Once you set foot on the sea, it is difficult to receive news. This is why Yang Lin is very reassured about the front line. Otherwise, he would have to take the land route even if it is slower.
The long sea breeze urged the sails to move forward. Looking at the sea, Yang Lin secretly calculated in his heart that the Song Dynasty in Hainan was catching up with the Chinese civilization.
Contrary to what most people think, the Han people have never been outstanding in maritime navigation.
The heroes of the Han people wanted to flex their muscles in the Central Plains rather than exile themselves to the vast sea.
Sailboats were only mastered by the Han people at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, but in our Spring and Autumn Period sailboats were already traveling across the Middle East. The so-called overseas expeditions of Wu State were also a well-worn path of predecessors. In addition to the Philippines and Taiwan, Indians sailed from Egypt to Guangdong hundreds of years in advance.
The great cannibals in the Middle East and West Asia were still far ahead in navigation during the Tang Dynasty. The navigation of the Han people in the Tang Dynasty was still lagging behind. The great cannibals could travel thousands of miles across the ocean to attack Guangzhou. Even going to Japan in the Tang Dynasty was extremely difficult and dangerous.
In terms of war, Dashi crossed the sea three times to conquer Junbao. The maximum number of troops was 200,000, while the Tang Dynasty only crossed the sea peninsula with tens of thousands of soldiers.
After the Anshi Rebellion, the prosperous and prosperous times were no longer destroyed. A group of Hu merchants who were allowed to live in Guangzhou by the Tang Empire plundered Guangzhou.
"During the Great Eclipse, Persian soldiers besieged the city. The governor Wei Li saw that the city had been abandoned and fled. The soldiers from the two countries entered the city and plundered the warehouses, burned the houses, and then sailed away on the sea." In other words, Guangzhou was once occupied by the Arabs.
It was briefly occupied and then massacred with blood, leaving countless casualties.
When Huang Chao was in rebellion, he massacred them all. In Guangzhou alone, he killed 100,000 Christians from the Middle East and Christians from further afield.
Since ancient times, we have believed that the Central Plains is the center of heaven and earth, and that orthodox Han elites have no feelings for long voyages.
Nowadays, the navy of Chengdu even goes to the Bohai Sea to learn other people's advanced technologies. Speaking of the naval vessels of the Jin people, they are not necessarily much worse than those of the Song Dynasty.
Yang Lin is changing this subtly. If he wants to completely change his concept, he probably has to start with the Xiulou Chamber of Commerce.
At present, the word "profit" is to prioritize policies, and perhaps this shortcoming can be filled.
Groups of ships loomed in the distance. Yang Lin took out his telescope and felt relieved when he saw it was the flag of the Chenghai Navy.
When the ship approached, someone threw down a rope ladder, and several soldiers climbed up.
"Where's the Young Master?" As soon as the visitor got on the boat, he wanted to see Yang Lin. Everyone knew that there must be an urgent military situation, so they did not dare to neglect and took him to the deck.
The visitor took out a secret letter from his pocket and said: "Young Master, Commander Han has a military report."
Lu Qian took it, opened the bamboo tube, took out the secret letter, and handed it to Yang Lin.
Yang Lin took a rough look at it, stood up, and paced back and forth on the deck with his head lowered.
A hole was drilled out of the Great Wall so quickly, but Han Shizhong was so bold that he asked them to put it in.
By the time he arrived at Tianjin Port, the fight against the Korean Five would have already begun.
At this time, his mother did not hesitate to assign Chengcheng Marine to deliver a secret message to me. His intentions were already obvious.
It's okay if he wins, but if he loses, he's waiting for me to wipe his butt...
Yang Lin felt a little anxious, so he stopped the visitor and asked You Yan about the battle situation in detail.
Even the fastest ship will take more than thirty days to arrive at Tianjin Port.
It has only been ten days now, and the next half month is bound to be a bloody storm in Youyan.
"What arrangements have you made, princes of the court?"
The visitor obviously knew the military situation. He clasped his fists and said: "Back to Shaozai, Song Taiwei sent 30,000 new troops from the capital to station in Damingfu, Hebei Province. The governors of Hedong, Qinlong, and Shandong provinces also mobilized all their forces to march on important roads.
Be on guard everywhere.”
Yang Lin nodded. With these lines of defense down, even if Youyan loses, there is still a chance for a comeback.
Now that Po Han Wu has made up his mind, let him fight. I hope that when I arrive at Tianjin Port, I will receive a big gift instead of killing Han Wu with tears.
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This is a big war, not only in terms of numbers of troops, but also affecting the entire border.
In Youyan in the far east, and even on the banks of the Yalu River, there was a battle between Goryeo and Jurchen, which can be regarded as the far east point of this battle.
In the far west, in the desert, the largest and most serious civil war among the Mongols is about to come.
In Shuozhou, Yang Keshi turned around and looked at the Northwest Army, which was all over the mountains and plains. Their flags covered the sky, their swords were like forests, and they were mighty and majestic.
Especially the uniform cavalry, which makes people look like dragons and horses like tigers, makes them feel ambitious.
Han people accounted for less than half of the northwest army, and most of them were Uighurs, Dangxiang and Tubo people.
This was the team that Song Jiang had raised in the northwest. They once swept through the Western Regions and killed all the Karakhan Empire. On the Silk Road, countless bones were exposed in the wilderness. They also helped Yang Lin capture Bianliang. They were brave and warlike.
Very powerful.
The leader, Yang Keshi, was the most powerful general in the Western Army. He suppressed many heroes of the Western Army with one big gun, and no one was dissatisfied with his martial arts.
Originally, Shuozhou was not the main battlefield, but now Hebul was named King of Mongolia, gathered soldiers and horses from various Mongolian tribes, and went south to help in the war.
The Kelie tribe bordering them would definitely not give up their alliance with the Song people and sent people for help early on.
Yang Keshi of Shuozhou personally led the army and prepared to support the Ke Lie tribe.
There were already tens of thousands of young and strong men in the northwest army, and when they returned to fight this time, they all shared the same enemy. They wanted to fight with the soldiers and horses of the so-called Mongolian king right away.
Let them know that the Kled people have never been afraid of the Tatars, they were not afraid before, they are not afraid now, and they will not be afraid in the future.
On the border, countless women, children and elderly people have been driving their flocks to seek refuge in the Song Dynasty.
This is rarely the case in battles on the grassland. When the men die in battle, the women and livestock belong to the victor. This is the law of the jungle on the grassland.
Hu'erzha, the brother of leader Klie, came out from a distance. When he saw Yang Keshi, he beat his chest and said on the horse: "My brothers, your arrival is like spring rain nourishing this grassland. You
The people of Kled will never forget his kindness."
Yang Keshi was very familiar with him, and his interactions with Shuozhou and the Kelie tribe were as frequent as visiting relatives in the same village. After greeting him for a few words, he followed Huerzha and led his troops to the front line.
Leader Ke Lie would bring his whole family to the Song Dynasty from time to time, to visit Shuozhou or Yinzhou. He even wanted to go to Chang'an County on a whim, but Huerza persuaded him not to do so.
At that time, Hebul came to prominence. After inheriting the great strength of Haidu, he almost unified the Moxi Tatars.
The Kelie tribe was a knot in his heart. This warlike tribe had gradually become richer since trading with the Song Dynasty, which made them more difficult to deal with.
Hebule dreamed of conquering the Kelei Tribe, so that no one on the grassland would dare to disobey his orders, and the scattered tribes of the grassland would be unified for the first time.
The War between Song and Jin was the trigger that ignited the battle for grassland hegemony. Behind the struggle between the two powers was the shadow of Song and Jin.