Under the blue sky is a blood-red ocean, which is the color of blood.
The Japanese pirates launched another large-scale attack.
The warlord-class ship was moored outside the range of Yunchui's heavy crossbow, and the densely packed small valves were lowered. The Japanese pirates on the ship rowed toward the shore one after another, shouting.
"The first batch of trebuchets, adjust the landing point, one foot south. The second batch is ready!"
"put!"
Whoosh.
In the first round, more than 150 huge trebuchets were raised one after another, and stones ranging from millstones to human heads flew roaring across the sea.
Boom boom boom!
A small part of the stone directly hit the Japanese pirate's valve, causing blood and flesh to fly everywhere.
Most of the stones fell into the sea, but the waves were enough to overturn a nearby boat, and the Japanese pirates on board fell into the water like dumplings...
However, many fishermen still escaped the attack and rowed desperately to the shore.
"The second batch..."
Xiao Zheng put down his telescope and said, "The enemy will be approaching the shore immediately. Let the brothers in front prepare for battle."
"Yes!" The messengers left one after another.
In fact, without his instructions, the soldiers closest to the seaside had already picked up their bows and arrows, and quietly aimed at the enemy who was getting closer and closer.
Looking around, Xiao Zheng frowned: "Where is His Highness King Qi now?"
In the past, His Highness liked to rush to the front line to kill the enemy from time to time.
He had to ask a few more questions to avoid insufficient guards around Chen Xiuzhu.
"Back to the general, His Highness and his staff have not come out of the camp today."
Xiao Zheng nodded and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Since his son Xiao Gang brought the 5th Battalion of Xingluo Forward to Jinlongtan some time ago, Chen Xiuzhu has become more at ease.
He no longer rushes to the front line and kills the Japanese pirates who land in the dark. Instead, he spends the whole day in his camp with his staff, planning something.
"General," suddenly a subordinate general stammered, "are we just going to stay here at Golden Dragon Beach?"
Xiao Zheng glanced at Wang Lezhang who was speaking, and his face turned slightly gray.
The eastern part of Yunchui is mostly a fertile land. It is said that food, clothing, and money are all in mind. Therefore, both dignitaries and ordinary people in various counties are popular in listening to music and watching dance.
People who are good at music and dance are very popular among the people.
Wang Yue Zhang has been very talented in composing music since he was a child.
It's not a problem just to make ends meet, but in the end there will be no future.
So when he became an adult, he entered the East China Sea Barrier and became a general leading troops in more than 20 years.
"What does General Wang want to say?" Xiao Zheng asked in a deep voice.
His Zhongyongbo Mansion actually has a very far-reaching connection with the East China Sea Barrier.
In other words, the navy of Yunchui was originally founded by the Xiao family. The first commander of the East China Sea Barrier was the Xiao family.
But later on, the descendants of the Xiao family became less and less useful, and their titles were lowered from the Duke's Mansion to the current Earl's Mansion.
When the title is lowered, the farms, shops and businesses under the Xiao family's name will naturally be reduced accordingly.
This is the so-called tree-falling hozen scattering.
It can be said that the Xiao family's only force in Pinghai County, where the Navy is stationed, is the Gu family's caravan, and the rest have lost everything.
This also includes the loss of leadership and command of the East China Sea Barrier.
Three years ago, an emergency occurred in northern Xinjiang. Emperor Changxing thought carefully and asked Xiao Zheng to lead his troops northward.
At that time, for the sake of the old prince, the 30,000 naval officers he brought out did not say anything.
Now the commander of the East China Sea Barrier has also arrived in Baekje, and even brought his warship across the Golden Dragon Beach to launch an attack on the eastern part of Baekje.
The soldiers brought over by Xiao Zheng were more or less ready to return to the army.
"General," Wang Lezhang said hesitantly: "Although our East China Sea Barrier can also defend the land, our real strength is at sea."
"Instead of letting the brothers passively wait for the Japanese pirates to come to Jinlong Beach, it is better to take the initiative and go directly to the sea by boat to kill them at sea and turn the world upside down."
Xiao Zheng looked at him deeply again, "Is this General Wang's intention or someone else's intention?"
Wang Lezhang chuckled, "This is what everyone means."
"Didn't the Xingluo Army enter Baekje? They are invincible in land warfare. In this case, we should give full play to the strengths of the Xingluo people and let them guard Jinlongtan and Baekje's capital."
Xiao Zheng was noncommittal.
He finally heard the reason: Starfall Legion.
Thirty miles north of Jinlongtan, we leveled the Japanese army camp.
King Qi’s tent.
Chen Xiuzhu was pacing back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back.
The weather in Baekje in June is dull, and the tent is even more breathless.
"The Japanese pirates attacked again?"
"Back to Your Highness, the Japanese pirates once again sent 200 warships to attack Jinlongtan an hour ago."
Chen Xiuzhu nodded, but his mind did not fall on the sea to the south.
"Where is Wei Junqian now?"
Several staff members looked at each other for a while before speaking.
"Your Highness, it is said that General Wei is still in Beihaiguan. Most of the Starfall Army is shutting down large-scale shipbuilding. So far, only the forward battalion is active on the Baekje Peninsula."
snort.
Chen Xiuzhu snorted dissatisfied, "I'm afraid you said too much. It was clearly the first five battalions of the forward battalion that entered Baekje."
The staff were speechless.
"Didn't my father order them to help Baekje with all their strength? Why is Wei Junqian still staying in Beiguan, and only sent in a measly forward lieutenant with a smooth mouth?"
This is clearly Chiguoguo's deception.
The more Chen Xiuzhu thought about it, the angrier he became, "How can this not be true?"
It can be said that the Starfall Legion has entered Baekje now, but it can also be said that it has not entered.
Because Wei Junqian still stays in Beiguan. And Jinlongtan only has the fifth forward battalion led by Xiao Gang.
But rather than saying that Xiao Gang came with his troops to help out, it would be better to say that he was just passing by.
After leaving some supplies for his father and telling him that he had a child, he hurriedly left with his team.
In particular, Ren Ning, the forward deputy general and one of the eight leading generals of the Starfall Army, hurried to the east despite passing the nearby Baekje capital, with no intention of making a detour to the south.
"Your Highness, why don't you tell your grandfather Luo Shangshu about Xingluo's situation?"
Then let Luo Ken enter the palace and tell Emperor Changxing.
"No," another staff member hurriedly stood up, "Your Highness, the Starfall Legion is a banner in the military, and no one can match it. Even if His Highness is angry again, he cannot break up with Wei Junqian. Otherwise..."
Otherwise, it will be difficult to win Xingluo's support when something happens in the future.
"Besides, General Wei also sent a message. He said that the post road in Baekje is too bad and the forward battalion is repairing it. Maybe when the post road is repaired, they will come in in large numbers."
snort.
The former staff snorted, "What kind of road should we build? It seems to me that Wei Junqian is just looking for any excuse to deal with Xingji City. They don't want to rescue Baekje at all."
"You can't say that. As the saying goes, the army moves forward before the food and grass are used."
"We have all seen the Baekje Post Road. It is indeed in a terrible state."
"It's already June now, and in four or five months the peninsula will be snow-capped again. If the road is not repaired, it may be difficult to guarantee logistics. Therefore, General Wei's concerns are quite reasonable..."
Bang bang!
Chen Xiuzhu knocked on the table, "Okay, stop arguing."
He rubbed his swollen forehead and asked, "What's going on with Xiao Zheng now? Has Wang Lezhang told him?"
As long as Xiao Zheng and the navy left Jinlongtan, Wei Junqian would have no choice but to come over and fill the hole.