The gathering and southbound speed of the Goryeo fleet was a little slower than Li Yun originally expected. There are three reasons for this:
First, the private collusion between the powerful officials of the Jin Kingdom and the Koryo Kingdom cannot be exposed to the public. If it is done, the officials of the Song Dynasty will naturally blindfold their eyes and cover their mouths, and deny it to death.
To deal with it, but it would be ugly if someone exposed it beforehand.
However, in Yeseong Port of Goryeo Kingdom, there were hundreds of Song maritime merchants and officials stationed there for a long time, and there were many Song people who held Goryeo official positions in Wangcheng-ri of Kaikyeong. If these people heard about it, they would be able to sail quickly.
It would be bad to go and report the news.
Therefore, Cui Zhongxian specially ordered his eldest son Cui Yu to convene Song merchants at the government office in Beijing and entrust them with the transshipment and sale of Goryeo celadon this year. After the leaders of Song merchants left one after another, the Goryeo fleet arrived at Licheng Port.
Good deeds.
Of the two, the Koryo fleet alone is not enough. The Koryo fleet is not large enough to transport the amount of food required by Ding Haijun, so after the fleet leaves the port, it first goes to Dengzhou Sanshan Port, where it meets Liang Jushi, Ding Haijun
The sailors of the two groups were slightly mixed, and they had to arrange to hold the official certificate of the Korean people, and station a few interpreters on each ship to cover it up.
Although these tasks can be dispatched while driving on the seaway, they will inevitably slow down the speed.
Fortunately, Zhou Keshan had already made preparations at the Shipping Department of Mingzhou City. This trip was purely for food, and there was no need to stop for trade. It would be shipped when it arrived and left when it was full, so the fleet returned to boarding.
time, it will not delay the grain storage of the Marshal's Mansion.
Compared with the previous two, the third reason affecting the fleet is more troublesome for the Koryo people. That is that the Khitan people who penetrated deep into the Koryo Kingdom a few days ago seem to be much more difficult to deal with than expected.
When these Khitan people crossed the Yalu River before, they were tired from the long journey and brought their families with them, so they had no way to march. The famous general of the Koryo Kingdom knew that troops and horses were at stake in the northwest, so he raised his troops to attack, and both sides suffered casualties.
, the defense line of the Goryeo Army was generally stable in the area around the Qinggao and Pinglu cities of the Thousand Miles of Great Wall, and was not passive.
However, the Khitan people were fierce after all. While fighting against Goryeo, they organized elites and distributed ordnance according to the military system. In just two or three months, they became stronger and stronger as they fought. On that day, Yelu Liu, who was under the command of Brother Yelu, was in trouble. Yelu Jinshan
, Yelu Ya'er and other generals had fought against the Jin Army and Ding Haijun. Now they were rushing against the weak soldiers of Goryeo, and they actually showed the majesty of the iron cavalry.
Jin Juli could not resist immediately and was defeated and returned to Kaijing. Goryeo immediately recruited troops from various counties in Kinki, intending to form a large army to attack. In the process, it was inevitable that many strong men who were supposed to be sailors were taken away.
Li Yun didn't mind this.
At the end of May, he respectfully met with the King of Goryeo and the Prime Minister Cui Zhongxian, and made peace with a group of Cui Prime Minister's cronies to discuss how the two countries would get along in the future. The fleet left later, so he stayed longer.
Some, I just took the opportunity to see how the country of Goryeo was doing.
Ten days ago the fleet finally left the port, and five days ago the Koryo Kingdom finally summoned nearly 100,000 troops and appointed many famous ministers to lead the troops. For example, the person who served as the marshal of the army in the camp was the chief political officer.
Zheng Shuzhan; the deputy commander-in-chief is Zhao Chong, the marshal of the northwest; Li Yanshou, Chengxuan on the right, is the military commander; Jin Jiuli is still with the army.
But these soldiers and horses have nothing to do with Cui Zhongxian, and Cui Zhongxian is also happy for them to fight and consume the Khitan people. Therefore, only his elite soldiers are stationary, and only a few close followers are sent as supervisors.
Li Yun had already seen how the cavalry of Goryeo's Longwu Army was, but he really didn't know what the other six guards of the First Army were like. So one day he proposed to Cui Zhongxian that he wanted to follow the army and take a look.
A fighting situation.
Cui Zhongxian did not object.
He hoped that the Kingdom of Jin would come forward to resolve the Khitan rebellion for him. However, in the process, he did not want to appear too weak. The civil and military officials around Cui Zhongxian also felt that they had to suppress the Khitans on the battlefield and then invite the Kingdom.
Envoys are sent out so as not to damage the country's prestige.
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Therefore, Li Yun took twenty of his subordinates and rode out of the city to catch up with the army, still accompanied by Cui Junwen.
It is said that Cui Junwen received many civil and military compliments because of his neither humble nor overbearing attitude when he introduced the envoys from the Kingdom of Heaven. Cui Zhongxian regarded him as a family member. A few days ago, Cui Zhongxian had to give his famous concubine Tonghua as a gift.
The group of people ran quickly and passed Suanniyi Station that day, and caught up with the army the next day.
The terrain in this area is low-lying, with many swamps and dense growth of reeds and aquatic plants.
Li Yun and others finally found a high ground and climbed up to take a look. Far away, Li Yun saw a young general urging his horse along the way and shouting: "Everyone, speed up, we will enter Xingyi Post tonight!"
Following the shouts, a group of cavalry galloped through the muddy ground, shaking off the mud all over the Korean soldiers on the roadside. Because the Koreans like white clothes, they are very conspicuous once they are dirty. And because these people are not ordinary cavalry.
, the man who was covered in mud did not dare to speak, and only complained in a low voice after the cavalry left.
Li Yun asked: "Did you see that team of cavalry? Who is the boy leading the team?"
Cui Junwen laughed twice: "That is Jin Quan, the second son of General Jin Juli. He had been doing business with the Japanese country in Gyeongju, Tokyo. This time, General Jin probably thought it was a rare opportunity and took him with him.
I’ve learned a lot about the battlefield.”
"Japan? What's the business there?"
Cui Junwen said casually: "The place is extremely poor, and there is only some sulfur for sale. I heard people talk about it, and it seems that there are gold, silver, and copper mines, but no one has ever really seen it."
Li Yun's eyes flashed, and he only responded calmly: "I see."
Cui Junwen was about to find some other gossip to talk about when he suddenly heard a burst of wild shouting in front of him.
"There are Khitan soldiers and horses ahead!" The young general Jin Quan had just moved forward, but now he ran back in panic, shouting and yelling along the way.
Many Korean soldiers scattered on both sides of the road stood up in an uproar, with a mixture of disbelief and horror on their faces.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Impossible!" a Goryeo general shouted: "How can the Khitans come here? There are 50,000 soldiers of our Goryeo Kingdom ahead!"
Jin Quan shouted: "All are defeated! Defeated! Marshal Zheng is dead! Li Douzhi is dead too! Let's run! The Khitans are really coming to kill us!"
They exchanged a few words for a short moment, and sure enough, a sound like rolling thunder came from the road ahead.
The Goryeo general kept asking: "How many Khitans are there?"
Jin Quan had already disappeared with a puff of smoke.
The people who stayed where they were looked at each other, not knowing what to do for a moment, but no one followed them.
Li Yun couldn't help but nodded. He said to Cui Junwen: "A few days ago, I saw that your generals recruited all the monks in the temple as soldiers, thinking that they would be easily shaken. Now it seems that it is not bad.
, I know that there must be calmness in a war..."
Before he finished speaking, he saw all the generals and soldiers discarding their weapons, turning around and running away.
Before the enemy could be seen, thousands of people within the sight of Li Yun and others collapsed!
Li Yun couldn't help being stunned.
Cui Junwen said angrily: "How dare they!"
After a while, countless soldiers on the road ahead also fled back in dense numbers. When they were far away, there was some order, but then they ran more and more chaotic. Everyone wanted to run ahead of others, as if they could avoid being chased. As order was lost,
, people began to crowd each other.
Someone drew a knife and hacked at the people in front of him who were blocking the way.
Someone tripped over the mud while walking through the swamp, and the people behind them stepped on them without hesitation, causing those who tripped to be trampled to death or drowned in the knee-high sewage!
When they ran past one after another, the road was littered with all kinds of weapons. In Li Yun's opinion, perhaps because the army belonging to the King of Goryeo was really in dire straits, the weapons they discarded were also of varying varieties and there was no unified standard at all.
, it looks like pure rags. Among the metal rags, there are also military flags, military uniforms, military drums, horns and other rags thrown around.
Cui Junwen stared at the situation in front of him in stunned silence. It took him a while to react. He hurriedly said to Li Yun: "Something big has happened now! Envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven, let's leave quickly! Leave quickly! It won't be safe to go to Beijing anymore! Those Khitans
Humans are all beasts, and they kill without blinking an eye!"
At this time, the large group of defeated soldiers like flies in front were still crowding around one after another, and at the end of the road, the figures of the Khitan cavalry indeed appeared.
The number of Khitan people is not large, about five hundred cavalry. Because the armor and weapons on their bodies are all made up from captured possessions, they are a bit messy. But under the murderous spirit developed by winning consecutive battles and killing to their heart's content,
, you don’t have to worry about this anymore.
"Envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven, let's go quickly!" Cui Junwen urged the horse over and reached out to grab the bridle of the horse under Li Yun's crotch.
"Let go!" Li Yun whipped the back of his hand, causing him to scream in agony.
"The Khitans are no different from other tribes in the northeastern hinterland. Don't worry, I'm very familiar with them. Among Brother Yeluliu's old tribe, there were only a few who could lead five hundred cavalry into battle. Those who came were either Yelujinshan or Yelu
Ya'er or Yelu Tongguyu."
Li Yun said in a deep voice: "Yeluqinu, go and ask who the person is, and then tell him that I, Li Yun, am here, and let the leader of the army come to see me!"
There are quite a few Khitans in Ding Haijun. Guo Ning's ministers who moved Chu Cai and stabbed them are Khitans, but he is a Confucian official of Khitan. He still follows the rules of the Jurchens and does not use the word Yelu, which is the same as in his early years.
The group of Yeluliu Ge who gathered to rebel were not the same group.
Under the Liaohai Jiedu Envoy, Han Xuan's deputy general Xiao Molele was a Khitan. He was also Guo Ning's confidant and served as Zhao Jue's deputy and deputy commander of the bodyguard.
And Yelvliu Ge’s old troops were more numerous. Last year, the Khitan warrior Yelu Annu died heroically while fighting the Mongols, and many of his companions also fought with the Mongols to the end. When he was recounting his achievements after the war, Han Xuan
He promoted more than 30 Khitan generals in one breath. The Yelvqinu who followed Li Yun to Goryeo was one of them.
This taciturn Khitan man with a scarred face and wavy braids listened to Li Yun's instructions and rode out without saying a word.
"Who is he? Is he going to die?" Cui Junwen asked in a trembling voice.
Then he watched dumbfoundedly as the chasing Khitan cavalry suddenly reined in their horses. Among the hundreds of ferocious Khitan people, no one dared to take a step closer to the thunder pool. He rubbed his eyes and looked again in disbelief. From beside Li Yun,
The Khitan followers who had rushed out had already galloped back, bringing a Khitan general behind them.
The Khitan general's face was both embarrassed and ashamed. The closer he got to where Li Yun was, the lower his head hung. Finally, he simply jumped off his horse and gave Li Yun a military salute.
"I have never seen you. However, I have heard about the Khitan general who is missing half an ear. You are Yelu Jinshan, right?"
