Yeon Gaesomun's face was filled with disdain.
He didn't believe it.
If Du Qi had prepared a boat early on and then built a pontoon bridge, he might have been able to cross the river. But now, Xia Xia's army was standing on the northern shore without even a boat. It was simply impossible to cross the river in two hours. Thus, Yeon Gaesomun directly said that Du Qi had something important to do. If he could cross the river in four hours, he would commit suicide.
He was mocking Du Qi.
He was intentionally targeting Du Qi.
The translator was taken aback by Yeon Gaesomun's words. He turned to look at Yeon Gaesomun. Seeing Yeon Gaesomun's confident expression, he said no more and translated. After the translation was done, Du Qi laughed heartily.
Interesting!
Truly interesting!
Yeon Gaesomun was truly daring!
Du Qi sternly said, "Yeon Gaesomun, you swore an oath in front of tens of thousands of Goguryeon soldiers. Very good, very daring. We will let you experience my, Xia Xia's, might. A mere Datong River is nothing to be surprised about. It's just a thousand-some zhang long river. To the Goguryeons, it's a natural moat, but to my, Xia Xia, it's nothing. Yeon Gaesomun said.
Yeon Gaesomun said, "Du Qi, I look forward to it. The time has already begun. I'd like to see what you can do in four hours. " Yeon Gaesomun said.
Just as Du Qi was about to reply, he suddenly saw a fleet of warships approaching from the lower reaches of the Datong River. Although they were rather far away, Du Qi picked up his binoculars and took a look, upon which he smiled.
They're here!
Xia Xia's warships are here.
This time, there were a total of 20 warships, each of which was huge and majestic. To the small boat, the existence of these warships was like a giant that it could not contend with.
Du Qi loudly called out, "Yeon Gaesomun, Our warships are here, the tools to cross the river have arrived. Are you prepared to commit suicide? " Yeon Gaesomun said.
Yeon Gaesomun was dumbfounded.
Du Qi's warships?
Where were they?
As Yeon Gaesomun looked around, he suddenly saw several warships appear below him. But because they were too far away, he couldn't see them clearly. After waiting for a while, he saw numerous battleships approaching. These battleships were incomparably large, much larger than the flying boat. To put it bluntly, the warships of Goguryeo were no different from three-year-old children before the warships of Xia Country. There was no comparison at all.
The difference was too great.
Yeon Gaesomun gulped.
Gaesomun's's.
How could this be?
How could Du Qi have such a warship? Where did it come from?
Yeon Gaesomun began to panic. When he looked at Du Qi again, his eyes were no longer relaxed, only grave and worried. He no longer spoke to Du Qi. Instead, he turned to Song Yunde and said, "Mister Song, Xia Xia's warships are enormous. If our boats run into them, we'll be crushed. What can we do in this situation? " "Sigh."
At this moment, Song Yunde was also panicking.
The situation was bad!
Song Yunde had originally believed that the Datong River was a natural barrier that would be crucial in stopping Xia Xia's army. He had not expected the slap to come so quickly. In the blink of an eye, Xia Xia's warships had appeared.
Song Yunde took a deep breath and said, "Datong Lu, don't panic. We still have a chance. Even now, Xia Xia's warships have appeared. But Xia Xia's warships still need to carry Xia Xia's soldiers. When the time comes, we'll arrange for people to cause trouble. "Sigh."
"Nonsense! Yeon Gaesomun!
Yeon Gaesomun said, "In front of such an enormous warship, our warships can't even get close, so how can we cause trouble? The current situation is very bad. Think of a plan. " "Alright.
Song Yunde gave an awkward smile.
He truly could not think of a plan. After all, the current situation was very unfavorable to them.
Wang Xiangxiong sternly said, "Datong Lu, we have no other choice but to have our people cause trouble. I suggest that we arrange for our water ghosts to go over and dig through the bottom of Xia Xia's warships. This way, as long as Xia Xia's warships are leaking, everything will be easy, and we can stop them. " "Alright.
Yeon Gaesomun glared at Wang Xiangxiong. "You're also stupid. Don't you have any common sense? If it were a small boat, digging through the bottom would be no problem, but is this a small boat? Take a closer look. A warship like this is extremely heavy and can carry countless people. It's very deep in the water. If your soldiers go down, they'll die before they can even start digging. " "Alright.
Wang Xiangxiong immediately felt embarrassed.
He timidly said, "Datong Lu, now that Xia Xia is so fierce, what should we do?" "Datong Lu.
Yeon Gaesomun said, "You're asking me, but who am I supposed to ask? I'm keeping you around so that you can come up with strategies and charge into the enemy lines. At the crucial moment, I'll have to rely on you. " "Datong Lu.
Song Yunde and Wang Xiangxiong were both familiar with Yeon Gaesomun's temper. Yeon Gaesomun truly did have a bit of a temper, but he was extremely kind to his subordinates, so the two of them did not mind Yeon Gaesomun's tone.
Song Yunde thought for a while, then said, "Datong Lu, given the current situation, we have no other choice but to force our way in. Xia Xia's army will board the ships on the northern shore and then take the ships to the southern shore to dock.
"First, arrange for all of our ships to bring our soldiers close to the ships and charge over to stop them from boarding. Even if there are losses, we'll go all out. Second, arrange for some soldiers to wait on the southern shore. If Xia Xia's army tries to disembark, we'll stop them. In short, we'll do our best to stop them. "
Song Yunde's expression was solemn as he continued, "If Xia Xia's army has already disembarked and we can't stop them, then we'll consider other strategies to stop Xia Xia's army. "Agreed.
Wang Xiangxiong hurriedly agreed. "Datong Lu, this lowly subordinate agrees with Advisor Song's suggestion. For now, we'll arrange for our ships to carry our soldiers to stop them. " "Agreed.
Yeon Gaesomun thought for a while, then said, "That's all we can do. "Agreed.
Yeon Gaesomun immediately passed down the order. When the order reached the ears of the Goguryeo officers on the Goguryeo warships, the officers had bitter looks on their faces, and the Goguryeo soldiers were inwardly crying and cursing.
They were going to stop Xia Xia's army from boarding the ships, but the problem was that Xia Xia's warships were simply too large, and Xia Xia's weapons were formidable. Stopping them would not be easy. Even though they were unwilling, Yeon Gaesomun had given the order, so they could only carry it out.
They did not dare to defy Yeon Gaesomun's orders.
The Goguryeon ships were waiting patiently for the arrival of the Goguryeon fleet.
While the Goguryeo warships were waiting, Xia Xia's warships were getting closer and closer to the battlefield.
On the Flood Dragon warship, an officer stood solemnly.
This officer's name was Chui Guanglie.
He had been promoted from Zhu Youtian's army and was now the commander of the navy. All of Xia Xia's warships were under Chui Guanglie's command, and he had brought twenty warships with him, his momentum surging.
Through his binoculars, Chui Guanglie could see that there were many small boats on the surface of the Datong River, large and small. There were probably fifty to sixty of them. However, these boats all belonged to the Goguryeo side.
A sharp light flashed through Chui Guanglie's eyes as he ordered, "Pass on my order. All warships are to charge forward and crush the Goguryeo boats. Destroy these boats first, then send the army across the river." "Understood!"
The messengers immediately gave the order.
All the warships began to adjust their formation. The twenty warships split into three rows, forming a six-six-eight-eight formation. The first row had six warships, the second row had six warships, and the third row had eight warships. Moreover, the warships were arranged in a staggered fashion, forming a fishnet as they charged forward.
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