The first thousand and sixty-three chapters start the war
Wang Junlin entered the small town in the middle of Omi Island and summoned the generals to hold a mobilization and deployment meeting to prepare for war.
"Goguryeo now has more than 300,000 troops. The reason why we have the upper hand now is purely because our navy is far stronger than theirs. But if we want to attack Goguryeo itself, it will take the Sui Dynasty to use all its strength to deal with it." Wang
Jun Lin said solemnly, "So we must not underestimate our opponents just because we easily wiped out more than 10,000 enemies last time."
"My lord, this is a lesson..." Liu Yidong, Luo Chunlai and others quickly responded with clasped fists.
Wang Junlin nodded. As he spoke, he looked intently at the Duohai Reef Sea waters to the west and south of Annan County on the map.
This map was hand-drawn by Nie Xiaoyu himself, so the terrain outlines on this map are very clear. There are more than a dozen prefectures and counties in Annan County in the south of Goguryeo, as well as more than a dozen large and small counties on the sea between Daami Island and Annan County.
All islands have been marked.
"The Goguryeo people took advantage of the complicated shallow sea terrain with many reefs in this area to gather their navy. They also knew that our warships had deep drafts and did not dare to attack them suddenly." Wang Junlin pointed to the sea on the map.
He pointed out the location of the reef waters and said: "Once the Goguryeo navy completes its assembly here, it will march south to Daami Island or Baengnyeong Island."
"According to intelligence, the Goguryeo people want to use the navy to provide cover and recruit a large number of civilian fishing boats and merchant ships to transport infantry south, forcefully land on Daemi Island or Baengnyeong Island, and fight us in a deadly battle on the island!"
"Obviously the Goguryeo people also know that at sea, their navy is not our opponent at all. In other words, they have given up on naval battles and are even ready to sacrifice a large number of their navy. But seriously speaking, they have no chance of victory. We are under pressure
In fact, it is not light, because their number of troops will be more than five or six times that of ours."
The Goguryeo people took the risk to fight this battle. Although Wang Junlin had made full preparations at an invisible level in the early stage, Wang Junlin would not feel relaxed.
Wang Junlin's navy can indeed crush the opponent's navy, but in the end it will have to face the Goguryeo army with a total of 30,000 people. Once defeated, the good situation that was finally created in this sea area will face the threat of collapse.
Daimi Island and Baengnyeong Island are both small, with nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses on both sides. Once the battle begins, no matter which island the battle is on, there will be no strategic depth for detours. In other words, once the Goguryeo people cannot be defeated
They were severely damaged at sea, and even if they won the land battle on the island, it would be a disastrous victory, or even a disastrous defeat.
"According to information, the base camp of the Goguryeo Navy is located on Imgwang Island, which is more than 150 miles away from Imgwang Island to Dae Mi Island or Baengnyeong Island. Even though the main force of the Goguryeo Navy's warships is mostly
Whether it's a single mast or a double mast, it will take at least two and a half hours with a favorable wind." Liu Yidong said, calculating the distance between the Goguryeo naval base camp and Daomi Island and Baengnyeong Island.
Luo Chunlai also said: "If Goguryeo attacked Baengling Island, our sentinel ship on the northern sea could detect the large-scale dispatch of the Goguryeo navy in time. When the news came back, the Daami Island Navy set out to support, and the wind direction was different at that time.
It is a retrograde move, and it will definitely be too late to intercept the Goguryeo naval forces north of Baengnyeong Island... So whether it is Daomi Island or Baengnyeong Island, we must be prepared to fight the Goguryeo people near the island!"
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "Yes, since we don't know the timing of the Goguryeo people's dispatch, whether it is Daomi Island or Baengling Island, from now on, the main force of the water camp will usually be stationed at the harbor, ready to dispatch at any time.
Prepare. And also send a small-scale fleet to patrol that area of the sea and blockade the Goguryeo people's sentry ships and scout ships. Because if the Goguryeo navy is fully prepared, it can take advantage of this time difference to send a large number of land forces to Bangling.
Island or Omi Island, in that case it will be troublesome just for this battle."
"Therefore, I believe that we should continue to strengthen the construction of camps and castles or defensive positions on the two islands..." Luo Chunlai said.
Wang Junlin's troops on the two islands were limited, and there was a huge gap with the opponent's forces. If he could not intercept the Goguryeo army at sea, he would have to defend the two islands.
Wang Junlin nodded and said: "Luo Chun is right. Although we have made full preparations in other aspects, we must also be prepared for the worst. From now on, we will seize all time to build defensive camps and positions on the two islands.
You can prepare for the defensive warfare tactics based on the trench and the walled city that I told you before."
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Seven days later, Wang Junlin received news that the Goguryeo army in Annan County had been moving frequently in recent days, which meant that the Goguryeo army's large-scale crossing of the sea to conquer Daami Island and Baengnyeong Island was about to begin.
The person responsible for re-establishing the navy in Annan County and serving as the commander-in-chief was Cui Shengjun, a veteran general with rich experience in naval warfare and military management.
The warships of the Goguryeo navy were far from being able to compete with Wang Junlin's navy on the vast sea. On the southwest coast of Annan County, there are thousands of large and small islands, sandy areas, rocks and twists and turns of the coastline.
The shallow sea is divided into areas with complex topography, which the Goguryeo people call the Star Reef Sea.
For large warships with deep drafts and large hulls, the Star Reef Sea is simply a nightmare. However, the warships of the Goguryeo navy are small and have shallow drafts, so they can fish in the Star Reef Sea. Cui Shengjun tried to lure Wang Junlin to attack, but unfortunately
The naval forces on Dae Mi Island and Baengnyeong Island have remained on hold.
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On the third day of August, more than 500 warships of the Goguryeo Navy completed their assembly near Linguang Island, while a larger number of civilian ships were assembled in the shallow sea of Xingjiao in the north of Linguang Island. Their mission was to transport the army to land.
Go to Daami Island or Baengnyeong Island to fight.
Even if there is only more than 150 miles of waterway from Linguang Island to the northernmost beach of Baengnyeong Island, the Goguryeo people are still worried that the reinforcements crossing the sea will be intercepted by Wang Junlin's naval warships halfway.
The navy's defense capabilities are extremely limited.
The Goguryeo people finally chose to take advantage of the strong north wind on the night of the 11th to cross the sea and go south with the first wave of reinforcements, trying to land on Baengnyeong Island from the beach in the north of Baengnyeong Island.
Although Shen Guoer used an alternative method to lurk next to Cui Shengjun, the commander of the Goguryeo navy, Yuan Taizuo and Yuan Gaesumun were very cautious this time. Until the end, even Cui Shengjun didn't know that they were going to attack Bai Ling first.
Island, it is better to attack Dai Mi Island first.
In addition, there are thousands of reef islands outside Annan County, and Wang Junlin's sentry ship at sea cannot accurately and timely figure out the concentration of the Goguryeo army.