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Kong Quanxin, the commander of the third battalion, was still thinking about the gains and losses. Unexpectedly, Chen Bo had already opened his mouth to grab the main attack. He said dissatisfiedly, "Chen Battalion Commander, Hanoi City was captured by our third battalion first." Those who have come down, of course the work of going into the city to grab food will be done by our third battalion, isn't it, regimental commander?"
Seeing that the two battalion commanders under him were asking for a fight, Luo Po, the regiment leader, smiled at the political commissar Kong Jie, and then stared at Yang Chendong intently.As the head of the regiment, it's not good for him to favor one person over another. Of course, it would be best to leave it to the Sixth Young Master to handle such matters.
Yang Chendong knew that the food was important now, and it was not the time to talk about it, so he immediately said: "Okay, the third battalion captured the East Tower of Hanoi, and they are already very tired, so I will leave the second battalion to do the grabbing of food. But it's ugly. Speaking of which, if you can't control the granary truthfully, then you should withdraw obediently and replace the third battalion. By the way, when we attack later, Hong Jin's cochin mercenaries can take the lead."
The next step is urban warfare, which can also be called street warfare, and its danger is naturally much higher than that in the open field.Of course Hong Jin and his cochin mercenaries were allowed to do such a dangerous job.
"Master Sixth, don't worry, the Second Battalion promises to complete the task." After Chen Bo paid a standard military salute, he went down to make preparations.While gathering the second battalion plus two auxiliary battalions and four temporary auxiliary battalions, they arranged for someone to call Hong Jin over.
At this time, Hong Jin was happily busy.
Ever since Yang Chendong allowed him to build an armed army of 3 people, he devoted all his energy to this matter.When we first set off from Beidai City, we already had a team of 2000 people.
I thought it would take a lot of time for the team to grow.Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the foot of the city of Hanoi, the opportunity came.Appearing in front of him were six thousand captured Cochin soldiers.
There were originally 7000 people, but after Kong Quanxin's third battalion picked out a thousand strong men, there were only 6000 people left.
A force of 6000 troops appeared all of a sudden, but Hong Jin was overjoyed.He immediately sent people to do the work of these people, and there was no lack of scaring methods, that is, if they don't join the ranks of cochin mercenaries, they will wait to go to labor reform and do coolies for a lifetime.
Being able to serve as a soldier and eat food is of course better than being a coolie.Soon his team expanded from 2000 to 8000, and Hong Jin also transformed into a very powerful general.
But even so, Hong Jin didn't feel proud at all.He knows that compared to real mercenaries, he is an outsider after all, especially in front of the most elite Leng Feng, he and the 8000 people under him are just a bunch of rabble, and there is absolutely no chance of winning in a real fight .
In such a mood, he was called in front of Chen Bo, the second battalion commander. "General Hong, the opportunity to do meritorious deeds has come. The Sixth Young Master said that you and I will cooperate and enter the city of Hanoi to control some places where food is stored. By the way, you should be familiar with the topography of the city."
Hong Jin also became excited when he heard that there was a battle to be fought.Although he also knows that using himself at this time is mostly holding the identity of a shield, and even the casualties will be great, but it is better to be useful than useless.Immediately, he imitated the appearance of a mercenary soldier, stood at attention, gave a military salute and said, "Please rest assured, Battalion Commander Chen, the general situation in Hanoi City is very familiar, and the general general knows where to store food. The minister's government is also very clear, you just need to lead someone to follow behind the general."
Chen Bo was very happy that Hong Jin was so up-to-date. "Very well, then I will rely on General Hong. When the matter is settled, the battalion commander will definitely ask for credit for you in front of the sixth young master."
"Thank you, Battalion Commander Chen, for your cultivation." Hong Jin was waiting for these words.After saying this, he also laughed.
With Hong Jin's guarantee and leadership, the eight thousand cochin mercenaries tied a white towel on everyone's right arm to make a distinction. The second battalion of Lengfeng is the main force, with a total of seven battalions of nearly [-] troops.
A total of nearly [-] people appeared suddenly, and then launched a violent impact on the city of Hanoi, causing the seemingly balanced situation to lose control in an instant.
It is true that the mercenaries captured the East City Tower, but they were still on the defensive because of the strength of their troops.This also made the Cochin Army confronting them slowly relax their vigilance.In their view, it's a good thing if they don't take the initiative to launch an attack. How could the other party dare to take the initiative to trouble them?
It was under such an arrogant mentality that more than 1 mercenaries suddenly rushed out, which caught the Cochin soldiers in the city by surprise.In the following time, the two sides fought for more than an hour. Finally, after Chen Bo appeared with real mercenaries, the situation became one-sided, and the Jiaozhi army was defeated.
In the first battle alone, the Cochin mercenaries killed about [-] people and injured more than [-].The Cochin Army suffered heavy losses. The corpses and blood all over the ground have proved everything.
"Well done, no one is immortal in war, but the death of these people is very valuable." Chen Bo was afraid that Hong Jin would suffer too much heartache, so he came over and patted him on the shoulder, speaking encouragingly.
"I'm fine. Don't worry, Battalion Commander Chen. Next, we can rush to the third street to the west, where there is a granary in the city." Hong Jin shook his head, and then smiled.
Speaking of it, Chen Bo was too worried.
Just like what he said, there are no immortals in a war, and it is very normal for the winning side to die tens of thousands of people after a big battle.I am afraid that if only mercenaries are killed and injured more than a few hundred, it will be a big loss.So this little loss is really not in Hong Jin's eyes.
Not to mention, these people have just joined his subordinates, and they have no feelings for each other, and they will die when they die.Anyway, he can continue to recruit soldiers in the future, as long as he has won the trust of Yang Chendong, he will not worry about the source of soldiers.
Hong Jin stopped worrying here, and the depressed one became King Li Li.
Originally, he was a little hasty in giving the ministers two days, which led to chaos in some places.But who would have thought that the mercenaries would take the initiative to launch an attack, which made his so-called two days even more tense, and even felt a little insufficient.
"Pass down this king's order, and immediately send 2 people to suppress the mercenary attack." Li Li shouted to the generals below in the palace.After turning around and coming down to the palace, he ordered the people in the palace to leave the city with him quickly.Take what you can take immediately, and don't take what you can't take, just hide it.He firmly believes that he will come back one day.
2 people were sent out, but they have no fighting spirit, how could they be the opponents of the mercenaries who are looking for people everywhere and wanting to make military exploits?
After several small disturbances, thousands of corpses were left behind. The Cochin Army in the city fought and retreated, and most of them were concentrated around the west gate.
If it is said that they really want to cut off the Cochin Army's retreat, then the forces will be a bloody battle, a bitter battle.For the only way of retreat, the Jiaozhi Army will not give up easily, and the result of mutual losses in the end is inevitable.
But the goal of Chen Bo and the others was not to cut off the Cochin army's retreat, what they wanted was more food, and since everyone's goals were inconsistent, the conflicts would naturally be much less.Finally, after two days passed, the Cochin royal family and all the ministers and dignitaries left Hanoi City.Chen Bo and the others also grabbed the grain in the two granaries as they wished, as well as the grain hoarded by some big households.
People from the Logistics and Quartermaster Department have made statistics, and the food is enough to feed 30 troops for a year.
With food, Yang Chendong's heart can be at ease.While praising Chen Bo for completing the task well, he also called Hong Jin and allowed him to expand the cochin mercenaries in the city.Of course, the force is still 3.
The dignitaries in Cochin all ran about the same, but most of the common people did not.Their ancestral property is here, and if they run away, they don't know where they can go or what they can do, so they wait at home like criminals waiting to be judged.
Until this time, [-] young people of Cochin culture have come in handy.
As early as in Chixian City, they had studied systematically. It cannot be said that everyone is a scholar, but basic literacy and communication with others can still be achieved.After arriving in Beidai City, he was received several times by Yang Chendong and had a few lectures. He knew exactly what to do next.Now it's time to send them to work, and under the protection of the cochin mercenaries, mercenary auxiliary soldiers and temporary auxiliary soldiers, they began to walk around the streets.
What these educated young people have to do is also simple, even a little rough.That is, they will tell the common people about the mercenary's relevant urban governance policies, and tell them that as long as they live as before, those who should farm the land, and those who should set up stalls should do business, then no one will embarrass them .Even some of the grain opened by the mercenaries will be sold to them to ensure that they can eat and so on.
Chapter 5 Thirteen Zhu Qizhen is in a hurry
Policy is preached.Those who cooperate vigorously can naturally get the basic respect of mercenaries.But those who don’t cooperate will be miserable. The educated young people stand on the street and wave their hands, and mercenaries or cochin mercenaries will rush over to arrest them, and then they will put their hats on or send them to labor camps. The crime is serious. There are also some who are directly killed on the street.
For foreigners, Yang Chendong will not be as tolerant as he is for Han people.Even some ethnic minorities living in the Han area, such as Miao people, Yang Chendong will have limited patience.But for the Cochin people, this capricious country of villains, they will not be polite in the slightest.Either surrender, or directly arrest people, there is no third way to choose.
Under the high-pressure policy, it took only five days, and the law and order in Hanoi City returned to normal.
When Yang Chendong walked to the street, what he saw was the normal life of the people. The only difference was that the street was still full of bloody smell and there were often mercenary teams. Patrol back and forth.
Looking at the statistics sent by Humang, in five days, more than 5000 people were killed and more than 4 people were arrested in Hanoi City, so that there were only 30 people left in Hanoi City, which originally had 25 people. A full one-sixth is missing.
Of course, more than 5000 people were killed, not only those Cochin people who resisted, but also some Cochin people who wanted to fish in troubled waters, and some Cochin mercenary soldiers who wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to do all kinds of evil.For this matter, Hong Jin has already been reprimanded by Yang Chendong once.
But no matter what, the situation has temporarily stabilized, and the atmosphere in the whole city has taken on a new look.The next step is to send these people to Quyi City in batches, and then send them by sea to Xiaoliuqiu Island, where there is a shortage of population. Yu Qian was very unhappy about the overall situation there. Later, Yang Chendong said that he would return more than 10 people, so he reluctantly agreed.
Yu Qian is such a person, he has a righteous heart, does the right thing, and is not afraid of anyone.Even if it was Yang Chendong's order, he dared to refute one or two.
Now that 10 people have been promised to be sent back, the 4 people arrested before became the first batch, and there is still a shortfall of nearly [-] people, which must be selected from the people in Hanoi.Of course, such small things are done by others, Yang Chendong just arranges the order.
In five days, the situation in Hanoi City was stabilized, especially with sufficient food, the atmosphere in the city was considered normal.But outside the city it's a completely different story.
When Li Li left Hanoi before, Yang Chendong thought that the other party was going to besiege Hanoi, and he was staring at him here.But he didn't know what kind of means the other party would have.But five days later, he finally received the news that Li Li not only gathered 20 troops near Xiyu City, but also united with Lancang Kingdom (that is, Laos in later generations), and they sent [-] troops from Yinglou Wenxiangzhi Came to Hanoi.
With 30 troops away, this is the feast Li Li prepared for Yang Chendong.
"Hehe, this Li Li is really old. He thought that my young master would play some kind of confrontation with him, a city defense battle? With this kind of people, he wanted to surround me to death, hum." Looking at Humang's hand For the information, Yang Chendong sneered and threw it aside.Then he said thoughtfully, "The Lancang Kingdom has also stepped in, which is very good. I thought it would not be a challenge to deal with a cochin. Since they want to intervene, let's join them together." Just pack it up."
At this moment, what Yang Chendong showed was strong self-confidence, without any tension or panic.Seeing him like this, Humang and Yang Er beside him were also full of confidence. In their eyes, there was nothing in the world that was difficult for the young master, and the young master couldn't do it.
Five days is enough for the news of Hanoi City to spread.
Yingzong Zhu Qizhen in the imperial palace of Nanjing, the capital of the Southern Ming Dynasty, got the news. He was so shocked that he almost fell from the dragon chair at that moment.
"Be careful, Your Majesty." Cao Jixiang, the chief eunuch who had been watching closely, was also taken aback by this move, and quickly reached out to help.
Zhu Qizhen, who was supported by his arm and did not fall down, was sweating coldly at the moment, ignoring Cao Jixiang's meaning at all, and seemed to be asking, and also seemed to be talking to himself, "Big companion, is this true?" Is it? Yang Chendong only has more than [-] troops, and he can capture the capital of Jiaozhi? There should be hundreds of thousands of Jiaozhi troops there."
For this question, Cao Jixiang really didn't know how to answer it, and the result also exceeded his expectations.Like many people, what he thought in his heart was that Yang Chendong fought against Jiaozhi. The environment, terrain and climate are all different from Daming, and it takes a long time to get used to it.
It's like when the Ming Dynasty sent troops to cross-chin, they went aggressively, but because of the unacceptable number of people, the non-combat attrition in the end was enough to drag down the army and couldn't do too many things.
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