Ming Zuo

Chapter 939 Take the initiative
"What did Liu Lin say?"

Zuo Menggeng attached great importance to the newly appointed commander of the three water armies by Li Zhen.

In his opinion, this Liu Lin was someone who could be won over.

Judging from this person's historical performance, it can be said that he is particularly disgusted with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.Not only was he very active in the fight against the invasion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but he also tried his best to fish in troubled waters when fighting with the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

The Qing army wanted to attack Pidao, and asked him to lead troops into the battle.

He deliberately said to the Qing army: If I come, all the money I get will belong to me.

When the Qing army heard this, what should we do?
Let him go back, and change to Lin Qingye to lead the army.

After the fall of Phi Island, Huang Taiji asked him to go to Shengjing to receive the reward, but he simply said that he was sick.

This made Huang Taiji furious and asked North Korea to punish him.

Li Zhen had no choice but to beat him a hundred sticks and demote him to be a commoner.

Later, he followed the Qing army to conquer the Ming Dynasty, and was repatriated by the Qing Dynasty for the crime of not staying and delaying the military plane.

He also participated in Shen Qiyuan's rebellion, so he was dismissed from office.

When he participated in the Songjin War, he complained of illness on the front line, and instead of going to command in person, he secretly ordered the soldiers to fire empty cannons and arrows at the Ming army.

Judging from these deeds, Liu Lin should not be so willing to serve Man Qing.

The Ministry of Intelligence is already doing this.

Guo Ting said: "We have contacted secretly, but this person is very conflicted now, it seems that he still can't make up his mind."

Regarding Liu Lin's performance, Zuo Menggeng thought it was normal.

"At the end of the day, Li Yu is a king to him, and the idea of ​​loyalty to the king is deeply rooted in the scholar-officials. How can it be so easy to abandon it? But as long as there is hope in case, we must work hard to fight for it."

He looked at Shen Qiyuan, Liu Lin's friend.

"Where is Liu Lin's native place?"

Shen Qiyuan understood.

"Liu Lin was originally from Jinzhou. He has been an official outside the country. His wife, children and children all stayed in his hometown."

Zuo Menggeng couldn't help being amused when he looked for it on the map.

It turns out that Jinju is located in Gyeongsang-do, but it is closer to Jeolla-do.

He quickly made up his mind, and told Guo Ting: "I give you a task, no matter what method you use, bring me all of Liu Lin's relatives."

Guo Ting lay down on the map and studied it.

"Your Highness, we need the help of the Navy."

Only a few tens of miles south of Jinzhou is the sea. If you want to kidnap Liu Lin's family from the siege of the Qing Dynasty coalition forces, the best direction is to the south.

As long as you get to the sea and get on the navy ship, everything will be fine.

Zuo Hua happened to be there.

"Just do it, the navy ship will definitely appear at the mouth of the river on time."

With Zuo Hua's guarantee, Guo Ting is full of confidence.

"Within ten days at most, we will definitely bring people out."

Although he intends to win Liu Lin over, the matters on the battlefield cannot be delayed.

Zuo Menggeng has always been multi-pronged in doing things.

"Hijacking Liu Lin's family may make him submit, but it may also harm him. It's best to let him understand what he can't do on the battlefield, so that it will be more conducive to attacking his heart."

Zuo Menggeng remembered how our army surrendered the North China Suppression Commander in the later Battle of Pingjin, and decided to try copying it.

In other words, Liu Lin must be suppressed on the battlefield to break his psychological defense.

Hearing that they were able to fight again, the navy was all overjoyed.

Zuo Hua thought about it and came up with a plan.

"The strength of the North Korean navy is not very strong. The navy does not need to dispatch all of them, and a considerable amount of troops must be left to defend against Japan. I think it is better to let the chief of staff lead a squadron to carry out this combat mission."

Among the four giants of the Navy, Zuo Hua and Bai Dasheng are relatively young.And Zhang Keda and E Honglue are a bit older after all.

Especially Zhang Keda, who is almost fifty years old.Always tossing at sea is not good for his health.

E Honglue is about to return to the Ship Academy to serve as the principal, so there must be young people on the navy side to support the skeleton.

Zuo Hua then decided to give Bai Dasheng the opportunity to perform meritorious service.

Zuo Menggeng immediately understood his thoughts.

"Chief of Staff, how do you plan to fight?"

Bai Dasheng really found his own value in the new army.To this end, he devoted all his energy and dedication to the love of his life.

When the threat from Japan was lifted, he had already begun to think about how to use the navy to attack North Korea.

Pointing to the complex terrain in southern North Korea, he said: "The ships of the North Korean navy are small boats, and they are not conducive to ocean navigation. Therefore, the North Korean navy will definitely jump forward along these islands. They are familiar with the terrain here, and they may feel that they can do it." Make trouble for us."

Everyone agrees with this judgment.

"We haven't set foot in this sea area much, we must be careful, and don't fall into the trap."

Offshore operations and deep sea operations are completely two concepts.

When fighting in the deep sea, the most important thing to consider is the weather.

Wind and waves have a great impact on deep sea operations.

Offshore combat is actually not much different from land combat. The first element to consider must be terrain.

Especially at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, various islands are densely distributed, forming one after another waterways.

Where these waterways can stop ships, where there are hidden reefs, and where there are undercurrents, no matter how strong Xia Jun's investigation capabilities are, it is impossible to solve them in a short time.

The North Korean navy must have a great advantage in this regard in its local operations.

Bai Dasheng certainly knows this.

"I plan to ask General Kwon to lead the Gyeongsangdo Navy to fight together."

It's not that Xia Guo's navy is not familiar with the geographical situation, that is Gyeongsang-do Navy Commander Quan Li.

Hearing that he had the chance to play, Quan Li was quite happy, but also a little humble.

"The last general has always served on the side of Gyeongsang-do, and if he knows a little about the water situation in Jeolla-do, he is afraid that he will not be able to help the general."

A hundred victories are nothing to oneself.

"It's a little bit of help, and the accumulation of this little bit of advantage is a victory."

Quan Li was puzzled.

"Why don't you put Liu Lin in the waters of Gyeongsang Island and fight again?"

In his mind, anyway, Busan is implementing a defensive strategy.Therefore, the navy can rely on the help of Busan to fight in the waters of Gyeongsangdo.

In this way, even if he closed his eyes, he would not be able to go wrong in the territory that belonged to him, and his chances of winning were greater.

Bai Dasheng shook his head, raised his hand and pointed at the location of Jeju Island.

"Afraid that Liu Lin would be released, he sent someone here on a whim. If he finds out about our plan, it will have a big impact."

Quan Li suddenly realized.

After everyone's discussion, Bai Dasheng formed a squadron consisting of Linqing, ten Fuchuan, fifteen Haicang ships, twenty Cangshan ships, and twenty-five centipede ships.Leaving Busan, head west along the coastline to meet the North Korean navy.

The war on land has not yet started, but the storm on the water has begun to gather.

(End of this chapter)