Turbulent Times Chapter 1063: The battle begins

Wang Junlin entered the small town in the middle of Dami Island, and called the generals to hold a mobilization and deployment meeting for war preparation.

"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's mainland, it will not be possible for the Sui Dynasty to do our best to deal with it. " Wang Junlin said solemnly, "So we must not underestimate our opponent just because we easily wiped out more than 10,000 enemies last time."

"My lord taught me a lesson..." Liu Yidong, Luo Chunlai and the others hurriedly clasped their fists in response.

Wang Junlin nodded, and while talking, he focused his eyes on the map, the waters of many sea reefs to the west and south of Annan County.

This map was hand-painted by Nie Xiaoyu himself, so the terrain on this map is very clear. There are more than a dozen counties in Annan County in the southernmost part of Goguryeo, and the sea between Dami Island and Annan County. More than a dozen islands are marked.

"The Goguryeo people used the complex shallow sea terrain with many sea reefs in this sea area to build up their naval forces, because they knew the characteristics of the deep draft of our warships and did not dare to attack them suddenly." Wang Junlin pointed to the map. Shangduohai reef sea area location, said: "Once the Koguryo navy is assembled here, it will go south to Dami Island or Baengling Island in a large scale."

"According to the intelligence, the Goguryeo people wanted to use the navy as a cover, recruiting a large number of civilian fishing boats and merchant ships to transport the infantry south, and forcibly landed on Dami Island or Baengling Island, and fought to the death with us on the island!"

"Obviously the Goguryeo people also know that their navy is no match for us at sea, that is to say, they have given up naval warfare and are even ready to sacrifice a large number of sailors, but seriously, they are not without a chance of winning. Our pressure is actually 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 already made full preparations at the invisible level in the early stage, Wang Junlin's heart would not be easy.

Wang Junlin's navy can indeed crush the opponent's navy, but in the end they have to face the Goguryeo army with a total of 30,000 people. Once they lose, the good situation created with great difficulty in this sea area will face collapse. threaten.

Dami Island and Baengling Island are not big, and the warring parties have nearly 40,000 soldiers and horses. Once the battle begins, no matter which island the war is fought on, there is no strategic depth for detours. In other words, once the Goguryeo people cannot be severely injured at sea, even if they win the land battle on the island, they will inevitably win miserably, or even lose miserably.

"According to information, the base camp of the Goguryeo Navy is located on Linguang Island, and it is more than 150 miles from Linguang Island to Dami Island or Baengling Island. Most of the main forces are single-masted and double-masted, and it will take at least two and a half hours to come with the wind." Liu Yidong said, calculating the distance from the base camp of the Koguryo Navy to Dami Island and Baekling Island.

Luo Chunlai also said: "If Goguryeo is attacking Baengryeong Island, even if our sentinel ships in the north sea can detect the large-scale dispatch of Goguryeo's navy in time, when the news comes back, the Damie Island navy will set out to support. At that time, the wind direction was retrograde again, so it must be too late to intercept the Goguryeo water army in the north of Baengling Island... So whether it is Dami Island or Baengling Island, we must be prepared to fight the Goguryeo people near the island!"

Wang Junlin nodded, and said: "That's right, because I don't know the timing of the Goguryeo people's deployment, no matter if it is Dami Island or Baengling Island, from now on, the main force of the water battalion will usually be stationed in the harbor. Ready to be dispatched at any time. In addition, a small-scale fleet must be sent to patrol the sea area to block the sentry ships and scout ships of the Goguryeo people. Because, if the Goguryeo navy is fully prepared, it can take advantage of this time difference to send a large number of troops to the sea. Go to Bailing Island or Dayi Island, then this battle will be troublesome."

"So, I believe that we need to continue to strengthen the construction of camps, castles or defensive positions on the two islands..." Luo Chunlai said.

Wang Junlin's troops on the two islands are limited, and they are far from the opponent's. If he can't intercept Goguryeo's army at sea, he can only defend on the two islands.

Wang Junlin nodded and said: "Luo Chun is right. Although we have made full preparations in other aspects, we must also prepare for the worst. From now on, the two islands should hurry up and build defensive camps. And positions, you can prepare for the defensive warfare tactics of relying on the trenches and the walls that I told you before."

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Seven days later, Wang Junlin received news that Goguryeo's army in Annan County has been changing frequently in recent days, which means that the Goguryeo army's large-scale crossing of the sea to conquer Dami Island and Baengling Island will soon begin.

Cui Shengjun is in charge of re-establishing the navy in Annan County and serves as the chief general. He is a veteran general with rich experience in water warfare and army management.

The warships of the Goguryeo navy are far from enough to compete with Wang Junlin's navy on the vast sea. On the southwestern coast of Annan County, there are thousands of large and small islands, sandy land, reefs, and zigzag coastlines, which divide the shallow sea into areas with complex topography, which the Goguryeo people call the Sea of ​​Stars and Reefs.

For large warships with deep drafts and large hulls, the Xingjiao Sea is simply a nightmare, but the warships of the Goguryeo Navy are small and shallow, and they are like fish in water in the Xingjiao Sea. Cui Shengjun tried in vain to lure Wang Junlin To attack, it is a pity that the naval forces of Omi Island and Baekryung Island have been standing still.

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On the third day of August, more than 500 warships of the Goguryeo Navy assembled near Linguang Island, while a larger number of civilian ships gathered in the inner line of Xingjiao Shallow Sea in the northern part of Linguang Island. Their mission is Transport the army to fight on Dami Island or Baeknyeong Island.

Even though there is only more than 150 miles of waterway from Linguang Island to the northernmost beach of Baekling Island, the Goguryeo people are still worried that the reinforcements crossing the sea will be intercepted by Wang Junlin's naval warships halfway , and the Goguryeo water army's protection capabilities are extremely limited.

The Goguryeo people finally chose on the night of the 11th, with the help of the strong north wind, the first group of reinforcements crossed the sea to the south, in an attempt to land on Baengling Island from the beach in the north of Baengling Island.

Although Shen Guo'er lurked beside Cui Shengjun, the commander of the Goguryeo navy, Yuan Taezuo and Yuan Gai Suwen were very cautious this time. To attack Baekling Island, we should attack Dayi Island first.

In addition, there are thousands of reefs in the periphery of Annan County, and Wang Junlin's sentry ship at sea cannot accurately and timely find out the assembly situation of the Goguryeo army.