On February 16, 1791, Ding Guofeng drove the Thunderbolt, one day later than the original date, and arrived at the sea off Hoi An, Annan. At this time, there were rumbles of cannon and gunshots outside Hoi An.
The fifteen 75mm fast guns hoisted from Beihai No. 1 and No. 2 were transported to the fortifications in the west and north directions of Hoi An City, and fired continuously at the attacking Taishan Army. The Thor also stopped at the Thuy River.
Outside the entrance to the sea, the two howitzers on the ship would occasionally make a roar under the guidance of the scouts in front.
The tragic situation in the Imperial City of Hue made Quang Trung Emperor Nguyen Quang Binh furious. When he learned that the Northern Navy had occupied Hoi An, he immediately summoned 20,000 troops to go south and gather in Hai Van Ridge.
In order to boost the morale of his men, Ruan Guangping gathered his soldiers and issued a crusade: "The thieves from the north came to invade, invaded our borders for no reason, and killed our soldiers and civilians. Then they first destroyed the capital, and then occupied Hoi'an. Do you know?"
Between heaven and earth, the stars and fields are separated, the north and the south are at ease, and the border is peaceful. The people from the north are not of my race, and they are tigers and wolves at heart. Now the invaders are coming, and I cannot bear to sit back and watch the cruelty. I live my life with fish and meat, and take my wealth. You all have your own.
If you know what you are capable of, you should work together with me to make use of the great merits. Don't just get used to the old ways and have two minds. You will be killed as soon as the incident occurs, and no one will be spared. Move to the prefectures and counties, and let the envoys know about it."
The tragic situation in the Imperial City of Hue was seen by many people, so the Tay Son Army was incited to be indignant and motivated to fight. However, due to fear of the North Navy's artillery and the Thor, the Tay Son Army was unable to send a fleet to cooperate from the sea, and
Hoi An faces the sea to the north and east, so Nguyen Quang Binh can only station tens of thousands of troops in Dien Pan County, which is more than 40 years northwest of Hoi An.
This time, Nguyen Quang Binh led his troops on a personal expedition. He first ordered his men to cut down trees and build ships. At the same time, he continued to send small groups of troops to test the distance and density of the North Navy's firepower projection.
The total number of troops of the North Navy is less than a thousand, and the Chinese battalion in Hoi An has just been established and lacks training, so it can only rely on city walls and moats to block attacks. However, because the 75mm cannon fires very fast, the weapons of the North Navy
The long range and intensive machine gun firepower gave the Tay Son Army an illusion that there were at least a hundred cannons in Hoi An City and that there were at least thousands of troops in the city.
Due to the aerial reconnaissance of drones, several night attacks launched by the Tay Son Army were discovered. In the past few days, more than 3,000 people were lost. For a time, facing the hedgehog-like Hoi An City, Nguyen Quang Binh was helpless.
Shit. He found that the shield he had used to resist muskets and blunderbuss was as useless as paper in front of the Beihai Navy!
The Thunderbolt brought two battalions of troops this time. When the troops landed and entered Hoi An City, Wang Yuanfang was finally able to free up his hands to dispatch the special operations battalion.
On February 18, after repeated reconnaissance by drones, four hundred soldiers from the Northern Navy's special operations battalion, led by local Chinese guides, took bamboo rafts to the south bank of the Qiuhuan River at night and rushed westward for twenty
Five miles later, they swam again to the north bank of the Qiuhuan River and launched an attack on the right wing camp of the Xishan Army in the early morning.
Thousands of grenades were divided into three waves and rained into the Xishan Army's camp. Under the sound of explosions, the panicked Xishan Army could not distinguish the number of Beihai Navy and fled in all directions like headless flies.
The war king ordered from afar that no prisoners should be taken. Those Ewenki and Daur soldiers with camouflage paint on their faces were like demons coming to the world. As long as they saw someone dressed differently than themselves, they would shoot them with guns. Some people had no time to change the magazine and picked it up on the ground. Throw the fallen spear.
These Sauron soldiers have been rigorously trained by Wang Yuanfang for nearly two years, and have practiced martial arts with Wu Zhong for half a year. They are good at riding and shooting, and each of them has amazing arm strength. The spears they throw can often pin the Xishan army to the ground. What's more, it can penetrate two people at once. Not to mention the Xishan Army's liver and gallbladder were broken by such a scene, even the few Chinese guides who followed were so frightened that they peed their pants.
After this battle, thousands of people from the Xishan Army accumulated corpses on the river bank or drifted to the river, more than 40 warships were burned, and 32 cannons were blown up. In the end, only a few hundred people fled back to Dienpan County.
On February 21, the special operations battalion attacked again. They took dozens of reinforced large open-tail fishing boats, sailed upstream for more than 40 miles through the heavy fog, blew up two pontoons, and then used mortars on the boats to Launched artillery bombardment on the Taishan Army inside and outside Dien Pan County.
Nguyen Quang Binh's general Vo Van Dung sent a fleet to intercept the attack, but was hit by more than 20 rocket launchers from the North Navy and suffered heavy losses. Vo Van Dung was affected by the explosion of the rocket launcher from the North Navy and fell into the water. Although he was rescued, he was seriously injured and fell into coma. .
The artillerymen of the Xishan Army had difficulty identifying the enemy's location in the foggy weather, so they could only shoot randomly at the Qiuhuan River. Wang Yuanfang decisively sent a company of troops to land ashore in the chaos, looking for the sound and light of the gunfire, and fired at the opponent's gun position at a distance A few hundred meters away, there was another hail of bullets. After the Xishan Army was beaten away, they immediately used grenades to blow up the artillery pieces one by one.
In this battle, more than 5,000 people were killed and injured by the Xishan Army. Nearly half of them were caused by panic and trampling on themselves during the shelling. Especially the elephants that ran around after being injured, many more were trampled to death and injured. There are as many as a hundred people.
The Taishan Army actually relied on elephant troops in land warfare, and barefoot soldiers were vulnerable. Ruan Guangping had a force of 300 elephants, which was also a strong guarantee for his victory over the Qing army on the Fuliang River.
It is said that Nguyen Phuc Anh was pressed to the ground and rubbed by the Taishan Army many times before, but he was defeated by the elephant army. You must know that although the Jiaozhi area is rich in elephants, there are none in Guangnan.
But what is interesting is that many generals in the elephant army of the Tay Son Army are women. For example, Bui Thi Xuan, the sister of Nguyen Quang Binh’s queen Bui Thi Ngan, commanded a detachment of more than a dozen elephants.
At noon, the fog began to dissipate, and Wang Yuan easily led his fleet back to Hoi An. After the battle, Nguyen Quang Binh suffered heavy losses, so he led his army to retreat to the Hai Van Ridge line in the north of Hoi An, reorganized his troops, and strengthened his troops.
On the other hand, in Hoi An, when the Tang people in the city saw a large number of corpses of the Tay Son Army floating down from the upper reaches of the Thu Hui River twice, they were all shocked by the ferocity of the Northern Navy. They began to paint the colorful Sauron on their faces. The soldiers called it the "Devil Army".
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! On February 23, the Thor and Thunder, which had completed their oil replenishment, headed south to Conlun Island. They would join the Guangnan navy and launch an attack on Binh Thuan.
When they saw the Thunderbolt, which was twice the size of the Thunder God, whether it was the Frenchmen on the "Fengfei" or He Xiwen's men, their eyes dropped to the ground again. The Frenchman, who serves as the commander-in-chief of the Guangnan Navy
Jean-Baptiste Marie Dayot kept crossing himself on his chest, praising the Thunderbolt as a miracle. At the same time, he also thought that the Northern Navy was so powerful that it could dominate the ocean.
On February 25, the Northern Navy began to launch artillery bombardments from south to north, from Fumeixun, Luoyixun, and Mali Haikou. Then He Xiwen's men began to land to attack the city. The cannons on the Thor and Thunder allowed the coastal areas to
The Xishan troops from all over the country all fled, and the officials guarding the city had no choice but to surrender one after another.
At the same time, the Guangnan army, which had already been prepared, also attacked from the land route, moved north along the coastline, and quickly took over one town after another.
On March 6, the North Korean navy arrived at the mouth of Phan Ri. The local naval forces fought bravely, but the Thor fired two cannons and then dispersed. Two days later, Phan Thiet, which was only more than 20 miles away from the sea,
The city came under shelling, and the defenders in the city were unable to respond. After plundering the city, they fled north.
When the good news came back, Ruan Fuying, who was stationed in Jiading City, was overjoyed. He had been fighting with the Xishan Army for many years, and he was usually pinned to the ground and rubbed by his opponents. Never before had the progress been so smooth. The Guangnan Army had only lost dozens of people along the way.
Just people.
In order to further close the relationship with the Northern Navy, Ruan Fuying immediately adopted the girl from the Chen family who served Deng Fei as his adopted sister, named her "Princess Zhenli", and ordered the construction of a mansion for Deng Fei outside Bagua City.
The size of the palace is comparable to that of Guangnan Palace.
After defeating Pingshun, He Xiwen once again asked Deng Fei to join him, and he was ready to have a showdown with Ruan Fuying. At this time, He Xiwen no longer looked down on the third-rank official in Guangnan. After listening to Deng Fei's deception, he was ready to send his men to
The black stern boats were given to Nguyen Phuc Anh for free, and they were replaced by thousands of canton boats bought by Beihai Town from Siam.
Faced with He Xiwen's sudden move, Ruan Fuying, who was so excited, felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured on his head. He was angry and confused, but there was nothing he could do. In order to express his trust, he did not let He Xiwen's
The family went to live in Jiading City. Unexpectedly, this move made the other party betray without any cost.
However, as a result, Ruan Fu Anh began to be wary of the Minh Huong Society group in Guangnan. With the support of the Northern Navy, who knows if there might be any illicit conspiracy among these people. After some consideration, he was worried that the leader of the Tang Dynasty
The Chen Shangchuan family would also follow He Xiwen's footsteps and wanted to take the eldest daughter of the Chen family as a concubine. Unexpectedly, as soon as Zheng Huaide who was sent there mentioned it, the Chen family woman politely declined.
"Mr. Zhishan, I am ashamed of myself for being so valued by Lord Ruan for his beauty. However, my brother Jinan is still in the age of dancing, and there are a group of old and weak women and children in the family who cannot take care of him. What's more, I have already made it clear that I will take over the family business when Jinan comes of age.
I then built a nunnery, and from then on, the ancient Buddha of Qingdeng ended his remaining life."
After the Jiading Massacre, all the adult men of the Chen Shangchuan family who stayed in Jiading were killed by the Xishan Army. Except for a few women in the main house, the only male offspring at the time was only five years old and could not support the family business at all. The eldest daughter of the Chen family was a legitimate daughter.
Because her fiancé died, she gave up the idea of getting married. She started taking care of the Chen family's business when she was only fifteen years old. She is now twenty-three years old.
Zheng Huaide looked at the mistress of the Chen family whose face was covered with gauze, and his eyes quickly passed over the ivory-white soft hair. He recalled that when he first saw this woman, he was like a Luo Shen, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of emotion in his heart.
sigh.
Thinking about it, the Chen family has fallen into decline, but after all, they are the head of the Tang Dynasty in Jiading. It is just a matter of letting the descendants of the Chen family enter the court and serve as officials. It is really outrageous to even care about the old girl.
Zheng Huaide was about to stand up and leave when he heard the hostess of the Chen family say: "Mr. Zhishan, I heard that the Northern Navy is planning to send people to Siam to buy ships?"
"Mr. Zheng also heard this matter mentioned by Mr. Ziping from the Northern Navy. Originally, Lord Ruan wanted to take care of it, but they have someone of their own who is said to be very familiar with the shipyard in Bangkok."
"Oh? Can I ask which one it is?"
"The Zheng family at the mouth of the Pearl River."
The violent military actions of the Northern Navy and the Quang Nam Army caught Nguyen Van Nguyue, who was stationed in Nhan Pan City, off guard. The Taide Emperor, who was the first to launch the Tay Son Uprising and later gave way to Nguyen Quang Binh, indulged in drinking and debauchery all day long.
He was brutal and made the people under his rule miserable. When he heard the news about the fall of Binh Thuan, he was shocked and immediately sent Prince Nguyen Van Bao to lead the army.
In fact, without the support of Beihai Town, Ruan Wenyue would not be afraid of Guangnan at all, whether it is sea or land. If you want to fight against those broken boats, just dream!
After the Quang Nam Army captured Phan Thiet City, their morale was high, and everyone was very arrogant. The Imperial Envoy Commander of the Pioneer Battalion, who was in charge of leading the troops, was very proud of his military ambition. He even ignored the dissuasion of his deputy Nguyen Van Thanh without the cover of artillery fire from the Northern Navy.
He led his army to directly attack Duohetu County north of Phan Thiet City, completely forgetting the lesson of abandoning his helmet and armor when he was defeated by the Taishan Army two years ago.
No matter how bad Nguyen Van Viet is, he still has to compete with others. Bac Hai Town cannot defeat the Manchus, but it is more than enough to deal with the Quang Nam Army. What's more, the Quy Nhon area to the north of Binh Thuan Province is the base camp where the Tay Son Army started, and it has a strong force. So that day
Without the strong support of the North Navy's artillery, the Taishan Army once again reenacted what is called "ravaging friction"; as soon as the Elephant Army consisting of sixty elephants showed up, the Guangnan Army began to flee. If it weren't for Wang
A battalion of troops was sent from afar to block the attack and the elephant army was driven away. Maybe even the newly acquired Phan Thiet city would have to be returned.
Nguyen Phuc Anh was furious when he heard the news of Wu Xing's defeat. He dismissed Wu Xing from his post of leader and recalled him. At the same time, he sent his general Deng Chenchang, who served as the North City Soldier Cao, to guard Phan Chiet. This man was very cautious in doing things.
, in history, after Nguyen Phuc Anh ascended the throne, he served as Minister of War.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! On March 11, the Thunder bombarded the Gancheng flood defense post, and the Marine Battalion landed by speedboat and quickly occupied the deserted Gancheng Ao. Then, a large number of
Supplies and craftsmen were transported to the southwest end of the Citrus Peninsula to build a camp. He Xiwen's men and a battalion of the Northern Navy will be temporarily stationed here. The pirates will receive formal training from the Northern Navy here while waiting for Siam's new arrival.
The ship arrives.
At this time, the changes in the situation in Annan also spread to Guangxi. Knowing that the Northern Navy actually went to Annan to cause trouble, the governor of Guangxi, Chen Yongfu, immediately sent a 600-mile expedited message to the court and sent someone to report to Li Shijie, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi.
Because of the emergence of Beihai Town, to be precise, Zhao Xin made a big fuss in Guangzhou City, broke into the Governor's Mansion and captured Sun Shiyi. After several years of planning, he could no longer stop it, so Mr. Sun failed to go to Beijing to become the Minister of Military and Aircraft as he wished.
, but made an exchange with Sichuan Governor Li Shijie.
Li Shijie was already old. He had written to Qianlong many times before, begging to resign and return to his hometown. However, this person was so useful that Qianlong could not bear to part with him. When he learned about the Northern Navy's attack on Annan, Li Shijie immediately ordered Guangxi Green Camp to be on guard and at the same time mobilized
The navy patrolled the Qiongzhou Strait to prevent unexpected events.
Two years ago, Ruan Guangping defeated the Qing army at Fuliang River, killing corpses of the Green Camp of Guangdong and Guangxi, and not a single one was left alive. In the end, the court held his nose and canonized him, and ordered him to come to Beijing to celebrate his birthday, which made the civil and military forces of Guangdong and Guangxi hold their breath.
.Although the Beihai Navy were rebels, they actually traveled thousands of miles south to clean up the Xishan Dynasty, which made the Green Camp of Guangdong and Guangxi feel quite angry.
Seven or eight days later, when the Qing army stationed at Zhennanguan learned that the Northern Navy had attacked Hue and plundered the imperial city, they were even more happy and had a hearty meal.
Of course, it was blatantly impossible. Everyone drank secretly without telling Shangguan. Just when they were thinking about whether the North Navy would go to Thang Long Palace next, the Thor had already left Hoi An. This trip they were going to the next