Chapter 689: The Last Trumpet (10)
The sea, the maritime trade of the Tianlong Empire is not very developed, of course, this is for the entire empire, the reason is because the trade routes of the sea are controlled by the eight emperor merchants. The empire's navy can almost suppress the sea tribe in its heyday, and the empire also has a lot of territory overseas, countless islands constitute the empire's long coastal defense line, and for a long time this area is even an area that the sea tribe does not dare to set foot in. The empire's naval ships are the empire's most advantageous steel defense line, and the eight imperial merchants have used the empire's naval cover to obtain countless benefits, and on the other hand, they have handed over countless funds to the empire's navy and the empire, which makes the empire's royal family turn a blind eye to their monopoly on maritime trade, not because the empire does not want to set foot in maritime trade, but because the empire's fleet will disappear inexplicably in the depths of the sea.
Overseas Yingzhou, the largest island overseas of the Empire, is mainly composed of four large islands, namely Mikuni Island, Huanyinshan Island, Beihai Island and Kyushu Island. This land used to have a large number of garrisons of the Empire, and it was also one of the front lines of the Empire's attack on the Sea Clan, and for a long time the Empire's navy stationed a large army here. Later, when the empire declined and all the navies retreated, Yingzhou became an autonomous state of the empire, and they only needed to pay a large amount of taxes to the imperial family on a regular basis.
Mikuni Island, this is the closest island to the coastline of the Empire, the Empire built a large military port here, and now a large number of naval warships are stationed here, the warships are crowded, and the port is even busier, as long as it is a person, it can be seen that this time they are going to go on an expedition. Flags flutter on the ships. It's just that there is not a single flag of the Empire's naval water dragon flag. There is no handsome banner of the Celestial Dragon Empire. Their flags are very unfamiliar, and even many of the patterns of the flags are forbidden by the Imperial Navy, and if the Imperial Navy discovers these flags, they will definitely exterminate these navies at any cost.
"General, all the soldiers are ready, and we can go at any time. "The short stature, special stumbling legs, and special armor all make people see at a glance that this is a soldier from Dongying. There is no shortage of these soldiers in the Imperial Navy, even in the military system of the Empire. There is an independent Yingzhou sailor battalion. However, since the Imperial Navy withdrew from Yingzhou, Yingzhou's naval battalion disappeared from the Imperial naval camp.
"Yo Xi, this civil strife among the Celestial Dragons is the most important time for our great Yamato clan to break away from the control of the Celestial Dragon Empire, and the time they have pressed on our heads in the past thousand years is too long, and the Celestial Dragons must pay a heavy price. A Japanese general with a mustache looked at the countless naval warships in front of him and was very excited, the reason why they couldn't beat the Tianlong people was because of the lack of excellent naval warships, and now they got the warships of the Tianlong Empire, plus the brave and warlike warriors of Yingzhou, defeating the newly established navy of the Tianlong Empire is about to explore the bag.
The generals who followed this general were also very excited. This time the Draconians were in an unprecedented civil strife, providing them with a great opportunity to break out of the Draconians' control. The richness of the Celestial Dragon Empire left a deep impression on their hearts. In particular, the richness of the coastal line is definitely coveted by them. This time, the navy of the Celestial Dragon Empire was completely wiped out, and all the naval warships were captured by the Sea Clan, and the Sea Clan also sold these warships to the people of Yingzhou, and obtained a large amount of resources from Yingzhou.
Yingzhou is not poor, but it has encountered a huge Tianlong Empire, not to mention that the emperors of all dynasties have been very unhappy with the group of dwarf natives in Yingzhou, and imposed heavy taxes on Yingzhou, so that the self-government of Yingzhou has no way to leave a large amount of funds to develop. This time the civil strife in the Tianlong Empire allowed them to seize the golden opportunity, than not to pay taxes to the Tianlong Empire in time, you must know that Yingzhou's Yinshan Island is rich in silver, although their territory is very small, but they are very rich, with money from the hands of the eight imperial merchants of the maritime merchants to obtain a large number of living materials, in addition to their Yingzhou also has the empire's weapons production division, a large number of high-quality weapons are also continuously produced to arm the soldiers of Yingzhou.
This time, the Sea Clan defeated the naval forces of Yizhou, captured the entire naval warship force of Yizhou, and immediately obtained a large number of weapons and armor from the hands of the rulers of Yingzhou to arm the troops of the Sea Clan, as well as various materials needed by the Sea Clan. Yingzhou's acquisition of these naval warships is like a tiger's wings, and Yingzhou's current strength is enough to launch a large-scale conquest campaign against the Celestial Dragon Empire.
When the natives of Yingzhou knew that they were going to conquer the Tianlong Empire, the entire empire was boiling, and countless Yingzhou natives rushed to the barracks to serve as sergeants. There are also countless Yingzhou women who volunteered to serve in the army, and for a while, the biggest issue in Yingzhou was to send troops to conquer the Tianlong Empire. The women of Yingzhou formed a beautiful scenery in the conquest army, and countless girls frantically poured into the barracks, and for a time the entire barracks was full of beautiful sounds. These generals are still happy to see such a situation, after all, this is part of Yingzhou culture, and they also enjoy this culture.
"General, this civil strife in the Tianlong Empire can be said to be the best chance for our Yingzhou to turn over. A very obscene-looking scribe walked up to the general's side, and the small fan in his hand was fanned for a while, and the sea breeze was blowing, and I didn't know if the obscene scribe was cold. The scribe's words resonated with everyone, and everyone was very excited to shout that this time they must defeat the Heavenly Dragon Empire, occupy the Heavenly Dragon Empire, and vent the hatred in the hearts of the people of Yingzhou.
The soldier very much agreed with what his subordinates said, the time for the current civil strife in the Tianlong Empire is at the right time, Yingzhou has not experienced war for thousands of years, and the population is growing very rapidly, it can be said that if Yingzhou is fully launched, it can easily launch a large number of troops, at least it will not be much worse than the total strength of all parties in the Tianlong Empire. This time they mobilized an army of five million, and there were hundreds of thousands of naval warships alone, which stretched densely on the surface of the sea as if they were a giant island, and these warships were generally purchased from the Sea Clan. Generally they make it themselves. Of course, the five huge steel ships in the center of the warship gave them the greatest confidence.
"General. This time it has five steel building ships. And their Celestial Dragon Empire's Sea Clan troops have just been formed, we can easily defeat their naval forces, not to mention that this time we can also get the support of the Sea Clan, with them as the vanguard, we can sit on the profits of the fisherman. The obscene scribe continued to fan his hand and said to everyone, and everyone nodded silently, their faces showing joy.
This attack on the Celestial Dragon Empire was a joint attack by the naval forces of the Sea Clan and Yingzhou at the same time, and the resources of the Sea Clan served as the vanguard of this attack. The condition is to provide countless resources to the Sea Clan after conquering Yizhou. The Sea Clan unilaterally tore up the armistice agreement with the Shenwu Army this time, which is also a helpless thing, after all, they have seen the horror of the Shenwu Army, if the Shenwu Army is allowed to develop in this way, as long as the Shenwu Army pacifies the empire, they will have no chance to defeat the Shenwu Army at all, and they will also completely lose the opportunity to enter the Tianlong Empire. They need to devour the Celestial Dragon Empire, and they need the Celestial Dragon Empire to provide them with a steady stream of all kinds of necessities for life in order to maintain the reproduction of their race.
"General, all the soldiers are ready, and the army can set off at any time. Just as everyone was touting each other at the dock, a herald hurried over and said to the crowd. Everyone's faces suddenly showed a hint of joy. After preparing for so long, they can finally set off, and they are about to take the step of conquering the Celestial Dragon Empire. As long as they take this step, they are not far from victory, the navy of the Celestial Dragon Empire is a girl without an adult in front of them, and they are a group of strong men with strong muscles, what will happen to everyone can clearly imagine.
The sound of Yingzhou's unique conch resounded throughout the dock, and everyone boarded their handsome ship, the largest steel building ship, under the arch of the guards. As the sound of conch trees spread farther and farther, the naval warships of Yingzhou on the dock finally mobilized, and countless warships shouted neat slogans and marched in the direction of the Tianlong Empire, the horns thundered, the war drums sounded in unison, and the warships sailed in the endless sea.
At the same time, in the depths of the sea, there was also a fierce quarrel going on in the Sea Clan's Crystal Palace, and it was obvious that these people were divided into two factions, and the topic of their quarrel was whether to attack the Celestial Dragon Empire. Their so-called attack will definitely not be the same as Xiangshang once, but will attack the Heavenly Dragon Empire with the strength of the whole clan. Although they promised the Yingzhou people that they would send troops to attack the Tianlong Empire, they would not be stupidly used as spears by the Yingzhou people.
Zuihou's result is to agree to send troops to the Tianlong Empire, but it will definitely not be an attack by the whole clan, but first send part of the troops to the Yingzhou people as a forward to collect certain benefits, and then look at the war between the Tianlong Empire and the Yingzhou people is decided. Although the navy of the Tianlong Empire is a newly established naval force, there are not many naval warships, and there is no absolute control of the navy, but the generals are extremely brave, and it is difficult to win or lose between the two sides, not to mention that the sea clan also found some strange fish in the sea that do not belong to their race.
The Sea Clan inquired very clearly, these strange fish belonged to the Sea Clan troops of the Shenwu Army, and the Sea Clan was able to communicate with the fish, and it was easy to inquire about the strength of these fish from the mouths of these fish. Originally, these sea tribesmen also wanted to receive these fish into the sea tribe and act as warriors of the sea tribe, but they didn't expect that these strange fish had signed a contract with a person, and this contract could not be canceled at all, and they inquired very clearly about the combat power of these fish, and the combat effectiveness would definitely surprise these Yingzhou people.
In Yizhou, the naval camp, and Nanyang Port, countless naval warships came in and out, and the sound of the naval officers and men also resounded throughout the camp. The flag is flying, and the naval forces in Yizhou have not experienced any war since they were established, and there is not even a small friction with the Sea Clan. But this does not mean that the combat effectiveness of their navy is weak, they are very young, but from their commander, to their generals and their captains are all veterans. A large number of veterans are interspersed in the navy's troops, making the combat effectiveness of this navy absolutely not to be underestimated.
"Zheng Shuai, urgent military report. A scout who had just returned from investigating the military situation hurried to the big tent and reported to Zheng He in a loud voice: "A hundred nautical miles away from my Nanyang Port, there are scouts of the Sea Clan. ”
"Oh, the Sea Clan actually sent a scout?" Zheng He's face suddenly turned heavy when he heard the scout's report. I walked over to the map and looked at it carefully. Ever since Zheng He commanded the navy of the Shenwu Army. There has never been any friction with the Sea Clan. I hadn't even seen the scouts of the Sea Clan, and this time the Sea Clan unexpectedly sent out scouts. It's not strange if it's another shili that releases scouts, but it's very strange for the Sea Clan, because the Sea Clan never sends scouts in battle, and the Sea Clan doesn't send scouts, and this time the Sea Clan actually sent scouts.
"Report, Zheng Shuai, the military advisor has sent an urgent military situation!" a messenger ran into the camp out of breath. He unsealed a sealed haode letterhead from his backpack behind him and held it in his hand. Zheng He carefully checked the letterhead, confirmed that the letterhead was in good condition, and hurriedly opened the letterhead, and after reading the letterhead, his face suddenly became heavy.
"Summoning all the generals to discuss the matter as quickly as possible is all the generals, and the speed should be fast. Zheng He slammed the envelope in his hand on the table with a hard fist, and shouted loudly to the generals under his command, and the guards beside him saw for the first time that Zheng Shuai, who had always been gentle, was so out of shape, and immediately understood the seriousness of the situation, and hurriedly ran out of the camp as promised, and soon several fast horses rushed out of the camp. Several fast boats rushed to the depths of the sea.
Knock knock, in the naval camp of the Shenwu Army. For the first time, the rapid sound of war drums sounded. This is the first time that the navy of the Shenwu Army has such a rapid sound of war drums, even the last time the whole army of the Shenwu Army and the Sea Clan fought with the Sea Clan, the Sea Clan did not let such a rapid war drum sound, this time it was an emergency call of war drums. The naval soldiers who were training everywhere hurried to the barracks under the command of their generals to assemble, and the sound of war drums in Nanyang Port also made Nanyang City move, and Zhu Wenzheng also rushed to Nanyang Port with his generals to discuss matters.
In the huge tent, the crackling brazier did not raise the temperature in the tent, and all the generals looked at the battle map marked by Zheng He with solemn faces. The people of Yingzhou actually attacked, and there were hundreds of thousands of warships they launched, especially the five steel building ships, which made everyone's face change very much. Although they had never fought with the Iron House Ship, the horror of the Steel House Ship was self-evident in the various battle records of the Imperial Navy.
"Zheng Shuai, it seems that the people of Yingzhou are determined to fight with us this time, but we are not as good as them in terms of troops or warships, and we are bound to fight a very difficult battle. Liu Renliang frowned and looked at the warships in Yingzhou that marked the number, and everyone's faces were very ugly. The group of soil buns in Yingzhou can be said to have grasped the biggest weakness of the Shenwu Army this time, Yizhou's troops are insufficient, and the naval strength of the Shenwu Army is not very strong.
Zheng Chenggong pointed to the battle map and said to Zheng He: "Marshal, now our army is inferior to the group of natives in Yingzhou in all aspects, we don't have many soldiers, and our combat effectiveness at sea is not very strong, not to mention that our warships are far inferior to Yingzhou's warships, our only advantage may be our Warcraft combat troops, but the number is too small, I am afraid it will be difficult to turn things around in this war." ”
"What are our chances of winning if we let go of the coastline and fight the enemy on the shore?"
"Bacheng, if you want to give up the coastline, as long as they attack from my Nanyang line, at least I can guarantee that they can't break through the Nanyang line, of course, I want the full cooperation of your naval non-commissioned officers. Just when the generals were about to answer, a majestic voice came in from outside the big tent, and then everyone saw Zhu Wenzheng striding in. Zhu Wenzheng arched his hand towards the generals, walked quickly to the handsome platform, and stood on Zheng He's left hand.
"Now I have 50,000 troops in Nanyang City, and I still have 30,000 troops to mobilize on the front line of Nanyang City, I can form a solid defense line on the front line of Nanyang, but the enemy's strength is as many as millions, that is to say, the entire Yizhou line will become their target of attack, I need you to attract their combat power to the front line of Nanyang City. Zheng He gestured to Zhu Wenzheng, and Zhu Wenzheng took over the command as a matter of course and said loudly to the generals.
"There is still General Pang Juan guarding the front line in Chengdu, if the Yingzhou people land from the front line of Chengdu to attack the inland of Yizhou, I am afraid it will not be so easy. Zheng He pointed to the military map and said to Zhu Wenzheng, Pang Juan and Zhu Wenzheng were originally the backers arranged by Guo Jia to deal with the Hai Clan, but they didn't expect that they didn't wait for the Hai Clan but waited for the Yingzhou people.
Zhu Wenzheng shook his head and said: "No, most of the troops in General Pang Juan's hands are new troops, I don't doubt the combat effectiveness of this army, but they will definitely not attack from Chengdu, the terrain around Chengdu is not suitable for large-scale troops, they come with a large army, they will definitely attack Yizhou with a thunderous force, and there is only one place suitable for them to attack, that is our Nanyang line, of course, they have landed on a lot of places, so I need you to attract all their attention to the Nanyang line and hand it over to me to deal with." ”
"As for how your navy fights, I have no right to interfere. (To be continued......)