Shindaigu ran wildly on his horse. He didn't know how long he had been running. He ran until the horse under him was almost exhausted, and he stopped only when he could no longer hear the sound of fighting behind him.
"Master, take a rest, the enemy is not catching up."
A personal guard next to Mashirogu advised him from the side.
"Okay, take a break."
Thinking of the battle just now, Shindaiko frowned in pain.
As the deputy general of the Baekje Navy, he was responsible for commanding the ships in the north to surround and outflank the enemy. He originally thought he could easily encircle and annihilate the enemy.
I never expected that these Jin naval forces would be so powerful. It seemed that the Baekje warships of the same size were vulnerable to the enemy. The Baekje naval forces could not even engage in close combat. As long as weapons such as bat poles, ballistas, and rockets are stained, they will cause serious damage to Baekje ships.
Not only did the Jin navy easily defeat the encirclement and interception of the Baekje navy, they even chased the captain's ship out of the battlefield and ran away until they ran aground on the beach. They escaped by jumping off the ship and swimming to the shore.
Seeing their own general fleeing and half of the ten warships being destroyed, none of the remaining Baekje naval forces dared to fight, and they all fled towards the shore of the river mouth.
The ferocious Jin navy pursued them, and with their faster speed, they sunk or captured all the Baekje ships they caught up with. The remaining Baekje navy were afraid that their ships would be overtaken, so they all fled to the shore. After that, they abandoned the ship and landed, and escaped. Some arrogant Jin sailors also followed the landing and chased them.
After arriving at the water village near the mouth of the Daishui River, the deputy general of the Baekje navy, Zhen Daegu, abandoned the ship and fled as soon as possible. He snatched the horses in the water village and ran towards the east with more than a dozen of his henchmen.
After Madaigu dismounted, he collapsed on the ground, panting heavily and asked the attendant beside him.
"Where are you now?"
Another personal slave looked around and said.
"Master, we have already passed Sanxiong Pu, and over two more mountains is Yan's Puyu City."
After hearing this, Madaigu didn't say a word, but his heart that was beating wildly due to excessive fright has now calmed down a little.
Zhendaigu knew that as long as he reached Puyucheng of the Yan family, he would be safe.
Baekje's royal city at this time was not Jubat or Ungjin, but Weiryesong on the banks of the Daesui River. Baekje would not move its capital elsewhere until Goguryeo in the north turned against it and invaded southward.
At this time, Weili City was on the bank of Daishui (the Han River in later generations), and Puyu City was also built along Daishui. It was responsible for guarding the west side of Yuri City. The city was tall and strong, and Shindaigu felt that it could withstand it. The Jin people came ashore to pursue them.
However, after this battle, the naval army that King Piliu of Baekje had painstakingly built was almost completely wiped out. Jindaigu really couldn't imagine how angry this king would be. Fortunately, Jiechou was the first general. If you run away, you will not be responsible for the failure anyway.
And even if King Biryu wants to punish himself, that is, confiscate some slaves or fiefdoms, it will not do anything to Jindaigu himself. After all, the entire Baekje Kingdom is a country co-governed by the royal family Buyeo and the eight major families. King Biryu is really offended. Noble, then there will be no one to suppress the numerous Mahan untouchables everywhere for him.
After taking a short rest, Shindaigu didn't dare to stay for a long time. He always felt that those terrifying Jin warriors would catch up without knowing when.
"Okay, get on your horses and set off. We must reach Puyucheng before dark."
. . . . . . . .
At the mouth of the Daishui River, there is a large-scale water village.
Liu Yu was standing on a high platform at this time, looking down at the Baekje prisoners below.
The water battle that started in the morning was surprisingly easy. The Baekje navy was almost completely wiped out, all the big ships were destroyed, and more than a thousand people drowned or were killed.
The three nearby Baekje navy camps were also occupied, and a large amount of food and supplies were seized.
These alone can make up for the cost of this sea crossing.
"General, the count has been completed. There are 869 prisoners in total, including 209 Fuyu people, 630 Mahan people, and 30 rowing slaves, Dai Fang and Le Lang. The people of the county.”
An officer in charge of counting reported to Liu Yu.
When Liu Yu heard that there were some of his own people among the prisoners, he knew that they must be the people captured when Baekje invaded Daifang County before.
"Well, let's take the thirty people from the two counties to the back to rest first."
"For the remaining people, tell them that as long as their families can pay the ransom within three days, I will let them go back. Otherwise, I will kill them all."
After hearing this, the translator on the side shouted Liu Yu's words loudly to the prisoners below.
Two voices instantly appeared among the prisoners. One was the voice of rejoicing from the people of Buyeo. These people of Buyeo were all members of Baekje's ruling class, officials or warriors, and they would definitely be able to pay the ransom Liu Yu demanded.
The other is the sad and frightened wailing of the Mahan people. When they heard that the Buyeo warriors and nobles could pay the ransom and leave, it was impossible for their families to pay the ransom. Although they were also slaves in Baekje, they even Thinking of becoming slaves of these Jin people, but not expecting to be mercilessly killed, many people began to cry softly for this unfair fate.
"Tell them again that if they don't want to die and can't pay the ransom, they can become soldiers of our army. No matter who they are, as long as they fight for me twice, I will let them go home and give them another reward. "
Liu Xuan saw that the performance of these prisoners was as he expected, and he loudly ordered the translator to speak again.
Sure enough, after seeing the new hope, the vast majority of the Mahan people immediately expressed their willingness to become Liu Yu's soldiers, and many of them even said they could do so without remuneration.
For this kind of betrayal that happened under his nose, a majestic Fuyu warrior was furious. He stood up suddenly and scolded these Mahan bitches for being ungrateful. He would definitely kill all their families when they returned.
After hearing what the translator said, Liu Yu certainly could not tolerate this kind of blatant obstruction of the recruitment of the leading party.
He waved his hand gently, and two wolf-like guards rushed forward, beat the Fuyu man who stood up, and then dragged him forward by his feet.
"Beheaded."
Following Liu Yu's order, there was a pop, a stream of blood flew up, and the Fuyu warrior's head rolled to the ground.
A guard picked up the head, lifted it to a high place with a spear, and shouted a warning to the prisoners.
"Take care of the prisoners separately. Let those Fuyu people who can pay the ransom nominate a representative to go back and demand the ransom."
After Liu Yu finished giving instructions to an officer, he said to Dong Ping beside him.
"You pick a few of the prisoners who are obedient and know the way. Tomorrow we will go out and check around. I heard that this place is not far from the capital of Baekje. I am afraid that the Baekje people will send troops here soon."
That night, Dongnai navy ships transported all the captured food to Bojiang Island not far from the shore.
