PFC Chapter 336 Siege the city and call for reinforcements
Chapter 336 Siege the city and call for reinforcements
next day
After Ning Quan got up, he contacted Chen Qingzhi and told him that he wanted to take action against the Inca Empire and wanted to transfer troops from him.
Upon hearing this, Chen Qingzhi was also extremely delighted and immediately expressed his willingness to send 10,000 reinforcements.
Chen Qianzhi only had 12,000 troops, and now he was able to spare 10,000 of them, which was considered his best effort.
"Your Majesty, would you like me to go with you and stay by your side?" Chen Qianzhi suddenly stood up and said.
"Forget it, you still have to stay in Maguana, and we can't do without you."
"Besides, you are currently conquering Cuba. Don't let this distract you."
Ning Quan shook his head and refused.
"Okay, I understand!" said Chen Qingzhi.
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Hanging up the walkie-talkie, Chen Qianzhi immediately summoned troops to prepare to support Santiago.
This expedition will be led by General Liu Rengui, who will lead the navy to transport soldiers and support the battle.
After everything was arranged, the navy fleet set off that night.
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At the same time, Santiago, Ning Quan, Li Ji and others also formulated a battle plan.
The plan was simple: the army would land in Paracas.
Paracas is the nearest port northeast of the capital of the Inca Empire, and is only more than 600 kilometers away from Santiago.
After taking Paracas, Ning Quan will use it as a base to attack the capital of the Inca Empire and seize the capital of the Inca Empire.
Paracas is a medium-sized port city with a garrison of 7,000 Inca troops.
However, facing the powerful firepower of Ningquan Navy, taking it down is not a problem at all.
Ning Quan also decided to adopt the strategy of besieging the city and attacking the reinforcements, using the capture of Paracas as bait to attract the Inca Empire to send more reinforcements and further destroy the Inca Empire's vitality.
A week later, the fleet led by Liu Rengui arrived in Paracas first.
Following Ning Quan's order, upon arrival, Liu Rengui immediately commanded the fleet to bombard Paracas.
Shells rained down, bombarding Paracas in an instant, causing massive damage.
The Inca army stationed in Paracas had no artillery, so they could only passively take the beating.
For a time, the Inca army suffered heavy losses.
The defenders in the city also hurriedly asked for help and sent a request for help to the capital of the Inca Empire.
Soon, the news that Paracas was attacked reached the capital of the Inca Empire, which immediately shocked the government and the people of the Inca Empire.
The Inca emperor was furious and immediately ordered troops to support Paracas.
The troops going on this expedition were the Second and Third Legions of the Empire, totaling 140,000 elite soldiers.
The two legions marched towards Paracas in a mighty force.
It was not until this time that Ning Quan set out from San Diego.
Ning Quan didn't need to set out early at all. On the one hand, besieging the enemy and attacking the reinforcements was already planned.
On the other hand, the soldiers had just gotten off the ship and needed more time to adapt and recover.
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Inca Empire, Paracas.
After more than half a month of bombardment, the walls of Paracas were in ruins.
Nearly half of the defenders on the city wall were killed or wounded, leaving only more than 3,000 people.
At this time, Liu Rengui finally launched a landing operation.
Tens of thousands of troops quickly landed under the cover of naval warships and rushed towards the city of Paracas.
Because of the disparity in troop strength and more than ten days of artillery bombardment, the Inca defenders in the city were already exhausted.
Soon, the defenders were defeated and fled inland, abandoning their weapons and armor.
When Liu Rengui saw the enemy army retreating, he did not pursue them, but immediately occupied the city.
He immediately ordered the repair of the city walls in preparation for the arrival of enemy reinforcements.
Three days later, Ning Quan arrived in Paracas and successfully met up with Liu Rengui.
"I pay my respects to the emperor!" Liu Rengui knelt on one knee.
"Be flat!"
"You've worked hard these past few days. Once I finish off the Inca Empire, I'll reward you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!" Liu Rengui said excitedly.
"When will the Inca reinforcements arrive?" Ning Quan asked.
"Estimated time is five days." Liu Rengui said respectfully.
"Okay, organize the soldiers to land immediately, and then we will fight them decisively."
Ning Quan said.
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Liu Rengui retreated immediately.
Soon, a large number of troops came ashore.
Then, under the guidance of Liu Rengui, Li Ji and others, they began to build fortifications.
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Five days later, reinforcements from the Inca Empire finally arrived.
The 140,000-strong army surrounded the city of Paracas.
The commanders of the Second and Third Inca Legions were Albrecht and O'Neill Gallot respectively.
Both of them were veteran generals, commanding the most elite troops of the Inca Empire.
The two legions each had 5,000 cavalry, 10,000 archers, and the rest were infantry.
The Inca Empire was not rich in war horses, so it was not easy to gather 10,000 cavalrymen.
In this battle, the Inca Empire put all its efforts into annihilating the invaders.
"Your Majesty, the enemy has surrounded Paracas and will probably launch an attack soon." Li Ji said, standing next to Ning Quan.
"It doesn't matter. Aren't we just waiting for them to attack?"
"Let them attack for a few days first. When they are almost done, we will launch a counterattack and try to keep them all here!" Ning Quan said.
"The general understands!"
Li Ji said.
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Early the next morning.
After a day of rest, the Inca army launched an attack on Paracas.
"Shoot!" Li Ji shouted.
In an instant, countless arrows shot towards the enemy.
puff!puff!
Accompanied by a rain of arrows, countless soldiers fell.
But soon more soldiers emerged and continued the charge.
"Shield soldiers, raise your shields!"
"Lancers prepare for battle."
Li Ji gave the order calmly.
Soon the shield soldiers used their shields to block the dense arrows, and the spearmen held their spears, ready for battle.
Soon, the Inca soldiers rushed to the foot of the city wall.
"kill!"
The Inca general shouted and ordered his soldiers to climb the city wall.
Paracas is not big and the city walls are only about three meters high, so it is easy for soldiers to climb up.
After a while, the first group of Inca soldiers rushed up.
But that doesn't change anything at all.
They were quickly stabbed to death by the rushing spearmen and then pushed off the city wall.
In just half a quarter of an hour, the Inca army lost three to four thousand people.
"Your Majesty, the fighting capacity of the Inca soldiers is indeed very poor. They are completely not on the same level as our soldiers." Li Ji said with a smile.
"Well, it's better to be careful, after all, the enemy numbers are there."
Ning Quan said cautiously.
"You will finally understand."
Li Ji said.
Then the two continued to watch the battle.
An hour later, the Inca army lost its first battle.
After losing nearly 8,000 people, they had to retreat.
"No wonder Captain Thor suffered a crushing defeat. These Daqian soldiers are truly fierce."
"It seems that it's not so easy to drive them away."
Albrecht exclaimed at the soldiers' performance.
"Yes, it does seem so now."
"And didn't Commander Thor say that Daqian also has terrifyingly powerful artillery? If such weapons really exist, it will be even more difficult."
O'Neill Gallot said with a serious expression.
"You're right, but it's still unknown whether there are any powerful artillery pieces."