449 Gulf War

When Yuangai Suwen heard the news of the approach of an unknown fleet, he first issued an order to stop the siege, and then began to urgently mobilize a large army to return to the docks.

As soon as the Goryeo army turned its head, they heard the earth-shattering shouts of killing coming from the docks.

At this moment, those soldiers who were still besieging the city just now, no matter how stupid they were, knew that Yuangai Suwen's order was not because they suddenly found out in their conscience that they were going to retreat, but because they wanted to defend against the enemy!

Only half an hour later, the 15,000-strong army of Goryeo headquarters attacking the south gate of Jincheng was completely withdrawn, and the first archery troops to return had already approached the dock.

When he saw that his own warships were on fire in many places on the dock, but none of the local warships docked, the leader of the archers was the first to breathe a sigh of relief; Because he knew that Yuangai Suwen first mobilized long-range troops, he naturally had the intention of not letting the Su cruise fleet get close to the dock.

Yuangai Suwen was also slightly relieved when he saw that none of the ships in the place had docked, and when he saw his twenty or thirty warships facing the enemy ships, he nodded even more.

The defenders who had remained at the docks before Yuan Gai Suwen were only a thousand, and how could he not be pleased to see the bravery of the soldiers?

Giving a high evaluation to the guards in his heart, and watching the archers quickly reach the dock, Yuangai Suwen finally slowed down, but his mind was still guessing where this fleet that suddenly appeared was sacred.

At this moment, a pawn who reported the news galloped over on horseback, and when he saw Yuan Gai Suwen, he turned over and got off his horse.

Looking at the anxious look on the pawn's face, Yuan Gai Suwen said concisely, "Speak! ”

The pawn immediately said silently, "The enemy army has just carried out a surprise attack, and our defenders have almost been wiped out. ”

"Huh? And what about the ships that were chased out? Yuangai Suwen was obviously dissatisfied with the pawn's exaggeration, but when he saw another twenty or thirty ships slowly leaving the dock, his heart trembled.

Is the other party a robber? Are they here to steal the ship?

"They towed those boats!" The pawn's answer confirmed Yuan Gai Suwen's flash of inspiration.

When Yuangai Suwen realized that the intrusive fleet was the idea of attacking his own warships, he was so angry that he almost laughed, and immediately ordered, "Order the troops in front to board the ships quickly and pursue the local fleet!" ”

The herald hurried away, and when Yuan Gai Suwen looked at his own ships in the harbor again, he found that the twenty or so ships that had been towed away were slowly sinking into the sea

"This" Yuan Gai Suwen hurriedly rubbed his eyes, thinking that everything he saw was an illusion.

It turns out that the other party is not in a hurry to escape, but to clean the dock? But they had already dragged all the boats outside, so why should they sink?

Watching his warships sink into the sea one by one, Yuan Gai Suwen couldn't help but feel a pain in his flesh, but he also guessed the true purpose of the place. - They are not here to rob their own boats, but to go ashore!

With this realization, Yuangai Suwen immediately issued another order: "Prepare for battle and protect the remaining forty-odd ships!" ”

If these ships can't be protected, I'm afraid I can only spend the New Year in Jincheng this winter, but there is another premise, that is, I will definitely be able to take Jincheng.

Although Yuangai Suwen still didn't know the basic situation of Su's fleet, he also knew how slim it was for him to take Jincheng.

In the current situation, what else can you do but protect yourself?

In naval warfare in this era, when two ships meet, they start with long-range rockets, then attack with the ship's batter, and finally end up with a white-knuckle battle, which is also known as "deckfighting".

Yuangai Suwen had already seen that Su You's fleet had not made a shot, so he quickly gave the order to "approach the enemy ship".

The endless orders made the soldiers at a loss, but fortunately, Su You's fleet did not take the opportunity to rush up, so half of the Goryeo army soon got on the ships.

Then, the Goryeo fleet attacked at full speed, like moths to a fire.

Seeing the last forty or so ships on the dock rushing out, Su You smiled coldly, "The artillery men are ready to attack, and the troops on both wings will surround them, and after the enemy has no power to fight back, they will rush to the beach and land!"

Su You's artillery was only 500 guns, distributed among the 30 ships of the Chinese army, and the troops on the two flanks were the cavalry of Jiao Ziheng and Wang Bodang, who each occupied 20 ships; The 1,000 cavalry and cannon fodder troops belonging to Su You's headquarters can probably be regarded as the Chinese army.

Su You ordered, and more than 60 ships of the Chinese army were on standby, while 40 ships on both wings headed for the dock.

The range of the bow and arrow, 100 steps is already the limit, and there is also the end of the strong crossbow.

How far is 100 steps? At most, it was only twenty-five zhang, but the range of the artillery was sixty zhang.

In other words, while the Koreans were still trying to get close to Su You's Chinese army, they were already within range, like fish on a chopping block.

Su You obviously did not have a compassionate mood at this time, and with his order, two hundred and fifty artillery pieces opened fire on more than forty warships in Goryeo one after another.

Where have the Koreans seen artillery?

As soon as the cannon sounded, most of the Korean soldiers who rushed to the front line reflexively covered their ears with their hands, shouting indiscriminately to vent their fear.

"What the hell"

"Run!"

All kinds of shouts conveyed their fear, and many soldiers were stunned and overwhelmed on the spot.

Then they saw the black shells either fall into the sea or pass by, but they didn't even have time to rejoice that they didn't hit them, and then they saw the shells explode with their own eyes.

The rumble rang out in their ears again, but this time it was louder, closer, and more real than the sound of artillery, as if it were about to shatter their eardrums.

A few cannonballs may not sink a ship, but it has devastating power against flesh and blood humans.

The Goryeo soldiers, who were at the center of the bomb explosion, were suddenly torn apart, and they were killed on the spot or thrown into the sea before they could even shout.

After just one round of attacks, and due to the weather, half of Goryeo's archers were no longer able to shoot arrows.

Su You didn't waste too much shells, but after three rounds of shooting, he launched an order for a general attack on the Chinese army, and after Wang Bodang and Ji Ziheng's soldiers fired a few rounds of crossbow arrows, they sailed towards the dock with all their might!

When he heard the earth-shattering cannon and saw his own ships on fire, he knew that the tide was turning.

The Goryeo catapults, who had long been preparing to stop the landing of the Su Youjun on the shore, also completely forgot their job after seeing the meeting and attack of the Goryeo fleet by Su You's troops a mile away.

When Wang Bodang and Ji Ziheng's team arrived at the dock, they quickly erected wooden planks, and the men and horses landed on the land of Silla.

It only took a cup of tea to assemble the team, and Wang Bodang and Fu Ziheng launched a charge against the banner of Yuangai Suwen, and the battle at sea came to an end.

Zhang Long led 1,000 cavalry and 5,000 auxiliaries to rush onto the broken Goryeo ship, and more than half of the nearly 10,000 soldiers on board were killed or wounded, and the rest laid down their weapons.

Su You couldn't find fault with such a result, and then the soldiers either dragged away or scuttled some of the Goryeo warships, and the Chinese army, which won easily, slowly sailed towards the docks.

After landing, Su You did not rush to let the cavalry team besiege and kill Yuangai Suwen, but let them screen the prisoners.

And at this time, Su You received a strange news. -- A convoy of more than 50 ships was coming this way, and the origin and purpose of this fleet could not be determined for a while.

Su You was stunned for a moment, and immediately climbed to the top of the watchtower in person, raised his binoculars and looked at the entrance of the bay, but he was thinking about where the fleet came from.

The only thing Su You was sure of was that this fleet could not be reinforcements from Goryeo.

Could it be the fleet of the island nation?

The island countries of this era seem to be about the same level of development as those countries in Southeast Asia, right? It's unlikely they'll have such a big team.

In any case, Su You adjusted the formation of the fleet at the first time, and made a posture of preparing for an attack on the unknown fleet.

The unknown fleet was slowly approaching, and all kinds of news about the battle between the Yunzhong Army and the Goryeo Army were also summarized in Su You's hands one by one.

In a naval battle just now, Su You captured a total of 6,183 Goryeo archers and foot soldiers, and obtained 31 broken ships; After landing, more than 1,700 catapults from Goryeo surrendered one after another, and more than 230 catapults were used for the booty.

As for Wang Bodang and Fu Ziheng, after they came ashore, they pursued the main force of the Goryeo army, more than 4,000 cavalry, and after they reached the west gate of Jincheng, these deserters increased by more than 4,000 people.

Wang Bodang and Fu Zi Hengzhi have killed more than 2,000 enemies so far, but there are no civil rights figures for prisoners and booty.

After Su You sorted out his thoughts, he finally saw through the telescope that the more than ten ships led by the approaching fleet actually had Peugeot from Seven Seas Trading Company, and as for the larger ships behind, he did not find a specific Peugeot.

Judging from the type of ship, it is also very familiar.

Su You immediately ordered, "Wave the flag to them, let them stop first, and at the same time show our identity!" ”

After making this order, Su You asked Zhang Long, who was busy placing the captives, to call over, and then ordered, "Take your people to help Wang Bodang and Fu Ziheng, it's best to bring Yuan Gai Suwen's head to me!" ”

Zhang Long commanded a thousand heavily armored cavalry, which could be defeated by one enemy and ten when charging, and were not good at pursuing the enemy, because they had at least two horses per person for their war horses.

With a thousand cavalry and more than 2,500 horses, they not only acted with amazing momentum, but also did not slow down much faster than the light cavalry.

After Zhang Long went, Su You climbed the watchtower again, and without a telescope, he could find that the incoming ship had stopped under his orders.

And after Su You raised the binoculars, he saw two long-lost old friends standing on the bow of the boat a mile away.

It turned out to be Zhang Ding and Yuan Qi Niangzi.