In mid-February, the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces expanded the Beilu Camp to the west to better guard the passage south from Seogwipo to Jeju City.
Lin Fu seemed to be being mysterious and did not fully explain the metaphor of the insect-pecking technique on Woodpecker Island to his generals. He transferred almost all the infantry and cavalry to the north of Sunrise Mountain, hoping to fight with the Koreans at the northern foot of Sunrise Mountain.
Have a decisive battle.
About a hundred warships of the Goryeo Navy were assembled near Wandao, while a larger number of civilian ships were assembled in the Qianjiao shallow sea in the north of Wando. Unlike the Jinghaihai camp, which was equipped with specialized troop transport ships, Gao
The Lishui Army itself did not have a few large sea-going ships, so the important task of transporting reinforcements was naturally fulfilled by the requisitioned civilian ships and boatmen.
Even if there is only more than 130 miles of waterway from Wando to the beach outside Seogwipo City, the Koryo people are still worried that the reinforcements crossing the sea will be intercepted by the warships of the Jinghai Battalion halfway, and the escort of the Koryo Navy
limited ability.
The Koreans finally chose to take advantage of the strong north wind on the night of the 19th to cross the sea and go south with the first wave of reinforcements, landing on Damra Island from the beach outside the north gate of Seogwipo Fortress.
There are thousands of reef islands outside Haiyang County. The Huaidong Army's sentinels at sea were unable to accurately and timely figure out the concentration of the Korean army. It was not until the Korean fleet sailed out of the Qianjiao shallow sea on a large scale that
Send a warning to Danluo Island.
The Huaidong Army's sentinel ship is a specially-made mother ship. When the enemy is discovered, the beacon fire on the mother ship is lit and a warning signal is sent, so that the child ship can separate from the mother ship. The scouts and sentinels can quickly escape on the child ship.
The main force of the Jinghai Sea Battalion had to leave the port from Jeju City and go north and then eastward in order to intercept the Koryo Navy coming across the sea. They first withstood the wind and then reversed the current. Ge Cunxin rashly assembled the main force of the water camp quickly, and by the time they arrived at the northwest sea of Jeju Island, it was already dawn.
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At this time, beacon fires were lit for the second time at the northern foot of Ilchusan Mountain, signaling that Korean reinforcements had begun to land on the northern beach of Seogwipo Fortress.
The water topography of the shallow sea of Qianjiao in the southwest of Haiyang County is not as complicated as that of Jeju Island. The north coast of Jeju Island is much straighter, and the Jinghai camp is much more familiar with the water on the north coast of Jeju Island than the Koreans.
Lin Fu never thought about intercepting the Korean reinforcements and annihilating them on their way, but even if the Korean reinforcements had begun to land, a landing of thousands of people would not be completed in a short time. The Jinghai Battalion still had the opportunity to approach from behind.
Launched an attack and forced the escorting Korean navy to come out to fight.
Ge Cunxin led the main force of the Second Water Battalion to adjust direction and was about to attack the North Beach of Seogwipo. At this time, fog began to appear on the sea. Heavy fog against the current is a taboo in naval battles. Unless the critical moment was reached, Ge Cunxin would naturally not try to annihilate part of the Goryeo Navy.
Let the second water battalion venture into the shallow sea area with many reefs to conduct operations.
Ge Cunxin temporarily changed his plan and led the second naval battalion to station at Haikouzi in the northwest corner of Jeju Island. The Korean Navy and the ferry had to return to Haiyang County to transport the second wave of reinforcements. Haikouzi in the northwest corner was where they were likely to go.
As for the route, Ge Cunxin’s best choice at the moment is to wait and see at the edge of the foggy area, wait for the fog to dissipate, and then attack the waters of Seogwipo North Beach.
Since there were still more than 4,000 soldiers from Haiyang County still controlling the narrow area west of Seogwipo City and north to the beach, the landing of the Goryeo reinforcements was chaotic and chaotic at night, but it was rapid.
Lin Furen camped in Dongtan, standing on the rocks, looking at the beach to the west. Although they mentioned the mist, the lights were mixed, and under the reflection of the bonfire, people could be seen roughly, but they couldn't see it for a while.
How many Korean reinforcements came during this trip?
After learning that the Goryeo reinforcements had crossed the sea, the Dongtan camp quickly organized soldiers to attack the landing Goryeo reinforcements through the narrow channel between Seogwipo Fortress and the beach on the north coast.
The soldiers from Haiyang County, who knew in advance that reinforcements would be coming, took advantage of the cover of darkness in advance to set up an interception position at the northeast corner of Seogwipo, blocking the passage for the Huaidong Army to attack the beach on the north coast. The battle was unfavorable, and the seaside was blocked.
When the mist started, Lin Fu asked Zhao Hu to give up the attack.
In the early morning when the fog was about to dissipate, after the first wave of reinforcements landed, and under the command of the commander-in-chief Ji Quanchen, the Goryeo navy and sea-crossing fleet abandoned their formations and dispersed from Seogwipo back to Haeyang County in the north.
Although the main force of the Second Water Battalion in Jinghai finally captured nearly twenty Korean ships crossing the sea, most of them were civilian ships requisitioned by the Koreans, and they annihilated only a hundred people in the Korean navy.
On the night of the 21st, the Koreans once again sent a second wave of reinforcements from Haiyang County. As soon as they set out to sea, they encountered a strong wind from the north to the northeast. The current in the north of Jeju Island also flows from east to west, and the entire sea-crossing fleet went to
It drifted thirty to forty miles to the west. It was necessary to adjust the direction and sail to the North Beach of Seogwipo. It was delayed for nearly two hours.
The current and wind were still unfavorable, but with two more hours, the Jinghaihai Battalion captured a favorable fighter opportunity in the waters of Seogwipo North Beach. Ge Cunxin first sent several stern warships to rush into the inner line and attack the sea-crossing warships at the beach, stranding them.
Slowing down the landing speed of the Goryeo reinforcements, the main fleet was also pushed towards the waters of Seogwipo North Beach in gradients.
In order to protect the second wave of more than 3,000 reinforcements from being buried in the belly of the fish, the urging officials were forced to lead the Korean navy in a dense formation to engage in a fierce battle with the Jeonghae 2nd Marine Battalion in the waters of Seogwipo North Beach, even though they knew there were many disadvantages.
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The brutal battle lasted for two hours. After the second wave of reinforcements completed the landing, the Goryeo Navy fled in a dispersed formation. In this battle, Ge Cunxin led the main force of the Second Water Battalion to destroy and capture three Goryeo Navy warships.
More than ten ships and nearly seventy troop-carrying ships were killed and captured, with a total of more than 1,200 Korean sailors and boatmen. The casualties of the Jinghai Second Water Camp were less than 11% of the Koreans, which can be regarded as Huaidong
This was the greatest victory since the army crossed the sea to conquer the East, but this was only the prelude to the Battle of Sunrise Mountain.
On the 25th, the Koryo people once again sent the third reinforcements to Danluo Island at the cost of 500 men and 20 ships, and the battle of Sunrise Mountain was about to break out.
"Director Zhen, this is already a last-ditch battle! Zitan dare not make a mistake and come here to live and die with Governor Zhen." Qin Zitan sat cross-legged on the futon and said slowly.
If it weren't for the Prime Minister Zuo Jing who was personally in charge of Haiyang and transported more than 10,000 reinforcements across the sea regardless of casualties, Zhen Feng would not have believed that Qin Zitan would go to Danluo Island to accompany him to death!
Zhen Feng was trapped in Seogwipo City for nearly two months, but he could still maintain a good demeanor. He stroked his beautiful beard under his chin, squinted his eyes slightly, seemed to be smiling, and seemed to deliberately ignore Qin Zitan's words.
Although Zhen Feng regretted that he had persuaded Qin Zitan to use troops against Jeju Island and drag Goryeo into this endless war, at this time Goryeo had secretly formed an alliance with the She family under the coercion of the Donghu envoys.
You can't be too rude to Qin Zitan.
In addition, the She family envoy She Feihu and the Donghu envoy were both in Haiyang County, accompanying Prime Minister Zuo Jing to watch the development of the war.
In addition to Qin Zitan, who came on behalf of the She family, the Donghu deputy envoy Nahe Azig also led five hundred Donghu warriors across the sea to help, saying that the Donghu would not stand by and watch the war between Goryeo and Huaidong.
Donghu is famous for its cavalry, but the space occupied by war horses crossing the sea is more than ten times that of humans. Five hundred elite Donghu warriors could only dismount and fight on foot on Danluo Island.
Qin Zitan came alone, but he had been hostile to Huaidong for many years. They had fought several times, and Huaidong had suffered losses at his hands. Zhen Feng had a grudge against Qin Zitan in his heart when he started a war with Huaidong.
We also had to learn from his experience.
As far as Zhen Feng's heart is concerned, he initially listened to Qin Zitan's persuasion and underestimated the power of the Huaidong Army at sea, so he thought of using troops to occupy Danluo, in order to prevent the variables in Jeju from continuing to expand and causing the Danluo people to escape.
However, after seeing that the Huaidong Army was able to organize more than 10,000 people to cross the sea, Zhen Feng realized that Goryeo should not expand the scale of the war with Huaidong without limit, and Danluo Island became a non-starter.
There are no secondary factors.
Although Zhen Feng is the governor of Haiyang County, he is still unable to influence the state affairs, and he is currently unable to prevent the war with Huaidong from expanding and deepening.
As Qin Zitan said, it is just a last-ditch battle now.
Seogwipo is the royal city of the Damra people. Due to the indecisiveness of Danra King Li Jian, he did not set a fire when withdrawing from Seogwipo, and Zhen sealed a complete city. In addition, a large amount of grain was stored in the city, so that
He led 4,000 Haiyang County soldiers to be trapped for nearly two months, without having to worry about food and grass.
More than 10,000 reinforcements have landed, and the number of soldiers and horses in Seogwipo-ri has increased to 15,000. The food and grass in the city can only last for more than half a month.
The sea route was blocked by the Jinghai camp, and the cost of transporting food across the sea was staggering.
Every time food is transported, hundreds of soldiers and dozens of ships are lost. No matter how rich the family is, they cannot withstand such waste.
Under the eyes and noses of the Jinghaihai Camp, and unable to eliminate land interference, it is absolutely impossible for fifteen thousand troops to withdraw to Haiyang County intact by sea.
Only by wiping out the Huaidong Army and the Danluo people's land forces on the island, capturing Jeju City, occupying the Huaidong Army's port and supply base on Danluo Island, and forcing the Jinghai Battalion to temporarily withdraw from the Haidong area, what lies ahead
Only then can the crisis be temporarily alleviated.
Although he didn't know when the Huaidong Army's Shuiying would come back for revenge and resolve the current crisis, Zhen Feng was confident.
Before the reinforcements arrived, Zhen Feng had only 4,000 Haiyang County soldiers, while the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces on land had nearly 10,000 troops, so they were trapped in Seogwipo City and could not move.
When reinforcements came, Zhen Feng had fifteen thousand soldiers and horses in his hands. However, the strength of the Huaidong and Danluo coalition forces did not increase. The advantage in strength was already very obvious.
Even if Huaidong rises like a comet and its troops are known for their proficiency in fighting, its infantry division has only been newly established for more than half a year, so no matter how strong it is, there is a limit. Besides, the total strength of the Huaidong Army on the island is only about 5,000.
, and the fighting strength of the Danluo King's army is very insufficient. Danluo Dingkou only has more than 30,000 troops, so what's the point of the King's army forcibly expanding to more than 4,000 troops?
Compared with the possibility of failure in the field battle, Zhen Feng was more worried about the Huaidong and Danluo coalition retreating to Jeju City. At that time, the sea supply line was cut off by the Jinghai Battalion, and they would be forced to storm Jeju City, which had a relatively complete defense system, which would be a headache.