When he learned from the people of Mahan on Bukjan Island that the Buyeo people of Baekje also had ships that were comparable in shape to their own navy, Liu Yu had a solemn expression that night.
The generals and guards who had been accompanying him all noticed Liu Yu's changes. Of course, Yi Zhong, as the navy commander, also observed Liu Yu's changes.
Yi Zhong, as the main person who spied on intelligence before the expedition, had connections that had made a living at sea before, but he had no idea that the Baekje people had established a large-scale navy.
If this affects Liu Yu's plan to conquer the Baekje people, I am afraid that the little foundation he has just accumulated for his family in Donglai County will be wiped out.
Therefore, Yi Zhong kept saying to Liu Yu that the navy did not only have ships. It must have experienced sailors and good generals to be called a qualified navy. The water force of these Baekje people The army must have been hastily formed within a year, and it would certainly not pose a threat to their navy, which was composed of veteran pirates from Donglai, Changguang and other places.
After listening to Yi Zhong's words, Liu Yu also felt that there was some truth. After all, the ruler of Baekje, Buyeo, had not yet digested all the conquered Mahan natives, and it was impossible to have too much strength to quickly build a naval army.
The sudden appearance of the Baekje navy did not keep their mystery, and appeared on the sea of Bojang Island early the next morning.
Although what appeared in the distance was only a small single-masted sailboat, the Mahan people who had been recruited by Liu Yu as the leading party still recognized it at a glance as the ship of the Fuyu people who had come to the island to rob the island last month.
The Mahan natives on these islands were absolutely right. This ship belonged to the newly established navy of King Piliu of Baekje near the entrance to the sea.
This small boat is quite small. In addition to a dozen oarsmen on board, there is also a man who looks like a general of the Baekje Navy.
This man was shirtless and wearing a pair of cowhide armor. He was standing on the bow of the ship and was carefully observing the small island in the distance.
This person's name is Jin Daegu, and he is the Jin clan of one of the eight major Buyeo clans outside the royal family of Baekje.
In Baekje Kingdom, in addition to the royal family Buyeo, there are eight major clans: Sa, Yeon, Xié, Hae, Jin, Guo, Mu, and Bó. These eight clans control the All the military and political power of Baekje, so the army formed by King Baekje was almost entirely made up of children from these eight families.
Early this morning, as the deputy commander of the Baekje Navy, Madaigu received a report from the soldiers patrolling the beach. They said that there were a large number of plumes of smoke on an island where they had just gone to capture savages. It did not look like a wildfire. , seems very strange.
At this time, the Buyeo people who established the Baekje Kingdom were still continuing to conquer the remaining Mahan natives. They called those Mahan natives who refused to submit as savages, just like the princes during the Ji Zhou Dynasty who conquered the barbarians under the king's orders.
King Piliu of Baekje established a naval force. In addition to using it to communicate with the Buyeo people who were crossing the Japanese country eastward, another important purpose was to clear out the Mahan natives in the numerous islands.
Bojiang Island is less than ten miles away from the mainland. In the daytime with clear vision, Shindaiko can clearly see the large number of smoke pillars on the island. He has participated in large and small battles to conquer the savages since he was a child. He is very familiar with observing smoke pillars and dust. It is quite experienced to identify the enemy's situation.
The deputy commander of the Baekje navy, Madaigu, observed from a distance, hmm, it looks like smoke?
Mashirogu couldn't help but wonder. The Mahan people on this island had just been wiped out last month. Although many young men escaped into the woods and caves on the island and were not caught, Mashiko speculated that these fish that slipped through the net were only two. Thirty people. If the smoke column on the island at this time was from cooking smoke, there would be at least several hundred people.
He couldn't help but guess, could it be that the Jin people from Fang County in the north were coming? It's impossible. The Jin people in Lelang and Daifang counties are busy dealing with the Goguryeo people and have no time to come here.
Zhendaigu guessed that it might be the remaining Mahan natives on the island who were playing tricks on the island. He didn’t know what the conspiracy was, but Zhendaigu still ordered a light and fast boat without hesitation and wanted to go and check it out personally. .
After all, if it was the Mahan savages on the island who made the move, there would be almost no threat to their own strength.
Soon, Mandaiko's boat, driven by the sailors, approached Bojiang Island.
At this time, people on the island could already be seen from a distance, and Mandaiko was already sure that the smoke pillars he had seen before were all smoke, because he could already see many newly cut pine trees burning on the island, and pots were being buried to make rice. .
He made a rough count and found that there were hundreds of people in front of him. Moreover, the figures and clothing of these people were not natives of Mahan at all, but were exactly the same as the Jin people from Daifang and Lelang counties.
"No, it's the Jin people who came for a sneak attack." Shindaigu secretly yelled that was bad.
At this time, the people on the island had already discovered Mashiko's boat. Mashiko quickly urged the sailors to paddle. He wanted to find out the size of the Jin people's navy before the Jin people on the island chased him.
As long as he turned around the promontory in front, there would be a suitable place to park. He concluded that the Jin navy must stop there, and he would hurry up and find out.
Finally, when the Jin ships on the island were about to pursue them, Shindaiko clearly saw the number of Jin ships anchored in the island bay from a distance.
"General, the thief's boat was light and he slipped away with a smooth sail."
After the pursuit failed, a small officer of the Donglai Navy came back to Liu Yu with a look of shame and anxiety.
After Liu Yu just learned that a ship from the Baekje Navy was coming to spy, he climbed to a high place to take a look, and saw with his own eyes that the Baekje sailing boat was extremely light, and the Dongnae Navy ship had not yet raised its sails. With so much force, it almost ran to the shore.
He did not blame the young officer in charge of the pursuit. Instead, he encouraged him because he approached the enemy to conduct reconnaissance after the pursuit failed, which made the young officer very grateful.
Shindaegu, who sailed all the way back to the shore, immediately reported the situation to the leader of the Baekje navy, Jiechou.
Zhendaigu said that the invading Jin navy ships did not exceed fifty, and the entire Baekje naval force was gathered here, with more than a hundred large and small ships, twice that of the Jin people. It was precisely to annihilate these incoming ships. A good time to attack the enemy.
When the Jin navy was wiped out, the Jin infantry trapped on the island would definitely be dead. But he could clearly see that the Jin infantry had many high-quality armors and weapons.
In return for the high regard of King Piliu of Baekje, Jie Chou ordered without hesitation that the entire Baekje navy attack, to annihilate the invading Jin navy in one fell swoop.
Soon, the entire Baekje navy, which was stationed at several anchoring points at the mouth of the river, was mobilized and gathered on the sea near the mouth of the river.
Liu Yu had already seen the movements of the Baekje Navy.
When the Baekje naval forces were assembled, looking from a distance, the sails and oars were densely packed, and the mighty ships were lined up in a dense formation. It was quite a spectacular sight, and it looked like a strong army.
Soon, a Dongnae Army clipper returned from the vicinity of the Baekje Navy.
This is a small boat responsible for reconnaissance and testing. It was sent just now when the Baekje navy was gathering.
After listening to the report of the reconnaissance ship, Yi Zhong couldn't help but smile.
"The tide will rise and the wind will rise soon. It is a good time to go to war. General, give the order and let me defeat the thieves' navy for the general."
Yi Zhong confidently asked Liu Yu to fight.
Liu Yu had already seen the Baekje navy beginning to row and sail, approaching here. Since Yi Zhong was confident, he happily handed over the command of the water battle to Yi Zhong.
"If we win this battle, the naval officers and soldiers will be the first to conquer the barbarians. Let us encourage you all." Liu Yu then loudly ordered and beat drums to attack.
Liu Yu and his infantry soldiers who were not familiar with water warfare did not need to board the ship. Yi Zhong quickly ordered all the sailors and ships to fight.
Soon, more than 40 large and small ships of the Dongnae Navy took advantage of the wind and waves and rushed towards the Baekje Navy on the opposite side.
Because the number was doubled, the Baekje navy showed a tendency to hug the moon, trying to use its numerical advantage to surround the Dongnae navy.
The Dongnae Navy seemed to ignore the Baekje Navy's intentions at all. Instead, with the largest six-slot ships as the vanguard, they formed an arrow formation and rushed toward the center of the Baekje Navy.
Liu Yu stood on a high stone platform on the island, where he could clearly see the two naval forces about to fight a few miles away.
Finally, as the bow of Dongnae Navy's six-tank sailing ship hit the first Baekje ship, a fierce water battle began.
Yi Zhong's ship was the first six-tank sailing ship to hit the Baekje navy. As a harsh sound was heard, the copper-clad collision angle smashed the bow of the Baekje ship, which was not weak at all, into pieces.
After the Dongnae Navy's ship collided, the perfect staggered position became juxtaposed with the Baekje ship. The huge racket poles that had been raised high on both sides of the Dongnae Navy's tank ship fell hard at this time. The heavy hammer head at the end of the racket pole instantly sent wood chips flying from the Baekje ships, and they were scattered everywhere.
Yi Zhong, who was commanding the battle on the six-slot ship, saw all this.
"Hmph, a bunch of barbarians who can't even water tank boats."
Compared with the tanks of the Dongnae Navy, the ships of the Baekje Navy did not have water-proof tanks. They were just hulls of one layer of wood. Although this kind of single-body ship was not inferior to the tanks of the Dongnae Navy, its size was not inferior to that of the Dongnae Navy. The ship, but as long as one part is damaged, the whole ship will suffer immediately.
Not only that, the Baekje Navy's ship-handling skills were also very unfamiliar, and they were frequently challenged by Dongnae Navy's ship-handlers to gain advantageous positions and use weapons such as ramming angles and racket poles to beat them.
