In the eyes of the Japanese soldiers, the boat approaching in front of them did not look like a ship at all, but more like a giant dragon emerging from the sea!
The blue-black hull is filled with a mysterious, cold, strange, and cruel atmosphere. The smaller crossbow arrows seem to be illuminated by the firelight on the ship, and the arrows are fired without missing a beat.
Looking at the giant dragon getting closer and closer to them, after a wave of attacks from the Suzaku, the Japanese ships had already lost their ability to move, so they had to watch the giant dragon crush their two warships. .
Looking at the overwhelming giant ship that exuded cruelty and coldness, the Japanese soldiers had no choice but to jump from the side of the ship into the sea one after another when the warship could not move, trying to avoid the collision of the giant ship.
With a bang, the giant dragon rolled over like a mountain, instantly knocking the Japanese warship away into the distance. As the giant ship continued to move forward without slowing down, the Japanese warship was squeezed by several huge waves. , finally collided with the Suzaku head-on, and suddenly flew away like paper. Large pieces of wooden planks floated on the sea, and some black heads were confused under the light of the fire.
And all this is not to say how strong the Suzaku is. The Suzaku is indeed strong, but it can never be so strong that it can remain intact after the collision.
This all depends on the attack of the heavy crossbow from the Suzaku just now and the weakness of the Japanese warship itself.
What is strange about the Japanese warships is that their ships look very good and mighty in appearance, and the number of people on a ship can even reach three to five hundred.
But these seemingly mighty Japanese warships did not have keels when they were built. They relied entirely on the hull to support the overall structure. They also had no watertight cabins and bilge keels. In addition, their center of gravity was relatively high, and their ability to withstand wind and waves was very poor. , so after being hit by this collision, it completely fell apart.
And even if it does not fall apart, and unlike the ships of the Tang Dynasty, it has many watertight compartments separated at the bottom of the ship. Once one of the watertight compartments gets water, as long as the other watertight compartments do not get water, it can still ensure that the ship will not be damaged again in the shortest time. Silence within.
The Japanese warships did not have watertight cabins at all, so even if they were not knocked apart, they could still watch helplessly as seawater poured into the large hole in the hull that was hit by the heavy crossbow. It was only a matter of time before it sank. .
But this battle was the Suzaku's first battle. Cui Zhibian naturally wanted to write the Suzaku's first perfect achievement in its merit book, so he did not hesitate to use the heavy crossbow.
However, this heavy crossbow is not yet loaded with sky mines. If it is loaded with sky mines, it will turn into a match rope sky mine as His Highness said. Its match rope sky mine will not be extinguished when exposed to water and will not stop when exposed to wind. As long as it is fired within the specified time. Hitting an enemy ship will cause an explosion, causing the entire cabin or deck to immediately fall apart, causing absolute damage to the enemy.
As the two Japanese warships fell apart one after another, the Mengchong boats on both sides of the Suzaku had already taken dozens of soldiers each into the sea and began to hunt down the Japanese soldiers who showed their heads on the sea.
The sound of fighting on the sea was far less intense and shocking than the sound of fighting on land. In addition, the Japanese soldiers were still struggling in the sea and had no power to fight back. So in the midst of crying and shouting, it lasted about half an hour. Within seconds, the entire sea fell into silence.
The other two giant ships did not stop at all. When the Suzaku attacked, they had slowly circled around from both sides and continued their way north.
The three giant ships continued to move forward slowly, while the two Japanese warships disappeared silently into this world.
Dawn came quietly, and a red sun on the sea was slowly dragged up from the distant sea level. The three giant ships of the Tang Dynasty, which had rested for less than two hours, were like three tigers on the sea, sheltered from the wind. Minato took a nap for a while, and then continued moving forward again, heading towards Hakata Port and the Seto Inland Sea.
At this moment, behind the three giant ships, a layer of ships like a mirage suddenly appeared. Looking at the familiar layers of giant ships, Cui Zhibian grabbed the soldiers next to him. He glanced at the telescope with a shocked expression, then put down the telescope and murmured: "Dragon boat? Why did it appear here? What is going on? Immediately let go of the arrow to warn them not to go any further and explain their identity!"
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Three harsh arrows sounded on the sea, not only alarming the dragon boats behind the three giant ships, but also alarming the Japanese fishermen in Hakata Port who were preparing to go fishing!
"Little devils, listen up... you're wrong, you're too deep into the drama." Li Hong took off the loudspeaker from his mouth, took the blindfold from the hand of Lawless, who looked much better next to him, and put it on He hit one of his eyes, then raised the loudspeaker in his hand and shouted: "Go back quickly! You are not allowed to go fishing today. If you come to the people in charge, tell me that your grandpa is here."
Li Chunfeng's old face was red. He had just handed over the Xuanwu to Zhang Yi. Through these days of observation, Li Chunfeng had a deeper understanding of Zhang Yi. He knew that this was a rare naval combat talent. Every tactic Cui Zhibian used last night, He guessed them all.
Therefore, he hurriedly passed through the boat and ran to the Fuzhu. Seeing His Highness standing in front of people's doors and shouting so arrogantly, he looked so embarrassed that he really wanted to jump into the sea and drown.
"Your Highness, could you please listen to me first?" Li Chunfeng panted heavily and ran from the distant Xuanwu to the Fuzhu in one breath. It was also very laborious.
"Ah? What's wrong? What do you want to say?" Li Hong put down the speaker and looked at Li Chunfeng with an innocent expression.
"This... this... we have no name, so it's not appropriate to block people's doors like this now, right?" Li Chunfeng looked at the small fishing boats dotted in the distance, turned around and ran back one by one, and sighed helplessly.
"Ah? You need to be famous for your troops to besiege the Japanese country?" Li Hong was a little confused. He had always thought that he was the commander-in-chief of the Eighth Route Army. Although it was a bit of a drama, he felt very good. He had hit the little Japanese at the door. This was In the five thousand years of history of China, they are rare.
"Your Highness, you are the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. It is unjustifiable to break in so rashly. If the Japanese country sends an envoy to inform His Majesty of your situation..." Li Chunfeng spread his hands, wondering why His Highness would bring this with him. Eyepatch, pretend to be a one-eyed dragon.
"You're right, I was careless. So, don't you know when that huge ship sank? Just use this negotiation to say that their fishing boat rammed and sank our warship. This is a naked attack on us. I, the Tang Dynasty, showed off my strength and despised my country, the Tang Dynasty, and now I, the Tang Dynasty, are here to seek justice." One-Eyed Dragon thought for a moment and said decisively.
When Li Chunfeng heard Li Hong's words, he was so shocked that his eyes almost fell off the deck: "Is this okay?"
"Then what should we do? We've come here, we can't just show off our power and then go back, right?" Li Hong said with his hands spread out.
And history is such a similar coincidence. This time Li Hong's arrival had exactly the same reaction as the Tang Dynasty during this period in history.
In history, the Tang Dynasty helped Baekje fight against the Japanese state at the Battle of Baekjiangkou, and eventually killed and sunk all the warships and soldiers of the Japanese state. Then it arrived at the Japanese state from the northern route, showing off its power and intimidating the Japanese state. Visited the Japanese country.
It's just that the political methods at that time were not complete enough. Datang just spent money on the trip in vain, and did not cause any real damage to the defeated Japanese country.
At that time, Li Hong was only eight or nine years old. Li Zhi and his dragon mother had just brought down the Guanlong Group headed by Changsun Wuji. It was the time to consolidate the imperial power, and it was impossible for the eighty-nine-year-old kid to do so. The child intervened.
Furthermore, at that time, Li Hong led everyone to work in his Taiyi City, so he naturally didn't know much about these things. Even if he knew a lot, he couldn't remember it at that time.
So when Li Hong went to the Japanese country, he never thought that he would need an excuse to conquer the Japanese country violently!
I always thought that I could easily come up with a hundred excuses to ask the Japanese people to compensate and atone for their sins, so I never thought about the need for a famous teacher.
"Your Highness, we don't have enough food and grass. According to your current thinking, we will definitely not be able to make the Japanese surrender in two or three months, but... our number is too small, we can only surround, but we cannot go ashore. We I can't afford it." Li Chunfeng then remembered that the reason why His Highness suddenly stopped three giant ships at sea yesterday was that he had already planned to extort a large sum of money from the Japanese.
"It doesn't matter. You didn't bring enough food and grass, but I brought enough. Even if it's not enough, just let the supply ship make a few more trips to Baekje. It's not that far away." Li Hong looked back. Behind him, he wanted to see if his followers had arrived.
So when I turned around, I saw that the Suzaku had turned around and headed out at some point, and further away, a ship that clearly looked like the unique style of the Tang Dynasty was hurriedly signaling that it was my own. people.
"Stop that idiot Cui Zhibian. That's the dragon boat of former Sui Dynasty Yang Guang! I transferred it privately this time!" Li Hong said hurriedly, helpless after kicking him and still standing in front of him.
The shirtless person looked at the two sides and saw that there was no sign of too much tension between the two parties. Then he came back to his senses and said to Li Chunfeng: "I know that you want to return to Quanzhou now, and you can't wait to take those two battleships with you immediately. Carry on your great voyage!"
Li Hong's expression suddenly became solemn, he looked at Li Chunfeng and said: "But if! You go sailing with your current thoughts and consciousness, it will be a complete waste of the manpower, material and financial resources of the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Hong, who was looking at one eye, suddenly looked solemn. Li Chunfeng had to put away his mind and said attentively: "Please teach me, Your Highness!"
(End of chapter)