Chapter 86: Amphibious Landing Warfare
Listening to Zhang Erlang's nonsense, Wei Shuo said with a straight face: "Fighting a war is not as simple as you think, now the surrounding area is full of dock forts, and there are hundreds of people in the fort, and there are nearly a thousand people in the fort, if you want to attack them one by one, it will not only take time and effort, but also be taken advantage of by foreign enemies!" Therefore, the war needs to be resolved quickly, and there must be no delay or slackness. ”
"The lord is right, the dock forts in various places are closely connected, and once our army cannot successfully capture the dock forts, we will inevitably encounter other dock forts besieged from all directions. In case the Hu people in the west take advantage of the fire to rob again, our army will be in danger! The county commander Liang Qiu echoed.
Although Cao Hong didn't want to meet with Haoqiang, things had developed to this point, and it was no longer something he could control. He had no choice but to put aside other thoughts and plan for Wei Shuo wholeheartedly. He thought for a moment and said, "The best way to quickly solve the fort is to carry out a surprise attack before the enemy can react. ”
"Raid? This is a good idea, but there are strong eyeliners all around, and if there is any change in our army, it will be noticed by the other party, how can we avoid the eyes and ears of the enemy? Liang Qiu frowned and was helpless, his strength was in the rule of the people, and he had no talent in the battle between the two armies.
Cao Hong's words suddenly made everyone present fall into deep thought, and seeing all this, the corners of Wei Shuo's mouth showed a hint of satisfaction.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Erlang, who was scratching his ears and cheeks, looked up and saw Wei Shuo with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and said busily: "Hahaha, seeing Brother Wei's smile, I must have a countermeasure, knowing that the younger brother is not good at making suggestions, why do you still have a problem to make it difficult for the younger brother?" ”
Hearing this, Wei Shuo smiled bitterly and shook his head, "What do you mean to embarrass you?" This is deliberately cultivating you, I don't need echo worms who only follow orders, I need people with independent thinking. I hope that at all times you will have a positive attitude and that you must dare to disagree, so that you can gather the wisdom of all and avoid making mistakes. ”
"Hee-hee! Knowing Brother Wei, you better hurry up and say your idea! Zhang Erlang said eagerly.
"Alas!" Wei Shuo sighed and said, "Forget it, let's get down to business first." Just now, Zifu is right, whether or not he can solve the problem quickly is related to the victory or defeat of this powerful operation to clean up all places. Now that the land transfer has been blocked, why don't we start the operation from the sea? ”
"At sea?" Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and they didn't know what it meant.
Wei Shuo got up and walked to a map, pointed to Laoshan and said, "Don't forget, we still have thousands of elite soldiers and hundreds of sailors in Laoshan!" If you set off by boat from Laoshan in the morning, you can arrive at the eastern coast of Xuzhou in the evening, and the army will rest for a while, and when night falls, you can land unnoticed. ”
"The two counties of Qu and Ganyu are both coastal counties, and the farthest from the sea is only a few miles, and the army only needs a rapid march to complete the attack, and the enemy is caught off guard. I went to Qu and Ganyu counties, Licheng has no foreign aid, and it is the closest county to the west of my Zhuqi. ”
Everyone was stunned by Wei Shuo's whimsical thoughts, in fact, they can't blame Cao Hong for their low ability, it is really difficult for the ancients to think of sending troops from the sea, they are used to marching on land, and completely ignore the huge use of the navy. But Wei Shuo is different, although he doesn't have much actual combat experience, he is well-informed and can naturally think of some unexpected methods.
"Wonderful! That's a great plan! If the troops of Laoshan are dispatched, not only do you not need to mobilize Zhu Qi's army, but you can also use this point to paralyze the enemy and give the enemy army a way to hide from the world! Liang Qiu stroked his palms and laughed, admiring.
Even Cao Hong looked at Wei Shuo with admiration, and he continued: "Your Excellency's strategy of attacking the east and the west is really great, if this battle is successful, it will definitely become a classic example in the future." ”
"Alright, alright, don't compliment me anymore, you better think carefully and refine this plan. In addition, you think about it again and see if you can trick the landlords of the dock fort to the two cities of Qu or Ganyu before the war, and give them an urn to catch turtles! ”
In the next few days, Cao Hong and Zhang Erlang were busy with a group of soldiers to improve the entire battle plan. Soon after, in Zhuqi County, the army moved frequently, and various exercises emerged one after another, which made the heroes and powerful in various places tremble, for fear that the Weishuo army would attack.
In order to cope with the increasingly tense situation, the heads of powerful families from all over the country gathered together to discuss countermeasures, and even Sima Ao's secret envoy also participated. Originally, Sima Ao wanted to place the meeting in Licheng, the county closest to the Hu people's forces. But other Haoqiang are unwilling, Licheng is not only close to the Hu people, but also not far from Zhuqi, they are like fat meat that takes the initiative to send to the door, who can guarantee that Wei Shuo will not send a large army to raid Licheng?
Therefore, in order to ensure their own safety, at the insistence of the heroes, the final meeting place was chosen in Ganyu County. Ganyu is in the seashore to the east of Zhuqi, from Ganyu to the west is an endless sea, in the eyes of the heroes, there is no better moat than the sea.
At that time, just staring at the army in Zhuqi County to the west is enough to ensure the safety of all the heroes. But they didn't know that their every move was under the surveillance of Wei Shuo and others, and when the heads of the Haoqiang family arrived in Ganyu one after another, many local people secretly informed Wei Shuo of their every move.
"Good! Great, so far, our plan has been executed very well, and now it's up to us to see how the water army performs! After receiving the news that all the local Haoqiang had arrived in Ganyu, Wei Shuo was excited, and saw him turn around and order: "Just in case, from today onwards, the whole army will be on standby, and strictly prevent the Hu people from taking advantage of the fire to rob!" ”
"No! Obey your orders! ”
The next day, just after nightfall, a small naval fleet quietly came to the eastern waters of Ganyu, and this fleet was from the naval army on Laoshan Mountain. In order to mobilize enough troops, Zhu Wen, Zhang Dalang, and Yang Heizi mobilized all the ships on Laoshan that could sail far.
Together with reinforcements from the Xufushima pirates, this naval fleet now has nearly 60 large and small ships, carrying about 1,000 elite soldiers. If you want to storm the county seat, this amount of troops is naturally not enough, but this operation is only for a surprise attack, so a thousand men and horses raid an unsuspecting city, which is enough.
After a period of rest, the soldiers on the ship basically relieved their strength, and thanks to the fact that most of the people in Laoshan had dealt with the sea, there was no large-scale seasickness, which ensured the combat effectiveness of the troops and laid a solid foundation for the next victory.
A thousand elite soldiers, under the cover of night, galloped towards the county seat of Ganyu. It didn't take long for everyone to arrive at the foot of Ganyu City, Yang Heizi looked at the hazy Ganyu City in the night, there were several soldiers patrolling back and forth on the city wall, although there were soldiers guarding the city gate, but the number was not large, Yang Heizi felt that a surprise attack could be taken.
But Yang Heizi knew that the key to this battle was not to capture the city, but to wipe out the powerful castle lords in the city. The address of the restaurant where the heroes gathered has been clarified, and after they enter the city, they only need to go straight to the target, catch a group of heroes and retreat to the sea to ensure safety.
Yang Heizi waved his hand, everyone immediately rushed to the city gate at full speed, when the army was about to arrive at the city gate, the movement under the city finally alarmed the soldiers guarding the gate, only to see a long point at Yang Heizi and asked: "Who are you waiting for?" ”
Yang Heizi ignored the other party at all, and only raced against time to seize the city gate. No matter how stupid the defenders were, they knew that the comer was not good, and several defenders just wanted to resist but were cut down to the ground by Yang Heizi and others who rushed to the front.
"Poof! Yes! Help me! Suddenly a few terrible screams sounded, several soldiers fell in a pool of blood, Yang Heizi and others solved the soldiers guarding the gate, and successfully took over the city gate, but at this time also alarmed the defenders on the city wall. Many soldiers, under the supervision of the officers, armed with weapons to prevent them from entering the city.
With the news of the army entering the city, there were messy footsteps and panicked shouts everywhere, and many defenders were cut down to the ground by Yang Heizi and others before they could react. Since entering the city, Yang Heizi and his team have progressed very smoothly, and they have basically encountered no effective resistance on the road, and they have surrounded the restaurant where the powerful have gathered in the shortest possible time.