Kai Fu Han

Chapter 359 Battle of Zhenzhou 1
On the 28th, Chen Shi.

"Haikou County has been occupied by the Marine Corps, but Jianghua Island, where Haikou County is located, is still relatively large and has not been completely occupied yet." Jiao Rui took a boat from Jianghua Island to Zhenzhou City before dawn and reported to Liu Xinqi about Jianghua The progress of the island offensive.

"Take your time. Ganghwa Island is just a retreat I set up for the smooth implementation of this plan. It is enough to occupy Haikou County on the island. As long as the two fleets destroy the Goryeo navy, there is no need to worry about the Goryeo army. We can cross the strait and board Ganghwa Island. If the two fleets cannot defeat the Korean Navy, it will be useless for us to occupy the entire Ganghwa Island." Liu Xinqi replied.

Ganghwa Island is 1000 miles wide from east to west and [-] miles wide from north to south. It cannot be quickly occupied by more than [-] Marines.

"Understood. What should we do next?" Jiao Rui asked.

"Wait, wait for Goryeo's reaction, wait for them to negotiate with us, or wait for them to defeat their counterattack army before negotiating with them." Liu Xinqi replied.

"I don't understand one thing. Even if we occupy Jianghua Island, are we going to place a force on the island forever?" Jiao Rui asked.

Goryeo is too far from Penglai, and the speed boat will take three days to arrive. If there is a typhoon season, contact will be cut off.

Ganghwa Island is located next to Gaekyong, the capital of Goryeo. If you occupy it, you must be on guard against the Goryeo army at all times, and you must leave a large number of troops here.

Compared with the possible gains from occupying this place, the huge price to be paid by garrisoning the army will definitely make the Xinghan Alliance unable to make ends meet.

"Our ultimate goal this time is not the Koryo Peninsula or Ganghwa Island, but Jeju Island." Liu Xinqi said the ultimate goal of his Koryo plan.

Jiao Rui understood a little.

"The first step, in the name of justice, has been completed, and we have been justified. The second step is to make Korea unable to do anything about us, and then force them to cede Jeju Island to us?" Jiao Rui guessed.

"Almost." Liu Xinqi looked at Jiao Rui approvingly. He was indeed his literary assistant, and his brain was very useful.

"But what use is Jeju Island to us?" Jiao Rui asked.

"Jeju Island is located at the intersection of the Koryo Peninsula, the Japanese Kingdom, and the Kyushu Continent. By occupying this place, we will have a transit base to go to Koryo and the Japanese Kingdom. Moreover, Jeju Island is very suitable for raising horses. With this place, we can Raise your own horses and no longer rely on stealing them from the Kingdom of Jin." Liu Xinqi explained.

Jiao Rui felt that Liu Xinqi's explanation was still a bit far-fetched, but he could see that the leader did not intend to explain in depth, so he stopped asking any more questions.

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The Goryeo court soon learned about the news that Jeongju and Ganghwa Island were occupied by the Xinghan League, and also learned that on the 27th, the second generation of Kaijing united and seized the merchant ships of the Xinghan League.

When I turned back to look for the detained crew, I found that the crew had escaped overnight, and even Wang Hao and his family who were guarding the crew were nowhere to be seen.

Now that things have developed, even a fool understands that the Goryeo court has been tricked.

However, the merchant ship of the Xinghan League was seized by the Goryeo government, and part of the cargo was unloaded ashore.The crew members escaped on their own after being detained, and were not released by the Goryeo officials.Put the shit basin on your head, it’s not just shit, it’s shit.

However, no one in the Goryeo court thought that a small local force in the Xinghan League could fight against a country in Goryeo.Therefore, after discussion, the King of Goryeo responded to the Xinghan Alliance's capture of Jeongju and Ganghwa Island by sending troops to recapture them.

On April 4, Goryeo's garrison arrived in the north of Zhenzhou City. According to statistics from the Military Intelligence Department, there were [-] people, more than half of whom were combat soldiers.

The Goryeo Navy also gathered from various places on the Yeseong River, with more than a hundred large and small ships.

Liu Xinqi did not act rashly in the past few days, waiting for Goryeo to gather its troops.

Because he knew that only by hurting Goryeo and crushing their resistance in one fell swoop could he enter the subsequent negotiation stage.Otherwise, it will easily enter a stalemate, which will develop into a refueling tactic. The base camp of the Xinghan League is thousands of miles away from here by sea and is beyond reach, and it will inevitably not be able to sustain the Korean war.

At noon on April 2000, the Korean soldiers formed an array in the north of Zhenzhou City. There were ten large square formations, with more than [-] people in each large square formation.

The Xinghan League had only 2000 defenders in the city, including 200 people from the 1000st Infantry Battalion, the [-]st Field Regiment Headquarters, and [-] and [-] Marines.

"There is news from Gaoyuan that the Korean Navy has also moved." Liu Xinyuanhui reported.

"It seems that Goryeo is planning to attack from both sides." Liu Xinqi sighed.

"I'm not worried about the navy. We have 24 large ships and more than a hundred artillery pieces. We can definitely defeat them. But the Goryeo Army outside the city has more than 2 soldiers alone, which is more than ten times our number. ." Liu Xinyuan said worriedly.

"Don't worry too much. When we came to Goryeo this time, we brought most of the recent gunpowder production of the alliance, which is enough to deal with a large-scale war. Moreover, Goryeo opposite has never experienced a major war in the 200 years since its founding. Those soldiers are all equivalent to Our new soldiers don’t have high combat prowess, and they don’t have high fighting will. It is estimated that they will be defeated if the number of casualties exceeds one." Liu Xinqi predicted.

"Are you sure that Gao Li will admit defeat and negotiate with us?" Liu Xinyuan still couldn't believe it.

"The total population of Goryeo is about 200 million. The land here is barren, with more mountains and less flat land. Agricultural technology is also underdeveloped, and the yield per mu is far lower than that of our Xinghan League. Therefore, their country can not support many professional soldiers. According to the fifty-fifty ratio At a ratio of one, the total military strength (professional soldiers) in the country is only about [-]." Liu Xinqi analyzed: "Besides, it is impossible for them to invest all their troops here. The whole country of Goryeo is so big. If there are no soldiers and horses to suppress the four sides, It is estimated that even if he defeats us in Zhenzhou, he will be gone first when he opens the capital."

"That's true." Liu Xinyuan nodded and said: "However, Goryeo has declared war with Zhao State under the pressure of Jin State. In their view, our Xinghan Alliance is part of Zhao State, so how can they easily sign an alliance with us."

"Since ancient times, have there been few alliances under the city? When the troops came to the city, the King of Koryo had no choice but to sign a contract with the Xinghan Alliance no matter how unwilling he was." Liu Xinqi replied, and then concluded: "As long as we really attack the capital, we will not overwhelm the Koryo court. They resorted to violence and fought to the death."

When the two of them chatted, they found that the Goryeo military formation under the city was almost complete.

"They are almost ready to form an array. You should also take people out to fight in the field. You can't give full play to the advantages of musketeers on the city wall."

"Yes!" Liu Xinyuan suppressed his chaotic thoughts and turned around to direct the First Battalion of the Fourth Field Regiment to fight out of the city. The defense of the city was left to the Marine Corps.

(End of this chapter)