Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 1144 Gai Mou
"Can I take a boat to Yalu Mansion next time?" Shao Siwu asked on a whim by the bank of the Wugu River.

Starting from Lushun County, which is the earliest developed, most populous, relatively most prosperous, and most convenient transportation in Andong Prefecture, wouldn't it be much faster to go north by boat than by land?

The speed of the ship is four or five times that of your land march, and the consumption is extremely small. All the way north, you don't have to worry about the enemy's sneak attack or setting up an ambush. Isn't it beautiful?
"Your Highness is wise and intelligent, and the general admires it." Ping Haijun envoy Zhao Zonghui said flatteringly: "Just send people to check the hydrology along the way, record the wind direction and ocean currents, and try a few more times. It should be successful."

It is said that the Guozijian has just set up the Navigation Department, and has recruited more than a dozen students, all of whom were transferred from mathematics and engineering.This subject was established by the decree of the sage, and participated in the compilation of the first set of textbooks.

The sage's love of navigation is well known, and he even fixed several terms himself, such as "ocean current", "speed", "nautical miles" and so on.

Finding out the direction and speed of the near-shore ocean current is what Ping Haijun has been doing, and some people have been sacrificed for this.

In the case of a headwind, the best route is to float in the direction of the ocean current.

Ocean currents are fast or slow, fishing grounds and complex weather phenomena will be formed at the intersection of cold and warm currents, all of which must be figured out slowly.He even asked Ping Haijun to find out how many fishing grounds there are in the offshore, and which months the fishing season falls each year.

It is best to find out in which sea area these fish spawn, and in which sea area do the fish eggs grow and move after they grow up, what kind of fish is the most abundant in each fishing ground, whether it can be caught by fishing nets, or whether it depends on fishing?The concepts of shallow water fish, deep water fish, cold water fish, and warm water fish have also been raised, and they must be figured out slowly—if possible.

The ocean is also a very important pasture.If it is not limited by refrigeration technology, this is really a very important source of protein supplementation, which can reduce food consumption-especially cold-water sea fish, because of their large size, high yield, and high fat content, they are not as bad as freshwater fish. Hungry, still very valuable.

Da Xia Shao Sheng is now obsessed with participating in the compilation of various teaching materials.Every day at three o'clock and one line, it is very regular: Gantangyuan plays with wives-Guanfengdian listens to politics or enriches the content of teaching materials-Gantangyuan plays with wives, it is really a model in the world.

"I think the boat is a good thing now." Shao Siwu said excitedly, and silently read a sentence in his heart: If there is no shipwreck and drowning.

"Your Highness, is it time to go north?" Fu Cunshen came over and asked after inspecting the barracks.

Although Fu Cunshen is the de facto commander in chief, in name, he is the "deputy" envoy in command of the capital, and Shao Dacai is the commander in chief of the army appointed by the imperial court.He did a good job on the scene, he is not like an ordinary martial artist, he is wise.No matter how the situation in the court changes in the future, the Fu family should be able to enjoy prosperity in peace.

The place where they are now is called Black Bone City, which is one of the famous cities of Goguryeo and the residence of one of the five quilts.

To put it simply, Black Bone City is the north gate of Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, and its gains and losses are related to the safety of Pyongyang.Yu Zhongwen in the Sui Dynasty and Zhang Liang in the Tang Dynasty all fought here.

Wugu City is the Fenghuang Mountain City in the southeast of Fengcheng, Liaoning, and is located in the canyon between Dongdadingzi and Fenghuang Mountain.The city is surrounded by the Kui River and its tributaries, forming a natural moat.The southern part of the mountain city uses the cliff of Fenghuang Mountain as a natural city wall, and wedge-shaped stones are built between the lower part of the mountain and between the cliffs and valleys.

The mountain city is thirty miles around, with a magnificent momentum, "the middle is vast, and it can accommodate hundreds of thousands of people."Until later generations, there are still some remains of this mountain city, which shows how strong it is.

Black Bone City geographically belongs to Huanzhou under the jurisdiction of the Yalu Mansion in Xijing, Bohai State—of course, this was also included after their expansion. Even in the heyday of Bohai State, this place did not belong to them, but when the country was in decline, On the contrary, it is also an anecdote that it has expanded its territory.

The entire Yalu Mansion governs Shenzhou, Huan, Feng, and Zhengzhou and eleven counties, governing Shenzhou, which is now Linjiang City, Jilin Province.

The west of Shenzhou is Zhengzhou, and the state government is in the area of ​​Xinbin, Liaoning today.

To the south of Shenzhou is Huanzhou, which governs the old capital of Goguryeo, which is now Ji'an, Jilin.

The north of Shenzhou is Fengzhou, and the state government is in the ancient city of Yushuchuan, Jingyu County, Jilin Province.

From the geographical distribution of the four prefectures and eleven counties, it can be seen that in the middle of the Bohai Kingdom, the large tracts of land in the south near the sea did not belong to them.That is, after the power of the Tang people gradually retreated, they nibbled away step by step, expanding southward a little bit, and finally reached the sea and even the western Liaoning area.

Until the rise of the Khitan, the two sides fought for this piece of unclaimed land after the withdrawal of the Tang people. The state is also lost.

After Shao Siwu and Fu Cunshen led their troops to Black Bone City, they paid close attention to this former land of Tang Dynasty.

However, they still asked for help from the Bohai Kingdom, and they didn't plan to do anything for the time being. They just kept sending out scouts to investigate the geography of mountains and rivers, and draw maps. This delayed a lot of time, and they didn't restrain themselves until the envoys from the Bohai Kingdom arrived.

"Let's go, first go to Gaimu City." Shao Siwu said.

After finishing speaking, he said to the person beside him: "On the way, Pei Shaoqing needs to contact more to provide food, medicine, arrows, chariots and horses."

Hearing this, Pei Qiu smiled slightly and said, "It's easy to say, easy to say."

The Bohai State implements the system of three provinces and six ministries, namely the three provinces of Zhengtang, Xuanzhao, and Zhongtai.

Pei Qiu's father, Pei Ting, had successively served as the young supervisor and supervisor of the Wenjiyuan, and had already retired. The Wenjiyuan was equivalent to the secretary province in the Tang Dynasty.

Pei Qiu's official career was even smoother than his father's.He had long been a young inspector of the Academy of Cultural Relics, and a few months ago he was transferred to be the Shaoqing of the Ministry of Information—this position was equivalent to the minister of the Ministry of Industry in the Tang and Xia dynasties.

As for why Pei Qi was sent as an envoy with the army, it is actually very simple.He is a professional diplomat from Bohai, with excellent literary talent and eloquence.His father, Pei Ting, went to Japan twice, and his son inherited his father's business, which is quite normal in this era.

The Pei family can be considered a scholarly family in Bohai.

Pei Ting is a master of general knowledge, has a very beautiful style, and is good at composing poems.When he was sent to Japan as an envoy, Michizane Sugawara, a Japanese, presented him with poems such as "A Summer's Return to the Bohai Ambassador's Hometown", and "I Feel Feeling When Seeing the Real Picture of the Bohai Ambassador Pei".

Pei Qiu is also good at writing poems, and is known for his gorgeous rhetoric.

It's a pity that such a person turned out to be a peace sect!It is not a good omen that King Bohai sent him to Xia Jun as a liaison officer.

"Then let's set off. Pass the order and beat the drums!" Shao Siwu wore the bright red military uniform passed down from the Shao family, with his head tied and his forehead tied, bow left and right saber, just like Shao Shude when he was young.

"Boom boom boom..." The drums rang repeatedly.

In the Black Bone City, the soldiers came out in a file, riding tens of thousands of steps along the riverside, majestic and majestic.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!" After the soldiers gathered, the soldiers hit the ground with their spears and shouted loudly.

Pei Qi was taken aback.

Xu Shi was intimidated by this strong murderous aura, which damaged his elegant and indifferent image. He was slightly displeased, and muttered in an inaudible voice: "Vulgar martial artist."

Shao Siwu's ears were sharp, and he heard it, but he didn't say anything, he just felt emotional in his heart: Once upon a time, Mohe was a savage who couldn't be more wild, fierce and durable, how did he become like this--Mohe, called Sushen in ancient times, Wu in the Northern Wei Dynasty Ji, called Mohe in Tang Dynasty, and Sushen or Jurchen in Song Dynasty, perhaps people of later generations have never thought that the middle and upper class of this country are praised by poems, books and articles?They are still in the Northeast, and they despise their close blood relatives, the Wild Jurchen Heishui Wubu.

Don't break them out of this state, never.

After the army set off, it went north along the Changling Yingzhou Road-Pyongyang Road.

This is an east-west main post road in the territory of Bohai State. It roughly runs eastward from Yingzhou to Yanjun City, also known as Yizhou City (now Yixian County, Liaoning). It was built in the second year of Zhenyuan by Emperor Dezong of Tang Dynasty and has been abandoned.

From the southeast of Yanjun City to Ruluo Shouzhuo City, then cross the Daliao River and go straight to Liaoyang, the Protectorate of Andong, with a total distance of [-] li.

Going northeast from Liaoyang, passing through the former Gaimu Prefecture and Xincheng to Changling Mansion of Bohai State, the total length is more than [-] li.

The Bohai State has spent a lot of effort to renovate this 300-mile-long road. There are 24 large post stations along the main road, and there are also small post stations on the branch lines. There are many business travelers.

There is also a post road from Changling Mansion to Yalu Mansion in Xijing, and now the army is taking this road.

While walking, Fu Cunshen still sent a large number of scouts, scattered within a range of fifty miles around the army.The Bohai people who accompanied the army saw it, and they all praised: Marching in the interior of the hinterland of Bohai, they are so vigilant, and they are worthy of being soldiers of the Great Summer.

On July 26, they received the news that the envoy of the Longwu Army, Liu Po, had entered Liaoyang City after repeated battles and repeated defeats by Khitan.

Shao Siwu and Fu Cunshen breathed a sigh of relief.

If the Longwu army is gone, they can only retreat.

"Show the whole army that General Liu will capture [-] Khitans, advance to Liaoyang, and win a complete victory." Shao Siwu ordered.

Cao Yijin took the order and left.After a while, the [-] soldiers of the whole army cheered enthusiastically—before setting off, they left [-] steps to ride in Black Bone City, in the name of guarding supplies.

Fu Cunshen smiled.Compared with a saint, His Royal Highness King Zhao is more - exaggerated.

Bohai people also know.Pei Qiu and his followers looked at each other, is it true or not?

If it is fake, then perhaps the Longwu Army has already been destroyed, at least the progress is not going well, and the Bohai Kingdom will send an army of [-] to provoke Khitan, which is dangerous.

If it is true, Bohai seems to be quite dangerous.

With this thought in mind, Pei Qi was no longer in the mood to write poems about the magnificent mountains and rivers, so he secretly sent two entourages to report to local prefectures and counties, and then directly to Beijing.

The Xia people naturally don't care what the Bohai people think.Excited by this news, everyone's footsteps became much lighter.

On the 29th, we arrived at Gaimu Prefecture, the former Gaima County in the Han Dynasty and Gaimu City in Goguryeo. It was renamed Gaizhou after the Tang Dynasty captured it. This is the first time in history that the name Gaizhou appeared. It is located in Chenxiangtun, Sujiatun District, Shenyang Town Tashan Mountain City.

At this point, the army has two directions to choose from.

One is to go southwest to Liaoyang, and the other is to turn northeast to Hezhou, Changling Prefecture (now Shancheng Town, Meihekou City, Jilin Province).

They chose the second route.

Gein's army is almost all infantry, with only a thousand cavalry and lack of carts. To the west is the endless Liaoxi Plain. If they go there, it may end badly.It's better to continue walking in the mountains, the Khitan cavalry dare not come over.In this way, go to Hezhou first to obtain key supplies, and then plan other directions.

In addition, if you really want to go west, you can also find craftsmen in Changling Mansion to build vehicles and make preparations for going forward.

"Wang Yanzhang!" Fu Cunshen ordered.

"The end is here!"

"You lead [-] infantry, [-] cavalry, and [-] Bohai masters, and take three months of food and grass to guard Gaimu City. There must be no mistakes."

"Obey!" Wang Yanzhang complacently took the order and left.

He moved very quickly, but in less than half an hour, the selection of personnel was completed.

The cavalry are all his old subordinates, and the infantry of the German army is also very familiar.Among the more than [-] Bohai masters who accompanied the army, [-] people who looked more robust and brave were also selected.

Gaimu Prefecture is also in a semi-abandoned state, the stone part is still preserved, but the rammed earth part has collapsed in a bad way.

But Wang Yanzhang is not worried at all, the Khitan people have the ability to get off their horses and attack, and they will fight you.

But then again, it is really possible for Khitan to come and attack.

The distance between this city and Liaoyang is only a hundred miles.If Liu Po ​​is still there, then they will help each other.If the city is refurbished and strengthened, it will be the two sharp knives on the abdomen of Khitan Liaoxi.

If it were Khitan Khan, what would he do?
(End of this chapter)