The eight-foot-long snake spear came out of Longxi, and the curved arc and flicking arrow made the white ape cry.
To break the beard, you must use the dragon's strategy, and to build up armor, you must use the bear's ears.
——"Sending Nephew Zheng Guan to the Army" by Li Bai
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Three days later, Chen Honghu launched a lightning surprise attack.
Under the cover of building ships and stern fighting ships, hundreds of "walking boats" (sea loaches) of the Tang Dynasty Navy, like light cavalry in a horse battle, relied on their flying speed to attack the war fleet of the Xiongjin City Navy by surprise.
, using fire attacks, burned all the Silla ships cruising in the Dengzhou waters.
Because of the landing operation, the main force of the Xiongjin City Navy was trapped in Penglai by Hou Xiyi, the military commander of Pinglu and Ziqing. Unable to rescue them, they watched thousands of large and small warships being sunk by the Tang Navy.
Without the logistical supplies of ships, the Silla navy that landed in Ungjin City was like a tiger and leopard that had pulled out its claws and was stuck in the mire.
If there were no reinforcements to rescue the troops and the Tang army did not attack, the Xinluo Ungjin Castle Navy would run out of arrows and food in a month and die without a fight.
Kim Sitae, the naval admiral of Ungjin Castle, was horrified. He hurriedly ordered the naval warship that had narrowly escaped to return to Silla Ungju and asked for help from the King of Silla.
As Bai Fu expected, the King of Silla hurriedly ordered the Jincheng Navy (today's Gyeongju, South Korea) to go south, bypass the Silla Strait (today's Korea Strait), cross the Yellow Sea, and go north to Penglai.
The great navy lurking in Danluo (today's Jeju Island) discovered the Silla navy's movements, and the Persian general Alberts immediately sent the information to Bai Fu via pigeon letter.
After Bai reread it, he handed the pigeon letter to Chen Honghu and said with a smile: "Jincheng's 'Beihai Jiaosha' has finally been dispatched, and it's time for the Bohai County Navy stationed in Vladivostok (today's Vladivostok, Russia) to go south."
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Sure enough, a few days later, the Bohai Navy suddenly attacked Jincheng, the capital of Silla. The Silla defenders were unprepared and more than 10,000 soldiers were killed. The Silla army had to withdraw to Jincheng and rely on the strong city to resist.
When the news came, Jin Buhui, the admiral of Jincheng Navy, was in a dilemma:
Withdraw the troops and return to Jincheng along the same route. The 80,000-strong Xiongjin City Navy that fell in Dengzhou will inevitably be wiped out. If you continue to rush to aid Penglai, once Jincheng falls, even if the nine tribes confess their guilt and are executed, they will still be responsible.
Jin Buhui, the admiral of Jincheng Navy, was restless and didn't know what to do. He summoned the generals for consultation, but the generals also had different opinions and each had their own reasons.
Jin Buhui's confidant Pu Yinghuan fought with the generals and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I have a plan that will definitely achieve both ends."
Jin Buhui was overjoyed and said: "The plan is about to be settled. Could you please teach me, sir?"
Pu Yinghuan smiled and said: "My lord, as far as I know, in the battle of Bailang Mountain, the hundred thousand cavalry of Bohai County were wiped out. They no longer have the strength to advance by land and water and devour our Silla.
The surprise attack by the Bohai Commandery Navy will definitely be just a harassment, not a full-scale battle. Over time, they will definitely become exhausted.
Our army can be divided into two groups, one to return to the division to rescue Jincheng, and the other to continue to rescue Penglai.
When the navy of Bohai County saw our warships, they would mistakenly think that all our naval forces were returning for reinforcements, and would retreat without waiting for a fight. In this way, the siege of Jincheng was resolved without a fight.
Let’s talk about another navy:
As far as Wei Chen knows, the Tang Dynasty Navy was able to sink the Silla ships in the Dengzhou waters because the main force of the Ungjin City Navy landed and only one-tenth of the navy remained on the warships.
After our navy arrives at Penglai, be sure not to go ashore. All you need to do is form an array on the sea to confuse the Tang navy.
In the same way, the navy of the Tang Army mistakenly thought that our Jincheng navy was out in force, so they certainly did not dare to act rashly.
We do not need to engage in battle with the main force of the Tang Army's navy. We only need to take advantage of the confrontation to pick up the 80,000 soldiers of Xiongjin City on the warships, withdraw them to Xiongzhou, and then recover.
With such a two-pronged strategy, why worry? Haha."
Jin Buhui, the admiral of Jincheng Navy, was overjoyed after hearing this and said: "Yinghuan, you are my handsome Zhuge Kongming! Hahaha"
After this plan was decided, the Jincheng navy divided into two groups. One group of navy led by Park Young-hwan continued to rush to Penglae, and the other group of navy led by Kim Buhui crossed the Yellow Sea, bypassed the Silla Strait (today's Korean Strait), and headed north to rescue Jincheng (
Today's Gyeongju, South Korea).
The Persian general Alberts, who was lurking in Danluo (today's Jeju Island), observed the number of ships returning from Jincheng Navy for reinforcements, and continued to transmit the information back to Baekfu's station using pigeon messages.
After the Silla Jincheng Navy passed Baengnyeong Island and sailed into the Bohai Strait, the Datang Navy stationed in Dengzhou, Daxie Island, Turtle Island and Wuhu Island, like a pack of wolves, quietly approached the Silla Jincheng Navy and surrounded it.
, sealed in a triangular hidden sea area.
The Silla Jincheng navy was slightly aware of it, but at this time the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.
In order to buy time for retreat, Park Young-hwan ordered the naval warships to spread out in a row and get as close as possible to the narrow beach of Penggrae, so that the 80,000 Ungjinseong sailors could board the ship just by swimming without needing too many boats.
There is a saying in the art of war: strike when you are halfway across.
Chen Honghu calculated the right moment and waited for the fatal blow.
An hour later, half of the Xiongjin City sailors on the beach fled and boarded the warship.
The generals were eager to see what was going on and asked Chen Honghu to fight.
Chen Honghu and Bai Fu were confident and unmoved at all.
After another half hour, about 60,000 to 70,000 Ungjin City sailors fled onto the warships. The Silla Navy raised its sails. Without launching an attack, it would be difficult to intercept them all.
The generals were furious and impatient. At this moment, they heard the sound of a cannon and several huge fireworks rising from the sea - it was the signal to launch a general attack!
The generals of the Tang army were overjoyed. Thousands of people were manning the oars, and hundreds of boats were vying for the current. Thousands of large and small warships sailed out from the skyline on the sea level, flags fluttering, covering the sky and the sun.
Pu Yinghuan was so shocked that he didn't care that there were still more than 10,000 people who could not board the ship. He quickly pulled up the anchor and fanned the sails.
I saw that the wind and clouds suddenly changed, the sea current reversed, and the tide receded. The Silla warship was overloaded, the draft was too deep, and it ran aground on the beach.
It turns out that this triangular hidden sea area off Penglai is affected by the surrounding islands and reefs, and the ocean currents change abnormally, and the tide will ebb at specific times every day.
Only local fishermen know how powerful it is, and they will accurately grasp the time when fishing at sea.
Thousands of stranded Silla navy ships were like stranded baleen whales, struggling to their death and unable to save themselves.
With the sound of cannons, tens of thousands of rockets were like meteors, drawing perfect arcs in the sky and swooping towards the Silla Navy warships.
The rocket hit the sail but did not pass through the sail. There was a small cross-shaped fork at the tail of the arrow, which was like a barb, hanging the arrow firmly on the sail.
The sail was quickly burned into countless holes, and then the mast was ignited. The huge main mast was deeply engulfed in the sea of fire, and soon fell to the ground, smashing dozens of sailors (sailors) into pulp and burning them to coke...
For a time, the Silla warships were blazing with flames, and the navy soldiers had to abandon the ships and jump into the sea.
The throwing cart on Tang Junlou's ship threw out huge rocks. The huge rocks roared in and smashed holes as big as millstones into the Silla warships. Seawater poured in and swallowed the entire hull in an instant...
The sea is as bright as day and can be seen for hundreds of miles.
Fishermen and common people far away from the war zone went out in groups and stood on the rocks of the tidal flat and looked up.
The burning warships were like a large-scale fireworks display on Chang'an's Qujiang Pond, dazzling and splendid, and then ended one after another, sinking into the vast sea.
As the saying goes: A dragon swims in shallow water and is tricked by a shrimp.
This elite navy, known as the "North Sea Shark", was treated as a living target by the Tang Dynasty Navy before it could even cruise the sea and show off its skills.
The Silla Navy lasted less than an hour before finally collapsing.