[Red House] The First Imperial Merchant

Chapter 84 Bombarding the Armada

Daqing and Manzi have been fighting for half a year. Every time, the two sides seem to be testing each other's strength. There has never been a confrontation of more than 12 troops. These days, the battle situation between the two armies is evenly divided. You come and go. No one cares about winning or losing.Just yesterday, the Manzi sent [-] troops to welcome from the southwest, as if bypassing the desert and directly attacking Xining. It was Liu Jiang and Ma Zhen.

The leader of the southwestern battlefield is a general who often fights. Xue Pan has a good understanding of his behavior in the past. Although the enemy has a large number of troops, Daqing's [-] soldiers are not vegetarians.Xue Pan kept his hand away because he was afraid that barbarians would attack the West.Sure enough, something went wrong.

"Ren Wenke brought a cannon?!" Xue Pan shouted immediately.

The little soldier who had just reported the letter also shouted: "The barbarians are treacherous. First, [-] people took the lead. General Wang led his troops out to meet him, but he didn't expect to make dumplings later. Seeing that the situation was wrong, General Ren brought a battalion of muskets to meet the enemy. There was no time to go back.”

"When is it not now?" Xue Pan said angrily, "Go back and pass on my order, and catch up with three cannons." After a pause, "tell General Liu that the enemy may sneak attack here, let Liu Take care, General."

The little soldiers rode their horses and followed them back, Xue Pan Mazhen led the cavalry team galloping fast.

The southwest battlefield is a dry wasteland of yellow sand, so the west side is covered with endless green grass, which is very pleasant.The closer the horse team got, they could only see the shadows of the battle between the two sides, but they could smell the murderous and bloody smell on the battlefield. Tragic.

Wang Huo led [-] cavalry first, and now they are scattered on the battlefield, and it is unknown how many brothers are left. However, the last [-] infantry and [-] sharpshooters led by Ren Wen are fighting fiercely. , Sharpshooters are very passive now, long-barrel guns are suitable for long-distance shooting, and close-to-hand combat is not as fast as a knife.When Xue Pan frowned, Ma Zhen had already rushed to the battlefield.

"Ren Wen leads the shooter back." Xue Pan shouted inside.When Ren Wen, who was busy fighting, heard this, he immediately waved the banner of the Shenji Camp, and then backed away.Xue Pan rode a horse to help Ren Wen cover, and said: "Shoot from a long range, just focus on the horse's head and hit the horse, if it's too random, you can shoot the horse."

Xue Pan brought [-] cavalry into the arena, and the situation of being passively beaten gradually changed. First of all, the battlefield was not like it was just now. The shooters, infantry and cavalry were in chaos.

The fight did not last long. The three artillery pieces stopped from the side of the enemy, and they were extremely lethal to the enemy in terms of shooting range and accuracy.When the first shot was fired, it was no exaggeration to say that the sky was shaking, and there was a buzzing sound in every ear.The heavy cannon Xue Pan has never been used, it can be regarded as a secret weapon, and now that the barbarian comes for real, he will naturally return it.On the battlefield, the horses were startled by the sound of the guns, and they ran around, and sometimes they were trampled to death. This kind of situation not only happened to the barbarians, but also affected Xue Pan's side.Before Manzi could react, the cannons fired three times in succession, and the grass and rocks were thrown flying on the battlefield. The smell of blood mixed with the smell of gunpowder and gunfire was a strange smell, which made people excited.

Before the gunpowder smoke stopped, Xue Pan rode his horse and charged forward first. This is the reason why he killed you while you were sick.Now the barbarians have been shocked to the point where they can't be found in the southeast, north, south, and north. What are you waiting for if you don't harvest now?

Ren Wen joined the artillery early, saw that it was his deputy, casually wiped the blood from his forehead, patted the deputy on the shoulder, and said: "You are clever!"

"Ah! General, what are you talking about? I can't hear you!" The deputy picked the cotton from his ears, put it in his arms, and said strangely, "Ear protector, general, what should we do now? Do you want to shoot or not?!"

"I just praised you for being smart, why are you so confused now!" Ren Wen frowned at his subordinates, and shouted, "Didn't you see the marshal leading the way?! Boom, boom!" With this cannon, most of the talking is done by roaring up.Calm down, "The shooter is aiming at the enemy's head, don't accidentally injure us, you stay here, Wang Xiaoer, watch these guys, if the barbarian dares to hit the cannon, you will shoot me!" Ruthless!" He took out a knife and rushed to the battlefield.

The battle lasted until dark, and the barbarians couldn't take it anymore, so they withdrew their troops. It was dark, the terrain here was not conducive to their pursuit, and the soldiers were exhausted for a day, so Xue Pan decided to withdraw his troops.

That night, the commander-in-chief had already calculated the number of casualties on the battlefield today, and placed it on Xue Pan's desk. Xue Pan stared at the densely packed names for a long time.

"I swear that I will kill the barbarian king's dead brother." Xue Pan's eyes were cold but firm.

There was a moment of silence in the tent.A total of 16 troops were dispatched this time, with 820 dead and 300 seriously injured.For the 30 army, their general lost 8 people in the past six months, and now the army can use less than 20 people.Xue Pan knocked on the table and said: "Seriously injured soldiers should settle down first, and the military doctors will take care of them. Beware of the outbreak of the plague, disinfect and burn Peilan regularly. The death list has been reported in full. These are all Daqing warriors. We can't chill the hearts of the warriors' families. Reissues will be allocated from the army bank, and written notes will be reported to Emperor Pingkang for conscription."

Although Ximan had mobilized 22 people this time, Xue Pan felt that this was still a trial, but it was more than enough.Ximan has recuperated and recuperated in the frontier for decades, it is impossible to only have this strength and means.

The military adviser in the tent is a civil servant, and according to Xue Pan's background, it would be a trivial matter to write a book or something, but he is often busy fighting wars so he doesn't have the heart to think about how to write beautiful rhetoric tactfully.This military adviser was recommended by Liufu Yin of Xining Wei. He was a scholar and a miscellaneous scholar. He was about forty years old, but he was not pedantic, and his writing could always cater to the wishes of the superiors.

The enemy lost more in this battle. In comparison, Daqing's army was a great victory. The military division was able to avoid the important and ignore the minor. Although it is not a pile of gorgeous rhetoric, the comparison of numbers seems objective. a feeling of.When Xue Pan saw the book, he felt that the military adviser was a Qucai.

"You're helping me so much!" Xue Pan shook his head and laughed.

The army teacher looked serious and said firmly: "I am not helping the marshal, but I am helping the people of Xining. If the barbarians break through, the people of Xining will be the first to suffer. Although Marshal Xue is young, he does not have enough combat experience. But the marshal has a kind of benevolence and compassion in his bones, he can face up to his own shortcomings and listen to advice, the most important thing is that the marshal is bold and careful, and he values ​​​​every soldier's life." After a pause, the military adviser looked like a stick, "Marshal, Daqing must win, and sooner or later the barbarians will be destroyed by Daqing."

"Oh? Can a military adviser know how to tell a fortune?" Xue Pan teased.

"The barbarians are wild and fierce, but they have lost their humanity, and they don't have the half-hearted love and righteousness for the people. Such a small country will perish sooner or later." The military adviser affirmed.

Xue Pan just smiled lightly when he heard the words, he knew that this battle must be won, but he knew in his heart that this would be a protracted battle against Ximan.This book is placed on the Pingkang Emperor Dragon Case. After reading the Dragon Heart Joy, Emperor Pingkang didn't think it was a big deal if there were more than 5 casualties, because Emperor Pingkang could see that the enemy had killed 7 people, not to mention the prisoners and serious injuries.For Emperor Pingkang, this was a good news, fighting more with less, isn't this a great victory? !

This battle was recorded in the annals of history, because it was the first battle in which heavy artillery was used in the Daqing Dynasty. Xue Pan also became famous in the first battle. One grade.At this moment, the threshold of the Xue family is very popular, Xue Pan is not afraid of fighting, isn't there two daughters Xue Baochai and Baoqin in the mansion? !If Xue Pan had died in battle for his country, and with Emperor Pingkang's favor, it would be easy for the Xue family to be a family of loyalty and filial piety.

Don't mention Xue Wang's being disturbed, she doesn't pay attention to these things, her heart has not been relaxed since Xue Pan went to the battlefield, and she always mentions that Xue Pan is Xue's father's only seedling, if there is an accident, The Xue Wang family has no face to go to the underworld to meet Xue's father.

In the tent of King Ximan, the second prince lashed at a general with a whip, and scolded: "What bastards are you talking about! That weak Daqing can still invite gods, and this prince doesn't believe a word of anything that shakes the mountains. That's absolutely true!" It's your evasive words, when the Japanese prince goes to the battlefield in person, I'd like to see what kind of supernatural abilities that kid Xue has!"

The general's upper body was covered with blood from the whip, but he just lowered his head, and a trace of resentment flashed in his eyes.

The first snow came quickly and violently.The winter in Xiningwei is a hundred times stronger than the wind in the capital, like a knife, and it hurts people's faces.The prince of the supervising army returned to Beijing for the New Year before the snow came down, and Xue Pan was still guarding Xining Pass.Entering the snow season, Ximan is obviously much quieter. They mainly fight the cavalry, the snow is covered with withered grass, and the horses don't eat well, so how can they have the strength to fight?This season belongs to the default truce period. Xue Pan originally wavered from the idea of ​​raiding, but just thinking about it, the conditions are not enough.

Does he know where is the base camp of Ximan? !Bringing cavalry can't run around the whole west, and the soldiers have been fighting for a year, and their hearts are tired and their bodies are tired. Such an unpopular raid, their own barracks are not in harmony, the army is not in harmony, how can they win? !

Let the soldiers have a good year!Xue Pan thought so.

At this time, the Pofeng has entered the waters of the Cape of Good Hope.Ever since Ceylon made a lot of money, Zhao Hongyi fell in love with this kind of money-grabbing business, but in the future, the few islands were deserted and uninhabited. When Jia Huan saw it, the two brothers discussed it and decided Move forward quickly, because according to the data, there is a rich gold mine called South Africa in this area. On the [-]th day of Daqing, the Pofeng landed in Cape Town.The temperature here is very pleasant. If the itinerary officer hadn’t kept track of the date every day, and felt the summer-like temperature in Cape Town, no one would think that it might still be snowing in Daqing at this moment.

The aborigines here have black skin and white teeth. I have seen such people in Ceylon before, so I didn’t make a fuss. The local aborigines are very wary of them, but Ma Huan can speak a little bit of the local language, which is simple. Shan exchanged his intentions, and the natives had hesitation in their eyes, but after seeing the majestic fleet of the Breaking Wind, they still believed them.

However, this place has not yet been developed, and the natives have not heard what Zhao Hongyi and Jia Huan want after talking for a long time. Fortunately, Xue Biao has rich experience, and said: "I have a good gold prospector on board. Even if there is gold here, I am afraid that it has not been developed yet. , so I’ll have someone investigate it first, and if we find it, what are we planning?”

Zhao Hongyi expressed his great joy, this master's younger brother is simply too smart!

The fleet of the Broken Wind docked at the edge of Cape Town. Fu Wang did not disembark and camped in Cape Town, but lived on the ship all day long. Dunshang ran wildly, and the local aborigines were only curious when they saw it, but they didn't stop them too much.

Within two days, the Xue family found a gold mine, and it was a big one.Zhao Hongyi immediately decided to stay here for a while.Almost all the soldiers led by Ji Zhong were ordered by Wang Jia to dig gold mines, but for safety reasons, the gold mines were not dug deep, but just like this, Zhao Hongyi looked at the golden hill and smiled treacherously.Before the fleet left, in order to show the demeanor of a great country, King Fu generously gave many practical things to the local aborigines.For example, the cassava and corn seeds traded in Ceylon, as well as tea, cloth and coarse porcelain, etc.

It was March of the 31st year of Pingkang when the Pofeng sailed again.The ship was rich and confident, and this time the two of them did not stop at Huangdao, but kept moving forward, and finally entered Europe in July. Before seeing the so-called European culture, the Pofeng encountered the maritime overlord Spain.For the sake of friendship, King Fu wanted to salute first and then send soldiers, but this fleet is used to rudeness. Seeing that the Pofeng is of such a size, he must be rich, and Spain has been the overlord of the sea for so long, and has already developed the habit of pirates in his bones. As long as they have money and strength, they will naturally rob!Who is talking nonsense!

There are sailors on every ship of the Pofeng, and the Japanese pirates came frequently in those days, and the Pinghai area was near the sea, so many excellent naval officers were trained.It is unequivocal to start a war, and I have long wanted to try this cannon to see if it works!

King Fu was disgraced and told Wang Jia not to be polite and beat him hard!In the end, he muttered something in a low voice, and ran away if he couldn't beat him.Jia Huan laughed loudly when he heard this, and said: "You might as well use lightness kung fu to pick off the head of the other leader!"

Zhao Hongyi's face turned red with anger, this guy did it on purpose.Two days ago, when they competed in martial arts, Jia Huan won a little with his lightness kung fu, but Zhao Hongyi was out of breath and blew his head, meaning what was Jia Huan flying around on the mast? !What makes him great is that he floats on the sea without touching any water...

The ships of the Armada formed by Spain are comparable to those of the Breaking Wind, except that half of their ships are equipped with cannons, and the remaining half are entirely used to store the treasures looted by the colonists.Since they were about to start a war, they naturally used their strengths to avoid their weaknesses, but they panicked when they saw the cannons of each ship on the Pofeng aimed at them. They had never seen such firepower equipment in this sea area.

The sound of the cannon was rumbling, and the improved Daqing artillery was obviously very powerful. One shell hit the enemy ship, and half of the ship was blown up. Compared with the shells fired by the Armada, the Pofeng obviously had the upper hand .Amidst the sound of cannons, the enemy's fleet faintly heard the sound of horns and the shadow of a white flag.

"This is surrender!" Jia Huan laughed.

Zhao Hongyi pouted, "So fast? How dare you call yourself the overlord of the sea without any blood!"

"It's called knowing the current affairs and being a hero, knowing that you can't win and then stop the loss in time." Jia Huan's voice was sarcasm, but it was also a matter of laughter.The Broken Wind has made a name for itself at sea, and won a lot of respect when it entered European countries. Of course, the cargo on board is also very sought-after.

Zhao Hongyi lay down under the oil lamp to write and calculate, and laughed for a while, he was very treacherous, Jia Huan kept writing a diary to his master at the side, Zhao Hongyi didn't care, and concentrated on calculating their income, when he saw so If there are too many zeros, you will not be happy.Seeing this, Jia Huan was also in a happy mood, with a disgusted look on his face, "It seems that the dignified King Fu has got into the eyes of money, didn't you threaten to write a logbook? According to me, it is this navigation account book. "Let's be happy after finishing speaking.