The end of the year is approaching, everyone has to count this year's harvest to see if this year is a loss or a gain.

Sun Ce is also counting this year's gains, but it is really difficult for him to understand whether he has lost or earned.

Sun Ce's battle on the main island of Yingzhou was quite smooth, of course, thanks to the other two battlefields to contain a large number of Japanese troops, not to mention Nagato's side, the battle of Nagato after nearly a year, the battlefield has developed to the vicinity of Hamada, the entire battlefield is two hundred miles wide, enough battlefield width for a large number of Inhuman troops and stragglers to fully engage in the battle, in this huge battlefield the two sides fought in darkness.

On the whole, the Han army has the advantage of combat power and logistics, and the Japanese army occupies the advantage of geographical advantages and defensive weapons, but under the smart and tenacious blows of the Han army, the Japanese army still continues to lose positions, and now the core of the battlefield has developed to the vicinity of Hiroshima, once Hiroshima is lost, the Battle of Nagato can be over.

Another battlefield was on the west coast of the central part of the island, after Zhao Yun captured Shangyue, he developed southward, and successively took Itoyuchuan, Heibe and Gaogang with the assistance of Li Yuanzhi and Chen Shao.

Of course, Zhao Yun's purpose was not to attack the city and capture the territory, but to provide Li Yuanzhi with a large rear, and to harass Li Yuanzhi's troops as far north as Gunma, south as Shizuoka, and west as Fukui, and their range of activities was so large that the Japanese army had a headache, and the damage caused was no longer at the tactical level, but the north-south traffic on the entire island was seriously affected.

In addition, we must also be grateful to the naval commandos headed by Chen Zhen, these navies continue to appear in the coastal areas of the island, burning, looting, plundering, and turning all the places they pass into white land, and the Japanese have to disperse their forces to garrison the coastal cities to protect the local people, of course, there is also the meaning of strictly preventing the people from defecting to the sea.

In this case. The Japanese army was quite limited in the direction of Sendai, and after Sun Ce landed, he successively captured Nansoma, Shiraishi, Date, Matsuyama, Tendo and other places, in order not to irritate the Japanese people too much, Sun Ce did not continue to attack Tsurugang in the northwest after capturing Tento, so as to completely cut off the connection between the northern part of the island and the central part of the island. Instead, it developed along the east coast, placing the focus of the offensive in the direction of Ishinomaki and Osaki.

After Sun Ce gained a firm foothold, the soldiers and their families from Jiangdong, as well as the people who followed, also arrived one after another, and soon, the people gradually adapted to the local climate and environment. Cities are getting bigger, walls are being built higher, farmland and fishing grounds are being developed rapidly, and a bumper harvest is harvested in the autumn, and the original uneasy mood has also settled.

The abundance of human resources made the city in Sun Ce's hands develop extremely fast, and Sun Ce, the extra prisoner of war, chose to exchange materials and equipment with Fang Zhiwen, a multi-pronged approach. The six cities in Sun Ce's hands have reached the level of third-class towns, and Natori City is steadily moving towards first-class cities.

"Wan Sheng! Wansheng 1

Sun Ce, who was looking through the information, was suddenly awakened by a burst of cheers from the mountains and tsunamis, Sun Ce raised his head, and was about to order the guards to go out to see what was going on, Zhang Hong had already come in from outside the big tent with a smile on his face.

"Congratulations, my lord, our army has broken through Ishinomaki Castle, and the Japanese army in the city is retreating north, and I have ordered the Inhumans to attack and pursue. Our army is advancing into the city, sweeping away the remnants of the city and capturing prisoners1

"Good! Great1 Sun Strategy became agitated, holding the ancient ingot knife in his hand and walking back and forth: "Reward Huang Gai, order Cheng Pu to step up the offensive against Osaki, and be sure to take it down with the previous year."

Zhang Hong replied respectfully, and Sun Ce walked to the front of the map. Carefully looking at the territory he had beaten down with one hand and one foot, all of a sudden, he no longer had the feeling of being in a foreign country, but found out. I have a deep connection and affection with the land under my feet!

That's right, this is not a foreign country, but its own territory, its own land!

"With these two cities, we can transport another 600,000 people, plus the previous two million, and the 600,000 captured, our population has basically recovered to a respectable level."

"Well, the last 600,000 people, but it may be a little difficult to get there before the Chinese New Year1

"Hehe, I don't mean that! Besides, we also have to prepare for the transformation of the city, this kind of low and narrow city is not suitable for us to live in, and the population should come over slowly. It's hard to imagine that in such a small area, with a population of more than three million and more than two million Inhumans, this kind of lively feeling will probably be difficult to see in the future1

"Yes, as our territory gets bigger and bigger, the population will also be diluted, but Fang Zhiwen's benefits of concentrating the population to develop the city, we have really experienced it once."

"Yes, the only thing that is more troublesome is that there is not enough food, and now we have to rely on Fang Zhiwen to transport food, I'm really afraid that he will cut us out of food1

Sun Ce said with a wry smile.

"No, and we have begun to gradually become self-sufficient, if we open up more fishing grounds, it is estimated that we will be able to achieve a balance next year, and the purchased ones can be used as food reserves." No, because there should be a surplus, we won't be in this place next year, right? ”

"Hehe, yes, when it comes to next year, we have to think about next year."

"This subordinate has also communicated with Gong Jin and others, and the subordinate feels that next year Gong Jin can follow the middle line, that is, Tiantong to the north, attack Xinzhuang and Hengshou, and the eastern line is the headquarters of the lord, continue to attack along the east coast, as for the west, it is still not moving, and the south is on the defensive, in addition, the 20,000 war horses promised by Fang Zhiwen are gradually in place, and they can be put into the southern line to block Mu Chunao>! Sun Ce frowned and said: "There is nothing wrong with the eastern front, but every time the central line is pushed forward, there will be one more defensive node, and these cities will be counterattacked by the enemy on the western front at any time, which seems to be a little inappropriate."

Zhang Hong thought for a while and said: "Then there is another plan for his subordinates, that is, to put the direction of attack on the southern front, the direction of Date to the south, to capture Koriyama, and to attack Nansoma to the south and take the North Ci, if this plan is successful, Nan Soma and Date will no longer be the front line, and there is no need to increase the defensive pressure, and the impact on our army will be the most effective."

"I think this is a good choice, and the northern route can also be used in a similar way, all the way to the north of the city, which was thought to be the barrier of the mountain, on our west side. It is difficult for the enemy to form a large-scale counterattack. ”

"If we train a mountain infantry, we may be able to carry out interdiction missions in the mountains more effectively."

"This is okay, especially since there are a lot of Shanyue troops in our army, pick out these soldiers who are good at mountain warfare, and train the mountain troops to be led by Ling Tong."

"Yes1

"In addition, the Inhumans can also be fully utilized, and the role of the Inhuman skirmishers in the mountains is very large. Therefore, we can also make full use of the mountains to form a flank defense. ”

"My subordinates understand."

Sun Ce was right, in this area of more than 300 miles centered on Natori Castle, millions of people gathered, it was definitely a place with a fairly high population density, but it was precisely because of such a high population density that the counterattack of the Japanese army failed without exception. With the passage of time. The walls are getting higher and higher, the roads are getting wider and wider, and no one can drive away the Han people who have taken root.

It was the first time Xu Sheng had come to Sendai, and the port of Sendai was very lively, because for nearly a year, a large number of people had been transported from Jiangdong every day, and there was an increasing number of fishing boats. As well as the inhumans and transport ships that come and go, this port is amazingly vibrant.

The harbor is full of sails, and the sea outside is full of dotted fishing boats, and if you look closely, you can also find that these fishing boats are basically a few particularly short figures.

Looking at the land direction, you can see rows of buildings sandwiched between the wide roads, and you can see from the banners that these are restaurants and restaurants. The carriages and horses on the avenue are like carp crossing the river, and at a glance, the bustling is like a boiling.

"General, here we are, the port is already vacant1

"Well, let's let the convoy take turns to dock at the port first, and the fleet will be on guard on the periphery. The level of combat readiness cannot be lowered, and in addition, let the logistics carry out shore replenishment, mainly replenishing water, vegetables and fruits, right. Ask Gan Ning to come here. ”

"No1

After a while, Gan Ning came over with a small boat, and Gan Ning, who was excited, climbed onto Xu Sheng's command ship in three or two clicks.

"Xingba, I'm going to go ashore in a while, do you want to take the opportunity to go?"

"Why, don't the soldiers go ashore for vacation?"

"This is not our port, so let's not go ashore1

"Oh, I see, then I'll go with the general, where is the general going?"

"Go and meet Zhang Zhao and Zhang Zibu, and bring a gift to Mrs. Wu by the way, which was sent from Miyun."

"Zhang Zibu, I just heard his name, just to open my eyes 1

Xu Sheng smiled: "Then prepare, change your clothes, you can't weaken the name of the Jinfan thief 1."

"What kind of thief, the general is laughing at me?"

"No, what about the bell that the eldest lady gave you? Remember to wear 1

"Ugh"

At the mention of this bell, Gan Ning was suddenly a little entangled, Gan Ning didn't know why the eldest lady who had never met before would give him a bell, at first he thought that the eldest lady knew that he liked to bring bells, so he was just a little moved, and he didn't take it seriously. Later, my brother didn't know where to inquire about the news, all the people who were given the bell by the eldest lady were all fleet commanders without exception, and the first person to accept the bell was the commander of the first fleet, the nominal naval commander Zhou Tai!

After knowing the news, Gan Ning suddenly felt a little uneasy, this is the eldest lady's hospitality, this matter has also spread in the army, will he be embarrassed to pat his ass and leave? Isn't that not giving face to the eldest lady!

Xu Sheng smiled: "Don't think about it so much, the eldest lady is a child's heart, and when you celebrate the New Year, you will also receive a gift from the lord1."

"Huh?! It's true? ”

"Of course, every year, every general, including the officers."

Gan Ning blinked and smiled: "Okay, general, wait a minute, I'll go and change my clothes first, and we'll go ashore in a while to see what Sun Ce's territory looks like." "To be continued ...