Out of hatred and fear for Wang Junlin, Yuan Taizuo sent many spies to Fanyang County in the Sui Dynasty. The recent intelligence sent by the spies showed that Wang Junlin had a large and caravan under his command, and these four thousand navy were just Wang Junlin's.
Trained by a group of pirates recruited by Junlin, Fanyang County's 20,000 navy troops have not been touched at all.
All these signs show that Wang Junlin had a grand plan through Daomi Island and Baengnyeong Island. Although Wang Junlin did not know the specific purpose, Yuan Taizuo could roughly guess some. In short, they were extremely detrimental to Goguryeo.
And once Wang Junlin forms an alliance with Baekje and Silla, and Goguryeo finds it difficult to defeat them, or even expel them, then Goguryeo will immediately lose its dominant position on the Korean Peninsula, and even those who used to listen to it will lose their dominance.
None of the pirates who spoke to Yuan Taizuo would listen to him again.
To be honest, Goguryeo is surrounded by the sea on three sides. Traditional shipbuilding and fishing industries are extremely developed. The surrounding archipelago terrain is easy to harbor pirates. Goguryeo also has naval forces in coastal counties all year round to prevent pirates from invading the mainland. Annan County is the most important.
Beware of pirates and the Baekje Kingdom.
Therefore, Goguryeo paid far more attention to the navy than the Sui Dynasty. Yuan Taizuo had always believed that the navy of Goguryeo was stronger than that of the Sui Kingdom. However, this time Wang Junlin led 4,000 men to defeat them with 15,000 men.
After that, he began to doubt his previous judgment and lost confidence.
All in all, the Goguryeo navy could actually gather 10,000 to 20,000 people. However, except for the navy controlled by the imperial court, the other naval forces were too scattered and not centralized enough. They were controlled by the counties below, and their combat power was too weak.
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Moreover, the navy controlled by the county mainly focuses on preventing pirates and lacks strong ships. A five hundred stone ship is considered a big ship. The spies reported that the navy that Wang Junlin brought to Da Mi Island and Bai Ling Island was the smallest.
Each warship has a thousand stones.
Goguryeo's strategic focus has always been on land. To the east, it has been thinking about annexing Baekje and Silla. To the west, it must guard against the Sui and Khitan people. At the same time, it will find ways to expand its territory if there is a slight opportunity. Finally, it will
It is the defense line of the sea areas on both sides that the navy is considered.
Goguryeo invested about five million taels of silver in military expenditures in the past year, but Shuiying actually did not even have 10%, that is, not even half a million taels of silver.
Each county spent money to support its own small navy, but the 30,000 naval soldiers directly under Goguryeo spent 400,000 taels of silver on food, armor, and equipment, leaving only 400,000 taels of silver that could be used to build warships.
One hundred thousand taels.
The navy needed a large number of warships and had little money, so it could only build cheap warships that could carry more soldiers per unit of transport capacity.
Don't look at the fact that Wang Junlin has as many as 6,000 naval personnel on Daami Island, Bailing Island and Snake Island, and nearly 200 warships with a thousand stone or more. It can be said that the expansion and construction speed is extremely fast, but how much investment has been made in it?
When the resources and money were revealed, not only the people of Goguryeo were shocked, but even Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty and other emperors and ministers found it unbelievable.
In only eight or nine months since last winter, the investment in the salt farm and shipbuilding yard has reached a staggering level, as much as one million taels of silver.
But the effect is extremely obvious. The Shedao Shipbuilding Yard is now able to build three large ships of 5,000 dan or ten large ships of 2,000 dan within a month. This is higher than the previous output of Fanyang County Navy's shipbuilding workshop and
The quality of the ship has been improved more than ten times, not to mention the long-range crossbows, catapults and other sharp weapons installed on the ship, as well as the sophisticated armor and sharp weapons in the hands of the navy officers and soldiers. There are also 6,000 navy officers and soldiers than the Fanyang County Navy.
Military pay is 1.5 times higher.
Anyway, Wang Jun
Lin used 4,000 naval troops to defeat 15,000 Goguryeo troops. Rather than saying that their combat power was astonishing, it was better to say that this war was won with money.
The reason why Wang Junlin invested so much resources and money in the navy was not only to prepare for the possible failure of Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo, but also for another important reason - with strong naval escort and security
Guarantee, the huge profit harvest that Wang Junlin asked Yang Kongchan to form in the future will fully make up for the money and resources spent on the navy.
Wang Junlin is still unable to accurately estimate how much benefit the maritime trade route will bring after its formal formation, but based on his and Nie Xiaoyu's inference, it will definitely be no less.
Therefore, ultimately ensuring the smooth operation of this maritime trade route is Wang Junlin's most fundamental motivation for developing the navy.
Wang Junlin occupied Daemi Island and Baengnyeong Island, and his intention to intimidate was actually more obvious. Once Wang Junlin used these two islands as the core and transit point, he would straighten out Fanyang County's maritime trade routes to the Three Kingdoms of Korea and Japan, and expand the scale of maritime trade.
, Wang Junlin can continuously obtain huge profits from it.
"Wang Junlin's navy ships are large and sturdy. It is said that they are faster than galloping horses on the sea. Even if we gather all the naval forces under the jurisdiction of our counties and counties, we can have an advantage in numbers, but the gap between the warships is too big.
If we can't win, what can we do?" After another day of discussion with others, Yuan Taizuo still couldn't find a way to defeat Wang Junlin at sea.
"Wang Junlin's navy has the advantage of having large and strong warships at sea. However, in order to increase the speed of the ship, Wang Junlin built ridges on the bottom of the ship to facilitate breaking through waves. The draft is very deep, and it is impossible to fight in shoals and land ports. If
Gather a large number of naval forces and secretly hide them on the coastline. During the war, we can take advantage of the rising tides and the ease of small boats entering and exiting the shoals. Then we can attract Wang Junlin's naval battle and use our ships to flexibly engage in battles, so we may not necessarily be at a disadvantage."
Yeon Gae So-moon has also been racking his brains recently to think about how to defeat Wang Junlin. He is worthy of being the most famous hero in the history of the Korean Peninsula. He quickly found a way to defeat Wang Junlin's navy.
"If you can't go to the sea, you are always at a disadvantage." Yuan Taizuo thought about what his son said. This kind of warfare is similar to fighting on land based on the city. Although it can regain some disadvantages, it is too limited and cannot take the initiative.
Not even on their side.
"My child has always suspected that Li Chengkun and the others suffered a disastrous defeat. In addition to the huge gap between the warships and Wang Junlin's navy, Wang Junlin had already found out about our sneak attack plan in advance and was well prepared. He even set a trap long ago, waiting for Li Chengkun.
General, go drill." Yeon Gaesumun said after thinking for a while.
Yuan Taizuo nodded happily and said: "Yes, my father has also thought of this, and has already sent people to investigate the spies arranged by Wang Junlin in our Goguryeo. The next confidentiality work should be much better."
Yeon Gaesumun continued: "If we can keep it secret and prevent Wang Junlin from finding out our plans in advance, there is another way that we may be able to defeat Wang Junlin and take back the two islands."
Yuan Taizuo had known since he was a child that his son had an extraordinary mind and an extraordinary strategy. When he heard this, he perked up and asked urgently: "What can we do?"
Yeon Gaesomun said: "The waterway from Annan County to Dae Mi Island and Baengnyeong Island is only two hundred miles. If enough ships are mobilized, in addition to 10,000 naval troops, they can also carry 10,000 army troops. If the wind goes smoothly,
It takes less than half a day to go out to sea at that time. Wang Junlin does not have many naval forces on Daomi Island and Bailing Island. It is impossible to gather troops on sea ships to prepare for battle all the time. I don’t believe it.
, on this vast ocean, we can’t even find half a day’s free time here.”
Having said this, Yeon Gaesowen paused for a moment and continued: "In short, we must avoid a naval battle with the other party, but find opportunities to transport the land army to the two islands of Dae Mi and Baeng Ling. In this way, Wang Junlin
Not only will the advantage of the warship be lost, but the advantage of the powerful long-range weapons on the warship will also be lost. I don’t believe that our 10,000 elite land troops can’t defeat the opponent’s 4,000 navy on the island!”
After Yuan Taizuo pondered for a while, he said: "Yes, the method my son mentioned is the most effective method at the moment. I will now send an order to mobilize warships from all over the country, and also dispatch 10,000 elite army troops to practice boating."
"Father, the key is to keep it secret. If our plan is known to Wang Junlin in advance, our 10,000 elite army may not even have a chance to go to the island, and we will be buried in the sea by Wang Junlin's navy.
Go up..." Yeon Gaesumun has obviously seen clearly the problem of the previous defeat and knows the key point.
"From now on, I will order all counties and counties to stop all fishermen from going to sea. No merchant ships can go out to sea. All people in the country who are suspected of being from the Sui Kingdom will be arrested first. I don't believe that our plan can still be investigated by Wang Junlin.
Got it." Yuan Taizuo gritted his teeth and said bitterly.
"Father, we are bordered by the sea on both sides of the Goguryeo Sea. We have been troubled by pirates for many years. Many counties and counties have prepared navy troops, and there are also many generals who know how to fight with water. In the past few days, my son has specially checked the battles to exterminate pirates in various counties and counties, and found that Chengyang
Commander-in-Chief Navy Commander Choi Sung-jun is considered a capable naval officer." Yeon Gae So-moon continued, "If you want to recruit Cui Seong-jun to lead the navy, we will be more certain to win!"
"Cui Chengjun! I have heard of this man. I heard that he is a filial son. Because his mother was once insulted by pirates, she hated pirates deeply, so she has been studying how to destroy pirates. This man is indeed useful." Yuan Taizuo thought.
After a moment and nodding, he finally decided on the naval commander for the next war.
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After Yuan Taizu heard the plan of his son Yuan Gaesumun, with his full promotion, Goguryeo launched a vigorous anti-espionage secret activity for more than a month, and arrested many people, including those who were doing business in Goguryeo.
The Sui merchants were in bad luck. Goguryeo didn't listen to any of their explanations at all, and even after taking bribes from them, they still arrested them. However, they didn't kill them immediately. They just imprisoned them temporarily.
At the same time, it also made a large number of fishermen and maritime merchants on the southern coastline of Goguryeo deeply resentful. They all depended on the sea for their livelihood. Yuan Taejo directly announced a two-month ban on the sea. The maritime merchants suffered an unknown amount of losses. The fishermen had no livelihood for two months. How could it be
How can I not resent Yuan Taizuo?
However, Yuan Taizuo did not care about the feelings of these fishermen and maritime merchants. After feeling that his plan would not be leaked anymore, he began to implement it.
Regardless of the heavy rain, the post horses wearing black armors rushed out from Annan County one after another. With orders from Yuan Taizuo, they began to mobilize ships and select 10,000 elite troops.
At the same time, the transfer order for Chengyang County Navy Admiral Cui Shengjun was also delivered to him.
And on the day Cui Shengjun received the transfer order, a girl with a delicate face and strange silver earrings on her ears and an old man who looked like a fairy came to Chengyang County.
The two spoke fluent Goguryeo dialect and had various things on their bodies that proved that they were Goguryeo, so no one would suspect that they were not Goguryeo.
ps: Sorry, there are still two updates today, and we will resume at least three updates starting tomorrow, but this is a chapter of more than 3,000 words————