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Chapter 463 Foreplay (Part 2)

"Brothers, it's a good time for us to make achievements." Sun Quanzhao said loudly.

Eight thousand Song soldiers boarded the Kruel Boat one after another.

It is a new type of sea ship. To be precise, it is a standard sea warship. It is equipped with sailing oars. However, unlike other sea ships, its waterline is very shallow, its shape is longer, and it is not too big. It is basically about one thousand stones. It is bumpy on the sea when it is small, and it is very dangerous and cannot be paddled when it is large. In this way, it can put down the large oars and walk against the wind.

The defects are also more obvious, the stability is not as stable as other seacraft, and the tonnage is small, so it cannot sail from ocean.

However, it is enough to use it in the Bohai Bay and head to the other side.

With the development of the navigation industry, shipbuilding technology has also improved. Gao Qiong used a building ship to Pingzhou. During that battle, Gao Qiong was almost invisible and learned from his mistakes. Later, he made improvements one after another, including ships.

You can't completely count on the navy, but you might also play a surprise weapon at the right time.

There are a total of eighty sea ships.

Each ship has one hundred soldiers and a small amount of weapons and baggage.

Twenty large oars are arranged on the left and right sides, and one oar is operated by two people, and rowing takes turns.

Today is a good weather, with no clouds and only a slight northwest wind on the sea, which has little impact on the ship speed.

Eighty warships put down their sails together, beat the war drums, and all launched out of Dengzhou Port.

After decades of trading and sailing with Goryeo, the Song army has grasped almost all the waterways, reefs and shallows in the Bohai Bay.

It was speechless all day, and it was getting dark. Everyone came to an uninhabited island to moor the warships one after another, and stopped to rest. The next day, at dawn, we set out again.

Target, Yalu River Estuary!

The scenery on the sea is monotonous and dry, and there is nothing to see except the blue sea water. Only one or two sea birds fly by occasionally, bringing a little vitality to this dead sea.

But Sun Quanzhao sat in the boat thinking about his thoughts.

He was thinking about the plan he saw in the capital.

The contents of the plan scared him.

However, there are two sentences that he still remembers. The two important things in the war with the Liao Kingdom were: one was to compete for financial resources. The Song Dynasty had good finances, but the cost of using troops was extremely high. If the defeat at Qigou Pass was not as good as the country's finances, then something might happen.

Not only the recruitment system of the Song Dynasty, but also the service system of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, although Emperor Wu of Han rushed straight into the desert and captured a large number of cattle, horses and sheep, he ended up using excessive troops, which almost caused the country's economy to collapse. The people were living in poverty.

The second is to compete for manpower consumption. It seems that the population of the Song Dynasty is much larger than that of the Liao Kingdom, but everyone in the Liao Kingdom has soldiers. If they use soldiers, the number may not be smaller than that of the Song Dynasty. Moreover, in terms of combat effectiveness, the individual combat effectiveness of the Liao army must be above the Song army. If the Song army had not been disciplined in strict discipline, they would not be the opponent of the Liao army. In addition to the ability of Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang, if it were fought one after another, it would be impossible to imagine a great victory like the Battle of Baima Mountain, the Battle of the City, the Battle of Tanghe and the Battle of Xuhe. Then, in the end, the Song Dynasty suffered a lot of losses.

Therefore, the Song Dynasty wanted to change its direction.

Using one's strengths and restrain one's weaknesses does not necessarily mean that one must decide the outcome on the battlefield, and destruction can also play an unexpected role.

This is an imaginative action, and it seems that it is moving forward as required by the Song army.

Next, it depends on your own.

...

"General Neru, the little boy on the other side is becoming more and more distorted."

"Their tails cannot grow. I heard that the Queen Mother was going to conquer the Huntongjiang River and then came to deal with the group of Goryeo people. Unexpectedly, the group of little boys in the south took action again."

"It's not just a matter of seeking death."

"Shh," Yelu Nelu put down the wine bowl in his hand, put his finger on his mouth and made a shut-up move. Then he whispered: "Brothers, it's not what you think. Yu Yue suffered several defeats in the south, and I heard that he was beaten by the southerners."

"Yu Yue also lost."

"Not only was Yu Yue defeated, but King Xizhen seemed to have not pleased him behind the mountain."

"Is it true or false?"

"It's true, I have a good friend who died in Shuozhou. I'm sorry that his two children are only a few years old, what will happen in the future."

"Didn't you say that the Southern people are vulnerable?"

"Who said that the southerners are afraid of death, and there are more people who are not afraid of death. It's better for us to be here. Although the people on the other side have some small moves, they are as timid as mice, and they are not worth worrying about it."

The Goryeo people may not be as timid as a mouse, but the Goryeo people dare not invade Laiyuan City, where more than 2,000 Liao soldiers were stationed.

Every man is responsible for the rise and fall of a country.

The Liao Kingdom beat the Song Dynasty again and again, and as an ordinary soldier, he would be proud. But on the other hand, everyone would not be happy either.

Yelu Nelu suddenly sang a song from his hometown.

The singing is desolate.

The north wind was sobbing outside, and the naiveness became colder. Thin melting ice began to form on the Yalu River. The sound of the wind was filled with miserable singing and gradually spread to the distance.

Suddenly, a few shrill screams came from outside.

"Is it the Goryeo people here?" Several people pulled up their swords and walked out.

At this moment, teams of Song Dynasty soldiers took advantage of the hook and the cover of night to climb the city wall of Laiyuan. The Liao soldiers were unprepared at first, but soon they discovered them.

Compared with the tragic tragedy in the south, the eastern section of the territory has been peaceful for a long time. The Liao Kingdom only stationed 10,000 soldiers from dozens of camps from Yalu River to Baitou Mountain. Sometimes it may be less than 10,000. This amount of force is mostly Han soldiers and Bohai people, and most of them are infantry, and the combat effectiveness is relatively weak.

The large group of Song troops climbed to the top of the city, and the Park Knife in their hands shone with a cold light in the night, and people fell down from time to time.

Yelu Nielu grabbed the big knife in his hand, nervous and scared, but he had not yet expected that the Song army rushed over.

The Liao army in the city finally woke up.

However, at this time the city gate had been opened by the Song army, and teams of distinctly armored troops rushed into the far city from the city gate.

"What should I do?" Yelu Nelu and his companions clearly heard the horn of the call, but they didn't know what to do. A timid companion under him simply threw himself into a private house and hid.

Yelu Nelu wanted to pluck his courage and attacked with his subordinates, but his hands were trembling.

"Does the Goryeo people want to die?" Just as he had questions in his mind, he suddenly heard a voice from the street not far away.

"There are still a few Liao people over there."

"It's mine. You don't want to fight."

Song people?

Yelu Nielu also had several Han soldiers under him. Although his pronunciation was different, it was obvious that the Han people were talking.

How did the Song people fight to Laiyuancheng? Could it be that the front line is defeated and the Song army fight to Laiyuancheng?

Just when he didn't know what to do, dozens of distinctly armored Song Dynasty soldiers rushed out from the corner of the street and rushed towards them quickly.

Yelu Niegu stubbornly injured a Song soldier, and was stabbed at him by several Park knives.

I am dead, what should I do if my wife and how many children do? This is the last thought that Yelu Nelu flashed through...

...

"Report!" A spy came over quickly.

The news was delivered by quick feet, and no one could delay it. But it was a few days ago when it came to Song Jiu's hands.

Sun Quanzhao set out from Dengzhou and sailed against the wind. It took three days to bring 8,000 Song troops to the mouth of the Yalu River and come to the city of Yuan. This was the time when the north wind was prevalent. There would be some accidents in the Huliao Kingdom.

When night came that day, Sun Quanzhao drove the boat to the mouth of the river and began to order the soldiers to get off the boat. Then, with the help of night cover, he rushed to the far city.

It should be said that the 8,000 Song soldiers were not very strong in combat, and they were mostly training to sail and swim. After all, in this era, it was a bit risky to float on the sea for a long time, even if they were near the sea. The proportion of veterans was very low.

But it is a surprise weapon.

Every time the Goryeo people saw the envoy of the Song Dynasty, they were respectful and promised to form an alliance with the Song Dynasty. In fact, Goryeo just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity and did not dare to take action.

Therefore, the Liao soldiers in Laiyuan City were a little relaxed, so braved the severe cold of Liaodong, Sun Quanzhao and his men climbed to the head of Laiyuan City with a hook. When the Liao guards discovered it, it was too late, so they asked the Song army to kill at the city gate and opened the city gate.

After several hours of street fighting, most of the more than 2,000 Liao soldiers in Laiyuan City were killed, and only a small number of people escaped.

Sun Quanzhao asked the three armies to take a break and rushed straight to the Yalu River.

Wu Xuanming and the Song Dynasty used the Yalu River to travel back and forth. The Liao Kingdom could not control Liaodong for the time being, so they came up with a way to build a fence on the Yalu River and block the Yalu River.

This trick works very well.

The Song Dynasty had contact with Wu Xuanming, unless, like Yang Yanzhao, he took the opportunity to forcefully rush to the Huntong River from southern Liaoning, and there was only one road left to go, from the outer sea to the east coastline, and after a large circle, he could get ashore. And that would have to be affected by the wind.

After Sun Quanzhao took over Dingyuan City, he immediately rushed towards the water camp. There were only two or three hundred soldiers inside. Seeing that the situation was not good, he had already escaped. Sun Quanzhao did not pursue the battle with his subordinates, and burned the fence in the air.

Then he escorted all the valuable goods in Yuancheng. In the future, Yuancheng was burned with fire, boarded the ship again, and returned to Dengzhou. He quickly informed Song Jiu in Shuozhou.

After reading it, Song Jiu handed it to Li Jilong.

Li Jilong read it roughly.

How could Sun Quanzhao not even do this? He didn't think he recommended him. The main thing was that there were strong winds and high waves on the sea, and there would be many accidents. As long as there were no accidents, it would definitely succeed. Even if it was normal, it would succeed.

The court may have fantasies about the Goryeo people, but Song Jiu did not have fantasies. Li Jilong had not seen the shamelessness of these sticks, but he did not have fantasies either.

The east gate was opened for them, and they might not dare to go in. In fact, Song Jiu still didn't want them to go in...

Li Jilong closed the urgent report and looked at the north and said, "Duke Song, either our two troops and horses will be united and the troops will attack Yunzhou. This will have a realistic effect."

He defeated Yelu Xiuge, but did not really defeat Yelu Xizhen.

If Yelu Xizhen is defeated, then none of the Liao Kingdom will be his opponent. And now the military strength is superior, even if it is not weak, it will have much advantage in morale. The Song army from the east and west can mobilize almost more than 150,000 troops. There are only 20,000 to 30,000 troops in Yunzhou City. Even if the Liao Kingdom has reinforcements coming, Li Jilong is confident that he will defeat them and occupy Yunzhou City three times.
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