Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Leaving aside the fact that these people couldn't eat hot peppers, the next day here, Su Xia looked at the battle situation and murmured in her heart.

When attacking Haizhou, no one without great talent or strategy can capture Haizhou.

For the ruler of the Northern Song Dynasty, Su Xia at this moment was like the chili pepper he ate, making Song Huizong Zhao Ji extremely uncomfortable.

Su Xia seemed to have become a thorn in the side of the people of the Northern Song Dynasty and a thorn in the flesh.

At this moment, Su Xia made up his mind - he didn't want Zhao Ji to sit safely on the emperor's chair!

He was going to make his heart tremble!

Didn't Zhao Ji and Gao Qiu hope to rely on the Western Army to suppress themselves?

Then I will let the Western Army use the navy to take the initiative and occupy Haizhou before the future.

Su Xia gave this operation a nice name "Operation Hurricane".

Operation Hurricane means that the navy of the National Defense Force will attack quickly like an unsheathed sword.

At the moment, the first thing to do is to do a good job in Haizhou's intelligence work to avoid more security wars in the future.

Haizhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

In 1140 AD, the tenth year of Shaoxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, according to Volume [-] of "Xu Zi Zhi Tong Jian": "Han Shizhong ordered the winning rate commander Wang Shengquan and others to attack Haizhou... On the second night of the night, he drummed to the north of the city with Zhou Shifu. The mountain was guarded by the city, and Sheng ordered the troops to attack wherever they were and set fire to the north gate."

However, this is about what happened decades later. For Su Xia, Han Shizhong's fighting style can be used as a reference for the combat operations of the famous general Han Shizhong in the early Southern Song Dynasty.

Since the Qin and Han Dynasties, Haizhou has been the political, economic and cultural center of the Hai, Jiangxi, Shu and Irrigation regions. It is known as "the giant town in Huai Kou", "a famous county in the East China Sea" and "the first city in the east of Huai Hai".

Occupying Haizhou and establishing a firm foothold would be a fatal blow to the Northern Song Dynasty.

In order to capture Haizhou City, Han Shizhong adopted a fortified battle, but for Su Xia, the Haizhou defenders had more than [-] troops. If they all went up the wall, it would be difficult to attack the city. The flying arrows on the city are like locusts, and the losses will be huge.

The person in charge of Haizhou city defense is the famous Zhang Shuye. We all know that Zhang Shuye was the prefect of Haizhou before, and then he became the prefect of Jinan from Haizhou. Because he relied on his wisdom to fight back in Jinan He killed thousands of thieves and was promoted to a direct bachelor of Longtuge.

In the official history, Zhang Shuye was also an important hero who participated in the suppression of the Song Jiang Uprising.

At this moment, as the magistrate of Haizhou, he was worried about Su Xia's group's successive uprisings in Dengzhou and Qingzhou, and the massive rebellion.

However, as a local official, he could not decide on central affairs.

But in Haizhou, he was organizing various forbidden troops to guard the area to the death, and he was working hard at night. Even at night, he slept with his clothes on, and constantly sent out scouts to investigate the situation, fearing that Su Xia's army would arrive.

In the lobby of Haizhou Magistrate's Office, it was already past nine o'clock at night.

(In order to make it clear to readers, I have used modern 24-hour terms for all times)

According to ancient regulations, there are no people on the road in Haizhou City now.

But the lights in the magistrate's lobby were still bright.

Zhang Shuye couldn't sleep at all. What he thought about most every day was, would Su Xia call?

Haizhou is a place that is neither far nor close to Su Xia's sphere of influence.

Just thinking about this, General Han Yun walked in outside the door. This guy is currently in charge of the defense of Haizhou. Originally, he would not be responsible for the defense of Haizhou at his level, but the general has to sleep every night, so he is responsible for the defense of Haizhou at night. Defense command.

When Zhang Shuye saw him, his face turned cold: "Why are you here?"

"Sir, it's nothing. You are just too careful."

"Can Su Xia and the others have wings and fly here?"

Zhang Shuye glanced helplessly at the general. He was really not afraid of opponents who were like gods, but he was afraid of teammates who were like pigs.

General Han Yun obviously did not realize how terrifying the enemy he faced;

Zhang Shuye knew what his men were thinking. It was a fact that they were far away and that they were traveling long distances.

But not long ago, Su Xia directly sent troops deep into the hinterland of the Northern Song Dynasty, directly into Songcheng County, killing and injuring a large number of officers and soldiers, and all of this happened without the Northern Song army's knowledge.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shuye, who was a little heartbroken, said angrily: "Back to your command position, have you forgotten what happened in Songcheng County? Are you going to repeat the mistakes of Songcheng County?"

Seeing that Zhang Shuye got angry, Han Yun was a little unhappy, but the person in front of him was the highest military and political officer of Haizhou, so he could only say angrily: "I will obey your order, I will go back now."

After getting on the horse, Han Yun couldn't help but complain to the soldiers on the side: "This Lord Zhizhou is so shameless.",

The soldiers on the side didn't know what was going on. After hearing what Han Yun said about what happened just now, they said again: "General, is Mr. Zhang scared out of his wits by Su Xia and the others?"

"I think so. How big a wave can a little Su Xia make? And they are far away in Haizhou. How about coming to us? Will they be exhausted?"

These people were still dreaming about the spring and autumn dream here. At the seaside, Li Dong took a bite of pancakes and followed the direction on the dark sea to land.

At the beginning, Li Dong did not believe in Su Xia's so-called landing operation, but as Su Xia continued to conduct deductions and exercises on the sand table, Li Dong slowly began to believe in Su Xia.

(Pancakes have been around for a long time. For example, in Wang Jia's "Shi Yi Ji" of the Eastern Jin Dynasty, there is this description: "Jiangdong is commonly known as the day when the sky crosses the sun on the [-]th day of the first lunar month. Pancakes are tied with red silk threads and placed on the roof, which is called To mend leaks in the sky. According to legend, Nuwa used this sun to mend the sky and the earth.")

After all, since the beginning of the cavalry, Su Xia has never failed in any battle.

During the surprise attack on Damingfu, Su Xia used an upstream attack, but after all, it was an inland river. This cross-sea battle was undoubtedly the first time.

At this moment, he looked at the dark sea in front of him, and the helmsman on the side reported: "Report to General Li, our ship has arrived outside Haizhou, do you want to send a signal?"

Li Dong nodded, and the helmsman on the side immediately ordered, "Raise the lantern!"

The sky lantern was quickly raised.

However, there was no movement on the opposite beach.

"What's going on? The appointed time has come."

"How about I take someone on a small boat to investigate first?"

The navy lieutenant on the side suggested.

"Wait a second."

"It's on fire across the way, it's on fire."

Li Dong came over and saw three flames in the distance.

"This is our signal to respond, ordering the vanguard to land!"

Everything was going on quietly. In April 1114 AD, under the deployment of Su Xia, the navy was commanded by the navy general Li Dong. He personally led the main force of the navy and the two detachments of the National Protector Zhao Wenhui. A total of More than 4 people attacked Haizhou from the sea!