The offensive of the Omani army under the fortress of the South Peak was temporarily stopped. ～，

Not only because of the news of the failure of the landing plan, which had an impact on the morale of the troops, but more importantly, because of the ensuing strict investigation and rectification. Because the scale and intensity were far greater than before, it was inevitable that there would be turmoil among officers at all levels. Under these circumstances, the troops had no intention of fighting, and Saladin himself needed time to think about the next situation, so the Second Tennan War, which had been fought since the turn of spring and summer, had a brief lull.

For more than a week, there was no exchange in any part of the defensive line.

The Omanis did not take the initiative to attack, and the Songjiang army was naturally happy to drag it down. Time was in Songjiang's favor anyway, and their goal this time was only to hold off the Omanis attack, not to destroy many enemies or counterattack.

This apparent calm made many officers of the Songjiang Army optimistic, believing that the Second Tiannan War was probably coming to an end. After a long delay in opening the situation, Saladin may choose to return to the court directly. However, with Chen Wu's knowledge of Saladin, he did not think that he would do this.

The current peace is nothing more than the Omanis gathering strength for a more violent attack.

From a military point of view, the war could indeed be over, but the war is not that simple. First, the Songjiang army hung the bodies of two high-ranking officers, including a general, on the fortress, which was a humiliation of Oman's more than 200,000-strong army. If Saladin just retreated, instead of avenging his men, or at least retrieving the bones, how could he calm the hearts of the army?

Moreover, even against Saladin's own prestige, he was not willing to retreat.

In the last Tiannan War, Saladin's prestige was shaken by defeat. Finally, because he once invaded Tiannan County, he was defeated only because of an "accident". So Saladin can still hold it down. If this large-scale Northern Expedition is defeated again, and even if the results of the last one are not as great as the last one, then even if Saladin has been on the throne for many years and his rule is deep-rooted, as long as he will have to bear unimaginable pressure and doubts!

So, the next time. The Omanis are likely to launch an unprecedented onslaught in order to break the gap at any cost.

This time, as long as he can capture the South Peak Fortress again, Saladin will never rush forward and give the Songjiang Army any chance, but will fight steadily and step by step!

Based on this speculation, Chen Wu ordered the slightly lax troops to tighten their defenses, and took advantage of the brief peace to carry out a replenishment and change of troops. Before the start of the war, the War Readiness Agency recruited recruits in Cheonnam County, especially in Nanfeng Prefecture. So far, the recruit training course has been completed, and the first batch of 4,000 troops have been filled in the battle-damaged units.

As for the change of defense, it is to distribute the forces as evenly as possible in order to deal with the onslaught that the Omanis are likely to launch on all fronts next!

Of course, completely passive defense is not Chen Wu's character. After the initial rest of the cavalry brigade in Yan Dongxing, all the wounded soldiers rested on the spot in Quanzhou Port. The remaining soldiers were temporarily withdrawn from their original formation and reorganized into a cavalry of 1,300 men. Almost half a month later than the original plan, the Songjiang Army's cross-sea landing plan was belatedly launched.

At dawn. Taking advantage of the fact that no one saw it, the Ninghai Division, which was much larger than before, slowly sailed out of the military port.

This fleet. It includes 60 warships, plus about 110 seagoing ships of various types. Among them, there were only a dozen or so ships that really belonged to the Songjiang Army, and the other ships, including sailors, were borrowed from the maritime merchants of the Songjiang Army and the Quanzhou government. Among these sea vessels. The smaller ones can only carry a few hundred stones; Large, there is a group of flat sand ships used to transport sand, and one load is as high as 2,000 stones!

In order to let a few sea merchants loosen their mouths, the Songjiang army did not take a little advantage, plus a faint threat. Only then did they agree to cooperate with the Songjiang Army.

Shi Liang was very excited to watch the huge fleet leave the coast and sail into the Eastern Ocean, and then turn around and head south.

In addition to the early days of the empire, there were several small-scale naval landing operations, in the past hundred years, he should be the first naval commander of the Qianyuan Empire to use sailors to ride on the infantry and land in the hinterland of the enemy country across the sea.

This is undoubtedly a special honor!

However, perhaps it is better to describe it as the first naval division operation of the Songjiang Army?

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. The decision to take refuge in Chen Wu was indeed a wise decision. The other party's attention to the sailor is not a lip service, but a real intention to reuse. As soon as Ninghai County was pacified, it couldn't wait to invest a lot of money to expand the personnel of the naval division and build a number of new warships. In fact, if it weren't for the long construction cycle of large warships, the war could be retaliated a year later, and the scale of the Naning Sea Division would be much more than that.

I heard that the governor is also preparing to establish a training base for sailors in Jinghu and Quanzhou at the same time, one is to prepare for inland water divisions, and the other is to increase the reserve of water division talents as much as possible.

If this continues, it is only a matter of time before the Ninghai Division surpasses the Empire's East China Sea Division. Achieving the promise of the Governor and doubling the strength of the Imperial Sailors is not a dream!

Thinking like this, Shi Liang's face became more and more combative and excited, and he was like the Ninghai Master Admiral who couldn't see hope a few years ago. He had already made up his mind to make a good show in this landing battle, so that the governor would realize the power of the sailors so that he could increase his investment.

With the protection of the Ninghai Division, as long as the landing cavalry of the Songjiang Army does not commit decision-making problems, it will never fall into the fate of the Omani Guards!

At the worst loss, the Ninghai Sea Master can also protect them and evacuate the same way!

………

As the improvised landing fleet moved steadily south, sailing towards the Kingdom of Oman along almost exactly the same route as the Nanyang Naval Division, the battle under the fortress of the South Peak began again.

Except that the time was a little earlier than Chen Wu expected, everything else was almost entirely correct.

Shouting slogans of revenge and shame, the main forces of the Omanis Guards Legion, the Waranga Legion, and the Chiang Mai Legion launched an attack from the entire section of the South Peak Fortress. During this period, not only did the Songjiang army take the opportunity to rest, replenish and change its forces, but the Omanis also took the opportunity to transport a batch of new siege weapons.

From the very beginning, the intensity of the attack was restored to the intensity of the early days of the Second Tiannan War.

Except for the Tiannan Army, which had been prepared for a long time and had been avoided by the Omanis as much as possible, several other master regiments of the Songjiang Army all felt strong pressure. However, under Chen Wu's order, the Songjiang Army never used the Third Heavy Infantry Division, which was formed in a key manner.

The number of heavy infantry in the hands of the Omanis is definitely more than that of the Songjiang army. In terms of training and combat effectiveness, most of them are stronger than the Third Heavy Infantry Division, which has only been formed for a short time. Even if there is Xu Shizhong, the king of heavy infantry in the game, it is impossible to violate the objective law. Therefore, Chen Wu could only play this card in his hand after the Omanis had invested in the heavy infantry.

Otherwise, if the Third Heavy Infantry Division, which had spent countless resources to build, was used first, when the Omanis also engaged in the heavy infantry counterattack, Chen Wu would have no hole cards in his hand that could be opposed.

In this case, for the tight defense line everywhere, all Chen Wu could do was to make officers at all levels grit their teeth and resist.

Thankfully, they have the impregnable defence of the South Peak Fortress.

God knows how much manpower and material resources were spent on the construction of this stretching fortress by the Empire. If it were not for it, with the Songjiang army being less than one-third of the army, I am afraid that the Omanis would have penetrated the defense line and marched north. It was with this line of defense that the Songjiang army fought to kill 5,000 soldiers within a week, and still stopped the Omanis.

At this point, the battle situation was so tragic that not only did the soldiers on both sides of the battle change their colors, but even the forces of all parties that had planted secret agents couldn't help but be moved.

"The Omanis are crazy!"

Emperor Nicholas III of the Lena made this comment to his prime minister, and the central ministers of the empire, the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of War, made similar exclaims. After receiving a rough battle report, they felt for the first time that it was not so unacceptable to "cede" Tiannan County to Chen Wu. If it weren't for the Songjiang Army's desperate efforts to stare there, if it were replaced by the empire, the loss of grain and grass and countless pensions would have killed the empire's finances.

In addition to being amazed, they couldn't help but wonder about the finances of the Songjiang Army. Supporting more than 100,000 troops in one go, and giving the troops a lot of money and high pensions, where did they get so much money?

When the Songjiang army left Taiping County, they scraped a wave of land, confiscated a lot of wealth, and even blackmailed the Lin family and made a large amount of money, which everyone knows. But even if that money is extremely staggering, it should have been spent long ago after a series of big moves, right?

It is certain that the Songjiang Army must have a unique way to collect money!

While the courtiers of Trung Chau could discuss the finances of the Song Giang army in a more relaxed manner, the prince of Hue, Nguyen Thi Minh, was also discussing the war with the exiled ministers, but their topic was heavier and filled with more unforgettable hatred.

"The Omanis have suffered greatly under the fortress of the South Peak, and the troops that landed in the hinterland of the upper country have also been completely annihilated!"

Ruan Shiming's eyes were a little more eager, compared to a few years ago when he hid in the small town of Yunming in Tiannan County, he really saw the hope of recovering the country. If the Omanis lose again in this war, the foundations of their rule will be shaken. The army of the Kingdom only needs to send troops south, and he can take the opportunity to raise his arms and shout, and he can make the Chiang Mai Plain independent again!

He continued to tell the minister: "The more anxious the Omanis are under the fortress of the South Peak, the more weak they are. What we have to do is to help Governor Chen of the Kingdom of Heaven win this war faster! The key to success is here! ”

As he spoke, he spread out the sketchy map he had received from the Songjiang Military Intelligence Department not long ago, and drew a circle around an inconspicuous spot on the Chiang Mai Plain! (To be continued.) )