Chapter 5089 Battle of Island Attack
Zhang Liang has long been a long-time general who has been fighting countless battle formations. He understands the principle that he must move forward and fight with all his strength in this battle. He cannot give his soldiers any room to retreat. Therefore, when he approaches the port, he immediately orders to raise the sails and speed up.
The sails of the merchant ship were filled with wind, like arrows, and quickly rushed straight towards the port, touching the beach under the sea when it was twenty feet away from the port, and stranded.
I have already learned from the guide that although this is the only port on the entire island, the natives on the island do not know about architecture and just use wood to build a simple dock on the shore. Large ships cannot dock at all, and once they get close, they will be stranded.
And the beaching of a ship means losing power.
This is Zhang Liang’s strategy: break the retreat and fight back!
There is no way to retreat, only victory is allowed and not defeat is allowed in this battle!
The soldiers were also veterans who had followed him for many years. The moment the ship was stranded, they understood the commander's strategic intentions. They did not shout any slogans passionately, but just held the knife in their hand, raised the shield, and waited for the order.
Zhang Liang waved his hand and said loudly: "Before darkness, you can capture the dock, and you will not put away your knife within three days!"
"Ao!"
The soldiers first raised their heads and cheered, and then hundreds of people responded loudly.
"Here!"
"Roar up!"
With a command, the soldiers jumped out of the warm sea water that was waist-deep, held up their swords and shields, and charged towards the shore.
Zhang Liang left some soldiers to guard the ship, and jumped into the sea. Dozens of personal soldiers followed closely, holding a strong crossbow and a long bow above his head, and drifting to the water.
The sea was as green as jade, and the waves were calm and the eyes were far away. Someone on the shore had already discovered this fleet of ships that were very large in their eyes. These dark skin and short stature were crowded on the simple marina built by timber on the shore to watch the fun, pointing fingers and making a fuss, and were very curious about such a large ship.
When they saw the big ship running straight to the beach, someone jumped into the sea and rushed towards the beach. Only then did they realize that something was wrong. Some people lit bonfires, some organized battles, and some people ran to report the news with their black feet.
In the blink of an eye, hundreds of people gathered at the dock with wooden sticks, stone axes, iron rulers and other weapons, and set off a defensive posture.
The sword and shield soldiers rushed in front kept rushing forward, trying to flow water, and the personal soldiers immediately followed them to see the distance, and stopped one after another, tapped the bow and arrow, and dozens of people pulled the bow string together, completing three rounds of shooting within a very fast speed, and then surrounded Zhang Liang and continued to rush forward.
The natives on the pier were wearing all kinds of cloaks, aprons, animal skins... There was no armor. The arrows drew a huge parabola and fell from the sky. The sharp clusters of arrows pierced into their bodies. The natives howled ghosts and wolves, and fell on the ground like harvesting wheat. They had not yet died for a while, and they were wailing.
In a blink of an eye, the first row of soldiers rushed to the shore.
The sea water resistance is too great, and even if you try your best, it is difficult to speed up. At this moment, you jump out of the sea water and rushed to the mudflats. The soldiers ran with all their might, almost over the galloping horses. The indigenous organization archers fired a wave of bows and arrows, or bone or iron inferior arrows falling on their bodies. There was a "ding-ding-dang-dang" sound, and they could not penetrate the armor of the soldiers as if they were itchy through the boots.
The soldiers became more and more morale, and rushed to the dock quickly. They advanced in groups of three people and coordinatedly, and the tiger entered the flock of sheep, which was unstoppable.
But the natives still rushed over like a tide, fearing death.
Zhang Liang held a knife in one hand and a shield in the other. He followed the charge soldiers like a stroll in the garden, and his personal soldiers kept drawing bows and arrows, shooting and killing the natives who came from afar.
"How many more thunders are there?"
While walking, Zhang Liang frowned and asked Cheng Gongying beside him.
The indigenous resistance was beyond his expectations. These guys were extremely simple in equipment and had extremely low combat literacy, but the resistance was fierce and reinforcements. The most troublesome thing was that they were not afraid of death for some reason. In just half an hour, corpses were everywhere on the dock, piled up like mountains, and blood flowed into a river to dye the nearby sea water red.
Cheng Gongying hurriedly said, "There are more than ten left... They were all saved up very hard. Now the war is going well, why waste the thunder? Besides, Xi Jun is buying it from behind and watching!"
The Tang army had extremely strict control over firearms. It was difficult for firearms such as thunder and muskets to flow into the people, let alone weapons such as artillery. Even though Zhang Liang was the Duke of the Kingdom and served as the governor of Luzon, he didn't save much in private. If he was used for the battle formation at this moment, it would not be an exaggeration to say "cannons hit mosquitoes".
Especially if you hide and use firearms without authorization, once you buy them and report them, you will inevitably have another dispute.
Zhang Liang shook his head and looked solemn: "The indigenous reinforcements are continuous, and they are not afraid of death. If you delay this until dark, the situation will fall into an unfavorable situation."
Do you really think that the indigenous people can massacre and attack everything at will?
Not so.
The indigenous people lived on the Nanyang islands. They not only had abundant resources, but could live freely without production. However, these islands were full of poisonous insects and poisonous weeds, which were unprecedented and unseen in the Central Plains. Extracting toxins from them and applying them to weapons and arrow clusters is the indigenous people's specialty.
Even the poisonous weeds are gathered together and burned with fire. Those who hear the smoke are poisoned. Even if they do not die, they will lose their combat effectiveness...
It can still be prevented during the day, and even if it is hit, it can be properly handled. But when it gets dark, the natives use these methods and cannot be prevented.
"The native savages are not afraid of swords and arrows, but fear the power of heaven. They have never seen the power of firearms. If bombed with thunder, they may collapse their morale and surrender without fighting. Take two and try their power."
"Here!"
Cheng Gongying no longer said that although he was an aide and think tank, in front of Zhang Liang, there was not much room for him to interrupt in such a war.
Immediately took out an tart cloth from the bag and equipment I carried, and opened the three layers of the inner and three layers of the outer layer of the inner layer, revealing a box inside. When I opened the box, more than ten Lei Zhentian were wrapped in oil cloth, which had excellent waterproof performance.
He took out three pieces, peeled off the oil cloth, handed them to Gongsun Jie on the side, and handed them a fire note.
Gongsun Jie threw the horizontal knife to a soldier, took the thunder of the sky, blew the fire sticks, ignited the leads, and the "hissing" Mars ignited with the smoke.
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Gongsun Jie ran to the front of the formation at a very fast speed, and three thunderstorms were thrown out continuously at the dense areas of the natives.
Boom boom boom boom!
The thunder fell to the ground and exploded. With the huge explosion and the rising smoke, countless shrapnel sputtered in all directions among the indigenous people. The indigenous soldiers had no armor defense at all. The cast iron shrapnel splattered blood rain, and the broken limbs were everywhere. The originally ferocious attack suddenly stopped.
Screams and wails resounded, and all the natives showed extremely frightened expressions, trembling all over their bodies, and their previous ferocity disappeared.
They are not afraid of fighting, and are even keen on fighting, because fighting can bring women, wealth and enjoy better.
They are not even afraid of death, because even if they die in battle, the high priest will guide their souls to return to the clan's land, go to the side of the gods and protect the gods.
But what happened to these explosions now?
Is it the wrath and condemnation of the gods? !
He has not experienced formal military training and lacks basic combat qualities. He only relies on a fierce aura to charge in battle. Now that the aura is discharged, no matter how many people are, they are just a group of mobs. How can he compete with the Tang army soldiers armed to the teeth?
The moment the thunder exploded, the natives collapsed at a speed visible to the naked eye. More people threw away the weapons in their hands, and even ignored the tribesmen who were wailing around them. The ghost screamed and spread their black feet, and the wolf ran and pigs fled around, fled to the mountains and forests behind the dock, shocking countless birds and beasts, escaping into it, without a trace.
...
It was getting dark, and piles of bonfires were lit on the dock, and the soldiers cleaned the battlefield while making fires.
The seriously injured person will directly make up for a knife and gather the broken limbs and broken arms and corpses everywhere. Of course, it is not possible to put them here, and it is even more impossible to throw them away from the beach. The hot weather here is here, the rotten meat will soon deteriorate, breeding more mosquitoes and rotten meat, which will pollute nearby water sources. You can only dig a hole and bury it.
Gongsun Jie directed the soldiers to build a defensive position on the spot, sharpened one end of the tree and buried the other end in the ground, and buried it around the camp for a circle, which could delay the speed of the enemy's attack.
Zhang Liang was drinking hot water, sitting in a low wooden shed originally belonging to the natives, and talking to the guide.
"The sacrificial ground of the 'Witch Clan' is on the mountain behind. I expect that after dawn tomorrow, the tribe will gather people to counterattack. The general should prepare early. As long as this counterattack is blocked, the 'Witch Clan' will have to negotiate with the general."
The purpose of war is not to kill people. Most wars will eventually come to the negotiating table. Most of the things that cannot be obtained in war can be obtained from the negotiating table.
Therefore, Zhang Liang's purpose is not to massacre the indigenous people on this island and kill all the people. What is the point of his occupying a deserted island?
He wanted to trade with the island, and directly incorporate the island into the territory of the Tang Dynasty, even give a name and set an upper boundary monument, so as to achieve the merits of conquering cities and plundering land and expanding territory.
Although the merits of expanding territory on the ocean are really too low...
But this was his first step to break free from the constraints and control of the water master. Without a base of his own, how can he enjoy wealth in this Nanyang land?
Zhang Liang asked Cheng Gongying: "Are there any living prisoners?"
"Report to the commander, there are dozens of slightly injured prisoners." Zhang Liang said to the guide: "Tomorrow morning, Bi will take the prisoners to the sacrificial ground of the 'Witch Clan'. When he meets their patriarch, he will inform him of the conditions of the commander. His words should be more majestic, and he will recognize his jurisdiction over the island, and ask them to agree to trade with the Tang Dynasty and dare to resist, so he will destroy it. Don't say that he is unpredictable!"