When the South China Sea Fleet attacked the port of Kaohsiung, the East China Sea Fleet had already taken the Penghu Islands and continued to advance eastward, launching a landing operation in Chiayi County, Tainan.Chiayi County is located to the north of Tainan Province, and taking Chiayi County will cut off Li Hongzhang's road to the north.The place where the East China Sea Fleet chose to land was at Dongshi Fisherman's Wharf in Chiayi County, which has been a large port in Taiwan since the Kangxi period, and is very suitable for large warships.The Huai Army that followed Li Hongzhang to Taiwan had many Firefoxes planted by the National Security Bureau, and in addition to the high-altitude reconnaissance of the air brigade, all the data before attacking Taiwan were precisely calculated, and the intelligence in Li Hongzhang's hands was more accurate than that in Li Hongzhang's hands.Li Hongzhang also deployed 30,000 soldiers in Chiayi County, led by six brothers, including his close generals Zhou Shengbo and Zhou Shengchuan.The six brothers of the Zhou family and Li Hongzhang are fellow villagers, because of this friendship, Li Hongzhang also has special trust in them, they are also the first battalion prepared by the Huai Army, and the Zhou brothers also voluntarily followed Li Hongzhang to Taiwan.Under the auspices of the Zhou Shengbo brothers, Dongxiang Fisherman's Wharf also continued to be built after more than a year, and all the forts were built with bluestone from the nearby hills.The large-caliber artillery defense was completely impregnable in the eyes of the Zhou brothers.The East China Sea Fleet used the same tactics as the South China Sea Fleet, launching artillery bombardments on various batteries on the shore three thousand kilometers from the shore.More than 30 kilograms of artillery fell like raindrops on each fort, and after the explosion of the yellow explosives, the huge sound alone bleed the seven orifices of the Huai Army within a radius of tens of meters.That wave of heat rushed into the sky, expanding and spreading violently like Pangu opening the world, destroying everything in front of it effortlessly.The fort made of bluestone looked like it was made of tofu at this moment, and it was easily torn into slag.The Zhou Shengbo brothers were stunned for a while, and they would never have thought that the artillery of the Huaxing Army would have such great power.They also set up a second line of defense in the back, and they didn't want to let the soldiers die in vain at the dock, so they directly ordered their soldiers to retreat to the second line of defense.The second line of defense was set up according to the height of more than 1,000 meters in the port, and trenches were dug on the high ground in an attempt to use positional warfare to block the footsteps of the Huaxing army.In accordance with the pre-formulated plan, the Taishan also rushed after the airship, and the aviation unit was the first to attack the position of the Huai army.The soldiers under Zhou Shengbo behaved the same as the soldiers deployed in Kaohsiung City.In a sound of surprise, I watched the bombs in the sky fly down one by one.It wasn't until the first bombs exploded on the ground that the soldiers realized the horror of the flying fish, and they all fled with their heads in their hands.Billowing white smoke rose from the high ground in an instant, and the battleships in the sea adjusted the coordinates of the shelling in the direction of the white smoke, and in an instant they opened fire intensively.The shells were like eyes at this moment, and where the bombs dropped by the airships raised white smoke, the guns on the naval battleships exploded.The tens of thousands of horses and horses arranged by the Zhou brothers in the second line of defense lost most of them in an instant, and finally only took more than 3,000 soldiers and horses to withdraw from Chiayi County.The East China Sea Fleet immediately docked at the port and transported all the land forces, which had long been fed up with the turbulence, to shore.Under Chen Yucheng's command, the legions quickly seized the high ground and set up camp on the shore before dark.After a day's rest, head inland after dawn.In Chiayi County, the six brothers of the Zhou family fled back to the county government in embarrassment and hurriedly got together for a meeting.Except for Zhou Shengchuan, who suffered some skin injuries, fortunately, the other brothers were not injured.They still remember that scene vividly, as if hell on earth had suddenly turned upside down.In the rumbling artillery fire, stumps and flesh flew everywhere, and wailing and screaming everywhere were heard."
Fourth brother, the Huaxing army has fierce firepower, and I don't think this Chiayi City will last long.Let's return to Tainan Mansion as soon as possible and discuss countermeasures with the marshal" Lao Wu Zhou Sheng rumored that his arm had been wrapped in gauze and tied a knot on his head.His eyebrows were locked together, and his face was full of worry.Since the Zhou brothers prepared to build the Shengzi Camp, they have been led by Lao Zhou Shengbo."
Lao Wu is right, the Huaxing Army has seized the right to control the sea, and it will immediately transport a steady stream of supplies and soldiers to land.The city walls of Chiayi City are low, and I am afraid that they will not be able to withstand a bombardment by a flying fish monster in the sky.We are afraid that we will not be safe to go anywhere except to hide in the mountains. ”The eldest Zhou Shengyu echoed and agreed with the fifth child's opinion.Today, he was also commanding the battle on the front line, and he didn't even see the shadow of the Huaxing Army, so he heard the shells exploding one by one, and he almost didn't shake his heart out."
The Huaxing army is really too deceitful, we have been driven to this wild island, and we are still going to be driven to extermination.In my opinion, tomorrow we will fight to the death with Huaxingjun, so that they don't underestimate our Shengzi Army" Lao Liuzhou Shengchun scolded angrily, he is the youngest, he has been favored by his brothers since he was a child, and he is also the one with the hottest temper."
Sixth, don't fight to the death at every turn.We have this little bit of people in our hands, and we can't compare to the Huaxing Army.A desperate battle is meaningless to us, how many Huaxing soldiers die can be replenished immediately, how many of us can fight" The second Zhou Shengxuan coldly taught this sixth brother who didn't know the height of the sky.Zhou Shengchun didn't dare to stiffen his mouth, and obediently lowered his head and didn't dare to speak again."
Fourth, you say, what should I do, our brothers all listen to you" The third Zhou Shenghua usually doesn't talk much, and he doesn't have any opinions, everything depends on the old Zhou Shengbo."
Fourth brother, what does the handsome mean, are we ready to resist to the end and die for the country" Zhou Shengchuan raised his eyebrows and asked Lao Zhou Shengbo, and he still had a trace of hope in his heart for being alive.Until the last moment, who is willing to die willingly."
The marshal is loyal to the imperial court, and it seems that he will not compromise with the Huaxing army.The Huaxing army dispatched an army of 200,000 this time, and no matter where we fled, as long as we did not surrender, we would inevitably die in the end.As the saying goes, a man dies for his confidant.The marshal treats our Zhou family brothers more than the mountain, as long as the marshal does not change the military order, I, Zhou Shengbo, will accompany him to fight to the end" Zhou Shengbo said the last thoughts in his heart, but his words did not say death, only said that he accompanied Li Hongzhang to die, and did not ask other brothers to do the same."
Fourth brother, no matter what, I will follow you.If you want to die, our brothers will die together" Zhou Shengchuan looked at Zhou Shengbo and nodded, since his fourth brother had made up his mind, he had nothing to say."
Fame and fortune are fleeting.Life is short, what a pity that our brothers live and die together, but it is also painful" The boss spoke, looking at the impassioned demeanor of several younger brothers, and sincerely mentioned that they were happy, and also mentioned that the Zhou family was proud of having such children and grandchildren."
Fourth, let's all fight with you, let's fight together, if we want to die, everyone will die together" The other brothers expressed their positions one after another, and they unified their thoughts for a while."
Brothers, brothers, I can be brothers with you in this life, I am worth it.At present, Chiayi City will definitely not be able to defend, we still have 20,000 soldiers and horses in our hands, first save our strength and withdraw to Tainan Mansion, and obey the fate of the marshal.The worst thing is to go to the mountains and deal with the Huaxing army, there are many mountains in Taiwan, the roads are rugged, the Huaxing army is no matter how advanced the weapons are, and they can't help us for a while" Zhou Shengbo got up and bowed to the brothers, and tears were squeezed out of the corners of his eyes.But he quickly calmed down and gave orders to fight with a few people."
Command" The brothers got up and clenched their fists in response, went down to organize their soldiers and horses, and withdrew to Tainan County overnight.The Third Route Army of the Nanjing Military Region rested overnight at the port, and at dawn the next day, the whole army marched to Chiayi County.The people along the way watched these fellow Han people with the same black hair and black eyes, and they didn't know when such an army would be established in the country, let alone why they fought with the soldiers and horses of the imperial court.The Huaxing army did not commit any crimes all the way, and the kind of consistent military discipline really made the people relax.After the army arrived outside Chiayi County, the vanguard had already sent the news back.The Zhou brothers have retreated towards Tainan Mansion with the Sheng Zi army, and the county seat of Chiayi has become an empty city.This result was quite unexpected by Chen Yucheng, who held his breath all the way on the ship and watched the navy and air force crackle and fight.The army finally landed without firing a single shot, but did not expect the enemy to run away without a trace, which was really extremely disappointed.In his position, going to the front line to personally command the battle will be one of the few opportunities in the future, and he also cherishes this opportunity to fight on the battlefield very much."
Chief of Staff, should we launch an attack on Tainan immediately" Chen Yucheng set up a front-line command center in the county government of Chiayi County, and his uncle Chen Decai couldn't wait to ask, now that he has taken up the position of army commander according to his qualifications, he also wants to take his army to make new contributions."
Chief of Staff, the Huai Army is just a defeated general of our men.Now we should launch an attack on Tainan Mansion as soon as possible, and we can't let the Guangzhou Military Region take the lead" Lai Wenguang was also anxious and scratched his head, not knowing what Chen Yu had become and ordered to stop the march and stationed in this Chiayi County."
Chief of Staff, you give the order."
The other generals were also full of impatience, and they all hugged their fists and asked for battle."
Alright, you all sit down and talk.Before the president came, he explained that the landing operation was the first stage, and the occupation of Chiayi County was the second stage.After the completion of the second phase, it is necessary to wait for the movement of Tainan Province.The president has already sent someone to Li Hongzhang to send a letter, and the decision will be made tomorrow whether it will be war or surrender. ”Chen Yucheng has also become much older now, and he is no longer as sharp as before.No matter how itchy his heart is, he doesn't dare to disobey Qiao Zhiqing's order in the slightest.After the Zhou brothers returned to Tainan Mansion with 20,000 remnants of the defeated army, Liu Mingchuan also withdrew his troops from Pingtung County in disgrace at this time.In the face of the landing of nearly 100,000 troops of the Huaxing Army, Liu Mingchuan's defense line in Pingtung County was defeated and retreated, and there was no way to resist.can only choose to preserve strength first, and after withdrawing to Tainan Prefecture, he will follow Li Hongzhang's orders
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