Chapter 335: Decisive Battle Outside the Island
Zhang Hongfan can be said to have been hated by the Han people for hundreds of years, not only because he completed the final blow to the Great Song Dynasty, but also because the word you left on the strange stone in Yashan also shamed the Han people for a hundred years, and they all hated it to the bone. As a 'prophet'www.biquge.info he naturally knew this period of history, he was afraid and hated Zhang Hongfan, afraid that he would not be able to defeat him, but would be destroyed; what he hated was the humiliation he brought to the Han people, which made the Han culture slump since then, so that Japan, a small island country, lamented that 'there is no China after Yashan', and since then it has regarded itself as the orthodoxy of Han culture.
But now the situation is extremely unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty, Ali Hague can be said to have no suspense in the battle to pacify Guangxi, and it is inevitable to use troops against Qiongzhou, and there is the only place of refuge and rejuvenation selected by Zhao Hao; Zhang Hongfan had already led the Jiangdong soldiers and horses south to join Li Heng in Jiangxi, preparing to launch an attack on the remnants of the Song Dynasty in order to do his best. Therefore, the ****** of Yashan was in a dilemma of being able to attack left and right, unable to advance or retreat, but Zhang Shijie was still stubborn and worried about the loss of power, that is, he refused to recall Wen Tianxiang's governor's army to strengthen the power of the imperial court, and refused to go to Qiongzhou to avoid danger.
Now the already weak forces of the Great Song Dynasty are scattered on the three battlefields, and Qiongzhou and Yashan are both related to life and death, and Zhao Yu cannot guarantee a complete victory with his existing strength, so Zhao Hao cannot avoid risk. Defeat on one battlefield can lead to the destruction of a nation. Therefore, he felt that there were no more emperors in a dynasty than two - the founding emperor and the dead emperor.
Needless to say, the founding emperor did not need to work hard and do it himself? And the emperor of the dead country is in the last days, sailing against the current everywhere, always stumbling left and right, tired of coping, and turning the tide is imminent. It's all good to end up with hatred, not to mention the tragic bones, and you have to be pointed at by future generations, every time you mention it, you have to say that it is because of this corruption, appointment of traitors, lustful ****, making the people miserable, and the soldiers have no heart to fight, so that the country will die, don't learn from him! So that no matter how much Zhao Hao thinks and complains, even if he occupies the same, it is not in vain......
"Zhang Hongfan is indeed not a good match, he is not only skilled in swords and horses, but also quite resourceful, and deeply trusted by the thief chief Kublai Khan, and granted the totalitarian power to cut first and then play. It is really our number one enemy at present, and we cannot afford to be cautious, and we cannot afford to lose. Zhao Yu didn't know what he had said in his dream, but he felt normal when he heard Ying Jieyan talk about it, and he never forgot it since he came to this world, and he became sick.
"Your Majesty, since this is the case, we should join forces to deal with it with all our might, and destroy its troops first to avoid future troubles!" Seeing the solemnity of what His Majesty said, it is not unreasonable to think about it, and suggested again.
"No, Ali Hague is about to attack Qiong, and the DPRK and China are very afraid of the government army. Coming will not only lose Qiongzhou, but also cause infighting, and then the gains will outweigh the losses. Zhao Yu resolutely refused.
"Ali Hague is also a strong enemy, it mobilized 40,000 troops from Jinghu Road to the south, plus 40,000 households stationed in the prefectures of Guangnan West Road, the strength of the army is no less than 80,000, which is equivalent to our strength. Even if it wins, it will be a miserable victory, the losses are huge, and if you are unable to support the imperial court, your majesty will not be in danger. "Ying Jieyan is not without worry.
"Sir, we have discussed how to hold Qiongzhou before, can you remember?" Zhao Yu did not answer, but asked rhetorically.
"The minister still remembered what His Majesty said at that time, if the enemy attacks all the way, we can send a naval army to fight the enemy at sea; If they come from two directions, they will transfer the naval army to the sea and attack the enemy all the way. At the same time, the Ma Bu army on the island was mobilized to rely on the coastal defense fortifications to resist the enemy and strive for a complete victory. Ying Jieyan thought about it and said.
"Well, exactly." Zhao Yu nodded and said, casually took out a map of Leizhou from the bookcase and said, "If Ali Hague wants to attack Qiong, he must mobilize a naval army to fight across the sea, but the two water villages in Qinzhou and Hepu have been burned down by us, and all the warships have been lost. If you want to attack, you can only rebuild the warship and train the navy, but now that the thief chief Kublai Khan has issued a strict order to pacify Guangxi, it will definitely not take him a long time to rebuild the navy, and the best way is to mobilize it from other places. ”
"Yes, what Your Highness said is right, after the enemy's two water villages were destroyed, they also tried to recover, but they couldn't collect enough big ships for a while, and they couldn't transport heavy troops with only one hundred and ten small boats, and they were not the opponents of our water army. If you want to form an army as soon as possible, there is only one way to mobilize it, and there is a naval army stationed on Jinghu Road, which will definitely make it go south. "Ying Jieyan agrees with His Majesty's opinion.
"Sir has been on the front lines of Lianghuai and Jinghu for many years, and he knows that most of the warships used by the naval forces stationed there are river boats, and although they are flexible in operation, they have a flat bottom and shallow grooves, which are not suitable for driving in the sea." Zhao Yu said.
"It is precisely like this, the rivers and shoals are flat, and most of the warships used are flat-bottomed boats to prevent them from running aground." Brush your beard strictly.
"It's August now, and although the monsoon has passed, there are still storms, and the river boats don't dare to go deep into the sea after going south, so they can only cruise in the shallow sea. And Leizhou is the closest to Qiongzhou, where there are not many ports suitable for mooring! Zhao Yu pointed to the map and said.
"The western part of Leizhou is affected by the Gulf Stream, and the tide is high and the waves are large, which is not suitable for river boats. It is most convenient for the enemy naval army to go south from Jinghu to Quanzhou and Wuzhou, and it can avoid the Gulf Stream by entering the sea from Wuchuan water in the north of Leizhou, and then go south to Qiongzhou along the shallow sea in the east of Leizhou. Ying Jieyan put on his reading glasses and looked at the map and recalled the waterway to the south, "Then Your Majesty still wants to repeat the old trick and burn the enemy ship in the harbor?" ”
"Ali Hague is not stupid, we destroyed nearly 500 of their warships last time, they will definitely take strict precautions, I am afraid that this method will not work again." Zhao Yu shook his head and said.
"Then Your Majesty wants to attack the enemy Bandu?" Ying Jieyan was puzzled.
"The strait is narrow, and they can be smuggled in if they are not careful, so we try not to take risks. I want to move the battlefield forward here, what do you think, sir? Zhao Hao nodded on the map.
"Dongzhou Island?!" Ying Jieyan looked down.
"Yes, after the enemy's southward sailors went out of Wuchuan Water and entered the sea, they entered the sea area of Dongzhou Island, where the islands shelter the tide and the waves are small, which is suitable for river boats to sail. But there are only two waterways here, one in and one out, and as long as we get stuck in the west of the island, they will not be able to enter Leizhou Bay. And if they come to the port, we can destroy them with rockets. If we want to fight with us, we can concentrate our forces on a decisive battle. As long as it is hit hard, Ali Hague can only look at the ocean and sigh! Zhao Yu said.
"Your Majesty's arrangement is very good, so that Qiongzhou can avoid being subjected to war and avoid turmoil in the hearts of the people." Ying Jieyan sighed, not only did he feel sorry for His Majesty, he had to deal with the chaos between the DPRK and China, but also had to think about how to break the enemy, it was really difficult for a child...... (To be continued.) )