The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 564 Journey Across Two Dynasties

Although he had always lived in the southwest, as one of the leading figures in the military circles of the San Francisco, Gao Wangshan never let go of his attention to the military circles of Dade.

He also pays a lot of attention to Jia Min, a rising star in the military world who is rapidly rising.

As Jia Min's most important right-hand man, Feng Ziying, Chen Yejun, and Wei Ruolan were naturally also under Gao Wangshan's attention.

Now that Song Kuan raised such a question, Gao Wangshan immediately paid attention to it.

"Could it be that Jia Min has something behind him?"

"Jia Min once went to France and stayed there for more than two years. His firearms only appeared after he came back from France. Now Beihai can make those firearms by itself."

"Besides, there is also a navy in Beihai. This time, Jia Min came from the water. So, I guess, Feng Ziying and Chen Yejun should be at sea at this time."

"If they are at sea, it will be a little troublesome. They can choose to land in many places at any time. Tianjinwei, Weihaiwei, and further away, even Songjiang and Quanzhou are possible."

I have to say that Gao Wangshan is still very insightful.

"It is possible. However, if they do this, the disadvantages are obvious. That is, the lone army will go deep, and supplies will become a problem at that time. Firearms are not like bows, arrows and swords. It is difficult to obtain local materials for gunpowder and projectiles. They travel long distances. It is impossible to carry much gunpowder and projectiles."

"No matter what, it's better to take more precautions. The servant."

A servant came in.

"As the order continues, the ports and wharves in various places will be strictly guarded, and the navy will patrol more and strictly check the ships passing by. The government and garrisons in various places will be ordered to strictly control the workshops of gunpowder and projectile soldiers, and strictly control the leakage of fire prevention materials."

The servant went out to convey Gao Wangshan's order, and came back after a while.

"My lords, the residence newspaper has just been delivered urgently."

"What did you write?"

"The call to arms of the Beihai Volunteer Army."

"Beihai Volunteer Army?"

After reading the call to action, Song Kuan couldn't help smiling bitterly.

From this call to action, he clearly saw the style of "Beihai Weekly".

"Beihai Volunteer Army, this is the first time I've heard that Jia Min is really famous."

"Hmph, this Jia Min is too arrogant. Whoever gets in the way hits whom? Whoever refuses to accept hits, hits whoever displeases him, hits whoever he asks to hit."

Gao Wangshan was a little irritated.

"Jia Min has the confidence to say these things. However, he is indeed a bit arrogant. It is time to teach him a lesson."

Song Kuan said something unhurriedly.

"What is your opinion, son?"

"Jia Min's army is well-equipped and well-trained. We have to admit this. However, his Achilles' heel is the small number of people. In this regard, we have the advantage."

"Secondly, most of the North Sea is a plain area, and most of the cavalry of the South Wendura and North Wendura are good at fighting on the plain. Their weakness is attacking the city. Although Jia Min had achieved brilliant results in Wendura before , but it was all plain cavalry, and he never had a decent siege.”

"Your Majesty, what do you mean, we are mainly defending the city?"

"Yes, the city wall of Shengjing is strong. To the west of Shengjing, Ningyuan, Songshan Fort, Jinzhou, the city defenses are strong, and Shanhaiguan is even more solid. As long as these fortresses are guarded, Jia Min will not be able to drive straight into the pass."

"Okay, I will send a letter to General Ningguta, telling him to stand firm and not to fight easily. The Zhili soldiers and horses in the pass will also be allocated to reinforce. Goryeo, tell them to take strict precautions."

"Korea is a land of mountains and hills. It is difficult for the Tatar cavalry to use it there, so they mainly stick to it. They wait for changes. After a long time, Jia Min has no progress, and his vigor is exhausted. Maybe he retreated by himself. .Tell General Ning Guta that he must not go into battle lightly."

"The weather is already cold, even if Jia Min has survived this winter, he will be exhausted by then. At that time, maybe it's time for us to fight back."

"Your Majesty, I agree with you."

"It's not a good idea, it's just a helpless move. There is actually a better way to deal with Jia Min, but... well, let's not talk about it."

Song Kuan looked a little sad.

"My son, I also know what you said to the emperor. In the future, it's better not to say such things. Alas, I know that you have always been loyal, but others may not have the same opinions as you. Now that you have won the country, many things have been done. It’s not the same as in the past. It’s better to be cautious in words and deeds.”

Gao Wangshan patted Song Kuan's shoulder lightly.Song Kuan got up and walked out without a word.

When I walked out the door, I saw snowflakes dancing in the sky.

This is the first snowfall in the imperial capital this year, and it came earlier than in previous years.

This maritime journey of the Beihai Volunteer Army spanned two dynasties.

When starting from Beihai, China was still the Dade Dynasty.When it landed in Liaodong, it was already the Tianshun Dynasty.

The change was so fast that even Jia Min didn't expect it.

He knew that Dade was not San Francisco's opponent, but he expected Dade to survive at least the first half of the year.I didn't expect Tianyou to abdicate so soon.

After landing in Dadonggou, Chen Yetong led his regiment to attack the [-] defenders of Dadong Fortress.

When he had set up his position and was preparing to fight the first battle after landing beautifully, things changed completely beyond his expectation.

The field guns were set aside, and as soon as three shots were fired at the city gate, the defenders raised the white flag and demanded surrender.

Chen Yetong didn't believe that things would be so simple, and thought it was the other party's trick.Therefore, the surrender was not accepted immediately.

While he was still judging the authenticity, the city gate opened, and five hundred defenders raised their hands and lined up to surrender.It made Chen Yetong feel uninterested, so he had to accept the opponent's surrender.

Jia Min then led his army eastward and arrived at Anping City, which is only across the river from Koryo.

When they arrived at Anping City, the defenders had disappeared.It became an undefended small town.

Camp here for one night, then head north.

As the vanguard of Shi Liu, he has already conquered Phoenix Fort.When Jia Min and Chen Yeqing led a large army to arrive here, Shi Liu had already led his team to continue northward and occupied the Bronze Ram Fort 120 miles away.

Tongyangbao is a strategic location, 150 miles to the north is Xishuitai, and another 150 miles to the north of Xishuitai is Shengjing.

To the south is the way of the Beihai Volunteers, 240 miles to Anping City, and across the Yalu River to Koryo.

After passing the soda plant to the east, you can lead to Kuida, Tumenling, Ningguta, and from there.Naturally, it can also lead to Huining and enter Korea.

After passing Qingchengzi to the west, you can enter Yuyan, and then go to Dashiqiao, where you can meet Wei Ruolan and Jia Lian who landed in Niuzhuang in southern Liaoning.

After Shi Liu captured the Bronze Ram Fort, he stopped advancing temporarily.

Jia Min and Chen Yeqing led the main force and stationed in Phoenix City.

Chenye Youth Hostel has three regiments, the first regiment is Chen Yetong, the second regiment is Huang Tianyun, and the third regiment is Shiliu.

The ones currently in Phoenix are the First and Second Regiment.

At this time, Jia Min, Chen Yeqing, Huang Tianyun, and Chen Yetong were standing in front of the south gate of Phoenix Fort.

"From tomorrow, the first regiment and the second regiment will start training here. The two sides will take turns playing the defensive side and the attacking side, practicing siege and defense tactics, and commenting after the exercise every day. A total of ten days."

"Officer Min, are we not going to attack Shengjing?"

"There is no rush to attack Shengjing. Han Tiankui won't be able to escape there. Sooner or later, he will be a dish in our bowl."

"After all, Chief Min is farsighted. We are still relatively new to siege warfare. If Han Tiankui concentrates on defending the city, it is really not easy to deal with."

"Brigade Commander Chen, if Han Tiankui met us, what would you do?"

"I am not an opponent of the volunteers in field battles. I will defend the city, wait for changes, and gradually drag down the volunteers."

"Officer Min, we understand. We will practice siege warfare tomorrow."

"Tell Shi Liu to also practice siege at the Bronze Sheep Castle. Wouldn't it be a pity if we didn't make good use of the existing castle?"

"In addition, send someone to contact Temir and Zhao Dahai, and ask them to practice siege."

"Officer Min, after practicing the siege, you can attack Shengjing, right?"

Huang Tianyun never forgot to attack Shengjing.

"No, let's go back and attack Goryeo."

"Isn't Goryeo handed over to the Tatars? They are not the opponents of the Tatars."

"If you fight head-on, Goryeo is indeed no match for the Tatars. What if they don't fight the Tatars, but just deal with him?"

"Oh, the Tatars really can't do it."

"If Koryo is not peaceful for a day, our rear will be unstable. They may attack from our rear at any time, and we will face a situation of fighting on two fronts. This is not a good thing for us."

"Send someone to contact the Chief of the Guards and the Brigadier Jia Lian, and tell them to stop advancing at Shoushan, and to rehearse the siege on the spot while containing the enemies in Shengjing. Ten days later, Shi Liu stayed at Tongyangbao, and Brigadier Chen led the The first regiment and the second regiment returned to Dadonggou, boarded the ship from there, set off to the south of Koryo, landed in Pusan, and attacked north."

"I led Tamara's Mamluk Company and Miao Yu Company to advance eastward. They met with Xi Mairui in Huining and attacked from the north of Koryo. The north and south attacked and completely pacified Koryo."

"Hey, Chief Min, Han Tiankui probably never dreamed of it, so we will do this trick with him, right?"

Chen Yeqing couldn't help feeling a little proud.

"Han Tiankui is actually not very capable in using soldiers. However, it does not mean that there are no experts in San Francisco. Song Kuan, Li Gan, Han Qi, Gao Wangshan and others are all very capable. Otherwise, they would not be so Dade will be defeated soon."

"Actually, great virtues are also capable people, but they just can't make use of them."

Chen Yeqing also felt the same way.

"Yes, His Highness Chang'an, Chu Yuanji, He Jialin, Luo Xingshan, Zhou Tong and others are all capable people. It's a pity that Yuan Heng and Tianyou don't trust them. They can't even tolerate a famous general like Lord Wang. , no wonder there will be today.”

At this point, Jia Min changed his original plan and slowed down the attacking rhythm.

In fact, this change is inevitable.Because the opponent's situation has changed now.

It turned out that he planned to fight the Dade soldiers first, and then fight the San Francisco.Now that Dade is gone, only the San Francisco family remains.

At the same time, he will give Feng Ziying and Chen Yejun some time.After the two of them launch an attack, they can more effectively disperse the enemy's strength and energy.

(End of this chapter)