Taiping Cave is across the road from Danzhou. Someone told the new cave owner that Danzhou produced fresh rice seeds, and the output was twice that of the mountain. The cave owner asked Zhao Bingyan for some rice seeds for them to plant.
He said that the imperial court would make unified arrangements. The weather was different for ten miles, and it would also depend on whether there were seeds suitable for planting here. When he returned, he would ask the agricultural officials of the Ministry of Household Affairs to come to Limu Mountain.
The cave owners were so happy that they all offered tea instead of wine to him.
Lord Li Mudong proposed to build a school on Pingshang. The five older children in the surrounding area would come to Fenglaiping to study, and everyone would support the children's daily expenses together.
Zhao Bingyan thought it was a good idea. It would be impossible for the imperial court to send a large number of gentlemen into the mountains to educate children. However, it would be feasible to set up schools in places with conditions and try to invite Han gentlemen to teach.
These cave owners were moved when they saw the huge changes in Limu Mountain. They all hoped that their children would learn Chinese and go out of the mountains to do something in the future, so they readily agreed.
Zhao Bingyan reminded them to urge villagers to abide by the law and trade fairly, and that militia groups must be established in each cave to collect theft and patrol to ensure the safety of the newly built roads.
The cave owners kept nodding and nodding.
They all know in their hearts that the mountain road is slow, and if the mountains cannot be beautiful and the people are kind, no matter how good the vision is, they cannot be realized.
He asked Axiang, had the guards run out of bullets?
Axiang said that the sisters were reluctant to use it, and there were also.
Zhao Bingyan said that the wind in Hainan carries the salty smell of sea water, and bullets will not last long. He asked Axiang to find five more personal guards, and he would personally lead them for training tomorrow.
The next day, Zhao Bingyan went to the storage room and released five 38-gun guns and two thousand rounds of ammunition. He took Axiang's ten personal guards for training, fired all the bullets left last time, bid farewell to Axiang and returned to Danzhou.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he held a secret military meeting with Zhang Shijie to discuss the transfer to Annan.
They both agreed that Annan was currently attacking Champa and the sea was calm, which was the time for our army to attack.
Zhao Bingyan immediately went with Zhang Shijie to report to Concubine Yang Shu, and summoned Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu to discuss the westward expedition to Annan.
He said: Hainan's territory is so large and its population is so small. The recruitment of soldiers has reached its limit. We must find another way out.
Currently, Annan's main force is attacking Champa. It is the best time for the army to attack. It is planned to attack with mobile forces across the island.
The general led the navy formation and Liu Shiyong's fifth brigade to march to Thang Long. The king led the 1, 2, 3 and 4 brigades to attack Xuanhua, Liangzhou and Guangyuan Prefecture, and laid Zhenyi Pass to block the Yuan army's entrance to Annan.
Queen Mother Yang was excited and nervous when she heard that Zhao Bingyan was going to eat Annan in one bite. She used to be in the Lin'an court and knew a lot about the battles between the two countries. Most of them were Annan's victory and the Song Dynasty's defeat.
Today, they only have so many people, can they win?
She asked Zhang Shijie worriedly: "How long does it take for the General to think that our government can pacify Annan?"
After Zhang Shijie saw the new weapons of the Song Dynasty Guards, he was 100% sure of defeating Annan. As for how long it would take to capture Annan, he could not judge. After looking at Zhao Bingyan, he said cautiously: "I think Annan can be pacified within a year."
Zhao Bingyan shook his head and said, "It's grown."
After looking at Wen Tianxiang and Lu Xiufu seriously, he said: "The Great Yuan Dynasty will not give us that long. We must make a desperate effort to capture Annan in one month and stabilize Annan within half a year, making it a great counterattack for our Great Song Dynasty." Yuan, the rear area to recover the country."
He said: The military situation is urgent and there is no room for hesitation. The army must set off within ten days.
The Queen Mother was asked to take charge of Hainan Road, with Prime Minister Lu overseeing the overall situation, and General Manager Zhu commanding the Imperial City Secretary to supervise the guard.
Prime Minister Wen took charge of the logistics of the Western Expedition, and accompanied the general, taking the lead in the feint to Annan to raise the dragon.
I personally led the main force to march into Liangzhou.
The next day, Zhao Bingyan found Xiao Chengzhang, the commander of the artillery regiment, and released two 107 rocket launchers to teach him how to use them. The guy and the brother who brought him were stunned when they saw the twelve cannon barrels and the divine cannon with wheels.
Zhao Bingyan told them that in future battles, they must first rely on artillery to clear the way, and artillery must create an easy attack channel for the infantry. When retreating, a barrage must be fired for the infantry to block the pursuers and ensure that the infantry retreats intact.
Whether it works or not depends entirely on their understanding.
Xiao Chengzhang immediately took his men to familiarize themselves with the new equipment, and all armies quickly assembled...
Ten days later, Zhao Bingyan came to Zhou Fu's third brigade to board a ship and set off. On the sea, a group of ships loaded with soldiers and baggage sailed westward.
After Zhang Shijie took the lead in stationing on Bailongwei Island, he incorporated all the fishermen on the island into the wartime logistics establishment. The island quickly became densely covered with tents.
Zhao Bingyan said: "In this battle, the general led the navy to sweep the docks along the coast. The focus was to seize warships and block the ports."
Zhang Shijie called to see what he was doing, and the navy of the Song Dynasty took action to save the enemy ships from sinking into the sea.
Zhao Bingyan shook his head and said: There will be more places that need ships in the future, and the general will try to capture more. In addition, the infantry can only give him the fifth brigade, and he has to bear the responsibility of cutting off the enemy's return reinforcements south of Annan. "
Zhang Shijie reassured him and kept the enemy blocked and waiting for opportunities to annihilate them.
In the Annan Palace, Emperor Xiao Chen reported that the Song Dynasty Navy fleet had crossed the Bailongwei Island and headed towards the mouth of the river.
The warship entered the river mouth and sailed all the way to his capital, Thang Long City.
This guy had long received information that the Song Dynasty was planning to take refuge with him temporarily. Later, when he saw the small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty occupying Hainan, he thought that the Southern Song Dynasty was beaten to death by the Yuan Dynasty and had nothing to fear.
Unexpectedly, the navy of the Southern Song Dynasty court was resurrected with full health.
After Zhang Shijie arrived near the mouth of the river, he immediately sent the navy south and north according to Zhao Bingyan's plan. He divided into two fleets to attack all ports and seize ships. The war started without announcement.
Emperor Xiao Chen panicked. On the one hand, he mobilized troops and sent generals to the capital to help King Qin, and on the other hand, he summoned his ministers to urgently discuss how to solve the problem.
Marshal Chen Guojun was the first to step forward and request house arrest to monitor all Song generals and ministers who fled to Annan. Among them were the Southern Song Dynasty's prime minister Chen Yizhong and his son who held important positions in the Annan court.
Now that the two countries are at war, who knows if they are Song Ting's undercover agents.
What Marshal Chen said is quite reasonable.
However, when the Southern Song Dynasty mansion was about to collapse, the officials and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty who fled to Annan for refuge all took their money and troops with them. Not to mention being highly educated and smart, they would smash the money tied to them even if they were taken off. Kill a group of Annan officials.
How can these people move at will?
Emperor Xiao Chen saw that the quarrel in the court could not produce any results, so he simply sent Chen Yizhong to the river mouth to question the reason why the Song army came to attack the door, trying to delay it so that he could mobilize the main force from the south to come back and fight the Song army.
This guy still seriously looked down on Song Jun in his heart. Can't he still beat the drowned dog to death after being beaten by the Tatars until he was only breathing? When they competed with the Song Dynasty for territory, his royal army never lost?
What Zhao Bingyan wanted was Emperor Xiao Chen's actions.
Investigation revealed that the Annan troops around Thang Long City were all heading towards the royal capital, Thang Long City.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhao Bingyan immediately led the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th brigades north along the coastline and entered Van Don Bay northeast of Thang Long that afternoon.
This place is an important maritime trade port in Annan, and the Song army knew the sea conditions and waterways here well. The disadvantage is that the enemy has set up large trebuchet defenses on the mountains on both sides of the bay.
However, Zhao Bingyan had a fearsome rocket launcher in his hand. He took the lead in a speedboat and sailed at the front to attract Annan's army to fire. He used the rocket launcher to counterattack and threw rockets from a long distance to blow up the enemy's heavy weapons. He landed ashore in minutes to set up a probe. position.
The infantry behind quickly landed and occupied Annan's largest sea trade port that night.
Chen Qilin, the Imperial City Secretary, reported that among the generals who were captured and surrendered here, there were actually soldiers from the Song Dynasty who had escaped from the disaster, and one of them was once a general under the Guangnan West Road garrison.
Zhao Bingyan called: "Bring it here."
He saw the tall man with a resolute and unyielding look on his face, and stepped forward to untie him.
The man immediately knelt down on one leg and saluted, saying: "To the King of Han, the last general is Zhao Mengxin of Lianzhou. He has no choice but to live in Annan. Now he is willing to be driven by the King of Han."
Zhao Bingyan laughed and said: "General Zhao has been wronged. Don't mention the past anymore. I, the Guards of the Song Dynasty, set foot on the land of Annan not for temporary refuge, but to regain this land that originally belonged to the Chinese people. "
