First Secret Agent in History

It wasn't until daytime the next day that Yun Zhonghe saw the entire fleet clearly.

There are about fifty ships in total, including about ten giant battleships, twenty large battleships, and twenty small battleships.

"The warships have a total of thirty-five thousand people." Li Huamei said: "Although the scale is far smaller than the main fleet, this fleet has always been used to fight and maintain order at sea. It goes out to cruise thousands of miles almost every half month. , fight against pirates. Or fight with the navies of some countries, so their combat literacy is very high."

"What is this?" Yun Zhonghe asked.

Li Huamei said: "kerosene bombs."

Yun Zhonghe smelled it and found a strong and pungent smell of petroleum and a smell of coal.

In other words, this kerosene bomb is actually made of crude oil and coal, and its power is amazing. Compared with traditional stone bombs, the penetration power is certainly insufficient, but it is more lethal to a certain extent.

Once this kind of kerosene bomb burns, it is basically difficult to extinguish it.

"Traditional thinking believes that stone bombs are more lethal to warships because of their strong penetrating properties, but this is not the case." Li Huamei said: "A small warship must withstand at least several hundred rounds of huge stone bombs before it can survive." You may lose combat effectiveness. You know the hit rate of trebuchets. It is almost impossible to sink a large ship with trebuchets. According to our actual combat experience, if dozens of giant kerosene bombs hit the target, it is possible Disable a battleship."

Yun Zhonghe took a look at the kerosene bomb. It weighed at least sixty or seventy kilograms. It was all made of high-energy dye. Its lethality was truly astonishing.

"Generally speaking, what is the hit rate of a trebuchet?" Yun Zhonghe asked.

Li Huamei said: "At a distance of about 600 feet, the hit rate is about 3%. This is a hit rate that can only be achieved because we are the best."

This hit rate sounds very desperate, but it is actually surprisingly high.

There were a large number of naval battles before the 19th century, and this was still the age of artillery. In many famous naval battles, the hit rate was only in the single digits. Unless it was a close-range bombardment, the hit rate was higher.

The hit rate of the trebuchet is 3%, even from a distance of more than 200 meters, it is already very impressive.

"So this giant trebuchet is just a deterrent." Li Huamei said: "In a real sea battle, it is not the main attack, but an auxiliary attack."

Yun Zhonghe said: "Then these giant powerful crossbows are the main attack force?"

The ten large battleships of Li Huamei's fleet have three decks and more than fifty giant crossbows. This configuration is really gorgeous.

These destructive giant crossbows are stronger and larger than the Song Dynasty divine arm crossbows, because they are fixed on the battleship and do not need to be moved.

Li Huamei told him that the range of this destructive giant crossbow can exceed 600 meters, or even further.

Within two hundred meters, the penetrating power of this giant crossbow is extremely amazing, and it can easily penetrate the wall of a ship.

Yun Zhonghe checked the arrows of these giant destruction crossbows. They were as long as spears, and the arrowheads were made of steel, which was extremely hard.

So you can imagine what it would be like once the war started and the entire fleet of thousands of giant crossbows burst wildly.

Li Huamei said: "No, the real main attack force is people!"

Yun Zhonghe was speechless.

Li Huamei said: "Our warships are bigger, taller, and faster, but the best way to resolve the battle is to jump onto the other side's ship and engage in hand-to-hand combat."

well! Such a naval battle is neither romantic nor advanced.

"Did you see the collision angle of our fleet?" Li Huamei said.

Yun Zhonghe took a special look and saw that the ramming angle of this giant ship was so thick and huge, and it was also covered with a layer of hard and sharp steel.

Li Huamei said: "This kind of steel collision is also our fatal lethality. If we ram into a ship at high speed, if we are lucky enough, we can directly ram and sink an enemy ship. Of course, in order to prevent us from The ship was rammed and sunk, so our giant warships are covered with a layer of steel armor in places that are easily hit."

Yun Zhonghe saw it, so Li Huamei's battleship was indeed more than one generation ahead of most navies in this world.

He looked at the warriors and sailors on the deck again. Everyone was particularly strong, with muscles on their bodies as strong as iron.

"Are they all descendants of the Wrathful Emperor?" Yun Zhonghe asked.

"No." Li Huamei said: "How can there be so many descendants of the angry emperor? These people are the strongest people we selected and trained with special methods. Everyone has experienced hundreds of battles. The Great Zhou Empire The sea area is too quiet and the fighting is not intense. Only in places without order can pirates be the most ferocious and the fighting be the most intense. Only then can a truly powerful fleet be trained. So I don’t want to stay in this comfortable sea area. I keep going there. The most dangerous sea area.”

At this moment, a cry came from the sky.

Then a peregrine falcon swooped down and landed directly on Li Huamei's arm.

This was Li Huamei's treasure. There were only five of them in total, and three of them were taken away by Bai Feifei.

This kind of peregrine falcon is very loyal. It only obeys the orders of its owner and only eats meat fed by specialized people. If fed by others, they would not take a bite even if they starve to death.

Yun Zhonghe quickly took out a piece of beef and placed it in front of the peregrine falcon.

When Mental Patient No. 25 got up, the peregrine falcon's eyes immediately became gentle, and the hair on his body did not stand up.

Otherwise, it is very ferocious, alert to anyone approaching, and ready to peck.

But Yunzhonghe still didn't eat the beef he fed.

Li Huamei took out a piece of beef, and the Peregrine Falcon immediately took it into his mouth and swallowed it directly.

Next, Li Huamei waited on the peregrine falcon, grooming it and feeding it piece by piece of meat.

The ocean is boundless, and it is really difficult to find the enemy. Sometimes it is like finding a needle in a haystack.

This kind of peregrine falcon can fly thousands of meters in the air and fly hundreds of kilometers.

With this treasure, the difficulty of finding enemies on the sea suddenly dropped dozens of times.

It has been almost a month since Zhou Li went to war with Zhenhai King Shi Bian. Zhou Li's mission is to escape and carry out guerrilla warfare.

So where exactly are they now? It's really like looking for a needle in a haystack.

After several days and nights of sailing, Li Huamei's fleet had almost entered the waters of the Great Zhou Empire, but the fleets of both warring parties had not yet been found.

This made Yun Zhonghe very worried. Could it be that the war was over?

The Zhou Li fleet has been wiped out?

Unfortunately, Li Huamei only has two peregrine falcons left, and they can only detect the north and south directions each time.

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In this way, Li Huamei's gorgeous fleet sailed on this huge sea area, and the two precious peregrine falcons also worked at their maximum efficiency. They flew out twice every day to look for Zhou Li and Shi Bian's fleet.

"Don't be anxious, many things are destined." Marshal Li Huamei said: "If God has destined you to win, we will find Zhou Li's fleet one day. But if God has destined you to fail, then your efforts will be in vain. "

This sentence is too negative and does not sound like what Li Huamei said.

Li Huamei said: "I have been wandering at sea for most of my life. I have experienced the most unpredictable things in the world, so I believe in fate even more. Just like you coming to save me is also part of my destiny. As the saying goes, do your best and obey fate. You have been able to Go to your extreme, even risking your life again."

Yun Zhonghe smiled and said: "Have you ever heard of a saying? My fate is up to me and not up to God. If God is unfair, I will change my fate against God's will."

Li Huamei said: "Who said such a thing? You?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's not me. I'm not that awesome, and I'm not that defiant. Like you, I also believe in fate. Of course, I believe even more, and I will try my best to strive for the best results given by fate."

Li Huamei thought for a while and said: "Then have you ever thought that the fate of this world may not be controlled by God, but by a certain group of people?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "Are you talking about the holy temple?"

Li Huamei said: "Yes, the Holy Temple."

Yun Zhonghe said: "This matter is too far away, I don't even want to think about it."

While Yun Zhonghe was talking, he was playing with the goldfish and jade pendant in his hand, and then shining it against the sun.

"Marshal Li Huamei, do you believe it? This goldfish jade pendant hides a huge secret." Yun Zhonghe said: "A shocking secret that neither you nor I can imagine."

Li Huamei said: "I believe it."

Then, Li Huamei pointed to the box on the table and said, "Have you not thought of a way to open the box?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "This is a machine lock, which requires a lot of calculations to open."

The Wrathful Emperor's treasure chest itself is remarkable. Its lock is a built-in, extremely sophisticated mechanism lock. A special key is required to open it.

Li Huamei said: "Would you like me to help you break it open? Although this treasure box is very strong, it is not impossible to break it open."

Yun Zhonghe said: "No need, if there is a mechanism inside this box, if it is smashed by force, the contents inside will be destroyed."

At this moment, a peregrine falcon's cry came from the sky outside, which sounded very high-pitched.

Li Huamei rushed out quickly.

The peregrine falcon in the sky did not rush down immediately, but flew in the sky. This was telling its owner that it had discovered a large fleet.

"This must be Zhou Li or Shi Bian's fleet." Li Huamei concluded.

Because during this period, there was a war going on in this sea area, all trade and smuggling had stopped, and there were no merchant ships at all.

Li Huamei's fleet has not seen a single merchant ship in the past few days and nights.

And this peregrine falcon is very smart, it can distinguish between merchant ships and fleets.

Because merchant ships usually consist of one or two, or at most three or five, and the fleet is densely packed and large.

After reminding its owner, the peregrine falcon did not swoop down, but continued to fly in the sky, leading the way for the fleet.

Li Huamei immediately ordered: "The fleet is arrayed in battle formation and moving forward at full speed."

Suddenly, each flag bearer stood on the tall mast, waving flags, conveying Marshal Li Huamei's orders.

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A certain sea area!

This place is more than nine thousand miles away from Langzhou, and the two fleets are chasing each other crazily.

This situation has been going on for a full month.

From the beginning of the war to now, the Langzhou Navy led by Zhou Li has never faced a head-on battle. He is not an idiot.

Thirteen thousand versus 180,000, how to fight?

The key is that the combat quality of Langzhou Navy is not as good as Shi Bian's fleet.

The Langzhou Navy has only a history of more than 20 years at best, and has not fought a few decent naval battles.

The Shi family's fleet has a history of hundreds of years. It has grown from a small pirate to a overlord. It has experienced hundreds of battles and can be compared with any other navy in Langzhou.

So once a war breaks out, the only result is that Zhou Li's entire army is destroyed, and it doesn't even take half a day.

Before the war started, the Supreme Emperor gave Zhou Li several secret orders.

Just run, never engage in combat. Keep running, keep running, as long as you can.

At the critical moment, Ao Yu will definitely lead a powerful fleet to come to support and turn the tide.

His Highness Zhou Li completely carried out the instructions of the Supreme Emperor and disappeared without a trace as soon as the war started. He has been playing hide and seek with Shi Bian's joint fleet.

This made the second prince and Shi Bian curse, "Who is suppressing the rebellion against your grandma? What's going on with you running away like this?"

But it’s useless even if you run? How far can you run?

The second prince took action and borrowed two maritime peregrine falcons from Baiyun City to search for Zhou Li's fleet from the air.

The Peregrine Falcon's dispatch was truly remarkable. Only five days later, Zhou Li's fleet was spotted.

Next, Zhou Li ran away desperately.

No matter what, the sails are full, the manpower is full, just run.

This is also a damn dog.

Although the Langzhou Navy's combat effectiveness is not good, its ships are relatively new, so their performance is also very good.

With this desperate escape, it would be difficult for Shi Bian's fleet to catch up.

As a result, Zhou Li's fleet kept running away, and Shi Bian's fleet kept chasing madly.

But Zhou Li couldn't keep escaping to the east, because he would have entered the waters of Baiyun City, which would be a complete suicide.

So he could only flee south, but the further south he went, the closer Shi Bian's sphere of influence fell.

Therefore, Zhou Li could only run in the southeast direction, and if necessary, he would have to circle around the sea.

In this way, he led the fleet and fled for a whole month, sailing almost 30,000 miles.

And Shi Bian also knew that he could not pursue him directly like this, but should surround him from all sides.

So half a month ago, Shi Bian's combined fleet opened an extremely huge encirclement network on the sea, and then gradually shrank.

But even after being chased and intercepted like this, Zhou Li still broke through four or five times.

Zhou Li's fleet was like a loach, able to escape through such a small gap.

Therefore, after this month of crazy escape, Langzhou Navy has been improved unprecedentedly, not in terms of combat skills, but in terms of navigation skills and ship control skills, which have completely improved by leaps and bounds.

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"Your Highness, water!" The old eunuch Hou Mu handed over a glass of water.

Zhou Li took it and drank it. It turned out to be honey water? Is there any honey water at this time?

"It's the last bit." The old eunuch Hou Mu said: "Not to mention the honey, even the fresh water is finished, the food is finished, and all supplies are used up."

They had been on the run for more than a month without supplies, so of course all the supplies were going to be exhausted.

The fleet that originally had 13,000 people now only has 9,000 left. A quarter of the fleet was bitten by the enemy during several breakouts and then wiped out.

The eldest prince Zhou Li almost watched helplessly as these fleets were besieged, sunk, and all the naval officers and soldiers on board were massacred.

He did not give orders to rescue, but still ran away.

The power disparity in this battle is so great that there is no way to fight but to run away.

This was also the most useless battle he had ever fought, and it was completely different from what he had fought in Borderlands.

Back then in the Borderless Land, he was the governor of the Northern Conquest, commanding an army of 500,000 people, how majestic and majestic he was.

Even at the last moment, when the two sides had a decisive battle because of Yun Zhonghe's death, it was magnificent.

Although the Great Zhou Empire lost this battle, in terms of casualties, the Great Zhou Empire was not much better.

Although that battle was defeated, in the eyes of many people, the Battle of Borderlands was already the most glorious moment of the Great Zhou Empire.

In that battle, Zhou Dynasty sent out the most elite army and the most gorgeous lineup of generals.

That battle also demonstrated the majesty of the Great Zhou Dynasty and proved that the combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou army was no less than that of the Great Victory Empire.

"Big companion, if we had won the Borderlands war, we wouldn't have seen this scene today." Zhou Li sighed:

"In the past two or three years, our Great Zhou Empire has become more and more chaotic. Every time it gets worse, it is actually repaying the debt for the defeat of Borderlands."

Although the defeat of Borderlands did not show too serious consequences at the time, as time went by, this consequence became more and more obvious, as if the illusion of Dazhou's power was suddenly exposed.

"Both the Supreme Emperor and I know that it is almost impossible to win this naval battle, but the Supreme Emperor and I still try our best to make a desperate move." Zhou Li sighed: "If we lose this battle, I am finished, the Supreme Emperor is finished, and everyone The week is basically over.”

"Your Highness, the enemy fleet is less than thirty miles away from us." A navy general rushed up and said hoarsely. He could no longer tell whether he was a human or a ghost. His face was dirty, his lips were chapped, and his eyes were red.

But compared to Zhou Li, the image of this navy general is already good.

Zhou Li is the real person who is not human, and ghost is not ghost. Over the past year, he has slept no more than two hours a day. Before, he was doing disaster relief, and now he is doing naval battles.

For more than a month, he slept for no more than one and a half hours every day.

The whole person seems to have completely withered, and is really going to run out of gas. Before, he was so elegant, well-dressed, and a handsome young man.

But now this image is worse than a beggar. His hair is messy, his beard is several inches long, his face is covered with dirt, and he has lost less than a hundred pounds. He is 1.8 meters tall and weighs less than 100 pounds.

Almost every day is purgatory for Zhou Li.

Almost every day he felt like he couldn't hold on anymore, but every day he held on.

Every day this year seems to be his journey to hell. He doesn't know how long he has to go or how long he can go.

Faced with such a desperate situation, why didn't the Langzhou Navy rebel yet? This is because Zhou Li is the worst one, worse than all of them on the east road.

Sleep the least, eat the least, and do the most tiring work.

This is a great prince, and he is already in such a miserable state. What else do you want as soldiers?

Thirty miles away? !

He was about to face another catastrophe, another terrible siege and interception.

Can the nine thousand navy fleet he leads still break through? Really exhausted and all supplies were gone.

"Daban, I really miss Yan Qianxing at this time." The eldest prince Zhou Li suddenly said.

Eunuch Hou Mu said: "Your Highness, Lord Yan Qianqing is dead."

Zhou Lidao: "I know, I know. Back then in Borderlands, I had an army of hundreds of thousands. I had Uncle Huang, Marshal Ao Xin, and Yan Qianqing beside me. These were all heroes and top talents. And now..."

Eunuch Hou Mu said: "Your Highness, you have Ao Yu by your side now."

"Yes, I have Ao Yu, and his talent is no less than that of Yan Qianqing." Zhou Li said: "But I am very scared now. I, Zhou Li, am an unfortunate person. In the Battle of Borderlands, I had hundreds of thousands of troops. , I have the most outstanding talents in the Great Zhou Empire by my side, and I have complete trust in Yan Qianxing, and I respect Commander Ao Xin and I have done everything I can, but I still lost that battle."

Eunuch Hou Mu's eyes were sore and he wanted to cry, but he couldn't shed any tears.

"Your Highness, Nulanghou Aoyu is different. Not only is he extremely smart, but he is also a blessed general. He will definitely lead the fleet to rescue us." Even though Eunuch Hou Mu said this, he didn't even believe it himself.

More than a month has passed. If the support fleet of Nulanghou Aoyu was coming, it would have arrived long ago.

If you don’t come now, you will never come again.

At this time, another naval general said: "Your Highness, we have discovered enemy fleets in front of us, behind us, on our left, and on our right. They are going to encircle us again."

Another chase and interception.

"Your Highness, Lord Ao Yu's fleet will not come to support us."

"Your Highness, Lord Ao Yu is dead."

Zhou Li immediately remembered the letter he received. It was the last time he broke out. The enemy used trebuchets to smash thousands of letters.

It was written clearly on it that Ao Yu was going to borrow the fleet from Li Huamei, but both of them were already dead.

Li Huamei's fleet was also recaptured by Baiyun City.

So, hope was dashed and Ao Yu would never come again.

Zhou Li immediately scolded him, saying this was a rumor and a trick by the enemy.

But now, Zhou Li himself began to believe that Ao Yu might really be dead.

"Your Highness, Ao Yu's fleet will not come to rescue us. Ao Yu is dead." The navy general shouted: "The last time we broke out, the second prince already told us that Ao Yu is dead. , he didn’t borrow the fleet.”

"Your Highness, brothers are not willing to run away, let's fight, let's fight!"

"Your Highness, let's fight! We are not afraid of death. The worst we can do is perish together."

At this time, the entire fleet of nine thousand people were shouting desperately: "Fight, fight, fight!"

Although everyone knows that if a war actually breaks out, the whole army will definitely be destroyed by using an egg against a stone.

But for more than a month, I felt too useless to escape, and I was also too angry.

Now the food is almost gone, the fresh water is almost gone, and there is no supply at all.

I would rather die in a vigorous battle than run away.

Besides, can you still break out of the encirclement and escape this time? The sails of many ships were damaged.

"Your Highness, fight, fight, and die together with the enemy."

"If you can kill one person, you won't lose anything. If you can kill two people, you will make a profit."

Nine thousand people screamed and shouted desperately, but no one said surrender, because Shi Bian did not accept surrender. After sinking the Langzhou Navy fleet, they all slaughtered all those who fell into the water, leaving no one behind.

"Perish together, die in a majestic battle!"

All the generals knelt on the deck and asked for battle.

Zhou Li closed his eyes. According to his own thoughts, he would rather have a vigorous fight than escape anymore.

And if we try to escape, there will be no hope.

However, the strategy set by the Supreme Emperor and Ao Yu was very clear, which was to keep running away until Ao Yu's support fleet appeared.

Zhou Li opened his eyes and said slowly: "Generals, I am just like you. I also want to die in a vigorous battle. I know that you are not afraid of death, and I know that you are all extremely angry."

"But the strategy we have set is clear, that is to keep running until the Aoyu fleet comes to rescue."

"Brothers, at this time, it is actually more courageous to insist on running away than to die in a vigorous battle!"

Zhou Li's words touched everyone's heart.

Escape is not because of fear of death, but to execute the strategy. At this time, choosing to escape really requires greater courage and rationality.

His Highness Zhou Li knelt down to everyone and said: "I don't know what the outcome of this breakout will be. Maybe the whole army will be destroyed. Here I apologize to my brothers for letting you run around with me without getting any glory." , did not get glory and wealth, even if he died, he would not be grand."

"I'm Zhou Li, I'm sorry to everyone." Then, His Highness Zhou Li kowtowed.

All the generals present had hot eyes, and then they roared: "Execute His Highness's military order, continue to break through, continue to break through!"

Then this broken fleet of 9,000 men once again made an extremely difficult breakthrough under the enemy's pursuit and interception.

"Boom boom boom..."

The enemy fleet has opened fire, and countless trebuchets, countless giant crossbows, and countless bows and arrows are coming like heavy rain.

Zhou Li's fleet still didn't start a fight or resist. They just kept their heads down and tried their best to escape.

His Highness Zhou Li stood on a high place, with his red eyes wide open, overlooking the entire sea.

Because he has to choose which direction to break out from.

"Break through toward the northeast, quickly, quickly, quickly..." Zhou Li ordered.

Everyone was stunned, northeast? There is almost an encirclement there. There is such a small gap. How can we break through?

However, the entire fleet still obeyed Zhou Li's order and accelerated crazily toward the northeast.

To the naked eye, the enemy fleet in the northeast was so dense that it was impossible to break through. It looked like they were looking for death.

But the distance is getting closer.

The enemy's formation changed. Under the force majeure wind direction, a narrow gap appeared directly in the originally dense encirclement formation.

"Charge, charge, charge..." Break out.

Under Zhou Li's order, this broken fleet frantically squeezed out of the gap in the enemy's encirclement.

This is Zhou Li, who can see opportunities that others cannot see, and who can see breakthroughs in advance.

"Bite them, bite them..."

The enemy fleet attacked desperately.

Zhou Li's fleet still implemented the previous strategy, only breaking out of the encirclement, and absolutely not willing to fight.

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Exactly an hour later.

Whoosh, whoosh, the sea breeze blew wildly, and His Highness Zhou Li led the broken fleet to successfully break through once again.

It's really not easy. I succeeded again. It really felt like I had broken out of hell.

But this time, the fleet of 9,000 people was once again reduced by one-third, with only 6,000 people left.

Zhou Li knew that there would be no next breakthrough because the fresh water and supplies had been exhausted.

They either died on the way to escape, or were overtaken by the enemy and completely annihilated.

Hope has been dashed, and the whole army is doomed.

But even if you have to die, you must implement the determined strategy and it will never change.

The last time I, Zhou Li, resolutely implemented Yan Qianqing's strategy, I failed.

But this time, I still resolutely implement the strategy of the Supreme Emperor and Ao Yu. Even if I lose again, it will be my fate, Zhou Li.

However, at this moment, I suddenly heard a cry from the sky. It was a peregrine falcon.

Immediately afterwards, the sailor on the mast suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Lord Ao Yu's fleet is here, Lord Ao Yu's fleet is here!"

Zhou Li's body shook violently, and then he climbed up the mast like a monkey.

He also saw, first one ship, then two, then three, a gorgeous and powerful fleet appeared in sight.

Why do you know this is Ao Yu's support fleet? Because the huge sail has a big word Ao written on it!

Zhou Li could see clearly with a telescope.

"Hahahaha... Lord Ao Yu's fleet is here!"

"Lord Ao Yu's fleet is coming!"

Zhou Li's naval fleet fell into ecstasy!

"Go at full speed, go at full speed, and join forces with Master Ao Yu!"

"Long live Lord Ao Yu, long live, long live!"

You were so excited that you even shouted these words.

Then, the two fleets moved forward quickly and soon merged together.

Ao Yu and Zhou Li formally joined forces and then formed a battle formation on the sea.

This decisive battle at sea is about to officially break out.

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Note: The sea battle should be the end of the chapter. I will go to eat and then continue the second update!

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