At the same time, Li Ran's third battalion, under the cover of three warships of the First Fleet, was on forty merchant ships, and had reached the sea area outside the scheduled landing point.

Kong Youde's navy had been transferred to Pi Island, and there were no ships patrolling the outer sea. The fleet arrived at the outer sea smoothly in the afternoon of the same day.

The Qing army on the shore was still unaware of it.

Under the cover of warships, Li Ran launched a very sudden landing battle at the port. When the brigade of ships approached the coast, the five hundred Qing troops stationed in the port realized it.

Then the Qing army ignited the beacon, but it was already past. The Qing army ten miles away had to arrive here at least a quarter of an hour. There were only 600 people in the two beacon towers within ten miles, 100 people in the west and 500 people in the east, and the total was only 1,100 people. However, there were still 3,000 people stationed in Zhenjiang. As long as some time was given, Zhenjiang's support would arrive.

But in just a quarter of an hour, it was enough for Li Ran. The entire fleet pulled up the sails and rushed directly to the port. The three warships stopped when they rushed to the port two hundred meters away, and pointed the bow of the ship across the side, aimed the guns on the shore and blasted violently.

The shrapnel of the grenade flew across the five hundred Qing army formations that wanted to stop the entry, causing huge casualties. The side artillery of the three warships was nearly one hundred artillery, and heavy artillery accounted for most of them.

Such close-range bombardment is not difficult for the artillery of the First Fleet. The artillery of the First Fleet is almost accurate with the artillery shells. In any case, the ammunition is always enough in training, which has made their play value very small.

Nearly one hundred artillery pieces, and 70% of them were heavy artillery, and they were bombing 500 people. There was no way to say the exact end of the Qing army.

When the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, there was no longer the Qing army standing there. Even if they were not hit, the huge shock was enough to shake them down.

There were craters everywhere on the ground, and corpses that were blown to pieces. There were internal organs and limbs everywhere, and I don’t know whose it belonged to them.

Some of the recruits who had just come out of the recruits in the third battalion, when they saw such a bloody and terrifying scene, their faces turned pale on the spot, and some even vomited directly.

Of the forty troop transport ships, five of them took the lead in leaning towards the coast.

At this time, one of the troops transport ships suddenly had a "boom" shock, and the ship suddenly stopped, and the shock knocked some soldiers on the ship to the ground.

"What's going on? What's going on?" The soldiers on the boat were dazed and stretched their heads out of the side of the boat to check the situation outside.

"Report to the commander, we are stranded." A soldier hurriedly ran over and reported to the company commander on the ship. The company commander's face suddenly became anxious, "Didn't the special forces team figure out the waters? They are really afraid of anything they want."

The company commander had no time to worry about anything, and quickly ordered: "Come on the ships behind and let them drag the boat out."

The flag uttered quickly on the ship, and soon two small fishing boats arrived from behind, each carrying a thick hemp rope. Soon the hemp rope was tied to the rear end of the stranded ship, and the other end of the hemp rope was tied to the two troop transport ships behind.

The two troop transport ships began to turn, then pulled up the sails and sailed out of the port. Under the drag of the two large sailboats, the stranded ship finally moved slowly and was slowly dragged away from the shallows.

The whole process was very fast. After all, the Third Battalion had been practicing landing wars on the island for a long time. All kinds of accidents were under their consideration and they also had corresponding solutions.

The docking situation of the other four troop transport ships was relatively smooth. They leaned directly on the shore and several large wooden steps were taken from the side of the ship.

"Quick, fast, fast..." Under the command of the commander, the pike soldiers and musketeers on the ship went down from the board and quickly set up a line of defense on the shore.

At this moment, there were only more than one hundred people left in the five hundred Qing troops, and they were scattered in scattered stars. Seeing so many enemies landing on the shore, they didn't dare to stop them. They could only watch more and more Ming troops jumped off the ship.

If the Qing army had no senior management to supervise the war, they would have always been able to fight with the wind. Looking at their battles with the Ming army, the Qing army was often beaten to flee by the Ming army, but they were mainly cavalrymen, and escaping would not cause any loss to their strength.

Soon more than 2,000 soldiers on the four ships jumped off the ship one after another, and the defense line began to expand.

"Forward." Amid the commander's call, more than two thousand soldiers began to advance forward to gain enough landing space for the back.

The first batch of logged-in ships retreated, and the second batch of ships began to move forward.

At this time, many engineers with hand-held tools jumped off a troop transport ship. They got off the ship and immediately began to build a simple dock next to them to increase the speed of material handling.

More and more soldiers landed ashore and rushed forward to join the defense locations of their respective troops.

At this time, the support of the Qing army arrived.

First, one hundred people appeared, and then another five hundred people appeared. It was very consistent with the information provided by the Special Forces Brigade, but these Qing soldiers rushed over and the horses were so tired that they could not run. Seeing that thousands of Ming troops were on high-level Qing troops who were on high alert and unable to make decisions on the scene, the 600 Qing troops supported began to wait and see from afar.

Li Ran soon boarded the land, and as soon as he got ashore, he immediately started to command.

"We must build a solid line of defense before the arrival of the Qing army in the brigade, leaving two thousand people on guard, and the rest of the companies will start construction immediately." Li Ran led the order to the deputy battalion commander.

The landing location they chose was a small V-shaped peninsula in the harbor, with sea water on both sides. Such a terrain is beneficial to defense and not good.

The advantage is that it is easier to defend, and the enemy can only attack from one side. The disadvantage is to fight against the water, but this is negligible for the third battalion.

There is no landing war that is not a fight against the enemy. The task of the vanguard is to defend it and firmly defend the landing point. No enemy is allowed to cross their defense line, so as to provide landing protection for subsequent troops.

Under the cover of the spearmen's gun array, the landing soldiers took out the equipped engineer shovels and began to dig trenches in the pockets of the V-shaped peninsula.

"Barbed wire, where is the barbed wire?" a commander shouted loudly.

"Sir, still on the boat."

"Go and move quickly." The commander shouted. After a while, a group of soldiers moved many strands of barbed wire from the ship. Under the command of the commander, the barbed wire was quickly arranged.

These barbed wire mesh are made of cooked iron, with many hooks and spikes in the mesh. The soldiers skillfully nailed the barbed wire mesh with wooden stakes and pulled up lines of defense.

Barbed wire is a terrifying defense tool in battle. It can block the movement speed of infantry and vehicles and is not easily destroyed. If equipped with a Maxim machine gun, it is a perfect match.

Because the enemy will generally concentrate on destroying a certain section of the barbed wire, and it is impossible to destroy all barbed wire, because that will cost a lot.

After destroying a certain section of barbed wire, the enemy will attack through the gap. If there are more machine guns, no matter how many enemies there are, it will be a massacre.

Of course, there is no machine gun now, the effect will be greatly reduced. However, Zhao Yan still used barbed wire for military purposes, because this is a fortification that can be arranged quickly. Even if the enemy destroys a barbed wire, he can quickly arrange another barbed wire after defeating the enemy.

A piece of wooden piles was cut, and a half-kilometer-long barbed wire defense line was completed in less than twenty minutes.

The baggage battalion also got off the ship and immediately added the construction of fortifications. Some were digging trenches, while others poured the walls with cement carried from the ship.

The speed of pouring walls with cement is extremely fast. They do not need too strong walls. They can hinder the speed of the enemy. They build a low wall that is as high as the waist.

The barbed wire is at the front, and behind the barbed wire is two trenches. Fifty meters away, there is this low wall. At that time, musketeers shoot directly behind the low wall. However, a few more low walls must be built in front. As long as there is enough time, three or five short walls can be built, and a trench can be dug under the low wall in front.

In addition to the three fortifications of barbed wire, trenches and low walls, the Third Battalion also inserted dense caltrops in front of the barbed wire.

There are two types of caltrops produced by the Military Bureau. One is to be directly scattered on the ground, with four or five centimeter-long spiked thorns. After being directly scattered on the ground, a spiked thorn is facing upwards. This kind of caltrop can be kicked away as long as the feet are close to the ground.

Another type is that it is inserted now. There are seven five-centimeter-long spikes on it, one ten-centimeter-long spike. Six of them are distributed in one circle, and the other is facing upward. The ten-centimeter-spikes below are used to insert into the ground.

This kind of special caltrop cannot be removed by the enemy with his feet against the ground, because no matter which angle you kick it, you will hit the spikes. Unless you wear characteristic shoes, how could the Qing army equip every soldier with characteristic shoes? Even if you prepare a batch to charge, you may be killed on the way to charge.

Even if this line of defense is destroyed, it can be repaired quickly after the Qing army retreats. Such caltrops cannot kill the enemy in large quantities, but like barbed wire, it can hinder the enemy's speed of movement and at the same time block the cavalry's charge. Horseshoes are a U-shaped thing, which only protects horseshoes, not completely protects horses' feet.

Li Ran felt relieved when he saw that the caltrops and wire mesh had been arranged. With these two things, he could handle the attacks of the Qing Dynasty calmly.

Because these two lines of defense hinder the enemy's attack speed and can concentrate the enemy in a certain gap, he will have enough time to arrange troops with targeted troops.

The fortifications behind were also crucial. While commanding soldiers to build trenches and low walls, Li Ran urged the back to carry artillery, rockets and other arms out of the ship as soon as possible.

The simple pier has been repaired at this time. This is a simple pier made of more than a dozen fishing boats and a layer of wooden boards. The materials on the boat have also begun to be transported to the shore along the pier.

The greatest function of a veteran is not to fight skills, but to know what to do on the battlefield, how to do, how to respond, how to cooperate, etc., as well as their calmness on the battlefield.

But these things can be obtained through training. With good comprehensive training, soldiers know what to do on the battlefield, know how to arrange fortifications, etc.

Good training, good equipment, and good fortifications can make soldiers develop strong self-confidence and their morale will also increase.

The outcome of a war depends largely on the morale of both sides. This not only concerns courage, but also the victory or defeat of an indescribable force on the battlefield.

The battlefield is indeed a weird place. Some soldiers with strong self-confidence are so lucky that they are so lucky. Soldiers with insufficient self-confidence are usually so unlucky, but these unlucky ones are dead, and they are only once in their lives, so it is impossible to tell people about their unlucky past. Those soldiers with good luck may kill more than a dozen enemies in a row in the rain of bullets and then tell people their examples.

At the same time, in ancient times, such a rule was also passed down.

When an army is established, the first battle must be won, otherwise they will be defeated continuously and defeated again. This seems superstitious, but in fact, even the US troops in later generations also attach great importance to morale and have upgraded morale to a mysterious level.

According to a survey by Dr. Tar, a lecturer at Harvard University’s Happiness Class (the most listened to the class), among the successful people who graduated from Harvard University, the only difference between the most successful and happiest people and other relatively poorly successful people is ‘confidence’ and ‘curiosity’.

Human thinking has a mysterious energy that can influence the development of events. Therefore, morale is an important existence that cannot be ignored in the military.

Morale is confidence that you can win, which can be obtained from constant victory, or from good training and excellent equipment.

Zhao Yan's army not only has the best training, but also has the most excellent equipment, and has never failed. At the same time, through ideological education, the generous pensions have left them without worries.

They are definitely the ultimate warriors of this era, with the belief in overcoming everything and strong confidence.

The rocket and the launcher were soon moved to the shore. The soldiers of the Rocket Company immediately began to test the wind direction and set the installation distance, while the baggage troops began to insert rockets into the launcher.

The Qing soldiers in the distance were anxious when they saw the Ming army's fortifications becoming more and more complete. One Niu Lue asked a little angrily: "Why haven't Master Beile from Zhenjiang come yet?"

"I don't know."

"If the Ming army is not driven into the sea in time, it will be troublesome." Niu Lue said worriedly.

"If Master Beile from Zhenjiang does not come, Prince Yu's white flag will probably not arrive in one hour." Prince Yu is Nurhaci's youngest son Duoduo.

Duoduo was responsible for defending the coastline, but most of his troops were stationed on the Liaodong Peninsula. The Qing Dynasty thought that if Zhao Yan invaded from the sea, the most likely place to land was the Liaodong Peninsula.

In fact, this speculation is only half correct. Zhao Yan did have plans to land at the Double Island Bend of the Liaodong Peninsula before, but it was finally cancelled.

Shuotuo, who was stationed in Zhenjiang, was in trouble at this moment, because Su Buheng led three warships of the First Fleet and twelve warships to enter the Yalu River.

It was already the third month of the lunar calendar, and the upper reaches of the Yalu River have been completely unblocked at this time. The flow of the Yalu River has soared, which is very suitable for sailing boats.

Su Buheng led the fleet and rushed directly into the Yalu River. Amid the banging cannons, the simple bridge in Zhenjiang was directly blown up.

This directly alarmed Shuotuo, who was stationed in Zhenjiang. He hurriedly sent someone to check and immediately discovered Su Buheng's fleet, but he had no choice but to the giant on the river.

Su Buheng's fleet began to block the surface of a section of Zhenjiang. At the same time, Su Buheng sent eight warships to go upstream along the Yalu River, cleaning ships and bridges along the way.

These warships are more convenient than warships on the Yalu River, because these warships are equipped with oars and can be marching with manpower. At the same time, they also have human paddles, which is very convenient on the Yalu River. There are cannons on the ship and enough shells and food, so it is not a problem to block the river surface for two consecutive months.

Su Buheng's three warships and four other warships focused on blocking the river surface of Zhenjiang. If the Qing army wanted to withdraw from North Korea, only the terrain of this route in the west of North Korea was relatively flat. The other three routes had been blocked by troops sent to North Korea.

The relevant passes are built there, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there is enough food and arms support. There is generally no problem blocking the Qing army.

"What do these wise people want to do?" Shuotuo looked at the ships patrolling back and forth on the river, and felt a little bad in his heart.

"Master Beile, they seem...it seems..." One of Shuotou's subordinates stuttered and couldn't speak for a long time.

"Don't let go if you have farts." Shuotuo said angrily.
To be continued...