1635 Han style rises again

Chapter 352 Attack on Annan ([-])

On November 1639, 11, it rained heavily in the eastern sea area of ​​Guangnan.

Luo Rucheng held up the binoculars to see through the rainy sky, and carefully observed the situation on the coast for a while, then turned to a naval officer and said: "Let those Champas land on the shore, and we will cover them behind. "

Immediately after the officer heard the order, he went down to arrange for the Champas to prepare for the landing.

More than ten days ago, Luo Rucheng and his party came to Xinsheng Island in four large boats, and discussed with Hu Pingjiang to go to the coastal town of Guangnan to "borrow" some property and buy enough food, cloth and other daily necessities for the many immigrants on Hanxing Island.

As soon as Hu Pingjiang heard that he was going to fight Guangnan, he immediately got excited.Considering that the Dutch fleet has been away for a month, it should not come again in a short time.He quickly assembled [-] township soldiers, all equipped with muskets, and followed Luo Rucheng's fleet to the coast of Guangnan Kingdom.

In order to strengthen the momentum, Hu Pingjiang also sent people to Bintong Long (now Panta, Vietnam) to contact the Champa people and attack Guangnan together.

The people of Champa were very excited when they received Hanzhou's invitation.Since someone took the lead in attacking Guangnan, why not seize the opportunity and take revenge.Immediately, more than 1000 soldiers were assembled, and they followed the Hanzhou attack fleet in more than 40 small boats to the eastern coast controlled by Guangnan Kingdom.

The place chosen by the Hanzhou attack fleet is located at the easternmost end of the southern coastline of Guangnan Kingdom. The beach stretches as far as the eye can see, the white sand is soft, the tide is flat and the water is clear, and there are various corals on the bottom of the sea.

Here is an important town in southern Guangxi, the city of Nha Trang (now Nha Trang City, Vietnam), located on the south bank of the mouth of the Cai River.Decades ago, it used to belong to the land of Champa, but it was called Kautahano.

According to Champa people, this is the most important overseas trade port in Guangnan, with a population of tens of thousands. There is a rammed earth city built on the south bank of the estuary, but because it is more than 100 miles away from the southern border of Champa, there should not be many troops stationed in the city.With the powerful force of Hanzhou, it should be a breeze to break through the city and disperse the enemy.

As dozens of small boats of the Champa rushed ashore, the Annans fled in all directions, in a mess.On such a rainy day, no one expected that the Champas would cross the sea to attack here.

Seeing that hundreds of Champas have already landed, they are setting up their positions to guard against Annan's counterattack for the follow-up landing troops.Luo Rucheng smiled and said to Li Fade: "It's almost time for us to go ashore. Our food and use for the next month or so depends on whether you can occupy that city."

"I can't guarantee that we can break through that city." Li Fade said cautiously: "If there are artillery at the top of the city and there are many troops stationed in the city, maybe we will have to choose another place."

"The people in Champa say that there are not many armed forces in the city. After measuring the hydrology of the port later, we will dock the ship, unload a cannon, and blast a breach in the rammed earth city. Then drive those Champa If you rush in, you should be able to occupy this city." Hu Pingjiang is more optimistic, "Not all cities are built with cement like our Hanzhou."

"As you wish." Li Fade said with a smile: "However, in this terrible weather, there will be a fight soon, and I don't know how many muskets will misfire." Then, he walked towards the side of the ship and commanded the Marine Corps and Xinsheng Island The township soldiers were ready to disembark and land.

Tan Zhongfu followed a platoon of soldiers, wading through knee-high water with difficulty, and landed on land.He felt uncomfortable all over, and it was raining, and his body was completely soaked.He subconsciously touched the dagger at his waist with his right hand. If the Annans attacked and the muskets were too dumb to repel them, they might have to fight hand to hand.

There were more than 40 soldiers in the first batch of landing. Under the loud order of the platoon leader, a thin four-row horizontal formation was formed on the left side of the Champa to cover the subsequent landing of soldiers and township soldiers.

The Annan people in the city seemed to have hesitated for a long time before deciding to send troops to attack these unsteady enemies.

About 500 Guangnan soldiers rushed towards the shore holding swords and spears.After seeing the Zhancheng army formation, he uttered a cry and rushed forward.In their eyes, the Zhancheng people are vulnerable, and they still attacked across the sea in the rain, and their combat effectiveness is even more doubtful.

"The first platoon raises its guns and prepares!" The platoon leader ordered loudly.

Although the Annans came to attack the Champa army, the Hanzhou Marine Corps decided to give them a head-on blow, even though they only had more than 40 people.

When the Guangnan soldiers rushed to the shore for more than 200 meters, they suddenly found that on the left side of the army formation of hundreds of Champas, there was a group of soldiers in black uniforms, which were quite different from the Champas, and they were holding muskets, quietly Waiting for them to come.

As a foreign trade port, the Guangnan soldiers stationed here know the power of guns and artillery.But today it is raining, the power of the musket will definitely be greatly reduced.Moreover, the number of opponents seems to be small, and they and the Champas can be driven into the sea with a single charge.

There was still the last distance, and the soldiers of Guangnan Kingdom roared loudly, and their running pace accelerated a little.

At this time, another batch of troops from the sea landed, and the marine soldiers who rushed over quickly formed a team behind, filling the rear rows of firing queues even thicker.

"Get ready!" The Guangnan soldiers had rushed to a distance of about [-] meters, and the platoon leader raised his command saber high.

"Let go!" Seeing that the Annan people were approaching 80 meters away, the platoon leader swung down the command saber vigorously.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..." Only half of the muskets in the hands of the dozen or so marine soldiers in the first row were fired. After firing the guns, they immediately turned around and ran to the back of the line from both sides, giving way to the soldiers in the second row. out of range.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!..."

Although in rainy days, the firing rate of the muskets of the soldiers of the Hanzhou Marine Corps was probably less than [-]%, the continuous bullets still caused the soldiers of the Guangnan Kingdom who rushed to the front to fall to the ground one after another.It made the scalp of the Guangnan military officer who was commanding behind the formation a little numb. Is this musketeer in black a mercenary hired by the Champa?
Originally, when they saw the Guangnan army rushing towards them, the soldiers in Champa were still a little flustered.For more than ten years, they have had few victories against the Annan people, and they have been continuously compressed by them step by step to the south. If there is no accident, they will sooner or later be wiped out by the Annan people.

Just as they braced themselves and prepared to meet the onslaught of the Annans, they saw that they fell to the ground one by one under the continuous shooting of the Hanzhou musketeers on the left side of the army formation, and the forward troops showed signs of fleeing.Immediately, the morale was boosted, holding up swords and spears, and kept shouting.A small number of Champa soldiers with matchlock guns, also organized by the officers, fired at the Guangnan army charging opposite.

As another wave of marines landed, they quickly moved to the right side of the Champa formation.Under the command of the officer, they formed a firing line and attacked the flank of Guangnan Kingdom.

The Guangnan army stationed here is just an ordinary army. It is usually used to frighten the passing sea merchants and suppress some former Champa people who are not convinced by the "king". Never have they encountered such a fierce fighting mode.After being shot and killed 80 people by the Hanzhou Marine Corps musket before the battle, he immediately collapsed.

The charging soldiers stopped immediately when they saw their companions falling down with the gunshots, and turned their heads to run back.And the Guangnan soldiers of the rear team, driven by the officers, bit the bullet and still rushed forward.As a result, the entire Guangnan Kingdom was in a mess, crowded and shoved, and huddled together.

Tan Zhongfu pulled the trigger again, fired the musket in his hand, and looked up at the front. Through the thin rain, fog and smoke, the Guangnan team on the opposite side had already begun to retreat.

"Platoon leader, the enemy is fleeing!" he shouted to the platoon leader on the right side of the queue.

"Damn it, it's going to collapse!" The platoon leader wiped the rain from his face, then pointed the dagger in his hand forward, "The whole army charges!"

Seeing the Hanzhou Marine Corps launch a counterattack, the Zhancheng people also shouted and rushed over, brandishing knives and guns.The Guangnan army retreated all the way to the city, but found that the city gate was closed to prevent the enemy from rushing into the city. They were so angry that they cursed, and then scattered along the city wall to both sides.

In the afternoon, the rain gradually became lighter, turning into wisps of rain, which sneaked into people's bodies thinly.Li Fade boarded the shore and frowned when he saw the mud all over the ground. It is estimated that dragging the artillery would be a bit laborious in this terrain.

Find the generals leading the army in Zhancheng and ask them to disperse the troops. In addition to looting the surrounding fields, they also find ways to get some cattle, horses and livestock, and pull the two artillery pieces that were unloaded from the ship to the city.

The city of Nha Trang is the country that Guangnan State snatched from Champa 15 years ago. After expelling some officials and people loyal to Champa, a large number of Annamites moved in here. It seems to be the most important trade of Quang Nam State one of the ports.There are about 500 soldiers and horses standing in the city. When necessary, Annan's strong men will be recruited into the army.However, it has been more than ten years since this place was incorporated into the Guangnan Kingdom, and as the country has moved southward, this place has become its hinterland, and its military equipment is relatively loose.

Of the more than [-] soldiers who left the city to fight just now, half of them were temporarily organized civilians, led by a general, trying to drive the daring Champas into the sea in the first place.But he never thought that he was defeated by a volley of guns from the Hanzhou Marine Corps, and when he fled back, he was not allowed to enter the city, so he fled across the wilderness.Today, there are only about [-] regular troops in the city. Seeing the Hanzhou marines and township soldiers stationed solemnly outside the city, they couldn't help but look bitter for a while.

Li Fade came to a place a few hundred meters in front of the city, just looked at the top of the city at random, and immediately gained confidence. There are no artillery on the top of the city, and the defensive force is limited. The city wall is only a thin rammed earth structure, and it is not difficult to break through .

Immediately, the soldiers of the Marine Corps and Xinxin Island Township soldiers were ordered to assign some security personnel to monitor the movement in the city, and the others immediately settled in the houses near the pier.It has been raining for a long time, but we must not get sick because of it, causing non-combat attrition.

Li Fade planned to rest overnight and attack the city again tomorrow morning.This bad weather made the Hanzhou army who came to the Annan territory for the first time to "borrow money" feel a little embarrassed.Fortunately, everything is under control.

(End of this chapter)