Fu Song

Chapter 727 The Fourth Battlefield
Zheng Zeshi's concerns are not without reason.

There is no doubt that the Jianghuai Theater is the center of this great war.

And Yeluzhen gathered all the troops he could muster, thinking about going straight to the key points, and no longer entangled with Da Song on side matters.

If he really wants to make a breakthrough in Jianghuai, his army will be able to drive straight into the heart of Song Dynasty.

The so-called Yangtze River defense line is simply unable to block the opponent's front, and it can be said that there are loopholes everywhere.

And once the heart is mortally threatened, stability cannot be ensured elsewhere.

At least in terms of the Western Army, Xiao Cheng couldn't guarantee that his elder brother would be able to control everyone.

Xiao Ding is the leader of the Western Army, but the Western Army is still basically a tribal union in essence, and everyone has different interests.

When that time really comes, I'm afraid that even Zhang Yuan will stand on the opposite side of Xiao Ding. If he gets to this point, what can Xiao Ding do?It’s not just about going with the flow!

Whether Jianghuai can stand up to Xiao Cheng is not just a one-sided problem, but an overall problem.

Influence each other, penetrate each other, and support each other.

If Jianghuai is the first battlefield, then Xiangfan is the second battlefield, and Zhang Cheng's actions in Hedong are the third battlefield. As for the Western Army, it can only be regarded as containment.

And the thousand ships and one hundred thousand troops that Zheng Zeshi mentioned were the fourth battlefield arranged by Xiao Cheng.

Right now, Song Dynasty's military deployment is like a big crab.

Xiangfan and Jianghuai are the main body of this crab. The line of defense that has been operated for several years seems to be a thick crab shell, and now it is under the fierce attack of the enemy.

The joint department between Zhang Cheng and the Western Army is a big pincer of this crab. Now, another big pincer is about to be released. The army carried by thousands of sea ships will land on the Shandong Peninsula.

Two large pliers, one on the left and one on the right, attacked the back of the Liao army, and their targets were Hebei Road.

Once successful, the entire Liao army will be surrounded in the hinterland of the Central Plains.

If the Liao people cannot make a breakthrough in Jianghuai, they will immediately face a catastrophic scene of cut off of support, cut off of food and grass, and collapse of morale.

Therefore, these two battlefields are also another kind of support for the Jianghuai battlefield.

Yeluzhen had to look back at these two teams, and had to consider how long it would take for him to win Xuzhou before he had any hope of winning this war.

If it is too late to break through the Jianghuai River, the Liao people will have to make a strategic retreat.

And this retreat is not as simple as withdrawing from Jianghuai.

Just like what Empress Dowager Chengtian Xiao Chuo said to Qi King Liu Yu, if they can't win Jianghuai, they can only retreat, Jianghuai, Hebei, and Yellow River, and even Youyan can't be saved.

And this is exactly Xiao Cheng's wishful thinking.

The first phase of the war with the Liao Kingdom has come to an end.

After eight months of fierce fighting, everyone will make a conclusion in Xuzhou.

Once the battle of Xuzhou ends with the victory of Song Dynasty, the war will officially enter the second stage.

That is, the stage of regaining the homeland.

The lost land in Henan, the lost land in Hebei, the lost land in Hedong, and the lost land in Jingdong will all be recovered in the second stage.

Recovering the lost ground and returning the capital to Tokyo means the end of the second phase of the war. After the end of the second phase of the war, the New Song Dynasty will reap a bumper harvest in politics. The prestige of the imperial court will reach its peak in this phase. At that time, there will be no obstacles in vigorously promoting various reforms in the north that have been implemented for many years in the south and have been effective.

At the same time, the third stage of the battle against Liao will also kick off.

Northern Expedition Youyan!

Zheng Zhilong stood at the wharf of Quanzhou Port, in front of his eyes were endless sea ships.

There are as many as [-] large ships of various types capable of ocean-going voyages gathered here. These ships will be loaded with soldiers, weapons, food, etc., and then set sail and sail all the way to the Shandong Peninsula.

At this time, the fleet at Guangzhou Port should have set sail long ago.And Yangzhou's fleet has probably entered the final stage of shipment now.

The three fleets have different distances, different missions, and different difficulties in long-distance voyages, but in the end, they have to complete the confluence before the deadline to form a large fleet and assist the troops to land.

When he first received this task, Zheng Zhilong only thought that the chief assistant Xiao Cheng must be crazy, and this task was completely impossible.

But no matter how embarrassing he is, Xiao Cheng's order cannot be disobeyed. For more than a year, he and his father have worked hard to formulate a plan, and he, as the actual executor of the plan, has even broken his leg. Broken heart.

Now, his heart is full of pride.

Some things that seemed improbable at first, after actually doing them, I found out that they were not completely impossible. I solved them one by one, and overcome one difficulty after another, unconsciously. , but suddenly found that he was not far from his final goal.

One more step forward is the end.

However, for the sake of the mountain, it may fall short. The 99 prayers have already been done, and it must not be broken by this last trembling. Therefore, the closer to the end, the more cautious Zheng Zhilong is, and he must do everything by himself, and he must be foolproof.

This is his best chance to become famous and soar into the sky.

Unlike his brother Zheng Zhihu, who has long been famous all over the world, his elder brother has been managing internal affairs in his hometown in obscurity. Although he is rich and powerful, he is a bit dissatisfied after all.

In terms of ability, how could he lose to his younger brother?
This time is the time to show yourself to the people of the world. If this matter is successful, the imperial court will definitely not be stingy with rewards. With the credit this time and the credits that you have quietly made in the Song Dynasty Maritime Association over the years, a The Lord Hou's reward is appropriate.

Many things that seem to be a matter of course now are actually accumulated silently over the years!

The ability to gather thousands of big ships at one time is due to the rapid development of the Song Dynasty's maritime affairs in the past ten years, which includes a series of huge advances in shipbuilding technology and ocean navigation technology. Without the accumulation and experience of these years Exploration, there will be no big scene like today.

More than ten years ago, where did Dasong Haimao have such power as it is now?At that time, if you go out to sea by boat, whether you can come back safely depends on God's will.

But now, the flag of the Song Dynasty is above the sea, and no one dares to provoke it. Only the sea and God are left who dare to oppose the Yuanyang Navy of the Song Dynasty, and the rest is insignificant.

Among the sea boats gathered this time, many came from Dashi, Persia, and Taixi.

The Taixi people are now fighting with the big cannibals. The two sides are incompatible, but on the territory of the Song Dynasty, they can only obey the orders of the Song Dynasty honestly. There is no place above the sea.

Although the sea is big, without Da Song's permission, it can't accommodate a small sampan that rebels against Da Song.

Under the command of the flag of the pier tower, a sea ship full of cargo slowly left the pier and sailed to the open sea to berth. As soon as this one left, another one immediately filled the vacancy left by the previous one. , the middle is almost seamless.The high efficiency at work reflects Da Song's exploration and progress in wharf management over the years.And this is not just the Quanzhou port. Under the auspices of the first assistant Xiao Cheng, all these management regulations have been made into strict procedures and promoted in all ports in the Song Dynasty.

Every fifty ships form a small fleet to set sail, and then form a brigade with other small teams during the voyage. Each team has a flagship, a pilot, a troop transporter, a food transporter, and an ordnance transporter. The team, in any situation, has the ability to support itself.

And this is Da Song's current strength at sea.

When the battle on land is over, Da Song's eyes will focus on the sea again. At that time, maybe these big cannibals, Persians or Taixi people should cry!

Zheng Zhilong's gaze swept across a few guys whose clothes and appearance were very different from those of the Song Dynasty. These people were the leaders of those guys in Quanzhou Port.

If these guys went to other places in the Song Dynasty, they would inevitably be regarded as a rarity and be surrounded by crowds, but here in Quanzhou, it is not surprising that everyone is already a common sight.

There was a melodious sound of horns in the distance, and then, a fleet of fifty sea ships slowly unanchored and set sail, sailing towards the vast sea.

Even though it was impossible for the fleet in the distance to see him, Zheng Zhilong still waved his hand and said "Bon voyage!"
Shandong Peninsula, Dengzhou.

Zhizhou Tian Fengchun was ashamed, looking at the enemies who were quickly approaching here in the distance, the fluttering Song Dynasty flag showed the identity of the opponent, those people came from the sea, they were the navy of the Song Dynasty.

Since last year, the navy of the Great Song Dynasty has carried out endless harassment and attacks on the sea area of ​​​​Qi Kingdom, but under normal circumstances, they just burned, killed and looted before leaving, and rarely went ashore to attack cities. Once, he seemed to be the one chosen by them.

Without reinforcements, the entire army formed by Da Qi was transferred away by the King of Qi, and what was left for him was just some local regiment training, and now they are running like rabbits outside.

Not to mention the armor, they can't even gather decent weapons, and asking them to fight these regular troops of the Song Dynasty is really forcing a sow to climb a tree.

"The county magistrate, close the city gate, close the city gate!" The master next to him looked at the dumbfounded county magistrate, who seemed to have lost his soul, and jumped up and shouted anxiously.

"Closing the city gate, can it stop the enemy?" Tian Fengchun sighed: "Look at our broken city wall, which is only about ten feet high. Take a look again, are there any holes in the city wall over there? You sent people to repair your own house, and that thin city gate, you can kick it open with just one kick, and stop the enemy?"

The master was dumbfounded, and he didn't know if he was regretting not poaching a corner!

The gate of the city was wide open, and there were still a few guys in official robes standing on the city looking at them calmly, but it made a lieutenant led by Song Jun below a little confused, shouldn't he run away?Even if you don't run, shouldn't you shoot a few arrows?In this way, I can command my subordinates to rush up and attack the city!

What is going on now?

no resistance,
don't run away,

Or is he learning from Grandpa Kong Ming, playing an empty city trick?

Fuck your mother, I'm not Sima Bailian!

The school lieutenant raised his knife forward and roared angrily: "Everyone is here, let's go into the city!"

Thousands of Song soldiers rushed in and entered Dengzhou City.

Tian Fengchun became a prisoner.

But without the humiliation he expected, Song Jun took him back to the county government. To his surprise, although Song Jun controlled the county government and all the important places in the county, his discipline was excellent, which can be called Nothing wrong with the previous sentence.

A commanding officer came in and stared up and down at Tian Fengchun for a long while, until Tian Fengchun felt hairy.

Originally prepared for the worst, but Song Jun gave him hope for life again,

Once a person has the hope of life, there are very few people who really want to die.

"Do you want to live?" asked the governor.

There's nothing to think about, naturally they want to live, Tian Fengchun and the other officials in the room nodded repeatedly.

"If you commit crimes and make meritorious service, you can live. If things are done well, this official may continue to be an official." Tong Zhi knocked on the table with the scabbard and said loudly.

"I don't know what you want us to do? We must do our best. It's just this general, we in Dengzhou can't afford the food and salary right now, and we don't have any money left. King Qi, no, no, no, thief Liu has searched us all. The sky is three feet higher out of thin air!" Tian Fengchun swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said with some difficulty.

"I can't see that it's already this time, and you still want to say a few words for the people under your rule!" The governor laughed: "So, even though you have become a thief, you are not bad at the end. Don't worry , we don’t want food, on the contrary, we will send you food!”

Tian Fengchun was stunned. Such an answer was something he never expected.

The commander took out a stack of blueprints from his pocket and threw them on the table, "Do you understand?"

Tian Fengchun opened the drawing and glanced at it, "A barracks, a warehouse?"

"We provide money and food, and you are responsible for recruiting people, building, and completing this work. I will guarantee that you, the magistrate of Dengzhou County, will continue to work!" The ruling official said: "Can you do it?"

"Capable!" Tian Fengchun immediately said without any hesitation.

There is no hesitation here, it must be said that it is capable.

And looking at this picture, he understood that the Song people were planning to land in Dengzhou on a large scale, and they would use this place as an important fulcrum, so they had to build warehouses and barracks.

Next, I am afraid that a large number of Song troops will land here.

In this way, are the Song people preparing for a large-scale counterattack?
This also shows that on the front line, Daliao's offensive was extremely difficult. No wonder King Qi transferred all the troops in Dengzhou and searched here as much as possible.

Tian Fengchun suddenly found that his life seemed to be at a crossroads again.

(End of this chapter)