Chapter 878: A One-sided War
"It's really boring, the warships of the Saqi Kingdom are too bad, we didn't use artillery at all, and we won the battle by directly hitting it, how do you feel like a child fighting." Li Cheng looked at the messy sea not far away, his face was full of disappointment, he thought he could see a wonderful naval battle before the war, but he didn't expect to see a one-sided crushing, although the crushing looked very cool, but it always made people feel unhappy.
"This is also a helpless thing, the strength of the Saqi Kingdom is too weak, our Great Song warships occupy an absolute advantage in technology, whether it is size, weight, sturdiness, etc., they are not comparable to the small warships of the natives, and the target of the natives' warships is small, and it is not easy to hit with artillery, so it is better to hit them directly." At this time, Yang Shiliang had just woken up from the shock, and then analyzed with a calm face.
Hearing the words of the two friends, Zhao Jia was also a little depressed at this time, he and Li Cheng were ready to watch a wonderful naval battle, but they didn't expect to see only the navy on their side bullying the small warships of the natives with big warships, the whole battle process was really like child's play, and even Zhao Jia was a little skeptical that the naval battle tactics he learned in the academy were really useful? After all, if the enemy is as weak as it is now, then it is enough to directly drive the ship and crush it, where is there any strategy and tactics to use?
"What? Isn't it fun to watch? At this moment, I saw Zuo Siming, who escorted them to Nanyang Port, came over with a smile and said, most of the warships under his command also participated in this battle, and only these warships were left to escort Zhao Jia and these students to stay behind, because this war was commanded by Wu Meng, and he was at the same level as Wu Meng, so he did not participate in it.
"General Zuo, this battle is too easy. You see that our warships collided directly, and the warships of the natives basically had no ability to resist, if we used this method in future wars, then what use was the things we learned? Hearing Zuo Siming's words, Li Cheng immediately shouted with some dissatisfaction.
"Haha, General Wu's victory in this battle is indeed a little simple. But you must know that everything is done on the battlefield, only seeking results and not processes, the warships of the Sazi Kingdom are too poor, and what is even more stupid is that the warships facing us do not even know how to disperse, but line up in a tight formation, so that no matter who leads the army. will be like General Wu ordered the fleet to crash directly into it. ”
When he said this, he saw Zuo Siming pause for a moment and then said: "Of course, this is because the strength of the natives is too weak, but if you think about it, if the enemy's warships are not worse than ours, then this tactic will definitely not work, and in this way, the strategies and tactics you have learned will naturally have a place to use." ”
"But our Great Song Dynasty ships are strong and strong, at least until now, we have never met an opponent on the sea. I estimate that our Great Song Dynasty warship should be the best in the world, and there is no opponent at all. So General Zuo, your assumption is not valid at all! At this time, Yang Shiliang also spoke.
"That's not necessarily, the world is so big, there are so many countries, God knows if there will be any countries with strong navies, so you must not underestimate the people of the world, and there are none. It doesn't mean that there will be no in the future, if our Great Song Navy wants to stay strong, we must always be vigilant, and we must not give the enemy any opportunity to take advantage of! At this time, I saw Zuo Siming teaching a serious lesson, he didn't want these juniors of the navy to have the idea of underestimating the enemy.
Hearing Zuo Siming's words. Zhao Jia also nodded thoughtfully, as Zhao Yan's son, he knew more things than Zuo Siming, for example, as far as he knew, the warships of the Great Song Dynasty should be the best warships in the world, but the absence of opponents now does not mean that there will be no opponents in the future, with the expansion of the Great Song Dynasty, some shipbuilding technologies will inevitably be transmitted, which will definitely improve the shipbuilding level of other countries.
Therefore, for the Great Song Dynasty, it is impossible to maintain the mobility of the warship forever, so the Great Song Dynasty must maintain a strong national strength, especially the economic strength, while constantly improving the level of the warship, because he heard his father say that the war between the two countries is often not just a competition of troops, but a competition of national strength.
Just when Zhao Jia and they were chatting, the war on the sea was also divided, after the warship of the Saqi Kingdom was sunk by nearly half, the remaining small warships scattered in a hurry, and fled back to their own ports at an accelerated pace, in fact, they should not have come out to fight, but unfortunately the Sazi prince Liouye, who managed Masheng Port, was a fool, he didn't understand the difference in strength between the two sides, and he didn't listen to the persuasion of his subordinates, so he had to order the defenders in the port to fight, and he lost in a mess.
The battle on the sea was over, but this was only the foreplay of this battle, with Wu Meng's order, hundreds of warships surrounded Masheng Harbor, and then 10,000 cannons fired in unison, and began to clear the defense of Masheng Harbor, and at the same time, the army on board also began to land, ready to carry out the final blow to the natives of Masheng Harbor.
The war has gone on to this point, there is basically no suspense, although Zhao Jia and they did not see the expected naval battle, but at least they also witnessed the cruel side of the battlefield, which made Zhao Jia and they suddenly realize that the battlefield is not only cruel, but also very fair, it does not matter what status you have, as long as you come to the battlefield, you may die in the hands of the enemy at any time.
At the same time, Liouye in Masheng Harbor also had the same experience as Zhao Jia and them, looking at the Song army that kept pouring into the port, and the soldiers under his command who kept falling, he also felt an unprecedented fear, because for the first time he found that death was so close to him.
"Liouye, the port can't be defended, while the Song army hasn't been killed yet, let's escape quickly!" At this moment, He Nansheng, who saw a body of seawater, suddenly ran over quickly and shouted. Before, he did not agree to send a warship to meet the battle, but Liouye did not listen at all, and in desperation, he only got to supervise the battle on the warship, and as a result, his boat was also knocked over by the Song army, and he himself fell into the sea and almost drowned, but fortunately he was rescued by a few loyal men in a small boat, and finally escaped the pursuit of the Song army.
"Run? Where are you going to escape? At this time, Liouye was already frightened by the six gods, and when he heard Anansheng's words, he asked with a shudder.
"Of course, it is to flee to our royal capital, I think the Great Song Dynasty is not good at coming this time, and a small Mashenggang may not be able to satisfy their appetite, so we must inform the king as soon as possible and prepare to deal with the attack of the Song army!" He Nansheng said with an anxious face, if it was just to attack a Masheng port, the Song army would not need to send out so many troops, so the only possibility was that the other party was likely to want to annex the entire Saqi Kingdom.
"What! This...... This...... How could it be ......" Hearing that the Great Song Dynasty might annex the entire Saqi Kingdom, Liouye suddenly collapsed to the ground in fright, his whole body trembled and he couldn't stand up again, after all, he was the prince of the Saqi Kingdom, if even the kingdom was destroyed, then he would definitely have no good end as a prince.
Seeing Liouye's bear-like appearance, and then looking at the Song army behind him, it was about to be killed, which made He Nan stomp his feet angrily, and hurriedly ordered someone to pick up Liouye, and then let the guards protect and evacuate to the north.
However, He Nansheng made a mistake this time, Liouye's body was fat, and the four guards were a little difficult to take him, so they could only be replaced after a while, but even so, they still couldn't run fast, and the Song army's advance speed was far beyond his estimate, and when they just arrived at the elephant house and were about to escape on the elephant, they didn't expect the Song army to suddenly kill and capture them all.
The Song army took Mashenggang with almost no effort, in addition to the difference in strength between the two sides, the stupid prince of Liouye also played a decisive role in it, if he hadn't ordered his warships to go to sea to meet the enemy, I am afraid that the Great Song Dynasty would have taken a lot of effort to take down Mashenggang.
In addition, He Nansheng's guess is also good, the Great Song Dynasty dispatched so many troops, just one Masheng Port can not satisfy their appetite at all, this time the real combat preparation goal is to destroy the Saqi Kingdom, so as not to have any trouble in the future, so after the defeat of Mashenggang, the army of the Great Song Dynasty immediately began to move forward, but this time the main force is no longer the army composed of the Song people, but the native army drawn from Yuezhou, Luzon and other places, these troops are very adapted to the tropical jungle, to deal with the Saqi Kingdom, a small country in the tropical jungle, This kind of native army is usually dispatched.
On the street of Nanyang Port, Zhao Jia and the three of them, who had participated in the Battle of Masheng Port, got a vacation again, so they made an appointment to play in the city, but Li Cheng shouted boredly at this time: "It's really boring, the Saqi Kingdom is too weak, our Great Song Dynasty is at war with such a small country, it's just bullying them!" ”
Hearing Li Cheng's words, Yang Shiliang also nodded approvingly, they are young after all, in their opinion, the war should find an opponent of equal weight, and then fight a battle in a dignified manner. However, Zhao Jia next to him said with a smile: "You can't say that, as the so-called Pifu is not guilty and guilty, the Saqi Kingdom just occupies a section in the middle of the Strait of Malacca, and the Strait of Malacca is a golden waterway on the sea route, whoever masters this place is equivalent to mastering the gateway of communication between our Great Song Dynasty and the outside world, such an important place naturally cannot fall into the hands of others." ”
Li Cheng and the others actually understood this truth, but they were not yet used to this naked conflict of interests, and after a while, Li Cheng suddenly said: "Brother Jia, the matter of Nanyang Port is over, we should go back, and it is almost the New Year, you must go home for the New Year, what will you do with the Roman princess then?" (To be continued.) )