Above the East China Sea, war was raging at this time. After careful planning, He Bugui finally took action against the Eastern Japanese Kamesaburo tribe that was roaming the Yangzhou Road sea area.
In this battle, He Bugui gathered all 180 battleships of the Jiaolong Legion and nearly 70,000 soldiers. While the main force of Kato Takashi was still near the mouth of the river, he suddenly appeared in the Yangzhou Road sea area with the help of the sudden southwest wind.
Before Ogame Saburo could recover, he was already surrounded by the dragon army.
Dagui Saburo is an old Japanese pirate from the East China Sea. Fighting tough battles is not his strong point, but he is best at sneak attacks and retreats. However, He Bugui came from the oldest water warfare family in the Qingfeng Empire and grew up on the water.
, although he was only twenty years old, he had lived on the East China Sea for at least ten years. He was already familiar with the Japanese pirates' combat skills. Prepared versus unprepared, 70,000 versus 20,000, if the Japanese pirates were still allowed to fight,
Kamesaburo ran away, so why would he hang around in the East China Sea in the future?
"Shu Lan, you lead your main fleet and give Ogui Saburo the final blow. The battle must be resolved within an hour!" He Bugui said in a deep voice.
A quiet young general next to him responded solemnly, turned around and climbed to the middle of the mast, grabbed a cable, and swung from He Bugui's flagship to the
On his own battleship.
He Bugui looked at the young man expressionlessly, with a flash of admiration in his eyes. He had four naval commanders under his command. Cui Le and Jin Shan had only followed He Huairen for forty years, and they were accomplished in water warfare.
It is even worse than He Bugui, but they are old people of the He family, so Wei He Bugui's fate is from him. The other two are Wu Zhou, who was born in the Zhang family in Huaishui, and the weak man in front of him.
Shu Lan like a scholar.
Shu Lan, the only general among Qingyun Qianqi who served as a naval officer. This man was originally a soldier of Tianyi. Later, after Zhang Yuewan sent 10,000 naval officers as a betrothal gift to Hetao, God sent him to the navy as a captain.
Lieutenant.
Although he is a cavalryman, Shu Lan is still very talented in water warfare. At least the thirty warships under his command are no worse than the other three. This man is a good hand in water warfare and has a deep understanding of water.
But what He Bugui values more is his martial arts. It is said that he has been trained by Luo Xiang for a long time. Although he does not know the depth of his strength, he has never been injured in the army for so long. Last time, in He
When Tanakagawa, a famous Japanese pirate from the East, was duel, Shu Lan even split his opponent in half with an axe.
Considering his background and loyalty to Haotian, He Bugui knew very well the significance of Shu Lan's existence. The sea was not as good as on land. A general like He Bugui who was well versed in the sea and had a high military morale, if he did not have enough
If there are sanctions, then it is very likely to become a country on the sea. What kind of person is Luo Xiang, how can he let himself get what he wants? If he really has evil intentions, then this Shu Lan will be his fatal blow.
But He Bugui didn't care. If Hetao was really so relieved about him, then he wouldn't be worried. After all, the generals in Hetao were basically the direct descendants of Haotian. Here, the direct descendants meant that they followed Haotian before the Battle of Hukou.
The person who is fighting. He has no foundation in the Hetao. If it were not for his outstanding talent in water warfare, there is no way he would be so reused. Moreover, there is Zhang Yuewan in the Hetao, and her attainments in water warfare are as good as mine.
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What he thinks about now is just to wipe out the Eastern Japanese people. As for the future, whether he will remove his armor and return to the fields or continue to guard the sea is not an issue he is considering now. He is not keen on power, and he also believes that Haotian is not that kind of person.
A cunning rabbit is a person who is cooked by lackeys. When the East China Sea is completely calm, should he set sail and explore a more distant world, or should he stay in the countryside and live the life he longs for as an ordinary person?
Ogamesaburo was struggling to support himself, but when Shu Lan's fleet entered the battle, Ogamesaburo finally collapsed. Under He Bugui's encirclement and suppression of the 20,000 navy, not a single one escaped. This man who has been traversing the East China Sea for more than ten years
The old Japanese pirate, unwilling to be captured in the end, resolutely set fire to the battleship and burned himself to death.
He Bugui was speechless. He wanted to cut off the head of Ogui Saburo to pay tribute to the hundreds of thousands of soldiers of the original Jiaolong Legion, but in the end he chose to respect his opponent. Ogui Saburo was cruel and murderous and had no humanity.
But as a soldier, he did not insult his integrity. The most important thing is that he stood on the standpoint of his nation, and he was not wrong.
After wiping out the big turtle Saburo, He Bugui did not plan to stay here anymore, but set sail to go along the river. The last time the Jiaolong Legion docked for supplies was three months ago in Shouzhou, Huai River. Since that time,
The Jiaolong Legion went all the way north and repeatedly fought against the Japanese. The territory along the way was not their own and their allies' territory, so they could not get sufficient supplies. Many times, the Jiaolong Legion relied on looting the naval base of the Japanese to supply supplies. Now, the battle
It's time for the Dragon Legion to take a rest after such a long time.
As soon as he arrived at Shouzhou port, He Bugui received shocking news. Pu Zhicheng sailed a fire boat down the river and severely damaged the Song and Li navy.
He Bugui frowned, looked at the bustling Shouzhou Port, and said in a deep voice: "Zhu Tun, contact your soul-eaters immediately, this general wants to know every detail of this battle in the shortest possible time.
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A skinny man next to him hurriedly left. He was Soul Eater's liaison stationed in the Dragon Legion and was responsible for liaison matters between the two parties.
Cui Le took a step forward and said, "Young Marshal, is there something wrong?"
He Bugui nodded: "There is something wrong. I have never been in contact with the Song family navy, so I don't know much about their strength. However, Qinchuan and Li Fengcheng are the rising stars of the Li family. Among Li Xiaomo's cousins, he is considered very talented.
One of them, this man is generous, heroic and courageous. He is one of the top figures among the second generation of Qinchuan. He took charge of the Qinchuan Navy at the age of eighteen and has achieved quite good results over the years. Park Zhicheng should not be
He must be good at water warfare, otherwise he would have broken through the Xijiang defense line long ago. It is not so easy to severely damage the navy led by Li Fengcheng himself."
Cui Le understood something. He, like Jin Shan, was a typical general. When it came to using their brains, they were not good at it. Instead, Shu took all his thoughts aside.
He Bugui's heart moved and he couldn't help but ask: "Shu Lan, what do you think?"
"My subordinates feel that something is wrong. In the past, every time we came to Huai River for supplies, the Huai River Navy had already received the news and prepared the corresponding supplies. Shouzhou is the base of the Huai River Navy, and General Zhang Cangzong has been there for a long time.
He is stationed here. He has always had a good relationship with us in the Hetao, and he comes to greet him every time. Why didn't he show up this time? Moreover, we also need to get off the ship to coordinate the supplies." Shu Lan said slowly.
After Cui Le and Jin Shan heard what Shu Lan said, they also thought it was true, but they still opened their mouths and said, "Is it possible that General Zhang was busy and did not come in person?"
Shu Lan shook his head and said, "Probably not. If General Zhang really has something to do, he will ask someone to stay here and contact us."
Jinshan said: "Then do you think it is because of the defeat of the Li family navy that General Zhang was worried that Pu Zhicheng would take the opportunity to cross the river and specially led the navy to go west?"
He Bugui smiled. The three aristocratic families used to work together when fighting against the imperial court. However, since the decline of Qingfeng and the Song family's disloyalty, the three aristocratic families have separated. Moreover, the Li family is in Hezhou City and the Song family is in Bai.
There were heavy troops stationed in the imperial city, and Pu Zhicheng had no navy. It would be extremely difficult for him to cross the river.
Zhu Tun came back soon, but his news was not accurate. Park Zhicheng's army was suppressing the river. In order to prevent the situation from happening again when the Holy Sect of Paradise forcibly crossed the river, the Li family put all areas along the river under warning.
Even the soul-eating spies couldn't figure out the specific situation. It's just that the Li family still underestimated Park Zhicheng after all, and as a result, most of the 30,000 navy troops were burned down.
"So, the loss of the Li family navy is not clear?" He Bugui asked, pacing back and forth.
"The Soul Eater carefully observed the charred ship planks, masts and other items going down the river, and confirmed that the Li family navy had indeed suffered heavy damage. However, the specific situation is indeed unclear." Zhu Tun said cautiously.
He Bugui shook his head and said: "I don't blame you for this. After all, if the Li family deliberately blocked it, it would be really difficult to find out the news. Shu Lan, ordered the following officers and men to be loose outside and tight inside, to maintain combat status at all times, and to return to the ship immediately after the supplies are completed.
There cannot be any exceptions. Zhu Tun, please notify Soul Eater and ask them to do their best to investigate the situation in Shouzhou City."
At Juyong Pass, Hetao's long-planned attack finally launched. Under Dugu's personal leadership, more than 100,000 Hetao infantry launched a frantic offensive on the several-mile-long attack front of Juyong Pass. The Hetao cavalry also lost no time in attacking the city wall.
Shoot downwards and upwards to relieve the pressure on the infantry.
This is the first time that Juyongguan has been attacked from the south since the establishment of the Qingfeng Empire. Due to innate factors, the defensive power of the southern wall of Juyongguan is far inferior to that of the northern wall. However, the four major passes of the Great Wall are not child's play.
In addition, there were more than 100,000 defenders in the city, so even though Dugu led the most elite soldiers in Hetao, the fight was still very hard. For eight days, although the trebuchets in Hetao had destroyed all the facilities on the city tower, even
They used siege engines to rush up to the city wall several times, but still could not open a gap in the wall.
"At the end of the Song Dynasty, please ask Blood Commander and Feng Commander to mobilize the cavalry more flexibly. It is best not to give the enemy troops on the tower a chance to show their presence. Zhou Jilong, go and command the trebuchets in person. Remember, concentrate all the trebuchets on the tower.
Here, be sure to break it open!" Dugu said solemnly.
Zhou Jilong left in a hurry. After a while, the sharp whistling sound of rocks piercing the sky came from the southwest corner of the city gate. Just by listening to the sound, he knew that at least hundreds of trebuchets were working at the same time.
The city walls of Juyongguan are all made of large bluestones. It is said that in order to build this magnificent pass, the Han Empire at that time sacrificed the lives of at least 100,000 captives. Later, in order to resist the attacks of the northern Hulu, the Central Plains Empire
Sparing no effort to continue to strengthen this great pass. The most recent reinforcement of the Qingfeng Empire was about twenty years ago, and the person in charge at that time was Lin Yuanke.
It took several days, and after numerous tentative attacks, Dugu finally found the weakest part of the southern city wall of Jiayuguan. But even so, the strength of the big bluestone here far exceeded that of the vast majority of the Shenzhou.
Part of the city wall of the state capital has large bluestones weighing several tons. Even the largest trebuchet commonly used in Hetao can only leave a little mark on it after hitting it.
However, Dugu was not discouraged. After gathering several trebuchets to one point, a crack finally appeared on the city wall. With the increase in the number of trebuchets and the density of falling rocks, Dugu believed that a passage would be opened in at most two days.
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After carefully observing the battle situation in front, Dugu waved his hand, and the golden sound suddenly sounded. The attacking Yan Lege Department of the Honor Legion quickly retreated. However, before the defenders on the tower could take a rest, the Kong Du Department of the White Tiger Legion had already taken over.
After taking the position of Yan Lege, the battle is still fierce.
"Come here, let Yan Lege report the losses!" Dugu shouted coldly.
The soldiers came back soon, but Yan Lege followed behind: "My subordinates pay homage to the Commander-in-Chief."
Dugu hurriedly said: "General Yan is exempting himself from the courtesy, what is the loss to your troops?"
"About 1,200 people died in the battle, less than 300 were seriously injured, and only less than 7,000 soldiers were able to continue on the battlefield." Yan Lege replied.
A smile flashed across Dugu's face. The four famous generals of Ji Le were indeed well-deserved. Many legions in Hetao have different combat styles due to different legion commanders. For example, the Qinglong Legion in Xingeng has soldiers in it.
Most of them are famous for their frontal breakthroughs and their courage to fight tough battles, but the Fengjing Falcon Legion thinks that it is a little more cerebral in comparison.
Although the Legion of Honor and the White Tiger Legion are both infantry legions, Jiang Chenzhou is better at field battles, defeating opponents with an upright division. The White Tiger Legion is influenced by Dugu himself. Although it is extremely tough in the field, it is even more powerful.
Good at mountain warfare and siege warfare.
In these days of attacks, even the direct descendants of Dugu's White Tiger Army lost about 1,500 people in each round of attacks, and more than 60% of the soldiers died in battle. After a few days, plus the previous battle losses, Hetao
There are now only about 130,000 infantrymen left in the eighteen formations. However, Yan Lege is indeed worthy of his reputation. At the same time and with the same intensity, his loss rate can be regarded as the lowest among all.
Dugu pondered for a moment and asked: "What do you think of the morale and combat effectiveness of the defenders in the city?"
"Morale is a bit low, but the combat effectiveness should not be underestimated. It has improved greatly compared to the day we just attacked the city." Yan Lege thought for a moment and replied.