You may have an advantage one day, but you may lose nothing the next day.
This was the case with the Japanese army.
The day before, we were able to fight with the Liangzhou Army back and forth.
But the next day, as Laidong City was captured by Li Chengqian, the general Nakamura Xiushu and others fled to the sea on a boat, leaving Laixi City completely isolated and helpless.
In this way, war becomes simpler.
Li Chengqian directly asked the army to press forward, mobilized the entire army's five hundred artillery pieces, and bombarded Lacey indiscriminately.
After there was no sound from the fighting in the city, the 3,000 Ganzi Battalion and the 5,000 Musketeers launched a charge together.
Then the scene in Laidong happened again in Lacey...
At the same time, Li Chengqian was winning consecutive battles.
The other side is not idle either.
Li Ke built a lot of fortifications on the coastline to prepare for possible Japanese landings at any time.
Of course, Datang did not have other preparations besides this.
The navy of the Tang Dynasty also sailed directly from the Yellow River ferry into the sea under the assembly of father and son Li Xiaogong and Li Chongyi.
Li Chongyi and Li Xiaogong had fought a battle with Country R at sea earlier.
At that moment, there was no hesitation at all. When the two parties met, it was also a meeting between old enemies.
There was no greeting, no communication, just a barrage of fire.
If compared to fire guns and the like, Datang was indeed lagging far behind.
But if compared to this water battle, Datang's navy is really not bad, especially in terms of artillery, the level of advancement is far beyond what R country can match.
It was also under such circumstances that the outcome of the first battle between the two sides was already determined on the first day.
Often the Japanese artillery had no time to load the shells and fire, and the Tang artillery shells were already fired.
As for the fire gun, no matter how advanced it is, we have to wait until we are closer.
But people like Li Xiaogong, How can you give the other party a chance to get closer?
When he saw that the Japanese army had drawn up their formation and was preparing to charge, he directly ordered the entire army to turn all the ships sideways and aim their densely packed black guns at the enemy.
You know, the Tang Navy was driven by Li Chengqian's reforms.
It has long been promoted from the original wooden boat to the current iron-wrapped ship.
Although such a ship is much slower, it is much larger.
And being bigger means that more artillery can be loaded.
There are as many as twenty-five cannons on one side of the ship alone, and there were twenty such ships in the Tang Dynasty.
Twenty large ships, loaded with five hundred artillery pieces, and five hundred artillery pieces fired at the same time, what kind of scene would that be?
After just two rounds of offensives, the Japanese army was almost stunned by Li Xiaogong.
Some soldiers looked at the muskets in their hands and looked at the opponent's artillery, and they were a little dumbfounded.
Is this special girl fighting?
It's simply a death wish.
In just an instant, as many as a dozen ships were sunk on the Japanese side.
And what about the navy of the Tang Dynasty?
The other party didn't touch them at all, so what did they have to lose?
But at the moment, the Japanese army was desperate and rushed forward desperately.
However, under the absolute crushing force of technology, the behavior of these Japanese soldiers was almost certain to lead to death.
I saw Datang's artillery continuously spraying deadly fire snakes.
I saw that the Japanese warships that were rushing forward just a moment ago sank into the sea the next moment.
And when the Japanese army realized that they were no match for this navy, they didn't even have a chance to escape.
Because by this time Li Chongyi had already led dozens of clippers to pursue them.
Of course, these ships were not as exaggerated as the artillery offensive of the navy led by Li Xiaogong.
But each warship is equipped with four Zhenguan cannons.
Moreover, their ships are smaller, faster, and naturally more flexible and maneuverable. .??.
The Japanese army's cannonballs had just been loaded, and they had already finished firing and fled.
Moreover, Li Chongyi's style of directing wars was very hated by others. He would take advantage and run away, and he would not give the other party any chance to bite him.
This also made the Japanese army's coach so angry that he stomped his feet repeatedly, but there was nothing he could do against the opponent.
These Japanese troops fought successively in the country and became so powerful that they dared to oppose the Tang Dynasty.
But when they got here, they discovered that they, who had bullied others at home, were being rubbed like little children in front of them.
Of course, on land, their firecrackers can have a certain advantage.
But at sea, they were still no match for Datang.
However, Li Xiaogong did not hesitate and directly issued the order to pursue and encircle.
All of a sudden, the Tang Dynasty's naval forces all started to move towards the Japanese army.
When the Japanese generals saw this scene, they quickly ordered their troops to withdraw to the deep sea.
But if they want to escape, can they escape?
This is completely a crushing war like an adult beating a child.
The Clippers led by Li Chongyi were more than twice as fast as the Japanese army.
The crazy pursuit along the way caused the Japanese army to suffer heavy losses.
Seeing such a scene, the Japanese general felt like crying.
Why was he so invincible at home, yet he was beaten so badly when he arrived here?
What kind of monster is Datang, and why are they so powerful?
And Gao Jianwu actually asked them to go to war with Datang.
For a time, the Japanese generals also I completely hated Gao Jianwu.
This guy, not only lost his own Goguryeo, but also wanted to force their country R to be like their Goguryeo.
Now it is obvious that this war can no longer go on.
If he continues to fight, it is tantamount to committing suicide and dying.
On the way to being pursued, the Japanese army did not fare much better.
Everywhere you can see warships that were blown to pieces and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea.
You can see Japanese soldiers everywhere who fell into the sea and kept calling for help.
The ensuing war almost completely turned into a one-sided massacre.
Being overtaken by Li Chongyi's fleet, their ship would basically be sunk.
The Japanese soldiers on the ship wanted to escape, so they had to jump off the ship to save their lives.
But what you will face in this way is nothing more than the following results, either you will sink to the bottom and drown, or you will be hit and killed by the warships that follow.
And even if you are lucky enough to escape these.
The ensuing purge operation by the Tang Dynasty Navy naturally left them with no way to survive.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Li Xiaogong sneered: "You guys from Country R, how dare you go against the Tang Dynasty?"
"Go back and practice for a thousand or ten thousand years!"
Then he waved his hands and said: "Send the order to the whole army. If they don't accept the surrender, they will all be pushed into the water and drowned!"
After hearing this, the ordering soldier nearby also hurried down to convey the military order.
This naval battle between the Tang Dynasty and the Japanese army started in the morning and continued until the evening, and it did not end until Li Xiaogong ordered to stop the pursuit.
Afterwards, the Japanese army lost nearly 200 warships and more than 20,000 soldiers.
Among the warships in the Tang Dynasty, only a few of the Clippers led by Li Chongyi were unfortunately surrounded by the enemy and were sunk.
But no matter how you look at it, the naval battle between Datang and the enemy ended with Datang's victory and the loss of more than half of the Japanese warships...