When the Ming Dynasty cavalry rushed into the eastern area of Malajia Port, Zhang Yanling had already left the hiding place with Helena and others. Because Zhang Yanling understood that from now on, all the Folangji people must mobilize to defend the river, and it is impossible to continue
Staring at myself.
Of course, with Helena and the others, they had to be more careful. After confirming that all the Franco soldiers on the hillside had been evacuated, Zhang Yanling led them to the waterhole. They could not rush in at the moment, so it was better to wait for the situation to calm down.
When Catherine saw her father's body floating next to the pool, she burst into tears. Zhang Yanling went into the water, carried the body of Governor Goya up, and placed it on the edge of the pool with palm leaves. Catherine cried and said, for his
The father arranged his clothes and wiped the body. Almeida, who was sitting next to him, also shed a few tears.
Although Governor Goya deserved to die, he was a poor man after all. At the last moment, he did not lose his humanity and died to protect his daughter, thus upholding the bottom line of human beings. Of course, the even more pitiful thing was Catherine. From then on, she was alone
She has no father or mother. The future of this kind girl is confused.
The roar of artillery on the sea, the shouts of killing in the East District, and the sound of firearms bombardment were everywhere. Zhang Yanling could not stay here and sit back and watch. After comforting Catherine for a few words, Zhang Yanling rectified his equipment and put the fire blunderbuss and the remaining three golden gua Lei in the
In my arms, ready to leave.
"You...where are you going?" Helena followed Catherine, who was crying with tears in her eyes. She saw Zhang Yanling arranging her equipment and asked hurriedly.
"Helena, Catherine, you two are hiding here. My troops have already invaded the Eastern District, and will attack the Western District soon. The battle will be fierce, and the result is unpredictable. I can't just wait here, I want to
We are going to join the battle. The two young ladies are hiding here and must not come out. It will be very dangerous tonight." Zhang Yanling said with a cupped hand.
"But your troops haven't attacked yet. It will be very dangerous if you go out now." Helena said.
Zhang Yanling said: "I will be careful. The attack on the Western District will be tragic. I can't wait here. I have to help. Don't worry about me. If you care about my safety, just pray to your God for me. Today
Tonight, many people will die here. I want to fight with my soldiers. Otherwise, I cannot feel at ease."
Helena nodded slightly, knowing that she could not stop this man. So she stood up, walked to Zhang Yanling, reached out and took off the cross hanging from her neck, and handed it to Zhang Yanling.
"I know you don't believe in God, but God is there. You take this with you. God is merciful and he will bless you. I just hope nothing happens to you. I sincerely hope so. Your Majesty the Duke, you should know that I
My heart." Helena looked at Zhang Yanling, her blue eyes as deep as the sea, her expression solemn and pious.
Zhang Yanling wanted to refuse, after all, she did not believe in any God. But the cross was not a symbol of religion, but her sincere intention. So she reached out to take it and hung it around her neck.
"Helena, I know what you are thinking. I will be careful. Helena, it is my responsibility and mission to capture this place. I must complete it. For this, I will even lose my life. This is my role as the Ming Empire.
The duty of a soldier. That’s why I make you feel sad because I have no choice. Maybe you don’t understand now, but one day, you will understand what I say. After all this is over, I will tell you in detail
Explain these things." Zhang Yanling said.
Helena smiled and said: "Okay, I'll wait for you, God bless you, my... Duke."
Helena reached out and hooked Zhang Yanling's neck, giving him a warm kiss.
Zhang Yanling smiled slightly, turned and left. Helena watched his back disappear into the woods on the hillside. When she turned around, she saw her father Almeida staring blankly at her, her eyes sharp and angry.
Helena hurriedly lowered her head and walked to Catherine, whispering: "Katherine, let's dig a grave and bury the Governor."
Naturally, Zhang Yanling could not show his face arrogantly. He hid on the top of the mountain and found a hidden height to observe the situation. From the telescope, it could be seen that the battle in the East District was going smoothly. But Zhang Yanling's brows became more and more frowned because
He saw the deployment of the Francois on the west bank of the river.
A large number of Fo Lang machine soldiers and horses are concentrated on the west bank. A large number of Fo Lang machine guns are deployed on the west bank bridgehead embankment, on rooftops, and on slopes. Zhang Yanling knows that the Fo Lang machine soldiers are going to defend the west bank. This will be a terrible battle.
fighting.
If he were in the army now, Zhang Yanling would definitely not choose to attack by force, because doing so would cause too many casualties. He would find other ways to attack.
For example, after taking control of the eastern area, use the civilian ships and cargo ships on the dock as tools for crossing the river, and launch cross-river attacks at several locations. This can stretch the opponent's defense line and prevent the Franco's firepower from hitting the three bridgeheads.
Or, conduct artillery fire to contain the feint attack from the front, and send hundreds of horsemen to circle the mountains and canyons in the north to find a swimming place in the upper reaches of the river.
These are all feasible ways to avoid large numbers of casualties.
But Zhang Yanling understood that Zhang Yin and Chen Shiyi would not do this, and they would definitely launch a strong attack. It was not that they did not have enough fighting strategies, but that their life or death was unknown at the moment. They were eager to rescue themselves and could not waste too much time.
.They are all his subordinates who have been with him through life and death for many years. Zhang Yanling knew that they would definitely do this.
Therefore, when it got dark and the Folangji men blew up a wooden bridge in the south, Zhang Yanling knew that the attack would begin soon.
Zhang Yanling went down the mountain and rushed to the middle bridge. That bridge was the most suitable place for a strong attack, and his own cavalry must rush in here. Zhang Yanling had no means to reverse the situation. All he could do was to wreak havoc on the enemy's front and back. He dressed in the forest and walked from the forest.
He stripped off a set of Franco's military uniforms from the dead man's body, pretended to be a Franco, and walked down the mountain in the dark.
After the battle started, Zhang Yanling had already raided four Franco machine gun installation positions and killed more than 20 Franco machine gunners and soldiers with golden melons and fire blunderbuss. No one realized that a Chinese soldier who was approaching slowly would
Attack them suddenly. Continuous rounds of shotguns and cannons can kill all the five or six Franco soldiers manipulating the artillery in a short time.
In this way, Zhang Yanling secretly killed him all the way down and hid in a fortification above the river embankment.
After Chen Shiyi broke through the bridgehead, he immediately became the target of the Francoji soldiers in the surrounding fortifications. Zhang Yanling killed several Francoji soldiers hiding in the bunker during a sneak attack at the critical moment, and successfully joined forces with Chen Shiyi.
"My lord, you are incompetent for your humble duty. The rescue came late. You deserve to die for your humble duty." Chen Shiyi shouted in surprise.
Zhang Yanling laughed and said, "You guys came just in time. Look, Zhang Yin and the others are rushing over."
Chen Shi turned his head and looked around, only to see a large group of cavalry swarming towards the bridge below like a tide, with deafening shouts of killing. Hundreds of cavalry led by Zhang Yin charged over.
Of the five hundred cavalry, more than 400 people rushed over. The casualties were not small. But it was worth it to rush over. Once a large group of cavalry rushed over, it would be easier for thousands of cavalry to rush over. That means
The battle enters a new stage.
Sure enough, the moment Zhang Yin led the cavalry to charge over, the firepower of the Franco soldiers on the shore suddenly weakened, and many people got up and ran to the rear, because the iron hoofs of the cavalry had already stepped on their heads.
"Brother Chen, Brother Chen. Where are you? Are you alive?" Zhang Yin's roar came from below. His voice was very anxious.
Chen Shiyi laughed loudly and shouted: "Zhang Yin, I am here, and the Duke is also here. Hahaha, I can't die."
When Zhang Yin heard the shouting, he rode up the hillside with more than a hundred cavalrymen. When he saw Chen Shiyi and Zhang Yanling standing there, Zhang Yin was overjoyed and wanted to dismount and salute.
Zhang Yanling waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's a war, where are so many etiquettes? Clean up the surrounding fortifications, occupy the bridgehead, and wait for the follow-up troops to arrive. Please don't rush in, the terrain here is complicated, and there are many bunker fortifications. Don't have fearless casualties. Occupy it first.
Let’s stabilize the formation at the bridge.”
Zhang Yin nodded in agreement and immediately issued the order. The rushing cavalry began to clear the fortification positions around the bridge. When the Folangji people saw the other party's cavalry crossing the bridge, they had already begun to retreat to further positions, and there were still a few people stationed in the fortifications.
The guns were fired, and they were quickly eliminated by the Ming cavalry. They then relied on fortifications to defend themselves in case the opponent counterattacked.
Soon after, the enemy's high-altitude artillery began to bombard the bridgehead position, which meant that the Franco's robots had given up on the bridgehead position.
The Ming artillery on the other side began to suppress and bombard the Franco artillery position. A large number of cavalry braved the artillery fire and began to rush onto the bridge.
In less than half an hour, more than 1,200 Ming cavalrymen had already crossed the bridge and firmly occupied Xu Fangyuan's position at the head of the bridge.