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Chapter 1794 Struggle for Sea Power

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    No matter how small a fly is, it is still meat. Although Meng Chenqi only brought 10,000 reinforcements, it also greatly alleviated the shortage of soldiers on the Korean battlefield.  In fact, including reinforcements, the Sui Dynasty did not lack troops on the Lelang Peninsula. It was just that they were divided on several battlefields by the restoration organizations of Baekje, Silla, and Goguryeo, and their strength was scattered, which made them extremely uncomfortable in the struggle.

    After the Battle of Korea City, Huang Mingli was determined to collect the city occupied by Gao Rennan along the Xishui River and open up contact with the Lintun Army.

    But soon a letter came from distant Youzhou, Huang Mingyuan ordered Huang Mingli to contain the Silla people in front of him.

    Huang Mingli and Fang Xuanling both looked at each other. The Xinluo people had 40,000 to 50,000 troops in Zhangsai, which was twice their strength. Once the opponent attacked, it was okay to hold on to the city, but taking the initiative to contain the enemy would be a bit difficult.  difficulty.

    The two of them thought that Huang Ming was far away in Hebei and did not understand the situation in Lelang County.

    But soon another letter came from Youzhou, ordering Huang Mingli to take Lelang and beat Baekje hard, and at the same time contain the Silla people on the front. As for Lintun, Canghai and other places, don't worry about the gains and losses.

    At this time, Huang Mingli did not dare to disobey the order, so he had to take the initiative according to Huang Mingyuan's order.  Fortunately, he annihilated Qiwei's troops and saved his flanks from worries. Otherwise, he would never dare to attack the Silla people.

    On April 14, Huang Mingli mobilized 20,000 troops and advanced to Yanshan Fortress on the south bank of Nanshui (now Nanjiang River in North Korea) to confront the Xinluo people in Zhangsai.

    Huang Mingyuan is not confused because he is separated by mountains and seas.

    Since the war started, no one knows the difficulties and dangers of this battle better than him.  Historically, even the Tang Dynasty was forced to retreat to the north of the Zhu River by the Silla people. This shows the fighting power of the Silla people, and this battle was not a big one.

    At this time, the Sui army was surrounded by enemies on all sides and could be said to be fighting alone.

    The main force of the Sui army in the Central Plains was already preparing to go south to attack Hebei. Huang Mingyuan was unable to mobilize troops to support the Lelang battlefield.

    In the eyes of everyone, Hebei is far more important than Liaodong and Lelang. Some people even persuaded Huang Mingyuan to abandon the Lelang battlefield and focus on the Hebei battlefield first, but Huang Mingyuan refused.

    But the battle in Hebei cannot be delayed.

    Because of the affairs of the Lu family, the Youzhou Army had already refused to go south for half a year. In the future, the Li family and Li Mi will rise.  Now is the last opportunity to capture Hebei, and still have the remaining power to interfere with the two families. Otherwise, when we occupy Hebei, and the two families also occupy Guanzhong and Henan, what advantage will we have?

    Hebei must fight, Liaodong must fight, and Lelang must fight, and they must all win.

    It has to be said that Huang Mingyuan, who has been in Daye for eleven years, seems to have unlimited glory and good plans, but in fact it is the most dangerous time. Once he gets out of control, he may end up dead.

    Huang Mingyuan was unable to send troops, so he had to be temporarily supported by Huang Mingzhen and Huang Mingli.

    But bad news soon came. The main force of the Youhou Guards going to North Korea lost news, and the third formation of the Liaodong Navy stationed in Zhanchan Port was attacked by the Baekje Navy and suffered heavy losses.

    Huang Mingyuan was deeply shocked by the news that the main force of Youhou Wei was lost at sea.

    Everyone is still speculating on the reason, but Huang Mingyuan is worried that they will be wiped out by the Baekje Navy.  Many people believe that the Baekje Navy has been crushing the mouth of the Xishui River and has no spare power to surround and annihilate the main force of Youhou Wei. However, Huang Mingyuan guessed in his heart that the main force of the Japanese country should also participate in the battle.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????OUT OUT of the Baijiang River, the Japanese led their troops to participate in the war in order to help the Baekje people.

    At that time, only the Japanese army plus the remnants of Baekje had 32,000 men and more than 170 main warships. This shows its strength. The current Japanese and Baekje navy are even stronger.

    Sea power!

    Huang Mingyuan decided in his heart that he could defeat Baekje first, and then lead Baekje to fight Silla.  The Sui army was not a god, and it was impossible for them to punch and kick in all directions.  Without Youzhou sending reinforcements, it would be difficult to hold on to the existing territory, let alone destroy the two countries.

    Since the two countries cannot be destroyed, it is better to keep them both and check and balance each other.

    Compared with Baekje, Huang Mingyuan was more afraid of Silla.

    So Huang Mingyuan made up his mind about the strategy of this battle, and then he sent a letter to Huang Mingli to contain Silla and beat Baekje hard.  Only when Baekje is beaten painfully will he be afraid; only when Baekje is beaten painfully will he be obedient.

    Youzhou, Liaodong, and Lelang are all separated by mountains and seas. The East China Sea is like an inner lake, affecting the transportation of the three places.  To win this battle, we must first gain sea power.

    Huang Mingyuan has a strong navy, but it is his private army and is not in the north.

    When he first conquered Liaodong, Huang Mingyuan had 20,000 naval troops in his hands, and when he left Liaodong, he left 15,000 men in Liaodong.  Those brought to Tianjin, plus those newly reorganized in Tianjin, totaled 10,000 people, half of whom were river navy troops.

    Liaodong Navy, compiled by ZhushuiThe team was defeated, and the Lushun formation could not be found. At this time, there were still Yingkou headquarters and Bozhuokou formation, plus the Tianjin Navy, with less than 20,000 people, and there was still a lack of ships.

    Huang Mingyuan had no choice but to order his troops to gather at Lushun Port and at the same time go to Donglai Shipyard to recruit available warships.

    ??????????????????????????????????????Donglai was unprecedentedly grand, with many warships and a huge navy.  Later, Yang Guang went south and took away a large number of navy troops. Only a small force of about 5,000 people remained in Donglai.

    This was specially left behind by Huang Mingliao¡¯s order Zhang Changxun.

    "However, there are quite a lot of ships in Donglai County. In order to conquer Goguryeo, the emperor ordered a large number of ships to be built, but they were not used later, but many of them did not leave the dock and are now in use.

    In the end, Huang Mingyuan was making trouble everywhere, and finally gathered 25,000 people and more than 400 warships.

    This is all the power Huang Mingyuan can mobilize at this time.

    The strength of the navy is barely adequate, but it still needs a naval commander who can fight.  Originally, the commander of the navy had always been Zhou Fashang, but after Zhou Fashang died, the navy was divided again, and there was no one left.

    In the end, Huang Mingyuan had no choice but to make Zhang Changxun, the governor of Donglai County, as the commander of the navy, and Xu Zhe as the chief commander to send troops.  He was assisted by Meng Jinyi, Zhou Shaofan and others.

    Among the entire Northern Army, only Zhang Changxun has the experience of commanding a navy.

    Everyone set out from Lushun Port and repaired at Donglai Port for two days. Before setting off, they met Huang Mingjun.

    It turned out that Huang Mingxiang heard that his brother was going to conquer Hebei and was worried about his employment, so he sent Huang Mingjun to lead Hu Douzhou Navy, and generals Wenren Sui'an and Ye Xiaobian to lead Jiangdong Navy to help.

    The three men brought 15,000 men and horses and 300 warships.

    I heard that Zhang Changxun and the others were also planning an expedition to Baekje. Huang Mingjun and the others did not go to Tianjin, but joined forces with them.

    Among them all, although Zhang Changxun had experience, he had never fought in a naval battle, so he was not as good as Huang Mingjun, who navigated the sea, so he asked Huang Mingjun to be his commander.

    Huang Mingjun excused himself because he did not have an official position, but everyone understood that he was Duke Wei's domestic slave and was no more powerful than someone with an official position.

    Zhang Changxun repeatedly gave in, and Xu Zhe also suggested that Huang Mingjun lead the army, so Huang Mingjun no longer refused and became the commander-in-chief of the three armies.  After the two sides joined together, they had 40,000 troops and 700 warships. It can be said that they won an instant victory.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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