As early as the time when the officers and soldiers were encircled and suppressed for the first time, because they were not sure about the future trend of Xia Nan, Qian Youyu hesitated for a while and missed the great opportunity to put in the service. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoWith Xia Nan's upward momentum, it is definitely not that titles such as general guerrilla will stop, the future can be described as ambitious, and serving him is far better than being an idle master.

Xia Nan said with satisfaction: "At present, the general trend is undecided, you are still your master first, and for the time being, you need to pass on the news to me at the county office." ”

"Obey the order!"

Wu Mingjin went to Zhaoqing to report on his work according to Xia Nan's arrangement. Xia Nan gathered all the people who were involved in the war and discussed how to deal with the invasion of the army, but Sun Yuanhua was left out - after all, he was fighting with the imperial court, and everyone was embarrassed to let him participate.

After reading this strategy, Sima De said: "The fifteen-thousand-strong army, with 6,000 soldiers, are still the main force of each standard battalion. ”

Wei Lianheng judged from the quality of the soldiers: "In addition to the expulsion of Penghu Hongmao during the Apocalypse, in fact, the Guangdong battalion has been peaceful for a long time, and it is limited in strength than the guards. ”

Huang Hansheng sighed: "It's a pity that there are few people in Qiongzhou, and it is too difficult to recruit suitable soldiers. ”

"You might as well take a closer look at the offensive line in the strategy: organize a large army to cross the sea, assemble at Qiongshan, attack by land, the Guangdong Naval Division will act on the camera, and the Qiongzhou Baishazhai Naval Division Tang Yunwen is responsible for blocking the waterway, what does this mean?" Xia Nan asked.

Sima De immediately understood: "Give up the direct attack of the sailors, cross the sea with great difficulty, and then set off from Qiongshan, mainly attacking by land...... It means that they are afraid of our warships and think that we are not good at land warfare? ”

"Exactly. The article refers to us as pirates and is entrenched in the area of Bosuke, indicating that they believe that we are not capable of capturing the county and are only good at naval warfare. ”

Wei Lianheng also picked up the conversation: "In fact, the naval division has not yet formed enough combat power, and now we are stronger in land warfare." However, there is a huge disparity in the number of people, and if you really want to start fighting, you will definitely suffer heavy losses. Why don't you give up land warfare and attack its weakness with a naval division? He experienced the battle with Xia Nan, who was afraid of the division of the army and lured the officers and soldiers to face each other head-on, using their strengths and avoiding their weaknesses, which was the same idea.

Sima De muttered: "But they don't want to fight us at sea, and the opponent doesn't accept your moves, what should we do?" ”

Xia Nan smiled: "I will only go all the way by relying on a few roads." Regardless of whether he accepts the move or not, I still play according to my routine. ”

He asked William: "The enemy has three hundred ships, the tonnage is not large, and they are all transport ships that have no ability to resist, what kind of results can you achieve if you attack them?" ”

William rubbed his hands: "Now that our five battleships have formed combat effectiveness, if they are fully manned, at the speed of that kind of hard sailing ship, unless they scatter and escape, I can sink a quarter, which is a conservative estimate." If we can have ten ships, we can sink half of them. ”

Everyone suddenly realized that they all understood Xia Nan's train of thought: before the large army transport fleet arrived in Qiongshan, they would directly attack the fleet with the advantage of strong ships and artillery. The transport fleet had no power to fight back, they were all moving targets, the artillery bombarded it, the officers and soldiers were either killed or wounded, the luck almost sank the ship directly, the whole ship saw the dragon king, and the rest of the ships that were not shelled might flee back to Guangdong, so how many would be left to land in Qiongshan? At most, three or four out of ten reach Qiongshan.

Lin Weiye muttered: "It's too ferocious...... he can make up the scene of the turtle-fast fortune ship facing a powerful artillery attack, the sea is not better than the land, and the speed of the ship is slower than the opponent, there is nowhere to hide, there is no way to escape, and he can only watch the shells bombard, calling the sky and the earth not spiritual.

This enhanced version of the "half-crossing" battle plan was approved by everyone, and the next step was to finalize the details.

William, the only official naval officer and an authority on naval warfare, analyzed: "This plan is wonderful, and the only difficulty is to accurately determine the traces of the other side. If you stay on the periphery of the island and the distance is too close, even if you sink a few ships, the rest of the ships will have a chance to dock, and the expected effect will not be achieved; If they stay at the mouth of the sea and attack too early, they will flee back to the port, and they will not achieve the desired results. The best place to do this is in the middle of the channel, and whether they flee back or rush forward, we'll have plenty of time to attack one by one! ”

Xia Nan asked: "Can we use the clipper for reconnaissance and guiding the attack?" ”

Charles praised, "I think that's a good idea!" ”

William nodded: "There is no more suitable vessel than a clipper for such a task." We can arrange clippers at each other's mouth to the sea, and when the fleet appears, we can follow them. When they reached the center of the strait, they took advantage of their speed and were the first to reach near our harbor and lead the fleet to attack. ”

Wei Lianheng said: "Since everything is arranged at sea, then it must also be arranged on land." There are as many as 300 officers and soldiers, and it is impossible to annihilate them all, and a considerable number of them will certainly be able to reach Qiongshan, and land battles cannot be avoided. ”

Xia Nan nodded: "This is natural, we must be fully prepared for both sea and land." ”

He weighed it and said: "This battle, the scale is far greater than the last time, we must have enough confidence, but also have detailed arrangements. I decided that William was solely responsible for this naval attack; On land, Huang Hansheng was in charge of combat command, Huang Mengjia cooperated, and Wei Lianheng also participated. ”

When everyone heard this, they were quite surprised. These people under Xia Nan, William came from the emerging maritime power of Britain, and he was the only person with actual combat experience at sea, so it was logical for him to command the battle at sea in a unified manner. But the escort team has always been trained and commanded by Huang Hansheng, Yang Youji is the role of the captain of the personal army, Wei Lianheng is a general who joined halfway, and has never participated in the training and combat of the escort team.

Xia Nan looked at the expressions on everyone's faces and explained, "You don't have to speculate on anything. Everyone has their own strengths, and the escort team is trained by Han Sheng, and commanding the battle is naturally like an arm. However, this time the number of officers and soldiers and the complexity of the encirclement and suppression were far greater than those of the last time, and the situation on the battlefield was changing rapidly. And Wei Lianheng was born as a hereditary military general, and from the last battle with the Weisuo army, it can be seen that he has a quick mind and can capture fighters, if it weren't for the fact that the official army was too weak, his plan would have made us fall into passivity. I want to give him this chance and prove myself. ”

(To be continued.) )