Chapter 110: Thrilling Strait 2
Jin Hewen, the commander of the southern Silla naval division, touched his beard and stared at the Tang warships fleeing a few miles away, and said with a smile: "These Tang people are really bold enough to dare to go to the southern coast of Silla to spy on our country's national conditions. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info when I am a Silla sailor no one calls? ”
"These Tang people thought that they could enter and leave the shores of our country at will by relying on their tall and sturdy ships, and all three ships dared to come, and they simply did not take my Silla seriously. I have to let these Tang people come and go, and give the arrogant Tang King in Pyongyang a little color, my Silla Navy Division is also a capable warrior, not those land divisions who are afraid of the enemy like tigers. Kim Hewen asked the subordinate next to him, Park Zhengjin, clenched his fists and said hatefully.
"General Park is right, although the king was forced to sign an armistice treaty that humiliated the country, but we, the generals, must not lose our morale. Now is the right time to annihilate this group of Tang people, and spread the capital of the capital to revitalize the country's prestige! The other general said murderously, as if the Tang people had a common enmity with him.
More than 100 Silla warships had been waiting for the Silla soldiers even more morale, and their eyes were firmly fixed on the Tang ships that were fleeing in front of them. Under the urging of the officer, the oarsman even used his strength to eat, and rowed the oars with all his might, and the speed of the Silla sailors increased a lot.
As a naval commander on the southern coast of Silla, Kim Hewen participated in the Battle of Baekgang Estuary in which the Tang Army faced the Japanese and Baekje coalition forces a few years ago, and was considered a veteran of the Silla Naval Division. When he heard that the Tang army went south to plunder the northern border of the country, and the king was forced to sign a humiliating armistice, Jin Hewen was eager to lead the sailors to land and fight the Tang army in 300 battles to shame the country.
Kim Ho-wen, who had been looking for fighters in order to fight the Tang army again in the future, was caught off guard by a spies sent to Baekje a few days ago, and a few days ago the spies sent to Baekje reported that a Tang army with three large ships had stopped in Sowon County, which was still controlled by the remnants of the Tang army in Baekje, to inquire about the situation of the Silla naval division and the sea route heading east, and left Suwon early yesterday morning to sail east.
Jin Hewen, who learned of this news, knew that these three ships must be the exploration ships of the Tang Army to explore the situation on the southern coast of Chora and facilitate the attack from the sea when the two countries started a war next.
Nuo let the Tang army sailors find out the truth about the southern coast of Silla, that is amazing? Jin Hewen immediately ordered more than 100 warships of the naval division, and 3,000 soldiers came to intercept and kill.
Jin He looked at the soldiers who were full of fighting spirit, and his heart was also full of pride, and he shouted: "The soldiers beat the war drums, speed up the ship, and be sure to capture the Tang people and shame the country!" ”
"Cleanse the blood and shame ......of the country," the excited Silla soldier shouted waving the weapon in his hand and puffing out his chest.
The Silla sailors, who were in high spirits, beat the big drums on the warship, and hundreds of war drums sounded in unison for several miles. The excited Silla people shouted at the fleeing Lelang expedition, declaring their strong fighting intentions.
The nervous sailors on the three ships of the expedition heard the earth-shattering war drums and terrifying howls of the Silla people behind them, but their hearts were divided, and most of them broke out in a cold sweat, and the movements of their hands slowed down as soon as they were nervous.
A captain on the side of the ship looked at a novice under him in horror at the Silla warship that was getting closer and closer behind the ship, his expression was sluggish, and he couldn't help but take off the hilt of the knife from his waist in anger and slammed it hard.
"Ahh
The sluggish sailor was knocked down on the deck by the handle of the captain's knife and shouted, looking at the sailor who also looked frightened, the captain scolded sharply: "If you want to live, give Lao Tzu a quick move, and then his mother finds someone like him, it is not the handle of the knife but the blade." ”
"Damn it, get up for Lao Tzu." The captain kicked the sailor who had been knocked down on the deck by him, and the other sailors hurried to their jobs in fear.
Lu Yuanqing saw the situation in front of him and was worried in his heart. If you continue to sail in this direction, you will be overtaken by Silla.
Although there were naval drills before departure in case of emergency, the ship was also equipped with sufficient weapons. King Yan also sent 30 soldiers who had fought and seen blood on board the ship to serve as team commanders and brigade commanders, and were responsible for directing those sailors to fight when they encountered enemy attacks.
Most of the people on board the Cola Lang expedition were sailors and a few captains who had never been to battle, and the previous drills had been a bit of a show. Relying on those thirty soldiers is useless, really let the old Silla sailors catch up, and the expedition team is the five scum of war.
Not to mention the fact that the expedition was at an absolute disadvantage in numbers.
Juan Jun stood on the aft deck in horror and watched the Silla sailors get closer and closer behind the ship, beating drums and shaking the sky, his face full of chagrin and worry.
Seeing Lu Yuanqing, who was in charge of directing the fleet sailing, looking tired, approached, Hu Anjun stepped forward and grabbed his arm and asked anxiously, "Why hasn't the fleet gotten rid of the Silla people yet?" Your Highness said that our ship is the fastest sailing on the sea today, Brother Yuanqing, what's going on? ”
"Hey!" Lu Yuanqing sighed and said: "Manager Hu, now the northwest wind is blowing, the Silla people are tailwind, we are heading east, although we are not going against the wind, the sails on the ship can't borrow much wind power, and the whole ship depends on the power of the stern rudder." ”
"Wouldn't it be nice for us to head southeast? With so many large sails on our ship, the tailwind should be able to easily shake off the Silla people. "Hu Anjun is a little angry, since we can have a good wind, why don't we have a good wind? Waiting for the Silla people to come up and cut us?
"If we go to the southeast, we won't be able to go to the Dongzha Prefecture Governor's Mansion as planned, but the southeast will go to the Wa Kingdom, I don't know if the governor is sure?"
"Sure, if you go to the Wa Kingdom, you can go to the Wa Kingdom, and quickly order the fleet to go southeast to get rid of the Silla people."
What's the plan at this time? Saving your life matters. Hu Anjun eagerly urged the landing Yuanqing to hurry up and command the fleet to adjust the course.
During the time when the expedition was rerouted, the warships at the front of Silla were only thirty or forty feet away from the expedition ships at the rear, and both sides could see each other's faces clearly.
The Silla people were even more excited, and they bent their bows and threw them at the expedition, dozens of arrows whizzing and sticking into the aft deck of the rearmost ship.
"How you usually train, this will give me how to fight."
The team kicked and kicked a group of frightened sailors who had never been on the battlefield to the aft deck, each with a bow and five crossbows aimed at the Silla warship that followed closely behind the ship.
In this way, the fast Silla warships followed the expedition ships at the rear, and the men and horses of the two sides drew their bows and arrows and fired at each other, and from time to time someone fell from the arrow.
The Silla people even rowed vigorously so that they could get close to the expedition ships and engage in broadside battles in order to give full play to their numerical advantage. But it was clear that the distance of dozens of zhang could not be narrowed, so that Kim Hewen and other Silla generals could see through their eyes, and the expected broadside battle just didn't happen.
In the shooting with the expedition, a Silla junior general was blinded in one eye and was escorted by his subordinates to the shipyard to avoid the Tang army's arrows.
The youngster's remaining eye went into the cabin and saw the weak appearance of the sailors paddling on both sides of the boat. I hated it in my heart, thinking that they couldn't work hard so that the ships could not catch up with the Tang army, resulting in him being shot blind in one eye. Ignoring the pain of blindness, going up was a kick and a scolding.