Perhaps because of the heavy rain yesterday, the damp voids were mixed with a faint smell of sea, and a layer of fog shrouded near the port of Quanzhou.

General Musha, who commanded this elite army, walked out of the somewhat wet tent with a solemn expression. Under the retinue of two personal guards, they inspected the quiet camp.

After sailing on the sea for so long, even close to the coast, the waves were not as big as imagined, and still made most of the Guards soldiers who had never seen the sea suffer. In addition, after completing the landing yesterday, they noticed the abnormal changes in Ninghai County, and they didn't dare to relax too much overnight, and many soldiers who had just woken up had dark circles around their eyes, and they could clearly see that they were tired.

Without two or three days of adjustment, I'm afraid it will be difficult to recover to the peak state.

After half a circle in the heavily guarded camp, Musa came to this conclusion, and his heart was a little heavy.

By this time, the rising sun had gradually dispelled the faint mist that had shrouded the camp, revealing the surroundings of the Omani camp: to the south was a beach as far as the eye could see; Extending a few miles to the west, an official road can be seen within the line of sight, but at this moment there is not a single figure on the official road; Ten miles to the north, farther away at the end of the horizon, is the edge of Quanzhou Port!

Looking around, he turned his head to look at the eastern ocean in the direction of landing.

The fleet of the Andaman city-states that transported them to them had long since disappeared into invisibility, and was replaced by the Imperial's Ninghai Division. Not only were they unwilling to provide protection, but they even fled in a hurry without even sending the last supplies ashore when they learned that Ninghai had left the port.

"Hell bastards!"

Mu Sao swore that if he could go back this time, he would definitely report to His Majesty Saladin and give those merchants in the South Seas a good look!

When he was secretly ruthless like this. The sound of clattering horses' hooves sounded.

A group of scouts came back from a distance, and only four of them returned from the ten who set out at dawn. Two of them also had arrow wounds.

"How's it going?"

Musa was very concerned about the news they brought back, and immediately ordered his guards to summon the two lucky riders. Inquire about the situation around the camp.

"A lot of cavalry!" The rider, who looked a little palpitating and ashamed, tried to calm down, and brought the worst news to General Musha: "The Ninghai people have used an unknown number of cavalry to spread a large net around us and blockade us on three sides. I tried several times, but I couldn't rush out, and I couldn't even find out the details of the people in Ninghai, but I was shot and killed many brothers. ”

"How so?"

Mu Sha's face turned ugly, and he couldn't understand where so many cavalry appeared in Ninghai County.

Not to say. Has the Songjiang Army pulled all the main forces under the Nanfeng Fortress?

He pondered for a moment and asked again, "So, is there any news about the pirates that the black-clothed guard said?" Have they been wiped out by those cavalry who suddenly appeared? ”

The two scouts shook their heads, silently unanswered.

If the original plan of Operation Black Sword was followed, the pirates should now be circulating in two groups, and have led away a large number of defenders in Quanzhou Port. At the same time, the Black Guards, who were in charge of tandem coordination, would send people to the landing site to contact them, cooperate to destroy the Ninghai defenders, and then decide to advance westward or seize the port of Quanzhou according to the situation.

However, in just one day, the plan had already caused unimaginable problems: the pirates who landed first had not heard from them. It is quite possible that it has already been annihilated; Ninghai County, which should have been empty of troops, suddenly appeared with a large number of cavalry.

"General, we can't do anything, we must act immediately. Suspicion of lowliness. It is likely that the Songjiang Army learned of our plan in advance and set a trap here. The more time we stay here, the worse the situation becomes. ”

It was the brigade commander of this Guards unit, Le Van Hun who mentioned yì to him.

As the commander of this force, he was supposed to be the leader of the landing. It's just that this time the combat cadres who landed after the sea route detoured were heavy, and Li Wenhun's seniority in the army was a little shallow, and Saladin and the general Yan Huahui were a little uneasy, so General Musha was also arranged to be fully responsible.

"I didn't figure out what was going on around us. It's not appropriate to act rashly, right? ”

Musha's attitude was a little uncertain, and he said, "We don't even know how many enemy cavalry there are around. It would be better to have makeshift camps now, in case the line of troops was attacked on the way. Isn't that ......?"

Seeing that Mu Sha's attitude was a bit conservative, Li Wenhun argued: "The Songjiang Army does not have heavy cavalry, and with the military discipline and strength of our guards, we are not too afraid of the impact of ordinary light cavalry. Due to the limited space of the sea vessels, we only brought half a month's more grain and grass, and the troops could not afford to drag it here. The immediate task is to loot and raise food and grass while moving—and if necessary, even try to capture a city as a temporary stronghold. ”

Li Wenhun's analysis struck at the hidden worries in Musha's heart, and also made Musha's attitude shift from hesitation.

He knew that the shape faced by the Guards was in fact even more severe than what Li Wenhun had said. The food is not bad, and an appropriate reduction in supply can fully support twenty days. What is really lacking is drinkable water!

After closing his eyes and taking a breath, General Musha gave the order for the entire army to pull out the camp.

As the ace unit of the Kingdom of Oman, although most of the Guards soldiers in the camp had not yet recovered from the torment at sea, they still acted quickly without complaint after hearing the orders of their superiors. In less than half an hour, the soldiers who had hurriedly eaten dry food were ready.

However, just as they were about to dismantle the camp and set off, the Matsue Army appeared at the end of the horizon.

The 4,000 infantry troops of the Ninghai Garrison Brigade arrived three miles away from the Guards camp with a slightly uneasy and apprehensive mood. Behind them, as far as the Omanis could see, flying dust and a large number of rapidly approaching cavalry.

The Guards soldiers who were about to pull out the camp suddenly became nervous and stopped their preparations one by one.

"A local garrison brigade, a cavalry brigade!"

After pausing for a moment to observe and roughly determine the number of enemies he needed to face, Musha's mood not only did not relax, but became heavier and heavier. He didn't pay attention to the infantry army with the same number as himself, and the guards only needed one wave of attacks to defeat the other party. However, the difficulty lies in the combination of the opponent's infantry and cavalry -- it can be seen that the commander of the Songjiang army is very smart.

"Prepare for war."

General Musha sighed helplessly and changed his original order.

The enemy's troops had already been killed outside the camp, and they couldn't get out even if they wanted to.

As the order spread, the Guards methodically re-moved into battle arrays. Thankfully, the enemy arrived just in time, and if it had been any longer, their camp would have been completely demolished. And now, the Guards soldiers had at least one battalion, though not complete, but by no means rudimentary, against enemy attacks and cavalry charges.

However, Matsue's actions were a bit unexpected for them.

After arriving close to Sanli, the Ninghai Garrison Brigade stopped on the spot, and did not put up a battle formation to attack directly, but set up a camp on the spot, and also put on a defensive posture.

"You didn't attack?"

Musa and Le Van Hun both changed their faces.

The Songjiang army was not in a hurry to attack, and there were only two possible reasons: first, they knew that the Omanis were short of food and grass, and planned to consume their own side and collapse due to lack of food; Second, the Songjiang Army has more reinforcements on the way.

Either way, it was not good news for the Guards.

Seeing that the camp of the Ninghai Garrison Brigade on the opposite side was gradually taking shape, Mu Sha really wanted to take advantage of the other party's unstable foothold at this moment to launch a wave of strong attacks. But the enemy was obviously not stupid, only a small number of soldiers were busy, the main force was still in full array, and the cavalry was even more dignified beside him, so that Musa did not dare to take risks lightly.

If he was really scattered by the enemy's cavalry brigade during the attack, the entire landing force would be destroyed in a battle, and even the Northern Expedition with the Kingdom of Oman would be stalled.

This responsibility and risk is too great.

"The whole army listened to the order, took turns to be on guard, and the rest returned to rest! The captains of the wings came to the Chinese military tent for a meeting. ”

Seeing that the enemy on the opposite side really had no intention of attacking, but wanted to continue to do so, Musha gave the order again. He wants to discuss with his subordinates a way to deal with the bad form in front of him, so that he can survive the death!

………

"What do you think the Omani Guards brigade on the opposite side will do?"

Seeing that his camp had been formed, and the Omanis on the opposite side still had no movement, Chai Yi knew that the other party had no idea of taking the initiative to attack for the time being, and turned his head to look at the brigade commander of the Ninghai Garrison Brigade.

"I don't know, if it were me, maybe I would choose a night attack?"

During the day, there were 4,000 cavalry pressing the formation, and the Omanis did not dare to mess around, and it was difficult to say at night. The Guards are the trump cards of the Omanis and are definitely capable of launching night attacks. If the black light blinded the fire and couldn't figure out the situation, the cavalry of the Songjiang Army would not dare to go out casually.

If the sneak attack is successful, the Omanis will eat 4,000 infantry troops in one night, and the pressure will be much less after that.

"That's a real way to do it."

Chai nodded, if the Omanis had the idea of fighting, they would probably do so. If the Omani generals seek stability, it is not excluded that they will flee overnight. In terms of physique and resilience, the soldiers of the Ninghai Garrison Brigade are no match for the elite of these guards, although this also has great hidden dangers.

However, regardless of which method the other party chooses, as long as the Songjiang army, which has mastered the good situation, does not make mistakes, the fate of this Omani guard army is doomed.

As the soldiers of the Ninghai Garrison Brigade settled in the camp, the troops on both sides invariably began to recuperate. Although the Matsue Army was taken by the strength of the Guards, they did not dare to take the initiative to hit the door; The 4,000 Guards of the Omanis were also afraid of the 4,000 cavalry of Songjiang, and both sides were waiting for the night to fall! (To be continued.) )