Chapter 753 Jianghua Bay
Ganghwa Bay, also known as Gyeonggi Bay, is the western bay of the Korean Peninsula. It is centered on the Han River Estuary, starting from Changshan Trail in the north and ending at the Tai'an Peninsula in the south.
Among them, Jianghua Island, Dafu Island, Lingxing Island, Longyou Island and Deji Island are larger, so they are also known as Jianghua Bay.
Speaking of this, I’m afraid I’m not very familiar with it, but many people are familiar with Incheon. The famous Incheon landing is in Ganghwawan.
Incheon, it is between Kaijing and Seoul.
Because of its narrow distance, the Jianghua Strait was called the "Salt River" in ancient times. However, the hydrological conditions were complex, the tides were large, and there were many reefs. In the late Goryeo period, when the warriors were in power, the monarch often hid on Jianghua Island in order to avoid the horse hooves of the Yuan Dynasty.
"Gyeonggi Bay is so difficult to travel, how did these ships pass through?" Wang Zhao was shocked and asked quickly.
"Now the only people in Tang who have such ability and gather a large number of ships!" Shuangji sighed and said in a deep voice.
"Tang people?"
"Over the years, merchants from Tang Kingdom have traveled to and from ten places, and are very familiar with Jingji Bay. It is natural that they will be unobstructed to find some familiar veterans to guide them!"
Jianghua Bay was broken through, and the nobles were instantly uproared. This was the biggest defense on the Kaijing sea. In this way, wouldn’t it be exposed to others when they came to Beijing?
"I ask Your Majesty to hunt the West Capital in the north!" The ministers were instantly depressed and quickly bowed.
The so-called Xijing is actually Pyongyang, which is different from the prosperity of Kaijing. Pyongyang has always been a fortress and is also a base for Goryeo to advance north. It is only more than 200 miles away from Kaijing, and it is one of the two capitals of Goryeo.
"Just a mere navy, how could you make you so timid?" Wang Zhao trembled slightly and said with a hard forehead: "Kaijing is where the capital is located, and the people are high in the city, and there are tens of thousands of troops in the city, how can you give up easily?"
"I don't believe it anymore. They are just navy soldiers who dare to attack the city? What's more, the navy can only act fiercely with the sea. How can they compete for power on land?"
"Which Qing family has the courage to lead the army to fight against the Tang army?"
During the words, Wang Zhao completely controlled the situation and calmed everyone's panic. The nobles then breathed a sigh of relief and had some confidence.
But it is probably difficult to let them fight against the Tang army. After all, the military prestige of the Tang Kingdom on the peninsula for hundreds of years is not fake.
Otherwise, facing the powerful Khitans who were so close to each other, they would not recognize them and go to the Central Plains to recognize the sect leader, they could only secretly surpass the rules in the country and dare not be the emperor openly, so they would naturally be the reason.
The power of Goguryeo actually highlighted the Tang Dynasty's strength in supporting Silla and destroying the two countries, which made the nobles and nobles on the peninsula feel scared. The Tang Dynasty's father was so powerful.
If you win, there is nothing more. If you lose, it will be embarrassing, especially if you lose your family's face, making them more cautious.
"I am willing to fight!" At this time, a man with a tiger's back and a bear-back stood up and shouted loudly.
"Okay!" Wang Zhaoding glanced at him and found that he was Huangfu Sheng from Huangzhou. He was always burly and rough. Although he was from a wealthy family, he was a rare and solid person and had a good reputation in the army.
"Since the Huangfu Qing family has confidence, I will hand you 20,000 troops to go to the front line to eliminate these Tang troops. After the victory, I will celebrate your merits with you!"
"I should live up to your Majesty's trust!" Huangfu Sheng lowered his head and responded loudly. Obviously, he was full of confidence and did not take a lot of attention to a group of naval gangs.
Other nobles and senior officials looked at him, either looking forward to it, being funny, or being confused. In short, everyone lacked confidence in this battle, especially the Goryeo Kingdom's peace for decades. Although it was very exciting to fight against the Khitans, they were people from the Tang Dynasty!
The Han officials watched coldly. They had been officials in the Central Plains for many years, so they naturally knew the power of the Central Plains army, and they also knew the Goryeo army, and felt more and more uncomfortable.
Shuangji and others immediately retreated, then returned home and packed up urgently.
"My son, why are you so panicked?" At this time, Shuangji's father, Shuangzhe, saw the packed look at his home and was puzzled.
Shuangzhe. Because he learned that his son had won a high-ranking official in Goryeo, he ran over and became the Chief of the Zuocheng. Although he was not high, he was still an official at all!
"Father, the Tang army is fighting and is about to pass through Gyeonggi Bay. I am afraid that in a few hours, the troops will come to the city!"
Shuangji said in a deep voice: "Now the imperial court is preparing to send troops to intercept it, but according to my opinion, the effect may not be very good. I am afraid that it is difficult to wait for the opening of Beijing. My father can clean up in advance with everyone and lead everyone to Xijing together!"
"It's really so unbearable?" Shuangzhe was reluctant to open the prosperous life in Beijing.
"I can only do this, and it is a last resort!" Shuangji sighed.
Sure enough, not only him, but other Han officials also went home to pack up their things, took a step forward, and then visited Shuangji in hopes of getting his guidance.
"I have nothing to say, I'm just being cautious!" Shuangji said in a deep voice with a stern face: "Before the result comes out, don't be silly, act randomly, and act obediently!"
The Han officials looked at each other, and that was all they could do.
But he said that after returning to the harem, Wang Zhao himself was not at ease.
Although he was confident in front of everyone, he was extremely panicked when he was about to be beaten to the capital for the first time. If this was not good, he would be afraid of being captured.
A king was captured and could not help himself. He was unwilling to try this kind of feeling, so he hesitated for a while and he still asked someone to clean up.
After learning the results, decide to stay or not.
The other nobles naturally had suspicious points in the palace. When they learned that the king was like this, they naturally had to follow suit and prepare to go to Xijing in advance.
Huangfu Sheng naturally did not take into account the feelings of his ministers. He was a rough man. Although he was a little afraid of the reputation of the Tang army, Goryeo even faced the Khitans, so he was not afraid.
Although the Guangjun Office was established for centralization and had 300,000 troops under its name, there were only more than 20,000 people who could guard Kaijing. It was only when the reign of Emperor Muzong of Goryeo that the central military system of the second army and six guards was established, with a total of only 40,000 people.
Leading an army of 20,000, although the armor rate was only 30%, it was a rare elite in the Goryeo Kingdom. Although there were many private soldiers from the nobles, they were not useful.
Huangfu Sheng was full of confidence and sent the reward, then left Kaijing in a mighty manner and headed to the beach, preparing to attack these ungrateful Tang soldiers.
On this side, Zhou Kui led the Hailong Army and finally passed Jianghua Bay and arrived at the Goryeo territory, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
Chapter completed!