Win the Ding 1617

() How did everyone appreciate the moon last night?

Surin House.

The transportation hub in the southeast of Siam, beyond the mountains, is Chenla in the south.There are many stockades of Khmer and Mon people scattered in the mountains. In the stockade, there are bursts of elephant neighing from time to time. Occasionally, children ride on the back of the elephant and go down to the riverside accompanied by adults. drinking water.

Wang Bao's camp was set up on the plain in front of the mountain.

Like the previous big camps, two trenches and foxholes were dug in front of the camp area, which could serve as fortifications and drainage ditches.The red soil dug out was compacted by the prisoners of war who served as coolies, and a low wall five feet high and three feet thick was built.Then reserve a channel on the wall to act as an entrance and exit.On both sides of the passage, artillery fortifications were built, six [-]-pound guns and eight large French machines blocked the possibility of attacking the camp.

Behind the earthen wall, the soldiers of the Phoenix Battalion supervised the prisoners to cut down the trees and set up wooden fences. Between the earthen wall and the wooden fence, there was a trench eight feet wide and five feet deep densely covered with bamboo sticks.The soil from the excavation of the trench was rammed into another earth wall behind the wooden fence, and a series of small Franglers were placed on the gun emplacements on the wall. Next to the small Franglers, there were neatly arranged she hole.

In the middle of the camp, the camp flag of the Phoenix Battalion and the banner of Wang Bao's Southern Route Army were flying on the tall flagpoles.

At this moment, the owner of the banner was observing the formation of the Siamese army on the plain in front of the camp.

The battalion officers of the Phoenix Battalion, together with Wang Bao, held the brass monocular binoculars and looked towards the opposite side. In the clear lens of the binoculars, the situation of the Siamese Army was clearly seen:

The formation of the Siamese army was arranged on the plain, and under the rising sun in the morning, it seemed to be dyed a layer of golden red.In front of the infantry phalanx, nearly a hundred war elephants entered their positions one by one under the care of the elephant slaves. In the bamboo building on the back of the elephants, several musketeers could be vaguely seen.

In order to defend against enemy weapons from the front and sides, each war elephant is covered with huge armor, and a sharp long knife is also tied to the long ivory.Several elephant slaves are lowering their heads to untie the thick iron chains locked on the elephant's legs, so that these behemoths can run and kill wantonly in the upcoming battle.

In front of the battle elephant queue, there are 22 cannons lined up impressively. The gunners are nervously carrying the shells and gunpowder. Under the command of the officers, the coolies are struggling to adjust the muzzle and position of the cannons so that the cannons can be used to their full potential. lethal effect.The huge physical exertion made the coolies' naked upper bodies still dripping with sweat in this first month's weather.

In front of the infantry phalanx, the officers rode on short war horses and looked towards this side with the same clairvoyance.Behind them is a crowd that can't be seen at a glance.

The soldiers held spears and wore slender Burmese knives on their waists. Their dark faces were full of killing desires, "Kill these Ming people, their luggage, money, and Chenla, which was once a vassal state of Siam, then kill them." It's all ours!"

"The Siamese army is mainly equipped with three types of weapons, spears, Burmese knives, and muskets. In addition, artillery and war elephants are used as trump cards." The Siamese officer stationed in Surin Mansion, who was instigated by the Han Yuan firm, Hongchai, a Chinese, used his hands Pointing at the Siamese army in the distance, they introduced the situation one by one.

"Who is the general on the opposite side?" Peng Kun, the battalion officer, counted the flags of the Siamese Army and asked Hong Cha.

"Lord Peng, the chief general of the Siamese army, if I read the flag correctly, it should be Wo Luo Weng, who is the most cunning and greedy minister in front of King Songtan of Siam. Commanding these [-] Siamese soldiers, more than a hundred war elephants, and four to five thousand horses to come here, it is undoubtedly a moth to the flame to seek death."

"On the left side of the Woluoweng flag formation, the small formation is the Japanese volunteer team in Ayutthaya. These people are all Japanese people who make a living in Siam. They are good at using firearms and long knives. It is said that they are all warriors who were defeated in domestic wars. , in order to avoid disaster and come to Siam to make a living and do business. According to their establishment, judging from the banner, it should be a preparation, about 600 people. The leaders are the top figures of the Japanese in Ayutthaya, Tsuda Mataemon and Yamada Nagamasa Two. Tsuda is the general officer of the Japanese in front of King Songtan of Siam, and he is also the largest Japanese official in the Siamese court. Yamada is the brave leader of the Japanese, and he is the most capable of fighting."

"The artillery was forged with the help of the Dutch and Portuguese in Ayutthaya, and the Musketeers were also trained by the Portuguese. A few years ago, the Black Prince relied on war elephants and firearms to defeat the Burmese army. It was also Yanwu Xiuwen, and the force was abolished. The Dutch fought openly and secretly with the Portuguese. Therefore, this time Wo Luoweng led troops, the Dutch refused in every possible way, and the Portuguese, because they had an old enmity with the general in Guangnan, they all went out. Come on. Commander, please look, the right side of the Woluo Weng banner formation is the square formation of Portuguese soldiers, this generation is good at using spears and firearms."

"Every time the Siamese army fights, they must first bombard the enemy's formation with artillery, and then attack with war elephants. In the case of elephants, the elephants fight each other, and the musketeers step forward."

After listening to the usual tactics of the Siamese army, Wang Bao laughed, "In the past half a year, apart from dealing with those savage villages and the tofu soldiers in Chenla, we have hardly fought a real tough battle. We just marched. Everyone today Ri let go of his hands and feet and made a big kill, and those guys from the Guards Battalion and Navy Division laughed at our Phoenix Battalion who can only march and get rich, and can't fight tough battles!"

Ever since Wang Bao accepted the mission at the lower part of the city of Hue and sent his troops to conquer Chenla, almost everywhere he went, the local defenders of Chenla were on the verge of collapse, and the officials who captured the captives and offered the city to surrender learned that Chenla has been fighting all these years. Is it in the situation of being abused by Siam and the Ruan family in turn? Officials and soldiers have long been accustomed to the days when Qin came to surrender to Qin and Chu to surrender to Chu, and resisted desperately? Sorry, why? !

This offensive continued all the way to Phnom Penh.

Phnom Penh is an ancient capital and the largest city in the country.It is located on the west bank of Four Arms Bay. Four Arms Bay is the confluence of Upper Mekong River, Lower Mekong River, Tonle Sap River and Basha River. These four rivers converge here to form a wide water surface, and they are like four huge arms stretching into the distance.The Cambodians call this piece of water the "Four Sides River", and the local overseas Chinese gave it a vivid name "Four Arms Bay".Overseas Chinese called it "Jin Ben" at that time. In Cantonese, the pronunciation of "Ben" and "Bian" are very similar. Over time, Jin Ben evolved into "Phnom Penh" in Chinese, which has been used to this day.

I originally thought that under the city of Phnom Penh, I could do a lot of work. Unexpectedly, I saw the fleet of the Nanzhong Navy moored on the bay from a distance. On the bow of the leading ship was a tiger head made of gold and silver. It was the front battalion of Zhang Xiaohu's Navy Xuanwu Battalion.

Zhang Xiaohu brought supplies of ammunition and a thousand recruits to Wang Bao. The two guys, who didn't know what fear was, went forward by land and water, and conquered Phnom Penh in one fell swoop. The soldiers of the battalion were captured, and Zhang Xiaohu sent him to Hejing to kowtow to Li Shouhan with courtesy.

People in Chenla call it rich and noble Chenla, and the palaces and temples in the royal city are often decorated with gold and silver bricks.The most luxurious.There is also a saying that "women are easy to get, houses are easy to manage, utensils are easy to buy, and business is easy." Within two days after entering the city, women came and went in and out of the military camp, soldiers drank heavily, and military discipline showed signs of laxity.

This is not acceptable!Seeing those young men who were brave and brave not long ago turned into heroes rolling in the powder pile in an instant, Wang Bao and Zhang Xiaohu made a decisive decision, led the troops out of Phnom Penh, and sent people north to ask the Shou Han to send people to take over the place. The soldiers went west and swept up all parts of Chenla.

After several small-scale battles, more than a dozen large and small stockades were pulled out, and the soldiers of the Phoenix Battalion also returned to the state before they conquered Phnom Penh.However, in the process of continuing to fight, a new problem appeared.

Many villages of Miao people learned that the main generals of the Ming army in front of them are the Miao family. There are also many Miao family members among the officers and soldiers. They immediately came to join the army and demanded to contribute to the army. That's it.

Others who made the same request, such as Jingpo people and so on.The reason is the same, "If there are Jingpo people (Wa people, etc.) in your camp, why can't I join the army? Why should we treat them differently?"

How is this good?

It is the easiest to stay, and it is also very useful for conquering places.But where do military pay and weapons come from?If they don't stay, firstly, there is not enough troops, and secondly, it will hurt the hearts of the same clan.

"On the way to the South Expedition, if there are those who are willing to join, they can be organized as foreign battalions. The required weapons and military salaries will be temporarily spent during the seizure. After inspection and combat achievements, they will be formally organized and trained as an army." With permission, Wang Bao boldly accommodated and used these tribal soldiers to strengthen his momentum.

"The enemy army has more than [-] soldiers from the Phoenix Battalion, and thousands of people in the center. They should be under the command of the enemy general Wang Bao. The soldiers on the left and right flanks have chaotic formations, complicated banners, and different weapons and equipment. They should be taken in by Wang Bao along the way. The surrendered troops." Wo Luoweng carefully studied Wang Bao's army formation through the binoculars.

Compared with the lineup of the Siamese Army, the formation scale of the South Central Army is not so powerful. The reason is very simple, there are not so many elephants.At the front of the army formation, there are more than 40 artillery pieces, large and small, 24 Dafolang machine guns, six [-]-pounder guns, and [-] eight-pounder guns.These cannons, together with the cannons in the camp, were dragged by the soldiers from the city of Hue all the way here, and many buffaloes were exhausted on the way.

Behind the artillery team, there are vehicles. There are only wooden frames on the vehicles. There seem to be a few winches beside the wooden frames. Behind the vehicles, there are wooden boxes one by one. I don’t know what is inside.

Wang Bao himself and a group of officers rode in front of his army formation. The lineup behind him surprised Yamada Nagamasa. It was not the triple formation that the Ming army was used to in his impression, nor was it in Siam. He had seen it in Guangnan Kingdom. The so-called Spanish phalanx, but another formation.

On the front of the army formation, there are several rows of iron gunners, standing there shoulder to shoulder. There are about a thousand people from south to north. If there are three rows, there are about [-] iron gunners.At the end of the line of iron gunners, there are rows of sword and shield soldiers, arranged vertically from west to east, and the long knives in the hands of the soldiers are shining sharply in the sun.

Next to the sword and shield soldiers, that is, the outermost layer of the formation, are four rows of pikemen. Each pikeman is wearing armor, with an eight-petal cap on his head and an iron pointed helmet. , known as the strongest spear by the Japanese.Looking at the armor on the opposite side, and then at the iron-clad armor on his body, and the Jinhaori outside, Yamada Nagamasa suddenly felt that this battle was not so easy. "I hope these enlightened people, as their ancestors said, are beautiful on the outside but cowardly on the inside."

"But that's it!" Wo Luoweng was full of confidence, "It only needs to defeat the thousands of people in Wang Bao's headquarters, and the rest of the tribal soldiers will be scattered." In the camera, the soldiers outside the Phoenix Camp on the left and right wings, although they are also There are hundreds of people in a team, but they can't compare with the Phoenix Battalion in terms of military capacity and discipline.

The flag waved, and an officer leaped out, "General Ming, please come out and talk to me!"

Peng Kun glanced at Wang Bao, and Wang Bao nodded, he clamped his legs, and the little Dian horse under his crotch ran forward unhurriedly.

A few words on the scene are nothing more than why we violated our borders, our army of the celestial dynasty, using righteousness to fight against rebellion, you wait for life and death, trying to resist the heavenly soldiers in vain.

After finishing speaking, each returned to the team and prepared to fight.

"Our army, each unit of the Phoenix Battalion took nine steps forward. Peng Kun, Hong Cha, you two each take a musketeer, and go to the left and right wings to suppress. Order them not to move rashly in place. Hearing the order to attack, anyone who dares to act rashly ,cut!"

Following Wang Bao's order, the trumpeter blew the bronze trumpet and waved the flag, and the Phoenix Battalion in the middle of the army marched forward in an orderly manner, forming a slightly prominent pattern.The two musketeers separated from the Phoenix Battalion, under the leadership of Peng Kun and Hong Cha, sent orders to the left and right wings respectively.

"Fire!" Woluo Weng waved the flag, and the gunners loaded and aimed nervously under the command of Portuguese officers and sergeants.

"Boom!" A shell was fired.He rushed straight to the Phoenix Battalion's formation.

With a muffled sound, the shell hit a soldier, and the soldier fell to the ground with the sound. His head flew to nowhere. It bounced a few times on the ground and rolled aside.

Boom boom boom!The cannonball just now was obviously a test shot, and the main event began to sing. Under the command of Portuguese officers, the 22 guns were divided into two groups, one group fired and the other group loaded, and the artillery fire continued continuously.

More than a dozen artillery shells fell into the formation in each wave. In two consecutive waves, more than a dozen soldiers of the Phoenix Battalion were killed and more than 30 soldiers were injured, and more than half of them would be disabled.

"Sure enough, it's a strong army!" Wisdom Yamada Nagamasa of the Japanese Volunteer Team on the opposite side stared at where the shells went. Although the Japanese are commonly known as tough, they also set a record in Siam for attempting a palace coup with less than 40 people, but they dare not face such an artillery attack.

After two rounds of artillery fire, the sound of the artillery on the opposite side began to fade away, and the gunners ordered the coolies to bring water from the rear to cool down the hot barrel.Buckets of clear water were splashed on the bronze cannon, making piercing noises, and the clear water instantly turned into hot air and flew into the air.

"Order the elephant soldiers to charge up!"

As Wo Luoweng's order was passed on step by step, the elephants began to move forward little by little under the driving of the elephant slaves. After passing the artillery position, the elephants began to speed up, and the soldiers in the bamboo building also Start to load gunpowder and projectiles for the musket, put the spear in the most convenient position, and prepare for the slaughter in the upcoming battle.

The ground of the earth seemed to start to tremble under the frequent knocking of hundreds of thick elephant legs, and the war elephants let out terrifying neighing sounds from time to time, as if Shura Hell was right in front of them.

"That's it again!" Wang Bao put down the binoculars and snorted contemptuously. "The Ruan family is like this, and the Siamese army is also like this, so there is nothing new?"

"My lord, are we shooting to intercept?!"

"Hold the flag! Fire!"

The bugle officer waved the command flag in his hand, and immediately there was a burst of roar from the artillery position, and the twelve-pound cannon took the lead in speaking, welcoming these behemoths with the warmest language.

"I can return Ye Shaoning's ivory later." Wang Bao couldn't help feeling a little proud as he watched the trails left by the shells in the air. "I have to add interest!"

Within a distance of less than two miles, it was the most powerful [-]-pounder gun. Several war elephants that were hit in the front fell to the ground in an instant, and the armor on their bodies was pierced by the shells. accomplice to murder.

Two shells hit the legs of the two elephants. The elephants screamed suddenly and fell to the ground. The soldiers in the bamboo building also fell to the ground in a panic. Just about to get up from the ground, another war elephant bowed its head. Rushing forward, the two musketeers were trampled bloody by the elephants.

Such a scene of flesh and blood flying around and people's lives like grass, has long seen the tribal soldiers of the outer battalion on the left and right wings tremble with fear. It turns out that fighting a war is completely different from fighting an enemy!

The bombardment of the [-]-pound guns caused the elephants to slow down a little, but only for a while. Under the order of the leading officer, the elephants adjusted their formation slightly, opened the distance, and lined up in two rows to move forward. Keep going.

"My lord!" Seeing the artillery team firing shells desperately, but the effect was not satisfactory. Seeing that the forward of the war elephant was only a hundred steps away from the artillery team, an officer's face changed, "How about I'll take people up to charge and kill! Take the brothers from the artillery team down!"

"No!" Wang Bao roared, "Rocket! Fuel the arrow! Aim the war elephant for me, she!"

In Wo Luoweng's eyes, those things like winches on the car acted as the elevator and steering machine. Under the violent shaking of the operator, the rocket launcher was ready, and the rockets were lifted out of the wooden box one by one. Take it out and quickly fill it in place.

In the past few years, with the continuous promotion of techniques such as rice paddy fish farming, fish have become less and less valuable in Shouhan's territory, and fish oil has appeared in large quantities.At first, people in the Taipingdong Arsenal wanted to use fish oil to make oil altars and set them on fire.However, when Shou Han learned about the design idea, he asked strangely, why not boil the fish oil to extract the benzene in it?Then add it to heavy fire oil or light oil to make these oils semi-solid.In this way, the leakage of oil rockets during transportation that everyone has been complaining about before will no longer exist.

What benzene is, everyone does not know, but it is always good to listen to the general.What's more, using fish oil to make oil altars and other burning objects is a very mature technology in the Five Dynasties period.

Thus, a semi-solid fuel rocket that looks a bit like human excrement came into being.The fuel capacity and power have been greatly increased.

"Light it up! Fire it!"

The rockets made strange screams, crossed the sky, and flew over the artillery positions, scaring the brothers of the artillery team more than the impact of the war elephants. "Damn! Which guy is using this behind the father's back? He wants to kill the father!"

The density of rocket launches is obviously far beyond what artillery can match. After the first round of rocket launches, a wall of fire was formed in front of the road where the war elephants attacked. Several piles of small fires were connected to form a wall of fire. Burning.The war elephants stopped abruptly, trying to figure out where the dancing flames came from.

"Swish, swish!" The second round of launches came one after another, and the target of this round of launches was the formation of war elephants.Several rockets even landed on the bamboo building carried by the war elephant, and a fire suddenly ignited. The soldiers in the bamboo building had no time to escape, and they were hit by the oil rockets, screaming like ghosts.The changes on their backs naturally affected the mood and fighting courage of the elephants. Several war elephants with fire on their backs began to rush left and right, trying to throw off the danger on their backs, and kept fighting with the elephants around them. They collided and impacted, and the warriors on the elephants began to panic. They tried to control the elephants and let them leave the fiery purgatory temporarily.

"Dafulang machine! Change the shotgun!" Taking advantage of your illness and killing you, the officer in command of the artillery team is obviously not a caring animal protectionist, and he can't stop the transportation of dogs on the highway.

The gunners quickly loaded eight shotguns that were slightly smaller than walnuts, "Fire!"

190 Two shotguns, with the help of gunpowder, quickly rushed a hundred paces away. The war elephant struggling in the flames made endless puffs and muffled noises, and less than [-]% of the shotguns penetrated through. Putting on armor, he got into the body of the war elephant.

Several war elephants couldn't bear the pain, and after a violent neigh, the man stood up, and after falling down with two thick front legs, several soldiers who escaped from the elephant's back, who were rejoicing, were immediately patted into meatloaf.

Before the gunners had time to take out the sub-guns and replace them with new sub-guns, the third round of fuel rockets became the murderer that killed the last will of the war elephant.

The rocket was still flying forward in the air along the trajectory it had identified, and the war elephants had quickly distinguished the most deadly sound from the many sounds on the complex battlefield.

Led by the head elephant, all the war elephants roared, turned and fled to the starting point, which they thought was the safest place.

"Enough heat!"

Wang Bao's command flag waved, and three rows of Musketeers stepped forward in unison, with muskets on their shoulders.

"Send someone to notify the left and right wings, and be on standby to attack!"

The war elephants continued to flee frantically to the main formation. In a blink of an eye, they had already escaped the artillery positions. The elephants still knew very well that these huge tubes would shoot out flames and kill people, oh no, It's better not to provoke the big iron ball that is deadly.

Rubbing the edge of the artillery position, the war elephants rushed towards the main formation.

"Quick! Spread out! Make way for these guys!" Wo Luoweng was also terrified when he saw the huge monster running towards him and heard the unhuman screams from the soldiers in the bamboo building.The bamboo buildings on the backs of several war elephants have been tilted aside. Soldiers were crying and shouting on top of the high-speed running elephants. Several soldiers were even thrown out of the bamboo buildings. Things that could be grasped kept making shrill calls for help.They all saw the consequences of their companion being thrown to the ground. The person who was chatting and laughing just now turned into a pile of blood and rotten flesh in an instant.

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