Chapter 255: Naval Battle (Ask for a full monthly ticket)

Shellfish estuary!

Scattered snowflakes flutter down from the sky, on the river, only to see thousands of sails racing, hundreds of boats competing for the current, nearly a thousand large and small ships filled dozens of miles wide river, the Great Sui Sailor that one by one is condescending, such as the sea ship of the emperor in the water, majestic, majestic, on the flagship of the head of the one, Zhang Zhenzhou holds the hilt of the sword, wearing battle armor, dozens of sailor generals are clustered around.

The mouth of the Beishui River is about several miles wide and can be sailed to large sea ships, and at this moment, a lookout soldier on the mast suddenly shouted: "There are warships ahead." ”

Seeing that on the endless water, a ship of about a thousand stones was about to sail, Zhang Zhenzhou hurriedly looked around, only to see that there were no other ships except this warship, he ordered: "Stop this ship!" ”

Bunting waves. The flag conveyed that several big ships cleaved the waves, accelerated forward, and in a moment they went around to the front of the Goguryeo warship, and the Sui soldiers on the big ship rained down arrows. A dozen soldiers screamed and fell to the ship, the rest of the soldiers hid in the cabin, and the sail ropes of the Goguryeo warship were broken, and the ship was able to spin in place after the sail slid down, and could no longer move forward.

Not much. The Sui army escorted dozens of Goguryeo soldiers to board the big ship, and dozens of Goguryeo soldiers all knelt on the deck, begging for mercy.

Zhang Zhenzhou stepped forward to interrogate, turned back to the generals and said: "These Goguryeo naval troops are responsible for garrisoning an island outside Pyongyang. More than 100 of their warships, all of which were deployed in Beishuinai, were tasked with defending Pyongyang City. ”

Speaking of this, Zhang Zhenzhou continued: "My Great Sui lost to Goguryeo several times back then, which was our quick and quick solution, and we lost to them step by step. Now that Liaodong has fallen into the hands of our Great Sui, we no longer have logistical pressure, and Your Highness has pinned down most of Goguryeo's forces in Danbong City, as long as we annihilate this naval army, we can threaten Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo. ”

Zhang Zhenzhou said that he controlled the battle situation in Goguryeo, and his words and deeds were clear and organized, and he had the style of a famous general.

Zhou Shaozu sighed: "When His Highness attacked the Turks, the invasion was like fire, and now the attack on Goguryeo is not moving like a mountain, and it is really admirable to defend instead of attacking, and not giving the enemy a chance to take advantage of it." ”

Zhang Zhenzhou nodded and said: "That's true, Your Highness gave us 20,000 slaves in order to break through Pyongyang City, as long as Pyongyang City is broken, Goguryeo will be in turmoil up and down, and people's hearts will be uncertain, laying the foundation for victory ahead." ”

Lai Hong asked, "Governor, how do we fight?" ”

"There are forty miles to go, and an hour to go. The First Fleet is swimming against the current, not too fast. The second and third teams distanced themselves and followed behind with slave soldiers. "Zhang Zhenzhou used to be a general of the Lai Hu'er and Zhou Fashang Water Army, and he is very familiar with this place.

"Whoa!"

The order was given, and the fleet set off.

The lower reaches of the Beishui are more than ten miles wide, and there are some small islands scattered in the middle from time to time, although the river is very wide, but more than 300 large ships are driving very magnificently.

The fleet, which stretches for more than ten miles, travels in clusters, like a dragon coming out of the sea, swimming in the middle of a great river, densely populated on both sides of the river, and full of large farmlands and villages.

This is the Beiping Plain, with fertile soil and rivers, and it has been densely populated by Goguryeo since ancient times, and you can see patches of forests from time to time, like green gems dotted on the plains.

"Governor! We can't reach Pyongyang silently. On the side, Zhou Shaozu reminded loudly that this was his fifth reminder.

Zhang Zhenzong looked at the Goguryeo people who were chasing the fleet on both sides of the strait and shouting, and said, "I didn't think that I could smuggle under the city of Pyongyang. The higher the water, the narrower the waterway becomes, which is not conducive to combat, and the sooner their naval army arrives, the sooner they can fight a decisive battle. ”

After sailing for about half an hour, dense black spots appeared on the water in front of them, about five or six miles away from them.

"Goguryeo Naval Army!" There was a hint of nervousness in Zhou Shaozu's voice.

'When! While! While! ’

The bell rang on the mast, and the soldiers rushed out of the cabin, and the Sui army had conducted many water combat training over the years.

However, the navy is different from the army, and it is extremely difficult to form an army. The main force of the Great Sui Navy is only 20,000 people, and this time it can be said that it is out of the nest.

Zhang Zhenzhou's eyes immediately sharpened, and when he looked back, he looked at the huge trebuchets standing on the deck, and the crockpots quietly placed in the throwing basket, and said coldly: "Pass the order, the five-tooth ship is in front, supplemented by a ship, set up an offensive formation, and break his formation." ”

During the confrontation between the Northern and Southern Dynasties, in order to unify the south as soon as possible, Yang Jian made Yang Su the governor of Xinzhou, passing through the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and preparing for Chen. At that time, the shipbuilding technology was quite superb, and Yang Su ordered people to transform a more powerful and perfect "five-tooth ship" on the basis of fighting ships.

The five-tooth ship is 200 feet long, 100 feet high, 50 feet wide deck, 7 feet draft, and 500 soldiers as standard. As you can imagine, what a magnificent ship it was.

There are five floors on the five-tooth ship, four floors below for troops, and a small attic at the top for lookout and command. Forty long oars are installed on both sides, which are propelled. The stern is equipped with two rocking oars for multiple oars to swing to control the direction of travel. There are women's walls on the decks and tents of the warship, which can be concealed. There are battlements on the female wall for archery. The ship is provided with transverse bulkheads, on which longitudinal beams are set and planks are laid on them. Cabins and combat platforms are set up on top of the wooden planks, and earth and stones are filled under the planks to maintain the stability of the ship.

Six slapping rods were set up on the left and right sides of the warship.

The slapstick is shaped like a large mast, with a boulder on top and is operated by a winch set below the deck, making it a weapon for water warfare. When the enemy ship approaches during the battle, let go of the mechanism at the lower end of the long pole, the long pole falls, and the boulder slaps at the target, which is equivalent to an extra-long hammer, this boulder can be used repeatedly, and once it gets close to the enemy ship, it can be quickly destroyed.

In 588 AD, Yang Su led an army to attack the state of Chen in the Southern Dynasty. At the beginning of the decisive battle, Yang Su sent more than 1,000 soldiers to take the Wuya battleship and take the lead in rushing to the Chen army's water array.

As soon as the Wuya battleship approached Chen's army, it attacked the enemy ships with its batter. In an instant, he sank more than 10 enemy ships and captured more than 2,000 enemies. In this big water battle, the Sui army was invincible, and the Chen army was terrified.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Wuya battleship is the limit of the cold weapon era, and its combat power and deterrence are equivalent to the battleships of later generations, and even surpassed! Not to mention the Sui and Tang dynasties, even if this kind of behemoth is put in the Song, Yuan, and Ming dynasties, it is also a big killer in the waters! In order to adapt to the strong winds and waves of the sea, the five-tooth boat has been improved, and the seaworthiness and safety are better than before.

As for the shipwreck, it is an offensive speedboat with good protection. It is also used as a ship, and as a ship.

The entire cabin and deck of the ship are covered with cowhide for fire protection. There are several oars on each side of the board for the oars to insert the boat and for rowers to row. There are three cabins above deck, which are also wrapped in raw cowhide to prevent enemy fire. Each deck has crossbow windows on all sides, and spear holes can be used to attack enemies in all directions. There is a record that "the ship is covered with raw cow skin, the two compartments are opened, and there are window spear holes on the left and right, and the enemy cannot enter, and the arrow and stone cannot be defeated." This shows that the ship is majestic, maneuverable, and convenient for water warfare.

In the battle of Chibi in the thirteenth year of Jian'an in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhou Yu, the governor of Eastern Wu, broke into the Cao army ship formation after igniting the fire and burned the Cao army fleet in one fell swoop. This is a typical example of the Mongolian conflict in China's military history.

"Woooooo

At this time, with the violent sound of trumpets and war drums, a red pennant flag waved rapidly, and the first fleet composed of more than 300 ships and Wuya ships immediately broke out of the formation and killed the Goguryeo naval army on the opposite side.

On the surface of Beishui, the Goguryeo naval division that came to intercept the Sui army after hearing the news was not strong, with only more than 10,000 people, mainly based on thousand-stone warships, with a total of more than 200 ships. Their main weapons of water warfare, mainly bows and arrows.

The countless sail shadows of Goguryeo were revealed, and there were shouts from the Chinese army, and orders were issued in an orderly manner, and crossbowmen and shield soldiers stepped forward alternately, forming a defensive array on top of the ships. Eyeing the enemy forces that were getting closer and closer, with a "buzz" vibration, a dark cloud composed of hundreds of arrows suddenly rose and swept towards the Goguryeo ship array! The screaming of arrows tearing through the air is terrifying!

When the first enemy ship appeared on the surface of the river shrouded in cold fog, revealing a clear outline, a water battle broke out immediately!

"Raise your shield!"

Goguryeo also came this time, and they were very well prepared, they fought against the Silla naval army all year round, and the combat experience of the soldiers far exceeded that of the Sui army. It can be said that this tactic of the Sui army was expected by them, and almost at the first moment, several roars of exhaustion came from the Goguryeo ship.

A column of Goguryeo soldiers strode forward with their large shields, put their shields on the side of the ship, and the crossbowmen stepped back in unison, and beside them were soldiers holding their shields high, and at the same time as the locust-like arrows rained down, the shields were closed like turtle shells, firmly blocking the other soldiers under the shields, and the feathered arrows rained down on the shields.

Screams and muffled snorts echoed in everyone's ears, and the surviving Goguryeo soldiers looked back and their scalps exploded. I saw a five-foot-long arrow pierce the shield, stringing the soldiers in front and behind in a string.

"Put!" With the roar of the Sui army's three hundred large bed crossbows, six hundred spear-thick giant arrows tore through the air, with a low and sharp whistle, instantly crossing a distance of hundreds of steps, in a series of muffled sounds, many Goguryeo shield walls were shot open, and the powerful penetrating power made many Goguryeo soldiers directly tear their bodies apart by the giant arrows, and the bloody breath spread all at once.

After closing the distance for a while, the officers and men of the Sui army on each warship adjusted the angle and continued to launch according to the instructions of the flag officer.

"Bang!"

After another round of crossbow arrows, many shields were shattered, and the first-echelon warships of Goguryeo were completely paralyzed under the continuous blows.

Before you know it, the distance between the two armies is also within three hundred paces.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Zhenzhou immediately drew his sword and shouted: "Order the front army to attack and defeat the Goguryeo naval army!" ”

"The front army is attacking!"

One by one, the messengers quickly conveyed the order in the language of the flag, and the flag waved vigorously, and the two hundred ships and Wuya ships cruising back and forth in front of the formation quickly began to exert their strength and met the Goguryeo naval army.

In an instant, a mountain of shouts sounded above the river.

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