War is a treacherous way!

For thousands of years, Sun Tzu's Art of War has always influenced the idea of ​​Han generals using troops.

In almost all the books related to war, it seems that all famous generals won the war by tricks and tricks, but in fact, in wars, tricks and tricks have always complemented each other with strength. Without corresponding strength, tricks and tricks will be just a joke.

What is a trick?

A surprise victory is one of them.

After the Ming Dynasty's European fleet bombarded Plinmouth, it unexpectedly sailed towards the Thames, rather than towards the "alliance" Netherlands as everyone imagined.

With the high speed of the fast cruiser, the fleet had already appeared outside the Thames that night. While maintaining vigilance, the combat meeting was at its last moment in the cabin of the "Taihe".

"It's here!"

Pointing to a location on the map, Zhang Mingzhen sneered.

"Let's teach the British a lesson from here!"

Pointing to the Thames River on the map, he said in a deep voice.

"According to the intelligence provided by Fernando, we can take advantage of the high tide to enter the Thames, and then go up the Medway River, and there is the British fleet base Chatham ahead, where they dock and warehouses, where we first sank or burn the British warships. Of course, my suggestion is to burn them with incendiary bombs, after all, the speed of incendiary bombs will be faster and the chances will be greater!"

As the admiral of the fleet, Zhang Mingzhen, after Zhu Youbin made the decision, after leaving Plinmouth, he learned about the situation on the Thames River and near London from Fernando and other navigators. Finally, he made the decision to attack London.

"After destroying Chatham base, then go upstream and arrive in London and directly bombard the city of London!"

Ballet London!

Although Zhang Mingzhen’s suggestions are full of unknown risks, we have to admit that they are full of temptations!

Once successful, it will inevitably become a hot topic on the streets of Nanjing and even the entire Ming Dynasty...

"Are you sure?"

"Sixty percent sure!"

After a pause, Zhang Mingzhen said again.

"Even if the air strike fails, there is no problem. After all, our shipboard is extremely thick and the keel is solid. It is difficult for the British cannon to cause severe damage to us! We should be able to escape unscathed!"

Can escape unstoppable!

That……

"Then do as you said!"

Then Zhu Youbin stopped talking.

Then the fleet began to prepare for the upcoming surprise attack.

Standing on the bridge, Zhu Youbin felt the gentle sea breeze and stared at the front. Can he fight Mingyang or Europa be the only adventure!

Although it was a risky one, Zhang Mingzhen, who was fully prepared, was full of confidence. He had sufficient reason to believe that he could succeed and that this surprise attack could succeed.

Late at night on June 14, on this day, when Europe thought that the Ming fleet was heading towards the Netherlands, and even the Dutch were ready to welcome the Ming Emperor's envoy and fleet, no one noticed that this fleet of 16 warships took advantage of the rising tide of the night and quietly arrived at the mouth of the Thames.

On this day, the night was low and the moon was dark and the wind was high. Looking at the Thames River, Zhang Mingzhen's expression seemed a little serious. He just looked quietly in the distance.

"Admiral, the pilot ship has entered the estuary!"

Although this news made everyone feel relieved and even smiled on their faces. After all, the real danger is here, there are many sandbanks and shallows between the Thames estuary and the Medway River. Only when the tide and the wind are high can it pass. If you are negligent, if you miss the tide level or the wind direction is not smooth and the wind is not strong enough, the warship may be stranded.

The smooth entry of the pilot ship at this time means that their route is correct, and the wind direction and wind power are also suitable for their attack. It has to be said that the Portuguese and Dutch second-five-child navigators in the fleet made great contributions to this voyage. If it weren't for their very understanding of this water, this surprise attack would have very much potentially turned into a bubble.

"This is just the beginning!"

Putting down the telescope in his hand, Zhang Mingzhen said softly.

The real test is still to come. The reason why this plan is "bold" is mainly because this plan has great risks. Not only does it have risks when entering the estuary, but there are also various British defensive facilities along the way.

Driven by the sea tide, the advance fleet slowly sailed into the Thames River. However, they did not shell, but continued to sail. In front of the advance fleet were dozens of sloop sampans. These lifeboats at sea became the commando rowing boats. The Ming sailors on the rowboat carried six-sounding revolver guns, rifles and swords. They stared at the Hierness Fort in front. Their mission was to seize the fort.

This is the most important part.

"Iron Chain Locks the River!"

Zhang Mingzhen whispered softly by the river in the twilight of the telescope.

"In order to prevent someone from going upstream and launching sneak attacks, the British set up a large chain of 800 meters and weighing tens of thousands of pounds between the mouth of the Medway River and Chatham. With this chain, they can rest assured..."

Iron Chain Lock River has never been a traditional skill of China, but a "universal skill" of navies of various countries. Almost all navies will set up Lock River chains at naval bases to prevent sneak attacks. In World War I and World War II, this skill evolved into an "anti-submarine network", which uses an anti-submarine network at the entrance to block the infiltration of enemy submarines.

"As long as we seize the turret, we can not only relieve the turret's threat to the fleet, but also put down the iron chains and allow the fleet to enter Chatham smoothly."

Listening to Zhang Mingzhen's introduction, Zhu Youbin nodded slightly.

"There's no problem with the commando!"

"No problem, they are all veterans for several years, and they are all good at it!"

Under the cover of twilight, small rowboats drove towards the fort under the sailors' paddling. The sailors were not fast or even a little slow.

"Speak quietly!"

When the oars were slightly louder, Zhu Shengwu immediately stopped them. The oars quickly became lighter. Although the weather was not hot, sweat beads were on their faces, which were nervous sweat.

Capture the turret!

This is simply incredible!

Despite this, everyone knew that as long as the other party was not alerted, the plan would have a chance to succeed. The water plants on the river bank covered the approach of the rowboats. However, even so, after approaching the shore, the sailors still jumped off the boat and pushed the rowboats to the shore by swimming. They were afraid that if the movement was too loud, it would startle the water birds in the aquatic plants.

"It's coming soon, it's coming soon..."

The sweat in the palm of his palm soaked on the hilt, making the hilt of the shark leather a little wet, while Zhu Youbin's eyes stared at the shore. The moment the boat arrived at the shore, he immediately jumped off the boat like others, and then they lay on the river and looked at the fort nervously.

With some moonlight and lights on the fort, you can vaguely see the British soldiers patrolling back and forth on the fort. For the defenders on the fort, they never expected that someone would attack the fort. What's more, the "peace period" of war with the Dutch had long ended.

war?

Never heard of it!

It cannot be said that the English are careless and do not notice the movements on the river, but that this surprise attack was beyond everyone's expectations.

After a careful observation, I saw that the British were very vigilant and suppressed their inner ecstasy. The officer who led the team stood up with his waist and waved his hand gently. Hundreds of sailors holding swords and guns immediately rushed towards the direction of the turret with their waists and hands.

As their comrades arrived below the fort together, Zhu Shengwu immediately pressed his body tightly against the stone wall of the fort. As they climbed up the stone wall and were about to turn over, the sound of footsteps of the patrol team came from the other side.

“Five, four…”

Zhu Shengwu hid below the arrow pile and gestured. As the patrol passed by, his left hand suddenly exerted force. While climbing over the stone wall, the knife in his hand had already stabbed directly into the British soldier's chest.

"ah……"

The British soldiers on patrol were so shocked by the sudden attack that they did not react at all. After all, no one would have thought that they would be attacked like this on the fort, and even when the sword pierced their bodies, they did not realize that the enemy had already arrived at the city.

Compared with British soldiers, these sailors are all veterans who have served for a long time. They are not only the best sailors, but also good at hand-to-hand combat and close-range sword fighting. For those English soldiers, they only looked at their murderous faces when they were dying. The next moment, they felt a stinging pain in their chests or necks. The enemy in front of them stretched out their hands and pulled out their long swords, bringing out a large amount of blood splattered on the ground.

Blood was slowly flowing on the ground, until then, they could wail in pain and despair, but this desperate cry was soundless, so they could only open their mouths in despair, letting the blood block their mouths, trachea, and alveoli...

However, just after meeting, the sentries and patrol teams on the fort were cleaned up by the Daming water that raided the fort. They didn't even come and issued an alarm, and the fort was occupied.

Of course, there were still thousands of English soldiers in the fort, but they were sleeping and didn't know that the fort had changed hands.

While clearing the patrol, many sailors quickly ran to the cannon position and used hammers and iron nails to nail the cannon's fire transmission hole. Even if theirs could not successfully occupy the cannon and the fire transmission hole was blocked, the British could no longer use artillery to attack the fleet in a short period of time.

Just then, gunfire sounded!
Chapter completed!