Reborn Ming Dynasty as Emperor

Chapter 428 Ming Xiu Plank Road Darkness Chen Cang
After a whole afternoon of fierce fighting, most of the [-] native elites in Blitar have now become separated carbohydrates.

Even due to the use of a large number of incendiary bombs, many indigenous elites were directly carbonized.

Gunpowder smoke is still burning everywhere, and there is still a poisonous smell that has not dissipated. It is still a bit choking, making people feel a little dizzy.

The Cavalry Brigade of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard, which was in charge of chasing down the remaining elite natives, also had to cover their mouths and noses with a damp cloth, while the infantry and artillery simply retreated a certain distance to take a rest.

After all, fighting all the way from Cirebon, killing countless people, the soldiers of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard could not bear it even with their iron bodies, and many of them even suffered from mental illness.

I don't know where Lu Xiangyu found the aboriginal woman. Under the lure and coercion of money and guns, many people got vented.

And just when the fourth army of the Imperial Guard was resting, the king of Java mobilized heavy troops and took back Blitar, which gave the king of Java a glimmer of hope.

But in fact, it was the Janissary's deliberate retreat that gave him a chance to recapture the city of Blitar.

After the fourth army of the Imperial Guard finished its rest, it was discovered that the city of Blitar had resumed its defenses at this time, and this time the native troops also learned a little better, dug a moat, and built an extra city wall.

The scouts found that the city of Blitar at this time was actually equipped with artillery, as well as firearms soldiers, as well as a large number of archers and crossbow equipment.

Lu Xiangyu, the imperial guard, did not expect that the city of Blitar, which had been recaptured by the native Javanese army, would suddenly be fortified to such an extent in just over ten days.

In Lu Xiangyu's opinion, it is possible to attack the city of Blitar at this time, but it will definitely not be as easy as before. After all, the artillery and ammunition brought by the Fourth Army is limited, and it is impossible to take a large number of troops under the city of Blitar. The ammunition to attack Surabaya, the capital of Java, was exhausted.

Moreover, judging from the posture of the native Javanese army, they wanted to stick to the rhythm of Blitar, because the trench was dug wide and deep, and they didn't even have time to build a suspension bridge. Obviously, they didn't mean to leave a way for themselves.

It is estimated that the king of Java gave them the death order, and the fourth army of the Janissary is now known to massacre the city so that they know that even if they surrender, they will not be let go, so they are more active than before. some.

Lu Xiangyu reckoned that if he rashly attacked Blitar City again, he would probably increase the casualties of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guards. This is the first time that he is far away from domestic operations and has no field hospital accompanying the army.

Lu Xiangyu didn't want a large number of his soldiers to be buried in this foreign country.

Lu Xiangyu, who came from a family background, is already familiar with China's thousands of years of military war history, and he still understands the truth that soldiers never tire of deceit, so this time he did not implement the strategy of advancing step by step, but ordered a detour from Tuban The direction goes straight to Surabaya, the capital of Java.

This made Lu Xiangyu very depressed. He thought that destroying this small country of Java did not need to use his brains. He just needed to use poisonous gas, cannons and sharp muskets to directly push and crush it.

But now he is forced to give a lesson of 36 tricks to the native army of Java.

Lu Xiangyu left an artillery team and an infantry battalion as the main force to continue the attack outside the city of Blitar, in order to attract the attention of the Java native army.

At the same time, he detoured from the direction of Tuban with most of the main force.

The distance from Tuban to Subalaya is farther than that of Blitar to Surabaya, and the road conditions are more complicated, because there are not only tropical jungles in this area, but also erupting activities from time to time. volcano.

Daming's army had never experienced natural disasters like volcanoes, so this had to be regarded as a test for them.

Fortunately, many officers of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard are from the Royal Military Academy. Although they have never seen an active volcano in the field, they also know what is going on in the theory class and what problems they will encounter when marching.

Therefore, apart from taking a little more time, the Fourth Army of the Praetorian Guards did not encounter too many challenges in its march from Tuban to Surabaya.

On the contrary, the king of Java was easily fooled. Now he is thinking of mobilizing all the heavy troops as much as possible to fight against the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard in Blitar. The troops were all transferred, even with rare artillery and firearms.

When the King of Java learned that Daming's army was attacking Blitar almost every day but was repelled, he once again felt joy and the hope of repelling Daming.

In order to directly defeat the main force of the Ming army in Blitar, to prevent the beautiful city of Surabaya from being destroyed by the war, and to avoid the destruction of his own beautiful palace, the King of Java, with the support of a group of indigenous dignitaries, He decided to make a bold move and transferred all the main defenders of Surabaya to the city of Blitar, including his palace guards.

For a time, the defenders of Blitar City surged to more than [-] people, and the entire small Blitar City was overcrowded.

But in fact, the battle here is not as fierce as imagined. The feint attacking troops of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guards just routinely fire a few artillery pieces at Blitar City every day, and then charge a few times, even if there are only casualties If the number of people exceeds three, they will be returned directly.

In the eyes of the native army, this was a great victory. They eagerly conveyed the good news of victory to the king of Surabaya, but they never dared to go out of the city to fight recklessly with the imperial guards.

In order to ask for more rewards, they even exaggerated, saying how many Ming troops they had annihilated.

But the king of Java just believed it. In order to encourage his subordinates to make persistent efforts, he rewarded them unambiguously, but it also made these native troops live more comfortably and freely in Blitar City, even if they sent a troop to So after a symbolic defense of the city, they began to look for joy in the city.

There are even quite a few people who are domineering in front of the people.

The King of Java didn't know the real situation at this time, and he was blinded by these false and massive victory information. He really thought that the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard had been successfully blocked outside the city of Blitar , and defeat is only a matter of time.

Therefore, he also began to relax a little, and specially invited a group of trusted ministers to watch the beautiful women dance.

But the king of Java didn't know that at this time, most of the main force of the Fourth Army of the Imperial Guard had already arrived at the city of Surabaya, his capital, which was just an empty city at this time. !
However, the king of Java and his dignitaries are still immersed in the emptiness of victory, and through drunkenness, they laugh directly at Daming's army, which is nothing more than that. Even though it is powerful, it is still blocked by the native army of Java in Blitar outside the city.

Some native dignitaries have even started clamoring that when these Ming troops are repelled, they must teach those Han people a lesson.

(End of this chapter)