The journey to the heavens starts from the underground station

Chapter 136 Negotiated
April twenty-fifth.

Great Song.

The court is calm, the empress dowager is still seriously ill, the little emperor is still just a puppet, all the ministers are busy attacking political opponents, and completely dismiss the rumors that King Wu fled overseas by boat, a jurisdiction is nothing more than a prince of a house, What can make a fuss?

Some of the courtiers who had been bribed by the King of Wu were a little bit worried. However, what they were worried about was not the noise made by the King of Wu, but the filial piety in the past two months. Why did it stop?
On the contrary, the rivers and lakes are rough.

In the battle of Xingzilin, rumors of the heroes of the beggar gang released by Li Yu have long been heard. The gang leader Qiao Feng became a Khitan. The law enforcement elders knew the law and broke the law. Later, it was rumored that the imperial court was going to attack Jianghu, and the destruction of North Qiaofeng and Nan Murong was the beginning. For a while, all the major schools in Jianghu were in danger.

Murong Bo, who cheated to death in the Sutra Pavilion of Shaolin Temple, is still obsessed with Shaolin martial arts. He occasionally fights with Xiao Yuanshan who is also lurking in the Sutra Pavilion. I don't know.

Western Xia.

The little emperor was only ten years old, and the imperial concubine Li Qiushui who was in power only cared about having fun with her face every day. In the court hall, she secretly stockpiled troops, horses, food and grass, and was preparing to send troops to the east when the empress dowager of the Song Dynasty passed away and the government was unstable. Expand.

Liao.

In April, the old emperor Yelu Hongji, who was in his 60s, hated the heat and moved Nabo from Xijin Mansion in Nanjing to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo. Liaoyang Mansion became the political center of the Liao Kingdom at this time.

maritime.

The fleet has already crossed the Shandong Peninsula, and it is now in the north of Dengzhou. A hundred miles north of the fleet is the Suzhou Mansion of the Liao Kingdom.

On the flagship Pippi Shrimp, in the upper cabin, Li Yu looked at the arguing generals in front of him, feeling very dizzy.

The reconnaissance ships dispatched in the early stage chose two landing locations, one is Laizhou, from which they can land directly into the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, first regain their homeland, and then fight steadily to destroy the Liao Kingdom.Its disadvantage is that it is easy to be stabbed from behind by Da Song, and it is not impossible to do it with the conduct of the people in the court.

The second is Suzhou, also known as Dalian in later generations. Landing from here, you can take Liaodong directly, and then divide your troops into two groups, going all the way to the northwest to break through the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, and all the way to the west to break through the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, breaking the Liao Kingdom The back road blocked all the high-level officials of the Liao Kingdom in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.But following this route, the front line is too long, and logistics is a huge problem.

The more technological the army becomes, the more it relies on logistics.In the army, supplies such as gunpowder, artillery shells, food, etc. all have to be supplied by naval ships.

Two months ago, Li Yu's plan was to divide the troops into two groups and advance side by side, but after careful consideration, he found that this offensive plan was not appropriate. His own troops were limited, but only [-] troops, and then divided into two groups, in case the enemy tricked him Surrounded by fraud, if the ammunition carried is exhausted regardless of casualties, it will be over.Therefore, Li Yu decided to choose one of the routes to enter, and the differences came from this.

Several generals of the army headed by Yang Ponu supported the steady and steady line, first regained Yanyun, armed the local Han people on the spot to form auxiliary troops, and destroyed the Liao Kingdom step by step.

But the admirals headed by Di Yuan hoped to go straight to Liaodong, because they had just received the news from the scout ship that the Liao Emperor Yelu Hongji had moved Nabo from Xijin Mansion in Nanjing to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo. This gave Li Yu's army the opportunity to annihilate the top leaders of the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop.

The two routes have their own advantages. The two sides argued endlessly, and no one could convince the other party. They suddenly quieted down, waiting for the coach Li Yu to make up his mind.

Li Yu stared at the map hanging on the bulkhead, was silent for a while, slowly raised his hand under the expectant eyes of the generals, and pointed to a marked location on the map.

The generals looked in the direction of Li Yu's fingers, surprised.That location is neither Laizhou nor Suzhou, but Chenzhou at the mouth of Liaohe River, south of Liaoyang Prefecture.

"Chenzhou!" Li Yu said in a deep voice: "From here, there is an endless plain to the north, which is good for marching. Let's give Yelu Hongji a direct attack on Huanglong!"

"Moreover, small and medium-sized warships and supply ships can directly enter the Liaohe River, which can not only guarantee the logistics of our army, but also can bombard the shore to provide fire support for the army!"

Strictly speaking, Li Yu's fucking name is Chao Ling Xi Chang!But he is the commander-in-chief, and when he marches and fights, the soldiers are impermanent, and the water is impermanent. To be a commander, one should make the best use of the situation and make judgments according to the situation.

"Your Highness, do you mean that we land from Chenzhou and go north to attack Huanglong Mansion?" Yang Ponu couldn't understand Li Yu's intentions. Yelu Hongji was in Liaoyang, but why did he go straight to Huanglong?
"Liaoyang Mansion! Go straight to Liaoyang! We landed in Chenzhou, annihilated the Chenzhou defenders with lightning speed, quickly raised troops to the north, and stabbed Yelu Hongji's lair!" Li Yu patted his forehead, and suddenly understood himself A slip of the tongue, those girls are still digging ginseng in the old forest, there is no such idiom as Huanglong, and it seems that there will be no such idiom in the future.

"Your Highness is holy!" After listening to Li Yu's words, Di Yuan first patted his ass flatteringly, which attracted contemptuous glances from his colleagues. Our previous scouts reported that Khitan has a heavy army in Chenzhou, and there are no less than [-] tribal troops and Jingzhou troops to defend the gate of Liaoyang. Its combat strength is not worth mentioning, but the final worry is that if we land in Chenzhou and annihilate the Chenzhou defenders, Yelu Hongji in Liaoyang will definitely get the news, and there is no guarantee that he will not escape!"

The Tribal Army and the Jingzhou Army mentioned by Di Yuan are two types of the Liao Army’s military system. The Liao Army is roughly divided into the Palace Tent Army, the Tribal Army, the Jingzhou Army, and the National Army.The palace tent army is the Khitan family's pro-army, most of them are cavalry, used for guarding and fighting; the tribal army is mainly composed of strong men from tribes other than Khitan, used to guard the four sides. These two types of troops are the main force of the Liao army.In addition, there is the Jingzhou Army, also called the Township Army, which is composed of strong men from all states and counties on the Wujing Road. Its nature is similar to that of the Xiang Army in the Song Dynasty. , composed of strong men from the vassal state, the latter two types of troops are auxiliary troops, and they are killed by cannon fodder on the battlefield.

"So?" Li Yu knew Di Yuan's temper. This guy has always been cautious in using troops, so there must be more to come.

Sure enough, Di Yuan went on to propose: "Therefore, the final general proposes to divide the troops into two groups, send one general to lead more than [-] troops, and the navy will send small and medium-sized warships to go up the Liaohe River and land on the west side of Liaoyang, and set up positions on the spot. Firstly, it can attract the surrounding troops, secondly, it can also prevent the center of the Liao Kingdom from fleeing northward, thirdly, with the support of naval guns and supplies on the battleship, it is no problem to hold the position!"

(End of this chapter)