After an eight-day voyage, the Great Sui fleet finally arrived at their destination - Goryeo.

Far from afar, the fleet has seen land, a large island covering an area of ​​hundreds of hectares, with dense forests on the island, and a gray-white ridge lies across it.

Lai Huer pointed to the island and said to Yang Yuanqing: "Maintain, that is Lingluo Island. When I attacked Pyongyang twice, I took it as a logistics center first. There were no garrisons on the island before, so I don't know if there are any now."

Yang Yuanqing looked at the island and asked, "How far is this place from Pyongyang, the capital of Goryeo?"

"After this island, you will be the mouth of the Shushui River, and you will be upstream of the river for fifty miles, which will be Pyongyang City."

Yang Yuanqing nodded and looked back at the fleet. Although he assembled once this morning, compressing the length of the fleet to fifty miles and implementing several large ships in parallel, it is still huge in scale and can't see at a glance.

In fact, most of the ships are empty ships. There are only more than 300 ships that actually carry soldiers and supplies, and nearly 800 empty ships. These empty ships are what he is preparing to load trophys.

But Yang Yuanqing suspected that these more than 800 large ships may not be able to load the spoils, and it will take several times to complete them. In this case, he needs a transit place. Isn’t this Lingluo Island the best transit place?

Thinking of this, Yang Yuanqing immediately ordered: "The fleet is moving closer to the island and ready to occupy the island!"

The handsome ship waved the flag slogan on the ship, and dozens of large ships in the front began to sail towards the island under the command of Lai Huer.

Lai Huer occupied this island twice. He knew that there were many reefs on the south side of the island. The water depth in the north was suitable for large ships to dock, especially in the northeast corner, where there was a natural dock where large ships could be docked directly.

The fleet flew around the north and arrived at the north of the island. Yang Yuanqing immediately saw the mouth of the Hanshui River more than ten miles away. The sea water turned white due to the injection of fresh water. It formed a sharp contrast with the surrounding blue sea.

The estuary was several miles wide, and it was enough to drive into a large sea boat. At this moment, a lookout soldier suddenly shouted: "There are soldiers in front!"

Two miles away, a ship about a thousand stone was about to sail away from the island, and the ship was shaking left and right. It seemed very frightened. At the moment of leaving the island, a Goryeo soldier jumped onto a large ship, and more than a dozen soldiers rushed over behind him, shouting as if he wanted the big ship to wait for them.

Lai Hu'er looked around quickly and saw that there was no other ship except this military ship, not even a fishing boat. He hurriedly ordered: "Stop this ship!"

The colorful flags were waved and the flags were conveyed. Several large ships cut through the waves and accelerated forward. After a moment, they circled in front of the Goryeo military ship. On the ship, the Sui soldiers were arrowed like rain. More than a dozen soldiers were shot down with screams and were shot down, while the rest of the soldiers were hiding in the cabin. The sails of the Goryeo military ship were shot off, the sails slid down, and the ship was spinning in place and could no longer move forward.

Soon, the Sui army escorted more than a dozen Goryeo soldiers onto the large ship, and all of them knelt on the deck, begging for mercy.

Lai Hu'er went up to interrogate a few times, turned around and said to Yang Yuanqing: "These soldiers are all Goryeo navy troops. They are responsible for stationing the island, with a total of forty people, and there are still more than a dozen people on the island that have not boarded the ship."

Yang Yuanqing frowned, "Does there be a navy army in Goryeo? Why have I never heard of it?"

It was the first time that Lai Hu'er heard that there were naval troops in Goryeo. He asked a few more questions and then said: "The naval troops were established only last year, with about 5,000 people and hundreds of warships deployed in the Hanshui River."

Yang Yuanqing pondered for a moment and ordered: "Leave three thousand troops to occupy the island, the central and rear troops parked on the island, the front troops continued to advance and entered the river."

Yang Yuanqing was the head commander. He only cared about the general direction of the army. The other details were arranged by the deputy general. He left 3,000 people to station the island. More than 800 sea ships from the central and rear troops were moored beside the island, waiting for orders.

The other three hundred warships, led by Yang Yuanqing and Lai Huer, sailed towards the entrance of the Hanshui River...

The Shushui River is the current Datong River. The current Pyongyang spans the banks of the Datong River, but the Sui Dynasty Pyongyang was much smaller. It is located on the north bank of the Shushui River. It is a big city surrounded by a tall city wall. It is more than 30 miles in circumference and the city wall is tall and solid.

In order to attack Pyongyang, Yang Yuanqing considered three plans. The first plan was to attack Pyongyang at night and cooperate with the internal response to occupy Pyongyang at the lowest cost. However, due to the existence of the Koryo Navy, this plan was obviously unrealistic.

The second plan is to fight quickly. Even if it is discovered by the Goryeo Army, it will attack and capture the city when the Goryeo Army is not prepared enough.

The third plan was to encounter an accident and block the attack, which forced the Sui army to face the tenacious defense of the Goryeo defenders. In this case, the Sui army needed to use heavy weapons to attack Pyongyang City.

There is also the worst possibility, that Gasuwen's army came to assist Pyongyang City, but Yang Yuanqing has done his best. If Gasuwen's main force still appears, it is really called "Planning for people and success for heaven."

Three hundred and twenty Sui Navy warships lined up into the mouth of the Hanshui River and went upwards. Affected by the water flow, the fleet was not moving fast.

The downstream of the river is more than ten miles wide, and there are also small islands in the middle from time to time. Although the river is wide, three hundred large ships still look extremely spectacular when sailing on the river.

The fleet traveled in groups, stretching for more than ten miles, just like a giant dragon coming from the sea, swimming in the river. The two sides of the straits were densely populated, and there were large areas of farmland and villages everywhere.

This is the alluvial plain under the river. The soil is fertile and the rivers are crisscrossing. Since ancient times, it has been the most densely populated area of ​​Goryeo. From time to time, you can see forests, dotted on the plain like green gems.

"Master, we cannot arrive in Pyongyang City silently." On the side, Lai Huer reminded Yang Yuanqing again. This was his third time. He had experience and knew that it was impossible not to be discovered.

Yang Yuanqing could only smile bitterly. He finally understood why Lai Hu'er said that. On the north shore, groups of adults and children were running with the fleet, waving their hands hard and shouting loudly.

But at this time, Lai Huer quickly walked up to the bow of the boat and stared at a stone sentry tower on the north shore. The sentry tower was three meters high and stood on the north shore, like a lighthouse.

The whistle tower is close to the riverside, about one mile away from them, and any movement on the entire river will be taken into consideration by it.

Yang Yuanqing also discovered the mail tower. He walked forward, stared at the mail tower and asked, "Is this a beacon for the Goryeo Army?"

Lai Hu'er nodded, "It didn't exist during the First Battle of Goryeo. Because my navy almost captured Pyongyang City, the Goryeo army learned a lesson and built ten beacon towers along the river. As long as we came along the river, they would definitely find it."

Only then did Yang Yuanqing realize that what Lai Huer said could not hide it from the Goryeo Army, but refers to the beacon towers along the river, not the villagers along the river.

As soon as Lai Hu'er finished speaking, three pillars of beacon smoke rose into the sky on the stone sentry tower. They were discovered by the Goryeo sentry, and then three pillars of beacon smoke appeared in the distance.

Yang Yuanqing narrowed his eyes and the alarm should have reached Pyongyang City at this time. His first plan is no longer possible. If he cannot get there within half a day, his second plan to quickly decide will also fail.

"How far is this place from Pyongyang City?" Yang Yuanqing asked.

"There are still forty miles, and it takes an hour to go."

After a while, Hu'er added: "I'm afraid the plan of the general manager to make a quick decision cannot be achieved."

Yang Yuanqing was stunned, "Why is this?"

Lai Hu'er pointed to the front and said lightly: "The manager will know when you look ahead."

Yang Yuanqing's eyes were withdrawn from the whistle tower, and he looked towards Lai Hu'er's fingers. He also saw dense small black dots appear on the water surface ahead, about five or six miles away from them.

"Goryeo Navy!" Yang Yuanqing said in a lost voice.

The bell of 'Dang! Dang! Dang!' rang on the mast, and the soldiers rushed out of the cabin. Although the Sui soldiers had conducted simple water war training before setting off, when encountering real water war, they could only play an auxiliary role, bombarding the other ships with arrows or stone cannons.

The real main force of the navy was Lai Hu'er brought five thousand navy troops from the south. Lai Hu'er walked to Yang Yuanqing and asked for instructions: "I am willing to lead the army to fight against the enemy's waters. Please agree!"

Yang Yuanqing had calmed down. In all his plans, he did not consider the Goryeo Navy, but the Goryeo Navy did appear and he could only face it. Yang Yuanqing nodded slowly, "I hope to win the general flag and win this battle!"

"As for the order!"

Lai Hu'er bowed and gave a bow, quickly climbed off the coaching boat, got on a small boat, and quickly rowed to another big boat, and got on a big boat.

At this time, the formation of the Sui army's large ships had changed. Yang Yuanqing's commanding ship stopped advancing, and the rest of the warships also anchored in the river. The deputy general of Hu'er led fifty warships to fight.

The soldiers on these fifty warships were the 5,000 naval troops brought from the south by Huer. Most of them were from the Jingxiang area, with skilled water and rich experience in water warfare.

Yang Yuanqing walked to the bow and watched fifty warships fight against the Goryeo naval army. He had to admit that he could not be proficient in everything. In the water battle, he could only be a spectator. Fortunately, the Great Sui First Navy will come to Hu'er to fight, which made him full of confidence.

On the waters of the Hanjiang River, the Goryeo Army's navy came to intercept the Sui army's invasion upon hearing the news. The Goryeo Army's navy was formed last spring, with only more than 5,000 people, mainly composed of thousands of stone warships, with a total of more than 100 ships.

The main water war weapons are bows and arrows and stone cannons. Most of the 50 warships led by Lai Huer are three thousand stone sea ships. The hull is strong and three times that of the Goryeo warships. However, their weapons are richer. In addition to bows and arrows and stone cannons, they can also use bows to hit enemy ships, and there are two major water war weapons: tinder oil and pole.

Fifty warships were arranged in diamond shapes and were getting closer and closer to the Goryeo Army's warships. The two sides finally collided. At this time, the poles on the Sui Army's large ship were raised high. Amid the shouts of the Sui Army's soldiers, the poles that lasted several meters long suddenly fell down and smashed towards the other side's warship.

‘Boom!’ There was a loud bang in the ground, and a Goryeo warship was hit by two poles at the same time. The hull broke and the river surging in.

......(To be continued...)
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