Chapter 556: Siege Wei to save Zhao
"How's the battle going in Silla?" Li Canghai touched his chin and asked.
"Most of Silla's castles have been captured by the Dongying and Baekje coalition forces, and as far as the last general knows, there are only about 20 castles left in Silla that are struggling to hold on, waiting for our rescue." Gao Xianzhi said.
"Send the order down, all ships will be rerouted to Baekje!" After pondering in his heart, Li Canghai immediately spoke.
As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.
"Marshal, Silla is now in danger and is waiting for our rescue, why should you divert to Baekje? Besides, if we fail to reach Silla on time, we will be court-martialed! Feng Changqing said in surprise.
Li Canghai glanced at him and said lightly: "There are more than 200,000 troops in Dongying and Baekje, and our 40,000 horses alone can't play a big role. The most important thing at the moment is not to rush to Silla on time to restore his life, but to solve the danger of Silla. Baekje sent 80,000 troops, and although he captured many castles in Silla, it also weakened its rear defenses. If you want to solve the danger of Silla, the best way is to 'encircle Wei and save Zhao'. Taking advantage of the fact that Dongying and Baekje coalition forces did not find out our movements, they raided Baekje with surprise troops and cut off their rear, so that the Baekje army would be disrupted! ”
"Brilliant plan! What a brilliant idea! Gao Xianzhi, Feng Changqing and the others had their eyes lit up, and they immediately understood Li Canghai's arrangement.
"The last general will send an order to all ships to speed up their journey and rush to Baekje as soon as possible!" After Su Hai surrendered, he immediately ordered the flag soldiers to convey the order to change the route.
The Tang Dynasty's seafaring technology had reached a very high level, and ships were equipped with waterwheels.
The so-called waterwheel is a kind of power device similar to the water windmill, which generates power by drawing water by pedaling, which can avoid the limitation of sails, increase the flexibility of the warship, and protect the safety of the sailors.
At the same time, with the gear bracket and the power of the sails, the speed of the sail can be increased to an incredible level.
According to Su Hai, if there is no strong wind to stop it, Datang's ships are enough to reach a speed of 800 miles a day.
Four hundred ships, like a group of wild sharks, sailed fast above the sea with the help of the wind.
Towards evening, the Tang army came to the Baekje Sea.
"Marshal, twenty miles further is the Xiongjin Pass, and beyond the Xiongjin Pass is the border of Baekje." On the boat, Gao Xianzhi pointed into the distance and said.
Li Canghai nodded, and asked Su Hai to order all the ships to drop anchor on the spot, and then send the ships to investigate the situation.
Half an hour later, the shipwreck, which had gone to investigate the situation, sped back, and a scout boarded the general's boat.
"Report to the marshal, there are 100 warships in Xiongjinkou, but there are not many guards." The scout clenched his fists and said.
Gao Xianzhi stroked his beard and said to Li Canghai: "It seems that everything is as the marshal thought, and the rear forces of Baekje are really seriously insufficient. ”
Li Canghai nodded, and he said lightly: "Pass the order, all the ships will line up in an arrow formation and rush through Xiongjin Pass at the fastest speed!" ”
After Su Hai heard this, he immediately took the flag in his hand and personally commanded it.
After all, the Fox Army is the elite sailors of the Tang Dynasty, and although they have long been useless, they have never given up training.
Under Su Hai's command, the four hundred ships suddenly changed into an arrow formation.
Led by the sea falcon, followed by the fighting ships, the ships and the ships, lined up on both sides. And the yacht is like the stars and the moon, guarding the building and the ship.
Xiongjinkou is a long and narrow estuary with turbulent water and complex topography.
Baekje built a fortress here and placed elite naval guards on it, which can be said to be easy to defend and difficult to attack.
In the past, there were more than 10,000 defenders of Xiongjinkou alone, and it was not easy to attack Xiongjinkou.
Now, Baekje has sent troops to Silla on a large scale, resulting in the Xiongjinkou garrison being reduced to less than 3,000 people, which is not a threat to the well-equipped Tang army.
The Tang army looked down from top to bottom in an arrow formation, like a giant arrow with a length of several miles, flying away from the clear blue sea towards the mouth of Xiongjin, like a bamboo.
The Baekje sergeants guarding the Xiongjin Pass suddenly found the black and oppressive Tang fleet rushing from the sea, and they were all frightened, and they hurriedly jumped into the warships and blocked the mouth of the sea in a row, in a vain attempt to stop the Tang army.
However, the ships of Baekje were not worth mentioning at all compared to the Tang army.
The ships of the Tang Army were all made by nailing and tenoning, and the ships could be as high as five floors and were extremely strong, and they were not easy to sink even if they hit the reef, while the ships of Baekje were more fragile and mostly single-layered, with less hull tension, and would fall apart once they encountered collisions or huge waves.
Four hundred warships, arguably the most advanced of the era, rushed to the defense of the Baekje Navy at an extremely fast speed.
Bang bang bang ~~~
I only heard the sound of collision, accompanied by countless screams of falling into the water, and nearly 100 Baekje warships were all smashed to pieces before they even lasted half an hour.
After breaking through the defenses of Baekje, Feng Changqing immediately led his army to rush ashore and kill him.
The entire Xiongjin mouth suddenly resounded with the earth-shattering shouts of killing, as well as countless wails.
Tens of thousands of Tang troops fought against thousands of Baekje troops, and this was a war without suspense.
From the beginning of the offensive to the end of the battle, the whole process took less than half an hour.
On the boat, Li Canghai shook his feather fan, looking at everything in front of him calmly, and his eyes flashed with deep and deep light from time to time.
At this time, Feng Changqing walked from the shore to the ship, and he clenched his fists at Li Canghai and said: "Marshal, this time I sank one hundred and twenty Baekje ships, killed more than 1,000 enemies, and captured more than 400 people. ”
Li Canghai nodded, said hello lightly, and then said to Gao Xianzhi: "General Gao, this commander ordered you, together with General Feng, to lead the Jingbian army to march by land, all the way to conquer the city, and enter the capital of Baekje, the real capital!" ”
"The last general commands!" Gao Xianzhi and Feng Changqing did not have the slightest doubt about Li Canghai's order, and immediately clenched their fists and said.
"Su Hai listened to the order, integrated all the ships, and marched from the water with General Ben to attack the real capital!" Li Canghai said in a deep voice.
Su Hai immediately knelt down and said, "The last general will take the order, and the last general will go and order!" ”
Li Canghai shook his feather fan, hugged his fists at Gao Xianzhi and the others, and said, "Generals, let's meet in the real capital city!" ”
All the generals clasped their fists and saluted at the same time, and said solemnly: "Don't worry, the marshal will live up to the marshal's expectations!" ”
Li Canghai nodded and said, "There are generals." ”
The generals got up, saluted Li Canghai again, and immediately stepped off the boat and led an army of 40,000 to kill from the mouth of Xiongjin to the royal city of Baekje.
To say that Baekje is also unlucky, during the Gojong period, the Tang Dynasty generals broke the Goguryeo navy at this Xiongjin Pass. (To be continued.) )