As the battle began, Dong Yicheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had been ordered to intercept the Goryeo naval army to go out to sea for more than ten days. In order to prevent the enemy from entering the sea estuary, they did not dare to leave this water for a moment. Although there was still food left, because they could not get water from the port, the accumulated water was stinking, which made it difficult to swallow. They could only take some rain water to replenish it.

In fact, Dong Yicheng also wanted to attack the Goryeo Navy blocked on the sea several times, but he also knew that he was at a disadvantage in the number of warships with the enemy. Once the cannon sounded, the Goryeo Navy fled without fighting, and he could not guarantee that he would put all the enemies into the encirclement and wipe out the sea. So he decided to wait for his leisure and he had enough food and water, but the Goryeo Navy might not. From the tentative attacks they launched several times, Dong Yicheng learned that they were about to run out of food.

Dong Yicheng then decided that as long as he did not move, he would watch them. The Goryeo navy did not dare to move. If he returned to Mingzhou, he was worried that he would follow him and pursue him, even if he was successful, the food and water would not be enough to support his return to Hong Kong. So if they did not want to surrender, they would have to waste their time with him. He also concluded that the person who was more anxious than him should be Boyan. Tens of thousands of people were blocked on the sea and could not enter the Hong Kong port. If he held it in a few more days, he would starve to death without fighting.

After thinking it through, Dong Yicheng calculated that Boyan would send troops to rescue him, and the only force they could use was the Hui Navy. As long as they were drawn out and they were all caught in one go, the Mongols, who had lost the navy, would be unable to do anything, and the war would basically end. So he urgently reported to the emperor, reported his plan, and asked to send reinforcements.

His Majesty immediately approved his latest plan and mobilized the Imperial Navy to come for reinforcements. Dong Yicheng was happy, but he was more worried during the two days waiting for the reinforcements. You should know that the only naval forces stationed in Jiangdong are their First Navy Division and Imperial Navy, and some of the troops of the Imperial Navy were transferred by the little emperor to the Nanyang caravan for escort.

Now that all the imperial naval forces are transferred to support their own battles, it means that the gate of Jiangdong waters is opened. If the enemy finds out that they have taken advantage of the loophole, Dong Yicheng feels that he has won and has no face to go back. In addition, when the battle begins, he has no idea at all, and it is not something he can control. If the imperial naval forces come from afar, they have already wiped the table and swept the floor. Not only will they run for nothing, but they will let the enemy run away, they will also be unable to explain.

Another issue is the command power. As an old man in the army, Dong Yicheng naturally knew that the Imperial Navy was directly under the command of the emperor, and the Privy Council had no right to dispatch it. Moreover, the guards have always been high vocational and low-level personnel. The captain of an ordinary small warship may be in the title of command, while most of the other navy are heads, and the commander can command medium-sized warships. It would be fine if the emperor personally fought for the command power, and everyone had to obey unconditionally, but if they met a guy holding a chicken feather as a command arrow to compete for command power, it would be troublesome.

After contacting the Imperial Navy who arrived last night, Dong Yicheng called God aware. He and Zhang Hao introduced the situation to each other and further discussed the combat plan. His Majesty made it clear in his decree that Dong Yicheng would be unified in command of the two armies in this battle. If he did not comply with the military order, he could take action first and then report it. At the same time, he would be granted the right to be good. The combat plan could be adjusted at any time according to the development of the battle situation, and there was no need to report it. Everything was aimed at annihilation of the enemy navy.

Dong Yicheng was very pleased. It seemed that the emperor still trusted them very much. Not only did he hand over his personal army to his command, but he also granted totalitarianism. If he could not win this battle, he would have to jump into the sea to feed fish. The only thing he was worried about at the moment was Zhang Hao, who was commanding the imperial navy at the moment. Although he participated in many battles and had made great contributions, after entering Jiangnan, the former commander Zheng Yong was promoted to the deputy commander of the guards, he took over the position of commander, and obviously lacked the experience of commanding large formations. Although the two armies are cooperating in combat, they are also on their own...

"Why are you going to be a mess?" Sima Hu Ziru, the first navy master who was also on the Taishan, frowned and looked at Dong Yichengdao.

"Yes, does the Sa family doubt that this is a navy? The quality is so poor that they can't even adjust the formation while advancing!" Dong Yicheng said in confusion.

After the Mongol Yuan returned to the naval port, according to what Dong Yicheng thought, the Goryeo naval army should first think of after receiving reinforcements, and they could retreat safely into the mouth of the Huaihe River after receiving reinforcements. But what he did not expect was that when the Goryeo naval army found that its own attack, it did not even block it, and immediately turned to the wind and wanted to withdraw from the battlefield, and then bypassed its own formation and seized the way.

In Dong Yicheng's view, the performance of the Huihui navy was indeed higher than that of the Goryeo navy. After entering the outer sea, it quickly approached them with the help of the tide. Even when it found that the rear was being raided, it only hesitated and launched an offensive formation and rushed up to the interception team they sent. It seemed to be very aggressive, but when the formation changed, it was revealed, and the formation was scattered, and it was difficult to maintain it.

"Yes, we are just starting a fire and testing. The Goryeo naval army is already in a mess, and it is struck like a headless fly, breaking our plan, and it is too late to chase!" Hu Ziru saw that the Goryeo naval army was hit and stopped turning and continued to drive southeastward.

Their original plan was to use several columns to penetrate the formation of the facing Goryeo Army while walking, jump to the periphery and regroup. With the cooperation of the imperial navy, the Goryeo Navy and Huihui Navy were completed. However, the Goryeo Navy on the outermost periphery took advantage of the distance difference between the two sides to turn and escape, which caught them off guard and felt like a punch to the cotton. It should be known that the steering of the warships takes time and distance, and they are driving in multiple columns, which requires greater space and longer time. However, they have to turn back to deal with the Huihui Navy that has caught up with.

"Don't worry, as Your Majesty said, the stronger we fight, the stronger the Mongols are getting stronger," Dong Yicheng said with a speech.

"Master, we must act quickly, otherwise the Goryeo naval army will run away. Although the Huihui naval army is in chaos, they can overcome our obstacles as the tide continues, and they must make adjustments immediately." Hu Ziru said anxiously when he saw Dong Yicheng's careless look.

"Look at it again, the imperial navy is worthy of being trained by His Majesty himself. They have seen our passiveness and launched an action!" Dong Yicheng said, "Their dragon fleet has launched an assault on the rear army of the Hui navy, which will delay the enemy's advancement speed and even force them to turn back to fight. Looking at the southeast direction, its gunship team has turned to the southeast. At the speed of both sides, it can stop the enemy's Goryeo navy and rush back to the encirclement."

"At the moment, our course remains unchanged, our plan remains unchanged, and we jump to the outermost periphery to complete the encirclement. In another two quarters of an hour, the ebb and the retreating tide ended, and the advantages of the Hui navy were lost, and then we can take action. Now order the intercepting team to drive north and seize the limelight!" Dong Yicheng immediately ordered.

"Well, the imperial navy is well-trained. They block the estuary with slow-moving large warships, use the fastest dragon boats as the assault team to disturb the enemy, and use relatively fast and flexible medium gunships to perform pursuit and interception tasks, and are not picky in terms of force distribution. Let's look at their dragon boat teams, adjusting their formations without any sense of delay during their march, and their speed does not decrease at all. The same is true for the gunship teams. As the direction of the enemy ship changes, they can all complete predictions in advance and always seize the front of the enemy with the most appropriate angle. I am afraid that none of our three navy teams can do so perfectly!" Hu Ziru sighed.

"It is said that Liu Zheng was once a brave general of our dynasty, but later he surrendered to the Mongolian Yuan to assist him in the training of the navy. Therefore, the Mongolian Yuan navy can be said to have learned from Liu Zheng. But now our dynasty navy's tactics have been overturned by Your Majesty. From the use of tactics, the allocation of warships, the changes in weapons, and even the rules in the army are all very different. The changes in the sailing of warships seem simple, but in fact they are very knowledgeable and the basis of combat. Your Majesty also put in a lot of effort to train them." Dong Yicheng said.

"Looking at the command of the Mongol Yuan, you will know that the training is slack. If Your Majesty sees it, they will have to smash their butts. It is true that the imperial navy is all elites in the army, but they are the most diligent in training. You must know that they are all under Your Majesty's eyes and cannot escape His Majesty's eyes. We have been lazy these days, and we must also train diligently after the war and must not lose to these juniors!"

"The governor just said that Your Majesty has long said that the combat power of the Mongol Yuan will become weaker. Why haven't I heard of it?" Hu Ziru nodded and asked again.

"Report to the commander, after the Goryeo Navy was intercepted, it has turned to the northwest!" This was the lookout whistle.

"Well, let the vanguard fleet follow the steering, annihilate the enemy ships, drive them into the encirclement, and after joining the imperial navy, they will oppress the enemy to the northwest." Dong Yicheng saw the reward and looked at the situation and ordered, "The rear army turned to the southwest and blocked the enemy's escape to the south. The central army changed its course and prepared to fight with the enemy!"

At this moment, the warships were chasing each other, and the armies continued to adjust their course and had already penetrated nearly twenty miles deep into the outer sea. The impact of the low tide gradually disappeared, and the sea surface became calm. The Hui navy could no longer rely on the power of the tide. Dong Yicheng adjusted the formation in time and dispatched the armies to form an encirclement, pressing the enemy towards the coast, and gradually shrinking the encirclement.

"Master, tell me!" Seeing that the troops began to act according to the order, Hu Ziru continued the topic just now.

"It seems that Sima Hu also has the destiny of a general. When the war comes, there is still leisure to listen to the story!" Dong Yicheng turned his face and smiled.

"The official is just curious about how His Majesty made the judgment at that time!" Hu Ziru smiled embarrassedly.

"At the time of the Sa Family Record, the General's Office arrived in Qiongzhou, and had just gained a breath. At that time, the General's Office had just reached ten thousand soldiers, but the Mongol Yuan was as strong as the sky. Everyone doubted whether we could gain a foothold in Qiongzhou. But Your Majesty said that we should not see that we were short and few soldiers in front of us, but we were in the initial stage and would get better and better after development. Although the Mongol Yuan was in full swing, it was full and declining. The Mongols fought for decades, and their elites were gradually exhausted, and they could only rely on the addition of Semu people and Han people to expand their strength."

"There is another reason why the battle lasted for many years and people were determined. The Mongols' fighting will will gradually be weakened, they lost their enterprising spirit, and were addicted to enjoyment. Moreover, the Mongols were born as barbarians and took looting as their career, but after victory, they did not form a perfect social system. With Temujin's death, no one could rely on strong prestige to rule the country. Sooner or later, they would fall into division and civil strife continued!" Dong Yicheng said.

"Your Majesty was only six years old that day, and everyone was skeptical, but after ten years, what Your Majesty said was confirmed one by one. Since the capture of Jiangnan, the Mongolian Yuan failed to fight against Japan twice, and the conquest of Annan was deeply trapped, and the generals had to withdraw; the four major Khanate of Mongolia each took their own policies, and they were actually destroyed in name only. The kings in the northwest did not obey the court and conquered the conquests, and Kublai Khan became even more intense after his death. Not to mention the annihilated Mongolian army in the battle to recover the Jiangnan battle, look at the Mongolian navy in front of him, where did they sweep across the country in the past!"

"Your Majesty is such a talent. He has seen the current situation ten years ago. Look at us now with hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers and a wealthy land in the south of the Yangtze River. Although the enemy in front of us has superior forces, he dare not fight us head-on. The situation is really reversed!" Hu Ziru said with his eyes shining, and he regretted that he was unable to listen to His Majesty's teachings that day.

"Let's talk about gossip after the war. I'm still thinking about completing the tasks assigned by Your Majesty. The Sa family has issued a military order in front of His Majesty. Let the enemy go and see him!" Seeing that the situation had already been completed and the enemy's navy had been wrapped in a circle, Dong Yicheng smiled.

"It's not that easy to escape from the fish in the net!" Hu Ziru looked at the battlefield and said. At this time, the two enemy naval armies were surrounded about twenty miles north and south, and within a range of fifteen miles east and west, hundreds of warships were like fishes entering the net, but it was not easy to catch them out.

After the Goryeo Navy was intercepted, it also tried to cross the blockade line, but under the fierce artillery fire of the Song army, it damaged more than a dozen warships. It was either ignited by the fire, or the cabin was penetrated into the water and slowly sank into the water. Not only were sailors and warriors, but also the newly trained naval forces carrying, the dead floating on the sea like broken boards and floating up and down with the sea waves. The living were struggling and crying in the cold sea water, but who could help them? They could only seek blessings and fend for themselves.
Chapter completed!