Episode forty-fourth: The continuation of the battle
The belated arrival of the rebel punishment boat fleet made the entire recruitment process end without any danger. When the rebel boat fleet began to chase the rebel prisoners of war, the Self-Defense Forces No. 2 Battery opened fire in support, and the rebel boats
The team left in a hurry after being hit by fire, but a few minutes later various 122 and 152 shells hit the beach, bush positions and mangrove training grounds.
These two types of artillery not only have large calibers, but also have curved trajectories, so they can attack bush positions. I really don’t know why. The rebels are only using this kind of artillery support now, because before the artillery fire arrives, Feng Nan has already led his team to escort them.
The last batch of prisoners of war voluntarily abandoned the bush position. The continuous artillery fire on the bush position is just the spark to celebrate the victory and send off.
The reason why Feng Nan gave up the bush position was because the strategic purpose of this battle had been achieved, announcing to the Self-Defense Forces, the rebels, and the international community that the Fortner Royal Guards were not only still capable of fighting, but also capable of winning.
Another reason is that the Guards originally had a small number of people, and after this battle they were somewhat depleted. With the few remaining troops, they can do some work of guarding prisoners of war, and this work is also very important. It can be said that it is directly
Affecting the future of the royal family.
After Feng Nan led his men to withdraw the prisoners of war, they camped in a simple barracks at the foot of the mountain and built fortifications on the gentle slope in front of the barracks. This location coincided with the Self-Defense Forces' No. 4 Fort. If the rebels were to retreat from the tidal flats again,
During the landing operation, the No. 4 Fort and the Guards can also support each other.
The fortifications were built very quickly because there were now a large number of prisoners of war. Under the stimulation of bayonets and cigarettes, these prisoners of war were still working very diligently, but the management of these prisoners of war had reached the limit of the capabilities of the Fortner royal family.
At the beginning, Feng Nan originally estimated that there were only two to three hundred prisoners of war plus the wounded on the tidal flats. Unexpectedly, the black people saw the dense black area in the distance, which made Feng Nan's estimate slightly biased. Finally, he gathered a few people, including the wounded.
The total number of prisoners of war was four hundred and five, not including those captured by the Self-Defense Forces during the battle on the Wolf's Mouth and on the water.
Feng Nan received the news from Lieutenant Colonel Genali that the total strength of the landing was one light infantry battalion and two companies, plus the support team, a total of 750 people. Excluding the captured and those who ran into Wangdong City on their own,
Yes, that means at least 300 people were killed by the Self-Defense Forces and the Imperial Guards, because
The battlefield has not been cleaned yet, and the specific figures have not yet been released, but Feng Nan made another estimate. Although the Guards were small in number, they still killed at least more than a hundred rebels. Although the results were not as great as those of the Self-Defense Forces, comparing the two sides
Considering the difference in troops and weapons, this result is quite good.
Although prisoners of war are the future wealth of the royal family and are also a very good labor force, they are also a huge burden, because it is not a small project to solve the food, drink, toilet, sleep, medical and management problems of so many people at once. In this problem
Go up, Feng Nan only hopes
The Self-Defense Forces can assist, but do not interfere in management. Not only that, Feng Nan also hopes that the Self-Defense Forces can hand over the dozens of prisoners captured in the battles of the No. 1 and No. 3 Forts on the Wolf Mouth and the water battles, especially
He is a sailor and is considered a technical talent here.
Fortunately, the Fortner royal family is now considered to be 'not short of money', and Wangdong City is a large port and commercial city, and the sea route is not cut off, so all kinds of materials can be imported continuously.
In order to ensure supply and management, Jinli sent out all the people who could be sent out to buy food, drinking water and medical supplies all over the city. Anyone with medical experience could not help but be dragged in. Although they were first-class
Talents have long been taken over by the Self-Defense Forces
Pulled them away, but as long as they look carefully, there is no shortage of goods or medical personnel. However, so many prisoners of war came at once, and there was still a shortage of supplies for a while. They continued to be busy until dark at night, which was considered basic.
All ready.
Feng Nan has not stopped since he ran back to the mangrove bush camp from Wangdong City today. Moreover, he found that arranging post-war affairs is actually more tiring than fighting. It seems that he needs to add an excellent service officer to his team.
Just fine.
It was finally dark, and all kinds of supplies and personnel were roughly in place, and he felt relieved. But within two minutes of sitting down, the Self-Defense Forces Command called again, saying that he was invited to attend a military meeting.
, Feng Nan knew that this was one of the results of the day's battle, but he deliberately
He looked very embarrassed and said that he wanted to report to Princess Jinli because although the two sides had always been allies, they had not established a joint combat headquarters. As the chief officer of the Guards' front line, he could not leave the front line without authorization. He only needed to bring the military meeting to
Just give him a copy of the minutes.
The Self-Defense Army Headquarters didn't say much about this, just expressed regret. But as soon as Feng Nan put down the phone, he immediately contacted Guo Hui to find Jin Li. Unexpectedly, Guo Hui said that Jin Li had already left the camp, and Feng Nan panicked when she heard this.
It was so easy to get it back. What are you doing here now? I immediately went out to look for it, but the sentry said that Jin Li had gone to the wounded tent of the prisoners of war. Feng Nan hurried over again, and the result was that he was angry and funny: She was wearing
A nurse uniform was taking care of the wounded rebels.
Not to mention, if safety is guaranteed, this is indeed a good way to win people's hearts, but where is the time to do this now? Because of the battle during the day, we have just gained some bargaining capital, and we have not yet reached the negotiation table of Wangdongcheng Chamber of Commerce.
Go up? Now in military uniform and now as a nurse
Are uniforms tempting? And to be fair, although Feng Nan spends time with these black girls day and night, Feng Nan's aesthetics have indeed undergone some changes. But to be honest, black girls are not suitable for nurse uniforms. The contrast between black and white is too powerful.
Those who didn’t know better thought they were watching an old black and white film.
Jin Li almost saw Feng Nan at the same time that Feng Nan saw her. She reacted very quickly. She let out a cry of "yeah" and slipped out of the back door of the tent. It was like a mouse meeting a cat.
The prisoners of war and the wounded who had been moved to tears just now couldn't help laughing.
Feng Nan frowned and said to himself: "What are you doing, you are the big boss."
Yi Ge happened to be there, and when he saw this, he immediately took out his colors and scolded a few words. The prisoners of war and the wounded did not dare to speak out, but it was obvious that they were holding back. Yi Ge was not satisfied with the effect, so he looked at Feng Nan
After a glance, he said a few words to these prisoners of war. This time, the effect was quite good. The wounded immediately stopped talking, and they all looked away from Feng Nan and looked elsewhere.
Although Feng Nan didn't know what was going on, it was better to make the prisoners of war a little afraid, otherwise it would be difficult to manage them. So he continued to have a straight face and left the tent through the back door to find Jin Li.
Jin Li walked out of the tent, called her entourage to get into the car, and tried to sneak away, but was stopped by Feng Nan. The girl originally wanted to hide, but Feng Nan caught up with her and said: "Your Highness, you are so busy."
, you are still here wearing a nurse uniform, and ah, I have something to do with you, why are you hiding?"
Jin Li said: "I'm afraid you'll scold me."
Feng Nan said: "My highness, who dares to scold you? This is urgent. Besides, we have a relationship between monarch and minister now. You are scared to hide when you see me. How can you be crowned queen in the future? How?
Who will listen to you when it comes to governing the country? I am even more afraid that others will say that I am a strong minister and a weak ruler. If the princess hides when she sees her, then I am qualified to shoot her."
When he said this, his tone was relaxed, and Jin Li couldn't help but smile, and then said: "I was scared to death. I thought you were going to scold me again."
Feng Nan said: "I did speak a little uncontrollably at that time, but at that time the muzzle was almost fixed on my chest. You think I can take it easy, but you will come here less often. If there are political needs, I will come here."
Arrange the security measures in advance before you come back."
Jin Li nodded and said, "Yeah, I'll listen to you."
Feng Nan said: "No, you are His Highness. It is easy to give rise to misunderstandings. I am just a guest. But let's get down to business. Your Highness, you really shouldn't be here now. You should take your diplomatic assistant to the highest level."
Let’s go to the negotiating table of the council, we now have a few cards to play.”
Jin Li said: "You think I don't want to go. My diplomatic assistant was killed by a cannonball when I went to the position with me during the day. What you saw, the rest... were all spies sent from your hometown...
"
Feng Nan smiled awkwardly and said: "Then you should be there too. Spies or not, as long as the interests are common, I can help you. Just now, the Self-Defense Forces called me to invite me to attend a military meeting. I will express my gratitude to you."
If you refuse, you go to negotiate and you have to fight for me to get it back."
Jin Li said: "I know this. The Self-Defense Forces have been talking about setting up a joint combat command, but I didn't respond."
Feng Nan said: "It is true that we cannot agree easily. We are still a sovereign country. Wangdongcheng Chamber of Commerce is at best a commercial district. The administrative relationship is not equal. Anyway, we admit that Wangdongcheng has given us a lot of help, but the formation of the joint army
If it involves sovereignty issues, then we have to negotiate terms."
Jin Li said: "I know all this, so I'll go back and do it...actually..." She said in a very gentle tone: "Actually, I came here because I missed you, but I was afraid of making you angry, so
I didn’t dare come to see you.”
Feng Nan smiled and said: "Here we go again, don't act like an angry little daughter-in-law, hurry up and do your thing. Once your thing is done, we ministers can do our best."
Jin Li nodded, looking at the posture, she planned to come over and hug Feng Nan before leaving, but there were too many people walking around, so she had to give up and follow the old rules and let Feng Nan kiss the back of her hand. Feng Nan kept kissing the back of her hand.
She walked to the gate and watched her and the escort's car go away before returning.
Feng Nan turned around and said to Yi Ge again: "You are really capable. The prisoners of war didn't say a word just a few words ago. It seems that those prisoners of war are very afraid of you."
Jin Li smiled and said: "They're not afraid of me, they're afraid of you. At first they saw Jin Ligui as a princess, the only heir to the throne, and she was easy-going. When they saw you again, they were scared to hide. They just thought it was funny. Then I told you
It was Salim, the man-eating jungle demon, who made them truly honest."
Feng Nan was stunned, while Jin Li giggled and walked away.
"It seems I can't take off my hat of a man-eating devil..." He muttered in a low voice. When he looked up, he happened to see Cao Xiangdong passing by, so he yelled: "Cao Xiangdong!"
Cao Xiangdong was stunned, and immediately ran over with a playful smile and said, "What's the matter? Major?"
Feng Nan stretched out a hand, spread his fingers and stretched it in front of Cao Xiangdong. Cao Xiangdong immediately said with a bitter face: "No way, we just fought today and I am almost exhausted. Why should I pay you as punishment?" As soon as he spoke, Feng Nan made a gesture.
You need to change your gestures, knowing that he is used to making this matter more serious,
He quickly said: "I accept the punishment, I accept the punishment! Isn't it okay if I accept the punishment?" After saying that, he got down and started doing it one by one. Finally, he had a good foundation and he actually finished it in an orderly manner. Then he stood up.
The report said: "Now that it's done, any further instructions?"
Feng Nan didn't say anything. He just raised his leg and kicked it, but the kick was very light. It was just a show, and then he said: "I have been busy and I don't have time to ask you. Didn't I send you to the boat? Why don't you?"
Go back and be your boss, come back and die!"
Cao Xiangdong said: "If you die, die. Qiangzi died today. If I didn't come back to fight this battle, I would really regret it to death."
When the words came to the point, Feng Nan's mood suddenly dimmed. He was silent for several seconds before saying: "If the earthen jar is not broken outside the well, the general will inevitably die in battle. Let's not talk about this first. How did you get from the Self-Defense Forces?"
Coming over there?"
Cao Xiangdong said: "Didn't I hesitate for a moment when I got off the boat? It was a waste of time. The mangrove area was blocked by fire. I couldn't get through, so I had to follow the Self-Defense Forces all the way back to fight. Later, when I was resting, I looked at the roadside.
After stopping for a while, a pickup truck stopped, and then I saw a convoy of vehicles paralyzed on the slope of ours, so I jumped on one and drove over, just in time to give you a ride."
Feng Nan said: "You have done a great job. You saved us. More importantly, you saved the princess. If she were gone, we would all have to pack up and go home."
Cao Xiangdong said: "What am I doing? It's just a coincidence. Yonghao took the greatest credit this time. He killed the rebel's senior officer with one shot, so we had a chance to win. It's a pity that we also got together with a strong force."
I lost my life, and now Yonghao regrets it so much."
Feng Nan nodded and said seriously: "In terms of merit, we are all great people. But to be honest, I really didn't expect that I would break the hadron in the first battle. I am still free now. If you have nothing to do, we will
Let's go and see Gangzi. It's not easy for these two brothers to depend on each other all the way to where they are now."