After several rounds of bombardment, the Liao navy had suffered heavy losses. The wreckage of warships was densely scattered everywhere on the water, and countless Liao soldiers who fell into the water were like dumplings in a huge soup pot. The Liao warships
They turned around and fled the same way. However, the cannons on both sides continued to bombard relentlessly. Warships were constantly being hit by flying stone bullets and wooden blocks were flying around. Warships were constantly losing control and even sinking into the water. At the same time, the originally swung ship was
The Yanyun fleet, which was in defensive formation, began to pursue.
This short waterway was definitely the most difficult stretch of waterway for the Liao naval officers. Finally, the remaining Liao warships rushed out of the strait and out of the range of cannon fire. However, they did not have time to breathe.
At this moment, the Yanyun fleet rushed forward. The already frightened Liao navy could not withstand the fierce rush of the Yanyun fleet with strong morale. In an instant, they were rushed to pieces!
The Liao fleet fled towards the northeast, and Yan Yun's army chased it for a while before retreating back to the strait. Seeing that the Yan Yun fleet was no longer chasing, Xiao Tianzuo couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at the warships around him and was horrified.
Suddenly, they discovered that almost half of the originally huge fleet had been lost, and many of the remaining warships had broken masts and broken ship walls, making them very miserable.
Xiao Bang said with lingering fear: "What was that just now?! The power is so scary!" Xiao Tianzuo frowned and shook his head, "I don't know! I don't know!" Although Xiao Tianzuo had heard that the Army had encountered a terrible weapon in the Central Plains.
Weapons, but after all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, so he didn't think about it in that regard.
One day later, the remaining defeated troops arrived at Runzhou Port. Looking at the tattered and embarrassed fleet, Tieheqian was so shocked that he was speechless for a moment. When Xiao Tieheqian asked Xiao Tianzuo what happened, Xiao Tieheqian
General Tian Zuo described the situation of the ambush, and finally said: "I really doubt that it was a magic spell cast by Yan Yun's army!?" Lai Heqian was also surprised and doubtful, and said: "This matter must be reported to the king immediately!
"When Xiao Tianzuo heard this, he couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Later that day, Xiao Zuo's fleet also withdrew. Fortunately, this fleet did not suffer any damage. At night, the officers and soldiers of the Liao navy who had just experienced a shock fell asleep. Xiao Tianzuo and others
Several navy generals gathered in Xiao Tianzuo's flagship. They all looked depressed and confused.
"I really didn't expect that the Yanyun Army would have such a terrifying weapon! I have been the commander of the navy for more than ten years, and I have never heard of such a thing, let alone seen it!" Feng Lin sighed with emotion, looking frightened.
appearance.
Xiao Zuo said in confusion: "I heard a loud noise in the strait outside. What happened?" Xiao Tianzuo shook his head, "I couldn't explain it for a while. In short, it was a terrible weapon of the Yanyun Army.
Weapons. Let’s put this matter aside for now and let’s think about how to explain it to the princess!” Several people couldn’t help but worry. Chopin frowned and said: “King Suzaku must have discovered something, so he asked us to be more vigilant and not act rashly! But!
However, we did not listen to the king's instructions, causing the navy to suffer such heavy losses. I am afraid that the king will punish us!" Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere was very depressed.
Xiao Tianzuo said: "You don't have to worry too much! Although we made mistakes, what we did was reasonable. As the saying goes, there will be consequences for the emperor's life! Although the princess's military law is strict, she doesn't think it's too much.
Blame us! Moreover, although our losses are not small, our strength is still three times that of Yan Yun's army. In the future, we can turn defeat into victory and make up for our mistakes!" The worries in everyone's hearts subsided a lot, and they all nodded.
Xiao Tianzuo stood up and walked to the map. The others quickly followed. Xiao Tianzuo pointed to the port of Pingzhou and said: "Tomorrow we will go to Pingzhou's port. Fighting the port is not the purpose. Yanyun Navy will
The purpose is to attract them. Use a fleet to feint to attack the port, and other warships will ambush on all sides. Once the Yanyun Navy appears, they will attack in groups and annihilate the Yanyun Navy to avenge this arrow. At the same time, they will also
Atonement!"
Feng Lin frowned and said: "What if the Yanyun Navy doesn't show up like last time?" Xiao Tianzuo sneered: "Then we will continue to attack the next port! If this continues, if the Yanyun Navy never shows up,
Then all the seaports in Yanyun will be in ruins! Can they bear such a huge loss? I don't believe that Yanyun can bear such a loss, they will appear sooner or later!" Everyone nodded.
Suddenly there was a chaotic shouting outside, which sounded like panic, but the content of the shouting could not be heard at all. Xiao Tianci frowned, "It's so late, why is it still so noisy outside?!" He walked out.
Several other people followed him out of the cabin.
When I came outside, I followed the sound and saw the flickering fire on the pier, and there were many figures. A cavalry in black clothes and black armor, like a ghost, defeated the Liao army infantry guarding the port and rushed towards this direction. Xiao Tianzuo's eyes widened.
Eyes, "That's..." Xiao Bang on the side exclaimed: "It's Yanyun Xuanjia Army!"
Yan Yunjun rushed to the pier and set fire to the ship. In just a moment, flames were rolling on the pier, and the screams and screams gave people a very chaotic and terrifying feeling. Xiao Tianzuo hurriedly ordered to leave the port; Shui woke up
The officers and soldiers were frightened to death when they saw the terrifying scene of blazing fire. Without waiting for orders, they hurriedly untied the mooring ropes and fled out of the port. Many Khitan officers and soldiers ran away from the burning warships in panic.
They came out and jumped into the sea, and some warships actually rushed out with flames all over their bodies. In the end, they set many of their own ships on fire. The flames lit up the sky, burned the sea, the sky was red, and the sea was also red, all kinds of
The voices intertwined and the scene was chaotic.
When Lai Hegan received the report that the port had been raided by the Xuanjia Army, he was horrified. He hurriedly wrapped himself in armor and led tens of thousands of cavalry to the port to support him. However, the Yanyun Xuanjia Army had long since disappeared, and the fierce fire in the port was
It has become a prairie fire and is out of control!...
The next morning, the flames finally extinguished. Lai Hegan couldn't wait to lead the cavalry into the port on the hot ground. The originally large port had been completely reduced to ruins, and only the charred broken walls of each building remained.
and on the water surface of the port, there were countless half-sunk warships that had been burnt into coke and twisted shapes. The sea surface was densely covered with the wreckage and corpses of warships, which was shocking.
Xiao Fuheqian's face was pale. At this moment, Xiao Tianzuo was leading the remaining fleet to escape from the port of Lizhou, panicking like a bereaved dog. Yesterday, the fire of the Xuanjia Army turned 20% of the Jin Army's warships into ashes, and now the Khitan fleet
Six out of ten were lost, and the advantage over the Yanyun army was further reduced to less than twice. If the Yanyun fleet had guarded the sea off Runzhou last night, it might have been able to completely annihilate the Liao fleet. However, there was no if in the war, until now
, the Yanyun Fleet is still in the strait between Mother and Child Islands.
What was the Yanyun fleet doing there? It turned out that the naval officers and the technicians at the ordnance yard were busy loading more than two hundred cannons onto the battleship. It took almost two days to load all the more than two hundred cannons.
Then the fleet set sail and sailed out of the strait. At this time, everyone discovered a problem that they had not expected before. That is, the speed of the Loach warship loaded with cannons and ammunition was slowed down by almost half, and it was eaten.
The water was much deeper! We had no choice but to sail slowly towards Laizhou.
Ye Qi Guanyin sat at the head of the big tent with a cold expression. Xiao Tianzuo and several other defeated generals knelt under the tent, very embarrassed and worried. Ye Qi Guanyin said angrily: "I have told you not to act rashly.
How dare you turn a deaf ear! Do you want to force me to deal with you with military law?" Several people were frightened, and Xiao Tianzuo quickly kowtowed and begged for mercy: "After we have realized our sin, please give us a chance to atone for our sins!"
"Atonement for your sins! Huh!" Yedi Guanyin stood up, walked out of the tent, and looked towards the dock. The original grand scene of warships filling the entire port was no longer. The port now seemed empty, and the remaining warships
Many of the boats were still injured. Ye Qi Guanyin could not help but feel heartache. She turned around suddenly, with endless killing intent in her eyes, "I really want to kill you now!" Several people knelt on the ground with their heads lowered.
I dare not let out my breath.
The anger in Ye Qi Guanyin's heart subsided a little, and she frowned and said: "Now that things have happened, I'm afraid the battle plan we made before can only be shelved!" He glanced at Xiao Tianzuo and others, and said angrily: "Why are you still kneeling down?
?" Xiao Tianzuo and others stood up quickly.
Ye Qi Guanyin returned to the front and sat down, "The losses are so great, it is not an exaggeration to kill you! However, this result is not entirely your fault, I also have some ill-considered things, so your heads will be temporarily suspended."
Post it on your neck!"
Xiao Tianzuo and others originally thought they were going to die, but they didn't expect the princess to spare them by showing mercy outside the law. They couldn't help but be overjoyed, and quickly knelt down and thanked them: "Thank you for not killing me!" Ye Qi Guanyin frowned and said: "You don't have to thank me!
If you fail again, even if I want to forgive you, I am afraid that military law will not be able to forgive you!" Xiao Tianzuo swore: "The general will never let the king down again!"
Ye Qi Guanyin said: "I will send 20,000 infantry and 20,000 cavalry to assist in the defense of the port. Remember, no matter what happens, we cannot go to war, we can't afford any more losses!" Xiao Tianzuo quickly agreed, but then he was puzzled.
Authentic: "Your Majesty, our army's warships are still twice as many as our opponents. Can't we go to war?"
Ye Qi Guanyin sneered: "Unless you want to be blown to pieces by the Yanyun Army's cannon!" "But, can't that kind of cannon only be deployed on the shore?" "Who told you that the cannon can only be deployed on the shore? Since the three
Crossbows and stone artillery carts can be put on board, why can't cannons?" Xiao Tianzuo and others felt that what Ye Qi Guanyin said was very reasonable, and couldn't help but nodded.
Yeqi Guanyin frowned and said: "The Yanyun navy has not appeared for so many days. If my prediction is correct, they must be busy transporting the cannons onto the warships!"
The Khitan Army infantry transported heavy weapons such as catapults, triple bows, crossbows, etc. to the two hills on the east and west sides of the port, and arranged launching positions. The two hills were like a pair of huge arms stretching into the sea. General Laizhou
The port is surrounded by it. This is an excellent naturally formed closed port, which is very conducive to defense. Now the Khitan army has deployed a large number of slingshots and three-bow crossbows on these two hills. The warships outside want to
It is almost impossible to raid the port. If an enemy ship approaches, it will be blown to pieces by the stone cannons and three-bow crossbows placed on the hills before it even approaches the entrance.
A few days later, the lookout soldiers on the west hillock saw the Yanyun Army's fleet appearing on the horizon. They were startled and hurriedly called the police. The Khitan Army's infantry, cavalry and naval forces prepared for battle. Xiao Tianzuo and his son rode on horseback.
Arriving at the top of the west hill, I looked far into the distance and saw Yan Yunjun's fleet heading this way under the sun.
"It's the Yanyun Fleet!" Chopin said nervously. The Yanyun Fleet slowly sailed to a place about ten miles outside the port and stopped, forming several rows across the sea. Then a speedboat left the fleet and headed towards the port.
Driving quickly, a flag was erected on the boat with the two characters "Messenger" written on it.
Chopin quickly said to Xiao Tianzuo: "It's a message ship!" Xiao Tianzuo thought for a moment, "Send a ship to pick up his letters and don't let them enter the port." Chopin responded and quickly turned his horse around.
He ran headlong down the mountain. After a while, a speedboat sailed out of the port, passed through the narrow waterway between the two mountains, and met Yanyun's speedboat.
The two sides were approaching, and the sailors on both sides were readying their arrows and bows. The officer on the Liao Clipper shouted loudly: "Stop the incoming ship! Just give me any letters!" The Yanyun Clipper slowly moved toward Liao.
The Chinese Clippers approached. The moment the sides of the two ships met, the Liao navy soldiers couldn't help but become nervous.
The officer of the Yanyun Army threw a letter onto the Khitan Army's clipper and said loudly: "This is a handwritten letter from our general to Xiao Tianzuo!" Then he clasped his fists and said: "The letter has been delivered, farewell!"
Luobian ordered the clipper to turn around and sail back to the fleet.
The Khitan Army officer picked up the letter and shouted to his subordinates: "Go back!" So the Khitan Army's clipper also turned around and sailed back to the port. Soon after, Guan Shan's autographed letter was delivered to Xiao Tianzuo. Xiao Tianzuo
Tian Zuo opened the letter and read it again. A look of anger suddenly appeared on his face. He tore the letter into pieces and threw it off the cliff. He pointed at the Yanyun Fleet in the distance and roared angrily: "A common man from the South Barbarians, you are so insulting to me! Yes!"
What is unbearable?" He turned to Chopin and said, "Follow me and lead the army to fight!" Chopin was startled and said anxiously: "No, father! The king has repeatedly warned you not to go to war! If father disobeys the order, forget it.
I'm afraid you will be punished if you win! Father, please don't be impulsive!"
Xiao Tianzuo calmed down a bit and frowned. He glanced at the Yanyun fleet in the distance and sneered: "The Southern barbarian man actually wants to excite me! I almost fell for it!" Xiao Bang saw that his father did not insist on fighting.
, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Xiao Tianzuo said to Xiao Bang: "Send an order to all armies. No one is allowed to go into battle without permission. Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed!"
"Yes!" Xiao Bang promised and ran down. Xiao Tianzuo looked at the Yanyun fleet and said mockingly: "I'm not going to fight. Let's see what you can do to me." The commanders of the naval forces waited for a long time and still remained the same.
He didn't see any movement and couldn't help but be very disappointed. Wang Rong cursed: "It seems that old man is willing to be a turtle!" She turned to Guan He and asked: "Commander, what should we do now? We can't just wait here stupidly, right?"
"
Guan Shan said to Guan He: "Brother, since insulting him is useless, why not attack the port of Haibin State." Everyone's eyes lit up, and Wang Rong said excitedly: "This is a good idea! Haibin State is the home of Jin people and Goryeo, and the Japanese are the most important.
There are mountains of rare and antiques in the trading port. If Xiao Tianzuo is willing to be a tortoise, let's go and loot it. It will finally be a worthwhile trip!" Everyone laughed.
Guan Shan was very moved and immediately decided that the fleet would weigh anchor and head north to Haibin State. Xiao Tianzuo stood on the cliff and saw the Yanyun fleet weighing anchor and heading north. He couldn't help but be confused and muttered: "What do they want to do?" Then he thought of Haibin State, and his face
The snow suddenly turned white! He hurriedly turned the horse's head and ran towards Laizhou City.
Xiao Tianci came to see Wanyan Qingfeng in a hurry and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the Yanyun fleet suddenly left and went to the north! The general suspects that they are heading for the coastal state!" Wanyan Qingfeng was shocked. Xiao Tianci asked for a fight.
Said: "Your Majesty, please let us go to war! There are not many defenders in Haibin State. If it falls, the consequences will be disastrous!"
"No! The Yanyun Fleet must be waiting for you to go out!" "But, what should we do in Haibin State?" Ye Qi Guanyin turned to his warrior general Gu Du and said: "Immediately lead 30,000 warriors to Haibin State to support you!"
The Bone Governor agreed and ran out of the big tent. Ye Qi Guanyin also ordered a female guard: "Immediately fly an eagle to send a message to Haibin Prefecture, asking them to quickly evacuate people and goods from the port, close the city gate tightly and wait for reinforcements!
"The female guard responded and ran down.
"Your Majesty, what should the general do?" Xiao Tianzuo asked. Ye Qi Guanyin glanced at Xiao Tianzuo, "You return to the water army camp and defend it to the death. Without my order, you must not act rashly!" "Yes!
"Xiao Tianzuo responded and ran out of the hall. Ye Qi Guanyin walked out of the hall and looked at the sky covered with thick clouds, frowning involuntarily.
The Yanyun fleet sailed to the sea outside Haibinzhou and saw that there was no one at the port of Haibinzhou, while the four gates of Haibinzhou city were closed tightly and the walls were filled with soldiers. Seeing this situation, Wang Rong said angrily: "Damn it! We
I'm late!"
Guan Shan couldn't make up his mind and asked everyone: "Brothers, what do you think we should do? Do we want to attack hard?" Liu Meng said harshly: "Since we are already here, there is no reason to return without success! Fight! I am willing to lead the army.
Assault on the city wall!" Wang Hai objected: "We are all sailors, and we will become soft-footed shrimps when we reach the shore. Although there are not many enemy troops in the city, we may not be able to capture the city in a short time. Since the enemy has already
If we are on guard, then their reinforcements are probably not far from here. I’m afraid that the enemy’s reinforcements have already arrived before we can capture the city. I think we should give up and return to Yingzhou immediately to ask Queen Yan for instructions before making a decision!”
After hearing about Renshi Chong, Guan Shan all agreed. When Guan He saw this, he wanted to order the withdrawal of troops. At this time, Wang Rong suddenly said: "I have another idea..." Everyone looked at her. Wang Rong smiled and said: "You guys
Have you forgotten, more than a hundred miles to the northeast from here is the Khitan Juehua Island?" Everyone's eyes lit up, and Wang Hai high-fived: "That's right! How could I have forgotten this!" Then he said to
Guan He said: "This Juehua Island is located on the sea more than a hundred miles northeast and dozens of miles away from the coast. It has a large area. It has been divided into a separate state since the Tang Dynasty, which is the so-called Yanzhou. There is a mountain on it.
The city’s name is Xingcheng. Most of the trade between Goryeo and Liao Kingdom passes through there. Although it is not as prosperous as this seaside, it is not less generous! Let’s just go and attack there, maybe there is no defense there!”
(The so-called Juehua Island is actually Peach Blossom Island in the Bohai Sea today.
Everyone agreed, and Guan He was also very moved, so he decided to turn to Juehua Island.
Ye Qian Guanyin received a report from Haibin Prefecture and learned that the Yanyun fleet retreated without a fight. However, not long after, bad news suddenly came: Juehua Island was raided by the Yanyun army. Although
The city was lucky enough to survive, but the port, which was filled with goods and merchant ships, was looted by Yan Yun's army! The goods between Liaodong and Korea and a considerable number of merchant ships were robbed by Yan Yun's army!
Reports of repeated defeats reached the Liao Palace, and Emperor Ye Qianlongxu couldn't help but feel dissatisfied with his little sister. At this time, the Goryeo noble concubine didn't know if it was because of the heavy losses of the Goryeo caravan.
, even slandered Ye Qian Longxu: "Your Majesty, I think the princess is not good at water warfare at all! Otherwise, the navy of Daliao Kingdom would not have suffered heavy losses from the beginning! However, after the defeat, she did not learn the lesson.
, actually allowed the navy to retreat to the state and not leave, which allowed the Yanyun army to run rampant on the sea, and finally looted the Yanzhou port and lost countless goods! If Your Majesty does not punish the crime, it will be a small matter for the people to be dissatisfied.
I’m afraid our Daliao Kingdom will suffer even greater losses!”
Ye Qian Longxu was so convinced that he actually issued a decree to remove Ye Qian Guanyin from the post of commander-in-chief and transferred him back to Beijing. At the same time, he appointed Wan Handerang as the governor of the Bohai Sea, in charge of the war in the entire Bohai region. As soon as Handerang received the order, he worked day and night.
Rush to Laizhou.
At this time, the Yanyun fleet, which had had a great harvest, was on its way back to Yingzhou. When they came to the state, the powerful general Wolf Poison under Ye Qi Guanyin said worriedly: "Your Majesty suddenly dismissed the princess from the post of commander-in-chief. It seems that your Majesty has no regard for the princess."
You are very dissatisfied!" Ye Qi Guanyin frowned.
At this time, the curtain suddenly lifted, and Hu Nu, the general, rushed in and said urgently: "Princess, our patrol ship discovered that the Yanyun fleet was on its way back! They captured many merchant ships!" Wolfbane said hurriedly: "Princess
, why not ask Xiao Tianzuo to immediately command all the naval forces to go to war! Even if we lose, it would be good to recapture those merchant ships and property!" Hu Nu nodded vigorously. "No! We can't go to war!" Yeqi Guanyin said firmly. Everyone said
The general was very anxious, but the princess insisted on doing so, and they had nothing to do.
The Yanyun fleet passed through Laizhou safely and returned to Yingzhou. Wang Rong looked at the calm sea and said with regret: "I thought the Liao navy would go to war? I didn't expect not to see a single ship!" Wang Hai couldn't help but sigh.
Said: "This princess of the Liao Kingdom is really tolerant! Otherwise, we can wipe out the Liao navy in one go!" Wang Rong smiled and said: "Naturally, someone who can be the enemy of King Yan is not a simple character!
"Wang Hai nodded with deep sympathy.
What happened after all? Let’s look at the breakdown next time.