Turbulent Times Chapter 1048: The plan of the Yuan family father and son

Out of hatred and fear of Wang Junlin, Yuan Taizuo sent many spies to Sui Fanyang County. The information sent by the spies recently showed that Wang Junlin had a huge and caravan under his command, and the four thousand water The division was only trained by a group of pirates from Wang Junlin Zhao'an, and the 20,000 sailors in Fanyang County had not been touched at all.

All these signs show that Wang Junlin's plan through Dami Island and Baengling Island is very big. Although he doesn't know Wang Junlin's specific purpose, Yuan Taizuo can roughly guess some, in short, it is extremely unfavorable to Goguryeo.

Once Wang Junlin formed an alliance with Baekje and Silla, it would be difficult for Goguryeo to defeat them, even to expel them. Those pirates who listened to Yuan Taizuo's words would no longer obey him.

To tell the truth, Goguryeo is surrounded by the sea on three sides. The traditional shipbuilding and fishing industries are extremely developed. The surrounding archipelago is easy to hide pirates. Taking Annan County as the most, we must guard against not only pirates, but also Baekje.

Therefore, Goguryeo paid more attention to naval forces than Sui Dynasty. Yuan Taizuo always believed that the naval forces of his country were stronger than those of the Sui Dynasty, but this time Wang Junlin led 4,000 people to defeat them by 10,000. After 5,000 people, he began to doubt his previous judgment, and he had long since lost confidence.

Computing, the Goguryeo navy can actually gather 10,000 to 20,000 people, but apart from the navy controlled by the imperial court, the other navy is too scattered and not concentrated enough, controlled by the counties below, the combat power is too large Too weak.

Furthermore, the naval forces controlled by counties and counties mainly focus on defense against pirates. They lack strong ships and large ships, and those with five hundred stones are considered large ships. The spies reported that the smallest warships Wang Junlin brought to Dami Island and Bailing Island had a thousand stones.

For a long time, Goguryeo's strategic center of gravity has been on land. The east side has always thought of annexing Baekje and Silla, and the west side has to guard against the Sui and Khitan people. At the same time, if there is a little chance, it will find a way to start expanding its territory. , The last is the defense line of the sea areas on both sides, and only the navy is considered.

Goguryeo invested about five million taels of silver in military expenditures in the past year, but Shuying actually didn't even have a cent, that is, not even half a million taels of silver.

The counties and counties each pay to support their own small fleet of sailors, but the 30,000 sailors directly under Goguryeo spent 400,000 taels of silver on food, armor, and equipment, which can be used to build warships. There are only one hundred thousand taels left.

The naval army needs a large number of warships and has little money, so it can only build cheap warships that can carry more soldiers per unit capacity.

Don't look at Wang Junlin's naval forces on Dami Island, Bailing Island, and Snake Island as many as 6,000 people, and nearly 200 warships with a thousand stone or more. It can be said that the expansion and construction speed is extremely fast, but among them How many resources and how much money have been invested, not only the people of Goguryeo are shocked, but even the Emperor Yang Guang of the Great Sui Dynasty and a group of monarchs and ministers will feel unbelievable.

In only eight or nine months from last winter to now, the investment in the salt field shipyard has reached a jaw-dropping level, as much as one million taels of silver.

But the effect is extremely obvious. The Snake Island Shipyard has been able to build three large ships of 5,000 stone or ten large ships of 2,000 stone within a month. The output of the workshop and the quality of the ship have increased by more than ten times, not to mention the long-range crossbows, catapults and other sharp weapons installed on the ship, as well as the excellent armor and sharp weapons in the hands of the sailors. The military salary of the county navy was 1.5 times higher.

In short, Wang Junlin defeated Goguryeo's 15,000 people with 4,000 sailors. It is not so much their amazing fighting power, but it is better to say that they won the war with money.

The reason why Wang Junlin invested such a large amount of resources and money in the navy is not only to prepare for the possible fiasco of Yang Guang's expedition to Goguryeo in the next step, but also another important reason - to have a powerful navy Escort and safety guarantee, the sea caravan that Wang Junlin asked Yang Kongchan to form, will bring huge profits and harvests in the future, which will fully make up for the money and resources spent on the navy.

Wang Junlin is still unable to accurately estimate the benefits that will be brought after the formal formation of the maritime trade route, but based on his and Nie Xiaoyu's deduction, it will definitely not be less.

Therefore, ultimately ensuring the smooth operation of this sea trade route is the most fundamental driving force for Wang Junlin to develop the navy.

Wang Junlin occupied Dami Island and Baekling Island, but the intention of deterring is more obvious. Once Wang Junlin takes these two islands as the core and transit point, straightens out the maritime trade routes from Fanyang County to the Three Kingdoms of Korea and Japan, and expands the scale of sea trade, Wang Junlin will be able to continuously obtain huge profits from it.

"Wang Junlin's navy ships are large and strong, and it is said that they are faster than galloping horses at sea. Even if all the navy forces under the jurisdiction of all our counties are gathered together, we can have an advantage in numbers, but the gap between the warships is too large. It’s too big to win, so what should I do?” After discussing with others for another day, Yuan Taizuo still couldn’t find a way to defeat Wang Junlin at sea.

"Wang Junlin's navy ships are large and strong at sea, which is their advantage. However, in order to increase the speed of the ship, Wang Junlin built a ridge on the bottom of one side of the ship to help break the waves. In combat, if a large number of naval forces are assembled, secretly hidden on the coastline, and the tide rises and falls is used during the war, and the small boat can easily enter and exit the shoal, and then attract Wang Junlin's naval battle, and use our ships to engage in the battle flexibly, it may not necessarily fall on the battlefield. Downwind." Yuan Gai Suwen also racked his brains recently to think about how to defeat Wang Junlin, he is indeed the most famous hero in the history of the Korean peninsula, and soon found a way to defeat Wang Junlin's navy.

"If you can't go out to sea, you are always at a disadvantage." Yuan Taizuo thought about the method of warfare his son said, which is similar to fighting against the city on land. Although it can regain some disadvantages, it is too limited. , the initiative is not on their side.

"My boy has always suspected that Li Chengkun and the others suffered a disastrous defeat. Apart from the fact that the warship is too far behind Wang Junlin's naval division, Wang Junlin has already found out about our sneak attack plan in advance, and has already prepared and even set a trap. Tell General Li Chengkun to drill." Yuan Gai Suwen said in thought for a while.

Yuan Taizuo nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right, my father has also thought of this, and he has sent someone to investigate Wang Junlin's secret agent in Koguryo. The next secret work should be much better."

Yuan Gai Suwen continued: "If we can do a good job of keeping secrets and prevent Wang Junlin from inquiring about our plan in advance, there is another way that we may be able to defeat Wang Junlin and take back the two islands."

Yuan Taizuo knew from a young age that this son had an extraordinary mind and strategy. Hearing this, he was refreshed and asked anxiously, "What can I do?"

Yuan Gai Su Wen said: "From Annan County to Dami Island and Bailing Island, the waterway is only 200 miles. If enough ships are mobilized, in addition to 10,000 sailors, there will be another 10,000 troops. Going out to sea when the wind is smooth will take less than half a day to arrive. Wang Junlin does not have many sailors on Dami Island and Bailing Island. I don't believe it, on this vast ocean, we can't even find half a day's free time here."

Speaking of this, Yuan Gai Suwen paused for a moment, and continued: "In short, we must avoid naval battles with the opponent, but find opportunities to transport the troops on land to the two islands of Dayi and Bailing. Coming to Wang Junlin, not only will the advantage of the warships be gone, but the advantage of powerful long-range weapons on the warships will also be lost. I don’t believe that our 10,000 elite soldiers on land can’t defeat the opponent’s 4,000 sailors on the island!”

After pondering for a while, Yuan Taizuo said: "Yes, the method my son said is the most effective method at the moment. I will now send an order to mobilize warships from all over the country, and another 10,000 army elites to practice sailing."

"Father, the key is to keep it secret. If Wang Junlin knows our plan in advance, our 10,000 elite army may not even have the chance to go to the island, and we will be ruined by Wang Junlin's navy in a daze. On the sea..." Yuan Gai Suwen had clearly seen the problem of the disastrous defeat some time ago, and knew where the key lies.

"From now on, I will order all counties and counties to stop all fishermen from going out to sea, and no maritime merchant ships will be able to go out to sea. All people in the country who are suspected of being from the Sui Kingdom will be arrested first. I don't believe that our plan can still be defeated. Wang Junlin found out." Yuan Taizuo gritted his teeth bitterly.

"Father, we are facing the sea on both sides of the Goguryeo Sea. We have been troubled by pirates for many years. The counties and counties have many naval forces, and there are also many generals who know how to fight in water. In the past few days, my son has specially checked the wars against pirates in various counties and counties. It is found that Cui Chengjun, the naval commander of Chengyang County, can be regarded as a capable general in naval warfare." Yuan Gai Suwen continued, "My boy, what I mean is that Cui Chengjun can be mobilized to lead the navy, so that we have a greater chance of winning. !”

"Cui Chengjun! I've heard of this person. I heard that he is a filial son. Because his mother was insulted by pirates and hated pirates to the bone, he has been studying how to eliminate pirates. This person is indeed useful." Yuan Yuan Taizuo thought for a while, nodded and said, he has finalized the commander of the navy for the next battle.

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After Yuan Taejo heard the plan of his son Yuan Gai Suwen, under his full promotion, Goguryeo first carried out a vigorous anti-espionage secrecy activity for more than a month, and arrested many people. The businessmen of the Sui Dynasty were in bad luck. Goguryeo didn't listen to their explanations at all, and still arrested them after taking their bribes, but they didn't kill them immediately, but locked them up temporarily.

At the same time, it also made a large number of fishermen and merchants on the southern coast of Goguryeo very resentful. They all rely on the sea for food. Yuan Tae-joo directly announced that the sea will be banned for two months. The loss of maritime merchants is unknown. The fishermen have disappeared for two months. How can we not resent Yuan Taizuo for his livelihood.

Yuan Taizuo didn't care about the feelings of these fishermen and sea merchants. After feeling that his plan would not be leaked again, he began to implement it.

Ignoring the heavy rain, those post cavalry in black armor galloped out from Annan County one after another, and with Yuan Taizuo's order, began to mobilize ships and select 10,000 elite troops.

At the same time, the transfer order to Cui Shengjun, the naval commander of Chengyang County, was also sent to him.

And on the day Cui Shengjun received the transfer order, a girl with a handsome face and strange silver earrings on her ears and an old man who looked like a fairy came from the city of Chengyang County.

The two speak fluent Goguryeo dialect, and they have all kinds of things that prove that they are Goguryeo people, so no one will doubt that they are not Goguryeo people.

PS: Sorry, there are still two updates today, and at least three updates will resume tomorrow, but this is a chapter of more than 3,000 words———