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Chapter 1803 The troops approach Sixian

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    From Xukou Island to the south to the mouth of Baicun River, it is only a distance of more than 400 miles.  Thirty thousand Sui naval forces rushed directly to the mouth of the Baicun River and arrived in a matter of seconds.

    Along the coast, it was unusually calm.  The main force of the Baekje Navy was destroyed in Jianchan Port, while the Japanese navy was destroyed in Xengkou Port. After the Baekje Japanese nation lost control of the sea, they had to close the port and defend themselves.

    Facing the menacing Sui army, Baekje¡¯s remaining water forces gathered at the mouth of the Baekchon River and made a last-ditch effort.

    From the perspective of the Baekje people, although they are not as powerful as the Sui army, the mouth of the Baekchon River is narrow. If they block the mouth of the Baekchon River with their navy, forming a situation where one man is in charge and no one can break it, the Sui army, no matter how strong it is, will not be able to cross.

    So the Baekje navy used iron chains to connect the warships in a row, retreated into the river mouth, and formed two ship walls to defend against the enemy.  He also ordered infantry to station on both sides of the shore as a response.

    There is no such thing as a navy that only defends but does not attack, because there is no danger to defend on the sea.  Taking advantage of the terrain of the river mouth, the Baekje people set up a defensive stance.

    Huang Mingjun has been through many battles and has rich experience at sea. He immediately understood the opponent's intentions.

    So Huang Mingjun ordered dozens of fire boats in front, followed by impact boats covered with iron sheets and equipped with ramming angles, and launched an attack on the Baekje people.

    People in Baekje must have never read Romance of the Three Kingdoms, otherwise they would definitely know how Cao Cao was defeated.

    The Sui army's fire-kindling boat was equipped with saltpeter, dry firewood, tung oil, etc., and it quickly rushed into the Baekje formation and caused a fire.  The Baekje warships were immediately set on fire.

    Everyone instinctively wants to avoid the fire, but these warships are connected to each other and cannot be separated at all.

    So the fire spread, burning all the connected warships.

    Soon the Sui army attacked the ship and came over to kill them.  These warships were huge in size and mostly covered with iron sheets, so they were not afraid of fire ships.  And its impact was so powerful that it quickly shattered the unburned Baekje warships into pieces, causing chaos in the formation.

    For a time, the Baekje Navy was in chaos.

    Fire and water are merciless. In a world of fire and water, everyone uses their most primitive instincts to survive.  In the chaos, warships collided with each other, causing the fire to become even bigger.

    Countless Baekje soldiers could not bear the huge fire and jumped into the sea like dumplings.  But this could not save his life. The sea water was boiling as hot as boiling water in a pot. People jumped into the sea and were cooked soon.

    There were screams and moans everywhere.

    The sky is scorching with smoke and flames, and the sea water is all red.

    This massacre consumed the last remaining naval power of the Baekje people.  In the battle at Baekchon River Estuary, the entire Baekje Navy was wiped out.

    The battle is over and the smoke has cleared.

    ¡°At a glance from the deck, the entire sea surface is full of floating corpses.  It was so densely packed and so quiet that it made people¡¯s scalp numb.

    Huang Mingjun has fought many battles with pirates in Nanyang, and has even fought against several countries, but this is the first time he has seen such a scene.

    And today¡¯s scene also made Huang Mingjun truly feel the importance of sea power.  Although I was often at sea in the past, it was mostly for bandit suppression and transportation. It is difficult to have a personal experience of things like sea power.  But today he understood that if he lost his sea power, the entire country would not have peace.

    On the sea, the winner takes all and the loser loses everything.

    He was also thankful that Duke Wei developed the navy in time, allowing the fleet to reach its current size.  Otherwise, if the Liaodong Navy faces the main force of the Baekje and Japanese naval forces, the consequences will be disastrous.

    The three armies rested for a day at the mouth of the Baicun River, waiting for the fire to be completely exhausted before moving forward.

    From the mouth of the Baekchon River, it is still more than a hundred miles away from Sishucheng, the capital of Baekje.  The amount of water in the Baicun River varies greatly depending on the season, and the riverbed is often exposed in winter.  But it's summer now, and there's plenty of water, so big boats can pass through it.

    The land of Sixian is flat and there are not many dangerous places.

    At first, Baekje was defeated by Goguryeo and lost its capital, Uryeseong, and had to flee south to Ungjinseong (today¡¯s Gongju, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea).  Ungjin is located in the mountains. Although it is strong enough to withstand Goguryeo, its small area and inconvenient transportation make it unsuitable as a capital. Therefore, in the era of the Baekje Holy King, it was moved to Sisi.  The Holy King of Baekje was defeated, captured and died, the royal power fell away, and Baekje entered the era of aristocratic family politics.  It was not until Fuyu Zhang that the king gradually took back some of his rights.  Buyeo Chang made a living by picking potatoes in Iksan when he was a child. After taking the throne, he has been vigorously developing the Iksan area and even planned to move the capital to Iksan, but he failed to do so due to the opposition of the nobles.

    To be honest, Sixian is a fertile land suitable for the development of agriculture.  But it is surrounded by plains and there is no danger to defend it.  Therefore, once an enemy invades, there is no way to stop it.

    Huang Mingjun led his army upstream and fought all the way to Sixian City. Baekje was in danger of subjugation.

      At the same time, Cai Zhiyun, who came from the south, finally led his army to kill.

    After Cai Zhiyun, who landed from the south of Baekje, occupied Jiuchia Fortress, he began to move northward continuously.

    Cai Zhiyun knew that he was in the hinterland of Baekje, with no resources and insufficient food and grass, so he could not attack the fortified city.  In fact, there is no point in attacking the fortified city. After all, it is impossible for him to divide his troops and garrison them.

    So after capturing Jiuji Lower City and replenishing enough food, grass and baggage, Cai Zhiyun decided to go all the way north, bypassing the enemy city and taking the capital of Baekje.

    All the generals expressed doubts about this.

    It is four hundred miles from Jiuzhixia City to Sixian City. There are many mountainous areas along the way, blocked by mountains, rivers and cities.  No matter how good the You Houwei is in fighting, it is almost impossible to carry out a long-distance attack of 400 miles without logistical supplies and support.

    Although everyone dares to fight, they are not arrogant people.

    Cai Zhiyun thinks so.  Although it is a 400-mile journey, there are not actually many Baekje troops along the way.  The Baekje people had just lost nearly 100,000 people in Sa River, and they sent troops to raid Haemyeong and Jianchan and other places, and also sent troops to besiege Songak City.  More than 100,000 troops were used before and after this, so how much of the entire Baekje army is left.

    The Baekje army refused to defend due to danger. If they attack the city, it may be difficult to break the city, but if they just march in a hurry all the way, even if they take a detour without attacking the city, they will definitely succeed.

    He would be even more happy if the Baekje army came to stop him.  Regarding field battles, Cai Zhiyun has always had full confidence in Youhou Wei.  If you kill more Baekje people in the field, you will encounter fewer enemies in the siege.

    Cai Zhiyun is the coach, and his will is the attitude of the entire army.

    So Cai Zhiyun ordered the entire army to abandon all non-essential supplies, leave Jiuzhixia City, and go north by boat. They did not abandon the boat until they reached the source of the river, and then landed.

    Like an armed parade, the Youhouwei army marched through the hinterland of Baekje in a mighty and mighty manner.  There were troops who tried to stop him along the way, but they were all defeated by the Youhou Guards.

    The appearance of Youhou Wei greatly shocked Fuyu Zhang in Sixian City, but at this moment, he really could not bring out enough troops to stop the Sui army, so he had to order to stop the enemy along the way.  So the Youhou Guards marched all the way forward, arrived at the foot of Sixian City, and joined forces with Huang Mingjun's navy.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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