Chapter 558: Salute first, then soldier
Li Yuanhao was deeply grateful that Zhao Shuo was going to send ships to Ma Yi and Wuli to declare the rule of Western Xia. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info but Zhao Shuo only sent one big ship to each country, which made him a little worried, and in the worry, there was helplessness.
If Western Xia also had a huge fleet and couldn't do it by himself, then there were so many things.
But this question is also to think about it, Li Yuanhao knows very well that if you want to build a huge and combat-effective naval army, every ten years and eight years, don't think about it.
After all, not everyone is Zhao Shuo, and whatever he wants to do, he can do it in a few days.
"Lord Wang, Ma Yi and Wu Li are also countries, they are weak, just send a big ship, isn't this a bit risky!" Li Yuanhao pondered again and again, but still raised this question.
When he did this, he was naturally not just worried about Zhao Shuo's big ship. If Zhao Shuo's two ships were destroyed by the other party, then Western Xia would inevitably encounter more resistance if he went to receive these two places in the future. Moreover, a big ship has no momentum, which is likely to make the other party look down on Western Xia. This is a matter of national dignity.
Whether it was worrying or for the dignity of the country, Li Yuanhao had to speak.
"Brother Li, you think too much, in places like Mayi and Wuli, a big ship looks up to them, don't worry, as soon as the cannon goes off, it won't be long before they surrender. When we return, I'll give you a few ships, and you'll send some officials over and manage them directly." After a pause, Zhao Shuo gave a suggestion. I suggest that all localities implement autonomy, after all, a place has a local culture, our purpose is common development, world peace, if a place is forced to accept something that it is unwilling to accept, it will inevitably provoke their resistance, we are far away from here, this kind of war of attrition, we cannot afford to consume. ”
"Brother Zhao's words, I remember." Li Yuanhao gave Zhao Shuo a deep salute. "After I return, I will convince His Majesty Great Xia."
The fleet sailed all the way, and within a few days, it reached Sriwijaya. Sriwijaya is a country with some land in the north and some land in the south, and in the middle is a vast sea, which is a strait in today's terms. Therefore, Zhao Shuo will say that this place is a place where soldiers must fight.
"Zhao Cheng, send someone to send a message to their king, surrender or destroy the country." After the fleet stopped, Zhao Shuo found Zhao Cheng and gave an order.
"Lord Wang, didn't you mean ......" Li Yuanhao couldn't help but speak at this time. Just now Zhao Shuo also persuaded him to let Ma Yi and Wuli be autonomous, but now when he arrives in Srivijaya, it is actually the choice of surrender and annihilation, and the gap between what Zhao Shuo said and what he did was too big, making him a little confused.
"This is not the kind of uncivilized land of Ma Yi and Wuli, if you don't conquer it, you won't know when it will be the other way around. The cruelty of the present is also for the sake of peace in the future. Zhao Shuo gave an explanation.
Li Yuanhao was shocked by this explanation, but the biggest shock was the rush of Yelupu who came over.
After listening to Zhao Shuo's words, the little girl pondered for a long time, and finally nodded and chuckled.
Zhao Cheng sent someone to pass the order, but the result was the same as Zhao Shuo thought, and the Three Buddhas did not intend to surrender to Zhao Shuo just like that.
The king of Sriwijaya, Gunadil, mobilized a large army from the north and south, preparing to attack Zhao Shuo's fleet at both ends, intending to annihilate Zhao Shuo's army in one fell swoop.
This time, Sriwijaya advanced by land and water, the boats on the water slowly left the port, and the artillery on the shore directly began to shell.
"Lord Wang, what should I do?" Zhao Cheng asked.
"What should I do?" Zhao Shuo laughed. "The other side does not declare war, and we can only defend ourselves and fight back. Command, hit hard! ”
Zhao Cheng saluted, and then went down to command the battle.
"Lord, should we go back to the cabin to take refuge." Blocking the continuous falling cannonballs on the sea, Yelupu quickly pulled Zhao Shuo and asked.
"Yes, lord, let's avoid it." Li Yuanhao echoed.
"What is there to avoid, just these earth cannons, even if they hit, they have no power." After a pause, I saw that the fleet was divided into two factions, one row of ships facing the south and the other row facing Bei. Zhao Shuo continued. "Look at what our artillery looks like."
"Put~!"
There was a roar in the distance, and all the artillery was fired at the same time, and the scene was spectacular. As soon as the artillery hit the shore, screams were heard, followed by a rising fire.
"Put~!"
This was followed by a second round of artillery fire, this time not on the shore, but at the oncoming Sriwijaya flotilla.
Boom Boom Boom Boom ......
After a roar, the Sriwijaya boats that rushed to the front were all blown away, and the people who fell into the water screamed incessantly.
"Put~!"
"Put~!"
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The artillery was fired continuously, sometimes on the shore, sometimes at the approaching Sriwijaya sailors. Sriwijaya is also considered a strong country in the region, otherwise it would not have survived under the watchful eye of the Angkor Dynasty.
But compared to Zhao Shuo's attack, the Angkor Dynasty's attack was not.
Gunadir finally couldn't sit still, he knew very well that if he continued to fight like this, the Srivijaya would be finished.
He took the soldier sent by Zhao Cheng, pulled a fisherman who had gone south from Guangzhou as a translator, and quickly went to the shore.
"Don't fight, don't fight, I have something to say......"
Amid the sound of artillery fire, a faint sound came from the southern port.
"Lord Wang, listen, there's movement!" Zhao Cheng ran over and said.
"Pause the attack!" Zhao Shuo waved his hand, and then whispered to Zhao Chengdao. "Tell the soldiers not to slack off, and to be ready to continue the attack at any time."
Zhao Shuo has made two preparations, after all, people are outside, be careful.
"Who's on the other side!" After Zhao Cheng made arrangements, he let a soldier with a loud voice shout.
"I am the king of Srivijaya Gunadil, everything is easy to say, don't fight yet." Soon, shouts were heard from the other side.
"Come here by rowing, our prince wants to see you." At Zhao Shuo's signal, the loud soldier shouted.
It didn't take long for a small boat, two rowers, and a three-person team standing on the bow of the boat into Zhao Shuo's line of sight.
"Pi Laosan, you kid is not ashamed, let you go to be a messenger, you actually went to be a boatman......" The sharp-eyed soldier quickly saw the two people rowing for the head of the high-headed man, one of them was Pi Laosan who was sent to pass the word.
Hearing these words shouted from the boat, Pi Laosan's face was blue and depressed. At this time, the head was raised and nodded again, and then replaced Pi Laosan and rowed the boat himself.
At this time, Pi Laosan walked up to the bow of the boat, raised his head, looked at the direction of Zhao Shuo's ship, and grinned.
"Lord, do this......" Yelupu quickly opened his mouth at this time, but as soon as the words came out, he closed again. Because, when he saw Zhao Shuo, at this time, he was also watching such a scene.