In mid-February, although spring is still cold in the northern part of Kyushu Island, the weather has warmed up, the snow has melted, the streams are flowing fast, and the sound of spring can be heard in the sounds of insects and birds. Across the water, in the southern part of the Koryo Peninsula, the earth is still covered
Under the white snow, there is no hint of the approaching spring.
Affected by the two opposing sea currents in the north and south of the Koryo Strait, Jeju Island, which is only 10 miles apart from the north to the south, also has obvious climate differences in the early spring.
The snow at the southern foot of Sunrise Mountain has begun to melt, while the northern foot is still covered in ice and snow.
In the camp at the northern foot of Sunrise Mountain in Jeju Island, Lin Fu looked at the snow line on the top of the distant mountains through the opened curtain of the barracks door, his brows furrowed and his face looked very ugly.
Zhenfeng's troops who are trapped in Seogwipo City have been moving frequently in recent days. They are competing with the guards battalion for control of the northwest and northeast sides of Seogwipo City. This also means that the large-scale operation of the Goryeo army to cross the sea to the south to aid Seogwipo is about to begin.
Open the curtain.
After the Haiyang navy was crippled, he was responsible for reorganizing the navy in Haiyang County and serving as the commander. He was a veteran general with rich experience in naval warfare and military management.
The warships of the Goryeo navy were far from being able to compete with the Jinghai camp for supremacy on the vast sea.
On the southwest coast of Haiyang County, there are thousands of large and small islands, sandy areas, reefs and zigzag coastlines, dividing the shallow sea into areas with complex terrain, which the Koreans call the Sea of Thousand Reefs.
For Jinhae-class and Jiyun-class warships with deep drafts and large hulls, the Thousand Reefs Sea is simply a nightmare. However, the warships of the Goryeo navy are small and have shallow drafts, so they are quite successful in the Thousand Reefs Sea.
The Huaidong Navy's battalion left behind in Jeju was divided into three teams to patrol and monitor the waters north of Seokbupo and expel the Korean Navy sentries coming from the north.
Just three days ago, a naval force left behind on Danluo Island was belligerent and underestimated the enemy. They pursued the Korean navy that pretended to be defeated and were lured into the Qianjiao waters. When entering, the tide was high, and Jiyun-class warships could easily sail in;
When they were about to withdraw, the tide dropped, and the Korean warships took advantage of this opportunity to encircle them.
In the end, with the exception of two large-winged ships that broke out of the encirclement, this navy was almost completely wiped out in the Liangming Strait in the north of Wandao. This caused the Huaidong Army's biggest loss since its cross-sea expedition: more than 200 auxiliary soldiers.
Everyone was destroyed, and four medium-sized or above warships, including a Jiyun-class warship, were destroyed or captured by the Koreans.
After receiving the news, Lin Fu led the main force of the Second Water Camp back to Jeju Island in advance to deal with the matter.
"If you fight too many downwind battles, it is inevitable that you will become bellicose and underestimate the enemy. Before the battle, it is just to remind everyone that there is nothing wrong with suffering some losses." Zhou Pu said in a low voice, which was regarded as a solution to the frowning Lin Fu.
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"When Goryeo was at its peak, it once had more than 300,000 troops. Even now, the Goryeo dynasty's control over the counties under its rule is far stronger than that of the Yuan family. Even if it succumbs to the Donghu cavalry and the country's power gradually declines, it is not the Huai Dynasty.
Dong Qing tried his best to deal with it," Lin Fu sighed slightly and said, "The generals must remember the lessons learned this time. Not only the second water camp, but also the first and third water camps must summarize their experiences and lessons. Our water camp
Battalion generals must be able to adapt to more complex waters operations to be considered qualified."
"Yes..." Ge Cunxin, Zhao Hu and others responded.
Lin Fu looked intently at the Qianjiaohai waters to the west and south of Haiyang County on the map.
In this map of Haidong, the topographic outline of Jeju Island is the clearest. Haiyang County in the north only identifies twelve counties such as Gwangju, Jeonju, and Janggye, as well as Daheishan, Naju, Wando, Funan, and Cheon.
Birds and several other large islands.
It is impossible to obtain the military topographic map of Haiyang County. It is impossible to clearly mark the thousands of islands offshore Haiyang County by just buying information from maritime merchants. It is impossible to send people to sneak into the field to survey, and only rely on a dozen fishermen.
It is impossible to understand the water conditions of Qianjiao Sea clearly without using oral narratives.
"The Koreans took advantage of the complex shallow sea terrain of the Thousand Reef Sea to build up their naval forces. They also knew from the beginning that our warships were built with deep drafts," Lin Fu pointed to the location of the Thousand Reef Sea on the map and said, "Once the high sea
The Lishui Army has completed its assembly here and will march southward to Danluo Island."
"The Korean infantry has also assembled on a large scale south of Gwangju. It can be seen that the intention of the Koreans in this battle is not just to save the soldiers of Haiyang County," Zhao Hu said, "They want to use the navy to transport the infantry south to Danluo."
Island, fight with us here!"
"This cannot be blamed on the Koreans. Both land and water were disturbed. It would be difficult to bring back Zhen Feng and Haiyang County soldiers just by sending naval troops!" Lin Fu said.
"If it were me, I would have sent the navy to bring Zhen Feng back alone instead of risking mobilizing the three southern counties to cross the sea to fight this battle." Song Jia frowned slightly and analyzed, "Of course, under the guidance of the Donghu envoy
Under coercion, even if the leader of Goryeo wanted to abandon four thousand Haiyang County soldiers on Danluo Island, it would be impossible."
Song Jia's words sounded a bit cruel, but forcibly organizing such a battle was not a good choice for the Koryo people. To compare the risks they were about to take, abandoning four thousand Haiyang County soldiers would be better than having two to three million soldiers.
For the Koreans in Dingkou, it was not a big loss.
"There are Donghu people who are coercing behind the scenes, but there are also Korean people who are worried about gains and losses," Lin Fu said. "Seriously speaking, they have no chance of victory, and our pressure is not light!"
The Goryeo people risked this battle, and Lin Fu would not be at ease. The Huaidong Army and the Danluo King's Army currently have the advantage in all aspects, but they will eventually face the Goryeo Army with a total of nearly 30,000 people. Once defeated, the entire
The situation in Haidong will face the threat of collapse.
Danra Island is only three times the size of Paracel Island, and the warring parties have nearly 40,000 troops. Once the battle begins, there will be no strategic depth for detours. In other words, once the Koreans cannot be blocked in Seogwipo City, there will be no more field battles.
If it fails, it is very likely that the Koreans will turn around and besiege Jeju City.
"We suffered a loss in this battle, but we also found out that the headquarters of the Goryeo Navy was in Wando, and it was more than 130 miles from Wando to Seogwipo. Even though the main force of the Goryeo Navy's warships was mostly single
It only takes two hours to reach the northern bay of Seogwipo with a favorable wind." Ge Cunxin calculated the distance between the Goryeo naval base camp and the Damra King's City and said, "Even if our sentry ship on the northern sea can
It was discovered in time that the large-scale dispatch of the Goryeo Navy was coming. When the news came back, the main force of the water camp set off from Jeju Fortress. At that time, the wind direction was reversed, and it would definitely be too late to intercept the Goryeo Navy north of Seogwipo... The Guards Battalion and King Damra
Army, we should be prepared for a battle with the Koreans near Seogwipo!"
The strait between Danluo Island and Goryeo is not very wide, and the Huaidong Army has no port or supply base on the north coast of Danluo Island to station its main water camp.
Because they were not sure of the timing of the Koreans' dispatch, the main force of the water camp was usually stationed at Jeju Port, and they could only send a small fleet to patrol that area of the sea and blockade the Korean sentry ships and scout ships.
If the Goryeo Navy was fully prepared, they could take advantage of this time difference to cross the strait and send reinforcements into Seogwipo Castle.
Although it is still unknown how many reinforcements the Koreans will eventually send to Zhen Feng who is trapped in Seogwipo City, it is certain that Lin Fu will no longer be able to mobilize more troops from Chongzhou.
On Danluo Island, Lin Fu could mobilize six battalions of infantry from the Infantry Division and 800 cavalry from the Cavalry Division. Although the Danluo King's Army had six battalions, those with combat effectiveness could be safely brought to the battlefield.
There are only two battalions. The other four battalions of the royal army are all newly formed and can only be used as auxiliary troops for the time being.
"I think we need to continue to strengthen the Dongtan camp..." Zhao Hu said.
The combined forces of Huaidong and Danluo also had limited strength. They only built two large camps on the periphery to block Zhenfeng and Haiyang County soldiers from Xiguipu City.
One of the earliest campsites built at the northern foot of Ilchusan Mountain mainly blocked the south gate of Seogwipo facing inland; the other was the Dongtan Camp built on a low hill near the sea in the northeast corner of Seogwipo City, which mainly blocked the entrance to Seogwipo.
Inland east gate.
The west gate and north gate of Seogwipo are very close to the seaside, and there is not enough space to build blockades. They will also be the main landing channels for Goryeo reinforcements in the future.
This area is currently dominated by Beilu Camp, which also guards the main road from Seogwipo City to Jeju.
"Tell me about it." Lin Fu asked Zhao Hu to tell his reasons for everyone to examine.
"We only need to drive the Koreans out this time to count as victory, and the Koreans obviously want to drive us out. Once the reinforcements land, they will no longer be willing to block us in Seogwipo City," Zhao Hu said,
"The terrain of Danluo Island is also simple, like a pea shell. Sunrise Mountain rises high in the center, forming a terrain with a high center and low surroundings. We assume that more than 10,000 Korean reinforcements will eventually land for the operation, giving us a military advantage.
The Koryo people left the south gate and took the western route to Jeju. The road was the shortest. However, because Sunrise Mountain is in the west rather than in the east, and the west foot is connected to the sea, the terrain was constricted, which was not conducive for the Koryo people to deploy their superior forces. Moreover, when the Koryo people went out of the south gate, they were directly attacked.
The suppression of our Beilu Camp has only two or three miles of rugged space for dispatching troops, which is very narrow. Going out to the east gate of Guipu in the west, it seems that we will be attacked by Dongtan and Beilu Camp, but the terrain is open to the east, which is more conducive to the Koryo people.
Once they can deploy their superior forces, they don’t need to worry about being flanked by us... I thought that after the Korean reinforcements landed, the main force would be deployed out of the east gate. Now we need to strengthen the Dongtan camp. I suggest that there be
The force should be strengthened to two battalions of armored soldiers."
"Why not withdraw the Dongtan Camp and concentrate the troops here to fight to the death with the Koreans?" Prince Danluo Prince Li Ji asked, "After all, this is guarding the main route south to Jeju City, so it is not appropriate to divide the Dongtan Camp again.
The troops are strong!”
"Even considering that the Koreans will have an advantage in terms of military strength, we are not at an absolute disadvantage. There is no need to give up the strategic initiative and completely take the defensive." Zhou Puluojia explained.
Prince Danluo has been practicing the art of war since he was a child, but due to the narrow area of Danluo Island, it is difficult for him to have a real understanding and experience of the art of war. The two camps here are less than seven miles apart. How can they be the horns of each other?
Maybe give up the Dongtan camp and stay here alone?
Lin Fu lowered his head and thought, tapping the edge of the table out of habit. He didn't seem to hear Prince Danluo's doubts. After a long time, he asked the generals: "Do you know how woodpeckers eat insects?"
"..." The generals were startled, wondering what Lin Fu meant when he suddenly said this.
"The battlefield of the battle is not something we can choose. It should be in the area east of Seogwipo Dongmen. Then let us eat all the Koreans like woodpeckers eating bugs!"