Hanyang Mansion is located on the north bank of the Han River, surrounded by hills, about sixty miles away from the seaside.
This majestic city located in the middle of the Koryo Peninsula is the capital of the Koryo people.
Just after the first month of the lunar month, the mountains were covered with heavy snow. Qin Zitan looked out the window at the snow-covered scenery, feeling deeply worried.
As the special envoy of the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian, Qin Zitan has been coming to Hanyang via Haiyang by sea for more than a month.
Zhen Feng was half a step too late in attacking Danluo Island. Not only did he fail to capture Jeju City and the entire Danluo Island, but he also dealt a fatal blow to the Haiyang/Navy Army. Zhenfeng and more than 4,000 Haiyangjian
The soldiers were also trapped on Danluo Island, unable to return, and their life and death were unpredictable.
The whole country of Goryeo was shocked. Some people advocated the use of troops, some advocated for peace talks, and some advocated asking for help. They couldn't agree on one thing, and they were all arguing and couldn't come up with a specific countermeasure.
Even if troops are needed, except for the disabled Haiyang/Navy Army, there are no large-scale water camps available in Goryeo. In recent months, it has been snowing all over the country. It is also difficult to mobilize troops from land to Haiyang.
Many things. The key point is that from the southern end of Haiyang to Danluo Island, there is still a 1560-mile sea route to cross. How can it be done without a naval force?
In Qin Zitan's view, Zhen Feng was too indecisive.
If Zhen Feng had made up his mind to use large-scale troops against Danluo Island in mid-September, he would never have fallen into the current predicament.
At that time, the main force of the Huaidong Military Division was still trapped in Huaisi, and the sea was very stormy in September, so the possibility of sending reinforcements was extremely low.
Once Zhenfeng captured Danluo Island and occupied the two fortresses of Seogwipo and Jeju, the Huaidong Military Division would send a large army across the sea and be repulsed due to the lack of a landing base; the situation would not be the same.
So complicated.
Nowadays, if we want to say that there is a success, it is to successfully draw the Koreans into the war against the Huaidong Army. However, if the Koreans cannot concentrate on developing the navy, their ability to contain the Huaidong Army will be very limited. At this time, Lin Fu also
It is impossible to invade Goryeo's homeland out of greed.
The attitudes of the Fuso vassals such as Ohsumi and Chikushi were also very ambiguous. With the Huaidong Military Division's large army pressing down on the situation, it was difficult to take a proactive stance.
Qin Zitan banged on the Taiyangtang with a headache, unable to see the development of the situation clearly for a while.
Lin Fu's rise is so jaw-dropping. After the four victories in Yannan, he quickly established a foothold in Chongzhou. From the Jiangdong Left Army to the Jinghai Governor's Department, and now to the Huaidong Army Department, Lin Fu can
He is considered a prince.
During this period, the She family successfully connected southern Zhejiang and northern Fujian, and expanded its power to southern Fujian and western Zhejiang. However, a series of defeats in the battles on Changshan Island, Hecheng, and Daheng Island left Zhejiang and Fujian in the East China Sea.
Instead, its strength lagged behind the Huaidong Army Division.
Qin Zitan has been at sea for several months, but with ships coming and going, it is not difficult to get domestic news.
After the Huaisi War, the Huaidong Army focused on consolidating Huaidong and built a sea-defending embankment regardless of money or food investment. At this time, Lin Fu led his troops to cross the sea and march eastward.
If everything goes as Lin Fu wants, even if the She family breaks through the defense line in northern Zhejiang and invades Jiangdong, Huaidong will still be a hard nut to crack.
However, the navy of the Huaidong Army defeated the Haiyang/Navy Army and did not immediately launch an offensive against Zhen Feng's troops who retreated to Seogwipo. In the eyes of the Koreans, the Huaidong Army also showed weakness and wanted to negotiate peace.
But in Qin Zitan's view, even if Lin Fu negotiated peace with Goryeo, it would be extremely detrimental to the She family.
Once the Huaidong Military Division negotiates peace with the Koryo people and Danluo Island becomes independent, the influence of the She family on Koryo will be quickly marginalized.
Qin Zitan had all kinds of worries in his heart, but it was difficult to resolve them.
In the eyes of the Goryeo people, had it not been for Qin Zitan's instigation of talking about lotuses, Zhen Feng, the governor of Haiyang County, would not have rashly used troops against Danluo, and Goryeo would not have fallen into such an embarrassing situation.
Qin Zitan was completely left out.
In these days, not to mention the state ministers and ministers of the Ministry of Rites, Qin Zitan could not even see an ordinary official of the Goryeo Ministry of Rites; Goryeo sent Yicheng to deal with him every day.
When he stayed in Hanyang, he seemed to be blindfolded and covered his ears. Apart from sending people to the teahouses and restaurants in the city every day to inquire about some hearsay rumors, he could not get more accurate information, nor could he know what the current situation was like on Danluo Island.
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Hanyang City was modeled after Yanjing. Although it was not as large as Yanjing, it was still a rare majestic city in the Central Plains.
The official post building is beautifully built, with green tiles on the eaves, covered with white snow, and plum blossoms sprouting in the courtyard, but it does not reduce the feeling of desolation.
At this time, the front yard was noisy, horse bells were ringing, and a horse team came into the post house. There were quite a lot of people. Qin Zitan thought to himself: Which noble official from Goryeo came to Hanyang with such a large-scale ceremonial team?
Qin Zitan called his attendants and ordered: "What's going on in the front yard? Ask someone to ask?"
Qin Zitan usually asked his servants to deliberately curry favor with the officials in the post house, and this time it worked. Although they were forbidden to enter the front yard, the news came back after asking: "It's an envoy from the Donghu people who just moved in..."
"Donghu people!" Qin Zitan was slightly startled. The Donghu people's delegation came over, but he didn't get any news in advance. It can be seen that he was no different from being blindfolded in Hanyang, but then he was overjoyed.
Donghu was the suzerain state of Goryeo. Goryeo submitted to Donghu's force and obeyed in everything without daring to resist.
In the decision-making process regarding Danluo, the influence of Donghu envoys was incomparable to that of Qin Zitan.
"Take my invitation and find a way to go to the front yard to meet the Donghu people's envoy." Qin Zitan ordered.
The retinue returned a moment later, and Yi Cheng also followed him, bowing and saying: "The Minister of Rites has specifically ordered that no one should disturb the envoy Dong Hu's rest. Please forgive me..."
Qin Zitan secretly thought that the Goryeo people were not stupid. They were prohibited from contacting the Donghu envoys, and they would probably block the news about Danluo Island from the Donghu envoys. This would also prevent the Donghu people from interfering in Goryeo's national affairs by taking advantage of their status as suzerainty.
Although Goryeo attached itself to the Donghu people, they would not really want the Donghu people to dictate the political affairs of Goryeo.
Qin Zitan looked outside the courtyard. The Koreans had posted many sentry posts to strictly prevent contact with the Donghu envoys. He had nothing to do and sent the Yi Cheng away gloomily. He thought to himself: If nothing can be done anymore, it is better to go.
Take a trip to Kyushu Island. There are maritime trade between Zhejiang, Fujian and Kyushu. The influence of the She family on the vassal states of Kyushu Island is much greater than that of Goryeo.
When it was getting dark, there was a sudden noise outside the courtyard, and there was the sound of swords being unsheathed. Qin Zitan didn't know what happened in the post house, and someone actually used knives and guns.
Qin Zitan opened the window and saw a group of Donghu warriors with swords drawn and about to rush into the courtyard. The guards sent by Yi Cheng pushed them away and tried to stop them, but they did not dare to use force against the escort of the Donghu envoys.
"What are they going to do?" Qin Zitan's followers were shocked and wanted to gather guards in the courtyard to prevent the Donghu people from rushing in.
"Come back!" Qin Zitan called back to his retinue. The Donghu envoy would never go to war and send people to kill him in the post house.
"May I ask if Mr. Qin, the envoy of the Governor-General of Zhejiang and Fujian, is here?" A Donghu warrior led by him walked into the yard. He was not old, about twenty years old, and was wearing fine armor. He was the leader.
He put the knife back into its sheath, cupped his fists and asked.
"I am," Qin Zitan walked out of the house, stood on the corridor, looked at the Donghu warriors in the yard, and asked, "May I ask the Donghu envoy why he came to Qin?"
"I am Nahe Azige, the deputy envoy of Donghu," the Donghu warrior said with clasped fists. "This time I am accompanying the envoy Nahe Xiongqi to Korea. The envoy heard that Mr. Qin was also here, so he specially invited Mr. Qin to the front yard.
"I didn't expect that a few blind insects would dare to block the road and frighten Mr. Qin. Azige is really sorry!"
"It turns out it's General Nahe!" Qin Zitan said with a smile, "I've admired his name for a long time, and Qin is also thinking of visiting..." He was overjoyed, and did not raise the objection of Li's officials to stop him.
Nah Azige is not well-known, but Nah Xiongqi is an important general of the Donghu people and is widely known.
Qin Zitan knew about Nahe Xiongqi, not because of other reasons.
In the battle of Jinhai, Na He Xiongqi was the chief general, and Lin Fu was severely defeated; in the battle of Yangxin, Na He Xiongqi was the deputy general, and Lin Fu was severely defeated.
Anyone who studies the four battles of the Jiangdong Left Army in Yannan will not turn a blind eye to Nahe Xiongqi.
Seriously speaking, Nahe Xiongqi was quite sophisticated in his military use. He was one of the few Donghu generals who was very stable in his military use. Nahe Xiongqi was repeatedly defeated at the hands of Lin Fu due to various factors, which were related to the non-Eastern Hu people's main attack direction on the eastern front at that time.
Very big relationship.
Nahe Xiongqi suffered two disastrous defeats, causing many losses to Donghu elites. Qin Zitan originally thought that Nahe Xiongqi would be punished and would be hidden away by the Donghu people, but he did not expect that Donghu Khan would use him as an envoy to go to Korea.
Two years ago, the Donghu people broke through the border and invaded Yannan. Although they suffered a lot of defeats at the hands of the Jiangdong left army, they were overall a great victory.
If other generals from the Donghu people were sent to Korea as envoys, they would not necessarily pay much attention to the Huaidong Army Division, but He Xiongqi would definitely not despise the Huaidong Army Division.
Goryeo is the most important vassal state of the Donghu people. King Donghu Khan probably had some thoughts in sending Nahe Xiongqi as an envoy to Goryeo at this time.
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Qin Zitan did not go back to his house to change into his official uniform, so he followed Nahe Azig to the front yard to meet Nahe Xiongqi, the envoy of Donghu.
The Goryeo soldiers in the post house were afraid of the violence of the Donghu warriors. After hearing the news, the post chief rushed over and did not dare to stop him. He sent someone to the household minister's house to report the news. He followed him to the front yard with a bitter look on his face.
Nahe Azig was not polite to Gaoli Yi Cheng. He went to the front yard and said in a cold voice: "You can stop now!" and invited Qin Zitan to come in.
The officials of the post house really didn't dare to follow him in. It was really not the responsibility of them to offend the envoys of the state.
Qin Zitan followed Azige inside and secretly speculated in his mind: When Nahe Xiongqi first came to Hanyang, he sent his deputy envoy to invite him. He must have noticed the rise of the Huaidong Military Division and the relationship between the She family and the Huaidong Military Division in the East China Sea.
The battle above.
Not to mention anything else, the Dai Viet Dynasty could be maintained, and the Tianjin-Hai Food Road supported by the Huaidong Army Division behind the scenes was a key factor that prevented the collapse of the Yanjing and Yanbei defense lines.
The Donghu people do not have a navy, and even if they know what the Jinhai Liang Road means to Yanbei's defense line, there is nothing they can do. However, they can use the power of Goryeo to form a large-scale navy to attack the Jinhai Liang Road.
Once the Tianjin-Sea grain route is interrupted, the Yanbei defense line will be as fragile as paper in front of the iron hoof of the Donghu people. Is this what He Xiongqi had in mind when he sent the envoy to Goryeo this time?
Qin Zitan shuddered when he thought of this. Things here are very complicated. It would not be a good thing for the She family to let the Donghu people enter the customs prematurely!