Chapter 351: Sakhalin
Late at night, when he returned to his room, Wang Yuexian and Master Li did not fall asleep, but thought about something.
"Master, what do you want?" Wang Yue couldn't help but ask curiously.
"Ah, husband, you're back." Master Li woke up from his contemplation and hurriedly got up and said.
"Well, it's back. What were you thinking? So focused? Wang Yue said with a smile.
"Nothing...... By the way, the sister of the Hu family wrote to say that she still wants to stay in Incheon City for a while. Master Li said.
"Well, that's fine. Her brother is now in Incheon City, and she should go to accompany her family. But she's pregnant, and I'm a little worried about her. Wang Yue said.
"Don't worry, so many people take care of the Hu family's sister, what will go wrong?" Master Li said.
Wang Yue nodded, and now Master Li's face was a little gloomy, and he pondered slightly, and quickly guessed what Master Li was thinking, and it seemed that it was because of the child's matter.
"Master, there are some things that don't need to be rushed. Even if you don't have children, I'll love you in general. He came behind Master Li, hugged Master Li, and said softly.
"However, if I don't have children, I don't think I'm as good as my two younger sisters." Master Li said.
Don't look at Master Li's background in a Qinglou, but like ordinary women in this era, she is extremely stubborn about her children's problems. The so-called "unfilial piety has three, no queen is the greatest", Hu Sanniang already has a child, Hu Sanniang was just pregnant a few days ago, and her stomach has not yet responded, she is naturally difficult to accept, and even feels faceless to see Wang Yue. She had pondered before, and this was also the case. The other two days she had read a lot of books to help her get pregnant, and she didn't know if the methods worked.
In fact, the content of those books is very ridiculous, and most of them are related to ghosts and gods. Master Li has decided to put Guanyin at home in the next few days and worship every day. In addition, she also decided to go to a famous temple in Goryeo to worship the Buddha there and ask the Buddha for his blessing.
Seeing that Master Li was still not very happy, Wang Yue thought about it and suddenly said, "Master, are you interested in accompanying me to go out for a walk and relax." ”
Master Li was stunned for a moment and said, "Where are you going?" ”
Wang Yue said: "Go to Sakhalin!" ”
"Sakhalin? What is that place? Master Li said curiously.
"Come, I'll show you." Wang Yue dragged Master Li to the study, found the location of Sakhalin Island on the map, and said, "This is it." ”
"This ...... Far away? Husband, are you going there? Master Li said.
"Liang Shanben I wanted the navy people to go, but just now I changed my mind and want to take you to Sakhalin Island with me." Wang Yue said.
"Ahh Master Li was stunned for a moment, immediately shook his head, and said, "Husband, military affairs, how important is it, how can you make changes casually?" Husband, you are now His Royal Highness the King of Liang, and you are also a big leader, you need to sit in Kaijing and deal with the affairs of the whole Goryeo, and you can't go to such a far place because you want to accompany me to a woman's house. ”
To be honest, Master Li is very moved, but she still wants to stop her husband. She felt that she couldn't let her husband delay the military affairs because of herself.
"Actually, I want to go there, and it's not just because of your Liang Shanyin. I was hesitant to go before, Sakhalin...... That's a place my heart desires! As for Goryeo, everything is now on track. There is a thousand-mile Great Wall in the north, and it is impossible for the Jurchens to enter. I'm away for a while, with no effect. Wang Yue said.
"But......" Master Li wanted to stop him, Wang Yue had already spoken: "I have made up my mind, tomorrow we will go out together and go to Sakhalin!" ”
In the early morning of the next day, the Goryeo army had already selected the candidates for the horse sellers, led by Han Shizhong, Yang Xiong as his deputy, Tong Wei and Tong Meng followed them, and there were 1,000 carefully selected soldiers.
Wang Yue personally inspected the 1,000 people, and now each of these 1,000 people is extremely strong, with big bows on their backs and horizontal knives hanging from their waists. At the moment they were standing there, motionless, but with excited expressions on their faces.
"Fighters, we've been resting for more than four months! This time the horse sale is also a military mission for you. The road is very dangerous, do you have the confidence to complete this mission? Wang Yue asked loudly.
"Yes!" 1,000 soldiers shouted in unison.
A smile appeared on Wang Yue's face and said, "Let's go, let's go out." ”
For these people selected by the Goryeo Army, Wang Yue was still quite satisfied. Han Shizhong is brave and strategic, and he is a cavalry leader, so he has a certain amount of research on horses. Yang Xiong is unusually brave and not afraid of any danger. As for Tong Wei and Tong Meng, they are good hunters in Liangshan, and with them to follow, they will definitely be able to find the road and reach Caoliang Mountain in Mongolia smoothly.
"Shizhong, when you left, was Hongyu worried about you?" Wang Yue asked as he walked.
"Nothing to worry about! Big Boss, serving the country is exactly what I want to do, and Ruby is very supportive of it! Besides, this time it's a horse sale, not a battle. Han Shizhong said.
"Although it is a horse dealer, the danger encountered on the road will not be much lower than that of fighting, so you must be mentally prepared." Wang Yue said.
"Yes! Don't worry, big boss, I won't take it lightly. Han Shizhong said.
Wang Yue smiled and nodded, and all the way forward, there was only one woman in the team - Master Li. At this moment, Master Li frowned slightly, she felt that Wang Yue was going to perform a military mission, and it seemed a little inappropriate for her to follow as a woman.
"Husband, I don't think I'm going to go?" Master Li said softly.
"Nothing, follow along. They went to sell horses, we just went to Sakhalin. Wang Yue said.
If it was a really dangerous military mission, of course Wang Yue would not take Master Li with him. However, this time it was to clear the sea route and eliminate the surrounding pirates, and with the strength of the Yangsan Navy, there were almost no problems. And Wang Yue really wanted to accompany Master Li, so he took her with him.
Over the years, he has been busy every day, and he has never gone out with Master Li, and now he really wants to take Master Li out for a walk.
"Husband, do you want to go to Incheon City and bring the Hu family's sister?" Master Li said with some trepidation.
"No need, she's pregnant after all, let her take care of it." Wang Yue said with a smile.
By the time they arrived at the dock near Kaijing, the navy had been waiting here for a long time.
At present, the Liangshan Navy has also been divided into two armies, the first army is still Ruan Xiaoqi as the commander, Zhang Shun is the deputy commander, and the second army is Han Shizhong as the commander and Zhang Heng as the deputy commander, and the two armies each have 20,000 people. At present, the Second Army is still recruiting people in Jiangnan, so this time it is the First Army that carries out military tasks.
"Big Boss, shall we leave now?" Ruan Xiaoqi said.
"Well, let's go, get out." Wang Yue said.
The further north you go, the colder the weather becomes, and the winters are extremely long. It's already April, and we have to hurry up every minute to get that road open and get enough horses before winter.
Everyone boarded the boat, and the boat first headed for Ganghwa Island. Ganghwa Island joined the rest of the warships and headed south, arriving at Jeju Island in the evening. Jeju Island did not stop, and that night it headed north and entered the Korean Strait.
The next morning, we arrived at Tsushima Island, a large island between Korea and Japan, which was also quite famous in later generations, and was only a few miles away from both countries.
"Are there pirates on Tsushima?" Wang Yue asked.
"Great Chief, there are thousands of Japanese people on it, and occasionally hijacking passing ships. However, they never dared to hijack our ships in Liangshan. Ruan Xiaoqi said.
"Leave half of the soldiers and horses, and completely exterminate the Japanese here. Zhang Shun, you stay here and command the battles here. Wang Yue said.
"The big boss is assured that the task will be completed." Zhang Shundao.
At that moment, Zhang Shun rushed to Tsushima Island with half of the ships, while Wang Yue, Ruan Xiaoqi and others continued to go north.
Along the way, you will encounter countless islands, most of which are extremely inhospitable, and some of which are inhabited by pirates. However, the strength of these pirates is very weak, and the Liangshan Navy is vulnerable in front of it. Often, in an hour or two, the Yangshan Navy was able to clean up the pirates on the island.
After more than ten days, everyone clearly felt that the climate was getting colder, and the islands they passed through were becoming more and more desolate, and gradually they were no longer inhabited.
"Master, how is it, are you still depressed?" Standing at the bow of the boat, Wang Yue put his clothes on Master Li's body and asked with a smile.
"I feel so much better...... Along the way, I begged Poseidon Niangniang, hoping that Poseidon Niangniang would bless me with pregnancy. Master Li said.
Wang Yue couldn't help laughing, she kissed lightly on her beautiful face, and said, "Don't worry, the master is so beautiful and virtuous, God will definitely bless the teacher!" ”
"I hope." Master Li said.
"It's Hokkaido ahead!" Wang Yue said suddenly.
"Ahh Are we going to stay there? Master Li asked with some surprise.
To be honest, after taking the boat for so many days, Master Li was a little bored.
"We don't stay in Hokkaido, Hokkaido will be handed over to Zhang Shun to deal with, and we will go to Sakhalin." Wang Yue said.
"Oh." Master Li was slightly disappointed.
However, when passing through Hokkaido, everyone walked along the coastline and took a good look at the scenery. The island is full of vegetation, a large area of lush greenery, and you can occasionally see deer herds, and there are many seabirds flying in the sky.
"It's so beautiful here!" Master Li couldn't help but admire.
"When we get to Sakhalin, the scenery is just as beautiful." Wang Yue said with a smile.
In fact, Wang Yue also admired the beauty of Hokkaido, and in later generations, it was a famous tourist attraction in Japan, and now it is natural and beautiful. In later generations, this was the territory of Japan, but now, the Japanese have not entered here, and from now on, this will be the territory of the Han people!
The distance between Hokkaido and Sakhalin is very close, and after more than a day, I finally came to the location of Sakhalin.
Looking at the big island in front of him, Wang Yue suddenly had a feeling of tears in his eyes. This Liangshan was supposed to be the pearl in the hands of the Chinese nation, but in later generations, it was first occupied by the Japanese, and then by the Soviet Union, and the Chinese nation could no longer touch here. But in this life, Wang Yue was reborn, and from now on, Sakhalin Island will always belong to the Chinese people, and forever and forever to the Chinese nation!
"Big Boss, shall we land here?" Ruan Xiaoqi said.
"No, our northern landing on Sakhalin." Wang Yue said.
As the boat continued to move forward, it was possible to see many peaks on Sakhalin Island, and the peaks of those peaks were still covered with snow, and the eyes of the people showed great surprise.
"It's a cold climate, and the snow on the top of the mountain doesn't melt all year round. If you go all the way north, you can see a mountain made entirely of ice, called an iceberg, and you can see it floating on the surface of the sea. Wang Yue said.
"Big Boss, how do you know?" Ruan Xiaoqi said curiously.
"If the military mission is carried out smoothly this time, and we don't have anything else to do, you can take someone to the north to have a look." Wang Yue said with a smile.
"Good!" Ruan Xiaoqi excitedly agreed.
Wang Yue looked at Sakhalin beside him and recalled the relevant information about Sakhalin. Sakhalin Island is rich in resources, with a large number of cedar trees that can be used to make bows and arrows, countless lakes and rivers, and an extraordinary fishing industry, and a large number of coal, oil, and natural gas in later generations. In addition, the population here is very sparse, and later generations of Russian immigration made the main population of the island become Russian, but the population at that time was only about 500,000. Now, should the population be less than 100,000?
The inhabitants of Liangshan here include the Ezo people, the Oroqen people, the Hezhe people and other races, which are basically in the social stage of the first tribe of Liangshan, which is very backward and very barren. During the Tang Dynasty, the Liangshan people landed on Sakhalin Island, and Sakhalin paid tribute to the Tang Dynasty government. Since there was a connection with the Yangsan government in the past, it should be relatively easy to connect now.
The topography of Sakhalin is also distinctive, shorter from east to west and longer from north to south. It wasn't until two days later that the group came to the north of Sakhalin, where there were no peaks, it was flat, and there were grassy mountains everywhere.
The crowd finally stopped, and landed here.
When they got off the boat, smiles appeared on everyone's faces. This time the time on the ship was too long, even a group of the Navy had never sailed for such a long time, and they couldn't stand it a little.
"Let everyone come down and have a good rest." Wang Yue said with a smile.
"Big Boss, it's such a big Caoliang Mountain here. It's certainly good to use to raise horses, but it's a little too cold. Han Shizhong said.
"It's not cold, and the Caoliang Mountains in Mongolia are also very cold, and there are often snowstorms in winter. I think you can raise horses here, and you can raise horses in Hokkaido. Wang Yue said.
In fact, in later generations, Hokkaido was Japan's largest horse breeding base. As for Sakhalin, there is no record of it. But the two islands are so close to each other and have similar climates, they should be able to raise horses. Sakhalin and Hokkaido are almost equivalent to another Goryeo. There are many Caoliang Mountains above, and countless horses can be raised.
Thinking of this, Wang Yue's heart became more and more excited. After a short rest, the soldiers and horses of Liangshan divided into three roads and headed forward to investigate the situation here.