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    ww.x.om Five or six o'clock in the morning in the northern winter is the darkest moment before the sun rises. Sixian City is also in the sweetest sleep. Even the small fleet patrolling the sea has relaxed.  Yawning, he prepared to go back and change his shift.

    But at this moment, a black shadow suddenly appeared on the southwest sea. Unfortunately, under the cover of night, no one paid attention to the approaching shadow.  And when the shadow finally entered the warning range of the Sixian City patrol fleet, the soldiers on these patrol boats finally heard some abnormal sounds from the water, and then discovered the shadow that was already close at hand.

    "There is a big ship, the enemy is attacking!" It was not until the shadow was only a few dozen steps away from the patrol ship that the people on the patrol ship discovered that it turned out to be a huge fleet. This shocked everyone and immediately raised their spirits.  Shouting loudly, and preparing to light a beacon fire to sound the alarm.

    But it was a pity that the incoming warship was too close to them. Before the first patrol ship could light the beacon, they saw a huge warship with a hail of arrows, and in the blink of an eye, the patrol ship was destroyed.  The shot was like a hedgehog, and the Baekje soldiers on board were even more killed and injured. In the end, a giant crossbow pierced the thin hull of the patrol ship, causing the patrol ship to slowly sink.

    Although the first patrol ship that discovered the enemy's situation did not pass on the news, the sound of fighting here still attracted the attention of other patrol ships. Soon they discovered this huge fleet of sneak attacks and set fire to the ships.  Beacon fire, but when these patrol boats lit the beacon fire, they also exposed the location of their own ships. The result was naturally attracted by the huge fleet in front of them, and few patrol boats could escape.

    Through the flames of war ignited on the patrol ship, it can be seen clearly that what is coming is a fleet composed of hundreds of huge warships. Naturally, only the extremely powerful can build such warships in this sea area.  Tang Dynasty.  The small patrol boats of the Baekje people could not stop the progress of the Tang Dynasty warships, and were soon crushed into pieces. Then the Tang Dynasty warships did not stop at all, and immediately rushed towards the navy camp outside Sixian City.  .

    Sixi Fortress was the capital of Baekje.  It is also an important port city. In addition to the 15,000 infantry troops stationed in the city, there are also 10,000 naval troops stationed on the seaside.  Originally, due to the important location of Sixian City, it was natural that only such a small number of troops would be stationed. However, because Li Min launched an attack from Silla, Baekje lost consecutive battles and the army suffered heavy losses. It was a last resort.  Only then did Sixian City's army move to the front line. Now the total number of land and water armies in the entire city is only 25,000.

    When the Baekje navy received the enemy attack beacon from the patrol boat, they responded immediately. All the soldiers gathered on the boat urgently, and then rushed out of the water stronghold to meet the enemy in a hurry. Unfortunately, what they faced was hundreds of Tang Dynasty warships.  Ships, although the Baekje people have more warships than Lu Qing and others, most of them are small boats, compared with those huge warships.  It's just like a small sampan.

    Taking advantage of their size, Datang's warships directly crushed these Baekje warships that were facing the enemy.  For a time, Baekje's small warship was crashed and injured numerous times. A large number of Baekje soldiers were struggling in the sea. At the same time, various weapons on the warships of both sides began to use their power. With the help of rockets flying in the sky, you can see that there were already  It became a sea of ??blood and fire, and many soldiers died every moment.  It can be said that at this moment, the meaning of human life is truly reflected.

    The Baekje Navy was originally inferior to Lu Qing and others in terms of numbers, and there was a huge gap on the warships.  In addition, they responded hastily to the battle. It can be said that they did not have an advantage in any aspect. As soon as they came into contact with the battle, the situation was already one-sided.  Seeing this situation, the commander of the Baekje navy naturally did not dare to fight head-on. He hurriedly ordered to retreat into the water stronghold to defend. At the same time, he sent people to Sixian City to request a group of infantry to be transferred to the water stronghold to help defend together.

    King Wu in Sixi City has also received news that an enemy is invading from the sea, and judging from the opponent's strength, it should be the Tang navy that previously blocked the Tsushima Strait. This makes King Wu very anxious, because he knows that as long as  The 10,000 navy troops in Sixi City would never be able to stop the opponent.

    Just when King Wu had just summoned the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty to discuss how to deal with this crisis, the envoy sent by the commander of the navy in front to ask for help also arrived. However, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had different opinions on whether to send reinforcements.  Views.

    "Your Majesty, I am willing to lead a team to help the navy!" A white-haired veteran stood up and said.

    However, as soon as the veteran finished speaking, someone immediately stood up and objected: "No, now we only have 15,000 infantry left in Sixian City, and even the defense has problems. If we are transferred out now, what if the opponent takes advantage of the chaos to attack?"  If the city is destroyed, I'm afraid it will be attacked by the opponent in one fell swoop, so for the sake of the safety of Sixian City, we must not deploy any more troops!"

    "What the hell is this? Aren't those 10,000 navy soldiers doing this?Are you fighting for Sixian's safety?  "A hot-tempered general stood up and said angrily.

    "The navy camp is very solidly built, and according to the information we received, the opponent's number is not much greater than ours, so the navy can rely on the geographical advantage to block the opponent at sea!" Another minister opposed to sending troops.  He spoke.

    Those who advocated sending troops and those who opposed sending troops had different opinions, and no one could convince the other. In the end, they started arguing in the hall. Finally, as a prince, Yiji slammed the table angrily, stood up and roared: "That's enough, now I, Baekje  We are already at the point of life and death, where is the time to argue here?"

    As soon as they saw the prince losing his temper, all the ministers in the palace fell silent. Yi Ci glanced at everyone with a livid face, then turned to King Wu and said, "Father, although there are not many troops in Sixi City, there are still some."  There are hundreds of thousands of people. When the country is rising or falling, I beg my father to issue an edict and order people to be recruited to defend the city. As for the navy outside the city, it is our first line of defense in Sixi City. This  If the defense line is broken, the other side will definitely send troops to land safely, and since the other side dares to attack Sixian, there must be infantry transported in the fleet, so Erchen thought that they must not be allowed to climb up the rock so easily, so they should send some support  Let the army go over and try to delay the opponent¡¯s landing!¡±

    Yiji is worthy of being the successor of the next king of Baekje. The analysis in his words is very reasonable. Even King Wu felt his eyes light up after hearing this. He immediately said with great joy: "Okay, my son is really smart. If you come, I will pass the book on to you immediately."  According to the king¡¯s decree, the able-bodied men of the people are organized to guard the city walls, and an additional five thousand soldiers are allocated to support the navy!¡±

    As soon as he heard that King Wu absolutely agreed to support, several military generals immediately jumped out and petitioned, expressing their willingness to lead this team of 5,000 people to support the navy.  However, Yiji, who had not yet retreated, spoke again: "Father, I am willing to personally lead these five thousand soldiers to support you. I believe that as a son, I can definitely inspire my Baekje soldiers to fight the enemy bravely!"

    When Yi Ci opened his mouth, the generals who had just petitioned fell silent, because they all knew that Prince Yi Ci was also a man who knew soldiers. He was the one who led the army to assist the Tang Dynasty in attacking Goguryeo, although he was later defeated by Goguryeo.  Although he was defeated, he also gained a lot of land for Baekje, so this time he proposed to take action personally, so no one in Baekje could compete with him.

    King Wu also thought about it carefully after hearing this. Although he did not want his son to go out and take risks, at this moment, Yici was indeed the best candidate.  Thinking of this, King Wu finally sighed and said: "Okay, my son, you must be careful. If nothing can be done, there is no need to persist. Come back and we will defend the city. As long as the reinforcements arrive, the opponent will  We will definitely retreat without a fight!¡±

    "My son, I obey!" Hearing his father's caring words, Yi Ci was also moved. He knelt down and saluted King Wu, and then immediately ordered the five thousand rescue troops and horses to prepare to support the navy as soon as they came out of the south gate.  .

    Five thousand people were neither too many nor too few. Even though the gate of Sixi City was relatively wide, it would take some time for them all to come out. However, it was during this very short period of time that another huge event happened.  changes.

    Originally, Yi Ci led 5,000 people out of the city, but when the 5,000 people had just left the city, they suddenly heard a cry of killing from the southeast of the city gate, and then saw a tiger-like Tang army coming out of the night.  He rushed out and was about to collide with Yi Ci's army in the blink of an eye.

    Facing the Tang army that actually came out, Yi Ci was shocked at first, but after all, he was a man with rich experience in leading troops. He quickly calmed down and carefully observed the army that came out. Although it was dark in the night,  We can't tell whether the opponent is real or not, but we can judge from the shouts of killing that the number of the opponent is not very large, maybe even less than 5,000.  With this judgment, Yici immediately felt confident. He first loudly scolded his subordinates to stabilize the team, and then prepared to face the enemy personally under the protection of a group of personal guards.

    I have to say that Yi Ci's judgment was very accurate. The Tang army that was killed was the vanguard led by Xue Rengui. There were only 3,000 people. They took a boat upstream from the Jinjiang River and got off the boat when they arrived near Sixian City.  Then he quietly reached the bottom of the city, and happened to encounter Yi Ci leading reinforcements out of the city. Seeing such a good opportunity, Xue Rengui naturally would not give up, and immediately rushed out with his three thousand forwards.

    Under the night, Xue Rengui pulled off the black cloak he was wearing for concealment, revealing a white robe, and rushed forward waving the Fang Tian painted halberd. Unfortunately, the boat could not carry horses, otherwise it would make his image more powerful.

    Xue Rengui, who was rushing at the front, had long seen Yi Ci who was protected by a group of guards. Although he didn't know the identity of the other party, he knew at a glance that the other party must be an important person, so when he rushed to about 180 steps  , Xue Rengui took advantage of the lights on the other side's tower, immediately drew his bow and drew an arrow, loosening his hand andThe sharp arrow shot out like lightning, aiming directly at Yi Ci's throat!

    wxs.o
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