Li Jun has now made up his mind and plans to ask Xiao Tang for advice to assemble the naval force of the Qi Dynasty and launch a surprise attack on the only key pass along the east coast of the Song Dynasty. This is also because judging from the current general situation, he strives to gather superior naval forces.
The Song Army, which could not be underestimated in severely inflicting water battles, was not only very suitable during this period, it could even be said to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
After all, the Kingdom of Jin has been destroyed now. Although there is another country south of Baozhou in Liaodong that also coveted the land in northeastern Liaoning. According to Xiao Tang's thinking, if it is a shame, it is not a bad idea to go and beat it hard again, but to the north
Waterproof troops are deployed at the seaside, but there is no need to deploy heavy troops to be vigilant for the time being.
Because Goryeo was just as expected by Xiao Tang, and the current situation fell into protracted civil strife. Just before and after the founding of the Qi Dynasty, and when the national war started to raise troops to destroy the Jin Dynasty, the king of Goryeo, Queen Mara, passed away.
During the period when Wang Kai succeeded to the throne, it was true that Li Ziqian, his relative Quanxun, was so powerful that internal strife in the country was frequent and the situation was turbulent. However, with the help of General Tuo Junjing, Li Ziqian was finally defeated, and then another outbreak occurred with the monk Miaoqing in Xijing.
The leader established the Dawei Kingdom to oppose Goryeo. Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo, sent Jin Fushi, who had negotiated with Xiao Tang, to raise troops to attack. Although the domestic rebel forces were finally suppressed and defeated, the Goryeo Kingdom was also seriously damaged.
Of course, it was completely unable to pose any substantial threat to the Qi Dynasty, which quickly stabilized the situation in the north after the overthrow of the Jin Kingdom.
Xiao Tang also vaguely remembered that in the official history, the Kingdom of Goryeo was passed down to Wang Kai's generation. Those in the domestic court who had desperately clamored for the conquest of the Jin Dynasty, proclaimed themselves emperors and established the Yuan Dynasty, and conquered Liaodong from the north and rebelled against the party were all suppressed and purged. Goryeo was officially
They began to use the reign name of the Jin Dynasty, formally followed the Zhengshuo of the Jin Dynasty to determine the vassal relationship, and completely severed diplomatic relations with the Song Dynasty...
And now the Qi Dynasty's deterrent force against Goryeo is only stronger than that of the Jin Kingdom. As for the leader of Goryeo, Wang Kai, and the powerful official Jin Fushi who is now in power, they are also both in the current situation where the national strength is very different.
It is a very typical vassal monarchy that adopts the strategy of a small country serving a big country to preserve itself. Therefore, for a long period of time, if this country follows its original trajectory, it will maintain its heavy culture even until the era of the military ministers' regime decades later.
Qingwu had no intention of starting a war and surrendered to the suzerain. Therefore, Goryeo was not a problem for the Qi Dynasty during this period.
Of course, the Qi Dynasty has also sent envoys to Goryeo to negotiate and ask when the other party plans to officially come to the dock to recognize the boss. Along the Yalu River Basin, the border water defense road units deployed on the border between Qi Dynasty and Goryeo only maintain a standing number.
.The vast majority of Qi Dynasty's naval forces have also begun to move from the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea areas to the East China Sea. The only enemy targets that need to be mobilized to attack are the Song Dynasty.
After Xiao Tang received the memorial sent by Li Jun to send the military academy to Haizhou, he hurriedly forwarded it to Daming Mansion. After that, he had to summon Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Yan Qing, Zhu Wu and other close brothers to discuss it secretly.
.However, only about half an hour later, with the support of all the ministers, Xiao Tang had already made a final decision. Not only did he issue an edict to agree to Li Jun's surprise attack deployment on Mingzhou and other key coastal areas in the Song Dynasty, but he also sent an edict to the Privy Council.
In Fujian, under the rule of Jianghuai, the various army divisions led the Qi army, and worked together with the various naval divisions commanded by Li Jun...
It is true that the Qi Dynasty still needs to recuperate and replenish its treasury, but after all, Li Jun, who is on the front line of the confrontation with the Song Dynasty, can better understand the opportunities. Now the Qi Dynasty is in a period of recuperation and focuses on defense at the frontiers of various countries.
, while the Song Dynasty was still trying to cut off the sea route connection between Jianghuai and Fujian, it also wanted to take advantage of the unexpected expansion during this period of the Qi Dynasty, so it mobilized naval forces from various departments along the river to annihilate the occupied Dongting Lake waters.
The harbor was dangerous because of the danger, so a series of military forts were set up, and a large number of carriages, buildings and ships were built. Prime Minister Zhong, who was also very powerful in water warfare, and Yang Yao led the rebel forces.
Now that the Song Dynasty mobilized troops, no matter whether the expedition against Zhong Xiang succeeded or not, at least during this period, a considerable part of its military strength had been divided. However, now that the Qi Dynasty was able to use almost all the power of the navy, it was natural to eliminate one thing from the other.
If they can take this opportunity to cover up their unpreparedness, if they can seize this opportunity to capture the important sea ports in the Song Dynasty on the East China Sea, such as Liangzhe Road, Mingzhou, etc., the Song Dynasty will only have Guangnan East Road, Guangzhou City, Bosi Sea Road Pass, and travel to and from the South China Sea.
, for a long time on the vast sea between the East China Sea and the Yellow Sea, the control of the waterway will be completely passive.
When the Qi Dynasty again used troops to attack the Song Dynasty, it was not as if it was a period when dynasties and empires in the north and south were competing side by side. No matter how powerful the political power in the north was, it could not bypass the natural dangers of the Yangtze River and go south to invade. Just like Cao Cao and Fu Jian
, and even Wanyan Liang and his ilk who are still dormant in the Qi Dynasty today, even if they control a large army in the north that can crush the hostile forces in the south in official history, they will inevitably fall into disgrace or suffer heavy losses... And Li Jun's proposal
If it succeeds, it is completely possible to use the smooth and almost unobstructed sea route to attack and advance from the east to the west. The Yangtze River waters that connect important tributaries such as the Jialing River, Wujiang River, Han River, and Gan River are not only inaccessible to the Song Dynasty.
Without the slightest role in strategic defense, the Qi Dynasty navy continued to advance along the river into the inner waters...
All in all, Li Jun strongly suggested that taking advantage of the limited garrison strength of Song Ting's naval forces at the ports along the river and entering the sea, they only focused on capturing the key waters such as Xiahai Prefecture. As for how many Qi Dynasty troops could intercept and harass the coastal state capitals when they advanced along the waterway, how many of them could be captured by taking advantage of the situation?
No matter how much, they immediately took a strategic defensive position. However, it was too late to restore the decline until the Song Navy, which was ordered to conquer Dongting Lake Zhongxiang.
The troops were so quick that the Privy Council of Daming Prefecture sent officers one after another to support Jun's order. They traveled day and night and sent orders to all the military commanders under the Jianghuai River to respond to Li Jun's navy. And Li Jun also received the imperial order from Xiao Tang to declare the army, so he immediately sent out officers.
The Clippers went to Fujian to instruct Fan Ru to coordinate with the troops and horses under his command. Soon, a group of navy warships filled up their sails and sailed towards the key sea pass ports of the Song Army such as Liangzhe Road and Mingzhou.
As for Jianghuai and Fujian, many armies and horses also moved upon hearing the order, and the direction of their troops was also the Song Dynasty's two Zhejiang provinces, and several state capitals along the river and coast under Jiangnan Road...
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Suddenly one day, at the Gangchang Water Village, which was located at the intersection of Hangzhou Bay and the Yangtze River Estuary in the East China Sea, there was a sound of soldiers shouting in panic and anxiety. When a large number of Song soldiers on the ships of the Gangchang went to look in panic, they saw the vast sea.
Thousands of sails were racing on the surface, and thousands of boats were vying for the current. The vast sea surface was quickly covered with large and small warships. If you don't stand at a very high place and look out, you can only glimpse the majestic ships.
The maritime fleet seems to be as far as the eye can see...
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell at a glance that the Qi Dynasty navy, which had not seemed to have any intention of launching an offensive for a long time, suddenly dispatched such a large fleet, and it was definitely not just to invade and harass, but it was to invade and attack along the river.
Is it possible to seize the key passes along the two Zhejiang roads one after another by land and water!?
In the massive fleet, there were more than hundreds of Jinghai Navy warships surrounding the giant ship. On top of the giant ship, Li Jun was also surrounded by Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Hu Jun, and Hu.
Xian was standing proudly on the bow of the ship surrounded by the generals of the navy. Looking through the layers and layers of warships in front of him, Li Jun could vaguely see the outline of the Song Army's water village at Mingzhou Port.
He suddenly sneered, and said in a solemn tone: "Those birds, it was all because I was resting in Qi Chao to recuperate, so I didn't take the initiative to look for you guys in the past, and came here to bother you several times, so why not
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