The frenzied offensive of the Xu Jiajun and the speed of the rout of the Donghu Army completely exceeded the expectations of all those who followed the battle. As the barrier of Shacheng, the capital of Donghu Province, the speed of the fall of Zhuzhou City is far beyond the imagination of many people. Even the governor of Donghu Dao, who had always felt that Xu Jiajun might not dare to provoke two wars for the sake of a caravan, was really frightened by the strength of Xu Jiajun, and he was also chilled by his troops.

Facing the Xu Jiajun, who had only rested in Zhuzhou City for less than half a day, he began to launch an encirclement and attack on the periphery of Shacheng, and He Shangdao finally made defensive arrangements. Heavy troops were deployed along the line of the Xiang River in Shacheng to provide time for him to mobilize troops to return for reinforcements.

After the Donghu Army made corresponding defensive arrangements, Bai Diantang, the commander-in-chief of the Xu Jiajun who commanded the operation, also knew that this was a battle against time. If his forward troops can break through the blockade of the Donghu Army and completely disrupt the opponent's defensive arrangement, then it is only a matter of time before he takes Shacheng, the capital of Donghu.

On the contrary, if the situation along the Shahe River cannot be effectively controlled, the follow-up large-scale attack on the provinces of Donghu Province will undoubtedly make the Xu Jiajun pay greater casualties. Even if Zuihou, the two main forces he led can sweep away the Donghu Army. If the casualties are too heavy, I believe he will not be like Xu Bin. You must know that the troops dispatched this time are the most elite veterans of the Xu family's army. Every death or injury was enough to make Bai Diantang and Xu Bin feel distressed.

But what about the undead in war?

To this end, he took the White Palace Hall of Zhuzhou City in one fell swoop, and handed over the follow-up work of recovery, reconstruction and stability maintenance to the second-line troops who followed up. Its main force, after only a short period of repair, pressed directly in the direction of Shacheng, in order to seize the Governor's Mansion in Shacheng before the arrival of Donghu reinforcements.

Just take the Governor's Mansion of He Shangdao. This means that the battle to recover Donghu Road is half the battle. A governor who can't even hold the governor's palace can't get the sympathy of others. Therefore, even if Bai Diantang felt sorry for his subordinates and was too tired from the long-distance attack, he still gritted his teeth and ordered the troops to rush to the Xianghe River as quickly as possible, and strive to cross the Xianghe River and smoothly advance to the Shacheng boundary before the Donghu Army built a complete defense work.

The vanguard of the Xu Jiajun, which was tasked with seizing the beach, finally arrived near the Xiang River after a long-distance attack for a day and a night. Looking at the ferries along the Xiang River. They were all taken over by the Donghu Army, which arrived before them. If you want to cross this spacious Xiang River, I am afraid it is not an easy task.

Fortunately, before attacking Xianghe, Xu Jiajun's intelligence department and staff department had made an analysis of the situation. Hence the commander of the vanguard. After the White Palace, which fed back the situation and followed up with the rear. The White Palace also knew that if there was no ferry to cross the river. It is undoubtedly unlikely that the army will be sent over.

If you want to attack on a detour. There will be a delay of at least two to three days. For the troops on both sides who are already rushing for time, such time is undoubtedly something that Xu Jiajun cannot afford to delay. Therefore, he had to prepare the corresponding ships for the vanguard to cross.

When the White Palace contacted the intelligence department and the headquarters, hoping to provide some useful help, the vanguard of the Xu family army arrived here. A purge has been launched against the Donghu Army along their side. Until it takes less than half a day. The ferry pier, which was closest to the other side, was also successfully taken by the vanguard.

It was only when the commander of the vanguard was angry that the defenders, who realized that they were defeated and had no hope of reinforcements, went so far as to frantically burn the ships that were originally used for their evacuation. This made it possible to count on it at first. The commander who was able to snatch a group of ships from the hands of these Donghu troops once again dispelled his illusions.

Looking at the Xiang River, where the current is very fast and the river surface is relatively spacious, the commander of the vanguard team has also considered whether he can build a bamboo raft to cross the river. But when I consulted a few people living along the river, I learned that it was difficult for the bamboo raft to control the direction. In addition, the current is relatively fast, it is very likely that after they enter the river, because they cannot control the direction of the bamboo raft, they will eventually miss the fighters, not to mention the aircraft, and it will also lead to heavy casualties among the attacking troops.

Just when the commander of the team was trying his best to raise money for the ship, the White Palace, who followed behind, sent information. Let them be ready before crossing the river, the matter of the boats has already been solved by the intelligence services. When they received that they lacked ferries, the intelligence department had dispatched them to control the Haode boats in advance as soon as possible, and from time to time someone would send them the ferries.

Hearing that the matter of the ferry was settled, the commander who led the team was undoubtedly very excited, and quickly ordered the troops to prepare to cross the river and land. At the same time, he and a group of staff officers, according to the latest military deployment map of the Donghu Army provided by the intelligence department, carried out another pre-war analysis before crossing the river. With its one-time attempt, it broke through the defensive position of the Donghu Army that was gradually consolidated. Create favorable and safe conditions for the subsequent crossing of the river by large forces.

The Donghu Army, which was opposite the Xu Jiajun, was really taken aback by the fact that the vanguard of the Xu Jiajun arrived on the other side of the Xiang River so quickly. Although they had done a good job of preparation, the construction of fortifications could not be perfected at any time. This kind of temporary fortifications is relatively weak.

Therefore, all they could count on was to hope that these Xu Jiajun would advance at a terrifying speed. Because of the problem of the ship, I can stay on the other side for a while longer. Give them the most valuable time to improve the fortifications along the Xiang River. But Xu Jiajun, who had not been repaired in Zhuzhou City, would he really give them this precious time?

Twenty merchant ships of the intelligence department, which had been arranged in advance to Donghu, could take at least one regiment-level formed unit, and successfully arrived at the ferry port seized by the vanguard troops.

With the arrival of these ferries, the commander of the vanguard undoubtedly admired the personnel of the intelligence department for making such a detailed arrangement. When they realized that the most urgent need for a ferry to cross the river, they hid such a fleet in advance, providing the most valuable and timely strategic support for the subsequent battle of crossing the river by the Xu family's army.

The intelligence officer of the Xujia Military and Commercial Department, who arrived with the fleet, also presented an additional copy of the most detailed defense layout map of the Donghu Army provided by the intelligence officer of the Xujia Military Department. On this latest defense map, the commander in charge of directing the ferry operation can clearly understand that this is the weak point of the Donghu Army.

As long as the vanguard troops can tear a hole in this map of the Donghu Army's defense arranged along the front line of the river. Then the arrangements made by the rest of the Donghu Army will face an ineffective situation. Therefore, when he saw the troops arranged by the Donghu Army in each defense area, the commander of Xu Jiajun directly chose the river defended by the Shacheng Security Regiment, which had the worst combat effectiveness and soldier quality.

Although that location was remote compared to other river crossing locations, the more remote the place, the easier it was for Xu Jiajun to break through. As long as they break through the opponent's defensive line and fight a face-to-face war with the combat effectiveness of the Xu family's army, they are not afraid of these at all, and the Donghu Army has not experienced a war for many years.

After the temporary change of the landing location, the commander quickly gave the order for the troops to board the ship, and at the same time arranged the heavy fire weapons that could be brought on board the ship. At the same time, the entire fleet was divided into two batches, and it took the opposite Shacheng security regimental defense area at one time.

Maybe the Donghu Army should die, and the officers and soldiers of the Shacheng Security Regiment who are responsible for defending this section of the river feel it from top to bottom. This was not a valid landing site, so they were redeployed to the back of this stretch of the river. The fortifications built are so that even a person can't squat. The barbed wire fence and other things that were supposed to be armed, the security team in charge of defense felt even more troublesome, and they didn't even bring them over.

Even the generals of the Donghu Army, who were in charge of coastal defense operations, had not visited here once since they sent a security team to guard here. Even the generals above don't pay attention to it, so how can these officers and soldiers of the security regiment, who hardly engage in military training on weekdays, pay attention to their defensive river sections?

With the other sections of the river that were being defended, when the Donghu army was tired like a dog or digging pits, the vanguard regiment of the first Xu Jiajun had successfully boarded the boat and marched straight to the section of the river defended by the security regiment.

When this huge fleet arrived in the field of vision of the officers and soldiers of the security regiment, those officers and soldiers who were still scattered sitting on the positions chatting and farting. When he saw the flag fluttering on the bow of the ship, which was the red flag of Xu Jiajun, he realized that Xu Jiajun had launched an attack from the most unlikely place to land.

After realizing this, the head of the security regiment understood the seriousness of the matter, and hurriedly beckoned the officers and men of the security regiment under his command to enter the position for defense. Just looking at these half-finished tunnels, in some places even bending down to show their figures, they can't play any role in effectively blocking the defenders. Only then did they realize that they would pay the heaviest price for this.

Under the guidance of the boatmen specially hired by the intelligence department, these ferries successfully approached the shore in the face of scattered gunfire from the officers and men of the security regiment. With the soldiers of the Xu family army on the first boat, the water directly rushed to the defensive position of the officers and soldiers of the security regiment. The state of attack that went one after another, so that the proportion of veterans was small poor officers and soldiers of the security regiment. Eventually, after a few casualties, they eventually collapsed as their regimental commander's previous cavalry fled.

Looking at these officers and soldiers of the security regiment like a group of loose ducks, the soldiers of the Xu family army who successfully landed on the shore began to divide labor in an orderly manner. Collect the prisoners and establish the positions of the blocking positions. In short, it all seemed extremely swift and detailed. When the security commander followed the rout and ran to the section of the river defended by other troops.

The commanders on the front line along the river realized that the defensive line they had carefully arranged in the past few days had once again come to naught. If the lost section of the river cannot be recaptured, waiting for the fall of Shacheng is only a matter of time. So is it still possible for them to regain this section of the river from the hands of Xu Jiajun that they didn't value originally? (To be continued......)