After the bombardment of Jinye, although the armpit fleet entrenched in the coastal waters did not carry warships, after the shelling, it successively sent seafarers to land and probe in an attempt to forcibly occupy the port of Jinye and prepare for the warships to dock at the port and capture Jinye.

From the perspective of the armpit people's thinking, human beings are vulnerable, but they encountered a counterattack from Gu Ruquan, the Tai Lieutenant who stayed in Gyeonggi County.

Although the Liang army did not have any advanced equipment and the artillery was also very backward, there were still strong crossbows, gōng nǔ, bed crossbows, trebuchets, swarms of bees, and conscienceless cannons with big killing weapons.

In addition, the huge loss of Bailiyan back then made him fully understand the power of advanced artillery, and then summed up a set of tactical methods.

To say that the powerful resistance of the southern hemisphere human beings shocked the armpit people, at this time, the armpit people fighting on the western front had not yet received the news of the failure of the naval invasion on the eastern front, but under the counterattack of the Liang army, they still caused them to lose hundreds of people.

In particular, the human crossbow and the conscienceless cannon, the former is extremely dense, and the latter is extremely powerful, using trebuchets to throw them, and can attack from a distance of one or two miles.

In this battle, Liang Jun accidentally discovered that the armpit man was not invincible, and he could not withstand detonation damage.

The lethality of the huǒ yào without conscience cannon is actually not great, and the real damage comes from the detonation shock wave, which can often shatter the internal organs of living beings, and the same is true for the brain.

Although the axillary human has a strong physiological repair ability, the concussion injury of the whole organ makes it impossible to repair and stop the bleeding in time, coupled with the concussion injury of the brain, and finally dies due to nervous system disorders and serious injuries to internal organs.

However, Gu Ruquan's losses were also very large, with more than 3,000 casualties, so he had to retreat.

Due to the failure of the landing, the Armpit people found that the humans in the southern hemisphere were much more difficult than the humans in the northern hemisphere, so they did not dare to continue the landing and wait for reinforcements.

At the same time, however, the armpit people who landed and attacked Changsun encountered increasing resistance as they advanced inland, and the local rainforests and hot and humid plains were not conducive to the use of flintlock pistols and breech guns.

Moreover, the development of firearms in the Central Plains has changed the mode of warfare, and everything is on par with and close to the Xian army, imitating the tactics of the Xian army in large numbers, facing the rain of bullets and artillery attacks, digging a large number of trenches and tunnels, and the army does not line up and do not charge intensively.

The tactics used to deal with the whites before failed in the face of the weak chickens of the eldest grandson's army.

Moreover, the eldest grandson has a fine tradition of fighting if he can fight, and running away if he can't beat it, which really makes the armpit people helpless, they don't know if this is a trap for strategic transfer or a big rout.

At the same time, in the face of human firearms, numerous city fortifications, and a network of rivers and waters, the armpit men could not complete the strategic cutting at the moment, and the war did not develop in the direction they expected at the beginning.

In the face of Liang's request for help, Bai Liyan thought about it for a long time, even if he didn't give reinforcements, soon the princes of the West Sea would be in a hurry, and he had to consider the strategic situation of the West Sea as a whole.

The coastline of the Central Plains is long, and the armpit forces and fleets are now only enough to carry out landing raids on the coasts of Changsun, Xianguo, and Liang and consolidate the landing of individual strongholds, and it is far from reaching the scale of troops and ships required for large-scale landing and invasion, and it is not enough to launch a full-scale landing and harassment against Yan, Qi, Chen, Jin, and Western Tapir in a short period of time, because the coastline is too long.

That's almost 85 percent of the total coastline from Alaska in North America to the southernmost stretch of coastline in Chile.

This is only the length of the coastline of the North Sea, not counting the length of the Three Barbarians of the West Sea and the East and West coastlines of the Jin Kingdom, the Song Kingdom, and the West Coastline.

The armpits did not have enough military resources to carry out a large-scale landing operation on such a long route.

This is not only strategically uneconomical, but will also dilute their forces in terms of efficiency, so the main focus of the armpit is to establish a large-scale forward base in the Changsun Kingdom.

Later, it used this as a base to transport troops from the mainland, using Changsun as a springboard, to advance inland, and at the same time implement local key landings behind the coast.

Therefore, Baili Yan must consider what kind of military resources to give to Liang, Yan, Qi, Chen, and Xi Tapir, and there must be no cannons, and those that can be given and can be produced quickly in large quantities are only zhà yào, shǒu liú dàn, and mines, but the number is not enough for more than a dozen vassal states to equip, so it must be emphasized.

After careful consideration, Bailiyan decided to organize 10,000 four-wheeled baggage wagons and inland river shipping to transport medicines, zhà yào, shǒu liú dàn, rán shāo dàn, mines, and oil to Liang, Yan, Qi, Chen, and Western tapirs, and to transfer 1,200 officers from the armed battalion to train the princes' armies in the above four countries.

Considering the financial resources of the other princes outside the Liang State, especially the financial scarcity of the Yan, Qi, and Chen kingdoms, 20 percent of the transactions were made with money, 30 percent were paid with property, and the remaining half was mortgaged with population and labor.

Xianguo will recruit strong men in various countries to go to Xianguo for training and war, and those who have family members can move into Xianguo with household registration, and family members and enlisted people enjoy the same national treatment.

Qi, Yan, and Chen are all small countries, with populations ranging from three million to five or six million, and Bailiyan's key recruits are Zhi and Wei, two large inland populous countries.

The Western tapirs are rich in precious metals, and now they are more in demand for platinum and their products, and the trade appears flexible. For the Liang State, it is necessary to squeeze out their coffers, and then it is no problem to follow the above trading principles.

In addition to military considerations, Bailiyan is still cautious in political action.

The Son of Heaven called on King Qin, with the current menacing situation, coupled with the old feud for many years, it is unlikely that the princes will go to the appointment of King Qin, but pay close attention to the dynamics of the Xian Kingdom.

Therefore, it is very likely that the alliance will be in Xianguo, but it is necessary to consider the political factors of Zhiguo, how to meet the alliance, and how to coordinate the princes.

At the same time, meeting the alliance too soon did not mean that the strategic fǎn gōng should be immediately transferred, and it was not easy to persuade Liang Guo and Changsun to resist the armpit offensive. Once a new crisis arises on other fronts, it is very difficult to save it or not.

Continued indentate will lead to suspicion and opposition from the princes, and in addition to the huge territory of the Central Plains, the lag in communications, and the extremely troublesome mobilization of troops, the capitals and key towns of various countries need to be connected to telephones and wired telegraphs as soon as possible.

Ji Feng got the conditions offered by Bailiyan, his mood was infinitely complicated, Xianguo's decision not to send troops disappointed him, and the arms were not given in vain, they needed to pay money, the conditions were a grade higher than the princes, but it was better than nothing, Ji Feng could only bite the bullet and accept the conditions.

By July, Changsun continued to ask Xianguo for help, and Bailiyan promised to give away a large number of arms free of charge, and sent a military advisory delegation of 150 people to Changsun to guide the operation, stabilize the defensive line, and collect the tactics of the armpit people.

In late July, Yan, Zhao, Wei, Qi, Chen, Jin, Zhi, Xu, Song, and Western Tapir Yi successively sent envoys to Xianguo to ask for help, almost everything, but Bailiyan had already emptied seventy percent of the inventory, and could not fill the princes.

Gongliangxiu and Gongliangxu arrived late on the sixth day of August, and he was supposed to arrive in Chenling in mid-to-early July, but Zhiguo's vast territory and the spread of stalls were too large, and the bureaucracy was relatively late in reacting.

In addition, without the efficient system of Xianguo, the ruling class of Zhiguo needed to understand domestic attitudes and reactions for a longer time, and without the support of the majority, Zhiwang was unable to make political decisions that could lead to the destruction of the country or even the extinction of the species.

Bailiyan was already busy, Gongliang father and son entered the city at noon, and Bailiyan didn't see the two in the inner house until dark.

"Father-in-law." Gongliang Xu made a big salute, which was extremely respectful.

"Virtuous son-in-law, hurry up and excuse yourself."

Bailiyan helped him up, and asked Gongliangxiu again at the next moment:

"Did the in-laws bring a message from King Zhi?"

"The king agreed to send troops, but it will take time to make a lot of mistakes, and it will not be until the end of the year at the earliest."

"Yes, the main force of the Zhi army is deployed on the east and west wings, I think King Zhi will not mobilize the main force of the old army, it should be to recruit new soldiers to form a new army."

Gongliang Xiu did not deny it, saying:

"Yes, I don't know the depth of the armpit tactics, and my country can't use the elite to fight with it."

"That's okay, after the formation of the new army of the Zhi Army, you can first station on the border between the two countries, and I will send military attachés to be trained to teach new combat skills, and I need to recruit troops from the Zhi country. I don't know what the good brother thinks? ”

Gongliang Xiu was vigilant, and he said:

"You Xianguo has a lot of manpower, what do you want to do to recruit troops from my Zhiguo."

"The manpower of our Xianguo is rising, but it has not reached the point of worry-free, you must know that my Xianguo now needs a lot of manpower to produce and work, if a large number of conscription, domestic farming is barren, and it will not be able to last for a long time."

Recruiting soldiers from the princes is a strategy formulated by Bailiyan early on, Zhiguo, Weiguo, Jin, and Changsun are all populous countries and are the barns of the Central Plains, although the human resources of Xianguo have rebounded, they can not withstand consumption and fighting.

Moreover, the education policy is now widely implemented in Xianguo, but it is not long, and more time and manpower are needed to expand the industrial and technological population, and it is obviously not wise to rashly put human resources into the battlefield to fight.

Even if he wins in the end, it will only be a matter of repelling the armpit man and driving him back to the northern hemisphere for the time being, and the next comeback will only be a few years.

At that time, the Xian State, which had lost its manpower and stamina, would not be able to support the military supply of the entire Central Plains, and the armed princes would be a greater threat to the Xian State.

For the above considerations, foreign conscription is the best choice, so that the country can focus on production and military supplies, develop the economy, infrastructure, and the accumulation of personnel education, and avoid seriously impacting the country's foundation.

As for whether the increase in foreign troops leaves a hidden danger, it depends on political education, national strength, external pressure, and time.

All recruited soldiers must be subjected to unified political education and propaganda and agitation, so that they know who they are fighting for and why. Through the bereavement pension and resettlement of their families, they will receive better social and material treatment.

At the same time, under the suppression and restraint of the Xian army, there will be no large-scale collective mutiny and rebellion in the foreign army, and the anti-guest will be the mainstay.

Gongliang Xiu could not agree to Bai Liyan's request, he did not get the authorization of King Zhi, and in the long run, the loss of Zhiguo's population was unfavorable.

"This matter is very important, I can't be the master, you should send another envoy to Yucheng to explain to my king, don't harm me."

At this time, Bai Liyan smiled:

"Okay, I'll send another envoy to Zhiguo to discuss. But Brother Gongliang should not forget that Zhiguo's arms are all supplied by our country, and Brother Gongliang will not let Zhijun be used as a bullet with his bare hands. ”

"You, you, you, never pressed the good heart. If you say that this matter is broken, I will not help you. ”

As soon as Gongliangxiu's voice fell, the Hou Mansion protector Xu Yu came to report:

"Master Qiqi, General Zhao Huan's phone."

"Got it"

Bai Liyan had just returned home from the palace and had met Zhao Huan, and he suddenly called, which made Bai Liyan feel a sense of foreboding.

"General Zhao, in Xia Bailiyan."

Zhao Huan on the other end of the phone said urgently:

"Just got Ye Xinhongling's urgent message, the armpit fleet appeared on the coast of Sangbei County, the intention is unknown, and the king is worried that the armpit fleet will land in Sangbei and invade the inland."

"They're here to take revenge, and I'll enter the palace immediately."

Hung up the phone, and Gongliang Xiu next to him asked:

"What happened?"

"The armpit fleet appeared on the coast of Sangbei County, and I judged that it was to take revenge for the defeat in the naval battle in June, and its main elite fleet came to seek revenge, but it was not ruled out that it would land on the Bund of Sangbei County. It has only been two years since the Xian army took over there, and the coastal defense fortresses are very weak, but Ye Xin has already laid mines one after another, but it is not enough to block all the landing beaches, if the armpit people force the landing, the coastal fortresses of Xianxi, Beihai, Dongyuan, and Jiangdong will become decorations, and they will bypass the forts from behind. ”

The voice fell, and Bai Liyan picked up the phone:

"Pick me up from the Beihai Guangxin Mansion."

……

In July, Guangxin opened the circuit to Chengling and connected it to the telephone network, and the wind power in Lincheng was also connected to the power grid, but the telephone still needed to be transferred to Guangxin by manual exchange. Jiang Qian was not in the mansion at this time, and it was Chen Yunfeng's eldest son Chen Nuo who answered the phone:

"Hey, I'm Bailiyan."

"What does Lord Si Nong command?"

"A huge armpit fleet has arrived on the coast of Sangbei County two days ago, and it is not ruled out that it is rushing to Guangxin, please inform Guangxin Gong immediately and prepare for battle."

"No!"

Hanging up Chen Nuo's phone, Bai Liyan called Sikong Nan again, and quickly entered the palace after giving detailed instructions. 21