Liu Xin received the report and immediately led the generals to the seaside of Asia. The white sandy beach, azure water, and a flock of seagulls hovering in the sky are indeed a good place for leisure and vacation. Just through the telescope, you can clearly see that there are thousands of sailing ships densely lined up on the opposite shore, and the upcoming battle will soon break this tranquility.
Although the navy of the Great Qin Empire is strong, it is only relatively speaking, as can be seen from the scale of these ships. Each ship of the Qin Army can carry about two hundred people at most. Excluding sailors, there are only a hundred people who can actually go ashore to fight. On the other hand, the sea ships equipped by the Han army can transport 3,000 Marines soldiers at a time, and the huge iron-clad ships can even plow directly from the Qin army warships, crushing the Qin army warships to pieces.
Liu Xin secretly said that it was a pity that if his navy were here, this battle would not be necessary at all, and hundreds of thousands of Qin troops could be killed in the sea.
Xu Huang put down his telescope and said, "Your Majesty, the Qin Army's large-scale ship will cross the sea in the near future. The final commander asks for an order to form a formation along the coast. Wait for half of the time to strike!"
Liu Xin shook his head and said, "The coast of Asia is hundreds of miles long. Where are so many soldiers? The coast is not as good as river banks or river banks. Not all places can be landed. Gongming, you send someone to check, how many are like this. Beaches. Only these places are suitable for sea boats to land on the beach."
Xu Huang arched his hand and was about to pass on the order, but he heard Ju Sui smiled and said: "General, wait a minute, Ju has already checked. There are seven suitable beaches, and Qin Jun will choose one or two to land. Your Majesty only needs to Just place heavy soldiers in these seven places!"
Huang Zhong took a step forward, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, there will be a plan at the end. You can gather all the trebuchets on the shore, and when the Qin warship approaches, throw huge rocks and sink them!"
Liu Xin stomped his feet, leaving a deep footprint on the beach, and said with a smile: "This place is so soft, the trebuchet must be deeply trapped in it, and it is difficult to manipulate. In addition, the seaside wind is so strong that it is not easy to hit the target, so why waste stone? bomb?"
The Han military equipment emphasizes standardization. Take the catapult as an example. Not only is every component produced in a standardized way, even the stone bullets used have strict regulations, which are divided into three specifications: large, medium and small. The various parts of the trebuchet keep the same size, which is convenient for maintenance, installation and disassembly, and the stone bullets of the same specification are also guaranteed to be similar in size and weight, which makes it easier for pitchers to calibrate the drop point. But the stone bullets are big and heavy after all, and it is very inconvenient to transport. The expeditionary army has a limited number of them. The previous battles have consumed a lot. The remaining Liu Xin still hopes to rely on them to attack the city of Rome. How can he be willing to waste it? On the sea.
Zhang Fei laughed and said: "Everyone has fought with Qin Jun, and they are nothing but you. Let's fight them here with real swords and guns, and push directly into the sea after killing, even saving cremation. Isn't it convenient!"
Liu Xin waved his hand and said: "The beach is soft, not to mention the cavalry. Even the infantry is not easy to rush. It is not suitable for battlefields. However, according to the news from Rome, Caracalla has used no less than 400,000 troops this time. We now have only 300,000 people left, and it is not appropriate to fight with them. We must do everything possible to preserve ourselves and kill the enemy."
Jushou nodded and said: "The minister understands, your majesty means that although the beach cannot be the main battlefield, it can be used to set traps."
Xu Huang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, the beach is soft. It's not difficult to dig some traps, but they can't last. Especially when the tide comes, the traps will be destroyed."
Liu Xin held up his telescope and watched for a long time, and then suddenly said: "To land on the beach, concealment is extremely important. The Qin Army has no fewer than a thousand ships. If you want to hide your tracks, you can only cross the sea in the foggy weather. Gongming, you can send. People first prepare for the beaches everywhere. Whenever there is heavy fog, they will dig traps on that day!"
While talking, a guard came flying over and said loudly: "Your Majesty Enlightenment, there is an emergency military situation from Parthia!"
It turned out that Arshak had been paying attention to the progress of the Han army in Daqin. After receiving the information that the Han army had penetrated into Asia, he discussed with Remitu and decided to launch an attack and cut off the Han army's food path. This long and narrow food road was originally part of Parthia's territory, and it was justified for him to send troops to take it back.
Liu Xin always thought that Parthia was weak in nature and did not dare to turn his face with Dahan. Therefore, after going deep into Da Qin territory, the soldiers of the Western Regions who were originally responsible for guarding this grain road were transferred into Da Qin territory, and the grain road's soldiers were transferred to Da Qin territory. The guard task was handed over to the old army. The old army's combat effectiveness was low, and as a result, it was successfully attacked by Arshak. In fact, even if Liu Xin didn't take the soldiers from the Western Regions Legion away, it would be difficult to preserve this food road with more than 10,000 people alone.
However, Liu Xin still felt deeply self-blame for her wrong judgment, and secretly warned herself that he should not be underestimated by any nation in the world.
After reading this emergency military situation, Liu Xin was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Gongyou, how long can our food and grass support?"
A few days ago, Guishuang and Wusun were in trouble at the same time, almost cutting off the road from Uzbeli to Kangju. Just after that matter was resolved, Parthia cut off the food road here again. Jushou also knew the seriousness of the situation. He pinched his fingers and said, "Your Majesty, our army wiped out 400,000 Daqin troops in Asia Minor, and seized a batch of grain and grass. Later, they collected some from the treasury of various countries. Adding in the food and grass donated by the countries along the way, there are still three months needed."
Liu Xin looked up at the other side, and sighed: "In other words, we only have two and a half months left. We cannot attack Rome within two and a half months. We have to retreat! We will not eliminate the invading Da Qin army. The difficulty is how to cross this strait. The three armies are told to take the enemy's ships as much as possible!"
Parthia is different from Dawan. Even if the Han army departs from Chang'an, it takes only a few days to reach Dawan day and night, but it will not take ten and a half months to reach Parthia. Moreover, for such a long road, the consumption of food and grass is also very huge. The most important thing is that the number of troops that can be deployed in Dahan's homeland is already very limited, and Ma Yun has just reported that she has ordered the use of troops against Goguryeo.
Liu Xin knew very well that Arshak wanted to fish in troubled waters. If the Han and Qin fights and loses both sides, within ten years or even decades, neither party will be able to use troops against Parthia. If the Han army is defeated, he can use this to negotiate with Daqin. If the Han army wins a complete victory, Arshak will take the initiative to open up this food road and turn to befriend the big man. It can be said that the wishful thinking is clinking.
No one can foresee what the future will be like. Liu Xin must make preparations in advance and leave enough time for herself to return to the concession. Half a month can't be less. If you really want to get to this point, Liu Xin's expedition to the west can be said to be a waste of all previous efforts, and the relationship between the big man and Parthia will also be irretrievable.
At this moment, another copy of the Flying Pigeon Handbook was delivered to Liu Xin. Zhang Ren dispatched Lei Tong and Wu Lan to lead a team of elite soldiers into Wusun territory. The Wusun people have similar habits with the Xiongnu, Xianbei and other nomads. They also live by water and grass. They are good at riding and shooting. As long as they can draw their bows, they are all qualified fighters.
However, Wusun has a small population after all. In the battle in front of the fortresses of Uzbeli and Turugert, almost half of the young and middle-aged people were lost. The cavalry of the Han army went to Mobei grassland for training many times. They were familiar with the combat methods of the nomads on the grassland, and their equipment was much better than them.
In this battle, the Han cavalry swept the entire territory of Wusun, captured Wusun King Xing Miyuan alive, and captured more than 100,000 men and women, including countless cattle, sheep and horses. It's just that the deputy Lei Tong missed the arrow in the battle and died, which was embarrassing.
Zhao Yun offered his plan: "Your Majesty, now Dawan and Wusun are all at peace. The two fortresses are worry-free for the time being and do not need heavy guards. Why not transfer the soldiers and horses from these two places to the concession, fight against the Parthians, and re-fight the Taoist Road ?"
Liu Xin groaned: "The fortifications in the concession are extremely strong and can fully withstand the Parthian attack. It can be guaranteed within a month or two. Uzbeli and Turugert each have five thousand soldiers. It is also enough. But I think that it is not the time to go to war with Parthia. On the contrary, Guishuang has repeatedly infested Kangju and Dawan, but he must not spare them lightly. The decree was passed and Zhang Ren led the army to attack Guishuang. I don’t want to occupy Guishuang’s land, but I must fight their arrogance severely. Tell Zhang Ren that a quick fight and a quick resolution are the focus of destruction. It will be difficult for Guishuang to regain his vitality within 20 years!"
The Han army began to get busy, and successively transferred to the seven beaches that Jushou had discovered in advance. According to Liu Xin's estimation, the Qin army will choose one or two of these seven beaches to launch landing operations, or may adopt a strategy of attacking the east and the west. Therefore, the movements of the Qin warships must be closely monitored.
The Foreign Affairs Office has sent some personnel to Macedonia, but the Qin Army has many sentries. It is difficult for them to approach the beach where a large number of ships are assembled, and they have no way of detecting the timing and destination of the Qin Army’s departure.
In desperation, the Han army had no choice but to adopt a stupid method. They deployed more than 300 observation posts along the coast of Asia. They gathered the telescopes of the whole army and distributed them to various observation posts. They kept staring at the ships of the Qin army day and night. .
For three consecutive days, Qin Jun did not see a trace of movement. Until the early morning of the fourth day, there was a heavy fog on the sea, and there were no people in sight thirty steps away. This was Liu Xin's prediction of the best time for the Qin army to land.
The fog is the order, and a hundred thousand Han army sweats like rain, seize the time to dig traps. Although Liu Xin believed that the Qin Army would not land on the seven beaches at the same time, he could not determine which beach the Qin Army would land on. He could only act on the seven beaches at the same time.
The fog obscured the sight of the Han army, and no one knew if the Qin army would choose to land at this time. The heavy fog also concealed the actions of the Han army, and the Qin army had no way of knowing that the Han army had set a trap on the beach. Now is a gamble.