Chapter 463: Foreplay (Part II)
"Brothers, it's time for us to make a difference." Sun Quanzhao said loudly.
Eight thousand Song soldiers boarded the Kryu boat one after another.
It is a new type of sea vessel, to be precise, it is a standard sea warship. It is equipped with sails, but unlike other sea boats, its waterline is very shallow, the shape is longer, and it is not too big, basically in a thousand stones, small in the sea bumps, dangerous, big can not row. In this way, it can lower the oar and go against the wind in the case of a headwind.
The defects are also more obvious, the stability is not as good as that of other sea vessels, and the tonnage is small, so it is impossible to sail in the ocean.
However, it is enough to sail to the opposite shore in Bohai Bay.
With the development of the navigation industry, shipbuilding skills are also improving, Gao Qiong used a building ship to Pingzhou, Gao Qiong was almost invisible in that war, and later made improvements one after another, including ships.
We can't fully count on the navy yet, but it may be able to play a surprise role when the time is right.
A total of eighty sea vessels.
One hundred soldiers per ship, as well as a small number of weapons and baggage.
Twenty large oars are configured on the left and right, and two people operate on one oar, and take turns to shake the oar.
Today was a good day, cloudless skies, and only a slight northwesterly wind over the sea, which had little effect on the speed of the boat.
Eighty warships lowered their sails together, beat the drums of war, and set out for Dengzhou Port in unison.
After decades of trading and sailing with Goryeo, the Song army had a clear grasp of almost all the waterways, reefs, and shoals in the Bohai Bay.
After a day of silence, it was dark, and everyone came to an uninhabited island to moor the warships one after another, and stopped to rest. At dawn the next day. Start again.
Target, Yalu River Estuary!
The scenery on the sea is monotonous and dry, and you can't see anything but the blue water. Only occasionally one or two seabirds flew by. Slightly bring a little bit of life to this dead sea.
Sun Quanzhao sat in the boat and thought about it.
He was thinking about the plan he had seen in the capital.
The contents of the plan book scared him.
However, there are two sentences that are still fresh in his memory, and the two important ones in the Liao War are the competition for financial resources. The Song Dynasty had good finances, but the cost of using troops was extremely high, and if the defeat of Qigou Pass had not been for the good finances of the country, it might have caused a big deal.
This was true not only of the Song Dynasty's conscription system, but also of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, although Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty drove straight into the desert and captured a large number of cattle, horses and sheep, he was most likely to use excessive troops. It almost collapsed the country's economy, and the people were struggling to make a living.
The second is the competition for manpower consumption, it seems that the population of the Song Dynasty is far more than that of the Liao State, but everyone in the Liao State is a soldier. If you use soldiers. The number is not necessarily less than that of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, in terms of combat effectiveness, the individual combat effectiveness of the Liao soldiers must be above the Song army, if it were not for the strict discipline of the Song army, it would not be the opponent of the Liao soldiers. Coupled with the abilities of Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang, if it is a battle after battle, imagine the battle of White Horse Mountain, the battle of Mancheng, the battle of Tang River and the battle of Xu River. It's impossible. So after the competition to the worst, the Song Dynasty still lost a lot of money.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty wanted to change the direction.
Use your strengths. Self-denial does not necessarily have to be a decisive victory on the battlefield, and destruction can also play an unexpected role.
This is an imaginative operation, and it seems that it is now moving forward according to Song Jun's requirements.
The next thing is up to you.
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"General Neru, that little cub on the other side is getting less and less like words."
"They can't grow their tails, I heard that the Queen Mother is going to fight against the Tongjiang River, and then she will come to deal with that group of Koreans. I didn't expect the group of cubs in the south to do it again. ”
"It's not about looking for death."
"Shh," Jeruneiru put down the bowl in his hand, put his finger to his mouth and made a gesture to shut up, and then whispered, "Brothers, it's not what you think. Yu Yue suffered several defeats in the south, and I heard that he was beaten badly by the southerners. ”
"Yu Yue was also defeated."
"Not only was Yue defeated, but the king of the slanted slanted king didn't seem to please behind the mountain."
"True or false?"
"That's right, I have a friend who died in the battle in Shuozhou, but his two children are only a few years old, what will happen in the future."
"Didn't you say that the southerners were vulnerable?"
"Who said that there are people in the south who are afraid of death, and there are many more who are not afraid of death. It's better that we are here, although those people on the other side are a little small, but they are as timid as rats, and there is no need to worry. ”
The Koreans may not be so timid as mice, but the Koreans did not dare to invade Laiyuancheng, which was garrisoned by more than 2,000 Liao soldiers.
The rise and fall of the country is the responsibility of the husband.
The Liao State beat the Song Dynasty again and again, and as an ordinary soldier, he would also be proud. But on the other hand, everyone will not be happy either.
Suddenly, Jerenerus sang a ballad from his hometown.
The song is desolate.
Outside, the north wind whimpered, and it was really cold, and a thin layer of melting ice began to form on the Yalu River. The sound of the wind, with its miserable singing, gradually spread into the distance.
Suddenly, there were several terrible screams outside.
"Could it be that the Koreans are here?" Several of them drew their sabers and walked out.
At this moment, teams of Song Dynasty soldiers climbed the far city wall with the help of hooks and the cover of night. The Liao soldiers were unprepared at first, but they were soon discovered.
Compared with the tragedy in the south, the eastern boundary has been peaceful for a long time, and only 10,000 soldiers were stationed in dozens of camps from the Yalu River to Baitou Mountain in the Liao State, and sometimes it may be less than 10,000 people.
The large group of Song troops climbed to the top of the city, and the Pu knife in their hands flashed in the cold light in the night, and from time to time someone fell.
Yeluneru grabbed the big knife in his hand, nervous and scared, but he didn't expect it to be Song Jun rushing over.
The Liao army in the city finally came to its senses.
However, at this time, the city gate had been opened by the Song army, and groups of troops with bright armor poured into the far city from the city gate.
"What should I do?" Jeruneiru and his companions heard the call of the call, but they did not know what to do. One of his timid companions simply threw himself into a private house and hid.
Jeruneiru wanted to be bold. Fight back with his men, but his hands are trembling all the time.
"Are the Koreans dying?" Just as he had a question in his mind, he suddenly heard a voice from the side of the street not far away.
"There are still a few Liao people over there."
"It's mine. You don't want to fight. ”
Song people?
Yereneru also had a few Han soldiers under his command, and although the pronunciation was different, it was Han Chinese who could be heard.
How did the Song people kill Laiyuancheng, could it be that the front line was defeated, and the Song army fought in Laiyuancheng?
Just when he didn't know what to do, dozens of Song Dynasty soldiers in bright armor came out from the corner of the street and quickly pounced on them.
Yerengu stubbornly slashed one of the Song soldiers. was slashed at him by a few knives.
I die, what happens to my wife, what happens to my children? This was the thought that flashed back to Jerenerus......
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"Report!" A spy rode over at a rapid pace.
The message was delivered with fast feet. No one could delay, but in Song Jiu's hands, it was already a few days ago.
Sun Quanzhao set out from Dengzhou and sailed against the wind. It took three days to bring 8,000 Song troops to the mouth of the Yalu River. Come to the far city. This is the time to calculate, and when the north wind prevails, there will be some accidents in the Liao country.
When night came, Sun Quanzhao sailed the boat to the mouth of the river, began to order the soldiers to disembark, and then with the help of the cover of night, rushed to the distant city.
It should be said that the combat effectiveness of the 8,000 Song troops was not very strong. Most of the training is boating and swimming. After all, in this era, drifting at sea for a long time is also a bit risky even if it is drifting offshore. The proportion of veterans is also very low.
But it's a wonder team.
Every time the Goryeo people saw the envoys of the Song Dynasty, they were respectful and respectful, and they also promised to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty.
Therefore, the Liao soldiers in Yuancheng were a little lax, so in the cold of Liaodong, Sun Quanzhao led his subordinates to climb to the head of Yuancheng with a hook. When the Liao defenders found out, it was too late, so they let the Song army kill under the city gate and open the city gate.
After several hours of street fighting, most of the more than 2,000 Liao soldiers who came to Yuancheng were killed, and only a few escaped from Lu.
Sun Quanzhao asked the three armies to rest for a while, and rushed straight to the Yalu River.
Wu Xuanming and the Song Dynasty went back and forth with the help of the Yalu River, and the Liao State could not control Liaodong for the time being, so they came up with a way to build a fence on the Yalu River to block the Yalu River.
This trick works.
The Song Dynasty contacted Wu Xuanming, and unless, like Yang Yanzhao, he took the opportunity to forcibly rush from southern Liaoning to the Mingtong River, and the only way left was to go ashore, from the open sea to the east coastline, and in a big circle. And that has to be affected by the wind.
After Sun Quanzhao took Dingyuan City, he immediately rushed to the water village, there were only two or three hundred soldiers in it, and when he saw that the situation was not good, he had already fled. Sun Quanzhao did not pursue meritoriously either, and led his men to burn the fence to the ground.
Then he took all the valuables and goods in the far city, and burned the far city in the future, and got on the ship again and returned to Dengzhou. Quickly inform Song Jiu in Shuozhou of the news.
After Song Jiu read it, he handed it to Li Jilong.
Li Jilong looked at it roughly.
Sun Quanzhao couldn't even do this thing, and he didn't admire that he recommended him in the first place. Mainly at sea, the sea is windy and the waves are high, and there will be many accidents. As long as there are no accidents, it will definitely succeed. Even in normal times, it will be successful.
It is possible that the imperial court has illusions about the Goryeo, but Song Jiu has no illusions, and Li Jilong has not yet seen the shamelessness of this group of sticks, but he also has no illusions.
The east gate was opened for them, and they might not dare to enter. In fact, Song Jiu still faintly didn't want them to go in in his heart......
Li Jilong closed the urgent report, looked at the north and said: "Duke Song, either our two troops and horses will be combined and the army will attack Yunzhou, so that the effect will be realistic." ”
He defeated Jerushuge, but not really Jerus.
If Yelu is defeated again, then none of the Liao generals will be his opponents. And at the moment, the strength of the army is superior, that is, the combat effectiveness is not much weaker, at least in morale. The troops of the Song army on the eastern and western routes can almost reach more than 150,000 soldiers and horses. There were only 20,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yunzhou City, and even if Liao had reinforcements coming over, Li Jilong was confident that he would defeat them and occupy Yunzhou City three times.
Song Jiu was also a little moved...... (To be continued......)