kingnovel Chapter 471 The Grand Official Riding into Goryeo
Chapter 471 The Grand Official Riding into Goryeo
However, before marching into Goryeo, Lu Cheng also asked Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen to step up the production of explosive packs, simple grenades, catapults and other weapons to assist in defending the cities in various places.
At the same time, the craftsmen responsible for smelting steel were also stepping up steel smelting according to the method provided by Lu Cheng in preparation for the manufacture of new artillery.
The combat effectiveness of the Jin army was beyond doubt. Previously, Lu Cheng personally led the team to chase and kill the fleeing Jin army, and his own cavalry also suffered considerable casualties. If they were to fight head-on, the casualties would probably be even greater.
Therefore, if we want to stop the Jin army and prevent them from attacking the city again, we must use some means, and firearms are undoubtedly the best killer.
When it comes to dealing with the Jurchens, Mr. Lu is quite experienced. After all, in the world of Embroidered Spring Blade, he had dealt with the Jianzhou Jurchens, and the situation was pretty much the same.
However, the smelting technology and science and technology of this era are far inferior to the level of the late Ming Dynasty. It is still difficult to produce muskets, or even epoch-making weapons such as mortars and heavy machine guns.
Even if Lu Cheng had complete technical information, it would still take a lot of time just to train craftsmen.
The generation gap in technological level can never be bridged by one or two people in a short period of time.
Therefore, it is easier to make some simple and convenient black powder bombs, explosive packs, homemade grenades, and landmines.
However, as the number one artillery expert in the Song Dynasty, Hong Tianlei Ling Zhen was still capable of making artillery by hand, but his efficiency was not high. He mainly used the mud casting method and copper as the raw material. The artillery he made was not cost-effective. It would be more cost-effective to use a catapult with explosive packs.
After inspecting the city defenses of Jinzhou, Shenzhou, Liaoyang, Hengzhou and Baozhou, Lu Cheng went to see Meng Kang's shipbuilding progress and inspected the summer harvest work in various places.
After finishing all this, Lu Cheng took Hua Rong and a thousand cavalrymen, set out from Baozhou on the other side of the Yalu River, and went straight into the heart of Goryeo, heading towards the Goryeo capital of Kaesong.
At this time, the 16th king of Goryeo, King Uejong, was in power.
When Wang Ya was still the crown prince, Goryeo regarded the Liao Kingdom as its suzerain state and paid tribute to the Liao Kingdom every year. It also sent troops to attack the Jurchens twice on the orders of the Liao Kingdom, but was defeated by the Jurchens both times.
After that, the Goryeo Kingdom united as one, worked hard, and trained its troops to prepare to defeat the Jurchens. At that time, the Jurchens were ready to rebel against the Liao Kingdom. In order to stabilize the rear, they sent people to make peace with Goryeo. However, they did not expect that the Goryeo people were not moral, and they made peace with the Jurchens on the surface, but sent troops to surround and kill the envoys sent by the Jurchens.
Subsequently, Goryeo mobilized 17 soldiers from all over the country, claiming to have soldiers, to attack the Jurchens. Although most of these soldiers were farmers with hoes and carrying poles, the Jurchens were not yet completely unified at the time, and they were defeated for a while, with Goryeo occupying more than villages and expanding their territory by miles.
Afterwards, the Jurchen tribes reacted and began to prepare for war to regain the lost territory. The 17 troops mobilized by Goryeo at that time occupied a large part of the domestic labor force, and coupled with the drought, domestic conflicts broke out.
In the end, Goryeo voluntarily returned the occupied land, withdrew its troops back to its homeland, and negotiated peace with the Jurchens.
A massive northern expedition against the Jurchens ended in a whimper and gained nothing.
With the rapid rise of the Jurchens, Wanyan Aguda established a country and proclaimed himself emperor. Goryeo completely turned to the Jin Dynasty and became a loyal younger brother of the Jin Dynasty.
In order to fight the Liao Kingdom, the Jin Kingdom could not take care of Goryeo for the time being. It did not want a fire in the backyard while fighting in the front, so it became brothers with Goryeo.
However, after the Jin Dynasty destroyed the Liao Dynasty, the status of Goryeo, the younger brother, would decline, and whether it would be a son or a grandson would depend entirely on the Jin Dynasty.
Of course, now that Lu Cheng has arrived, Goryeo will have to find a new master.
When Lu Cheng's one thousand cavalrymen entered Goryeo territory, all cities in Goryeo immediately sent troops to stop them.
However, the combat effectiveness of the Goryeo army was too weak. Not to mention compared with the Jin and Liao dynasties, even compared with the Song dynasty, it was far inferior. It was simply a group of poorly trained militiamen who basically collapsed at the first touch.
Lu Cheng led his troops to advance for 700 miles, all the way to the vicinity of the Goryeo capital of Kaesong, without encountering any decent resistance.
Every time they encountered an ambush, Hua Rong would basically shoot a few arrows at the head, and the cavalry behind would charge and the enemy would scatter. Lu Cheng was too lazy to take action, and there was no sense of accomplishment in bullying the weak.
When they were less than ten miles away from Kaijing, an army of about 10,000 people finally appeared in front of them.
Looking at the army formation in front, Hua Rong said, "These soldiers are finally decent, but their equipment is a bit shabby and their appearance is not very good. I wonder if they can withstand our attack."
Lu Cheng laughed and said, "Then give it a try. You have been the center of attention all along the way. I will also exercise my hands and feet today."
As he spoke, Lu Cheng took down the broadsword hanging on his horse, patted the horse under his crotch, and raised the long sword in his hand forward: "Wait for me to break through the enemy formation, and then you will follow."
"Yes!"
Afterwards, Lu Cheng swung his long sword diagonally backwards and rode out on his horse, and Zhuifeng immediately began to accelerate.
In the opposite Goryeo army formation, the shield bearers immediately gave up their positions, revealing two rows of archers, who drew their bows and aimed their arrows at Lu Cheng on the opposite side.
Lu Cheng was not in a hurry. He waited until the arrows from the opposite side were flying towards him, then he swung his sword and blocked all the arrows. Before the enemy could finish shooting two rounds of arrows, Lu Cheng rushed forward on horseback.
The enemy's archers retreated quickly, the shield soldiers raised their shields in panic, and the spearmen were about to put their spears on their shields when they saw Lu Cheng rushing forward, swinging the long sword in his hand in a circle and sweeping it across. The sword light was like lightning and the sword force was like a mountain. In an instant, he cut the shield soldiers in front of him in half, along with their shields.
The Wind-Chasing Horse leaped high into the air and stepped into the enemy formation. Lu Cheng slashed left and right with his long sword, instantly clearing a space within ten feet around him, leaving behind a field of broken limbs and arms.
Immediately afterwards, Lu Cheng, riding on horseback, rushed into the enemy formation, like a warship cutting through the waves, breaking through the enemy formation and moving forward.
Hua Rong behind immediately seized the opportunity, led the cavalry, and rushed forward closely.
The destroyed Goryeo army formation had no time to recover before Hua Rong rushed up to it.
Hua Rong led the cavalry to launch two rounds of archery, completely disrupting the enemy formation, and then changed to long spears and took the lead in charging into the enemy formation.
After just two charges, the army of ten thousand people was completely dispersed and fled in all directions.
The leading Goryeo general wanted to gather troops to resist, but was shot dead by Hua Rong.
After breaking through the enemy's formation, Lu Cheng led his troops straight in and killed their way to the capital of Goryeo.
Looking at the so-called capital city in front of him, Hua Rong sneered: "This is the capital city of a country? Why do I feel that it is not as big as the cities of Jizhou Prefecture and Qingzhou Prefecture?"
Lu Cheng also smiled casually: "Goryeo is only this big, how big can the capital be? However, looking at the soldiers on the city wall, it seems that they don't welcome us very much."