sweeping the world

Chapter 669 In the Name of a Strong Man

Zapter Warren was somewhat hesitant when he received the order to land from the rear. Although his leading fleet did not sink many ships, there were more or less downsizing. Moreover, the bed crossbow coverage of the Han army was not enough at the beginning. It is accurate, a considerable number of warships are damaged, and the most important thing is that the formation is full of combat ships and does not carry landing soldiers.

"Let's land." Zaput Warren had no choice on the premise of not disobeying the military order: "Let the warships with the most damaged hulls wash up."

The place chosen by Captain Pingman was a natural harbor, but the deep-water area directly approaching the coastline was not that big, and there were beaches in most of the water villages.

The water village was originally a ferry that extended out of the coast, but wasn't it burned down by the fire?Zaput Warren would hesitate to land, but he learned that everything that should be burned in the water village had been burned.On the other hand, he can guess that the Han army did it deliberately, and he can firmly believe that the Han army was hit by the surprise attack. The burning of the ferry is to cause landing problems for the Gupta fleet!

The Han army on the coastline began to launch various long-range attack weapons. For a while, the sky once again staged a "meteor shower". It was covered by arrow arrays every few breaths. The battleship formation that Lun was in was full of burning arrows, and the sea surface was also full of arrows.

In that environment where the rockets rained down, twenty or so Gupta warships rushed towards the beach at a decisive speed. When the bottom of the ship touched the seabed, there was a sound at first, followed by a series of tooth-piercing friction sounds. It didn't take long for these warships to be thrown from the nooses one after another. The soldiers of the Gupta Dynasty slid down from the sides of the ships using the nooses.

More Gupta warships in the rear are lowering small boats, and each one is to carry soldiers, and then chanting trumpets and paddling the oars to advance hard to the shore. They will also let soldiers with shields form a shield wall in front. To prevent arrows, but in fact, the shield wall can also protect the people in front, and the people behind should ask for more blessings.

On the top of the mountain, Huan Wen has always been expressionless. The order he gave just now is not to allow the Gupta Dynasty to land too easily, and the heavy damage that should be inflicted must be done. Otherwise, being landed too easily will not only make the Han army incompetent, but will Make the enemy aware of the trap.

Speaking of arranging arrow formations, the civilization of the Central Plains Dynasty, which relied on infantry as the main force most of the time, relied on the sharpness of bows and crossbows to fight against nomads. After a long period of confrontation with nomads, the use of arrow formations has long been engraved into the bones of civilized troops. , when to launch, which direction to cover, and how often to cover, everything is very particular.

Nearly 8 people are stationed at the base of the Pingman Xiaowei Department. In addition to the soldiers of the two standing armies, there are [-] servants from the Japanese kingdoms, and the rest are permanent personnel belonging to the Pingman Xiaowei Department.

The full standing army of the Han Dynasty is only 5000 people, and the organization has a very detailed distribution, such as three divisions, each of the five divisions will have at least one bow and crossbow, and the rest are melee arms. There are many types of infantry in melee. In addition to the cavalry, the infantry will be equipped with a scout team in each song, and the scout team must have a standard number of horses.

The two standing armies assigned to the Southern Expeditionary Army are both infantry armies, and more than [-] transport ships were used just to transport them, including their personnel and accessories, to the Pingman Colonel's headquarters. Multiplied by seven times, after all, the cavalry army also has a large number of horses in addition to men and equipment.

The bow and crossbow troops of the two standing armies, together with the bow and crossbow soldiers of Pingman Xiaowei's own department, and the bow and arrow soldiers of the servant army of the Japanese kingdoms, they rarely know what the superiors are planning, and they are all trying their best to commit crimes in the future. The enemy was wiped out on the beach.Under their fierceness, the firing frequency increased somewhat, and the arrows aimed at the beach were covered quickly and urgently, and none of the invading enemies were allowed to approach the land fortress.

"It was completely suppressed!"

Zapt Warren had eyes to see, and his soldiers could not be said to be brave, but the flesh and blood faced the dense arrow array, and it was really not courageous to avoid being shot by the arrows.He also observed that the Han army's arrow array was very particular. In addition to the direct flying shots, there were also projectiles that fell from the top of the head, which made people ignore the top of the head when they could focus on the front, which naturally caused heavy casualties.

Fortunately for the Gupta Dynasty, it may be that all the bed crossbows of the Han army were destroyed in the water village. At least the bed crossbows were not fired on the shore, so that the warships could get close enough to the coastline. It's miserable, but at least it won't be directly sunk by a bed crossbow.

"Stop delegating warriors." Zaput Warren's heart was bleeding, they were not the army, they were all sailors serving on warships, the loss was really not worth it.He yelled: "Request evacuation to the rear!"

People are dying on the battlefield all the time, not only the beach troops are dying, but also the warships are being repeatedly covered by arrows. Zamput Warren brought troops from his family, if they can rush It is worthwhile to go up and suffer as many casualties as possible, and Katruk Karp will definitely give compensation later on, but if you fail to go up, you will get no credit for the excessive casualties, and you will be compensated, but it is not at the same level as compensation after meritorious deeds .

"Let them withdraw." Katruk Karp quickly agreed to Zapt Waren's request.From the position he was in just now, he could see the situation of the battle, and it was enough to know that Zaput Warren was really working hard, not cheating.He waved his hand: "Order Aputra to join the battle!"

Aputra tends to be female in naming Asan, but the Aputra mentioned by Katruk Karp is actually a strong black man, and he is also the captain of the guard of his family. He is the one who went out this time. Right-hand man.

Aptera's ancestors came from Africa. They were captured by the Romans and sold to Asan through trade. From his grandfather became a slave warrior of the Cap family to his father's generation becoming the captain of the guard.

Because he is a slave, Aptera only has a first name but no surname. Not only will he be a slave, but if there is no change, his descendants will be slaves.

Ah San's slaves were divided into many types. In fact, the social status of slaves was higher than that of untouchables.For example, Aputra, a slave who can become a Brahman family guard captain, has higher power than Kshatriya to some extent, but his status level is definitely not comparable to that of Kshatriya.Their power comes not only from their own excellence, but also from the trust and appreciation of their masters.

A formation composed of civilian boats began to rush forward under the leadership of Aputra. They also braved the dense arrow cover and arrived at the beach respectively. Each boat would throw a noose for people to disembark. The difference is that these boats will also lift off the planks and touch the ground, and some soldiers who think they are skilled simply jump off the boat.

Covered by the array of arrows, the Gupta landing troops approaching the beach were not much better than their comrades a little earlier. People who fell to the ground could be seen everywhere, so that more corpses were added to the beach. The dark red blood pooled and flowed to the sea, dyeing the water on the beach red.

"Organize the shield wall for cover!" Aptera was wearing chain mail, holding a shield in one hand and a large machete in the other, and shouted with a ferocious face: "Don't run around, use the shield wall to protect yourself!" Disembark under cover!"

Asan's level of civilization is really not bad. Furthermore, the Gupta Dynasty also had contact with many civilizations due to the prosperity of maritime trade. There are too many styles of armor to choose from. Plate armor and chain mail are more commonly used on metal armor. Most of them Ah San, however, prefers chain mail.

The sloping wooden planks on the ship reached the ground. Of course, this was to prepare for the landing in advance, and it also allowed Gupta's landing troops to organize the shield wall to descend from the warship to the land.

Perhaps the shield wall tactics of the landing troops of the Gupta Dynasty took effect, or it may be that the arrow replenishment speed of the Han army could not keep up with the consumption, and the coverage speed of the arrow array decreased, and the density was not as high as it was at the beginning. When they stepped on the land, Gupta's landing troops were already slowly advancing under the cover of the shield wall.

Huan Wen on the top of the mountain put down the binoculars in his hand, and ordered the herald next to him: "Order the servants to attack."

The Han army has mature means of long-distance communication, which can be communicated by semaphore, or ordered by the rhythm of war drums or horns. Huan Wen's orders were quickly executed.

Before the Japanese servants went into battle, the bow and crossbow troops organizing the arrow array naturally had to move out of the way, which reduced the strength of the arrow array coverage.

The servants from the Uri Islands are not qualified to wear the war robes of the Han army. They will have different colors of war robes depending on the nobles they belong to. Some of the armors on their bodies come from the three countries of the peninsula, and some are brought from their hometown. There are many kinds, and the number of bamboo armor is the largest.

By the way, the current Japanese Islands have not obtained smelting technology from the Central Plains, and Japanese swords have not actually appeared. Like other civilizations, they mainly use weapons such as swords or swords, spears, and spears.

"Long live the Son of Heaven!"

"Long live the Celestial Empire!"

Thousands of people shouted the battle cry. The "Son of Heaven" was not anyone on the Wa Lie Islands, but Liu Yan, who had not yet ascended the throne;

Having said that, there is no emperor in the Urishima Islands now. Yamato is currently a country of the archipelago, and there is only one king in the Urishima Islands, and the rest are chiefs.That king was the Japanese king who was canonized by Cao Wei.

How did the Yamato on the Urishima Islands become a nation, that is, after the Yamato Kingdom successively defeated and annexed other countries.In the beginning, the nation of Yamato continued the national name "Wo" conferred by the Central Plains Dynasty. It was not renamed Japan until the Sui and Tang Dynasties, but it was not recognized by Yang Sui and Li Tang (Wu Zhou). It was not recognized until the Song Dynasty. recognize its country name.

The battle cry of the servant army was not requested by the Han army. After the three countries on the peninsula were destroyed, they were seriously discussed and studied by various countries. That's how it was called.

Thousands of Japanese people were able to shout in order at the beginning, but there must be chaos later, and they rushed out across the fortress.

Aputra was happy to see that the Han army (slave army) was about to charge and counterattack. He raised his machete and shouted something, and the Gupta archers began to shoot arrows.

Seeing that the Gupta army was shooting arrows, the servants did not stop charging. Those with shields in their hands raised up, and the armored Japanese continued to charge while protecting their vital points.

The archers of the Gupta Dynasty basically used longbows, and the longbows were mainly bamboo bows. Because the bowstring lost its tension when it was soaked in water, the range of the arrows fired was far from the normal time, and only a few of them were servants who fell in the charge. In the army, most of them fell to the ground without flying very far.

The servants saw that the arrows fired by the Gupta archers rarely fell, and most of them fell to the ground early. In an instant, there was another shout of "Long Live the Son of Heaven", and their morale improved a little in an instant.

"Kill three more, just kill three more!!!" Quanlang is of course a Japanese, a servant of the Kyushu Kingdom, and muttered while charging: "As long as I kill three more, I can also become a member of the Celestial Dynasty!"

The Han Dynasty accepted excellent Japanese people into Han nationality, and they had to hand over five heads in total. If the soldiers (officers) only needed one, the Japanese people who worshiped the heaven and the court were still very important to be able to become a "Shangguo people" Enthusiastic.

The Gupta landing force found that their long-range attack was weak, and they were eager to gain a foothold on the beachhead, so they launched a counterattack under the leadership of Aputra.

On the beachhead, soldiers from two different camps quickly collided with each other and started hand-to-hand combat. Further back, the warships and small boats of the Gupta Dynasty continued to project troops.

On the top of the mountain, Huan Wen saw that most of the fleet of the Gupta Dynasty was approaching the coastline. He raised his binoculars and looked into the distance, and said, "The agreement is that the sky will be covered with thick smoke and the fire will go out immediately. They should be arriving soon?"

Si Hongzhuang nodded silently.He also has binoculars to observe from a long distance. What he has been watching is the fierce battle between the seven warships of his own side and the fifty or so Gupta ships. The damaged ship was in one place with a group of unidentified (Persian Sasanian) ships.

It took nearly three hours from the start of the war to the landing of the Gupta Dynasty. The Han fleet led by Li Mai and assisted by Fu Wei was hidden around the islands (Andaman Islands). But it takes about four hours to reach the battlefield.

If the Gupta Dynasty did not land, it would be a bit difficult for Huan Wen. The problem is that if the Gupta Dynasty landed, once there were people on the land, Gupta would not be so decisive if he wanted to retreat. The Navy blocked opportunities for annihilation.

"After this battle, the big man can gain a firm foothold here." That's not what Huan Wen wanted. Finally, his face was no longer expressionless, but changed into a ferocious face: "The name of the big man has not been heard outside the territory for a long time. Then Let these enemy troops sacrifice their flags to show their momentum!"

(End of this chapter)