Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 517 From point to surface
Emperor Shi paced back and forth, but no one spoke.

After thinking for a while, Emperor Shi said, "If you have any blueprints of Lotus Fort, show me."

The emperor opened his mouth, and the officer next to him rushed out immediately, asked the craftsman of the confidentiality department to ask for it, and quickly put the blueprint on the table.

Emperor Shi looked at it carefully for a while, and said directly, "This fortress can't accommodate two battalions of people."

Li Chuyun hesitated for a moment: "The officials are sages, and the two battalions really need to be squeezed together. Usually, there are about 500 people deployed. If the staff is full, it will be one battalion."

Emperor Shi carefully looked at the map again, and pointed to the Beikou River Valley, "It would be a good idea if the width from east to west here does not exceed [-] paces. The distance between [-] and [-] paces, the artillery can be accurate and powerful, and it can also protect you from bows and crossbows." threaten."

Everyone nodded, Zhang Zhengtao said: "It would be great if we could move the naval guns up."

His words awakened the dreamer, and the confidential craftsman next to him immediately said: "Yes, the Lotus Fort is mainly deployed in the Daqing River area, but there is a lot of space inside, and many cannons can be replaced with more powerful ones. Big naval gun.

Especially for the relatively deep shooting holes, put the cannon back, and you don't have to worry about the problem of filling. "

Emperor Shi looked at the blueprints on the desktop. Indeed, the artillery positions behind the Lingbao were hidden relatively deep, and generally extended inward along the polygonal walls. The artillery shooting holes were located deep inside the intersection of the two walls. Those depths The artillery deployed here is also safer, and it can indeed be replaced with a more powerful artillery, which can greatly enhance the defense of the bastion.

"The upstream of Gushui is connected to Baoqiu River (Chaohe River), where the river channel is not wide enough for large ships to enter, but small boats can be used to transport guns, and the naval guns can be sent directly to the north mouth, and Gushui enters Baoqiu River along the way. It’s much easier and faster to go all by water.”

Emperor Shi glanced at the map, and was immediately pleasantly surprised. The Baoqiu River was connected to Gushui, leading directly to the downstream, and probably intersected with the Haihe River near Tianjin in later generations.

As long as the fleet returns along the way, they can go to Gushui along the waterway, and Baoqiu water will go straight to Beikou. In this way, no matter how heavy the naval gun is, it can be easily transported to the front line of Beikou, and the same is true for gunpowder and shell supplies.

"Is this section of the river clear?"

Lin Renzhao, the commander of the new navy, immediately stood up, "Guys, our scouts only went as far as the north of Tanzhou, not the north entrance, and they took the land road, but I can assure you that there is a [-]% chance that it will be unblocked.

Since the Northern Qi Dynasty built the Great Wall near Beikou as a pass, it has always been an important place in the north. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, in order to ensure the supply of Beikou, troops were transported through this route, and the army of the Liao Kingdom traveled from Shangjing to the south, and recently reached Youzhou. The north entrance enters Tanzhou, and the food and taxes from the south have to be transported north. This waterway is also indispensable. The Liao Kingdom will definitely manage it well. "

Emperor Shi nodded after listening, and was also happy that his generals not only looked at the map to understand the geography in order to fight the war, but also knew the history in their chests, which was very gratifying.

However, although he is tempted, he has not made a decision easily. The emperor represents the highest decision-making body. Once he speaks, the army will change its deployment and start dispatching. The cost is huge, so he will not randomly issue some important military orders, "Take down Tanzhou first and see." Look."

"No!" Everyone understood what he meant, and they took Tanzhou to see if the waterway to the north could support this plan.

Emperor Shi was very assured of the power of the artillery and the Lotus Fort, but the key was whether the supply and support could reach the north entrance by water, and it was a race against time. If Tanzhou was slow, Liao had time to react. empty talk.

Shi Congyun solemnly said to the generals: "Shangjing is thousands of miles away from Youzhou. Last time I went north to take the Guanbei states, it took the Liao army about a month to assemble from Shangjing and go south. This time the situation in the north is even more chaotic.

It will take at least one and a half months for them to stabilize the situation and assemble the army to go south. That is to say, from now on, it will take about [-] days to take down Tanzhou, go north to Beikou, and build the Lotus Fort.

Therefore, from now on, we must race against time. The premise of the plan to block the enemy at the north entrance is that Juyongguan in the northwest, Tanzhou in the north, and Yuguan in the east are all in your hands. "

Emperor Shi looked at Li Chuyun, the commander-in-chief of the three armies: "You handle these matters, and the three armies are all at your disposal."

"I will never fail His Majesty!" Li Chuyun vowed.

Emperor Shi nodded, and then said in front of all the generals: "In the future, all the navy will be controlled by Lin Renzhao, and anyone who disobeys will be dealt with by military law. If you have any questions, come to me and talk to me."

The generals of the navy and the officers all bowed their hands and agreed.

After making these arrangements, Emperor Shi then took Zhao Shijian out of the main hall. The specific deployment and dispatch were to be discussed and decided by the commander of the three armies appointed by him and the generals of each army. Although he was in Youzhou, he was mainly concerned with three things.

The first is to see Si Chao, the second is to support Lin Renzhao, the third is to make strategic deployments and organize high-level meetings, and the generals will worry about the specific implementation.

After returning to the palace of the Great King in the Southern Courtyard of Youzhou, Emperor Shi lay still on the comfortable bed, while Zhao Shijian carefully sorted out the minutes of the meeting just now.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Shijian shook him awake, no matter how angry he got up, he said that there were forbidden soldiers outside asking to see him.

Emperor Shi saw him with sleepy eyes, and it turned out that it was Li Chuyun who asked to see him.

He came early in the morning to report their deployment and dispatch to Emperor Shi.

After discussions last night, Li Chuyun, Lin Renzhao and other senior generals finally made a decision that Li Chuyun would personally lead the main force of the Chinese army to go northward, and cooperate with ten gunboats from the Guhe River to attack Tanzhou.

Guo Jin led the [-]th battalion of forbidden troops to form the western army to attack Juyongguan. There were two battalions of artillery in the [-]th battalion. open.

The navy was led by Lin Renzhao, one part attacked from land, the other entered the Bohai Sea from the Haihe River, continued to go north, and then went north to the Yinma River to attack Yingzhou and Pingzhou.

Yingzhou and Pingzhou are important places.

Lulong, the government office of Pingzhou, is where the pass in the eastern section of Yanshan is located, and Yingzhou has Linhailing Town of the Liao Kingdom. It is mainly responsible for guarding Yuguan in the north, which is later known as Shanhaiguan.

However, the main line of defense of the Liao State was in Youzhou, and Yuguan was also a defense outside the pass during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Therefore, in the hands of the Liao State, Yuguan was not as important as in the hands of the southern regime, but it was still an important military town.

Taking Yingzhou, Pingzhou, and Yuguan will at least ensure that the Qin army will block the Liao army in the northern section of the Liaoxi Corridor, and because it is close to the Bohai Sea, the navy can enter the inland from the coast along several rivers to support land operations, so It is most advantageous for the navy to fight the eastern battlefield.

Emperor Shi looked at their deployment according to the map sent by Zhao Shijian, and he agreed with it very much. At the same time, he said to Li Chuyun: "As the commander-in-chief of the three armies, you must fight for every cent. You can't be delayed by such a trivial matter. I will call your secretary later. Just report to the official, if there is anything, I will let him take it back."

"No!" Li Chuyun said repeatedly.

"The great war is about to break out, and the frontline battles are changing rapidly. If it is an emergency, you can make your own decisions, and you don't need to ask for instructions one by one." Emperor Shi instructed.

Li Chuyun knelt down on one knee, gratefully said: "I will never let down the trust of the officials! Otherwise, come and see me!"

In the early morning of that day, the sun had just risen, and it was as red as blood. Except for the defenders in Youzhou City, the army outside the city began to gather and dispatched quickly. They left Youzhou one after another and marched in three directions: east, north, and northwest.

The battle against the Liao Kingdom eased up after a few days of capturing Youzhou, and it entered a state of full-scale attack again. Emperor Shi rode a horse outside the city, personally seeing off the troops and boosting morale, and the people inside and outside the city also noticed these changes. .

A few days after Emperor Shi went north, the Qin army stabilized from the death of the navy leader, and more importantly, completed the transformation of strategic goals. The offensive near Youzhou began to move from point to surface, and opened its bows in all directions.
(End of this chapter)