Zhao Bing burned the Yuan army's generals, and then sank two enemy medium-sized vehicles and ships. Following other dragon boats, he also saw the way. He found that the shortcomings of the vehicles and ships were found. As long as he picked up the rear path, his most threatening stone thrower would be difficult to exert his power. However, the speeds of the two warships were almost the same. To catch them, two ships needed to cooperate. One dragon boat used a crossbow to shoot long distances, specifically destroying the rudder plate of the vehicle and ship, and hitting the passengers hidden in the cabin. Once they lost power or had poor steering, the other dragon boat could accelerate and launch a collision.

Of course, this combination is not fixed, but whoever occupies a favorable position can launch an attack. Their main target is naturally the medium-sized ship that poses the greatest threat to their side. Twenty dragon ships shuttled through the enemy ships like shuttles, cooperating with each other to chase and annihilate the enemy ships. Seeing that the evil wolf rushed into the flock just now, several tigers were drilled into the pack of wolves, and the pursuers became pursuers, and the passive situation of the Song army was reversed.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's army fleet is catching up!" Wang Meng reported.

"What's the distance?" Zhao Bing asked.

"Your Majesty has about 500 steps, and about 200 warships of all sizes!" Guan Tong reported.

"I understand!" Zhao Bing responded, lifting all the porthole guardrails and looking out. At this time, the large and medium-sized enemy vehicles and ships on the lake were basically cleaned up. Some had been damaged and sunk, while some had fired and turned around on the lake. Many enemy soldiers were floating on the lake with boat boards, and the remaining trees were shouting for help. More of the dead were the bodies of the dead rippling with the waves on the lake. The small warships were scattered and difficult to form formations. There were gunships in front and dragon boats behind, which was already difficult to form a climate. They just rely on their own speed to hit the lake to find opportunities to break through.

‘Bang, bang, bang…’ Suddenly, a series of muffled sounds came from the continuous stream, and a "knock" sound was heard on the cabin board. A projectile actually broke through the iron protective net on the porthole and fell on the podium.

"Milt gun!" Zhao Bing was startled and wanted to pick up the iron ball in front of him, but as soon as he touched it, he was so hot that he threw his hands. He also realized that it was fired by the musket, not a crossbow, and immediately ordered, "Please pay attention to protection, determine the target, and sink it!"

"Discover the target, seventy steps southward on the starboard side, and one small enemy warship!" The lookout post quickly discovered the target and reported.

"The starboard cannon is filled with flowering bullets, the left rudder is three points, slow down and adjust his posture!" Zhao Bing turned his face and looked over. Sure enough, the smoke generated by the fire of a musket on an enemy ship had not completely dissipated, so he immediately ordered.

However, Zhao Bing was also secretly shocked. The last time he saw the Yuan army using firearms was a few years ago when he was attacking Quanzhou. At that time, there was very little equipment in the enemy's small warships, but now all the enemy's small warships have been equipped. According to the sound just now, they have at least ten gates. And being able to shoot through the double-layer iron net at a distance of 70 steps is obviously a great arc, and it is enough to hit people.

"The starboard cannon is ready for shooting!" The gunboat reported back.

"Your Majesty, the enemy ship has entered the shooting area!" Wang Meng also reminded.

"Scall!" Zhao Bing looked at it and waved his hand to order.

"Boom, boom, boom..." More than ten crossbows fired together after receiving the order. Compared with the cannons, the power was not as big as the earth-shaking momentum, but the power was also quite great. I felt that the warship sank to the right and then quickly returned to normal. At such a close distance, at least 90% of the shells hit the enemy ship. The flowering shells fired by the heavy crossbows directly implemented the enemy ship exploded internally, and the medium-sized crossbows were enough to destroy its superstructure. Amid a violent explosion, the enemy ship disintegrated instantly and sank rapidly into the lake, but no one was seen floating.

"Issue an alarm to inform each ship that the enemy troops are equipped with muskets. They must be destroyed immediately after discovering it!" Seeing that the enemy ship turned into ashes, Zhao Bing breathed a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's central army is approaching within 300 steps!" Guan Tongshou's hurried report.

"Notify all ships to return and order Dong to launch rockets to block the enemy brigade!" Zhao Bing looked at the sun outside the cabin, and then looked at the gradually flattening lake water. It was estimated that the rising tide would still end. The enemy lost its advantage in flowing. Even if it destroyed its golden cannon, it would be difficult to affect its own side. The enemy's vanguard army was basically damaged by most of the losses. The remaining small vehicles and ships avoided the pursuit of dragon boats and the blocking of gunships in front from afar. Then there was no need to regatta with them, so he ordered...

As the water flow stabilized and the fierce firearms of the Song army, the offensive momentum of the Yuan navy was suppressed. However, the enemy had already entered the area twenty miles south of the West Island, exceeding Zhao Bing's previous expectations and breaking the combat plan to completely annihilate the enemy's control and the Hudong line. This included both the uncertainty of the time point of the attack against the enemy and the underestimation of the enemy's strength, especially the tactics of responding to the gold juice cannons and vehicles and ships after they were put into use.

After the front line was slightly stabilized, Zhao Bing summoned Dong Yicheng to meet and discuss strategies to break the enemy. Now he is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of the number of ships. Although Taihu Lake is large, it is not as good as the sea. This makes it difficult to implement the tactic of annihilation of the enemy through large-scale maneuvers in the past. In addition, the reduction in depth also limits the use of long-range firearms, and if you are not careful, you may accidentally hurt yourself.

However, the number of enemy warships can be fully utilized in a small space. Using the space on their own defense line will force their side to set up defenses everywhere. This will greatly reduce its firepower strike density, and the effect of annihilation of the enemy will naturally be greatly reduced, which will force their side to give up their advantages and fight the enemy in close combat.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates are not in good condition, so please punish me!" Dong Yicheng apologized first when he got on the ship. At that time, he was confident that he wanted to annihilate the enemy navy, but if His Majesty had not led his troops to take action, he was almost surrounded.

"The crime is not yours, it is because I underestimate the enemy!" Zhao Bing waved his hand and asked him to stand up and said.

"I am ashamed!" The little emperor did not punish him, but instead said that he had made him even more ashamed, and he politely said again.

"Although we lost the opportunity first, it was not without a turning point, so don't think too much." Zhao Bing asked Dong Yicheng to be exempted from courtesy and boarded the top deck of the Sheji number with himself.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's navy has now crossed the West Island line. Although the North Lake is vast, the number of enemy warships is twice that of our army. Once the battle is in a mess, it is easy to be divided by the enemy. It is better to gather in one place to conquer and consume its troops, and then try to make the funeral." Dong Yicheng pointed out the situation and said.

"No, although we can solve the temporary danger by gathering the formation and defending each other, we will completely lose our motivation. If the enemy attacks with fire ships or splashes of tinder oil, will our army be buried in the sea of ​​fire? In addition, our food ships may not be guaranteed, and will affect the overall situation and have too much impact on the morale of the people!" Zhao Bing shook his head and said after hearing this.

"Your Majesty, why don't you lead the navy of the guards to withdraw first, and your subordinates fight to the death with the enemy, and even if you fight to your life, you must keep the enemy in Taihu Lake!" Dong Yicheng thought for a while and gritted his teeth.

"Do you want me to escape before the war and put me in a place of unkindness and justice?" Zhao Bing shouted sternly after hearing this.

"I dare not!" Dong Yicheng was shocked when he saw this and immediately knelt down, "I am definitely not the intention, but the body of Your Majesty's gold. If there is any mistake, how can I take responsibility!"

"You think you are kind-hearted, but now I abandon the army and leave. How can I gain a foothold in the court in the future and how can I face the soldiers in the army?" Zhao Bing did not let him stand up, but pointed at Dong Yicheng and scolded, "I have led troops since I was a child and have never been afraid of charging into battle. I have ever done something to fear the enemy's escape!"

"Of course I know that it was His Majesty's subordinates who fought bloody battles to capture this foundation, and everyone in the army respected me!" Dong Yicheng raised his face and said.

"Hey, get up!" Zhao Bing sighed and raised his hand when he saw Dong Yicheng's appearance. He knew that he was kind, but he could not do anything to retreat at the last minute. Besides, the situation was not so bad that it was irreversible.

"What is your Majesty's order? I will never refuse!" Dong Yicheng stood up and stood attentively and said kindly.

"When you die, how can I reward you!" Zhao Bing smiled and pointed to the battlefield, "The current enemy seems to be coming fiercely, but the tide period has passed, and they have lost time. Moreover, the enemy's canal and naval vanguards suffered heavy losses, and they have become frightened birds with low morale, otherwise they will not stop attacking. Look at the two enemy naval armies, they are not subordinate to each other and have clear boundaries. After the Zhending Army seized Dongdao, they were passive and lazy to fight. Knowing that the other two armies had suffered a lot, but they did not board the ship, indicating that they were harmonious; our army was united, and after the tide was receding, they returned to us. It seemed that they had lost the advantage of the territory, but they could turn the world back to regain it."

"Your Majesty said very well. After the war started, our army suffered minimal losses, and its existing strength still has the power to attack." Dong Yicheng said.

"Then what do you think you're fighting?" Zhao Bing nodded and asked again.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates think that since the enemy is not in charge, they can fight the enemy first, hurt them severely, and then look back and concentrate their forces to encircle and annihilate the other!" Dong Yicheng said.

"Tell me about your plan!" Zhao Bing did not comment and asked him to continue.

"Your Majesty, the enemy's current wings seem to be forming a siege against us, but its junction is on the West Island. The subordinates want to divide our army into two parts, one attacks the right wing of the enemy Longwan Navy. They will definitely cut off our retreat south from the left wing to encircle, trapped in Ewan." Dong Yicheng pointed to Beihu and said, "The other part of our army is fighting against the enemy's canal soldiers. Although the number of people is large, the combat power is the weakest. We suppress them to the north. At the same time, the Dragon Boat Team was sent to browse the enemy's canal soldiers from the waterway between the two islands when the left wing of the Longwan Navy was empty."

"Yeah, it's not bad!" Zhao Bing nodded, "But there is another thing to be careful to prevent the Zhending Army from running away secretly when they see that the situation is not good."

"Your Majesty is right." Dong Yicheng thought that he had forgotten this and thought for a while, "The first brigade still disliked it. If the enemy naval army defeated, the grain ships would not need their protection. It would be better to send them to the Ferry Village. As long as you guard the two long bridges, the Zhending army would not be able to land. Sooner or later, they would be trapped on the island!"

"Okay, that's what's the arrangement!" Zhao Bing nodded happily.

"Your Majesty, I have a ruthless request, so please accept it." Dong Yicheng bowed again.

"You said!" Zhao Bing frowned when he saw his solemn statement.

"I would like to ask Your Majesty to move to Hubei. If you are not doing anything, please put the country first!" Dong Yicheng said with great politeness.

"Haha, you don't have to worry about this. I am more afraid of death than you. If things are not good, they will definitely run faster than you!" Zhao Bing said with a smile after hearing this.

"His Majesty……"

"No need to say anything more. This battle is about whether Jiangdong can be stable. How can I stay out of it?" Zhao Bing waved his hand to stop him. "After I led the guardian army to lead the enemy Longwan Navy, you will lead the navy to attack the Cao army fiercely. At the same time, I will ask Zheng Yong to lead the dragon boat to reinforce your troops, and intersperse the Cao army from the island to help you annihilate the enemy."

"Your Majesty, my subordinates lead the army to lead the Longwan Navy. Your Majesty commands a brigade to block the Zhending Army!" Dong Yicheng was shocked when he heard this. He knew that the Longwan Navy was good at fighting power, and after retreating into Ewan, he lost his mobility and was in danger of being surrounded and annihilated. He immediately asked to exchange tasks with the little emperor.

"If I can't beat him, can you do it?" Zhao Bing said sternly.

"His Majesty……"

"The more fierce the fight you fight, the faster the end, will I be safer!" Zhao Bing softened his heart and said in a stern voice.

"Your Majesty, my subordinates obey the order, but the enemy is good at close combat. There are few combat soldiers on the guard ships. It is difficult to stop the enemy with just the guard battalion. Please bring a group of marines with you. Otherwise, my subordinates would rather bear the crime of violating the order than let Your Majesty go!" Dong Yicheng said with a firm face.

"Okay, I'm sure!" Zhao Bing saw that he looked at him as if he was ready to die, and Xiaoxiao agreed...

The plan was decided, and the whole army seized the time to start dinner. A brigade of the land was also gathered behind the guards, and a regiment of soldiers were assigned to each ship. Three cannons, the guards pulled up their anchors and oars, and with the Sheji as the center, they formed a front arrow formation and went straight to the right wing of the Longwan Navy. Seeing the Song army attacking, Hubituo hurriedly sent his troops to meet them. After the two armies were two arrows apart, the Song army's vanguard gunship opened fire at the same time, instantly tearing a gap in the Yuan army's array and driving in. Seeing that the Song army broke through the blockade, Hubituo hurriedly transferred the central army to reinforce, and at the same time ordered the left wing to detour south to cut off the Song army's retreat route and forcing the Song army to the east coast.

After the joining of the Yuan Central Army, he attacked from the flank with a stone thrower, gradually curbing the attack of the Song army and forcing it to retreat eastward. The left wing army on his side had already detoured to the side and cut off its retreat. The Song army was attacked by enemies on three sides and could not take care of each other, so he had to retreat into Ewan. Seeing that the victory was in sight, Hubitu suddenly discovered something was wrong. The Song army, who was behind, rushed to the beach in the Ferry Village, dragged the boat ashore, and quickly established a line of defense to block the bridge.
Chapter completed!