At present, the commander of the 30,000-strong navy is Deputy Commander Tang Huai, and his deputy is Zhang Gongyu. Yang Yuanqing is appointed as the military envoy to Huaixi and no longer serves as the commander-in-chief of the navy. Tang Huai takes over as the commander-in-chief of the navy, but it is Liu Qiong's recommendation. This time
After seizing Donghai Island and Shandong Peninsula, Liu Qiong discovered that Tang Huai was very talented in the navy. Both the fleet and the naval drills were done in an orderly and methodical manner.
Afterwards, Chen Qing asked Yue Yun and found out that the Yue family army had once formed a Huaihe navy, and its commander was Tang Huai. However, this navy was later transferred to Zhang Jun by the court, and Tang Huai no longer served as the navy commander.
Since Tang Huai had naval talents, Chen Qing happily named Tang Huai the Commander-in-Chief of the Yangtze River Navy and promoted him to Deputy Commander. The other generals who were promoted to Deputy Commander at the same time were Wang Duo, Li Fuxing, Hu Yanlei, Yue Yun, Zhang Xian,
Xu Qing and other generals.
Lieutenant General Zhang Gongyu was originally Han Shizhong's deputy general of the navy. He was a veteran general who had been a navy general in Mingzhou for a long time. It can be said that he had been depressed. After he surrendered to Liu Qiong, he was immediately recommended by Liu Qiong as the deputy general of the navy.
It was also accepted by Chen Qing.
Dozens of generals above the commander-in-chief greeted the arrival of His Highness King Yong at the Penglai County pier. When Chen Qing stepped ashore from the ship, everyone knelt down in a military salute and said, "See you, Your Highness!"
"Generals, please rise!"
Chen Qing quickly asked the generals to stand up, and smiled at everyone: "I traveled thousands of miles from Jingzhao to Dengzhou by boat. Now when I close my eyes, I see ships and the sea. I feel like I am also a member of the navy."
Tang Huai said with a smile: "Of course His Highness is a member of the Navy, and His Highness is the supreme commander of our Navy!"
"That's right. I am indeed the supreme commander of the navy. I hope that everyone can make new achievements in attacking Hebei this time. Not only that, in the future when we attack the home base of the Jin Kingdom in Liaodong, the navy will also be the absolute main force. That is how you can show off your power.
time."
His Highness King Yong's words made everyone's blood boil with excitement, and they wanted to start a war tomorrow.
Chen Qing asked Yao Mei to continue resting on the boat. There was no suitable accommodation in the county, so it was better to live comfortably on the boat.
Chen Qing, surrounded by generals, came down to the navy camp. The navy camp covered an area of 800 acres, built two thousand tents, and stationed 30,000 navy officers and soldiers here.
The Chinese army tent was brightly lit, with a sand table in the middle. It was the sand table on the east side of Hebei Road, and also included the Bohai Sea and Shandong Peninsula.
Chen Qing walked to the sand table and carefully examined the current situation. The generals all returned to their tents, leaving only Tang Huai, Zhang Gongyu and Marching Sima Boyun in the big tent.
Tang Huai explained to Chen Qing what they currently know about the garrison situation in Hebei. "We got news from spies. There is currently no garrison in Cangzhou, which is close to the sea, but there are 20,000 troops stationed in Hejian Mansion. Once the war breaks out, who knows?
Will they be transferred? They are considering the worst. If they will not be transferred, then when we attack Hejian Mansion, we will definitely have a battle with the 20,000 signed troops."
Chen Qing nodded and asked: "When you land in Cangzhou, where are you going to put your foundation?"
"There are two important places, one is Huichuan County in Qingzhou, and the other is Qingchi County in Cangzhou. We plan to use Qingchi County in Cangzhou as the foundation first, and the floating water will flow into the Bohai Sea through Qingchi County, and our fleet will be able to follow the
The floating water enters the hinterland of Cangzhou and goes directly to Qingchi County. After defeating the signing army of Hejian Prefecture, we will station part of the army in Huichuan County of Qingzhou, where we can cut off the canal south of Yanshan Prefecture."
Chen Qing pondered for a moment and said: "Actually, what I'm more worried about is that the 50,000 Jurchen reinforcements stationed in Yanshan Prefecture will definitely go south once the war breaks out. They will go along the canal, and various logistical supplies will also be carried by rafts.
As the transportation goes south, I am worried that if you send troops too early, you will definitely encounter 50,000 Jurchen cavalry. Therefore, I suggest that you wait patiently for information and be sure to understand the movements of these 50,000 cavalry. You must wait until the 50,000 army moves south before you can land.
Otherwise, all the navy and warships will be destroyed."
Zhang Gongyu said next to him: "Your Highness is right, we really can't fight against the Jurchen cavalry, so collecting intelligence about this army is the top priority. Bo Sima, can we send scouts to Yanshan Mansion?"
Bo Yun smiled slightly and said: "You don't understand what His Highness means. His Highness did not ask us to collect intelligence on this army."
Tang Huai and Zhang Gongyu both looked at Chen Qing. Chen Qing said calmly: "Bo Sima is right. I have already sent scouts to monitor this cavalry. I will keep track of the movements of this cavalry, so you have to wait for my order."
, your fleet can set off only after receiving my order."
Tang Huai and Zhang Gongyu saluted together, "Obey the order!"
Chen Qing nodded, walked out of the handsome tent, looked at the sea in the distance, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhang!"
Zhang Gongyu hurriedly stepped forward, bowed and said: "I'm here to serve you!"
Chen Qing said calmly: "How old is the old general this year?"
"In this humble position, there are two out of fifty this year."
Chen Qing then said slowly: "There is a big island in the south of Koryo, called Tamna Island. There used to be a Tamna Kingdom, but it was destroyed by Koryo forty years ago. It is now called Tamna County. I have been thinking about it.
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo and used the whole country to transport food to Liaodong. Later, because the logistics could not keep up, the entire army of hundreds of thousands was destroyed. If Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty had first sent a navy to protect his children and occupied Tamna Island,
Establish an important logistics center on Tamna Island, and then send 200,000 troops to Tamna Island. Using Tamna Island as the foundation, attack from south to north, destroy Baekje and Silla first, and support the war with war. Sui Yang
Will the emperor be able to completely conquer Goguryeo in the end?"
Bo Yun was a civil servant and knew this period of history. He said: "Back then, when I came to protect the children, I started from our feet and led the navy to conquer Goguryeo. But it was a pity that I didn't know that there was a large Tamna Island to the south!"
Chen Qing added: "A war to destroy a country cannot be accomplished overnight. It can take a few years in a short time or decades in a long time. Strategically, the two sides will eliminate each other's national power, and the one with the stronger national power will win. But tactically, we must be familiar with the terrain, use our strengths and avoid weaknesses, and make full use of them."
own advantages.
But at that time, the Sui army was eager for quick success and advanced in a hurry. It always wanted to use tactics instead of strategy. It completely abandoned the long-term strategy and was not familiar with the terrain. It used its own shortcomings to compete with the enemy's strengths. How could it be undefeated in the end?
At that time, the Sui Dynasty's advantage was equipment and warships. They did not take full advantage of the warships, but they fought fiercely with the enemy in the mountains. If the Sui army could capture Tamna Island and operate for three to five years, it would have a foundation.
Ji Silla or Goguryeo, why worry about immortality?"
Zhang Gongyu understood, and he immediately said: "I am an old man who has great ambitions. Even if he is seventy years old in humble position, he will lead the army and navy to capture Tamna Island for His Highness."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said: "You won't need to be seventy years old. I believe you can realize this wish before you are sixty years old!"
"I'm looking forward to that day!"
Tang Huai was anxious and said quickly: "Your Highness, even with a humble position, you can lead the naval army on an expedition!"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "Don't worry, General Tang. Your journey is in the south. There are many uninhabited islands and land in the south, which are rich in resources and fertile and wild. As long as we have a powerful naval force and an extremely large transportation
The fleet and these lands will belong to our descendants."
Chen Qing stayed in Penglai County for five days, and then led the fleet to set off again. The fleet arrived in Binzhou, where the Beiqing River flows into the Bohai Sea. The fleet sailed into the mouth of the Beiqing River, employing hundreds of people to pull fibers and 30 large ships.
It sailed along the Beiqing River toward Jinan Prefecture in a mighty way.