"Lost! So fast? Goryeo claimed to have dispatched 200,000 naval troops!" Yelu Longxu was so shocked that he no longer cared about arguing with his mother about who stole the limelight from whom, and asked like a string of arrows, "Where did the queen come from?
What news did you get? A few days ago, I also received good news from the Goryeo messenger. They won consecutive battles and captured Furong Village in the Song Dynasty!"
"With two hundred thousand sailors, the food, grass and baggage alone would probably have to be loaded on two to three hundred ships. How could Goryeo be willing to spend such a huge sum of money?" After all, Jiang was old and hot, and Xiao Chuo's attitude was calmer than his own son's.
Duo shook his head again and reminded with a smile.
"This..." Yelu Longxu was furious and clenched his hands into fists, but he didn't know where to hit them. His two eyebrows were dancing above his eye sockets.
In this southern expedition, the Liao Kingdom claimed to have dispatched an army of 400,000. However, the actual number of soldiers and servants mobilized from all ethnic groups in the grassland totaled only over 80,000.
By analogy, the so-called 200,000 naval troops of Goryeo were probably 40,000 at most. Among them, there must be about 5,000 sailors and more than 10,000 auxiliary soldiers. The real combat soldiers may not even be 20,000!
Therefore, it is not surprising that the Goryeo Navy failed to capture any state or county in the Song Dynasty!
It's just that according to the spying of the Southern Division of Daliao, the Song Dynasty did not have any imperial troops or border troops stationed on Jingdong East Road. The 20,000 Goryeo soldiers fought against the Xiang troops in Denglai and Denglai states, but they couldn't gain the upper hand. What?
In such a short period of time, is it going to be a huge defeat?
Just when he was puzzled, he heard his mother Xiao Chuo slowly add, "Ten days ago, Cai Renyuan, the commander of the Goryeo Navy, sent his nephew Cai Zhongyi with ten warships to Tieshan, saying that he would report victory to Daliao.
.I believe the good news you heard is the same."
"Yes!" Yelu Longxu frowned and nodded slightly.
"I know it is! Alas—these Koreans, all their thoughts are focused on things other than the battlefield. It's strange that they can win." Xiao Chuo pursed his lips and sighed in a low voice.
Yelu Longxu was confused and looked at Xiao Chuo eagerly, expecting her to explain more.
Xiao Chuo did not immediately fulfill his wish. He sighed again and continued to add, "Hearing that I was in Nanjing, Cai Zhongyi risked the warship getting stuck in the mud and specially sailed the warship to the mouth of Ninghe River. No matter what, I hope
He can meet me in person to express his uncle's respect for me."
"His uncle's respect for you?" Yelu Longxu became more and more confused as he listened, and couldn't help repeating it in a low voice.
"Yeah!" Xiao Chuo nodded lightly, "I felt something was wrong at the time, so I ordered Cai Zhongyi to come to Nanjing to see me, and at the same time urged the Nanfeng Xingren Division to report the news as soon as possible once there was news from Dengzhou. As a result,
Before Cai Zhongyi arrived in Nanjing, the assassins heard the sad news that his uncle was defeated, vomited blood, and returned home defeated!"
"Cai Ren is willing to lie about the military situation!" Yelu Longxu turned blue with anger and punched the desk hard. However, before his fist came into contact with the desk, he retracted his action in time, gritted his teeth and nodded gently, "
I understand that Cai has long lost his chance of victory. Therefore, I specially sent his nephew to Daliao to prevent him from being condemned by the King of Goryeo, and no one in the family can escape death!"
"My son has a sharp eye!" Xiao Chuo nodded approvingly even though he knew that Yelu Longxu only guessed a small part of the time correctly.
"But why should I accept his nephew? I spent a lot of effort to get Goryeo to surrender. If I accept Cai Renyuan's nephew, the King of Goryeo will probably be suspicious again." Yelu Longxu stepped forward irritably.
He moved his feet and walked around the Zhongjun tent.
Compared with Cai Renyuan's nephew Cai Zhongyi, he obviously cares more about the loyalty of Korea to him. Therefore, it is the best policy to find an excuse to send Cai Zhongyi back to Korea.
However, doing so will inevitably cause other heroes to misunderstand, thinking that the Liao Kingdom does not have the heart to accept outsiders, and will not come to seek refuge one after another in the future.
"Cai Zhongyi brought ten Goryeo warships, as well as sufficient sailors and sailors." Seeing all his son's performance, Xiao Chuo couldn't help but remind him in a low voice. "And here in Daliao, we have
We haven’t formed our own navy yet!”
"The Queen Mother is saying that we will use the battleships and manpower brought by Cai Zhongyi as a team to form a navy?" Yelu Longxu's eyes lit up, and the annoyance on his face instantly reduced by more than half.
Xiao Chuo smiled and nodded gently, "Cai Zhongyi has been with Cai Renyuan since he was twenty years old, and he is now forty-two years old! He should have obtained his true biography."
"Cai Renyuan not only wants me to accept his nephew, but also wants to leave a way out for his family!" Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty finally understood something. He widened his eyes and waved his fists up and down, "This old fox,
Knowing that I am short of warships and sailors, I specially sent a batch of seeds here. If I reuse this old fox as his nephew, even if the King of Goryeo is dissatisfied with him, he will still kill mice and worry about breaking the porcelain vase..."
"A rat-proof weapon!" Xiao Chuo took over and corrected with a smile.
"Yes, it's just a weapon that avoids rats." Yelu Longxu said more and more, his mind became clearer, and his fingers crackled, "It's no wonder that this old fox will lose the battle, he has too many thoughts, and he doesn't use them in the right place!"
"Your Majesty, are you willing to buy horse bones with thousands of gold and appoint Cai Zhongyi as the commander-in-chief of our Daliao Navy?" Xiao Chuo was very happy with his son's performance and asked with a smile.
"Commitment, commission!" Yelu Longxu was in a good mood and asked with a smile, "Where is he now? Has the Queen Mother brought him? Not only can I appoint him as the Commander of the Navy, but I can also make him the Privy Envoy of the South Courtyard.
, Marquis of South Korea. Let him go and build a navy for me in peace!"
"I brought him here, and I'll let him come in to see you later!" Xiao Chuo smiled and nodded gently again.
"Thank you, Queen Mother, for working for me!" Yelu Longxu became more and more happy as he thought about it, and bowed to Xiao Chuo.
If Daliao had its own navy, why would it bother Goryeo to send troops to contain the Song army? Just send a team of soldiers and horses to board the ship from Tieshan, and they can reach Dengzhou within five days!
By then, the Hebei defense line carefully constructed by the Song Dynasty will be in vain. The Liao soldiers who landed south of the Yellow River can fight non-stop towards Qingzhou, towards Gunzhou, and then to Bianliang City!
"My son, you don't have to be polite!" Xiao Chuo smiled and turned sideways, then continued to add, "There is one more thing that the Queen Mother wants to remind you."
"Mother, please speak!" Yelu Longxu was so happy that he picked up a navy for free. He immediately forgot about his resentment towards his mother and raised his hand with a smile.
"This time you go south, your destination is Bianliang, not Zhending. Instead of entangled with the guard here, it is better to leave a suspicious soldier to attract his attention, and the other troops will take a detour and continue moving forward!" Xiao Chuo put away his smile.
, slowly added, every word reveals a cold murderous intent!
