Chapter 639: Attacking Huanglong Mansion
This was a common tactic used by the grassland empire to motivate soldiers to kill the enemy. It looked bloody but was very inspiring. The Shi family army quickly reorganized their troops and marched forward.
In the east, Yang Xingyun, the Minister of War of the New Song Dynasty, was also mobilizing the troops before the war. He told the soldiers: The Third Young Master has ordered us to advance into Liaodong this time, and our destination is Shenzhou. We must attack Huanglong directly and avenge our previous defeat.
The generals in the hall shouted: Go straight to Huanglong, go straight to Huanglong.
After Yang Xingyun finished his instructions, he particularly emphasized military discipline and reminded the generals that the enemy would inevitably resist fiercely after they left the pass, and that it would be a life-and-death fight on the battlefield.
But we have military discipline, and we are not allowed to kill innocent people.
Go, go, go.
With the sound of the command, the troops quickly set out. The Shenwei Army was determined to attack Huanglong and wipe out the century-old humiliation. They advanced at a very fast speed and only encountered decent resistance in Jinzhou and Gaizhou.
However, the Shenwei Army was well prepared and its firepower was too strong. After the overwhelming artillery fire, one round of charge broke through the enemy's defense. The battle was not at the same level as the battle inside the pass, and the army quickly advanced deep into the enemy's territory.
This is because Hubili moved the focus of the grassland empire westwards.
After the Mongol army entered the pass, they did not repair or reinforce the cities and passes outside the pass, so the defense was weak. It was not long before they failed and retreated outside the pass. Before the border soldiers had time to build defenses, Hubili ordered them to turn west. The only ones left behind were the old, weak and disabled soldiers. In some places, there were no soldiers living there, but only the private soldiers of local tyrants.
How could a shabby defense without the support of the main force stop the attack of the Shenwei Army? Zhang Zhi ran all the way as if he was in an empty space.
This made the cavalrymen running in the front feel suspicious and uneasy.
Zhang Zhi, commander of the Shenwei Army Cavalry, led 50,000 cavalrymen and they had a smooth journey after passing Jinzhou. Not knowing what the Mongolian army was doing, they became cautious instead.
The team chased all the way to Long'an Prefecture, where they actually engaged in battle with Korean soldiers.
The small country of Goryeo actually sent its troops into Longan Prefecture. How could this be tolerated?
Zhang Zhi was furious and concentrated the mortar in his hand to vent his anger on the enemies on the city. He blasted open the city gate and rushed in. After a brutal attack, he gathered the prisoners and interrogated them. Only then did he realize that the Mongolian army had already withdrawn from Goryeo.
The Goryeo Kingdom's Biechao Army followed the Mongolian Army into Long'an Prefecture.
Longanfu is also called Buyeo City. The capital of the peninsula was built here during the Goguryeo era. So the Goryeo soldiers had to march westward to take back their old capital.
Zhang Zhi and Li Tan didn't care about that. In their view, the entire Goryeo Peninsula belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty. The two decided that since there were no Mongolian troops, they could fight the Goryeo troops and take back their own territory. They immediately divided their troops, with the cavalry as the main force heading north to attack Huanglong, and Li Tan's infantry as the main force heading east to drive out the Goryeo army.
When Yang Xingyun received the report, he felt both happy and worried. He was happy that it was no problem for the Shenwei Army to recapture Shenzhou, but he was worried that the Goryeo army had come in, making it inconvenient for him to take action.
Seeing his hesitant expression, Feng Guiqi said in a stern voice: The third young master said that in order to revive the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties, we must recover all the territory. The young master also said: Not an inch of the land left by our ancestors is redundant and must be taken back.
We are not afraid of him at all. Anyone who comes to our land to cause trouble will be driven away.
The two reached a consensus and immediately urged the logistics to keep up.
Feng Guiqi believed that fighting against the Korean soldiers was a matter of concern to both countries. Even if they were vassal states in the past, they were still one country. The Third Young Master advocated equality for all in the New Song Dynasty, and countries should treat each other equally. He suggested that Yang Xingyun quickly send a memorial to Chengdu to explain the reason.
Yang Xingyun nodded, not daring to be negligent. He handed the military affairs to Guiqi for coordination and immediately went to the study to write.
It was five days later that Zhao Yulin saw Yang Xingyun's report. At that time, he was spending the summer in Mount Emei with a group of important officials from the Central Council.
After reading the urgent report sent by Shunfengsi, Zhao Feiyan immediately went to him to deal with it.
After reading it, he smiled and said: Xingyun and the others handled it well. He asked Feiyan to call over the Minister of Rites Li Liang.
The woman immediately asked the maid to do it, and said with a smile that Brother Yang was very good at making excuses. My brother said that we should revive the prosperity of the Han and Tang dynasties. He determined that we should inherit the territory of the Han and Tang dynasties, and the border should extend eastward to the entire Korean Peninsula. In the previous dynasty, Goryeo was a vassal state, and this statement was not wrong.
What if the King of Goryeo refuses to surrender, then wouldn't we be invading another country?
Zhao Yulin smiled and said: "It depends on what our king thinks? When the Celestial Empire goes to war, it is called whipping vassal states, there is no such thing as invasion. If you don't believe it, the king can ask Minister Li."
As they were talking, Li Liang came in hurriedly. As soon as he sat down, he asked why the King of Feiyan summoned him.
Zhao Feiyan handed the secret report to Li Liang with a smile, telling him that the Shenwei Army had won a great victory outside the Great Wall, but encountered Goryeo soldiers occupying our city. Commander Zhao felt that Goryeo was too much and needed to be punished.
Li Liang was furious before he finished reading it. He cursed the King of Goryeo as an ungrateful villain who had penetrated deep into the heartland of our New Song. This was unacceptable. The Shenwei Army must beat them.
Li Liang was very clear about the New Song's aid to Goryeo. The Shenwei Army not only provided weapons, but also sent navy to attack the Mongolian navy, sacrificing many passionate young men of the New Song. Now they have come to our New Song's land to make trouble. This is intolerable.
This guy argued: According to the traditional territorial division, Goryeo and us should at least be separated by the Han River on the peninsula. The Goryeo soldiers actually ran to Buyeo City. It is obvious that they are taking advantage of our weakness. It is easy to talk back.
Haha, these great scholars who are well-versed in classics naturally know that during the Han Dynasty, we divided the peninsula into four counties for rule, and during the Tang Dynasty, their territory was even smaller, making them a clear vassal state of ours. All dynasties in the Central Plains implemented a subservient management of the peninsula.
He said: I'll have to trouble Lord Li to do the job and draft an imperial edict in the name of the King of Feiyan to reprimand them and let them know the rules.
Li Liang immediately took the order and left.
Zhao Feiyan asked him: Is it that simple?
He asked with a smile: What should we do then?
Is it possible that our leader has to do it himself?
Zhao Feiyan said with a smile: My brothers all think it is a trivial matter, why should I care about it? Let’s go and watch our Guangchen practice sword.
The woman told the maid to tell Wu Qian, the director of the office, that a big banquet would be held in the evening to celebrate the victory. Then she went up to him, took his arm, and walked towards the Emei Sect's headquarters.
The Jianfu Palace at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain became much quieter because the officials from the Central Court and Taijiantang all went to Emei this year. The old emperor and his family had the honor of sitting in it.
The spacious environment and complete facilities of Jianfu Palace were much more luxurious than those of Zushi Hall. The old emperor was lying on a rocking chair enjoying himself, and the oxygen-rich air made him feel intoxicated.
Shi's son, who was accompanying him to spend the summer, read the newspaper to him and told him with surprise that the Shenwei Army had attacked again and had already occupied Jinzhou and Gaizhou. The 100,000-strong army was sweeping across Liaodong and was advancing rapidly as if they were in an empty land.
They had deduced this matter a few days ago.
Last year, Shi's son calculated that the Shenwei Army was going to attack in Hengqu Town, and it was very accurate. This year, he saw that the court had made major repairs to the water conservancy project and opened up the Emei Fairy Mountain for tourists, and even Zhao Yulin gave himself a holiday. Combining the bits of information he had obtained in his daily life, he boldly inferred that the Shenwei Army was going to make another big move.
As expected, the Shenwei Army left Yuguan and landed in Gaizhou to carry out cross-sea operations.
Shi's son repeatedly praised the important officials in Jinguan City for their good planning, saying that the country's strong strength could support the war, and that these officials were extraordinary.
You know, not long ago, the ruler of Ryukyu took the initiative to come to Beijing and surrendered to the New Song Dynasty wholeheartedly, and today it was revealed that the Shenwei Army attacked Liaodong.
All of these require strength to speak.
The old emperor said proudly that they were all his good sons-in-law. Yulin was very capable in making plans. He had even hidden it and kept it secret during the party a few days ago.
The emperor laughed heartily, and Shi's son also laughed along.
The two were still discussing heatedly when Zhao Ruilan suddenly rushed in, walked up to the emperor, grabbed his shoulders and started squeezing them hard, pestering the emperor to play with her.
This girl felt that being locked up here with no one to accompany her was too boring.
The emperor was hurt by her and stood up and asked her to go out for a walk.
Zhao Ruilan helped the old emperor out of the door, and Shi's son followed behind happily. The three of them climbed up the stairs and headed towards the Tianshi Cave.
Before they had walked far, Zhao Ruilan asked her father to ask Brother Yulin when he would accompany her to explore the sky in a hot air balloon. Brother Yulin agreed.
Haha, what this woman meant was that she wanted Zhao Yulin to accompany her on the astronomical survey. This means she wants to enjoy treatment like a king.
The old emperor naturally knew what his daughter was thinking. She was also feeling amorous after coming back to recuperate and had some ideas. This daughter not only wanted to steal her sister's husband, but also wanted to sit on the throne and enjoy the feeling of being the mother of the country.
The old emperor has been on guard since he got to know Zhao Ruilan again in Xuzhou. It was not for Zhao Feiyan's good, but he was reluctant to give up the hard-earned treatment of a historian.
He can go wherever he wants now, and his life is more comfortable than when he was in Lin'an. When he was the emperor, he had to act according to the Empress Dowager's mood, but now it is the Empress Dowager who has to act according to his mood. If he wants to do something, he only needs to inform the Ministry of Rites and someone will take care of it. Of course, he is very happy.
The old emperor slipped accidentally, and Shi's son immediately stepped forward to hold him. When the old emperor saw Shi's son, he thought of his eldest son who was still serving his sentence in labor reform, and then looked at Zhao Ruilan beside him. Didn't she and the eldest son of the Shi family have a lot of fun in the past?
There were even rumors in the palace that the two of them had even slept with each other.
The old emperor immediately found someone to take over. He pulled his son Shi up and climbed two stone steps and asked: How is Mr. Shi doing now?
Are you coming back soon?
Shi's son was grateful to the emperor for caring about his eldest son, and tearfully said thank you to the emperor, saying that he had only served half of his sentence. My son wrote to say that he did not do any heavy labor, but only copied archives, and it was Commander Zhao who took special care of him.
Then, Shi's son said with great relief that building roads in the mountains was extremely difficult and dangerous, and the prisoners were forced to do the most dangerous work. His eldest son wrote to him several times saying that the young master next to him fell into the river and drowned, and that ruffian was crushed to death by a huge rock. He really had to thank Commander Zhao.
