"Commander Xun said this, I will report to the king and ask the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry and the Senate to cooperate with the levy of civilians. Foreign enemies are invading our country. I believe they will not delay it." Shaodian
Zhang has interacted with many officials in the court over the years and has basically figured out their habits.
The plan of the Commander-in-Chief's Office was supported by Shao Diandan and was sent directly to the Senate without any court discussion. This time, the Senate aroused disputes.
The elders who are based in Zhongwangzhou have opinions. This war is different from the last one. Last time, it was an active attack. This time, it was a passive defense. Local legions were formed to fight. Whether the battle merits will be gained or not, whether there will be any lives returned.
It's all a problem.
Elder Xi Yang Zhao strongly objected, and even Longdang complained. Only the new third elder Jiang Limo remained silent. However, the other elders unanimously agreed to the plan and were unwilling to compensate the five elders representing Zhongwangzhou through interest exchange.
In the end, the decision could only be made by voting, and the plan of the General Command was barely approved with five votes in favor, four votes against, and one abstention.
The person who abstained from voting was Jiang Li. He could not object to the plan proposed by the General Staff, nor could he agree to harm the interests of Zhongwangzhou, so he had to abstain.
Because the war has already begun, no one dares to play bureaucracy at this juncture. After the General Office's plan was passed, the relevant departments of the kingdom began to operate at high speed, and various instructions were distributed from the capital to all directions.
The 11th, 12th and 20th Army Corps bear the brunt. Their task is to try their best to block the direction of the enemy's attack. Among them, the 12th Army Corps is in the worst situation. They have lost half of their divisions and all the first-line defensive positions.
After falling, everyone thought that Juyang City could not still be in the hands of Shaodian Kingdom.
Meng's Third Army had not yet captured Juyang City. Just when they were detaching their forces to attack the Tuofeng Mountain Pass and the Chunlu River Ferry, they were attacked by Zhang Xun and Qi Nan. Due to low morale, the attack on the city in the afternoon was postponed.
It seemed a little weak, and it didn't even climb the city wall.
Under Yan Xun's bold command at the Tuofeng Mountain Pass, he lured the enemy onto the city wall and burned more than 3,000 Mongolian troops to death in a fire. Our own side only suffered more than 100 casualties, severely defeating the Meng army's attack on the pass.
military.
The commander of the 12th Army, Di Tanglong, was very excited when he heard the news about the Tuofeng Mountain Pass. This was the only good news in the past two days, which gave him a glimmer of hope to defend Nanqiu County, but the next piece of news made him feel cold again.
half.
The Meng navy sailed upstream from the Tongyuan River, and the Chunlu River crossing was lost. Three thousand remnant troops were defeated and returned to Nanqiu County. The surviving magicians of the 120th Division also withdrew to the county town and reported the sighting of two soldiers over the Chunlu Bay Water Village.
A forbidden magician.
"Two forbidden magicians! So the Meng Kingdom has dispatched at least two main legions," Di Tanglong swallowed hard, "I, as the highest commander of the Nanqiu County War Zone, ordered that all cities east of Nanqiu County, all armed forces
The force immediately withdrew into the county, and all the people moved westward; the cities west of Nanqiu County sent people to assist and guide the relocated people, all magicians gathered in the county, and the Knights Guild organized the defenses of each city and formed a militia team."
"Militia? Your Excellency, if this order is issued, your reputation will be severely damaged. Nanzhao Prefecture has not allowed militia to participate in the war for many years. Too many militiamen participating in the war will lead to the tragedy of the enemy's massacre of the city." The 12th Legion Staff Officer Wang
Yu advised.
"If Nanqiu County falls, we will have to rely on the cities to the west to block it. My personal reputation doesn't matter. If I can hold back the Meng army, it will be worth losing my reputation." Di Tanglong gritted his teeth and said, "114, 115, 116, 117 and
The 118th Division abandoned its defense area and rushed towards Nanqiu County, where it encountered enemy troops and launched an on-the-spot attack.
Wang Yu, you are responsible for contacting the 11th Army Corps and asking them to take over the defense areas of the above five divisions, so that their main force can move closer to me as soon as possible; and ask the 20th Army Corps to send more troops to support us, preferably within three days.
Arriving at the Nanqiu County War Zone."
"But your lord, the commander-in-chief has not specified who will command the garrison in Nanma Prefecture. The 11th and 20th legions will not listen to us. They have the right to do things expediently." Wang Yu was anxious. He knew that this task would be difficult to complete.
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"Whether they listen or not is one thing. Whether we ask them or not is another matter. Just do as I say. If those two legions listen to me and make mistakes, I will bear all the consequences." Di Tang
After all, Long is the head coach of a legion, and he still acts responsibly.
Di Tanglong's order was relatively timely. After Chunlu Bay Water Village was breached, countless transport ships transported two main Bangladeshi armies, the Seventh and Thirteenth Legions of Bangladesh. This
The two legions launched attacks to the north and west as soon as they landed ashore, unlike the third legion, which attacked after all the troops had landed.
When the commander of the Eleventh Army Corps, Zhai Yu, received Wang Yu's request, he also received news from the navy: Hua Song, the commander of Nanzhao Prefecture's navy, led his fleet on the river opposite Jinping County and encountered Cao's navy.
Ships, the two sides launched a fierce battle, which has not ended yet.
"Isn't Jinping County the joint between us and the Twelfth Army's defense area? How come it's such a coincidence?" Zhai Yu saw something bad on the map, "All the Twelfth Army's troops near this place have been transferred. At present,
In a state of military vacuum.
No, it’s impossible not to listen to Di Tanglong this time. The Meng navy has already captured Chunlu Bay Water Village. If they move northward, they can attack Hua Song’s fleet from both sides. If nothing else, the navy of Nanzhao Prefecture is here.
Cao and Meng join forces to attack and will be unable to defend the kingdom's river area.
Urgently order the 1o1, 1o2, 1o3, 1o4 and 1o5 divisions to rush to Jinping County. The remaining divisions will move closer to the corps headquarters and decide where to go based on the enemy's next movement. The movements of our army and the navy will be determined
Report the news to Nanzhao Prefecture and the capital."
Cao Guo finally took action as expected. They assembled most of the naval forces of the two states and waited on the river at the junction of Cao and Meng. After receiving the news that Meng Guo had broken through Chunlu Bay Water Village,
They immediately headed towards Jinping County of Shaodian State, and happened to encounter the main force of Nanzhaozhou's navy on the way. Cao's navy launched an attack without hesitation.
Long Yuan from Shuanglong City in Yangyuan Prefecture felt extremely uncomfortable at the moment. Cao Guo's merchant ships disappeared en masse at Shuanglong City Pier once again, and Meng Guo's patrol boats appeared on the Tongyuan River, "Fuck, am I a soft persimmon? Once there is
The war comes to me. I let Fang Ba go last time, if he dares to come again this time, I will definitely cut off his head."
No one knows that the old city lord of Shuanglong City has been promoted to the master knight. The last time he was surrounded and attacked for several days, Fang Ba actually ran away after the reinforcements arrived. He had been suffocating for a long time and had nowhere to vent his anger.
When he returned to the other side, he seemed to have thoughts about Shuanglong City again, and he decided to settle the score with Cao Guo.
Juyang City ushered in its second night of siege. Medium-sized transport ships kept coming on the river, and supplies such as food and ordnance were constantly moved into the military camp. The Meng army stopped siege at night and they had to allocate their forces to ensure supplies.
It was safe. The defeat at Camelback Mountain Pass also removed a division of the Third Army. The troops capable of attacking the city were not enough to use fatigue warfare.
Since there are no magicians, let alone a magician's guild, and there is no magic communication array in the city, news from outside cannot come in, and news from the city cannot be spread out. Zhang Xun and Qi Nan can only rely on guessing about the situation in the outside world.
"There are transport ships arriving at night. The situation at Chunlu Bay Water Village is not good. The Meng army outside the city seems to regard the military camp as a logistics base. It seems that there are no troops nearby to threaten them. I am afraid that no reinforcements will come in a short time.
Help us get out of the siege." Qi Nan only dared to whisper this to Zhang Xun, for fear that it would spread and shake the morale of the army.
"I expected it when I asked you to escort the people away. The Meng Kingdom sent troops very quickly this time, and the strategic intention is different from the past. There are only 120 divisions stationed in the entire Nanqiu County, and our country will be passive in a short time.
Juyang City can be defended as long as it can, at least it can contain the strength of several divisions, otherwise the enemy only needs to leave one division to garrison in the city, and the remaining troops can go to the front line." Zhang Xun was very calm, he had already
foresee your own end.
"The morale of the brothers is still good now. I'm afraid they will waver in a few days. Once it becomes clear that Juyang City is in dire straits, I don't know if they can hold on." Qi Nan had already risked his life when he led his men back. He was worried.
Other defenders in the city have ideas.
"Don't worry, if we hold on for a few more days and inflict pain on the enemy troops attacking the city, the enemy will definitely not let go of the soldiers defending the city. It's useless for anyone to have any illusions about surrender. As for the residents in the city, they probably won't.
If there is a problem, if Meng wants to occupy Nanqiu County, it is impossible to massacre the city." Zhang Xun has already made a plan.
"I see that the Meng army's defense on the water has been relaxed. Why don't I take a few brothers with good water skills to sneak out and scuttle a few of their boats? We can't let them be so arrogant." Qi Nan supported his men's smuggling and mastered several
The secret passage leading to the shore can come in handy now.
"Okay, you can distract their attention. You go and get ready right away. I'll create some noise to cover your exit." Zhang Xun took action immediately.
He activated a pre-buried fire line and detonated an oil pit outside the city. This was originally used when the Meng infantry lined up a dense array to attack the city. In order to cover Qi Nan's exit from the city, Zhang Xun did not hesitate to use it to explode
picked up an enemy patrol.
The military camp was stormed once during the day. Team Meng's nerves were a little too tense. A patrol team was bombed, which attracted the commander of the army.
Qi Nan and a dozen people took the opportunity to sneak out of Juyang City from the east, used a secret passage to sneak directly to the Tongyuan River, and jumped into the water despite the severe cold.
The Chunlu Bay water fortress was destroyed, and the main force of the Nanzhaozhou navy was entangled by Cao Guo. Meng Guo believed that Tongyuanjiang was completely under their control, and transported supplies from the country to the Juyang City camp day and night.
The warships responsible for escorting the transport ships completely relaxed their vigilance. As long as there were no suspicious ships on the river, they considered it absolutely safe. They did not expect that Qi Nan would lead more than a dozen people to pierce more than a dozen transport ships under the water.