"Can I take a boat to Yalu Mansion next time?" Shao Siwu asked on a whim on the bank of the Wugu River.
Starting from Lushun County, which is the earliest developed city in Andong Prefecture, has the largest population, is relatively the most prosperous, and has the most convenient transportation, wouldn't it be much faster to go north by boat than to march by land?
The speed of the ship is four to five times that of your land march, and the consumption is very small. Going all the way north, you don't have to worry about enemy sneak attacks, setting up ambushes, etc., isn't it wonderful?
"Your Highness is so wise and agile that I will always admire you." Ping Haijun envoy Zhao Zonghui said flatteringly: "We only need to send people to check the hydrology along the way, record the wind direction and ocean currents, and try it a few times, and it should be possible."
It is said that the Imperial College has just established a navigation department, and has recruited more than ten students, all of whom were transferred from mathematics and engineering. This department was established by a decree issued by a saint, and he participated in the compilation of the first set of teaching materials.
The saint's love for navigation is well known, and he even fixed a number of terms himself, such as "ocean current", "speed", "nautical miles", etc.
Figuring out the direction and speed of offshore ocean currents is what Ping Haijun has been doing, and some people have been sacrificed for this.
In the case of headwind, the best route is to follow the direction of ocean current movement.
Ocean currents can be fast or slow, fisheries will be formed at the intersection of warm and cold currents, and complex weather phenomena will occur. These must be gradually understood. Ping Haijun was even asked to find out how many fishing grounds there are offshore and in what months the fishing floods occur each year.
It is best to find out which sea areas these fish spawn in, which sea areas they go to to grow and move after their eggs grow, what kind of fish is the most abundant in each fishing ground, and whether it can be caught by fishing nets, or whether it needs to be caught by fishing nets.
The concept of fishing for shallow water fish, deep water fish, cold water fish, and warm water fish has also been put forward, and we must slowly understand it-if possible.
The ocean is also a very important pasture. If it were not limited by refrigeration technology, it would be a very important source of protein supplement, which can reduce food consumption - especially cold-water marine fish, because of their large size, high yield and fat content.
It's high, not as hungry as freshwater fish, but it's still very valuable.
Shao Sheng of Daxia is now obsessed with participating in the compilation of various teaching materials. Three o'clock and one line every day, very regular: Gan Tangyuan plays with wives - Guanfeng Hall listens to politics or enriches the content of teaching materials - Gan Tangyuan plays with wives, it is really a model for the world
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"Now I think ships are a good thing." Shao Siwu said with excitement, and silently thought in his heart: If there is no shipwreck and drowning.
"Your Highness, is it time to start heading north?" Fu Cunchen came over and asked after inspecting the military camp.
Although Fu Cunshen is the de facto commander, in name he is the "deputy" commander of the capital, and Shao Dacai is the army commander appointed by the court. He does a good job on the scene, and is not like ordinary unruly warriors. He is a wise man.
.No matter how the court situation changes in the future, the Fu family should be able to enjoy wealth and prosperity.
The place where they are now is called Wugucheng, which is one of the famous cities of Goguryeo and the residence of one of the five vassals. It is a transportation node city on the "Pyongyang Road" from Liaodong to the royal territory of Goguryeo.
To put it simply, Wugucheng is the north gate of Pyongyang, the royal capital of Goguryeo, and its success or failure is related to the safety of Pyongyang. Both Yu Zhongwen in the Sui Dynasty and Zhang Liang in the Tang Dynasty fought here.
Wugu City is the Fenghuang Mountain City southeast of Fengcheng, Liaoning in later generations. It is located in the canyon between Dongdadingzi and Fenghuang Mountain. The city is surrounded by the Jue River and its tributaries, forming a natural moat. The southern half of the mountain city utilizes Fenghuang Mountain.
The cliff of the mountain is a natural city wall, and wedge-shaped stones are built between the lower part of the mountain and the valley of the cliff.
The mountain city spans ten miles and is magnificent. "It is vast in the middle and can house hundreds of thousands of people." Until later generations, parts of this mountain city still remain, which shows how strong it is.
Wugu City geographically belongs to Huanzhou under the jurisdiction of Yalu Prefecture in Xijing, Bohai State - of course, this was also included after their expansion. Even when the Bohai State was at its peak, it did not belong to them, but when the country's power declined,
On the contrary, it opened up new territory and expanded its territory, which is also a strange thing.
The entire Yalu Prefecture governs Shen, Huan, Feng, four prefectures and eleven counties, and governs Shenzhou, which is now Linjiang City in Jilin Province.
To the west of Shenzhou is Zhengzhou, which is governed by Xinbin, Liaoning Province today.
The south of Shenzhou is Huanzhou, which governs Wandu City, the old capital of Goguryeo, which is now Ji'an, Jilin.
To the north of Shenzhou is Fengzhou, which is governed by the ancient city of Yushuchuan in Jingyu County, Jilin Province today.
It can be seen from the geographical distribution of the four states and eleven counties that in the middle period of the Bohai Kingdom, the large land in the south by the sea did not belong to them. That is to say, after the Tang Dynasty gradually retreated, they gradually encroached and expanded southward little by little.
Finally we reached the sea and even the western Liaoning area.
Until the rise of Khitan, the two sides fought fiercely for this unclaimed land after the withdrawal of the Tang Dynasty. The Bohai Kingdom gradually became unable to cope with its efforts. In the end, not only did it spit out the land gained from opening up the territory, but it also lost its five capitals, fifteen prefectures, and three solos.
The state was also lost.
After Shao Siwu and Fu Cunshen led their troops to Wugu City, they paid great attention to this former Tang Dynasty.
However, they still had requests from the Bohai Kingdom, and they did not plan to do anything for the time being. They just continued to send out scouts to investigate the geography of the mountains and rivers, and draw maps. This was delayed for a long time, and it was not until the envoys from the Bohai Kingdom arrived that they calmed down.
"Let's go to Gaimou City first," Shao Siwu said.
After finishing speaking, he said to the person next to him: "Pei Shaoqing needs to make more contacts along the way to provide food, grass, wound medicine, arrows, carriages and horses."
When Pei Zhuan heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "Easy to say, easy to say."
Bohai State implements a three-province and six-ministry system, namely Zhengtang, Xuanzhao, and Zhongtai. Zhengtang Province also governs the six ministries of loyalty, trust, etiquette, righteousness, benevolence, and wisdom.
Pei Zhuang's father, Pei Ting, served successively as a young eunuch and a supervisor in the Wenjiyuan, and he had already become an official - the Wenjiyuan, which was equivalent to the secretarial department in the Tang Dynasty.
Pei Zhuo's official career was smoother than that of his father. He had long been a young eunuch of the Academy of Literature and Literature, and a few months ago he was transferred to the post of Shaoqing of the Ministry of Letters - this position was equivalent to the minister of the Ministry of Works in the Tang and Xia dynasties.
As for why Pei Wei was sent as an envoy to accompany the army, it is actually very simple. He is a professional diplomat in the Bohai Sea, with excellent literary talent and eloquence. His father, Pei Ting, went to Japan twice as an envoy, and his son inherited his father's legacy.
The age is quite normal.
The Pei family can be considered a scholarly family in the Bohai Kingdom.
Pei Ting-shuo was a well-educated man with a beautiful demeanor and was good at composing poems. When he was on a diplomatic mission to Japan, the Japanese Sugawara Michizane once wrote "Each of the Bohai Ambassadors returned home with a word" and "Impressions after seeing the true picture of Bohai Ambassador Pei". poems as a gift.
Pei Zhuan was also good at writing poetry and was known for his gorgeous rhetoric.
It's a pity that such a person turned out to be from the Zhuhe faction! King Bohai sent him as a liaison officer in the Xia army, which was not a good sign.
"Then let's set off. Send the order and beat the drums!" Shao Siwu was wearing a bright red military uniform passed down from the Shao family, with a headband and forehead, a bow on his left and a sword on his right, exactly like Shao Shude when he was young.
"Dong dong dong..." The drums sounded continuously.
In Wugu City, sergeants filed out of the city, and tens of thousands of horsemen lined up on the river bank, majestic and majestic.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!" After the gathering was completed, the sergeants hit the ground with their poles and shouted loudly.
Pei Zhuan was startled.
Perhaps he was frightened by this strong murderous aura, which damaged his elegant and calm image. He was slightly unhappy and muttered in an inaudible voice: "Vulgar martial artist."
Shao Siwu's ears were pointed and he heard it, but he didn't say anything. He just sighed in his heart: Once upon a time, Mohe was an extremely wild savage. He was fierce and resistant. How did he become like this? - Mohe, also known as Sushen in ancient times and Wu in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Ji was called Mohe in the Tang Dynasty, and Sushen or Jurchen in the Song Dynasty. Perhaps people in later generations have never thought that the middle and upper classes of this country praised it with poems, books and articles? Or in the Northeast, and their close blood relatives, the wild Jurchen Heishui The Fifth Division despised it very much, and often carried out campaigns to suppress it. They continued to expand territory to the north, driving the weak and wild Jurchen relatives all the way to both sides of the Heilongjiang River.
Don't break their state, never.
After the army set off, it headed north along Changling Yingzhou Road-Pyongyang Road.
This is an east-west main post road in the Bohai Kingdom. It goes eastward from Yingzhou to Yanjun City, also called Yizhou City (today's Yixian County, Liaoning). It was built in the second year of Zhenyuan by Emperor Dezong of the Tang Dynasty. It is now abandoned.
From the southeast of Yanjun City to Ruluo Shouchu City, it then crossed the Daliao River and went straight to Liaoyang, the capital of Andong Protectorate, a total distance of five hundred miles.
It leaves Liaoyang and travels northeast, passing through Gaimouzhou and Xincheng to Changling Prefecture in Bohai State, with a total length of more than 800 miles.
The Bohai State has spent a lot of effort to repair this road of more than 1,300 miles. There are 24 large stations along the main road, and there are also small stations on the branch lines, with many business travelers coming and going.
There is also a post road from Changling Prefecture to Yalu Prefecture in Xijing, and now the army is taking this road.
While walking, Fu Cunshen still sent out a large number of scouts, scattered within fifty miles around the army. The Bohai people who followed the army looked at them and praised them one after another: They were so alert when marching in the hinterland of the Bohai Kingdom. They were worthy of being soldiers of the Great Xia Dynasty.
On July 26, they received news that Liu E, the envoy of the Longwu Army, had repeatedly defeated the Khitans in battles and had entered Liaoyang City.
Shao Siwu and Fu Cunshen breathed a sigh of relief.
If the Longwu Army is gone, they will have no choice but to retreat.
"Let the whole army know that General Liu will capture and kill 50,000 Khitans, advance to Liaoyang, and win a complete victory." Shao Siwu ordered.
Cao Yijin took the order and left. After a while, the entire army of 8,000 soldiers cheered enthusiastically. Before setting off, he left 2,000 paces to ride in Wugu City in the name of guarding supplies.
Fu Cunshen smiled. Compared to the saint, His Royal Highness King Zhao is more - more exaggerated.
The people of Bohai also knew. Pei Zhuan and his entourage looked at each other. Is it true?
If it is false, then maybe the Longwu Army has been destroyed, or at least the progress is not going well. The Bohai Kingdom will send 30,000 troops to provoke the Khitan, which will be dangerous.
If it is true, Bohai Country seems to be quite dangerous.
With this idea in mind, Pei Zhuang no longer felt like writing poems about the magnificent mountains and rivers. He secretly sent two followers to report the news to the local prefectures and counties, and then directly to Beijing.
Naturally, the Xia people didn't care what the Bohai people thought. Inspired by the news, everyone's footsteps became much lighter.
On the 29th, we arrived at Gaimou Prefecture - the original Gaima County in the Han Dynasty and Gaimou City in Goguryeo. After the Tang Dynasty captured it, it was renamed Gaizhou. This was the first time the name Gaizhou appeared in history. It was located in Sujiatun, Shenyang today. Tashan Mountain City, Chenxiangtun Town, District.
Once here, the army has two directions to choose from.
One is to the southwest to Liaoyang, and the other is to the northeast to Hezhou, Changling Prefecture (today's Shancheng Town, Meihekou City, Jilin).
They chose the second route.
Gein's army is almost all infantry, with only a thousand cavalry and lack of large vehicles. To the west is the endless Liaoxi Plain. I'm afraid it will end badly. It's better to continue walking in the mountains. The Khitan cavalry doesn't dare to come. So go ahead. Hezhou, obtain key supplies, and then plan other directions.
In addition, if you really want to go west, you can also find craftsmen in Changling Prefecture to build vehicles and prepare for the journey.
"Wang Yanzhang!" Fu Cunshen ordered.
"The end is here!"
"You lead two thousand infantry, five hundred cavalry, two thousand Bohai masters, and three months of grain and grass to guard Gaimou City without any mistakes."
"Yes!" Wang Yanzhang was full of ambition and left after accepting the order.
He moved quickly, and in less than half an hour, the selection of personnel was completed.
The cavalry were all his old subordinates, and the infantry who had returned to the German army were also familiar to him. Among the more than 20,000 Bohai Confucius who accompanied the army, 2,000 who looked relatively strong and brave were also selected.
Gaimou Prefecture is also in a semi-abandoned state. The stone parts are still preserved, but the rammed earth ones have collapsed into disgrace.
But Wang Yanzhang is not worried at all. The Khitans are capable of dismounting and attacking, and they will fight you.
But then again, the Khitans really might come to attack.
This city and Liaoyang are only a hundred miles apart. If Liu Wei still defends there, they will support each other. If the city is repaired and consolidated, it will be two sharp knives pressing against the belly of Khitan in western Liaoning.
