Chapter 646: Victory in the First Battle

The soldiers and horses on the shore were assembled neatly, although Li Yuan was the commander, but the imperial commander was personally conquest, and everything was to obey the emperor.

Then I saw Emperor Yang of Sui hand Li Yuan the good decree he had drawn up, and from this moment on, he was a veritable commander-in-chief, as long as the emperor didn't speak, he could decide a lot of things.

He did the same, and he had to assign his generals before he set out on the expedition.

So the distribution of 600,000 soldiers and horses was clear.

He appointed Laihu'er as the commander of the fleet, and appointed several forces who had been persuaded by him to be the vanguard together.

The first batch of soldiers and horses went out to fight as many as 50,000 people, and Li De had to admire that he was able to pull so many people together in just one day.

Among these people, Li Yuan's personal soldiers were mostly his guards and some elite Li family soldiers and horses, and there were only 10,000 people, and the remaining 40,000 were allies he had.

Emperor Yang of Sui was not too shocked by this, with the prestige of Tang Guogong, if he didn't do this, it would really not be a basis, but unfortunately Tang Guogong's prestige played a role.

50,000 people boarded the ship, of which 10,000 were Penglai soldiers, and this time they really made up their minds to come to Hu'er.

Li Yuanba was taken by Li Yuan's side, in fact, Li De wanted Li Yuanba to stay, but since the emperor made him an invincible general, if he didn't fight, he couldn't say it.

If the emperor was angry and convicted him of disobeying the order, it would be more than worth the loss.

Li Yuanba didn't know what was behind being awarded the title of general, but Li Yuan knew it very well, so he couldn't let the emperor talk about these things.

Li De watched the fleet slowly move away from a distance, and he hoped that they would arrive safely.

After the fleet left, Liu Xuanli and Lu Fulin found him again and talked about the grain.

Now there are 600,000 people here, and food and grass will always be their most important thing, and so far there is only a batch of food expenditures to support the expedition.

And the usual consumption of soldiers and horses needs more, Lu Fulin and Liu Xuanli are here to lobby.

"Governor, now there are still 550,000 soldiers and horses in Penglai who need food, and the silver money is on the way to be transported, so it will not be less to put the grain money first." Lu Fulin persuaded.

Li De shook his head and said: "Business is like this, if you want food, you have to take the money out, I don't want to embarrass you, don't come to embarrass me." ”

Li De still refused, the current situation is that the court already owes him money, if it weren't for the fact that the person who commanded the army was his father-in-law, he would not have given the first batch of grain.

A few days later, on the sea bound for Goryeo, the wind was calm, and many soldiers were seasick when the wind blew on the ship.

What Li Yuan was worried about still happened, most of these soldiers and horses were different from the water nature, and many of them were on this boat, which made them more uncomfortable than death in the bumpy situation.

I can't sleep well, I can't eat, I either vomit or faint, and now the cabins of the big ships are full of seasick people, even if they are allowed to rest.

According to statistics, nearly 3,000 of the 50,000 soldiers and horses have suffered from seasickness in the past few days, and the number of troops who have been arranged to take care of them has been directly reduced.

It was not the first time for Li Yuan to take a boat, but he also felt very uncomfortable sailing such a long distance by boat, but fortunately, he was a commander, and his freedom was relatively better, even then he was uncomfortable.

"How long will it take to arrive at General Laihu'er?"

"You'll be there in two days, so watch out for pirates from now on." Come to protect the child.

The pirates of the Goryeo Kingdom were rampant in the coastal waters, and their fake pirates not only robbed the merchant ships of other countries but also plundered the villages on the shore, which was extremely hateful.

Laihu'er really wanted to meet those pirates, because he was the one who captured them with his own hands last time, so he wanted to catch some pirates again.

But seeing that the soldiers were not accustomed to the soil and water, and they were not good at naval warfare, he really didn't want to encounter pirates at this time, because there might be losses in the battle at this time.

In fact, he thought a little too much, after the last battle, the pirates' ships had become the trophies of the vanguard, and people were transported back without ships to do pirates.

It will take time for them to recover their strength, and it will not be possible to do it in a short time, most of the bamboo rafts used to pick up the prisoners at that time, which is very unsafe, but as long as they follow the fleet, it is relatively safe.

Two days later they saw land, only to see defenders as they got closer to the shore.

Encountering the enemy, Hu'er came to the spirit, and immediately arranged the course of the ships, lined up, they wanted to land, and the ships must not be separated, Li Yuan had already given the order, and the archers on the ship were all ready to move at any time.

The ship is surrounded by clippers, and there are many ships on the sea, and it is a sight to behold when viewed from the shore.

Li Yuan knew that this battle must be won, and there were thousands of people on the shore, which was not enough for them, and when they saw them, they found that the opponent's archers were very few, which gave them an advantage, but the big ships could not land on the shore, and the landing could only rely on small boats.

Thus began the landing battle, and the shore they chose was the port built during the Three Expeditions to Goryeo, which is now defended by the Goryeos.

The reason for choosing this place is that they value the port here, their ships are the most important, if they can't rely on the shore to transport soldiers and supplies, it will be very troublesome, and there is a defense here, as long as they attack and repair it, they can provide defense.

The price is to pay some more price, Li Yuan is not an indecisive person, he has repeatedly discussed with Li De many times when choosing the landing port, and finally if he wants to land here.

Combat is inspired by a single touch.

As a result, it is not difficult to speculate that 50,000 soldiers and horses against several thousand, even with the help of fortifications, could not stop the soldiers and horses of the Sui State, which were outnumbered.

After the victory, the Goryeo soldiers began to retreat, but Li Yuan did not give the order to attack, but set up camp on the shore step by step to improve the defense.

A few days later, Lai Hu'er turned back with a large number of ships and brought back the news of the successful landing of the Li family's soldiers and horses, and according to the time of the voyage, the first batch of soldiers and horses and materials could allow them to last for half a month, of course, not counting the part of the food that Li De secretly provided.

The vanguard's ships did not follow back, and stayed in the name of needing clippers to patrol the shore, and Laihu'er thought that this was a way back for Li Yuan to leave for himself.

This happened during the three expeditions to Goryeo, and if there were no ships when they retreated, they would be isolated and would never be able to swim back.

Laihu'er thought he had guessed correctly, so he didn't mention it at all.

The first battle was won, and the morale was immediately boosted, and the prestige of the royal expedition was immediately spread.