Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

It's the eighth year of Xuanwu's New Year's Eve, and tomorrow is the ninth year of Xuanwu!

In Liaodong, it is also snowing heavily here, and countless Khitan people in Liaodong are celebrating New Year’s Eve at home! In the two hundred years since the founding of the Liao Kingdom, the Khitan people have long learned the customs and habits of the Han people. New Year's Eve and Spring Festival are also important festivals for the Khitan people.

And this day, hundreds of miles west of Liaoyang Prefecture, a cavalry force of more than 20,000 people was marching through the snow.

All the cavalry were one man with two horses or one man with three horses. They marched forward against the howling cold wind, and countless soldiers were numb from the cold hands and feet.

"We have been walking for three days and three nights, and we will arrive at the city of Yinzhou in two days!" A young general in the team said.

"The enemy's headquarters is in Yinzhou. After we win Yinzhou, we will be able to win this exercise! We have conducted three exercises this winter, and we have already failed two of them. We must win this time! " said another young general.

They are conducting military exercises!

They set off from the barracks north of Jinzhou three days ago, and until now, for three days and three nights, this army has not stopped at all! They have been traveling long distances, and when the horses are tired, they change horses. In some places, the terrain is complicated, and they pull the horses forward! Almost all the soldiers are exhausted, but victory is in front of their eyes, they can't let the enemy have the slightest guard, they still have to rush forward as fast as possible.

"After arriving in front of Yinzhou, I will lead 10,000 soldiers to the north of Yinzhou. You lead people to attack from the south. We will surround you on both sides. We must take down the enemy's headquarters!" said the young general who had spoken before.

"Okay!" The general behind nodded.

"Today is New Year's Eve!" said the young general who had spoken earlier.

"Yes! On New Year's Eve, we can't stop." The general behind said.

"My generation of men, we must make contributions in this world! Although this exercise is not a real war, it will be our honor if we can win!" the young general laughed.

The general behind also laughed.

The surroundings were dark and cold, only the roaring north and the sound of trampling horseshoes echoed in their ears, and the two of them were also shivering from the cold, but there was a trace of firm expression on their faces.

"If it is winter to attack Korea, it may be even harder than it is now! There are many mountains during the journey from Liaodong to Korea, and we need to cross those mountains! Now, we are all advancing on the plains!" said the young general.

"Yeah! I don't know when we will launch an attack on Goryeo? It's really uncomfortable to see the Goryeo people arrogant in front of us this year." The general behind said.

"It should be soon! Your Majesty said that we will launch an attack on Korea within two or three years, but it has already been a year before we know it! It is very likely that we will attack Korea this year." The young general said.

"This year really suffocated me." The general behind said.

The two laughed together again!

The two of them are none other than Yue Yun and Liang Hao, Yue Fei's subordinates.

They led this army forward continuously, from night to dawn, the ninth year of Xuanwu has arrived, and they are still trekking on the snowfield.

*** ***

At this moment in Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, there are still 10,000 Song troops stationed here.

The 10,000 Song troops did not participate in the winter exercise. This is the center of Liaodong, and they still had to guard against a sudden attack by the Koreans.

Although there are only 10,000 people, they have no fear. Over the past year, they have seen clearly the strength of the Koreans on the opposite side! Their strength is too weak, much worse than the Jurchen army and the Xixia army, and 10,000 people are enough to deal with any sudden attack outside the Liaoyang mansion.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, there was also a festive atmosphere in Liaoyang Mansion. There were originally many residents here, and these residents were walking around the streets.

And in the south of the Liao Palace in Liaoyang Prefecture, this is where Yue Fei's military headquarters is located, and it is also the official office where Yu Yunwen governs Liaodong.

Yue Fei went to inspect the military camp in the morning, and now he braved the heavy snow to arrive at the military headquarters.

"Is General Wu here?" Yue Fei asked after entering the military headquarters.

"General Wu and Master Yu have already arrived, and we are waiting for you, Commander-in-Chief," said a lieutenant of the military department.

Yue Fei nodded, and immediately strode towards the inside.

Entering the innermost room of the military headquarters, Wu Jie and Yu Yunwen were already sitting there, as well as the chiefs of various departments of the military department.

This is a small meeting room. Maps of Liaodong and Koryo are hung in front of the meeting room. After Yue Fei entered it, everyone stood up.

"General Yue, long time no see." Wu Jie arched his hands and said with a smile.

"I haven't seen you for a long time! I thought you couldn't come today, General Wu." Yue Fei also laughed and said.

"We want to discuss the use of troops against Korea, so naturally I can't waste time." Wu Jie said.

Everyone sat down together, only Yue Fei stood in front.

"It took us only one year to stabilize the situation in Liaodong. The General Staff ordered us to be ready to move eastward at any time. Therefore, we called you here to have a good discussion! General Wu, what is the current situation of the Navy? "Yue Fei said.

"Now our navy has three major bases, one is Tianjinwei, one is Dengzhou, and the other is Shizikou! In addition, this year the navy has recruited another 20,000 soldiers, and now the total strength of the navy has reached 120,000! Our The number of battleships exceeds 3,000! Army soldiers are training every day. Now that the weather is cold, some soldiers even went south to the southern waters for training! Soldiers are preparing for the Battle of Koryo! When the weather gets warmer, the ice floes on the sea If it's gone, we can enter Korea anytime!" Wu Jie said.

Shizikou was where the later "Lushun" was located. Although the Koreans had already occupied a large area of ​​the Liaodong Peninsula, Shizikou at the southernmost tip of the Liaodong Peninsula had been occupied by the navy.

"If war really happens, the navy will fight across the sea and raid the capital of Koryo!" Yue Fei said.

Wu Jie nodded.

"If the King of Goryeo can be captured in one fell swoop, it will be extremely beneficial to the Battle of Goryeo! Therefore, the navy must ensure that the King of Goryeo does not escape." Yue Fei said.

"During the summer and autumn of last year, our navy conducted several landing exercises! If the Battle of Koryo begins, we will launch a siege on Kaijing, Koryo from three directions! One-third of the troops first attacked Ganghwa Island, and then suddenly appeared in Kaijing To the west! One-third of the troops landed from Haizhou, took Jinchuan as quickly as possible, and blocked the road to the north of Kaijing! The other third of the troops landed from Renzhou, blocked the road to the south of Kaijing! Navy They will also send people to completely block the Han River to prevent the Koreans from escaping from the Han River! Surrounded on so many sides, the Koreans have absolutely no possibility of escape." Wu Jie said.

"If you take Kaijing, you have to go north immediately and take Pyongyang!" Yue Fei said again.

Kaijing and Pyongyang, these are the two most important cities in Korea! Kaijing is the capital of Korea, and Pyongyang is the capital of Korea. There are many Korean royal families in these two places. If these two cities are taken down, the Korean royal family can be wiped out.

"There is no problem in taking these two cities!" Wu Jie said.

"The command system in the Koryo army is chaotic. If the Battle of Koryo happens, our cavalry will also raid Baozhou and take down the Koryo coach Cui Zhuo first! At that time, there will be many generals in the Koryo army in Liaodong. They will not accept each other, and they will return to Koryo for rescue. King Goryeo, you and I can easily encircle them!" Yue Fei said.

"If the Koreans had defended the Great Wall and the army hadn't entered it immediately, our navy alone might still be dangerous," Wu Jie said.

"Our army has prepared 2,000 trebuchets! In the face of such a force, the Great Wall of Thousand Miles can be blasted away! At that time, your navy can send an army to attack from the south, so it will be even more foolproof!" Yue Fei road.

"Master Yu, we still need your help in terms of logistics," Wu Jie said.

"Don't worry about this, there are still more than 100,000 militiamen in the Liaodong area, and these militiamen will naturally participate in this battle!" Yu Yunwen said.

*** ***

The main generals of the Song Army were in Liaoyang to discuss the matter of attacking Koryo, and in Baozhou on the banks of the Yalu River, which is later Dandong, a Koryo general in his forties was standing on the city wall of Baozhou.

Apart from him, there is no other Korean on the city wall. The weather is so cold, and the rest of the Korean soldiers have already returned to the city! In such weather, no one can let those Korean soldiers come out.

This Goryeo general was wearing very gorgeous Goryeo costumes, with a shining sword on his waist.

He looks very handsome and elegant, as if he is a literati, not a general!

He is Cui Zhuo, the coach of Goryeo! He was the one who killed Li Ziqian, a treacherous minister of Goryeo, and supported Wang Kai, the king of Goryeo, to succeed him!

Now he controls all the Goryeo troops, but he has not actually commanded a single battle! He calls himself a Confucian general, and believes that a real general should plan strategies from behind, and should not go to the front! He was deeply trusted by Wang Kai, and because of his superb political means, no one in the entire army dared to oppose him.

There were footsteps coming from behind, and two men in civilian clothes came up the city wall.

Both civil servants frowned, the wind and snow were too heavy for them to bear.

"Master Cui, why are you here?" A civil servant in his sixties asked.

"Blowing the air here can make me more awake and let me see the truth behind!" Cui Zhuo turned around and said with a refined smile.

"It's really too cold here!" the civil official said.

"Only in such a difficult environment can a strong family like Khitan and Jurchen be born! The main reason why I, Goryeo, is not strong enough is that our life is too stable! Now that we have obtained Liaodong, we naturally have to be like Khitan and Jurchen. , accept training in the ice and snow!" Cui Zhuo said.

"My lord is right!" said a civil servant in his thirties behind.

"However, our army has been slack for a long time. It is too difficult for them to train in the ice and snow, and the soldiers don't agree! It takes time to completely transform the army! The Song army on the opposite side is different from us, even if it is such a number nine Han Tian, ​​they are still training every day! They are too strong, we are indeed no match for them now! Lord An, Lord Li, this time you go to Yanjing City, you must get the people of Song to agree to sign a contract. Only then can I train with peace of mind !” Cui Zhuo said.

It turned out that the two literati behind were none other than An Pulin and Li Rui!

"Lord Cui, don't worry, we will let the Song people agree to sign the contract. In fact, the civil and military competition in the Song Dynasty was very fierce, and the civil servants were very dissatisfied with the generals. This time we will go over, and the signing will not be a problem." An Pulin said.

"Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. You stay in Baozhou City for a while. After the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, when the heavy snow stops, you go to Yanjing again." Cui Zhuo said.

"This won't work! We need to get Song people to sign the contract as soon as possible, so that we can feel at ease! General Cui, we are here to say goodbye to you, and we are going to Yanjing today!" An Pulin said.

"If my Koreans were like the two of them, it would not be a problem to occupy the Central Plains!" Cui Zhuo said with emotion.

Not long after, Cui Zhuo personally sent An Pulin and Li Rui away, not to mention that.