Lord of the House - v12 Chapter 69

He Xiongqi thought that no matter whether the news is good or bad, as long as there is news, it is better than no news at all. Who would have expected such desperate news to come.

In the dim light of the morning, in the Dengzhou General’s House, a candle as thick as a baby’s arm burned with a beeping sound, with a slight aroma of fat. That He Xiongqi was sitting on the Taishi chair with all his strength, Fan Wenlan and Tong Huacheng were pale and stared at the messy rice papers on the long table.

This is the special envoy sent by Ye Jibaishi from Shaocheng, wrapped in tarpaulin and kept close to him, from Haicheng risking his life to cross the blockade and bring it to Jianjinzhou in eastern Liaoning – these messy pieces of rice paper describe all It was the case of the Battle of Kazu and the shelling of Mount Bailing.

The situation of the Hejin naval battle and the artillery bombardment of Bailing Mountain is difficult to describe in words. Only when the artist depicts the situation on paper can it give people a more direct understanding – but this kind of understanding is too cruel!

The Hejin naval battle ended with the destruction of the Goryeo Naval Division and the Huaidong Naval Division without hurting one soldier and one ship. Ye Jibaishi had 20,000 elite infantry horses in Shaocheng, and even forced them out of Shaocheng—such a victory How to make people accept it?

Tong Huacheng originally thought that the Huaidong Navy would not be able to organize two large-scale naval battles in just over a month, but who would have thought that in the Hejin naval battle, the Huaidong Navy would annihilate Goryeo without hurting one ship and one soldier. All in Shaocheng Navy? The Huaidong Navy so easily won the victory of the Hejin naval battle, and naturally has the ability to continue fighting!

It means that they have wasted ten precious days waiting for the news, and the Huaidong Navy may appear on the sea outside Dengzhou City at any time!

Is this the true situation of Huaidong Fuhuobi?

The warship of the Korean Navy was smashed by the fire crossbow three or four miles apart, breaking the mast and breaking through the siege at the risk of death, but it attracted even more crazy barrage coverage, like falling into death prison; and the artillery bombardment of Bailing Mountain was even more Terrifying, the water villages and county towns five or six miles away are covered by the fire crossbow, and the spherical iron bullets weighing 20 to 30 kilograms seem to be shot through the air like a dead star – such a fire crossbow, Huaidong A warship is equipped with dozens to hundreds of aircraft.

The power of the fire crossbow is not weaker than the smashing of the catapult at close range – the Beiyan army used to attack the city and loot the land. Now Huaidong has concentrated such a powerful force on a warship.

A warship strong enough to stand against a mighty city!

The seemingly impregnable sea-locked defense line will face such a terrifying hell-like warship…

Could it be that the fundamental reason for Huaidong’s two-and-a-half-year dormancy was to create such a terrifying hell-like warship?

“Su Tingzhan should be informed immediately that Miaoshan Island and Huangcheng Island should be abandoned, and Swordfish Village and Tieshan Village should not be defended. All warships should be retreated into the inland waterways to avoid enemy ships…” Although Tong Huacheng mastered It was a military spying, but he was a resourceful general. If it were as true as Ye Jibaishi’s painting when looking for a painter, the sea defense line would have completely lost its meaning.

“Could it be that the eldest prince was boasting to cover up his defeat?” He Xiongqi asked Fan Wenlan in desperation with a little bit of luck.

Fan Wenlan’s heart is full of bitterness. He Xiongqi can be said to be one of the most pragmatic and sober generals in the Beiyan Army, but for six or seven years of his rule in Dengzhou, he devoted almost all his energy to the sea-locking defense line. Can you easily admit that the sea defense line is a pile of useless ruins in front of Huaidong’s new warships and fire crossbow?

The most critical thing at the moment is not to secure the sea defense line, but to ensure these warships and the last bit of sea counterattack capability, so that the Huaidong Army can not arbitrarily drive straight into the Bohai Bay, directly attack the Jinhai Sea, and directly attack Yanjing…

Is it just really useful?

Fan Wenlan can’t imagine that once the sea-locked defense line is torn apart, Jinhai and Yanjing will be fatally threatened, and how badly it will affect the entire Shandong and Hehuai defense lines!

In the past, Fan Wenlan could realize that Huaidong had a certain strategic advantage, but he didn’t think that Beiyan had gone. Only then did he realize that Huaidong simply had a certain strategic advantage. The so-called Northern Expedition was simply a matter of Crush Dayan!

Why did the Huaidong Navy stop advancing eastward to attack Hanyang after the victory over Hejin and the occupation of Shaocheng?

First, Goryeo was not the main target of the Huaidong expedition. Once again, the hills and dense forests on the west flank of Hanyang could hinder the Huaidong army from quickly attacking Hanyang.

Once the Huaidong Army is called to occupy Jinhai, there will be no obstacle from Jinhai to Yanjing, but the total number of Beiyan troops in Yanjing, Jinhai, Changli and other places is no more than 50,000. How to stop the Huaidong Army Occupy Jinhai?

“General Nahe, when life and death exist, if you hesitate a little bit, you will die without a place to be buried. Please make a decision quickly!” Tong Chenghua urged.

“I’m afraid it’s too late!” He Xiongqi said with a dead face, “Listen, are there any alarm bells ringing?”

Tong Huacheng and Fan Wenlan held their breath and calmed down, the faint alarm bell was ringing, Tong Huacheng pushed open the gate of Mingtang with a single step, and saw a beacon ignited in the southeast corner of the city wall, indicating that a large number of enemy troops were approaching…

Although the Dengzhou Army has built a large number of beacon towers on the south side of the Shandong Peninsula, the Huaidong Navy can make all the beacon towers on the south coast of the Shandong Peninsula deaf as long as the Huaidong Navy sails around a little. dumb.

That He Xiongqi, Fan Wenlan, and Tong Huacheng hurried to the top of the city again. At this time, the morning sun was like a new life, jumping out from the sea and sky in the east, illuminating the golden sea mountain in the east of Dengzhou, and it also shone brightly. The hundreds of giant sails hanging above the sea were golden.

Almost at the same time, the sound of artillery bombardment resembling the roar of spring thunder came from Haitian. Just when everyone in Dengzhou was caught off guard, the Dengzhou naval battle kicked off…

“Why hasn’t General Su come yet?” He Xiongqi suddenly thought that after so long, Su Tingzhan hadn’t come from Daoyu Village.

“General Su went to inspect Huangcheng Island at night, and the Daoyu Village sent a boat to Huangcheng Island to invite him.” When He Xiongqi asked, he hurried forward to report back.

Su Tingzhan at sea?

Did Su Tingzhan meet the Huaidong warship when he returned to land in the sudden naval battle?

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Su Tingzhan went to Huangcheng Island to inspect before nightfall, and stayed at Huangcheng Island at night, in the dim light of the morning. He heard that news from Hanyang had reached Dengzhou directly, so he left Huangcheng Island by boat and met Na Hexiong on the road. Qi sent to find his boat and met him.

However, at this moment, the beacon fire sentinel ship in the southwest waters of Huangcheng Island warned first.

An enemy ship came straight to Huangcheng Island, so Su Tingzhan could only return to Huangcheng Island first to organize defense, but for a while, he could not think of going back to Dengzhou to meet Na Hexiongqi and Fan Wenlan.

Huangcheng Island is one of the four main bases of the sea-locking defense line. In addition to the 3,000 elite infantry guards, there are also 5,000 navy troops and more than 60 warships – the combat power should not be underestimated.

Liaodong Jiantie Village, Miaoshan Village, and Dengzhou Swordfish Village are more powerful than Huangcheng Island, and the farthest distance is no more than a hundred miles.

The morning sun rising on April 16, like a bright red pill jumping out of the cloud curtain of the sea and the sky, emits a thousand zhang rays of light. The Huaidong warship came from the south, and the mast of the ship was reflected on the side under the light of the rising sun. light.

Su Tingzhan hurriedly changed into his battle armor, and the thin-scaled armor shone with silver light under the rising sun. Standing on the top deck of the building, squinting at the Huaidong warships that were sailing fast in a tandem showing signs of change, Su Tingzhan calmly ordered: “Let the first and second wing fleet leave the village and circle around. Nanya Crossbow Terrace is deployed to the southwest wing of Donghuangcheng Island, ready to meet the enemy… Training for a thousand days, it takes a while, children, don’t lose their lives, lose their face, and escape from battle, Zhan Wuhe, parents, wife and children are sitting together, you know!” Su Tingzhan repeated the military order without too much emotion in his tone, and then made the shirtless warriors on the left and right beat the bronze war drums, inspiring people.

In Su Tingzhan’s view, no matter how powerful the incoming Huaidong Navy is, they can’t passively defend, but take advantage of the favorable conditions near the island to actively organize to attack. Only in this way can the Huaidong Army be wiped out. To attack with vigor, only weak and exhausted enemies can have more chances to win.

On the south cliff of Dongdao, Huangcheng Island, the water is deep and the cliff is straight and the cliff is 20 feet high. There is a crossbow platform, and a heavy crossbow can cover the sea area within 500 steps. The first and second wing fleets are all fighting ships. Nanya Nutai and the nearby Huaidong warships fought hand-to-hand; more than a dozen warships were dispatched out of the water village to the left flank for strict defense, so that the two five-masted main warships were guarded by several large-wing warships. The formation was formed outside the south entrance of the island, and the other two five-masted warships were prepared on the inside to prepare for assistance at any time…

After making the above arrangements, Su Tingzhan boarded the Nanya Crossbow Platform in order to better command the water battle.

When he boarded the crossbow platform on the south bank, he happened to see more than 20 Huaidong warships that had been advancing fast in a column before, and had transformed into a strange ship formation. In the center was a horizontal formation of two staggered teams, which seemed to be attacking. The two conical ships of the nature are on the two wings – if Su Tingzhan had seen the detailed sketches of the Hejin naval battle brought by Hanyang’s messenger earlier, he would not have been so surprised. Lishui Shi was full of doubts when he first met the generals of this fleet.

Perhaps because of the frequent fights with Huaidong, Su Tingzhan felt more of a sense of crisis in addition to his doubts – it’s a pity that on the battlefield, the time he can give him to think is too limited.

More than 20 Huaidong warships slowly pulled the southern end of Huangcheng Island into the shooting range~www.mtlnovel.com~ Su Tingzhan watched the broadsides of the Huaidong warships, densely packed. Breathing out flames and white smoke, nearly 200 solid iron bullets were shot at a time, targeting the two five-masted main battleships in the south entrance, and they shot densely in the air.

The water hits, the waves are soaring into the sky.

Hit the ship, the mast breaks.

Hit the cliff, shake the ground!

With the addition of craftsmen from the luxury family, Beiyan’s Tieshan Ship was able to build a large sea-going ship with a load of 8,000 stone in the fifth year of Yongxing. In three years, a total of sixteen five-masted main warships were built, of which four were Stationed on Huangcheng Island.

Two of the five-masted warships that were ready to face off outside Nankou were built by Su Tingzhan as the Dengzhou Navy.

In order to strengthen the structural strength, except for the watertight compartments, the decks are all double decks. Although it is not a complete iron skeleton ship, a large number of cast iron components are used. The division’s most advanced warship.

The two warships that Su Tingzhan thought could compete with the Huaidong Navy warships were completely changed under a dense barrage of artillery fire. The hull is so huge that nearly one-third of more than 180 solid iron bullets hit the hull at a time.

The two main battleships named Su Tingzhan were so proud of, they were completely unrecognizable in the blink of an eye. The root, smashed down horizontally, tore a piece of the sail, smashed a corner of the stern cabin, and several armored soldiers were placed on the root of the mast, unable to struggle, crying and howling…

Including Su Tingzhan, including the fleet arrayed on the southeast flank of Nanya Nutai, were shocked by the situation in front of them, and they didn’t even notice that the Huaidong warship was still slowly approaching along the ocean.

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