Chapter 315: The Change of Goguryeo (3)
On the seventh night of the fourth month, the time had passed, and the Goguryeo sailors appeared in the sea area thirty miles northwest of the Changsheng Islands.
The new king of Goguryeo, Gao Nanxi, stood on the boat, full of spirit, the shame three years ago made Gao Nanxu lose face, and today he finally has the opportunity to be ashamed!
"Big brother! You can go with confidence! I'll leave the take-off of Goguryeo to me! Let's take this Zhuang Shaoyou sacrifice flag first! Then go to Gongsun Du to settle old accounts! As soon as these two go, Liaodong is at your fingertips! Liaodong is in hand, and the four counties of Han are also in the bag, and the strength of Goguryeo will be promoted by my Gao Nanxuan, hahahahaha! ”
The more Gao Nanxi thought about it, the happier he became, and his self-confidence exploded instantly, as if Zhuang Shaoyou and Gongsun Du were like meat on the chopping board, and they could chop as much as they wanted! Suddenly, Gao Nanxu turned his head and asked:
"Shi Aiqing, are you still sorry for that dead ghost to this day?"
The person Gao Nanxu questioned was Goguryeo's Hanchen Shi, who originally belonged to the Gao Nanxu faction, and later Gao Nanxu became more and more extreme, and the king Gao Nanwu was wise and wise, and the means were outstanding, so that the last centrifugal performance was thrown into the arms of Gao Nanwu, and in the past two years, Gao Nanwu has been doing very well, ignoring Liaodong, and even Lelang County was occupied by Baekje without saying a word, wholeheartedly developing the sailor, preparing to annex Buyeo, and it is about to be achieved!
It is conceivable that once Goguryeo annexes Buyeo, and then sweeps away the small forces in Northeast Asia, and recuperates for a few years, it will definitely be able to make a splash! It dominates Northeast Asia, takes the peninsula, Samhan, and Han four counties. On the other hand, in the Han world, the imperial court is declining, and the deterrent power of the surrounding Siyi is getting weaker and weaker, and this year, unprecedented turmoil broke out in the Central Plains of the Han Dynasty.
It is foreseeable that for a long time in the future, the Han world will fall into a chaotic situation. And this situation happens to be a good opportunity for the rise of Goguryeo!
It's just that there are still two big mountains on the road to the rise of Goguryeo, Gongsun Du and Zhuang Shaoyou! If you want to shake these two people, the current national strength of Goguryeo is not enough! And Gao Nanxi's desperate launch of the war against Liaodong is largely a personal grudge! In terms of open-mindedness alone, it is far from the former king Gao Nanwu!
And Gao Nanxu, a fool, did not hesitate to break with Prime Minister Yi Basu and also launched this war. In order to prevent Goguryeo from falling into civil strife, Ebbasu reluctantly agreed to support Gao Nansu, quickly suppressing other royal families and stabilizing the domestic situation.
That's how it looks.
Hearing Gao Nanxi's inquiry, Shi Zhan sighed: "The time, the place, the people are not in me, how can I win?" ”
When Gao Nanxu heard this, he was immediately furious, and roared: "Fart! I have tens of thousands of troops, and although I can't compare to the big man, I can't match him with a small county order! The situation in southern Liaoning has long been clear, with a population of more than 200,000 and an army of less than 10,000! He is certainly a strong sailor, but my Goguryeo is not weak either! What's more, now that Liaonan is extremely empty, and the five thousand cavalry are not here, now is the best time! Let's talk about the location, he is a fart in southern Liaoning, and the poor county can't even afford to build the city wall, as long as my Goguryeo army arrives, he will be wiped out immediately! This king is wise and martial, and all the people in Goguryeo are united in their efforts to attack Liaodong and repay the shame of the ancestors who were forced to move the capital, how can there be no people? Yes? ”
When Shi Zhan heard this, he just shook his head and was silent.
Gao Nanxi was even more angry, and just wanted to scold again, but he seemed to think of something again, and suddenly smiled: "Shi Aiqing, seeing is believing, hearing is false!" Keep your eyes open and take a closer look! Wait until the king's banner is victorious, and then see what else you have to say! ”
Shi Zhan sighed and said, "Then the minister wishes the king a victory!" ”
"Humph! Count you as acquaintances! ”
At this moment, a small boat approached Gao Nanxi's ship, climbed the rope and quickly boarded the ship to report: "King Qiqi, the main force of the Liaonan Naval Division is still fifteen miles away from our army!" There were about thirty-four ships, but twelve of them were five-masted ships! ”
Gao Nanxu snorted coldly, Goguryeo has long known about the existence of five-masted warships in southern Liaoning, and there are only twelve of them! Even if it's one top two, it's still not as powerful as the Goguryeo sailors! Moreover, the Goguryeo Navy Division and Buyeo fought three times and accumulated rich experience, which is obviously not comparable to Liaonan!
After hearing the battle report, Gao Nanxu was immediately full of confidence, and immediately ordered: "Pass my order, light the boat and attack with fire as planned, disrupt the enemy's formation, and the main fleet will set up a wild goose formation and attack the enemy!" Be sure to defeat it in one fell swoop! Let the Han know that our Goguryeo is not easy to mess with! Kill! ”
"Yes! King! ”
Half an hour later, the two armies met in the waters west of the Immortal Islands.
Zhuang Shaoyou stood on the bow of the ship, and Ink commanded and dispatched the fleet on the side, transmitting through a complex set of torches, directing the fleet to arrange the troops. Moreover, after the implementation of the new military system, the naval division has a unified establishment, and it is no longer like a plate of scattered sand, only listening to the orders of the flagship. Now the ink only needs to send orders to each brigade and squadron, and there is no need to command specific ships, which is very convenient, and the efficiency of military order transmission has been greatly improved.
Zhuang Shaoyou's flagship rushed to the front of the fleet, and from a distance, he saw a small boat under the pressure of black pressure coming towards him, and the ink beside him said: "General, night battle on the water, the boat goes first, Goguryeo may want to attack with fire, even if it can't cause casualties, but it can also disrupt our army's formation!" ”
Zhuang Shaoyou nodded and said, "You can command, you don't have to ask me!" ”
"Yes! Checkmate! ”
After receiving Zhuang Shaoyou's authorization, Ink immediately no longer hesitated and began to command the signal corps to issue military orders to each squadron. This water battle is the first real battle since the establishment of the Liaoning Southern Naval Division, and it is also the first time to encounter the situation that the enemy is strong and we are weak, so Zhuang Shaoyou and Ink attach great importance to it, and all four squadrons of the first brigade of the naval division and two squadrons of the second brigade add up to a total of more than 12,000 people to participate in this battle.
Ink's command was quickly conveyed, and the four squadrons of the 1st Brigade turned to the right, and the two squadrons of the 2nd Brigade turned to the left, split in two, in an attempt to let go of the small boats of the Goguryeo vanguard in front.
Soon, Gao Nanxu also received the news, snorted coldly, and ordered: "A group of cowards!" The order went down, and the fireship pursued the enemy ship, and when it got closer, it set fire! The big ship starts the manpower oars to accelerate and pursue the enemy's main force to the east! You have to engage the enemy as quickly as possible, as long as you hit it, it won't be so easy for them to escape! ”
Seeing the Goguryeo Naval Division rushing towards the main force of the First Brigade, Ink snorted coldly with disdain and ordered the military order again.
After receiving the order, the seven five-masted warships immediately broke away from the main fleet and accelerated their departure to the east, while the remaining twelve four-masted warships were heading eastward while attacking the approaching fireships with their stern trebuchets. The second brigade turned around and headed east, preparing to engage the Goguryeo naval division.
Seeing the movement of the second brigade, the Goguryeo naval division also divided twenty warships to resist the second brigade, and the remaining main force continued to accelerate the pursuit of the first brigade.
Mo 13 stood at the bow of the flagship, shirtless, holding a knife, and his virtue was no different from that of a pirate. Looking at the Goguryeo fleet opposite, Mo 13 spat fiercely and scolded: "Grandma's! Got a face, huh? Today, I will let you see the power of grandpa! Play water war, Lao Tzu is your ancestor! Is it okay for this Goguryeo child to not recognize his ancestors? Pass my orders! The first round of bed crossbows, the second round of ballistas! Give Lao Tzu a hard beating! ”
"Whoosh!"
"Bang bang bang!"
The second brigade was the first to fight with the Goguryeo naval division, the height of the five-masted warship was one zhang and one zhang higher than that of the four-masted warship, and the number of bed crossbows on the foredeck was sixteen, but the range was increased to seven hundred paces, four more than the four-masted warship, but the range was longer, and the advantage in height gave the bed crossbow an overwhelming advantage.
The four five-masted warships of the second brigade were the first to launch, followed by dozens of ballistas with the ships, and the fleet of the Goguryeo Naval Division instantly had several warships damaged to varying degrees, but the distance of a hundred steps was instantaneous, and the Goguryeo Naval Division also quickly fired back, and the two armies fought fiercely!
The Goguryeo army came with twenty warships, while there were only ten on the southern side of Liaonan, although four of them were five-masted, but the number gap between the two sides was very large, and Goguryeo had an absolute numerical advantage, and the two sides were evenly matched!
The secondary battlefield was in a stalemate, and then looking at the main battlefield, the remaining sixteen four-masted warships of the ink dispatch had been retreating, and the seven five-masted warships had disappeared to the east.
Zhuang Shaoyoujun retreated all the way, Gao Nanxu was overjoyed when he saw this, and through the comparison of strength, he thought that the Southern Liaoning Navy Division was cowardly! Forty to sixteen, even if Liaonan has sharper weapons, it is definitely not an opponent, not to mention that Goguryeo has other small boats to assist. Gao Nanxu waved his army to chase after him, and ordered the whole army to open the manpower oars, and he must bite Zhuang Shaogu's army, as long as he fights, this one is a victory for Goguryeo!
Half an hour later, the main force of Zhuang Shaoyou's sailors retreated into the depths of the Changsheng Islands, here is a strait about three miles wide, one large and one small islands are divided into the north and south, Zhuang Shaoyou's sailors retreated into it, six warships lined up horizontally, just blocking the strait, and the ten warships behind are regrouped and ready to fight.
Mo Yu, the deputy captain of the first brigade, took seven five-masted warships around a large island and thrust them into the back of the Goguryeo sailors, Mo Yu held his breath in his heart, and made up his mind to let Zhuang Shaoyou know that he Mo Yu was no worse than all the senior brothers! After this battle, you must be promoted to the rank of general and catch up with the gap with your brothers!
Gao Nanxu sat on the flagship excitedly and commanded the sailors to pursue Zhuang Shaoyou, but Zhuang Shaoyou was defeated all the way, and he didn't dare to turn back for thirty miles.
Suddenly, a strait appeared in front, and Zhuang Shao's guerrilla army finally stopped running! Gao Nanxu also discovered the terrain inappropriately, but the opportunity is rare, relying on the numerical advantage, even if the loss is large, he can rush in! Gritting his teeth, he ordered ten ships to be lined up, ready to break through the blockade in one fell swoop.
A quarter of an hour later, the Goguryeo naval division entered the strait, and the first team of ten four-masted warships.
The warships guarding the strait have long been holding back a lot of energy, and when they set out on the expedition, they were pinned on countless high hopes by the fathers and elders of their hometown, this first battle must be fought beautifully, just now they fled all the way, Goguryeo chased very tightly, and everyone was angry in their hearts, but the orders of the superiors could not be disobeyed, and Goguryeo was obviously outnumbered, but now, the terrain here is favorable to me, how can I escape again? Then let's fight!
Goguryeo children, it's cool to chase Lao Tzu, right? Fuck you!