Li Ye stood at the bow of the cruiser, his robe rustling, looking at the faintly outlined island in front of him, a smile from the heart gradually formed on the corner of his mouth.
The biggest problem in sending troops to Japan is undoubtedly crossing the sea. The Yuan Dynasty, which was very prosperous for a while, sent large-scale fleets to conquer the Japanese country several times at the peak of the dynasty, but they were all defeated in the end, and even the soldiers were killed and injured, all because of the storms at sea.
When the army went out to fight, they encountered storms at sea repeatedly, causing the ship to sink and people to die. It has to be said that the luck of the Yuan Dynasty was really not very good.
The Mongols are a nation on horseback, and they are invincible in land battles, not to mention Europe. The well-known Teutonic Knights there also failed to stop their cavalry from winning more with less. They were beaten so hard that they could not take care of themselves, but At sea, these people's ability is indeed almost.
With the "lessons learned from the past" of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Ye sent the Lingnan Navy to the expedition this time, and he made very sufficient preparations in advance.
It is not difficult to cross the ocean to the country of Wa. After all, that is how the envoys of the Tang Dynasty came here. Although it is inevitable that many so-called elites from the country of Wa died on the way, and Jianzhen’s suffering experience on the eastward journey is even more famous, but this does not mean that the crossing The ocean will surely pay a heavy price.
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In the final analysis, it is the understanding of the ocean and the advanced level of the sea-going ships that determine the success of crossing the sea. Isn't this kind of thing very simple in future generations
"Your Majesty, the scouts have discovered the Japanese fleet!" Yang Xingmi came to report the results of the big monk's investigation to Li Ye. "There are many ships, no less than two thousand ships, with flags flying, and soldiers like clouds. In return for the meticulous work of the Tsingyi Yamen, this Japanese army There are a lot of them, no less than one hundred thousand!"
This was the first time that the Lingnan Navy had met Japanese soldiers. Although Yang Xingmi spoke in a calm and calm manner, the excitement in his brows could not be concealed.
Li Ye nodded.
Ordinary soldiers can't see the island yet, but the big monks in the air can already see it. Li Ye knows the name of the big island in front of him: Tsushima Island.
Tsushima Island is in the middle of the Korean Strait between Silla and Japan. Although the Yuan Dynasty did not succeed in conquest of the Wa Kingdom, it captured Tsushima Island twice. This is the stepping stone to enter the waters of the Wa Kingdom.
For Japan, Tsushima Island is also a bridgehead for defending the Tang and Silla navy.
"Who is the enemy's leading general?" Li Ye asked.
"Fujiwara Tadahira is the younger brother of Fujiwara Tokihei, the left minister of the Wa Kingdom." As the general who led the army this time, Yang Xingmi basically knew about the spying reports of the Wa Kingdom by the Tsing Yi Yamen. Knowing oneself and knowing the enemy can never be imperiled in a hundred battles. With Yang Xingmi's intelligence and disposition, he must have studied these information in detail.
Li Ye was noncommittal: "Fujiwara Tokihei is an outstanding man of his generation, I don't know how his younger brother is."
In fact, he didn't know much about Fujiwara Shihei, but the Fujiwara family in Japan was famous, even before crossing, he had heard about it. The reason why Li Ye knew Fujiwara Tokihei very early was actually because of his political enemy Sugawara Michizane.
In order to monopolize the power, Fujiwara Tokihei framed Sugawara Michizane for plotting to support Emperor Daigo's younger brother, Prince Qishi, which successfully aroused the suspicion and fear of Emperor Daigo. Left, Sugawara Michizane was deprived of the power of the right minister, and made him a idler.
After that, his family members and old friends were suppressed, exiled, and killed one after another, which led to Michizane Sugawara's depression and death.
This is the famous Changtai change in the history of the country of Wa.
However, Fujiwara Shihei, who was the victor, died suddenly a few years later. At that time, he was less than forty years old, which was the heyday of spring and autumn.
Afterwards, several sons of Emperor Daigo also died one after another, suddenly and inexplicably.
For a while, the ruling and opposition parties of the Wa Kingdom were shaken, and they all said that it was the ghost of Michizane Sugawara who was causing trouble.
In this way, Michizane Sugawara became one of the four famous spirits in the history of Japan.
According to Li Ye's opinion, Sugawara Michizane should be more wronged than Dou E.
"There are currently three people with the highest reputation in the Fujiwara family. They are Fujiwara Tokihei, Fujiwara Tadahei, and their uncle Fujiwara Kiyosuke. They are all important ministers of the Wa Kingdom who hold power. That boy Daigo is still young, and the power he can personally grasp is limited. Now a large part is in the hands of the left and right ministers. Compared with the right minister Sugawara Michizane, Fujiwara Tokihei, who comes from the Fujiwara family of his relative, obviously has more power."
When Yang Xingmi said this, he smiled indistinctly, "But Fujiwara Tadahei dares to bring the Japanese navy to stop us, and there is not much time to live."
Li Ye smiled. Although he thought so in his heart, he didn't like to make judgments in advance.
At this time, what he thought of was whether there was anyone in Wa country who would become the opponent of the army.
In addition to the three Fujiwara Tokihei and Sugawara Michizane, there is another such person, and that is the former Japanese Emperor Uta. Emperor Uta was not dead at this time, the reason why he passed the throne to Daigo was because he was going to be a monk.
Today, Emperor Uta is Emperor Uta.
Li Ye tapped his forehead, recalling that when Sugawara Michizane was demoted, Uta wanted to persuade Daigo to withdraw his life. It's a pity that time has passed, and the former emperor couldn't even enter the palace gate. He stood outside the Peace Palace all night, suffering from the cold wind, and finally had no choice but to leave. It can be said to be very aggrieved and miserable.
After thinking about it, the change of Changtai will happen next year.
Putting away his thoughts, Li Ye no longer thought about such dirty things in the Wa Kingdom. Wherever Tang Jun went, it was doomed to be destroyed, and all stories would fall into the dust, no matter whether it was a good story or a tragic story, no one had the leisure to pay attention to it.
They will eventually be forgotten in the long river of history.
"Get ready to go to war." Li Ye told Yang Xingmi, "No matter what, Tsushima must be captured first."
"The minister takes orders!"
When the Lingnan navy adjusted its formation and was preparing to go to war, the Japanese navy in front of Tsushima Island was also actively preparing for the battle. The difference from Yang Xingmi's report is that although Fujiwara Tadahira was in charge of the Japanese navy at this time, the left minister Fujiwara Tokihei was also in the navy's stronghold.
"Brother, we have been preparing for this battle for a long time. The soldiers are all high-spirited in order to defend their homes and the country. Just look at it, we will definitely defeat the Tang army, and the shame of the battle of Jiangkou will be as white as snow!" Fujiwara in full body Zhongping said to Fujiwara Tokihei with an excited and confident expression.
"I have no doubts about your ability and the fighting spirit of the soldiers, and I also have full confidence in this battle!"
Fujiwara Shihei nodded slightly. He looked at the city-like ships on the sea, his eyes were full of relief and pride, and he looked back at the past and said: "Back then, in the battle of Baijiangkou, because the ships were too small and the soldiers had too few armors, we had to eat a lot of food. We have suffered a lot. Now, our warships are tall and strong, and our soldiers are not only brave, but also well-armored. It is time to let the people of Tang know the true combat power of the people of Amaterasu!"
Fujiwara Tadahira first said, "Brother, I plan to use 20,000 troops to fight first, pretending to be invincible, and lure the Tang army into Hongniwan, and then use the pocket-shaped terrain there to cut off the Tang army's back and make them panic. Come out, use fire attack, so that they can only be surrounded and wiped out!"
Fujiwara Tokihei's eyes lit up, he felt the direction of the wind, and said happily: "You are such a genius general, I knew it was right to let you lead the navy to fight the Tang army! This plan is feasible, let's go ahead and do it !"
Fujiwara Tadapei once again said yes.
Yang Xingmi couldn't help but be surprised when he saw that the Japanese navy was dispatched, but there were only about 500 ships.
The Lingnan Navy has 100,000 soldiers and more than 1,000 ships of different sizes and various purposes. Compared with ordinary navy, the number can be said to be very small. different.
But the Navy of the Japanese Navy is obviously not so advanced, and they only dispatch less than 30% of their forces to fight, which seems a little incomprehensible to Yang Xingmi.
"Facing my Great Tang Huanghuang Master, you don't even need to use all your strength, but you still want to test the truth of my Lingnan Navy?"
A smoldering look flashed across Yang Xingmi's eyes, and his face was even more mocking, "Since they only use 30% of their troops, we should only use 30% of them."
The ships of the Lingnan Navy broke through the waves, and more than 300 warships were dispatched quickly from the front line, and the main force followed up slowly, keeping a certain distance. On the boundless sea, the ripples of the water under the ships boosted the power of the fleet, making them look like sharp arrows piercing through the air.
The ships of both sides, like beasts on the sea, soon met in the waves.
Yang Xingmi pulled out the horizontal saber, and he wanted to say a few impassioned words to boost the morale of the whole army, but his eyes fell on the ordinary ship of the Japanese navy, and he really couldn't raise his blood. Take a sip, and said directly: "Run it over!"
Naval battles in this era are mainly based on bows and arrows at medium and long distances. If there are big monks, they will also fight in mid-air. When the ships touch each other, they will hook the other side's ship and kill them to seize the ship. Basically, land attack operations will resume. mode.
The Japanese navy obviously planned to do the same. Their crossbowmen were already in place, and there were iron arrows protruding from the arrow holes in the crenel. As long as the Lingnan navy entered the attack position, all arrows would be fired.
But at this moment, patches of spiritual energy suddenly lit up in the Lingnan Navy, and as they approached, the sound of sharp weapons piercing through the air was heard. Into the Japanese navy group!
The ships of the Lingnan Navy are tall, while the ships of the Japanese Navy are short. This is the difference in size. Originally, this has already made the soldiers of the Wa Kingdom a little scared, but they still did not flinch at the time of the battle. However, when the meteor-like arrow rain hit When they came, they were all dumbfounded and frightened.
"It's clearly not within the range of the crossbow, how can Tang Jun's crossbow shoot so far?!"
"That's the magic weapon aura! Tang Jun used the magic weapon!"
"Impossible, this must be a cover-up, how could so many arrows be..."
Before the last sentence could be fully uttered from the mouth of a Japanese cultivator, the arrows that were as dense as locusts slammed into their ships like hailstones!
All of a sudden, there was thunder, and the magic weapon crossbows tore through the ship's sides, parapets, and cabins, piercing through the bodies of countless soldiers, and there were scenes of blood gushing and soldiers flying backwards everywhere. Even the ship itself was under the tremendous force. Under the bombardment, it trembled violently and swayed wildly. It was like a scarecrow that had been beaten into a sieve, and sawdust flew everywhere.
The ships and soldiers of the Japanese navy suffered a blow and fell into hell.
Those parapets and armor shields that they thought were strong could not provide them with any protection at all. They were shot through the window like paper by the magic weapon crossbow, and there were people who were killed everywhere. In one piece.