Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

Peace is only temporary, and war between China and the Northern Song, Jin, and Xixia will break out at any time.

The establishment of the State of China greatly changed the situation in 1115.

The Chinese states of Jinxixia, Northern Song Dynasty and Suxia stood on four pillars.

In just the past two years, the Liao Dynasty was swallowed up by the Jin. For Song Huizong, although Su Yuanjing tearfully assured Song Huizong Zhao Ji that he would succeed in training the navy northward, he still could not change the relationship between Song Huizong and Su Xia. The "determination" to cede territory and seek peace.

To this day, Su Xia and Song Huizong signed a so-called treaty, occupying Jingdong East Road and Huainan East Road, Shisanzhou and other places, and set the surrounding area as a transition zone.

But in this year, Su Yuanjing led the navy to train desperately in Guangnan and Fujian.

But he didn't expect that Su Xia would send out more spies.

Outside a building in the Dengzhou Guardhouse, soldiers from the Suxia Protectorate Army Guard Brigade are strictly guarding the door. It can be seen that what is being discussed here is definitely a first-class top-secret matter, and it is also an important matter for China. land.

This is the latest department established by Su Xia Huaguo - the secret service headquarters.

There were nest after nest of traitors in the Song Dynasty, each one more capable of sucking blood than the last. However, although the Northern Song Dynasty had long been decayed, there were still elites like Su Yuanjing and the Zhong Family Army.

Therefore, it is a top priority to dispatch more agents and integrate the original intelligence personnel such as Xiong Hui, Handi Kulu Zhugui and others. The number of personnel in the agent headquarters is 300 at the headquarters (these people are responsible for transmitting information and are not sent out), and are directly under the headquarters. There are 500 guards, and an action team composed of Shi Qian like Drum Shangflea. The number is also uncertain, totaling less than a thousand people. They are not restricted by any department in China.

The dispatched external intelligence personnel do not account for the headquarters establishment and are field personnel. This is also the source of intelligence information for the secret service headquarters. There are thousands of people. The personnel of the secret service headquarters do not have the power of life and death. This is similar to the Jinyiwei of the East Factory and West Factory in the Ming Dynasty. Very different, the secret service headquarters only handles information transmission and is directly responsible to Xiong Hui.

In this way, except for the intelligence personnel directly controlled by Su Xia like Ma Baoguo and He Hua, the rest were all assigned to the secret service headquarters. The intelligence personnel dispatched to instigate rebellion almost penetrated into every government office and imperial guard station in the Northern Song Dynasty, and even tried to instigate rebellion in the Northern Song Dynasty. Senior officials serve as internal agents.

But Su Xia's chess piece has to be played further. The first thing to do at the secret service headquarters meeting held today is to send a group of members to penetrate into the Kingdom of Jin!

These people will enter the Kingdom of Jin as businessmen and monks, slowly acquire inside information, and prepare for the subsequent war.

The second thing is also the most troublesome thing. News came from the secret service headquarters. Su Yuan Jingyuan was training his navy in Fujian, trying to use the navy to go north to attack Dengzhou. He also proposed to unite with the Kingdom of Jin and spend a lot of money to get the Kingdom of Jin to send troops. Attack and attack China together.

This matter has already received the support of Song Huizong Zhao Ji. Although Zhao Ji did not dare to openly fight against him, he was ready to do so in his heart.

The first strike is strong, and the second strike suffers.

Looking at the sand table in the command room, Su Xia asked Xiong Hui: "According to the intelligence, how many people are there in Su Yuanjing's navy?"

"There are less than 2 people in total. I think their combat effectiveness is equivalent to that of the general Forbidden Army. However, their firearms are much inferior to ours. If they really attack us with naval forces, Ling Zhen's artillery will make it impossible for them to come back."

"But do you know where they'll land?"

"We have never been able to determine the inside line of the Song Navy's navy. The highest ranking person is only a centurion. They are not qualified to participate in high-level military meetings."

Su Xia thought briefly and waved her hand, "This is not important. What is important is to know the route of the Jin Army. Since these two armies are coming to attack us together, they will definitely discuss it. Instead of doing this, it is better for our army to take the initiative to go south. Before the surprise attack on the navy of the Song Dynasty, Li Gaosheng had recently developed a powered steam warship and had conducted many experiments and exercises along Shamen Island. What I need now is for your intelligence personnel to figure out the distribution of all Suyuan Jingbu's warships. The quantity must be coordinated and there must be no mistakes.”

"Power steamer?"

"Yes, this is the result of China's establishment of the Ministry of Science and Intelligence and the Ministry of Industry and Construction. The achievements in steel materials have led to rapid development in the quality of artillery and mobile steam engines. It is very important for your agent headquarters to obtain information, and their scientific research is also Very important."

As soon as these words came out, Xiong Hui actually felt the difference.

Now, Xiong Hui has deeply felt that Su Xia is different.

Since the rebellion on Shamen Island in Dengzhou, we have focused on the development of machinery and technology.

According to the classification of modern industrial society, Su Xia's China has entered the steam age, especially in terms of weapons and equipment, and can even be said to have entered the firearms age in an all-round way.

In view of this, Su Yuanjing's fate seems a bit difficult.

Last night, one of the few savvy people in the Northern Song Dynasty, he saw through Su Xia's strategy of encroaching step by step, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to train as a new navy master several times.

Fujian Road, on the street next to Longjin Bridge, there is a banner with the word "Su" hanging on the half-open door under the archway. It seems a bit hot here, yes, this is the water that Su Yuanjing has refined in order to target Su Xia. Army, and this is Su Yuanjing's weapons forging room.

Anyone who has followed Su Yuanjing for a long time knows his habit, which is to pay special attention to the role of maps and weapons. In order to play a surprise attack role, he, who is already over sixty years old, worked tirelessly to train his troops personally for the sake of the country of the Song Dynasty.

In a sense, Su Xia respects such people, at least they are fighting for their ideals, but as far as their navy is concerned, the appearance of such people is definitely not a good thing, at least Su Xia and A stumbling block in the decisive battle of the Northern Song Dynasty. If these foolish and loyal people are not removed, they will hinder the development of China. Therefore, we must wipe out the enemies while they are still young!

After listening to Su Xia's combat intentions, Li Dong, the chief naval officer of the Chinese National Defense Army, looked at the map and murmured, "The idea is great, but traveling hundreds of miles south along the sea, we have never tried steam power before. There are only three warships, which can carry no more than a thousand troops. And you also said that my subordinates inquired and found that there were [-] naval troops stationed there. They passed by Su Yuanjing, a veteran general on the battlefield who was said to be the most elite army in the Northern Song Dynasty. It’s not something to be underestimated.”

"In the Battle of Daming Mansion and the Battle of Haizhou, the distance for our long-distance attacks was only a hundred miles away. At that time, we did not have steam engines and warships. Although we had less than a thousand troops, our troops were not large but good. As long as we planned Well, it is not impossible to give full play to our army's artillery superiority and warship maneuverability. It depends on manpower and targeted strikes in a precise manner."

"But how do we know the specific locations of Su Yuanjing's naval warships, weapons, and personnel?" Li Dong asked such a question.

"The agents dispatched by Xiong Hui's agent headquarters can provide firepower positions, and the torches raised in the dark night provide target points based on the positions. This attack will definitely win with one hit."

Su Xia had confidence in this strategic concept. Even in China, steam-powered ships were an absolute secret. No matter how powerful Su Yuanjing was, Su Yuanjing would never imagine using such a powerful weapon to attack.