I, the military god of the Tang Dynasty, have risen since I destroyed the Turks

Chapter 656: Where the invaders go, I can go too
Charles' heart bled as he saw the John's navy suffering heavy losses at the first contact. In panic, he hurriedly organized the John's fleet to launch a counterattack.

But the fleet was surrounded by Tang Dynasty warships, and the only warships that could respond at the moment were those near Charles and organize an offensive.

What made Charles even more desperate was that the Tang Dynasty warships were extremely strong, and John's artillery was not as powerful as the Shenwu cannon.

Therefore, the damage caused to the Tang Dynasty was very limited.

"Quick, organize the people and break out to the rear!"

The desperate Charles could only abandon the warships on the periphery that were caught in the flames and gather about half of the warships to break out to the rear.

But the Tang Dynasty aircraft carriers around them also discovered John's intention to break through, and they ignored the John's fleet in front of them and turned to attack Charles.

Charles was horrified when he discovered the six huge ships heading towards him.

Fortunately, although the six giant ships had outstanding combat power, their tonnage limited their speed. As Charles fled at full speed, he gradually distanced himself from them.

In the center of the remaining half of John's fleet, Charles breathed a sigh of relief with lingering fear.

"Giant, giant ship!"

Charles, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly turned his head and saw a huge ship suddenly appearing in front of their breakout, with powerful cannons on the ship flashing coldly.

"Hey, these barbarians really want to escape! Fire and kill them."

Li Kan on the giant ship roared excitedly.

The reason why he went around to the rear of John's fleet was to wait for this moment.

And on John's side.

"The seventh one. How many of these huge ships does the Tang Kingdom have?"

"Hurry, retreat!" Charles roared in despair.

In the end, the Tang Dynasty won a great victory in this battle, leaving behind more than half of John's navy!

"What a pity! We still let a lot of these barbarians escape." Li Kan said as he looked at the John Country warships fleeing in a panic.

Although Charles led the remnants of John's country to escape the encirclement of the Tang Dynasty, it was reported that all the supplies of John's naval fleet were left in the South China Sea by the Tang Dynasty, and the future was still unknown waiting for them.

"Although we were unable to completely wipe out these barbarians, it's good enough that they were able to escape back."

Li Kan said excitedly while standing on the giant ship.

Li Kan then ordered to clean up the battlefield, treat the wounded, and gather the troops.

time flies.

The capital of the Tang Dynasty, Beiping City.

Li Zheng was wandering around the palace bored. It had been a long time since he had personally led an army to participate in a major war.

At this time, Eunuch Wang Dewang came to report that the Minister of War Zheng Xuan wanted to see him.

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng's eyes flashed with excitement and he immediately went to the Tai Chi Hall.

Inside the main hall, the Minister of War Zheng Xuan stood respectfully waiting.

"Haha, Zheng Qing, do you have any good news to tell me?"

Li Zheng walked in from outside the hall in a hurry.

"Your Majesty is wise. News came from the boy: a great victory!"

Li Zheng became interested when he heard it.

"Eunuch Wang, please give Mr. Zheng a seat." After sitting down, Li Zheng said impatiently, "Mr. Zheng, tell me in detail."

"Your Majesty, this is what happened. Li Kan, the commander of the navy, took advantage of the fact that John had just arrived and designed to let John slip into the pocket of our Tang navy. He then used our Tang navy's powerful ships and cannons to severely damage John's navy."

After hearing how Li Kan used the pocket formation and deployed cavalry to cut off John's retreat, Li Zheng also applauded.

Weapons and equipment are certainly important in a battle, but an excellent general can infinitely expand the results achieved.

Take this boys' naval battle for example. If Li Kan had not gone around to the rear of John's country and blocked John's retreat route, he would probably have only achieved the result of defeating John's fleet.

But Li Kan successfully cut off John's retreat and eliminated the possibility of John's navy making a comeback.

"Mr. Zheng, what are the detailed results of this battle?" Although Li Zheng could foresee a great victory, he still wanted to know the specific results.

"Your Majesty, in this battle, our Tang Navy sank more than 900 warships of various types from the John Kingdom, and killed and drowned about 50,000 soldiers from the John Kingdom. After the battle situation became clear in the later stage, Li Kan also captured about 20,000 prisoners."

After a pause, Li Kan continued, "Although many people escaped, the ocean is vast and it is estimated that only one in ten will survive."

"Well, after this battle, John's navy was severely damaged, which will play a significant role in our Tang Dynasty's conquest of John."

Li Zheng was not at all surprised by the unethical outcome of this battle. Both the Shenwu cannon and the naval warships were ahead of the times. It would have surprised Li Zheng if they could have been defeated by the John Kingdom.

"By the way, how many casualties did our Tang navy suffer?"

"Reporting to the emperor, since my incapable generals were blessed with steel, only the battleship was damaged, less than a hundred soldiers were killed, and about five hundred were wounded."

Upon hearing this, Li Zheng nodded in satisfaction at the exaggerated casualty ratio.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. If anyone in the Ministry of War dares to touch the pensions of fallen soldiers, I will bring my head before you."

Since Li Zheng ascended the throne, the Tang Dynasty has attached great importance to the compensation of fallen soldiers and the resettlement of their families.

The soldiers fought for Li Zheng and the Tang Dynasty, so Li Zheng must ensure that they had no worries.

"Mr. Zheng, you are too kind. By the way, we should reward the navy officers and soldiers this time and let Li Kan deal with them according to their military merits."

Zheng Xuan nodded to show that he understood.

Li Zheng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then changed his mind.

"How about this, Mr. Zheng? Let Li Kan reorganize the navy. I want to personally visit the navy and reward the soldiers who performed outstandingly in this battle."

Zheng Xuan was also stunned when he heard this, and instinctively wanted to object, but after a moment he understood.

It has been a while since Li Zheng has participated in a war. He stays safely in the imperial city every day. It is rare for Li Zheng to be able to do this considering his personality.

"Is the Emperor preparing to lead the army in person?"

Li Zheng smiled and said to Zheng Xuan, "If the enemy can go, I can go too."

Zheng Xuan, the Minister of War in charge of the military affairs of the Tang Dynasty, was infected by these exciting words and a sense of heroism surged in his heart.

Fortunately, he collected his thoughts in time and keenly grasped the key points of Li Zheng's words.

"Your Majesty, are you planning to attack the Delhi Sultanate?" Zheng Xuan asked tentatively.

"The Kingdom of John has already reached the doorstep of our Tang Dynasty. If I remain indifferent, then I, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, am too cowardly." Li Zheng glanced at Zheng Xuan with a smile and continued.

"I, Zhenbei, will take advantage of the fact that John's navy is severely weakened and directly attack John."

As soon as Li Zheng finished speaking, Zheng Xuan took a breath of cold air.

Zheng Xuan originally thought that Li Zheng only wanted to deal with the Delhi Sultanate first, and after destroying the Delhi Sultanate, he would slowly attack the John Kingdom. Unexpectedly, Li Zheng actually directly targeted the John Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)