Before I knew it, it was the end of April and the beginning of May.

The battle under the fortress of Nanfeng has entered an unsolvable stalemate. Although the main attack of the Omanis avoided the elite of the Tiannan Army at the Yushan Battlements, even the ordinary Songjiang Army was stronger than he imagined. In particular, according to the Black Guard's tip, the Matsue Army also continued to recruit new troops during the war to supplement the battle losses.

This made Saladin unable to sit still.

Although he didn't like the sea very much, the plan submitted by Wei Chiming after re-revision was indeed extremely feasible. Once it can successfully land, with the "Black Sword Operation" of the black-clothed guards on the side of Haikou, the defense line of the Songjiang Army will collapse without attacking!

"Ladies and gentlemen, please express your views on the proposal of the Deputy Court of Wei Chi."

After two days of tossing and turning, Saladin finally came up with a proposal to contact the city-state of Andaman and land behind the Matsue army by sea. Although he himself had thought more thoroughly, the resistance in his heart was not reduced in the slightest, and he wanted to take this opportunity to listen to the opinions of the courtiers, and he did not have the intention of convincing himself through the mouths of the courtiers.

The moment he heard this majesty speak, Wei Chiming actually knew the result. Wise didn't speak again, with a faint smile on his face, and listened patiently.

Obviously, the stalemate under the South Peak Fortress resembles the first half of the last war, which made the hearts of many generals shake. Although they also don't like or understand the sailors, and they are also resistant to this class, once the plan is successful, they are very tempted. Under the entanglement, some people have secretly changed their attitude in their hearts, and they feel that it is okay to try it once in a while.

No matter how much you don't feel cold to the sailor, it is better than losing troops under the Nanfeng Fortress in vain and consuming national strength in vain.

Of course, if you pay losses, you will definitely be able to break through the South Peak Fortress in the end. The fact is that the biggest possibility of doing so is that tens of thousands of troops died in vain, and in the end there is still no harvest!

As for whether the Andaman city-state will agree to help, there is basically no suspense.

This kingdom on the sea is ruled from top to bottom by merchants who smell of copper.

As long as the Omanis are willing to share some of the fruits of their victory, give enough money, and do not need to send troops directly, but only need to send sailors to help escort the landing, there is no reason at all to refuse.

As for the rest of the matter after landing, it's simple.

The main force of the Songjiang Army is all on the side of Nanfeng Fortress, and the Ninghai County and Songjiang County in the rear are only garrison troops that have just been formed. Although there are about 10,000 or 20,000 people, their combat effectiveness is worrying. In particular, the Ninghai Garrison Brigade, which has only been reorganized for a few months, is not even a second-rate unit.

With the combat strength of the Omani Guards, even if they can only transport one brigade and regiment to the rear, they can sweep through Ninghai County, and then advance to Songjiang, forcing the Songjiang Army to divide their troops from the front line and return to defense.

Taking a step back, even if the Songjiang army was determined to defend the front line, the cities of Songjiang and Ninghai would not be able to go out, and the Omani landing force would be able to sweep and destroy the villages and towns around the county seat. Knowing that there is such a force in the rear, and cooperating with the rumors created by the black-clothed guards, it will definitely make the defenders in the South Peak Fortress unstable and their morale plummet!

"The minister seconded the proposal!"

"You can really try it by sea! The Andaman city-state's Nanyang sailors were elite and had not been shipwrecked for several years. ”

After some debate, more and more generals chose to support. After all, it is only a small force, and the scale of the dispatch is only a few thousand people. Even if it loses, the Kingdom of Oman can afford it.

Of course, there are not no opponents, but there are few reasons that can be put on the table and stand up, and repeatedly said that the sea route is unsafe, and if it is attacked by the Imperial East China Sea Division, it may be cut off and retreated, etc.

Opposition is already very weak compared to those of supporters.

Seeing that the situation had been decided, Wei Chiming stood up at the right time and gave the final blow: "What the generals are worried about is nothing more than the safety of the sea route. This would allow the sailors of the Andaman city-state to travel a short distance along the coast. You won't get lost at sea, and you can take shelter in time when you encounter a storm. As for the Empire's East China Sea Division, they may not be willing to go out to help the Songjiang Army - the Three Counties and the Empire are not of the same mind after all.

If necessary, we can also contact the Lena people and ask their ocean sailors to make some noise to contain them, so you don't need to worry about the implementation of the plan. ”

Seeing that he had spoken to this point, some of the remaining generals would not be able to speak even if they wanted to object.

What are they going to say? Resisting the sailor in your heart? Or are you worried that the expansion of the influence of the sailor may affect the status of the generals?

There are some things that you can't say in public. If they can come up with other methods, even if the effect is not as good as Wei Chiming's plan, there is always room for continued debate. But anyone with a discerning eye can see that in the case of the Songjiang people being fully prepared and the new stone throwing machine is not effective, continuing such a step-by-step attack will only repeat the mistakes of the past!

I can't solve the problem by myself, and I can't say a reason for opposing it, Wei Chiming's plan is already a certainty!

Glancing around at the somewhat silent Zhongjun tent, Saladin's heroic mentality overwhelmed emotion. Although he was equally staunch continentalist, the resistance in his heart could be ignored for the sake of victory.

"Let's consider who will send the Andaman city-state and what concessions will be made."

………

After Saladin made his decision, the Omanis executed it quite efficiently.

Soon, the envoy carried Saladin's secret decree and headed straight for the southernmost outlet of the Omani kingdom to the sea. Here we boarded a sea boat, sailed into the vast South Sea, and sailed on the calm South Sea for ten days before arriving at the Andaman Sea.

Here, the Omani envoys met with the Nanyang sailors of the Andaman city-state, and under their escort they arrived at Cam Ranh, the royal capital of the Andaman city-state.

Upon receiving news of the Omani envoy, several Grand Dukes of the Andaman city-state jointly received the envoy of the northern land power. Although the internal affairs of several grand dukes are not so peaceful, but there are constant contradictions, but there is a business coming to the door, it is still a rare big business, and it is natural to join forces to take it first. Figuring out the envoy's intentions, several Grand Dukes readily agreed to the request to borrow troops.

It's just that the appetite they had when they asked for the reward also made the Omani envoy smack.

Again and again, until Saladin's bottom line before his departure was revealed, the permission of the Andamanese was obtained.

According to the agreement, the Nanyang Naval Division of the Andaman city-state would send a fleet of forty warships and one hundred and fifty sea-going ships capable of transporting troops to the north to assist the Omanis, while avoiding direct participation in the war as much as possible.

In return, the Kingdom of Oman had to pay a lump sum of five million gold coins after occupying the territory of the three counties, and provide 600,000 Shisongjiang rice or the equivalent of copper ore from the Chiang Mai Plain every year for the next ten years. If the warships and sailors of the Andaman city-state are damaged during this period, compensation and bereavement will be counted separately!

This price is not high, but after all, it only involves money and food, and the population and territory are their own.

As long as he can take the three counties of Songjiang, Tiannan, and Ninghai, and then take the opportunity to grab Daqingguan, Saladin can afford these things, and he is willing to pay them!

As the secret agreement was reached, several Grand Dukes immediately gave orders.

However, it took time for the order to reach the military port of the Nanyang Naval Division, and it also took time for nearly 200 warships and sea ships to assemble and sail. When this mighty fleet went all the way north, crossed the vast South Seas and arrived at the mouth of the Red River Valley for the Omanis, carried the troops, continued north, and landed in Quanzhou, Ninghai County, the whole process would take a month and a half at the earliest.

This was also due to the fact that the Andaman Nanyang sailors were well-trained and often had trade contacts with the Empire, so they were familiar with this sea route. Otherwise, it would not be surprising that such an expedition at sea would take two or three months.

In other words, even if it was a qiē shun lì, the Omani troops would not be able to set foot on the territory of the Songjiang army until at least July and August.

However, the Omanis waited for the rise.

Although there was already a way to darken Chen Cang, the two or three hundred thousand Omani troops outside the Nanfeng Fortress did not stop attacking. Although it did slow down, the offensive never stopped while minimizing casualties. The first is to confuse the Songjiang people, and the other is to exert pressure as much as possible to reduce the morale of the Songjiang army. In this way, the best effect can only be achieved by waiting for the news of the landing of the rear army.

I have to say that Wei Chiming, who escaped from Wei Chi's family and defected to the Omanis, is indeed very capable. If you want to borrow the Andaman sailors and land after going around by sea, if you can succeed, you will definitely leave a strong mark in history. It may even change the situation in which the Omanis have always neglected the sea and valued the infantry army. But what they couldn't expect was that at this moment, Chen Wu of the Songjiang Army was also thinking the same thing.

Traveling from another world, he certainly knows the importance and purpose of the water master.

At the beginning of the last Tiannan War, Chen Wu had not even captured Dengzhou. It wasn't until the arrival of the envoy of the Imperial Zhao'an that he was able to capture the entire county of Songjiang. The troops were insufficient, let alone able to get involved in Ninghai, and the only tactic adopted was to attack the Omani grain depots and grain routes while both sides were defeated.

But this time things were different.

The Songjiang Army had already captured Ninghai and obtained the surrender of the Ninghai Division!

With Shi Liang, a qualified sailor general, Chen Wu had a plan for counterattack before the start of the Second Tiannan War: the main force would hold along the Nanfeng fortress, send a small number of elite cavalry to pass the Guò Sailor Division, go south by sea, and land on the Chiang Mai Plain of the Omanis - Chen Wu even knew that there was a natural deep-water pier that would only be discovered by the players of the Omani camp a few years later.

For this reason, he had already asked Master Ninghai to make preliminary preparations.

First, he integrated a number of sea ships that were stolen from the Siping Kou, Fusang Tuan and other sea gangs, and then spent a lot of money in Quanzhou Port, which had fallen into decline, and ordered a number of sea ships. The Ninghai Division, which has always been restrained by the empire, has also begun to regroup and expand and train.

Compared with the original inconspicuous Ninghai Division, after Chen Wu took over Ninghai, this Naval Division took on a new look in a very short period of time.

A surprising coincidence arose, and while the frontal battlefield was stalemate, the two warring sides invariably chose almost identical tactics!