Fu Song

Chapter 714

Outside Jiangning City, Xiao Cheng looked at Lu Wenhuan, who was standing in the wind and snow in military uniform, with a solemn and solemn expression on his face that he had never seen before.

"From Yizhou to Jiangsu and Zhejiang, 20 troops have been paid to Shangshu. Cheng is in the rear and protects the rear for Shangshu. Shangshu only needs to dispatch troops to defend against the enemy. Don't worry about other miscellaneous matters. But if there is a need, Cheng will spare no effort to do it. arrive!"

Lu Wenhuan clasped his fists and crossed his hands to salute: "With the words of the chief assistant, Lu Wenhuan has no doubts in his heart. If we go here, if we don't succeed, we will be benevolent."

Xiao Cheng nodded slightly: "You and I have no way out. If you win, China is expected to be unified. If you lose, you will become a sinner forever. Shangshu, this battle is bound to be full of bumps and thorns. I hope that Shangshu will not be afraid of people's words and dangers. Go forward indomitably, firmly insist on Qingshan not to relax."

Lu Wenhuan took a deep breath: "With the words of the chief assistant, what is there to be afraid of? Lu has spent his entire life as a soldier, not afraid of what is in front of him, but only afraid of what is behind. Bow down and do your best until you die.”

When the drums sounded and the horns sounded, Lu Wenhuan got on his horse, his armor leaves clanging, and walked slowly all the way north.

Behind him, Xiao Cheng led the officials of the Manchu Dynasty, bowed to the ground, and saw off the marching army.

Jingxiang and Jianghuai were integrated into a war zone, and nearly 20 troops were handed over to Lu Wenhuan, Minister of the Ministry of War, for unified dispatch. With the Yangtze River as the hub and boats as the connection, the soldiers and materials were flexibly dispatched to defend against powerful enemies.

This is the first time since the founding of the Song Dynasty that so many resources have been gathered in the hands of a commander.
What made Lu Wenhuan even more grateful and terrified was that the imperial court did not send a supervising army.

Today's Song Dynasty is better than before in terms of economic strength.

Sitting on the bridge, the sharp knife cut off a piece of the freshly caught fish, stuffed it into his mouth and chewed, the fishy smell was mixed with a hint of sweetness.Zheng Zhihu doesn't like to sprinkle some spices to remove fishy smell on the sashimi, he just likes to eat it like this.

"How's the response from the people this time?" In the slowly moving carriage, Xiao Cheng closed his eyes and leaned against the wall of the carriage. These days, he almost only slept for an hour or two every day, and he was really tired.Now that Lu Wenhuan was finally sent away, he also breathed a sigh of relief.

As Cen Zhong gained a firm foothold in Guangdong and Guangxi, Xiao Cheng sent over the highest-level shipbuilding blueprints of the Song Dynasty that he had worked so hard to obtain. The giant ships that once shook the world in the Song Dynasty were built here again. .

The Yinglong is Zheng Zhihu's vehicle, and it is also the most powerful ship among all the battleships.

Once the Jiangning court under the leadership of Xiao Cheng has been allowed to develop secretly for a few more years, I am afraid that Daliao will no longer be able to fight back in front of Song Dynasty.

They will plunge the coastal areas of Qi into chaos, not to mention production, even self-protection.

If everything goes well for Lu Wenhuan on the front line, then he will be even more relaxed.

The three attacking clusters have three giant ships of thousands of materials as their flagships, namely Yinglong, Basnake, and Qiongqi.

"Understood!" Wu Ke nodded, "I'll make arrangements later."

Now, the target of the fleet is the places in Jingdong.

"Thousands of miles!"

Then Zheng Zhihu turned his attention to the pirates in the sea.

"Well, I'll sleep for a while, and you'll call me when I get to the ground!"

"Yes!" Han Duan said in awe. Xiao Cheng's move means that anyone who behaves like this is the least serious. I am afraid that it will also deprive him of his writing since his birth. For a scholar with a reputation, it is tantamount to cutting off his future .

Under the blue sky is the endless sea. Hundreds of warships are lined up in columns. Although the wind is not strong, the sails of the battleships are still under the adjustment of experienced sailors. Sailing forward.

Of course, the coastline of the Liao Kingdom is also within its attack range.

Zheng Qi cupped his fists and said: "Shoufu, the Overwatch Council monitors the world. This battle is the key to whether the Song Dynasty can continue, whether it can regain its homeland, and whether the Northern Expedition can unify China. For this move, even if Zheng Qi doesn't want his life, he has to fight him forever."

The next highlight is Lu Wenhuan's.

Before Xiao Cheng established Guizhou Road, he had already cooperated with Zheng's family to set up a shipbuilding workshop on Leizhou Peninsula and started building ships.

Qi's army is currently the most powerful among Liao's servants. The rich output of Jingdong is also an important logistical supply for Liao's hundreds of thousands of troops.

The Empress Dowager Chengtian of the Liao Kingdom resisted all opinions and must launch the Southern Expedition in the shortest possible time, and if she does not move, she must concentrate all her strength for a fatal blow.

"The land in the south of the Yangtze River used to oppose the Northern Expedition because they felt that it was not worthwhile for them to spend money and lives to restore the northern land. It is also very good to live in a corner. Over the years, under your leadership, you have been constantly fighting against The people in the south carried out subtle education, and finally received the results. Besides, this time, the Liao people took the initiative to attack us. Once Jianghuai fell, the places in the south of the Yangtze River would bear the brunt of it. So now these people are very angry. There is no need for us to encourage them any more, everyone is very belligerent." On the other side of the carriage, Wu Ke said with a smile.

Came to join him.

On this sea, there should be no opponents who can challenge the Great Song Navy, so the ones who come should be our own people.

It is obvious that Xiao Cheng, the chief assistant of the Great Song Dynasty, is not only satisfied with the fact that this navy can only fight at sea, that they are dragons on the sea, and tigers on the shore, which is Xiao Cheng's ultimate requirement for them.

"When the army is fighting in the front, there will inevitably be a lot of troubles in the early stage, and there will even be a big defeat. The more it is at this time, the more the whole country must unite as one, and there must be no behavior that confuses people. The public opinion in the world is fierce , It seems harmless to humans and animals, but in fact it will cause endless disasters. Although the Jiangning Weekly News is vigorously promoting it, the so-called scholarly discussion has always had a market in various places in the south of the Yangtze River. To study everywhere, you must raise the big stick."

Whoever can produce more steel, more food, and more armor will have a greater advantage.

"Let Li Shilong handle this matter by himself!" Xiao Cheng said lightly: "You just need to hand over the corresponding evidence to him. If you do it, it is easy to irritate him. Let him do it by himself. He went down one step at a time."

"What are your orders?"

Cen Zhong responded and took a step forward.

"Han Shangshu!" Staring at the gradually retreating army, Xiao Cheng beckoned, and Han Duan, the Minister of Rites behind him, strode up to Xiao Cheng.

Although the sea is boundless, safe channels are known.

As Xiao Cheng's younger sister, Xiao Chuo, who has been nurtured and educated by Xiao Cheng since childhood, can see this very clearly.

Pieces of sails appeared in the distance again, Zheng Zhihu looked up at Diao Dou on the tall mast, where the bannermen were waving the flag.

If Mount Tai is overwhelmed, it will be struck by a thunderbolt. If it does not work, it is bound to decline.

Even if the warship is damaged, now Zheng Zhihu can completely rely on his own strength to repair it and restore it to its most basic combat effectiveness.

And national strength, in the final analysis, is ultimately an economic level.

How can they restrain each other internally and hold each other close?

The navy of the Song Dynasty and the navy of the Liao Kingdom fought on the sea for several years, and finally won a complete victory. The joint navy of the Liao Kingdom and Korea was beaten by Zheng Zhihu so that they could no longer sail far, and could only pretend in the offshore.

"The death of Li Chun on Qinfeng Road frightened them. Now there is Little Captain Zhang, the Western Army, and the navy. No matter how stupid Li Shilong is, he knows what will happen if he doesn't respond to the court at this time?" Wu Ke said: "Shoufu, why don't we grab a few young rafters on Yizhou Road and test Li Shilong again?"

Cen Zhong nodded thoughtfully.

"Hundreds of thousands of troops in the front are fighting bravely, and whether they can provide full support from the rear is one of the most powerful guarantees for the army to win. The key to making good guarantees is people. Officials related to the front must be carefully selected. Those who can’t do things with heart will be immediately transferred, dismissed or even held accountable.”

He opened the door of the carriage a little, and said softly to the driver driving the carriage: "Slow down, don't worry."

And today's Jiangning court is not comparable to the Tokyo court back then.

It was a small fleet.

Even if he had written to request the imperial court to set up a supervisory army, Xiao Cheng flatly rejected it.

In war, to the end, the final fight is to transform national power into the level of war potential.

Once the war is delayed and becomes a stalemate, and the stalemate persists, the side with stronger economic strength will inevitably occupy a greater advantage.

Originally, the Liao Kingdom was so worried about Xiao Chuo, and most of them laughed it off, thinking it was absolutely impossible, but after several consecutive defeats, they finally took it seriously, and as more and more information gathered on their desks, At that time, the elites of the Liao Dynasty, including Yeluzhen and Yelu Longxu, finally recognized Xiao Chuo's views.

There are more than [-] ships, large and small, including nearly [-] warships, and the rest of the various logistics support ships can ensure that the fleet can support three months of sea voyage without docking.

"Needless to say the direction of Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangdong, and Guangxi, that is our basic market. We still have to keep an eye on Li Shilong in Yizhou." Xiao Cheng said softly, "Yizhou is precipitous and is known as the Land of Abundance. It is separated by the Qinling Mountains and is self-sufficient. Earlier, He has always planned to clean up the snow before himself, and this is what the local forces have been advocating."

Zheng Zhihu smiled and caressed the heavy cannon weighing more than ten thousand catties beside him.

Even Yelu Longxu, who was originally Xiao Chuo's opponent, had to bow his head to accept Xiao Chuo's ideas and work hard for Xiao Chuo's big strategic direction.

After the maritime navy became popular, they first became the escort team of the Great Song Merchant Ship, and of course, they also worked part-time as pirates.

Fast boats sailed from afar and approached Zheng Zhihu's giant ship Yinglong.

"Duke Zheng!" Xiao Cheng finally turned his gaze to the other side, which was Zheng Qi from the Overwatch Council.

The vast coastline under the control of the puppet Qi State is their goal.

The greater the power, the greater the responsibility. This is really true.

Within a few days, one small fleet after another came from afar and joined this mighty fleet. At this time, this fleet had stretched for tens of miles in the sea, forming three attack cluster.

What the Liao people rely on is nothing more than the superiority over military power created by him with military priority.

The imperial court needs different hills to balance, but during the war, such signs must not appear in the army.

The coachman nodded knowingly.

For nearly 20 years, the navy has been under constant construction.

From needing Xiao Cheng's blood transfusion at the beginning, to being self-sufficient, finally, the navy became the imperial court's cash cow.

This is why everyone, including Xiao Cheng, believes that as long as the Song army can withstand the first year, it will be the confidence to become the final winner.

Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted.

He could relax a bit.

After a while, the opponent's banner was also clearly seen.

In the face of a strong enemy, a little carelessness will be a catastrophe.

Year after year of battles, a navy with super combat effectiveness has finally taken shape.

These warships are the main warships of the Xin Song Dynasty, commanded by Zheng Zhihu.

The Yuanyang Navy of the Song Dynasty has a total of more than [-] soldiers, of which there are more than [-] combatants on land. Of course, if necessary, the remaining [-] people can all be used when necessary. Time to transform into Lu Shi.

They can land anywhere, and then launch an attack on Qi State, and then when Qi State gathers the main force to encircle and suppress them, board a ship and leave swaggeringly.

As soon as the words fell, Wu Ke had already heard a slight snoring sound, and couldn't help feeling extremely emotional.

Until now, Zheng Zhihu finally understood Xiao Cheng's thoughts.

"Thank you Mr. Zheng!" Xiao Cheng smiled and nodded. "In the first two years, our life will be difficult, but as long as we survive this period of time, victory will definitely belong to us."

No doubt about employing people, no need for doubting people,
When the enemy is in front of you, when you are facing the enemy, you can only speak out with one mouthful and unite with one mind.

Today's Great Song Dynasty has 8000 million people, twice that of Liao, with an annual income of [-] million, more than twice that of Liao, and its steel output is nearly ten times that of Liao.

Compared with the four largest flagships of the Inland River Navy, each of which only carried sixteen bronze cannons, the Yinglong had a total of more than eighty cannons.The range of its main gun is several times that of the Inland Navy.

If a warship is hit by Yinglong's main gun, sinking is the only option.

On the sand table, the important cities on the coastline of Qi State are clearly visible to everyone.

Holding a long stick in his hand, Zheng Zhihu went through these places one by one: "Jiaozhou, Laizhou, and Dengzhou are the targets of our attack this time. Although the sea power of the puppet Qi Liuyu is not worth mentioning, its land army's combat effectiveness Not bad, and the Northern Division has many cavalry and is also good at cavalry combat. Therefore, this attack is both fictional and real. My real target is Banqiao Town, Jiaozhou. Before that, I need to mobilize the enemy's defensive forces to let They misjudged our actions, leaving Banqiao Town's defense empty, and our department was able to win with one blow."

(End of this chapter)