Don't be a prince

Regardless of the nature of the Koreans, their patriotic education is still very good, and they have to catch up with Japan in the Bushido period.

A school lieutenant boarded the boat and reported: "Reporting to the chief executive, these fishermen refused to surrender, and the last few even chose to commit suicide."

Such a result was expected by Zhang Liang.Under his command, the fleet moved on.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, although there are not many fishermen in the waters of Muddy Water Bay, there are still many fishermen who appear to fish on the channel from Dengzhou to Hengmunshui Bay.For these fishermen, Zhang Liang's order was to capture them alive and kill them without mercy.Of course, in the face of the fierceness of the Korean people, there is no mercy left.

Going all the way and killing all the way, after ensuring that his own existence was not exposed, Zhang Liang ordered the fleet to temporarily rest on a hidden island reef before night fell.It doesn’t work if you don’t rest and recuperate. Many of the officers and soldiers on board are from the Guan, and they can’t adapt to the life of sailing. The most common reaction is that when people get off the boat, their legs will jump up unconsciously.This is the result of not being used to sailing. People like Zhang Liang have long adapted to the turbulence of the sea and the calmness of the land, so they will not make a fool of themselves.

Without fire, everyone, including the emperor, would have nothing to eat tonight.

However, under the condition of ensuring shading, it is still no problem to turn on a light in the tent to look at the map.

"According to the intelligence of the spies, the shipyard is located at the mouth of a river, and the river is a natural waterway, so the shipyard is not built on the seaside, but in the canyon. Although the terrain is suitable for double-teaming on both sides, it also gives the internal The people provided enough shelter, and even if they achieved results, they would not be able to drive the Koreans to a dead end. On the contrary, we are a little passive. Because our ships can only be on the coast, if If you enter the river, it is tantamount to binding your fists and feet."

After listening to Zhang Liang's analysis, Li Chengqian said helplessly: "It's a pity that there is no Emperor Minglei. If there are three or five of these things, and the old things of the Tubo people repeat, we will not lose many people."

Those who are qualified to participate in the discussion in the tent are all generals of the court, but they couldn't help but shudder when they heard Li Chengqian's words.

The old story of personally killing the Tubo people is still being praised as the invincible deeds of gunpowder weapons. Ordinary people will only feel excited when they hear this story, but they are different.They have been battle-tested, and they are extremely sensitive to the number of people. More than 6 people, this is a number enough to influence a war of annihilation of the country, not [-] pigs, under the combination of terrain, weapons and tactics, they just disappeared.

There is no doubt that the terrain where the Koryo shipyard is located does not mean to learn from the Tubo people. If the old things repeat, it is very likely that the prince will do as he wants.

"Isn't there now! Don't interrupt, listen carefully!"

Hearing the emperor's reprimand, Li Chengqian could only keep his mouth shut.

Zhang Liang was not unhappy because of the prince's interruption, but thoughtfully said: "In addition to the buildings on the beach and the ships that need to be destroyed, the most important thing is the shipyard inside the canyon. Your Highness, since the so-called canyon can accommodate A shipyard, I am afraid that the effect of Huang Minglei is very limited. In this case, it is better to change the method, can't the eight-ox crossbow be disassembled? Even the crossbow itself can be easily disassembled and assembled."

Li Chengqian nodded and said: "It is feasible. The goal of improving the Ba Niu Crossbow is not only to reduce the requirements in terms of craftsmanship, but the most important thing is to be portable. Much improved."

Although Yan Liben was not around, Li Chengqian had talked with him about this topic.

Chapter 374 Battle

The improvement of the eight-ox crossbow seems to be only portable, giving the generals one more choice to fight, but, in fact, for the Datang army, it almost raised the firepower to a higher level.Ordinary gunpowder arrows, because of their charge capacity, basically have no room for improvement in power.Although the grenade is powerful, except for the large type used for trebuchets, its throwing distance is its flaw, so the most advantageous use is to defend the city and ambush.

The addition of the Ba Niu Crossbow really gave the army of about [-] people the ability to attack cities and break through fortifications.

Zhang Liang smiled, and stretched out his hand to draw two lines above the canyon: "As long as we dismantle half of the eight-ox crossbow and put it on the cliffs on both sides, hey, won't the shipyard let us bomb it?"

Hearing Zhang Liang's plan, everyone nodded, and Li Jing gave him a thumbs up without hesitation.It is indeed a fantastic idea to be able to remove the eight-ox crossbow fixed on the ship.There is no need to test it, if the power of the gunpowder arrows of the eight-ox crossbow is not enough, it is nonsense.

After finalizing the strategy, Zhang Liang went out to pass orders, and the time for the official attack was set for tomorrow morning.

On the eve of the war, many soldiers had to check whether their weapons were sharp and in good condition. Many recruits could not even sleep all night because of their excitement.

Li Chengqian, who had experienced more than one battlefield, was much stronger than the recruits, and slept very deeply all night.

The next day it was not bright, no gongs and drums were beating, and even getting up was done by pushing and shoving each other.

The breakfast is very simple, from the emperor to the common soldiers, they are fried rice noodles with dried salted fish, and they have already touched the enemy's approach, so they can't start a fire.

After a full meal, before the sun rose, the whole army boarded the boat, taking advantage of the sea breeze blowing on the land in the early morning, and rushed straight to Muddy Water Bay.

After sailing for less than half an hour, I saw the horizon.If you get closer, you can vaguely see that the surrounding area of ​​the beach has been transformed into a pier, and several boats are moored.Further inside, there are wooden walls and sentry towers that look like camps.

Seeing the existence of the sentry tower, Zhang Liang immediately ordered the three main battleships to sail at full speed.

Getting closer, Zhang Liang, whose heart was full of fighting spirit, suddenly fell into an ice cave.

Because, the coast is not a simple fortification, but the Koreans who have completed their preparations and are ready to fight!

Obviously, the Koreans already knew about the arrival of Tang Jun. The antlers and horse pits were all arranged, and the crossbows on the wooden wall were neatly aimed at the coast.

"Impossible! The news of the battle was only spread the day before the battle. No matter how fast the spies are, they can still match our speed? How could the Koreans get the news of our dispatch?"

Seeing the posture of the Koreans, Zhang Liang was about to go crazy.The news of the battle before the battle, regardless of the reason, can only show that the general is a waste.Just this one blow greatly reduced his glory in this battle.

"It should be the fishermen we cleaned up along the way. In fact, yesterday we attacked overnight. Obviously, those fishermen had contact with the shipyard, and they suddenly lost contact. There are more than one group of people. Apart from enemy attacks, there is no one else." explained."

Li Jing, who has retired, is still mentally quick, but he can think of the cause and effect in a flash.

Compared to Zhang Liang who was anxious, Li Shimin was much calmer: "It's just an exposure, it's nothing, one night is not enough for them to contact reinforcements, as long as we attack quickly, we can quickly win the battle. "

Zhang Liangliang nodded, no longer using the semaphore, and directly ordered the messenger to blow the short but high horn, which was the signal for the attack.

The three ships were already very fast, but after the sound of the horn, the speed was a little faster.Although the human water wheel is only used for emergency, it has the effect of icing on the cake at this time.

After the three warships advanced to the limit distance, they lowered their sails, and the water wheels on both sides also stopped on one side, thus completing the troublesome turning at sea.If it was another ship, it would be brain-dead to fight horizontally when facing the enemy, but the iron-clad ship was different. Although the craftsmanship of the iron plate was not very good, the arrows of the Koreans could not do anything to them.

The three boats are a full 150 meters long and more than ten meters high, providing enough shelter for the small boats behind.At the same time, the eight-ox crossbow on the side of the battleship finally began to fight back.

The position from the coast to the ship is just the limit of the shooting distance of ordinary arrows. If you want to break through, you must have a strong man and a hard bow.Because of the distance limitation, some bunkers are set up at the edge of the beach, where the Koryo archers shoot arrows.However, such a distance, for Ba Niukai, it is really sprinkling water, so don't take it too easy.

The first crossbow arrow hit the wooden plank where the Goryeo archers were hiding. Before the archers who were almost shot could rejoice, the bunker was completely covered by a roar and smoke.The arrows of the eight-ox crossbow are as thick as an arm, how can the power be comparable to that of ordinary arrows?

To destroy a bunker, an eight-horse crossbow arrow is enough, while more than 200 bunkers on the beach only need a few rounds of shooting from three ships to destroy them all.Although through the smoke, the faces of the Goryeo soldiers above the camp could not be seen, but it must be very exciting to imagine.

Under the cover of a row of shields, the generals looked at the scene in front of them and couldn't speak. It was only the shooting of a dozen eight-ox crossbows, which solved the enemy that required thousands or even tens of thousands of troops to deal with. The emergence of gunpowder weapons , Almost subverting the rules of previous battles, they felt like the castrated front wave, about to be beaten to death on the beach by a new wave.

With such a weapon, do you need a strategy?Do you still need bravery?Is there any place for the accumulated marching experience in the past?

The same question appeared in everyone's mind.

Seeing the extremely embarrassing faces of these people, Li Chengqian secretly laughed.The scene in front of him was something he had expected a long time ago.Gunpowder, a cross-age weapon, appeared in the Tang Dynasty. How could it not cause enough shock?However, if gunpowder weapons are definitely better than gunpowder weapons, why were the Boxers able to win the battle against the eight-nation army?

Weapons are ultimately used by people, and it is the most stupid behavior to turn your attention from people to weapons.

Unlike Li Jing, Li Daozong and others, although Zhang Liang was also shocked, he didn't bother to ask himself.At this time, he was already on the observation position of the Prince, and kept giving orders.

The smoke of gunpowder has become the best smoke bomb. If you don't take advantage of this opportunity to go ashore as soon as possible, wouldn't it be a blood loss?

The short, high-pitched horn blew again, and this time all the small boats, passing the three larger ones, were preparing to land.Among them, two parts of the ships did not go straight forward, but circled to the side. They were the two-wing troops composed of Xuanjia Army, Qin led and Jinwuwei.They had the dismantled parts of the eight-ox crossbow in their hands, and they also took away half of the eight-ox crossbow arrows stored on the ship.

It is impossible for three warships to enter the canyon, so they are the real blow to the Koryo shipyard.In order to cover their smooth bypass, Zhang Liang even did not hesitate to shoot another round towards both sides of the beach.

Landing on the beach has been a common but passionate type of war since ancient times.Wearing armor, Li Chengqian knew that he was not qualified to lead troops, so he could only regret why he didn't urge the glass workshop to research the telescope.

On the contrary, the speed of small boats is the fastest, so the ships assigned to the armies on the two wings are all small boats, while the army in the center lands in big ships.

The reaction of the Koreans cannot be said to be unhappy. They did not mean to occupy the camp and stick to it, and soon sent new troops to occupy the beach.After seeing the terrifying power of the arrows of the Eight Bulls Crossbow, they couldn't feel the slightest sense of security about the camp under their feet.

It is impossible for a big ship to enter shallow water, but compared with the three giant ships, they have advanced enough. If you jump off the ship, the water will reach your waist at most.However, as the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty jumped into the water, there were screams and screams.Even though they were far away, Li Chengqian still saw the bright red color appearing on the sea.

"This is? A trap?"

The emperor, who was still calm just now, couldn't help but frowned at this time: "It should be Zhuimu, good guy, this Yuan Gai Suwen is really powerful, and he actually set up such a trap by the sea a long time ago, to use Against the all-out beachhead battle!"

The appearance of the trap immediately made the landing troops hesitate, but this hesitation lasted for a short time. Before the main ship sent a signal, they moved forward again, and they were going to go ashore even if they were stranded.However, some smart boatmen made a horizontal line and released people when they reached the waterway where the boat was released.There is no doubt that the ships of the Koreans have to enter the sea, and it is impossible to set traps on the waterways.

After such a period of defeat, Tang Jun fell into a passive state.Because the Koreans had already left the camp and came out to meet them.And when the soldiers of the two sides fought together, no matter how many eight-ox crossbows there were, there was no way to fire them.If you shoot at the camp, you won't be able to shoot, and you will accidentally injure friendly troops on the beach.

It was also at this moment that everyone saw the limitations and shortcomings of gunpowder weapons.

"No wonder His Highness said that gunpowder weapons are the most suitable for defending and attacking the city. In the current melee scene, let alone crossbow arrows, even grenades are useless!"

Looking back at Li Jing, Li Chengqian nodded, pressed his right hand on the handle of the knife, and looked at Li Shimin expectantly.

It would be strange if this guy could bear the current situation.

Sure enough, seeing that the Tang army had a tendency to retreat under the attack of the Goryeo people, Li Shimin turned around and drew his sword, saying: "My dear friends, are we waiting on this boat to see the soldiers fighting to death but remain indifferent? Come on, follow me Go ashore!"

"No, Your Majesty! The last general is willing to go ashore on behalf of His Majesty!"

"Your Majesty, no! If you are injured, wouldn't the minister and the others die?"

"His Majesty!...."

"His Majesty!...."

When they heard that the emperor was about to go to the battlefield, everyone was taken aback. Not to mention accidents, even if the emperor scratched a little oily skin on the battlefield, they would all be punished.Yu Chigong, who was the first to object, was the most honest, and as soon as he finished speaking, he took his own horse and boarded the boat.

Feeling the anxiety of the ministers and the deadly force of Cheng Yaojin hugging him on his thigh, Li Shimin said angrily: "Let go of me, if you dare to stop me, you will do it with military law!"

Unable to hold back the emperor, Cheng Yaojin could only let go, but decisively put on his helmet and his weapon.The emperor has gone to battle, who else can stay?Therefore, including Li Jing, who was "unable to walk due to leg problems", and Li Daozong, who was "too sick to fight", they all found helmets and weapons.They did not seek to kill the enemy, but only hoped to protect the emperor from injury.

Li Chengqian also put on his helmet, turned around and asked Zhang Yun to help him get the bow and arrow.In his opinion, these people's worries are completely unnecessary.Because, with the emperor boarding the boat, more than 50 people dressed as eunuchs also boarded the boats on both sides, and they all held powerful crossbows in their hands...

It took a full quarter of an hour from changing boats to disembarking. Surprisingly, the Koreans seemed to be endless, with corpses already lying on the beach, and a large number of troops still poured out at the gate of the camp.

The emperor went to the battlefield, just six words, but it seemed to have given the Tang army blood. The Tang army, who was showing a little decline, actually withstood the pressure of the Koreans in a short period of time and forcibly passed ten steps. left and right distance.

Li Chengqian, who had been educated by Li Jing, would not underestimate the distance of ten steps. You must know that it was a miracle that the Tang army was able to counterattack in a very short period of time when the army was defeated like a mountain.

Although he was feeling emotional, Li Chengqian still did not idle, but found a pile of broken wood as a high point, put the knife in its sheath, and picked up the bow and arrow.

It is not the frontal enemy army that is causing great trouble to the Tang army at the moment, but the archers in the camp.Because the tail of the Tang army was not completely mixed with the enemy army, it was immediately attacked by bows and arrows.It was difficult for the soldiers in the rear to join the front line, which led to the lack of combat power on the front line, so that they were overwhelmed and beaten by only more than 4000 enemy troops on the beach.

Putting down the mask, drawing the bow and drawing the arrow, Li Chengqian is still very confident on the fixed target, even the armor of the Koreans is quite thoughtful.

Four or five breaths and one arrow, one arrow at a time, the precise arrow method immediately attracted the attention of the Korean archers above the camp, and many of the arrows shot at Tang Jun changed direction and shot at Li Chengqian's side.

Seeing that he had successfully attracted the attention of the Korean people, Li Chengqian laughed out loud, not caring whether he would be shot or not, so he just started shooting at the enemy.

The distance he chose was just outside the range of bows and arrows. At this distance, the lethality of ordinary bows and arrows was obviously insufficient, and the accuracy plummeted.Unless it is unlucky enough that the neck, eyes and other parts are shot, otherwise, if the arrow hits the armor, it will be shocked at most, but it will not be injured.

Of course, this is the case of being shot.Distance can not only produce beauty, but also security.Out of the ten arrows shot, at most two or three are threatening, and these two or three arrows will be blocked by Zhang Yun, Li Jian and twenty eunuchs with superb skills.

The emperor's father is still very particular. There are fifty powerful eunuchs around him, and now twenty are directly sent to him after going to the battlefield.

Chapter 375 Wu Dao Yuan Gai Suwen

Because of the high point, Li Chengqian could basically see half of the battlefield.While fighting back against the enemies in the camp, he even had time to take a look at the situation on the battlefield.

The Koreans are still very brave. Although the Tang army has an absolute advantage in terms of combat power, because of their fearlessness, the difference in combat power between the two sides has been narrowed.

Li Chengqian was not the only one who saw the influence of the Goryeo archers. A general quickly responded. In the chaotic battle situation, more than 100 people were organized to deal with the Goryeo archers.

After the bowmen's attention was drawn away, the tug-of-war on the battlefield suddenly turned into the defeat of Goryeo.Generals at the public level, as well as the emperor, have no intention of traveling on the battlefield.When Li Chengqian found the figure of the emperor's father in the chaotic battlefield, he couldn't help being startled.The armor that had been silent for ten years was once again stained with blood, and half of the emperor's body was already stained red.As for Yu Chigong, Cheng Yaojin and others who guarded him, they looked more like they were fished out of a pool of blood.

In battle, the appearance of one or two leaders can directly affect the morale of the entire army.It is no exaggeration to say, Li Jing and others, which one was not killed out of a sea of ​​corpses and blood?Now on the battlefield again, especially when escorting the emperor, they immediately showed their true strength, and everyone was extremely brave.

Countless generals in the court appeared on the battlefield, especially the emperor himself. His blood stained half of his body immediately aroused the courage of the soldiers of the Tang army, and all of them risked their lives to charge towards the Korean team.

The leader is not only on the side of the Tang army. Looking at the overall situation, Li Chengqian soon found a brave Korean general on the battle line.This guy is not very tall, but he is very strong.Li Chengqian watched helplessly as he kicked a soldier of the Tang Army into the air with one kick, and fell silent on the ground.And the big machete in his hand is not afraid of the horizontal knife, and under the handover with great force, he can even chop the horizontal knife away.

Seeing the appearance of such a character, Li Chengqian suddenly became interested, and no longer aimed at the archers in the camp, but aimed his arrow at this guy.

At the same time as he shot an arrow, Zhang Yun suddenly bumped his shoulder into his stomach like a convulsion.

Li Chengqian, who was concentrating on aiming at it, never expected that Zhang Yun would do such a thing, and he was immediately stunned.In the next instant, an extraordinarily thick arrow flew past his head.

"There are eagle archers, be careful, Your Highness!"

He patted Zhang Yun on the shoulder gratefully, and at the same time Li Chengqian was disappointed by the so-called "crisis premonition".Where did the moment of life and death come from?If Zhang Yun hadn't made a move just now, I'm afraid he would be finished.This arrow was obviously aimed at his neck. Although the collar of the armor could protect the sides, it couldn't protect the front!

After getting up, Li Chengqian pointed to the battlefield and said: "Go, let Father come back, it's too dangerous with the eagle archer, if Father makes any mistakes..."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Zhang Yun pointing to a corner of the camp.

Li Chengqian looked around, and saw a Korean man holding an exquisite big bow, leaning slowly on the wooden post, with a golden arrow stuck in his forehead.

Looking to the other side, I just saw the emperor put away his bow and charge forward with his sword again.

Li Jian's voice sounded from one side: "Your Highness, don't worry, with those eunuchs around, His Majesty will be fine. Besides, Your Majesty doesn't need to be worried. Your Majesty on the battlefield is absolutely invincible."

When he said this, Li Jian's expression was very disgusting. If he didn't know that he had fought against the emperor, it would be easy to take this admiration as a disgrace.

Although the eagle shooter had been eliminated, Li Chengqian still threw away his bow and arrow and went to the battlefield with a horizontal knife.The archers organized by the Tang army had suppressed the archers on the walls of Goryeo, and now it was serious to attack the camp.

After the Tuyuhun battle, although Li Chengqian still practiced swordsmanship, but now on the battlefield, he still changed his weapon to a horizontal knife.How can there be a chance for your sword to move lightly on the battlefield?Slashing is the most effective way of fighting.

Without the threat of bows and arrows, Tang Jun completely lost his worries. Under the leadership of the emperor, he had pushed the battle line to the bottom of the camp.

However, as we got closer, the gate of the camp was still very strong. After more than a dozen strong men including Yu Chigong rammed it to no avail, a gunpowder bomb the size of a human head was placed under the gate.

Li Chengqian came all the way, just in time to see the scene where the emperor lit the fire himself.

"Back! Back!"

Seeing that the gunpowder bomb did not have any directional blasting settings, Li Chengqian roared immediately.

The fuze was lit, and Tang Jun, who was already close to the gate and divided the Korean team into two parts, ran wildly without looking back.

Seeing that the Tang people had retreated, the remaining 2000 soldiers of Goryeo gathered together in one go, ready to pursue.

However, they didn't wait for them to continue chasing, and they didn't wait for them to hear the shouts of the friendly soldiers on the wall, the gunpowder bomb exploded!

The gunpowder bomb the size of a human head exploded much more powerfully than the gunpowder arrows of the Eight Bull Crossbow, and a huge hole was blown out of the solid gate.It has to be said that the Koreans are still skilled in building camps. Even if they were blown up like this, there is still no sign of the gate being blown up as a whole.