Chapter 654: Crisscrossing Liaodong
The Liaodong Peninsula at night is particularly quiet, because the speed of the ship is fast, especially when it reaches the shore, it also encounters a little problem, and the wind is slightly stronger, which is not conducive to the boat docking on the shore.
Fortunately, after some processing, the ship finally docked in a pre-selected place, not on the shore, where it would have been almost impossible to find a built port.
Fortunately, most of the things they carried were relatively simple, and there were a large number of horses, and it took them almost half the night to finally get ashore.
Next, they will take advantage of the darkness to rush to a small hill more than 20 miles away, under the cover of woods and hills, to trim it, and then continue north.
The 3,000 cavalry, a total of 7,000 horses, carried a relatively large amount of supplies, almost enough to eat for 15 days, and after 10 days, after going deep into the Liaodong Peninsula, they agreed to resupply in a place.
This reassured him that the morale of being alone was very different from that of being alone and being able to get supplies and transport the wounded back whenever and wherever they could.
Similarly, in the hands of the planters, there is a more accurate map, the Northern Song Dynasty through the survey is a map on the land, the location of the seaside is relatively vague, but the Ding navy has already carried out a survey of the Liaodong Peninsula and drawn a clearer map of the coastline, the two add up, that is, the enhanced version, the seed will arrive at the specified time according to the guidance of this map.
Xue Yu looked at the seed who was dressed in military uniform, and quickly moved forward, and felt a little lost in his heart, a young general who was only in his teens, not even twenty years old, could lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to fight outside, but he didn't have this opportunity.
However, the development of the Ding Navy has exceeded everyone's imagination, what Zhao Xin said before has basically been realized, as long as the sea route is passed, in the farther north, is the place where the Ding Navy fights, before that, it is necessary to train the team as much as possible.
Xue Yu's ship turned around and went back a little slower, because the wind was not in the right direction, but with the help of the spinnaker, it took a day to finally return to Liugongshan Island again, and at the same time, the personnel who were urgently transferred also came one after another.
1,500 elite infantry, and 4,500 men, a total of 6,000 people, they are much more numerous than the previous cavalry, but they are not crowded on the ship.
On the ship, it is still the same state as before, no changes have been made, and people are more adaptable than horses.
However, because of the time, this expedition was 3 days later, which was at least 5 days slower than the sneak attack on Liaodong, and the time was relatively generous.
When the ship full of people set off again, the seed was already on the Liaodong Peninsula, fighting.
Liaodong Peninsula, the development of the days for a long time, as early as the Three Kingdoms, or even a little earlier, Qin and Han dynasties, there are signs of development, the Three Kingdoms period Gongsun family controlled Liaodong, to the Three Kingdoms after the establishment of the three kingdoms, Wei did not control the Liaodong Peninsula, to the then Wu State, because of the development of ships, from the south of the Yangtze River directly to Liaodong, faintly controlled Liaodong.
Later, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, several expeditions to Goryeo, Liaodong was also an important base and springboard, but unfortunately, in this era, it belonged to the Liao State.
Compared with the northeast, which is further north, the climate of the Liaodong Peninsula is good, and it should be the most important farming base, but the Liao country is a country on horseback, and they pay more attention to the grassland.
Grassland represents a low plot ratio, and the population that can be supported by an acre of grassland is very different from an acre of cultivated land, coupled with the more developed Youyun Sixteen Prefectures, the population here is relatively scarce.
A sparse population means an opportunity, and a detailed map clearly shows not only the location of all the cities, but also the number of troops.
Most of the troops of the Liao State are concentrated in a few Kyotos, as well as the border areas, in the interior, the number of troops is very small, the reason is very simple, the Liao State is very safe, as the hegemon of the whole East Asia, only he fights others, and no one else fights him.
Yuan Hao, who is like a lost dog, can set off such a big storm in the territory of Liao, not to mention the well-equipped cavalry of the Northern Song Dynasty.
The 3,000 men were selected from the Western Army, the elite of the forbidden army, not only skilled in horsemanship, but also able to shoot bows, and the level of bows was also quite high.
The most important thing is the equipment, because this group of cavalry has to fight behind enemy lines, so all kinds of equipment are the best.
For example, the armor on their bodies is divided into three layers in the form of fish scale armor, which are stacked on top of each other, and can almost be compared to the same protective heavy armor.
However, because of the relationship between the steel used, the hardness and toughness are quite high, in this case, a very thin layer is sufficient.
Such a set of armor, the total weight is only 10 pounds, and the vest is also a little less material, it is also light, only about 18 pounds, the two combined, are not as heavy as a step armor, but the protection is far exceeded.
The weapon is of course the best, not only has high hardness, but also has been specially polished, almost sharpened like clay, plus a small folding crossbow in each person's hand, whether it is close combat, or long-range combat, it is very terrifying, 3000 people gathered together, it has become a terrible weapon of war.
In the early morning, before dawn, 3,000 cavalry quietly arrived at a small town, which is the largest town around, with a total of more than 5,000 people living here, because it is the most important checkpoint and hub around, there are 500 Liao troops here.
This is also one of the levels that must be uprooted, and if you solve this place, at least within 200 miles around, there will be no threat to their existence.
The morning star lit up, and the attack began, several rounds of rocket attacks, after the town was on fire, and then there was a cavalry charge, unlike the masonry town of the Northern Song Dynasty, this town did not have many masonry structures, at most it was wooden or yurt, which could not resist the cavalry charge at all.
The Liao army did not expect that in the hinterland, there would be an attack, almost nothing to resist, it was killed, 3000 cavalry losses were very small, only 2 people fell from their horses and died, and the remaining dozen or so people were slightly injured, but such a town was swept into white ground.
The first battle was successful, and the combat effectiveness shown by the Liao army could not even be compared with the Western Xia army, which made Chong Ge a little excited.
Fortunately, he always remembered his task, and after cleaning up this stronghold, he walked more than 300 miles in a day, uprooted three strongholds in a row, killed at least tens of thousands of people, and basically cleared most of the strongholds in the southern part of the Liaodong Peninsula.
If it is safer and wants to achieve greater results, it is completely possible to make a fortune in silence, lock the escape path of the Liao people, and clean up the entire Liaodong Peninsula in a few months, just like Yuan Hao.
But it's not good to occupy too much of such a place, unless there is an echo on the land, or a number of bastions can be built, otherwise, it will be an enclave.
After clearing out the threat, after clearing Fuzhou and Suzhou, Bingfeng pointed directly at Liaoyang.
Liaoyang, which is currently the Tokyo of the Liao State, although it cannot be compared with Zhongjing and Shangjing, is also one of the most important places in the Liao State, with almost 150,000 Liao troops stationed.
Not to mention 3,000 cavalry, even if it is 30,000 cavalry, don't want to threaten here, but Tokyo, Liao, controls a very large territory, almost like Liaoning in later generations.
Liao Xingzong has been very depressed recently, himself, according to his habits, at least half a year a year, is to take a large army to hunt around, even after the establishment of the country, the Liao State also maintained the habit of nomadism, and did not stay in one place much, in many cases, the government is often handled by the king of the South Court and the North Court.
But now, he had no choice, after expelling Yuan Hao, Liao Xingzong found out that Yuan Hao's harm to Liao was huge.
Population, tribes, these are the foundation of the Liao State, this, Liao Xingzong didn't care about it at all, he was more concerned about the strength of the army, but without these foundations, the army has become a source of water, and now, it is very difficult to maintain a million army of food and grass, and he can only increase taxes.
But how to increase it, for civil officials, the tax burden of Liao itself is huge, and if the tax is increased, the small people will not be able to survive, but if it is added to the nobles of Liao, it is even more impossible.
I've been arguing every day, and I've been without a clue for so many days, of course, someone has said that if it doesn't work, I'll go to the Song Dynasty to grab it.
This idea is good, that's what the Liao State did before, who made the Northern Song Dynasty the weakest, but the previous battle to destroy Xia, the performance of the Northern Song Dynasty, made Liao Xingzong feel deeply threatened, the army of the Northern Song Dynasty is higher, if there is a combat effectiveness in the battle of the Xia Eradication War, the Liao State may not be pleased.
At this time, there was a sudden emergency report, a group of unknown cavalry, suddenly appeared in Liaodi, and wantonly killed, and has now found that tens of thousands of people have been slaughtered, and a large number of cities have been captured.
Unknown identity, Liao Xingzong's first reaction was Yuan Hao, not that he came again, but soon, he vetoed this idea, Liao has been attacking Yuan Hao, although Yuan Hao has been hiding far away, but on the way of Yuan Hao and Liao State, there are certain troops, and then as before, quietly enter the hinterland of Liao State, it is impossible.
Similarly, even if Yuan Hao attacks, it will be in the west, this is the east, if Yuan Hao can really enter Liaodong quietly, then he, the emperor, can't do it.
Because of the complicated government affairs, it was a mess, and this came out again, and Yuan Hao, who was furious, immediately ordered the army to be dispatched, located in the Tokyo cavalry, and directly mobilized 30,000 troops.
In the vicinity of Liaoyang, it was cavalry and elite troops, and it took only one day for the army to be opened, and the Liao army at that time did not think of anything at all, the 30,000 army, divided into 6 parts, showed a carpet search.
In itself, it was just a bluff to achieve the purpose of attracting the Liao army, and after only burning a part of it near Liaoyang, he deliberately revealed his tracks.
Sure enough, it attracted a large army, 30,000 people, which is already a lot, although there are still 150,000 people in the whole of Tokyo, but these 30,000 people are the elite of the elite.
If this army is set off collectively, there must be how far to hide from the plant, even if the combat effectiveness of the cavalry under the opponent is quite confident, and the weapons they hold are also elite, but 3,000 against 30,000, it is stupid.
But now, 30,000 people are divided into six parts, and the gap between the farthest two is more than 50 miles, and this is an opportunity.
The elite of the cavalry of the Northern Song Dynasty was not only manifested in weapons, but also in some non-weapons, which also showed excellent effects.
Among the 3,000 people, at least 100 telescopes were equipped, the clearest of which was in the hands of the planters, who could see people almost 40 miles away when standing on the mountain and without obstruction.
And the dispatch of the army, whether it is dust or camp, is quite clear, the faster it runs, the more so, after accurately grasping the positions of these, the seed quickly made a judgment.
Do a fight, this is the judgment of the kind of man, 3000 against 5000, under the premise of a sneak attack, the number of people is no longer the point, he believes that he will definitely win.
They chose between 6 teams, and in the end, they found the most suitable one, in a suitable place for a sneak attack.
Cavalry battles cannot achieve a sneak attack like infantry, but one side has been prepared in advance, and through some covering, the speed of the horse is raised in advance, while the other side, under the premise of not realizing it, will win in the end, and the speed must be faster.
A cavalry duel, which only lasted for about a stick of incense, was launched very suddenly, ended, and was quite fast, faster, and more neatly draped to achieve victory, and weapons played a vital role in it.
The Liao State is also a heavy cavalry, and when they found that someone was charging in a group, they didn't care, and they didn't even push the speed of the horse, but as soon as they engaged, whether it was weapons or protection, they were at an absolute disadvantage.
The weapons on this side can't break through the opponent's defenses at all, while the opponent's sabers and other weapons can easily tear through the heavy armor on this side, and the outcome is certainly doomed.
However, after the battle, Chong Mao also realized the strength of the Liao army, especially the elite troops, even if the horse speed did not rise, under the premise of being at a disadvantage, under the premise that the weapon could not break the armor and was weak in all aspects, under the premise that the whole army of 5,000 people was annihilated, it also caused about 400 casualties, most of which were smashed with heavy weapons.
The physical fitness of the Liao people can be seen, even if it is heavy armor, protected by three layers, and guarded against heavy weapons, in the face of more than 50 pounds of mace, the defensive role that can be played is not high, these are the focus of casualties.
Itself, after annihilating this 5,000 team, he still wants to continue to expand the results of the battle, after all, 5,000 people are not as good as 10,000 people.
However, the casualties were almost 10 percent lost at once, and the physical strength or something was consumed very much, and if you really fought again, maybe the loss would be even greater.
After cleaning up the battlefield a little, Chong'e quietly left, leaving behind a messy battlefield.