Chapter 2906 Not for love, but for survival only side by side
In Cheng Sanlang's words, Datang's maritime transport is very busy nowadays.
Moreover, if Tamluo Island, Huangniao Island, and later Fusang Prefecture want to communicate with the mainland, Dengzhou Port will inevitably become very busy.
A tall and eye-catching lighthouse was erected at the port to facilitate the return of night ships. Similarly, a tall and eye-catching lighthouse can also be used for a variety of purposes.
For example, a reconnaissance post can be posted on top of the lighthouse to observe whether there are any enemy intruders. You can also light smoke on the lighthouse to give a warning.
Moreover, as early as the first year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty (AD 627), Hu people came to China to preach and built a Huaisheng Temple in Guangzhou with a tower height of 36 meters.
At that time, the tower was located on the Pearl River. After nightfall, lights were hung on the top of the tower to guide ships, so it was also called the "Light Tower".
In a sense, it can be said to be the first lighthouse erected in the Tang Dynasty. The merchant houses of the Han and Tang Dynasties also established lighthouses one after another in various ports they operated.
Including Tamluo Island, there is also Huangniao Island. Therefore, Cheng Chubi wanted to set up here. It can be said that he followed the trend.
After all, Dengzhou Port was previously equivalent to a military port of the Tang Dynasty, so people must not be allowed to mess around here.
But now that Cheng Sanlang is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Qingzhou Governor's Office and Pyongyang Road March, General Wu Zhonglang, the actual person in charge of Dengzhou Port and the head of the navy, naturally does not dare to say anything wrong.
Faced with Cheng Sanlang's well-founded expression, are Li Ji and Li Ke still in trouble?
Therefore, the tall lighthouse, which is more than thirty meters high, stands on the hill near the port.
This lighthouse is made of cement masonry as the exterior, and the interior is a wooden structure, with a total height of nearly five feet.
The bottom is where the tower guards rest and live. You can continue to go up along the wooden ladder, and it is on the top floor of the lighthouse building.
In fact, the space is not large, that is, a small room with a radius of no more than one foot, with a few oil lamps lit to increase the brightness.
Furthermore, the windows on all sides are covered with glass to prevent wind and at the same time ensure that the lights will not be extinguished by wind and rain.
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At this moment, the sky was already getting slightly brighter. A yawning soldier, Lao Liu, wandered along the ladder to this level and took a look at the oil lamps.
I picked up the oil can and added some oil to the oil lamps. I looked outside and saw snowflakes flying outside the window.
Wrapping up his cloak, he wandered away from here and headed downstairs. After descending to the first floor, this was the observation point for the tower guards.
A large iron stove exudes warmth in this small space, preventing them from freezing in such a cold winter.
Lao Liu glanced at his companion next to him who was sleeping like a dead pig, and after groaning, he also wrapped himself in a cloak and snuggled up next to the iron stove and fell asleep.
At this moment, a broken sailor was marching hastily and hard on the sea, like a desperate dog.
The wind and snow on the sea made their hearts go cold, and on the ship at the head of the ship was Niu Da, the former shopkeeper of the Silla Branch of the Han and Tang Dynasty Commercial Bank.
At this moment, he was standing on the deck, his eyebrows and beard were covered with snow, and his face was red from the cold, but he still stood there stubbornly, holding a telescope and looking at the nearby sea.
Next to him, Jin Bitan, who was constantly sniffing and clearing his nose, looked around anxiously.
"Shop Manager Niu, when can we arrive in Dengzhou..."
"Our navy can no longer sustain it for much longer."
Another guy, Jin Yuxin, who also had a sniffling nose, couldn't help but complain softly.
"If we had known earlier, we should have gone to Tamna Island first. At any rate, we could rely on the port there to resist the Baekje Navy."
"Relying on Tamna Island?" Shopkeeper Niu Da couldn't help but turned his head and glared at the Silla barbarian fiercely.
"Do you want me, the soldiers and civilians of the Tang Dynasty, to die more?"
Jin Bitan quickly surrendered, glared at the vulgar martial artist Jin Yuxin who was still full of dissatisfaction, and smiled flatteringly at Shopkeeper Niu.
"No, no, no, Shopkeeper Niu, he didn't mean that. He just thinks that Dengzhou is too far and Tamna Island is so close."
"There are only two thousand troops stationed on Tamna Island. The Baekje and Goguryeo navy behind us must have hundreds of warships and twenty to thirty thousand troops."
"Even with the help of you group of remnants and defeated generals, it's amazing that they can stop the combined forces of Baekje and Goguryeo Navy."
After hearing the complaints from Shopkeeper Niu Da, the two Silla military generals all had black lines on their faces, but they couldn't get angry.
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Yes, there is no other way. The Silla Kingdom is now almost wiped out...
Think about it, when Queen Seon-deok died and Queen Jin-deok came to the throne when she was living in Chishan Fortress, Grand Shang Kim Pil-dam immediately eliminated her political opponents and took control of her power.
But then, Jin Yuxin returned with his army and landed at the port of Najuqishan City.
Jin Yuxin happened to meet the great superior Jin Biluo who was being hunted. After asking about it, he learned that Jin Bitan wanted to become a powerful minister after he established the new king.
Now, Jin Yuxin, who was at odds with Jin Bitan, was naturally not happy and directly sent troops to kill Jin Wenying who came to pursue him.
However, both sides were worried about the approaching Baekje army, so after a brief conflict, the two sides did not use weapons rashly, but started a verbal war.
But no one expected that after the King of Baekje learned what happened in Juchishan City, he left only one general to garrison, while he sent his troops to sweep away other Silla cities that had not yet surrendered.
As a result, without external pressure, both Jin Bitan and Najin Yuxin wanted to kill each other, so a fierce battle broke out.
Unfortunately, there was not much difference in military strength between the two sides, and they were wary of taking action, leading to a stalemate.
Just when they were gradually relaxing their vigilance, the Baekje Navy, which had received orders from Baekje King Buyeo Yiji, and the Goguryeo Navy finally reunited outside the port of Najuchisan Fortress.
And Baekje King Buyeo Yiji once again led his army southward to press him. At this time, Kim Bidan, Najin Yushin and others finally panicked.
They had to put aside their prejudices and unite together temporarily, but they also knew very well that if they continued to stay in Juqishan City and be trapped.
Baekje's nearly 100,000 troops are almost at their doorstep, and they are also surrounded by the navy of Baekje and Goguryeo outside the port. The chance of survival is almost zero.
Finally, after repeated discussions, both parties finally came up with a solution, which was to cut off the strong man's wrist.
Let the main force of the Silla navy raise the royal flag high and fight toward the southeast to lure away the Goguryeo and Baekje navy.
After that, they, the elites of Silla, hugged Her Royal Highness Queen Zhendeok and quietly left the port and headed for the Tang Dynasty...