Chapter 570 Intelligence of the Mughal Empire
At five o'clock in the morning on September 15th in the third year of Tianxuan, Yidao Military Port, Yidao Naval Barracks, Yidao Civil Wharf, Yidao Fisherman's Village Temporary Wharf, Outlying Island Military Port, Outlying Island Naval Barracks, Outlying Island Shipyard, Outlying Island Villager's Wharf, etc. , Countless warships gathered and sailed.
Yizhen Territory Army dispatched a total of 200,000 soldiers, including Su Yan's troops, a total of 500,000 soldiers and horses, under the circumstance of Sylvia Oshen personally leading the navy escort, they meandered towards the Liuwang Principality's Yancheng Port go.
In the end, the Yizhen Territory Army did not adopt Qu Mao's conservative dispatch, but almost the whole army was on the offensive. Zhao Pan, Chafidel, and a large number of second-line and third-line heroes of the army were on the list for the expedition.
Wang Ping and Sir Mrak did not go out with the army. In the army's internal meeting, these two logistics officer heroes were left in the territory of Yizhen. On the one hand, they commanded more than 50,000 army soldiers left in the territory of Yizhen to guard the prisoners of war on the nine islands. On the other hand, it is to continue to expand the army and train soldiers.
The more than 50,000 army soldiers left on the nine islands in the territory of Yizhen are mainly first-tier fighters and second-tier fighters. With frequent battles, these zero-level militiamen will soon be promoted to first-level fighters.
Sophie Trani led about two-thirds of the magicians in the Magic Legion to follow the army, but Jenny Walter stayed in the territory of Yi Town under Qu Mao's special request and did not follow The Magic Legion sets off.
After sending off the army of King Zhengliu, Qu Mao didn't stop for a whole day.
In the early morning of September 16th in the third year of Tianxuan, Xinping urgently knocked on the door of the lord's hut, then went straight to the door of Qu Mao's room on the third floor, and awakened Qu Mao from his sleep with the sound of violent knocking on the door.
Putting on a coat, Qu Mao opened the door to let Xinping enter the small living room of his bedroom, and asked, "Damn it! Xinping, what the **** happened? You are in such a hurry that you don't even have time to wake up normally." Can't do it."
Xinping said eagerly: "My lord, the pigeons of the Yiping Inn in Black Harbor have sent a message, and the information shows that the Mughal Empire is scheduled to formally send troops to our territory of Yizhen on September 22.
It is planned to arrive at our territory of Yi Town on September 25th and start an invasion military operation. The Mughal Empire troops will depart from Black Harbor and Viking Harbor respectively.
Black Harbor will dispatch 1,000 warships and 300 troop carriers, with a total force of approximately 1 million; Viking Harbor will dispatch 1,300 warships and 400 troop carriers, with a total force of approximately 1.25 million.
Black Harbor and Viking Harbor will send troops on the same day. It is expected that the fleet of Viking Harbor will arrive at the island in the territory of Yi Town 1-2 later. The two fleets have a total of 3,000 warships and a total force of about 2.25 million. "
Qu Mao frowned, and asked, "Has Kong Ming left? Forget it, Xinping, tell Kong Ming, Xuande, Wang Ping, and Sir Mrak to come over for a meeting and see who else is in the navy? If Sylvia Ocean, Faure Swamp, and Kristen Thirian aren't here, so call Shanks Reid to the meeting."
Without saying a word, Xinping turned around and left Qu Mao's bedroom, closing the door behind him.
Before going out, Xinping pushed open the door again, poked his head in and asked, "Master, do you want to tell Master Su Yan, Master Sunan and Master Zhao Pan this information?
The subordinates believe that the Mughal Empire sent troops to our Yizhen territory, so our navy alone may not be able to wipe out the enemy.
Master Su Yan's restoration army arrived in Liuwang Principality yesterday afternoon. It would be safer to think of another way before raising an issue.
Once Lord Su Yan's battle to restore the country begins, the subordinates think that it may be difficult to end within 10 days and return to the territory of Fangyi Town. "
Qu Mao frowned even tighter, and said: "Go and inform the heroes to come to the meeting, I'll think about it...
Forget it, let Su Yan and Sunan report the enemy's situation first, and the others don't need to notify first. "
Xinping nodded and quickly disappeared into Qu Mao's bedroom.
Qu Mao simply washed up, dressed neatly, had a quick breakfast in the restaurant on the first floor of the lord's cabin, and then sat in the living room waiting for everyone to arrive.
In less than two hours, all the heroes notified by Xinping appeared in the lord's cabin of Yi Town, including Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Zhigang, who also looked at Qu Mao in panic.
Before everyone could speak, Zhang Zhiyong cupped his hands and saluted: "My lord, Lord Su Yan notified my subordinates to come and participate in the meeting."
Qu Mao said: "Uncle Zhang, Baron Zhang, sit down with peace of mind.
Xinping, let everyone know about the Mughal Empire. "
Xinping unhurriedly told the information he had reported to Qu Mao to other heroes again, and everyone had different reactions.
Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Zhigang were a little panicked at first, but after hearing Xinping's information, their faces turned pale instantly.
Xuande glanced at everyone's reactions, and said: "My lord, the so-called water floods the earth and soldiers come to block, who is we afraid of in the territory of Yi Town?
The Mughal Empire is more than 1,500 kilometers away from the nearest black port in Yizhen. This 1,500-kilometer sea route is enough for our navy to bully them all the way.
Sylvia Oshen led the main naval force to attack the Mughal Empire fleet as soon as it got dark. After running 1,500 kilometers, it is really hard to say how many warships from the Mughal Empire can reach our Yizhen territory. "
Hearing Xuande's words, everyone felt a little more relaxed.
Qu Mao glanced at Shanks Reid, and asked, "Shanks, why were you injured a few days ago?
Now you are not in the main naval force, and Sylvia, Fuer, and Christine are not here. What do you think of what you said to Lord Xuande? "
Shanks Reid looked a bit sluggish, smiled faintly, and said: "My lord, the injury of this subordinate was purely caused by accident, and he is almost healed now, thank you for your concern.
It doesn't matter if you don't join the main battle team. Now I have 30 warships and troop carriers on hand. Sylvia will not equip my subordinates with modified warships for the main team heroes in the future. I will rely on these 30 warships. It doesn't matter whether you find the enemy to take or buy it, let Christine modify it for his subordinates himself.
As for the way Master Xuande said, the subordinates think it can only be like this. Fighting 3,000 warships with 1,000 warships is definitely different from 1 warship fighting 3 warships. It is inevitable to eat away at the number of warships and exhaust the enemy along the way. .
Sylvia is known as the daughter of Poseidon at sea. There should be no one in the entire continent that can match Sylvia's night combat capability at sea, so it shouldn't be a big problem to eat away a hundred or ten enemy warships every night.
In the end, even if the Mughal Empire fleet claims to have 3,000 ships, it is not bad if 1,000 ships can reach the surrounding area of our Yi Town territory.
If the army from abroad returns, we will land half of the warships, and the remaining 500 warships can be wiped out by the cruise fleet alone. "
Seeing that Kong Ming was still shaking the goose feather fan, Qu Mao asked, "Kong Ming, what's your opinion?"
Kong Ming smiled, gently put the goose feather fan on the table, took a sip of tea, and said slowly: "My lord, Master Xuande has given you a strategy to defeat the enemy. Where is his confidence, so it is unnecessary for an adult to ask his subordinates.
But everyone's approach is that Sylvia Ocean takes the initiative to attack, and even leaves half of it to the army. The problem is that Sylvia and the army are still in the duchy.
Another point is that if you kill one thousand enemies, you will lose eight hundred. In the face of such a huge enemy warship, whether Sylvia has the ability to continue fighting, this needs to be considered.”
Qu Mao asked: "Do you have a better method?"
Kong Ming glanced at Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Zhigang, and said: "It depends on the courage and determination of your lord. Lord Su Yan has just set out to conquer Liuwang Principality. Not only has he not accomplished an inch, but he has not even raised his flag. I am afraid that Lord Su Yan and the soldiers who are going to the expedition will be recalled urgently." Difficult to accept.
The subordinates felt that it was possible to make a risky move, and asked Earl Zhang Zhiyong to ask the king of the Liuwang Principality for an additional 200,000 troops, and asked the King of the Liuwang Principality to grant the title of Marquis.
In this way, with Master Sunan working a little bit, the king of Liuwang Principality may believe in Wang Jin's motive of staying here to grab meritorious service.
Master Xinping has found Wang Jin's autographed letter, and his subordinates can find someone to forge a autographed letter to prevent Wang Jin's handwriting, and find someone to send it back to Yancheng Port overnight, so that Master Sunan can operate it. "
Both brothers Zhang Zhiyong and Zhang Zhigang looked at each other in blank dismay, but their faces were obviously better now than before.
Kong Ming continued: "My lord, this means that you will soon recall Lord Su Yan and the army that you sent to assist Lord Su Yan in restoring the country. About 500,000 troops will be moved back and forth. The resources consumed are small things, but the turmoil of the army It still needs to be done with caution.”
Shanks Reid suddenly said: "My lord, Lord Sylvia just contacted his subordinates, saying that Lord Su Yan asked to return to the army immediately, and asked his subordinates to mobilize more warships to hide Lord Sunan in Liuwang Principality." The 100,000 Tier 3 fighters in the territory were also transported back to the territory of Yi Town to prepare for the battle."
Zhang Zhiyong said: "My lord, let's deal with it according to Master Kong Ming's plan. My subordinates just heard that the Mughal Empire, the most powerful country in the mainland, is going to attack the territory, and feel that everything is over.
But after hearing what the adults said, the subordinates feel that we should be able to persevere. Cooperating with Master Kong Ming's strategy, His Royal Highness the Three Princesses will definitely gain another 200,000 troops to restore the country, while Liuwang Principality will naturally lose 200,000 troops. Even if they can be recruited again, the new recruits are as powerful as the veterans. "
Qu Mao thought for a while, and said: "Do as Master Kong Ming asked. Earl Zhang wrote a letter asking for a reward from the Marquis. Kong Ming forged Wang Jin's personal letter, and Xinping took care of the rest.
Shanks is going to pick up the army back, and the army is preparing more barracks to accommodate troops.
Bring enough gold coins to Sunan, so that Sunan can continue to recruit, train and hide troops in Liuwang Principality, not necessarily limited to third-tier fighters, higher-level fighters are fine, as long as they can be obtained.
Deal with the invasion fleet of the Mughal Empire, and discuss it after Silvia returns. "
(end of this chapter)