Chapter 565: Mussels and Cranes Fight Five
readx;
Bianjing. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Chen Yuan, Liu Ping, Yang Wenguang, Geng Tiande, Song Qi and others gathered in front of a map of Goryeo, frowning one by one.
The most serious problem for Chen Yuan now is that the war may really be over soon, and what is even more serious is that he does not know whether the Goryeo people or Dongying will end this naval battle in the end.
"There is still no news from Goryeo, we have already sent someone to check, but if we have to wait for a reply, it is estimated that everything is too late, and we must prepare in advance." Chen Yuan's hands were propped up on the table, and both palms felt a little damp.
He was nervous, really nervous, although it didn't show it on his face.
Song Qi shook his head: "It's impossible, it's impossible for Banzai to promise us to send troops now, and it is impossible for the officials to agree to that, for them, this war has nothing to do with the Great Song Dynasty." Master Pony, to be honest, even I don't understand, why do you have to fight this battle? ā
Chen Yuan's gaze turned to him, and then looked at Yang Wenguang again: "Wenguang, do you remember when we went to Liaoguo?" In the original plan, in order to make it impossible for Song Qi to complete the task, we once thought about killing Lord Song. ā
Yang Wenguang smiled: "But it's so, it seems that it was brought up by Manager Pang." ā
Song Qi's face was a little embarrassed, and Chen Yuan glanced at him lightly: "Facts are always impermanent, don't look at it and don't intervene if it has nothing to do with us, as long as it is good for us to fight this battle, we will go." From the current point of view, it is imperative to fight a war, and Dongying and Goryeo are the best objects for us to practice. Also, if they really turn them into a country, the Great Song Dynasty will have another strong enemy. ā
Song Qi didn't say anything anymore, and Liu Ping on the side followed: "The problem is that we don't know what the situation is there, we don't know how to start, and we don't know who we want to attack, which is very passive." ā
There was silence in the room for a while, and after a long time, Chen Yuan suddenly said: "Actually, there are no more than two situations, the first is that the Goryeo people win, then we must fight Goryeo." The second is that the Dongying people have won, and we must go to support Goryeo. No matter what the end of the day is, we all have to go to Goryeo. ā
Liu Ping nodded after hearing this: "That's true, if we want to do something to Goryeo, we need a landing location." And to have a solid base is. The key reason for the failure of the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goryeo was that they did not have a solid base. ā
Chen Yuan's hand pointed at the position of Renzhou: "This is the most suitable place for a large fleet to dock, we will send a force to seize this place, and then we will see the situation." ā
Song Qi was a little surprised when he heard this: "Brother Chen, can you invite the emperor's edict?" ā
Chen Yuan shook his head: "Please don't come." As you said, the ministers are reluctant to send troops. Even if I could, I wouldn't have invited them, because the current situation can't send troops in the name of the imperial court. What I mean by this is to choose a reliable general, bring a group of elite soldiers, do not wear military uniforms, and do not intervene in the name of the army. ā
He really has no way to do it, and now the Song Dynasty is only in a lively stage of watching the war between Goryeo and Dongying, and there is no reason to send troops at this time. Chen Yuan had already asked Liu Yong to add some ingredients to the newspaper, but just like stir-frying, it happened too suddenly, and Chen Yuan's pot was not hot yet, so he was a little caught off guard.
Liu Ping said: "From now on, this is indeed the best way, who is suitable?" ā
Geng Tiande stepped forward: "Master Ma, let Wu Ming lead the team, that kid can, his subordinates are all veterans, no problem." ā
Chen Yuan thought for a moment: "Is it going back to Yancheng to ask for help?" ā
Liu Ping said: "It's him, he knew to go to Marshal Mu when he couldn't get through the party, he was quite clever, and he didn't give up after more than 20 days, which is very rare, I think he can do it." ā
Chen Yuan nodded: "You can see that there is no problem, but for the sake of complete secrecy of the operation, he can't take away the soldiers under him, and the disappearance of a unit will definitely attract attention." Pick people from various units to him. ā
Geng Tiande responded: "Don't worry, don't worry, I know what to do." ā
Chen Yuan let out a sigh of relief: "Okay, starting tomorrow, all the troops are ready, they must focus on training the sea march, don't be weak on the boat, and after going down, there will only be people who will be cut down." There is not much time, at most five hundred people can be selected for him, and there is not much time, and he must leave tomorrow. ā
In the end, Chen Yuan set his sights on the position of the Liao State.
Liao, this is an obstacle that he must face up to now. The last time the party issue was solved, the Liao State was too busy to take care of itself, so it could only watch the Song Dynasty kill the party item. It's different now, although there are still wars between Mongolia and Jurchen, they are all small-scale, not enough to shake the elephant of Liao.
Moreover, they have gotten rid of the food crisis, and the reform of Liao Xingzong has also been quite effective, and the national strength of Liao has recovered a lot in the past two years. No one can guarantee that when the Song Dynasty intervened in the Goryeo War, the Liao State stayed there honestly to continue their reforms and continue to develop their economy, and even if someone assured Chen Yuan, he did not believe that the Liao State would abide by their so-called treaties at all.
He never expected that the paper treaty would really bring peace to the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom.
During these three years, the two countries lived in peace because the army of the Song Dynasty was constantly growing, once the Song army was entangled in other wars, or the situation was worse, when the Song Dynasty fell into the quagmire of war and could not extricate itself, Liao Xingzong would definitely come, even if he did not encroach on the territory, it was inevitable to grab something and kill some people.
This is the situation that you have to face when you have a wolf sleeping next to you, and you must ensure that you have enough strength to deter the Liao State, so that you can put all your mind on solving the problem of Dongying and Goryeo.
Now the Song Dynasty has 300,000 new troops, and it is necessary to win the war in Goryeo and complete the task of deterring the Liao State. These second-line troops were soldiers before, now they are soldiers plus peasants, how much combat power do they still have? Chen Yuan couldn't say clearly.
It's also a joke to say, the people of the Song Dynasty began to prepare for the war in Goryeo, but the prince of Goryeo Wang Hui was unaware of this, and there was a letter sent from Goryeo a few days ago in front of him, which said how the Goryeo sailors pressed Dongying, and how Fujiwara Kunzaburo was panicking at the negotiation table.
After pouring him a cup of tea, Park Hye-ling bent down and stepped back.
Looking at Park Huiling's slender figure, Wang Hui's eyes suddenly showed a trace of unwillingness, reaching out to grab Park Huiling's arm, and didn't say anything, but his eyes revealed the kind of man's desire. He had seen this woman a long time ago, and he wanted to take her into his room, but this time, he wanted to give her away in person.
Park Huiling was a little embarrassed for a while, and she looked like she was in a hurry.
She knew that she had come this time as a gift, a gift from the king of Goryeo to the Song Dynasty. She is also very worried about her fate, the fate of the women who left a few days ago is different, the young talents who were given to the Great Song Dynasty are okay, if they are really sent to a bad old man like Xia Zhu of the Great Song Dynasty, her life will be over.
Although she can't fight against fate, she wants to have a good home. Wang Hui is going to be the king of Goryeo in the future, and she is young and handsome, so when Wang Hui grabbed her, she didn't do anything to struggle, her expression was a little panicked, but she seemed to be looking forward to something.
Wang Ju next to him coughed heavily, Wang Hui realized his gaffe, let go of his palm, let Park Huiling retreat, took a sip of the tea bowl, and covered up the embarrassment just now: "Lord Wang, the Dongying people have already admitted defeat, and now the negotiations are ongoing." I think we don't have to ask the Song Dynasty for anything this time. ā
Wang Ju said: "What the prince said is true, but the king said that you should wait until the negotiation with the Dongying people is over before going back, if you do nothing during this period, it will be very disadvantageous for the prince." ā
Wang Hui nodded when he heard this: "Well, my lord, then what do you think I should do?" ā
Wang Ju said: "I, Goryeo, condescend to that small land, and generations of kings have wanted to expand their territory, but they can't do it all. The minister believes that now that the Great Song Dynasty is ready to start with the Liao State, if we wait for them to fight, take advantage of the fact that the Liao State cannot take care of the land of Liaodong, send troops to the north, and we should be able to occupy Liaodong. ā
Wang Hui immediately thought that this was indeed a good opportunity, and he would be able to inherit the throne in two years, and if he could fulfill this wish that his ancestors wanted to accomplish in his own hands, then he would be the greatest king of Goryeo.
Liaodong is a bitter cold place, and it is not a good place in the eyes of the Song people and even the Liao people, but the Goryeo people treat him as a treasure. It's like if the people of Dongying take Goryeo as a baby. If you can lay down there, you will have a springboard to enter the Central Plains, and maybe one day, the Central Plains will be able to have the surname Wang with you.
His expression was a little excited, and Wang Ju continued: "So the minister thinks that now the prince must have a good relationship with the Song Dynasty, which will be of great help to the prince and queen." Those powerful people in the Song Dynasty, especially those who can help the prince in the future, the prince must not be guilty. ā
Wang Hui turned his head to look at him and smiled: "What the lord said is true, I have almost visited the important ministers of the Song Dynasty, and I have also seen Ouyang Xiu and those people, so I will contact him more." ā
Wang Ju shook his head lightly: "I'm not talking about them, it's Chen Shimei." Prince, this person can be said to be calling for wind and rain in the Great Song Dynasty, and he must not be offended. Dissatisfied with the prince, you didn't give Chen Shimei any gifts this time, it was really a mistake, although he was not an official in the court, but many of the government of the Great Song Dynasty were written by him. ā
Wang Hui raised his head with a look of disdain: "Everyone else can do it, then forget about Chen Shimei, I'm too lazy to see him." ā
As soon as the words fell, I heard the post station official outside shouting: "Chen Shimei, the master of the Great Song Dynasty, asks to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Goryeo." ā
(To be continued)