Song Dynasty Cannon Fodder Counterattack Record

Chapter 275

Summer typhoons come one after another, not only making it impossible to attack from the sea, but also making it difficult to launch military operations on land.Li Buqi did not stay in Guangzhou city all the time, but patrolled from all over, urging officials from all over the place to organize people to go out to build fields and repair water conservancy.

Although the Jiaozhi people retreated, Li Buqi did not stop buying the heads and captives of the Jiaozhi people from Dongman. These Dong people also tasted the sweetness from this trade, and now they have started to organize groups to enter Guangyuan Prefecture controlled by the Jiaozhi people to capture Jiaozhi people.Therefore, the Cochin captives were still being sent in a steady stream. Li Buqi's orders to the various places that used the captives were to feed the captives, but they must not let them work less.

Cochin captives were engaged in the heaviest and most dangerous labor, such as digging rivers, breaking stones, building piers, bridges and aqueducts. Heavy physical labor combined with hot and humid weather caused people to die every day.By September, there were less than 3 of the more than [-] Cochin captives left in the summer, and this was still under the condition of constant replenishment of captives.

Li Buqi found that the number of captives was insufficient when he transferred the captives, so he had to go to Jiaozhi to catch some to replenish.But Li Buqi didn't plan to go through Guangyuan Prefecture, where there are all mountains.No matter what age, it is not easy to fight a bloody road from these mountains, so it is still necessary to go by sea.In October, Li Buqi sent off the huge expedition fleet at the newly built Humen Deepwater Wharf.

There were not only [-] sailors and [-] Guangnan "militiamen" in this fleet, but also [-] Jiaozhi captives.The purpose of bringing so many captives of Cochin is to build a castle on Catba Island for long-term stationing, and to form an anti-customer attitude towards Cochin.

But this time Li Buqi did not go out to sea with the fleet, because the fleet is also familiar with the sea route, and it has been explained clearly what to do. It is always necessary to let the officers at all levels do it by themselves, so that they can train for the future Song Dynasty navy. Qualified seeds.

In addition, there is another important point, that is, he will supervise the casting of artillery at the Guangzhou Metropolitan Academy.

Da Song has always been very strict about military weapons, and he is not at ease manufacturing any battle weapons outside the capital.But why can the Guangzhou Metropolitan Academy be able to manufacture artillery?This is also thanks to the short-sightedness of civil servants.

After Li Buqi formed the "militia", he submitted a memorial requesting the imperial court to allow the manufacture of firecrackers in the Guangzhou Duzuo Academy.He said that my subordinates are all conscripted people, and there is no time to train them. It is difficult for you to let them shoot arrows and throw javelins. Only weapons such as firecrackers can be used with a little training.

This request is very reasonable, at least it will not be considered as an intention to rebel.So after months of debate, the court finally agreed to manufacture the guns in Canton.There are two reasons for agreeing. One is that some maritime merchants have already started using firecrackers; the other is that civil servants believe that although the firecrackers are not small, they have a short range and are cumbersome to reload, so they are not as powerful as a strong crossbow.

Since receiving the permit, the Guangzhou Metropolitan Academy has cast two hundred firecrackers. Now Li Buqi is going to make full use of the loopholes in the imperial order to cast some copper cannons—cannons are just big firecrackers. The order did not limit the caliber of the firecrackers.

The weather is getting colder, not only is Li Buqi full of desire for war in his heart.On a huge ship on the sea east of the Xingshan Army of the Liao Kingdom, Yeluyi squinted his eyes against the sea wind and looked around. A man with a height of eight feet, a purplish red face, and a full beard: "Let's deploy together, do you think there is still something impressive about this lineup?"

Qi Deyu, who was appointed by the Liao State to deploy the navy, habitually stroked his beard and said, "Congratulations to the king, this fleet is much more organized than it was a month ago."

Yeluyi first ignored Qi Deyu's compliment, but asked: "What do you think about going south with this fleet?"

Qi Deyu shook his head as always: "Your Majesty, I can only say no."

Yeluyi didn't think he was disobedient at first, and said with a smile, "I ask you once a month, but you still say no. What's the reason this time?"

Qi Deyu said calmly: "The king of the county just needs to order the fleet to turn back to Hong Kong. Don't tell me, the king of the county will know my reason."

Although Yeluyi was suspicious, he still ordered the fleet to turn around. Immediately, the orderling passed on the order. The flag was hoisted on the flagship, and the whole fleet began to turn around slowly.Although the steering movement was not fast, there was still some confusion in the fleet due to the unfamiliarity of the sailors.

As a veteran general, Yeluyi was keenly aware of this, and pointed to the two ships that almost collided with each other and asked, "Is this the reason you said?"

Qi Deyu said: "The king of the county is really wise. Now, our Daliao navy can already deal with pirates in the sea with a small fleet, but if the large fleet travels, it cannot guarantee safe arrival at the destination because there are not so many competent sailors. The king of the county Seeing that the weather is sunny today and the waves are calm, the fleet almost had an accident when it turned a slight turn. If they want to reach the border of Nanchao and Hebei, they have to travel hundreds of miles of sea. What's more, there will still be a large number of troop carriers and ships transporting horses and provisions in the fleet, even if they get separated, I'm afraid the march will fail."

Yeluyi nodded first and said: "Okay, the king recommends you to deploy for the navy, just to see that you are cautious. But if you can't enter the Southern Dynasty as soon as possible, just keeping so many ships, such a big navy will waste money and food. Let's be honest. You said, Your Majesty has once again urged you to ask when you will be able to march south."

When Qi Deyu heard it, the Emperor of Liao reminded him once a month. It seems that it may be impossible to delay the invasion of Liao to the south for a year and waste the money and food of Liao.However, if the Liao Kingdom invaded south this year, it would be easier to fight because the sailors were still very unfamiliar with the ships and sea conditions.It's no loss for him either.

So he pretended to think carefully before saying: "If we want to raise troops this year, we have to wait at least another month. The wind direction is not too stable now. When the north wind blows up and sails southward like a galloping horse, the wind will be smooth. Or you can reach Hebei in the Southern Dynasty safely."

Seeing Qi Deyu's reluctance, Yeluyi frowned and thought for a while and said: "It seems that this year's army march was indeed a bit hasty. So, this king replied to His Majesty, don't be too hasty, and it will not be too late to march next year. Alas, back then It is said that these men on horseback can't control this boat in a few days, but some people are so happy that they insist on giving up the strengths of the Great Khitan and making use of this weakness. But since so many boats have been built, they can't be built anymore lost the battle."

Then he changed the subject and said: "It is thanks to you that this navy fleet has made such rapid progress. Now the entire court knows your skills. You must train these navy troops well. When the troops enter smoothly, His Majesty will definitely spare no expense." reward."

Qi Deyu quickly thanked Yeluyi for his promotion and cultivation.More than a month later, Tao Lin, who was training the navy on Salmon Island, received information from within the Liao State that the Liao State's invasion of the Song Dynasty by sea might be postponed until next year.

Li Buqi looked at Tao Lin's secret letter and just smiled, then put the letter on the candle and burned it.It would be good for the Liao Kingdom to raise the navy for another half a year. A navy that only consumes but cannot create economic benefits will become a huge burden for the Liao Kingdom and a reminder for the Liao Kingdom.

It was seeing this that Li Buqi wanted to get his navy into action.The first batch of fleets from Catba Island have come back in rotation. They reported that they landed on the undefended coast of the Cochin people more than a dozen times, and plundered thousands of Cochin young and strong people. With these captives, Weiyuan Village on Catba Island The stone cement wall has been half built.The Cochin people also realized that something was wrong. They gathered hundreds of small boats in an attempt to smuggle onto the island at night, but they were discovered by patrolling warships, and the navy and clippers were mobilized to encircle and suppress them.Except for those who were captured, these Cochin people did not even touch the edge of Cat Ba Island.

After defeating the amateur navy of Jiaozhi, Gao Qi personally led a fleet of clippers into the Baiteng River, took advantage of the northwest wind for [-] kilometers, and fired ballistas and crossbow arrows at the Cozhi people who were visible along the coast.It seems that the Great Song Navy really put a huge psychological pressure on the Jiaozhi people. When the twelfth lunar month just entered, the envoys of the Jiaozhi people appeared in Yongzhou.

(End of this chapter)