Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Zhao Chen and the soldiers returned to the barracks and sat down to eat together.

The food is very simple, it is a common braised dish in Liaodong, but it is steaming hot, and the whole body becomes hot after eating.

At this time, Zhao Chen gathered the soldiers, Zhao Chen sat in the middle of the crowd, and the soldiers around looked at Zhao Chen, waiting for Zhao Chen to speak.

"Brothers, today I saw the Goryeo general opposite!" Zhao Chen said.

The surrounding soldiers nodded one after another, and some people already knew about it.

"The lord of Goryeo told us to give up Liaodong! He said that after Jurchen's demise, Liaodong is already a land without an owner, and this place belongs to Goryeo!" Zhao Chen said.

After Zhao Chen finished speaking, the surrounding soldiers were in an uproar, and all the soldiers showed incredible expressions on their faces.

"Your Majesty, are the Goryeos joking? A small country like Goryeo wants to steal the entire Liaodong?" asked a general.

"Yes, Your Majesty, are the Koreans crazy? They asked us to give up Liaodong?"

"Your Majesty, how dare the Koreans say such a thing?"

The surrounding soldiers asked one after another!

This is not a formal training, nor is it a formal lecture, so the atmosphere at the scene is not very serious, and the soldiers can talk freely.

"The people of Goryeo did say such things! The general of Goryeo even said that after the fall of the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Goryeo and our Song Dynasty are brothers!" Zhao Chen said again.

"What! A country of brothers? Goryeo has always been our vassal country before, but now it wants to be our country of brothers?"

"Damn! The Koreans are so rampant!"

"Korean people really don't know the heights of the heavens and the earth!"

The surrounding soldiers spoke one after another, and all the soldiers had angry and mocking expressions on their faces.

"The Koreans said that they have an army of 500,000, and we are no match for them! They also said that the reason we were able to defeat the Jurchen was because of the internal strife between the Jurchen and the Khitan, and we took advantage of it!" Zhao Chen said.

"500,000 troops? Even 5 million troops are no match for us!"

"Your Majesty, we defeated Jurchen because our military strength surpassed Jurchen. We defeated them openly and made them surrender, not because of internal strife between Jurchen and Khitan!"

"Your Majesty, the Koreans are really damned! They thought they could defeat us! I have seen their army before, they look so weak, they are so arrogant!"

The surrounding soldiers were furious.

"When the envoys of Goryeo saw me, they spoke very wildly. No Goryeo was willing to kneel! I told them that Goryeo is not our territory, so they don't need to kneel down! I really wanted to say something to them, Goryeo It’s just that it’s not our territory for the time being, as long as I’m willing, the soldiers will definitely be able to take Korea in one fell swoop, and at that time, what reason do these Korean people not want to kneel down?” Zhao Chen stood up abruptly and shouted loudly.

"Your Majesty, we will send troops now to take down Goryeo!"

"Yeah, take down Goryeo! Don't let the Goryeo people be rampant and rude!"

The surrounding soldiers stood up one after another and said to Zhao Chen.

Zhao Chen raised his hand, and the voices of the surrounding soldiers quieted down, but they all had angry expressions on their faces.

"I also want to take Koryo, but we have just captured the north and Liaodong, and it will take some time to stabilize here, so for the time being, we can only let the Koreans run rampant! However, within two years, I will definitely enter Korea and conquer Korea. Beat them down completely! They don't want to kneel down, beat them to their knees, they don't want to submit, beat them down!" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes, beat them!"

"Conquer them completely!"

The surrounding soldiers said one after another.

"Now we have wiped out the Jurchen, but there is no peace in the world! The Goryeo people dream of restoring the so-called Goguryeo, and their weak strength is still eyeing us. If we don't attack them, they will attack us! Therefore, the soldiers must not slack off , we still have to practice endlessly, and when the north is stable, let them see how powerful we are, and let them know that Song Dynasty is definitely not something a small country like them can provoke!" Zhao Chen said.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will definitely train well!"

"I really hope that the crazy Koreans can be wiped out now!"

"Two years later, it will be the time for Goryeo to perish!"

The soldiers kept talking.

"Your Majesty, the words of General Goryeo today are really unbearable! The last general can't wait to lead his troops to destroy the 50,000 Goryeo in the south first!" Zhang Xian came to Zhao Chen's side and said.

"Immediately return to Liaoyang City to discuss the demise of Goryeo." Zhao Chen nodded and said lightly.

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Late that night, in the imperial palace of Liaoyang City, Zhao Chen, Yue Fei, Yu Yunwen and others all gathered in a small palace, and they sat together to discuss the affairs of Korea.

"What is the population of Korea now?" Zhao Chen asked Kang An first.

"The population of Koryo is about seven million!" Kang An said immediately, in charge of the intelligence department.

"Korea has a large population, more than Jurchen and Khitan!" Zhao Chen said.

"Koryo is separated from other places in the mainland, so it is not affected by the disaster of war. In addition, they learn from us Han people, and they also advocate culture, education, and farming, so the population of this small place is quite large." Yu Yunwen said.

"No wonder their small country can have 500,000 troops." Yue Fei also nodded and said.

"Twenty years ago, Goryeo had only more than 200,000 troops! Later, the Jurchens rose up and once attacked Goryeo. Although they were blocked by the Great Wall, Goryeo was still frightened, so they recruited soldiers!" Kang An said.

"How is the situation of King Goryeo?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Wang Kai, the king of Koryo, has a weak temperament. He ascended the throne at the age of 14, and now he is 25 years old. In the early years, Li Ziqian, the powerful minister of Koryo, was in power, and Li Ziqian married his two daughters to Wang Kai. He was completely a puppet at that time! Five years ago, the Korean general Cui Zhuo led his troops to kill Li Ziqian. This Cui Zhuo was a loyal minister. Although he held the military power, he did not usurp the throne because of it. Wang Kai also trusted him very much." Kang An said.

In this era, Goryeo is still the "Wang's Goryeo" in history, and Wang Kai is the "Koryo Renzong" in history! He was cowardly and cowardly. He succeeded to the throne at the age of fourteen, and was then controlled by powerful ministers. This person did nothing all his life, but because of his gentle personality, he almost never killed ministers in his life, so he was called "Renzong".

"Is the Great Wall of Korea really difficult to break through?" Zhao Chen asked again.

"Master Kang, do you have an accurate map of Koryo in your intelligence office?" Yue Fei asked.

"Your Majesty and my lords, please wait a moment!" Kang An said.

After a while, officers from the intelligence office sent over accurate maps of Koryo and Liaodong.

On this map, Baozhou and Dingzhou to the west of the Yalu River, Zhenhaifu, Yaozhou, Chenzhou, etc. on the Liaodong Peninsula have all been occupied by Goryeo! When Wu Jie’s navy went north, they broke through these places. Unfortunately, it was mainly to harass the 100,000 Jurchens led by Yan Zonghan. Their main purpose was to destroy the local garrisons, and they did not really occupy these places. Now they are touched by the Koreans. Cheap.

As for the Great Wall, it stretches from Fuyu City in the northeast to the sea in the southwest. The scale is not bad. This is a defense project built by Dezong of Goryeo 200 years ago.

"Neither the Khitan nor the Jurchens can pass through the Great Wall, nor can we rely solely on cavalry to pass here, but we are different from the Khitan and Jurchens in that we have a navy! Your Majesty, the last general thinks that even out of military considerations, We can't go to war with the Koreans in Liaodong, and we can't take back these cities in Liaodong." Yue Fei said after thinking for a while.

"Oh? How do you say that?" Zhao Chen said.

"The number of soldiers and horses in Korea has reached 500,000. In any case, this is not a small number! They occupy all parts of Liaodong, station troops in various places, and confront us, so that most of their country's troops are placed on Here! If the war really starts, our Song Dynasty navy can cross the sea to fight and enter the country of Korea. At that time, the country of Korea will be empty! If all these cities in Liaodong are knocked down now, the whole country of Korea will be united in the same hatred and full-scale conscription. With a geographical advantage, it will not be so easy to attack at that time!" Yue Fei said.

"General Yue is right! Now we want them to put all their forces in Liaodong. In the future, when they attack, they will use naval assault as the first means. Whether it is Kaijing or Pyongyang, they are close to the sea. After we break Kaijing or Pyongyang , the Koryo troops in Liaodong and other places will definitely help the country urgently, and at that time General Yue will lead his troops to chase and kill them, and the navy can also go northward to encircle and wipe out the main force of Koryo in Liaodong!" Yu Yunwen said.

Zhao Chen, Yue Fei and others discussed the future war in Koryo here, and they stopped for a long time.

"Write a report on these, and the staff headquarters will discuss it at that time! In addition, you are training hard here, and the staff headquarters will continue to send people to investigate the intelligence of Korea! In short, we must be fully prepared. After Liaodong is stabilized, we will use it again Break through Goryeo with a thunderous momentum!" Zhao Chen said.

On February 11th and 12th, Zhao Chen still stayed in Liaoyang City. He continued to train with the soldiers. In the evening, he continued to discuss with Yue Fei and others about attacking Goryeo.

On February 13, Zhao Chen, Wang Shu, Kang An and others led the imperial camp to leave Liaoyang. On February 16, they arrived in Jinzhou. Thousands of cavalry were here to defend Goryeo to the east of Jinzhou. Zhao Chen inspected the army here and left here the next day.

In the middle of the night on February 18, Zhao Chen and his party came to Shanhaiguan, where some militiamen transferred from the Guanshan Production and Construction Corps were now stationed, but the General Staff Headquarters had already intended to transfer the militiamen here to active duty.

In the early morning of February 19th, Zhao Chen looked around at Shanhaiguan Pass, and saw the clustered peaks and furious waves, and he was deeply moved.

"The country is really picturesque! But the surroundings are still not peaceful! The Goryeo people actually want to restore Goguryeo, the Mongols often go south to plunder property, and the Tubo tribes in the west, all of which must be completely surrendered to them! Mainly domestic, in the past In the past two years, the economy has only recovered, and the people have started to have food to eat, but the real reform has not yet begun, and the national system has not undergone a complete change. China is still a feudal society! I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders, and I will face challenges in the future, but I like challenges !" Zhao Chen raised his eyes and looked around, secretly said.

"Your Majesty, it's time to go." Kang An came up and said.

"Okay! Return to Yanjing!" Zhao Chen laughed.

They set off in the early morning of February 19th, and until the afternoon of February 23rd, they finally arrived outside Yanjing City.