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Chapter 620: Hengdao Immediately

The "Sheji" is not only Zhao Bing's car, but also a sea fortress. It is not only equipped with forty large and large crossbows, but after the rockets are redesigned, he also brought the rocket launcher to the top deck, and a total of twenty gates were arranged. Therefore, the firepower of this giant boat is enough to stand up to two crossbow battalions and two rocket battalions. In addition, there are guards on it, and there are no less than two thousand guards and sailors. The combat power is really great.

Zhao Bing knew that although the emperor's boat was moving, it had a great impact, especially at the most intense moment of the battle, it might cause misunderstandings among the soldiers, thinking that he wanted to escape at the last minute, which would affect his morale, which would lead to a big loss of the formation. Therefore, he did not withdraw the ceremonial guards from the acropolis. After getting on the boat, he immediately raised the battle flag on the emperor's boat, indicating that he was going to meet the enemy, but not trying to escape.

Zheng Yong led six dragon boats to leave the port first. The Emperor boat was slow to move, but it quickly rose half sail and drove out of the port under the sailor's row. After sailing out of the estuary, he immediately lowered the sail and anchored at Zhao Bing's order. The bow of the Sheji ship pointed to the northwest, and the stern rushed to the southeast, lying outside the estuary in such a strange posture, blocking the sea outside the estuary, and supporting the rear troops stationed on the west bank of the estuary, and suppressing the enemy troops crossing the sea from Baisha Island to Haitian Island.

At this time, the rear army was facing a great crisis. The enemy troops successively attacked several sections of collapsed sand embankments. Although they filled the gap with sandbags, the tilted mud and sand formed a gentle slope, and the enemy could rush straight to the top of the dam. Nowadays, even crossbows are difficult to use, and they can only fight with swords, guns and grenades. However, facing the enemy troops rushing like ants, they are gradually unable to support them, and the breakthrough is getting bigger and bigger.

On the other hand, the situation in Haitian Island was also very tense. The Yuan army built several floating bridges to extend to the island. Although they were constantly destroyed, the enemy still ignored the restoration of casualties. When the enemy soldiers on the bridge saw that the bridge was blown up, they jumped out of the sea and swam across the sea without fear. After flowing on the water, they immediately gathered to launch an attack. However, the Song army camp was still intact. They shot the enemy at the beach with the defense of the village. However, there were still two floating bridges that were almost at the beach. The cavalry couldn't wait to go up the bridge and wanted to launch an attack.

"I passed the order, the port side rocket was loaded, the target estuary sand dike was 60 steps south, the fuse was five points, the shooting angle was 60 degrees, five gates were one group, and two rounds of fire!" As soon as the ship stopped, Zhao Bing climbed to the command platform of the third deck, and after checking the situation, he issued the first order. Now the situation of the rear army is more critical than that of Haitashima, so he can only rescue him first.

"Your Majesty, is the fumble too short? If you don't get to the ground, you will explode!" A guard Yu Hou Lin Zhiwu, who was standing beside him, questioned. He is now the fastest promoted among the scholars in Quanzhou. He first joined the army in the commander's office, then supervised the military training, and then returned to His Majesty as a clerk. After the establishment of the Military Affairs Office, he was in charge there and also served as the Yu Hou as a guard.

"Your Majesty is ready!" Guan Tong reported.

"Start!" Zhao Bing did not answer Lin Zhiwu's question, but waved his hand down.

‘Boom, boom, boom…’ Five rocket launchers were ignited, and a thick smoke roared out and took off to the west coast. They arrived in an instant and fell rapidly, but before they could land, they exploded and exploded. A black smoke exploded in the air. The shrapnel sprayed from top to bottom like a scattered flower of a goddess, covering the ground ten feet of radius. The enemy troops covering it were either dead or injured, and fell down.

‘Swoosh, swosh, swosh…’ The rockets on the starboard side were launched one after another. Two groups of fifteen rocket launchers fired a total of 180 rockets, which was equivalent to a volley of four rocket ships. The Sheji was completely shrouded in the smoke of gunpowder, and the beachheads on the front of the army's position fell like dark clouds, and there was no way to see the situation.

"Cough cough..." Zhao Bing coughed constantly by the smoke, and slapped the fan-blowing flue with his hand. "The port side rocket loaded, targeted the south beach of Baisha Island, with a shooting angle of 45 degrees, a fuse six points, and a volley."

"Your Majesty, the loading is completed, and the adjustments are completed!" Guan Tongshou quickly reported.

"Start!" Zhao Bing ordered. He felt a shock under his feet, and nearly a hundred rockets flew up at the same time, flying towards Baisha Island, a thousand steps away.

"One, two, three...is a little bit worse!" Zhao Bing whispered, frowned and muttered as he looked at the scattered explosion points, as if he was very dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, look over there!" The smoke of gunpowder spread a little, and Lin Zhiwu suddenly screamed in shock.

"What are you shouting, it's like a sissy!" Zhao Bing glared at Lin Zhiwu who was fussing, but he turned around and looked in the direction of his finger. "Cough... the bombardment effect this time is really good!" He seemed to be choking, and saw that the place where the rockets were attacked on the west bank was in a mess, just like a group of beached fish. Although he couldn't see clearly, he probably had lost his combat power.

"Why are you still standing there? Let the port side rocket prepare. The target west coast beach has a shooting angle of ten degrees, and the fuse is 6:50, and the volley shot!" Zhao Bing patted Lin Zhiwu, who was still open, and ordered. He did not expect that the rocket with such an unreliable hit rate, the air explosion actually had such a great lethality to the crowd on the ground, and actually caused a devastating blow to the attacking enemy group. So he took the Liling Rocket to prolong the shooting and strive for greater results.

"Your Majesty, the war is rising from Qixing Ridge, and the Baisha Navy has been dispatched!" The lookout on the ship reported.

"Okay, the crisis is about to pass!" Zhao Bing breathed a sigh of relief, and the warship began to sway. He knew that the tide was about to fade, and with the joining of the navy, the situation would reverse.

"Your Majesty, there is a fleet approaching my ship!" The lookout report again.

"Let the starboard crossbow cannon intercept with all its strength, and you can open fire when you enter the range, without waiting for the order!" Zhao Bing heard the report again before he finished breathing, so he changed to sigh again. Realizing that this was the most dangerous moment, he immediately ordered.

"Your Majesty, are we avoiding it?" The chief and deputy governor of the guards were sent out by His Majesty, and the officials of the escorts were thrown into the acropolis by His Majesty. The important task of accompanying them fell on the Yu Marquis Lin Zhiwu. He knew that the emperor's boat was too inspiring and would definitely attract all the enemies. These few dozen warships rushed towards them in an offensive formation.

"Go away? Where else can we avoid? Qiongzhou is behind us. We can't go back to the sea! Look, those soldiers are fighting to the death. How can I leave them alone to escape!" Zhao Bing glared at Lin Zhiwu and said.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, if Your Majesty has gone into battle, what's the use of us?" Lin Zhiwu had read books and achieved fame, but he didn't know how to refute it for a while and muttered.

"Everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of a country, let alone the king of a country, how can I retreat at this moment!" Zhao Bing had wanted to say this for a long time. Now, in this place where artillery fire is endless and the sound of killing sounds are quite appropriate, and he said with great righteousness.

"Your Majesty is like this. If the army dares not take any life, my subordinates will never retreat!" Lin Zhiwu said in a deep manner.

"Okay, the most important thing is how to retreat to the enemy right now. Pay attention to the changes in the military situation around you and remind me in time!" Zhao Bing raised his hand and said.

Zhao Bing's sight returned to the battlefield. At this time, the dragon fleet led by Zheng Yong had already penetrated to the flanks of the enemy's fleet on the west coast and launched an attack, disrupting the enemy's attack order. The enemy on the shore suffered heavy casualties due to two rounds of rocket bombs, and the attack became weak after losing support. The banner of the guard also appeared at the forefront of the city wall. Zhuang Siqi also boldly pushed the reserve team up and fought back, repelled the enemy to the beach, and took the opportunity to repair, strengthen the sand embankment, mobilized supplies, and then sent the wounded.

Although the situation of the rear army was slightly slower, there were still tens of thousands of enemy troops gathered on the beach, and the Yuan soldiers behind them were still coming ashore continuously. Zhao Bing analyzed that Ali Hague wanted to take as many soldiers as possible before the tide and fight with him on land. Therefore, the pressure of the rear army also remained unabated, but as long as the Right Army arrived, he believed that he would be safe.

Looking at the direction of Haitian Island, the Central Army took advantage of the opportunity of the Sheji River attacking from the flank with rocket artillery and sent troops to launch a counterattack, burning several floating bridges that were mounted to the beach, and using heavy crossbows and stone throwing machines to bombard the enemy's assembly area, driving the enemy on Baisha Island to the north of the island. Zhao Bing looked high and saw that there were already many enemy troops gathering on Baisha Island, and there were even enemy troops wading on the shallows.

It gives Zhao Bing the feeling that it is like the Penguin Island in the animal world, with shaking heads everywhere. If a person with dense phobia sees it, he will probably faint on the spot. If the crossbow range is enough, even if he throws a stone, he will probably kill a few. The enemy makes him believe in his judgment more and he can't help but worry. Today is the thirteenth day. Although it is not a tide, the tide will retreat a lot. This will reduce the water surface between the two islands and expose the shallows, so it will be easier to build a floating bridge.

"I sent a flag to inform the envoy Zhang and ordered the imperial guards stationed in front of the Jiyang Army to go north to reinforce Haikou!" Zhao Bingmo calculated that the tide began to rise when it was receding to midnight. There were still six hours left. Ali Hague was cut off in the back road and the navy was restrained and he would definitely seize the island. The Right Army was already on the way to come, and he was not at ease without a reserve team.

"Your Majesty, why don't you mobilize the left army and the front army nearby to reinforce, but instead seek to send the imperial guards in front of the palace to help?" Lin Zhiwu hesitated and said.

"Looking at the current situation, there are no less than three 10,000 teams on Baisha Island and nearby seas, and no less than three 10,000 teams to the west of the river estuary. There are more than 300 warships in the enemy's army ahead, and all their troops are here. The imperial guards in front of the palace only prevent the enemy from landing on the east side of the island. It seems that there is no need to defend there, but the enemy's army has not yet disembarked, but they may change to Chengmai or Linggao when they cannot lead the attack. We must not be defensive!" Zhao Bing explained.

"Your Majesty, Zhang Shushu has sent a reply to order the imperial guards in front of the palace to go north. At the same time, he informed the Feifeng Army of the rebirth, and ambushed the rear army of the Sodu headquarters on Duzhou Island, sinking more than 30 enemy ships, capturing more than 50 enemy ships, and seizing a large number of supplies. The enemy did not dare to fight and accelerated toward Champa. The Feifeng Army has now headed north!" Guan Tongshou replied.

"I asked him to attack moderately, but made such a big noise. If I get angry, the army will retaliate, it will be difficult to end!" Zhao Bing laughed and cursed.

"Your Majesty, the situation is clear now, we don't have to worry about fighting on both sides!" Lin Zhiwu said very excitedly.

"Haha, the far water cannot save the near fire. It seems that they want to capture me alive!" After so much time, the enemy warships had improved the attacking arrow formation to the Yanyue Formation surrounded by left and right, and rushed towards the Sheji. After the enemy ship entered the range, the crossbow cannons arranged on the first floor began to shoot. Seeing the enemy's aggressive posture, Zhao Bing also understood that it was coming to him, and to capture the thief to capture the king first.

"Haha, I'm afraid they don't know how powerful your Majesty is. His Majesty in Yashan blocked Zhang Hongfan's attack with the name of the country and turned the tide down!" Lin Zhiwu looked at it and said with a smile.

When Zhao Bing commanded the Sheji to block the enemy ships that were about to attack the Jiangkou, the war between the west bank of the Heji River and Haitian Island began, and soon entered a white heat. He stood on the podium and observed the battlefield in all directions like a gyro. He not only wanted to prevent himself from being captured alive, but also took into account the various battlefields. The Sheji was like a hedgehog with a sudden thorn. The first time he opened his firepower, splashing the fire of death everywhere. He looked at the sunken enemy ships and served as millions of soldiers alone, and felt that being a captain was much more accomplished than the emperor...

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On the deck of the independent coach of Ali Hague, seeing the sudden increase in casualties on all battlefields but no progress, he was already powerless to sigh, and only bit his silver teeth. The giant boat blocked the river mouth was even more like a thorn in his throat, which made him feel powerless. He knew that the child standing on the top of the boat was a thief who had been famous for his life, but he had no choice. This kind of blow was even more uncomfortable than being hit by a knife.

What made Ali Hague angry was that the tide had begun to fade, and the warships were hard to grab the beach directly, and the stone-throwing machines had lost their function. It was even more difficult for the troops on the island to lose aid to break the enemy. What made him most angry was that the rear army reported that an enemy fleet appeared in the rear, cutting off their retreat. The escort fleet's sentry ships issued an alarm at the same time, and another Song army fleet appeared on the east side of the island, taking advantage of the tide to the left.
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