Chapter 1775 Sui soldiers captured
Two steep mountains in the south and one in the north sandwich a plain in the middle, making Sado Island look like a twisted "S" shape, with a harbor in the east and west...
The fleet entered the harbor from the west, and from a distance they could see the black smoke rising from the shore, which seemed to be the embers after burning. There is a simple pier on the seaside, with several dilapidated ships docked there. On top of a tall watchtower, someone has already discovered the overwhelming number of warships on the sea. They were so frightened that they rolled down from the watchtower and ran back. notify.
The fleet slowly approached the dock. Liu Renyuan, who looked majestic in armor, led his troops to land first, and then divided into two teams. One team was in front, standing with huge and strong shields on the shore, and the other team was behind, with strong bows and crossbows. They all wound up their strings and watched with eager eyes as more and more Japanese in ragged clothes and crude weapons came running towards them. They set up a landing position first.
Then, the warship sailed to the offshore place, and the gangplanks on the ship hung down one by one. Groups of heavily armed Tang army soldiers jumped along the gangplank into the waist-deep water, and rushed to the shore one after another.
A large group of Japanese people ran from the island. The leader was a short man. He stood twenty steps in front of the shield formation and muttered something. When he saw the cold and solemn look on the face of the army in front of him, he wiped a cold sweat. I caught a glimpse of the dragon flag flying in the wind on the warship in the sea, and then I suddenly realized that the navy of the Tang Army was in front of me...
Although he didn't know why the navy of the Tang Army came here, he didn't dare to be careless and quickly pulled out a thin old man behind him and started gesticulating and shouting.
The old man had a thin body and no clothes to cover his body. He had a thin face with high cheekbones and wrinkles like ravines. His skin was sallow and his eyes were dull. His snow-white beard was all over his face and he looked haggard.
At this moment, he stared blankly at the Tang Army in front of him for a long time, and suddenly ran towards the shield formation...
Liu Renyuan stood in the shield formation, holding a horizontal sword in his hand, and suddenly shouted: "Stop! If you take another step, you will be killed without mercy!"
The soldiers on the left and right shouted loudly, all paying attention, waiting for the man to take two steps closer, they would attack with crossbows!
The old man's legs weakened and he fell to the ground, crying loudly.
The cry is sad and sad, and it makes people feel sad to hear it...
The stocky Japanese man urged and danced from behind anxiously.
Liu Renyuan frowned and looked at the thin old man in confusion.
The old man lay on the ground crying for a while, then straightened up and knelt on the beach, shouting at the top of his lungs: "But the navy of the Tang Army?"
Serious Chinese, even with a slight Guanzhong accent...
Liu Renyuan said loudly: "This is the Royal Navy of the Tang Dynasty. Are you a Han?"
Countries around the Tang Dynasty regard speaking Chinese, writing Chinese characters, and reading Chinese books as noble things. There are countless nobles from various countries who can speak Chinese, but an old man in his dying years on this desolate and remote island can say Such standard Chinese language made Liu Renyuan suspicious.
This looks like a Han Chinese...
The old man knelt on the beach, looking up to the sky and wailing with tears streaming down his face: "This is Zhang Zhide, the general of Zuoyiwei and the prefect of Donglai in the Sui Dynasty who came to protect his children! He has been a prisoner for forty years and refused to kill himself. I have managed to survive till now, and I will finally see my master, the king of the Han people..."
Liu Renyuan was shocked!
Is this person actually here to protect the children? That must have been captured by the Japanese when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty conquered Goguryeo. Counting the time, it was indeed more than forty years ago...
However, although he was captured by the Japanese, there were exiled officials and criminals from time to time on the island, and they could also know the news from the outside world, including the death of the Sui Dynasty and the rise of the Tang Dynasty. For people like him who are trapped in the enemy's camp, whether it is the Sui Dynasty or the Tang Dynasty, it is the country of the Han people.
It's his home!
The stocky Japanese man behind saw the old man kneeling on the ground crying and speaking in Chinese he couldn't understand. He felt something was wrong. He quickly waved his hand, and a dozen soldiers behind him rushed out, intending to step forward and kill this man. The old man snatched it back...
The moment they made a move, Tang Jun was immediately alerted.
At this moment, the large forces have not yet completely landed, and the danger is most dangerous when they are halfway across the river. Liu Renyuan shouted loudly and said, "Fire the arrow!"
"Bang bang bang"
A dense sound of bow strings vibrating sounded, and dozens of wolf-fang arrows came out of the bow strings, landing on the heads of the Japanese in an instant. The sharp arrow clusters easily penetrated their thin clothes, pierced hard into their flesh, and even more Several people were shot out of their bodies by arrows, and all of them fell to the ground in an instant, howling miserably!
All the Japanese people on the shore were shocked. The Japanese country was barren and lacked strong bows and crossbows. Only the Emperor's Imperial Guards could often be equipped with such sharp weapons. At present, almost everyone in the Tang army had a handful of bows and crossbows. It was really scary... …
A shower of arrows frightened the Japanese, and the troops behind them landed one after another.
Liu Renyuan shouted to the old man: "Come here, I have something to ask you!"
The old man wiped his tears and got up tremblingly. When he walked to the shield formation, he saw a slight confusion in the Tang army's rear formation. A man covered in armor with flaming red helmet feathers on top of his helmet, with a dark face and thick eyebrows, a heroic figure. Pressing the hilt of the instrument knife on his waist, he walked towards him at the pace of a dragon and a tiger.
It was Fang Jun.
When Fang Jun saw the old man in front of the battle, he frowned slightly and asked, "Who is this?"
Liu Renyuan stepped forward and replied: "It is said that he was a partial general of the Sui army and was captured by the Japanese in his early years, but it has not been confirmed yet."
Fang Jun nodded, called the old man to him, and asked, "Can you speak Japanese?"
The old man Zhang Zhide nodded quickly.
Fang Jun said: "Very good, tell them that we met the Ezo people at sea and said that there were captive Tang people on this island, who were humiliated and brutally killed! Therefore, we are going to the island to search to prove it." Its words!”
Zhang Zhide wondered: "A Han was captured on the island? How could I not know..."
Liu Renyuan scolded: "If you are asked to say it, just say it. This is a military order. How dare you disobey it?"
Zhang Zhide shivered and said loudly: "Here!" He turned around and walked towards the short and sturdy Japanese, his thin back straight, as if he had returned to the military formation of the past...
The short and stocky Japanese were confused about the purpose of the Tang army's coming here. When they saw Zhang Zhide coming back, they hurriedly asked: "Where did the Tang people come from and what did they do?"
Zhang Zhide said: "The Yiyi people have been rioting in the past two days. You have killed a lot, but some people escaped secretly and met the Tang Dynasty Navy. They said that Han people were taken captive on the island and were humiliated and killed. They wanted to go to the island to search. See if there is such a thing.”
The stocky Japanese shouted loudly: "Who dares to rob the Tang people? Besides, this place is thousands of miles away from the Tang Dynasty. Even if you want to plunder, where can you plunder? Those Eni people are obviously talking nonsense and want to frame the fault."
Zhang Zhide straightened his back and said, "Don't tell me these words. You have to believe them in the navy of the Tang Dynasty."
The short and sturdy Japanese said: "I will go with you to them, and you explain to me. This place is Sado Island, under the jurisdiction of the Koshigo Kokushou. It is the territory of His Majesty the Emperor, and the Tang army will not be allowed to do whatever they want!"
Zhang Zhide took it upon himself to lead him back to Fang Jun. The rest of his subordinates stayed where they were. No one dared to take a step forward, and they all watched helplessly.
Arriving in front of Fang Jun, Zhang Zhide told the short and sturdy Japanese what he said.
Fang Jun sneered, looked at the short and stocky Japanese, and said loudly: "Don't tell me anything about the emperor's territory. Wherever the warships of the Tang Dynasty navy arrived, it was the coast of the Tang Dynasty. The land where the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty set foot was the Tang Dynasty." Territory! I’m afraid this land will be taken over by the Tang Dynasty, so you will just be the grandsons of the Tang Dynasty. Otherwise, as long as you provoke the Tang Dynasty, you have to be prepared to be attacked by the Tang Dynasty! If I say search the island, you must search the island. Even if your shitty emperor is here, I can't stop me from rescuing you. Brothers who have been enslaved and insulted by you!”
The surrounding naval soldiers are accustomed to being domineering with Fang Jun, Su Dingfang, Liu Rengui and others. There is no place in the world where naval warships dare not go!
But Fang Jun's words still made the blood of these arrogant soldiers boil with excitement!
Wherever the warships of the Tang Dynasty navy arrived, they were all the waters of the Tang Dynasty!
The land where the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty set foot was the land of the Tang Dynasty!
How domineering is this?
Don't tell me that this is your territory. If I step on it now, it is my territory!
Following Fang Jun, Jin Famin stared at Fang Jun's back with blazing eyes, her admiration was simply uncontrollable!
Is this the foundation of the Celestial Kingdom?
How crazy!
It’s so damn... enjoyable!
Zhang Zhide was so excited that he was shaking all over and couldn't help himself!
Thinking back to the time when the Sui Dynasty navy ran rampant in the sea and rivers of Goguryeo, it was like entering an uninhabited land. If the army on land hadn't held back, Goguryeo would have been wiped out and overturned.
The navy of the Sui army was awesome back then, but the navy of the Tang Dynasty is even better now! (End of chapter)