Chapter 5293 Thousands of sails race to attack Guangzhou
Guangzhou City, outside the sea, three miles offshore.
Above the vast sea, the sun shines through the clouds and onto the blue sea. A fleet of more than 500 large ships is parked on this sea area, thousands of sails are racing, and hundreds of boats are vying for the current. , countless small boats were launched into the water from both sides of these large ships, loaded with fully armed Jin army soldiers, and sailed towards the beach three miles away. In front of them, hundreds of small boats were fishing for pearls on the beach. , were desperately turning around and fleeing towards the beach area, while many black heads left working in the sea - those were Kunlun slaves who were engaged in pearl fishing and diving - were floating on the sea surface at a loss, watching in horror. Looking at these uninvited guests, they are sprinting towards the beach outside Guangzhou city at full speed.
On the tall battleship headed by Ichito, behind the guardrail at the bow, Shen Tianzi and Sun Chu stood side by side, dressed in general robes and armor, and a beautiful young general wearing an exotic light mail armor. This woman was Gao Yunyan, Princess of Goguryeo. , and of the more than 500 large-scale ships that crossed the sea this time, more than half were from the Goguryeo fleet that she had been commanding. The style of those ships and the number of sails were completely different from the large flat-bottomed sand ships produced in Wu. Different, the ship the three of them are on now is the flagship of the Goguryeo fleet, the Tangun.
Sun Chu looked at the battle ahead with satisfaction. The first batch of Jin army landing boats that hit the beach had successfully rushed onto the beach without encountering any resistance. The beach area was already full of pearl fishing boats, most of which were parked there. Most of them stayed on the beach by stranding instead of berthing normally, so that the main task of the Jin army that washed up on the beach was no longer to line up or pursue, but to find a way to drag away these stranded ships and make them available to the follow-up troops. The Jin fleet left a wide enough landing ground.
The sailors and fishermen on these boats were screaming and running away. The outline of the city wall of Guangzhou was clearly visible about a mile away from the beach. Dozens of Tianshi Taoists wearing leather armor and wearing buns were clearly visible. The patrol sergeants were desperately running towards the city gate. Waves of whistles and gongs were heard in the distance, and along with the faint cry of "The Jin army is coming" came from the city, there was chaos. It was in sharp contrast to the speed, calmness and calmness of the Jin fleet rushing to the beach.
Sun Chu curled his lips: "It went better than expected. It seems that the demon thieves did not take any precautions. Except for the five demon thieves' patrol boats that were eliminated within a hundred miles since this day, there were no demon thieves." Thieves have found traces of our fleet."
Shen Tianzi pointed forward, and saw five medium-sized Tianshi Dao patrol boats heading towards the beach. He said, "It's thanks to Princess Gao that she first sent three small boats disguised as demon thieves' ships, so these boats were not let go." The demon thief found out and allowed us to board the ship smoothly. Princess Gao, I have always wondered why you had to bring these three small ships from the Celestial Master Path. Today, I finally understand."
Gao Yunyan smiled slightly: "My fleet has almost no fighting with Tianshi Dao's fleet. Although these three ships are small, they are the only Tianshi Dao ships that can be found after the Battle of Jiankang. If they are Using our Goguryeo or your Wudi ships will reveal flaws to the demon thieves, and then our assault may not be successful. Now, the demon thieves seem completely defenseless, and the gates of Guangzhou City have not even had time to close. Well, why not let my five thousand sailors and archers join the battle and capture the city of Guangzhou in one fell swoop. After all, you have less than five thousand soldiers and horses. If you want to quickly control the city of Guangzhou, you may not have enough manpower. Even if you can Even if we capture the city, we won't be able to stop the leader of the demon thieves from escaping."
Shen Tianzi smiled slightly: "Princess Gao, it's not that we don't want you to send troops, but before we left, Marshal Liu specifically told us that the princesses and soldiers of Goguryeo are our most distinguished guests in the Jin Dynasty, even if we can't win this war , and we cannot put you in danger. We just interrogated the prisoners. The leader of the thieves in Guangzhou City is Lu Xun’s old thieves’ father, Lu Gu. He is nearly eighty years old, and his legs are disabled and he has difficulty moving. Even if we If we move a little slower, we won't be able to let him escape, but don't worry, princess, we will give your country enough rewards and trophies after we capture Guangzhou City as agreed."
Gao Yunyan's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly: "In the final analysis, Marshal Liu and the two generals still can't believe in the combat effectiveness of our Goguryeo. Anyway, I agreed to Marshal Liu before coming here. This time, I will only serve as a carrier and escort, so that's okay. Please follow the agreement and give us five hundred boxes of precious stones and agates as our reward after the city is broken. Moreover, after taking Guangzhou City, we will return, and the subsequent battles will depend on you. "
Shen Tianzi nodded: "We can win today's battle very smoothly. Princess Gao, please stay on the Tangun and watch the battle for now. General Sun and I will lead the troops to attack the city now. This time tomorrow , we will deliver the loot as promised."
Gao Yunyan curled up his lips and looked at Sun Chu, who looked unhappy: "General Sun, you have been uncomfortable with the wind and waves you encountered along the way. You have to go into battle immediately. It's no problem. You'd better rest here for a day. Woolen cloth?"
Sun Chu leaned on the railing and waved his hand: "No need, the soldiers in front are raiding and fighting. As their general, how can I stay out of it at this time? Okay, Tianzi, according to our previous plan, I will lead my troops to outflank the city from the west city to the north gate to prevent the evil thieves in the city from escaping. You lead your troops to attack the governor's mansion. Never, never let the old thief Lu Gu escape!"
Shen Tianzi laughed, reached behind his back, and lifted up the two big axes stuck in his back. The movement of his mountain-like body made the armor leaves all over his body hit each other, making a sound like gold and iron. Echoing in the ears of Gao Yunyan and Sun Chu: "Then I'll take the first step, Brother Sandan, you can't be slow."
Sun Chu's brows raised: "Tian Zi, you must remember to capture the thief first. Don't just focus on the treasury and forget about the governor's mansion of the old thief Lu Gu."
Shen Tianzi did not answer, and waved his hand in the air to say goodbye. Sun Chu glanced at Gao Yunyan and whispered: "Princess Gao, General Shen is a bit dogmatic in his work, and it is not so much that he is obeying Marshal Liu's orders. , rather, I don’t want your soldiers to share the spoils, but the key to this battle is not to break the city, but to prevent the leader of the demon thieves from escaping. I, I am not feeling well today, could you please send five hundred Can the warriors help me and break through the north gate to cut off the thieves' escape?"
Gao Yunyan's eyebrows were slightly raised, his eyes narrowed, and he nodded: "I'm very happy!" (End of Chapter)