Beihaiguan, formerly the residence of the general who guarded the customs.
Masato Nei stood in front of the map like a statue for two full hours.
No matter who came to disturb him, he turned a blind eye and turned a deaf ear, as if an old monk had fallen into trance.
The military advisor next to him was a little unable to stand, and even more confused.
The North Customs is currently experiencing some difficulties, but under Masato Nei's operations, the situation has greatly improved, and it can even be said that the future is getting brighter.
Although he paid a lot of food and weapons, he finally persuaded Guoerluosi of Beixiong to go south at the right time.
In the past two days, a series of false attacks successfully attracted the enemy troops from the south of the city to the west of the city. Haneda and his fleet set sail smoothly.
As long as they meet up with General Ishikawa who is heading north and bring back enough food and manpower, they will be able to firmly hold the Beihai Pass.
As long as the Beiguan Pass is defended, the troops of Yunchui's armies can be held to a maximum extent, thereby reducing the pressure on the Sishan Islands when they attack Huayang County.
It can be said that they complement each other and achieve two goals with one stone.
"General, general?"
Masato Nei finally came to his senses, but the wrinkles on his forehead could still trap mosquitoes.
"What's up?"
"It's getting late, and you should be hungry. How about we have dinner first?"
After speaking, the military advisor waved his hand.
After a while, sumptuous meals were served in front of the two of them.
Masato Nei shrugged his nose, "Where did the beef and mutton come from?"
Since they seized Beiguan, except for the area north of the Great Wall, all other places have been sealed off by the Yunchui people.
It's been a while since this huge border town smelled of meat.
hey-hey.
The military advisor smiled proudly.
"The brothers who went north are back. This is a gift from Guo'erluosi. However, the quantity is not large and can only be used to satisfy the generals' greed."
snort!
Masato Nei reacted, and his expression became even more ugly.
They sent so many things to the north, including food and weapons, and even many strong Yunchui prisoners.
However, that bastard Gorros responded with a few broken cattle and sheep.
It really makes sense.
"I won't be hungry!"
After saying that, he turned back and stared at the map on the wall without moving for a long time.
The military advisor looked at the fragrant beef and mutton on the table and swallowed secretly, his old face wrinkled into a bitter gourd.
You are not hungry, but I am!
Of course, he only dared to keep these words in his stomach and did not dare to say them out.
"General..."
Just as he was about to speak, Masato Nei suddenly said, "Where is the fleet now? Is there any news?"
The military advisor was refreshed and quickly put aside the messy thoughts in his mind.
"General, our fleet doesn't carry much ballast, so it's the fastest way to go..."
snort!
Masato Nei glared at him angrily.
Haneda wanted to bring ballast.
Even if it's a stone, if something happens, you can at least use a trebuchet to launch it.
It's a pity that the North Customs is now empty, and even the stones on the ground have to be dug out for use. Haneda Yangxiang has no choice but to drive southward with a simple horse.
The young military advisor didn't notice the general's expression and continued talking.
"It's just that the wind in the entire North Sea is mostly easterly or southeasterly, and Haneda and the others are traveling against the wind. According to my estimation, they should be almost at the junction of Tamaki County and Jinghu County now."
After speaking, he came over and measured on the chart with a ruler, quickly marking the approximate location of the fleet.
"As for the news about the fleet, general, don't worry. As the saying goes, no news is good news. If General Haneda didn't encounter any special circumstances, he probably wouldn't have sent the letter back so quickly."
"That's best." Genjing Masato breathed a sigh of relief.
"The general is worried that our fleet will be intercepted by Yang Miao's fleet?" the young military advisor reacted.
"That's right." Genjing Masato nodded slightly.
Yamato's weapons and equipment and the quality of its soldiers are not as good as those of the East China Sea Barrier, and now they are sailing against the current, which consumes the sailors' physical strength the most.
Haneda traveled thousands of miles south. Once he met Yang Miao, who was waiting for work and was in the downwind position, Nei Masato was very worried about whether he could hold on.
"General, don't worry," the military advisor laughed and comforted, "Didn't we already have a bad relationship with the Sishan Islands?"
"Although we are in the headwind position, General Haneda has brought ten fleets. With so many warships, even if they are completely stationary, it will not be easy for Yang Miao to destroy them."
"Once General Ishikawa arrives from the Sishan Islands, they will have more ships and they will be downwind. No matter how strong Yang Miao's fleet is then, he will probably have to avoid its edge to avoid being attacked by our army from the north and the south."
Masato Nei was noncommittal and stood silently for a while before asking: "So what do you think Yang Miao will do when he comes down?"
The military advisor puffed up his chest, picked up his baton and tapped it gently on the sea outside Jiuyuan County.
"General, this is the location of Yang Miao's fleet."
After saying that, he rowed down hard and finally landed south of Dinghai Pier.
"To put it bluntly, among the more than ten countries around us, Yunchui has always been the strongest. Even their communications are far more advanced and faster than ours."
Genjing Masato's face turned dark, but he didn't say anything and just motioned for him to continue speaking.
cough.
The military advisor cleared his throat.
"General, there is a saying in Yun Chui's art of war. In a great battle, first calculate the defeat and then calculate the victory."
"Although our General Ishikawa sent a fleet to attack Su Lan again and deliberately made a big detour to the north, my subordinates feel that the Yunchui people at this time may already know the movements of our army."
"Therefore, Yang Miao's best choice is to retreat to the south of Dinghai Pier and rely on Pinghai County to preserve his strength, so as not to become a lonely army."
Masato Nei was silent.
He stood for a while and suddenly said: "What if Yang Miao knew that there were tigers in the mountains and chose to go to the Tiger Mountains instead?"
"That's not true." The little military advisor was stunned.
Are there still people who like to die?
He quickly looked at the map.
"General, Lu Fuhai has been imprisoned by Xingji City for half a year. During this time, the East China Sea Barrier has been leaderless and has become a mess. It can be said that there is no general without troops."
"Now that he has just returned to Pinghai County, he has not had ten days and a half to sort out the conflicts between the inside and outside of the East China Sea Barrier. As for sending troops to fight, I don't know when."
"Even if Lu Fuhai forcibly sends out a fleet, I'm afraid it will only be able to deal with the imperial court's supervisors and will have little combat power."
Speaking of this, the military advisor's eyes suddenly became murderous.
"Hehe. If Yang Miao really dares to go north, then we don't have to be polite. We will directly attack him from the north and the south and eat up his group, so as to make him angry."
hehe.
Masato Nei suddenly shook his head bitterly.
"You just said that in any great battle, you should calculate your defeat first and then your victory."
"If Lu Fuhai controls the situation at the East China Sea Barrier as soon as he returns to Pinghai County, what if he can judge the whereabouts of our army in time?"
After saying that, he ignored the astonishment on the military advisor's face, took the command stick, and pulled it directly towards the junction of the North Sea and the East China Sea.
"Then our army will completely become a turtle in a urn."
"This..." The military advisor was shaken.
He quickly took a few steps back and looked at the sea map again, suddenly sweating profusely with fear.
The North Sea is extremely vast, but except for the south, the other three sides are land. It can be said to be an enlarged version of the pocket formation.
If Ishikawa Taki really follows Yang Miao to the north, and Lu Fuhai sends another letter to the south, everyone will really have no escape.
well.
Masato Nei sighed.
"Over the years, we have been living in isolation in the Sishan Islands. It is not that Lu Fuhai has not done anything, but the Sishan Islands are surrounded by the sea. Once we cannot defeat us, we can escape in any direction. No matter how strong the barrier in the East China Sea is, we can only look at the sea. Excited and sighing."
"But now..." He looked up at the map on the wall, "I hope General Ishikawa can react in time."
The military advisor was worried, "What about our fleet going south?"
I didn’t want to make the enemy too stupid, so it was quite difficult to write.
So the writing is a bit slow, but I hope every chapter is worthy of the readers who subscribe.
(End of chapter)
