Two fast horses galloped from the east and rushed into the town of Deer in Sandbank. XsHuotXT

This is a town located near the junction of Shazhou Province and Songjiang County, and because many local people have an inextricable relationship with Osan Province, and even simply the in-laws of the people of Osan Province, the Songjiang Army has infiltrated here very lightly in the past year and has a lot of influence.

After the plan to plot Ninghai County was launched, the personnel of the Military Intelligence Department and the Military Department set up a front-line command office here.

"Report, news from the Black Shark Regiment has returned."

After jumping off the horse, the two horsemen did not care about resting, went straight to the command office, and handed over the secret report sent by Zhang Jiade in person.

As early as two days ago, counting that the time was almost up, Gan Xing had been waiting for this news. At this moment, after reading the secret report, I personally asked a few questions, and I couldn't help but be greatly excited to know that the preparations on Haikou's side had been preliminarily completed. If this operation can be carried out smoothly, not only can you get the opportunity to fight Ninghai County, but also take advantage of the opportunity of the defeat of both the Haikou and the Ninghai defenders to wipe out these annoying Haikou pirates.

Although as long as the war between the Dongyi people in the Cook Islands does not end, the pirates will not stop, but at least for the foreseeable period of time in the future, the rampant behavior of the pirates in Ninghai County will be greatly suppressed.

After silently reviewing the whole plan, Gan Xing said to Chai Yiyi, who was on standby next to him: "Tell me to go down, you can start it in an all-round way." ”

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A few days later, an explosive news spread from Ninghai County.

I don't know which Haikou drank too much wine and leaked the rumors, saying that there are many Haikou who have privately completed the alliance and are preparing to attack Hualien Mansion City in Ninghai County!

When the news spread, the people of Hualien Mansion immediately fell into a panic. After all, not long ago, the Black Shark Regiment completely annihilated a wing of the Ninghai Garrison Brigade, and even the wing commander Nie Xin could not escape. There is such a piece of news that the combat power and threat of the Haikou have been exaggerated and overestimated by Yan Zhan. A large number of wealthy and powerful people began to flee north into Quanzhou Port, of course, some were worried that Quanzhou Port was not safe, so they fled to the west or southwest, and fled into the territory of Songjiang County and Tiannan County.

As for the Haikou circle in Ninghai, it was in an uproar again, and then the crowd was excited.

Many pirates are desperately trying to find out which pirates are united. However, the Haikou who leaked the news suddenly disappeared after that, as if he had been evaporated from the world. The joint attack on Hualien was also stopped under the blockade of unknown forces.

But the more this happens, the more suspicious it becomes.

The governments of Hualien and Quanzhou did not dare to be careless, and immediately sent people to secretly investigate, and sure enough, they found traces of a large number of Haikou being mobilized and assembled. At this time, Hualien's official government was shaken, and while strengthening the defense and sealing the Hualien city gate overnight, he sent people to Quanzhou to ask for help from Jiafu, the city guard of Quanzhou and the governor of Ninghai County.

"These Haikou, who deserve to be killed!"

Without much hesitation, the big man of Ninghai County made a decision. However, due to the bad impact caused by the total annihilation of Nie Xin's troops before, coupled with his concern for the safety of Quanzhou Port itself, Jiafu did not dare to send all his troops, but compromised and sent 2,000 reinforcements.

He was accompanied by at least fifty cavalrymen.

They explored the path five miles before and after the infantry to prevent a repeat of the tragedy of the previous ambush, and to ensure that the infantry of the two wings could reach Hualien safely.

At this time, the Siping Kou, Fusang Regiment, Nandao Haikou, Black Shark Regiment and other forces have begun to make preliminary preparations. Each sent a group of newcomers or vassals with the lowest combat strength to appear around Hualien Mansion and harass nearby towns. The news spread, as if confirming the previous rumor.

The irritated officers and soldiers certainly accelerated the speed of the rescue in the south, but the other pirates in Ninghai County were also like vultures that smelled the smell of rot, and rushed to Hualien, trying to "participate in the grand event" and look for an opportunity to make a profit.

Their appearance made the pressure on Hualien's side even greater, and also strengthened the judgment of Ninghai County's side.

However, no one knew that the real main force of the Haikou had already set off in two ways. A group was broken into pieces and scattered from all over the country to sneak into Shazhou Province, waiting for an opportunity to join forces. The other main force secretly set out from the sea, and a week after the officers and troops of the two wings descended south from the port of Quanzhou, they landed on a deserted tidal flat in Shazhou Province.

The Ninghai Masters in Quanzhou Harbor focused their attention on Hualien in the south, and did not notice the real actions of the pirates.

The total number of landed Haikou coalition troops exceeded 2,000, and all of them were the main forces of various pirates. Although it looks a little messy, weapons and clothes are different, but on the contrary, it looks like there are many people. In the past, in order not to cause a blow from the government, these pirates often acted in a group of dozens of people, and at most only two or three hundred people were dispatched, but this time, it suddenly became a coalition army of more than 2,000 people, and they were all old men who had committed crimes and had a certain combat ability, which made the confidence of these pirates burst all at once.

It's as if all of a sudden, they realize the energy they really have!

In fact, not only ordinary pirates, but even the leaders of the pirates, looking at these most powerful groups of pirates in almost the entire Ninghai County, are also full of confidence in this operation. Mo said that the main force of the official army was attracted to Hualien, even if the two thousand people suddenly came back, the Haikou who had begun to swell might dare to fight face-to-face.

Due to the deliberate choice of landing sites and routes along the way, the pirates did not encounter many people. Coupled with the fact that they killed or captured passers-by who might have reported the news, the Haikou coalition believed that when they crossed the sixty or seventy miles and suddenly appeared in front of the city of Shazhou Mansion, it was likely that the Shazhou Mansion had not yet noticed it and was caught off guard by them!

If it weren't for Matsue Jun's c-hand, this might have been the case.

However, long before Chen Wu conquered Ninghai, he had already regarded these three prefectures as his own territory. It's okay to use it as bait, but how can you really let these pirates break the city? You know, these are two or three thousand pirates who eat people without blinking. If they were allowed to enter the city, the entire sandbar would be a hell in a short time!

If you want to rebuild, I don't know how much effort and time it will take.

It is precisely for this reason that under the tandem and coordination of the Military Intelligence Department, on the day that the Haikou coalition army landed and rushed towards Shazhou Province, Shazhou Province received urgent news.

A lone merchant "just happened" to pass by, saw the landing of the pirates, and was lucky not to be discovered, so he rushed overnight to warn the government of Shazhou.

After receiving the news, Shazhou Mansion didn't believe it at first, after all, the news released by the pirates earlier was to attack Hualien. And on Hualien's side, there were indeed a large number of pirates. However, as the traveling merchant told the news of "seeing" in detail, a smart person in Shazhou Mansion finally thought of the possibility of attacking the west, and began an emergency response in line with the attitude of preferring to believe what he had rather than not trust.

The city defense battalion of Shazhou Province immediately blocked the city gate, imposed full martial law, and began to strengthen the city defense.

At this time, the hundreds of Haikou who infiltrated the city were approaching with a large army of their own side, and they were still dreaming of attacking the sandbar together. Unbeknownst to him, after the city gate was closed, the Songjiang Army intelligence agents in the city immediately carried out the second part according to the plan.

With Zhang Jiade as the initiator, the Songjiang Army naturally got all the action plans of the Haikou Alliance, and naturally knew the preparations of the Haikou Alliance. Not only that, the third elder of the Black Shark Regiment who followed him into Shazhou Mansion also took the initiative to leave a secret message, informing the military intelligence personnel in the city of the number of infiltrated pirates and the specific hiding location.

As a result, another traveler who stayed in the hotel "happened" to hear the conspiracy of the pirates next door and chose to report to the government of Shazhou City.

Knowing that a large number of pirates were mixed in the city, the government of Shazhou Mansion was shocked at the same time, and at the same time, they couldn't help but sigh their luck again and again. If someone hadn't informed the landing of the main force of the Haikou in advance and coincidentally discovered the Haikou's internal response, Shazhou Mansion might have really fallen under the sudden attack.

The thought of that terrible result sent shudders to the officials of Shazhou Province.

Fortunately, they took advantage of the fact that the main force of the pirates outside the city had not yet arrived, and immediately mobilized the city defense battalion to capture the pirates on a large scale. Because the operation was scheduled for the night of the night, coupled with the fact that there was no intention of calculating, and the accurate information provided by the Songjiang Army's side, the whole arrest process was very smooth. Although the frenzied counterattack of the pirates caused nearly 100 casualties in the city defense battalion, almost all of the pirates who infiltrated the city were spared!

The night's shouting and killing, coupled with the mottled bloodstains on the streets that had not had time to be cleaned, silenced the people who complained about the sudden closure of the Shazhou Mansion during the day.

Everyone knows that the pirates are really coming for them!

Just one day later, the pirates, eager to take Shazhou Province, arrived outside the city. But to their disappointment, Shazhou Mansion City seemed to have received the news in advance. The city gates were closed, and the banners and soldiers were standing on the top of the city, and they were all waiting for battle, and it seemed that there was no chance to take advantage of it.

"These sandbar people, they react fast enough!"

The leaders of several Haikou families invariably complained in their hearts.

However, when making the plan, they considered the possibility that the news would be transmitted to the sandbar in advance, and they were mentally prepared for this scene. After setting up camp, slowly prepare for the next day's siege.

The current situation is obvious, the main force of Ninghai County has been transferred to Hualien, and at least for half a month, Shazhou Mansion should not receive any decent reinforcements. On the other hand, there are not only more than 2,000 people on Haikou's side, but also a large number of internal responses in the city. Unaware that Nei Ying had been cleaned up overnight, these pirates were extremely optimistic about Shun Lì breaking the city.

As for the absence of siege engines?

Do not worry!

Zhang Jiade, the leader of the Black Shark Regiment, is worthy of being supernatural, and they are fully prepared, and they don't know where to conjure up dozens of ladders, and even two detachable small stone throwers, which can easily throw 80 catties of stones out of 200 steps!

When these things appeared in the army, all the pirates were confident in breaking through the sandbar.