Inside Nanpu Port, another person was also watching intently as Chen Longxiang, the Prince of Jin of the Tang Dynasty, was wreaking havoc.
This man was Go Mu, the younger brother of Gojang, the Admiral of the Goguryeo Navy and the current King Bojang.
When he stood on the watchtower of the naval camp and witnessed Chen Longxiang single-handedly using his two hammers to send the 10,000 Goguryeo naval reinforcements who were rushing to the dock, along with the 800 cavalrymen of the naval deputy commander Li Zhengmin, to their deaths one by one with each hammer blow, Gao Wu's last glimmer of hope vanished along with the defeat of the 10,000 reinforcements!
This naval camp at Nanpu Port cannot be defended!
Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, is in danger, a hundred miles away!
Prior to this, Gao Wu, the admiral of the Goguryeo navy, had only heard of the Tang Dynasty's strong army and numerous fierce generals.
Unexpectedly, this fierce general of the Tang Dynasty was so powerful that he could fight against ten thousand men without being at a disadvantage!
This is simply divine intervention!
Faced with such a fierce general, Gao Wu asked himself honestly that not only was there no one in the Goguryeo Dynasty's navy who could match him, but even among all the generals of the Goguryeo Dynasty, probably no one could withstand this man's pair of golden hammers for even half an incense stick's time!
We definitely can't win in a fight!
I only hope that the mighty Tang general, clad in golden armor and wielding a pair of golden hammers, won't wipe out all 50,000 troops in the Goguryeo naval camp before he runs out of strength!
Gao Wu acted decisively, issuing the order to retreat, and said weakly, "Someone, convey, convey my order—"
"All officers and soldiers of the naval camp shall immediately withdraw and advance eastward along the Taedong River to return to Pyongyang for defense!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
Soon, the mournful sound of bugles echoed from the Goguryeo naval camp in Nampo Port, signaling the army's retreat.
Hey—
On the dock, Chen Longxiang, who was engaged in fierce fighting in the battle zone between the two armies, suddenly heard the bugle call for retreat from the Goguryeo naval camp. He immediately spat and roared, "You traitors, don't run away! Fight me for another three hundred rounds!"
However, the Goguryeo naval officers and soldiers, who had already been terrified by Chen Longxiang's "unmatched strength," had no courage or will to stay and fight against the "Great Tang War God" Chen Longxiang.
Upon hearing the bugle call to retreat from the camp, everyone took off running as fast as they could, wishing they had two more legs!
Seeing that the enemy was about to use artillery, Chen Longxiang, who was in the middle of his excitement, could not agree to it.
With a roar, he leaped into the air and charged at a nearby stray Goguryeo warhorse, intending to mount it and pursue the fleeing remnants of the Goguryeo army.
Hmm-hmm—
Boom!
Unexpectedly, just as Chen Longxiang landed heavily on the horse after leaping into the air and sat down in the saddle, the Goguryeo warhorse, which looked tall and well-developed, suddenly let out a series of mournful cries and then collapsed to the ground, spitting blood from its mouth and nose.
This Goguryeo warhorse was literally crushed half to death by Chen Longxiang.
If Chen Longxiang hadn't been quick-witted and leaped back up before his warhorse crashed to the ground, he would probably have been crushed by the horse by now.
Pah!
Chen Longxiang spat in fury and cursed at the Goguryeo warhorse that had fallen to the ground and was vomiting blood: "Useless beast, just as useless as your master!"
Clearly, Chen Longxiang was quite dissatisfied with the fact that this Goguryeo warhorse was unable to carry him and a pair of golden drum-shaped hammers.
Little did he know that his pair of golden drum-shaped hammers weighed over a thousand pounds, and the gravitational acceleration from leaping into the air and falling was far beyond what an ordinary warhorse could withstand.
Chen Longxiang shouted, "Men, bring me the Yellow Horse at once! I want to ride the Yellow Horse and wipe out the enemy completely, leaving not a single one alive!"
"Report—"
Unfortunately, before Chen Longxiang's personal guards could even take their horses and leave, a messenger from the naval fleet rushed over with the latest order from Admiral Qi Jiguang, the Duke of Dingguo: "Reporting to the General, the Admiral has ordered that the fleeing enemy should not be pursued."
"Order the general to lead the vanguard of the navy, capture the Goguryeo naval camp, hold it and await reinforcements, clear out the enemy warships in Nanpu Harbor, and clear the way for the Tang navy fleet to enter the port and anchor!"
Eh—
After hearing the latest orders from the messenger, Chen Longxiang sighed as he looked at the scattered remnants of the Goguryeo army.
Ultimately, he chose to unconditionally obey the orders of Qi Jiguang, the Admiral of the Navy and Duke of Dingguo.
He waved his hand and ordered, "Men, pass down the order: the left and right guards shall immediately follow me and occupy the Goguryeo naval camp."
"The rest of you, immediately proceed to the port and remove all the remaining Goguryeo naval warships from the port to make room for the warships of my Great Tang Navy fleet to enter the port!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
......
On the deck of the super warship "Datang" off the coast of Nanpu Port, Admiral Qi Jiguang, the Duke of Dingguo, was in high spirits and could not hide his excitement.
This Prince Jin is truly a lucky general for the Tang Dynasty's navy!
In this battle, Prince Chen Longxiang of Jin almost single-handedly turned the tide of the war, enabling the Tang Dynasty navy to achieve a great victory in its first battle after the establishment of the nation, capturing the Goguryeo naval camp with negligible casualties.
Next, the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet can use Nampo Port as a base to establish a bridgehead for the Tang army's attack, proceeding step by step and steadily advancing to capture Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, a hundred miles away.
Qi Jiguang immediately ordered, "Guards!"
"Immediately order all warships of the naval fleet to proceed towards Nanpu Port in batches and in an orderly manner, according to the pre-battle battle plan."
"After the warships dock, the supply train shall immediately move all supplies, provisions, and weapons to the naval camp within Nanpu Port."
"Each unit, in accordance with the pre-battle plan, will spread outwards from the Goguryeo naval camp as the core to prevent a surprise attack by the Goguryeo army;"
"The messenger is to immediately dispatch ships in the name of the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet to report to Jinling City the news of the great victory in the first battle of the naval expedition against Goguryeo..."
After a pause, Qi Jiguang continued, "The previous order is cancelled. I will send out messengers after I personally draft a memorial to the Emperor!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
With Qi Jiguang's order, hundreds of Tang Dynasty warships and over 100,000 naval troops began to move in an orderly manner inside and outside the port of Nampo on the Goguryeo Peninsula, quickly occupying the port and establishing a defensive line.
At the same time.
In Pyongyang, the capital of Goguryeo, a hundred miles away, the first batch of Goguryeo naval messengers who had turned back from Nampo Port to request reinforcements had rushed to the Ministry of War in the city and brought back news of the Tang Dynasty's naval fleet's surprise attack on Goguryeo's Nampo Port.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the General, there is an urgent military situation at the Nanpu Port Naval Camp!"
"The Tang Dynasty's naval fleet, consisting of hundreds of warships, launched a surprise attack on Nampo Port, and is currently engaged in fierce fighting with the Goguryeo naval officers and soldiers on the Nampo Port docks and beaches."
The Grand Admiral of the Navy requests the General to immediately dispatch reinforcements to aid Nanpu Port.
"Furthermore, I humbly request that the General report this urgent military situation to His Majesty, and that His Majesty make a decision!"
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