Six hundred and twentieth chapters Goryeo Fu Jiang upstairs
Chapter 623: Goryeo Fu Jiang Tower (Part 1)
Xiang Xing of Shengjing in Tiandu knew that things had changed, but he had no choice. The Zhang family of Huaishui also knew that things had changed, but they had no way out.
In fact, when the coalition forces failed to attack the Hetao, the biggest loser was the Zhang family. Before that, due to the relationship between Zhang Cangxiong and the Hetao and the existence of the intermediary Zhang Yuewan who married into the Hetao, the relationship between the Hetao and Huaishui had always been good. It can be said that
Huai River is the Hetao's ally next to the Scarlet Plateau. If Zhang Cangxiong's original plan is followed, then after the Hetao dominates the world, the Zhang family's harvest will not necessarily be less than that of the Scarlet Clan. However, the civil strife that occurred in the Zhang family will not necessarily be less than that of the Scarlet Clan.
Completely ruined the plan of Zhang Cangxiong and his daughter.
Hetao will not let go of any coalition soldier who participated in the Battle of Dingzhou. No matter who he is, no matter what kind of friendship he had with Hetao before, Hetao will not let him go. Just like the Qinchuan Li family, even Li Xiaomo
Even his surrender failed to dissuade Hetao from killing the only 30,000 soldiers who had gone north that day, let alone others.
Therefore, Zhang Yuewan is now very worried about the situation of the Huai River. However, she is just powerless now. Her advice cannot make the generals in Hetao give up their murderous thoughts. Moreover, she is currently on the East China Sea and cannot care about the Huai River.
.Moreover, the current war has completely filled her mind, leaving her no time to think about it.
"Mother, there is no trace of the Eastern Japanese navy on Chongming Island or Zhoushan Island. Even the army stationed above has been withdrawn." Wu Zhou walked up to Zhang Yuewan and bowed. After many years of changing his words,
After that, Wu Zhou finally changed his name to mistress Zhang Yuewan instead of Miss Zhang Yuewan. But it doesn’t really matter now. After a while, I’m afraid the Zhang family will no longer exist, so it doesn’t matter what you call her.
Zhang Yuewan's eyebrows wrinkled. After the Eastern Japanese invaded the four major Chongming islands of the Qingfeng Empire, they always regarded it as a springboard to attack the mainland, so they deployed a large number of troops. What Zhang Yuewan and He Bugui meant was to clean up first
The Eastern Japanese Army and the navy stationed on the four major islands reduced the strength of the Eastern Japanese Navy to the greatest extent.
However, what surprised Zhang Yuewan and others was that the Dragon Legion had never encountered a Japanese warship since entering the East China Sea, and now even the defenders on Zhoushan and Chongming had disappeared. Obviously there must be a problem here.
.Now, all we can do is look at the Ryukyu Island in front of us.
A soldier hurried over and asked loudly: "Mother, the commander of the legion came here with a signal and asked us if it is necessary to go ashore to investigate the situation in Ryukyu."
Zhang Yuewan said calmly: "Let the legion commander make his own decision, I have no objection."
When Hetao formed the Jiaolong Legion, Zhang Yuewan was originally the commander of the legion. However, the Hetao army was fighting in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun. Zhang Yuewan, who was smart and ice-snowy, knew that there must be someone at the top of Hetao who was worried about her, so she directly handed over the navy to Hetao.
He did not return, but he went on the Eastern Expedition with Haotian. Because of this, even though the Zhang family from Huaishui later joined the coalition, even Luo Xiang and others did not express their anger at Zhang Yuewan.
This time, the Dragon Legion entered the East China Sea to look for the main force of the Eastern Japanese Navy. Zhang Yuewan originally did not want to go there in person, but thinking that staying with Haotian and watching the Zhang family be annihilated by the Hetao would put her in even greater difficulties, so she simply volunteered. However,
In order to avoid suspicion, Zhang Yuewan resolutely asked for instructions and gave up the position of commander of the Dragon Legion to He Bugui, while she only came to fight as Haotian's wife.
On the mast, the flag soldiers kept waving the flags in their hands. Soon, the 100,000-strong navy of the Jiaolong Legion slowly sailed towards Ryukyu not far ahead.
"All the infrastructure near the port has been destroyed. The warships are temporarily unable to dock and must be replaced by small boats." Wu Zhou said after Zhang Yuewan.
"Oh?" Zhang Yuewan was a little surprised: "It seems that Dongbo has really given up here, otherwise it would not have destroyed it so completely. In this case, there is no need to go ashore."
There was a slight pause in her steps, but Zhang Yuewan finally stepped forward: "Forget it, since I have agreed to He Bugui, if I regret it now, others will think that I am deliberately trying to lose face for him. Wu Zhou sent an order to General Zhang Cangzong.
, let him go ashore together."
When Zhang Yuewan landed on Ryukyu, He Bugui and other senior navy generals had all come ashore. Zhang Yuewan felt a little uneasy. This situation seemed to be that he deliberately kept everyone waiting. So he complained, but everyone also
They didn't take it seriously, especially Zhang Cangzong and Wu Zhou, who quickly handed over.
The Dragon Legion now has a full strength of 100,000 troops. In addition to the legion commander He Bugui, it has five squadrons. The fleet commanders are Zhang Cangzong, Wu Zhou, Cui Le, Jinshan and Shu Lan. Originally, according to Haotian's wishes, preparations were made
When a squadron was added and Zhang Jiwei, Zhang Yuewan's cousin, was appointed as the commander of the squadron, Zhang Yuewan and Zhang Cangzong strongly opposed it. Haotian also understood what they were worried about, so he never mentioned it later.
"Mother, something is wrong." He Bugui said in a deep voice: "The Dongwa Navy has completely disappeared. Our reconnaissance fleet has penetrated a hundred miles into the Dongwa mainland, but we still haven't seen the Dongwa Navy.
Traces.”
"There must be a conspiracy here." Zhang Yuewan said: "The famous general Kato Takashi, if he deliberately hides his traces, the East China Sea is thousands of miles away, and it is difficult for us to find his traces. From Zhoushan to Chongming, and then from Chongming Island to Ryukyu, there is actually no trace of him.
Any Japanese army is really abnormal."
Cui Le squinted his eyes and said: "It is impossible for Dongbo to give up the four major islands with such important strategic positions. The general has been fighting Dongbo for many years, and he is very clear about their greedy desires flowing in their bones. Dongbo has never given up anything he has eaten.
The fat in their mouths, they must have dug corresponding traps for us by withdrawing their troops in such a big step."
Jinshan nodded. Like Cui Le, he has been wandering on the East China Sea for half his life. Battles with the Japanese navy are completely routine. Therefore, they are quite familiar with the virtues of the Japanese and the cunning of Kato Taka.
clear.
Shu Lan squatted on a big rock and kept gesticulating with the branches in his hands. After a while, he suddenly whispered: "The last general always has a feeling, that is, the Eastern Japanese navy seems to be seducing you without leaving any trace.
Let's go south. You see, we haven't seen any trace of the Japanese warships since we left the mouth of the river. But whenever we have no clue, we can always get some clues."
Among all the generals of the navy, Shu Lan is the only commander who was born in Dingzhou Qianqi. However, no one dares to underestimate this layman. The combat effectiveness of the 20,000 navy under his command is definitely the best in the entire army. Moreover,
Because of his special status, he is very talkative among the Dragon Legion. Everyone knows that if he makes him angry, it is best for the Navy not to go ashore in the future. After all, who is not his old comrade-in-arms?
A leader-level figure in Hetao?
"Going south?" Zhang Yuewan frowned more and more: "The base camp of the Dongbo should be near the mainland. Since they are deliberately plotting against us, they should lure us north. If we go further southwest, we will go east.
It makes no sense for the Japanese to be in Qiongya, our last stronghold in Qingfeng."
Having said that, Zhang Yuewan clearly understands that Kato Taka has been traversing the East China Sea for twenty years and can be compared with a famous water battle general like He Huairen. Naturally, he is not a fuel-efficient lamp. At least, in water battles, his attainments are definitely the top.
. Now the Hetao is sweeping across the mainland of China with the force of autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves. Dongbo should know very well that after the Hetao has wiped out China, the next target must be them. Now, what on earth is Kato Ying thinking?
"Could it be that Kato Taka is planning to trap us and kill us in one fell swoop?" Zhang Yuewan said to herself: "It is possible! The total strength of the Dongwa Navy is only 150,000, while our Jiaolong Legion has as many as 100,000 soldiers.
, coupled with Goryeo's 100,000 navy, we have the upper hand in terms of strength. Therefore, if we fight head-on against the Japanese, we may be at a disadvantage, so trapping us is indeed a good move."
He Bugui took over the conversation: "The most important thing is that the Eastern Japanese navy has repeatedly expanded its army. Since my father's death in the battle, about 200,000 naval forces have been killed in the battle. The total population of the Eastern Japanese is only six million, plus
With the army's battle losses, where did they get so many reserve soldiers? As for us, our lord has almost unified China, and with the help of Marshal Fu Jianglou of the Goryeo Navy, the strength has completely suppressed the Japanese. Therefore, Kato Taka now expects
Yes, it must be to destroy our army at the minimum cost."
The way of war is nothing more than finding the right time, place and people, and fighting at sea. If you want to annihilate the opponent at the minimum cost, the best way is to look at the sky and the sea. All the generals here understand this very well.
"In other words, Kato Taka must be fully prepared, otherwise he would never take the initiative to lure our troops south." He Bugui came to a conclusion. After thinking for a while, He Bugui's expression suddenly became cheerful.
"My father once mentioned something before he was alive. Before Kato Taka joined the Eastern Japanese Navy, he was a big pirate who traveled all over the world. At that time, his scope of activities ranged from the coast of the Sakhalin Sea in the north to the distant Kinka Mitsukoshi and even more in the south.
The south end. As for his lair, no one knows where it is. Unfortunately, my father just mentioned it casually at the time, and I didn’t care." He Bugui said regretfully: "Looking at the situation in front of me, Kato Taka is very worried.
It is possible that he is planning to lure us to his lair and use the local location to inflict heavy damage on us. However, my father has died in the battlefield, and there are not many old people of their era left."
After saying this, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up and all fell on Cui Le and Jin Shan.
The two of them felt that everyone was staring at them like swords, and they suddenly felt uncomfortable. Jinshan smiled awkwardly and said: "We had only joined the army not long ago, so we didn't know very well. In fact, the commander-in-chief was only commanding a squadron at the time."
Seeing the disappointed expressions on everyone's faces, Cui Le grinned and said: "Everyone, although we don't know much about it, there is one person who must know it very well! Moreover, this person has fought with Kato Taka for more than ten years, and he is the most feared by Kato Taka.
One of the characters."
"who?"
"Marshal of Goryeo Navy, Fu Jianglou!"
Fu Jianglou is a legend of Goryeo, just like Bu Xianzhi. Unlike Bu Xianzhi, who is far-sighted and foresighted, Fu Jianglou is famous solely because of his military exploits.
Goryeo is a peninsula country, facing the sea on three sides. The green water to the east separates most of the country from mainland China. Therefore, Goryeo has always paid equal attention to sea and land. However, the Goryeo nation is not very interested in external expansion. To put it nicely,
First of all, Goryeo is a peace-loving country. To put it harshly, it is a typical weakling, and it is still very soft. Although every once in a while, Goryeo will also have some amazing characters.
However, due to the inertia of the entire nation, their power has never crossed the green water. For thousands of years, Goryeo has always been one of the most honest subordinates of the Chinese Empire.
Of course, there are always some people in Goryeo who overestimate their capabilities and occasionally like to challenge the majesty of China. But most of the time, Goryeo is still very docile. Things like King Haemu and Haixi defrauding Shanhaiguan are completely rare in a century.
Encounter.
Due to Goryeo's gentle or weak national characteristics, Goryeo has never been very interested in foreign conquests. Therefore, in many periods of history, Goryeo has been protected by the Chinese Empire. However, in recent decades, this situation has changed.
An accident happened.
More than fifty years ago, the crown prince of Emperor Hongyeol went on a mission to Goryeo and was accidentally assassinated. This triggered the first and only large-scale conflict between the Qingfeng Empire and the Goryeo Dynasty. As a result, due to the involvement of the Three Northeastern Kingdoms and the Qingfeng Empire,
Due to carelessness, the entire army of 500,000 was annihilated. This battle also pushed the prestige of Baijing Kasimbas to its peak. As a result, Goryeo embarked on the road of being inseparable from the Qingfeng Empire.
However, due to problems on both sides in this matter, and the weakening of national power, the Qingfeng Empire was unable to effectively punish Goryeo. Therefore, as the three northeastern countries became more and more powerful, the relationship between Qingfeng and Goryeo began to slowly recover.
However, in 618, King Haemu of Goryeo conspired to fraudulently open the Shanhaiguan Pass, known as the first pass of the Great Wall defense line, causing the Qingfeng Great Wall defense line to collapse, and the relationship between both parties fell to the bottom again. Until later, King Jianwu Fu Jianglin launched a coup and beheaded his brother in public
, and sent Bu Xianzhi and Fu Ruoshui to Hetao, and this matter came to an end.
Ever since Emperor Hongyeol's expedition to Goryeo failed fifty years ago, the Goryeo dynasty has no longer been protected by Qingfeng's force. This is actually not a big deal for Goryeo. Among the seven largest vassal states of Cheongfeng, Goryeo's national power is the strongest. And
To the west, there were obstacles such as green water and natural dangers and the Baishan Mountains. Neither Haixi nor Qingfeng were willing to take the initiative to attack Goryeo to allow the other side to take advantage of it, so Goryeo's national defense came to this end.
However, the end of the Warring States Period that Dongwa claimed to have and the strong rise of the Dekang family brought great trouble to Goryeo. Dongwa was originally the base camp of Japanese pirates. The main reason why Japanese pirates are called Japanese pirates is that they all come from
Eastern Japanese Dynasty.
At that time, although the Qingfeng Empire was already in decline, the foundation of Emperor Wulie's period was still there, and the Dekang family, which had just unified Eastern Japan, did not have the courage to challenge Qingfeng's power. Therefore, the main target of Eastern Japan's plunder was the west.
Goryeo, the sea thousands of miles southwest, and even the distant Jinhua Mitsukoshi area.
Before this, Goryeo did not pay much attention to the navy. After all, its defense was basically taken care of by Qingfeng. Qingfeng's Jiaolong Legion had a total strength of 200,000 at that time. The He family, a naval warfare family, was the backbone of the Jiaolong Legion.
At that time, Dongbo did not dare to challenge the Jiaolong Legion. However, after the conflict between Goryeo and Qingfeng, the Jiaolong Legion also left the Korean waters. Therefore, Goryeo, which faced the sea and the navy on three sides and was quite weak, became a fat man in the eyes of Dongbo.
Meat.
During those more than 20 years, it can be said to be a dark age for the residents of the coastal areas of Goryeo. The plunder of Goryeo by the East Japanese at that time and the massacre after landing were no less than those in the coastal areas of Yangzhou Road and Jiangnan Road.
Performance. Facing the bloody plunder of the Eastern Japanese, the Goryeo Dynasty also resisted. However, the navy was a technical branch after all, and Goryeo had no foundation at all before. They were not like the Eastern Japanese dynasty. The whole country was full of Japanese pirates. Just pick one.
They were all good sailors. After repeated defeats, Goryeo was almost desperate.
At that time, even if the so-called wise man arrived first, the only way he could come up with was to ban the sea. Not only were sails not allowed to go into the sea, but all the people within thirty miles of the coastal area were moved away. However, this plan was not implemented in the end because
At that time, a generation of famous naval general Fu Jianglou was born. At that year, Fu Jianglou was 14 years old, while his younger brother Fu Jianglin was only 10 years old.
Fu Jianglou is a legend. He joined the army at the age of fourteen. This most prominent member of the royal family who was born in Goryeo did not choose the luxurious life of romance, nor did he choose the least dangerous army like many disciples in the royal family. He chose
He joined the navy. At that time, the Goryeo Navy only had a dozen broken warships and less than a thousand soldiers. The Busan military port had even been completely annihilated by weeds. But under such circumstances, he still chose the navy.
Half a year later, Fu Jianglou led the two thousand naval officers of Goryeo and rode the iron-backed turtle ship he invented, which was extremely powerful in terms of attack and defense. They lured the enemy deep near the Port of Busan and easily annihilated the Dong.
From then on, Fu Jianglou was out of control. Under his personal leadership, the Korean Navy fought and won consecutive battles. Wherever his banner went, almost all the Japanese warships were defeated without fighting.
In just three years, Fu Jianglou won seventeen of his seventeen battles, annihilated more than 50,000 Japanese naval troops, and burned more than 700 warships.
Fu Jianglou's achievements finally aroused the anger of the Eastern Japanese Dynasty. After sufficient preparations, the Eastern Japanese mobilized 150,000 naval troops and attacked Goryeo with thunderous momentum. At that time, the Chief of the Korean Navy
The number of troops is only about 70,000.
Facing the superior strength of Dongbo, Fu Jianglou was not afraid and launched an active attack on Dongbo. The battle of Wangjiang Island lasted for two days and two nights. The Korean Navy lost 40,000 soldiers.
The 150,000 Japanese naval forces were completely annihilated. In this battle, less than 3,000 naval soldiers escaped back to the eastern Japanese mainland.
However, Fu Jianglou's glory ended here. Due to his repeated victories, his huge prestige in the hearts of the army and the people finally aroused the fear of those in power in Goryeo. Especially since he was born in the Goryeo royal family, so just now
After returning from a great victory, before he could enjoy the cheers of the people, he was reduced from a naval commander to a prisoner, and then was placed under house arrest in Xiao Chang'an, the capital of Goryeo.