On the first day of the lunar month, that is, at the time of the new year, the sun and the moon are on the side of the earth, so there is the greatest gravitational force, so it will cause a "big tide", near the fifteenth or sixteenth day of the lunar month, the sun and the moon are on both sides of the earth, and the gravitational force of the sun and the moon will also cause a "big tide"; When the moon phase is the first and second wind, that is, the eighth and twenty-third hours of the lunar calendar, the solar tidal force and the lunar tidal force cancel out part of each other, so there is a "small tide", so there is a saying in the agricultural proverb that "the tide rises on the fifteenth day of the lunar month, and the beach is seen everywhere on the eighth and twenty-third days of the lunar calendar".

On October 16, the landing fleet of the Great Song Dynasty Navy approached Yingzhou, and the bright moonlight left a piece of sparkling light on the rising waves, but at this moment Zhao Ta had no intention of appreciating it, and at this moment his heart slipped up, after all, this is a landing operation of tens of thousands of people, and it is at night, and the slightest mistake is a disaster!

A naval corps had already landed ashore to reconnoiter the enemy's situation, and as reported by the Intelligence Department in advance, the Jin army did not expect the Song army to land from behind it by sea. As the only anti-landing measure of the Jin army, the shore patrol soldiers still slept in the house and became unjustly killed, and the fishing village near the landing site was also quietly surrounded by the landing force of the navy army, and everyone was warned not to go out, and those who violated it were killed.

As the hour approached, the tide began to rise, and the fleet was regrouped, and ten small boats of five hundred hundred- Several 2,000-hundred

This is because the high tide will last until midnight and then gradually recede. So there isn't much time left for them to land. The first to land were three Marine Brigades, with the exception of one brigade that was left to open up the landing grounds. In addition to serving as a guard, the 2nd and 4th Brigades immediately rushed to Yuguan. Before the Jin army realized that the pass was captured. Then came the landing of the Ma Bujun, and the landing troops were all trained to carry out transshipment, but from time to time there were still ships that landed on the shore collided, and small accidents occurred in which personnel and equipment fell into the water, although the losses caused were not large, but they also made people tremble.

The giant boat that Zhao Ta was riding could not dock due to the deep draft, so he could only transfer to a small boat to land, but fortunately, he, the emperor, was born in the military and was agile. Otherwise, he really didn't dare to get down the small boat from the rickety rope ladder, when he looked at the lights on the sea and the large and small ships that crossed the river like a carp, and listened to the sound of the sailors' horns and the loud sound of the waves rushing to the shore, sitting on the small boat like a leaf really had a feeling of urgency to go ashore, and what made him even more anxious was how the battle below would unfold and whether the enemy situation had changed.

The short distance of a few hundred steps made Zhao Ta feel that it had never been longer, because in the landing operations in the previous life, it was often necessary to pay a huge price before establishing a position on the beachhead, and countless people spilled blood on the beach, when formulating a battle plan. Zhao Ta's dreams are often scenes of gunfire shaking the sky, soldiers lying on the beach, and the sea water dyed red. But today he felt extremely lucky that the scene in his dream did not appear. Not even a single enemy appeared on the scene during the whole process, and even less a fierce battle took place, and the losses were only accidents from their own side.

When Zhao Ta's feet set foot on the beach. It was already dawn, and most of the troops had come ashore. Even the horses were blindfolded, led from the gangplank, and slowly ashore. The sappers of the various armies had already begun to unload timber and tools from their cargo ships, and they were to erect trestles from the beach to the sea. In order to set up a temporary dock to unload cargo and heavy supplies such as artillery while the tide rises again.

Escorted by a group of sergeants, Zhao hurriedly made his way through the chaotic, noisy beach into the makeshift command post, a sea-facing pass of the Great Wall, with only a few rows of dilapidated barracks and a few enemy towers, and a tall beacon tower. But no one here knows except him, and this pass, which is almost flooded by wild grass, is the Shanhaiguan Pass, which is known as the 'first pass in the world' in later generations.

At this moment, this Xiongguan that has become the business card of the Great Wall is only a little-known name called 'Great Customs' on the Great Wall, but it is subordinate to the Linhai Garrison Pass of Yuguan, which is not taken seriously, and its role is to monitor the nomads outside the Saiwai to take advantage of the low tide to cross the Great Wall defense line from the beach to attack the Central Plains. And now the north and south of the Great Wall belonged to the Khitan for hundreds of years, and then was occupied by the Jurchens, the Great Wall has lost its most fundamental role, even the Yuguan has declined, not to mention this small pass!

Zhao Ta did not have time to think about the past and the present, and the important thing now was to quickly occupy Yuguan, control the Lengkou, Jielingkou, Yiyuankou and other passes on the main road leading to the pass, cut off the enemy's retreat, and complete the great detour of the campaign. At the same time, Pingzhou was seized and a logistical supply base was established.

"Your Majesty, the first and second brigades of the leopard generals have been assembled and are ready for battle!" As soon as Zhao Ta walked into the command post, Zhao Lian hurriedly walked over and reported.

"What about the third and fourth brigades?" Zhao Tan frowned and asked.

"Your Majesty, due to time constraints, the war horses of the third and fourth brigades have not been able to complete the reprinting, so they can only wait until the tide rises tonight!" Zhao Lian reported.

"Well, have you been contacted?" Zhao Tan nodded, things were a little unexpected, but what battle was fought according to the script, it was inevitable that there would be some small mistakes in such a large-scale military operation, at this time the tide gradually receded, and large ships began to retreat to the deep sea with the tide, and only some small boats were left on the sea surface to patrol on the sea.

"Your Majesty, the intelligence officers and guides sent by the Military Intelligence Department have arrived!" Zhao Lian saw that the emperor did not pursue it, and said with a sigh of relief.

"Has the situation changed in Pingzhou?" Zhao asked.

"Your Majesty, everything is as usual in Pingzhou, the defenders have not increased, but the security has been strengthened!" Zhao Lian replied.

"Zhao Lian, you immediately lead the leopard to attack Pingzhou lightly with the first and second brigades, you must be fast on the road, bypass the prefectures and counties fortified by the enemy, don't entangle with the enemy, everything is to occupy Pingzhou, understand?" Zhao Ta said that now the Jin army does not know that the Song army has landed in Yingzhou, and the defense will inevitably be relaxed, and it will only be easy to succeed in a surprise attack within the time when it has not reacted.

"Yes, Your Majesty, your subordinates will personally lead the army!" Zhao Lian replied with a salute, and everyone looked at him. He is no longer a small servant of the palace in the past, but one of the ten henchmen and generals under the emperor, a commander who can stand alone, and the commander-in-chief of this landing operation behind enemy lines. At this moment, the emperor ordered Zhao Lian to break away from the brigade and take two brigades to attack a city, which was obviously a bit overkill, but Zhao Lian accepted it unexpectedly calmly, which also made everyone realize the emperor's authority in the army, and also understood the importance of seizing the battle of Pingzhou.

"Zhao Lian, extraordinary measures can be adopted in extraordinary times, don't be stubborn, everything is your own, and you must complete the task!" Zhao Ta raised his hand and said in return.

"The subordinates understand and will complete the task!" Zhao Lian stood up and replied solemnly...

Pingzhou was the main road between Yanjing and Liaodong, and after the battle began, the city was quickly captured, and the land between Yuguan and Pingzhou was controlled, so that the landing force had a defensive depth and a base area. Therefore, Zhao Tan was planning to occupy Pingzhou at the beginning of the plan.

As a military fortress, its city defenses must be very strong. In line with military needs, the city is built according to the situation of the mountain, the city is three zhang six feet high, the bottom is three zhang wide, the top is two zhang wide, the overall shape is narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, and the city wall is high and thick. The city gates are equipped with heavy gates, and the urn city is attached. The four gates are built on the platform, the pheasant moat belongs to each other, the structure is rigorous, and the main city gate and the urn city gate are not opposite, at a certain angle, its purpose is to prevent the enemy from attacking directly and the enemy snooping, the city gate is built with the city tower to show its majesty and has the role of lookout. Moreover, the castle has been repaired and has always been kept intact.

At that time, Zhang Jue, the rebel general of the Liao army, relied on the strong city defense of Pingzhou to defeat the Jin army general Wanyan Yanmu, and later Han could not make a move, and used the method of surprise attack to capture the city. If the Song army could not capture Pingzhou for a long time and fight a stalemate battle, and waited for the Wushu army to come to the rescue, then the landing force would fall into the situation where it would be attacked from both sides and had no danger to defend, and it could only fight by maneuver, and it would also end up in the dilemma of losing supplies by sea.

Therefore, the attack on Zhuozhou and Juyong Pass before the start of the landing battle was to transfer the Jin army in Pingzhou and weaken its defensive capability, and then give full play to the advantages of the leopard general's dragon cavalry speed and strong maneuverability, and attack for hundreds of miles to take advantage of its unpreparedness. Now only one-third of the troops can move quickly, and there is no artillery support, which greatly reduces Zhao Ta's plan, forcing him to give up the planned tactics of besieging and attacking the states and counties along the way, and fighting and walking.

Zhao Lian knew very well what the emperor had told him to make up for the lack of troops with speed and win quickly. Therefore, Zhao Lian ordered the whole army to be lightly armed again, and the troops only carried weapons, ammunition and drinking water, two horses per person, and three horses per person in the vanguard battalion, and set off immediately.

Everyone understood at a glance that this was to do whatever it took to attack with all their might. It is more than 150 miles from the Great Customs to Pingzhou, and if the car is more than an hour away, it will not work, but the horses are not good, the normal marching speed of the war horse is 60 miles a day, and the rapid march is also about 120 miles, and it is necessary to rest and recuperate in the middle. After the troops set off, they turned to a fast pace, each hour is about sixty miles, and it can be faster if they change horses without changing people, but at this speed, there will definitely be a batch of war horses to run away!

After the surprise attack troops set off, Zhao Ta ordered Ma Wei, the commander of the northern front, to command three marine brigades to seize the passes along the Great Wall and build fortifications to hold on. After a short rest, the wolf general immediately attacked and advanced, seized the county seat of Funing in Pingzhou, and controlled the main transportation route. The four brigades of the leopard general, the artillery brigade and the baggage brigades of various departments guarded the landing ground, and rushed to Pingzhou in the starry night after receiving the supplies and war horses... (To be continued......)