The vast sea sleeps under the night.
On the dark sea, waves hit the edge of the warship, causing the warship to sway with the waves.
The swaying battleship made a creaking sound, some waves splashed onto the deck, and the strong sea breeze made the Ming war flag on the observation deck rattle.
The quiet sea water was illuminated by the faint light emitted by the warships. A warship composed of hundreds of warships on the sea followed the faint light at the front, moving forward silently like a giant beast in the abyss.
Phew, the cold and wet sea breeze blew by, and the deck shook violently again.
On the bow of the boat, countless men wearing armor stared straight ahead, trying hard to identify the outline of the shore.
The navy of the Ming Dynasty was marching towards the coast of Goryeo overnight.
"Sir, please go back to the cabin and rest!"
Wang Jinglue, Vice Admiral of the Jing Navy, said to Tang He who was holding on to the railing, "It's windy outside. You go back and have a rest. We juniors will keep an eye on us and we won't cause any trouble!"
Tang Henian's old face was full of fatigue, and he said tiredly, "No, I really can't worry about fighting across the sea!" As he said that, he pulled down his robe that was ruffled by the sea breeze, "We are still far away from Korea.
Far?"
"According to what the sailor said, it should be here soon!" Wang Jinglue said.
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In this expedition against Goryeo, the Ming Dynasty not only sent out all its elite naval forces, but also recruited many sailors familiar with the sea lanes along the coast to serve as guides for the army.
"The clippers sent ahead haven't sent the message back yet?" Tang He asked again, frowning.
Wang Jinglue looked at the dark sea and shook his head. But then, with surprise in his eyes, he pointed to the looming lights on the sea in the distance, "Our pathfinding clipper!"
In an instant, everyone on the bow was in high spirits.
Gradually, the faint lights merged with the huge fleet of ships on the sea. The people on the ship boarded the flagship of the Ming Navy.
In the cabin, Tang He looked at the sailors who were drinking hot soup and were covered with moisture. He asked anxiously, "But we are almost arriving in Korea? Where are the navy of Korea? Have they noticed it?"
"Sir!" the sailor wiped his mouth and said excitedly, "We can reach Korea at dawn. Their naval forces are parked at the port. How are they sleeping? The villain is afraid of being discovered by them, so he takes people secretly from the water.
Sneak there, there is not even a dog in the port of Goryeo!"
Suddenly, Tang He was overjoyed, but then he said in disbelief, "Gaoli, why are you not prepared at all?"
"Old man, if you care, you will cause chaos!" Wang Jingliu said with a smile, "Since ancient times, how could anyone launch a navy to cross the sea to destroy the country? Can the Korean people think of it? Don't say that the Korean people can't think of it. It was the emperor's grandson who gave the order.
At that time, even the generals and others thought it was a fantasy!"
"It's better for the Koreans to be unprepared. Let's just catch them off guard!" Another navy vice-admiral also said excitedly, "He rushed directly into their port, burned the Korean warships, and occupied the city on the seaside. We have two to thirty thousand people.
People can go directly to their country’s capital to kill them!”
This is a great achievement for approaching the enemy's capital. Who can not be inspired!
Tang He's cloudy eyes became extremely clear, and he said, "Send the order, prepare for battle! Crash directly into the Korean harbor. Anyone who blocks it will die!" As he said, he loudly encouraged morale, "Tell the sons and daughters that after landing,
I will not take any of the gold, silver, etc. I will give them all!"
"Here!" The cabin responded like thunder.
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The golden sun, as soon as it jumped out of the blue water, emitted thousands of rays of rays of light. The sea and sky were one color, refreshing and beautiful.
The sun rises, and the day's work is about to begin. The hard-working fishermen have boarded their fishing boats and untied the reins, hoping to have a good harvest today.
A few lazy Korean sailors were awakened by the noise on the coast, and came out of the parked warships cursing. They walked to the deck, unbuttoned their pants, and faced the blue water, which was a yellow soup.
Later, the sleepy-eyed Goryeo navy looked at the healthy-skinned fishermen girls on the passing fishing boats, proudly swinging their trousers, with dirty faces on their faces.
If the Ming Dynasty hadn't invaded Goryeo, these navy troops would actually have slept on the shore. But even sleeping on the battleships was just a matter of honor. The Ming Dynasty was thousands of miles away from here, so how could they have come from the sea.
Unless the people of Ming Dynasty are crazy!
"Wait to go to the shore and have some seafood tofu soup!" A Korean sailor stretched on the deck and said to his companions, "The food on the ship is simply not for human consumption. The rice is all rancid!"
"Go buy some more dog meat and save it for drinking tonight!" Another Goryeo sailor said with a daydream look on his face.
But after waiting for a long time, his companion didn't speak. He turned around and looked in surprise, his mouth opened wide, and he turned to stone.
On the sea, mountains of warships were charging forward on the waves. As far as the eye could see, there were huge ships flying the sun and moon flags. The speed of those mountains of warships was so fast that they seemed to be rushing like lightning.
A Korean fishing boat was unable to dodge and was directly crushed into pieces. The fishermen on the boat struggled in vain for a few times on the sea before being swept into the whirlpool of the big boat and never seen again.
"Ming...Ming..."
The two Korean soldiers tried their best to shout, but found that they couldn't make any sound.
"The navy of the Ming Dynasty is attacked by the enemy!"
At the harbor, warning gongs and drums sounded suddenly for encountering an enemy. The fishermen fled in all directions and began to run towards the low city on the shore. The confused Koryo navy was busy controlling the warships and adjusting the sails.
But they couldn't move faster than the Ming army's warships. In the blink of an eye, the dark warships were already overtaking them.
"Crash it!" Tang He ordered on the flagship, "Fire first!"
Bang bang bang, there was a huge explosion on the sea, and the blue water was suddenly surrounded by white smoke.
The artillery on the several warships in the lead of the Jing Navy opened fire in unison. The gunners did not aim at all, but relied on intuition and began to bombard the Korean Navy warships in the harbor.
The sound of explosions and surging waves were like boiling hot water in an iron pot. The sail masts of the anchored Korean warships were smashed off from time to time, and under the impact of projectiles, wood chips were scattered across the sea.
The front was shelling, and the rear was filled with warriors in armor, ready to jump ship to fight.
"Hold on tight!"
Wang Jinglue was on the front boat, grabbing the string of the boat and shouting loudly.
With a bang, a warship crashed directly into the Goryeo harbor, directly smashing a Goryeo warship into two pieces.
"Follow me! Kill!"
Just after he stabilized his body on the warship, Wang Jinglue shouted loudly with two swords in his hands, and then jumped to the bow of the opponent's ship first, killing a Korean soldier who had just climbed up with one blow.
In an instant, countless Ming tigers swarmed onto the Korean warships, and fought desperately in small groups.
On the other side, the bombarding gunboats stopped attacking the Korean navy. They lay across the sea and began to cover the shore with indiscriminate firepower.
On the deck, the Ming army's gunners were shirtless, firing as fast as they could, seeking to unleash their firepower on the Korean land.
At this moment, more than a dozen warships rushed directly to the shore. The Ming naval forces with weapons in hand jumped directly into the waist-high water and moved forward ferociously.
Within a few breaths, Goryeo's harbor turned into a sea of fire, and the Goryeo navy screamed and fell down in the sea of fire.
The battle situation was smoother than Tang He expected.
"Don't worry about the shore first, capture the city directly!" Tang He ordered loudly on the flagship.
On the high ground by the coast, there was a small city only ten feet high. The city was crowded with people who wanted to escape. However, the Korean soldiers guarding the city not only refused to let them go, but instead used their weapons to kill the people who wanted to enter the city.
The people cursed and cried, and the city gate was closed and heavily locked by the Korean soldiers.
"Why did the Ming army come? What to do? What to do?"
The city guard, supported by several followers, stood on the city wall in fear and at a loss. At this time, he felt that he had no strength at all, his legs were weak and he could not stand.
"Take up your weapons and stand on the wall!"
The garrison officer in the small town was brave. He drew his sword and shouted at the top of the city, commanding the panicked soldiers, "Don't panic, the crossbowmen must gather here..."
However, with a whoosh, an arrow suddenly shot into the neck of the Korean guard who was shouting. The huge impact caused him to fly out sideways, and fell to the ground with his eyes open.
Under the city wall of the small town, a tall and burly Ming soldier Qianhu threw his bow and drew his sword, and shouted in Shandong accent, "Brothers, follow my ass and climb up!"
In the conquest of Goryeo, the navy not only had the Jing navy, but also the Shandong Dusi, a navy that was good at fighting Japanese pirates.
Whoosh whoosh, countless ropes with iron hooks were hung directly under the low city wall.
This kind of iron hook was specially used to hook the city wall. Once the rope was hooked and straightened, the defenders could only lean out on the city wall and cut the rope with a knife.
However, under the city wall, there were countless Ming army archers waiting for the Koreans to show up.
Under the rain of arrows, the Ming navy soldiers climbed up with swords in their mouths and used their hands and feet. The Korean soldiers at the top of the city would be shot off the city wall as soon as they showed their heads.
"kill!"
Thousands of navy troops from Shandong Dusi appeared on the top of the city with their burly bodies, slashing with their swords and sabers, and they were instantly wiped out. As soon as he stood still, more Ming troops swarmed in from the gap behind him.
"Brothers, hurry up! Don't let those Shandong guys take all the credit!"
Seeing that Shandong Dusi had already boarded the city, the officers of the Jing Navy shouted anxiously.
"Brothers, follow me and kill!"
At the top of the city, the Shandong Qianhu swordsman danced like a windmill. The soldiers who climbed onto the city rushed along the city wall platform from top to bottom, and soon they arrived at the gate of the city.
"rise!"
Several strong men from the Ming army chopped down the defenders, carried the huge door bolt on their shoulders, and pushed the city gate open a gap.
Outside the door, Ming troops poured in like a tide in an instant.
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These two chapters are boring, I'm sorry. Writing about war these days takes too much brain cells.
This chapter has been completed!