In fact, the reaction speed of the Mirage troops was much faster than the Datang Group had expected. Because... they have telegraph machines!
Yes, that's right! Mirage actually has a telegraph machine!
As for why they have telegraph machines, it's actually quite dramatic.
The Mirage Kingdom is a country based on the sea. In this regard, they are not much different from the Talon Kingdom, and they both attach great importance to the development of the navy.
Cyric went astray before and came up with a weird design like a paddle steamer. Naturally, he wanted to promote this kind of warship and recover the capital invested in research and development.
The buyer they found for the paddle steamer was Mirage!
Among the four overlords of the Endless Sea, the Yangmu Kingdom was defeated by the Datang Group, and the Talon Kingdom had also been defeated by that time. The state of Zheng was so decadent that it had long since failed to live up to its name, and only the navy of the Mirage was interested in paddle steamers.
The navy of the Mirage Kingdom, which was founded on the sea, is actually very innovative and smart. When they first saw a paddle-wheel battleship that did not require sails for propulsion, they immediately realized its advanced nature.
Steel warships are naturally more powerful than sail warships. With advanced breech guns, such warships can naturally crush wooden sailboats.
Coupled with the power generation equipment and telegraph machine, the new battleship's advantage in communication and command is also an era stronger than that of the sail warship - they don't care whether the power generation equipment and telegraph machine are pirated goods plagiarized by the Cyric Consortium. !
Therefore, after visiting the paddle steamers, the senior generals of the Mirage Navy placed an order for 30 paddle steamers.
It was precisely by relying on the higher speed of the paddle steamer, the stronger hull, and the more powerful artillery that the Mirage severely damaged the Zheng Navy in the Battle of Dongwan Island and occupied this strategic location.
Using pirated telegraph machines to deliver messages became the "exclusive secret" of the Mirage Kingdom, allowing them to seize the opportunity to press Zheng Guo to the ground and rub him.
This time, the troops of the Tang Group landed, and the commander of the Mirage Kingdom stationed at Dongwan Port received the news almost at the same time as the defenders in Fengshun City.
Because the Mirage Navy paddle steamer stationed in Fengshun Port immediately used the telegraph on the ship to send the message to the Mirage garrison in the direction of East Bay.
At the same time, the frontline commanders of the Datang Group did not know that the Mirage Army on Dongwan Island actually had advanced equipment.
3,000 of them are equipped with the new Cyric 1 rifle. This secret weapon is not even known to Mirage's own army - Mirage Wuyuan has never seen this weapon, so his troops cannot hear it. The terrifying sound of a bolt-action rifle.
In addition to having radio stations and radio equipment, there is also the first-generation breech-loaded cannon of the Datang Group copied by Cyric on the island, which is a retractable breech-loaded cannon.
It's just that the number is very rare, there are only 2 doors... yes, only 2 doors! Because it is still in the experiment, there is no large-scale purchase!
At this moment, Xu Wenmao, the interim governor of Dongwan Island of Mirage Kingdom, hurriedly opened the heavy door and walked into the lobby of the gorgeous Dongwan City Lord's Palace built by Zheng Guo.
"What exactly happened?" He looked at Mirage Wuxiong, who looked a little unhappy, and stared at the commander-in-chief of the Dongwan Island garrison.
Mirage Wuxiong sighed, pressed a telegram on the table, pushed it in front of Mirage Wenmao, and said: "About an hour ago, Mirage Kazuo, that damn bastard, attacked a fleet and robbed stole the ship's belongings and killed the sailors..."
"This star really wants to retire"
Interim Governor Xu Wenmao was stunned for a moment, and then quickly asked: "Don't tell me, these ships belong to the Datang Group?"
"Yes, that's right, it's from the Datang Group...that's why this is troublesome." Mirage Wu Xiong pressed the saber on his waist and cursed bitterly: "Idiot Mirage Kazuo! Idiot! He is just a bastard! "
"I will call China immediately..." Xu Wenmao said immediately. He was worried that Datang Group might retaliate, which might lead to war.
"It's too late. In fact, an extremely powerful force has landed on Dongwan Island..." Mirage Wuxiong's face was gloomy: "I speculate that it should be the troops of the Datang Group."
"This is impossible! How could they react so quickly?" Wen Mao asked loudly and angrily. Then he realized something, his eyes widened, and he didn't say a word for a long time.
"This is obviously not revenge! This is a premeditated attack by them! Judging by the time, when they landed, our fleet had not yet started to attack their cargo ship!" Mirage Martial Bear sneered and said: "The problem is , now they have an excuse."
"But we all know that this is just an excuse! They have already launched an attack! They attacked us earlier..." Mirage Wenmao clenched his fists unbearably.
In the past, this kind of thing was framed by their Mirage Kingdom to others... Now the situation has changed, which makes everyone in Mirage Kingdom very uncomfortable.
"But the water is already mixed. No matter how much we say, it's useless." Mirage Martial Bear snorted unwillingly.
"Then, what should we do?" Mirage Wenmao clapped his hands in confusion, as if he was asking himself, and also seemed to be asking Mirage Martial Bear beside him.
Mirage Martial Bear said irritably: "Why panic! Which crisis in our Mirage Kingdom has not been solved with fists? I have already mobilized my troops and went south to completely eliminate this enemy force!"
"Mirami Yuzhi has led the fleet south along the coastline! 20 warships are enough for this force to never come back." He was full of confidence and looked like I had the advantage.
In fact, until now, the Mirage Kingdom still has an advantage near Dongwan Island: they have about 30,000 troops stationed on the island, which is twice as many as the intelligence department of the Datang Group had speculated.
In terms of the navy, they have 10 paddle steamers and 50 sailing warships, which also has an advantage in quantity.
Although the Mirage is completely at a disadvantage in terms of the quality of its warships, as long as the army concentrates its superior forces and drives the 1st Regiment into the sea, they can still achieve a temporary victory.
The situation at this moment is: 9,000 people from the 6 regiments of the Mirage are marching southward along the west coast and crashing into the defense line of the 1st Regiment and 3rd Battalion with only 300 people.
In Fengshun City, the commander of the Mirage Kingdom and the defender in charge of the defense of Fengshun City, Mirage Wu Baisui, assembled an army of 3 legions with a total of 4,500 people. At this time, they had already set off, preparing to rush to the landing area of the Datang Group. Standing in front of these 4,500 soldiers of the Mirage Army were more than 600 soldiers of the 1st Regiment and 1st Battalion.
At the same time, without the complete knowledge of Bernard, the Commander of the Naval Fleet of Datang Group, the fleet stationed in Dongwan Port of the Mirage Kingdom separated 20 sail warships and 3 paddle wheel warships to form a temporary squadron. Led by Navy Commander Mirage Yuzhi, he went south to find the Datang Group's fleet for a decisive battle.
At almost the same moment, the Mirage Navy fleet stationed in the Fengshun City port almost came out. Under the leadership of two paddle steamers, a total of 15 sail warships headed towards the north in a menacing manner.
In terms of situation, the superior forces of Mirage attacked from both sides, and the speed of mobilization completely exceeded the imagination of the commanders of the Datang Group.
However, due to the road, the landing troops did not encounter any problems on the first night. They did not know that the enemy troops on both sides were approaching a little bit. They started a new round at dawn the next day. Unloading and landing operations.
Without a port, it is actually very difficult to forcibly unload cargo on such a beach. Getting the car onto the landing craft was not an easy task in itself.
This is why cars in early ancient times were light in weight and simple in structure. Otherwise, they would not be able to board landing boats.
Because the uninstallation distance was shortened and the process was proficient, the login the next day went very smoothly.
After all, there was no harassment from the enemy and no more fighting broke out on the beach, so more heavy weapons and equipment soon landed on Dongwan Island.
In order to allow the troops to gain greater mobility, barrels of gasoline were delivered to the beach, along with dining trucks and various auxiliary equipment.
The re-armed 2nd Battalion finally had a place to play. More and more engineers and logistics troops came ashore and began to work, and there were many fewer places that needed help from the 2nd Battalion.
As a result, the 2nd Battalion was ordered to advance eastward, simply defend the flanks, and use it as a battle reserve.
The plan of the 1st regiment commander was actually very simple: he planned to fight a defensive battle along the road before all the troops landed.
After wiping out most of the enemy's effective forces, they immediately turned from defense to offense, mobilized the 1st and 2nd Battalions, and headed south in one go to seize Fengshun City.
He gave up his previous plan to attack Fengshun City because the landing speed was too slow, and the previous plan clearly underestimated the difficulty of the landing operation.
Therefore, he temporarily modified the battle plan, changing the attack on Fengshun City to in-situ defense, waiting for the enemy to counterattack before launching a counterattack, and taking advantage of the situation to capture Fengshun City.
As long as that place is occupied, the follow-up troops can be unloaded directly into the port, which will be at least ten times or even a hundred times more efficient.
This not only captured the port, solved the problem of subsequent supply difficulties, but also prevented the troops from being attacked from both sides.
At night, the troops of the Mirage Kingdom could not continue their journey, and the landing speed of the Datang Group also slowed down to an impressive level.
The two sides spent the night peacefully like this. The next day, the Mirage troops continued to advance from north to south, slowly approaching the Datang Group's defense line. The Datang Group was still sending troops to the shore to reinforce their own. Line of defense.
After the efforts of the 1st Regiment and the Navy, the 3rd Battalion finally restored its strength to 500 men on the second night.
The 1st Battalion is in the best condition, with a strength of close to 700 men. The 2nd Battalion still only has 400 men. Because the 2nd Battalion has been replenishing weapons, the speed of personnel transportation will inevitably be much slower.
Fighting requires flexibility, there is no perfect plan drawn up in advance! Everything is changing, and the outcome is still unknown.
