In the coastal waters on the west side of Silla, two murderous fleets were walking towards each other. One of them was under the banner of the Tang Dynasty, and naturally the Tang Dynasty's navy, while the other was Silla's navy. As long as both sides entered the range of the opening, a war would break out immediately.

Li Jin stood behind the flagship, and looked at the Silla warship getting closer and closer, and couldn't help feeling excited. Some time ago, he came to Dengzhou with Pei Xingjian. Originally, Pei Xingjian's task was to mediate the conflict between Silla and Baekje and achieve the goal of resuming troops from both countries. However, now Silla and Baekje are both red-eyed, and verbal mediation alone does not work at all. Therefore, Li Shimin sent Pei Xingjian, a general who is familiar with Liaodong and proficient in military tactics, to come.

Of course, although Pei Xingjian knew that verbal mediation was useless, he still sent envoys to the two countries after coming to Dengzhou, asking them to stop the army. In particular, Silla defeated Baekje's army and occupied a lot of Baekje's territory, and now he must retreat.

Faced with the mediation of the Tang Dynasty, Baekje, which was at a disadvantage, naturally wanted it, but Silla, who had the advantage, naturally refused. Especially since they spent so much manpower and material resources, they killed countless soldiers in battle, and finally defeated Baekje and occupied a lot of land. Now, the Tang Dynasty wanted them to retreat in one sentence, so they naturally refused, so they immediately rejected the Tang Dynasty's request.

Pei Xingjian had long known that Silla would not agree to withdraw, so when the envoy brought back the news that Silla refused to withdraw, Pei Xingjian immediately notified Liu Ren to the sea to rush to the coast of Silla. If it was too soft, it would be hard. This is the domineering spirit of the Tang Dynasty. If you don’t accept it, you will be beaten until you accept it!

Faced with the Tang Navy, which was facing a large army, Silla was not willing to be outdone. He actually organized his own naval army and prepared to fight the Tang army in the near-shore area, so the current scene came about.

"How does Captain Li feel? Can you tell the difference between naval battle and land battle?" Just as Li Jin looked at the Silla warship getting closer and closer with excitement, he suddenly heard a thick voice beside him laughing.

When Li Jin heard the sound, he saw that the person who spoke was a burly middle-aged general. This man was Liu Renyuan, who commanded the Tang Dynasty Navy. When he attacked Goguryeo, he was just a commander. However, he was promoted due to his merits and was also Li Shimin's personal guard and was very trusted by Li Shimin, so he was able to independently command the navy.

"The cavalry controls horses, and the navy controls the ships, but only one person controls the horses, but dozens or hundreds of soldiers are required to control the ships. The tactics must be very different. However, I have never seen the actual combat of the navy, and I can't see anything for the time being." Li Jin said to Liu Renyuan with a smile.

After Li Jin arrived in Dengzhou, he was also very interested in the navy. Especially after talking to Liu Renyuan, the two hit it off at first sight. This time, he sent troops to Silla. He also specially followed Liu Renyuan to take the same boat, just to see with his own eyes how the navy fought.

"Haha~, you will see it right away!" Liu Renyuan laughed when he heard Li Jin's words. He admired Li Jin very much, not only because of Li Jin's identity, but more importantly, Li Jin's intelligence. If this young man was not that big of a background, he would probably keep him in the navy to help him no matter what.

Just as Liu Renyuan finished speaking, the two fleets finally entered the range. Liu Renyuan ordered the attack first. In the blink of an eye, countless crossbows flew away, and the Silla ships rushing in front were immediately shot into big hedgehogs, but they had no power to fight back. Obviously, the Tang Dynasty was well-equipped and the range of weapons was far beyond that of the Silla people.

However, the power of the bed crossbow is limited, and the Silla warships were also influenced by the Tang Dynasty and were built very strongly. It was difficult to sink them with crossbow arrows alone. Moreover, as both sides approached, they also began to counterattacks. Crossbow arrows flew between the two fleets. When both sides approached again, the catapults that had already been prepared were immediately launched, and gray bottles, huge rocks, and tinder oil flew everywhere.

Li Jin was staring at this naval battle at this time, and he soon discovered that the difference between naval battle and land battle. No matter how the land battle changes, it is always a battle between people, but naval battle is completely different. One warship after another is actually more like small cities. The battle between the two sides is actually a battle between cities. Personal courage has no room for performance in this kind of battle. Instead, the performance of the ship and the excellence of the weapons can more affect the result of the naval battle.

Li Jin deserved to have obtained Li Jing's true teachings, and he could see the difference between naval and land war at a glance. He also found that the equipment of the Tang Navy was obviously more than one level higher than that of the Silla people. Although both sides had crossbows and catapults, the weapons on the Tang Dynasty were more powerful, had a longer range, and had more accurate landing points. These were not comparable to those of the Silla people.

In addition, the warships of the Tang Dynasty Navy were tall and strong, and the largest flagship was even twice as big as those of the Silla people. With such a big gap, even if the Tang Dynasty flagship did not use weapons and directly hit it, it could sank the Silla people's warships. In fact, Liu Renyuan really commanded the flagship to enter the Silla people's fleet. For a moment, it was like a tiger entering a wolf pack. One Silla warship after another was crushed and sunk by the flagship.

"The gap is too big. This is not a battle between the army, and a competition between national strength, so Silla has lost from the beginning!" Li Jin looked at the more and more sunken Silla warships, and he spoke calmly at the moment.

During land wars, although the equipment of both sides is very critical, the well-equipped side may not necessarily surpass the poor-equipped side. After all, there are other factors that affect the result of the war, but naval warfare is completely different. Equipment often plays a decisive role in naval warfare. For example, in this war, the Silla warships were even twice as many as the Tang Dynasty, and the number of people was no less than that of the Tang Dynasty. However, during the war, they were completely crushed by the Tang Dynasty's navy, and there was no hope of turning the tables.

The defeat of the Silla Navy was decided. At this time, Liu Renyuan also commanded the flagship to rush out of the Silla Navy. He did not join the battle situation, but began to command other warships to eliminate the Silla Navy. Then he smiled and said to Li Jin: "How does Captain Li feel? Can you see the difference between fighting at sea and on land?"

"I can see it!" Li Jin nodded heavily at this time, and then his eyes also showed an excited look, "However, although naval warfare and land warfare are different, they have similarities. If you study in depth, you can organize a set of military tactics. Maybe the military academy can also increase the naval subjects to study in the future!"
Chapter completed!