Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 470 Difficult Journey
There was no sound of gunfire, no resistance, and there was only the orderly landing of Qing officers and soldiers on the beach. It was much easier than the drill, but Lin Wanlong's dark face, who came ashore with the second wave of landing soldiers, could not be seen. Seeing a smile, he knew very well that this was just the beginning, and the difficult journey was yet to come.

"Report, the people from the shadows are here." A burly captain of the Marine Corps ran up to Lin Wanlong with a face full of excitement, gave a military salute, and reported loudly.

Although Lin Wanlong is now a major general and can be regarded as a high-ranking official, but he was originally from a "Honghu" background, so he naturally understands what is going on with the shadow.Lin Wanlong took a few steps, and met Chen Guozhong who was being escorted by several marine officers and soldiers. He saluted the military first very politely, and said with a smile: "Mr., you have worked hard. Before I came, the prince has explained: Your Majesty Greetings to you all."

It has been sixteen years since Chen Guozhong left the Qing Dynasty, and he only has a half-knowledge of the domestic situation. He has never seen the current weapons and uniforms of the Qing army, nor does he know what the military salutes are like today, but he is still clear about Lin Wanlong's respect. At this time, when I heard that the Holy Majesty had not forgotten them, his eyes turned red immediately, two lines of hot tears came out of the frame, his lips trembled and he could not speak. After a long time, Chen Guozhong, who was slightly less excited, knelt down to the north, Kowtowing his head respectfully, he said: "I thank the lord for your kindness. I dare not betray the great trust of the emperor. I should die to repay the great love of the Holy One." Although Lin Wanlong was anxious to know the situation of the road, he did not dare to step forward at this time. Xie En, who interrupted Chen Guozhong, had to stand silently and wait.

"General Lin, my surname is Chen, and my name is Guozhong. I have been ordered to cooperate with General Lin's actions." Chen Guozhong, who had thanked the Holy Grace, got up and said to Lin Wanlong calmly.

"Mr. Chen, what's the road situation? When will our army arrive in Johor Bahru? Besides, how many Dutch troops are there in Johor Bahru?" Lin Wanlong was anxious, and without being too polite, he directly turned to the topic.

Chen Guozhong looked at the artillery on the small boat that was approaching the shore not far away, squatted down, picked up a small wooden stick, drew on the ground, and explained while gesturing: "General Lin, from here to here Xinshan is about 100 miles away. It is full of mountains and forests. There is only one small road, including two rivers, dozens of streams, and two cliffs. If you go lightly, you should be able to reach Xinshan by this time tomorrow. The gun carts are accompanied, and I’m afraid I won’t be able to arrive without three or four days. There are only more than [-] Dutch soldiers in Xinshan Town, and the guards are very lax. There is a fort at this position, about ten artillery pieces, and less than a hundred Dutch soldiers. on guard."

Artillery is a powerful weapon for attacking. Without the support of artillery, the Marine Battalion won Johor Bahru without a problem, but it may not be easy to win Malacca. Moreover, once Johor Bahru is launched, it must be impossible to hide it. The distance is not too wide. If the English garrison of Shanmasek in the Strait of Taiwan came to attack immediately without artillery, it would be difficult to say whether it would be able to hold Johor Bahru.Lin Tianlong frowned when he heard that it would take about four days for the artillery to arrive in Xinshan. After thinking for a while, he asked: "Mr. Chen, what kind of artillery is the Xinshan Fort? Mobile artillery?"

Without even thinking about it, Chen Guozhong replied: "The artillery of the fort is heavy and cannot be moved easily. The muzzle can only be adjusted through the gun mount. If it is necessary to carry it, each gun needs at least eight horses. As for the Dutch army There are also medium and light artillery, but not many, only two."

two doors?Lin Wanlong's face darkened suddenly. It was not because he was afraid that the Xinshan garrison would not be able to take Xinshan because they had two artillery pieces. What he was worried about was: even if the two artillery pieces were captured intact, if they wanted to use these two artillery pieces to attack the city defense The strict Malacca is almost impossible. Of course, if the twelve artillery pieces of the marine battalion can accompany it, the more than 600 Dutchmen in Malacca, Lin Wanlong, really don't take it seriously.time!There is no time. According to the scheduled battle plan, the Second Squadron has already started to attack at this time. According to the distance, it will soon enter the Temeran Sea. If Johor Bahru cannot be captured before sunset tomorrow, the overall battle plan of the Qing army will be exposed. Once the main force of the English fleet slipped away from the Strait of Malacca, Lin Wanlong had no choice but to cross the sea and commit suicide.

"Order: All the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Marine Battalion will go ashore immediately with their weapons, and don't need to take care of the artillery. Bring enough explosives, ropes, and mines. After landing, immediately organize the army and prepare for departure; the artillery will be managed by the Marine Battalion of the First Fleet. Please Commander Liu to send someone To assist the Marine Battalion of the First Fleet, we must arrive at Johor Bahru before May [-]th to take over the defense of Johor Bahru." Lin Wanlong gave the order with a sullen face, and the signal soldiers who followed him immediately waved the signal flag in their hands, conveying Lin Wanlong's order to all ships .

At three o'clock, the sun had already set to the west. After more than two hours of busy work, the 3000 and [-] troops of the Guangdong Marine Battalion finally landed. The marine battalion set off immediately and rushed towards Johor Bahru overnight...

The straight-line distance between Kota Ting and Johor Bahru is only [-] kilometers, but what kind of [-] kilometers are these [-] kilometers?There is no road. If there is a road, it is actually a place where the vegetation is relatively sparse. The straight-line distance of [-] kilometers is actually more than doubled by walking.In the mountains and mountains of this tropical rainforest, it is covered with endless primeval forests, with broken walls and cliffs, big rivers and streams all over it, not to mention the raging mosquitoes, roaring tigers and monkeys, giant pythons and poisonous snakes can be seen everywhere, if the guides are not familiar with the road, And the road signs were made in advance, as long as anyone walked into this vast mountain, even if he could come out alive, he would have to shed several layers of skin if he didn't die.

The Guangdong Marine Battalion is considered one of the most elite troops in the Qing Army series. All the officers and soldiers are carefully selected men. They are all agile people, but in this way, after walking out of the [-] kilometers of mountain roads, the whole team inevitably lost a part-dozens of officers and soldiers fell forever on the land of a foreign country.

At a moment of time on May [-]st, Yuanzhuo Eight Years, the officers and soldiers of the Guangdong Marine Battalion of the Qing Dynasty finally reached the edge of the dense forest, and the not-so-high wall of Xinshan Town could already be seen with the naked eye. After a while, his physical strength couldn't bear it anymore. Most of the officers and soldiers had already collapsed in the open space in the forest. They almost didn't even have the strength to speak, let alone take advantage of the situation to launch an attack. Lin Wanlong, who had completed the task of taking Xinshan, was anxious and helpless.

"Order the ministries to hurry up and rest, and act as soon as it gets dark." Lin Wanlong held up a binoculars to observe Xinshan Town in the distance, and found nothing wrong in the town, and looked at the people gathered behind him without looking back. The military officers at all levels issued orders, and then looked at Chen Guozhong who was standing beside him and said, "Mr. Chen, thank you for your help on this journey, um, can Mr. Chen bring his subordinates into the town to spy on the Dutch?" Movement, oh, this is just a suggestion, if it doesn’t work, forget it.”

Although Chen Guozhong has been walking in the tropical rain forest all year round, he has long been used to walking on mountain roads, but he has been running back and forth for the past few days. By this time, he is already at the end of his strength. His originally dark and thin face is full of exhaustion, but facing Seeing Lin Wanlong's request, he couldn't say no to it. He thought for a while and said, "There are also many Chinese in Xinshan Town, well, most of them are from Fujian. If the general has officers and soldiers from Fujian, I can try it. It's just me. I'm afraid the hairstyles of the soldiers can't be concealed, so that's all right, I'll take a few of my men down to have a look."

"Oh, that's great, there is Mr. Lao." Lin Wanlong naturally understood what Chen Guozhong said about the hairstyle, and smiled wryly.Chen Guozhong nodded and stopped talking. He walked aside, talked to the shadow personnel in Malay, led the two out of the dense forest, and swaggered towards Xinshan Town in the distance.

Youshi is the real card, the sun that has been raging all day has finally set below the sea level, and the last ray of afterglow has dyed the western sea into a dark red, and smoke from the cooking smoke rises faintly from Xinshan Town. When he was anxious, Chen Guozhong's figure swayed out from Xinshan Town in the distance, and walked slowly into the edge of the dense forest as if taking a walk after dinner.

"Mr. Chen, how is the situation?" Lin Wanlong asked impatiently when he saw Chen Guozhong, without waiting for him to catch his breath.

"General Lin, everything is normal." Chen Guozhong squatted down, drew a sketch on the ground with a twig, and explained while drawing: "Please look, general, this is the gate of the town. It's past nine o'clock, oh, It means that the official signboard will be closed at Haishi. Generally, there are only seven or eight Dutch soldiers guarding the city wall. After entering the town gate, go straight along this road. There is a Dutch church. Turn right from the church for less than a hundred steps. It is where the Dutch garrison is. There are more than 120 Dutch troops there. The guards are loose and there are only two gate posts. The fort guarded by the Dutch army is on this hill in front of the town. However, it is known that most of the Dutch soldiers there sneak into the town to fool around at night, and generally few people stay at the fort; there is a bar in this part of the town, where most of the Dutch soldiers drink and have fun until late at night."

"Oh." Lin Wanlong responded casually, staring at the sketch on the ground without raising his head. After thinking nervously for a long time, he suddenly got up, waved to the officers at all levels under him, and pointed to the sketch on the ground. The draft sketch issued a series of combat orders: "He Qian, you take a company around from outside the town, be sure to take down the fort after the battle starts, and make sure that the artillery and ammunition are intact. Wang Hao, your special agent company must be quiet. Take down the main gate quietly, and don't disturb the Dutch army in the town. Liu Chenghong, your battalion is responsible for attacking the Dutch barracks and this bar. The rest of the ministries will serve as a reserve team with the officer, ready to reinforce everywhere at any time. I understand. No?"

"Yes, General!" The officers at all levels immediately ran back to their ranks after receiving the order, and quickly conveyed the order. The officers and soldiers of the Marine Battalion, who had rested for more than an hour, immediately went into action, packed their bags, and ate their fill. Drink up and get ready for battle.

At the time of Haishi, the sky was already dark, but the moonlight was very bright. The soft moonlight dyed the earth into a piece of silvery white, and the sea breeze brought a burst of bugles. The gate of Xinshan Town, which was too thick, was slowly closed, and the lights in the town were gradually extinguished, but the sound of singing and dancing could still be vaguely heard from the center of the town, another beautiful night came.

"Action!" Seeing that the time was almost up, Lin Wanlong waved his hand violently. Wang Hao, the commander of the spy company who had been waiting anxiously, grinned, waved his hand, and led more than a dozen carefully selected pioneers, quickly Rushed out of the dense forest, sneaked all the way, and quickly approached the wall outside the town. More than a hundred meters away from the wall, these dozens of officers and soldiers immediately crawled to the ground, crawling all the way, and came to the base of the wall like wriggling snakes.Wang Hao made a gesture, and all the officers and soldiers immediately climbed up the originally low wall like a gecko climbing a wall, and walked along the wall in the direction of the town gate...

At the moment of Haishi, a torch was ignited on the wall of Xinshan Town, and it drew three circles in a row.A smile appeared on Lin Wanlong's originally serious face—the town gate has been succeeded!

"The first battalion, the second company, and the second battalion are starting to move!" Lin Wanlong's voice was full of excitement, and the soldiers of the marine battalion who received the order to attack rushed out of the dense forest like sharp swords, and split into two paths to kill Xinshan Town. —The first battalion and the second company rushed directly to a hill at the east end along the wall of Xinshan Town, and the second battalion rushed into Xinshan Town along the gate that had been opened long ago.

The gunshots first rang out from the fort outside the town, and then the gunshots in the town also rang out. The Dutch army, who was having fun in the town, was caught off guard by the sudden attack of the Qing army. The officers and soldiers of the Qing army, who had a superior number, unceremoniously smashed bullets and grenades at the chaotic Dutch army, and a one-sided massacre was frantically staged in Johor Bahru Town.

At the second quarter of Haishi, the fort was taken down, and ten artillery pieces and ammunition fell into the hands of the Qing army; at the third quarter of Haishi, most of the resistance of the Dutch army in the town was wiped out. Under the powerful offensive, these recalcitrant Dutch officers and soldiers were all wiped out in less than a stick of incense. So far, the small town of Xinshan has fallen into the hands of the Qing army. The Qing army only suffered ten casualties during the entire operation. It was a complete victory, but Lin Wanlong was a little bit unhappy-it was a trivial matter that the time to take Johor Bahru was two hours later than planned. A small group of Dutch cavalry broke through the blocking of the Qing army and fled to Malacca.

(End of this chapter)