Chapter 405: A Matter of Life and Death, and a Matter of Superiority

At the same time.

In the court of the Tang Dynasty, civil and military officials were arguing over the verdict of Jin Wang Chen Longxiang's "bloodbath in Jinling City";

According to the order of Jin Wang Chen Longxiang, the Tang Navy's super warship Miewo, which had been sailing southward along the Yangtze River waterway in Jiangyin, was finally intercepted by the Tang Navy's warship fleet on the waterway not far from the former navy camp;

Two medium-sized warships and eight ordinary warships of the Tang Navy fleet surrounded Miewo in a goose-shaped formation. The person in charge of commanding the fleet was Tang Ziyi, the deputy general of the former Tiger New Army and the Jingyuan Earl of the Tang Dynasty.

"Report--"

"Report to the Deputy Governor--"

On the deck of the Zhenyuan of the Tang Navy Fleet, the Navy messenger hurriedly reported: "The Miewo warship that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jin was riding on was discovered ahead. The Shenjiying asked for instructions whether to fire and stop the Miewo warship?"

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Hmm?

Hearing this, Jingyuan Bo Tang Ziyi raised his eyebrows and thought rapidly in his mind.

In fact, there was no need for the messenger to report. Standing on the deck of the Zhenyuan, holding a monocular telescope and paying close attention to the Yangtze River waterway, Tang Ziyi, Jingyuan Bo of the Tang Dynasty, had already seen everything that was happening on the Yangtze River waterway through the field of view of the monocular telescope.

When the warships of the Tang Navy Fleet surrounded the Miewo warship that the Prince of Jin Chen Longxiang was riding, Tang Ziyi's heart began to hang.

To be fair, when Tang Ziyi, deputy admiral of the Tang Navy and Earl of Jingyuan, received the imperial edict from Chen Huaian, the Emperor of Zhaowu, asking him to take full responsibility for leading the Tang Navy and intercepting the fleeing Jin Wang Chen Longxiang, Tang Ziyi refused in his heart;

However, the imperial order was hard to disobey;

As a surrendered general of the previous dynasty, and a baron in the new dynasty for his "military merits", Tang Ziyi had to bite the bullet and accept the imperial edict, leading the remaining fleet of the Tang Navy left in Jinling City to attack with all their strength, chasing Jin Wang Chen Longxiang who "intended to rebel".

On the way along the river, Jingyuan Earl Tang Ziyi kept praying in his heart - the Miewo ship that Jin Wang Chen Longxiang was riding on, go faster, faster, don't let this governor catch up!

For Tang Ziyi, the Earl of Jingyuan, who was granted the title of Earl by the new dynasty as a surrendered general of the previous dynasty, the most taboo thing for him is to participate in the party struggles and court struggles of the new dynasty;

After all, his identity as a "surrendered general of the previous dynasty" has made him feel inferior in the court of the new dynasty. He is too busy to behave himself, so how can he take the initiative to participate in the party struggles (the struggle for imperial power) of the new dynasty;

No matter what, this King of Jin Chen Longxiang is the brother of the current emperor, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who is born of the same mother. Even if His Royal Highness the King of Jin has made a fuss, it is an internal issue of the Tang Dynasty royal family. What's the point of me interfering?

At the end of this royal dispute, whether Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian wins or King Jin Chen Longxiang wins, the Tang Dynasty still belongs to the Chen family;

If I, a former surrendered general, participate in it, and Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian wins in the end, it will be my responsibility;

If, King Jin Chen Longxiang succeeds in the rebellion, then the heads of my nine clans will be in danger!

No matter what the result is, for an "outsider" like me, there is no benefit of promotion;

But, if any accident occurs, then the heads of the entire nine clans will be at stake!

This business is not worth it no matter how Jingyuan Bo Tang Ziyi looks at it.

So, when he heard the messenger's report that the navy fleet had intercepted the "treasure ship" of King Jin Chen Longxiang, Jingyuan Bo Tang Ziyi immediately fell into a dilemma.

It's not right to fight, and it's not right not to fight.

On the deck of the Zhenyuan, the Tang Navy Fleet, just when Jingyuan Bo Tang Ziyi was in a dilemma, a short and shrill sound of breaking through the air suddenly made Tang Ziyi's expression stagnate, and finally made a painful decision.

Swish--

Boom!

A shell fired by the Miewo warship hit the deck of the Zhenyuan Navy warship squarely, and the navy officers and soldiers who could not dodge in time were immediately blown up.

Even the Navy Vice Admiral, Jingyuan Bo Tang Ziyi, who was a little far away from the center of the explosion, was knocked down by the soldiers who were eager to protect their master in the aftermath of the explosion, and the whole person looked extremely embarrassed.

When Tang Ziyi pushed away the guards and stood on the deck of the Zhenyuan of the Tang Navy Fleet again, his eyes were full of resentment.

He, Tang Ziyi, could die, but he couldn't die so unclearly.

Clang!

The next moment, Tang Ziyi drew out the ring-handled sword from his waist, pointed the blade directly at the Miewo warship hundreds of feet above the river, and shouted: "Come here, pass on the deputy governor's order-"

"All ships of the Tang Navy Fleet, target the Miewo warship, the red cannons of the Shenji Camp are free to fire, fire-"

"Fire-"

The order of Tang Ziyi, the deputy admiral of the Tang Navy, was conveyed to each ship by the flag soldiers on each ship of the Navy Fleet through the small triangular flags in their hands;

Then, after receiving the order from the deputy governor, each ship immediately fired indiscriminately at the Miewo warship in the encirclement.

Swish, swish, swish!

Boom, boom, boom!

In an instant, on the surface of the Yangtze River in the Jiangyin section, artillery shells fell on the river surface and the decks of warships like hail, and pillars of water bulged in all directions, making the entire Yangtze River waterway turbulent and the clouds treacherous.

On the deck of the Tang Dynasty Navy fleet, facing the water columns rising from all directions on the river, Jin Wang Chen Longxiang, who was sitting on the deck and commanding the battle, looked as usual, unmoving.

At this moment, the Jin King Chen Longxiang, who was not yet in his prime, was as mature and calm as a victorious general who had been on the battlefield for a long time and had long looked down on life and death;

There was a firm and decisive look on the cheek with green stubble on the chin.

Clang!

Immediately afterwards, Chen Longxiang also pulled out the Longquan sword tied to his waist. The Longquan sword was personally given to him by his imperial brother, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian when he went to conquer the Goguryeo Peninsula;

Pointing the edge of the Longquan sword forward in his hand, he was facing the Zhenyuan warship where Tang Ziyi, the deputy admiral of the Tang Dynasty Navy and Jingyuan Bo Tang Ziyi, gave the order with an expressionless face, saying: "Come here, pass on this king's order." ——”

"The target is the warship Zhenyuan in the waters directly ahead. Advance at full speed, break through the blockade of the Zhenyuan, and head towards the Yangtze River outlet!"

Until this moment, the young Jin King Chen Longxiang finally made up his mind to raise troops to fight against the Tang Dynasty and his brother, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian.

From now on, he will fight for his own flesh and blood and his dignity.

Pyongyang, the royal city of Goguryeo, was the place where Chen Longxiang, the first prince of Tang Dynasty and King of Jin, lived.

In fact, Jin King Chen Longxiang has not had a good rest since yesterday's "bloodbath in Jinling City". It was supposed to be a happy New Year's Eve reunion for the whole family, but why it ended up like this, Chen Longxiang still can't figure out why.

Last night, when the Japanese warship was still sailing on the Yangtze River at night, Su Waner had vaguely mentioned to him that it was his imperial brother, Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who wanted to kill their family of three;

At that time, Chen Longxiang still didn’t believe it!

He did not believe that his eldest brother, who had doted on him since childhood; Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian, who had personally promised him just yesterday that he was willing to let his family stay away from the disputes in the Tang Dynasty and spend the rest of his life on the Goguryeo Peninsula;

He went back on his word and ordered Wu Ping to marry Luo Yucheng, secretly harming Su Waner and the child in her belly.

It was not until Su Waner suggested that he use the red cannon carried by the Japanese destroyer warship to test-fire at the pursuing Datang Navy fleet that Chen Longxiang finally believed that the mastermind behind all this could not escape him. The shadow of the imperial brother Chen Huaian;

Otherwise, how could the pursuing Datang navy fleet fire on me, the first prince of the Tang Dynasty and the younger brother of Emperor Zhaowu Chen Huaian?

Without the emperor's approval, even if he borrowed a hundred courage from Tang Ziyi, he would not dare to kill the prince himself!

After thinking clearly about the stakes involved, Chen Longxiang no longer had any scruples in his heart, and was determined to fight with his brother Chen Huaian on the battlefield with real swords and guns.

Soon, under the command of General Chen Longxiang, the warship "Japanese Destroyer" opened fire while assuming a life-threatening posture and fiercely rammed the Zhenyuan of the Datang Navy blocking the front.

boom--

There was a loud collision, which was earth-shattering.

The extremely hard bow of the Japanese-defeating super warship riding the wind and waves directly hit the side deck of the Zhenyuan head-on. The huge impact force directly knocked Tang Ziyi's Zhenyuan away from the river. Spin under control.

boom--

Immediately afterwards, there was another loud collision, and the bow deck of the Japanese destroyer hit the Zhenyuan again.

This time, the Zhenyuan, which was standing across the river to block the Japanese destroyer, was knocked several meters away.

The Japanese destroyer did not stop, but took advantage of the gap when the Zhenyuan was knocked to pieces and the other ships of the Tang Dynasty deployed rat deterrents and did not dare to fire shells at the Japanese destroyer. They continued down the river at full power.

When the Zhenyuan warship finally stopped on the river and avoided the fate of rolling over, the instigator, the Japanese warship, had already fled on the river. Only a few Datang Navy warships were left, looking at each other in confusion. .

In the end, Tang Ziyi could only look at the Japanese destroyer and shook his head, and said helplessly: "The Japanese destroyer's hull is tall and strong, far beyond the ability of the auxiliary ships of our navy to compete;"

"We, the ten ships of the Tang Dynasty Navy, resisted desperately, but still could not prevent the Japanese destroyer from escaping eastward;"

"In this battle, it's not that our Datang Navy officers and soldiers are not brave enough, it's actually that the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides is too large!"

Immediately, Tang Ziyi issued an order to retreat: "Come here, please pass on the order. Every ship in the naval fleet will turn around and return to the Jinling Naval Base to resume operations!"

As soon as he finished speaking, looking at the Japanese destroyer warship disappearing on the Yangtze River waterway, Tang Ziyi, the deputy admiral of the Tang Dynasty Navy, murmured in his heart: Your Highness, King Jin, let's go all the way!

When we meet again, we will decide between life and death, and decide who is better!