Chapter 2064: Eighth Route Army (Part 1)
Chapter 2064 Eighth Route Army (Part 1)
Chapter 2062: Eighth Route Army (Part 1)
“This, is this really Xu Wu County?”
Gongsun Xuanyuan's eyes were wide open and he couldn't believe what he saw.
The once desolate and deserted seaport has now become a large port. Although it still looks a bit crude, it is extremely large in scale.
All kinds of cargo ships travel continuously between the north and the south, transporting countless materials of all kinds, which are then carried into the warehouse bag by bag by workers, and these workers are all people who migrated from Xuwu.
After hearing Xuanyuan's exclamation, Jia Fu explained with a smile: "Of course this is Xu Wu County, but it is not Xu Wu County. The name of this place is now Tianjin County, and the port is called Tianjin Port."
Due to the war between the Qin and Qing Dynasties on the front line, the entire Xuwu County was transformed into a fortress, and the people were moved to the ports in the rear and served as laborers to help the Qin army transport supplies.
The materials carried by the workers were not light. Although they were exhausted and sweating, they still had smiles on their faces.
Xuanyuan was extremely puzzled by this. After asking, he found out that the Qin army paid wages. Although the payment was not much, it was the first time in Youzhou that people were paid for their work during the war. , no wonder the people of Xu Wu are so active.
Xuanyuan looked to another place and saw that not far from the port, the outline of a city had been built.
“It’s really surprising that in such a short period of time, the Qin army built such a large seaport at Haikou, Xuwu County, and even built so many sections of the city..."
Xuanyuan is not an ignorant country bumpkin. He has been to Bohai Port, the largest port in Hebei, but in terms of scale, Bohai Port is not as good as Tianjin Port, which was just built.
If we just transport grain and grass by sea, there is no need to build such a seaport, and what does this mean?
It shows that Qin Hao is determined to win Youzhou, and he not only wants to occupy it, but also plans to vigorously manage it. The purpose of building such a large port is to prepare for the future construction of Youzhou.
In fact, Xuanyuan had long planned to build a seaport here. His political attributes were not low, so he naturally knew that if he wanted to change the barren situation in Youzhou, he must vigorously develop business.
After the new seaport is built, commercial development can be promoted through maritime trade, thereby increasing Youzhou’s commercial tax revenue. This is the fastest way to develop commerce for the Liao Kingdom.
The geographical location of Tianjin Port is extremely important. It connects the east, west, north and south of Youzhou and can radiate to the entire territory of Youzhou. It is the best location for the new seaport.
Based on Gongsun Xuanyuan’s understanding of Youzhou, he certainly knew that this place was a treasure land. He thought about building a seaport here more than once, but gave up because of three reasons.
First, the Liao Kingdom was too poor, and all parties invested heavily. They had to build Lulong fortress and purchase equipment, so there was no extra money for Xuanyuan to use to build a seaport.
Second, the location of Tianjin Port was too close to the Yan State. Although Yan and Liao were still in an alliance at that time, if it was really built, there was no guarantee that the Yan State would not send troops to rob it, and Xuanyuan was not willing to make a wedding dress for others.
The third reason is that the Manchu Qing Dynasty’s ambition for Youzhou has never been extinguished, and they have been using various small actions to interrupt the development of the Liao Kingdom, leaving Xuanyuan too tired to deal with it and unable to care about anything else.
Xuanyuan has always known the way to change Youzhou, but he just couldn't do it, but he didn't expect that when he returned to his hometown, Qin Hao had already done it for him, and it was so easy.
Thinking of this, Gongsun Xuanyuan couldn't help but feel a little guilty for the people of Youzhou. After all, he was a native of Youzhou, but he didn't do as much for Youzhou as outsiders. Looking at this seaport, which is still a bit crude but already has a preliminary structure, Gongsun Xuanyuan knew that as long as his trip was successful, Tianjin Port would definitely replace Bohai Port as the largest port in northern Xinjiang in the future, and the people of the entire Youzhou Everyone will live a good life because of this port.
With this thought, Gongsun Xuanyuan became more determined. This trip can only succeed and never fail.
Gongsun Xuanyuan roughly counted the warships docked at the harbor, and it was obvious that they were not enough to carry all 20,000 troops on board. He immediately asked Vice General Zhang Han: "Vice General Zhang, how long will it take for the Qingzhou navy to arrive?"
"Reporting to General Gongsun, before we divided our troops, the lord had already sent a message to Beihai and asked Commander Zhou Yu to lead the navy to Tianjin Port. However, because the Beihai navy camp is far away from here, we will take the lead by taking the land route. Arrival, but the trip should be within half a day," Zhang Hanhui reported.
"Um."
Gongsun Xuanyuan nodded. Half a day was still within his acceptable range. Now he didn't want to delay even a minute.
Two hours later, the Qingzhou Navy arrived at Tianjin Port, several hours earlier than scheduled.
Looking at the fleet outside Tianjin Port, Gongsun Xuanyuan couldn't help but admired: "What an elite navy."
Zhou Yu, who had already landed in advance, couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "The current Qingzhou navy only relies on warships and equipment, and it is still far behind the southern navy."
Zhou Yu’s words are true. After all, the Qingzhou Navy’s total training time from its expansion to the present is only half a year. Naturally, it cannot be compared with the Southern Navy.
Gongsun Xuanyuan couldn't help but twitch his mouth after hearing this. He felt that the commander of the navy of the Qin army was so angry that he was actually preparing to compare the northern navy with the southern navy.
Since ancient times, boats in the south and horses in the north have their own strengths.
Want to compare the navy in the north with the navy in the south? It's like pitting Southern cavalry against Northern cavalry.
One word, too difficult.
Although Gongsun Xuanyuan disagreed with this, he did not say anything to attack Zhou Yu. In Qin Hao's words, he still had dreams, what if they came true?
Gongsun Xuanyuan did not want to wait for a moment. As soon as Zhou Yu's navy arrived, he immediately asked the soldiers to carry supplies and board the ship. However, there were many types and quantities of supplies that needed to be brought, including bows and arrows, crossbows, war horses, and grain and grass. Wait, so there was still some delay in moving. After everything was moved, it was already dark, so I had to rest overnight and wait until the next day to go to sea.
“General Gongsun, next our Qingzhou Navy will carry your 10,000-strong army, cross the sea to Liaodong County, and dock in Pingguo County for you to land.”
As he spoke, Zhou Yu pointed to the location of Pingguo County and said solemnly: "After the 10,000-strong army lands, if you want to bypass Liaoxi County and reach Lulongsai, you must first go all the way north, and then go straight to the west. Montenegro.
Only by entering the territory of Montenegro can the army circle from the mountainous area north of western Liaoning to Lulongsai without exposing its whereabouts.
But with such a long distance, it was absolutely impossible to bypass the Qing troops stationed along the way without an accurate distribution map of the Qing troops. "
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