Lin Renzhao listened to Gu Hongzhong describing his opinions with excitement.
"Commander, you see, Tsushima Island connects Japan and Goryeo. This island is the best transit place. Japan and Goryeo are feuding countries, and they have treasures but no use for them. If they can turn their hostility into friendship, through this pair of islands, the relationship between the two countries will be better."
Trade with the Falklands will bring huge benefits to both parties."
"In addition, where Tsushima Island is located... Japan has a long and narrow territory. We station a naval force on Tsushima Island and can attack any part of Japan at any time."
Gu Hongzhong said with excitement that he was a painter, and he was also a top painter with a photographic memory.
Historically, after Li Yu came to the throne, due to the decline of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he was deeply wary of the northern officials in Nantou and worried that they would collaborate with the enemy.
As the most famous Northerner, Han Xizai was deeply suspicious.
Han Xizai held a banquet at his home. Li Yu secretly sent Gu Hongzhong to attend and asked him to record the banquet scene to see whether Han Xizai really held a banquet or used the banquet to commit illegal acts and do illegal things.
Gu Hongzhong relied on his quick insight and amazing memory to memorize the whole process of Han Xizai's night banquet at home, and then painted "Han Xizai's Night Banquet", one of the top ten famous Chinese paintings handed down from generation to generation.
With his extraordinary painting skills, he painted five scenes of pipa playing, watching dancing, resting between banquets, playing music, and farewell to guests. The expressions of each character were vividly depicted.
Not many authentic works of Gu Hongzhong have been handed down in his life, but this painting "Han Xizai's Night Banquet" is enough to prove his status in the painting world.
However, history has changed. Due to the effects caused by Luo Youdu, Li Yu not only failed to serve as the king of the Southern Tang Dynasty, he did not even become the crown prince.
If it weren't for Li Jing's favor, he might even be treated as a traitor.
Gu Hongzhong also lost his chance to become famous.
"Han Xizai's Night Banquet Picture" will no longer be available.
Luo Youdu did not waste Gu Hongzhong's talent. He did not encircle Gu Hongzhong and specialize in painting like the Southern Tang Dynasty. Instead, he gave him another job, measuring land and drawing maps, especially sea drawing.
Main picture.
Gu Hongzhong burst into tears with gratitude for Luo Youdu's appointment.
He is indeed good at painting, but he doesn't want to be just a painter. His idols are the two brothers Yan Lide and Yan Liben. In addition to painting, one of them is the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, and the other is the Prime Minister.
Gu Hongzhong also wanted to make a successful career, rather than become a court painter.
During this expedition, Gu Hongzhong's task was to draw a detailed chart of the surrounding areas of Goryeo, Japan, and the Ryukyu Islands, so that the imperial navy could better control Goryeo and Japan.
This time, Lin Renzhao led his troops to launch a surprise attack on Tsushima Island. Because of inaccurate nautical charts, he almost killed Goryeo and Busan.
Fortunately, Xun Zhi, who was traveling with him, noticed something was wrong and immediately persuaded Lin Renzhao.
Xun Zhi was a native of Korea and served as the minister of Guangping. When Luo Youdu ascended the throne, Wang Zhao sent an envoy to congratulate him. He then stayed in the Central Plains and now serves in the Central Plains. He went out with the army this time.
Xun Zhi once served as an official in Busan. He saw at a glance that the direction was wrong and stopped Lin Renzhao immediately.
With the help of Xun Zhi, they successfully found the location of Tsushima Island, then sealed off the island with a large army and attacked the island in one go.
Encountering some resistance, but facing the bombing of Hongtianlei, the Donghai Navy quickly entered a mopping-up state.
The core power of the Japanese country is currently in the hands of the central Fujiwara clan and a few local royal lords. Other local samurai groups are still on the way to their rise, lacking equipment and food. Facing the Donghai navy who have been trained on the battlefield,
There is no resistance at all.
In order to draw a map, Gu Hongzhong personally walked around Tsushima Island.
In addition to his job map, Gu Hongzhong also had many ideas in his mind.
Goryeo and Japan are facing each other across the sea. Tsushima Island can build a market and trade with each other.
He can also build military bases to deter Goryeo and Japan respectively, and even the detailed site selection is in his head.
Gu Hongzhong found an opportunity to make suggestions to Lin Renzhao.
Lin Renzhao listened carefully and saw Gu Hongzhong dancing and making impassioned speeches. He smiled and said: "Lin is a big boss and doesn't understand this. Gu Langzhong said it with such certainty that it couldn't be wrong. It just so happens that the six thousand prisoners in his hands are being held captive for waste.
, and there is a risk of causing trouble. Just let them do it, don’t feel sorry for them, and use it to their death. Eat three-thirds full and use up all your strength. Even if you want to resist, you won’t have the strength."
Gu Hongzhong said excitedly: "Follow your orders and I will not disappoint the governor."
At this moment, news came from outside the tent that Zheng Yanhua was asking for a meeting.
Lin Renzhao asked him to come in and talk.
Zheng Yanhua said cheerfully: "The direction of Goryeo also discovered something was wrong. They sent over a hundred people this time."
Lin Renzhao showed a smile on his face and said: "There is no escape, right?"
Zheng Yanhua said: "How is it possible? Their small ship only needs speed but not speed, and it needs combat power but not combat power. Even if they run away, how can they still have the face to see the governor?"
The Japanese nation actually mastered a certain amount of navigation technology. Their warships were mainly Huanglong, Sea Falcon and envoy ships sent to the Tang Dynasty.
But these are old things from two hundred years ago.
Among them, the ship sent to the Tang Dynasty was a troop transport ship and the largest sea-going ship in Japan.
Huanglong and Sea Falcon are improved versions of river ships learned from the Tang Dynasty, and are both outdated products.
It's just that the Japanese country had been isolated for hundreds of years, and its court was decayed. Naturally, the technology of its ships had not improved, and there was no need to maintain or build new ships.
Ships from more than a hundred years ago have long been out of service.
Now they travel to and from Japan, and the ships of Goryeo are the cheapest flat-bottomed long boats, each of which can only accommodate twenty people.
Luo Youdu of the Central Plains attached great importance to the navy. When he was still a minister in the Later Zhou Dynasty, he tried his best to promote water trade with Wu and Yue, absorbed their advanced shipbuilding technology, and formed a navy that could travel across the Bohai Sea.
After unifying the south of the Yangtze River, he summarized the shipbuilding technology of the Central Plains, Southern Tang, Wuyue, and Zhangquan, as well as the technology of Western sea-going ships, and developed new types of sea-going ships.
In recent years, most of the financial and tax revenue from maritime trade has been used for naval improvements and construction.
The gap between the two sides in terms of ships is not even a tiny bit.
Facing the fast-sailing falcons of the Central Plains, the Japanese flat-bottomed long boats had no chance of escaping.
Lin Renzhao nodded with satisfaction and said: "That's good. First, torture them separately and let them talk about the situation in Korea. Then throw them all to Gu Langzhong. They are all laborers. It is a pity to lock them up. Your Majesty said, what is Shi Jian called?
There is a big silver mine in the place, save their lives, and they will all work as miners."
"No!" Zheng Yanhua clasped his fists and accepted the order.
Lin Renzhao watched Zheng Yanhua and Gu Hongzhong leave. He looked at the newly drawn map and drew a long line from left to right on Tsushima Island with his fingers.
This long line is the sea area they blockade.
The coastline of Japan is long and narrow, and it is impossible to completely block it.
But as long as Chen Decheng is given half a month, it will be enough for him to capture Kyushu Island.
Kyushu Island gathered most of Japan's supplies, and taking these supplies away would be a major blow to Japan's morale.
The Japanese soldiers in the direction of Goryeo lost their logistical supplies and had no choice but to retreat southward.
Goryeo will be at your fingertips then.
Lin Renzhao deduced the process in his mind for about half an hour.
Zheng Yanhua returned from the interrogation: "Captain, there is new news. According to a young general from the Japanese country, they have a force of three thousand people and are attacking the Tamna Kingdom."
Lin Renzhao looked at the location of Jeju Island on the map, thought for a moment and said, "Call Lu Jiang."
Not long after, a young man over seventy years old with gray hair and beard walked in.
"Captain!" Lu Jiang's voice was loud and confident, not unlike an old man in his seventies.
Speaking of which, Lu Jiang was also the number one figure in history.
One of the representatives of late bloomers.
Lu Jiang, courtesy name Jinqing, was born in Yichun, south of the Yangtze River. He was the great-grandson of Lu Zhaozhi, the first number one scholar in the history of Jiangxi. He came from a scholarly family and had been fond of military strategists since he was a child. He focused on gambling and gambling.
Its meaning.
This kind of person would not be able to pass the exam, let alone Jiangnan, where the literary style was at its peak, even in the Central Plains. Therefore, when he reaches seventy, he has accomplished nothing.
Until Zhao Kuangyin and Chen Qiao mutinied, and the yellow robes were added, the situation in Jiangnan was severe.
Lu Jiang felt that she was in her late seventies and was a young man who could be a hero, so she wrote to the Southern Tang Dynasty to discuss matters in order to get a job. She was appreciated by Chen Qiao, an important minister and the Privy Councilor, and was granted the title of patrol along the river.
Lu Jiang gave full play to her talents and personally recruited and trained a naval force to garrison the front line of the Qinhuai Water Barrier.
When the Song Dynasty invaded the south, Lu Jiang faced a Song army that was ten times his own. He won many battles without losing a single victory. The Song army suffered a psychological shadow. When they heard Lu Jiang's name, they were timid and afraid and did not dare to attack.
In the end, there is still the same sentence, if the Southern Tang Dynasty does not fall, there is no natural reason.
Since Lin Renzhao was unjustly killed by Li Yu, Lu Jiang was the only person who could challenge the Song army to a fight.
Because he always won battles, the Southern Tang court quickly transferred him to the rear as a military governor, causing the Southern Tang front line to be defeated.
In the end, Li Yu surrendered, but Lu Jiang was unwilling to surrender to the Song Dynasty and led his troops to capture Shezhou in an attempt to defend central Fujian and revive the Southern Tang Dynasty.
Facing Shezhou, where Lu Jiang lived, the Song Dynasty fought for more than a year, but there was nothing they could do to defeat Lu Jiang, and they lost their troops and generals.
Seeing that Zhao Kuangyin could not conquer Lu Jiang, he used soft tactics to persuade him to surrender. In the end, due to the lack of food and grass, Lu Jiang surrendered for the sake of the people.
But Lu Jiang, who was eighty-four years old at the time, was unwilling to kneel to Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin was afraid internally of Lu Jiang's loyalty, and externally he was afraid that Lu Jiang would overwhelm the power of the Song Dynasty in one place, so he directly ordered Lu Jiang to be pushed out of the Meridian Gate and beheaded, and at the same time ordered the execution of the nine Lu Jiang clans.
After hearing the news, the descendants of the Lu family changed their surname from Lu to Zhong. Even now in Fenyi, there is a saying that "destroy a furnace and build a bell in one night."
Now Lu Jiang has not had time to defect to the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the Southern Tang Dynasty has been destroyed.
Seeing that the Dayu court had the style of the Han and Tang Dynasties, Lu Jiang felt that she was only seventy years old and a young man and could not be buried like this, so she wrote to the Dayu court to discuss the matter.
Luo Youdu saw that Lu Jiang was well-spoken and had profound insights into water warfare. It happened that the Donghai Navy was short of men, so he transferred Lu Jiang to Lin Renzhao.
When Lin Renzhao saw that Luo Youdu had transferred an old man, he was confused and thought he was a related person.
It was not until he had in-depth contact that Lin Renzhao discovered that Lu Jiang was talented and a first-class good person. In his letters with Luo Youdu, he repeatedly praised Lu Jiang and expressed regret for his age.
Only then did Luo Youdu find out that Lu Jiang, who wrote to him about the matter, was written by a seventy-year-old man who was full of youthful spirit.
Lin Renzhao called Lu Jiang forward, pointed to the Tamluo Kingdom on the map and said: "There are three thousand people from the Japanese country here. They are attacking the Tamluo Kingdom. Are you sure they can be wiped out?"
Lu Jiang looked at the map, narrowed her eyes slightly, and said, "Do I need to seal off this place as well?"
Obviously, this 70-year-old veteran also understands their current purpose.
Lin Renzhao said: "Try your best, you don't have many soldiers."
Lu Jiang said loudly: "Young general understands!"
The corner of Lin Renzhao's mouth twitched. There is no doubt that he is a real young player.
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Mokdonnae County, Sangju!
This Donglai County is either Yantai, Shandong, or Busan in later generations. The roots of Korean culture come from China, so many of their place names like to be called after the Central Plains.
The same is true in Donglai County here.
Yuan Manzhong stood on the high ground of Busan, looking at Tsushima Island from a distance, a trace of anxiety flashed in his eyes, and the uneasiness in his heart became more and more intense.
This famous founder of the Yuan family in the Japanese Kingdom was far from being as reckless as he seemed on the surface.
He contradicted Taira Sadamori like a fool, and his purpose was actually to win the favor of the Fujiwara clan.
Even though the Fujiwara clan was rotten to the core, the world of Japan was ultimately in the hands of the Fujiwara clan. Holding the Fujiwara clan's lap would be most beneficial to Qing and Genji.
Therefore, regardless of right or wrong, Minamoto Mitsunaka stood firmly on the side of the Fujiwara family. It seemed brainless, but it was actually the wisest move.
The troops and horses have not moved, but the food and grass go first.
This most basic principle is the first lesson in military science.
On the first day of the food shortage, Shifu Fujiwara, who was far away in Kaicheng, took it seriously and sent people to Tsushima to urge it.
But in the end, there was no news.
The distance between Busan and Tsushima is not far, just over 110 miles, and it can be reached by speedboat in one day.
Now is the windy season. Even if you are unlucky and encounter a surge, your entire army will not be wiped out.
Shisuke Fujiwara had an ominous premonition and sent Mitsuru Genmitsu to Busan in person to find out what happened on Tsushima Island.
When Yuan Manzhong first came to Busan, he immediately arranged a team of a hundred soldiers to go to Tsushima Island.
Yuan Manchu was fully prepared. He divided his team of 100 people into three groups, one mile apart from each other, and approached Tsushima Island, and told them to retreat immediately if they encountered danger.
Genmitsu Naka has realized that there is a problem on Tsushima Island. This time he just wants to see how the opponent's warship is doing.
In a water battle, the ship comes first.
As a result, there is still no news...
Yuan Manzhong closed his eyes. This no news is the worst news.
This shows that even if he arranges it like this, the opponent's ships are still capable of catching up with them and catching them all in one fell swoop.
"Report!"
Just when Genmanzhong was thinking about countermeasures, a soldier rolled up and ran nearby and said: "Master Yuanmanzhong, Master Masuda Kaito of Andong Mansion was killed by the mob. More than two thousand people shouted
The Emperor of Central Plains’ order to suppress thieves occupied Anton Mansion.”
A sudden breakout of sweat broke out on Yuan Manzhong's back. Once this uprising occurs, it will be endless.
Now they have no food and grass, they don’t know where to retreat, and rebels are everywhere inside...