Chapter 37: The Battle
Listening to Qin Zitan's account of the battle on Danluo Island, Feihu's handsome face was slightly distorted, and he grabbed the celadon teacup on the table with hatred.
In this battle, Zhen Feng only has an advantage in troops, and is at a disadvantage in other aspects, and the odds of victory are not great, but Extravagant Feihu never thought that Zhen Feng would be defeated so quickly and completely, as if a giant tower would be destroyed in the blink of an eye!
Na He Xiongqi's eyes narrowed slightly like an ancient Buddha sitting withered, he was not surprised by the defeat of the Goryeo, and his original intention was only to drag the Goryeo into the war against Huaidong, this goal was achieved, but he regretted that he failed to consume Huaidong's strength.
After a long time, Nahe Xiongqi opened his mouth and said with emotion: "There are many heroes in the Central Plains, there are Li Zhuo after Su Hu, and Lin Tie after Li Zhuo, and it is also a loss to the hearts of the Central Plains, otherwise the life of Donghu and the luxury family will be difficult......"
Qin Zitan knelt behind the case, and said secretly in his heart: Li Zhuo may be a generation of heroes, but he has gathered the financial resources of the counties in the south of the Yangtze River to command 100,000 soldiers, and he has only been unable to hold on to the governor of the capital for ten years. When it comes to eloquence, Li Zhuo is still slightly inferior to the Metropolitan Governor, and only Lin is slightly charming, which makes people wonder about his depth.
Thinking that the metropolitan governor abandoned the land and went to the sea to seek eastern Zhejiang, it was already a shocking conspiracy; Seriously speaking, Huaidong also takes the general policy of taking into account both sea and land, but it is far more resolute and thorough than that of Eastern Fujian.
There are many factors for the defeat of Danluo Island by the Koreans, the most fundamental and important factor is that the naval army of the Goryeo people suppressed Huaidong to the death, and they could not go out of the shallow sea at all, and competed with Huaidong on the blue sea.
It is not difficult for Qin Zitan to think that the luxury family and Huaidong are not able to compete for power in the East China Sea, and Daishan, Changguo and other islands are taken away by Huaidong one by one, including the core areas under the jurisdiction of the luxury family such as Mingzhou Mansion and Jin'an Mansion, will be under the direct attack of the Huaidong Naval Division, how will the luxury family deal with it at that time?
Thinking of this, Qin Zitan's back was cold, almost freezing his blood, and he said secretly: Even if the luxury family cannot adjust the strategic focus in a short time, it is necessary to defend Daishan and Changguo Islands, and there is no room for loss, otherwise the luxury family will fall into strategic passivity.
Azig felt a little uneasy in his heart.
He and Qin Zitan were not the only ones who escaped from Danluo Island by sea. At that time, the defenders in Seogwipo finally recognized the wrong opportunity, and more than 300 people grabbed three brigs and escaped back.
After these more than 300 people arrived in Haiyang County, they were ordered to be detained by Goryeo Prime Minister Zuo Jing.
Azig was worried that the Koreans would hold them accountable for robbing ships in Seogwipo City, and had been secretly peeking at Zuo Jing's face.
Qin Zitan is frank and has nothing to worry about.
After this fiasco in Goryeo, Zuo Jing wanted to keep the power of Goryeo, and he had to hug the thick thighs of the Donghu people!
If you can't hold the thick thighs of the Donghu people, Zuo Jing is likely to be a scapegoat for the Goryeo royal family. The resentment accumulated in Goryeo since the defeat of the Qingchuan River was poured out, and Zuo Jing and the children of the Zuo family were afraid that they would die without a place to be buried.
Azig is the younger brother of the favorite concubine of King Donghu Khan, and Zuo Jing will only get to the truth in this matter.
The Donghu people also knew in their hearts that once Zuo Jing was overthrown, the forces in Goryeo that resisted the Donghu people were likely to rise, which was not conducive to the interests of the Donghu in the Haidong region.
The Goryeo royal family and the ministers in charge were cowardly and did not have the confidence to rebel against the Donghu people. Although it was defeated by Huaidong this time, it was separated from Huaidong by the vast sea, so that the Korean people could have a sense of security in their hearts.
Subservience to Donghu and confrontation with Huaidong is the inevitable national policy of the Goryeo people at present.
If Zuo Jing wants to keep his position, he can only completely put the responsibility for the defeat on the head of Zhen Feng, the governor of Haiyang, and continue to lead the focus of contradictions in Goryeo to Huaidong, expand the army in Haiyang, Shannan, Hanyang and other places, expand the naval army, and strengthen the confrontation with Huaidong.
From this point of view, there is no pity for the defeat of Danluo Island, and if the Goryeo people are to be dragged deeper into the war with Huaidong, there must be such a defeat.
It's just that this defeat is too embarrassing! More than 15,000 people, in just one night's work, were destroyed and destroyed.
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If you talk about the battles of Fujiang Island and Matsuura, it is just a small test of the Huaidong Army in Haidong; In the first battle of Danluo Island, more than 15,000 foot soldiers of the Goryeo people were defeated like falling flowers and flowing water, and it was the Huaidong Army that showed its might, and the Haidong region was shocked and frightened.
Saga Yorigen received a letter of success in Tsushima Island, and his heart was deeply shaken.
At the beginning of the cession of Matsuura, Hirado and other places, Saga Yorigen did not think of carrying out a general mobilization in the territory and fighting with the Huaidong Army. There are more than 2,000 elite samurai under the Saga family, and the mobilization of civilians is already the limit, and the expansion of the force to 15,000 is already the limit. Now it seems that in front of the Huaidong Army, 15,000 troops is really not enough.
"It seems that before the Saga clan unifies Kyushu Island, don't think about Matsuura and Hirado anymore!" Saga Yorigen frowned and replaced the letter with his retainer Keigo Yamashita.
"The head of the family is wise," said Yamashita Keigo, "Lin Jian asked this side to send someone to Danluo Island to discuss matters, and Keigo asked for an order. ”
"I'll go there myself, and I won't be lazy if I think I'm late," Saga Yorigen said, "and you stay on Tsushima Island." After this defeat, the Koreans have suffered a great loss of vitality, and they should not be able to take Tsushima Island, but you also have to be careful to deal with it! If this trip goes well, I will be able to hit Iki Island when I come back from Danluo Island! ”
Saga Laiyuan and Chi Guan's combined forces attacked Tsushima Island, and they also gambled that the Huaidong Army would win on Danluo Island. If the Huaidong army is defeated, the Saga clan, under the suppression of the Kongo clan and the Taira clan, will not have the strength to occupy Tsushima Island at all.
Saga Yorigen deployed nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses on Tsushima Island, including 1,000 elite samurai. With no foothold on the shore, the Koreans had to invest enough troops to capture Tsushima at one time if they wanted to recapture Tsushima Island.
The Koreans went crazy, so they organized tens of thousands of troops to attack Tsushima at this time.
The Battle of Danluo Island was particularly important for the balance between the forces in Haidong. For the time being, the Saga clan does not have to worry about Goryeo's ability to threaten Tsushima, so they can let go of the pirate forces in the northern waters of Kyushu Island.
"Maybe you can send someone to Iki Island to surrender first. The head of the family and Chi Zhou joined forces to seize Tsushima Island at this time, and who in Haidong would not know that the Saga clan was an ally of the Huaidong Army? Under the deterrence of the Huaidong army, it is very unlikely that the pirates of Iki Island and Zijiu Island will continue to resist, and we can't let Chi Guan, the old thief, take the lead. Keigo Yamashita said.
"Yes!" Saga Raigen said.
Although the three families agreed that the islands in the northern waters of Kyushu Island, such as Iki Island and Jikushima, would be recovered by Saga Island, if the pirate forces that occupied these islands were allowed to take refuge in Chi Kan first, even if Chi Kan kept the agreement, the Saga clan would not have been able to take back the islands without paying any price.
The covenant exists on the basis of profit, not morality. Yorigen Saga is well aware of this.
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By the third day of the third month of March, Saga Yoriwon arrived at Jeju Fortress by boat, and the war on Danla Island was almost completely over by this time.
There were also a small number of Goryeo remnants hiding in the depths of Sunrise Mountain, resisting stubbornly and refusing to surrender. Three or five hundred remnants were divided into several shares, and they couldn't become any climate, so they were left for the Danluo Wang Army to practice.
In addition to the 1st Division of the 2nd Water Battalion of Jinghai stationed at the North Beach of Seogwipo, the Huaidong Army also withdrew to Jeju City one after another. Returning to Jeju were nearly 10,000 Goryeo prisoners of war.
After this war, the island had limited food stocks, which was simply not enough to support nearly 10,000 Goryeo prisoners of war, and Lin Jian could only take the prisoners of war to Jeju City for resettlement first.
The Koreans could not organize a counterattack on Danluo Island in a short period of time, and Lin Jian had no intention of attacking the Goryeo Peninsula at this time, and the sea area north of Danluo temporarily returned to calm. The two sides occasionally have sentinel ships meet at sea, and they also have a tacit understanding that they will no longer chase and fight each other.
Saga Yorigen rushed to Jeju, in addition to bringing congratulatory gifts to celebrate the Huaidong Army's victory on Danluo Island, but also with the main intention of wanting the Huaidong Army Division to support the Saga clan to expand the territory of the Kongo clan and the Taira clan.
When the ship entered the port of Jeju, Saga Yorigen first saw the old bark-like face of Tsuno, who was in the countryside. Kingo Tsuno was squeezing out a sly smile at him, and Saga Yorigen was shocked: he didn't expect this old fox to come to Jeju, let alone that this old fox would arrive on Jeju Island in advance.
The island of Kyushu originally had nine feudal domains, so it was named Kyushu. After the war between the feudal kingdoms intensified, only four kingdoms remained of the nine feudal domains. Adjacent to the Saga clan are the Hinata Kuni-Kongo clan and the Osumi Kunihei clan, and in the southeast corner of Kyushu Island, there is also the Hizen Kunirie clan.
The head of the Kongo clan is still young, and for the past ten years, the head of the family has been in charge of Kongo Tsuno.
When Tsuno appeared in the crowd of greetings at Jeju Port, Saga Yoriwon's heart was suddenly covered with a layer of gloom.
Lin Lian didn't care what Saga Raiyuan thought in his heart, put his hands behind his back, looked at Saga Raiyuan who walked on the trestle and landed, and said with a smile: "The sea is turbulent, and Lao Zhizhi has come to discuss it in person!" ”
"The system envoy is called, Lai Yuan doesn't dare to slack off, or he is entangled in the affairs of Tsushima Island, and he can only leave for a day. Saga Raigen said, still observing Kingo Tsuno out of the corner of his eye, thinking in his heart: Do you want to send scout samurai to kill Kingo Tsuno?
"Saga has a heavy deal in government, and when you travel, you have to gather dozens of scout samurai to accompany you, and it is not slower than Tsuno crossing the sea in a lonely boat with only a few attendants," Tsuno, who is close to the country, seemed to see through Saga Yorigen's thoughts, and said, "After arriving at Jeju City, Tsuno's post house has to be guarded by labor envoys, which is really ashamed!" ”
Hearing that Jinxiang Jinye broke the point, knowing that Lin Jian would never allow him to attack Jinxiang Jinno in Jeju City, Saga Raigen could only let go of the killing thoughts in his heart, and it would be a little unwise to provoke Lin Lian, not to mention that the suspicion of Saga Clan's assassination has not been completely cleared.
"For two hundred years, Goryeo has been a vassal of our dynasty, and it is very suitable for the prince to be treated as a minister, but the state government has been stolen by traitors, betrayed his righteousness and betrayed his faith, took refuge in Donghu, and brazenly sent troops to attack Yanbei, and sent troops to attack the Danluo country, which is a vassal of our dynasty, and he cannot but punish him," Lin Jian asked Saga Yorigen and Kongo Tsuno to walk on his left and right respectively, and admonished, "The Saga clan and the Kongo clan are both ministers and kings to regard our dynasty, so they should jointly take the responsibility of punishing Goryeo. ”
Saga Yorigen knew in his heart that the foundation of the covenant was rooted in the word "interests", but he couldn't help but argue, if the Kongo clan was allowed to obtain the same status, wouldn't Matsuura and Hirado be ceded in vain?
Entering Jeju City, while Jinxiang Jinye was not around, Chi Zhou was present, and Saga Raigen didn't care about anything, so he said to Lin Lianjin: "The assassination of Fujiang Island, the Jinxiang clan can clear the suspicion!" ”
"Tsuno, who is close to the countryside, can come by a lonely boat, and go to Matsuura to see me with the ruling in the first place, how ...... it seems to be," Lin Jian said with a smile.
Saga Raigen was slightly stunned, but he really couldn't push the assassination on the heads of the villagers.
“…… The Irie clan also sent someone to send congratulatory gifts," Lin Tieban raised his face and said, "Only the Ping clan is a thief and rude, and they don't dare to send someone to see me." Nine times out of ten, the assassination of Fukue Island was committed by the Taira clan, and I can't spare them! ”
Saga Yorigen didn't expect the Irie clan to move so quickly, and he didn't know what congratulatory gifts he sent to Lin Bin's satisfaction, and he actually asked Lin Jian to push the assassination on the head of the Ping clan?
"I asked the ruling government, if you want to find out the real culprit of the Fukue Island assassination, can the Saga family alone deal with the Taira clan?" Lin Jian continued to ask Saga Yorigen.
Saga Lai Yuan was slightly stunned, thinking: Huaidong supports the Saga clan and the Kongo clan to destroy the Taira clan first? This is not bad, after all, the Saga clan does not have the strength to swallow the Taira clan in one bite, and still argues: "Come over from Jinxiang Tsuno, even if you can help the Jinxiang clan clear the suspicion, but the Jinxiang clan has not made an inch, and the system makes it feel unfair to the other!" ”
The foundation of the fetters is to use razing to control razing, and the divided Fusang is more in line with the interests of Huaidong.
The Okingo clan and the Saga clan are both located in the northern part of the island of Kyushu, one in the northeast and the other in the northwest, and both face the Goryeo people across the sea.
Even if Jinye could not come, Lin Jian would send someone to contact the Kongo clan and invite the Kongo clan to jointly suppress Goryeo from the sea and relieve the pressure on Huaidong's garrison on Danluo Island.
Moreover, the strength of the Toshu Governor's Office is too weak after all, and it is more suitable to choose a competitor for the Saga clan on Kyushu Island, and the Osugo clan is more suitable than the Irie clan and the Taira clan. The Saga clan has the ambition to compete with the Kongo clan, which is more in line with Lin Bin's intentions.
Lin Jian didn't mind Saga Lai Yuan's strong inwardness, and said with a smile: "I have my own measure, and the court will definitely not treat your Saga family poorly!" ”
Saga Lai Yuan also did not doubt that Huaidong would have any territorial ambitions in the Haidong region, after all, Huaidong really wanted to learn from the luxury family, and his vision would only be on the Central Plains to dominate the Central Plains.