. The conical shell fell into the formation of the surrendering troops, and then exploded into a ball of fire, killing more than ten soldiers. A surrendering soldier was knocked to the ground.
