Win the Ding 1617

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The wharf in Da Nang was bustling with sailors of the Namzhong Army, either delivering ammunition, clean water and other supplies to the ship, or detaining prisoners in temporary prisoner-of-war camps.

Five days ago, the navy of the South Central Army captured Da Nang and completed the strategic siege of Hue City from the south and the sea.And use the dock facilities here to turn it into its own temporary military port.At the same time, the troops of Ye Qi and Wang Bao, who commanded their troops to charge from the west, also completed the encirclement of Hue from the west.In this way, the east of Hue is the sea, and the west, north, and south are the troops of the South China Army. Hue has become a piece of fat roast beef on Li Shouhan's plate.

At the same time, the troops moved south and occupied another important city, Hoi An, [-] kilometers away.Control this sixteenth-century treaty port, which is no less than the city of Malacca, under its own guns.

In Hoi An, people were pleasantly surprised to find that it was not only a prosperous commercial port, but also an industrial city with some factories.As early as a few years ago, the Portuguese set up a commercial station in Hoi An and opened several workshops to help the Ruan family cast artillery here.

The South China Army seized more than a dozen semi-finished cannons alone, as well as five or six brand-new [-]-pound and [-]-pound cannons, and thousands of barrels of gunpowder were used.

And as a trade port, it will become another window and gold-absorbing beast to the outside world.More importantly, this is almost a city built in the hands of the Chinese. Chaozhou Guild Hall, Fujian Guild Hall, Guangzhao Guild Hall, Qiongfu Guild Hall, as well as Guandi Temple, Buddhist temples, ancestral halls of various surnames and other buildings make people feel like they are in a certain city in the inland.

Under the tyranny of the Ruan family, the Han people here either endure humiliation, bear huge economic losses, and pay high taxes to guard their own little family property; Qiongzhou Prefecture across the sea, and then from the west of the island to the east of the island, back to the hometown of Fujian and Guangdong, and some went further south along the coastline, either to Siam or Managa.But right now, a powerful army of their own sailed across the sea from the north, and as soon as they landed, they posted a notice announcing that they were here to punish the people and punish the tyrannical and heartless Ruan family.

Immediately afterwards, it was the implementation of the three principles of Ri Li.

The soldiers of the South Central Army not only pulled out the flag of the Ruan family from the top of the city, but also took advantage of the effect of the three principles of ri and li to change the flags in people's hearts to the sun and moon flag and the Nanzhong flag of the Li family.

The soldiers of the navy can take advantage of the short rest time to meet up with three or five confidants on the long beach in Da Nang, and use their own salary and rewards to have a drink to wash away the dust and sorrows of these days. exhausted.

The officers did not have such leisurely opportunities. Under the command of Li Shouhan, they were either responsible for surveying maps and measuring water depth, or recruiting civilians in the Da Nang area to build lighthouses and forts on the Son Tra Peninsula in the port.

But Wang Bao and Ye Qi rushed to the Guandi Temple in Hoi An, where Shou Han was camped, to receive the next military action order.

"Wang Bao. Mu Jiaguan fought well. How is the morale and physical strength of the troops?"

After conquering Rili, the two troops merged and marched along the long base of the Ruan family. After setting up camp in the outskirts of Hue, they handed over the troops to their deputy, boarded a fast boat, and came here to report the battle situation to the defenders.

In the first battle of Rili, Ye Qi captured a total of more than [-] war elephants and more than [-] artillery pieces weighing more than [-] pounds, and the number of artillery captured along the way was more than twice this amount.Referring to the primitive economic conditions in the south of the Lingjiang River, the Ruan family's excessive expropriation can be seen.How much manpower and material support is needed to manufacture hundreds of large and small artillery in an almost wilderness area?

Therefore, when the Nanzhong Army publicized the Rili Ten Articles refined from the Rili Three Principles all the way to the public, and sent people to organize the implementation, almost everywhere they went, they would not say laughter, twist Yangko, and eat pots of milk to welcome the master. At least there was no decent resistance.Of course, this has something to do with the self-renewal army who acted as the vanguard. These former elites of the Ruan family and the defenders along the way are all colleagues, the same clan, and some are even relatives or brothers. When the army fled to the east, they were ordered to guard the city wall and stop the pursuers. Such an order had already made them terrified.Listening to my acquaintances describe the battle situation that day in detail, if you don't surrender immediately, when will you wait?

"Return to the lord. The boys of the army under the bid, eat well, walk well, and fight well!" Wang Bao still spoke very few words, but his words were concise and to the point.

"How is the personnel situation?" Shou Han was a little worried, because long-distance marches have always been an important factor in causing non-combat attrition. Wang Bao's troops have the longest march distance, from the mountains of Laos, all the way to the east, until the sea.

"Some wounded soldiers, those who are sick and unable to act with the army, have been resettled in Rili, and the number is 460 or three. The total number of those who died in battle and died due to injury or disease is 340 or seven. According to the army book of the General's Mansion, the number is currently missing 810 men. The artillery lacks ten eight-pounders and six twelve-pounders. More than three hundred mules and horses have been lost.”

"If I fill up the gap for you and give you all these supplies and artillery, will you still be able to fight?" Shou Han smiled.

"My lord! I just talked about it, but you can walk and fight!"

Well, this guy made Li Shouhan very relieved.

After walking to the desk, he picked up a pen, and Shou Han wrote a few lines on a piece of letterhead printed on the letterhead of President Ma of the Nanzhong Fighting Against All Route Army.

"Wang Bao, He Jing sent a group of recruits, most of them are Hmong who have received three months of military training, your brothers from the same clan, 2000 people. I will hand them over to you, first to supplement your vacancies, and second Come on, you can form another battalion or two. As for the artillery you mentioned, you can choose from the artillery captured in Hoi An; also, upgrade the Iron Shoulders you marked to become a battalion. Firearms, knives and spears, if you lack anything, you can go directly to the luggage to get it. I just want you to do one thing for me."

Pushing the golden mountain like an inverted jade pillar, Wang Bao kowtowed to the ground, "I am willing to die for my lord!"

"I don't want you to die! You cooperate with Zhang Xiaohu in Jin Ran Bay to destroy Champa!"

Although the Champa at this time was not the same Champa that had repeatedly approached the dragon, it was also thriving in the confrontation between the two major military groups in Annan, the North and the South.In order to gain the support of Champa against the Zheng family in the north, the Ruan family has been repairing with Champa.Ruan Fuyuan, the patriarch of the Ruan family, even married his daughter Yuqian to the ruler of Champa.And Champa also took advantage of the Annan Civil War to raise troops to restore the country, and officially restored the title of the kingdom, although it was only internal.And in the 22nd year of Wanli, King Poa of Champa even sent troops to Malacca to support the Sultanate of Johor to fight against the power of the Portuguese colonists.

The reason is that these countries are inextricably linked with Champa in terms of history, culture, and blood relationship.

Staring at the map for a while, Wang Bao suddenly asked, "My lord, I conquered Shuncheng (it was supposed to be the so-called Bintong Dragon, but the name is too awkward, I still use the Vietnamese name!), destroy Champa, is it going south along the coast to directly kill the countries where the seven aunts and eight aunts of Champa are?"

"No! You don't need to worry about those messy countries in Malawi. Your troops are good at running and fighting in mountains. If you destroy Champa, if you have more courage, you will turn west and join us in Jiulongjiang. Tunbao, which is carrying out reclamation, go westward along the river to clean up Chenla! You are not required to be able to destroy the country in one battle, but you must first ensure that you are undefeated, and then, hurt Chenla, and give me his territory!"

Such a blatant tone of aggressor, but in the ears of Wang Bao and others, it is like the sound of nature.Almost a year ago, Li Shouhan started to resettle the Jiulongjiang area (the so-called Mekong Delta). Like playing chess as an eye, he built seven or eight resettlement forts, with thousands of households There, I didn't expect that these people would come in handy today.

"Talk to the brothers, if this place is captured, this will be our eternal rice river. No one can take it away. With this place, our descendants will never be in danger of starvation!"

Shou Han's hand clattered on the map.

"Shao Ning, your Iron Shoulder Team is also allocated to Wang Bao. You and I will pull out this nail behind us, Hue! Then, we can farm steadily and engage in our own business. Build!"

Wang Bao kowtowed to Li Shouhan, shook hands with Ye Qi and said goodbye, turned around and came out, ready to find Zheng Yitong, the ambassador who was in charge of supplies and recruit affairs. In fact, this person's real name was Li Shouhan, but because of drinking too much, he was called Zheng Yitong. a barrel.But he didn't want to bump into Mo Jin who was on duty today.

"I've met Commander Wang!" Wang Bao was once again in charge of leading the troops to attack. Naturally, he couldn't hide the matter from Mo Jin, who was beside Shou Han.

The South Central Army respected military merits, either by opening up territories, or beheading generals and capturing flags, or besieging cities, or researching new weapons, new tools, and new crafts, building dams, and reclaiming land. The wasteland has opened up new business routes and financial resources. Such a person can gain the respect of the general public, not just saying that you are above the court and just talking about it.Everything here is to speak with practical effects.

In other words, mouth cannons are useless.

"Why, there is no chance to make meritorious deeds by the lord's side?" Wang Bao is also familiar with brothers Mo Jin and Mo Yu, so he had to chat a few words and make a joke.

"Hey! It's enough to protect the lord, how can there be a chance to kill the enemy? Not to mention meritorious service!" Mo Jin looked helpless.

"Be well by the lord's side. There is a saying that birds follow the phoenix and fly far away, and people are virtuous and moral. Do you think that Xu Yingguan and Zuoying officer were released by the people around the lord? Now they are also in charge of many ship cannons. no?"

After a few words of consolation, Wang Bao saw the rhinoceros lacquer worship box in Mo Jin's hand, "Is anyone here to see the lord?"

Mo Jin smirked outside the temple, motioning Wang Bao to look out.

Under the flagpole outside the temple gate, a group of people were kneeling in unison. The Tsukiyotou on the top of the head and the sword on the waist clearly showed their identities.

"Japanese?"

"Yes, they were the ones who helped us intercept the defeated Ruan family navy at sea the day before."