Turbulent Times Chapter 1040: Annihilation (Part 1)

However, because of the dangerous seas and unpredictable storms, almost all navies from all over the world try their best to avoid going to sea to fight. Even if the navy goes out to sea to fight, it is just a battle on the board, or the main combat mode is to go ashore to clear the island and land strongholds.

In short, in the thinking of almost all soldiers at all levels in various countries in the world, warships are a means of crossing the sea, not a weapon of war, let alone something that can be relied on on the battlefield.

But Wang Junlin built a powerful naval force, in addition to aiming at Yang Guang's conquest of Goguryeo in the original historical disastrous defeat, trying to restore the situation as much as possible, so that the Sui people would die less. The control is in his own hands, so that when the Great Sui falls apart in the next step, he will be able to remain invincible.

Because the history of the prevalence of Western colonialism in later generations has long proved a truth: only after having command of the sea can one have the initiative to choose the land battlefield. The time and place of the war are also firmly in their hands. If you want to fight, you can fight, if you don't fight, you can go back to the sea, and you can fight whenever you want. The coastline is so long, it is completely possible to enter the land of no one.

This is the same reason as there is no way to guard against thieves from thousands of miles away. The only target to be attacked is to be beaten. If you add a powerful army, Wang Junlin will have the power to fight for world hegemony.

Moreover, the scope of the navy's radiation is far beyond the imagination of people in this era. The cavalry is already the fastest army on land in this era, but under the premise of maintaining combat effectiveness, two hundred miles a day is already the limit, but for the navy, if the wind is favorable, the sea area of ​​​​two hundred miles is not enough for even an hour. no use.

Just imagine how long it took Wang Junlin's navy to travel from Snake Island to Jiangdu, and how long it took to travel from Luoyang Kyoto to Jiangdu by land.

It is impossible for Yang Guang to conquer Goguryeo, gather troops to Liaodong, and then enter Goguryeo without three months of preparation time. It is useless, and there are naval warships that can retreat at any time.

Of course, it doesn't mean that the kings and ministers of this era don't realize the importance of commanding the sea. It's just that due to the performance of warships and navigation technology, there are too many uncontrollable factors in the sea when sailors leave land. , Just getting lost has scared away too many people, who dare to run long distances.

The battleship is not strong enough, and there is no possibility of escape in the vast sea when encountering a storm.

This is also the reason why in the original history, people did not pay more attention to sea control until the age of great voyages.

Therefore, since ancient times, the rise and fall of dynasties in the Central Plains and frequent wars for thousands of years have always been dominated by land-based hegemony. It is inevitable that traditional military thinking ignores or even ignores command of the sea.

No way, the ocean voyage ability is too weak, but now because of the inhuman existence of Nie Xiaoyu, Wang Junlin first solved the problem of strong warships, and then cultivated many talents who are capable of ocean voyages one by one. The attack problem has also been solved, and so on. In short, Wang Junlin's navy now has the initial strength to control the sea.

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With the same force, one was defending the city and the other was attacking the city, but after an hour, the Goguryeo side who defended the city lost more than 400 people, while the attackers did not die or injured a single person.

The reason for such an exaggerated result is that Wang Junlin's side was able to hit the Goguryeo people in the city, but it was difficult for the archers on the other side's side to hit anyone on their side.

Six long-range crossbows had already destroyed the weak gate of the prison city, but Wang Junlin did not let people rush into the gate immediately. Instead, six long-range crossbows were dismantled, and a total of twelve long-range crossbows were placed on the high ground on the left and right sides of the prison city to shoot and kill the Goguryeo people on the city wall.

In addition, a total of twelve catapults on the six thousand-stone warships parked at the coastal port hurled towards the prison city.

The prison city is so big, and the Goguryeo people dismantled the houses to defend the city before, so there were not many places to hide people, so more than 400 people were shot to death by crossbow arrows and stoned to death.

"My lord, the earth platforms on the high ground on both sides of the prison city have been erected. Do you want to use pallets to build a cloud bridge that can directly attack the prison city, and then our people will kill from the city gate and both sides at the same time."

Seeing the favorable situation, Liu Yidong wanted to make a quick decision to show his ability.

Wang Junlin shook his head. At this time, he launched a strong attack. With the cover of long-range crossbows and catapults on the warship, it was no problem to finally take down the prison city. But after the close combat, their long-range attack advantage will no longer exist. .

Wang Junlin has long discovered that the combat power of these two thousand Goguryeo people is not weak. will be less.

"I think that although the walls of this prison city are strong, they are far from being able to compare with the brick-and-rammed-earth city walls, which are three or four feet thick. The walls of the city will collapse in a short time. At that time, the enemy will not be able to hide people on and under the walls of the prison. Without the protection of the walls, our long-range crossbows can shoot them at will. So, pass on the order and let everyone more Some patience, our purpose is not to take back the prison city, but to kill all the enemies, and at the same time not let us lose too much."

"I understand the humble job." After Liu Yidong saluted respectfully, he went to prepare.

There is really no suspense in annihilating the two thousand Goguryeo people guarding the prison city. To be honest, just a hundred guards around him, led by Zhang Tiangang, Chong Yao and Chunqiu Nu, can kill these two thousand people in a frontal fight die.

So if you lose hundreds of people in order to kill these two thousand people, it is really not worth the candle. Moreover, Wang Junlin must consciously let officers and soldiers familiarize themselves with using their own advantages and learn new combat modes brought about by new weapons and equipment. After all, there will be many naval battles or island battles like this in the future.

Wang Junlin worked hard and managed to get six thousand sailors, because the matter of Snake Island was done without the knowledge of the court and Yang Guang, and he had no place to replenish soldiers, so every officer and soldier is extremely precious , It is still useful to stay behind, but you can't be lost at the beginning. The hundred celebrities who stayed behind on Bailing Island were killed by these people, which has already made Wang Junlin feel distressed for a long time.

Twelve catapults on six ships continued to attack the south wall of the prison city. After half an hour, finally a section of the wall in the middle of the south wall of the prison city could not support it and collapsed, breaking a wide hole. There is a big opening of four or five feet.