Chapter 1240: Head to head
For the coalition forces, the time to prepare for the battle was still a little hasty, and the commanders of both sides believed that their armies had not yet reached the best state, but the situation suddenly changed, and they could not afford to toss slowly, so they could only seize the time to forcibly attack Xingdao.
If he followed Hogg's idea, he hoped to divide his troops into two routes, and the South China Sea and the Northern Continent would advance at the same time, and attack the Star Island base in order to maximize the use of the advantage of his forces. But Johor's sea power was so disappointing that the whole country could not even find a vehicle that could be called a "warship", and there may have been some warships in the early years, but they had already been lost in the war with the surrounding countries.
In desperation, the coalition forces could only requisition civilian ships to undertake the task of transporting troops. Wanting to use this lineup to challenge the Haihan Navy, which is known as the No. 1 in the South China Sea, this is tantamount to fancy suicide, Hogg will not make such a foolish decision, he can only retreat to the second, give up the idea of attacking Star Port from the sea, and put all the main forces through the Strait of Johor to Star Island, and launch an offensive against the Haihan stronghold by land.
According to the information obtained by the coalition forces, the immigrants of Haihan were settled in the north of the stronghold, attacking from the north of the island to the south, and the first was the populated area. If the people can be driven south and attack the Haihan garrison stronghold, it will be a very ideal situation, and maybe the Haihan defense line will be broken in one fell swoop.
Of course, there is another necessary premise for achieving such a situation, that is, Haihan is unaware of Johor's plans and does not have any targeted deployment. However, the two commanders of the coalition forces are not very sure about this. They had sent people to infiltrate Sing Tao to reconnoiter but never returned, and Papon was worried that the missing person was captured by his opponent, so he did not dare to make a similar attempt after that, but strengthened surveillance near the intended landing site.
Now that the possibility of the attempt was exposed, the coalition forces did not dare to delay, and after completing the assembly of personnel and supplies, they immediately launched an operation, organizing troops to cross the Straits of Johor and enter Sing Dao.
The two commanders' greatest concern was that they would be ambushed by Haihan on the way to land, and it would be difficult for a fleet of small boats to have the ability to counterattack whether it was attacked by sea or land, which was also the fundamental reason why the coalition forces did not choose to launch an offensive on the port south of the island from the sea. But this very worrying situation did not appear, the coalition forces successfully landed on Star Island from the predetermined location without the slightest resistance, and no trace of the Haihan army was found, which made their hearts that had been hanging finally come back to the bottom of their hearts.
The Haihan were completely unprepared! This news greatly excited the coalition forces, who were told before departure that they might face a tough battle when they landed, and if they did not pass the first hurdle, they would not have to think about the follow-up action. But now it seems that the opponent has not fortified here at all, and the previous worries seem to be a little superfluous.
However, before advancing southward, the coalition forces regrouped at the beachhead in accordance with standard operating procedures and set up temporary positions to store supplies from Johor. Only the southern side of Sing Dao is inhabited by the Haihan people, and the rest of the island is a wilderness, and it is unlikely that they can raise supplies on the spot until they capture the Haihan stronghold, so they can only rely on transportation from the country through the Johor Strait.
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For the coalition forces, the time to prepare for the battle was still a little hasty, and the commanders of both sides believed that their armies had not yet reached the best state, but the situation suddenly changed, and they could not afford to toss slowly, so they could only seize the time to forcibly attack Xingdao.
If he followed Hogg's idea, he hoped to divide his troops into two routes, and the South China Sea and the Northern Continent would advance at the same time, and attack the Star Island base in order to maximize the use of the advantage of his forces. But Johor's sea power was so disappointing that the whole country could not even find a vehicle that could be called a "warship", and there may have been some warships in the early years, but they had already been lost in the war with the surrounding countries.
In desperation, the coalition forces could only requisition civilian ships to undertake the task of transporting troops. Wanting to use this lineup to challenge the Haihan Navy, which is known as the No. 1 in the South China Sea, this is tantamount to fancy suicide, Hogg will not make such a foolish decision, he can only retreat to the second, give up the idea of attacking Star Port from the sea, and put all the main forces through the Strait of Johor to Star Island, and launch an offensive against the Haihan stronghold by land.
According to the information obtained by the coalition forces, the immigrants of Haihan were settled in the north of the stronghold, attacking from the north of the island to the south, and the first was the populated area. If the people can be driven south and attack the Haihan garrison stronghold, it will be a very ideal situation, and maybe the Haihan defense line will be broken in one fell swoop.
Of course, there is another necessary premise for achieving such a situation, that is, Haihan is unaware of Johor's plans and does not have any targeted deployment. However, the two commanders of the coalition forces are not very sure about this. They had sent people to infiltrate Sing Tao to reconnoiter but never returned, and Papon was worried that the missing person was captured by his opponent, so he did not dare to make a similar attempt after that, but strengthened surveillance near the intended landing site.
Now that the possibility of the attempt was exposed, the coalition forces did not dare to delay, and after completing the assembly of personnel and supplies, they immediately launched an operation, organizing troops to cross the Straits of Johor and enter Sing Dao.
The two commanders' greatest concern was that they would be ambushed by Haihan on the way to land, and it would be difficult for a fleet of small boats to have the ability to counterattack whether it was attacked by sea or land, which was also the fundamental reason why the coalition forces did not choose to launch an offensive on the port south of the island from the sea. But this very worrying situation did not appear, the coalition forces successfully landed on Star Island from the predetermined location without the slightest resistance, and no trace of the Haihan army was found, which made their hearts that had been hanging finally come back to the bottom of their hearts.
The Haihan were completely unprepared! This news greatly excited the coalition forces, who were told before departure that they might face a tough battle when they landed, and if they did not pass the first hurdle, they would not have to think about the follow-up action. But now it seems that the opponent has not fortified here at all, and the previous worries seem to be a little superfluous.
However, before advancing southward, the coalition forces regrouped at the beachhead in accordance with standard operating procedures and set up temporary positions to store supplies from Johor. Only the southern side of Sing Dao is inhabited by the Haihan people, and the rest of the island is a wilderness, and it is unlikely that they can raise supplies on the spot until they capture the Haihan stronghold, so they can only rely on transportation from the country through the Johor Strait.
For the coalition forces, the time to prepare for the battle was still a little hasty, and the commanders of both sides believed that their armies had not yet reached the best state, but the situation suddenly changed, and they could not afford to toss slowly, so they could only seize the time to forcibly attack Xingdao.
If he followed Hogg's idea, he hoped to divide his troops into two routes, and the South China Sea and the Northern Continent would advance at the same time, and attack the Star Island base in order to maximize the use of the advantage of his forces. But Johor's sea power was so disappointing that the whole country could not even find a vehicle that could be called a "warship", and there may have been some warships in the early years, but they had already been lost in the war with the surrounding countries.
In desperation, the coalition forces could only requisition civilian ships to undertake the task of transporting troops. Wanting to use this lineup to challenge the Haihan Navy, which is known as the No. 1 in the South China Sea, this is tantamount to fancy suicide, Hogg will not make such a foolish decision, he can only retreat to the second, give up the idea of attacking Star Port from the sea, and put all the main forces through the Strait of Johor to Star Island, and launch an offensive against the Haihan stronghold by land.
According to the information obtained by the coalition forces, the immigrants of Haihan were settled in the north of the stronghold, attacking from the north of the island to the south, and the first was the populated area. If the people can be driven south and attack the Haihan garrison stronghold, it will be a very ideal situation, and maybe the Haihan defense line will be broken in one fell swoop.
Of course, there is another necessary premise for achieving such a situation, that is, Haihan is unaware of Johor's plans and does not have any targeted deployment. However, the two commanders of the coalition forces are not very sure about this. They had sent people to infiltrate Sing Tao to reconnoiter but never returned, and Papon was worried that the missing person was captured by his opponent, so he did not dare to make a similar attempt after that, but strengthened surveillance near the intended landing site.
Now that the possibility of the attempt was exposed, the coalition forces did not dare to delay, and after completing the assembly of personnel and supplies, they immediately launched an operation, organizing troops to cross the Straits of Johor and enter Sing Dao.
The two commanders' greatest concern was that they would be ambushed by Haihan on the way to land, and it would be difficult for a fleet of small boats to have the ability to counterattack whether it was attacked by sea or land, which was also the fundamental reason why the coalition forces did not choose to launch an offensive on the port south of the island from the sea. But this very worrying situation did not appear, the coalition forces successfully landed on Star Island from the predetermined location without the slightest resistance, and no trace of the Haihan army was found, which made their hearts that had been hanging finally come back to the bottom of their hearts.
The Haihan were completely unprepared! This news greatly excited the coalition forces, who were told before departure that they might face a tough battle when they landed, and if they did not pass the first hurdle, they would not have to think about the follow-up action. But now it seems that the opponent has not fortified here at all, and the previous worries seem to be a little superfluous.
However, before advancing southward, the coalition forces regrouped at the beachhead in accordance with standard operating procedures and set up temporary positions to store supplies from Johor. Only the southern side of Sing Dao is inhabited by the Haihan people, and the rest of the island is a wilderness, and it is unlikely that they can raise supplies on the spot until they capture the Haihan stronghold, so they can only rely on transportation from the country through the Johor Strait.
For the coalition forces, the time to prepare for the battle was still a little hasty, and the commanders of both sides believed that their armies had not yet reached the best state, but the situation suddenly changed, and they could not afford to toss slowly, so they could only seize the time to forcibly attack Xingdao.
If he followed Hogg's idea, he hoped to divide his troops into two routes, and the South China Sea and the Northern Continent would advance at the same time, and attack the Star Island base in order to maximize the use of the advantage of his forces. But Johor's sea power was so disappointing that the whole country could not even find a vehicle that could be called a "warship", and there may have been some warships in the early years, but they had already been lost in the war with the surrounding countries.
In desperation, the coalition forces could only requisition civilian ships to undertake the task of transporting troops. Wanting to use this lineup to challenge the Haihan Navy, which is known as the No. 1 in the South China Sea, this is tantamount to fancy suicide, Hogg will not make such a foolish decision, he can only retreat to the second, give up the idea of attacking Star Port from the sea, and put all the main forces through the Strait of Johor to Star Island, and launch an offensive against the Haihan stronghold by land.
According to the information obtained by the coalition forces, the immigrants of Haihan were settled in the north of the stronghold, attacking from the north of the island to the south, and the first was the populated area. If the people can be driven south and attack the Haihan garrison stronghold, it will be a very ideal situation, and maybe the Haihan defense line will be broken in one fell swoop.
Of course, there is another necessary premise for achieving such a situation, that is, Haihan is unaware of Johor's plans and does not have any targeted deployment. However, the two commanders of the coalition forces are not very sure about this. They had sent people to infiltrate Sing Tao to reconnoiter but never returned, and Papon was worried that the missing person was captured by his opponent, so he did not dare to make a similar attempt after that, but strengthened surveillance near the intended landing site.
Now that the possibility of the attempt was exposed, the coalition forces did not dare to delay, and after completing the assembly of personnel and supplies, they immediately launched an operation, organizing troops to cross the Straits of Johor and enter Sing Dao.
The two commanders' greatest concern was that they would be ambushed by Haihan on the way to land, and it would be difficult for a fleet of small boats to have the ability to counterattack whether it was attacked by sea or land, which was also the fundamental reason why the coalition forces did not choose to launch an offensive on the port south of the island from the sea. But this very worrying situation did not appear, the coalition forces successfully landed on Star Island from the predetermined location without the slightest resistance, and no trace of the Haihan army was found, which made their hearts that had been hanging finally come back to the bottom of their hearts.
The Haihan were completely unprepared! This news greatly excited the coalition forces, who were told before departure that they might face a tough battle when they landed, and if they did not pass the first hurdle, they would not have to think about the follow-up action. But now it seems that the opponent has not fortified here at all, and the previous worries seem to be a little superfluous.
However, before advancing southward, the coalition forces regrouped at the beachhead in accordance with standard operating procedures and set up temporary positions to store supplies from Johor. Only the southern side of Sing Dao is inhabited by the Haihan people, and the rest of the island is a wilderness, and it is unlikely that they can raise supplies on the spot until they capture the Haihan stronghold, so they can only rely on transportation from the country through the Johor Strait.
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