Water Margin people

"Don't worry, General Zong, actually I'm not in a hurry!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Recovering Yanyun will only happen this year sooner or later. Among all the forces, the most anxious are the Liao people. They are now under attack from both sides. They are like meat on the chopping board. Everyone wants to cut them."

"The second is the Song Dynasty. Most of the Liao Kingdom has been occupied by the Jurchens. Now only the land of Yanyun is left. Tong Guan's longing to regain Yanyun and become the king is right in front of him. If he is a step too late, all his efforts will be wasted."

"The last one is Liangshan and the Jurchen Jin Kingdom. The Jurchens are afraid that they will not send troops again this year. It is almost the end of summer, and the White Mountains and Black Waters are probably getting ready for winter. The entire outside the pass will be covered with heavy snow in two or three months."

"Soldiers, horses, food, and grass will all be delayed by the heavy snow. The Jurchens are very smart, and there is a high probability that they will not go to war at this time. And they also need to digest the Shangjing Road, Zhongjing Road, and Xijing Road that have been opened!"

"The fatal weakness of the Jurchens is also obvious. They raised their troops too soon. In just six or seven years, how could the Jurchens control such a large territory with only the small population of the Jurchens? How dare they really rest assured about the ethnic groups who had just betrayed the Liao Kingdom and the Khitan Is it useful?"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"These are just your guesses. The battlefield situation is changing rapidly, and Liaodong is bitterly cold. If there is a chance, the Jurchens will definitely covet the Central Plains, and they will not let it go if there is a chance!"

Zhang Shuye opened his mouth and said that the covetousness of the foreign races outside the Great Wall for the Central Plains can be traced back to the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The Jurchens were able to take down the four capitals of the Liao Kingdom in just a few years.

"So, I'm not in a hurry!"

Sun Lei smiled and said.

"If the Jurchens dare to go south, the Liao Kingdom will be dead. At that time, it will be a decisive battle between the Jurchens and me. The towering Yanshan Mountain is a natural barrier. It is easy to cross it, but it is difficult to stand firm!"

Sun Lei replied with a smile, if the Jurchens crossed Yanshan Mountain, they would become a lone army, a tree without roots, and water without a source.

"Do you want Tong Guanxian to fight the Liao Kingdom?"

Zong Ze looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"Yes, whoever is most anxious will naturally fight first."

Sun Lei nodded.

"What about Pingzhou?"

Zongze reminded.

"Haha, General Zong really really cares about me, Liangshan!"

Sun Lei smiled happily. Zongze's words were enough to prove that Zongze was really thinking about Liangshan.

"Guys, come with me to Tanggu."

Sun Lei greeted Zongze, Zhang Shuye and Liu Fa with a smile.

The ship quickly arrived at Tanggu along the Yellow River, where dozens of huge ships were lined up on the sea.

"General Zong, you are talking about the Jinzhou area, which is the throat of Liaodong and the Central Plains. If the Jurchens enter Yanyun from there, the Yanshan barrier will no longer exist."

"That is for Zhao Ji and Yelu Yanxi. I have a powerful naval force, and the entire Bohai Sea is mine. My fleet can sail to the coast of Jinzhou at any time. This is like a pair of iron clamps, which can lock the Jurchen's throat at any time. !”

Sun Lei pointed at the rows of ships and said with a smile, the navy is very important. In addition to blocking Jinzhou, the navy can even directly cross the sea to attack Liaodong and seize the Jurchens' home base.

"Brother, the fleet is ready!"

When Li Jun saw Sun Lei coming, he immediately came forward with Tong Wei, Tong Meng, and Zhang Heng to pay their respects.

"Are all the supplies ready?"

Sun Lei looked at Li Jun and asked.

"Don't worry, brother, the ship is full of supplies, enough for a ship's crew to consume for half a year! As for the water source, we should be able to replenish it along the way."

Li Jun nodded and said that he had also studied navigation. Only with enough supplies could he cope with everything. As for fresh water, they would travel along the coast. As long as there is land, they can find fresh water.

"Well, good wind!"

Sun Lei nodded. He didn't know much about things on the water. At most, he could just give directions.

After Li Jun and others clasped their fists and saluted Sun Lei, they got on the boat and headed east.

"Boss Sun is this?"

Zongze looked at the leaving fleet in confusion. These people didn't seem to be going to Liaodong.

"Li Jun took people to open the sea and brought back some good things!"

Sun Lei said with a smile. "Is there any good stuff overseas?"

Zong Ze and others looked at Sun Lei with strange expressions. The only thing that could be considered good overseas was the rumored panacea on Penglai Immortal Island.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not sending people to find the elixir of life! Li Jun is not Xu Fu either!"

When Sun Lei saw the expressions of the old men, he immediately understood that they were thinking wrongly.

"Overseas is not the barren land you think it is. It is vast and vast, and many good things are there. You will know when they bring them back!"

Sun Lei pointed to the east and said, Liangshan soldiers were the first to discover the American continent. According to the current rules, sovereignty can be declared by planting a flag.

Sun Lei took Zongze, Zhang Shuye, and Liu Fa onto the ship and let them have a good look at these new ships.

"Such giant ships are invincible at sea!"

Zhang Shuye touched the thick mast, looked at the huge sail and sighed, water battles are actually not so fancy, it is the last word that there are more people on the ship.

"This is just a wooden ship. If we can build an ironclad ship in the future, it will be truly invincible!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"Iron armor? Then it won't sink?"

Liu Fa is from the northwest. He has only been swimming in the Yellow River in his life. He has never seen a few big ships. This is the first time he has seen the sea since he came to Cangzhou.

"I put the copper basin for washing my face on the water. How could it sink if I put it upright?"

Sun Lei made an analogy.

"Several old generals, it doesn't mean that iron will sink. Now Liangshan has built an iron boat, which proves that iron boats can also sail."

Meng Kang said with a smile that the iron-clad ship is still in the experimental stage, and the anti-rust ability of the iron-clad armor needs to be improved. However, in the future, the ship's side can be equipped with a layer of iron plates on the outer layer of wood to increase its defense.

"Brother, someone from Beiliao is here!"

Deng Fei climbed aboard the ship to report.

"Is someone here so soon? This is because they know I'm coming!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

"It's still the same Xiao Feng this time!"

Deng Fei nodded.

"Go and meet the envoy from Beiliao!"

Sun Lei said with a smile, making the pronunciation of the word Beiliao very long.

The north bank of the Yellow River, the front line of Liangshan.

"I am the envoy of the Liao Kingdom, and I am here to see King Sun. How can you stop me!"

Xiao Feng looked at Li Yan in front of him and said.

"Who knows what you're here for? Why don't you expect me to greet you if you come empty-handed?"

Li Yan glanced at Xiao Feng and said coldly.

"Even if the two countries are at war, envoys can still come and go. Why are you trying to stop me like this? Are you deceiving me that there is no one in Liao?"

A man in his 50s wearing official robes pointed at Li Yan and yelled.

"I'm just bullying you!"

When Li Yan saw that someone wanted to die, he immediately called the soldiers to go up, and with three strokes, he pulled the man off his horse and knocked him to the ground.

"I am the Taiwei of the Northern Liao Dynasty! If you dare to do this to me, I will report it to the Emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty and kill you!"

Li Chuwen, who was pinned to the ground, yelled and threatened harshly.

"I see you really want to die!"

Li Yan swung his spear, and the tip of the spear rested directly on Li Chuwen's shoulder. The blade of the spear was only half an inch away from Li Chuwen's neck. (End of chapter)