Chapter 2933 Liaodong City, where the previous dynasty was smashed twice
A few days later, Cheng Chubi led a task force, loaded with provisions and baggage, to leave Dengzhou in a mighty manner and headed towards Yingzhou.
Li Ji, the general manager of the Pyongyang Road March, stood on the main battleship of the Dengzhou Navy. General Wu Zhonglang waved his arms and issued military orders one after another.
The Dengzhou navy of the Tang Dynasty once again came out in full force, slowly advancing towards the coastal areas of Goguryeo and Baekje, and pressing them.
After the last war, we have realized the superiority of hot air balloons in detecting the enemy beforehand, and can also conduct long-distance interactive communication.
This enabled the naval forces of the Tang Dynasty to understand each other's intentions and implement the instructions given by their superiors even though they were tens of miles apart.
So this time, more hot air balloons were brought onto the warships, which would turn the Goguryeo and Baekje warships' idea of outflanking and attacking the Tang Dynasty navy on the sea into a bubble that would burst with one poke.
Cheng Sanlang and his squadron needed to go deep into the inland rivers to transport food and supplies to city-states like Yingzhou.
Naturally, those three-masted cruisers cannot penetrate deep due to their draft problems as ocean-going ships.
They will serve as the main force of the convoy and block the entrance to the sea when the transport brigade enters the inland river.
In this way, even if the navy of Goguryeo and Baekje want to attack, they have to carefully consider whether they are the opponents of these powerful giant ships.
The wind in the north is still very biting even in spring, but fortunately, the navy soldiers now have hand guards and face creams specially provided by Han and Tang Dynasty trading houses to minimize frostbite for the soldiers.
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In addition, all navy officers and soldiers are now wearing warm winter clothes, and due to the advancement of textile technology, there is also the advanced concept of Cheng Sanlang, an excellent design master.
In the Tang Dynasty, both the army and the navy no longer wore those open-top trousers that would cool the buttocks when the cold wind blew.
We have already worn crotchless trousers for a long time. Of course, the front door can be unbuttoned. Moreover, thick belts have now become the standard trousers belt of every soldier.
In the past, trouser belts were made of cloth strips. Although they were high-quality and cheap, they required a pair of dexterous hands to tie slip knots. Of course, you could also tie tight knots if you wanted to.
But there’s a question. What if you get stuck and don’t have time to use flexible fingering to untie the knot?
What's more, war takes lives. No one knows when an enemy will suddenly attack. Therefore, in the past, slip knots that could not be tied tightly and dead knots that could not be tied often became a pain point in the hearts of some heroic soldiers.
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Since the improvement of the Danna loom, coupled with the high quality and low price of hundreds of folds of cloth, it has become possible to use thick canvas to make solid, moderately soft and hard trouser belts.
As long as the belt is worn on the trouser ears in advance, the two white thighs are pushed into the trouser legs, the trousers are lifted up, and then tightened and clipped, the pin buckle belt is instantly locked.
Once you have this thing, you don't have to worry about it even if it happens to you. After all, it's very fast to take off this thing.
In short, Cheng Sanlang felt that he was contributing his meager efforts to all aspects of the Tang Dynasty's military equipment.
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The distance between Dengzhou and Liaodong Bay where Yingzhou is located is equivalent to one being to the south of the Bohai Sea and the other to the north.
However, the Bohai Sea is not that big, so even if the Dengzhou Navy Task Force sailed along the coast, it only took a few days to reach the mouth of the Bailangshui.
At the mouth of the sea, there happened to be a naval force from Yingzhou cruising. When they saw the arrival of this huge transport fleet, they rushed forward to meet it immediately.
Soon, Cheng Sanlang saw an Ouchi guard boarding the ship, and he also sent a letter.
Only then did Cheng Sanlang learn that the moment his father-in-law issued the order to Dengzhou, the elites of the Tang Dynasty who had been nestled in Yingzhou had already begun to shoot out like arrows.
And my father-in-law, who had stayed in Youzhou through the entire cold winter, also led a group of civil and military elders and immediately arrived in Yingzhou in one breath.
Nowadays, the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty were divided into several groups. Under the leadership of Nayi Duke Qin Qiong, they unexpectedly crossed the Liao River from Tongding (today's northwest of Xinmin) and entered Xuantu (today's east of Shenyang).
Li Daozong, King of Jiangxia, the deputy general manager of Liaodong Road, led his troops to attack Xincheng (now Fushun North). The defenders in the city were frightened and did not dare to fight.
The vanguard Zhang Jian led the Hu soldiers as the vanguard, crossed the Liao River and headed towards Jian'an City (today's northeast of Gaizhou), defeated the Goguryeo soldiers and killed thousands of them.
My father-in-law has already personally accompanied the army to Liao River. In other words, he needs to send part of the baggage and food directly to Liao River.
At this moment, my father-in-law is personally taking charge there. After all, the first major battle of the Tang Dynasty's conquest of Goguryeo has already begun vigorously on the Liao River.
Faced with this news, Cheng Chubi naturally did not dare to neglect. After leaving part of the baggage behind, he gathered all his navy and continued towards the Liao River.
Standing on the deck, looking at the majestic waves of the sea, I heard Xue Rengui's fierce shouting in my ears.
As soon as I turned around, I saw a hundred musketeers, standing motionless and steady on the deck that was slightly undulating due to the waves.
As Xue Rengui's orders changed, these musketeers changed various postures, and some rushed directly to the side of the ship and set up their muskets.
Some took advantage of the cover of the things on the deck and retreated to the rear, but the flintlock guns in their hands were steadily aimed in the direction Xue Rengui was pointing.
Looking at these musketeers who were still training hard at such a moment, Cheng Sanlang and a group of martial arts disciples were very pleased.
After all, this is a new army,
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Li Shimin sat firmly in the Chinese army's tent. At this moment, he had placed the Chinese army's tent on the bank of the Liao River. At this moment, 20,000 elite troops of the Tang Dynasty were arrayed on the bank of the Liao River.
On the opposite side of the Liao River, there were thirty to forty thousand soldiers and horses of Goguryeo, as well as the soldiers and horses of the Mohe barbarians who had surrendered to Goguryeo.
Now, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, whose beard and hair are as white as snow but still full of energy, is standing in front of the sand table and chatting.
"...There are still more than 20,000 soldiers and horses in Liaodong Fortified City. If our army wants to capture Liaodong Fortified City, it must first break Goguryeo's Liaohe River defense line and cut off the interconnection between their cities..."
"After that, send another elite force to get stuck between Liaodong City and Baiyan City to prevent Goguryeo from aiding Liaodong. So..."
The long pole in his hand was pointing around the Liaodong City, which was decorated with a striking white flag.
At this moment, all the senior generals of the Tang Dynasty military, except for the leader, were all solemnly lined up around the sand table.
Li Shimin's expression was quite serious, just like the important civil and military officials present.
After listening to the analysis of this Tang military god who insisted on accompanying the army to conquer Goguryeo despite his age, he nodded in agreement.
Seeing Li Shimin's move, Li Jing, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, bowed to Li Shimin and then stepped aside, handing over the speaking position to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
"Most of the ministers have experienced the chaos in the last years of the previous dynasty, and the chaos in the last years of the previous dynasty was closely related to Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty's three expeditions to Goguryeo."
Having said this, Li Shimin paused deliberately, letting the civil and military officials reflect and recall the past.
And he spoke again in a calm tone. "The previous dynasty conquered Goguryeo three times, and was defeated twice and sank under the Liaodong City."
"This is the shame of the previous dynasty. Although it has something to do with Emperor Yang of Sui's self-righteousness and his great success, he still found that Liaodong City was difficult to obtain."
"My lords, since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, we have been invincible in all battles and defeated in all attacks. Our national strength is even stronger than that of previous dynasties. And this time we are conquering Goguryeo, we have even more famous generals."
Listening to Li Shimin's inspiring words, all the important civil and military officials were convinced. Li Jing also nodded frequently while stroking his long beard.
However, he held different opinions in his heart. How many famous generals were there in the previous dynasty? But after all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty before him was far superior to Yang Guang in terms of vision and military experience.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty had prepared for many years to conquer Goguryeo, and Liaodong City must be captured no matter what.
Otherwise, if this dynasty, like the previous dynasty, fails under the Liaodong City, where will His Majesty's old face go? I am afraid that I and others will not have the shame to go back to Luoyang to meet the folks of the Tang Dynasty.
Thinking of this, Li Jing couldn't help but sigh slightly and raised his eyes to look at the emperor who was still talking to himself.