"Japan? …… The Liao people actually ran away to Japan?! ”

Seeing that the little official in the Privy Council nodded yes, Han Gang was surprised inexplicably.

When did the Liao people begin to learn to look overseas?

It turned out that the Liao State attacked Goryeo, and Han Gang was not very surprised. But now that he had crossed the sea to attack Japan, he could not help but be surprised.

Not to mention anything else, the speed of this expansion of territory is almost the same as that of the Liao State. And they have to cross the sea, if the Khitans are used to the sea, it will be really troublesome.

Japan is a country that is rarely mentioned in the court of the Great Song Dynasty. Hangang only thinks of Japan when he is distressed by the shortage of hard currency.

Thousands of miles away, there has been no communication with the Central Plains for hundreds of years, and since such a country is not within the suzerain-vassal system, the imperial court will be happy to forget about them.

Japan is now introverted and self-contained, and only merchants and monks are willing to travel far and wide. Monks came to learn the Dharma, while merchants sold local produce in exchange for curiosities from China. Other than that, there is no more communication with China.

One of Japan's most famous specialties is the sword. Its sharpness is far better than the sword in the country, and Ouyang Xiu and other literati also wrote many poems for the sword.

In the past few years, the steel industry in the country has developed greatly. Hundreds of steel, wrought iron, refined swords in the name of this are endlessly on the market, and many high-quality products are incomparable to Japanese swords. Some people imitate the shape of the sword, create a sword, and sell it as a sword. All this has caused the status of genuine Japanese knives to drop significantly, and gradually no one buys them.

Without this most famous specialty, the terms Japan and Wakoku appear less and less frequently. If it weren't for the Liao invasion of Goryeo this time, it would have been possible to get involved in trade and transshipment between China and Japan, and thus control a number of sea ships. No one in the court will mention it.

Han Gang was for the silver mine at this time, and he was only playing Dali's doctrine. Japan's gold and silver will only be considered after the two sides have become more closely connected. It was expected that Liao Guo was one step ahead.

"This is the news that Yang Chan sent back from Tamna Island." The Privy Councillor reported to Han Gangyu in detail, "It is said that two Japanese monks have fled to the island, and that the Liao army crossed the sea from Goryeo a month ago and invaded Japan. ”

Crossing the sea from Goryeo, the landing location is Kyushu...... It seems that this era is called Saikaido.

The upper part of the Saikaido is divided into Kyushu and is under the jurisdiction of Dazaifu. And in the whole of Japan, there are Gogi, Qidao, and Mishima, a total of ninety-three counties - many of the materials in Hangang's hands are records of the Tang Dynasty, and there are also records dictated by Japanese monks who came to China during the time of Taizong. Most of the detailed information about Japan's political divisions comes from Tsuran. As for the current situation of Japan in recent years, Han Gang has asked people to collect it, but it is not complete and not detailed.

"Do you know how many Liao troops have invaded Japan?" Han Gang asked with a frown.

If the number of soldiers and horses crossing the sea is determined, it can be seen whether the strategic goal of the Liao people in the province was transferred to Japan, or whether it was just the unilateral arbitrariness of the generals guarding Goryeo.

As far as Han Gang knew, it was common for Jurchens to cross the sea to Japan to fight grass valleys. And the festival of the Goryeo merchants does not have to be expected too much, it is not impossible to invite the Khitans to cross the sea to attack the Japanese and make a lot of money from it. The closest position between the mainland and Japan, whether north or south, is enough to cross one or two narrow straits, and canoes and small sampans can be used to cross the ocean.

If Yelu Yixin really knew the taste of the marrow and wanted to capture Japan after capturing Goryeo, the narrow Tsushima Strait would not affect the number of troops to be deployed. If it weren't for Yelu Yixin's approval, the number of troops crossing the sea to Japan would never be too much.

"It is said to be an army of 100,000."

"!"

The little official almost knelt down in fright, and said hurriedly: "The villain doesn't dare to deceive Xuanhui, he did say 100,000." ”

"It's not that you're talking nonsense, it's that those two Japanese monks are talking nonsense."

Han Gang secretly scolded himself for being confused. If two frightened Japanese monks can have accurate military information, then they are called ghosts. This matter has to be investigated by Yang Cong first, and he can't stay on Tamna Island all the time to help those Goryeo remnants watch the gate.

"100,000 soldiers and horses...... It is also a loss to Yang who dared to report it first. Han Gang said to the little official again, "You go back first, and I will go to the Privy Council to discuss this matter with several privy secretaries later." ”

After sending the officials away, Han Gang asked him to go back to his house to get information about Japan. When he went to the Privy Council later, he didn't want to show his timidity in front of Zhang Dian and the others, so he had to review his homework first.

Sitting back in the chair, Han Gang's brows furrowed tightly.

The tea is already ready to be eaten at this time, and I drink it slowly with the tea cup in my hand, and I don't want to taste the taste of this tea soup.

It is difficult to say whether Japan will be able to withstand the aggression of the Liao.

A hurricane caused the Mongols to fail, and since then the kamikaze has been worshiped by the Japanese. If the Khitans are unlucky, maybe there will be some accidents, maybe there will be no kamikaze, but maybe there will be heavy rain, blizzards, earthquakes, volcanoes and other natural disasters.

However, if the Liao army had not encountered a disaster, with the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army, I am afraid it would have been difficult to get the elite of the Liao State who was fully armed.

Especially in the first month, the Liao army's opponent will only be the garrison on the island of Kyushu in Saikaido. There will not be many of them, and they will not be very well equipped, and they are even likely to encounter peasant soldiers with bamboo guns. For the invading army of Liao, the difficulty of such battles is probably only a little more difficult than shooting pheasants and hares, and I am afraid that it is not as difficult as the wild boars with rough skin and thick meat that can fight back.

The strength of the Liao army can be understood from their campaign to capture Goryeo. If you really want Han Gang to evaluate, Yuanfeng's four-year Liao army should actually be more powerful in combat effectiveness than ten years ago. There is no doubt about the significance of sophisticated weapons to the army, and the role of iron armor is far greater than the layman thinks. Iron armor was widespread among the Liao army, allowing them to rush within ten steps of the enemy formation with arrows shot from ordinary war bows without worrying about their own safety. Most of the long-range weapons in Japan are bamboo and wooden bows. In the fifth year of Xianping, a Japanese Fujiki Yoshishi came to China, and Emperor Zhenzong received him and asked him to use his own 'wooden bow and arrow, and the arrow could not go far'.

Han Gang didn't know what the current political situation in Japan was, and the vast majority of merchants who went to Japan could only trade in ports, so it was difficult to inquire about the specific political changes. However, one thing is certain, Japan at this time was very peaceful and stable, which lasted for hundreds of years, and was far less chaotic than the later Warring States period. In the hundreds of years of peace, there will be occasional rebellions, and the army of such a country can compete with the Liao, and countless soldiers in Hedong and Hebei will be scolded.

After deducing and deducing in his mind, Han Gang became more and more sure that this time he had taken a big advantage for the Liao people. After getting Japan, with the rich mineral deposits in the country, the Liao people will be able to get far more than the old coins. Perhaps peace could be maintained for a while, and Jeruethin should be able to keep his greedy princes at bay.

After getting the information he had taken from home and reading it in a hurry, Han Gang rushed to the Privy Council.

I saw that Zhang Dan, Su Song, Xue Xiang, and even Guo Kui were now in the courtyard.

Seeing Han Gang, Zhang Dian got up to greet him and complained, "Why did Yukun come over." ”

"There's something going on in the ya." Han Gang had no intention of making excuses, but asked Zhang Dian, "Although it is unexpected for the Liao people to enter the Kouwei Kingdom, it is an overseas island state affair after all, so it will not alarm several privy councillors to discuss it together." ”

"Leave this thing aside." Zhang Dian said impatiently, "Wang Sunchen won the battle in the Western Regions. ”

Han Gang's heart jumped, "Win!?" When is the message. ”

"It just arrived." Su Song said.

Xue Xiang added: "Great victory! ”

Han Gang sat down, his slightly soothing movements gave him time to think, and he sat up straight and said with a smile: "Thousands of miles away, whether it is a big victory or not is not up to him." That is, the black sweat retreated, and there should be no fake. ”

"It's a big win." "Otherwise, Wang Sunchen would not have pursued and defeated the retreating enemy army." ”

"He went south in pursuit?!" Han Gang asked urgently when he heard this.

Su Song handed a piece of the music to Han Gang, who hurriedly skimmed through it, and Wang Sunsin claimed to have defeated the Black Khan army, and then in order to do it once and for all, he attacked with the whole division and pursued the enemy. He also said that he would take advantage of this opportunity to capture Shule in one fell swoop. Otherwise, when reinforcements from Hei Khan's native territory arrive next year, there will be no such a good opportunity.

Han Gang put down the recital and looked around at everyone: "Are several privy secretaries worried that he will go deep alone?" ”

"Of course I'm worried." Su Song said: "Black Khan is different from the Western Uighurs of Gaochang and Qiuzi, and cannot be underestimated. rashly went deep into the enemy country, and he could not afford to be careless. ”

Everyone understands this. The Uighurs in Xizhou had no way out, but the Black Han State was only a small territory in the east of the Green Mountains, and there was a large territory in the west of the Green Mountains, and the troops that could be used were ten times that of Wang Sunchen's soldiers and horses. Moreover, the Black Khanate has its own written law, and there is a great food sect to dominate the hearts of the people, even if Shule is occupied for a while, when the Black Khan's native reinforcements arrive, the Black Khans below will inevitably rebel.

After Wang Sunsin's victory, he desperately pursued south. For his risky move, Han Gang, Zhang Dan, and other privy envoys did not say anything.

That's for the ancients. The wood is already in the boat, and I am worried that I will not come. If you lose everything, you may not be able to come back at all. Now it's time to think about what happens after you win.

Han Gang didn't think that Wang Sunchen would lose, except for the accident on the way to the pursuit, once he led the army into the Shule territory, all he had to do was what the Liao army did when it entered the territory of the Great Song Dynasty.

Based on the preparations he made in the last barbarian as mentioned by Wang Sunchen in Zhang Shu, it can be seen that Wang Sunchen would not have made the same mistakes as the Black Khan Army. And he went south for the sake of pursuit, and the speed of action would not be slow, and the Black Khan people of Shule would only react after learning the news of the defeat of the front line and the southward movement of the Han army, and the only little time left was not enough to complete the work of clearing the wilderness. From this, there was room for Wang Sunsin's army to survive.

"How's the Privy Counsellor going?"

"Green Ridge is mountainous. When the snow melts, it will not be earlier than Shule. The edict should be one step earlier. Xue Xiang answered the question, but stared at Han Gang.

Han Gang understood their thoughts, hundreds of thousands of Black Khan people could not be compared with the safety of tens of thousands of officers and soldiers, and the most important thing now was to let Wang Sunchen and his more than 10,000 men and horses be able to entrench themselves in Shule unharmed.

Han Gang nodded and said with a smile: "It should be the same as the thoughts of several privy secretaries, otherwise it must not be stable." However, with Han Gang's intentions, it is better to let him leave the matter to the Uighurs. Don't get your hands dirty. ”