The exchange of news between Pingcheng and Zhongyuan has not been smooth, so it is necessary to prepare the other side one step in advance. The number of white robes in Youzhou is not very large. It is best not to use it now. Dugu Yongye is a very good person.
With his keen arithmetic, once he notices it, the fragile Youzhou White Robe may be uprooted.
Then the gain outweighs the loss.
"We have sent people 800 miles away to rush there, and the time should be here now." Bao Xing said hurriedly, thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh, "If we can get through the line from Jinyang to Yanmen, the news between Heping City
It will be more convenient to come and go.”
Li Xingchen smiled and said: "Yes, and it should be someday not too far away."
Bao Xing, Li Yuan and others couldn't help but sigh.
After Hanoi was captured, the situation became clearer.
The goal that originally seemed far away is being realized step by step.
Li Xingchen's eyes stayed on the vast sea on the east side of the map for a long time.
After crossing thousands of miles, God has to give me face.
————————
For the Han soldiers on both sides of the Qinshui River who were gearing up to go north, Qingzhou was originally a very far away battlefield on the eastern front, and the vast sea to the east of Qingzhou was even more out of reach, but that place was too far away for their naval officers.
, also a battlefield.
One after another, the three-masted giant ships cut through the waves.
At the turn of spring and summer, it is the day when fishermen on the seaside go out to fish every day. The weather is calm and the sea is most suitable for sailing. If the time is earlier, the sea will be colder, and if the time is later, the weather will be hot in midsummer, and there may be
It was accompanied by a storm.
The warships of the Han Dynasty are not yet powerful enough to survive the stormy waves. If it were later, Wang Chang might be inclined to lead the navy along the coastline rather than directly across the sea.
Of course, what Wang Chang doesn't know is that the sea area he is sailing now is not the vast ocean, but the location of the Bohai Sea in later generations. In fact, it should be regarded as an inland sea. However, in this era, there is not enough understanding and exploration of places such as Liaodong.
.
Although the Han Dynasty established rule over Liaodong and even Goryeo in the early Han Dynasty, most of the relevant documents and documents have been lost in the wars during the turbulent times, and the few words left behind cannot be relied upon.
Therefore, Wang Chang led the navy to the north for two purposes. One was to select a suitable landing site for landing in Youzhou, and the other was to explore the coastline of Liaodong and even Goryeo, so that the Han could continue to move north and east after capturing Youzhou.
Lay the foundation for expanding borders.
Most of these places are vast and sparsely populated, and are internally closed and self-contained. If Baipao is sent there, it will waste a lot of manpower and material resources, and Baipao may not be able to integrate into the other party's society, and it is very likely that he will
Being ostracized and suspected because of his status as an outsider.
Although the white-robed soldiers are ready to sacrifice at any time, it remains to be seen whether the information obtained in this way is accurate. Inaccurate information is of no use, and it may even cause misleading.
Therefore, Wang Chang prefers to use the navy and marines to complete the re-exploration of this land.
Years of experience in Nanyang have made the navy officers more confident in the swords and guns in their hands and the warships at their feet. They do not have so much patience and leisure to wait for the other party to take the initiative to send information to their door after gaining the trust of the other party.
If you need information, use a sword to get it. This is the simplest and most effective way.
Li Xingchen had no objection to this.
He knew very well that the current Liaodong is the territory of the Xi people, the Khitans and the Goryeo people. The first two still maintained a nomadic state in this era. There is nothing wrong in saying that they are branches of the ethnic groups on the grassland. For the Central Plains dynasty, they have always been
Respectfully, their rise was marked by the end of the Tang Dynasty.
Goryeo is now the overlord of Liaodong. In history, the Sui and Tang dynasties fought protracted wars with Goryeo for control of Liaodong. The demise of the Sui Dynasty can even be directly linked to the three conquests of Goryeo by Emperor Sui Yang, and Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty
A generation of heroes also had to admit that the expedition to Goryeo was definitely not a great victory, at best it was a tragic victory.
Goryeo, which was unable to attack a land smaller than China despite its size, ended up with a miserable victory, which was actually considered a failure.
One of Li Xingchen's many purposes in developing the navy was to prepare for the future cross-sea expedition to Goryeo. So it is not a bad thing to let the navy get a feel for Goryeo's history now.
"Looking at the time, we should be able to reach Youzhou in four or five days." Wang Chang stood on the deck, holding up his clairvoyance.
The wind blew his sleeves, making a rustling sound.
Behind Wang Chang, the commander of the Marine Corps, the great Han Pinghai General Luo Yi, was lying on the chart and gesticulating something.
"Brother Zhongfan (Wang Chang's cousin)," Luo Yi shouted.
Wang Chang turned around: "What's wrong?"
"Close the windows, the wind is too strong."
Seeing that the map had been lifted up and was about to hit Luo Yi's face, Wang Chang couldn't help but smile: "You don't know how to press it with something?"
"Why don't you stop watching it?" Luo Yi retorted, "From morning till night, it's just the vast sea, what's there to see?"
Wang Chang rolled his eyes: "What if I don't keep an eye on you and go astray? If I send you directly to Korea, then I, the navy commander, can give you a pat on the back."
"Send it to Gao Li, just knock Gao Li down first." Luo Yi said with a smile.
"You are optimistic." Wang Chang walked back and forth impatiently, "If we really go to Liaodong or even Goryeo, what will happen to Youzhou? The Han army in Pingcheng should also be waiting for us to join us."
Luo Yi reached out and took an ink stone to hold down the map: "What if we are not optimistic? Since we are on the sea, we have to rely on ourselves and only look at the sky. When we get to Liaodong, we will first defeat Liaodong, and when we get to Korea, we will
Let’s defeat Goryeo first. Youzhou is just Yu Wenxian’s rear, and Liaodong and Goryeo are Youzhou’s rear. We have wiped out Youzhou’s rear, so what will happen even if Yu Wenxian can run to Youzhou?
Don’t we have to surrender without mercy?”
Wang Chang was startled for a moment.
What this guy said makes sense.
Luo Yi came over and stretched out his hand to snatch away Wang Chang's clairvoyance and closed the window: "This Liao Sea is vast. It's your first time here. What can you see? Just wait."
Wang Chang nodded.
Luo Yi stretched out his hand and drew on the map: "Brother Zhong Fan, please take a look. According to Baipao's previous intelligence, the Zhou people should have cultivated land in the areas of Yuyang County and Yan County, especially along the lower reaches of the Yangtze River.
There are villages and towns called Wubao.”
"This place is backed by the city and faces the sea. It is inevitable that there will be settlements. This should be the confidence for Dugu Yongye to defend Juyong." Wang Chang said, "If this is the case, then we can look for the entrance to the sea.
,? The amount of water is not yet known, and even if it is known, the ships we are carrying are large ships and should not be able to enter."