The rise of the prince

Chapter 814 Attacking Liaoyang
Along the south coast of Liaodong, there are many fishing villages, large and small. Many people have made a living from fishing for generations, and life is not easy.

Fishing and hunting are not like farming. Even if you are unlucky in farming, you will encounter natural disasters, but it is considered a rare case. Fishing and hunting really depend on luck to make a living, and rely on God to reward you for food.

Along the coast all the way to the east, Shunkou is undoubtedly the most important port. Its southernmost point is connected to the seaport, and the surrounding waters are safe and there are few hidden reefs. It has become the favorite landing port for maritime merchants.

It is also because of this that Shunkou is noisy and prosperous, and laughing ships are crowded with the port, but it looks desolate and lonely.

Last year, after the war between Jingguo and Jinguo, business travel was restricted, Jingguo merchants did not dare to go north to do business, and soon fell into disrepair.
Without the business travelers who came across the sea from Jingguo, many people were forced to become displaced or lost their way of life in just over a year.

The once bustling ferry also quickly declined.

Shun Kou's attitude towards Jing Guo is ambiguous.

This era does not have the strong concept of family and country and nationalism as the later generations.

The reason is very simple, except for China (the Kingdom of the Central Plains), the surrounding powers are changing too fast, coming and going like a revolving lantern, and the regime change may change within a generation or two.

The well-known concept of the Chinese nation was only proposed in the late Qing Dynasty, so at this time most people did not have a sense of belonging, but the Han people in the Central Plains had a stronger sense of belonging.

Secondly, there is the concept of the world above the country, just like the Wu Kingdom in the Three Kingdoms period, many people in the Shu Kingdom raised the idea of ​​surrender, but there was not much punishment, and some people were even promoted, mainly because people had an overriding The concept above the country, "tianxia".

The last and most important point is that in this era where a large number of people die every winter, especially in the bitterly cold Liaodong, many people at the bottom do not have enough to eat, and survival is hard to find, so what is the righteousness of the family and the country?

So Shunkou people's attitude towards Jingguo is subtle. On the one hand, in this lush port, Jingguo's merchants are always rich, and they have all kinds of commodities that they have never seen or heard of.

Most of the Jingguo people are rich, as long as they have a good relationship with Jingguo people, they can make a living, and the locals also yearn for Jingguo.

On the other hand, as citizens of the Kingdom of Jin, they are enemies with the Kingdom of Jing, especially after the war between the two countries last year.

So when the news that Jingguo's army was going all the way to the north to attack the city and pull out the stronghold spread to the east, and the taxes continued to increase, young people were forced to fight.
The situation in Liaodong, especially the southern coastal area of ​​Liaodong, has become very delicate.

Some people are still insisting that they are citizens of the Kingdom of Jin, trying to convince themselves that the ever-increasing taxation and levying are the obligations of citizens of the Kingdom of Jin.

And some people hated Jing Guo's court for a long time, looking forward to returning to their original life, wishing Jing Jun would fight over.

However, a delicate balance can still be maintained at this time, at least without the intervention of external forces. Even if friends and neighbors usually disagree with each other, at most they will blush and have thick necks.

Of course, there were also a few courageous people who were driven to a dead end because the Jingguo Business Tour did not come, but the number of people was not large, and the response was not great. They were quickly arrested by the local government, and their heads were beheaded in front of everyone. Flow into a river.

This also frightened many thoughtful people, so they had to be cautious.

So Shunkou, a port city that used to be bustling, became a little more depressing in the bleakness.

On July [-]th, the morning sun had fully risen, shining towards the ferry through the thin morning mist.

On the sentry tower in the distance, the sentries yawned and changed their guards, and dogs barked and cocks crowed from time to time, and the skinny men with tanned skin were rushing to the ferry, ready to go to sea.

Since last year, Jingguo's large and small merchant ships have stopped docking here. Many local young people who earn a living as sailors for Jingguo people, businessmen who make money doing business with Jingguo, and inns and restaurants that provide travel and accommodation have all lost their livelihoods.

Many people were forced to leave, or they had to go fishing in the sea to barely fill their stomachs.

Just as people slowly released the rope and were about to go out to sea, someone exclaimed: "What is that!"

Some people ignored it, some looked up dully, but slowly, more and more people saw it.

Looking to the south, at the far end where the sea meets the sky, a white line divides the sky and the sea, which is constantly enlarging.

Slowly, people finally saw what it was, the sail!

A large number of sails are connected between the sea and the sky, almost covering a piece of sea, and they are approaching here quickly, and everyone is nervous.

"Where is the ship from?"

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As the distance got closer, someone saw it clearly and shouted: "Jingguo's boat! Jingguo's boat!" By the way, you often deal with Jingguo people, and there are still some people who can read Chinese characters.

As soon as the news spread, it spread rapidly, and the entire Shunkou Town exploded in an instant!

There are so many Jingguo ships overwhelming the sky, they must be the Jingguo navy!

The whole town was in chaos, many people ran northward in a panic, and some were bold enough to stay.

The sentry on the post kept ringing the bell, and ran away without any response after ringing once. The local township captain hastily organized manpower, but a large number of troops had been transferred to the west one after another, and there were not many people on hand.

In the end, more than 100 people were scattered and stood at the ferry to meet the enemy. As a result, when they looked up, the huge fleet almost covered the entire sea surface, like a huge mountain slowly approaching, and several timid people were frightened and sat in the shallows in sea water.

The captain gritted his teeth and said: "This is a big fart, let's run for our lives!" He ran away first.

The captain had all run away, and the rest of them fled northward without their helmets or armor.

Half an hour later, Jingguo's big ship stopped a mile away from the coast, and at the same time put down the small boat, a large number of soldiers from the new army took the 04-style rifles to board the shallow beach in small boats and set up positions to cover the subsequent landing.

They have practiced this tactic countless times, but they did not encounter any resistance after rushing to the beach.

Those who remained also knelt and surrendered one after another, without any intention of resisting. Some people who could speak Chinese even offered to be the guide of the army and lead the way for Jing Jun.

Di Zhi made a prompt decision and ordered to split into two groups with Shenlin soldiers.

Shen Lin led the fleet and two regiments to go north along the coast, and Di Zhi led most of the new army to go north from the land, advancing both by water and land, all the way to capture various important places along the coast, and then pointing directly at Liaoyang!

Shen Lin has no objection, and it will be executed immediately.

Di Zhi also led an army to land from Shunkou, and under the leadership of the locals, he began to go all the way northward, taking Liaoyang day and night!

Bing is expensive and fast, and an effective offensive must be launched before the golden man reacts.

Dizhi barely stayed along the road, and the checkpoints along the way were quickly removed because of the reminders of the locals and the superior firepower of the new army.

After marching day after day, with a few small battles in between, by the early morning of July 23, Di Zhi's army had quietly entered the territory of Liaoyang.

On the other side, Shen Lin on the sea occupied the powerful firepower of the fleet, took down the coastal towns one by one, and blasted the gates of Fuzhou and Chenzhou, which were caught off guard, before sending a small number of troops to occupy them.

A large number of troops from these places have been transferred to the west of Liaoning, and the city defenses are empty. In addition, the combat method of directly blasting the city gates from the sea has never been seen or heard by the defenders.

On the evening of July 25th, Di Zhi's army had already seen Liaoyang City, and he did not rush forward when he was excited, so he stood still at twenty. 1
Fighting at night is not good for the new army.

In the early morning of the next day, Jing Jun suddenly approached and launched a fierce attack on Liaoyang City.

The defenders and officials in the city were stunned at the time, with greetings all over their faces, and their livers were torn apart with fright, where did Jing Jun come from!

The sneak attack effect of Dizhi Shenbing's skyfall is very obvious, and Liaoyang's troops are extremely empty. In this Jin Kingdom and Liao Kingdom's Tokyo, which was once the land of Longxing Jurchen, there are so few defenders. to thousands of people.

A large number of soldiers were transferred to western Liaoning to besiege Li Xingzhou.

The battle started in the morning, and soon the new army used gunpowder packs to blow open the city gate and break into the city. They fought all the way to the city lord's mansion, took over the city defense, took over the treasury, and captured Liaoyang officials.

The whole process only takes one morning!It was not until lunch time after the capture of Liaoyang, which was surprisingly smooth, because there were not many troops in the first place.
(End of this chapter)