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Chapter 621 All-round engagement

If Zhao Bing has been using infantry as shields, then the navy is his spear. When the time comes, the tide begins to recede, and the Baisha Navy, which has been waiting for the opportunity, sails out from behind the island. The Baisha Navy commander Liu Wenjun led a hundred warships as front troops, and the brave army, which is the assault force, is the spear tip; Liu Zhu led more than 300 warships in the central army behind and arranged a front arrow formation.

When the fleet appeared in the outer sea, the enemy's mail ship immediately discovered them, and the Yuan army's escort fleet immediately gathered to welcome him. It is said that the two armies facing each other now have a connection with the Jinghuai naval army. Although the brothers became enemies in the past, they all knew the tactics they used and knew what anyone would do when they saw this.

However, the Jinghu Navy, which surrendered to the Yuan Dynasty, has been stationed on the Yangtze River defense line and has never fought with the Qiongzhou Navy. Even its commander Chen Yi only heard that the Song Navy equipped a large number of firearms and was good at long-range attacks. The soldiers and generals below have also accumulated some experience in the conflict in Qiongzhou, but they are all failed experiences and have never taken advantage of each battle. This is the first time that the large corps fight today.

"Let the brave army deviate to the enemy's left wing. After the front army's long-range fire attack is completed, launch an assault to the side and rear to disrupt the enemy's formation!" The two armies moved against each other, because it was the ebb of the tide, the Song army still took advantage. Liu Zhu saw on the commander's ship that the Yuan army was on the defensive stance, and wanted to consume his own spirit by relying on layers of blocking. When he was trapped in the formation, he got closer to fight. He knew that the side attacking in the past always suffered greater losses, and he had a sea current to use, so the arrangement of the enemy general should be very appropriate. At present, only by breaking the enemy's formation first can it be convenient to break the formation.

The Brave Army quickly came into place to attack the enemy's left wing. Their purpose was not to annihilate the enemy, but to disrupt the enemy. Therefore, with the fast speed of their ships and strong anti-strike ability, they can scatter and advance independently, avoid the attack of stone throwers, and break into the shooting dead corners of Yuan army warships. In this way, the stone throwers that pose the greatest threat to them will be difficult to play a role, and the damage of the crossbow to it can only be scratching.

The biggest threat to dragon ships at close range is to pounce the pole, which has become the primary target of each dragon ship. A round of crossbows cleared the threat is to play a good show and collided with enemy ships. As long as the Yuan army warships were caught, even if they were not sunk, they would be seriously injured. They were not far from the bottom of the sinking. Four or five enemy ships were destroyed.

Chen Yi was shocked. If the Song army continued like this, it would take not a long time for him to feed the turtle. However, he found that the dragon ships had strong power, but they were also very flexible in steering and advancing and retreating. Their large and medium-sized warships had to turn a sufficient radius. But even if there were difficulties, they had to go up and could not let them get up here. So he urgently ordered the warships at the end of the formation to escape from the formation to intercept the formation, and also asked the small warships cruising in the formation to fight the dragon ship.

The small boats in the enemy formation were attracted by dragon boats, and Liu Zhu wanted this opportunity. He knew that once his gunship rushed into the enemy formation in a column, the biggest threat to them was not those large warships, but flexible small boats. They could easily enter the dead corner of the shooting of the crossbows, entangle the gunships, and then use the hook rope to carry out the onboard battle. Although his warships may not lose to the enemy, if a ship is blocked, the one behind them will lose its power, forcing them to give up their weapons and have to engage in close combat with the enemy.

Now that there is no scruples, Liu Zhu ordered the front army's rocket ships to line up to face the enemy ships, and then entered the firing distance and fired rockets to further disrupt the enemy's formation. The front army was sailing along the water very quickly. As soon as the two armies approached Liu Wenjun, they ordered the ships to fire volleys, and rushed to 300 steps before turning west to break out of contact with the enemy. In such a short time, their thirty rocket ships fired a total of three rounds of volleys, almost covering the entire enemy fleet.

After this violent bombing, Liu Wenjun looked at the enemy's formation that was covered by gunpowder and could not see clearly. He saw the warships that were shot and ignited a raging fire. Especially the warships equipped with golden juice cannons were not saved once they caught fire. They were originally gifts to the Song army, but they did not expect that they would become their own death talisman. But what puzzled him was that the Yuan army did not send warships to chase them, but let the rocket fleet go away. He estimated that the Yuan navy, including the enemy generals, was stunned by the bombing and had not yet reacted.

"The commander, the commander ordered our gunship to kill people from the enemy's right wing, then turn west, meet with the rocket fleet, and attack the enemy's landing fleet from the side and back to reduce the pressure on the infantry!" Guan Tongshou reported at this time.

"The governor is to kill donkeys. We have to do the most dangerous job, but we were sent away when eating meat!" Liu Wenjun muttered in dissatisfaction, but he also knew that the military orders should not be violated, so he commanded the gunship to transform into two columns to enter the enemy formation.

"The commander didn't know that he had just seen the news from the water camp. The battle is now fierce. Even His Majesty commanded the emperor's boat to fight. He blocked the river mouth so that the enemy did not rush into the Nandu River!" Guan Tongshou reported.

"Quick, hurry up, let the ships speed up the battle, and then go to reinforce Your Majesty!" Liu Wenjun immediately became anxious when he heard this, throwing the 'benefit one and the other' to Liu Zhu aside, and urged him quickly. He knew very well that if His Majesty had any mistakes, it would not be Qiongzhou, but would destroy the last national vein of the Song Dynasty, and they also became sinners throughout the ages.

Water warfare is different from land warfare. When a land warfare is arranged, the formation is required to be tight so as not to be easily rushed into the formation by the enemy. Cavalry are usually sent to cruise on both wings to prevent being attacked sideways. The navy fights with warships as a platform, and the warships are large in size and are fighting on the water. Walking does not mean that they stop just by brakes when they want to stop, and the warships need a lot of space to turn and turn.

Therefore, whether it is a marching or arranging array, in order to prevent themselves from colliding with each other, the navy must maintain sufficient distance. In the meantime, small warships can only transmit information to prevent enemy ships from invading into the formation. At this time, Liu Wenjun had to use the gap between the enemy ships to rush in, use the crossbows arranged on both sides to shoot the left and right, attack the enemy ships, and then walk through the formation.

Now the Qiongzhou navy first attacked with dragon boats, then bombarded with rocket boats, and finally rushed with gunships. This is what Zhao Bing summarized based on several wars. It sounds like three axes, but most people really can't stand it. Now it has become the standard mode for each navy in battle against large corps. Although it seems simple, it actually has high requirements for the commander. Not only should you be familiar with ocean currents, tides and weather, but you should also be good at grasping fighter jets. The cooperation of each unit also requires long-term training and running-in to achieve freedom of advance and retreat and give full play to its advantages...

As the tide began to retreat, the seabed flooded by the sea gradually appeared. Zhuang Siqi stood on the sand embankment and looked forward. The enemy troops also retreated with the tide and gathered again on the sandbars exposed outside the range of the rocket. Only broken shipboards and destroyed enemy ships were left on the shallows. The bodies that were not taken away by the tide covered the entire beach. The bright red blood and mud mixed together, forming a hard scab under the sun, turning into a disgusting black and red.

"Thank you for your hard work, General Zhuang!"

"I will meet your Majesty!" Just as Zhuang Siqi checked the enemy situation and thought about how to deal with the next round of attack, a crisp childish voice sounded behind him. He turned around and saw Ni Liang standing under the sand embankment with His Majesty, hurried down to pay homage.

"No gift, thank you for your hard work!" Zhao Bing raised his hand to ask Zhuang Siqi to get up, and bowed to the troops surrounding him and said loudly.

"Long live your Majesty, long live your life, long live your life!" Zhuang Siqi bowed, and the troops resting behind the dike discovered that the child with a big face was the little emperor, and immediately knelt down and bowed.

"No gifts, today the army will sacrifice its life to fight against the enemy. The people of Qiongzhou, the people of the Song Dynasty, and I will never forget your achievements. Your famous generals will be recorded in history!" Zhao Bing stood on the high platform, looking at the soldiers whose faces were also made of smoke and sand. It was difficult for them to tell who was who they were. Many of them were stained with blood and covered in wounds and fought again. He raised his arms and said loudly with excitement.

"My emperor is mighty, my emperor is mighty, my emperor is mighty!" Although there were only a few words, it came from the emperor's mouth, which moved the army very much. I had just personally led the warships to help them repel the enemy, but now I am here in person, and I can't help but feel awesome, and I raise my swords and guns to cheer in unison.

"Today you have repelled the Tartars' dozens of attacks, and many brothers in robes died on the battlefield, but they sacrificed for the country and for the hundreds of thousands of people and families behind us. I see all these, and the people will not forget yours." Zhao Bing suppressed his hands to silence the army, and said loudly, "Qiongzhou is ours, Jiangnan is ours, and Central Plains is ours. If the Tartars want it, they have to use blood and life to exchange it!"

"Our, our..." The soldiers were motivated again and shouted.

"Return my mountains and rivers to the capital of Bianliang!" Zhuang Siqi roared.

"Return the capital to Bianliang, and restore my mountains and rivers!" The soldiers responded loudly again.

"Okay, today we will kill all the Tartars and capture Ali Hague alive!" Looking at the passionate generals of the army, Zhao Bing also felt his heart surging, his blood boiling, and he only sighed that he was too young to fight...

Taking advantage of the short opportunity of rest and rest between the two sides, the Huo Jun delivered lunch. Zhao Bing remembered that he had not had any water and rice since the morning. Although he only brought rice balls and broth, he felt drool. Looking at the little emperor's eyes like a wolf staring at the rice bucket, "Guru, Guru" sounding, Zhuang Siqi knew that he had not eaten yet, so he invited him to have a "lunch" together. Of course, Zhao Bing agreed happily.

Thinking that the emperor and a group of soldiers were having meals on the beach, and the smell of smoke and blood was mixed with it, it was really not good. Besides, the little emperor has always been approachable, but it seemed negligent to treat it with only meat soup and rice balls. So Zhuang Siqi wanted to ask His Majesty to come back to have a small meal, which would be more stable, but he refused and sat down after all the soldiers were assigned to the meal.

"Your Majesty, wash up first!" Zhuang Siqi asked someone to call Qingshui and asked His Majesty to wash his hands and face.

"No need!" Zhao Bing waved his hand, imitated other soldiers to rub it on his body, picked up a rice ball and asked for it.

"Your Majesty, the food is really vulgar, I am really ashamed!" His Majesty and the army's only privilege is to sit under the butt with a shield, and three large shields piled up in front of him to commit crimes. At least he didn't squat on the ground and hold a bowl of food. Zhuang Siqi held the broth in his hand and said, and then an old fire army brought the bowl of meat.

"Old Wu, have you embezzled the food and money of the generals?" Zhao Bing looked up and saw that the old Huo Army was still an acquaintance. He was the "talent" left behind when he was selecting soldiers in Jiazi Town, so he asked with chopsticks.

"Your Majesty, you dare not say anything. If the young man is greedy for a penny, your Majesty will chop off my hand!" Old Wu's boss was not afraid of him and said with a pat on his chest.

"It's good if there isn't, so the meal fee I've allocated is not enough?" Zhao Bing didn't think it was wrong for Old Wu, and asked again.

"Your Majesty is enough, if you don't believe it, please ask everyone!" Old Wu replied simply, turning around and knocking on the rice bucket to ask the army who were eating, "Do you think the food is good? Today, the rewards from Your Majesty in the war are two portions of food, and the meat is enough!"

"Okay, okay, you have meat every day, and you will be full every time!" As soon as the old leader Wu finished speaking, a soldier spoke.

"Yes, this is much better than in Lin'an back then!"

"In the past, the Huai Army claimed that the best food among the various troops was the best, but they could only eat enough. Where can I eat meat every day!"...

"Your Majesty, the villain didn't say anything, everyone agreed!" Old Wu turned around and said proudly.

"Don't be rude to Your Majesty!" Zhuang Siqi whispered in a low voice when he saw that he spoke so casually.

"It's okay, it's okay!" Zhao Bing waved his hand to stop him.

"Commander, your Majesty and everyone were eating the food made by my old Wu head back then. I went to the kitchen to steal food when I was hungry. I didn't admit it if I caught him. Is it your Majesty?" Old Wu head raised his waist and said to Zhuang Siqi.

"Hehe, this is true, but at that time, the fish and rice were dry every day, and I was hungry after eating it!" Zhao Bing said with a embarrassed smile as everyone laughed.

"Thinking about it, it was so hard at that time. In order to make everyone full, Your Majesty even sold the Queen Mother's rewards. So some boys complained that Old Man, I would say to them, Your Majesty could not eat these things back then, but now life is getting better, I will only use the food paid by the commander!" Old Wu pointed at the soldiers here and said.

"General Zhuang, so it's good to have rice and meat. I'm not that cute. Moreover, there is so much meat in the soup today, and it's even more lively to eat with everyone!" Zhao Bing used chopsticks to pick up pieces and put them in his mouth and smiled, "Eat it quickly, Lao Wu said that the meat is enough today, I can't wait for you, I'll need a bowl later."

"Your Majesty, I'm the subordinate..." Zhuang Siqi said with shame.
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