Chapter 365: The Shengong Army Attacks
The strategic goals have not changed. Take a piece of landing and collect more resources.
When Lei Jun's vanguard fleet chose Chunjiang Prefecture, he felt it was inappropriate. Although it was easier to land there, there were not many resources, and the people of Da Chu may not be fools.
Facts proved that he guessed correctly that the people of Da Chu were not stupid at all. Not only did they strengthen the walls and clear the fields, but they did not get supplies, and even the personnel were evacuated. During the more than three months in Hongzhou, Lei Jun caught only more than 50,000 people of Da Chu, and most of them were old and weak.
These people have no energy to work, but they still have to eat, which makes life even harder for the vanguard fleet, which is already inadequate, and Lei Jun even had the intention of killing all the old and weak.
This plan was not implemented in the end. It was not that Lei Jun was not cruel enough, but that Lei Shi disagreed. The elderly and weak are the families of the few young and strong Chu people. If you kill them all, you still want to count on the young and strong to work for you?
Zuo Qing suffered huge losses when he captured Wuyang Mansion. He did not have more military strength than Lei Jun, and he had more logistics personnel.
Therefore, he issued an order that shocked Chu Ren, not to seal the sword for three days - to massacre the city.
Wuyang Mansion is an important town in Dachu with a large population. Although it only lasted for three days to massacre the city, it was blood flowing. Except for craftsmen and beautiful women, both men, women, young and old were killed.
For a moment, Wuyang Mansion burst into the sky with blood and corpses everywhere. Due to the large population density, the massacre of the city was actually only carried out for two days. Even the Austrian army, who killed the red-eyed, could not bear it, and had to start cleaning the corpses. The two-day massacre took seven days to clean the corpses.
Zuo Qing also regretted this. He didn't care about how many Chu people he killed, but wasted seven days to clean up the body, which forced his original plan to delay nearly ten days.
Reno, who received the news, was silent for a quarter of an hour. This kind of inhuman killing was not uncommon in the history of the earth. If he had not seen it with his own eyes, he would not be disgusting, but felt a heavy pressure.
Race wars are the most cruel, and there is no reason to say that the Austrians will do even more crazy things in order to survive. In contrast, the Lei Jun in Chunjiang Prefecture is much more orthodox and gentle.
"Please come here." Renault said. He didn't want the troops of Shengong City to join the battle so early. After all, there were only one thousand regular soldiers and two thousand auxiliary soldiers. Although the equipment was complete, the training was only half carried out. According to Renault's plan, the training was carried out in the form of a modern army.
The Shengong City troops have a bad foundation. Among the three thousand people, the number of people who know literacy is no more than one hundred, and they are slow to learn things. They need to learn too much. They may not be able to finish them in three years. In his opinion, they must have at least one year of training before they can go to the battlefield.
The only good news is that the artillery was finalized and produced. Although the number was not large, the number of troops in Shengong City was limited, and only equipped with them could still meet the needs. Not only did the three thousand troops form a unit with twenty-four artillery and artillery units, the excess artillery was also installed on ironclad ships, so that each ironclad ship had twelve artillery.
In fact, when the number of artillery is small, the navy demands the largest. The just-formed artillery is not large in diameter, only 60 mm, which is much smaller than the 40-pound heavy artillery of the Ao people. Each artillery weighs only 500 pounds. Not to mention iron-clad ships, even infantry can easily take it with you.
You should know that in this 3,000 troops, the number of warriors alone exceeds 300. This is not a 10-to-1 ratio, but three-to-one, with only one thousand soldiers.
"Sir." The Tiger King walked in sweating profusely. According to the teacher's request, he personally brought a thousand soldiers to train every day, eating and living together. After all, he is a ninth-grade warrior. Renault repeatedly increased the training volume, which was also very relaxing for him.
The main reason is that the ghost place of Nanzhang is too hot. Even if you sit still, you will sweat all over your body. The warriors can't stand it when they train under the sun.
"Uncle Wang, take a look." Renault said, handing the war report from Luocheng to the Tiger King.
After reading the battle report, the Tiger King took a breath. In the history of Da Chu, there has never been such a cruel thing.
"Sir, let's go."
"Well, we have few people, don't fight head-on with the Austrian army. Your mission is still to train. This time, we will train in another way. The small troops that choose Austrians should be wiped out as much as possible. You may not have many opportunities. Zuo Qing is a ruthless man and very smart. He will not disperse his troops easily. Don't be impatient, look for opportunities slowly. Hundreds of thousands of people can always find opportunities." Renault was still a little worried. Fortunately, the commander is the Tiger King. He is not strong, but he is extremely steady and much stronger than Tiger Teeth.
"Yes, I understand." The Tiger King nodded and responded.
"This time, in addition to your army, Binglan's navy and Lanyunxi's air force will also be dispatched together. Remember our advantages, use our strengths to attack the enemy's shortcomings, and do not be anxious or irritated. This war is still long." Renault said, looking at the busy construction site outside the window.
"I understand, don't worry, sir. If you are in danger, try not to fight. If the enemy advances, I will retreat..." The Tiger King recited a long list of strategic regulations, which were said casually by the teacher. He wrote them down with notes, read them every day, and read them from time to time. Although he could not do it until he memorized them, it was deeply imprinted in his mind.
Even so, the Tiger King was not sure. He knew very well that fighting war and endorsement were different. No matter how well you memorize a military book, it might be useless to go to the battlefield.
"Well, prepare for it, set out in three days. Your target is Zuo Qing's second landing army. Lei Jun has been completely suppressed by General Cheng Liang. You are not needed there." Renault said.
"I understand, start preparing now, and send it out in three days." The Tiger King responded, turned around and left, and personally trained the troops for more than half a year. The Tiger King had never understood anything before, and at least he knew what the troops should do before departure.
The number of people is small and the benefit of being small. The order was issued. It took only two days to complete all the pre-war preparations. The Tiger King gave the troops a day off. Those with family members went back to reunite for one day, and those without family members could find a place to relax.
Today, Shengong City not only has its own urban area, but also has a larger settlement in the rainforest, which has gradually become like a mansion. Restaurants, hotels, markets, commercial shops, private workshops, and even a large number of private prostitutes.
With a whistle, the Divine Workers' Army attacked!
The flagship Shengong is a double-bridge mothership connected by two fat men. Originally, four boilers were increased to eight because they were flagships, so that this huge double-unit mothership could reach a cruise speed of 18 knots. Not only would it not drag the fleet's hind legs, but it would even have to get on faster.
The six guard warships were all Zhenyuan-class ironclad ships with a displacement of 3,000 tons. Each ship had a crew of 360 people, and each had six rear-mounted artillery with a range of 8 miles on both sides.
actually……
Shengong City has only one level of warships, which are similar in size to the first-class warships of the Dachu Navy. In the eyes of everyone in Shengong City, these are incredible warships, all of which are made of exquisite iron. Even if you have seen them many times, some people still don’t believe that this is true.
Is the three thousand tons of ship large?
Renault was quite speechless. Even if this kind of ship with tonnage was not afraid to run too far even if it went out to sea to fish, it would be a great threat to Zhenyuan-class warships. Therefore, such warships can only go along the coastline. Reno's instructions were given by him that the Divine Workers fleet would not go deep into the sea for 500 miles.
Five hundred miles, only two hundred and fifty kilometers. Even so, Renault was a little worried that if it encountered extreme weather, the fleet would not be able to withstand it.
Next were eight fat men. Apart from leaving behind four Zhenyuan-class warships, Renault handed over all the ships that had just been built to the Tiger King. There was no way, the number was too small.
The shipbuilding speed of ironclad ships is actually faster than that of sail warships. That is because they are too rough and Renault looks down on it. The first batch of Zhenyuan-class ironclad ships are also used for experiments. The next batch will be the South China Sea-class and 5,000-ton ironclad ships. Zhenyuan-class only will only build this batch. However, the fat man of 4,500-ton has begun to build the second batch. No matter how many transport ships are, Renault will not think there are too many.
In the sky, led by the Liuyun Airboat riding on Lanyun River, two hundred airships lined up in a row, occupying ten times larger than the fleet on the sea.
Renault still adopted the plan of pulling small cars with a large horse. The number of troops can be smaller and the equipment must be sufficient until there is not enough manpower.
Four air fleets were prepared (with the launch of the airship, Da Chu had become accustomed to the establishment of fifty airships as one air fleet.), according to Renault, even if it was not used for combat, even if it was escaped, it would be faster and safer to fly in the sky than to run on the ground.
If it weren't for everyone stopping him, Renault wanted to increase the air force to ten so that everyone could escape by airship when they were defeated.
Until the airship was not seen in the sky and the warship was not seen in the telescope, Renault sighed, turned around to the RV, and returned to the Shengong City. In this hellish era, if there was no God of Wealth to monitor, he could only wait for the information sent back from the front with fear.
"Master Mo, you'd better go back to the cabin. What's there to see in the sea? I haven't seen enough." The Tiger King said. He really couldn't understand. He was obviously afraid of water, but after getting on the boat, Mo Qiang lay on the side of the boat, his legs trembled, and he refused to return to the cabin.
"Don't... don't worry about me, I'll take a look." Mo Qiang said toughly. The Tiger King had no choice. Among the four masters, Mo Qiang was famous and was most afraid of Song Xian. There were only two people who could order him, Lan Yunxi, the Air Force Commander, and then the gentleman.
Mo Qiang likes to fight, but he has a lot of problems. Not only is he straight-minded, but he is also afraid of water and height. The Tiger King really cannot understand. You are a master and can float in the air. How can you be afraid of heights?
Chapter completed!