"In ancient times, Sun Quan crossed the sea to attack Liaodong, and now His Majesty is plotting to attack the Jin Kingdom, but this battle, can it be won? Your Majesty, by all means! ”

After hearing this crazy opinion, Li Gang immediately objected.

The use of the navy to attack Liaodong, Hebei and other places from the south of the Yangtze River was not a novelty note, and in the Three Kingdoms era, Sun Quan put forward this proposition.

The first time Sun Quan sent an envoy to Liaodong was in 229, and the two captains Zhang Gang and Guan Du were sent at that time. Subsequently, he sent General Zhou He and Lieutenant Pei Qian to visit Liaodong again, this time clearly recording that they took the sea route. In October 232, Gongsun Yuan sent the school captains Su Shu and Lang Zhong to order Sun Zong to visit Sun Quan, proclaim himself a vassal to Sun Quan, and offer gifts such as mink and horses. Sun Quan was very happy, he not only crowned Gongsun Yuan as the "King of Yan", but also ordered Taichang Zhang Mi, Zhijin Wu Xu Yan, and General He Da to lead more than 10,000 soldiers, prepare a lot of gold, silver and jewelry, and float across the sea to send great gifts to Gongsun Yuan. Unexpectedly, this Gongsun Yuan was capricious, after Zhang Mi and Xu Yan arrived in Liaodong, they were all beheaded by Gongsun Yuan, and their heads were given to Cao Wei, and Gongsun Yuan also accepted Cao Rong's official title, and the more than 10,000 soldiers were all taken into slavery by him. Sun Quan was empty of people and money, and he lost face in front of the world, he was "angry like a mountain", and said angrily: "If I don't personally cut off the head of Gongsun Yuan's rat and throw it into the sea, I will have no face to face the world again, even if I fail, I will not hesitate!" ”

Later, because of the persuasion of many courtiers of Wu State, it was finally overcome.

At this moment, the emperor once again put forward the idea of crossing the sea to attack Liaodong, and from the bottom of his heart, Li Gang was resolutely opposed, because it was too difficult, and it was almost a suicidal action.

"Why not?" Zhao Pu smiled.

Li Gang felt the emperor's displeasure, but he could only stubbornly say: "Naval warfare is different from land warfare, and there are more uncertainties. The risks are more. First, there are many storms in summer, and the storm at sea is even more powerful, once it encounters a storm, it is almost fate, and life and death are all doomed! ”

"The second is that at this time, most of the navigation is along the coastline, so as not to get lost. This makes the fleet vulnerable to attack when docked. ”

"The third is the issue of provisions. In this battle, at least a large fleet of more than 50,000 ships should be dispatched to sail away. Food and fresh water are all problems, and they need to be resupplied ashore along the way, which in itself is extremely risky. If you also have to carry horses, the problem of provision is even more prominent. ”

"Fourth, even if it sailed to Liaodong. Can our army enter the battle. Most of the fighters are from the south, and can they adapt to the cold climate of the northeast. Ability to adapt to the local terrain. Where does the war feed come from? And is the weight of the scrook keeping up? On the Northeast Plain, can our army defeat the Jurchen strong army? ”

"Fifth, once the war is lost, the expeditionary force will lack both base areas, logistics bases, and reinforcements. It's really unimaginable. ”

"It's really a suicidal act. In addition to spending financial resources, wasting troops, and casualties in vain, there is no more benefit! Li Gang expressed five objections.

Zhao Pu nodded. Although Li Gang is exaggerating, there are some ingredients of mouth cannons, but he still has a foundation, and he still has goods in his stomach. Otherwise, it would not be possible to point out the five major drawbacks of the navy's sorties.

It's just that if you have difficulties, don't you go on?

Zhao Pu smiled: "There are difficulties, but they are not insurmountable. First, the summer storm is huge, and there is indeed a risk, but the continuous construction of large ships and the implementation of sealed cabin technology are enough to reduce the risk. There are many wharves in Quanzhou, and most of the merchants go to Nanyang to operate, so they are familiar with Haiwen, which can also reduce the risk of waves; Second, it's best to avoid the coastline and go straight north, with a compass, it shouldn't be a big mistake; “

"The third provision is also easy to solve. Assuming that the 50,000-strong army marched north to Liaodong, the daily ration of food and fresh water per person was six catties, and the 50,000 people needed a total of supplies for six days, and only four such "bows" could be loaded. Judging by the possibility of mid-way replenishment, the fleet could go ashore on Jeju Island, Miaodo Island, and Dalian to obtain fresh water resupply. The food supply can be carried out through fishing operations along the way, because the long route from Huiji to the mouth of the Liao River is widely distributed and rich in fishery resources. Reasonable fishing operations during the voyage can ensure that part of the food needs are met. ”

"It has been calculated that the fleet will sail from Quanzhou to Liaodong for a distance of about 900 nautical miles, that is, three thousand miles, and assuming that the speed of the fleet is calculated according to the average speed of ordinary sailing ships of 5 knots, it will arrive in Liaodong for about half a month."

"Fifth, this is a surprise attack on Liaodong, focusing on sneak attacks, focusing on avoiding the strong and attacking the weak, rather than fighting to the death with the Jin army."

"Calculate more to win, less to win. As long as you calculate a lot, there are very few disadvantages, and there is still a chance. “

………………

The conversation that night a year ago seemed like yesterday, and it was like a dream, and Li Gang still feels dizzy. Crossing the sea from Quanzhou for 3,000 miles and attacking Liaodong, no matter how you think about it, it is a bit unreliable. It's just that the harvest is too huge, and the harvest is so huge, even if there is a danger of annihilation, there are ten deaths and no life, it is worth fighting.

At this time, the Song army was in an extremely unfavorable situation, almost everywhere defended, everywhere lost, fortunately the Jin army was small in number, and there were no brilliant talents, unable to exercise effective control over the occupied areas, only to loot, to give the Song Dynasty a chance to breathe. It's not the same thing to blindly allow the Jin army to wreak havoc in the hinterland, break cities, burn houses, trample on fields, and kill people.

The emperor said that offense is the best defense.

The offensive cannot be a blind attack, whether it is an attack from Shaanxi, or an attack from Shandong, Henan and other places, it is inevitable to clash with the cavalry of the Jin army.

On the plains, the Song army, which lacked cavalry, was in an extremely unfavorable situation, and blindly attacking would only exhaust the blood of the soldiers in vain, and it might not be able to achieve combat results. It can only be a sword that goes sideways, or even the road of nine deaths and a lifetime. Attack from the sea and attack Liaodong Youyun and other areas.

The focus was on undermining the war potential of the Kim army, so that the Kim army could not fight for a long time.

First of all, at this time, the main force of the Jin army moved south, and the rear was empty, giving the opportunity for a surprise attack; Second, at this time, there is no awareness of coastal defense, and it is almost a dozen and one accurate.

And this war, the political significance is greater than the military significance!

"That's it, this battle can't be fought, but it has to be fought!" Li Gang looked at the news from the carrier pigeon, and secretly ruthless, "In this battle, the old man will fight." If you lose this battle again, you will never be able to return to the center! ”

In Fujian Wolin for half a year, Li Gang also understood that he first lost the battle in Hedong, and then lost his territory in Shandong, and the DPRK and China continued to impeach him, saying that he was exaggerating and talking about it. If you don't have amazing achievements, don't think about meeting the center, and stay in Fujian for the rest of your life!

Your Majesty, this is giving him a chance!

This is also a military order, if it doesn't work, it will be benevolent!

Life and death, this is it!

If it is victorious, everything is well said; If you lose, then everything is over! (To be continued......)