In the Shouchang Hall of the Imperial City of Kaijing, the kings and ministers of Korea were having a heated discussion with solemn faces.
"The Song Dynasty is unkind and goes to war without declaring it! We should send envoys to severely condemn it and encourage them to realize their lost ways!"
A civil servant shouted loudly.
Everyone else thought he was just farting! They all fell out, why should we start an undeclared war? Besides, when the Koryo Kingdom ambushed Wanyan Aguda's troops, the Koryo Kingdom had already officially declared war on the Song Kingdom.
In the past, it could only be regarded as a border conflict, which was still within control. Doesn't annihilating enemy troops on a large scale mean starting a war?
Severe condemnation! Should I send you there? With your awe-inspiring righteousness, you will make Song State surrender in shame?
An official made this suggestion, and the old civil servant who just spoke uprightly and passionately wanted to die with the evil forces of the Song Dynasty immediately changed his face.
"I am old and frail, and I am afraid that I will die on the road. My personal life and death are not important matters of honor and disgrace, but I am afraid that if I delay the important affairs of the country and do not uphold justice, I will not be held responsible for my death!"
The old master was always in tears, grieving that his body was not good enough and he could not stand up.
Bah! If you weren't old, well-born, and "highly respected", I would really want to spit in your face!
Wang Ma said impatiently: "Yi Lang, tell us about the situation of the Song Army these days! Let the ministers of the two squads discuss it."
It's so urgent that the King of Goryeo has no intention of discussing moral issues with these great Confucian civil servants. Even if you discuss it for eternity, you won't be able to hurt a single hair of the Song Dynasty.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"On September 19, the land and sea armies of the Song Dynasty landed at Nanpu Port, and in the afternoon of that day they advanced and surrounded Pyongyang City. Before dusk, Li Qianyang, who was left behind in Xijing, was sentenced to surrender!"
"The Song Army's water and land divisions marched eastward along the Yangtze River. On the 20th, they marched and captured Sima City where the Zhushui River meets the Nanchuan River. On the 23rd, they marched and captured Jiaoshan City. On the 24th, they marched and captured Yanyuan City in the upper reaches of the Haishui River..."
"At the same time, a group of Song cavalry came out of the Baishan area, went south along the east coast, and entered Qiewo City (Xianxing) in Wozhou on the 20th..."
The emperors and ministers of Goryeo became darker and darker as they listened. First, the Song army advanced very quickly, advancing 800 miles in five days.
Second, officials from all over the country descended too quickly. From those who descended before dusk in Pyongyang City, Xijing, to those who descended in front of the wind in Yanyuan City, these officials descended as fast as the Song army advanced.
Can you have some backbone? If you resist a little, it will make us look better!
"Your Majesty, our country has two armies and six guards, and most of them have been transferred to the northern border. There are also soldiers and horses from various states and counties, which have also been transferred. The defenders in various places are all old, weak, sick and disabled. Xijing, which is close to the northern border, and Xikai Road are even more
That's it! That's why the Song army can be so rampant! Your Majesty, don't worry, the righteousness lies with me now, Goryeo. As long as hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from the north go south, these Song armies will be wiped out!"
Li Ziqian noticed the anxiety of King Wangmata and quickly spoke out to persuade him.
After listening to Li Ziqian's words, Wang Ma's expression softened slightly.
"How many people are there in the Song army?" Wang Ma asked.
"Reply to your Majesty." Yilang was silent for a moment and replied honestly: "Reported from the local government, the Song Army's land and water divisions numbered 150,000, plus the 50,000 horse troops coming down from Baishan, the total number was 200,000.
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There was silence in the Shouchang Hall, Wang Ma, Li Ziqian and others had complicated expressions.
Although they knew deep down that it was impossible for the Song Army to mobilize 200,000 troops and horses. How many troops and horses were mobilized for the Ping-Liao War? But they were willing to believe that this was the fact!
Only 200,000 soldiers and horses are worthy of the great country of Goryeo with its three thousand miles of mountains and rivers and three thousand years of civilization. Only in this way can we explain why the local officials along the Xishui River declined so quickly!
It's not that we have no resistance, but that the enemy is too strong.
"What did the Song army want to do with such a layout?" Wang Ma asked aloud.
Li Ziqian and others also fell into deep thought. Yes, the Song army marched along the river. What exactly did they want to do? Show off their military power and let Koryo surrender without a fight?
Everyone turned their attention to Wu Yanchong.
More than a month after the victory of the Cheongcheon River, the imperial war soon came to an end. Cui Hongsi, Jin Jingyong and other main peace factions were exiled to Jeolla Island to drink kelp soup.
Zhang Shi, Jin Yuan was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng, Li Ziqian participated in political affairs and judged official affairs, and Cui Hongzheng returned to the northern border as the Privy Council envoy to continue directing the war and strive for greater victory. The main combatant who stayed in Kaijing was Lang Ping, the subordinate of the clan.
Zhang Shi Wu Yanchong.
Wu Yanchong thought for a moment, then cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, please display the map."
Wang Ma hesitated.
Geographic maps were extremely secret in ancient times and were rarely displayed in public. But now it is urgent and they have to be obtained. In addition, the Song army has been using map techniques in recent years, which helped it win many times. At the same time, Song newspapers often published
Some simple maps tell the officials, civilians, soldiers and civilians the location of the Song Dynasty and surrounding countries, allowing everyone to see the world.
So the mystery of the map is gradually dissipating.
"Take it out."
Following Wang Ma's order, several chamberlains carefully unfolded a map. Compared with the map of the Song Dynasty, this one looked similar in appearance but not in shape, and could barely give the Goryeo monarchs and ministers a rough impression.
"Pyongyang, Sima, Jiaoshan, Yanyuan, Qiwo..." Wu Yanchong muttered words in his mouth, and drew his fingers across the empty space of the Xishui line on the map.
"What did Song Jun want to do?" Wu Yanchong tried to remember.
He had been out of the northern and eastern boundaries of the town for many years and was familiar with the mountains and geography there. He put the locations of the cities in his memory together with Xushui and Langshan (Langlin Mountains).
Suddenly, a bolt of lightning flashed in his mind, turning his face pale.
"Wu Qing, have you thought of it?" Seeing that Wu Yanchong looked wrong, Wang Ma asked quickly.
"Your Majesty, I have thought of it. If I am not wrong, the Song army's layout will result in a 190,000-strong army led by Privy Councilor Cui, as well as the land and people in part of the northern and eastern boundaries."
"What? Tell me quickly." Wang Ma was anxious.
"Your Majesty, in the northern part of Koryo, there are mountainous plateaus and rugged roads. There are only five roads in the north and east, and south to Sohaido and Gyoju Road. And there are five cities: Pyongyang, Sima, Jiaosan, Amyeon, and Chewo.
, it happened to be at the pass guarding these five roads. The Song army's march into the five cities was equivalent to cutting the Kingdom of Korea into two along the Zhushui River and Langshan Mountain."
Wang Ma's expression also changed, and he asked hesitantly: "Apart from these five avenues, are there no other paths connecting the north and the south?"
"Your Majesty, generally the northern boundary is the Soikaido Road, which runs along the West Sea, passes through Anju and goes straight to Pyongyang, where it crosses the Haishui River and then enters the Saikai Road and Gyeonggi. This is the most important highway. The two roads are Si Ma and Jiao San.
The road, due to the rugged mountainous terrain, can barely be called a highway, but it still needs to cross the Xu River in the two cities. Yanyuan and Qiwo, one guarding the Langshan Valley, and the other guarding the main road between Langshan and the east coast, are
The northern part of the eastern boundary goes directly to the main arterial roads of Gyeonggi and Gyoju Road.”
"There are still a number of mountain roads in the rest, all of which are narrow paths, which can be used by hunters and porters to collect herbs and trade. When the army is marching, it is difficult to transport food, grass and baggage to the sky."
Wu Yanchong put it very bluntly. For the mobilization of troops and horses and the transportation of grain and grass in the northern and eastern boundaries and the hinterland, the most important two roads are Pyongyang and Qiwo, and the three roads of Sima, Jiaoshan, and Yanyuan can only be used.
As a supplement, the rest are rugged trails, which can be used for detecting military intelligence and secretly sending messages. Don't think about mobilizing troops and horses and transporting grain and grass.
Wang Ma's face turned pale. My 190,000 elite troops were just attacked from the north and south by the Song army, and were surrounded? This chapter has been completed!
