Kai Fu Han

Chapter 596
Anyway, Huanzhou can't be saved, and there's no point in being anxious. It's better to know ourselves and our enemies first.

"I'll make arrangements now." A deputy head next to him answered.

The deputy commander, who was a cavalryman, was originally the deputy commander of the first regiment of the [-]th Brigade. He is now responsible for the intelligence reconnaissance and battlefield cover of this temporarily formed cavalry regiment.

April [-]rd, Penghu Island.

The Penghu Islands are located in the southwestern part of Ryukyu Island and in the south of the Liuqiu Strait.It is composed of forty large and small islands with an area of ​​more than [-] acres.

The archipelago has three main large islands, which form a ring around the city. A small bay is formed in the ring. When the weather is calm, it looks like a large calm lake, so it is called "Pinghu".In the southern Fujian dialect, the two characters "ping" and "peng" have similar pronunciation, so it is called Penghu.

Except for the three large islands in the area, the other small islands have rugged edges, intersect with the large islands, and the terrain is dangerous.

The archipelago is also the natural dividing line between the East China Sea and the South China Sea, and is the springboard for mainland culture to be introduced into Penglai.

If you want to attack Liuqiu, you must first attack Penghu.

On the other hand, if Liuqiu wanted to attack the mainland, he would also have to capture Penghu first.

Penghu is the gateway to Liuqiu. In order to prevent Nan Zhao from occupying it first, Liu Xinyuan asked Ye Chuan to lead the fleet to Penghu to occupy this natural harbor before going to Quanzhou for the second time.

When the Second Fleet captured Penghu Island, there were only a few fishermen on the island, numbering only a few hundred people.

Ye Chuan was amazed by this natural port located in the Liuqiu Strait, saying that God deliberately created a safe harbor here for ships crossing the strait.

"Quanzhou is listening to the latest information. The Southern Zhao court is gathering sea ships. Now there are more than a thousand sea ships gathered in Quanzhou Port, plus the ships from Fuzhou, Ningde and Hangzhou. The sea ships are in the hands of the Southern Zhao court. There are already more than [-] ships." The military officer in charge of intelligence reported.

"Ye Chuan, what do you think?" Liu Xinyuan asked.

"It can't be that they are coming for us." Ye Chuan affirmed.

"I think so." No matter how powerful our artillery is, we don't need to gather more than 1000 ships to deal with it.

"It's not good." Liu Xinyuan murmured. He was not sure of his guess because he did not have the latest information on the western strategy.

But in terms of communication efficiency, he doesn't have it, and it's even less likely that Nan Zhao has it.

A game of chess in China mainland can affect the whole body.

Nan Zhao can gather more than 500 ships, and they are still gathering. The plan must be huge.

"Is it possible? Nan Zhaoxiang took advantage of the main force of our army to march westward and captured Penglai?" Ye Chuan guessed.

Liu Xinyuan looked up at Ye Chuan with a solemn expression: "You guessed the same as I did."

"What should I do?" More than 1000 ships, and more will follow.

For the navy of the Xinghan League, the gap is too huge, dozens of times more than that of the Xinghan League.

"Notify the leader and Penglai immediately, and then we will assist Zhao Nan to figure out Nan Zhao's intentions." Liu Xinyuan arranged: "We cannot let them succeed."

Nan Zhao wanted to take Penglai's retreat, and the timing was very good.

At this time, the Xinghan League's headquarters has moved to Wanping, and the main power agencies and officials have moved there.But most research institutes, schools, and factories are still in Penglai.

Most of the military factories are also in Penglai, and Penglai also has the most advanced shipyard of the Xinghan League.

The nearest army is on Zhongdu Road, the first, second, and third fleets are all outside, and the fourth fleet is on Haozan Road, which is separated from Penglai by the Korean Peninsula.Fortunately, Zhao Nan's information was quite timely. Otherwise, if more than 1000 ships suddenly appeared on the Shandong Peninsula, they would have suffered heavy losses.

Liu Xinyuan thought about it for a while, but felt it was inappropriate, and added: "Notify Zhao Liang, Li Cang and Ruan Xiaoqi again so that they can be prepared to face the enemy."

"We don't have so many golden eagles," the military officer replied.

"Then send a letter to Yingchao and ask them to forward it." Liu Xinyuan said.

……

April [-], Suide Army.

It was already the sixth day that Xixia soldiers besieged Suide City, and the defenders still had no intention of abandoning the city and surrendering.

The party members only wanted to grab a handful, and did not violently fill the city with human lives. On the third day of the siege, they sent half of their troops to the surrounding forts, and plundered the surrounding areas while besieging the city.

The deputy brigade commander responsible for leading all the cavalry of the [-]th Brigade is named Hao Baoyi. This person is from the Liaodong Peninsula. When the Xinghan Alliance plundered people from the Liaodong Peninsula, this person was the Jin Kingdom's cavalry stationed in the peninsula. Because he was a Han, he could not The recipient of the money was reused, and no sin was caused.After arriving at the Xinghan League, because he could ride a horse, he was incorporated into the first cavalry unit. With his superb equestrian skills and excellent horse fighting capabilities, he quickly stood out and was reused.

"Brigadier, Suide City is still surrounded." Tan Ma returned to report.

The cavalry unit is now located in Shun'an Village, south of Suide City, which is still more than 20 miles away from Suide City.

The owner of Shun'an Village, whose surname is An, saw the cavalry troops of the Xinghan League and closed the village behind closed doors, choosing not to cause trouble or cooperate.

Hao Baoyi had a heavy responsibility, so he just sent someone to give a few warnings, and then continued to assign tasks to several battalion commanders: "It's almost midnight, and there are still two hours of darkness. Let's rest for a while and continue on our way, and try to arrive at midnight." Suide City, it is estimated that the Xixia army had been attacking the city for a day at that time and was exhausted, so they just happened to make a surprise attack."

"Yes!" Several people responded.

"This is Suide City, with the Dali River to the north and the Wuding River to the right. The Dali River merges into the Wuding River from the northeast of Suide City, so we only need to attack the enemy forces on the west and east."

"We don't know the enemy's camp layout and military formation location yet, so we'll make a decision while we're on the road. Let's allocate tasks now!"

"A battalion commander!"

"To!"

Two moments after Shenshi, the Xixia army was showing off its power under Suide City, using bows and arrows to suppress the defenders at the top of the city, and driving the people captured from the surrounding areas to fill the moat.

Most of the moats on the west and south sides of Suide City have been filled in. It can be seen that these Xixia troops are using the morale of the Han people to destroy the defenders, and then choose the opportunity to rush in and attack.

Hao Baoyi miscalculated one thing. The main force of the Xixia army did not participate in the siege. They just stood in formation and consumed very little physical strength.

Suddenly, from behind the southern slope, there was the sound of intensive horse hooves, and occasionally there were a few crisp gunshots.

The commander-in-chief of the Xixia Army looked back and saw a few of his own horses galloping towards this side crazily. The soldiers on the horses whipped the horses' backsides with whips desperately.

Boom!Boom!Several gunshots rang out, and the knight on the horse trembled as if he had been hit by an arrow, and then fell off the horse.

In the end, only one exploration horse approached the Chinese army's camp.

"There are enemies! There are enemies! There are many, many Han cavalry troops."

Bah!
The last Tanma also fell off his horse.

(End of this chapter)