Li Shimin's will: Li Zhi, the throne belongs to your brother

Yang Siqi pointed to the tower in front of him and said, "Look, the west gate of Pyongyang City is in front of you!"

Everyone picked up the binoculars and looked at it, and there was a lot of discussion.

"Ordinary door? This name is really weird."

"The river next to the city gate is an ordinary river, so it is named ordinary gate. In fact, it is the west gate of Pyongyang City."

"The gates of the city are closed and heavily guarded. They have expected us to come."

"It's really strange. It stands to reason that a million-strong army is defeated, and the king should come out and surrender in surrender."

"It seems that they want to defend the city, and they don't know who is the general!"

Chapter 175

At the turn of the waters, a piece of land appears in the center - usually called a continent.

The river level in front of the sandbar was gentle, but the river water on both sides was turbulent. Ordinary boats were prone to rollover, but it didn't have much impact on a warship of this tonnage.

Looking at the sandbar not far away, Liu Rengui's expression became more serious, and he reminded: "There may be an ambush on the sandbar ahead."

Li Shimin took a quick glance and understood this geographical advantage.

"This kind of terrain can not only divide the fleet, but also arrange a large number of troops on the sandbar."

Everyone looked cautiously at the sandbar and both banks with their binoculars.

It was June at this time, and the banks of the river and the sandbar were overgrown with trees and dense weeds, making it easy to hide. It was difficult to see what was going on on both sides of the bank with the naked eye!

But through the binoculars, everyone could clearly see the soldiers hiding behind the trees, and even clearly see the archers ready to go.

"The archers ready to go, the soldiers with spears, and the heavy armored cavalry who put armor on their horses... these are probably the last soldiers of Goguryeo!"

Li Shimin frowned as he counted the arms, and asked casually.

Liu Rengui pointed the binoculars at the soldiers on the tower and said.

"Your Majesty, there are still many soldiers on the tower."

Li Shimin turned his field of vision and saw dense figures on the city wall. It was obvious that after seeing the warships, they were constantly bringing in soldiers from various places.

"Goguryeo really has a profound foundation. It's really strange that there are so many people guarding Miyagi even after millions of troops were defeated!"

"It's really strange! According to common sense, the defeat of a million-strong army should be due to low morale."

"It's even possible to surrender with the white flag high."

"It shouldn't be the reason why you have the courage to ambush!!"

Liu Rengui frowned and expressed his guess: "Maybe we came too fast, the news hasn't spread yet, and they don't know much about what happened on the coast?"

Everyone can't guess.

"Don't care about him so much, it's just a round of artillery fire!" Li Shimin said impatiently.

"Your Majesty, the ship is approaching the sandbar." Liu Rengui reminded from the side, "Should I dock or go straight over?"

Li Shimin held the rudder and thought about it seriously.

The ambush on the sandbar is indeed a good strategy, but it's a pity that they are facing battleships.

Unless they arranged a trebuchet, but this thing was tall and bulky, extra conspicuous, and they wouldn't even think about using it for an ambush.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin said directly: "Cross through the sandbar, the artillery fire covered the sandbar and the left bank, defeated them, and docked upstream of the sandbar."

"Does Your Majesty want other warships to fight together?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and refused.

"It's just a sandbar, how can so much ammunition be used! Besides, the Datong River is too small, and the fleet can't use it."

Liu Rengui nodded, fighting in the river was different from a naval battle, and received too many constraints.

at the same time.

Izumi Nanjian on the sandbar in front of him frowned, looking quite disturbed.

The ambush on the sandbar is too obvious, and no one with a little brain will be caught.

But his father Quan Gaijin gave the order to die, and he could only accept it.

Now, what he never expected was that the battleship was really heading towards the sandbar.

Don't the generals of the Tang army see this?

Do you want to make a contribution yourself?

Thinking of this, joy gradually appeared on his face.

As the battleship got closer, the whole picture of the battleship was displayed in front of everyone.

Big, really big!

It seems that a hill is moving, as if it can crush everything in front of it, giving people an unparalleled shock.

He changed from gazing to looking up, and the joy on his face gradually changed to panic and fear.

His forehead was covered with sweat, he couldn't help taking a step back, and murmured: "This boat is probably three stories high!"

Everyone looked at this behemoth and talked a lot.

"Without a ladder, I'm afraid I can't go up at all. How can I fight?"

"If they can't go up, can't they also come down?"

"Just hold on to the sandbar and wait for them?"

"There is no sail, no oars, and it's still going upstream, so it's so fast!"

"yes,"

While the soldiers were talking, the battleship was getting closer and closer, and everyone fell silent, looking at this huge monster with lingering fear.

300 meters!

200 meters!

"Woo~" A loud and long cry startled everyone.

A personal guard reminded Quan Nanjian: "General, the Tang army is approaching, do you want to intercept them?"

Quan Nanjian nodded, and ordered to the guard beside him.

"Send someone into the water and scuttle this ship!!"

"Yes" the guard hurried to deliver the order.

Soon, rows of strong soldiers gathered by the river.

He held a long hollow bamboo tube in his mouth, and held a hammer and a chisel in his hand. He quickly tied up his clothes and trousers.

After simple preparations, he "fluttered" into the water and swam towards the battleship.

After a while, the figure disappeared on the water surface, and only the bamboo tube sticking out of the water could be vaguely seen.

Seeing this situation, Izumi Nanjian nodded in satisfaction, turned around and said to the others.

"The rest of the people get on the boat, block the river with the logs on the boat, and stop the big boat!"

"Archers, get your rockets ready, approach together, and use that rocket to ignite the big ship directly!!"

"..."

Followed by a series of orders issued directly.

"Everyone aboard, aboard!!"

"Hurry up."

"Bring your bow and arrows, and bring your fuel."

"Take the iron hook, bring the iron hook, hook the big ship."

The ships on the sandbank and the left bank directly removed their camouflage, and all the soldiers followed the order of the commander in an orderly manner.

At the same time, on the battleship, Li Shimin and many civil servants and generals watched the enemy's preparations in full swing.

Although he knew the result, he couldn't help but asked Yang Siqi worriedly: "The battleship is made of steel, so it shouldn't be scuttled!?"

Yang Siqi said confidently: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, I guarantee with my life that the battleship will never be scuttled!!"

"Well, with Aiqing's guarantee, I feel much relieved!" Li Shimin was very satisfied with this answer.

Soon, countless shipwrecking soldiers approached both sides of the battleship by virtue of their super high water quality.

It was easier than ever, with no one in the way, not even a paddle.

They held a chisel in their left hand and a hammer in their right, aiming at the side of the ship and hammering down hard.

"Boom! Boom!"

There was a small, muffled metallic sound over the side of the ship.

This feel?

this sound?

How is this going! ?

They stared wide-eyed, looking in disbelief at a small piece of paint that appeared, exposing black iron.

They touched the place where the black paint fell, in disbelief.

Such a texture! ?

how so?Could it be that... this ship is really made of steel?

Before they came, they had heard about false information, such as steel warships, rowing without oars, and relying entirely on waves.

Many people also find it very funny, after all, iron is too extravagant for shipbuilding.

But at this moment, before their eyes, Datang really used iron to build ships.

Someone didn't believe in evil, and continued to chisel hard in another place.

But the end result was just another patch of paint missing, and the hull didn't even have a dent, as if mocking their overreach.

Everyone realized that the steel warship's intelligence might be true.

Just when everyone was about to leave helplessly, an invisible eddy current pulled their bodies towards the stern of the ship.

Past experience told them that when encountering eddies, they should try their best to maintain their physical strength, ensure that the diabolo pipes do not fall, and wait for the eddies to go ashore.

But soon, their experience killed themselves.

Because it is the continuously rotating propeller that generates the vortex, and several huge fan-shaped propeller blades cut the water flow, generating power and generating vortex at the same time.

By the time they found the giant propeller, it was too late.

They seemed to be firmly attracted by a magnet, and they couldn't break free at all. They could only watch the propeller getting closer and closer in despair.

The underwater is silent, but the white bubbles that would have been produced by the rotation of the propellers continue to emerge and form a white spray.

But at this moment, the white waves were dyed red, and the current was floating on the water with severed limbs.

This scene fell into Quan Nanjian's eyes.

He knew that the plan to scuttle the ship had failed, and this was not a moment of sadness, and intercepting the big ship was the top priority.

"One-two, one-two, stroke hard!!"

"Come closer, come closer!"

"Quick, row to the front of the big boat."

Countless boatmen struggled to row the boat to the middle of the river, trying to keep the boat stable.

Seeing that the distance was about the same, Quan Nanjian ordered with a serious expression: "Throw the driftwood and fishing net down quickly, and prepare the hook to hook the big boat."

"Yes!!"

After receiving the order, countless soldiers pushed the driftwood and fishing nets off the boat.

"Whoa~~"

Countless driftwood fell into the water, splashing countless water splashes, and after a brief ups and downs, they were engulfed by the water and rammed towards the battleship.