"We have only developed the latest stone thrower for less than two years, why do Songjiang people also have it?"

After receiving a report from the 2nd Division of the Guards, Saladin, who was in charge of the Chinese army, had a very unsightly face. He didn't think it was a coincidence, but instinctively suspected that there were spies planted by the Imperial among the soldiers in charge of ordnance logistics on his side, and even directly bribed the craftsmen who studied this kind of stone thrower.

Otherwise, it doesn't make sense to make the front foot on his side, and the back foot on the Songjiang Army's side also has it.

"Please rest assured, the minister will order someone to investigate strictly."

Yan Xingbang, the leader of the black-clothed guards, also felt a little strange, and while he came out to appease Saladin's dissatisfaction, he quickly thought in his heart about what might have gone wrong.

"That's it, I'll leave this matter to Aiqing, I still trust you." Saladin waved his hand, his interest was not very high, and he said to the generals: "Now is not the time to pursue this, no matter what, the people of Songjiang already have this kind of stone thrower with a long range, and the accuracy seems to be even higher." Our original plan to knock on the South Peak Fortress seems to be falling through. ”

The most urgent thing is what they are going to do now!

Whether it was the tentative attack a few days ago or the onslaught on the Chunshan section yesterday, they were all thwarted one after another. The preparation of the people of Songjiang seems to be more thorough than they imagined. The original offensive plan had to be revised accordingly.

The last attack of the Kingdom of Oman lost a large number of troops. Although with the national strength of their seven counties, it is nothing to make up for the losses they had last time, but they can't do it again. If this second northern expedition still fails, not only will the foundation of the kingdom be shaken, but Saladin's prestige since his accession to the throne will also be unprecedentedly defeated.

"Your Majesty, with the meaning of the last general, it is better to concentrate on one point and focus on breakthroughs."

Yan Huahui's meaning, don't care about sacrifice, stick to the original offensive. The previous activities of the Black Guards had proved that there were only so many troops in the Songjiang Army, and the training was far inferior to that of the Tiannan Army. They could use tens of thousands of weaker troops to feint and force the Songjiang army to divide their forces and then concentrate on attacking a little.

Even if the new catapult does not have the expected effect, as long as it can inflict enough casualties on the Songjiang army, it is very likely that this unit, which has only been formed for a year or two, will collapse and disintegrate.

"Attacking nature is going to be attacked."

Wei Chiming, vice president of the Executive Yuan, stood up, and it seemed that he had already considered the whole situation.

From this surname, it can be guessed that he is a member of the Wei Chi family of the Eight Great Lords of the Empire. It's just that for some unknown reason, he became an abandoned son of the Wei Chi family, but he was unwilling to do nothing, so he simply went south to the Omanis and was reused by Saladin.

If it weren't for the fact that the elders of the Executive Yuan really couldn't trust an imperial man and forcibly disobeyed Saladin's will, otherwise with Wei Chiming's ability, he would definitely be able to sit on the throne of the President of the Executive Yuan. Rao had only one position in the vice-court, and he was still Saladin's most important confidant and civil official, and played a pivotal role in the court and local governance of the Omani Kingdom in recent years.

During the last Tiannan War, Wei Chiming sat in Valanga and did not accompany him. This time, out of overall considerations, coupled with Wei Chiming's active request, Saladin brought him to the front of the battle with the army.

However, as an imperial man, he is in a high position, which has become an important reason why many Omanis look at him unpleasantly. At the very least, Yan Huahui was very unimpressed by Wei Chiming's style, and glanced at him coldly: "If you have anything to say, Wei Chi will say it directly." It's like the girls of the empire, and it's not good at all. ”

His words were immediately endorsed by many Omani civil and military personnel in the Chinese military tent.

Saladin, though superficially unhappy with this, does not seem to have deliberately put an end to it.

was sarcastically ridiculed by Yan Huahui, and Wei Chiming did not have the same knowledge as him, and continued to talk about his plan: "However, if we continue to attack like this, our army will suffer a lot of casualties." Why don't you take into account the strategy I had offered the year before and make a feint attack on the front to attract the attention of the defenders, while at the same time managing to bypass the fortress of Nanfeng with a small number of elites? ”

Bypassing the South Peak Fortress?

Yan Huahui's heart suddenly moved, how to bypass?

The South Peak Fortress was a long line of defense based on the topography, stuck in the way of the Omanis going north. There are no other roads, but they are basically the kind that cannot be passed by large armies. If you want to go to tens of thousands of troops, you have to open mountains and burn forests. Not to mention that the manpower and time required are unimaginable, just talking about such a big movement will inevitably attract the attention of Songjiang people.

If there was a feasible way, the black-clothed guard would have proposed it a long time ago.

No matter how you look at it, it's all a trick, right?

However, Yan Huahui didn't know, it didn't mean that Saladin didn't know. He once watched Wei Chiming's recital, but because he didn't agree with his heart, he was directly detained. Now that Wei Chiming brought up the old matter again, Saladin recalled for a moment and said uncertainly: "You mean, contact the Andaman city-state and ask their Nanyang naval division to help, so that our infantry army can land directly in Ninghai County by sea, and march west into Dengzhou?" ”

Because the object of engagement has changed, the specific goal after landing will naturally be different.

In the last plan, it was to go south directly after landing in Ninghai to threaten the Nanfeng Fortress. Although the details have changed, the tactical idea of going around the sea to landing behind enemy lines is the same, and Saladin naturally understood what Wei Chiming meant, and directly applied it.

"Exactly."

The Omanis are dedicated to the Continental Army, and they look down on the sailors, and they also have a heartfelt fear of the unpredictable sea, so the sailors are very weak and weak. Not to mention that it is not as good as the Ocean Sailor Division of Lena, it is not even as good as the Ninghai Division of Chen Wu, and it is said that the armed fishermen with only a dozen warships are believed.

In the army sequence of the Omanis, being sent to serve in the naval division is basically equivalent to the death penalty being announced, and the future in the army is considered nullified. The main purpose of the Omani sailors was limited to going up the river and occasionally catching some water bandits. As for transporting troops to the Empire through the Eastern Ocean, they could not do such a difficult job, and they lacked a certain amount of experience in the ocean.

Therefore, it is necessary to ask the Andaman city-state above the South Seas to help.

"Take the sea route......

Saladin was silent, he was insecure about the sea. In the event of a storm at sea, the ship could be wiped out at once, and it would not even have the ability to resist at all. Before the big war the year before last, Wei Chiming had specifically mentioned it to him. It's just that there was a better way at that time, and Saladin was also confident that he could penetrate the South Peak Fortress on land, so he firmly vetoed Wei Chiming's proposal.

Even now, when the war was not as expected, Saladin was hesitant.

The Omani generals like Yan Huahui also look down on the sailors.

In their opinion, only by stepping on the earth can they fight steadily, and heavy infantry divisions and enough bows and crossbows can solve a qiē enemy! Navy? What's that?

What's more, the Andaman city-state, located on the southern side of the Kingdom of Oman and above the South Sea, is a loose maritime kingdom with island chains and city-states as the main body. There is almost no army of its own, and it mainly depends on maritime trade and sailors for food. For the Andaman city-state, the Nanyang Sailor, whose scale is comparable to that of the Lena Oceanic Naval Division, is the foundation of the Andaman City-State and the foundation of its rule.

Besides, this small country located in the South Seas with an area of only three counties has no grievances with the huge Qianyuan Empire, and even has some maritime trade ties. Without enough price, the Nanyang sailors will not wade lightly into this troubled water. The Omanis will not pay less for this than in a head-on battle!

"Let's talk about it again."

In Wei Chiming's somewhat disappointed eyes, Saladin looked around at the expressions of the ministers in the Chinese military tent, and spit out these three words lightly.

………

Accompanied by the rumbling drums of war, the soldiers launched a tidal attack, and then were severely wounded and retreated after a fierce battle.

For half a month, the defense line of the Chunshan section has been playing such a drama every day. The soldiers were emptied, and more troops were transferred to fill in. The siege weapons were destroyed, they were drawn from other armies, the logistical baggage was also being transferred from the rear at an accelerated pace, and the craftsmen accompanying the army were also stepping up repairs and local materials to rush to make them.

There are many more white marks on the wall of the Chunshan section of the South Peak Fortress, which are all the marks left by the Omani counterweight stone thrower. However, this fortified defense line was much stronger than the ordinary city walls, and the Omanis were never able to erect a catapult under the counterattack of the defenders, so the defense line of the Spring Mountain section was still as solid as a mountain.

At this point in the battle, the competition is not about tactics, but about the comprehensive military strength and national strength of both sides.

The Omanis have seven counties on their side, and they are on the northern expedition of the whole country, and the supply of soldiers and ordnance is almost unheard. On the Songjiang side, although there are only three counties, it is better to defend the city by refusing to defend it, and the loss is much smaller than that of the Omanis, and it is on its own territory, unlike the Omanis who need to go on an expedition. Two factors made the Songjiang army not suffer too much loss in such a defensive battle.

If it continues like this, it can only be a copy of the first half of the First Tiannan War.

That is, the attacking Omani army suffered heavy casualties, and the defenders were also emptied of four or five divisions, and finally the Omanis, who had shed blood, had no choice but to withdraw, and the Songjiang army ushered in a crushing victory, provided that the Omani emperor Saladin and Chen Wu of the Songjiang army could continue to adhere to the current war strategy.

This is of course impossible.

Chen Wu didn't want to defend passively, and then put all his main forces on the meat grinder of the South Peak Fortress. That would only benefit the fishermen at the center of the empire and become a barrier for them.

Saladin was even more unreceptive to the second fiasco.

When the entire Second Guards Division was completely disabled and returned directly to Koy Castle to wait for reconstruction, and the Fourth Division of Valanga was also heavily damaged, Saladin, who had not been able to make a breakthrough for a long time, had to formally consider the plan of Captain Chi Ming.