The struggle of the reborn prince
Chapter 379 Schedule
The expeditionary force marching from the sea route went northward very smoothly, which made Cheng Xishou and others puzzled. The legendary Seljuk Empire is also known as the most powerful country in West Asia, with a powerful army that can sweep the world.But apart from the one battle in Ji Shiguo, there was no major battle. This was too abnormal, which made them wonder if the enemy was using a strategy of "luting the enemy to go deep".In fact, the "encounter" of the expeditionary force can be attributed to God's will, or it can be said to be a coincidence.
Last year, the Song Dynasty launched an expedition under the auspices of Zhao Tun. On the one hand, the Western Expeditionary Army led by Gao Chong traveled by land; on the other, Cheng Xishou came from the sea.Although the two expeditionary armies were tens of thousands of miles apart, they both pointed at the Seljuk Empire in West Asia, and it can be said that they echoed each other from afar.
In this era, it is very difficult to communicate hundreds of miles away. What's more, the two expeditions are far away from the mainland. Even if there are fast horses running back and forth, it will take more than a month to reach.But wars are no different than others, they often change rapidly. If you stick to the rules and ask for instructions on everything, the results will be self-evident.Therefore, Zhao Tun gave the coaches of the two routes a considerable amount of decision-making power, and they don't have to wait for the order when they encounter problems, but can make their own decisions.
And this time, Zhao Tang only made the outline of the battle plan, and they would play the specifics of how to fight. As long as it was beneficial to the country, beneficial to the war, and achieved the purpose of the battle, they could do whatever they wanted.This is how Gao Chong dared to cross the snow-capped mountains in the cold winter and privately decided to send back the defeated soldiers of Xiliao.Therefore, although the two coaches cannot communicate with each other and carry out joint operations, the general policy is the same.
In order to realize Gao Chong's strategy of conquering Gaochang and stabilizing the western front.The strategy of uniting Xiliao was adopted.They released the defeated soldiers of Xiliao and negotiated peace with them.And conveyed to him that if necessary, the Song Army can send troops to help him fight against the Seljuk invasion.This made Xiliao no worries.Dare to reject Sanjar's intimidation, concentrate its forces to fight against the coalition forces of the Seljuk Empire, and contain their main force in the Central Asian battlefield.
The actions of the Western Expeditionary Force gave strong support to the expeditionary force marching by sea, but they did not know the details, which allowed them to enter the Persian Gulf smoothly.But there are other reasons besides this, because Da Song's understanding of the Seljuk Empire is more from the word of mouth of the merchants, so the lack of intelligence makes them not very familiar with the local situation, especially the merchants' activities. The limitations make the information they bring wrong, misleading everyone including Zhao Tun...
The Seljuks were nomads before.The time of civilized settlement is not long, so a large number of remnants of the nomadic enfeoffment system are retained, and the military fiefdom system is implemented. The provinces of the empire are managed by 'Ataberg', and the feudal lords who own the fiefdoms enjoy complete rights in their own land. Executive, judicial, military and fiscal powers.The feudal lord who obtained Ikta had the right to levy heavy rents from farmers, but he had no land ownership, let alone hereditary.
In the later period of the Seljuk Dynasty, the disadvantages of this system were gradually exposed, and many big landlords and nobles monopolized the land as they wished, turning it into hereditary.to private.Once the fief owners had land and an army, they gradually developed the idea of independence. Feudal separatism emerged in the empire, and gradually formed feudal separatist forces, large and small, to stand against the central dynasty.At the same time, labor taxes continued to increase.It also caused dissatisfaction among farmers.
When Sultan Malik Shah died, the struggle for the throne plunged the royal family into internal strife.It also exacerbated the expansion of feudal separatist forces in various places, and military forces in various places ruled the roost.It soon led to the collapse of the empire and split into several small Seljuk kingdoms.Sancar won the battle for the throne and was granted the title of Khorasan.Become the only remaining heir of the Great Seljuk Empire and the suzerain of other small Seljuk dynasties.
Therefore, the current Seljuk Empire is like the Warring States period in the Central Plains. There is a co-lord on the surface, but in private, they do their own things and do not belong to each other. It is logical that the Song army captured it but few people came to interfere. It is estimated that those who sent troops here just wanted to check the situation and prepare to become kings themselves.
Now the suzerain of the Seljuk Empire called on all the states to form a coalition to attack Xiliao, which naturally led to the emptiness of the troops of the states in the interior.Besides, everyone usually sweeps the snow before their own doors. Even if they find out that the Song army is crossing the border, as long as they don't make trouble for themselves, no one will make trouble.No one wanted to take care of it, so the Song army came to Bossaro smoothly as if they were in no one's land. However, this is the site of Sanjar, the president of the Seljuk CIS. It's also his army, of course we can't ignore the enemies at the door...
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River are the two most important rivers in West Asia. After the two rivers converge at Gurna, they are called the Arabian River. The Arabs dug a canal near the intersection of the Karun River and the Arabian River to connect the two major water systems.In this way, the inland ships can navigate to the port of Bossaro, and then enter the Persian Gulf, which is of great significance for controlling the Persian region.
The expeditionary force of the Song Dynasty arrived near the mouth of the Arabian River and was about to enter its inland. Since they mobilized large warships for the long voyage this time, the draft was very deep, and they did not understand the hydrology here. Once they ran aground, it would be troublesome.Moreover, the inland waterway is much narrower than the sea, and it is difficult for warships to maneuver, which is not conducive to combat, and the legendary Seljuk Empire Navy did not appear.Therefore, Cheng Xishou ordered to anchor in the deep sea outside the river mouth, and sent small boats to survey the hydrology, find out the tide situation, find out the movement of the enemy navy, and did not sail into the river mouth rashly.
Two days later in the early morning, the sentinel came to report that they had spotted about 30 enemy warships in the southwest direction; there were also more than [-] enemy warships going down the river at the mouth of the river, and it seemed that they were coming directly at them.All the generals were secretly surprised when they received the report. This should only be the navy of the Seljuk Empire stationed in the Persian Gulf. It can mobilize as many as [-] warships at a time, and its strength cannot be underestimated.Although the warships of one's own side have superior firepower, there are only more than [-] main battleships, and the rest are transport ships.
Facing the current situation, everyone is a little anxious, their warships are powerful, but there is still a saying that ants kill elephants.Our own transport ships are all equipped with cavalry troops. If the enemy finds an opportunity to approach, sink or capture them, it will cause extremely heavy losses, which will have a serious impact on future landing operations, and even force the expedition to die halfway. Exit the Persian Gulf and return home.
"Marshal, why don't we land first and attack Bossaro City to attract the attention of the enemy, and you lead the navy to find an opportunity to wipe out the enemy!" Ma Wei said silently after seeing Cheng Xishou received the report.
"No, now is not the time to land. It is difficult for the cavalry army to conquer the fortified city without the artillery support of the navy. Moreover, if the navy loses, the landing army will be in a situation where the retreat is cut off. No matter how much a single army can fight It will be exhausted." Cheng Xishou shook his head and refused.
"Marshal, our infantry is not all for food. We can connect transport ships to form formations on the spot, and the infantry and cavalry will fight against the enemy according to formations. There is no need for navy divisions to protect them!" Li Quan said.
"Yes, there are self-defense artillery on the transport ship, and our army also has an organic artillery team. Even if the ship is a city, it is enough to protect itself even if it loses!" Wang Gang also echoed.
"No, there are so many enemy ships. If one of them entangles the navy and another part of the army besieges the ship city, and the upper hand attacks the city with a fireboat, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Cheng Xishou didn't speak, and Ma Wei rejected them. proposal.
"Fire attack?!" Cheng Xishou seemed to have thought of something from Ma Wei's words, and waved his hand to silence them. He stared intently at a topographic map brought back by a sentry ship on the table and fell into deep thought. The generals in the cabin immediately realized Seeing that the commander-in-chief had a flash of inspiration and had a strategy to defeat the enemy, he immediately shut up.
"Let's take a look!" After a while, Cheng Xishou pointed to the chart on the table and said, this is a chart of the sea area drawn by the sentinel scouts. Although it is simple, it can be seen clearly.
Everyone gathered around and watched carefully. The map showed a large island in the southwest of the fleet anchorage, forming a semi-circular waterway with the mainland. According to the scout's detection, although the strait is narrow, large warships can pass through it.The place Cheng Xishou pointed out is that the northern end of the island is the mouth of the inland river, and the sediment brought by it is alluvial to form a small island, which divides the waterway of the northern strait into two, forming two narrower waterways. The whole local space is similar to a gourd shape with a small head and a big body.
"The commander-in-chief wants to fight the enemy decisively in the strait?" Ma Wei was the deputy capital commander of the navy, and he was the first to see the clues, and asked with a frown.
"That's right, what do you all think?" Cheng Xishou nodded and stroked his gray beard.
"Marshal, my subordinates think that the strait should not be used as a battlefield. Although our warships can barely pass through, the waterways are narrow and difficult to maneuver, and it is even more difficult to exert the power of the battleship's broadside guns. Isn't it abandoning our strengths!" Liu Zhenwu, the commander of the Quanzhou Navy, thought No, because of its own characteristics, large warships should choose to fight in wide sea areas and avoid fighting the enemy in narrow sea areas, and the commander should be very clear about this principle.
"It's not necessarily true. According to the situation of our battle with Ji Shi's navy, the enemy still uses a horizontal battle formation to meet the enemy. The formation is wide, and it will be difficult to deploy when entering a narrow strait. The combat effectiveness will also be affected. If ..." Song Yi said, because of his excellent performance in defending Shenmi Island, he was promoted to the rank of captain twice in a row, and he became the captain of the "Huashan" ship as he wished through the selection, he did not fully agree with Liu Zhenwu's opinion.
"What if?" Cheng Xishou looked at Song Yi and asked with a smile. He liked this new generation of young general very much and encouraged him to continue talking.
"Commander, my subordinates think that if the enemy's formation suddenly enters the strait, it will definitely cause confusion in the formation and give us an opportunity!" Song Yi said loudly... (to be continued...)
Last year, the Song Dynasty launched an expedition under the auspices of Zhao Tun. On the one hand, the Western Expeditionary Army led by Gao Chong traveled by land; on the other, Cheng Xishou came from the sea.Although the two expeditionary armies were tens of thousands of miles apart, they both pointed at the Seljuk Empire in West Asia, and it can be said that they echoed each other from afar.
In this era, it is very difficult to communicate hundreds of miles away. What's more, the two expeditions are far away from the mainland. Even if there are fast horses running back and forth, it will take more than a month to reach.But wars are no different than others, they often change rapidly. If you stick to the rules and ask for instructions on everything, the results will be self-evident.Therefore, Zhao Tun gave the coaches of the two routes a considerable amount of decision-making power, and they don't have to wait for the order when they encounter problems, but can make their own decisions.
And this time, Zhao Tang only made the outline of the battle plan, and they would play the specifics of how to fight. As long as it was beneficial to the country, beneficial to the war, and achieved the purpose of the battle, they could do whatever they wanted.This is how Gao Chong dared to cross the snow-capped mountains in the cold winter and privately decided to send back the defeated soldiers of Xiliao.Therefore, although the two coaches cannot communicate with each other and carry out joint operations, the general policy is the same.
In order to realize Gao Chong's strategy of conquering Gaochang and stabilizing the western front.The strategy of uniting Xiliao was adopted.They released the defeated soldiers of Xiliao and negotiated peace with them.And conveyed to him that if necessary, the Song Army can send troops to help him fight against the Seljuk invasion.This made Xiliao no worries.Dare to reject Sanjar's intimidation, concentrate its forces to fight against the coalition forces of the Seljuk Empire, and contain their main force in the Central Asian battlefield.
The actions of the Western Expeditionary Force gave strong support to the expeditionary force marching by sea, but they did not know the details, which allowed them to enter the Persian Gulf smoothly.But there are other reasons besides this, because Da Song's understanding of the Seljuk Empire is more from the word of mouth of the merchants, so the lack of intelligence makes them not very familiar with the local situation, especially the merchants' activities. The limitations make the information they bring wrong, misleading everyone including Zhao Tun...
The Seljuks were nomads before.The time of civilized settlement is not long, so a large number of remnants of the nomadic enfeoffment system are retained, and the military fiefdom system is implemented. The provinces of the empire are managed by 'Ataberg', and the feudal lords who own the fiefdoms enjoy complete rights in their own land. Executive, judicial, military and fiscal powers.The feudal lord who obtained Ikta had the right to levy heavy rents from farmers, but he had no land ownership, let alone hereditary.
In the later period of the Seljuk Dynasty, the disadvantages of this system were gradually exposed, and many big landlords and nobles monopolized the land as they wished, turning it into hereditary.to private.Once the fief owners had land and an army, they gradually developed the idea of independence. Feudal separatism emerged in the empire, and gradually formed feudal separatist forces, large and small, to stand against the central dynasty.At the same time, labor taxes continued to increase.It also caused dissatisfaction among farmers.
When Sultan Malik Shah died, the struggle for the throne plunged the royal family into internal strife.It also exacerbated the expansion of feudal separatist forces in various places, and military forces in various places ruled the roost.It soon led to the collapse of the empire and split into several small Seljuk kingdoms.Sancar won the battle for the throne and was granted the title of Khorasan.Become the only remaining heir of the Great Seljuk Empire and the suzerain of other small Seljuk dynasties.
Therefore, the current Seljuk Empire is like the Warring States period in the Central Plains. There is a co-lord on the surface, but in private, they do their own things and do not belong to each other. It is logical that the Song army captured it but few people came to interfere. It is estimated that those who sent troops here just wanted to check the situation and prepare to become kings themselves.
Now the suzerain of the Seljuk Empire called on all the states to form a coalition to attack Xiliao, which naturally led to the emptiness of the troops of the states in the interior.Besides, everyone usually sweeps the snow before their own doors. Even if they find out that the Song army is crossing the border, as long as they don't make trouble for themselves, no one will make trouble.No one wanted to take care of it, so the Song army came to Bossaro smoothly as if they were in no one's land. However, this is the site of Sanjar, the president of the Seljuk CIS. It's also his army, of course we can't ignore the enemies at the door...
The Tigris River and the Euphrates River are the two most important rivers in West Asia. After the two rivers converge at Gurna, they are called the Arabian River. The Arabs dug a canal near the intersection of the Karun River and the Arabian River to connect the two major water systems.In this way, the inland ships can navigate to the port of Bossaro, and then enter the Persian Gulf, which is of great significance for controlling the Persian region.
The expeditionary force of the Song Dynasty arrived near the mouth of the Arabian River and was about to enter its inland. Since they mobilized large warships for the long voyage this time, the draft was very deep, and they did not understand the hydrology here. Once they ran aground, it would be troublesome.Moreover, the inland waterway is much narrower than the sea, and it is difficult for warships to maneuver, which is not conducive to combat, and the legendary Seljuk Empire Navy did not appear.Therefore, Cheng Xishou ordered to anchor in the deep sea outside the river mouth, and sent small boats to survey the hydrology, find out the tide situation, find out the movement of the enemy navy, and did not sail into the river mouth rashly.
Two days later in the early morning, the sentinel came to report that they had spotted about 30 enemy warships in the southwest direction; there were also more than [-] enemy warships going down the river at the mouth of the river, and it seemed that they were coming directly at them.All the generals were secretly surprised when they received the report. This should only be the navy of the Seljuk Empire stationed in the Persian Gulf. It can mobilize as many as [-] warships at a time, and its strength cannot be underestimated.Although the warships of one's own side have superior firepower, there are only more than [-] main battleships, and the rest are transport ships.
Facing the current situation, everyone is a little anxious, their warships are powerful, but there is still a saying that ants kill elephants.Our own transport ships are all equipped with cavalry troops. If the enemy finds an opportunity to approach, sink or capture them, it will cause extremely heavy losses, which will have a serious impact on future landing operations, and even force the expedition to die halfway. Exit the Persian Gulf and return home.
"Marshal, why don't we land first and attack Bossaro City to attract the attention of the enemy, and you lead the navy to find an opportunity to wipe out the enemy!" Ma Wei said silently after seeing Cheng Xishou received the report.
"No, now is not the time to land. It is difficult for the cavalry army to conquer the fortified city without the artillery support of the navy. Moreover, if the navy loses, the landing army will be in a situation where the retreat is cut off. No matter how much a single army can fight It will be exhausted." Cheng Xishou shook his head and refused.
"Marshal, our infantry is not all for food. We can connect transport ships to form formations on the spot, and the infantry and cavalry will fight against the enemy according to formations. There is no need for navy divisions to protect them!" Li Quan said.
"Yes, there are self-defense artillery on the transport ship, and our army also has an organic artillery team. Even if the ship is a city, it is enough to protect itself even if it loses!" Wang Gang also echoed.
"No, there are so many enemy ships. If one of them entangles the navy and another part of the army besieges the ship city, and the upper hand attacks the city with a fireboat, the consequences will be unimaginable!" Cheng Xishou didn't speak, and Ma Wei rejected them. proposal.
"Fire attack?!" Cheng Xishou seemed to have thought of something from Ma Wei's words, and waved his hand to silence them. He stared intently at a topographic map brought back by a sentry ship on the table and fell into deep thought. The generals in the cabin immediately realized Seeing that the commander-in-chief had a flash of inspiration and had a strategy to defeat the enemy, he immediately shut up.
"Let's take a look!" After a while, Cheng Xishou pointed to the chart on the table and said, this is a chart of the sea area drawn by the sentinel scouts. Although it is simple, it can be seen clearly.
Everyone gathered around and watched carefully. The map showed a large island in the southwest of the fleet anchorage, forming a semi-circular waterway with the mainland. According to the scout's detection, although the strait is narrow, large warships can pass through it.The place Cheng Xishou pointed out is that the northern end of the island is the mouth of the inland river, and the sediment brought by it is alluvial to form a small island, which divides the waterway of the northern strait into two, forming two narrower waterways. The whole local space is similar to a gourd shape with a small head and a big body.
"The commander-in-chief wants to fight the enemy decisively in the strait?" Ma Wei was the deputy capital commander of the navy, and he was the first to see the clues, and asked with a frown.
"That's right, what do you all think?" Cheng Xishou nodded and stroked his gray beard.
"Marshal, my subordinates think that the strait should not be used as a battlefield. Although our warships can barely pass through, the waterways are narrow and difficult to maneuver, and it is even more difficult to exert the power of the battleship's broadside guns. Isn't it abandoning our strengths!" Liu Zhenwu, the commander of the Quanzhou Navy, thought No, because of its own characteristics, large warships should choose to fight in wide sea areas and avoid fighting the enemy in narrow sea areas, and the commander should be very clear about this principle.
"It's not necessarily true. According to the situation of our battle with Ji Shi's navy, the enemy still uses a horizontal battle formation to meet the enemy. The formation is wide, and it will be difficult to deploy when entering a narrow strait. The combat effectiveness will also be affected. If ..." Song Yi said, because of his excellent performance in defending Shenmi Island, he was promoted to the rank of captain twice in a row, and he became the captain of the "Huashan" ship as he wished through the selection, he did not fully agree with Liu Zhenwu's opinion.
"What if?" Cheng Xishou looked at Song Yi and asked with a smile. He liked this new generation of young general very much and encouraged him to continue talking.
"Commander, my subordinates think that if the enemy's formation suddenly enters the strait, it will definitely cause confusion in the formation and give us an opportunity!" Song Yi said loudly... (to be continued...)
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