Following the imperial edict, Zhao Yong led his troops under the escort of the Haizhou Navy. As the second echelon to support the main force of Goryeo's local operations, including the two strengthened light artillery brigades, the ground combat strength reached 50,000. Compared with the last time,

The landing force in Yingzhou will be even larger. Fortunately, after the experience last time,

The inspection, preparation and division of labor were clearer, and everything went much smoother. Five days later, the storm completely moved away from the Bohai Bay. The Mingzhou Navy escorted more than 400 ships filled with food and baggage to the sea off Dengzhou, and met up with the tiger generals.

As the third echelon, the transport fleet also set sail for Korea.

This time to support Goryeo, the Song Dynasty dispatched a total of three naval forces, including Dengzhou, Haizhou and Mingzhou, Leopard General, Lion General, Tiger General, four naval brigades and two attached artillery brigades.

The total strength of the island task force has been touched

With a side of 100,000 people, plus Goryeo’s own army of more than 200,000 people, it has far surpassed the Jin Kingdom in terms of military strength. Using such an army to reinforce the country in a big way and spending a huge amount of money seems a bit too grand.

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Zhao Tong didn't think so. In addition to sending out a large army to show strength and intimidate Xiao Xiao, he knew that an army that had not been tested in actual combat could not be called a real army. Soldiers who had never been on the battlefield were still new recruits no matter how old they were.

Training to maintain combat effectiveness is not enough.

Needless to say, the navy is a force that only does bandit suppression, escorting, and patrolling, and has never participated in a real war. In recent years, the navy has frequently changed its equipment, not only eliminating the old navy of the Song Dynasty that was suitable for

Old ships used in cold weapons operations, and even armed gunboats that were converted from merchant ships in the past, have gradually been withdrawn from active service and have been converted into auxiliary ships or used by the river fleet.

Now all the large main warships of the Song Navy have been replaced by new sail warships equipped with artillery. Most of the medium-sized warships are three-masted sail warships or sail-oar dual-power clippers. The hardware has been strengthened. A lot of software enhancements have also been made, including new measurement equipment.

Navigation methods have been put into use, and a large number of newcomers who have been trained by navy schools have served as grassroots officers. The software and hardware can be said to be new, and tactics and tactics have been trained, but they have not been tested on the battlefield, even the instigator Zhao Tong has no idea.

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As the main force of the Song Dynasty's ace, the five generals of the Imperial Guard also experienced a decline in combat effectiveness. As the seed troops of Zhao Tajia's army, experienced officers were transferred again and again, and the backbones were transferred to other troops, while those who expired every year

Veterans have also reduced the number of grassroots soldiers who have participated in actual combat, leaving vacancies that can only be filled by newly recruited soldiers and military academy graduates.

Zhao Tong once inspected Baojiang and found that the officers at the command level were all grassroots officers from the Xiangyi Army period, and most of the commanders at the first level were soldiers from the Zhongyong Army period. The first-level commanders were already soldiers from the campaign to recapture Yanjing.

In the world, it is rare for captains and team leaders to have participated in actual combat. Even veterans with actual combat experience are very rare and are facing retirement. This cannot help but arouse his vigilance.

The Forbidden Army in the early Song Dynasty was once an invincible and invincible force. However, two generations later, they had fewer victories and more defeats. In the end, they had to rely on border troops and vassal archers to support the situation and garrison the capital. The large number of Forbidden Army in the interior became incompetent.

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The army collapsed in the battle against the Liao Dynasty and resisted the Jin army's march south, leaving the Jurchens to take over. Fortunately, the military generals have been kept honest by the scholars in recent years, and there has been no mutiny. Otherwise, relying on them to defend the imperial power would have changed early.

Heaven.

The situation of the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army now is surprisingly similar to that after Renzong. Although the Forbidden Army in each town and Fusi is newly formed, due to the constant conflicts between garrisoned in the border areas and neighboring countries and nomadic peoples, actual combat experience is often rich and the combat effectiveness is constantly improving. However, the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army is constantly improving.

Except for major military operations, the Forbidden Army rarely has actual combat opportunities. They can only rely on strict training to maintain combat effectiveness, but as a veteran, Zhao Tao knows that this is far from enough.

Therefore, Zhao Tao decided to send all the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army to participate in the war at all costs to help Goryeo. This would increase their actual combat experience, improve their command capabilities, and enhance their combat effectiveness. How much money they spend is a trivial matter. It is better than one day in the future when he or his descendants hold gold and silver.

It is much stronger to cry when you see the enemy troops approaching the city!

Zhao Yong, the supreme commander who sent aid to Goryeo this time, was regarded as a guinea pig by the emperor, and he looked a little worried. He knew that the emperor used him as commander because he had led the Krug army alone for a long time in a foreign country. From the battle command,

From local construction to the coordination of relations between all parties, there is a

With certain experience, he is a war general who can be trusted to act alone. But this time he not only has to take on the important task of commanding the entire land campaign, but also coordinates the pace with the navy and commands operations across arms. For him, this is

It is a new topic, and it is also a severe test...

Cheng Xishou, who had set out for several days, took advantage of the changes in the sail angle to move along the zigzag route. Off the coast of Korea Bay, he received a new combat deployment from the clipper and a battle report from the transferred Weiyuan. At this time, there was another person in the wind.

The patrol fleet that arrived first after the stop came to rendezvous and reported to it the latest developments of the Jinshui Army.

New trends. A few days ago, in order to avoid the wind, the Jinshui Army all sailed into the strait of the islands around Shenmi Island. The Dragon Flag of the Song Dynasty is still flying on Shenmi Island, indicating that the base is still partially controlled by the Song Army and has not been completely lost, because outside the harbor

There was an enemy fleet stationed there, but they did not take the initiative to attack for fear of alerting the enemy.

"Tonight we will take advantage of the darkness to sail the fleet into the waters of the Korean Gulf to engage the enemy tomorrow. Tian Yang, you lead five battleships named Yong and twenty battleships named Wei as the vanguard to engage the enemy and disrupt their formation; I will lead the flagship and the battleship Yong.

Two, twenty battleships named Wei will defeat the enemy for the Chinese army; Zheng Hai, you will lead three battleships named Yong.

There are twenty battleships with the title "Wei". After we defeat the enemy, we will escort the Marines to land on Shenmi Island!" The emperor's decree is a strategic deployment. The specific tactics to be used to complete it are not interfered by by the emperor. It is up to the leading generals to do so freely.

After listening to the report, Cheng Xishou felt confident and ordered to set off overnight.

Nowadays, navy ships are named with the four characters "divine and mighty" as the beginning. Those with divine characters are the flagships of each fleet. They are extra-large warships equipped with more than 60 cannons and at least two gun decks, which is equivalent to modern times.

A battleship of the navy; the Yongzi is a large battleship, equipped with between forty and sixty guns.

Equivalent to a cruiser; Wei Zihao is a medium-sized battleship, the type with the most naval equipment. The number of artillery equipment varies according to different tasks. Basically, more than ten and less than forty guns are included in this category; Yangzihao is a military warship.

Medium transport and auxiliary ships are logistics, so they are only equipped with light artillery and machine guns for self-defense.

"Capital Commander, the enemy fleet is based on Tsei Island, Shemi Island, Daiwa Island and the protruding part of Yanzhou into the sea. It is close to the mainland for easy supply and shelter from storms. It can also be used as a chain to resist the enemy.

Now the south wind is prevailing again, and the enemy has the upper hand, which is not conducive to our attack. Should we wait for the wind direction to change before engaging in the battle?" Tian Yang, commander of the Dengzhou navy, said, he thought that our army came from a long way and should avoid the enemy's edge and wait.

And move.

"No, we don't have much time left. Most of the enemy warships are small warships, equipped only with crossbows. The larger ships only have two more trebuchets, and they still use the boarding battle we abandoned many years ago.

For the Lord, it is difficult to pose a threat to us!" Cheng Xishou waved his hand and said, "Furthermore, although there are many Jurchens, they can only form an army for a short time, and many of them do not know the nature of water, so there is no need to worry!"

"Du Tong, I think our army should not rush to escape the siege of Mi Island, but should engage the enemy from the northwest. First, it will help us control the formation and facilitate the turn of the warships; second, we can seize Li Island first and control the Jin army to retreat to Yalu.

The water channel of the Yangtze River will suppress the enemy in the bay, and then the enemy will be completely wiped out after the Haizhou Navy arrives." Zheng Haiyan, deputy commander of the Dengzhou Navy, said.

"Well, that makes sense!" Cheng Xishou nodded approvingly. After some discussion, everyone renegotiated their plan. They immediately hoisted the sails, rowed with all their strength, and took advantage of the cover of night to rush towards Korea Bay where the Jin fleet was anchored...

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In the early morning, the Song Navy fleet appeared in the Korean Bay. In that era when reconnaissance methods were backward, you could only spot the enemy with your eyesight. If you wanted to know the enemy's situation in advance, you could only send out sentry ships for reconnaissance. The appearance of more than a hundred Song Navy warships was gradually

The Jinshui Army sentry ship discovered it and they quickly reported back.

After receiving the report, Xie Mao Ali immediately ordered to pull anchor and fight, and formed several horizontal formations to intercept the Song army. Hundreds of large and small ships were like a forest of masts, with sails covering the sun, stretching for several miles. The army was strong, and there were only more than a hundred ships

Compared with the Song Army of warships, it can be said that it has an overwhelming advantage in terms of strength and number of dispatched ships. This makes the Jin Shui Army

The confidence of the generals was overwhelming. They had been secretly developing for many years, but they looked down at the road and looked at the sky from a well. They did not see the changes in the navy of the Song Dynasty. They were arrogant and thought that their generals were smart and brave. As long as the whole army pressed forward, the Song army would automatically retreat. They fled in the wind and did not dare to

They fought, but they forgot that they were beaten by two warships of the Song Army that day and cried for their father and mother.

The mighty formation of the Jin army pressed against the Song army. Cheng Xishou stood on the flagship to observe the formation. He saw that although the enemy army was powerful, it was not organized and the battle lines were unclear. They were swarming in. He commanded the fleet to change its formation and follow Tian Yang's plan.

The leading ship takes the lead in attacking. The leading fleet takes the lead

Led by five large warships, twenty-five warships were connected fore and aft, forming a line to attack the enemy fleet with their port sides facing each other. The warships of the Jin fleet rushed towards the Song fleet according to traditional tactics, attempting to ram and get closer to the enemy.

ship, and then soldiers armed with swords climbed onto the enemy ship and started fighting.

However, the cannons on the Song warships did not give the Jin army a chance to get closer. When the enemy was about 200 steps away from them and out of the range of bows and arrows, they lowered their muzzles and aimed at the enemy ship's waterline, and then each ship's broadsides fired in sequence. This

It’s not like the Weiyuan and Megatron were only equipped with

The firepower of a warship with more than a dozen guns can't be compared. They are blind. This is a collision. They fire a salvo of five or six hundred guns. The probability of hitting the enemy ship is greatly increased... (Unfinished)
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