Neon Clothes and Iron Clothes

Chapter 113
A bonfire is raised on the beach, a strong tied boar is next to the fire, and Monobe Renkuma puts on a white safari, and prepares to worship Uma Shima Jimei, the ancestor of the Monobe clan, thanking him for protecting the Monobe clan The fleet arrived at their destination safely, and prayed to the Lord God to bless them to win the next battle.

With the end of the whimpering reed flute music, Monobe Renxiong walked up to the boar, knelt down, took a special flint dagger from the hand of the priest, and stabbed it into the pig's neck with force, blood spurted out, and the boar let out a mournful cry Howling.Wubu Lianxiong skillfully cut open the belly of the pig, took out the heart, and held it above his head.The hot air from the bloody pig's heart was steaming in the cold air on the shore, his hands were red to the elbows, the bonfire flickered beside him, and the orange flames reflected the boar's blood into pitch black.

"Umo Shima Harimai accepted the sacrifice. He was very happy and blessed us. This expedition will be victorious. Before the bow and arrow of the Mononobe clan, the enemies will fall one after another, and the enemies' wives will weep blood and mourn. Absolutely, the Monobe clan will become famous all over the world, and every samurai will return with a rewarding reward!"

"Victory! Victory!"

The priest's voice was trembling at first, but it became louder and louder later on, and the surrounding Monobe warriors shouted in unison until the sky was filled with their calls.

"General, General!"

"What's the matter?" Monobe Renkuma took the white cloth from his subordinates and wiped his hands. He didn't like the ceremony just now, but tradition is tradition. As a general, he must do everything that can boost morale.

"There is a fleet on the river!"

"Fleet?" Monobe Lianxiong quickly boarded the nearest high ground and looked towards the mouth of the Jinjiang River. He could clearly see a fleet of ships slowly sailing along the river into the sea. One, two, three boats—six boats in all.

"Is it the Baekje fleet?" Monobe Renxiong asked.

"Not sure yet, the distance is too far, I can't see the flag clearly!"

Monobe Lianxiong narrowed his eyes, stared at it for a while, and suddenly said coldly: "Blow the horn, I'll go and see for myself!"

"Yes, General!"

Mobu Conservation rushed over: "Are you sure that this is the identity of these ships?"

"Not yet! But they probably don't belong to Baekje or Silla! These boats are too narrow and long, I've never seen such a boat before!" Monobe Renxiong paused for a moment, his originally narrow and long eyes shot a cold light: " If I guess correctly, this is most likely Tangren's ship!"

The horn sounded through the blanket, waking Wang Wenzuo out of his dream. He turned over and sat up, subconsciously stretched his right hand under the pillow, and held the handle of the knife tightly.

He didn't close his eyes last night—in order to avoid conflicts with the Baekje people, he let the fleet pass through the waters around Zhouliu City at night—thanks to the blessings of gods and Buddhas, the boat did not hit the rocks, and everything went smoothly.When the white belly of the fish appeared on the sky, Wang Wenzuo went back to the cabin and lay down with a yawn—but what happened?

"Sanlang, we have encountered an enemy ship!" Cui Hongdu got into the cabin, his face was a little ugly: "It may be Japanese!"

Wang Wenzuo pushed Cui Hongdu away and got out of the cabin. The oncoming sea breeze made him cough violently immediately. He covered his mouth with his sleeve and looked in the direction of Cui Hongdu's finger. On the southwest sea, dozens of boats were Speeding towards his side, according to the speed of the boats on both sides, they should catch up in about half an hour.

"Let the soldiers paddle faster and get rid of them!" Cui Hongdu whispered: "They have too many boats!"

"Impossible!" Wang Wenzuo shook his head: "Our boat is too full, and the draft is too deep, so we can't oar at all!"

It turns out that the boat built by Wang Wenzuo is a mixture of an Arabian dhow and a Viking longship. The hull is four steps (six meters) wide and twenty steps (about 30 meters) long. The aspect ratio is five to one, so narrow and long The hull of the ship was unique in East Asia at that time. If the sails and oars were used together, the speed of the ship could reach 8-9 knots, far exceeding that of the ships at that time. However, because there were only six ships, Wang Wenzuo stuffed 700 people and Eighty war horses, as well as food, military supplies, and forty "scorpions", each boat was packed to the brim, and the waterline was only one foot away from the oar holes on the ship's side. In order to prevent seawater from splashing into the cabin, the oar holes were It has been corked, and it is impossible to use oars at all. It can only sail by the wind. At the wind speed at that time, it is impossible for the pursuers who use both sails and oars to run.

"Then how about throwing the cargo into the sea so that we can get rid of the pursuers?"

"What do the soldiers eat if they lose it?" Wang Wenzuo rolled his eyes at his subordinates: "Order the soldiers to put on armor, and just fight a battle. Our ship is bigger and stronger, and the armor and weapons are fine, so we may not lose to them!" Looking around for a while from the height of the stern, he finally jumped off the deck: "Look, the coast in front is protruding, and it's full of cliffs and reefs. Let's sail to the northwest first, and the enemy will definitely find a way to block us. Behind them is the coast, there is no room to advance and retreat, we can compress them in the narrow waters and beat them hard!"

"My subordinate obeys the order!" Cui Hongdu immediately understood that the number of ships of the Japanese was far more than that of the Tang army, but the ships were generally smaller, not as strong as the Tang army's ships, and their equipment was more refined.If in open waters, the Japanese can use the flexibility of small boats to advance and retreat from time to time, relying on their numerical advantages to besiege and defeat the Tang army one by one, but if they are driven into narrow waters by the Tang army, these thin and fragile boats will easily Too much to deal with.

"The enemy wants to escape!" The corners of Monobe Renkuma's lips twisted, showing a ferocious smile: "Send the order, let the Tengu ship speed up, and go around to stop those guys!"

"Yes, General!"

With the sound of a series of horns, the Japanese fleet separated more than a dozen small boats, like hounds rushing out of the hunting house, vigorous, fierce and hungry.The long and narrow prows of these boats are painted with images of tengu, a monster in Japanese mythology known for its agility and ferocity. Its gray-white oars stick out into the sea and fly up and down like dragonflies gliding on the water.The drummer in the prow was beating out a rapid beat, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, like a living heart beating.

"The hound smelled the smell of the wild boar. No matter how the wild boar struggles, there is no way out!" Monobe Lianxiong licked his lips, showing an intoxicated expression. He took the vine bow from Lang Dang's hand, and said with a sneer: "Command Go down, don't use rockets, Tangren's boat has a deep draft, and there must be many precious treasures on it!"

"Sanlang, the enemy has divided their troops!" Cui Hongdu said loudly.

"This is a good thing, we can break them one by one!" Wang Wenzuo said coldly, "Are all the scorpions ready?"

"It's all ready!"

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