Chapter 231: Attack on Fujian(2/2)
However, without firing a single shot, the Fujian Governor ordered the city gate to be opened. Zheng Zhilong was nominally the general of Fujian, but in charge of maritime affairs. Fuzhou was not under Zheng Zhilong's control, and it was still the final decision of the Fujian Governor.
The American Infantry Brigade entered the city from Gulou and soon negotiated with the Fujian Governor. Fujian Governor Zou Weilian cooperated very well, and Fujian quickly fell under the control of the American Infantry Brigade.
The American Infantry Brigade left half of the troops in Fuzhou to block Zheng Zhilong's troops, and the other half of them rode on a troop transport ship along the Minjiang River.
According to the spy from the Intelligence Department, there were no forts or other facilities on both sides of the Minjiang River, and Zheng Zhilong had no power to exist on the Minjiang River. The American Infantry Brigade drove straight into the Minjiang River.
At the same time, the troops who remained in Fuzhou quickly posted a notice of peace and quickly began to arrange defense lines on the north and southern Fujian.
Fuzhou is located on the coast of Fujian and is a coastal plain area. The coastal plains along Fujian are connected. From southern Fujian, you can go north very flat from the coastal plain.
But there is only one passage. If you go through other passages, the marching speed will be too slow, so the six thousand troops of the American Infantry Brigade will be deployed on the north bank of the Minjiang River. Zheng Zhilong wants to cross the river, but he doesn't think about it.
If you come by sea, twenty warships and twenty frigates are not vegetarians.
The Navy guarded the Minjiang River Estuary, and the American Infantry Brigade defended Fuzhou, forming two lines of defense. If Zheng Zhilong came from land, the Minjiang River ships had been collected, and six thousand people were enough to block them.
If Zheng Zhilong came from the sea, the navy would fight at the mouth of the Minjiang River. If it could not be stopped for a while, the American Infantry Brigade would block the landing enemy and the navy would slowly grind them to death.
...The third day after the First Fleet raided the Minjiang Estuary, Zheng Zhilong received the news at Shijing, which scared Zheng Zhilong and rolled down from the chair.
Then they fell into madness. In Zheng Zhilong's angrily shouted, Zheng Zhilong's navy was in chaos. After two days, they gathered from the ports of Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Quanzhou.
All the navy 100,000 were dispatched!
The Southeast Overlord was furious.
However, when they were dispatched, five days had passed. The American Infantry Brigade heading north along the Minjiang River had already reached Nanping and headed towards Jianning Prefecture.
They were on the Minjiang River very smoothly. Two days later, they arrived at Jianning Prefecture, the ancient capital of northern Fujian.
There are three administrative agencies in the same city of Jianning Prefecture, divided into two administrative agencies, Jian'an and Ouning, and also Fujian Xingdushi.
When they arrived at Jianning Prefecture, the American Infantry Brigade immediately turned to walk, with the engineers leading the way in front, and dragging cannons from behind, galloping towards Xianxia Pass.
The reason why Jianning Prefecture is the ancient capital of northern Fujian is because of the convenient water transportation. However, it is difficult to walk by land. Fortunately, there is not no road, and the road leading to Xianxia Pass is still possible. The engineering camp opened the road in front. In addition, in late summer and autumn, the weather in northern Fujian is roughly rainless and the road is not muddy.
Chapter completed!