After an eight-day voyage, the Great Sui fleet finally arrived at the destination of their trip, Goryeo.

In the distance, the fleet had seen land, a large island of hundreds of hectares, densely forested and stripped by gray-white mountain beams.

Lai Hu'er pointed to the island and said to Yang Yuanqing: "Chief, that is Ayaluo Island, I attacked Pyongyang twice, I first took it as a logistics center, there was no garrison on the island before, I don't know if there is now." ”

Yang Yuanqing looked at the island and asked, "How far is it from Pyongyang, the capital of Goryeo?" ”

"Beyond this island, there is the mouth of the Zhuanshui River, and fifty miles up the river mouth is the city of Pyongyang."

Yang Yuanqing nodded, and glanced back at the fleet, although he had assembled once this morning, compressed the length of the fleet to fifty miles, and implemented several large ships in parallel, but it was still huge in scale, and there was no edge in sight.

In fact, most of the ships were empty, and there were only more than 300 ships that actually carried soldiers and supplies, and nearly 800 empty ships, which he prepared to use to load trophies.

But Yang Yuanqing suspected that these more than 800 big ships might not be able to load the loot, and it would take several times to transport them, in this case, he needed a transit place, and this Ayaluo Island was not the best transit place?

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered: "The fleet is close to the island and is ready to occupy the island!" ”

The flag waved on the handsome boat, and dozens of large ships at the front began to sail towards the island under the command of Lai Hu'er.

Laihu'er occupied the island twice, and he knew that the island had many reefs in the south and deep water in the north, which was suitable for large ships to dock, especially in the northeast corner, where large ships could dock directly.

The fleet circled to the north, and when it reached the north of the island, Yang Yuanqing suddenly saw the mouth of the Zhuanshui River more than ten miles away in the distance, and the sea water turned white due to the infusion of fresh water. It is a stark contrast to the blue sea around us.

The mouth of the river is several miles wide. It was completely possible to sail into a large sea ship, and at this moment, a lookout suddenly shouted on the mast: "There is a warship ahead!" ”

I saw that two miles away, a ship of about a thousand stones was about to leave the island, the ship swayed from side to side, looking very panicked, and at the moment of leaving the island, a Goryeo soldier jumped on the big boat, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed behind it. They shouted as they ran, as if they wanted a big ship to wait for them.

Lai Hu'er hurriedly looked around, only to see that there were no other ships except this warship, not even a fishing boat, he hurriedly ordered: "Stop this boat!" ”

Colorful flags waved, conveying the flag, and several big ships cleaved the waves. Accelerate your way. In a moment, they went around to the front of the Goryeo warship, the Sui soldiers on the big ship rained down arrows, more than a dozen soldiers screamed and were shot down, and the rest of the soldiers hid in the cabin, the sail rope of the Goryeo warship was broken, the sail slid down, and the ship spun in place, unable to move forward.

Not much. The Sui army escorted a dozen Goryeo soldiers onto the big ship, and the dozen or so Goryeo soldiers all knelt on the deck, begging for mercy.

Lai Hu'er stepped forward to interrogate a few words, turned back to Yang Yuanqing and said: "These soldiers are all Goryeo naval troops, they are responsible for garrisoning the island, a total of forty people, and there are more than a dozen people on the island who have not yet boarded the ship. ”

Yang Yuanqing frowned. "Is there a navy in Goryeo, why have I never heard of it?"

It was also the first time that Lai Hu'er heard that there was a naval army in Goryeo, so he interrogated a few more words, and then said: "The naval army was only established last year, with about 5,000 people and 100 warships, deployed in Zhuanshui. ”

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and ordered: "Leave three thousand troops to occupy the island, the middle army and the rear army will anchor on the island, and the front army will continue to advance and enter the water." ”

Yang Yuanqing is the commander-in-chief, he is only in charge of the army's actions in the general direction, and the rest of the details are arranged by the deputy general, leaving 3,000 people to garrison the island, and more than 800 sea ships of the Chinese army and the rear army are moored next to the island, waiting for orders.

The remaining 300 warships, led by Yang Yuanqing and Lai Hu'er, sailed towards the mouth of the water......

Zhuanshui is now the Datong River, the current Pyongyang spans both sides of the Datong River, but the Pyongyang of the Sui Dynasty is much smaller, located on the north bank of the Zhuan River, is a big city surrounded by tall city walls, with a circumference of more than 30 li, and the city walls are tall and strong.

In order to attack Pyongyang, Yang Yuanqing considered three sets of plans, the first plan was to attack Pyongyang at night, cooperate with the internal response, and occupy Pyongyang at the lowest cost, but due to the existence of the Goryeo navy, this plan is obviously unrealistic.

The second plan is to fight quickly, even if it is discovered by the Goryeo army, but take advantage of the insufficient preparation of the Goryeo army to storm and seize the city.

The third plan was to encounter an accident and the attack was blocked, so that the Sui army had to face the stubborn defense of the Goryeo defenders, in which case the Sui army would need to use heavy weapons to attack the city of Pyongyang.

There is also the worst possibility, that is, Gai Suwen's army comes to the aid of Pyongyang City, but Yang Yuanqing has done his best, if Gai Suwen's main force still appears, it is really called 'planning is in people, and success is in heaven.'" ’

320 warships of the Sui Army's naval division sailed into the mouth of the sea and went upstream, but due to the influence of the current, the fleet was not fast.

The downstream of the river is more than ten miles wide, and there are small islands in the middle from time to time, and although the river is wide, it is still very spectacular for 300 large ships to sail on the river.

The fleet traveled in clusters, stretching for more than ten miles, like a dragon from the sea, swimming in the great river, the two banks of which were densely populated, and there were large areas of farmland and villages everywhere.

It is the most densely populated area of Goryeo since ancient times, and you can see forests dotted like green gems on the plains of the lower reaches of the river.

"Chief, we can't reach Pyongyang City silently." On the side, Lai Hu'er reminded Yang Yuanqing again, this is the third time he has reminded, he has experience, and he knows that it is impossible not to be discovered.

Yang Yuanqing could only smile bitterly, he finally understood why Lai Hu'er said this, on the north shore, groups of adults and children were running with the fleet, waving their hands vigorously and shouting loudly.

But at this time, Laihu'er walked quickly to the bow of the boat, and looked intently at a stone watchtower on the north bank, which was three feet high, standing on the north bank like a lighthouse.

The watchtower was close to the river, about a mile away, and any movement on the entire water would be caught in its eyes.

Yang Yuanqing also discovered this watchtower, he stepped forward, looked at the watchtower and asked, "Is this the beacon of the Goryeo army?" ”

Lai Hu'er nodded, "It didn't have it during the first battle of Goryeo, because my navy almost captured Pyongyang City, so the Goryeo army learned a lesson and built ten beacons along the river, as long as we came along the river, they would definitely be discovered." ”

Only then did Yang Yuanqing understand that what Lai Hu'er said could not hide from the Goryeo Army was referring to the Fengsui along the river, not the villagers along the river.

As soon as Laihu'er's words fell, they saw three pillars of beacon smoke rising into the sky on the stone sentry tower, and they were discovered by the Goryeo sentinels, and then three pillars of beacon smoke appeared in the distance.

Yang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes, the alarm should have reached Pyongyang City at this time, his first plan is no longer possible, if he can't catch up with Pyongyang City within half a day, then his second set of quick solutions will also fail,

"How far is this from Pyongyang City?" Yang Yuanqing asked.

"There are forty miles to go, and one hour to go."

After a pause, Hu'er added: "I'm afraid that the manager's plan for a quick solution will not be possible." ”

Yang Yuanqing was stunned, "Why is this?" ”

Laihu'er pointed in front of him and said lightly: "The manager will know by looking ahead." ”

Yang Yuanqing's gaze retracted from the watchtower, and looked in the direction of Lai Hu'er's finger, and he also saw that dense small black dots appeared on the water in front of him, about five or six miles away from them.

"Goryeo Naval Army!" Yang Yuanqing lost his voice.

'When! While! While! The bell rang on the mast, and the soldiers rushed out of the cabin, although the Sui soldiers had been trained in simple water warfare before departure, but in the event of a real water battle, they could only play an auxiliary role, bombarding the opposing ships with arrows or stone cannons,

The real main force of the navy is still the 5,000 sailors brought by Lai Hu'er from the south, Lai Hu'er walked in front of Yang Yuanqing, hugged his fists and asked for instructions: "I am willing to lead the army and fight the enemy's water battle, please agree!" ”

Yang Yuanqing has calmed down, in all his plans, he did not take into account the Goryeo Navy, but the Goryeo Navy, he did appear, he can only face it, Yang Yuanqing nodded slowly, "I hope to come to the general's banner to win and win this battle!" ”

"Obedience!"

Lai Hu'er bowed and saluted, quickly climbed down the handsome boat, got into a small boat, and quickly rowed in front of another big boat, and got on the big boat.

At this time, the formation of the large ships of the Sui army had changed, Yang Yuanqing's handsome ships stopped advancing, and the rest of the warships also anchored in the middle of the river.

The soldiers on these fifty warships were the 5,000 sailors brought by Laihu'er from the south, and most of them were people from the Jingxiang area, who were skilled in water and experienced in water warfare.

Yang Yuanqing walked to the bow of the ship and watched the fifty warships face the Goryeo naval army, he also had to admit that he could not be proficient in everything, in the water battle, he could only be a spectator, fortunately, there was the first naval division of the Great Sui to protect the battle, which made him full of confidence.

On the water surface of the Zhuojiang River, the sailors of the Goryeo Army heard the news and came to intercept the invasion of the Sui Army, and the Goryeo Army's sailors were only formed last spring, and there were only more than 5,000 people, mainly with thousand-stone warships, with a total of more than 100 ships.

The main weapons of water warfare, mainly bows and arrows and stone cannons, most of the fifty warships led by Lai Hu'er are 3,000 stone sea ships, with strong hulls, three times that of Goryeo warships, but their weapons are a little richer, in addition to bows and arrows and stone cannons, they can also use the bow to sink enemy ships, and there are two major water war weapons: fire oil and slapsticks.

Fifty warships were arranged in a diamond shape, getting closer and closer to the warships of the Goryeo army, and the two sides finally collided together, at this time, the slapstick on the big ship of the Sui army was erected high, and in the shouts of the Sui soldiers, the slap rod that was several feet long fell sharply and smashed towards the opponent's warship.

'Boom! There was a loud bang, and a Goryeo warship was hit by two levers at the same time, the hull of the ship broke, and the river rushed in