As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.
Since no matter how hard he tried, he could not turn himself into a real Korean. Cai Renyuan simply took precautions and sent his outstanding nephew to dig another escape route to the Liao Kingdom.
As a veteran general, he had a clear view of the situation. Among the major powers in the world, Liao was the strongest, followed by Song, and Goryeo was at most third, maybe not even higher.
Han Qing said that Goryeo and the Song Dynasty would shake hands and make peace in the future. This was not an empty threat, but the possibility was very high.
At that time, the Cai family from the Southern Tang Dynasty would have a very embarrassing position in Goryeo.
But between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Dynasty, there was no possibility of turning hostility into friendship.
The monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom will not forget the huge gains from the last attack on Bianliang, let alone their ambition to engulf the Central Plains.
The monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty also never forgot to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun.
The nephew of the Cai family brought a warship to join Daliao at this time, which was tantamount to providing help in the snow.
Even if the Liao army marched south this time, they could not successfully attack Bianliang. There will always be a time to cross the Yellow River next time, or the next time.
Once the Liao army breaks through the northern defense line of the Song army, the Cai family will definitely be avenged and their fortunes will rise!
"Commander, Chief Chen said that the parts for six catapults and four battering rams have been prepared and can be shipped to the foot of Ye County at any time for assembly on site!" Sicang Zhou Xinjian pushed the door in and whispered.
Report to Cai Renyuan.
"Then ship it, but don't rush to ship it to Yexian!" Cai Renyuan quickly put his thoughts back, frowned and waved his hands, "You ask Mr. Chen to make a hundred sampans temporarily. It doesn't need to be too big, it can hold two
Just add 800 kilograms of dry firewood per person!"
"Yes, Commander!" Sicang Zhou Xinjian couldn't understand Cai Renyuan's intention, but nodded decisively.
"Cai Liang, go and send an order to all the warships. Ask each warship to contribute its spare sampans and send them to the Chinese army quickly." Cai Renyuan thought for a while and gave instructions to his soldiers in a deep voice.
"Yes, Marshal!" Cai Liang agreed with the same decisiveness. However, he did not immediately carry out the order. Instead, he frowned and reminded in a low voice, "Commander, the sampan is flexible, but it cannot withstand the wind and waves. If there is a big storm,
Shuai is preparing to intercept Han Qing at sea..."
"Who said I'm going to stop him? He's not stupid, how could he be willing to return to Dengzhou by sea and be blocked by me?" Cai Renyuan glanced at him and asked angrily.
After the words fell, his eyes lit up again. He changed his tone of encouragement and said softly, "However, your words have given me a wake-up call. Send an order to Cai Zhongliang along the way, asking him to bring four battleships and two sentry ships.
Take a boat to monitor the waterway between Daxieshu and Dengzhou. If you find that the Song army has returned, blow the conch immediately to inform me."
"Yes!" Cai Liang didn't dare to ask any more questions, so he agreed, turned around and left.
"If the man surnamed Han returns to Dengzhou from the sea, I would like nothing more." Cai Renyuan felt hatred boiling in his heart when he mentioned Han Qing. He gritted his teeth and said to himself, "I will definitely let him die without a burial place!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the door of the Chinese army's tent was pushed open again, and it was Du Yuhou Jin who walked in with several capital commanders.
"Commander, please forgive Jin for being stupid. You mobilized all the sampans, but you don't know why?" Jin Yousheng asked solemnly after bowing to Cai Renyuan respectfully.
He was born in the Jin family of Gyeongju, one of the eight wealthy families, and his brother Jin Zhiyang was one of Cai Renyuan's backers. Therefore, when Cai Renyuan dealt with Huangfu Gong and Che Li, he had chosen to stand aside.
However, not intervening in the power struggle within the navy does not mean that he will let Cai Renyuan do whatever he wants. Especially when it comes to important military deployments, in any case, he needs to know Cai Renyuan's ultimate purpose and the reasons for such arrangements.
"Song General Han Qing used fire attack in Jiaowan three days ago and destroyed three of our squadrons. I think the Marquis of Yu already knows about it." Although Cai Renyuan began to find a way out for his family, in a short period of time, he did not want to destroy all the eight major families of Goryeo.
Offended, he organized his words and explained carefully, "And even if he takes the sea route, it will take at least two days for him to return to Dengzhou Port."
"Are you going to intercept him? No wonder I saw you sending Cai Zhongliang to monitor the sea?" Jin Yongsheng suddenly realized and shook his fist fiercely.
"If he dares to return to Dengzhou by sea, of course I will not let him go!" Cai Renyuan responded through gritted teeth, and then shook his head slightly, "But I thought that he would not take the sea route. Although he won every battle,
But none of them are water battles. In the open sea, no matter how many fishing boats he has, they will not be of any use."
This is what makes him outstanding. Even if he is in a hurry, he still does not lose his mind. He can still clearly predict the enemy general's behavior.
"The commander mobilized the sampans and ordered the craftsmen to build a large number of sampans...?" Jin Yongsheng suddenly couldn't follow Cai Renyuan's thoughts, blinked and continued to ask.
"Whether he comes back by sea or by land, there are not many troops stationed in Dengzhou Port at the moment!" Cai Ren was willing to give the answer frankly, "I will wait for him at sea all day tomorrow. If
No matter how many sampans Chen Jiangtou builds the day after tomorrow, I will lead the Chinese army to storm Dengzhou Port!"
"Attack Dengzhou Port. Do you have any way to deal with the three iron chains at the entrance of Dengzhou Port and the traps in the port?" Jin Yongsheng was startled and blurted out his questioning words.
"Treat the other person in his own way!" Cai Renyuan gritted his teeth and nodded solemnly, "While the tide was rising, he used a sampan to carry firewood and set it on fire. The tide pushed the burning sampan toward the harbor, and the iron
The chain just stopped the sampan. Hundreds of sampans carrying dry firewood are burned together, and even iron ingots can be melted, not to mention the iron chain and the wooden stakes that fix the iron chain?"
"Wonderful, this is a wonderful plan!" Jin Yongsheng was so excited that he couldn't help stroking his palms hard.
"After the iron chains were burned, the warriors were carried on sampans to seize the Jian Bridge in the port and the water village on the shore. Han Qing took most of the people in Dengzhou City to Jiaowan. At this moment, the city must be empty of strength.
The defender absolutely did not dare to bring a few hundred troops out of the city to fight with me. After our army captured the water stronghold, we used sentry boats to detect the locations of the hidden piles and reefs. Then, the warships slowly followed up. We will definitely be able to capture the entire Dengzhou.
port!"
"Then bypass the water gate and attack other city gates in Dengzhou from the land!" Jin Yongsheng finally understood what Cai Renyuan meant, waving his arms and adding, "The catapults and battering rams that were just prepared for Ye County are almost ready.
Transport it to land, assemble it, and smash the gate of Dengzhou City!"
"Yes, attack Dengzhou from the land." Cai Renyuan also waved his arm, making a chopping motion, "When the guy named Han heard that Dengzhou was about to fall, he would definitely come over at night. Then, you and I will come with another one.
Siege the city and call for reinforcements!”
"Good, great good!" The more Jin Yongsheng listened, the more he felt that this plan was very certain, and he excitedly rubbed his hands.
Chain meter, this is a standard chain meter.
Although the man surnamed Han had used cunning tricks to take advantage of the Korean navy, but compared with Cai Renyuan, he was too young after all.
Unless he risked his life and watched Dengzhou fall, he would definitely die without a burial place this time!
