Kai Fu Han

Chapter 599 Speed ​​up the progress
April [-]th, Hezhong Mansion, Hedong City.

The Yellow River turns a corner from here.

The river course from north to south changed from Hedongfu to west to east, and then rushed eastward into the sea.

The Yellow River to the west of Hedong City is very wide, with a visual estimate of five or six miles wide.

This westward march did not bring too many pontoon boats to build a pontoon bridge. Liu Xinqi had to stop in Hedong City to collect materials to build pontoon boats and build a pontoon bridge large enough to span the Yellow River.

"Take a look." Liu Xinqi handed the letter in his hand to the Ye family.

Ye Jia took it and browsed it quickly: "Hey, these two guys are really competitive."

In the letter was the record of Hao Baoyi and Tian Yingsun who had listened carefully to the report.

Hao Baoyi defeated the Xixia army at the foot of Suide City on April [-]. When the Suide army went out to assist in the battle, they chose to lay down their weapons when facing the Xinghan Alliance army.Hao Baoyi also met Wei Yi, the general of the Suide City garrison, whom he admired greatly.

As the name suggests, he understands the righteousness deeply.

If Wei Yi's [-] cavalry had not restrained half of the Xixia Army's cavalry before, the Xinghan League cavalry would not have been able to quickly destroy the Xixia Army's commander-in-chief's flag, and the battle might have dragged on until dark.

After Wei Yi surrendered, Hao Baoyi did not touch anyone in the Suide army. Wei Yi was still in charge, assisting the remaining soldiers of the Xinghan League to defend the city, while other cavalry attacked everywhere to deal with the other half of the leaderless Xixia army who were looting.

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Compared with Hao Baoyi, Tian Yingsun in the west had a much harder time. After rushing into Tongyuan City, he encountered desperate resistance from the Xixia army.Although our own side had the advantage in the street fighting, the street fighting could not cause the Xixia Army to suffer a large-scale rout.This caused Tian Yingsun's 500 men to fight to the end. If it hadn't been for nearly [-] soldiers and officers who took the cover, Tian Yingsun's entire army might have been annihilated.

At the end of the battle, the bayonets in the hands of the soldiers were curled, and they snatched the weapons of the Xixia army and continued to kill. They continued to kill until dawn the next day, April [-]th, when the Xixia army in the city was cleared.

At daybreak, all the soldiers, whether ordinary soldiers or soldiers, were exhausted.Tian Yingsun himself was a bit soft when it came to beheading people.

Tongyuan City seemed very quiet at the moment the sun rose. All the evil-doing Xixia troops were killed, and the people in the city were also tortured to the point of numbness.

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"Tell Wu Nan to use the regiment as a unit and disperse the operations. Sort out all the prefectures in Hebei on the Yongxing Military Road as soon as possible. Xixia is no longer a threat and the Yongxing Military Road is within the bag." Liu Xinqi ordered.

"Yes!" After receiving the order, the guard turned around and went to deliver the order.

"Leader, how should we respond to Nan Zhao's actions?" the Ye family asked.

I received information from Liu Xinyuan a few days ago, but Liu Xinqi has not made any new arrangements.

"Nan Zhao is nothing to worry about. They have lost the courage to show their swords. No matter how many ships are entangled, it will not help." Liu Xinqi replied confidently: "Gao Yuan will handle this matter well."

The number of Shanyue-class steam-powered battleships in the Xinghan League has reached twelve, and the largest one is a fully ironclad ship.

With these twelve steam-powered warships, the Xinghan Alliance would be in an invincible position.

With high-speed maneuverability and long-range artillery attack methods, no matter how many ships there are in Nan Zhao, it is impossible for them to sail smoothly from Quanzhou to Penglai.If Nan Zhao really dares to go north, the thousands of miles of sea route will be the grave of these ships.

"The most important thing at the moment is to complete the strategic goals of the western offensive as soon as possible and free up the field armies of the four brigades." Li Xinqi said.

As the territory of the Xinghan League becomes larger and larger, the time for troop mobilization will be measured in months. The longer and longer border lines require more and more troops to guard. If we can regain the three western states as soon as possible, we can Concentrate on dealing with the Kingdom of Jin in the north.

"As long as you have arrangements." The Ye family breathed a sigh of relief after getting the letter, and no longer worried about the Xinghan League's back garden being ransacked. "After crossing the river, we have to speed up and enter Qinfeng Road as quickly as possible. I'm worried that Southern Zhao will let the Western Army cross the Weishui River and go north to pick peaches with us." Liu Xin said.

"What if their Western Army really goes north, how should we respond?" the Ye family asked.

Liu Xinqi hasn't made up his mind yet.

The Western Army has too many troops, more than [-], and they are all relatively elite, and their armor equipment ratio is also relatively high.

After the Ninth Brigade entered Qinfeng Road, only three infantry regiments, a heavy artillery battalion with 500 people, and a logistics support battalion were left. Including the military officials at the battalion headquarters, the total number was only more than 8000.

Eight thousand versus one hundred thousand.

This is not Hao Baoyi's two thousand versus twenty thousand.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change.

Facing a force of 10,000 troops, fighting on the plains, [-] of our own soldiers were unable to defend at all. Moreover, the Western Army had [-]+, more than [-] troops.

"Take it one step at a time. If they have few people, just fight with them. If they have too many people, send someone to hang the first fight." Liu Xinqi replied.

After all, you can't be timid.

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April [-]th, Penglai.

After Gao Yuan received the intelligence from the Eagle Nest, he immediately asked the offshore fleet to send him to Penglai.

After arriving in Penglai, Gao Yuan immediately went to the shipyard to check the construction progress of the Bohai.

Even though he had seen the Bohai several times, Gao Yuan could not help but feel shocked every time he saw this huge ironclad ship.

The length of the ship is seventeen feet, the widest point is six feet, and the length from the bottom of the ship to the top of the highest deck building is seven feet.

There was not a single mast or sail on the ship, but it was still galloping on the sea.

Calling it an "immortal weapon" is not an exaggeration at all.

"After several months of adjustments, it is now ready for combat, but there are still some minor shortcomings," Deng Zhou said.

Watching the Bohai being tested on the sea, which was moving fast and slow, left and right, Gao Yuan asked the question he was most concerned about: "Can the endurance be guaranteed? Are all the artillery guns on board?"

"There is absolutely no problem with the endurance. Two sets of steam engines are used as the main power. A single set is enough to support the Bohai to sail faster than a sailboat. There is also a third set of smaller backup steam engines. Even in the worst circumstances, as long as it does not sink, this ship The ship can drive home by itself." Deng Zhou replied: "As for the weapons, they are not fully equipped yet because they are still in the sea trial stage."

"Get the Bohai's weapons and equipment ready as soon as possible. Maybe it will be needed for combat soon." Gao Yuan demanded.

"We have eleven Mountain-class battleships, and we still need the Bohai to go into battle? What enemy is so powerful?" As a shipyard director who personally built Mountain-class battleships, Deng Zhou himself knows the power of the Mountain-class best.

After the steam engine is turned on, the Mountain Class is invincible at sea. The enemy cannot hit or catch up, and can only be passively beaten.

"Nan Zhao went crazy and summoned sea ships. It is estimated that the number has reached two thousand. It is not yet sure what they are going to do, but the possibility of going north to deal with us is very high, nine out of ten." Gao Yuan explained.

(End of this chapter)