Chapter 236 The Second Battlefield

"Your Majesty, the Tartars' actions are extraordinary." Zhang Shijie reported to Li Jun with great concern, saying: "The Tartars in our encirclement are now concentrated. The previous situation of fighting each other, defending one place, and not echoing each other is gone. I think it must be Kublai Khan who changed his approach."

Li Jun nodded in agreement with his analysis and said, "That is inevitable. The reason why we are progressing rapidly, as if we are entering a world of no one is because of many aspects, both our reasons and the Tartars. The Tartars mainly because they do not have unified coordination and command, the army is scattered, and each fights, forming a multi-headed carriage, and the power is not used together, so they are ridden by us.

"After being hit by our army suddenly, Kublai Khan will surely wake up and take action, send capable generals to gather these troops in various places, withdraw from our encirclement, defend the main areas and cities, and find the right opportunity to give us some ruthlessness."

Gundam rarely cursed, touched the white beard and said, "The emperor is wise, I think so too. Emperor, I am worried that General Europe will advance too quickly and the follow-up troops will be difficult to keep up, which will create gaps and create conditions for the Tatars to jump north. Emperor, should we order Jie Jin and the European army to close the net immediately and eat the enemies in the encirclement first?"

Li Jun didn't say anything, looking at Zhang Shijie. Zhang Shijie understood that Li Jun was asking for his opinion and said, "Your Majesty, General Gao's words make sense, and I am worried about it. However, this matter is really a bit difficult. It is safe to close the Internet cafe now, but it makes us miss a great opportunity and will lose the opportunity to advance north in vain. If we don't close the Internet cafe, once the Tartars escape, it will bring great difficulties to our future battles. I am ignorant, and I would like to ask the emperor to make a statement."

Speaking like this is suspected of being both the rat. However, Li Jun does not think so. As Zhang Shijie said, closing the net early is a safe plan, but the result is not great. If the net is not closed and the net is bigger, the result will be great after success, but the risk will also increase. If Kublai Khan organizes effective defense in front to prevent the advance of the two cavalry. Taking advantage of the opportunity that the subsequent troops did not arrive, the problem would be great, and it would be in line with the old saying, "If you can't steal chickens, you will lose rice."

Gundam looked at the map and said in embarrassment: "I have fought a battle for a lifetime. I have never experienced any tough battles, but I have never experienced such a dilemma today. Your Majesty, you should make the decision, but I will find it difficult to make a decision."

"This kind of war has long been proven by history. World War II is particularly obvious. If I order the attack to stop, what is the difference between it and the head of state?" Li Jun thought in his heart and said, "Your worries are not unreasonable, but you have ignored one thing. This kind of war does not depend on the amount of troops, nor on the ingenuity of the plan, but on the determination."

Zhang Shijie was confused when he heard this, and Gundam was confused and said, "Your Majesty, I am a little dizzy when I say this to you and can't touch the east, west, south and north. Your Majesty, just say it, otherwise I will be listening to the heavenly book."

Li Jun continued: "There is a saying that the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. If Kublai Khan takes advantage of the opportunity that our follow-up troops did not arrive, set up an ambush here to stop General Jie and General Ou from advancing, and then send an army here to cut off their retreat and surround them, they will fall into the lonely army and go deep into the past, and Cao Bin's old story will repeat itself."

"Yes, this is what I am worried about." Zhang Shijie and Gundam said in unison.

Li Jun changed his tone and said, "This is a beautiful idea, but the fact is that Kublai Khan will do this. The result is not that he had expected to wipe out these two armies, but that he would hit the south wall and would be bleeding from his head."

If Kublai Khan really made such a deployment, this situation would be very unfavorable to the Southern Song Dynasty, but Li Jun came to the opposite conclusion. Even though Zhang Gao and his two men had experienced many battles and had extremely rich combat experience, they were still surprised and looked at Li Jun incomprehensible and said, "Your Majesty, why is this?"

Li Jun smiled and said, "When Emperor Taizong was in the Northern Expedition, the five routes sent troops to fight, and each other was fighting. The roads were each doing their own thing, and it was difficult to coordinate with each other, which led to Cao Bin's progress as fast as possible, while the other four routes were progressing slowly and could not provide him with effective support, so it was taken advantage of by Empress Dowager Xiao. This tactic of split attack was used by Emperor Wu of Han in the early war against the Huns. That was because he had no main generals who could send at that time, so he did so. The purpose was to fight a group of generals who could conquer and fight well. General Wei Qing stood out in his tactics.

"Taizong Tai Nian could establish the chief general, but he did not establish it. The five armies did not have unified command and dispatch, and did not gather their strength together. This is the key to failure. It is not what people say that he was taking advantage of the Khitan Kingdom's demise, which aroused the Khitan people's desire to unite."

Zhang Shijie felt something and asked, "Does the emperor mean to set up a chief general in front?"

Li Jun nodded and said, "The two cavalry are progressing rapidly, and it is difficult for us to keep up for a while. In order not to make them disagree, I plan to temporarily appoint a general and coordinate their actions in order to prevent the enemy from fighting the aircraft."

"This is very necessary." Gundam also agreed and asked, "Prince, who is the right one?"

Li Jun smiled and said, "General Jie and General Ou are both excellent. Any one of them can take on this important task. However, I think General Ou was once the deputy general of General Jie. They worked together for a while, so it would be better to use Jie Jin."

"The little cavalry is good at fighting, and his combat style is varied, like a wild and unrestrained person." Zhang Shijie commented: "At the same time, he is full of courage and will never lack the determination to win the battle. It is perfect for him to serve as the commander of the front line."

Gundam said regretfully: "It's a pity that I can't be on the front line and participate in this grand event."

Li Jun continued: "In order to strengthen their strength, I decided to send musketeers and special infantry out, let them go north secretly and catch Kublai Khan off guard."

"This is great." Gundam almost sang, saying: "The firepower of the musketeers is strong. With their assault power, Kublai Khan is worthy of it."

Zhang Shijie pondered: "The actions of special infantry must be bound by the road, so they must advance along the official road from here. By the way, the emperor should order General Jie to clear the official road and create conditions for the advancement of special infantry."

"That's a must." Li Jun agreed very much and said, "At the same time, the entire army does not have to worry about formation and advance at full speed! Give strong support to the front line."

Gundam calculated, "This comes, there are 100,000 people on the front line, which is our elite. One can stand up to three Tartars. If Kublai Khan wants to eat them in one go, it is impossible for him to complete it without 300,000 people. Now Kublai Khan, even if he searches for soldiers and soldiers, he cannot gather so many troops in a short period of time. Besides, if we push with all our might, it will put a lot of pressure on him. Even if General Jie and his team are not good enough, they can withstand it for a while and we can arrive. At that time, how many people can survive if one fights inside and outside?" He was very excited after speaking.

"General Gao, there is another thing you haven't calculated yet. General Liao will take action soon. It's impossible for Kublai Khan, the Tartar, to concentrate a large army in front of us." Zhang Shijie was also excited and said, "Southern Wall, yes, Kublai Khan, the Tartar, will definitely hit the South Wall."

"The story of the Qin Emperor is spread all over the isolated island, and the Great Wall has achieved ten thousand years of hard work." Liao Shenggong stood at the bow of the boat, blurted out at Jieshi Port.

Emperor Qin refers to Qin Shihuang. The Great Wall was built on the basis of the original Great Wall during the Warring States Period and became one of his symbols. When it comes to Qin Shihuang, the first building we think of is the Great Wall. The first historical event we think of is the major historical event in which he destroyed the six kingdoms of Shandong and unified China.

So, what is the relationship between Qin Shihuang and Qinhuangdao? Qinhuangdao is named after Qin Shihuang. This is correct for our descendants, but not for the ancients.

In ancient times, Qinhuangdao was just an isolated island surrounded by sea and was called Jieshi. It was not until the Qing Dynasty that it became an island and later named Qinhuangdao, which became our famous tourist attraction now.

Qinhuangdao has not been recorded in history as a prosperous city, but as a cultural landscape, its history is quite long. After Qin Shihuang, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Wei, Cao Cao, and Emperor Taizong of Tang all visited here.

Cao Cao's famous poem "Viewing the Sea" is written here, "Looking at Jieshi in the east to see the sea. The water is so quiet, the mountains and islands are standing tall. The trees are growing, and the grass is lush. The autumn wind is bleak, and the waves are surging. The journey of the sun and the moon is like a splendid. The stars and the Han are so brilliant, as if they are out of it. Fortunately, they sing to express their ambitions!", which makes people feel dreamy.

Zhao Liangchun, who was standing next to Liao Shenggong, was also very excited and said, "Watch the vast sea with his collar, play with the beauty of spring with his own style. The accumulation of flows and the earthly passages, and sparse schools attract the heavenly desolation. The fairy spirit condenses three ridges and the eight wildernesses. The clouds spread out in the tide, the sun shines through the waves and the sun shines. The flowers shine on the shore and the flowers are divided into colors, and the geese are confused. The clouds and geese are broken. The humble and the fortune are deep and wide, and the fullness is full of spiritual strength. The tangible is not easy to measure, and the passive can be measured. The Hong Tao turns into wilderness, and the green islands are repeatedly transformed into mulberry. I miss the Han Emperor, and Jieshi thinks of Qin Emperor. The colorful clothes are not the original intention, and the gong is the king of Tu."

He recited the poem "Seeing the Sea in Spring" by Emperor Taizong of Tang. When Emperor Taizong of Tang went east to Goryeo, he came here and wrote this poem with great success. Emperor Taizong of Tang was an emperor with great civil and military achievements in Chinese history. He was known for his good at accepting advice and created the famous "Zhenguan Prosperity" in Chinese history. However, he had two shortcomings. One was that his writing was not very good, but he liked the "Lanting Preface" by the saint Wang Xizhi. He finally got it and brought it to his tomb, missing. He destroyed the highest achievement of calligraphy in Chinese history, and was mostly ridiculed by later generations.

Second, his poems have no momentum and are quite pretentious, but they are not as good as Wu Zetian's poems, with a clear spirit like a woman. This poem "Seeing the Sea in Spring" is nothing surprising from a literary point of view. The reason why Zhao Liangchun recites his poems is because he feels a lot of emotion in his heart.

Jieshi first belonged to Guzhu Kingdom. He did not eat Zhou grain and starved to death. The two Shang dynasties, Boyi Shuqi, who was the son of Guzhujun, were praised by future generations for his noble Jie Cao. "Records of the Grand Historian" gave them a high status.

Later, Guzhu Kingdom was destroyed by Duke Huan of Qi and incorporated into Yan Kingdom. After Qin Shihuang unified China, he became the first emperor in Chinese history to visit this place. After him, Emperor Wu of Han, Emperor Wu of Wei, Emperor Taizong of Tang and other great-prosperous kings came here one after another, either carving stones and chanting poems or writing essays. However, no emperor in the Song Dynasty had visited here.

This territory that had long belonged to China but had no footprints of the Song Dynasty emperor. That's because it was outside the country at that time. Since the fall of the Tang Dynasty, the Khitan, the ethnic minority in the north, occupied the north. The Song Dynasty did not even take back the land of Yanyun, let alone Jieshi.

From the perspective of the Song people, Emperor Taizong of Tang was the king of the previous dynasty. His poems were not far from this dynasty. He was able to come here to write poems, but no one of the kings of this dynasty came here. Even if the king of the Song Dynasty accused Qin Shihuang of going on a tour to show his achievements, at least he had achievements to show, wasn’t it a grand event?

The Song Dynasty was weak and a large amount of land was not recovered. How could the achievements come about? When Zhao Liangchun was so moved, he couldn't help but recite poems from the Tang Tai Dynasty.

After chanting, Zhao Liangchun sighed and said nothing. Liao Shenggong understood his thoughts and comforted him: "General Zhao doesn't have to be moved. Isn't we here today just to open a new chapter? With the emperor's grand strategy and the existing strength of the court, it is a great event to restore a large amount of land."

"Thank you, General Liao." Zhao Liangchun still sighed: "The court was about to be destroyed, but unexpectedly, such changes happened. Not only did the Central Plains be restored, but now it has begun to restore Yan Yun. All of this really seems to be dreaming when I think about it."

Liao Shenggong nodded and said, "Liang also thinks the truth about General Zhao's heart. This place is adjacent to the sea in the south, Yanshan in the north, Liaodong in the east, and Dadu in the west. It is an important strategic location. It should be well-managed. It can be used as a base for troops from Liaodong, or as a port for goods to connect north and south. When you see the emperor, Liao should make suggestions to the emperor, make civil servants, reclaim seas and roads, and connect Jieshi Island with land. In that case, the place will be extremely active."

"General Liao's vision and Zhao admired him." Zhao Liangchun agreed with his opinion very much and said, "When sending troops to Liaodong, if we only transport food, fodder and supplies from Dadu, it would be too much pressure on Yanyun's land. We should also transport from Jiangnan, Central Plains, and Sichuan. This requires a good port. I said, General Liao, after we fight, we will implement it immediately."

Liao Shenggong praised it very much: "We will start construction first, and then report to the emperor that General Zhao has a good idea. I think the emperor will definitely agree."

"General Liao, let's land." Zhao Liangchun asked: "General Liao, how can we fight this battle? There was no movement on the shore, needless to say that it was because we came suddenly. The Tartars could not have prepared at all, so we didn't need artillery bombardment and just landed directly."

Liao Shenggong agreed very much: "I think so too. The shore is empty and there is no target to bombard the shelling. It is better to go to the shore directly. The order is: Log in!"

With a command, the ship docked, and the Marines jumped into the sea. The sound of thumping endlessly and swam to the shore.

The landing on Qinhuangdao was completely beyond Kublai Khan's expectations, and there was no sufficient army stationed here at all. There was a Mongolian army here, but the number was not large, less than a thousand people, and it was quickly cleaned up. Rather than saying that this was a landing war, it would be better to remove the word "war". It was almost no resistance, and it was the easiest time that the Song army had carried out the landing war.

"General Zhao led 10,000 troops to attack westward, and made great efforts to create an illusion for Kublai Khan's Tartars. On the one hand, it could attract his troops sent to the southern line and cooperate with the emperor's march. On the other hand, it would divert his attention and make him not pay attention to our intention to attack north." Liao Shenggong gave Zhao Liangchun the opportunity in person.

Zhao Liangchun said confidently: "General Liao is relieved and have a certificate to complete the task."

"As for me, I have to attack north, and I may consolidate our landing results and prepare for the arrival of the Jin cavalry." Liao Shenggong did not forget to assign tasks to himself.

There is a saying in our daily life that "good steel is used on the edge of the blade". An elite unit like the cavalry of Jie Jin must of course allow him to exert his maximum power and prepare conditions for him so that he can immediately enter the battle as soon as he arrives.

"Your Majesty, this is the battle report I just sent. Hundred thousand is urgent." Xin Hui hurried in and handed the battle report to Kublai Khan.

Kublai Khan didn't answer and said, "You said, what happened?"

Xin Hui burst into cold sweat on his forehead and said, "Master, the big thing is wrong. The Southern Dynasty landed in Jieshi and landed in tens of thousands of troops at once. The subsequent troops are still arriving one after another."

Kublai Khan, who was originally sitting on the imperial throne, suddenly jumped up and asked in surprise: "What did you say? The Southern Dynasty landed in Jieshi?"

"Yes, the emperor." Xin Hui felt a cold back and said, "Your Majesty, landing in Jieshi in the Southern Dynasty is like pointing a sharp sword at Dadu from the east. Master, what should we do?"

Kublai Khan, who had always been calm and calm, could no longer calm down and said hurriedly: "Hurry, send an order to Temuer and ask him to withdraw 100,000 troops to defend the east."

Xin Hui reminded: "Your Majesty, how can there be so many soldiers?"
Chapter completed!