Chapter 620 Battle of Nanri Island (7)
Each of the two infantry platoons had more than 40 combat personnel. After receiving the order, they immediately deployed in the four-row formation of the usual training, and then calmly waited for the opponent to enter within their effective range.
All the army personnel accompanying the mission to Fujian this time are veterans with more than two years of military service. Most of them have participated in the Annan Civil War and the Qiongbei "Plan Fire Plan" in the second half of last year, and have certain combat experience. For them, attacking Nanri Village is not a difficult task. After all, they have already experienced much larger scenes. Although the opponent's military strength is several times greater than our own, they have long been accustomed to this kind of pressure. Every opponent Haihan faced in the past was much stronger than their own in terms of military strength, and they have long been accustomed to it. We have learned that the standard for measuring combat effectiveness is not just the number of troops.
The soldiers did not pay attention to the few troops sent by Nanri Village to disrupt the artillery bombardment. It was not until the officer blew the bronze whistle to signal that the soldiers in the first row raised their rifles in unison, and with the help of The scale on the gun is aimed at a target at a distance of about two hundred meters. Of course, with the naked eye, it is actually difficult to achieve true aiming at this distance. The soldiers can only take a rough aim, and then use intensive firepower from the volley to ensure the hit rate.
When the pirates marched to about 150 meters away from Haihan's position, several archers in the formation slowed down and began to draw their bows and nock arrows. At this distance, a relatively powerful war bow can already hit the enemy through projectile.
However, no matter in terms of accuracy or range, the limited number of powerful bows the pirates had in hand could not compare with the flintlock rifles standard equipped by the Haihan Militia. As the pirates slowed down, Officer Haihan blew his whistle to order firing.
As a burst of gunfire rang out, someone in the pirate team groaned and then fell to the ground. The soldier who finished firing retracted his gun and gave up his position, then stepped back and reloaded. The soldiers in the back row stepped forward, aimed their guns, and immediately pulled the trigger after hearing the officer's whistle. The four rows of soldiers circulated in this way, constantly shooting at the pirate team on the opposite side.
The effect of this shooting tactic has been extremely well verified in several previous actual battles, and this time is no exception. As the distance between the two sides shortened, the shooting hit rate became higher and higher. When the pirate team rushed to a distance of 100 meters, nearly one-third of them had been shot and fell, and the remaining people were unconscious. If they continued to charge forward, they would probably lose their lives, so they gave up the attack and turned around and fled to Nanri Village. For a non-professional army whose individual soldiers are not that good, this casualty rate has completely exceeded the limit that it can bear, and causing a rout is entirely a matter of medical treatment.
During this period, the artillery exchanges between the two sides did not stop, but the disparity in firepower became wider and wider. The several artillery guns fired on the wall were all subjected to concentrated fire counterattacks from the Haihan artillery in a short period of time. The gunners were seriously injured, and almost all of them lost the ability to continue fighting. On the other hand, the results achieved by the pirates can only be said to be negligible. The few limited shelling rounds were all in vain. On the contrary, the skirmishers who rushed out of Nanri Village to harass them injured two Haihan soldiers with bows and arrows, but the results were nothing more than that. .
"Is there any trick Shibazhi hasn't used yet?" Shi Diwen, who had been directing the battle on the battlefield, asked Xu Yuzhuo, who was already dumbfounded.
Xu Yuzhuo replied with some confusion: "In the past few times when we attacked the island, Shibazhi could not get out. They relied on launching attacks from the sea to disturb the morale of our army. When our army was in a dilemma, the men and horses in the stronghold would come out to fight."
"This tactic probably won't be of use today, as long as your father can hold them at sea." Shi Diwen looked back at the direction of the dock. That was almost the only weakness of this island attack.
But this time the Ming army will not suffer the same losses as they did in the past few times. Yesterday, the Haihan people had cleaned up half of the pirate ships for them. If they can't even deal with the remaining dozen ships, then everyone should stop eating military rations and get rid of them as soon as possible. Just take this skin and go home to farm and fish.
While the Haihan militia attacked Nanri Village, pirate ships at sea also launched attacks on the Ming army ships near the harbor. However, due to their limited strength and the fact that the Ming army had made sufficient preparations for today's war, Xu Xinsu, the Fujian general soldier, He also personally went to the front line to supervise the battle. It can be said that everyone is putting their lives at risk, and there is no fear of war at all. The pirate ships came over and killed a wave, but three Ming warships were dragged down, and then they swarmed up and captured the three ships. The pirate ship with a weak force can choose to retreat first and wait for the movement in the distance.
The Haihan militia is equipped with walkie-talkies and radios, which make it very convenient to communicate and exchange information on the battlefield. However, pirates do not have such technical means. People at sea do not know the fighting situation in Nanri Village, and Nanri Village has no way of accessing it. I don’t know whether the harassment tactics at sea have worked. The gap in technical means is reflected in the combat command system, which will multiply the effect. The difference in battlefield response speed between the two sides is enough to make up for the Haihan Militia's military disadvantage.
When the artillery position of the militia advanced to a distance of only 200 meters from the wall, no one on the defensive side could be seen on the wall, because the few crenels that could shield the body were almost destroyed by artillery fire, and the artillery It is no longer possible to continue to use it in battle.
Zheng Zhihu had begun to regret his original decision at this time. It was not that he felt that he should not guard Nanri Island, but that he should let his subordinates take command on the island while he evacuated to the sea. Now he didn't know what the battle situation was like at sea, and Nanri Island was already under attack, with nowhere to escape. The battle situation was not as stalemate as he had expected before the war started.
"Master, the Haihan people haven't surrounded the village at this time. Why don't you go out from the back mountain? There are two of our boats waiting in the south!" Duan San, who had been supervising the battle near the village gate, saw that his own side was suffering constant casualties but could not stop it at all. As the opponent continued to advance, he quickly found Zheng Zhihu and suggested that he retreat first.
Zheng Zhihu naturally knew how powerful he was, but he ran away first before the two sides formally confronted each other. This seemed a bit unreasonable. While he was hesitating, Duan San persuaded him again: "Haihan's boat is much faster than ours. If it leaves too late, it will be intercepted by them at sea. My boss, please evacuate quickly, while the younger one stays." Supervise the battle for you!”
When Zheng Zhihu heard this, it made sense. If I don't retreat in advance now, I might not be able to escape if I want to run away later. He stopped hesitating and patted Duan San on the shoulder and said: "Duan San, you have done a good job guarding the island on my behalf this time. After I return, I will ask the master to make you the owner of Nanri Island!”
After Zheng Zhihu made his decision, he no longer hesitated. He took off his clothes and changed into an ordinary outfit. Then he took a few followers and quietly headed towards the back mountain of Nanri Village.
Although Zheng Zhihu left quietly, Nanri Village is such a big place, and it is impossible to avoid everyone's eyes and ears. As soon as he stepped forward, the news spread. Although most of these pirates were desperadoes, they were not stupid enough to willingly serve as cannon fodder. Many of them began to clamor to negotiate terms of surrender with the Haihan people outside the city.
Although Duan San wanted to fight desperately with the Haihan people outside the village, once Zheng Zhihu left, his weight really couldn't control the situation. Soon the leader and the He faction in the village accounted for the majority, and one leader ordered people to fly a white flag on the wall of the village to signal a truce.
"Hey, are you planning to surrender?" Shi Diwen also noticed the white flag on the wall, which made him hesitate a little.
"These pirates are full of tricks, Mr. Shi must be careful!" Xu Yuzhuo did not forget to remind Shi Diwen. "The tactic of feigning surrender has been used by Shibazhi in previous battles with our army."
Shi Diwen nodded and said: "Fake surrender has only two purposes. One is to delay time to use their new tricks, and the second may be to cover the leader's escape. Xu Yuzhuo, there are other places on this island where you can leave. "Xu Yuzhuo responded: "Although there is no harbor in the south of the island, there is a large beach, and a boat with a shallow draft can definitely get by."
Shi Diwen said: "Are there naval ships deployed in the south?"
Xu Yuzhuo shook his head and said: "In order to ensure that the landing dock is safe, my father transferred all the warships sent to the north to guard the sea, and did not intend to surround Nanri Island."
"What a pity!" Shi Diwen shook his head and said: "This probably won't kill all the pirates on the island!"
"How about I take someone for a run?" At some point, Morgan had withdrawn from his sniper platform. No one can even be seen on the wall of Nanri Village, which is probably one of the reasons why Morgan has no interest in staying any longer. In fact, in the battle just now, he was only playing the role of observer and commander. He didn't even fire a shot. After all, the value of ordinary pirates was too low, and it was not worth using M-200 bullets, which are more valuable than gold. to destroy them.
"Isn't this... not very safe?" Although Shi Diwen is also an adventurer, he also remembers Ning Qi's instructions to him before setting off. It is a rare asset to the committee and Haihan as a group.
"How far is it from the back of the mountain village to the southern coast?" Morgan did not discuss safety issues with him, but turned to Xu Yuzhuo to inquire about the route.
Xu Yuzhuo looked at Shi Diwen's face and then responded cautiously: "It's about five miles, but if Mr. Morgan wants to go around and outflank him, he has to go around the stronghold, which will take at least half the distance. .”
"That's about four thousand meters." Morgan immediately came up with the answer, then turned to Shi Diwen and said: "This is not a physical problem for me. I think I can give it a try."
"No, Morgan, I can't let you take risks." Shi Diwen had already considered the stakes clearly at this time and rejected Morgan's proposal: "If I want you to chase the pirate leader who may abscond, I need to separate at least one We have a platoon of troops to protect you, but our troops are too small and I can’t allocate more troops to you. After all, there are nearly a thousand prisoners waiting for us to receive them in the village.”
Before Morgan could say a few words, Shi Diwen had already shaken his head and said, "Let alone single-handedly. Even if you really rush over and kill the pirate leader, the Executive Committee and the Military Commission will not think our decision is correct after you return. You may be punished for this, Morgan, it’s not worth it.”
After discussion, the Haihan Militia gave up the plan of sending people around to the back of the mountain stronghold to block the pirates' retreat. At this time, Nanri Village also sent an envoy to the Haihan position to ask for a meeting.
"So you are planning to surrender?" Shi Diwen asked the pirate envoy straight to the point.
"We are willing to give up Nanri Island on the condition that your army lets our people leave here." The envoy responded.
"Conditions? Did I hear you correctly?" Shi Diwen shook his head and said: "I don't think the people in Nanri Village are still qualified to put forward any conditions to us. I will only say it once, you remember it clearly, and then put it in Take the words back.”
Shi Diwen cleared his throat and said seriously: "I ask everyone in Nanri Village to immediately put down their weapons and surrender. As a preferential treatment, I can guarantee that everyone who gives up resistance can save their lives. As for other conditions, we will all Don't accept it. If you are unwilling to accept our terms, then we will continue to fight until this Nanri Village is completely demolished by our cannons! You have one stick of incense time to consider, starting from the time you leave my sight! Get up. Now you can go back with my answer. Remember, you must make a decision quickly, because I will not give you another chance to cease war.”
Shi Diwen was not in the mood to slowly negotiate terms with these pirates. After all, they had nowhere to escape. If they plan to fight to the end, then Shi Diwen doesn't mind bombarding them for a few more rounds and uses his strength to teach them how to behave.
The envoy returned to Nanri Village with Shi Diwen's answer. Most people were dissatisfied with the arrogance of the Haihan people, but they did not have the courage to continue fighting until they died here. After a brief discussion, the few remaining small bosses in the village decided that saving their lives was the most important thing, and surrender was the only feasible way at the moment.
Only Duan San still strongly opposed surrender: "The Haihan people said they could save our lives, but you probably don't know that all the prisoners captured by the Haihan people will be sent overseas to mine until they die! Even if you If you surrender, you will die of exhaustion in the Haihan mines sooner or later! Instead of dying so useless, it is better to fight to the death now, kill one without losing, and kill two to gain one!"
The other leaders looked at me and I looked at you, and then they nodded one after another and said: "Duan San is right!" "Then why not ask Duan Laosan to take the lead, and our brothers will follow us out of the village to fight to the death!" "Yes, yes, fight with the Haihan people!"
"Take the lead, take the lead, I, Duan San, am not a timid person!" Duan San stood up, grabbed the knife and turned around to walk out. However, before he walked out of the meeting hall, he felt a pain in his back. He looked down, Two or three sharp blades have penetrated from the chest...
(End of chapter)