Chapter Seventy-Eight: By Sea (I)
The two people in the tent laughed loudly, and the two of Kenshin probably understood it outside, it turned out that this was the strategy set by Jin Wushu to divide the army, just to not attract the attention of the Great Song Dynasty, and to achieve the effect of quietly entering the army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć Wait for all the soldiers and horses to be in place, and then suddenly launch an attack, and catch the Song army by surprise, this strategy can really be called a clever plan! If they really let them realize, even if the Yue family army can finally block it, I am afraid that it will suffer very heavy losses.
Dugu Jian and Zhang Linxin were shocked into a cold sweat, this was just the end of the New Year, and no one would have guessed that Jin Ren would send troops so soon. The Song and Jin countries have been fighting for many years, and they are more clear about their respective routines, and the grassland peoples of all dynasties and dynasties, the Jin people generally choose to march in the autumn, because at that time, the people of the Central Plains were just busy with the autumn harvest, the food was sufficient, and the grain and grass that the Jin soldiers needed to carry were not so much, and in the autumn, the horses had already recuperated for a summer, which was the time when they were fat and strong, which was very suitable for using soldiers.
But no one guessed that Jin Wushu would do the opposite this time, Zhang Jinyan told Dugu Jian that Jin Wushu would probably send troops in April and May, but when the attack was launched, it was almost a matter of July and August. This is just the beginning of spring, not to mention the people of the Song Dynasty, that is, the soldiers from all over the country, most of them are also preparing to carry out agricultural work such as tuntian, if they are so hand-picked by Jin Wushu, the loss will definitely be great.
After receiving this useful news, the two of them were about to get up and leave, but suddenly they heard the people inside say: "What are you doing there in Xishan? There will be such a loud thunder sound every day, not to mention us, even the horses in the camp are also frightened." The other hurriedly stopped him, "Shhh
This made Kenshin and Kenshin stop and listen outside the tent again. The previous person said again: "It seems that you must know something, tell me quickly!" The other person refused: "No, this matter can't be spread randomly, it's going to lose your head!" The former person was a little unhappy: "Let's talk about it, I promise to rot it in my stomach and won't tell anyone!" The other person had no choice but to agree: "Okay, you must promise not to confide a word with others, otherwise you will leak the secret, and it is not for you and me to bear!"
The former one agreed again and again, and the other spoke: "Actually, I don't know much about those things, I once followed the general to see them, it seems to be from the Song people, I can't say what they are called, but I heard that it is very powerful, and it can be shot out several miles away at once when gunpowder is loaded there, and all the stones and trees in the distance are blown to pieces, which is really terrifying." ā
"There is such a powerful thing, it seems that the fourth prince is really easy to destroy the Song family this time!" said the previous person with a smile. The other said: "I told you everything I know, you must not say it!" The former one promised: "Okay, don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut, and no one will say anything." ā
After that, the two of them began to talk about some trivial things again, Dugu Jian and Zhang Linxin got these two useful messages, and seeing that the sky was about to dawn, naturally there was no need to stay any longer, so they quietly turned out of the golden camp and returned to the mountain col where they had been hiding before.
"Brother Dugu, now that we have basically figured out the situation, I didn't expect Jin Wushu to be so ambitious, we have to pass the news to Marshal Yue as soon as possible!" Zhang Lin said to Dugu Jian worriedly. Dugu Jian also replied: "Well, I don't think it's too late, we still have to leave as soon as possible." ā
"But Yuguan is now blocked, and the west line is all the Great Wall, and we just want to detour and have nowhere to pass!" The girl's words are not bad at all, since Jin Bing wants to block the news, it is naturally impossible to only ban the passage of Yuguan, I am afraid that the entire line of the Great Wall will not be able to pass, if they want to pass, I am afraid that they will have to go all the way to the west, and they can only go back by going through Xixia. But if they really take this road, it is estimated that before they arrive in Ezhou, the Golden Vulture will launch an offensive, and then their efforts will all be in vain.
Dugu Jian frowned, but he couldn't think of a good idea. "Why don't we go west along the Great Wall and see where there are loopholes, and then we sneak through?" said the girl tentatively. "No, let's not talk about whether we can find the loophole of the Golden Guard, even if there is, we can get through, what about the horses? Without horses, it will take too long for us to walk back on foot. Dugu Jian objected to the girl's idea.
For a while, both of them were silent, not knowing what to do. Thinking of the land of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, the river network is dense, and the ports are criss-crossed, even if you set up a million guards, you can find a river that can be passed, which is much easier than the plains and mountains in the north, the girl couldn't help but shake her head and said: "Brother Dugu, it would be good if we were in the south of the Yangtze River, then we can take the waterway." When Dugu Jian heard this, he seemed to think of something in his heart, but he felt that there was still some fog that could not be lifted, so he thought carefully. Zhang Linxin looked at him, bowed his head and continued to think.
"I've got a way!"
"Got it!"
The two shouted in unison almost simultaneously. "Brother Dugu, what do you understand?" asked Zhang Linxin with a smile. Dugu Jian asked rhetorically, "Then what can you do?"
Zhang Linxin said: "Then let's talk together and see if what we think is different." Dugu Jian nodded in agreement. So the two of them spoke together, "The sea!" and the two of them laughed. The problem of how to get back was solved. When they first started, they were all blindly thinking about how to avoid the Jin people's sentry, and they didn't think about it at all. Zhang Linxin talked about the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River and mentioned that they could walk by water, which made them think that they could take a boat to walk from the sea!
The shipping of the Great Song Dynasty was very developed, and during the Huizong period, there was a large-scale fleet of ships transporting grain, porcelain, stones, etc. by sea. After Gaozong crossed to the south, he was chased by Jin Wushu and fled to the sea for refuge for more than a month, all of which show the development of shipping in the Great Song Dynasty. Although they are now in the land of the Jin people, before the Jin people, it was under the rule of the Liao State, and the Khitan people have been learning the cultural etiquette of the Han people for a long time, so it is relatively easy for them to find a boat.
At that moment, the two men rode out of the col and came to the seaside. Yuguan is the easternmost pass of the Great Wall, just by the sea, so it is not too far from the sea. It didn't take long for the two of them to reach the shore of the sea. But this area is deserted, and there are not even villages and towns, let alone find a boat to go to sea.
Dugu Jian said: "Lin'er, this is my mistake, I always think that there are boats by the sea, but I should also think that I must first find the village by the sea." In my opinion, we still have to go north along the sea, and even if there are ships in this area, they may not be able to go to sea, and if I am not bad, we must at least return to the Jinzhou area, so that we can find a big ship that can go to sea. ā
Zhang Lin thought about it, Dugu Jian's words were not bad at all, so he nodded and replied: "Well, then let's go quickly, Brother Dugu." So the two men galloped north along the sea.
After a day's journey, they came to the Bijia Mountain area in the south of Jinzhou in the evening, where there is a relatively large fishing village, and the villagers rely on fishing for a living, and it is not very difficult to find a larger boat to go to sea. Jin Wushu is a Jurchen, he has grown up on horseback since he was a child, although he thought of such a clever plan, blockade the news, and march into the army by different routes, but he did not expect that in fact, the sea route can also be walked.
Although he has suffered great losses from the Song army on the sea and on the water, in his impression, it is also the idea of "south ship and north horse", and he did not expect that in fact, there are big ships in the north that can sail far away. (To be continued.) )