Chapter 563: Cranes and Mussels Fight for Three
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The matter is very serious, so serious that Chen Yuan is now a little flustered in his heart. www.biquge.info If Xiao Yue didn't have a liar, the war would be over, which would be extremely unfavorable to the Great Song Dynasty. If Xiao Yueben deceived the stick, the war would also be over, which would be equally unfavorable to the Song Dynasty.
Only if they continue to fight, let Chen Yuan's plan be slowly implemented step by step, in line with the interests of the Great Song Dynasty, and can the Great Song Dynasty achieve the results they want at the lowest cost, but now, it seems that things are not developing in the best direction they want.
Da Song was not ready, and Chen Yuan was not ready. If the war really ends in the near future, all of Chen Yuan's plans will be in vain. A change must be made and troops must be sent immediately.
Said Benhai.
It doesn't matter what Takeshima, or Dokdo, is called, at this time in the Song Dynasty, he was still a small island that no one named him.
The sea breeze is blowing on the sea, and one of the worst naval battles since the beginning of the war is underway.
There are more than 80 large warships of the Goryeo Navy Division, which were basically bought from the Great Song Dynasty, and more than 200 medium-sized warships built by themselves.
This was almost the entire strength of the Goryeo naval division, and after the signal of peace was sent, the Goryeo sent this force to this unknown island in order to gain absolute superiority at the negotiating table, so that the Dongying people could feel the pressure of the large army and force the enemy to sign an alliance under the city.
However, the Koreans ignored the most critical point, at this time, the supply of the sailors was very important, especially when the expedition was carried out, if there was not enough supply, you would be sent to death.
Maybe the Goryeo people thought about it, and before the sailor left, the king of Goryeo told them not to get too close to Dongying, just let the Dongying people be afraid, and come back immediately after five days, and then see if there is any need to go to the second time.
And the effect of deterrence was obvious, Fujiwara Kunzaburo, who was in charge of the negotiation, looked a little panicked, and those warships were also far away.
But today, when the Koreans felt that the effect they wanted had been achieved, and the supplies they were carrying were about to run out, the Dongying people came.
The battle was started by a small boat of the Toei people.
Waving white flags and putting a few sake tanks on board, they approached the Goryeo warship, saying that it was an order from their shogun, and they came to deliver some sake to the Goryeo generals.
The Koreans didn't pay much attention to the small ship, and in their opinion, such a small ship shuttling through their huge fleet was not to worry about what the other party would do, but that if they were not careful, they would probably overturn the ship.
The boats rowed in front of the Goryeo warships and leaned towards their flagship. The number of Goryeo warships it passed meant how many opportunities the Goryeo people lost.
Eventually, the boat was destroyed in a violent explosion, and the Goryeo flagship began to leak in one fell swoop. At the moment when the flagship was bombed, the Goryeo sailors finally realized that the Dongying people had never thought of suing for peace.
Even worse for the Koreans, it was a northwesterly wind blowing today. The Dongying people had obviously been preparing for this battle for a long time, and in front of them were all their warships, a total of more than fifty large ships, and more than a hundred medium-sized warships, which were like nails in the shape of a cone, and pierced by the wind blowing to the northwest.
Behind the Koreans, thousands of small boats suddenly appeared, and those boats were covered with raging dry firewood, connected together by iron chains, like a wall of fire, blocking the retreat of the Koreans, and slowly drifting along the current.
Fujiwara Kyotsu, the great shogun of the Toei shogunate, was on the largest battleship opposite, and a cruel smile appeared on his face when he saw that his plan was going so well.
He didn't think about surrendering at all, suing for peace, in order to find a chance to decide the outcome in a battle. The three years of war made him see very clearly, under the condition that the Goryeo people could successfully buy warships from the Great Song Dynasty, if some stratagems were not used, those wars would drag Dongying to death.
After the Korean flagship was wounded, coupled with his sudden appearance, and the row of fireships blocking the retreat of the Goryeo sailors behind him, the opponent was already in chaos, he knew that he was going to win, his hand clenched the long knife in his hand, and only waited for the ship to come up and fight with the opponent.
The general of the Goryeo naval division is changing ships, his flagship is about to sink, and he must change to another ship to command the battle.
In the process of changing ships, the flagship's flag had not yet been hoisted, and the Goryeo people who were suddenly attacked did not know who to listen to, their warships were originally close together, at this time some people wanted to leave, some people wanted to meet the enemy, and some people wanted to go around the battlefield from the side, it was really chaotic.
The Goryeo general was still a bit level, and immediately hung up the flagship banner after getting on the new battleship, and immediately shouted: "Order the two warships of Huangfeng and Huangwei to immediately attack with all their might, rush to attack!" ”
Hearing this, the standard-bearer immediately gave a battle order.
The two Goryeo warships were already at the front, and after seeing the general's signal, they immediately rushed towards the Dongying people, and dozens of medium-sized warships behind them also came up to help.
After Fujiwara Kyotsu saw it, his long knife pointed at the two warships: "Kill them!" Order Miyamoto Rokuro to move closer to me at once, gather our ten big ships, and kill them! ”
Fujiwara Yorimune next to him said: "General, they only have two big ships, I don't think we need to entangle with them, just go in and disrupt the formation of the Goryeo." ”
A smile drifted into the corner of Fujiwara Kyotsu's mouth: "No! That is not good, we must destroy all the warships that dare to stand in our way, and destroy their courage to resist. ”
After hearing this, Fujiwara Yorimune immediately bowed: "Hayi! ”
The two Goryeo warships were armed with the latest Song catapults, and they flew towards the Dongying people before they could get close to the round exploding shells.
The Dongying people are very smart, and they also have stone cannons, but there are many fewer of them than the Koreans. It's not that they don't have money, it's just that Chen Yuan can't sell them in large quantities, and Chen Yuan doesn't want to sell them in large quantities.
Dongying's warships already had a wealth of experience in fighting with the Goryeo sailors, and they lowered their sails to slow down while driving sideways, only waiting for the Goryeo warship to hook up when they got close, and then ended the battle with a broadside battle, and a dozen ships fought two ships, and they could enjoy the pleasure of abusing their opponents.
It's a pity that the current cannonballs can't be compared with the later ones, not only is the power much worse, some of the ships smashed on the Dongying people have not exploded at all, the lead is still burning, and the Dongying people can calmly throw that thing into the sea.
In just a few moments, the two Goryeo warships were surrounded by the Dongying people. They had been able to hold on for a while when they were first hung up, but as the number of enemy ships around them increased, the number of those Dongying people far outnumbered the people on their ships, and they were quickly killed by the other side.
The one-sided slaughter began immediately, and in an instant the planks of both warships were stained red with blood. The medium-sized warships next to them had no chance, and the Dongying people directly overturned them with big boats, and when they watched the soldiers of the Goryeo Navy Division fall into the water, they often shot arrows into the water, and they didn't even leave a chance to swim for each other.
When the Goryeo soldiers on these two warships were cleared, the general of the Goryeo naval division found that his situation was not improving in the slightest, and he was limited by his own warships to move and could not take advantage of the more flank catapults.
On the other hand, on the side of the Dongying people, the warships that flew over took advantage of the northwest wind to go all the way east, and the sharp collision angle pointed directly at the formation on their side, and at the same time, the catapults of Dongying began to fire, and the formation of the Goryeo warship did not spread out so that the Dongying people did not need to aim at all.
After a round of blows, the outermost Goryeo warships were heavily damaged, some of the sails were burning, some of the masts were broken, and the sails were beaten into a sieve.
In this era, the sail is the engine power, and the ship that has lost its power, although the sailors inside are rowing hard, but they can't control it getting closer and closer to the Dongying people, and the warships float east in the direction of the current, just crashing into the mouths of the Dongying people.
There is no way back, there is a row of fireships to intercept it, and you must pay a high price to kill it. If there is enough time to clear the fireships behind, or if you can spread yourself out, the outcome of the battle is not yet known.
But the Goryeo general knew very well in his heart that the Dongying people would not give him this opportunity to calmly drive away from the place.
There were also some brave Goryeo ships who rushed forward when they saw that their retreat was cut off, but their unorganized charge could only make them the prey of the Dongying people. Crashes, reels, and palm mines sent the oncoming Goryeo warships to the bottom of the sea one by one.
After an hour of fighting, the small fireships behind also drifted into the side of the Goryeo warships with the current, and the Goryeo warships dodged one after another, which made their already dense fleet even more crowded and panicked.
Seeing this situation, Fujiwara Kyotsu was relieved, and stopped the flagship to watch the battle, and the Dongying people still left a passage, which led to Takeshima, and if the Koreans dared to go up, they would be equivalent to entering a dead end.
But now that the encirclement has been formed, it is not easy for the Koreans to break through from other routes, and it seems that the battle will be ended at a very small cost. The corners of Fujiwara's mouth couldn't help but show a smile.
As long as they are completely annihilated here, or the Goryeo sailors are severely damaged, it is impossible for the Goryeo people to get new warships from the Great Song Dynasty in a short period of time, and they have enough time to burn the war to the territory of the Goryeo people!
The Dongying warship did not rush when it occupied an absolute advantage, and slowly tossed the Goryeo warship as a live target from afar. They resolutely destroyed those who dared to meet them, but they did not pursue the Goryeo warships that wanted to escape and were lucky enough to break out of the siege.
The general of the Goryeo Navy Division was now standing at the bow of the ship, and he was thinking of suicide, and the king asked him to deter the Dongying people, but it turned out that it was good now, and he would not be so upset if he had a chance to compete in a dignified manner.
These Dongying people are really hateful, and they actually use such deceptive methods!
The warships around him were sinking one by one, and some had fled, and the Goryeo naval division, which had an absolute advantage in numbers, had been in a passive situation in this battle.
Fujiwara Kyoto measured the combat strength of both sides, judged the battlefield situation, felt that the time was almost up, and immediately said: "Let them surrender, tell them that if they don't surrender, I will resolutely destroy them!" ”
(To be continued)