The combination of infantry and artillery coordination and cavalry coordination really overwhelmed the resting defenders in the fortress. At this moment, the rest of the defenders could not do anything except retreat in various hiding points of the fortress to avoid the artillery fire of the Han army.

There is actually more than one fortress resting on the southern shore of the Strait of Hormuz, and the two generals, Gan Ning and Ma Chao, personally led the team to attack only the most critical one. In other places, they are actually in a similar situation at this time.

As mentioned earlier, Lu Ren adopted the advice of Zhou Yu and others, and the strategy of first taking the south shore and then thinking about the north shore of the Persian Gulf was adopted, and a considerable number of land forces were mobilized for this purpose, so at this time there were enough land forces to attack several fortresses on the south bank of Anxi at the same time. In addition, Lu Ren's active attraction of local Arab forces also played a significant role at this time, at least these Arabs were very good guides for Lu Ren's troops in military operations, and in this "Arabian wilderness", the importance of guides needless to say.

In short, the situation at this time is that several fortresses on the southern shore of the Strait of Hormuz have been attacked by Lu Ren at the same time, and because the troops in Hassan Ke's hands were transferred by Kasi Yili under Lu Ren's series of tricks, resulting in a shortage of troops in these fortresses, so at this time, these fortresses were basically overwhelmed by Lu Ren's attack, and they could only barely hold the fortress at the same time. Pray that Hassan Kein, or a few other forts on the south bank, will send reinforcements.

By the way, after Hassan was transferred half of the forces at hand by Kasili, he repeatedly weighed the existing forces mainly on the north bank, and the troops on the south bank were a little small.

Hassan had no choice but to do this, because the fortress on the southern shore of the Strait of Hormuz was outside the "Arabian wilderness", and the relationship between the rest and the Arab powers at that time was not very good. Supposedly in this case, Hassan should have left more troops on the south bank, but here it is necessary to consider that the establishment of a fortress on the south bank of the Strait of Hormuz will make the Arab powers think at the political and military level. To put it simply, it will be the kind of thinking that "you people come to our Arabs' doorstep to build a military fortress, what do you want to do", which will naturally make the Arab forces unhappy and even feel dangerous...... This kind of thing, whoever is afraid of it will think that it is very dangerous, right?

Hassan knows these things. If this were changed at another time, Hassan Ke would not have bothered to pay attention to those Arab forces at that time, so what would happen to your Arab forces who were unhappy? Lao Tzu led the troops over and beat you down, and there will be nothing to do. It's just that the current situation, where does Hassan Que allow him to be so arrogant? Therefore, Hassan tried to communicate with the Arab forces, but the results of the ventilation were really not good.

Because of this, Hassan did not dare to place too many troops on the south bank in the case of insufficient troops, because it would be too easy to provoke a strong backlash from the Arab forces, and in fact, the Arabs had already fallen to Lu Ren's side. And the more this is the case, the more Hassan Keyin will not dare to let it go, if it is too much, it will be a little inconvenient for the north bank to supply across the gorge on the south bank, not to mention, once there is really an accident, for example, the supply line is cut off by Lu Ren or something, then the soldiers left on the south bank will be wiped out...... Well, in a word, the resting garrison on the south bank of Hormuz at this time actually had a fate like an "abandoned son" on Hassankeyne's chessboard.

In contrast, the defenders placed on the north shore by Hassan were the focus. In any case, the north shore is within the resting territory, and the mutual coordination between the various points, as well as the related logistics and supplies, are relatively convenient. But this is not to say that Hassan Keyin does not want the South Bank, and here is still the same sentence, this is Hassan Keyin's helpless move after being transferred half of his troops by Kasili.

It was also because of the lack of troops on the south bank that Lu Ren's troops fought relatively smoothly when they launched several fortresses.

Let's not mention these for the time being, just say that now in a certain sea area on the east side of the Strait of Hormuz, Lu Ren is sitting in the cabin of the ship holding a book and reading, when suddenly someone comes in and reports: "Lord Qiqi, I have seen the cigarette news lit by General Gan!" ”

Lu Ren tilted his head, poked his head out from behind the book, nodded to the herald and motioned for him to stand back, and then his eyes drifted to Huang Zhong, a veteran who was meditating in the cabin, looking like he was stable, but in fact he had already had expectations on his face.

The veteran Huang Zhong saw Lu Ren's gaze drifting over, and his eager gaze was immediately handed to Lu Ren. However, Lu Ren did not respond to Huang Zhong immediately, but turned his gaze to Zhou Yu who was staring at the ground sand table on the other side. Zhou Yu saw Lu Ren's gaze looking at him, and after thinking about it for a while, he nodded to Lu Ren.

Lu Ren understood, and immediately smiled and said to Huang Zhong: "Old man Huang, I have always let you squat in the big tent of the Chinese army, and I think about it, I actually wronged you, so now I let you go and have a good time, old man, are you happy?" ”

Huang Zhong immediately got up and saluted Lu Ren: "The lord just commands!" ”

Lu Ren's head retracted to the back of the book: "The forward of the sea route will be handed over to you, no matter what, you have to knock down the most critical South Coast fortresses for me!" If you can't beat it...... Old man, don't blame me for Lu Ren's unsympathy when the time comes. ”

Huang Zhong immediately jumped up: "If you can't beat it, the old man will accept this white head from the lord!" ”

"Go for it!!"

"Whoa!"

After Huang Zhong walked out of the cabin quickly, Lu Rencai put down the book in his hand, turned his head and smiled at Zhou Yu and said, "Gong Jin, you don't think Old Man Huang should have a problem, right?" ”

Zhou Yu shook his head again and again: "The total number of troops Hassan Ke has placed in several fortresses on the south bank is less than 30,000, and Lu Nanhai's existing 80,000 horses and horses have almost all been taken out, and the comparison of nearly three to one forces is already an advantage." What's more, on the land side, Gan Xingba and Ma Mengqi have already firmly contained several fortresses, and at this time, let General Huang Lao attack from the sea to make up for it, I am afraid that it will be difficult to win this battle. ”

Lu Ren said: "This battle didn't let you go to the front line, but left you by my side to help me plan and command, you won't blame me, right?" I can't help it, because when it comes to the dispatch and command of the battle, I, Lu Ren, really don't have that piece of material, so I have to leave you Zhou Gongjin by my side to help me keep an eye on it. ”

Zhou Yu also smiled: "Lu Nanhai has said it. In fact, to have the opportunity to command such a big battle is quite satisfying in my heart. ”

Lu Ren said: "Okay, from now on, you help me directly command, and I, a person who doesn't know much, is here to help you calm down, and don't interfere with anything, so as not to cause you trouble." ”

Zhou Yu hugged his fist to Lu Ren: "Sincerely!" Yu thanked him first. But Lu Nanhai, as soon as this battle starts, do you really care about anything? ”

Lu Ren also picked up the book again at this time: "How can it!" This battle is not fought well, but it is directly related to many things in the future, how can I really do it without asking anything? I won't interfere with you in the matter of commanding in battle, but I have my own way to influence the situation of the battle from other aspects. ”

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows: "For example?" ”

Lu Ren said: "The Sassanid family doesn't need to send news there. They are near Parsis on the northern shore of the Persian Gulf, and it will probably not take a day for the Sassanids to learn about the fight here. In the past, the Sassanid family was thinking about calculating me with such a heart, but I was forced to start an incident in advance, so I especially hope that my main army can come over sooner. Now that my main army has arrived, do you think their mad dog behavior in Palsis will intensify or will they rein in a little? ”

Zhou Yu said: "Even if you want to restrain a little, it is unlikely. Lu Nanhai, as soon as the battle here starts, Kasi Yili will naturally be anxious to transfer back that half of the troops. If the Sassanid family reins in a little at this time, it may be possible to let Kasili temporarily stop the clearing of the Parsis region, so as to transfer half of the troops back to deal with you Lu Nanhai, and the Sassanid family will be able to fulfill their previous wish to let Lu Nanhai and Kasili fight for both sides.

"But now Hassan Ke is putting the main force on the north shore, which is obviously a posture of guarding the door of rest, and it is not easy for you to attack Lu Nanhai, in other words, you can buy Kass Eli time to solve the internal problems first. At this time, if Lu Nanhai delays the offensive for some reason, wouldn't the temporary restraint of the Sassanid family be no different from tying up one's hands and feet? Therefore, as long as the people of the Sassanid family are a little smarter, then they should grab as much capital as possible at this critical time, so that they can make their own capital more, and secondly, they can cooperate with you Lu Nanhai to rest safely, and their Sassanid family will be completely alive.

"Compared to uncertain factors, such as Lu Nanhai's defeat and retreat due to their non-cooperation, then in the end, wouldn't their Sassanid family have to face the entire army of rest? Therefore, as long as they are smarter, they will try their best to steer the battle in their favor, so as long as they are smarter, they will do their best to do things in the Palsis area at this time, and help Lu Nanhai contain half of Cassey's troops. Then again, they made such a effort at this critical time, so they could only ask Lu Nanhai for benefits when they turned around, right? ”

Lu Ren smiled and nodded: "Yes, Gongjin, what you think is similar to what I imagined, so we have to fight this battle well, otherwise it is not easy to say whether the Sassanid family will do their best." Also......"

Saying that, Lu Ren slapped the wind a few times with the book in his hand: "In addition to the Sassanid family, the Roman side is also currently in a wait-and-see attitude, so whether we have a good battle here is also related to whether the Roman side will launch an offensive in the Armenian region." Gongjin, you may not know that my Xiaolan is now in Rome, and she has long been annoyed by those messy Roman nobles, and she has told me several times that she wants to come back early! ”

Zhou Yu raised his eyebrows: "Really?" Then we have to let our Lan girl come back from Rome as soon as possible, so as not to cheapen those Roman nobles. Speaking of which, it's really been a long time since I've watched Miss Lan's singing and dancing. ”

Lu Ren smiled: "When Xiaolan comes back, she will be able to see it." So Gong Jin, let's fight this battle well! ”

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When Lu Ren and Zhou Yu seemed to be chatting in the cockpit, the fortress on the south bank of the rest was already in chaos. And just when the defenders of Anxi fired back in a panic to prevent the Han army outside the city from taking advantage of the situation to attack the city, someone suddenly exclaimed: "There is a fleet on the sea!" It's the fleet!! ”

"Fleet!? Is it Hassan Keyin's reinforcements!? ”

"No, that's not right! Wrong direction! It's a fleet from the southeast!! It's the Han army, it's the fleet of the Han people!! ”

"What!?"

As said, the fleet that is coming over now is the forward fleet led by Huang Zhong. The veteran Huang Zhong was standing on the command platform of the flagship at this moment, holding a telescope and carefully watching the situation here in the fortress. After reading it, the veteran Huang Zhong laughed and ordered: "Order all ships to fire with all their strength according to their battle positions and gun positions aimed at the fortress!" He's meowing, if anyone dares to be lazy, I'll cut him first, old man! ”

Just after this order was given, more than 100 warships of the forward fleet sailed to their combat positions, the gun windows were opened, the muzzles of the guns were pushed out of the windows, and in a muffled sound, the shells were fired at the fortress like a storm.

These shore-based fortresses were originally mainly used to defend against sea routes, and the artillery fire on the sea surface was actually not bad, but the problem was that they were previously restrained by the offensive on the land-based side, and the fortress was already in chaos, and the fortress guards were somewhat unable to command, so it was difficult to organize personnel to fight back against ships on the sea at this time.

"Order all ships to fire with all their strength according to their combat positions and gun positions aiming at the fortress!! He's meowing, if anyone dares to be lazy, I'll cut him first, old man! ”

Just after this order was given, more than 100 warships of the forward fleet sailed to their combat positions, the gun windows were opened, the muzzles of the guns were pushed out of the windows, and in a muffled sound, the shells were fired at the fortress like a storm.

These shore-based fortresses were originally mainly used to defend against sea routes, and the artillery fire on the sea surface was actually not bad, but the problem was that they were previously restrained by the offensive on the land-based side, and the fortress was already in chaos, and the fortress guards were somewhat unable to command, so it was difficult to organize personnel to fight back against ships on the sea at this time.