"Jiajun, hurry up and find a way to send the news to Bianliang so that the court can take precautions." Before Cai Zhongcheng was pushed out and imprisoned, Yang Xu pulled Han Qing's sleeve and begged loudly.
It is not to blame that he was in chaos. Although the Song Dynasty claimed to have eighteen lines of forbidden troops, the only ones that could really fight the Liao army were Dingbian, Zhenliao, Zhenrong, Pingrong, and Yongan.
Now his grandfather Yang Si's Dingbian Army and the Hebei East Road Defense Envoy Yang Yanzhao's Liao Suppression Army are separated by the Liao soldiers. The Yong'an Army under Zhejia's army is far away in Hedong. The only ones that can really serve as a barrier to Bianliang are
Two troops, Pingrong and Zhenrong, were left.
Among them, the Pingrong army, led by Li Jilong, the uncle of the current official family, was stationed in Puyang, firmly blocking the nearest channel from Hebei to Bianliang.
The Zhenrong Army was led by Li Jihe, the second uncle of the current official family, and was stationed at Fengqiu on Gyeonggi Road. Together with the other two second-rate forbidden troops, Jing'an and Huaiyuan, they formed the final line of defense of Bianliang City.
If the Eastern Route Army of the Liao Kingdom, with the full assistance of the Koryo Navy, bypassed Puyang and crossed the Yellow River from any point west of Yanggu, they could reach Bianliang City within two days.
By then, Li Jilong would not have time to return reinforcements, so Li Jihe rushed to fight. If he was not careful, the Khitan people might enter Bianliang City and repeat the disaster of the late Jin Dynasty.
"As for the punishment, you can send a few brothers to the shore now, pretend to be common people, and send a warning message to Bianliang!" Zhang Shouzhong was also frightened, raised his hands and asked in a low voice, "The attention of the Liao people is all here.
On the ship. Brothers, as long as you are more careful after landing ashore, there is a great possibility..."
"The question is, after landing, how can they cross the Yellow River? In the section between Xiaoqing River and the Yellow River, if they ride horses, they will definitely attract attention. If they walk, they may not be faster than us." Han Qing's performance was far better than ours.
Bi Yang Xu and Zhang Shouzhong were calmer, shook their heads and objected in a low voice.
Immediately, he raised his finger and pointed at Cai Zhongcheng, and ordered in a deep voice, "Take him down and take good care of him. Don't starve him, this person will still be useful in the future!"
"As ordered!" the soldiers agreed, and stepped forward to take Cai Zhongcheng away. Only then did Yang Xu and Zhang Shouzhong realize that there were outsiders present, and both of them suddenly turned red.
Knowing that the two of them were concerned but confused, Han Qing smiled and explained softly, "The Korean Navy just returned from Dengzhou in disgrace not long ago, and lost more than half of its food, grass and baggage. No matter how loyal the King of Korea was to the Liao Kingdom, he would still be loyal to the Liao Kingdom.
After receiving Yelu Longxu's order, there was no two months to prepare, and it was impossible for Cai Renyuan to bring the navy to fight again."
This is the result he calculated from the perspective of a bystander.
In this era, there was neither the Internet nor telegraphs and telephones. It would probably take about ten days for Yelu Longxu's decree to reach the capital of Goryeo.
As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses are moved, food and fodder go first. When the Goryeo Navy attacked last time, all the food and fodder they brought were burned by him. Now even if the King of Goryeo wants to show his loyalty to the Liao Kingdom, he must first send the navy
Only when enough food and fodder are prepared.
Calculated in this way, two months is already the shortest result. If there is a slight delay, the departure time of the Koryo Navy will have to be postponed to the end of October this year. (Note: Lunar calendar, the same below)
By November, the surface of the Yellow River had begun to freeze, and a large amount of ice would appear near the outlet. Even if the Korean navy rushed over, it was hard to say whether it would have the courage to swim upstream.
What's more, there were two to three months, enough time for the Song Dynasty to adjust its deployment and block the possibility of the Liao Eastern Route Army and the Goryeo Navy joining forces to cross the river.
In addition, there is another key point. Han Qing can be sure that in the history of another time and space, the Song Dynasty died at the hands of the Jurchens, not the Khitan.
Because he provided first-aid skills and gunpowder to the army, the current military strength of the Song Dynasty should be much higher than that of the Song Dynasty in another time and space.
In another time and space, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty could achieve the results of the Chanyuan Alliance. In this time and space, it should not be worse than the Chanyuan Alliance.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Yang Xu and Zhang Shouzhong again, and added in a low voice, "The mouth of the Xiaoqing River is less than thirty miles away from the mouth of the Yellow River. Let's continue to go down the river, and we will definitely do it in one day.
We can see the sea. So now there is no need to send people ashore and risk their lives to deliver a message to Bianliang. The south bank of the Yellow River is Jingdong East Road. As long as we reach the mouth of the Yellow River, I can use the official post on the south bank. Then transfer
The postage has been sent eight hundred miles away in a hurry, and the news will arrive in Bianliang in two days at the latest."
"You're right, I was too impatient just now!" Yang Xu gasped and nodded in relief. "Damn Goryeo, after all, it is a country of thousands of times, but the whole country has to rush to be a dog for the Khitans!
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"It is the tradition of this country to work as a coward and forget one's righteousness at the sight of profit. The day the Song Dynasty sends its navy to attack the capital of Goryeo, it will be time for the whole country to kneel down to welcome the king's army!" Han Qing smiled again,
A penetrating comment came out of his mouth.
In another time and space, at the end of the 20th century, Goryeo had a strange dream of carving up China by leveraging the strength of other countries. Regardless of it, once the war broke out, Goryeo's own strength could withstand several rounds of bombs from Chinese men.
Therefore, Han Qing never had any good impression of Goryeo in his whole life. In his words, he would not leave any face to the country.
"You're right about the punishment. Koryo is a cheap country." After Zhang Shouzhong calmed down, his mind quickly recovered. He frowned and whispered next to him, "One day, the imperial court will send a navy to kill them, and they will kill them hard.
Give him a good beating and they will be honest."
Speaking of the navy, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he quickly added, "If the imperial court transferred the Quanzhou navy to go north to Dengzhou, Cai Renyuan should not have a chance to enter the Yellow River. However, I don't know why the ministers in the court have changed their minds from the beginning of the war to the present.
, you didn’t even use the Quanzhou Navy?”
"You can write a statement and ask Captain Yang to send it to you." Han Qing immediately understood the implication of Zhang Shouzhong's words and reminded with a smile, "Anyway, he has to go to Bianliang to ask the imperial court to send reinforcements and food. It just happened.
Let’s get things done together.”
After hearing this, Yang Xu frowned quickly, "I'm afraid no one in the court knows about water warfare. The Jinming Pond that was dug to conquer the Southern Tang Dynasty has now become a scenery in the royal inner garden. The navy on the pond
, the status is like that of an actress. Only during the Dragon Boat Festival every year, is she responsible for performing for the officials and the people, to show that the king and the people have fun together."
The fact that the war was fought so badly must be inseparable from the Song Dynasty's national policy of emphasizing culture and restraining military force.
At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty made two northern expeditions to Youyan. Although they both failed, at least the Song army took the initiative to launch the attack.
But now, the Liao army has reached the edge of the Yellow River. Songkong has eighteen lines of forbidden troops, but they only know how to arrange defenses layer by layer. No one has ever mentioned that they should take the initiative to launch a counterattack against the Liao army.
Is it because Song Dynasty really doesn’t have the strength to fight back? But that’s not necessarily the case!
At least, from the perspective of water warfare, the Song Dynasty completely overpowered the Liao Kingdom.
A while ago, Han Qing, with dozens of ships, was able to make the Liao Kingdom's Eastern Route Army look at the river and sigh.
If the Quanzhou Navy went north, used Dengzhou as its military camp, and crossed the sea to attack Nigu (now Tanggu, Tianjin), it would be too late for the Liao Kingdom to save itself. How could the Liao Kingdom still have the courage to continue to show off its power north of the Yellow River?
However, for an idea that even Zhang Shouzhong, a local commander of troops and horses, could think of, no one in the court, from Tongping Zhangshi to Councilor to Political Affairs, to Privy Councilor, could think of it.
The reason is also very simple.
Bi Ziyan and Wang Qinruo were both civil servants, and they were all blind in a cavalry or infantry battle, let alone a water battle?
Kou Zhun was slightly stronger than Bi and Wang, but in fact their strength was very limited. At most, they were brave and dared to support the leading generals to give it a try.
Yang Xu didn't understand these things back then. But now, with rich experience, he understands them more and more, and at the same time, he becomes more and more depressed.
Just when he was so annoyed that he wanted to slash with his sword, Han Qing's voice came to his ears again. It was not loud, but it ignited the flame of hope in his heart, "After you get to Bianliang, you can try
Try going to Kaifeng Mansion and look for Zhe Weizhong, the judge of the North Court, and Yang Wenguang, the current inspector of the Left Army. One of them is from the Zhe family, and the other is a descendant of Yang Yanzhao. Both of them have the right to report directly to the officials. Moreover, they are very popular with the bandits.
I appreciate you. The three of you signing up together should make the officials and the Prime Minister notice that the Song Dynasty still has a naval force in Quanzhou that can be used at any time."
