Chapter 85: Establishing an Expeditionary Force
"The Chadri unit of the First Battalion of the Second Brigade has been in place. Please give me instructions from the Army Lord!"
"Huang Wei and Yao's troops in the second battalion of the Third Brigade have all been in place. Please give me instructions from the Army Lord!"
"The main force of the first battalion of the Fourth Brigade has been prepared. Please give instructions from the army leader!"
"The artillery of the third battalion of the Artillery Brigade has been all brought into the warships. Please give me instructions from the army leader!"
Proud battalion-level officers and even brigade officers like Chen Jisheng stood straight in front of Chu Yun, his eyes full of heat.
This time, Chu Yun not only mobilized all the navy, but also called three infantry battalions, one artillery battalion, a total of four battalions and four thousand army troops. This did not include logistics troops, and the temporary boatman was really awesome.
Of course, not all soldiers can be placed in Japan at one time. After all, there is a long distance from Liaonan to Japan, and Chu Yun’s transport ship is far from enough to transport so many soldiers and supplies at the same time.
"This time Chen Jisheng's 4th Brigade 1 Battalion and Artillery Battalion took a troop carrier to lead the naval fleet. Each of the 2nd Brigade and the 3rd Brigade will return to the ship to pick you up after we defeat the opponent's naval army." Chu Yun ordered.
"Yes!" Frenchman Chadri and Huang Wei and Yao Qiqi, who defected from the Later Jin Dynasty.
"Each troops began to board the ship and did the final inspection. When everything was ready, set off!"
In the dock of Dalian Port, nine warships, dozens of troop transport ships and grain transport ships began to get busy, and teams of soldiers arranged in an orderly manner boarded the ship.
"The first batch of troops included one battleship, four frigates, four armed merchant ships, and thirty-six ships of all sizes. There were more than one thousand naval soldiers, hundreds of infantry, more than one thousand artillery, and hundreds of logistics teams."
"The second batch of troops is more than 2,000 on standby in Dalian Port. As long as we have a firm foothold in Japan, the second batch of troops can go to reinforce at any time." Chen Ting used the Arab counting craft he had just learned to neatly arrange the number and supplies of each ship, which looked much more intuitive than a bunch of words.
"It's just three or five thousand people who can't eat Japan, but there's no need for us to inflict the Tokugawa shogunate this time. Our goal is to eliminate the Hokkaido and give them a warning. Three or five thousand people are more than enough. If everything is ready, we will set sail." Chu Yun boarded the tall first-class battleship Victory, "Chen Ting, let's leave the internal affairs of the three guards of Liaonan to you for the time being, so don't make any mistakes."
"Yes, I'm responsible for these chores for you." Chen Ting looked at Chu Yun on board respectfully.
Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo-
The sound of the horn sounded, and the sailors worked together to raise the anchor and swelled the sails.
The vast fleet slowly left the port under the gaze of thousands of people at the dock.
Pi Island in Dongjiang Town turned out to be Mao Wenlong's base camp, close to Goryeo. Therefore, Goryeo's fleet came to Pi Island to moor and prepared to join forces with the Fuliao Army fleet coming to Dalian Port.
"Although our Goryeo is not as strong as the Celestial Empire, our navy is not inferior to you. Thirty years ago, General Lee Sun-chen led a turtle ship to defeat hundreds of Japanese ships, which made the Japanese scared. Isn't it a pleasure?"
"Thirty years ago, the fight against the Japanese pirates also resulted in the contributions of General Chen Zi and Deng Zilong of our Ming Navy. Without our Ming Navy, it would be so easy to defeat the Japanese pirates."
Choi Xiaoyi, the general of the Goryeo Navy, chatted with officers of the Fourth Brigade stationed in Pi Island on Pi Island. A group of people talked about the battle that had been fighting for seven years thirty years ago, and the dispute continued. Basically, each side wanted to feel that they had made the most contribution. But who made the contributions? Only those who participated in the battle thirty years ago truly knew the truth. These people were either old and old or in their twilight years.
"This is a bad word. Thirty years ago, our Goryeo Turtle Ship killed all the Japanese people and plants. After a great victory in Mingliang, General Li Shunchen sank more than 30 enemy ships with 12 warships and annihilated more than 1,000 enemies. It can be seen that our Goryeo Navy can easily defeat Japan. This time, our king sent two turtle ships and ten platy boats to come. We will definitely prove to you that the Goryeo Navy is still as brave as before." Cui Xiaoyi said.
"Forgive me, your Goryeo Navy is not much better than our Dongjiang Town Navy, let alone our Ming Dynasty." Xu Fu, the deputy commander of the Dongjiang Town, and the deputy commander of the Fourth Brigade, argued.
"I don't think so. When we arrived, the ships in the Pidao port were just ordinary ships for transportation, even our Koryo Navy's slab boats. Only two old blessed ships could be compared with our turtle ships."
Cui Xiaoyi also stubbornly quarreled.
"No matter what the past is, our Liao army's navy is much stronger than in the past, and the turtle ship is nothing," Xu Fu said.
"The Ming Navy has any ships that are more advanced than our turtle ships? I don't believe it." Cui Xiaoyi shook his head.
"It's not a navy, it should be a navy to be precise. After our fleet of the Restoration Liao army arrived at Pi Island, you will know the true strength of our Ming Dynasty." Xu Fuzou said expectantly.
"If I don't believe it, how could there be a better ship in this world than our turtle boats! If there is one, I will jump out of this sea to feed the fish."
The day after the Goryeo fleet entered Pi Island, more than 40 ships of Chu Yun's navy arrived at Pi Island neatly and orderly. The Victory, like a fortress on the sea, was sailing far ahead of the fleet and sailing through the wind and waves. Behind the Victory, frigates and armed merchant ships, accompanied them on the side and the sea and sky.
The Goryeo Navy, who was anchored at the Pidao Port, finally saw the hideous Fu Liao Navy!
Nearly a thousand Gaoli navy officials, including Cui Xiaoyi, ran to the deck and looked in the direction of the navy, and tried to see the huge monsters coming.
"How could there be such a large ship in the world? And are those guns? How could it be? There are more than ten large-caliber cannons on the three decks!"
"Oh my god, is this really a ship? It's a fortress full of cannons!"
"We don't have such a big artillery in the entire Goryeo Kingdom, and there are so many, it's terrible..."
When the Goryeo Navy saw the Victory that covered the sky and the sun, many people even screamed.
Cui Xiao's face turned pale. He was bragging to the officers of Dongjiang Town how powerful the Goryeo turtle boat is. Now when he sees a huge monster, his firepower is dozens of times that of the turtle boat, what... is this...is there any comparison?
"Ahem, we have twenty-eight artillery pieces in a frigate from the Liao Navy Department. I wonder how much is this turtle ship?" Xu Fuzu asked proudly.
Chapter completed!