Chapter 268: Adjusting Deployment

Of course, Song Yi is not qualified to lead this test ship with more than 700 officers and soldiers, it is related to the emperor's next development direction of the navy, changing the current mode of water warfare, and everything is going on in secret, but it also further reveals the emperor's 'ambition', because even if the current Great Song Navy is the strongest in the surrounding countries in terms of the total tonnage of ships, the weapons and equipment on board, and the training level of officers and soldiers, there is no opponent, but this test ship does not look like it is just used for display in any aspect.

The Weiyuan was badly damaged in the storm and could not be repaired in a short time, and although the sailors were not damaged, they could fight for so many days in hunger and thirst, and they needed a period of recuperation and recovery, so they could only stay on Fulong Island temporarily. However, Song Yi used the contact system here to quickly transmit his combat experience, the situation of Shenmi Island, and the deployment and actions of the Jin army during this period back to Dengzhou, providing the latest battle report.

The Megatron was much luckier than the Mighty Won, it was blown away from the sea far from the course by a strong wind, escaped the center of the hurricane, and picked up a treasure - the Goryeo Mission, whose ship was damaged by the wind and waves, and floated here in a small boat, just in time to be rescued by the Megatron. The two groups of their fellow sick and sick people wandered on the sea for five days, wandering to the coast of Wendengju in the Great Song Dynasty, before they were able to escape, and the Goryeo mission went to Jingshi under the escort of the local state capital, and the Weizhen sailed to the Dengju base after replenishing supplies......

Song Yi's military report and the news of the arrival of the Goryeo envoys were sent to the emperor's desk as quickly as possible, and although a few more days had passed, Zhao Ta, who was still happy with the enemy's situation. He immediately summoned several important ministers and discussed the next step overnight.

"The battleship Weiyuan on Minami Island broke through to Fulong Island and delivered a battle report. The Jurchens used a roundabout way behind the naval army to break through the important border town of Baozhou on the Goryeo border, and then besieged Xijing in succession with several states. The northern part of the base on Mi Island has been occupied by the Jin army, and the port has been blocked by enemy naval forces, and communication has been cut off. Now that the Goryeo army has collapsed, the army has no fighting spirit, and it is all supported by the old minister Jin Fushi. The lord of his country, Wang Kai, sent an envoy to me for help, asking for help from an army. Zhao Tan pointed to the map and said.

"Your Majesty, the situation has changed a lot from the beginning of our troops, are we still implementing the plan?" Zhao Ren asked first.

"Your Majesty, the situation in Goryeo is now sinister. Our plan is to block the enemy in Baozhou and Dingzhou, but now the Jurchens have penetrated deep into their hinterland, if Xijing is lost again, we can directly drive the capital to open Beijing, and we can only divide our troops to rescue. This time, the Jin State Navy is exhausted, and our army can only send troops by sea, the two armies will have a big battle at sea, if you save Goryeo, you need to divide the troops, can the Navy be competent? Please also think twice. Chen Gongfu also said. He knew that the Emperor was excited when he heard about the war, and he wanted to find something to do, but now this means that he doesn't want to sit idly by.

"What the right minister said is that this time the Jin army is determined to win against Goryeo. With all the best of our troops, we only had two generals landing, and we were fighting in a foreign land. It is difficult to move supplies and replenish troops, and winter is approaching. The harbor was frozen and traffic was cut off at that time. They have been hanging overseas alone for months, and if there is a loss and there is no way to retreat, it is better to wait for the ice to melt in the next year and then send troops in a big way! Chen Guoting, the secretary of the Ministry of War, said.

"Having said that, but at this time we did not send troops to rescue, Goryeo under the invasion of the Jin army, I am afraid that it will not last for a few months, at that time Goryeo will either surrender or destroy, and I will be friends and enemies of the Great Song Dynasty, and the name of sending troops is not right, and there is a name for not saving death. And Goryeo fell into the hands of the enemy, even if we send troops then, the enemy occupies important places, the hearts of the people of Goryeo are lost, and it may be even more difficult to fight again, so we can only sit and watch Goryeo fall into the hands of the Jurchens! Li Gang took over and said, "Your Majesty, so the minister thinks that it is best to send troops to rescue as soon as possible, even if you can't mobilize a large army to enter Goryeo to fight a decisive battle with the Jurchens now, you must keep the Goryeo royal family and occupy a corner!" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that what Li Xiang said is very true, and sending troops in time can consolidate the good of the two countries, and can also tell the world that my Great Song Dynasty is a country of benevolence and righteousness. Even if you pay some price at this time, it will be beneficial in the long run, and it will be beneficial to my Great Song! Zhao Ren said again.

"What do you think?" Zhao Ta smiled and looked up at the people in the hall and asked.

"The minister thinks that sending troops to Goryeo is the best policy, and now Gaochang is swaying left and right to blackmail my Great Song Dynasty, and the Mobei tribes are also rebelling and impermanent, so they can take the opportunity to subdue and stabilize the overall situation!" Xu Jingheng said.

"The ministers seconded it!" Everyone looked at each other, the old prime minister and the new prime minister agreed, and the emperor was also eager to try, and it was not unreasonable, let's go, everyone said in unison.

"Okay, then our monarchs and ministers will work together to fight this battle, and then pick up a layer of skin from the Jurchens, and see if he dares to provoke my Great Song Zhiwei again!" Zhao Ta clapped his hands and smiled, "Zhao Ren, tell me about the deployment of our army!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Zhao Ren stepped forward and said, "Now the Jinshui Army has dispatched 50,000 sailors and 700 large and small warships to enter the sea from the mouth of the Yalu River, capture the coastal islands of Goryeo and the north of the island of Izumido, block the port by rope boats, control the sea surface of the Korean Gulf and the strait leading to the mainland of Goryeo, and assist the infantry cavalry in the battle with a landing. Its purpose was to control the road to the Goryeo Sea and prevent our Great Song Dynasty from coming to the aid of Goryeo. Wushu led the cavalry army of 100,000 to cross the Great Wall of Goryeo, all the way like a bamboo, straight to the west of the city, the old minister of Goryeo Jin Fushi led the army and fought fiercely with it several battles to prevent it from under the city, the Jin army was divided into five armies to besiege the city, and the Goryeo monarchs and ministers were terrified, some people wanted to take the army out to sea for refuge, the voice of seeking peace was very strong, if the siege could not be lifted in time, I am afraid that it would change over time! ”

"First of all, I was stationed in the south of the island according to the positions of Chengchi and Yuncongshan, and the port was still under our control, although there were only more than 2,000 soldiers, but they did not fall behind in the battle with the Jin army, destroying dozens of enemy warships and killing more than 2,000 enemies. The two warships stationed in Hong Kong cooperated in the open sea, sinking six large warships such as the flagship of the rear army of the Jin Army, damaging the flagship of the former army, and more than a dozen small warships, until the ammunition and supplies were exhausted, they withdrew from the battle and returned to Dengzhou! ”

"Oh, I only have two thousand soldiers on Mi Island to hold on for more than ten days and still be able to occupy the land on the peninsula without losing, relying on two ships to protect the harbor to achieve such great results, it seems that the combat strength of the Golden Water Army is only like this!" Xu Jingheng smiled when he heard this.

"Of course, I have thousands of warships in the Great Song Dynasty, and they also have sharp firearms, how can they be allowed to run rampant!" Zhang Xiaochun said.

"This is all the credit of His Majesty, otherwise how can there be such a majestic army, no wonder Cheng Dutong dares to make a military order in public to defeat the Jinshui Army with a division in one place!" Sima Pu praised the emperor and greatly increased his confidence in aiding Goryeo.

"It's all the help of all Aiqing, otherwise how could I do such a big thing with just my hands and feet!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and said, now with the stability of the regime, there is a resurgence of the wind of slapping horses, he must strangle himself, and he can't give them a chance, "Dengzhou Naval Division has sent troops to reinforce Shenmi Island to relieve the siege in accordance with the initial proposal, and help Goryeo block the enemy outside the border, and now the war has changed, the Jin army has gone deep into the hinterland, and the troops are coming to the city. ”

"Your Majesty, the things of the war are not what we are good at, presumably Your Majesty is already in the chest, so please instruct!" Li Gang looked at the emperor and smiled.

"Eh, the conquest is not all a matter of warriors, it is a matter of the overall situation, especially the expedition overseas, from the morale of the people to the meals and socks of the soldiers, all of them need the help of all ministers, and the cooperation of all parties is not something that one person or one department can do!" Zhao Ta waved his hand and said, he knew that he valued the martial arts, and the respect for the martial artists had changed the atmosphere, and the scholars gradually accepted it, but he also didn't want to overkill the martial arts to be in power, only the balance of civil and military forces can be long-term stability, and his emperor can be stable, so his words are not only to show his importance to the civil ministers, but also to remind the military generals.

"What Your Majesty said is that there are many matters that still need your help, how can the Privy Council alone shoulder this heavy burden!" Zhao Ren said with a smile, he immediately understood what the emperor meant, this is to warn them not to their tails to the sky because they have merit and get the reuse of His Majesty, and not take the scholars in their eyes......

Under the auspices of Zhao Tan, the next battle plan was renegotiated. Cheng Xishou led the Dengzhou Navy Division to relieve the siege of Midao unchanged, after defeating the Jin Naval Army, blockading the mouth of the Yalu River and cutting off its way back, and recapturing the islands occupied by the Jin Army, waiting for an opportunity to annihilate it, and isolating the Jin Army Brigade attacking by land; The second echelon that was preparing to reinforce the Goryeo army to hold the border changed its previous mission, and the leopard general and the lion would go north from Haizhou from Goryeo Nampo along the Daedong River to Xijing, and cooperate with the Goryeo army to defend Xijing. After completing the escort mission, the Haizhou Navy carried three marine brigades to Mi Island, cooperated with the Dengzhou Navy Division to complete the task of seizing the island, and joined forces with the Dengzhou Navy Division to gather and annihilate the Jinshui Army.

The third echelon as a reserve landed at the mouth of the Yalu River after annihilating the Jinshui Army, recaptured Baozhou, recovered the defense line of the Great Wall for thousands of miles, and intercepted the retreating Jin Army by land; The Mingju Navy Division was to escort the merchant ships to unload the military supplies at the port of Busan before the port froze, and the Goryeo cooperated to transfer them to the Xijing front to complete the winter war material reserves. Subsequently, the navy withdrew to its domestic base before the closure of the port.

It is now the middle of September, and the time since the closure of the port is just over a month, and this is still a normal year, who knows whether the sky will have convulsions, so everything must be carried out as soon as possible, the first combat mission will be completed, and the whole army will be transferred to winter defensive operations. This will be an extremely long winter, and the three generals will have to fight alone in a foreign land without domestic assistance, and the only thing that the country can do before the end of winter is to launch an attack on the northern line of Yanjing, so as to attract the Jin army and reduce its pressure by encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao...... (To be continued......)