In half a year, while the empire spent a lot of manpower and material resources to renovate the road from Eastern Samoa to Bomashan Military Camp, Nan'an City also successfully built Bomashan Military Camp into a medium-sized fortress. The coastal area changed almost from the beginning. It became the main battlefield of the second southwest campaign launched by the empire. One hundred thousand troops gathered in the coastal area and 70,000 Nan'an garrison launched a fierce offensive and defensive battle here. This time, the well-prepared imperial army not only carried a complete offensive The city's equipment and equipment are no longer a worry. The Imperial Navy has also gathered in Eastern Samoa, together with the Nan'an and Sikkim navies.
Skirmishes continued offshore.
Huangfu Tiancheng's Tiger Guard Corps acted as the vanguard of this attack. This was Huangfu Tiancheng's initiative. Although he knew that the Bomasan Military Camp had been turned into a fortress due to the efforts of the Nan'an people, Huangfu Tiancheng still asked to accept this. One task. This was originally a feint attack, but it was a very realistic performance. Except for the corps-level officers, even the division-level officers did not know that this was just a secondary battlefield, or even a performance ground. The real performance was still far away. has not started.
The Bomashan Fortress was built on the original military camp. But after it became clear that the empire and Nan'an would eventually have a battle, the Nan'an city-state also painstakingly expanded the Bomashan Military Camp into a fortress form and stationed 70,000 troops here. Thirty thousand of them are mercenaries from Sikkim, which shows how much they value this place.
Taking advantage of the fact that the monsoon has not completely disappeared, the Tiger Guards launched wave after wave of offensives under the Bomashan Fortress. Although Bomashan has become a fortress, the terrain limits it that this upgraded product can never become a real fortress. Strong, and the empire’s overall strength at this time is superior
The situation gradually began to show, and a steady stream of siege equipment and long-range strike weapons were transported from the rear, from fire dragon cannons to poisonous smoke bombs. From mobile arrow towers to ramming vehicles, from multi-attack bed vehicles to storm crossbows, a series of new tricks developed by the Science and Technology Development Department have become the testing ground for the Tiger Guard Corps.
A very beautiful counterattack between the Nan'an Army and the Sikkim Army made the Storm Crossbow famous. Taking advantage of the Tiger Guard Army's failure to attack and retreat, the Sikkim Army and the Nan'an Army, who had always hoped to show off their glory, jointly launched the most powerful attack since the war began. In a sharp counterattack, 20,000 assault troops chased after them, but they did not expect to be blocked by a group of ambushed storm crossbows. In just five minutes, 3,000 crossbows fired 100,000 crossbow bolts. The unprepared coalition forces left 12,000 corpses in this counterattack. The stormy crossbow arrows caused the coalition forces that were about to rush to the crossbow attack camp to finally be defeated. The new weapons showed their infinite power.
While the fierce battle was still going on under the Bomashan Fortress, there was also a bloody storm under the Kuruk Fortress. The Ninth Corps and the Fourth Corps, which had been fully replenished, also took turns to attack the Kuruk Fortress armed with various advanced equipment. Launched a fierce offensive and received support from the Western Samoa Army.
The army's strength here has increased to 80,000. Although it relies on sufficient troops and steep terrain to take the initiative, the emperor's endless new weapons and tactics also frightened the coalition generals guarding Kuruk Fortress. Trembling with fear, the Fourth Army and the Ninth Army, which came with the intention of avenging their past humiliation, relied on their superior strength, abundant attack methods, and rainbow-like momentum. A war song of blood and fire was composed on the walls of Kuruk Fortress.
Nan'an Town has become a huge military camp. Densely packed camps are dotted all around Nan'an Town. The Sikkim Army crossing the Sikkim Strait is constantly being replenished from here. Nan'an Town has become the busiest place for transporting military supplies. Troops of different numbers from various regions are here.
Gather together and then rush to the front line according to the orders of the headquarters.
The entire shipping route east of the Sikkim Strait has been completely suspended, but ships from the western mainland can still dock at Nan'an Port, but they need to undergo strict inspections. A group of ships from the Adria Bay of the western mainland arrived at the port strangely slowly. Shore, Harbor Guard has completed inspections. And a flag was sent to the guard tower on the pier to allow the ship to enter the port.
"Finally passed the customs. I wonder if the Brennan has passed?" The strong man who had been observing the bow of the ship still had his eyes fixed on the inspection boat that was retreating away.
"There shouldn't be a problem. Yozi has been weathered for a long time. Although his Raniya is a bit awkward, I think the officials who inspect ships at the harbor are not even as good as him, let alone want to learn from their accent. What was found? These guys didn't behave particularly abnormally. If they were really found out, how dare these guys be so relaxed and comfortable? Even if they were given money, they wouldn't dare to ask for it." Another person A man hiding in the darkness responded.
"Hmm. I hope so." The strong man slowly looked back until he was sure that the inspection boat had disappeared. "It's a pity that this boat of olive oil has to be given to the Nan'an people even though they know it will be burned.
"Hmph, as long as the mission can be completed, not to mention one boat of oil, even two more boats are worth it." The man hiding in the dark seemed to stretch his body, "Let the brothers be patient a little longer and wait until night before launching into the water and landing."
"No problem. The breathing passage is very smooth. I just went to check it again. It's been here for several days. Why can't I bear it for a while?" A look of pride appeared on the strong man's face. "Winning or losing depends on this one move. This is what we're doing." "Tiger Thorn' has fired the first shot of the battle, and whether we can stand firm or not depends on this battle."
"Well, this mission can only succeed or not fail. I heard that the Navy is also following the example of our Army in forming a special force. It is said that it has a name, called 'Dragon Scale'. It seems that it is also trying to compare with us. Hehe, Enter the Dragon and the Tiger. , if you want to prove yourself, you have to look at your own performance.
We must not lose the prestige of our army. "The man in the dark bared his teeth, but his tone was very confident.
"Huh, how long has it been since their navy was established? The marines are all reorganized from the surrendered troops that our army does not want. How can they still ride on our heads?" The muscular man was a little disdainful.
"Don't underestimate them. The Dragon Scales were established not much later than us. Their naval commander is also a powerful figure. They were all formed by elites selected from the Marine Corps. And most of those who were demoted to the army were also It turns out that some hard characters in the Tanghe Empire, although their overall strength is definitely not as good as ours, they also have strengths in some special areas." The man in silence shook his head slightly and did not completely agree with his colleagues' views, "Of course They can't predict ahead of us yet, but if we don't work hard and make progress, it's possible that the Navy will overwhelm us."
Seeing that the muscular man was a little unconvinced and wanted to argue, the man in the darkness waved his hand and said: "Okay, this is not the time to argue about this issue. It's time to get down to business. The signal has been sent over there."
This three-masted sailing ship from the Adriatic Gulf entered Nan'an Port easily. No one thought that this ordinary three-masted sailing ship would have any problems. From the crew identity certificate to the ship verification document, From the tender oil delivered by the sailing ship to the delivery of the goods to the mortgagee, this batch of goods was even an official order from the Nan'an city-state ruling government. Everything was normal. Although the East was in a state of war, it was protected by the powerful Sikkim Navy and Nan'an Navy. , the poor fleet of the Tang Dynasty did not have the courage to break through the defense line and come here.
Manuel has always been a little uneasy, but he has never been able to find the reason for his uneasiness. As the military commander of the Sikkim Army, his arrival naturally took over the former commander-in-chief of the Nan'an Army and became the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces. Today, the entire South Nearly 200,000 troops on the front line were under his command, but he didn't feel any pride or excitement. This feeling was very bad. Manuel knew this, but he couldn't find the reason.
It stands to reason that the current situation is not bad. Although the Tang Army launched a very fierce offensive in the coastal area, judging from the response of the Bomashan Fortress, in addition to the fact that the Tang Army's new weapons and tactics did cause some damage to itself, the Tang Army The combat effectiveness of the army known as the Tiger Guards was not as strong as expected. At least in the bloody and brutal city wall attack and defense battle, the army's performance was average, especially when faced with the tenacious defense of the coalition forces. It seems easy to get discouraged.
However, the Bomashan Fortress is the throat of the coastal area, and the fortress is not perfect. It is just a reconstruction of a military camp. Worried that the Tang army was deliberately showing weakness, and the coalition forces also paid a considerable price there, Manuel also walked towards Boma An additional 20,000 Sikkim reinforcements were sent to the mountain fortress.
The pressure faced by the Kuruk Fortress is obviously much greater. Maybe the Tang Army realized that there is little chance of breaking through the Bomashan Fortress. Maybe they want to attack the east and west. Maybe the Kuruk Fortress is easier for the Tang Army to attack one after another. The advantage of the city's weapons and equipment. In short, the offensive launched by the Tang Army in Kuruk Fortress was more crazy than that of Bomashan Fortress, and more troops were invested. However, the strength of Kuruk Fortress was not in vain. If the Tang Army wanted to break Kulu It is not easy to conquer the fortress, not to mention that he has left 30,000 reserve troops in the Kuruk Fortress.
Manuel has never been able to figure out why Tang Army coach Liang Chongxin was unwilling to put the First Army, known as the First Army of the Tang Dynasty, into battle. Instead, he placed it in Balia on the northern front. Could it be that he was afraid that Suleiman's army would take advantage of the opportunity? Rush eastward? I still hope to come and meet the Allied forces on the northern front.
A knightly duel-like battle to reverse the Tang Army's last defeat? Is the reputation of the Night Rose so terrifying? At this time, Manuel couldn't help but feel a hint of jealousy.