Chapter 568 No matter how hard the bone is, it must be gnawed!

"Gazhou Guard! God!"

After Chen Yaoyang woke up, he murmured to himself.

The Hu Ben Army really didn't take the Tartars seriously, and actually tried to attack the Gaizhou Guard at this time! The Gaizhou Guard is where the Tartars' heavy defenses are, so easy to be attacked? Chen Yaoyang wanted to remind the Hu Ben Army to be careful, but he still didn't say anything in the end.

"stand up!"

"Prepare to set off!"

Huang Shijun shouted without any pity.

Chen Yaoyang had to wake up and start working with Huang Shijun. He was not a fool, and he could see clearly the changes in the situation. Now he has fallen into the hands of the Hu Ben Army. If he doesn't cooperate well, he will definitely not have a good ending when waiting for him. It is said that Zhang Zhun will never be lenient in killing people. On the contrary, if he can win the favor of the Hu Ben Army, there may be other ways to do it.

Soon, two small teams of Tiger Army Marines came on board. This was the first time that the sailors of Tianjin Navy saw the Tiger Army Marines up close. When they saw their strange outfits, they were very curious. Many people secretly watched from the side. However, the Marine soldiers had no time to pay attention to them. They were all busy counting their equipment.

First, boxes of Minnie bullets and paper-shell gunpowder were sent. Then, a considerable number of explosive packs were added. Except for a few particularly large explosive packs, the others were all standard explosive packs of five kilograms. Through actual combat, this standard explosive pack is very suitable for both defense and offense. Just like the grenades in later generations, the Hu Ben gun, Minnie bullet, and explosive pack constitute the basic equipment of the Hu Ben Army.

When it was almost time for Si, several officers of the Hu Ben Army surrounded by a burly young man. Needless to say, this young man was of course the commander of the Hu Ben Army and the commander of the Grand Governor of the Later Army. Beside him were various commanders of the Marine Corps, including Fang He, Liu Dong, Zhu Chengtai, Lu Liangyu, Gao Yu, Zhang Yin and others. In addition, Zhou Yanyu, the assistant leader of the Jie Battalion of the Hu Ben Army, and the latest team, Thunder God Zhou, are also there.

In addition to the entire Marine Corps dispatched the Hu Ben Army, the Hu Ben Army also dispatched a subsidiary of Jiezi Battalion, with ten teams, about 600 people. In addition to the Shanghai Army's sailors, there were almost a thousand people. This is most of the forces that Zhang Zhun can draw at present. Other troops have tasks that need to be undertaken.

"Damn! Zhang Zhun is here!"

Chen Yaoyang suddenly felt a little dark in his eyes.

He had no idea that Zhang Zhun would actually board his ship. Is this honor, or... and... can this ship... be considered his own ship? It seems to be a ship of the Hu Ben Army? The current captain is Huang Shijun, not himself.

What made him even more depressed was that under the stimulation of Huang Shijun, the sailors of the Tianjin Navy were actually quite willing to work hard for the Hu Ben Army. It might be that the Hu Ben Army gave them a full meal, maybe they already knew that this battle to attack the Tartars was just a simple naval battle and did not need to have direct contact with the Tartars.

"Sir, you're ready."

Fang He, commander of the Tiger Army Marine Corps, reported to Zhang Zhun.

In fact, the one carrying the Hu Ben Army Marine Corps was the warship of the Tianjin Navy. The soldiers of the Hu Ben Army Jie Battalion were on another warship. Because the Hu Ben Army needed to prepare for the upcoming war, the transportation task was very busy, and there were only two warships that could be put into the attack on the Gaizhou Guards. The old captain Li Jicheng was commanded by the other warship.

"Set off!"

Zhang Zhun nodded and said casually.

The fleet then left the port and slowly headed towards the northeast.

From Liujiabao Port to Gaizhouwei, it just happened to cross the Bohai Bay in a straight line. The Bohai Bay has never had any wind and waves, so there is no difficulty in sailing. Since it is winter, the sea is mainly north wind, so the fleet sails very quickly. It was not until the night of the next day that the fleet finally arrived at its destination.

During these two days, Chen Yaoyang had no choice but to stay with Zhang Zhun day and night. Gradually, he understood Zhang Zhun a little more. He was shocked to find that Zhang Zhun would eat with the officers and soldiers every meal. He would eat whatever the officers and soldiers would eat, never pay attention to. Moreover, every time he ate, his speed was very fast. Before others could finish eating, he was already full.

He was not pretending to behave and ate a little here and then went back to eat a small stove. Some senior officers of the Tianjin Navy, including Chen Yaoyang, also performed this show. However, under the supervision of everyone, Zhang Zhun had no chance to eat a small stove at all. Not only Zhang Zhun did not, but other officers from the Tiger Ben Army were not. All the officers and soldiers of the Tiger Ben Army were treated equally.

Zhang Zhun's actions gave the officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Navy a great feeling. They were all very moved that when serving in the Hu Ben Army, they really looked like a person, not like a dog. Whether in terms of treatment or status, the Hu Ben Army had too many more than the Tianjin Navy. Many officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Navy had the idea of ​​joining the Hu Ben Army.

Zhang Zhun also seized the opportunity to do ideological work on the spot for the officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Navy. The Hu Ben Navy needed a large number of professional technical talents, and these technical talents could not be trained in a short time. Although the Tianjin Navy had no combat effectiveness and was extremely corrupt, those were all the reasons for the upper level and had nothing to do with the officers and soldiers of the lower level. In fact, as long as the officers and soldiers of the Tianjin Navy were given good treatment and strict discipline, they could also burst out in combat effectiveness.

Sometimes, Zhang Zhun felt that he was about to become the political commissar. On land, he first taught a group of people from the Cangzhou Volunteers to explain how to create a base. Then, he mobilized the Marine Corps soldiers in the warehouse before the battle. Now, he also did ideological work for the sailors of the Tianjin Navy. There was almost no interruption in the middle. Fortunately, he talked endlessly without any energy, otherwise, he would have replenished the dragon meat.

In fact, Huang Shijun's information was slightly deviated. The purpose of Zhang Zhun's trip was not Gaizhou Wei, but Lianyun Island. Lianyun Island was on the west side of Gaizhou Wei (now Gai County, Liaoning Province, very close to Yingkou City), less than five miles away from land. Like Changsheng Island hundreds of miles south, it was also a very important island. When the Ming army was able to counterattack Liaodong, Lianyun Island was once the springboard for the Ming army.

[Author’s note: Four hundred years have passed, and the world has changed. Now there is no Lianyun Island, and it is already connected to the land. The former site of Lianyun Island is located at the westmost point of Gai County, Liaoning Province.]

Because of fear of being bombarded by the Hu Ben Navy, the Tatars retreated most of the troops near the coast, but the Gaizhou Guard did not retreat. On the contrary, the Tatars equipped the Gaizhou Guard with heavy troops, installed cannons, and prepared to defend. The reason is very simple. The Gaizhou Guard is very close to Liaoyang. If the enemy conquered the Gaizhou Guard, they can go north to attack Liaoyang directly. Once Liaoyang falls, Chenyang will be in danger.

At the same time, the Gaizhou Guard is deep in the Bohai Bay, more than 300 miles away from Changsheng Island in the south, and is located in the corner of the Bohai Bay. Therefore, the Tatars still had fantasies, thinking that the Hu Ben Army had not yet penetrated into the innermost part of the Bohai Bay so quickly, and they were in the Gaizhou Guard and could continue to support it for a period of time.

In fact, if the Hu Ben Army came ashore from the Gaizhou Guard and advanced all the way east, it could also cut off the connection between Chenyang, Fuzhou Guard and Jinzhou Guard. It could even cut off the relationship between the Tatars and North Korea. In other words, it would encircle all the Tatars on the Liaodong Peninsula and the Tatars stationed in North Korea. This is absolutely unbearable for the Tatars. Therefore, the Gaizhou Guard must be defended.

The reason why Zhang Zhun chose to withdraw some of his troops to attack the Gaizhou Guards at this time was to make the Tatars in Liaodong live a restless life. He did not expect that the Tatars would draw some personnel from the invading forces to strengthen the defense of Liaodong, but only hoped that the Tatars would never be at peace from now on. Even if the Tiger Army did not have the power to counterattack Liaodong on a large scale, it would still be possible to cause trouble for the Tatars.

That's right, it's about causing trouble for the Tartars.

The battlefield in Cangzhou is concentrated on the main force of the Hu Ben Army, and the Marine Corps no longer needs to intervene. They should be invested in other battlefields. Although there are not many Tartars on Lianyun Island, there are only a few hundred people at most. However, mosquito meat is also meat? It is dozens today and hundreds tomorrow. As long as you persevere, you can continuously consume the Tartars' vital power.

On the front line of Shanhaiguan, the Tartars have always put pressure on the Ming army and troubled the Ming army. Now, the Tiger Army wants to let the Tartars taste the taste of being bullied by others. It is of course very good to bully people all day, but once they are bullied all day, there will be a good show.

It turned out that the Dengzhou Navy, which was stationed on Changsheng Island, was forced to move to Lianyun Island by the Tatars at this time. Because it was too far away from the Huben Army, the officers and soldiers of the Dengzhou Navy did not dare to attack the Tartars. They were worried that even if they killed the Tartars, they would not be able to escape to the Huben Army. Moreover, the Tartars' surveillance of the Dengzhou Navy was too strict.

The time when the Hu Ben Army's fleet arrived outside Lianyun Island was November 17th. The so-called 15th moon was sixteenth. Although it was already seventeenth today, the moonlight was still very bright. Even without using a thousand-mile mirror, you can clearly see Lianyun Island lying in front of the Hu Ben Army's fleet.

Zhang Zhun stood on the deck, holding a thousand-mile mirror, and carefully looked at Lianyun Island. This was an island with irregular appearance, which generally looked like a footboard. The Hu Ben Army was currently in front of the toes of the footboard. However, the Tartars were in the middle of the footboard.

According to information, there are 300 Tartars stationed on Lianyun Island, which is a Niulu's army. The Niulu of this Tartar belongs to the Blue Flag of Inlaid Blue Flag. After adjustment, the Blue Flag of Inlaid Blue Flag is still very strong, with more than 20 Niulu. The owner of the Blue Flag of Inlaid Blue Flag is the Seven Bele Abatai among the slave chiefs. Like Amin, this person is known for his bravery and good combat.

Abatai was originally affiliated with the Zhenglan Banner, not the banner leader. In this adjustment, Huang Taiji took advantage of the great opportunity that Dorgon and Dodor were imprisoned to rectify the Eight Banners, strengthen themselves, and eliminate dissidents. Seeing that Huang Taiji was powerful, Abatai expressed his allegiance to Huang Taiji through Daishan. Huang Taiji also needed Abatai's bravery, so he appointed him as the banner owner of the Blue Banner, and strengthened the combat effectiveness of the Blue Banner.

The primary goal of the Hu Ben Army is to annihilate all the Tartars on Lianyun Island. This is a forced battle. The navy's flying dragon cannons cannot cover all Lianyun Island. The Tartar stronghold is in the middle of Lianyun Island and outside the range of the naval cannons. Therefore, after going to the island, the Hu Ben Army and the Marine Corps must rely on themselves to solve the battle.

It is obvious that the Tartars specially strengthened their strongholds based on the possible attacks launched by the Hu Ben Army. They will not surrender easily, and they will inevitably resist to the end. Once the battle is initiated, it may not be over within one or two days. This battle also tests the Marine Corps' offensive ability. In the past, the Hu Ben Army had not launched a tough battle against the Tartars.

"No matter how hard the bone is, it must be gnawed!"

This is what Zhang Zhun said, and it is also the reason why Zhang Zhun personally went to the front line to command.

The Hu Ben Army Marine Corps currently has only five small teams of troops, and they must use their own strength to wipe out these 300 Tartars. As for the soldiers of the Jiezi Battalion of the Hu Ben Army who assisted in the battle, the main task is to counterattack the Tatars of the Gaizhou Guards. Once the battle begins, the Tatars of the Gaizhou Guards will definitely be alarmed.

There is only a narrowest place between Lianyun Island and the Gaizhou Guard, which is less than three miles away, and even a sampan can rush over. Therefore, the soldiers of the Jie Battalion must block the counterattack of the Gaizhou Guard. In other words, these 300 Tartars must be killed. They must also be wiped out before the counterattack of the Gaizhou Guard.

"Change the boat!"

Fang He shouted the order.

The Marine Corps soldiers went down the sides of the boat to the sampan beside them. Then, they activated the sampan and drove towards the southern coast of Lianyun Island. The Tartars on Lianyun Island had no reaction at all, as if they had not noticed the arrival of the Hu Ben Army.

"quick!"

"quick!"

"quick!"

Gao Yu and Zhang Yin were both yelling constantly.

The teams they commanded were crowded on a sampan, which was very dangerous. In case of an accident, everyone would fall into the water. Although the warships next to them could come to rescue immediately after they fell into the water, and there should be no major casualties, the water temperature in the Bohai Bay in November can be imagined. Besides, no one can afford to pay the responsibility if the battle progress is delayed.

"puff!"

The sampan finally reached the shore, and the seal was the first to jump off.

"puff!"

"puff!"

"puff!"
Chapter completed!