261 Tamna Land Battle (1)
The naval battle came to an end after sunset. The warships of the Koreans were burned five large ships and seven small boats on the sea, and the rest fled back to shore. Choi so-sil arranged all the archers on the shore in the hope of keeping the remaining warships, but the port of Tamna Island could not allow the big ships of Goryeo to dock, and the range of bows and arrows was not enough.
Although the Song people were not extremely vicious and forced to hunt down to the shore, there were ballistas that exceeded the range of bows and arrows, and could hide from a distance and accurately bombard ships parked on the shore.
Originally, the Goryeo officers wanted to bring the ship closer to the shore, and when the soldiers saw that even if the ship sank, it would not be a problem for people to escape ashore, and they would have more courage and be able to continue to resist. However, the pressure of being bombarded unilaterally by ballistas and the flying javelins seemed to be indestructible, finally broke the will of the Koreans to fight. The sailors jumped into the water and swam to the shore to watch as the ship was engulfed in flames.
Eventually, the Goryeo ship ran a small boat. Seeing that the wind on the sea was gradually getting stronger and the sky was getting darker, it was very difficult to find a small boat on the sea, so Wang Wanshun demonstratively fired a few javelins on the shore, and then collected his troops and returned to port.
Choi so-sil looked at a thick javelin he had picked up from the beach, and shuddered. According to the reports of the people below, the people who were directly hit by this javelin were all broken into pieces, and they could pierce three or four people with one shot. What would be the consequences if the Song people fired this kind of javelin into their own battle ranks?
Looking up at the ugly faces of his subordinates, as the main general, he can only give these people atmosphere, otherwise the courage will fall, and this battle will not be able to be fought: "We have more people than the Song people, when you fight them, order your people to rush to the front and fight with them as soon as possible, the Song people's weapons will not be able to exert their power!" ”
What he said was absolutely correct in theory, and the Goryeo generals all believed that their own forces were absolutely superior - the three thousand infantry were basically disembarked before the naval battle, and the navy fled ashore because the ship was burned, so the land battle strength on the Goryeo side is actually close to four thousand, and if you add the native soldiers that the star lord promised to summon, then the strength is even more advantageous - in this case, as long as you rush to the Song people for hand-to-hand combat, regardless of casualties, Then this kind of big killing weapon of the Song people is naturally not very useful.
Seeing that the officers' confidence had recovered a little, Choi Xiushi ordered: "Set off early tomorrow morning." Really Cheng Gui, you are the striker! The others followed, and as soon as they found traces of the Song people, they immediately rushed up to surround them. ”
The Goryeo officers replied in unison, "Yes." ”
At night, the Goryeo military camp was busy until late before it became quiet. This is something that cannot be helped, when the troops were dispatched, they said that they were going to collect grain and grass on the spot, and the little grain loaded on the ship was burned with the ship, so the father and son of the star lord could only order their subordinates to hand over the grain and transport it to the barracks overnight. The surplus grain in the hands of the people of Tamluo was bought by the Song people, and the rest were things that could not be eaten such as cloth, and there were few people, so it was really difficult to support the army of money at once, so it was busy in the middle of the night just to collect food. Not to mention that Li Buqi is cautious about moving people to Tamna.
The next morning, the Goryeo army was again in a hurry, and then marched in formation to the west, the Song-controlled area. Not far away, I saw more than a dozen cavalry scattered on a high ground in front of me. The officers in front immediately raised the alarm and sent a group of soldiers to drive out the cavalry. But instead of running, the cavalry dismounted.
Now the Korean people came to the spirit: do you want to fight hand-to-hand combat? The Koreans are outnumbered, but they are not afraid of hand-to-hand combat. Thinking that cutting off the heads of the Song people could make some credit, the pace of the Korean people couldn't help but speed up a lot.
Watch as the dismounted cavalrymen took off their longbows and began to bend their bows and arrows. Then there was a burst of screams and screams from the ranks of the Koreans. The Goryeo people with shields hurriedly raised their shields, and some Goryeo archers stood up and fought back.
The Song cavalry was still unhurried, shooting arrow by arrow, from projectile to flat fire, and then whistled, put the bow on his back, mounted his horse, and ran away.
When the Goryeo people saw that the Song people had run away, they had to gasp and stop chasing - the Song people rode all high-headed horses, and they couldn't catch up with them on two legs.
These Koreans have not yet caught their breath, and a thorny problem has been laid in front of them. The Song cavalry did not run far, but stopped an arrow away and stood there lazily, even waving their hands. It's disgusting. Should they continue to drive out the cavalry, or should they stay where they are and wait for the follow-up troops?
Eventually, the Goryeo officers who led the team decided to continue to drive the Song cavalry out of sight, and they led their soldiers to chase after them again.
After entering the range of bows and arrows, the Song cavalry began to throw arrows again. When the Goryeo rushed close and the bows and arrows needed to be fired horizontally, the Song cavalry mounted their horses and ran away.
Now the Koreans were embarrassed, and they no longer had the heart to chase it. However, when the Song cavalry saw that the Goryeo could not come, they led their horses and moved forward slightly, and then threw them with bows and arrows.
The Koreans also had bows and arrows. But one is that the bows and arrows of Goryeo are rudimentary, and they do not have a long range of Song bows, and the other is that the cavalry of the Song people stands sparsely and pulls in three directions, unlike the Goryeo people who are crowded together, and it is difficult to shoot when they are far away. So the Koreans are aggrieved!
At the same time, Zhen Chenggui, who was riding on a Tamna dwarf horse and was continuing his march, suddenly saw dozens of cavalry riding Tamna dwarf horses turn out of the woods on the left flank. He hurriedly ordered the team to be on alert, and the archers to prepare.
But the cavalry did not come into range of the Goryeo bows, but dismounted a hundred paces away, lined up in two rows, and lifted something.
Zhen Chenggui was puzzled, when he heard a sound from above his head, he knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly shouted at the shield hand to cover it. Before some of the shield bearers could raise their shields, some of them let out heart-rending screams. Zhen Chenggui saw with his own eyes that one of his private soldiers was smashed to the ground as if he had been hit with a hammer on the head, and his helmet was rotten.
Zhen Chenggui is also from an aristocratic background, and he has some knowledge, so he probably guessed what kind of weapon this is: "Crossbow arrows?" Did the Song people have crossbow arrows? ”
The squad was kicking and kicking the panicked soldiers, and the shield-bearers were in front of the queue to protect the other soldiers. But when the second round of arrows came, even the shield-bearers were shot down.
At this distance, you can't fight back when you are beaten. Zhen Chenggui knew that his soldiers were about to collapse if this continued, so he hurriedly ordered the two teams to rush over. However, the Song people still fired crossbow arrows unhurriedly, and waited until the Koreans were almost within a stone's throw before they rode on their dwarf horses and ran. However, these crossbowmen did not run far away, but walked in the direction of the Goryeo army, causing panic in the Goryeo rear team.
Zhen Chenggui dismounted and came to the side of the person who was shot and looked at it, and couldn't help but snort. Some of the short arrows shot through the human body, which shows the great strength. One of the hapless team was shot in the head, and the arrow not only broke through the helmet, but also pierced the hard skull, leaving only half the length.
Zhen Chenggui was in a cold sweat: I don't know how many such powerful crossbow arrows the Song people have, how many people will die here?
Then he received a report that the people sent out to expel the Song scouts in front had been driven back, and the advance had to be completely stopped.