Chapter Twenty-Eight: Landing on Bearjin Bay
In the fifth year of Xianqing (660 AD), the twenty-third day of August in autumn, four quarters of the hour.
The gentle Yellow Sea, the oars hit the waves, thousands of sails compete, and hundreds of boats compete for the current. Seagulls soar freely, flags cover the sky and the sun, and warships are endless. The grand building ships, the mighty fighting ships, the brisk boats, the nimble Mongs, and the troop-carrying sea falcons form the Datang Invincible Armada.
The building ship is built three times, and the female wall and the battle grid are arranged, which are like city walls and fortresses, and can accommodate 800 guards. Equipped with winch crossbows, stone throwers and poles. The slapper rod resembles a fly swatter, and the huge kinetic energy traction, such as small and medium-sized boats, slaps the bottom of the sea.
Twenty ships marched together, and the largest one in the middle was Lao Su's flagship. In Wu Kang's view, the building ship is a powerful firepower platform, loaded with the most advanced weapons, similar to the battleships of later generations. Thick armor, lethal force, lay the status of the capital ship.
More than fifty fighting ships, guarding the perimeter of the battleship, resembled the cruisers of later generations. The stepped duplex structure is adopted, and the female walls and battle grids are built, and the guards are distributed in steps. Give full play to the advantages of soldiers, provide fire protection for auxiliary warships, and improve survivability. It is a supplement to the building ship, this fighting ship and the building ship, building the Great Wall on the sea.
The Walker is an anti-ship speedboat, small in size and fast, approaching the enemy's capital ship and delivering a fatal blow. Monmu are aggressive speedboats with good protection and are petite and agile. Doubles as a reconnaissance officer, similar to a destroyer. Our ancestors were the best shipbuilders on earth.
In front of and behind the Armada were Sea Falcon troop carriers, carrying Marine troops. Wu Kangjue's funny, modeled after the design of the sea falcon, has a low head and a high tail, and the hull is wide in front and narrow in the back. On the left and right sides of the boat, there are eight floating boards each, shaped like the wings of a sea falcon.
The main function of the floating plate is to keep the boat sailing smoothly and increase the speed of displacement in the stormy seas. On the left and right sides of the cabin, covered with raw cowhide, shaped like a city wall, to prevent the ship from being broken by huge waves and to resist fire attacks. Half-height women's walls, crossbow windows and arrow holes, tooth flags all over the deck, and war drums placed in the stern.
A large area of sea falcons in the rear, carrying 100,000 guards, is the main force of the Shenqiu soldiers. About ten nautical miles ahead, fifty sea falcons marched in unison, guided by a navigation yacht, to ride the wind and waves to the east. The so-called yacht is similar to a liaison ship. It is used for command and dispatch, conveying military orders, and coordinating naval operations.
Each Sea Falcon warship could carry a maximum of 100 troops, a total of 5,000 vanguards. About an hour, twenty miles north of the Xiongjin River, rushed to land on Xiongyan Mountain. The deputy head of the Shenqiu Dao March, the general of Zuo Qianniu Mansion, Wu Kang, is the vanguard officer. The sea falcon he was riding on had a high mast at the stern, and the "Wu" flag was waving in the wind.
The sailors on both sides of the boat are rhythmic and skillful, and the sea falcons are like walking on the ground. The guard sat cross-legged, wearing a bright light armor, a strong bow and crossbow on his back, and a horizontal knife in his hand. Wu Kang was wearing golden armor, sitting on the bow of the boat with his legs straight, and his feet against the Qianniu Knife. Holding clay figurines in each hand, his expression was not sad or happy, and he listened to the chatter of the guards.
The chat of being a soldier is inseparable from women, all kinds of meat jokes, and they are always driving. The captain of Penglai Mansion, Qian Wen, a big man in Shandong, said in a broken voice and asked the Chu Shenke beside him: "The general said that the Baekje woman is more well-behaved and likable than the Silla maid, is it true?" β
Chu Shenke was contemptuous, glanced at the big guy, patted his chest and promised: "The big guy doesn't speak, Silla and Baekje are the same race." The ladies of Baekje can read and write, and their skin is as white as jade. Especially at night, it satisfies all kinds of needs and makes you want to die. β
Lewd laughter broke out, Qian Wen's face flushed, his heart was like a cat scratching, and he cried and complained with a sad face: "Brother, you don't know, that in my family is like a dead dog in bed." Before the pants were taken off, the spear went soft. Wait for the Baekje country to be conquered, collect more treasures, let's go to their workshop and feel the Baekje girls? β
Pinglang sneered, stole his eyes at the big guy, and said with a strange smile: "What are you doing with that money, after you defeat Baekje, let's quietly arrest the woman and have a good time." Brother of Penglai Mansion, don't worry, our military general, he is quite enlightened, and he will definitely turn a deaf ear. β
The guards burst into a roar, and Zuo Xiao Weilang scolded Liu Renyuan, humming and scolding: "Little rabbit cubs, what are you thinking, either to rob treasures, or to arrest women, but against you?" Let's die as soon as possible, with General Su's personality, it must be expressly forbidden. Dare to defy the law, beware of the head. β
The cabin soon became quiet, and Wu Kang turned his head and smiled: "I said old Liu Tou, don't go online, brothers, are joking." Brothers, when Baekje is defeated, if there is a life, I will be satisfied with you. Everyone will be rewarded with prostitution, enjoy it to the fullest, and don't violate military law. β
For a while, there was a thunderous roar, and the guards were making noise, and their energy was too vigorous. I don't know how many people will be left after half an hour, and how many will be left after the beach. Wu Kang laughed strangely, and said with a pretentious matter: "The navy is bored, singing to relieve fatigue, I will sing a sentence, you can learn a sentence, and listen to it to me." β
coughed a few times and tore off his voice: "The battle against the tooth bed, the two bodies are secretly grinding in one, the cauliflower plays with butterflies and sucks the flower marrow, and the honey-loving bee hides the honey." The powder sweat is dry and wet in the body, and it is still a work on the pillow, which is really fun, and it is the first department to walk alone. β
The lewd words fluttered, and after only two lead songs, the guards took them to heart and began to roar to their heart's content. With the flagship as the center, the two ships on the left and right at first, and gradually spread over and over again. In less than two quarters of an hour, fifty battleships, five thousand naval chorus.
The hooligans are cultured, and they are the most terrifying, Wu Kang is complacent, looking at the clay figures and smiling. Liu Renyuan rolled his eyes, struggled for a long time, and whispered: "If it is not bad as expected, the clay puppet in the left hand is Mrs. Changzhihe." The clay doll on the right hand, who is the woman, looks very familiar. β
Lao Liu Tou was very gossipy, and Wu Kang joked: "You are sixty years old, how good is it to stay in the building boat, Erlang's legs, drink two cups of hot tea, what kind of pioneer officer?" You old bones, can you go into battle to kill the enemy, don't pull your hind legs. β
Liu Renyuan was anxious, stared at the bull's eye and scolded with a smile: "You don't look down on people, but Weng should be old and strong." I don't believe that the two of us have made a move, let you take the lead in thirty, and you will scream. Tell me quickly, who this woman is, she really knows her. β
Wu Kang smiled but did not speak, deliberately hanging his appetite. A quarter of an hour passed, and Lao Liu suddenly exclaimed, his old face was incredible: "Nai Weng thinks about it, she is the Empress Wu, and when the Holy Driver patrolled and annexed the state, she saw it twice from afar." I said change, your sister's feelings are really the envy of the old man. β
The old guy has good eyesight, Wu Kang stretched out his hand to praise. That naΓ―ve woman, before traveling to the state, brought the clay figure master to the door. Two must be pinched, one she keeps, and one is requisitioned. Xiaoqing was not to be outdone, bothered the clay man, pinched the two family photos, and put them in the bedroom.
Hehe laughed a few times, put the clay figure into the calculation bag, looked up at the sun on the sea, the hour was almost up. Standing up and watching, the line of sight is very good, less than four nautical miles from the land line. The black pressed thing is the defenders of Baekje, and a bloody battle is coming.
The two discussed for a long time and passed down the battle order: Vanguard battalion guards, enter the combat state. The pilot yacht returned to the team, and the fleet was in full swing, pulling the bow to block the arrow wall. The fleet immediately moved, the guards checked the equipment, Qian Shun Pinglang got up, stirred the hemp rope on the bow of the ship, and slowly raised the arrow wall.
The arrow wall resembles a drawbridge, sloping towards the interior of the ship to shield the cabin guards. The standard-bearers climbed the mast and changed their banners, and the fifty seagulls scattered, all of them raising their defenses. The guards got up one after another, hung their horizontal swords on their belts, took out their strong bows behind their backs, and prepared for battle.
The sails were instantly full, the battleship sailed with the wind, and Wu Kang opened the calculation bag and took out the crystal treasure mirror. Took over the Qian Shun hemp rope, tied the scabbard with the crystal mirror, stretched out beyond the arrow wall, and observed the situation on the other side. Sure enough, it was heavily guarded, the shore was shallow and the horses were rejected everywhere.
Densely packed with shelves that fill the entire beach, it resembles the scene of the Allied landing in "Saving Private Ryan". Liu Renyuan was dumbfounded, pointed to the mirror and exclaimed: "What a magical treasure mirror, you can see the other side without looking at it, how can you do it?" β
Wu Kang didn't bother to turn back, and joked angrily: "At such an age, you have to be calm in everything, don't be surprised." It's just a periscope, nothing unusual, and as for the principle, you don't understand it. Wipe off your saliva, and when you return to the capital, I'll give you one. β
Lao Liu nodded again and again, staring at the mirror outside the ship, his eyes full of envy. Wu Kang scoffed, rare and strange hillbilly. Wait until the class teacher returns to the court, buy a few pieces of natural crystal, and get the telescope out. A perennial march to war will certainly be of great benefit.
The mirror in front of me, polished with natural crystal, was given to Mei Niang. She is regarded as a treasure in the box, except for Li Jiu and the prince, she does not take it out easily. Crossing the sea to fight here, I happened to think of the periscope, so I cheekily asked for it. Unexpectedly, Mei Niang did not hesitate to send someone over that day, a good sister in China.
Suddenly, his eyes widened, and through the reflection of the mirror, he saw countless elevated shelves. couldn't help but scold his mother, gritted his teeth and ordered: "Immediately notify the whole ship, there are catapults on the opposite side, small and medium-sized catapults, brothers pay attention to protection." β
Qian Shun immediately spoke, the mast standard-bearer announced, and the roar sounded instantly, and the atmosphere was depressed. As the elite of the government soldiers, the power of the catapult made them tremble. Dozens of catties, hundreds of catties of stones, flesh and blood can't resist, even if it's a solid arrow wall, it can't help but hit three times.
Suddenly there was a roar in the air, accompanied by a piercing thud, and the boulder smashed into the water. Three meters away from the side of the boat on the left, two water jets burst out, splashing countless splashes, and the scene is like filming. The hull of the ship shook, and the guards steadied themselves and let the water wash themselves.
I feel that there is nothing I can do but face the flying stones and rush forward with a hard scalp. The captain was hoarse, the sailors rocked wildly, the sails were pulled to the fullest, and the sails were driven to the maximum speed. The big and small stones rained down, and Wu Kang scolded his mother again. Damn Baekje monkeys, how many catapults are prepared in Xiongjin Bay?
The loud bang hit again, the impact was deafening, and the flagship was shot. The hull distance swayed, and the guards staggered, and soon fell to a large area. Looking up at the arrow wall, there are two big cracks, which is really unlucky. Looking at the situation in front of you, at most two more blows, the arrow wall will be shattered.
Wu Kang roared loudly, constantly calming the hearts of the army. Pray in my heart, O Almighty Buddha, bless my boat. Suddenly, he felt the evil wind above his head, subconsciously shrank his neck, and there was a wail behind him. Turning his head to look over, his eyes were shattered on the spot.
The two stern guards fell, their heads shattered, and their features unrecognizable. The red is plasma, and the white is cerebral plasma, which has a strong visual impact. However, the guards on the ship are all battle-hardened, and they have long been accustomed to seeing life and death, so they are not too panicked.
Two men carried the corpse and laid it flat on the stern of the boat; The two of them moved stones and threw them directly into the sea. The guards who were smashed were helped up by the robes, still standing in place, their eyes full of murder. This is the elite, Wu Kang put his mind down and continued to look at the periscope.
The sea breeze is whistling, wailing and bursting, the sky is full of flying stones, and the face is full of splashes. The captain commanded frequently, and the sailors fought hard to reach the limit. Wu Kang wiped his face and continued to roar: "The brothers gritted their teeth and quickly rushed out of range, and the catapult was almost useless. β
The sea thundered again, the battleship shook violently, Wu Kang's footsteps staggered, and Qian Shun hurriedly hugged his waist. The bow of the ship had a large crack in the middle and was smashed by a catapult. scolded the mother, put away the periscope, and probed the enemy through the cracks.
The distance is rapidly approaching, the meteor shower is gradually thinning, and more and more stones are smashed into the stern water. In less than half an hour, the meteor shower ended, and the rain of arrows covered the vanguard fleet. The arrow wall blocked most of it, and the guards raised their iron shields and put an iron curtain above their heads. The arrows bite the shield, and the sound is unusually harsh.
If you go into the water here, the guards will be soaked and their armor will be heavier. You have to face the rain of arrows and desperately get close to the beach. Wu Kang's mind was spinning, his brain was spinning rapidly, and according to the known intelligence, he calculated the best stopping point: just behind the rejection of the horse, a distance of thirty meters.
Wu Kang turned around abruptly, raised his head and gave orders, his roar stuck in his throat. The mast flag bears the arrow in his hand, and his body falls freely, plopping down into the Yellow Sea. For a moment, his eyes were split, and he shouted: "Prepare the standard-bearer, give the order to the whole army, and turn the ship." β
The two flag-bearers in the stern of the ship threw away their shields and ran under the mast. A climbs hard, B waits under the pole, A is halfway up, B immediately climbs. The stray arrow flew close to him, and the two ignored it, and A fell with an arrow, and B continued to climb.
The guards were not afraid of death, and they could not land successfully, and they were ashamed of their dead robes. Wu Kang stared at the flag bearer, with words in his mouth, and kept cheering. Finally climbed the mast, waved the red and blue flags, and the order was quickly delivered. The sailors stopped rocking, the captain calmly commanded, and the battleship slowly turned around.
Wu Kang drew a thousand cattle knives, stabbed them into the bow deck, and took off two strong bows. The grimace was completely hideous, and the roar was fierce: "When it is time to charge, don't think nonsense, let alone look at your feet." Follow the brother in front of him, gritting his teeth and rushing forward. Brothers, believe me, victory is ours. β
The guards roared and agreed, and all of them crouched in the cabin, hiding behind the women's wall, and set up an iron curtain above their heads. The ship spun slowly, and a rain of arrows followed, biting the iron shield like drops. Fifty sea falcon warships, the sea surface is connected end to end, and the hesitant iron rope crosses the river.
Lao Liu took over the command, stood on the side of the ship with his shield raised, and gave the order to counterattack. The front-row guards stood up, shielded their heads with iron shields, and erected a simple wall of arrows. The guards in the back row threw away their shields, and the feathered arrows took their strong bows and looked up at the mast. The flag bearer blue flag is horizontal, and the red flag is slightly raised, giving the angle of the projectile.
Feathered arrows shoot into the sky, and a rain of arrows flies across the sky towards enemy positions. On the vast beach, in addition to the whirring wind, there is the howl of people. The guards had no distractions, ignoring the arrows, and kept throwing with bows, and the quivers were quickly consumed.
Lao Liu passed the military order again, the enemy had been suppressed, and immediately rushed to the beach to land. Lao Liu and the guards on the side of the ship all squatted under the women's wall. The iron shield was fastened above his head, his hands were resting on his back, and his flesh was on the steps. Wu Kang dropped his strong bow and burst out with a final roar: "Beat the drum, brothers, follow me...
The drums of war rushed straight to Xiaohan, and Wu Kang stepped on the ladder and jumped onto the wall of the ship. Armed with a thousand knives, draw a perfect arc and jump off the ship. Facing the flowing arrows in the sky, he waded through the kneeless seawater, blocked his throat with his left arm, and dragged a thousand knives with his right hand. Hawkeye glared at the other side, ran as fast as he could, and rushed towards the enemy line...
The warships lined up, and the guards were brave and fearless, jumping into the sea and charging one after another, and the picture resembled dumplings. The archers on the ship, not aiming at all, threw feathered arrows with all their might. When the speed of the hand reaches the limit, they know it. Long-range fire support, Pao Ze landing casualties, the two are closely related.
Shoot the arrows and arrows, carry the strong bow behind your back, and pull out the ring-headed horizontal knife. Stepping on the human ladder to go down to the sea, stepping on the corpse of the robe, and following the footsteps of the robe. The last archer went to the sea, Liu Ren was willing to pull out the horizontal knife, drink the ladder guards, and jump into the sea together.
With only sailors left on board, they turned the bow and returned to join the main fleet. This is Wu Kang's order, not allowed to stay to answer, and the pioneer battalion will fight against the water. With the sea behind you, there is no way back at all, you can only move forward.
The guards were completely violent, driving the sea ashore, and the two sides engaged in close combat. The charges continued, the beach battle shook the sky, and the Tang soldiers fought back. Wukang people are tall and big, and they are still at the forefront as always.
Hold the hilt with both hands, and the moves are very simple, vertical or horizontal slashes. Every time the blade flashes, it takes away a person's life, both clean and neat. The 1.7-meter-7 Qianniu knife and the 1.4-meter-4 blade are blessed with full strength and are unstoppable for a while.
Tough gold armor that provides the best defense, don't worry about defense, cut it and you're done. Stepping on dead corpses under their feet, constantly creating dead corpses, and mechanically repeating killing. I don't know how long it took, and the Baekje people in front of him became weaker and weaker.
This is a good sign, the enemy position is about to be defeated. Qian Shun personally guarded the Wu camp, followed in the footsteps of the big guy, Chu Shenke and Lin Pinglang, and guarded the left and right. The first pro-soldier on the battlefield is not inferior to the veteran's killing intent, and he kills without mercy.
The pioneer battalion landed all, surrounded and encroached on both wings, and 5,000 elite soldiers completely defeated the Baekje people. They finally broke down and fled eastward, abandoning their armor along the way. The Tang army pursued Sanli and successfully occupied the landing point, and Mingjin in the rear collected his troops.
The corpses were all over the mountains, and at least 2,000 were killed, and the results were quite gratifying. Wu Kang looked at the sea, dozens of piles of raging fires, it was Baekje's catapult. It's these things that smashed the navy and lost its temper, and finally exported its evil anger.
The beach-grabbing landing was successful, the coastal defenses were cleared, and the task was basically completed. Looking at Xiongyan Mountain in the northeast, take out the bag map and calculate the approximate distance. Soon Lao Liu arrived, panting and said, "The guards have landed successfully, and Baekje will soon be reinforced." We don't have horses, we can't fight cavalry, let's do what we planned. β
Wu Kang nodded in agreement, and Lao Liu gave the order, the army did not need to assemble, and hurried to Xiongyan Mountain. The Baekje soldiers along the way were either crushed at the first touch, or they fled. When he came to the foot of the mountain, he glanced at the shape of Xiongyan Mountain and ordered the mountainside to form a formation.
The guards came to the mountainside, scattered on the left and right, and surrounded the whole green mountain. The spearmen lined up in front, the swordsmen followed, and the archers stood in the back. Concentrate all the feather arrows, but they are still stretched, and each archer is only divided into sixty.
The landing cost is too large, and there is no time to collect, so it is estimated that it will be sold out quickly. Wu Kang didn't care, and took advantage of the fact that the Baekje soldiers had not arrived, and ordered him to rest temporarily. The guards are in groups of three or five, each replenishing their physical strength. After eating and drinking, they lay on the ground and chatted, and the topic was still Baekje women.
Wu Kang smiled dumbly, eating moldy nest head, drinking sweet and mellow wine, which had a different taste. Turn your head to look around, this mountain has an excellent view. To the east is the Geumgang River, to the south is the mouth of the Geumgang River, to the north is the mountains, and to the west is the Yellow Sea.
The undercurrent of the Yellow Sea surges, and the waves move slowly, kissing the sand gently. The undulating black dots are the corpses of the robes, and I am really sorry that I can't settle in the ground. Where the sea and the sky meet, the mast is faintly visible, and it is the Datang Invincible Armada.
An hour later, the Yellow Sea will be at high tide, when 10,000 ships will set sail and force their way to the mouth of the Jinjiang River. Lao Liu leaned over, lowered his voice and said, "You see that the sky and water meet, the bow of the ship appears first, and the high mast appears later." This is not normal, you say, has it been a storm? β
Wu Kang was stunned on the spot, you are always observant, what kind of general, go and be a scientist. The phenomena in your mouth can be used to prove that the earth is round.
It's a pity that it's meaningless, Wu Kang pointed to the southeast, and said jokingly: "Regarding the issue of the earth, I will discuss it again when I have time, and I guarantee that you will be stupid." The Baekje reinforcements have arrived, so let's think about how to deal with it..."