Xiang Yan was extremely upset. He never imagined that these pirates would leave Su Kang and Xie Cang alone without fighting.
He directly abandoned the two counties and cities he was defending, gathered all the pirates, and attacked him fiercely.
How could Xiang Yan not know the pirates' intentions after fighting with them for so many years?
In addition to the fact that Xiang Yan's troops and horses are weak in combat power, the most important thing is that as long as he breaks through the fourth county city, he can directly approach Yuezhou City.
The defense of Yuezhou City is the first city in Yuezhou, but this first city must have troops to achieve maximum effectiveness.
Now, all the troops in Yuezhou have been mobilized, and there are less than two thousand troops left in Yuezhou City.
It is difficult to fully defend Yuezhou City, let alone use Yuezhou City to counterattack.
As luck would have it, the troops led by Xiang Yan are on the only way to the fourth county. If they want to break through, Xiang Yan's route cannot be bypassed.
It can only be said that Xiang Yan had calculated everything, but he never expected that these pirates would be so bold and try to break through the defense, so unfortunately they were bumped into by him.
Xiang Yan wanted to retreat with his soldiers, but he was already bitten by nearly 20,000 pirates. .
Xiang Yan is so forced that he has to risk his life. If he saves his strength to watch the show like before, I'm afraid his life will be decided here.
Xiang Yan issued a death order to his soldiers. No matter what the cost of casualties, they had to enter the fourth county.
The fighting that broke out between the two sides was the most intense. It could be said that they were running and fighting at the same time.
During this period, Xiang Yan took the lead and once came to the frontline troops to boost the morale of his soldiers.
With Xiang Yan leading by example, this kind of encouragement has had a good effect.
After nearly half an hour of fierce fighting, with about 5,000 casualties, Xiang Yan and his soldiers finally entered the fourth county.
Entering the fourth county city does not mean that the danger is lifted. If you want to attack Yuezhou City, the fourth county city is an obstacle that cannot be bypassed.
Therefore, the stubborn pirates did not choose to retreat at all because Xiang Yan entered the fourth county.
Instead, they used an even more frenzied attack to comprehensively attack the fourth county.
No wonder they are so crazy, everything is to break the situation. It can be said that the arrow is on the string and they have to take action. If they choose to retreat at this time.
At most, they can guarantee temporary safety, but when reinforcements from Su Kang and Xie Cang arrive, they will truly be in a dilemma.
As long as they work hard, they can break through the fourth county city and then quickly capture Yuezhou City.
At that time, they can rely on Yuezhou's city walls for defense, and they will not be afraid even if they face a fierce attack by nearly 40,000 Yuezhou soldiers.
The most important thing is that once they capture Yuezhou City, it will definitely shock Yuezhou and even Dongzhou.
When the time comes, the pirates and Japanese pirates attacking Dongzhou will not miss this good opportunity without even thinking about it, and will quickly go south for reinforcements.
When the reinforcements of the pirates and Japanese pirates in Dongzhou resisted, the strength of the two sides was basically equal. Finally, a center came to bloom, comprehensively defeated the Yuezhou soldiers, and finally captured Yuezhou in one fell swoop.
Therefore, the war has reached such a critical point. Not only can they not retreat, but they must attack desperately.
The pirates' attack on the city this time was unprecedentedly powerful. The heavy siege weapons in their hands were no weaker than those of the Yuezhou soldiers. It seemed that they had brought all their veterans with them.
Under the continuous fierce attack by the pirates, the walls of the fourth county city continued to crack at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even several small gaps were made by catapults in several places.
If it weren't for the fact that the strength of both sides was similar, if the pirates had 10,000 more people, they would be able to follow the gap and break into the fourth county.
Xiang Yan, who was sitting on the city wall, had a solemn expression. Under his command, countless Yuezhou soldiers behind him were quickly mobilized and replenished to various positions.
At present, it seems that the fourth county city is still under his control, but Xiang Yan understands it very well.
If he continues to attack like this, regardless of casualties, he will not be able to withstand such crazy pirates with the strength of more than 10,000 men in his hands.
Xiang Yan was very anxious, but he didn’t hesitate.
No matter what we do, we can't retreat if we want to. We can only hold on to resist, hoping that Su Kang and Xie Cang's reinforcements will arrive quickly.
If it's too late, not only will he die here, but the entire Yuezhou will be destroyed.
Su Kang and Xie Cang, on the other hand, were leading their soldiers non-stop towards the fourth county city.
It's just that this time their support was not as smooth as before. In the third county, they encountered a stubborn resistance.
In the third county, at least five thousand pirates gathered. These people relied on the defense of the third county and refused to retreat. Looking at them, they were as determined as a nail, nailed here.
These five thousand pirates were the last part of the pirate force that invaded Yuezhou.
They did not assemble with the whole army, but also divided their forces, and deliberately arrived at the third county in advance.
Because all Yuezhou soldiers were mobilized, except for the rear area of Yuezhou City, which was temporarily safe, the first, second, third, and fourth counties and cities on the front line had long been attacked by pirates.
There were not many soldiers left behind in the county, and the five thousand pirates who had divided their forces for this attack made a surprise attack at night.
Under this circumstance, this group of pirates basically occupied the third county without spending much money.
They occupied the third county seat and have been lurking silently without any news.
When they waited for the reinforcements from Su Kang and Xie Cang, they immediately stopped them without any hesitation. Because of their concealment, the pirates caught Su Kang and Xie Cang by surprise at first.
Fortunately, both of them had experienced war, so they quickly adjusted and immediately sent troops to surround the third county.
There is no other way. If you want to go to the fourth county, you can't avoid the third county.
In this siege, the death order was also given to attack the city with all strength, and the same was true for the other pirates.
In a short period of time, the two sides reached a stalemate. In order to break the stalemate, Xie Cang led the Splitting Mountain Army forward and forced a frontal attack on the city.
The casualties on both sides were increasing at a rate visible to the naked eye, but even at this time, the pirates holding on to the third county seat were still firing with real fire.
During this period, the pirates took the initiative to open the city gate, and at least more than two thousand pirates began to charge.
The war between the two sides has once again become tense. Judging from the current situation, with the increase in pirate casualties in the third county, it will be a matter of time to capture this nail.
But sooner or later it cannot be done in a short time, so these two battlefields are holding on to see who can be the first to break through the opponent's defense.
In the entire Yuezhou, because these two battlefields were once fiercely fought, it can be said that it attracted the attention of everyone in Yuezhou.
At this time, in a forest about forty or fifty miles away from the first county seat, or more precisely, in a waterway behind the forest.
There are at least twenty civilian ships going down the river. Judging from the direction they are going, they are leaving Yuezhou and heading towards the coast of Yuezhou.
These twenty civilian ships looked like caravans going out to sea, but no one would have thought that among these twenty civilian ships, they contained Su Qi'an and two thousand other guard troops.
They traveled all the way down the river, and their whereabouts were very concealed. Even if someone noticed them, they would just think they were some caravans going out to sea.
No one would pay attention to them. After all, the war in Yuezhou was so lively now, and everyone's eyes were focused on the two battlefields where it broke out.
As for the caravan going out to sea, there is nothing to pay attention to.
Even if a war breaks out in Yuezhou, there will always be some caravans who venture out to sea. After all, they rely on the sea for their livelihood.
It is impossible to stop shipping because of the outbreak of war, so some bold caravans took advantage of the war and both sides had no time to worry about themselves and quietly went to sea.
Su Qi'an took advantage of this to get Xiao Si and other craftsmen to submit to him. Under his arrangement, he quietly took out the civilian ships that had been built in the private shipyard that had been burned down.
The shipyard can be burned, but Su Qi'an will not be stupid enough to destroy all the civilian ships he has built. These ships are of great use to him.
When Su Qi'an set his sights on these manufactured civilian ships, a risky plan arose in his mind.
First, take the Yuezhou general reference
Show your identity and divide your troops into three groups to directly destroy the pirates and force them to fight.
Even if the pirates change their tactics later, with the troops of Su Kang and Xie Cang, it is only a matter of time before they join forces with Xiang Yan. If they just want to encircle and exterminate this group of pirates, they will definitely pay heavy casualties.
But these are all necessary. Su Qi'an is not thinking about casualties, but how to calm down the war.
Therefore, when both sides were entangled and no one could escape, Su Qi'an led two thousand guardsmen on civilian ships and sailed all the way down the river and directly out to sea.
Attack the pirates' lair, Blackwind Island.
Once Black Wind Island is taken, even if the pirates take Yuezhou City, it will be of no avail.
Black Wind Island was the pirates' base camp and their retreat for invading Yuezhou. When war broke out before, the pirates retreated calmly. The biggest reason was that their retreat was not cut off.
Because they are pirates, they can be said to be at home in the water. Once the siege momentum is not going well, they will take advantage of the chaos and quickly slip into nearby waterways.
And because Yuezhou is a waterway state with countless waterways within its territory, this gives pirates a great opportunity to escape.
With the help of waterways, he evaded many pursuits and finally returned to his home base of Batu Island safely.
As long as you give it time to recuperate, you will definitely come back again in the future.
Su Kang and Xiang Yan both knew the importance of Black Wind Island. They had sent heavy troops to encircle Black Wind Island more than once before, but in the end they were all defeated.
It's not that they are weak, it's mainly because of their fanfare, which doesn't exactly give Blackwind Island enough time to deploy its defenses.
With the support of more than 70,000 pirates and more than 10,000 Japanese pirates, 30,000 to 40,000 Yuezhou soldiers left the mainland and went to sea to destroy the pirates. No matter the time or place, it was not the best. If they could destroy the pirates, it would be a ghost. .
And if you want to make a sneak attack, there is no good opportunity, so you can only tolerate the Black Wind Island getting stronger.
But this time, Su Qi'an issued an order openly and openly, asking all soldiers in Yuezhou to fight to the death with the pirates who invaded Yuezhou, forcing them to send troops, and even deliberately exposed the flaw that Yuezhou City had no soldiers.
The purpose was to make the pirates who were stationed in the first and second counties fall into his trap. They tried their best to occupy Yuezhou City, but just ignored their rear area, Black Wind Island.
