Chengxi Port. 『『【Big > book> bag> small > said> net dashubao]

The natural deep-water port, which would not be discovered by Omani players until a few years later, is now a small and desolate fishing village. It was only ten miles inland into the Chiang Mai Plain that you came across the first large Omani town, Nahar City.

The targets that the Songjiang army had to capture after landing, and the points where the latent forces of the Hue Dynasty needed to be gathered, were here.

If it can be captured as a foothold for the Songjiang army, the sailors will be able to obtain enough food, grass and water to provide escort on the open sea. Otherwise, it would be difficult to supply the entire water division by relying on Ruan Shiming's strength to raise it little by little, and there would be a risk of exposure. In that case, Ninghai Master would have to retreat to Quanzhou the same way, and after the supply, he would turn back again to pick up people, which would cause countless troubles.

Unlike the ease of the last Tiannan War, this time, Ruan Chonghuan had a much higher difficulty in acting.

First of all, the black-clothed guards suffered losses and raised their vigilance against the entire Chiang Mai Plain and the cities of the Red River Valley in front of it, and strictly investigated the remnants of Nam Thai and Hue. Secondly, although Saladin and the high-ranking officials of the kingdom lost confidence in landing by sea, Wei Chiming, who single-handedly designed this plan, still did not abandon the sailors.

After passing the defeat of the black-clothed guards, Wei Chiming thought that he had guessed the truth: the Songjiang cavalry that unexpectedly appeared in Quanzhou Port had the same idea as himself, which was the key reason for the failure of the landing plan.

From this, it can be predicted that the Matsue Army is also likely to land in the hinterland of his own side in the near future!

Although he could not convince Saladin and the other courtiers, the emperor did not blame him too much for this defeat, and the right of his vice president of the Executive Yuan remained. Through Guò's own connections, he bypassed the black-clothed guards and asked the local government to take strict precautions.

The combination of these two factors made it extremely troublesome for Prince Nguyen Shi Minh to mobilize his forces. Ruan Chonghuan, who came to command in person, had to change his face because of the previous wanted. It took two identities in quick succession to infiltrate Nahar City under the cover of a caravan. It was also a loss that the Chiang Mai Plain was very vast, and Wei Chiming was not sure where and when the Songjiang Army would land. gave Ruan Chonghuan and others a chance.

It took almost a week, and more than 50 of Ruan Shiming's henchmen connected with him one after another.

To attract the attention of the Omanis. On the front lines of the Red River Valley, in the towns surrounding Koi Castle, a dozen diehards of the Southern Thai Kingdom risked exposure by causing a frenzied attack and setting fire to a military camp. Although only three or four escaped in the end, and all the rest died or committed suicide, they succeeded in achieving their goal and attracting the attention of the black-clothed guards.

Many people believe that the Matsue army is trying to repeat the old incident of the cavalry attack on Koi Castle at the end of the First Tiannan War. So the alert of the front line was raised to the highest.

With such a change, the conditions for the landing of the Songjiang Army near Chengxi were ripe.

Almost on the same day, the battle under the fortress of the South Peak entered its most brutal phase. Seeing that the Matsue army defending the city suffered heavy casualties under his own attack, but never collapsed, Saladin finally made the decision to commit the hoplite division.

This time, the Omanis are playing a game again!

In the first half of the war, the focus of the Omani offensive has been on the Chunshan defensive line. Although the whole front attack was launched later, there is no doubt that the Chunshan section has always been the place where the Songjiang Army has suffered the most and is relatively the easiest place to make a breakthrough. Heavy infantry for the first time on the battlefield. That's where I chose.

As many as two companies of heavy infantry, dressed in heavy iron armor, swarmed up the walls that had withstood repeated bombardment by catapults. An attack of unprecedented intensity was launched.

The defense of hoplites is far stronger than the leather armor of ordinary infantry, and they can ignore almost most attacks and directly use their armor to resist the enemy's sword. This desperate style of play allows them to deal with the enemy very effectively, producing a devastating effect. The morale of the defenders often collapses quickly because they are unable to defeat and kill their opponents.

The repeated onslaught of two thousand heavy infantry quickly shook the defensive line of the Chunshan section.

On the face of it, there is nothing suspicious about the Omanis choosing this place as a breakthrough. As long as you can open the gap. This is often followed by more troops, eventually taking over a sector on which they can stand. And with this, the Songjiang army was completely defeated.

However, if Chen Wu really fell for it. If you transfer the main force here to plug the gap, you will be fooled.

Of the 13,000 men of the Chiang Mai hoplite division, only 3,000 were transferred to the Chun Son section. Two thousand were used for the first wave of attacks, and another thousand were under the walls for strategic deception. The remaining 10,000 heavy infantry main forces were on the side of the Chinese army from beginning to end.

The previous full-front offensive had allowed them to once again figure out the distribution of forces after the Songjiang Army changed defenses. also knew that the elite of the Tiannan Army, which was originally arranged in the Yushan Battlement Section, was partially transferred. Considering that it is the most open and suitable for large-scale military investment, the real breakthrough point for the Omanis is actually here.

The reason why they did not attack immediately was because they were waiting for the Songjiang Army to react.

After receiving an urgent report from the defenders of the Chunshan section and learning that the Omanis had invested heavy infantry and the defense line was in danger, Chen Wu did not hesitate and also mobilized heavy infantry to support. However, the experience in the game allowed him to transfer the entire 3rd Heavy Infantry Division in one go, as the Omanis had hoped, but only one brigade.

Unless it is time for the final battle and there is no way to avoid it, it is always right to have a reserve force on hand.

The Omanis did not know exactly how many troops had been transferred by the Songjiang army, and after learning that heavy infantry had appeared in the Chunshan section and were engaged with their own side, the general attack near the Yushan battlement began to begin.

After the trebuchet bombarded the first round, under the cover of a large number of archers, a large number of soldiers of the Chiang Mai Heavy Infantry Division rushed to the Yushan battlements of the Nanfeng Fortress with heavy and resolute steps.

The archers of the Songjiang army also began to return fire, but the bows and arrows that were lethal to ordinary infantry were extremely ineffective against the heavy infantry. Unless they happen to hit a gap in the iron armor, most arrows will not be able to deal effective damage. Many times, some heavy infantry are often hit by seven or eight arrows in their bodies, looking like a hedgehog, but they can still participate in the battle and slash, like an immortal body, which is daunting!

There are only two kinds that can deal with them.

One is a hard crossbow, which shoots at close range, and even the iron armor can be pierced lightly; The second is to use heavy infantry against heavy infantry!

The soldiers of the Tiannan Army in the Yushan Battlement Pass section were very aware of this, and after killing and injuring a group of people by rolling wood and stones, they saw that they could not do anything, so they retracted the defense line and took a defensive position, and began to delay time.

Although the heavy infantry division of the Tiannan Army was almost completely wiped out in the last war, Chen Wu did not invest resources in rebuilding. However, there was a heavy infantry division in the Songjiang Army, which was clear to the officers of the Tiannan Army, and the news of the emergency had already been sent.

Chen Wu did not disappoint them.

After realizing that the Yushan Battlements was actually the focus of the attack, he immediately dispatched the 1st Brigade and the directly subordinate wing of the 3rd Heavy Infantry Division, totaling 5,000 heavy infantry, and asked Xu Shizhong to personally command and join the battle sequence.

After two years, on top of the South Peak Fortress, there was once again a large-scale heavy infantry duel!

This is also the first time that the Songjiang Army has used hoplites since its establishment!

In this kind of frontal combat without any bells and whistles, the training and personal combat effectiveness of the Chiang Mai Heavy Infantry Division was unmistakable. The Omani generals who were watching the battle in the rear were all full of confidence in their elite troops. Some people are even optimistic that they will be able to break the gap here in just half a day and achieve the turning point of the Second Tiannan War.

However, this optimism and lightness soon faded from their faces over time.

The heavy infantry division of the Songjiang Army, although it was formed much later than the opponent, did not suffer as much as imagined when it encountered challenges!

The reason is simple, the offensive and defensive battles of the fortress are not the most suitable environment for heavy infantry to play!

Limited to the majesty of the South Peak Fortress, the Omanis often more than ten meters long ladders can hardly carry too heavy weight. This made it difficult for the attacking heavy infantry to carry heavy iron shields, at most some light shields, and the number of people who could climb at the same time was also limited.

The defending side does not have so many restrictions, not only can it be equipped with any weapons, but it can also set up an array on the head of the city in the Yushan battlement section in advance and calmly face the battle.

It is known that in large-scale operations in the field, the only viable thing for heavy infantry is the phalanx. But in the defense of the city, there is not so much space. As early as the time of training, Xu Shizhong took into account the actual needs of the Songjiang Army in the future and reformed the opposing position. The front heavy infantry was equipped with shields and swords, and the rear heavy infantry was armed with special spears, supplemented by some crossbowmen. This slightly thin and narrow array is quite useful when defending a city.

The Omani heavy infantry, who struggled to reach the top of the city, even though their individual martial arts and squad coordination were very good, it was still difficult to get benefits in the face of this array.

In the restless stalemate, the sun is sinking in the west.

Compared with the fighting between the light infantry, the battle between the heavy infantry is more dull and long, and there are also higher requirements for the body. Both sides were wearing heavy iron armor, and if they didn't find an opportunity, it would be difficult to kill them with one blow. After half a day of fighting, the heavy infantry on both sides were exhausted to the extreme, and even soldiers continued to fall into a coma due to lack of strength and lack of water, but the Omanis did not defeat the Songjiang army and open the breakthrough as expected after paying a lot of price.

Seeing that it was getting dark, Saladin, despite his ugly face, finally gave the order to retreat.

He finally realized that he had made a complete mistake in his judgment of the Matsue Army first. Although the other side is a newly rising rebel army, the speed of development is beyond imagination.

The battle will continue until one side's defenders are at their peak and can no longer meet them, or they collapse due to heavy casualties.