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Chapter 615

Although Zhao Bing stayed in the palace and was still in front of him. He wanted to go to Haikou Aicheng several times to take charge, he was opposed by several prime ministers and put him in house arrest in the palace because his son of a thousand gold was not leaving the court. However, the matter did not decrease at all. The documents from all over the place were sent to the palace like snowflakes. Fortunately, the Military Affairs Office assisted in the handling, and the general reported to filter them according to the priorities, then sorted them into a book, and presented them to him for reading. But he was still overwhelmed.

Zhao Bing used to yearn for centralization so that he could control military and political affairs, but now he has suffered from his own suffering and is inefficient, especially during wartime. Each army summarized the situation and reported it to the Military Affairs Office, the Privy Council or the Ministry of War. Then they gave their opinions separately and reported it to the Secretariat for consultation, and finally reported it to his desk, and then rejected it after he was approved by himself or sent it back in the original manner.

With such layers of approval, urgent reports have become daily or weekly reports. After the approval is on the front line, the daylily will be cold. If it is normal, the military situation is hot at this moment, and delaying it for a moment may delay military information. Therefore, Zhao Bing decided to take the lead in the Military Affairs Office, the Secretariat, the Secretariat and the Privy Council jointly office, and submit the urgent reports to the imperial examinations quickly. After the approval is submitted to the military aircraft and the magistrate on duty, it will be issued immediately after the approval is submitted; general government affairs will be handled according to normal procedures, and the magistrate on duty will be handled by the magistrate on duty. You only need to report here.

In this way, the efficiency has been improved. Zhao Bing does not have to be buried in various documents, and his main energy can also be focused on the current war. But he is still worried about not being able to come forward in person. After all, this is a good learning opportunity, which can make up for his lack of practical command experience and lay the foundation for the next step of military reform. However, after the plan to lure the enemy was launched, he still had a fuss with several people and wanted to go to Haikou.

Zhao Bing knew that he was stupid. He was the king of a country, and the world was very large. Now there were less than one million people, only one hundred thousand soldiers, and only one province. He was overwhelmed by all things. If he recovered one day, things would not increase tenfold, but hundreds of times. At that time, even if he was exhausted, he would be unable to complete it. At that time, he would have to conquer the world. At that time, he would not have known how many battles he would have to fight every day. Every battle he came in person and would probably not be able to get him up with a flying sword.

However, at this stage, Zhao Bing understood that he must firmly grasp power. Only in this way can he consolidate his position and save his life. The grasp is the army. Without the support of the force group, it will be difficult for him to open up the situation, especially during this turbulent period. However, to win the support of those warriors, it is not just a way to reward them, but also to show his courage and strategy. The best way is to lead the army in person, live and die with them, even if he puts on a stance.

So, Zhao Bing insisted on going to Haikou Acropolis despite opposition and handed over the city to Wen Tianxiang, asking him to organize a second line of defense. Once the enemy landed successfully, he could still rely on the city defense to resist. He moved to Haikou yesterday, and the Sheji, as a driving sign, was anchored in Haikou Port, and hung an imperial flag to indicate his existence, showing his determination to live and die with Qiongzhou...

"Your Majesty, the battle report ahead, Ali Hague led more than a thousand warships from Xuwen. Now the front army has passed the cordon and the troops are heading straight to Haikoupu." Gao Yingsong came in and reported.

"Well, let Zhao Mengjin guard the enemy's responsibilities and be sure to defend the beach and never let the enemy land on the island of Qiongzhou. Let Liu Zhu seize the opportunity to seize the enemy's back, attack the enemy's escort fleet, cut off the enemy's reinforcements, and it is best to keep Ali Hague in Qiongzhou!" Zhao Bing thought about it.

"Your Majesty wants to wipe out the enemy in the future. Is this a big appetite?" Gao Yingsong asked after hearing this. He knew that the enemy's troops were similar to Qiongzhou, and the Mongols' combat power was more than ten times stronger than the Song army. The ministers privately said that if they could successfully repel the enemy, it would be God's favor. He never thought that the enemy would be wiped out in the future.

"Haha, as long as we can hurt the Tartars in this battle, Kublai Khan will feel distressed, at least it will ensure that they will not dare to invade within five years. Then it will leave us a rare opportunity to breathe, and it is worth paying some price for it." Zhao Bing said with a faint smile.

"Can Your Majesty be sure to win? The commander of Ali Hague is no less than 100,000 troops, and the troops we deploy to defend in Qiongzhou are only 50,000!" Gao Yingsong was not as relaxed as the little emperor, and he said a little worriedly.

"Don't worry, even if we cannot win this battle, we will not lose. Although we have few soldiers and generals, one is on the defensive and can defend it by risk; the other is we have crossbows and rockets, which are far better than the Tartars in terms of equipment; the third is that our navy's combat power is better than the Jinghu navy, and we also fight on the local area, making it easy to supply materials. If it were not for a long-term plan, I would keep them!" Zhao Bing said. Of course, he was so confident that he was not arrogant, but based on the results of several battles and the training of each army, and the equipment level was comprehensively considered.

"Your Majesty, will you withdraw the Defender Army, which is following the Sodu fleet, and strengthen the attack power?" Gao Yingsong asked again.

"Oh, where did they reach?" Zhao Bing asked without answering, but instead asked back. Thousands of enemy ships passed by, he could not be careless, so he sent a siege army to follow and monitor them, and resolutely counterattack if there were any abnormal movement. The current siege army and the Brave Army are no longer small fleets equipped with only ten dragon ships at the beginning. Under Zhao Bing's care, both armies have been expanded. They already have an independent fleet with twenty dragon ships as the main force, rocket ship teams, gunship teams, baggage support fleets, and 5,000 troops. They can be assigned to each navy army as assault forces, or they can independently undertake combat tasks.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Sodu fleet passed through the Duzhou Mountains of Wanning this morning, thirty miles off the shore. The Chaofeng Army followed the line five miles behind!" Gao Yingsong reported.

"Well, I immediately send a message to Chen Renweng launched a raid on the enemy in the Lingshui Sea to attack the enemy's rear team, but it must be stopped in time!" Zhao Bing inserted the two sides of the chess that marked the enemy and me on the sand table.

"Your Majesty, even a limited attack may cause a big war. If it is stuck in a stalemate, it will affect our military use. Besides, the ships were all hanging high in the banner of conquering Champa, and it was almost written that they would never attack Qiongzhou. He did this because he was worried that he would cause misunderstandings and attack them. Why should we cause conflicts?" Gao Yingsong thought for a while and said. The Military Affairs Office is the emperor's office, or a think tank. He has the power and obligation to make suggestions, so it will not cause disgust from His Majesty.

"Haha, I understand their feelings very much, but if we let them pass through safely, what will you think about Kublai Khan?" Zhao Bing said with a smile.

"Your Majesty, what does this have to do with the enemy chief? I don't understand." Gao Yingsong thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out the meaning.

"It's very simple. It took us a long time to make Kublai Khan believe in the Three Kingdoms Alliance. If we don't fight at this moment, we will definitely be suspicious. Maybe we will let them pass without a shot, and we will change our minds." Zhao Bing said.

"Well, Your Majesty is thinking so long, I am not good at it, but if a small fight turns into a big fight, it will be unfavorable to the current situation!" Gao Yingsong nodded, but was still worried.

"Although what Gao Qing said is not impossible, I think it is unlikely. Gao Qing will hear whether my idea is correct!" Zhao Bing waved his hands and said, "Gao Qing also knows that Suo is unwilling to fight with us. In addition, we choose the ambush location in Lingshui, which is only separated from Chameng. If he is entangled with us, he will face two-sided battles. So as long as we control the intensity of the conflict, it will not expand the conflict."

"What Your Majesty analyzes is that as long as Suodu does not misjudgment the situation, he will not make reckless moves, and can only accelerate his transit; in addition, our army only attacks the subsequent army and only has a limited attack, Suodu should be able to understand His Majesty's meaning. I will draw an edict!" Gao Yingsong nodded in agreement, but he secretly admired him that the little emperor's progress was too fast, not only could he focus on the current chess game, but also to make arrangements for the future. He could make Suodu pass through quickly, completely eliminate the danger of two-sided combat, and also made Kublai Khan completely believe in the "Three Kingdoms Alliance", pulling Annan and Champa into this muddy water, reducing the pressure facing Qiongzhou...

It was already Chen Shi, and the sea water began to rise, and the battle was about to begin. Zhao Bing climbed the north city tower of the Acropolis. The Acropolis was built on the shore of Haikoupu, and the west bank of the Nandu River exit was built according to the water, guarding the water road deep into Qiongzhou. The Acropolis was not large, with a length of only 800 steps, a city base of fifteen steps wide, a city top of ten steps wide, two feet high, and three feet high. There are three gates in the east, south and west. The north is the key defense direction. There are no doors open, but a two-story city tower with a height of more than two feet high is built. The situation around the city tower is clear.

After nearly three years of construction, the Acropolis has been fully equipped, both the defense facilities and infrastructure of the Acropolis. Now the Navy Chief Order Yamen, the Central Army, and the Later Army commander Yamen have moved into the city, and have built granaries, medical hospitals, repair facilities, family residential areas and other logistics facilities. Since it is mainly composed of the Navy, the management and defense of the city are all under the Navy Chief Order Yamen. It can be said to be a veritable military city.

Zhao Bing picked up the telescope and looked north. Between the three islands outside the Nandu River estuary is the water camp of the Haikou Water Army. At this moment, except for the withdrawn sentry ships and some ferry ships, they have been transferred to the outer sea, and the dock seems empty. The three islands outside the port are like the outposts in Qiongzhou, and are also sea support points to prevent enemy landings.

Baisha Island is alone in the sea like a gateway, so it is called Baishamen. Water villages have been set up on the island in all dynasties and there are naval troops. However, due to the impact of the Nandu River, the main trunk of the sea outlet has been changed to the west to the sea. As a result, the strategic value of Baisha Island has dropped greatly. Under Zhao Bing's re-planning, it was gradually replaced by Haitian Island, so the old village was not restored, and only a lookout post was set up. However, it was precisely because of the protection of Baisha Island that blocked the invasion of tides and storms, making Haikou a good shelter.

Haitian Island is located in the south of Qiongzhou, connected to the tributary of the Nandu River in the east, and to the west is the unobstructed Qiongzhou Strait. Its natural conditions as a port are much better than those of Baishajin, and now it has gradually become the main entrance and exit for Qiongzhou to go to the South China Sea. Zhao Bing planned to build this island into a commercial center, so he planned to build a small city. However, due to constant wars, it has not been further opened, but as the garrison of the island guarding troops. Xinbu Island, located in the east, was originally the garrison of the various garrisons and military camps, so it also built a city on it and built a complete coastal defense fortification. Later, as the Acropolis was put into use, the garrisons and logistics agencies gradually moved away, and Xinbu Island became the garrison camp like Haitian Island.

These three finished islands form the first barrier in Qiongzhou. If Baisha Island is the gate, Haitian Island and Xinbu Island are the two gods. With the tense of war, most of the central army has already settled in and served as the main force of the maritime anti-landing war. The rear army arranged defense along the Nandu River and relied on the built sea defense fortifications to resist the enemy invading from the sea. The Right Army transferred north was stationed along the river and served as a reserve force to reinforce the two armies at any time. The anti-landing forces invested by this have reached more than 40,000.

"They are here!" Zhao Bing's gaze crossed Baisha Island and looked at the distant sea. He could already see the ants-like warships sailing from far and near toward the tide. The flags flying on the masts could be seen in the telescope, and the alarm bells in the city were ringing one after another, and the observation posts along the coast were ignited.

The invading enemy brigade was about five miles away from the sea and divided two teams. A team of warships continued to rush forward to Baisha Island. They smashed the island with stone throwers, smashing the poor whistle tower in a blink of an eye. The golden juice cannon ignited the reeds on the island, setting off a raging fire, raising thick smoke, and then the Batulu ships that followed flocked out and rushed towards the island one after another.

"Badulu" means warriors in Mongolian language. The small warships that lieutenant generals bravely rushed towards the enemy during battle, whether they landed or fought, were all called Baadulu ships, which should be similar to the modern suicide squad. But they did not usher in the imagined rain of arrows, and even had a slight resistance to occupy the island and gained a foothold in the sea.

Another team of reinforcements rushed to Haitan Island, but they were not as lucky as their companions who had just occupied Baisha Island. The support warships in front were attacked by rockets fired from the island before they even entered the range of the rocket thrower. But they seemed to be ready and immediately evacuated to avoid being hit. The Batulu ships that followed could not point to their cover, and they crossed their desperate efforts to sprint towards the island.
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