Chapter 209, Serial Killing Moves.
After several rounds of bombardment, the Liao navy had already suffered heavy losses, and the wreckage of warships was floating everywhere on the water, and countless Liao soldiers who fell into the water were like dumplings in a huge soup pot. The warships of the Liao State turned around and fled for their lives. However, the cannons on both sides continued to bombard, and the warships were constantly smashed by flying stone bullets, and the warships were constantly losing control and even sinking into the water. At the same time, the Yanyun fleet, which had originally set up a defensive formation, began to pursue.
This short section of waterway is definitely the most difficult waterway in life for the officers and soldiers of the Liao State Navy. Finally, the remaining Liao warships rushed out of the strait and out of the range of artillery fire. However, before they could catch their breath, the Yanyun fleet rushed up. Where could the Liao State naval army, which was already frightened, withstand the fierce rush of the morale-oriented Yanyun fleet, and it was rushed to pieces in an instant!
The Liao fleet desperately fled in the northeast direction, and after a short chase by the Yan Yun army, they retreated back to the strait. Xiao Tianzuo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that the Yanyun fleet didn't chase after him anymore. Looking at the surrounding warships, he was shocked to find that the originally huge fleet had lost almost half, and many of the remaining warships had broken masts and broken walls, which was very embarrassing.
Chopin said with palpitations: "What was that just now?!" The power is so terrifying! Xiao Tianzuo frowned and shook his head, "I don't know!" I don't know! Although Xiao Tianzuo had heard that the army had encountered a terrible weapon in the Central Plains, he had not seen it with his own eyes after all, so he did not think about it in that direction.
A day later, the remnants of the defeated army arrived at the port of Runzhou. He looked at the fleet that came back in tatters and was speechless for a while. When Xiao Tiegan asked Xiao Tianzuo what had happened, Xiao Tianzuo described the situation of the ambush, and finally said: "I really doubt that is the demon magic cast by Yan Yunjun!?" Fitting Gan was also shocked, and said: "This matter must be reported to the king immediately!" When Xiao Tianzuo heard this, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Later that day, Xiao Zuo's fleet also withdrew, but fortunately it was not damaged in any way. At night, the soldiers of the Liao State Naval Army, who had just experienced a frightened spirit, fell asleep. Xiao Tianzuo and several other generals of the navy gathered in Xiao Tianzuo's flagship. Several people looked very depressed and confused.
"I really didn't expect Yan Yunjun to have that kind of terrifying weapon! I've been a naval commander for more than ten years, not to mention I've seen it, I've never heard of that kind of thing! Feng Lin said with emotion, looking like he had palpitations.
Xiao Zuo said puzzledly: "I heard a loud noise in the strait outside, what happened?" Xiao Tianzuo shook his head, "I can't tell for a while, in short, it's a terrible weapon of the Yan Yun Army." Let's put this matter aside for the time being, let's think about how to explain it to the princess! Several people couldn't help but be worried, and Chopard frowned and said, "The Vermilion Bird King must have discovered something, so we must be vigilant and not act rashly!" However, we did not listen to the king's advice, causing such a heavy loss to the sailor, I am afraid that the king will be guilty! The crowd fell silent, and the atmosphere was very depressing.
Xiao Tianzuo said: "You don't have to worry too much! Although we are at fault, what we do is also reasonable, as the saying goes, there will be no harm to the king's life outside! Although the princess has strict military laws, she doesn't think she will be too harsh on us! Besides, although our losses are not small, our strength is still three times that of Yan Yunjun's army after all, and we will turn defeat into victory in the future, and we will make up for it! The worry in everyone's hearts subsided a lot, and they all nodded.
Xiao Tianzuo stood up and walked to the map, and the others hurriedly followed. Xiao Tianzuo pointed to the port of Pingzhou and said: "Tomorrow we will go to the port of Pingzhou, the port is not the goal, it is the purpose to attract Yanyun sailors." With a fleet to feint on the port, other warships ambush on all sides, once the Yanyun Naval Division appears, they will attack it in groups, annihilating the Yanyun Naval Army, in order to avenge this arrow, and at the same time will atone for the crime! ”
Feng Lin frowned and said, "What if Yan Yunjun doesn't show up like last time?" Xiao Tianzuo sneered: "Then let's continue to fight the next port!" If this continues to be repeated, if the Yanyun Naval Army never appears, then all of Yanyun's seaports will be in ruins! Can they afford such a huge loss? I don't believe that Yan Yun can bear this kind of loss, they will appear sooner or later! The crowd nodded.
There was a sudden chaotic shouting outside, and I felt like I was panicking, but I couldn't hear what was being shouted at all. Xiao Tianci frowned, "It's so late, why is it so noisy outside?!" With that, he walked out of the cabin, and several others followed.
When I came outside, I followed the prestige, only to see the firelight on the dock flickering and the figures were heavy, and a cavalry in black clothes and black armor was like a ghost to defeat the Liao army guarding the port and the infantry army was rushing towards this side. Xiao Tianzuo's eyes widened, "That's ......" Chopin on the side exclaimed: "It's Yanyun Xuanjia Army!" ”
Yan Yunjun rushed to the dock and set fire to the ship. In just a few moments, the dock was filled with flames, and the screams and screams gave a very chaotic and terrifying feeling. Xiao Tianzuo hurriedly ordered to leave Hong Kong; The officers and men of the navy who woke up were so frightened to death that they were so frightened that they did not wait for the order to receive the order, and they hurriedly untied the cables and fled to the outside of the harbor. Many Khitan officers and soldiers ran out of the burning warships in a panic and jumped into the sea, while some of the warships actually rushed outside with flames, only to set many of their own ships on fire. The flames burned the sky, the sea was burning, the sky was red, the sea was also red, all kinds of sounds were intertwined, and the scene was chaotic.
When he received a report that the port was being raided by the Xuanjia Army, he was shocked, hurriedly wrapped in armor, and led tens of thousands of cavalry to the port to support. However, the Yanyun Xuanjia Army has long since disappeared, and the flames in the harbor have become a prairie fire, and they are out of control! ……
The next morning, the flames were finally extinguished. He couldn't wait to lead the cavalry into the harbor on the hot ground. The port was originally a small port that had been completely reduced to ruins, and all that remained of buildings was charred and blackened; On the surface of the port, there are countless warships that have been burned into charcoal shapes and twisted, and the sea is densely covered with the wreckage and corpses of warships, which is shocking.
Xiao fits dry, and his face is pale. At this moment, Xiao Tianzuo was leading the remnants of the fleet to flee to and from the state port, panicking like a lost dog. Yesterday, the fire of the Xuanjia Army turned the two percent of the Jin Army's warships into ashes, and now the Khitan fleet is six out of ten, and its advantage over the Yanyun Army has been further reduced to less than two times. If the Yanyun fleet had been guarding the sea off Runzhou last night, maybe the Liao fleet would have been completely annihilated. However, there is no war if, until this time, the Yanyun fleet remained in the strait between the mother and son islands.
What is the Yanyun fleet still doing there? It turned out that the officers and men of the navy and the mechanics of the armory yard were busy loading more than 200 cannons onto the battleship. It took almost two days for more than 200 cannons to be loaded into the loach warship. Then the fleet set sail and sailed out of the strait. At this time, everyone discovered a problem that they had not expected before, that is, the speed of the loach warship loaded with cannons and ammunition had slowed down by almost half, and the draft was much deeper! Helpless, the fleet could only slowly sail in the direction of the state.
Ye Yu Guanyin sat on the head of the big tent with a cold expression, while Xiao Tianzuo and several other generals of the defeated army knelt under the tent, very embarrassed and worried. Ya Yu Guanyin said angrily: "I have already told you, don't act rashly, you dare to turn a deaf ear!" Do you want to force me to deal with you with military law? Several people's hearts were stunned, and Xiao Tianzuo hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "I'm waiting for the guilt to be convicted, and I ask the king to give us a chance to atone for our crimes!" ”
"Atonement for sins! Hum! Ya Kannon stood up, walked out of the tent, and looked towards the dock, where the pomp and circumstance of the warships filling the entire harbor was gone, and now the port seemed empty, and many of the remaining warships were still wounded. Ya Yu Guanyin couldn't help but feel a heartache, and turned around suddenly, his eyes shot out of infinite killing intent, "I really want to kill you now!" Several people knelt on the ground with their heads bowed, and they didn't dare to come out.
The anger in Ya Yu Guanyin's heart subsided a little, and he frowned and said, "Now that the matter has come to this, I'm afraid that the battle plan made before can only be put on hold!" Glancing at Xiao Tianzuo and the others, he said angrily: "What are you still kneeling for?" Xiao Tianzuo and a few people hurriedly stood up.
Ya Yu Guanyin returned to the top and sat down, "The loss is so great, it is not too much to kill you!" But this outcome is not entirely your fault, and I have also thought it through, so your head is temporarily on your neck! ”
Xiao Tianzuo and the others originally thought that they would die, but they didn't expect the princess to spare them extralegally, so they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly knelt down to thank them: "Thank you for not killing!" Ya Yu Guanyin frowned and said, "You don't have to thank me! If you fail again, I want to forgive you, but I am afraid that military law will not forgive you! Xiao Tianzuo swore: "The last general will never fail the king again!" ”
Ya Guanyin said: "I will send 20,000 infantry troops and 20,000 cavalry troops to assist in defending the port." Remember, we can't afford to lose any more if we can't afford to play in any situation! Xiao Tianzuo hurriedly agreed, and then said puzzledly: "King, the number of warships in our army is still twice that of the opponent, can't we fight?" ”
Ye Yu Guanyin sneered: "Unless you want to be blown to pieces by Yan Yunjun's cannons!" "But, isn't that kind of cannon only available on the shore?" "Who told you that cannons can only be placed on the shore? If the three-bow bed crossbow and the stone cannon cart could be on board, why not the cannon? Xiao Tianzuo and the others felt that what Ye Yu Guanyin said was very reasonable, and couldn't help but nod.
Ye Yu Guanyin frowned and said, "The Yanyun Water Army has not appeared for so many days in a row, if my expectations are correct, they must be busy transporting the cannons onto the warship!" ”
The Khitan infantry transported heavy weapons such as catapults, three-bow bed crossbows, etc., to the two hills on the east and west sides of the port, and arranged the firing positions. These two hills are like a pair of huge arms reaching into the sea, encircling the port of Laizhou. This is a natural and excellent enclosed port, which is very good for defense. Now that the Khitan army has deployed a large number of catapults and three-bow crossbows on these two hills, it is almost impossible for the warships outside to raid the port. If an enemy ship approaches, I am afraid that before it approaches the entrance, it will already be blown to pieces by the stone cannons and three-bow bed crossbows arranged on the hill.
A few days later, the lookout soldiers on the West Hill Hill saw the fleet of Yan Yunjun appear in the sky, and they were taken aback and quickly called the police. The Khitan army's infantry and navy were ready for battle, and Xiao Tianzuo's father and son rode horses to the Xishan Gang. Looking into the distance, I saw that the fleet of the Yan Yun Army was heading towards this side in the sun.
"It's the Yanyun Fleet!" Chopard said nervously. The Yanyun fleet slowly sailed to a place about ten miles outside the port and stopped, lined up in several horizontal columns, across the sea. Then a clipper ship left the fleet and headed for the harbor, with a flag on the boat and the words 'Messenger' written on it.
Chopin hurriedly said to Xiao Tianzuo: "It's a messenger clipper!" Xiao Tianzuo thought for a moment, "Send a fast boat to pick up his letters, don't let them enter the port." Chopard answered, and quickly turned his horse's head and ran down the mountain. A moment later, a clipper boat sailed out of the harbor, crossed the narrow waterway between the two mountains, and headed towards Yanyun's clipper.
The two sides approached, and the sailors on both sides were ready to shoot with arrows and bows. The officer on the Liaoguo Express Boat raised his voice and said: "Come to the ship and stop!" Just give me any letters! The Yanyun Clipper slowly approached the Liao Clipper. When the sides of the two ships met, the soldiers of the Liao State couldn't help but get nervous.
The officer of the Yanyun Army threw a letter on the Khitan Army clipper and said in a loud voice: "This is the handwritten letter that our general handed to Xiao Tianzuo!" Then he hugged his fists and said: "The letter has been delivered, farewell!" With that, he ordered the clipper to turn around and sail back to the fleet.
The Khitan officer picked up the letter and raised his voice to his subordinates: "Go back!" So the Khitan army's clipper ship also turned its bow and sailed back to the port. Soon after, Guan Shan's handwritten letter was delivered to Xiao Tianzuo. Xiao Tianzuo opened the letter and read it again, and a look of anger suddenly appeared on his face. Tearing the letter to pieces and throwing it off the cliff, he pointed at the Yanyun fleet in the distance and roared angrily: "Nanban Piff, insult me too much!" Is it tolerable or unbearable! He turned to Chopin and said, "Follow me to lead the army!" Chopin was startled and said urgently, "No, father! The king told him not to fight! If the father disobeys the order, even if he defeats him, he will be punished! Don't be impulsive, father! ”
Xiao Tianzuo calmed down a little and frowned. Glancing at the Yanyun fleet in the distance, he sneered: "Nanban Pifu, you actually want to excite this seat!" I was almost fooled! Chopin couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that his father didn't insist on going to battle. Xiao Tianzuo said to Chopin: "Order all the armies, no one is allowed to fight without authorization, and those who violate the order will be beheaded!" ”
"Yes!" Chopard answered and ran down. Xiao Tian looked at the Yanyun fleet and said mockingly: "This seat is not going to fight, see what you can do to me?" The commander of the navy waited for a while and still didn't see any movement, and he couldn't help but be very disappointed. Wang Rong scolded: "It seems that the old horseman is willing to be a turtle!" He turned his head and asked Guan He: "Grand Commander, what should I do now?" You can't just be stupid and wait here, can you? ”
Guan Shan said to Guan Daodao: "Big brother, since it's useless to insult him, it's better to attack the port of Haibin Prefecture." Everyone's eyes lit up, and Wang Rong said excitedly: "This method is good!" Haibin Prefecture is the most important trading port between the Jin people and the Goryeo and the Japanese people, and there are mountains of rare antiques on it, if Xiao Tianzuo is willing to be a turtle, let's go and loot it, and it is finally worth the trip! The crowd burst out laughing.
Guan Shan was very moved, and immediately decided to set anchor for the fleet to go north to Haibin State. Xiao Tianzuo stood on the cliff and saw the Yanyun fleet anchor and heading north from a distance, and couldn't help but be puzzled, muttering, "What do they want to do?" Then I thought of Haibin State, and my face turned white! Hurriedly turned the horse's head and galloped towards Laizhou City.
Xiao Tianci came to see Yan Qingfeng in a hurry, and said urgently: "King, the Yanyun Army fleet suddenly left and went north!" The last general suspects that they are heading for the coastal state! Wan Yan Qingfeng was taken aback. Xiao Tianci asked for battle: "King, please let us fight!" There are not many defenders in the coastal state, and if they are lost, the consequences will be unimaginable! ”
"Nope! The Yanyun fleet must be waiting for you to get out! "But, what about the Coastal State?" Ya Yu Guanyin turned his head and said to the fierce general Gu Du under his command: "You immediately lead 30,000 war cavalry to Haibin Prefecture to support!" The Bone Governor said yes and ran out of the big tent. Ya Yin Guanyin also instructed a female guard: "Immediately send a message to Haibin Prefecture, let them quickly evacuate the personnel and goods of the port, and close the city gate and wait for reinforcements!" The female guard answered and ran down.
"What shall we do, O King?" Xiao Tianzuo asked. Ye Yu Guanyin glanced at Xiao Tianzuo, "You return to the water military camp, strictly guard against it, without my order, you must not act rashly!" "Yes!" Xiao Tianzuo answered and ran out of the hall. Ya Yu Guanyin walked out of the hall, looked at the cloudy sky, and couldn't help frowning.
The Yanyun fleet sailed to the sea off Haibin Prefecture and saw that there was no one on the port of Haibin Prefecture, while the four gates of Haibin Prefecture City were closed, and the city walls were full of soldiers. Seeing this, Wang Rong said angrily: "Damn! We're late! ”
Guan Shan couldn't make up his mind, and asked everyone: "Brothers, what do you say?" Do you want to attack hard? Liu Meng said fiercely: "Since you have arrived here, there is no reason to return in vain!" Let's fight! I'm willing to lead an army to storm the walls! Wang Hai objected: "We are all sailors, and when we get to the shore, we will become soft-footed shrimps." Although there are not many enemy troops in the city, we may not be able to take the city in a short time, since the enemy has been prepared, then their reinforcements are probably not far from here, but I am afraid that we have not yet taken the city, the enemy's reinforcements have already arrived. I think I should give up and immediately return to Yingzhou to ask Queen Yan for advice before making a decision! ”
Wen Shichong and Guan Shan all agreed. Seeing this, Guan He wanted to order the withdrawal of the army. At this time, Wang Rong suddenly said: "I have another idea...... everyone looked at her together. Wang Rong said with a smile: "You forgot, more than a hundred miles to the northeast from here is the Juehua Island of the Khitans?" Everyone's eyes lit up, and Wang Hai high-fived and said, "That's right! How did I forget this stubble! Then he said to Guan He: "This Juehua Island is on the sea more than 100 miles in the northeast, dozens of miles away from the coast, and the area is very large, and it has been divided into a separate state since the Tang Dynasty, which is the so-called Yanzhou. There was a city on it, and it was called Xingcheng. Most of the trade between Goryeo and Liao passed through there, although it was not as prosperous as this seashore, but it was not far behind! Let's just go there, maybe there's no defense! (The so-called Juehua Island is actually the Peach Blossom Island in the Bohai Sea today.)
Everyone agreed, and Guan He was also very moved, so he decided to turn to Juehua Island.
Ye Yu Guanyin received a report from Haibin Prefecture and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned that Yanyun's fleet had retreated without a fight. However, soon after, a bad news suddenly came: Juehua Island was raided by the Yan Yun army, although the state city was lucky, but the port full of goods and merchant ships was looted by the Yan Yun army! The goods between Liaodong and Goryeo, as well as a considerable number of merchant ships, were all robbed by Yan Yunjun!
The news of repeated defeats reached the palace of the Liao State, and the emperor Ye Yu Longxu couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with his little sister. At this time, the Goryeo concubine didn't know if it was because of the heavy losses of the Goryeo caravan, so she actually slandered Ya Yu Longxu: "Your Majesty, I don't think the princess is good at water warfare at all!" Otherwise, it would not have caused the sailors of the Great Liao Kingdom to suffer heavy losses from the beginning! However, after the defeat, he did not learn a lesson, and actually let the navy retreat to the state, so that the Yanyun army was able to run rampant on the sea, and finally ransacked the port of Yanzhou, losing countless goods and goods! If Your Majesty does not condemn the crime, it will still be a trivial matter if the people's hearts are not convinced, but I am afraid that our Great Liao Kingdom will suffer even greater losses! ”
Ye Yu Longxu thought so, and actually issued a decree to remove Ye Yu Guanyin from the post of commander, transfer him back to Shangjing, and at the same time appointed Han Derang as the governor of the Bohai Sea, in charge of the war in the entire Bohai region. As soon as Han Derang received the order, he rushed to and from the state day and night.
At this time, the Yanyun fleet, which had a bumper harvest, was on its way back to Yingzhou. Coming to the state, the fierce general under the command of Ye Yu Guanyin said worriedly: "Your Majesty has suddenly removed the princess from the position of commander, it seems that Your Majesty is very dissatisfied with the princess's performance!" Yari Kannon frowned.
At this time, the curtain was suddenly lifted, and the subordinate general Hu Nu rushed in, and said urgently: "Princess, our patrol speedboat has found that the Yanyun fleet is on its way back!" They took a lot of merchant ships! Wolf Venom hurriedly said: "Princess, it is better to let Xiao Tianzuo immediately command all the sailors to fight!" Even if you don't win, it's good to be able to recapture those merchant ships and possessions! Hunu nodded vigorously. No! Can't play! "Ya Yu Guanyin is categorical. The generals were very anxious, but the princess insisted on doing so, and they could not do anything.
The Yanyun fleet passed through Laizhou safely and returned to Yingzhou. Wang Rong looked at the calm sea and said very regretfully: "Do you still think that the Liao State Navy will fight?" I didn't expect to see a single ship! Wang Hai couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This princess of Liao is really enduring!" Otherwise, we will be able to wipe out the Liao Navy in one go! Wang Rong said with a smile: "The one who can be the enemy of King Yan is naturally not a simple character!" Wang Hai nodded sympathetically.
After all, what happens next, let's see how it will be broken down next time.