Chapter 591: The two armies face off
Three days later, the port of Pyongyang City.
The sails of the hundred-hundred-year-old dragon scale warship were raised, and with the sea breeze, they sailed towards the depths of the sea.
On the shore, the king of Silla and his courtiers bowed to the fleet, looking like they were sorry for the fleet.
"Lord Zhen'an, I have sent someone to the port of Jincheng to inform that the dragon scale fleet can be unimpeded."
"Thank you!"
Li Hao also looked at the people on the shore and bowed.
Black Eagle watched from the side and couldn't help laughing: "This King of Silla is worthy of being the king of a country, his acting skills are really good, this tiger's tearful appearance, if you don't know about it, you still think that we have a good relationship with him." ”
The boat was far away, Li Hao came back to his senses and twisted his sore shoulders: "Haha, when did Black Eagle's mouth become so poisonous." ”
"It's always just telling the truth, isn't it? Hell knows how much he wants us to leave! ”
"That's it!" The young eagle was also on the side to help.
Li Hao smiled slightly, noncommittal.
His status was too noble, and as soon as he arrived in Silla, he was assassinated, which almost frightened the king of Silla. If the dragon scale fleet stays in Silla for one more day, they will have to worry a little more, and Black Eagle is not wrong, maybe the king of Silla is looking forward to Li Hao getting out of the way.
"Okay, Silla is just a small land, don't pay attention to it, let's think about how to fight the battle in the future, although Dongying is an island country and its national strength is weak, but their sailors are not easy to deal with!"
A few people said and walked into the cabin.
Black Eagle spread out the charts on the table: "Lord Wang, our follow-up plan is like this, it is expected that within two days, the fleet will feel Jincheng." The port here is wide, which is very conducive to stationing, so let's rest here for a day, replenish resources, and then we can head east, and go straight to Dongying. ”
"Toei is made up of four major islands, Kyushu, Shikoku, Honshu and Hokkaido. The subordinates envisioned landing on the island from Nagasaki in Kyushu. That way, you don't have to worry about enemies behind you! However, compared to the Dongying people, we will not be able to cross the sea easily, and there will be a big war during this period! ”
"That's right, so where do you think this battle is most likely to start?"
Li Hao looked at the chart and asked solemnly.
Black Hawk's face was grim, and he said with great certainty: "If the subordinates are not mistaken, it should be this nameless island!" ”
As he spoke, he pointed heavily at an island in the middle of the strait.
After Li Hao saw it, he laughed: "Not bad, Black Eagle, your naval strategy has made rapid progress, and in just one month, your vision has already been so vicious." In time, I'm afraid the black eggs won't be as good as you! ”
Black Eagle smiled shyly: "The prince praised it falsely, we are all soldiers brought out by Big Brother Hei, how dare we compare with him, this is just some skin, not enough to worry about!" ”
Li Hao patted Black Eagle on the shoulder to express encouragement, and then continued to ask, "Have you checked the strength of the Dongying people?" ”
Young Eagle hurriedly interjected: "It's clear, the Dongying Sailor is very strong, and even the bandits who harassed the border waters of the Tang Dynasty in the past are also under the control of the Sailor. According to our intelligence network, this time the Dongying people dispatched 100,000 troops to intercept our army, and the fleet was full of three or four hundred ships, and the situation is not optimistic! ”
"Good guy, the people of Dongying really look up to this king, and they actually dispatched ten times the number of troops. How many people are there in their country, and if they send so many teams to intercept this king, I'm afraid there will be no one stationed in the country, right? ”
Young Eagle smiled awkwardly: "Lord Wang, you forgot, they are an island country, surrounded by the sea, and there are no enemies in the first place." All you need to do is block the Dragonscale Fleet. ”
Li Hao sighed helplessly: "This battle is not easy to fight!" ”
Although the dragon scale battleship is very elite and can be outnumbered with one enemy and three enemies, the sailor warriors of the Tang Dynasty do not have the ability to be outnumbered. In a melee at sea, the enemy will not give you a chance to distance yourself and go head-to-head. Once the dragon scale fleet is surrounded by the enemy, no matter how strong the warship is, it will not help.
What's more, because the dragon scale battleship is constructed as much as possible, very few people can control the entire ship. Therefore, on the battleships, only more than thirty people were arranged for each ship.
On the other hand, Dongying, there were two or three hundred people on their warship.
If the number of ships is small, it doesn't matter, and you can rely on the city-breaking crossbow on the dragon scale warship to break the mast of the enemy ship or blast through the hull of the enemy ship. The effect of being outnumbered has been achieved.
But now the number of enemy troops far exceeds that of the dragon scale fleet, even if you stand in place and let the dragon scale fleet fight, it is estimated that all the weapons of the fleet are exhausted, and they will not be able to completely destroy the enemy.
Once the dragon scale battleship loses the suppression of long-range firepower and is closely combated by the Dongying people, the disadvantage will be reflected at once.
The two Black Hawk Young Eagles also fell silent, after all, the Linghui Army was born in cavalry and was better at ground combat. This is the first time that we have fought at sea, and it would be a lie to say that there is no pressure at all.
Li Hao leaned on the table with his hands, frowned and looked at the chart, and also fell into deep thought.
Two days later, the dragon scale fleet successfully arrived at the port of Jincheng, and never encountered Dongying's warships again along the way.
They seem to have tasted the power of the dragon scale battleship, and have tightened their battle line, preparing to fight a fierce battle with the Linghui army in the strait.
According to the plan, after a day of rest at Jincheng Port, the Linghui Army filled up the dry food and drinking water, which was triggered again.
But this time, the dragon scale fleet didn't travel far before it ran into the enemy.
More than 500 warships with the flag of Dongying are densely packed across the sea, like a high wall across the sea.
The dragon scale fleet of 100 ships was already powerful enough, but compared to the enemy at this moment, it was still a little dwarfed.
Bursts of war drums came from the enemy ship formation, and each sound seemed to hit the heartbeat of the soldiers of the Tang Naval Division. The tension suddenly coalesced, giving the illusion that it was difficult to breathe.
Li Hao immediately ordered the fleet to stop advancing, and the dragon scale warships were neatly arranged, separated by more than ten nautical miles, facing the enemy from a distance.
Li Hao pressed his hands on the railing of the warship and looked at the enemy army in the distance. He asked in a low voice, "How is the morale of our army, and will it be affected?" ”
Black Eagle arched his hand and said: "Don't worry, Lord Wang, although the Tang Navy Master is lazy, he is also a qualified soldier." And it wasn't affected. ”
"Good!" Li Hao secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
After all, it is not his own team, and Li Hao does not dare to judge at will how strong the psychological endurance of the Datang Sailor is.
I knew that this battle was outnumbered, but who could get to the enemy first, and the enemy would send ten times his own troops? Not to mention ordinary soldiers, even Li Hao really saw the formation of hundreds of ships, and his heart was furious.
"Lord Wang, what are we going to do next?"
This is, Ying Huiyi walked quickly to Li Hao's side and asked.
Li Hao stood up straight: "Pass the order, no one is allowed to fight at will." Outnumbered, wait for the opportunity! ”
"Yes!"
Ying Hui Yi arched his hand and said.
Li Hao took a deep breath and turned around and returned to the cabin.
The direction of the Dongying fleet.
"Ghost Dance General, look, Li Hao's sailor was frightened when he saw our momentum, and he didn't dare to move!"
"General, in that case, why don't we kill it! Although the dragon scale battleship is elite, the number of troops is less than one percent of ours, as long as they take advantage of their unstable foothold, they can be taken down in one fell swoop! ”
General Ghost Dance looked solemn and raised his hand to stop his subordinates: "Don't! King Zhen'an's clever calculations are known to the world, and he can't act rashly against him, pass the order, stop the battle for the time being, and wait and see what happens! ”
"Yes!"