Liu Daogui nodded and said: "It's just that although Goguryeo can be regarded as a small country on the territory of the four counties of Han Dynasty, it also had conflicts with Murong's Yan State. I have always heard that Goguryeo's army has strong bows and arrows.
"Quickly, defending the city is advantageous, but the navy seems to have never been their strength, and the demon thieves' navy is the best in the world, how could they not even be able to defeat the Goguryeo fleet?"
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "Although Goguryeo was a powerful country in land warfare, because it had fought with Baekje and Silla for many years, it often sent fleets to attack these two countries from the sea, so it gradually paid attention to and developed its navy.
During the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty defeated the Korean regime of the Wei family, he sent General Yang Pu and his navy to attack their capital Wangxian City from the sea. Oh, this place is now called Pyongyang. In the next few hundred years,
Goguryeo has always been at war with the Liaodong region in the north, and Baekje in the south is at war with Silla. The navy fleet is also often used. This is why they have a huge fleet. This time they will escort our army transportation.
There are more than 300 sea sand warships in the fleet."
Liu Daogui raised his eyebrows: "More than three hundred warships? That's a huge fleet. Although the power of the demon thieves is huge, most of them are fishermen and boatmen along the river who were recruited after occupying Jiangzhou.
More than half of the warships were lost in the Battle of Gangneung. In addition, the river was to be blocked. I am afraid that the warships sent to the estuary to intercept the warships were probably at most a hundred or so Huanglong warships. Naturally, they would not be able to defeat the Goguryeo fleet.
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Liu Muzhi nodded: "At that time, these Goguryeo warships were disguised as Jin warships. They detected in advance the movements of the demon thief fleet that had set up water forts in the Hudu area to monitor the Dajiang estuary, and then took advantage of a
In the early morning of the foggy morning, under the banner of the Jin Army, they suddenly attacked the demon bandit's water stronghold and basically wiped out more than a hundred of their Huanglong warships. Only four or five ships escaped. What they saw was the large ship of the Jin Army approaching.
We passed the water village and headed south, so when we reported back, we probably thought it was the Wang family and the Xie family, which were aristocratic families in the Wu area, and sent warships to meet them. Later, we also asked the Goguryeo fleet to temporarily dock in the Zhoushan Islands area.
It has not been discovered by the fishermen along the coast, and I am afraid that even now, the demon thieves are not aware of the existence of this fleet."
Liu Daogui sighed: "Although we have been plotted by monsters and thieves many times over the past year, God still supported us at the most critical moment and allowed the army to come down from the sea in time.
Otherwise, it’s hard to say who will have the last laugh in this battle of Jiankang.”
Liu Muzhi said calmly: "I thought that even if the 40,000 troops who conquered Nanyan did not return one after another, Jiankang could still be defended. Since your eldest brother returned to Jiankang at the most dangerous time, he can then calm people's hearts.
After recruiting 30,000 to 40,000 defenders in the city, it was impossible to lose this battle. The return of the attacking Yan army was actually more important in calming the hearts of the people in Wu, and making those high-ranking families who began to have dissatisfaction,
We no longer dare to act rashly. In fact, later on, we stationed most of the Northern Expeditionary Army in Wudi, monitoring local powerful families and recuperating from illness. Those who came to aid Jiankang were mainly local villagers and tenant farmers."
Liu Daogui nodded: "When I heard that the demon thieves were going to attack Jiankang, what I was most worried about was not Jiankang's safety. Even if Jiankang is lost, as long as my eldest brother and the Northern Expeditionary Army are still there, we can still take it back.
I don't doubt it, but I didn't expect that my eldest brother would be so radical, risking his own life and death, and personally returned to Jiankang when the army was not ready. What I was actually afraid of was that these aristocratic families in Wu would seize the opportunity to separate themselves and fight for themselves.
Under the banner of King Qin or temporarily siding with the demon bandits, they wantonly recruit and expand the army and build up their own army. If the army is so big, even if we can eliminate the demon bandits in the future, it will be difficult to deal with it."
Liu Muzhi smiled slightly: "Actually, when the monster thieves did not take the opportunity to attack the city as soon as they arrived outside Jiankang, we knew that we would definitely be able to defend Jiankang City this time, because Jiankang has no shortage of people, food, and weapons.
What he lacks is the will and determination to defend the city, and this can be brought by the slaves. Therefore, although he only brought back a dozen generals alone, he was better than a hundred thousand soldiers. Although I was not there at the time, I heard this
When I heard the news, I was still eager to hear it, as if I was back to the time when he was marching across the battlefield, one man rushing into battle, and ten thousand men overcoming difficulties."
Liu Daogui smiled and shook his head. At this moment, the muscles on his face became more active, and he even spoke more fluently and coherently: "We are not too old to go into battle yet. It doesn't matter back then, my eldest brother can do it now."
Charge into the battle, kill the generals and seize the flag."
Liu Muzhi sighed softly: "Tao rules, people can't surpass destiny, and they have to obey their elders. We are no longer the high-spirited young people from Jingkou who just came out to join the army. I have also dreamed countless times that I am still the same year.
What it looked like when I joined the army with my slaves, but now, more than 20 years have passed, and we are all old. Look at me, I can’t even eat five of my favorite chicken legs. In the past, a meal of ten
That’s the most common thing.”
Liu Daogui gritted his teeth: "Yes, we are older and our physical strength is not as good as before, but our experience and our heart to calm troubled times and save the common people will never grow old or change.
, with this heart, we can still do what we want to and must do.”
Liu Muzhi nodded: "You said that your original intention has not changed, are you serious? When you and I came out to join the army and serve the country, we only wanted to defeat the barbarians, make achievements, and return the two capitals. Now, do we still only think about this?
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Liu Daogui gently closed his eyes and murmured to himself: "Fat man, what do you want to say, but it doesn't hurt to speak out. We haven't seen each other in the past two years, and I haven't even seen my eldest brother. I don't know if he is still there."
My previous thoughts were that my sister-in-law died and my eldest brother also started taking concubines and having children. I know that some things must have changed. This time you came to Jingzhou, in addition to coming with the army to handle military affairs, you also wanted to communicate with me.
It was negotiated, right."
Liu Muzhi sighed: "Let me tell you my purpose of coming back to Jingzhou first. In fact, the main reason why I brought this cavalry here is not to rescue Jingzhou or to open the Tongbai Pass, but to track down a person.
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Liu Daogui was a little surprised and opened his eyes: "The person who allows you to travel thousands of miles to check must be extremely important. Is it Lu Zongzhi? Or Yu Yue?" ()