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Chapter 670 Landing in Dongnae
When leaving Dangxiang City, on the way back, Li Chongjiu passed an island. This island is located at the tip of the peninsula and is the narrowest part of the entire Yellow Sea.

The local name of this island is Hudao, and it is also the hub of the peninsula and Dengzhou Sea Route.It is a must pass from Dangxiang City to Dengzhou Sea Road.From Hudao to the south, you can also lead to Tamna Kingdom on Jeju Island and Baekje.If a port is established here, Zhao Guo can obtain a supply point for ships at sea.

Li Chongjiu personally landed on Hudao Island and went to the island for investigation. There are only a hundred Goguryeo Islanders on the island, and they all live by fishing.The land on the island is fertile. If it is leveled, it is easy to open up fields, which is very suitable for military settlements.

Li Chongjiu immediately decided to set up another naval town on Hudao, which can not only monitor Goguryeo nearby, but also serve as a corner with Dangxiang City to ensure the sea trade route with Silla.

This is Li Chongjiu's maritime policy. If he had really agreed to station a large-scale army in Dangxiang City, it would probably intensify the conflicts among the three countries and plunge Zhao into the quagmire of war.It's better to set up a position in the surrounding area first, and finally cut in when the opportunity is right. This is Zhao's strategy against the three countries of North Korea.

Zhao Jun's fleet sailed along the coast, left the East China Sea, and entered Bohai Bay from Dengzhou. The sea water gradually turned yellow. This is the familiar Bohai Bay.

In order to conceal his whereabouts, Li Chongjiu did not order the fleet to land in Dengzhou for supplies. Instead, he traveled along the coast for a while and arrived at Zhiye County, Donglai County. Finally, the fleet landed at the port.

In the Sheriff's Mansion in Ye County, Donglai County, Sheriff Zhao Xin was worried about recruiting soldiers from the countryside. Xu Shiji and Song Jingang had been fighting Beihai County for a month.Although both were famous generals of the Zhao army, Beihai County resisted fiercely, and the battle was very stalemate.The county soldiers in Dongnai County have all been transferred to the front line to fight, which has caused Dongnai County's defenses to be very empty.

Zhao Xin planned to recruit soldiers from the countryside to defend the city after the busy autumn, but there was not enough money and food. Zhao Xin's order to recruit soldiers has not yet been issued, and there are only more than 200 people in the city, including the arresters. , Dongnai County is about to fall.At this time, a soldier hurriedly entered and reported: "The sheriff, a large number of ships have appeared outside the port, and the docks have been blocked."

Zhao Xin was taken aback when he heard this, and wondered if it was a pirate attack, and Donglai County's current defenses could not resist it at all.

Zhao Xin's first reaction was to immediately take off his official robe and escape from the county seat immediately, so as not to suffer disaster after breaking the city.Zhao Xin kicked his legs and just got up when a gust of wind blew him cold.Zhao Xin suddenly thought that, as a local sheriff, if he fled before the battle, according to the law of Dazhao, he would either be executed or sent to Liaodong.

Even if he survived, the hope of his future official career would be cut off. For Zhao Xin, who has struggled to this day and spent countless efforts, how could he easily give up his current glory and wealth, let alone once he is good at it? Leaving his post, this matter will also implicate his father, Zhao Heran, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and even the Zhao family in Zhuojun will decline because of this.

Zhao Xin thought for a while and couldn't make up his mind, so he hesitated, at the moment of hesitation, another soldier rushed to Zhao Xin and said, "Master, I understand, so the warship outside is the navy of my great Zhao. It is His Majesty's victorious army returning from Goguryeo."

Hearing this sentence, Zhao Xin's heart turned from sadness to joy, and almost burst into tears.

"It's dangerous." Zhao Xin secretly rejoiced, took a deep breath, and calmed down his emotions. Fortunately, the news came in time and he didn't lose his composure in front of his subordinates. Otherwise, it would be a joke if the news spread.

Zhao Xin straightened his official robe, straightened his official hat, and returned to his usual politeness, as if he was calm and self-sufficient in everything, and said majesticly: "In this case, why don't you follow me to the pier to meet you?" .”

"No. Envoy."

At this moment, thousands of sails gathered on the pier of Yexian County, and the victorious division of the Zhao army returning from Goguryeo landed here.

When Lai Huer first conquered Liao Dynasty, he went to sea from Ye County, but the dream of this naval army shattered Pyongyang.Today, Ye County ushered in the navy army of Zhao Jun who conquered Liao.

When Zhao Xin arrived, the pier was already very busy, and soldiers in armor were continuously landing from the deck.Looking at the eye-catching Zhao character banner, Zhao Xin couldn't help but feel convinced that with this lion, Donglai County is safe, and Qi Gongshun, Liu Lan, and Chunyu who were fighting Xu Shiji and Song Jingang in Beihai It's hard to wait for people, and I never thought of it.

Zhao Junma will land in Donglai County, and form an east-west attack with Xu Shiji and Song Jingang's army in the front.

Seeing Li Chongjiu's flagship, Zhao Xin strode forward, knelt down on the pier and said loudly: "Zhao Xin, governor of Donglai County, pay homage to your majesty, and congratulate my emperor on defeating Goguryeo and conquering the barbarians. Long live your majesty! Long live!" The more than a hundred officials in Donglai County who followed Zhao Xin behind him also bowed down and shouted long live.

Li Chongjiu walked slowly to the sideboard, smiled and said to everyone: "Let's get flat."

All the officials stood up, and Li Chongjiu looked at Zhao Xin and said, "Zhao Xin, Donglai County is well-organized, and the wharf is well-organized. It seems that you have contributed to the governance."

Zhao Xin immediately said: "Your Majesty praises me, but I really don't dare to be a minister. This is the result of the concerted efforts of my colleagues. I dare not be good at it."

With such a sentence, the faces of all the officials behind Zhao Xin were full of joy.Li Chongjiu nodded slowly and said, "How is the battle in Beihai County going?"

Zhao Xin said: "Reporting to Your Majesty, as soon as General Xu's army arrived, Zhang Qingte in Jinbei and Xu Shishun in Rencheng surrendered one after another. Afterwards, General Xu's army arrived in Beihai and attacked Qingzhou. The battle was very stalemate. General Xu and General Song Lang The men and horses have been fighting fiercely with the Shandong Tang army for the last month, and the two sides have fought many battles, but there is no winner, and now both armies are very tired."

Li Chongjiu said: "I thought Shandong would not be so easy to surrender, but I didn't expect the Tang army to be so tenacious that it would be able to evenly compete with the main force of our army."

Zhao Xin replied, "It's not the fault of General Xu and General Song Lang. Li Tang took Zang Junxiang as the Shangshu of the Daxingtai Military Department of Shandong Province, and ordered the soldiers and horses in Shandong. Zang Junxiang was very happy after receiving the reward, and led 3 horses. Send troops from Donghai County to reinforce Beihai County. In addition, Qi Gongshun has always been very popular in Qingzhou, and the people support him, and his counselor Liu Lan is good at planning. In addition, Li Yiman and Chunyu Nan are both brave and good at fighting. Everyone embraces Form a group to fight, even with General Xu and General Song Lang, they will not be able to conquer Beihai for a while."

The generals around Li Chongjiu didn't speak. Xu Shiji and Song Jingang, as the most capable generals in Zhao, had fought in Beihai County for a month, except for subduing two smaller forces, they made no progress.At this time, Li Chongjiu led the main force of the Wuwei Army and rushed to Donglai County to land. Can he turn the tide of the battle?
Li Chongjiu immediately said to Xue Wanche: "After landing, you immediately lead 5000 troops to attack Chunyu Nan's lair."

Cheng Mingzhen said on the side: "Your Majesty, our army has just finished the battle and came across the sea again. All the soldiers are very tired. Do you want to rest on the shore for two or three days before fighting again?"

Li Chongjiu said: "The [-]-day stay in Dangxiang City has already been rested. Now our army landed in Donglai by surprise and went directly behind the Tang army in Shandong. If the timing is delayed, the Tang army will be prepared, and the opportunity will be lost instead."

Xue Wanche said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to fight Chunyu Nan, just let the elite soldiers of the last general go straight to the city of Qingzhou, the Tang army in Shandong will be defeated in one battle."

Li Chongjiu listened to Xue Wanche's words and said with a smile: "You look at the Tang army in Shandong as incompetent people. There is a strong city and strong soldiers under the Qingzhou city, and 5000 people are stationed under the city. If the Tang army is not afraid and opens the city to fight, you The [-] troops are not self-inflicted. I will not attack Qingzhou, but attack Chunyu when it is difficult. The purpose is to knock the mountains and shake the tigers and force them to surrender to Qingzhou. Zhang Xuansu, talk to them."
Among the crowd, only Zhang Xuansu understood what Li Chongjiu meant.Zhang Xuansu said immediately: "Your Majesties, what you mean is that the Tang army in Shandong has persisted for so long, mainly because of the 3 horses that Zang Junxiang came from the East China Sea. Now our army landed in Donglai, not only will the Tang army fall into the enemy's situation, but also can be manipulated at any time." The soldiers went south to attack Zang Junxiang's lair in Donghai County. Zang Junxiang has fought for half his life before he has today's foundation. If he is asked to give up for others, how can he be willing? If we can withstand the joint attack of our army from two fronts, we will soon be defeated."

Xue Wanche showed a dazed expression, and immediately clasped his fists and said: "So, your majesty has far-sighted plans, and the general will be far behind, and the general will attack Chunyu Nan's lair for your majesty."

Li Chongjiu said: "Go."

At that moment Xue Wanche strode away, Zhao Xin stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty is exhausted, please go to the Sheriff's Mansion to rest first, and wait until I can find a clean mansion, and then I ask Your Majesty to move in."
Li Chongjiu said to Cheng Mingzhen: "The army is going out, and everything is simple. General Cheng, you are here to urge all the troops to disembark. The prisoners of Goguryeo must be taken care of, especially the safety of Gao Jianwu. In addition, everyone is responsible for the resettlement of the Liao Sui army. Discuss again."

Cheng Mingzhen spared Rao's head in distress when he placed the Liao Sui army, and turned to Zhang Xuansu who was on the side for help.Zhang Xuansu said directly: "How should your Majesty arrange the Liao Sui army? Your Majesty will just show you."

Li Chongjiu said: "Well, they must have figured it out in the past ten days. These people are all soldiers of the Sui Dynasty, all elites of the imperial court, and all of them are veterans who have experienced hundreds of battles. You choose them Among them, those who are in good health and who voluntarily serve in the army will stay and join our army. Those who do not want to serve in the army can be allowed to return to their hometowns. If they have no relatives in their hometowns and are unwilling to go back, they will be resettled here in Donglai County. Family members in Guanzhong..."

Having said that, Li Chongjiu's voice paused.

Li Chongjiu glanced at the shore and said: "Forget it, if they want to go back to Guanzhong, let them go back with them, and give them some money. After ten years in a foreign land, they must be homesick, and everyone agrees."

Hearing what Li Chongjiu said, everyone nodded in unison.

(End of this chapter)