Chapter 1329: Naval Battle
In the coastal waters on the west side of Silla, two murderous fleets are moving towards each other, one of them is under the banner of Datang, which is naturally the navy of Datang, while the other side is Silla's navy, as long as the two sides enter the range of the opening, a big battle will break out immediately.
Li Jin stood behind the arrow stacks of the flagship, looking at the Silla warships that were getting closer and closer, he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling, some time ago he came to Dengju with Pei Xingjian, originally Pei Xingjian's task was to mediate the contradictions between Silla and Baekje, to achieve the goal of the two countries to stop the war, but now Silla and Baekje have been killed, and verbal mediation alone does not work at all, so Li Shimin sent Pei Xingjian, a general who is familiar with Liaodong and proficient in the art of war.
Of course, although Bae Xingjian knew that verbal mediation was useless, he still sent envoys to the two countries after coming to Dengju, asking them to withdraw their troops, especially since Silla defeated Baekje's army and occupied a lot of Baekje's territory, and now he must also retreat.
In the face of Datang's mediation, Baekje, who was in a weak position, naturally couldn't ask for it, but Silla, who had the advantage, naturally refused, especially since they spent so much manpower and material resources, and killed countless soldiers, and finally defeated Baekje and occupied a lot of land.
Pei Xingjian had long known that Silla would not agree to withdraw from the army, so when the envoy just brought back the news of Silla's refusal to withdraw the army, Pei Xingjian also immediately informed Liu Ren that he was willing to rush to the coast of Silla with the navy.
In the face of the Tang Dynasty Navy, which was pressed by the army, Silla was not to be outdone, and even organized its own naval army to prepare for a decisive battle with the Tang Army in the coastal area, so there was the current scene.
"How does Captain Li feel, can you see the difference between naval warfare and land warfare?" Just as Li Jin was looking at the Silla warship that was getting closer and closer with excitement on his face, he suddenly heard a deep voice next to him laughing.
When Li Jin heard the voice, he saw that the person who spoke was a burly middle-aged general, this person was Liu Renyuan, who commanded the Tang Navy, when he attacked Goguryeo, he was only a captain, but later he was promoted because of merit, and he was Li Shimin's personal guard, so he was very trusted by Li Shimin, so he was able to independently command the navy.
"The cavalry controls the horse, and the navy operates the ship, but only one person is needed to control the horse, but it takes dozens or hundreds of officers and men to control the ship, and the tactics must be very different, but I haven't seen the actual combat of the navy, and I can't see anything for the time being." Li Jin said to Liu Ren with a smile at this time.
After Li Jin came to Dengzhou, he was also very interested in the navy, especially after talking with Liu Renyuan, the two also hit it off at first sight.
"Haha~, Captain Li, you will see it right away!" Liu Renyuan also laughed when he heard Li Jin's words, he admired Li Jin very much, not only because of Li Jin's identity, but more importantly, because of Li Jin's intelligence, if this young man didn't have such a big background, I am afraid that he would have to leave him in the navy to help him anyway.
As soon as Liu Renyuan's words fell, the two fleets finally entered the firing range, Liu Renyuan first ordered the attack, and in the blink of an eye, countless crossbows flew out, and the Silla ships that rushed to the front were immediately shot into big hedgehogs, but they had no power to fight back, obviously the Tang side was well-equipped, and the range of weapons was far beyond that of the Silla people.
However, the power of the bed crossbow is limited, and the warships of the Silla people are also affected by the Tang Dynasty, and they are built very strongly, it is difficult to sink them with crossbow arrows alone, and as the two sides approach, they also began to counterattack, and the crossbow arrows flew between the two fleets, and when the two sides approached again, the trebuchets that had been prepared were also launched immediately, and ash bottles, boulders, and fire oil flew everywhere.
Li Jin also stared intently at this naval battle at this time, and as a result, he soon found that the difference between naval warfare and land warfare was, no matter how the land battle changed, it was always a battle between people, but the naval battle was completely different, one after another warships were actually more like small cities, and the battle between the two sides was actually a battle between cities and cities, and personal bravery had no room to play in this kind of battle, but the performance of the ships and the sophistication of the weapons could affect the outcome of the naval battle.
Li Jin deserved to have obtained the true biography of Li Jing, and he could see the difference between naval warfare and land warfare at a glance, and he also found that the equipment on the side of the Datang Navy was obviously more than one grade higher than that of the Silla people, although both sides had bed crossbows and trebuchets, but the weapons on the Datang side were more powerful, the range was longer, and the landing point was more accurate, which were not comparable to the Silla people.
In addition, the battleships of the Datang Navy are tall and strong, and the largest flagship is even twice as large as the flagship of the Silla people, with such a big gap, even if the flagship of the Datang Dynasty does not use weapons, it can sink the Silla warship directly after colliding with it, in fact, Liu Renyuan really commanded the flagship to kill the fleet of the Silla people, and for a while, it was like a tiger entering a wolf pack, and one after another Silla warships were pressed under the flagship, and finally crushed and sunk.
"The gap is too big, this is not a battle between armies at all, and a contest between national forces, so Silla has already lost from the beginning!" Li Jin looked at more and more sunken Silla warships, and said very calmly at the moment.
When fighting on land, although the equipment of both sides is very critical, the well-equipped side may not necessarily be able to beat the poorly equipped side, after all, there are other factors that affect the outcome of the war, but the naval battle is completely different, and the equipment often plays a decisive role in the naval battle, such as the current war, the Silla warships are even twice as many as the Datang, and the number of people is not less than that of the Datang, but when the battle is engaged, it is completely crushed by the Datang navy, and there is no hope of even a turnaround.
The defeat of the Silla Navy was decided, and at this time, Liu Renyuan also commanded the flagship to rush out of the Silla Navy and did not join the battle again, but began to command other warships to clear the Silla Navy Army, and then he smiled and said to Li Jin: "How does Captain Li feel, can you see the difference between the sea battle and the land battle?" ”
"I see!" Li Jin nodded heavily at this time, and then his eyes also showed an excited look and said, "However, although naval warfare and land warfare are different, they also have something in common. ”