Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

As Wang Chuan's military order was issued, the Ming army's counter-rebellion troops stationed outside the mountain began to set off.

They took a long detour to climb the mountain, heading towards the Tusi village on the mountain.

Along the way, the army marched, and scouts were everywhere, constantly reporting back news one after another.

A lot of useful and useless information gathered here at Wang Chuan, who would refer to it and then make a decision and give instructions to the entire army.

……

In the village, the chieftain was commanding his people to prepare for battle.

Although their Tusi Village did not have any standard weapons, they did have a variety of hunting rifles, bows and arrows.

A group of people stood together holding weapons, and they looked decent.

"Clan Chief, Patriarch, something bad has happened. The Ming Army has arrived halfway up the mountain. Some tribesmen saw that the Ming Army brought many artillery pieces and large boxes containing gunpowder with them."

While the clan leader was inspecting the village and cheering for his clansmen, a hunter came running from a distance.

A piece of bad news was brought to the clan leader.

The Ming army has artillery!

But now, they have no means to deal with the Ming army's bombardment.

If the Ming army really pulled the artillery outside the village and fired a few rounds, they would be defeated.

Of course, the road into the mountains this time was difficult, and the artillery carried by the Ming army was not a large-caliber heavy artillery.

Instead, they were a few light cannons. The total weight of the cannons was only two to three hundred kilograms, and they could be transported by just a few people.

Wherever people can go, cannons can go.

Although these chieftain villages are known as ancient villages in the mountains, the ancient villages in the mountains do not mean that their own tribesmen do not have to go in and out.

In order to obtain enough living supplies, it is impossible for them to really settle down in the remote mountains.

Zhailuo that can truly build a stronghold in the mountains will not be able to develop, and the number of people will only become smaller and smaller.

In fact, most of these Tusi villages that have reached a certain scale are located on the edge of the mountains.

So, there are still roads.

It’s just a little harder to walk!

When the clan leader heard this, his expression changed at first, and then he spoke solemnly.

"Tell the tribesmen that the Ming army is coming and prepare them for battle."

"Prepare for an ambush!"

"We must not let the Ming army enter the village!"

"..."

After saying this, the clan leader began to order troops, and then led the troops to leave the village, preparing to ambush the Ming army on the only way to enter the mountain.

Although the Ming army brought guides into the mountains this time, no matter how familiar the guides were with the roads in the mountains, they could not be more familiar with them than the mountain people.

The clan leader led his people to the dense forests on both sides of the road and laid down an ambush. The shotguns were loaded, the bows and arrows were cocked, and they aimed at the defense line of the mountain road, waiting for the Ming army to fall into the trap.

However, their plans were doomed to come to nothing.

Because the Ming army was accustomed to sending more scouts during wartime to investigate the battlefield situation.

Even the scouts will be dozens of miles ahead of the main force.

And the effect is naturally remarkable.

The clan leader Gangwu Yangyang led his people out of the village and headed for the dense forest where they were ambush, but they were discovered by Ming army scouts.

The Ming army scouts followed them quietly and watched helplessly as they completed the entire ambush process.

Then, he chose to report the news to his family's main force.

Soon, Wang Chuan received news that there was an ambush ahead.

But he did not order the army to stop marching, but asked the whole army to prepare for battle so that they could go into battle at any time.

Moreover, he also ordered the sentries to continue moving forward to keep an eye on the rebels' movements.

The army divided up and prepared to launch a counter-encirclement.

……

The patriarch squatted on a large bluestone, holding a dry tobacco pot in his hand, smoking one puff at a time.

Next to him was a clansman with a nervous and solemn face.

Seeing the patriarch's leisurely and natural appearance, everyone looked in awe.

The clan leader is the clan leader, and he is not nervous at all when big things happen.

Unlike them, my heart is about to jump out of my head.

The clan leader glanced at the surrounding clansmen with his peripheral vision, knocked his pipe pot on the big bluestone under his buttocks, and then spoke.

"Why are you panicking? Whenever something big happens, you should stay calm."

"How many times have I told you?"

"Besides, this mountain is our home ground. How can we be bullied by the Ming army here?"

Although the patriarch himself is a little anxious now, otherwise, he would not keep smoking his pipe and pot.

However, this did not prevent him from pretending to cheer them up in front of his tribe.

"Clan Chief, Clan Chief, the Ming Army is here and you can already see the flag."

A villager strode over and reported to the clan leader.

The expression on his face was full of solemnity.

When the clan leader heard this, his expression changed slightly, he knocked the pot in his hand, stubbed out the sparkling tobacco, and then said.

"Prepare to fight, notify everyone, prepare to fight!"

As he spoke, the clan leader took out a Miao knife from his waist, and his eyes began to fill with murderous intent.

Seeing this, everyone responded in unison.

Then they began to hide their figures and prepare to fight.

A group of people were hiding in the dense forest, staring dimly in the direction of the mountain road.

As time passed, a group of people appeared on the mountain road.

The red military flag was flying high, and the clear words of Dou Da were displayed in front of everyone.

A soldier named Ming strode over with a musket on his back and a bayonet on his waist.

The queue is neat and orderly, and the army is majestic.

Seeing this, everyone who was ambushing in the forest cheered up and tightened their grip on the weapons in their hands.

However, the Ming army marching on the mountain road suddenly stopped when they were about to enter the ambush circle.

In the center of the team, the gunner began to skillfully set up the cannon.

Two new mortars were quickly erected.

Mortars are cutting-edge weapons, and the current production capacity is not much, but Zhu Jing'an deliberately ordered that priority be given to equipping frontline combat troops.

Therefore, only one regiment-level unit on Wang Chuan's side can obtain two mortars.

Seeing the actions of the Ming army on the mountain road, everyone in the forest was puzzled at first. They didn't understand how the Ming army stopped.

However, no matter how slow their reaction was, they realized something was wrong after the Ming army set up the artillery.

"No, the Ming army must have discovered us, and even the cannons have been set up!" The expression on the clan leader's face changed, and he shouted at the top of his lungs.

"Quick! Run!"

However, his words had not yet finished.

I saw Sergeant Ming taking out two cannonballs from a wooden box and stuffing them into the barrel.

The next moment, a loud explosion sounded.

A puff of gunpowder smoke rose from the barrel, and the shell came out of the barrel, drawing a parabola in mid-air and falling into the dense forest.

Boom! Boom!
Deafening explosions sounded one after another.

The gunners skillfully loaded and fired, and the advantages of the mortar's high rate of fire were fully demonstrated.

In a matter of seconds, more than a dozen artillery shells were fired into the dense forest where the rebels were hiding.

Rumbling explosions continued to sound.

Earth and rocks erupted, and broken pieces of wood flew everywhere.

Along with this, there were a large number of broken limbs flying everywhere along with the shock wave.

……

A cannonball landed next to the clan leader, who subconsciously avoided it.

But as soon as he got up from the ground, he felt a huge force coming from behind, and his whole body was thrown away.

There was a burning pain in his back, and under the strong push on his back, the clan leader directly pressed his forehead against a big tree.

When even though he was hit, large streams of blood emerged from his forehead, staining his entire head and face red.

The patriarch was so dizzy that he wanted to get up from the ground.

However, as the shells landed one after another, the shock wave from the explosion spread along the ground. The shocked clan leader felt his mouth and nose were congested, and his eyes went black.

His limbs had no strength at all, let alone getting up from the ground.

The next moment, the piercing sound of the charging horn sounded.

The rebels, who were stunned by the mortars, panicked.

Because the charge horn sounded not from the direction of the mountain road, but from behind them.

L! Tick ​​tock!

The charge bugle sounded, and then, one by one, the Ming soldiers who had moved into position in advance launched a bayonet charge while flicking grenades.

Grenades fell one after another in the dense forest, and explosions continued to sound.

The villagers lurking in the mountains and forests were once again blown to pieces.

The sharp bayonet penetrated the human body, blood spurted out, and screams were heard.

boom!Boom!

There were occasional gunshots, and villagers fell to the ground one after another.

Immediately, the Ming army in the direction of the mountain road also rushed into the dense forest amidst the sound of charging horns.

……

Just as the counter-insurgency war in the southwest was in full swing, Zhu Jing'an, who was in the capital, also received the latest news from Jin Yiwei from Japan.

First of all, Japan's foreign daimyo, such as the Choshu clan, Aki clan, etc. brazenly sent troops to clash with the Tokugawa shogunate.

This greatly delayed the Ming army's offensive against the Satsuma Domain.

Because, in the Ming Dynasty's original plan, the Ming Dynasty would not use troops against the Satsuma Domain alone, but would jointly send troops with the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Although it is not difficult for the Ming Dynasty to take over the Satsuma Domain on its own, it will inevitably have more twists and turns than jointly sending troops with the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Therefore, the Ming army's use of troops against the Satsuma Domain was temporarily postponed.

The Ming army in North Korea was temporarily stationed on Tsushima Island and did not rush to land across the sea.

The Ming army in Ryukyu also temporarily stationed in Ryukyu, ready to wait and see first.

In addition, the latest information received by the Ming army was that Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain joined forces to reinforce the Satsuma Domain.

They assembled a fleet of more than fifty warships, as well as a large number of weapons and mercenaries to support the Satsuma clan in fighting the Ming Dynasty.

In other words, the current progress of Ming Dynasty in Japan is not smooth, and there are too many unexpected situations.

After Zhu Jing'an learned the news, he had to temporarily stop the Ming army's offensive and prepare to reconsider and re-formulate the battle plan before talking about using troops in the direction of Japan.

It is not a problem for Ming Dynasty to solve the Japanese big names who dance more happily, but the intervention of Western countries such as Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain is worthy of Ming Dynasty's seriousness.

Although they are unwilling to admit it, those Western barbarians are indeed further ahead than the Ming Dynasty in terms of navy.

Although Ming Dynasty is not afraid of them within the scope of East Asia, they are still more or less a minor trouble.

If not, how could Zhu Jing'an allow the Holy Land of Nanyang to continue to be invaded by the Netherlands and Spain?

After receiving the news, Zhu Jing'an ordered the cabinet and the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army to come to discuss matters and prepare to discuss how to solve the Japanese affairs.

After everyone arrived, Zhu Jing'an said with a serious face.

"Judging from the current situation, with the fate of Japan's foreign daimyo and the involvement of Western barbarians, the war situation in Japan has undergone great changes."

"How should I, Ming, respond to this?"

"You gentlemen, please feel free to speak your mind!"

After Zhu Jing'an finished speaking, everyone in front of him looked solemn.

"Your Majesty, the last general proposes to send more troops to North Korea and Ryukyu, and to mobilize the South China Sea naval fleet to reinforce the Japanese war."

A senior general from the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion suggested.

Among the current Ming army, the fleet with the strongest combat effectiveness, the largest number of warships, and the most cutting-edge weapons is the Nanhai Navy Fleet.

Because the Nanhai Navy Fleet has to face the Western Barbarians in the Nanyang.

The pressure is the greatest, and the strength is of course the strongest.

Since the Japanese conquest troops are now facing threats from the naval force, it is naturally the best choice to mobilize the Nanhai Navy fleet to reinforce them.

However, as soon as he finished speaking, someone spoke up and objected.

"No, the Nanhai Navy Fleet must not move lightly!"

"The Nanhai Navy is stationed in Guangdong, Hainan and other places. It has the important task of controlling the Western Barbarians in the Nanyang and guarding our southern frontier of the Ming Dynasty. If they are easily transferred, disaster may occur along the coast of Guangdong and Hainan."

The relationship between the Ming Dynasty and the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries was not friendly to begin with. This time the three countries increased their troops to the Satsuma Domain, it even made them look bad.

What if the Ming army transfers all the coastal defense fleets from the Nanyang direction and they raid the southern coasts of Ming Dynasty such as Guangdong and Fujian?
This must be guarded against!

Zhu Jingyan sat upright on the throne with an uncertain expression, but he did not make a rash decision and just spoke.

"The First Assistant first sent people to write reprimands to the British, Dutch, and Spanish embassies, hoping that they would return from their lost ways and not go further down the wrong path of going against the Ming Dynasty."

Zhu Jing'an was going to make a diplomatic protest first.

Hope it can play a certain role.

Of course, it doesn't matter if it's useless. Diplomatic protests are just words.

It's just that Zhu Jing'an needs to express his attitude through diplomatic protest.

If the British did not turn around in the face of Ming's diplomatic rebuke, it would not be too late for Ming to use economic sanctions and military actions to give them perspective.

When Zhang Jin heard this, he clasped his fists in response.

"Wei Chen understands!" (End of chapter)