Chapter 304: The Power of the Dragon and Elephant, Killing Everyone (Part 1)

Nanpo Port, inside the Goguryeo Navy camp.

After a brief "enemy attack" panic, as hundreds and thousands of households at all levels in the Navy took the initiative to step forward and direct soldiers to assemble in formation, the entire Navy camp returned to a tense and orderly state of preparation for war.

Gao Wu, the commander of the Goguryeo Navy, personally climbed up to the watchtower in the camp and witnessed the naval battle between the two armies at sea.

Finally, through the war flags fluttering in the sea breeze on the warships of the Tang Dynasty navy, they recognized that the enemy who attacked Nanpu Port this time was the navy of the Tang Dynasty.

As the red cannons equipped by the warships of the Tang Dynasty continued to bombard the warships of the Goguryeo Navy that went out to sea to fight, Gao Wu, as the naval admiral, seemed to have been drained of the spirit from his body bit by bit by a pair of invisible hands. and physical strength.

boom!

On the sea, a main warship of the Goguryeo Navy was directly blasted into two pieces by the red cannon of the Tang Dynasty Navy, and then sank quickly in the sea;

Gao Wu could no longer control himself, and all his strength was drained from his body, and his whole body suddenly went limp.

Out of the corner of his eye, he was still staring at the Goguryeo Navy warships that were being sunk one after another by the red cannons of the Tang Army Navy on the sea level.

If the soldiers around him hadn't had quick eyesight and quick hands to help Gao Wu up before he collapsed, the military morale of the Goguryeo Navy would have collapsed at this moment.

"The Commander-in-Chief, the Tang Army, and the Tang Army's navy warships are preparing to enter the harbor to seize the beach and land!"

Next to him, Lieutenant General Li Zhengmin exclaimed, causing Gao Wu, the Admiral of the Goguryeo Navy, who was already despairing after realizing the gap between his own navy and the Tang Dynasty navy that could not be filled with manpower and bravery, to force himself again. Hold on and cheer up.

yes!

The ultimate goal of the Tang Army's naval fleet is to capture Nanpu Port and launch a surprise attack on Pyongyang City!

The Goguryeo Navy under his command was inferior to the Tang Navy in terms of warship weapons and equipment, but it could rely on the defensive offensive of the naval camp to fight the Tang Navy on land!

No matter how powerful the Tang Navy's red cannons were, their range was always limited. They couldn't unload the red cannons equipped on the warships and recommend fighting, right?

As long as he can hold on to Nanpu Port, after receiving the news of the request for help, King Gaozang in Pyongyang City will definitely lead reinforcements to come as soon as possible. If the Tang Army navy cannot attack Nanpu Port for a long time, the supplies carried on the ship will be exhausted. After that, we will definitely have no choice but to retreat!

Thinking of this, Navy Admiral Gao Wu cheered up again.

He immediately ordered: "Vice General Li, you personally command 10,000 troops, immediately rush to the docks and beaches to reinforce the defenders, and stop the Tang Army's navy from landing on the beach at all costs;"

"The messenger sent the cavalry back to the royal city to ask for help, and told the king that the enemy who made the surprise attack on Nanpu Port was the Tang Army's naval fleet;"

"The rest of the navy officers and soldiers are sticking to the camp and waiting in strict formation. We must not allow the Tang Army's navy to land and dock!"

"The general will get the order!"

Following the order from Navy Admiral Gao Wu, the entire Goguryeo Navy was once again fully operational, preparing for war urgently according to the orders of the Commander-in-Chief.

Lieutenant General Li Zhengmin immediately commanded 10,000 elite troops and headed straight for the port.

Navy Commander Gao Wu lay down on the guardrail of the watchtower again, staring intently at the Tang Navy fleet that was about to break through the obstacles of the Goguryeo Navy warships and land on the beach.

I thought silently in my heart: Warriors of the navy, hold on, you must hold on, hold on until reinforcements arrive!

at the same time.

The vanguard of the fleet, headed by the Tang Dynasty Navy super warship "Destroying Japan" and followed by 18 medium-sized warships, has approached the waters less than two nautical miles away from Nanpu Port.

During this period, Goguryeo warships were constantly setting sail and anchoring from Nampo Port, rushing over to try to prevent the "Destroyer" from landing on the beach, but in the end they all sank in vain.

Either it was blasted into two pieces by the red-coated cannon of the accompanying warship and sank into the sea, or it was directly hit head-on by the Japanese destroyer with a larger tonnage and a stronger hull and sank.

It wasn't until the Japanese-destroying super warship plunged into the shallow waters of Nanpo Port that it was over.

Because of the large tonnage and deep draft of the Japanese super warship, it had to dock one nautical mile away from the tidal flat of Nanpo Port pier. The remaining section of the sea route had to be reached by the landing boat on the ship.

On the deck, Chen Longxiang, the young pioneer general of the Tang Dynasty Navy, decisively ordered: "Come here, please pass this general's order to land on the boat and attack!"

"Landing boats and sortie!"

Then, he ordered: "The red-coated cannons are ready to target the docks and tidal flats of Nanpu Port. Fire freely to provide cover for the navy pioneers who want to land on the beach!"

"Red cannon, shoot!"

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Boom, boom, boom!

The next moment, the landing boats that had been prepared for a long time, under the cover of the red cannons, kept launching the cabin doors on both sides of the super warship Zijie. Each boat carried twenty Datang Navy soldiers and headed straight for Nanpu. Go to the harbor.

At the pier of Nanpu Port and on the coastal tidal flats, the Goguryeo Navy stationed here stood ready, aiming their ballistae and catapults at the Tang Navy's boats on the sea, ready to launch expeditionary attacks at any time.

At this time, Li Zhengmin, the deputy general of the Goguryeo Navy who had just arrived at the dock with 10,000 reinforcements, immediately took over the command of the dock.

Faced with the bombardment of the red cannons of the Datang Navy, Li Zhengmin had issued a death order, and the frontline naval officers and soldiers must not take a step back.

Anyone who disobeys the order will be killed without mercy!

In addition, he also asked his personal guards to form a supervision team, and anyone who dared to take a step back would be killed on the spot.

Seeing hundreds of Tang army landing boats approaching the docks and mudflats like a swarm of carp crossing the river, Li Zhengmin decisively issued an order to shoot arrows: "Pass the order, shoot arrows!"

"Shoot arrows--"

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!

Suddenly, at the docks and mudflats of Nampo Port, the Goguryeo Navy fired thousands of arrows at the same time. The arrows in the sky were like locusts passing through the land, directly hitting the vanguard troops of the Tang Navy who were bravely advancing on the sea.

Clang, clang, clang!

Seeing this, the officers and soldiers of the Tang Navy on the landing boats raised their shields to deal with the attacks of the Goguryeo Navy's arrows and stone balls.

The arrows hit the shields, making bursts of clang clang clang collision sounds.

On the super battleship "Miewohao", Chen Longxiang was furious when he saw that the Goguryeo navy in Nanpu Port was still fighting to the death under the bombardment of the red cannons, and even used crossbow carts, crossbows, catapults and other weapons to remotely attack the landing pioneers of the Tang Navy.

Chen Longxiang continued to order: "Come here!"

"Pass the order down, let the Shenjiying find a way for this general to hit the enemy's crossbows and catapults!"

"I got the order!"

Soon, the 19 warships of the vanguard began to adjust the shooting angles constantly near Nanpu Port in order to provide more help for the landing navy pioneers.

However, facing the narrow and long coastline, the number of red cannons carried by these 19 warships seemed a bit inadequate and could not achieve full coverage at all.

The large force of the Tang Navy fleet was restricted by the terrain of Nampo Port and the crowded Goguryeo warships in the port. They could not all line up in Nampo Port and use the red cannons on the warships to cover the port and coastline.

For a time, the vanguard of the Tang Navy that landed on the beach was blocked outside Nampo Port by the Goguryeo Navy, which was several times larger than itself, and it was difficult to launch an attack.

Seeing that the attack of the beach landing troops was blocked, Chen Longxiang, the vanguard commander, could not sit still.

He easily picked up his pair of drums and golden hammers, walked towards the cabin, and ordered sternly: "Deputy General Fan, you will take over the command of the Shenji Camp from this general; the left and right Yuhou Army, go with this general to meet the Goguryeo Navy in person!"

"Then who, prepare a boat for this general!"

"I have received the order!"