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"There is news that the people of Nan'an really can't stand the pressure from the north and have moved, but it doesn't seem to be as good as we imagined. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info "The man who got into the tent was his chief of staff Chang Hechun, Cheng Dayou has always hoped to promote Chang Hechun to deputy commander, but he knows that this is probably a little difficult, not that His Majesty the Emperor does not trust him, but according to the practice handed down from Western Xinjiang, if you want to be promoted, you generally need to change positions, although it is not absolute, but for the Eighth Army, which is almost a unit created by itself, this convention seems to be very necessary to adhere to.

"Oh? Cheng Dayou put away his somewhat scattered thoughts and focused his attention on the current military affairs.

"In the coastal area, because of geographical reasons, the Nan'an people also arranged 50,000 heavy troops to garrison, and they can get sea reinforcements from Sikkim at any time, it should be said that it is not easy to break through, but five days ago, the deployment of the Nan'an people has changed, and 20,000 people have been transferred to the north, according to our judgment, it should be the progress made by the Fourth Army in Soktu that makes the Nan'an people nervous, because the mountains in the north are mostly north-south, and the Fourth Army can enter from the north more easily, so they have to strengthen their defense in the north, and the army of Western Samoa does not seem to be ready, so the Nan'an people have to rely on their own strength for the time being, which also creates opportunities for us. Chang Hechun's oily face was a little red from the scorching sun of the peninsula, and people were sweating, but his words were still full of neutrality.

"Well, so they still have 30,000 people on the defense line in the coastal area, are these 30,000 mercenaries or their city defense army?" Cheng Dayou attached great importance to the subordination of the army stationed on the coast.

"It's the city defense army, but the commander of the corps, 30,000 people is not less, especially the climate and terrain here are quite favorable conditions for them, if we choose to attack from the coast, maybe the war is not a problem, the problem is whether the soldiers can adapt to the climate there, now the soldiers are a little unbearable, I have arranged for the military medical officer to strictly prevent the outbreak of the epidemic, but this climate is more and more troublesome later, we have to find a way to solve this problem." ”

"There is no way to cure this problem, climate adaptation is not a day or two can be done, we can only defeat the Nan'an people in the shortest possible time, that is the best way to solve this problem." Cheng Dayou shook his head, most of the soldiers of his Eighth Legion came from the north, and they were not very adaptable to this climate, but Cheng Dayou knew that if he wanted to win this battle, he had to overcome this problem, fortunately, before coming to the peninsula, the logistics department had prepared quite enough medicines, and so far no outbreak of the epidemic had been found, but as Chang Hechun said, as the temperature continues to rise, the probability of the outbreak of the epidemic will become greater and greater.

"What does the legion commander mean?" Chang Hechun had already heard something, and he looked at the cold and determined gaze in the other party's eyes and knew that his boss's opinion had already been determined.

"We don't have time to wait any longer, the Fourth Army has already created an opportunity for us, if we can't grasp it, once the army of Western Samoa catches up, then our situation will be more difficult, and now the Nan'an probably didn't expect that we would choose their position where it is easiest to get reinforcements from the Sikkim to attack, so we have some opportunities at this point, time is not waiting, this side will be handed over to you, on the coastal side, I will lead two divisions to see what the capital of the arrogant Nan'an people they dare to resist the imperial army is。 Cheng Dayou waved his hand to stop the chief of staff who wanted to say more, and said categorically, this is what he has always wanted to do in person, and he doesn't want to give this opportunity to others.

The coastal area of Nan'an City-State can be said to be the most treacherous area of Nan'an City-State, with swamps that even people who are familiar with the terrain dare not cross easily, because almost every year the heavy rain in the rainy season in this area will change the area of these swamp groups, and maybe the passage that was feasible last year will become a deadly trap this year. As a result of the long period of unwalked, many areas have accumulated a thick layer of cover over the years, and the rain has repeatedly soaked and eventually formed a deadly miasma, which is the main reason why the coastal area is daunting.

Cheng Dayou had already understood the high difficulty of this route before sending troops, although the Ministry of Culture, Education and Health and the Logistics Department of the Privy Council had already developed drugs to prevent miasma under the arrangement of Wu Feng, but the ever-changing swampy area of this area is still a huge obstacle, but compared to the hard battle of the Kuruk Fortress, Cheng Dayou still feels that this route is more worth the risk, after all, this is a natural obstacle, as long as you can find a way to overcome it, cross this area, then there are only 30,000 Nan'an city defense troops in front of the knife defense line, although the Sikkimese have increased their assistance to the Nan'an city-state, they are obviously full of confidence in this natural defense line, and sending more reinforcements to the north, the Fourth Army gave them too much pressure, making them ignore the possibility that there was a bigger killing opportunity hidden here.

The method adopted by Cheng Dayou is actually very simple, he led the first division to serve as the main force of this operation, sneaked into the territory of Nan'an from East Samoa, and walked through the dense forest not far from the coast under the leadership of the guide during the day, and really encountered the swampy area that could not be bypassed, so he stopped, and waited until it was dark to quietly walk out of the dense forest and quickly pass along the seaside beach, which was somewhat risky, because the navies of Sikkim and Huannan'an had tightly sealed off this sea area, and once the enemy's reconnaissance ships discovered this situation, there was only a dead end waiting for Cheng Dayou's division, and there was not even a way to retreat。

In order to ensure the success of his plan, Cheng Dayou had to turn to the Nanyang Navy that had not yet become an army, although Lei Cangpu was reluctant in every way, but he still knew the overall situation, and the use of troops against Nan'an was an important step determined by the empire, and it was also extremely important for the future development of the navy.

In order to ensure the success of the attraction plan, Lei Cangpu poured out the naval power in his hands, and also recruited a large number of civilian ships to cooperate with the navy to dispatch together, putting on a posture of being ready to land and attack Sikkim at any time, and the intelligence department also consciously walked in Sikkim The news that the Tang Dynasty will send a landing force to land on Sikkim Island has indeed achieved very good results, and the top level of Sikkim, who has never dealt with the Tang Army, immediately increased its precautions against the waters near Sikkim Island, and the navy of the Nan'an city-state also focused its main attention on the Sikkim Strait area to prevent the Tang Dynasty Navy from attacking the Sikkim Strait。

For the first time, Cheng Dayou experienced the pain of marching in the southern region, and the heat was not an insurmountable problem, but the stuffy smell did make the soldiers from the north feel unbearable, but fortunately, there was no shortage of water in this area, except for drinking a lot of water, sweating a lot, and excreting the accumulated heat in the body in this way, there was really no other better way to solve this problem.

Mosquito bites also plagued the entire army, especially in this dense forest, not only the speed was extremely slow, but the endless mosquitoes and small insects became a sight to follow this team, although since the last time the crossing of the dense forest area between Burmese and the peninsula region in the western frontier began to study and prepare for the march in the tropics for the emperor [***] The Ministry of Culture, Education and Health has prepared a variety of insect repellent drugs and developed breathable insect repellent clothing suitable for marching in tropical dense forest areas, which is especially suitable for marching in tropical areas, which can effectively prevent snakes and insects from attacking, and is quite breathable. But the actual situation is ever-changing, there are still many soldiers suffering from malaria, cinchona bark is the only special medicine, almost everyone must have it, but the side effects are also obvious, the soldiers because of chewing this bark caused vomiting, loss of appetite, physical strength greatly reduced, many soldiers had to stay and withdraw from the march.

The scouts and intelligence officers of the Tang Army have mastered the patrol rules of the Nan'an Navy patrol ships in this area, and they only patrol once at night, and most of them choose the early morning time, so every time it gets dark, the officers and men of the First Division rush out of the dense forest area and run wildly on the beach with the help of the night, as if the prisoners who have escaped from the cage have been liberated, and even Cheng Dayou feels that he has never felt that the night march will have such enjoyment。

Three days of marching made the Tang army feel like wandering on the edge of heaven and hell, Cheng Dayou led the first division of the Eighth Army Corps day and night, the march in the day was less than 20 miles, but the night could run out of 80 miles, but this kind of life is really unbearable, the hot and humid climate made many soldiers full of eczema and skin diseases, the festering skin and clothes were wrapped together, a large piece of it was taken off when it was torn, and a large piece was rotten when it was scratched, which really made people feel frightened. Fortunately, this kind of talk did not last long, otherwise Cheng Dayou really didn't know how to deal with the Nan'an City Defense Army, which still had a full 30,000 people, and his only advantage was probably the first opportunity for this surprise attack, but he didn't know what the emergency response ability of the Nan'an City Defense Army was, and whether he could fight with one blow would determine the outcome of this surprise attack.

(To be continued)