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Chapter 1220 The Queen Invites a Battle

After learning about the determination of the No.12 Corps to make them surrender, the envoy of the Aceh Kingdom spoke to the Portuguese on the city wall in the dialect of Sumatra.

"Your Excellency, the other party's queen has requested a decisive battle with you, and she will compete with you through a decisive battle. She thinks it is a coward's act to hide in a strong city, which will damage the reputation of the kingdom of heaven." The Portuguese once again conveyed to Huang Degong The words of the envoy of Aceh.

Huang Degong and other officers of the No.12 Corps were not surprised but delighted when they heard the words.

Although they built half a bastion here, they wanted to support the drilling team in the jungle and also wanted to defeat the army of Aceh as soon as possible.

The Queen of Aceh's invitation to fight is exactly what they mean!
"Calm down, calm down!" Huang Degong was afraid that the joy of his subordinates would make Aceh's envoys realize their poor decision-making.

"Tell their queen that we agree to go out of the city to fight them, but they are crowded in the jungle ahead, and our army cannot deploy after leaving the city. Please retreat five hundred steps and let our army go out of the city to form a decisive battle with them." Huang Degong said to the Portuguese.

The grape people conveyed Huang Degong's words to the envoys of Aceh.

Aceh's envoy nodded slightly when he heard the words: "I'll go back and report to our Lady Queen."

When the Aceh envoys returned to their camp, the officers of the No.12 regiment knew how their chief wanted to deal with the Aceh army.

"How many batches of war horses have we shipped?"

"The number of ships is limited. Although we brought a lot of mules and horses this time, there are only 72 war horses."

"Tadamo Tachibana, you selected 30 warriors from the mercenaries who are good at horse fighting. Most of our No.12 Corps are recruits, and they are not skilled enough in equestrian skills. Things like muskets can be done quickly, but equestrian skills are not far behind." General Huang Degong Some of the horses were allocated to Tachibana Tadamo.

A force of 72 part-time cavalrymen was organized and temporarily formed into a cavalry squad.

"If the other side's queen agrees to stay away, we will strike halfway. Before they have set up their lineup, the cavalry squad will make a surprise attack, and the musketeers will quickly follow. The rear-loading rifles we use no longer need a tight formation. Each team conducts an assault according to the predetermined attack direction, and the battle will determine the world!"

The officers of the No.12 Corps can roughly observe the opponent's deployment through binoculars.

They divided the force of 1200 people. The cavalry squad was regarded as a commando. Behind the cavalry squad were samurai mercenaries who used cold weapons. Their role was to expand the gap after the cavalry squad opened the gap.

On the two wings, a large number of infantry equipped with Dreiser rifles were deployed, which allowed them to use skirmish lines and their tactics were much more flexible.

"Will the other party's queen really step back and give us an open space?" Tachibana Tadamo asked.

Familiar with China's art of war, if he faced such a request from the other party, it would be almost impossible for him to agree.

Once an army of tens of thousands of people retreats, unless it is a well-disciplined army, the normal retreat will turn into a rout.

Tachibana Tadashige remembers the Battle of Feishui recorded in the Chinese history books as an example of this.

But any commander who has studied the art of war will not make such a serious mistake.

However, Tachibana Tadamo overestimated the opponent's determination.

For the country of Aceh, it is one thing whether it knows about the battle of Feishui, but the actual situation is another.

The Aceh Kingdom exhausted its national power and went south to fight for the lost land. Tens of thousands of them needed to eat. In addition, the coastline was blocked by the Nanyang Fleet, and they could only transport food through the primitive way on land.If the No.12 Corps has been huddled in the bastion and they cannot conquer the bastion, then the army may collapse after the food is eaten.

Soon the Aceh envoys returned again, bringing back a reply from their queen.

"They said that their queen agreed to give up an open space for a decisive battle, hoping to fight us fairly." The Portuguese said.

"Let him go back and prepare for a decisive battle." Huang Degong said.

After the queen of Aceh agreed to a decisive battle, the soldiers in the bastion were mobilized.

The 72 war horses were the core of this military operation. They were all issued with revolvers, armor and straight knives, and they mainly used the cavalry tactics of the cold weapon era to carry out raids.

The auxiliary soldiers put light armor on the 72 horses to increase the defense of the horses when facing the opponent's firecrackers and arrows.

"If our Liaodong, Mobei, Monan, and Moxi four major cavalry regiments were here, we would definitely be able to dispatch a strong cavalry to carry out this operation. It is a pity that we are a jungle regiment, no matter whether it is a horse or a rider who is proficient in horse combat Very little. In the current situation, you can only fight with half-baked soldiers, so don’t be ashamed of our No.12 Corps and mercenaries.” Huang Degong came to inspect this temporarily formed core force before launching the offensive.

"Corps Commander, we will not dishonor the reputation of the No.12 Corps! Even if it is not as good as the four major cavalry regiments, it is not far from them!" The 12 half-baked cavalrymen selected from the No.42 Corps confidently pledged, He also brought a helmet modified according to the cavalry system of the Ming army.

"Fart! You are not very old, but you have a big tone. The four major cavalry regiments are all selected from the Han people and nomadic tribes living on the grasslands outside the pass. They grew up on horseback and trained horses all year round. The skill of fighting under horses, the gap between you and them lies in the sky and the ground." Huang Degong feigned anger.

"Haha!" The 42 half-baked cavalry laughed.

They also know the gap between themselves and the regular cavalry, but it doesn't affect them from crushing the aboriginal army in Nanyang!
"You have vassals from the Takeda family cavalry team. This battle may be your chance to gain merit and join the regular army of the empire! Gentlemen, please risk your life to prove that you were once a samurai!" Tadamo Tachibana himself rode a group The war horse, wearing the improved Ming Dynasty standard cavalry armor, did not use a katana sword, but a straight sword made of harder steel.

Behind him are 29 selected knights who can ride. Almost all of them regard their heroic performance in this battle as an opportunity to join the imperial army, and their fighting spirit is high!
Other samurai who can't ride can only follow behind them with spears and Japanese swords.

"Wait for our musketeers to leave the city slowly, giving them the illusion that we are preparing to deploy. Once the opponent's army starts to retreat, the cavalry in the city will take the lead and smash their army in one fell swoop." Huang Degong said.

"If they capture their queen, will there be any additional rewards?" Tachibana Tadamo and other cavalrymen asked.

"Well... If the military department has a reward for the person who captured the other queen, I can give him all the rewards." Huang Degong said.

(End of this chapter)