Chapter 558
Just when Shang Ji was making final preparations for the battle, Park Yin’s special envoy Kim Wu-sung came again, and also brought Park Yin’s decision-Gao Yanyou would send it within five days, but the financial affairs of the Joseon Dynasty Nervous, unable to take out 50 million gold at once. Jin Wucheng asked for payment in batches, and said that the first batch of 500,000 gold would arrive in Xiangping City in three days.
After that, one million gold will be paid every month until all the fifty million gold is paid. For this reason, North Korea is willing to pay an additional five million gold in interest, and hopes that Shangji will allow it!
Shang Ji very generously agreed to Jin Wucheng's request, and suddenly Pingzhou and North Korea seemed to have become close allies!
The actions of Shang Ji's subordinates were not affected in the slightest. The army should be assembled and the generals should be transferred.
And according to the joint battle report sent by Yanhuang and Qianhuan, Pu Yin did not fall into Shang Ji's simple trap. One million North Korean troops are rushing to Zuben City at a rapid march.
Obviously, there are not so many idiots in the world, and Pu Yin didn't believe that Shang Ji would agree so easily!
Three days later, the 400,000 main combat troops headed south to Tajin under the personal leadership of Shang Ji, planning to take a naval warship here, land directly on the border between China and North Korea, and then fly to the Dragon Throat Grand Canyon!
The Pingzhou Army originally had 1.5 million soldiers. Before the three-way army conquered Goguryeo, they took away 700,000. This time, the merchants took another 400,000. Now there are only 400,000 soldiers left in Pingzhou. become empty.
However, Shang Ji is not worried about the rear. There are still 1.8 million guards in Pingzhou who can be mobilized, and there are millions of third-tier township warriors distributed in Pingzhou.
Once needed in wartime, another five million reserve troops can be organized. Now Pingzhou can be regarded as a big business. Even if the entire Shangji army is destroyed this time, the foundation of Pingzhou will not be shaken.
At the same time that Shang Ji led the army to the south, he ordered Zhao Yun of Lelang and Su Huan of Xuantu to lead the guards of the two counties to support Zhang Ying.
At this time, Gongsun Du had already led the army to meet with Taishi Ci, and Wandu City was facing nearly a million elite troops. In addition to the bad news that the domestic city was broken and Gao Yanyou had fled, the defenders in the city quickly opened the city to fight!
So far, the only important city in Goguryeo is Zubencheng, which was occupied by the North Korean army.
After occupying the city of Wandu, Tai Shici negotiated with Gongsun Du and left 200,000 troops for Gongsundu to guard the city of Wandu. Tai Shici led the remaining 700,000 troops to support Zhang Yun!
Liu Yi also received an order to hand over the domestic city to Xu Huang for guarding, and then took away 100,000 elites to gather 400,000 Goguryeo servants to support Zhang He in a hurry.
Park Yin is not blind, it is impossible not to notice this series of big moves. The million-strong army of the North Korean army suddenly accelerated and crossed the border between China and North Korea in a hasty march.
At the same time, the 200,000 vanguard troops traveled with light vehicles, rushed more than 3,000 miles in two days, and successfully joined forces with the 100,000 Korean troops in the city. The strength of the defenders in the city has been greatly improved.
Because the strategic goal of the Pingzhou Army was to swallow up the millions of North Korean troops in one go, Shang Ji specially ordered Zhang He not to worry and let all the North Korean troops in.
Tajin, the home port of Pingzhou Navy.
Countless warships moored quietly at the port, waiting for their masters to inspect.
The huge ships are lined up, and you can't see the side at a glance. Xi Zhicai, who saw this kind of scene for the first time, was obviously very shocked. He was speechless for a long time as he stared at the overwhelming giant ship.
"General, how many warships do we have in Pingzhou?"
Shang Ji smiled, and said to Ling Cao next to him: "De Gao, introduce our naval forces to the military division!"
The navy kept secrets from the outside world and even most of the generals in Pingzhou, but Xi Zhicai had a special status, somewhat similar to the chief of staff of later generations. The chief of staff doesn't know how many troops he has at his disposal, so that would be a joke!
"My lord, military advisor!" Ling Cao saluted the two of them, and said proudly, "Our Pingzhou navy has a total of 310,000 soldiers, of which 160,000 are boat troops who are responsible for operating warships.
Another hundred thousand scaled sailors,
Responsible for protecting various ports, and at the same time taking into account battles such as gang jumping and stringing.
The last 50,000 troops were full-time responsible for the raid and destruction of the enemy's ports and cities. Among them are 40,000 scaly sailors and 10,000 Jinfan troops who have received strict land combat training! "
After finishing speaking, Ling Cao glanced at Gan Ning beside him, and added: "The 50,000 troops are led by General Xingba!"
"What about the battleships? Although I am an amateur in naval warfare, I also know that the most important thing in naval warfare is the battleship. How is the situation of our warship?"
Xi Zhicai ignored the small issue of Ling Cao and Gan Ning, it was not something he should worry about, instead he focused on the naval battleship.
"Return to the military division. At present, our army has a total of more than 500 warships of various types, including 360 warships of all levels, 168 battleships of all levels, 61 warships of all levels, and There are eight building ships, one of which is a huge wave-like building ship built according to the drawings provided by Mr. Gongshu!"
"Yu Lang? Is it that ship?"
Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes, and pointed to a super giant ship that looked like a mountain in the distance and asked.
"Military Master Huiyan, that ship is Yulang. Yulang is 460 feet long and 82 feet wide. It is fully loaded with 8,600 soldiers. Hundreds of ships, the longest attack range is as high as 3,000 feet. The battleship has iron and wood armor, which is enough to withstand close-range attacks from large siege vehicles such as torches and stone chariots. It is the strongest warship known to the general!
After thinking about it for a while, Xi Zhicai, who had no experience in naval warfare, still couldn't understand how strong the Yulang-type building ship was. Glancing at the large building ship several times smaller than Yulang, Xi Zhicai smiled slightly: "General Ling, I can say that I don't know anything about naval warfare. Please forgive me for asking a simple question, can this Yulang be able to fight three against one? Ordinary building boat?"
"No problem, if the command is proper, let alone one hit three, even one hit five is not a problem!" Ling Cao replied confidently with his chest straightened out.
"Okay, I understand!" Xi Zhicai nodded, and had a general understanding of the Pingzhou Army Navy in his heart.
"De Gao, is the navy ready?" Seeing that Xi Zhi had finished asking, Shang Ji asked.
Ling Cao looked excited, and held his head high: "I report to my lord, I have already made preparations after receiving my lord's order. The 300,000 soldiers of the Pingzhou Navy will listen to my lord's order at any time!"
"Okay! Arrange for the soldiers to board the ship! Let's set sail!!"
After finishing speaking, Shang Ji waved his hand, and the army that had been waiting at the port slowly stepped forward and boarded the ship in an orderly manner under the guidance of the sailors.
Because of the existence of the Qiankun Ring, Shang Ji never had to worry about logistics issues when going out, so this time he only needed to carry the soldiers themselves.
More than 200 Junk ships of all levels are enough to transport 400,000 soldiers of the Pingzhou Army to their destination at one time.
And eight building ships including the Yulang building ship, fifty warships, and half of the fighting ships were dispatched at the same time to escort the army and ensure the safety of the soldiers.
After completing the escort mission, these main warships will not return, but will directly break into the North Korean waters, travel along the coastline, and harass the North Korean waters.
If there is a chance, I don't mind leading troops to land directly, and looting wantonly!
The North Korean navy is relatively weak, and the Jeolla-do navy led by Yi Sun-shin is worthy of a battle. However, Li Bu obviously will not send the most precious naval force in his hand to fight Shang Ji for what he sees as rebellion.
In addition, to put it bluntly, even if Li Bu went crazy and asked Li Sunchen to fight with all his strength, he would not be an opponent of the Pingzhou Navy!
Pu Yin might be able to compete with the Pingzhou army on land, but he was unilaterally beaten at sea!
Three hours later, all the 400,000 soldiers of the Pingzhou Army boarded the ship, and 400 large and small warships headed for the sea mightily.
At a glance, the entire sea is full of warships of the Pingzhou Army, stretching for hundreds of miles!
Although Shang Ji is at sea, the presence of a communication stone does not affect his control of the overall situation.
According to the latest news, the North Korean army has all passed through the Dragon Throat Canyon. And this strategic location will naturally not be ignored with Pu Yin's vision.
The North Korean army left a hundred thousand elite troops to guard the Dragon Throat Canyon.
At the same time, according to Qian Huan's news, Pu Yin ordered the imperial army to build a city in the Dragon Throat Canyon, in an attempt to permanently control this strategic road.
While Shang Ji was galloping on the sea, Liu Yi, Tai Shici, Zhao Yun, Su Huan and others also led troops to arrive one after another. The whole Goguryeo was heavily populated. On the Pingzhou side, there were 1.5 million regular Pingzhou troops and 400,000 Goguryeo servants. , In addition, there are about 200,000 rangers and strangers.
Originally, there were not so many, and the total number of players and rangers who were active on the Goguryeo battlefield did not add up to 50,000. However, after learning the news that the North Korean army had crossed the border, the players in the Huaxia District were immediately blown away. Countless casual players and small groups have traveled thousands of miles to Koguryo, trying to teach the gang a lesson!
And this number is still rising, but the Pingzhou Army's control over this force is much weaker. They can only be guided through missions, and it is impossible to command the player ranger group like an army.
They didn't even dare to use them as normal forces in Shangji's battle plan. It's because the uncontrollability of the alien ranger group is too high!
"Compared to Pingzhou, North Korea's military strength is somewhat inferior. The Korean army has one million troops, and the Goguryeo army headed by Gao Yanyou is more than 600,000, which is unwilling to be ruled by the Shang Dynasty.
Simply comparing the strength of the troops, the Gao Dynasty coalition forces seem to be weaker, but don't forget that they are the defenders of the city, and they have a strong city to use.
Moreover, the battlefield is closer to North Korea, and the Dragon Throat Canyon is controlled by Pu Yin, and North Korea can send troops to support it at any time.
According to the latest information sent by Li Rui, Park Yin seemed to be frightened by Shang Ji's big move, and he was mobilizing again in an attempt to send additional troops to support Zubencheng.
However, South Korea, the mortal enemy of the Korean peninsula, was staring at it covetously, and Pu Yin couldn't mobilize too many troops for a while.