The three giant ships slowly sailed out of the exit of the Seto Inland Sea, and then the three warships slowly followed the Tang Dynasty dragon boat, protecting the dragon boat as it slowly sailed to a slightly farther coastline, and then four warships So he parked there, waiting for the fighter planes and the Japanese warships to dispatch.
The sky gradually darkened, and numerous Japanese warships on the sea sailed out from the exit of the Seto Inland Sea in dense numbers, and then formed a fan shape and slowly approached Datang's three warships and a dragon boat.
The afterglow of the setting sun falls on the sea, creating patches of golden color. The golden sea surface and the golden warships all seem to carry a trace of holiness and sanctity under the afterglow.
As time went by, the Japanese warships began to silently change from a fan shape, like the numerous islands in the Seto Inland Sea, breaking into pieces and turning into small islands.
At least a dozen warships were arranged in a battle formation, and as many as thirty or fifty warships were arranged in a square array to form an attack formation.
Like small islands of different sizes, they drift slowly on the sea, and you can even vaguely hear the sound of war drums, like thunder, rumbling on the sea.
"Your Highness..." Cui Zhibian looked solemn. Only he gave up the Suzaku, ran to the dragon boat, and knelt in front of Li Hong.
"What do you want to say?" Li Hong put down the telescope in his hand, with the same solemn expression.
Princess Dalai has been following Li Hong. At this moment, when she heard the Tang Dynasty general coming in a small boat, he respectfully addressed the person whose arm was being pulled by her as your highness. She immediately let go of her hand as if she was electrocuted, and then looked at Li Hong in disbelief. , a sharp-edged profile.
"Your Highness, I... I request you to abandon the ship and go to the Suzaku, Xuanwu, or your husband's ship, but you can't stay on this dragon boat any longer." Cui Zhibian's tone He said with unprecedented solemnity, looking at the densely packed Japanese warships on the sea from time to time.
Li Hong opened his hands, felt the moist sea breeze on the sea, and murmured: "I'm afraid there will be a storm tonight."
"So I boldly ask Your Highness to abandon the ship. This dragon boat..." Cui Zhibian didn't say any more. On the distant horizon, the overwhelming dark clouds were like a beast that people can't imagine how huge it is, slowly. From the connection between sea and sky, it is spreading here.
"So what about stopping the war? I can tell my father and ask him to stop the war." Princess Dalai seemed to have grasped the last straw. She looked at Li Hong who had turned out to be murderous at some point and asked. road.
"Do you think your father will be on that densely packed warship?" Li Hong glanced at her sideways, then looked further behind him.
"Your Highness, this dragon ship is clumsy. If you want to save it, you have to evacuate immediately. But now... the storm is coming. Even if you escape..."
"Needless to say, immediately order all the soldiers to go to the Zhuque, Xuanwu, and Fu ships to sink the dragon ships!" Li Hong said immediately.
In his mind, the meaning of the dragon ship did not have much influence, but in the minds of Cui Zhibian and other generals, the sinking of the dragon ship had a completely ominous meaning.
But if it is not sunk and a naval battle with Japanese warships begins later, once this warship is surrounded, its clumsy maneuverability will put it under the enemy's iron ball.
"Yes, Your Highness, I will make arrangements now." As if Cui Zhibian had received the imperial edict he wanted most, he immediately began to order the soldiers on the dragon boat to begin moving, including some valuable things on the dragon boat.
"You know, we Japanese warriors are not afraid of death. Even if you use three warships that are beyond our reach to deal with us, we will not be timid and will die with you!" Princess Dalai looked at Li Hong gave up the dragon boat that she had been carrying for a long time, and wanted to continue to persuade Li Hong to withdraw her troops immediately.
"Who told you that the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty were afraid of death? I sank this dragon ship just because I didn't want to drag my other warships of the Tang Dynasty back after the storm came. By the way, there is one more thing I forgot to tell you. The warships of the Tang Dynasty Not three ships, but five ships!" Li Hong sneered, and a murderous aura came to his face, making Princess Dalai shiver involuntarily.
Then, Princess Dalai saw that where the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty, whose authenticity was unclear, was looking, a black shadow slowly fell towards her.
"What do you mean?" Princess Dalai murmured as she saw Li Hong's murderous look on his face, but her heart felt like it was falling into an ice cave.
"There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty that there are four holy beasts. Now that Suzaku and Xuanwu are here, do you think the other two holy beasts will not come during this battle?" Li Hong knelt down, pinched the delicate and sexy chin of Princess Dalai, and stared at her closely. asked looking into her eyes.
"Suzaku, Xuanwu, never seen Qinglong, White Tiger, you... you have five such giant ships?" Princess Dalai sat completely on the ground, looking up at Li Hong who was squatting on the deck, and asked in shock.
"Boys can be taught, you guessed it right." Li Hong stretched out his hand, and a huge bird that was flying high in the sky slowly landed on his bare arm.
The fish just caught by Li Hong, after Li Hong released Princess Dalai's delicate chin, he picked up a fish and put it in his hand, letting Hai Dongqing, who had scary eyes and appearance, peck it in his hand.
Under the command of Cui Zhibian, the entire dragon boat quickly evacuated all the soldiers, but the sailors were left on the boat by Li Hong. There were three or four Mengchong on the left and right sides, preparing to fight when the dragon boat was about to be attacked by the Japanese. Used by sailors to escape when ships are surrounded.
"What else do you want to do?" Princess Dalai crawled towards Li Hong on the deck and asked, shaking Li Hong's hand.
"Of course you need bait for fishing. This dragon boat is cheaper for your Japanese country. It can become a prominent achievement in the history of your Japanese water war. It will be very majestic if you say it. But it has sunk my dragon boat of the Tang Dynasty. Isn't it amazing? "Li Hong shook off Princess Dalai's hands, untied the thin tube of Haidongqing's claws, took out the letter inside and took a look, then turned to the west of the sea.
The dim sight blocked people's sight. In the distance, two huge objects could be vaguely seen moving this way. The distance between the huge objects became smaller and smaller as they got closer and closer to the dragon boat. the further away.
"Do you really want to destroy all the warships of our Japanese country in one fell swoop? Why do you want to provoke a war? Why do you want to kill innocent lives!" Princess Dalai was really panicked at this moment, and she looked at the two huge fuzzy ships in the distance from time to time. warships, and then from time to time they saw their Japanese warships cruising on the sea, slowly coming here.
"There is no way. We, the Tang Dynasty, need this battle. We, the Tang Dynasty, need to overcome the fear of the sea. We, the Tang Dynasty, need to use courage to challenge the unknown. The Chinese nation wants to stand in the forest of powerful countries forever, and wants to be prosperous and strong forever. We must conquer the sea, and we must believe that on the sea, our warships will be as invincible and invincible as our cavalry on land!" Li Hong said with some seriousness as he looked at Princess Dalai's frightened expression.
For five thousand years, the Chinese nation has never truly realized what kind of wealth the ocean will bring to mankind and the country. It has always been stubborn and dreamed of being the center of the world, although it has indeed become the center of the world many times during this period. .
But that glory is as bright and short-lived as fireworks in the long river of history. Whether it is Spain, Portugal, England and other countries, during the era of colonial rule, they clearly portrayed their strength in the progress of human history. At the same time, they also plundered all the wealth of the world to their country and their museum.
As for the Chinese nation, even the Ming Dynasty, known as the powerful navy, only relied on the sense of smell of the court and merchants to exchange their own items for the world's wealth, leaving only a glimpse of the Chinese nation to the world.
It has never truly conquered the world or the sea, and it has never obtained real wealth from the sea or other countries.
Just like Spain, England, and Portugal, they relied on their powerful navies to plunder the world's wealth and resources.
And this is also the ultimate goal of Li Hong taking the initiative to provoke the war and the war against Japan. That is to make the Tang people full of confidence and pride at sea, as well as on land, and willing to face the war through this battle. The challenges posed by the unknown sea.
Similarly, I also hope that through this battle, the Japanese will completely fear and fear the Tang Dynasty and the Chinese nation, and even become the eleventh line of the Tang Dynasty in the future!
"For the future prosperity of your nation and for the eternal prosperity of your country, are you going to sacrifice the lives of the Japanese people? Don't you think it's cruel? You will be punished by God! You will pay the price for your cruelty!" The princess stood up and looked up into Li Hong's eyes. At this moment, he believed that this shameless person was the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty.
Although this person still looks carefree and has no formal appearance, as a king, who is not a madman? Which one is not arrogant? Which one is not filled with dreams of conquering the world
Even my father, before he became emperor, and when his uncle was in power, didn't he try his best to encourage Emperor Tenji to launch a war against Baekje to plunder land and test the bottom line of the Tang Dynasty? When you leave your name in history, you write a colorful stroke in the annals of history.
"Are they common people? Which one is common people? Point it out to me! Aren't they the armed soldiers of your Japanese country? If we, the Tang Dynasty, are weak and you, the Japanese country, are strong, then to me, the Tang Dynasty, they are executioners and demons , right? When faced with Baekje's powerlessness, you can't do the same thing." Li Hong took Princess Dalai's arm and still stood on the highest deck of the dragon boat, pointing at the dim The faint light on the sea asked.
"It's different. They were forced. If they don't stand up and resist, the Japanese country will perish."
"So to be on the safe side, I defeat the enemy before it becomes strong. This will save me more trouble when it becomes stronger, right?" Li Hong said coldly with a trace of murderous intent on his lips.
Then he took Princess Dalai's arm, walked off the deck, and went up to the Fuzhu ship that came to meet her.
(End of chapter)