Chapter 156: Chill

Yukou is not a large town, and in the thirteenth century, when the coastline had not yet expanded outward due to human activity, it became a fishing port because of a small bay, and it was also a shelter for the fleets that traveled from north to south. However www.biquge.info after the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, due to the war, Chuzhou became a key area for the defense of the two Huai, not only the merchants gradually became scarce, even the people were able to hide, and three months ago, after the whole territory of Chuzhou issued a clear order, several fishermen who still lived nearby were also moved, and the originally desolate town became deserted, and the same as everywhere outside Chuzhou City.

Two months have passed since the Yuan people went south, and Chuzhou was besieged, because of the location, the deserted town suddenly became lively, first a group of Mongolian cavalry rushed into the town, and after making sure that it was empty, then a large number of foot soldiers and people came from the land, and began to repair the collapsed houses with various materials brought in, clean up the streets, expand the docks, and build trestle bridges, and at the same time a huge fleet sailed here from the sea, the number was so large that it far exceeded the upper limit of what the bay could accommodate. It had to be scattered everywhere, and there were more than a thousand ships parked here.

In fact, in Kublai Khan's plan, this fleet was not for the Song people, but for the conquest of a small maritime country east of Goryeo, and just last year, when the plan to conquer the Song Dynasty was put into practice, a team of tens of thousands and more than 1,000 warships set out from Goryeo and embarked on the vast sea route, targeting a place called Wa Kingdom. Yes, it was the country that caused a huge disaster to the Chinese nation in later generations, so that an industry called the Anti-Japanese Drama was born, which fed countless people in the entertainment industry, of course, for otaku, their abundant teachers may be more famous.

The ideal is plump, but the reality is too skinny, the Mongol cavalry across the European continent did not lose the war, but lost to the weather, a rare storm destroyed their warship, all the supplies, ordnance and the back road sank into the sea, the part of the people on land without morale, even had nowhere to escape, although most of the losses in this defeat were from Goryeo, it was enough for the Japanese to blow for a thousand years, and even the life-saving storm had a proper name...... Kamikaze.

The commander of the fleet stationed in Yukou Town, whether it is Xindu from Mongolia or Hongchaqiu, who is a Goryeo, Jin Fangqing, has experienced the defeat last year, and they spent a whole year regrouping, just to be ashamed, but the plan has not changed quickly, compared with the land of the projectile Wa State, it is obvious that the Great Khan's eyes are more important to the prosperous Great Song Dynasty.

Xin is a very alternative Mongolian, his strange thing is that a Mongolian warrior who is famous for riding and archery, can gallop on the river, and now it is not surprising, but he walks freely on the bumpy sea boat, which is not simple, you must know that the river and the sea are two completely different concepts, many marksmen who can hit the river on the river, to the sea ship, even stand unsteadily, let alone draw the bow.

Perhaps it is for this reason, despite suffering a fiasco, his position has not changed much, not even the saying that he has made meritorious service or the like, such trust makes him grateful and worried, who does not know that the authority of the Great Khan is becoming more and more powerful now, and he knows that it is not recorded in the small black book, and when he turns over the old accounts in the future, in order to avoid falling into that situation, the only way is to make meritorious service and make immortal contributions, which is not only the conjecture of the capital, but also the unanimous agreement of several other Goryeo commanders.

The navy is different from the land, they don't have to care about any nails blocking the road, and they don't need to occupy the city and plunder the land step by step, even if they follow the sea route directly into the place where the Song people are confidant, it is not surprising, but after two whole months, their fleet of thousands can only shrink into this small town, and they can't even go to sea, not only the face of Xidu is black, but the two Koreans also look very anxious.

Although they all have the word 'capital', the instigation of the capital in charge of the strategy of the Huaidong region has nothing to do with him, not even a tribe, and in terms of position, he, the Pingzhang of the eastern province, can also not bird anyone except the Great Khan, even if it is out of the need for cooperation, he has sent thousands of stones of grain from the sea to the instigation of the capital by land, which is already benevolent and righteous, and there is only one reason why they did not move...... Storm.

"Damn the storm." Xin Du's heart was full of resentment, God seemed to be against him, an opportunity to conquer the enemy country, buried in a sudden storm, the Great Khan did not pursue, not only his ability is indispensable, but also because of the same failure on land, and after that, these two words seemed to become his nightmare lingering, like the wind whirring outside, and he couldn't help but think of that terrifying moment a year ago.

"Marshal, this is not the way to go."

A Korean man broke the silence in the room, and listening to this slightly strange Chinese dialect, Xin Du's heart was also filled with a sense of strangeness.

One Mongol and two Koreans, whether they speak Mongolian or Goryeo, are all spoken by chickens and ducks, so it is not strange that they have to communicate in Chinese, which both sides understand a little bit and are not very proficient in.

"Ambassador Hong, what do you think?"

Xin Du did not despise him because he was a Goryeo, the cooperation of the three people has a long history, they have been together since the suppression of the anti-Yuan forces in Goryeo, and they have been together since the fifth and sixth get along, and any bumps and bumps have long been wiped out, at least it can be maintained for so long, which shows that in the mind of the Great Khan, it is still available.

"Our ship is not resistant to wind and waves, and when we go to sea in such weather, the possibility of capsizing is very great, but the Song people are not, and the lower officials have heard that their sea ships are more than a few zhang high, the hull is like a crescent moon, and the sails are as big as a seat, and their momentum is like the wind, and they are unstoppable, such as today, and the moon is dark, and no one knows what the situation is at sea outside, if it is...... Don't be careful. ”

Dongningfu Road pacification envoy, the right deputy marshal of the Eastern Expedition Hong Chaqiu worriedly looked at the wind and rain outside the window, as well as the black shadows swaying in the waves in the distance, this insight is not out of thin air, but after the fiasco of the conquest of the Japanese summed up the lesson, the ship built by the Goryeo people is a bit like the kind of building boat that the Han people travel in the river, tall is tall, the hull is square, looking extraordinary, but it is not easy to drive, if the calm water is good, once the wind and waves are slightly stronger, there is a risk of capsizing.

They didn't understand why this was the case, but it was clear that no one would want to do it if they were too short to meet the enemy's strengths.

Xin Du was a little puzzled after hearing this, but he didn't believe it even more: "You mean, they may take the opportunity to sneak attack?" ”

The two Koreans in the room were silent, and they also did not dare to say what would happen to the other party, because of such a big storm, it was not easy for any ship to work, but now it was a war, and there was nothing wrong with counting one more layer, and when the Japanese were first conquered, if they were considered carefully, they would not fall to the point of the entire army.

Xin is not a layman, if they don't come out, he will also think about it, but what moves him is not what will happen to the other party, but this battle, he can't lose again! Therefore, no matter what kind of accident it is, he doesn't want to go through it.

"Then please work hard, restrain your subordinates, wait until the wind and waves are lighter, and gather all the boats, especially those boats that sail into the Huaishui, to pull them out as soon as possible, I heard the people on land say that the river is about to freeze, don't wait until it is frozen, you can't pull it out."

This is also a matter of no way, who knew that the Song people would be so ruthless, there are not a few harbors that can park ships along the entire coast of Chuzhou, except for the thousands parked here in Yukou Town, everything else is scattered everywhere, and even a similar number of ships have driven into Huaishui along the estuary, after all, it is already inland, even if there is wind and waves, it is not big.

Hong Chaqiu and Jin Qingfang glanced at each other, both nodded, although they are both Koreans, their nature is a little different, the former is a Yuan from Goryeo, and the latter is a genuine Goryeo, leading a fleet of nearly 10,000 Koreans, following them.

There are as many as 3,000 warships in the whole army, all of them are crowded in this small area, whether it is forward or backward, if you really want to invade from the waterway according to the plan, you have to bypass the entire coast of Huaidong, because there is no human population there at all, and no human population means that there is no supply, unless you go deep into the interior for dozens or even hundreds of miles, but is that still a naval army?

Facts have proved that it is useless to find it, the city of the Song people is tall and strong, and the defenders are experienced, and they have been under the city for almost two months without instigation, and there is still no way to take those city walls.

While they were discussing, the storm that started from the open sea had gradually weakened, lasting for almost half a month, and it would definitely be given a resounding name in the future, not just a 'kamikaze' or something like that.

After the storm, Yukou Town, a mess, fortunately, the ships in the bay still look very neat, Xin who has been worried all night can't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the two Koreans have hurriedly mounted their horses, their subordinates are scattered everywhere, it takes time to retract, and it is the same here, countless sergeants come out from everywhere, under the leadership of their respective generals, ready to board the ship, it seems that as long as it is not long, this huge fleet will be rampant on the sea again.

The weather in Jiangbei is still a little cold, the sea breeze blows on the face, some stinging pain, Xin Du, who is wearing a leather robe, looks at the sea ships moving one by one, and when his own boat also slowly comes over, the sky is about to dawn.

The rare sun in winter rose from the sea level, and it seemed that even the chill on his body had been reduced a little, Xin Du was surrounded by his own soldiers, and walked towards the big ship step by step by the long trestle bridge, all he heard was the noise of the soldiers, and when he climbed the ladder and stepped onto the deck, looking at the overlapping sail shadows, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but appear a smile.

It's just that when his eyes turned to the direction of the rising sun, the smile on Xin Du's face slowly froze, and in that half of the day, which was like an eggheart, it had not yet been fully exposed from the sea, as if someone had sprinkled a handful of sesame seeds on it, and the black dots kept beating, making his heart cold, and his body was full of cold, lingering.