On a dirt road leading from Fu'an City, the capital of Hedong Province, to Xingang City, a huge army was marching towards Xingang City, and this army was the 86th Wing sent by the Celestial Star Empire to Xingang City.

The eighty-sixth wing of the Celestial Star Empire does not belong to the royal family of the Celestial Star Empire, but belongs to the family army of an earl of the Celestial Star Empire, and the captain of the eighty-sixth wing, Gao Mingkui, is the younger brother of Earl Gao Mingxiang, and is the third in the family.

The Celestial Star Empire is in the south of the Liuyun Empire, with a land area of about 18 million square kilometers and forty provinces, the people of the Celestial Star Empire and the people of the Liuyun Empire can be said to have the same root and origin, they are all Tang people with black hair, black eyes and yellow skin, and the Celestial Star Empire was also split from the Tang Empire more than a thousand years ago.

In addition to the Celestial Star Empire and the Liuyun Empire, there is also the Purple Moon Empire in the southwest of the Liuyun Empire, and the Cangyu Empire in the northwest of the Liuyun Empire, which were originally also part of the Tang Empire, the Purple Moon Empire has a land area of about 15 million square kilometers and has 33 provinces, and the Cangyu Empire has a land area of about 28 million square kilometers and has 52 provinces.

The founding emperors of the Cangyu Empire, the Liuyun Empire, the Celestial Star Empire, and the Purple Moon Empire were the four dukes of the Tang Empire, and these four empires almost inherited more than ninety-five percent of the territory of the Tang Empire.

The Cangyu Empire, the Liuyun Empire, the Celestial Star Empire and the Purple Moon Empire are all populous countries, the Cangyu Empire has a population of 1800 million, which is the most populous country in the world, the Liuyun Empire has a population of 1200 million, the Celestial Star Empire has a population of 1 billion, and the Purple Moon Empire has a population of 900 million.

The above four countries are all ranked among the world's great powers due to their huge populations, but their industrial and economic strength are average, and they can only belong to the second class of powers.

Although the Cangyu Empire, the Liuyun Empire, the Celestial Star Empire, and the Purple Moon Empire have the same roots, they are not in harmony with each other, and this time the Celestial Star Empire and the Flowing Cloud Empire broke out in war over a large gold mine on the border between the two countries.

"Wing Commander, the front command, just sent a message." An adjutant ran to the horse of Wing Commander Gao Mingkui and handed a telegram to Gao Mingkui.

Gao Mingkui took it and took a look, and couldn't help but smile and said to Gao Mingqi, the deputy wing captain who was also riding a war horse next to him: "I didn't expect that the Liuyun Empire still has such a stupid shortage, just with an infantry squadron, I want to hold Xingang City, do you think that our eighty-sixth wing is paper-paste?" ”

Gao Mingkui said and passed the telegram in his hand to the deputy wing captain Gao Mingqi, Gao Mingqi was the cousin of Gao Mingkui and Earl Gao Mingxiang.

Gao Mingqi took the telegram, read it quickly, and said with a smile: "According to the information from the imperial intelligence department, this person named Su Yi has just formed the infantry squadron in his hand, and the original infantry brigade in his hand is about to leave Xingang City, it seems that our 86th Wing's mission this time will be completed soon." ”

Wing Leader Gao Mingkui shook his somewhat stiff neck, and then said with a smile: "Newport City is the third largest trading port in the south of the Liuyun Empire, and our eighty-sixth wing can catch up with a fat gap this time, my eldest brother has always wanted to form another infantry wing, I hope that Newport City can help my eldest brother realize this wish." ”

Deputy Wing Commander Gao Mingqi's eyes lit up, "If our Gao family can form another infantry wing, then our Gao family has four infantry wings in our hands, and it is not far from forming an infantry division." ”

An infantry division of the Celestial Star Empire has four infantry wings, an artillery wing, an engineer brigade, a cavalry brigade, a baggage wing and a division headquarters, with a total strength of about 50,000 people.

The infantry divisions of the Liuyun Empire, the Cangyu Empire, and the Purple Moon Empire are also roughly the same, with a strength of about 50,000 troops.

Wing Captain Gao Mingkui suddenly said with a solemn expression: "When my father was alive, I always hoped that our Gao family could form an infantry division, but unfortunately my father died of illness before he saw that day, and my eldest brother and our brothers will definitely fulfill my father's dream and form an infantry division that belongs to our Gao family!" ”

Gao Mingqi, the deputy wing commander, immediately said: "Third brother, don't worry, when we enter Xingang City, I will dig three feet into Xingang City, and I will also scavenge the funds to form an infantry wing." ”

On the evening of January 3, 3011 in the Tang calendar, at the port wharf of Xingang City, three cargo ships were already loaded with officers and soldiers of the Second Infantry Brigade of Fushan County, and even one hundred and seven wounded of the Second Infantry Brigade of Fushan County in the hospital were also sent to the three cargo ships.

Only the deputy captain Zhou Xu was left on the wharf, and the seven squadron leaders Lu Wei, Wei Sheng, Zhang Biao, Yuan Tianhu, Yang Ping, Zheng Heng and Zhang Xuezhi did not board the ship, and of course, Su Yi, the nominal captain of the Second Infantry Brigade of Fushan County, would not board the cargo ship.

"Zhou Xu, hurry up and get on the boat! Just take advantage of the night to avoid the warships of the Celestial Star Empire! Su Yi said to Zhou Xu with a smile.

Zhou Xu sighed and said, "Fourth Young Master, why are you so troubled? That cargo ship with a displacement of more than 800 tons, I will leave it for you! ”

"Okay! Thanks! I shouldn't need it, though! Now that the infantry wing of the Celestial Star Empire is coming, there are too many things in Newport City, I won't greet you, and we will talk about it when we have the opportunity in the future! ”

Zhou Xu shook his head helplessly, "Fourth Young Master, take care!" ”

"Have a nice trip!"

Zhou Xu then took the seven squadron leaders and boarded the three cargo ships respectively, and when the three cargo ships left the dock, Lu Wei, the squadron leader of the First Infantry Squadron, asked Zhou Xu in confusion: "Brother Zhou, what are you saying the Fourth Young Master is for?" ”

Zhou Xu shook his head and said, "I don't understand why the Fourth Young Master did this, but the Fourth Young Master is famous all over the country this time!" ”

After the three cargo ships carrying the Second Infantry Brigade of Fushan County were far away, Su Yi immediately ordered the soldiers to blockade the port, and then Su Yi extracted an Edward VII-class battleship and a Bavaria-class battleship from the system goods warehouse.

When the two battleships appeared in the two berths of the port, Su Yi immediately purchased twenty navy-type mid-level combat biochemical personnel and two thousand navy-type primary combat biochemical personnel from the system mall.

Su Yi said to Wang Chengliang, who was standing beside him: "These two battleships will be handed over to you, and you will be the commander of this fleet in the future!" ”

The all-round senior elite combat cyborg has superb command and strategy, including the three branches of the army, navy and air force, so Su Yi appointed Wang Chengliang as the commander of his fleet.

Wang Chengliang then said: "Commander, please name these two battleships, and also name this fleet!" ”

Su Yi pondered for a while and said: "This Edward VII-class battleship is called Jianwei, this Bavaria-class battleship is called Yongxiang, and the fleet will be called the Newport Fleet for the time being!" ”

After a pause, Su Yi continued: "This time the army of the Celestial Star Empire, after all, there is a fully equipped infantry wing, and if we want to hold Xingang City, the two battleships must play the role of the mainstay, so that the infantry wing of the Celestial Star Empire can taste the taste of large-caliber naval guns." ”

"Commander, rest assured, I will lead the Yongxiang and Jianwei to cruise near the port, and according to the coordinates determined before, artillery support for the army at any time."

"How do you communicate with the Army?"

"Both the Yongxiang and the Jianwei are equipped with several radio transmitters, which can be transferred to the army for two for communication."

Su Yi nodded, then turned his head and said to He Yunfei: "Maybe tomorrow, that infantry wing of the Celestial Star Empire will be able to arrive in Xingang City, and the defense line outside the city and the defense line inside the city must be arranged before dawn tomorrow." ”

He Yunfei said in a deep voice: "Commander, please rest assured, I have recruited more than 3,000 civilians from Xingang City, plus more than 2,000 officers and soldiers of our Xingang City Independent Brigade, before twelve o'clock this evening, I will be able to complete the two defensive fortifications outside the city and inside the city, but with the naval artillery support of the Yongxiang and Jianwei, presumably the defensive line in the city should not be used, and the construction of the defensive fortifications in the city is just in case." ”

Now the army in Su Yi's hands has exceeded 3,000 people, so Su Yi secretly expanded the Xingang Garrison Squadron into the Xingang Independent Brigade, which consists of five infantry squadrons, an artillery squadron and a brigade headquarters.

At this time, in the northwest outside the city of Newport, thousands of people were building fortifications, some of them were cyborgs in military uniforms, and the other part were temporarily recruited people.

In the trench that had begun to take shape, a thin young man said to a strong man next to him while digging the soil: "Da Zhu, do you say that this Xingang Independent Brigade can stop the army of the Celestial Star Empire?" ”

The strong man Dazhu shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter if he can stop it, as long as we finish our work and give us twenty catties of rice and two canned meat, that canned beef tastes really good, my father, my mother, and my sister have never eaten canned beef!" ”

"I'm not worried, what if the army of the Star Empire occupies Xingang City and harms our people?"

"Alas-that's no way, but those soldiers in the Celestial Star Empire are also Tang people, so it shouldn't be too much!"

"Our Liuyun Empire's own army, the general military discipline is not good, don't expect those soldiers in the Celestial Star Empire to be good people, but this Xingang Independent Brigade that suddenly appeared is not bad, not only to provide food, but also to give twenty catties of rice and two canned meat as wages, I don't know if they can recruit people?"

"Stone, are you stupid? The army of the Celestial Star Empire is coming soon, and you still want to be a soldier at this time! ”

"I'm just saying that, don't take it seriously, with my physique, people may not want me!"