The first thousand two hundred and forty-five chapters army set off
On the fourth day of February, 300 large warships loaded with various military supplies left Chang'an. At the front was Guo Song's 5,000 stone ship. At the same time, setting off with Guo Song, there were 20,000 iron guards.
The Guards consists of three parts: guard cavalry, heavy armored infantry and firearms battalions. Fifteen thousand of them are cavalry, who ride on the shore, while 5,000 heavy infantry and one thousand firearms battalion soldiers ride on boats.
As early as two months ago, Pei Xin had led 30,000 cavalry and set off for Dengzhou.
In this expedition to Liaodong, Guo and Song used a total of 200,000 troops. Among them, Yao Jin led 50,000 Hebei troops to Pingzhou to contain the Khitans along the western Liaoning corridor.
A total of 150,000 troops were attacked against Silla, including 100,000 troops of Li Bing, Pei Xin, and Zhang Yun, 30,000 naval troops commanded by Luo Ziyu and Zhang Kecheng, and 20,000 Iron Guards directly commanded by Guo Song.
On the Weihe pier, civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and tens of thousands of people went out of the city to deliver messages. Although there was no prior publicity for this expedition, the officials all knew that the King of Jin was going to conquer Silla, and the root cause was to solve the hidden dangers in Liaodong.
Guo Song worshiped the horse god and water god, and worshiped the gods from all directions. Then he said goodbye to the ministers, boarded the big ship, and the fleet began to set sail. The trackers pulled the big ship and sailed slowly. There was a loud roar on the shore and on the ship.
Yiyi said farewell.
At this time, Guo Song also saw several carriages, which were closely guarded by guards. This was the first time that his wife and daughter came to say goodbye to him. In the past, they felt that Guo Song's expedition was not far away, and
This time they were going to Silla, which was far away across the ocean, which filled their hearts with worry and uneasiness.
Guo Song stood on the side of the ship and waved goodbye to his wife and daughter. He could vaguely see them waving to him in the carriage. At this moment, Guo Song also felt an indescribable nostalgia in his heart.
The fleet gradually moved away, and the people seeing them off could no longer be seen. Guo Song then walked back to his cabin. His cabin was very large, with a study room, a sleeping cabin, a living cabin and a guest cabin. It was like a suite, with a total of seven rooms.
In the cabin, in addition to the two maids who served him in daily life, there was another person named Ying Caihe.
Ying Caihe is his personal bodyguard, and sometimes performs special tasks for him. Although she is the mistress of Yuzhen Palace, she is extremely independent and does not need anyone to serve her. She has her own independent cabin, which she can visit every day.
He spends most of his time practicing cross-legged, and only spends nights with Guo Song, enjoying the pleasures of fish and water with his master.
Guo Song sat in his study and rolled out the battle plan he had formulated. Of course, any plan would not be static and would be adjusted at any time according to changes in the situation.
In terms of time, today I set off from Chang'an, and 30,000 naval troops and hundreds of large warships should also set off from Dengzhou at the same time. Their first step was not to attack Silla, but to occupy Danluo Island.
A logistics base was established on Rado Island, and then troops were sent out following the situation in Silla.
According to the news from Liaodong, this spring, Zhu Tao's army will also attack Silla and must destroy Silla. In fact, not only is Silla's national power about to collapse, but even Zhu Tao cannot withstand the pressure of war every year.
Had it not been for the brutal enslavement of the Silla and Goguryeo people, they would not have been able to sustain the war for so many years.
For Guo Song, seizing the opportunity to launch the Silla War was the most critical, and this was the moment he was waiting for.
Time passed quickly, two days passed quietly, the fleet was about to arrive at Tianbao Canal, and night had fallen.
A maid brought a cup of tea to Guo Song. This time there were two maids following Guo Song on the expedition. They were twin sisters. One was named Zhao Lian'er and the other was named Zhao Yi'er. They were both only fifteen years old and from Chang'an.
They are the maids next to Xue Tao. They have been following Xue Tao since they were ten years old. Five years have passed. Both of them have grown into little beauties, and their figures have emerged. They are still a little green now, but it can be seen that they
In the future, they will all be tall and plump.
Seeing that her husband was about to ascend the throne, Xue Tao also began to consider choosing concubines for her husband. Letting the two of them accompany Guo Song was an option in the future.
Xue Tao knew that General Yingcai was traveling with her husband this time, so she did not arrange for an adult woman to avoid unpleasant things happening.
Zhao Lian'er and Zhao Yi'er were very smart, and of course they knew that this was their chance to please His Highness the King of Jin, so they served with extra dedication, which made Guo Song quite fond of the twin sisters, and even Ying Cai, who had always been cold and cold,
Kazuya also had a slight affection for them.
Guo Song picked up the tea cup and said to Zhao Lian'er: "Go and ask Palace Master Ying to come over."
Zhao Lian'er agreed obediently and turned around. Not long after, Ying Caihe, who was extremely tall, came over. She gave Guo Song a Wanfu gift, smiled charmingly and sat down opposite the owner. Zhao Yi'er also brought her a gift.
cup of tea.
Guo Song said to the two sisters: "It's getting late, you should go and have a rest!"
"yes!"
The two of them bowed and turned around to go back to their rooms. They already knew a little about the affairs of men and women and knew that from now on until tomorrow morning, they would not be allowed to leave the room.
As soon as the two left, Ying Caihe immediately got into his master's arms and kissed him for a long time.
"Do you want to call them together and serve them nearby?" Guo Songxiao asked.
"No! I will be restrained if there is someone around me, but I will be more relaxed if I am alone with the owner."
Guo Song originally just wanted to talk to Ying Caihe, but he didn't expect Ying Caihe to be too proactive and ignited the fire in his body. He picked up Ying Caihe and walked to the dormitory...
Zhao Lian'er and Zhao Yi'er lived in the cabin next door and were ready to serve His Highness King Jin at any time. The cheery and exaggerated voices coming from next door made the two of them blush.
Zhao Yier asked in a low voice: "Sister, what are they doing?"
Zhao Lianer bit her lip and smiled: "I have served His Highness and Princess, you want to know?"
"Sister, tell me!"
The two sisters were lying on the quilt, whispering, covering their mouths and laughing from time to time...
The fleet did not anchor, but continued sailing in the dark, entering the Tianbao Canal in a mighty manner.
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Danluo Island is today's Jeju Island, isolated in the south of Silla Kingdom. It did not belong to Silla Kingdom. It was not annexed by the Goryeo Dynasty until the Huizong period of the Northern Song Dynasty.
There is a small country on the island called Danluo Country, with a total population of less than 10,000. They make a living by farming and raising pigs. The productivity is backward. There are no cattle, so they cultivate slash and burn crops. They don’t know how to spin and weave, so they use pig skins as clothes.
Ordinary people lived in poverty in simple wooden houses. They relied on fishing pearls and valuable shells from the sea and passing Tang Dynasty merchant ships in exchange for some basic daily necessities.
The king of Danluo Kingdom once went to the Tang Dynasty to pay homage and was given the surname Li by Tang Gaozong Li Zhi. Their king has taken Li as his surname since then. The current king is called Li Xingdu. Although he is only forty-five years old, the average life expectancy is only more than thirty years old.
For the Danluo people, forty-five years old is considered an old man.
The Danluo Kingdom's army was small, only about 500 men, led by Prince Li Cong.
That morning, an overwhelming number of warships appeared on the sea northwest of Danluo Island. There were more than 400 warships. This fleet was the main force of the navy sailing from Dengzhou, with a total of 400 warships.
, are all large ships of more than 3,000 stone, carrying 30,000 naval troops, led by the navy chief Luo Ziyu and deputy general Zhang Kecheng.
In fact, it would be closer to Danluo Island if we set off from the Yangtze River Estuary, and it would take a long way to go to Dengzhou. However, there is a maritime risk issue. Just like Jianzhen's trip to Japan from the Yangtze River Estuary, he also narrowly escaped death and failed countless times.
Only then succeeded.
Later, Japan sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty. They took the northeast route, first to the Silla Peninsula, and then the ships circled along the Silla Peninsula, and then headed to Dengzhou, so there was basically no risk.
Guo Song also took this into consideration. He did not want the warships or transport ships to encounter a storm at sea and the entire army be destroyed. Also considering that Silla did not have large warships and only had some sporadic patrol ships, he decided resolutely and the army left.
Silla's coastline goes south, so that it basically won't encounter sea storms.
The arrival of the Jin army's warships caused panic among the people of Danluo Island. People rushed to tell each other and fled to Danluo City for shelter. Trumpets were also blown at the top of Danluo City, and five hundred soldiers armed with spears went to the top of the city to defend themselves.
Danluo City is not far from the sea in the north. It is built on a low mountain. It is built against the mountain. The city walls and gates are built with strong rocks at the foot of the mountain. The royal palace is at the highest point of the mountain. The so-called royal palace is actually dozens of wooden houses.
Inhabited by King Li Xingdu and several of his concubines.
A large number of private houses are scattered on both sides of the mountain road. About two thousand people usually live in the city. But now that the danger is coming, the people around Danluo City have fled into the city for refuge.
King Li Xingdu has dark skin and short stature. The entire Danluo Kingdom is basically a small black race, which shows their connection with Nanyang. In fact, their ancestors are not only Danluo Kingdom, but also the Ryukyu Islands and Japan.
He is from Nanyang, short in stature, with thick and dark skin. The average height of men is only between 1.4 and 1.5 meters.
King Li Xingdu was extremely worried. He didn't know what had happened. He stood on the top of the mountain and looked to the north. He saw overwhelming sails appearing in the bay in the distance.