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Chapter 482 Shandong (6)

 "Hey ho~ Hey ho~ Hey ho~"

The Dutch soldiers shouted in unison and pushed the heavy artillery carriage forward.

"Be careful, you fools, don't get your wheels sprained," yelled Captain Jakob Kaou, the commander of this army.

Since the seventeen gentlemen of the East India Company reached an agreement with the Manchu emperor, he came here from Batavia with two thousand soldiers.

These two thousand soldiers were equipped with advanced flintlock muskets and fifty 64-pound large-caliber cannons, which were huge in this era. In addition, there were also some three-pound cannons.

At this time, European artillery was mainly divided into three categories: long guns (equivalent to modern artillery), cannons (prototypes of howitzers), and mortars or mortars (prototypes of modern mortars).

The barrel of a long cannon is about thirty times the caliber. It has a long range and high accuracy. However, the barrel is too thick, heavy and has poor maneuverability. Therefore, large-caliber long cannons are not commonly used in Europe and are generally only used for sieges.

Combat.

The sixty-four-pound large-caliber cannon was almost the king of cannons at this time. The length of the barrel was about twenty times the caliber. Although its range and accuracy were not as good as those of the long cannon, it was much more maneuverable and no less powerful than the long cannon.

. There are cylindrical lugs on both sides of the center of gravity of the gun body. The shooting angle can be adjusted based on this axis, and the range can be changed according to the amount of gunpowder. It is also equipped with the most advanced sights.

Captain Jakob Kaou was very satisfied with his men. He had participated in the Battle of Taiwan and was unconvinced by the defeat. He always felt that it was the company that sent its main force to Cape at that time that caused the Ming Dynasty to capture the big members. Now he is commanding

Although there are not many soldiers and horses in this group, they are all local soldiers, and their combat effectiveness is much stronger than the local soldiers they commanded in Taiwan.

"Lads, hang up our Prince of Orange flag and sing the national anthem," Kawu shouted.

"The King of Spain, I will always respect you?", two thousand Dutch soldiers sang "Ode to William". This song has a long history and can be traced back to the time when the Netherlands was ruled by Spain.

"Li Shilang, listen, what are those red-haired ghosts singing?" Melezhang Jingku'erchan asked Li Yidi, the Minister of War.

The post road from Yantou Town to Jinan City is narrow and difficult to navigate. In addition to the two thousand Dutch soldiers, there are also two thousand Manchu and Mongolian Eight Banners from Ku'er Chan and three thousand Beizhili Green Camp from Li Yidi. These seven thousand people are Shunzhi

The emperor sent reinforcements to Shandong. Now the Qing government is short of weapons and soldiers, and can no longer send out large armies. It can only pin its hopes on the red-haired barbarians with sharp firearms."

"How do I know that those nonsense songs sung by the barbarians are probably about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism," Li Yidi replied.

"Ahem, Li Shilang, you think too highly of these red-haired ghosts. These red barbarians only care about money, so they don't know what loyalty to the emperor and patriotism are! Let's see these barbarian soldiers, their eyes shine when they sing, they are clearly singing

"Hungry song. Hahahaha", Ku'er Chan laughed loudly.

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Reinforcements came, and the Qing army in Jinan increased to 50,000. Yue Le felt that we should not be trapped in the isolated city, but should maintain depth and try to block the Ming army on the periphery of Jinan.

He was determined to defend Tai'an Prefecture in the south of Jinan. This place was located at the intersection of Dawen River and Shah River. There were dangers from mountains and rivers and he could rely on it. He ordered King Ledu of Duoluomin County to lead 10,000 troops to guard Tai'an Prefecture, and Duke Duni to lead 5,000 troops.

Deployed defenses at Guishan in the southeast of Tai'an Prefecture, and led 5,000 troops to guard Mount Tai in the north of Tai'an Prefecture. He also ordered General Cheng Fuliang and Mele Zhangjing Fu Ka to lead 10,000 troops to guard the Shahe River and the banks of the Dawen River.

; He is based in Lishan in southern Jinan.

"Translated to those red-haired ghosts, I want them to leave Jinan and go to Tai'an Prefecture to help defend." Translated by translator Yue Leling.

"No, no, no, Your Excellency, my cannon is very heavy. It will be easily ambushed when transported to the mountainous area. If you don't bring the cannon, the combat effectiveness will be weakened. So it is better to stay in Jinan and help you defend the city." Kaowu refused.

Yes. He is not Yue Le’s subordinate and has the right to choose to refuse.

Seeing that the Hongmao Yi refused his request, Yue Le was furious, "I still don't believe it. Without you and the Hongmao Yi, the Qing Dynasty would not be able to defend Tai'an!"

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I really can’t keep it!

On June 9, the fourth year of Emperor Guangwu of the Ming Dynasty, the Battle of Tai'an Prefecture began.

The 130,000 Ming army launched a fierce offensive against the 50,000 Qing army. According to Zhu Hengjia, "Our army has more soldiers, but the enemy has fewer soldiers. This battle is not a frivolous battle. It is to use more soldiers to fight against fewer soldiers, and form a series of battles."

Defeat the enemy with an upright force."

The result was completely different from Yue Le's hope of relying on the dangers of mountains and rivers to stop the Ming army. The battle of Tai'an Prefecture was fought very quickly.

The first breakthrough was on the east bank of the Shah River. Pucheng Bo Ma Bao and Guangchang Bo Li Yuanyin led 20,000 elite troops and bravely crossed the river. On the other side was the 5,000 Green Battalion of Qing Commander-in-Chief Cheng Fuliang.

"Fire artillery! Shoot for this town," Cheng Fuliang roared. In order to change the unfavorable battle situation, the Qing government added a lot of artillery to various ministries.

"Boom~Boom~Boom~"

The shells made the Shahe tremble.

"Life and death matter, justice is at heart! Follow me to kill", Ma Bao shouted, carrying a tanning whip gun, and boarded the boat in person. Li Yuanyin also followed closely.

Generals are brave soldiers, and the Ming army was full of energy. They regarded artillery shells and arrows as if they were nothing, and quickly landed.

"Kill~kill~kill", sun and moon flags were planted on the shore.

As soon as the Ming army landed, Cheng Fuliang's courage gave out and he turned his horse to escape to Mount Li.

After hearing that the Ming Dynasty troops had landed in Shahe, Yue Le immediately understood that Tai'an Prefecture could not hold on.

He had a deep understanding of the Ming army's massive detours and encirclement tactics. He knew that he could not allow the Ming army to cut off Tai'an's retreat, otherwise Tai'an's 30,000 troops would be destroyed.

"Come here, behead Cheng Fuliang in public," Yue Le said coldly.

"The general will spare his life, but the last general is willing to take the blame and make meritorious service." Cheng Fuliang broke out in a cold sweat.

"Forget it, I'll spare your life and follow my commander to stop the Ming army. If you dare to fight again, I will definitely kill you without mercy." After saying that Yue Le led his army to stop Ma Bao's tribe, he also asked Ledu, Doni, Shi Tingzhu and Fu Ka to be notified.

Quickly evacuate Lishan to the north.

Strangely enough, Cheng Fuliang, who had been afraid of the enemy just now, actually fought vigorously. Yue Le successfully stopped Ma Bao and prevented the 30,000 soldiers and horses in Tai'an from being wiped out. He originally wanted to delay the Ming army in Tai'an for two or three months, but unexpectedly

Five days later, the troops and horses were counted, and five thousand soldiers were lost, including Duny, the governor of the country.

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"Your Majesty, Nanling Bo has captured Duni, the Duke of Qinglu Town." Zhu Hengjia was sitting in the tent and reported with his own guards.

It turned out that Doni was in a panic and accidentally fell off his horse while escaping. Sun Guangwei's cavalry arrived, killed Sangoshiha and captured the prisoners.

"Who? Dhoni?"

Zhu Hengjia was stunned. He still had a good impression of Dhoni.

This Doni is different from other generals in that he is polite.

During the Battle of Liuhe, he actually issued a challenge to himself before fighting, with a very humble tone, saying something like, "Unfortunately for me, I have to live side by side with Your Majesty in two countries, so I can't be tolerated by Gao Xian. I am secretly ashamed and I can't help myself."

At that time, I also replied politely: "Although I am not talented, I listen to the elegant music and follow the elegant meaning."

We are all literate people, and when we meet the golden maple and jade dew, we will defeat countless people in the world.

"Come here, take Doni into the big tent. I want to see what kind of person he is," Zhu Hengjia shouted.


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