The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

The pursuit formation of the Song Navy was formed into two columns with the Dengzhou Navy as the left wing and sailed along the sea off Liaodong. In the middle was the first column where Cheng Xishou's flagship was located, and on the right were the two columns of the Haizhou Navy. Between each column

Maintaining a distance of ten miles, the formation adopts a gradual marching formation.

Each column is ten miles apart from the front and back, forming a search surface sixty miles wide. The advantage of such a formation is that when the visibility is good, they can keep watch on each other, and they can communicate with each other through semaphores with the help of telescopes, even if the visibility is poor.

Communication is achieved through the sound of cannons.

Relying on their familiarity with this sea area and their skillful boating skills, Song Shuijun gradually narrowed the distance between them and Jin Shuijun after a night of non-stop pursuit. Finally, in the morning of the next day, Haizhou Navy located on the outer right wing was the first to discover

After finding the traces of the Jinshui Army, they

Immediately enter combat readiness, and at the same time inform the adjacent teammates of their findings. The adjacent team that received the enemy report immediately informed the center of the enemy. This method may seem primitive, but in ancient times without radios, it can be said to be the most convenient and

Advanced contact methods.

"We have captured the main fleet of the Jinshui Army, great!" Cheng Xishou said excitedly after receiving the report. He had not slept for two days and two nights. He knew that he was already sixty-two, and his body and energy were no longer suitable for wandering on the sea.

On those days, this expedition may be his masterpiece to defend the palace. If he cannot completely annihilate the Jinshui Army, he will not only fail to fulfill the emperor's great trust, but it will also be a regret for his life.

"Capital, you can finally get your wish!" All the staff in the cabin looked at the worries on Du Tong's face and congratulated him in unison.

"Haha, I finally live up to the emperor's grace!" Cheng Xishou cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Report the location and speed of the Jin Shui Army!" Capturing the traces of the main force of the Jin Shui Army is only the first step in the battle. How can we surround them next?

Annihilation is the highlight.

"Follow the order. Judging from the size and flag, there is no doubt that it is the Jinshui Army's commander Xie Mao Ali's Chinese Army. Their position is about fifteen miles to the left and front of the Haizhou Navy. In line with our initial judgment, they should be heading to Baozhou to prepare for self-defense.

Withdraw troops from the mouth of Lujiang River!" Zhong Ping, a member of the Chinese army, marked the positions of the two armies on the chart.

"Well, judging from the current speed, we should have met with their front troops!" Cheng Xishou said doubtfully while stroking his beard while looking at the chart.

"This is what my subordinates find strange. Neither our central army nor the left wing has discovered the Jinshui Army's former army, and the left wing is already twenty miles ahead of us. Even if it is much beyond the central army, we should have discovered something, but we didn't.

In return, they shouldn't be able to escape from our encirclement!" Zhong Ping, who joined the army, also said in confusion.

"Order the left wing Dengzhou Navy and the Chinese Army to strengthen observation and prepare for interception and engagement. At the same time, order the Haizhou Navy to find out their troop allocation!" Cheng Xishou frowned and ordered. This thing is really strange. Is it possible?

They discovered their whereabouts first, turned and fled.

"Capital, could it be that after the enemy's front army Wuyan Puluhun was annihilated by our army, in order to prevent the troops from being scattered, the entire army huddled together and did not send a forward at all!" Another soldier, Sun Tao, pondered for a moment and said.

"There is another possibility..." Chang Si, Marquis of Yu, the navy commander, suddenly thought of something.

"What's possible?" Cheng Xishou asked.

"According to the plan, the Mingzhou Navy should have completed its transport mission and was on its way back. The route intersected with this attachment. However, we found no trace of it along the way, so my subordinates thought that the Jin Navy might have encountered it on the way back.

They mistakenly thought that our navy was the main force and sent forward troops to fight, so they had no forward troops to open the way!" Chang Si said.

"There are too many strange things about the Jinshui Army in this battle. It is said that if they want to return from Baozhou, it is most convenient and quick to take a straight line, but they appear here; if they want to avoid fighting and take a detour, they should hide away from the route, so as to

To avoid the pursuit of our army; could their arrangement like this be to lure the enemy with their main force and use the front army as a surprise force to suddenly attack and win!" Sun Tao said.

Jin Shuijun's strange move was so unconventional that it caused a lot of confusion to the Song Dynasty group. They couldn't figure out its true intention, but they didn't expect that Jin Shuijun just made the lowest mistake - wandering. In order to make up for this mistake

There were many helpless actions that subverted imagination. Only one thing they thought of was that the enemy's front army might encounter the Mingzhou Navy, but it was difficult to draw a conclusion in the fog.

"Report to the capital. After receiving the order, the two detachments of the Dengzhou Navy began to turn to intercept the Jinshui Army, but still no trace of their former troops was found. The Haizhou Navy reported that the Jinshui Army was fleeing at full speed after discovering our army, and its course remained unchanged. About

They will meet our army in an hour. Because the distance is too far, we cannot check their configuration in detail!" Zhong Ping reported after receiving the news from each team.

"Well, it is difficult to detect the whereabouts of its front army. There are various possibilities, but now the arrow is on the string and it has to be fired. We cannot give up encircling and annihilating its main force because of this, and advance at full speed to make each team move closer to the Chinese army!" Cheng Xishou thought for a while and said

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The Jin Shui Army deviated from the route due to wandering at night, and the adjustment of the formation was delayed. However, after discovering the Song Shui Army, Xie Mao Ali still insisted on his plan and returned from the Yalu River Estuary without changing the course, which happened to be parallel to the Song Army's formation position.

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"Reporting to the capital, another Song fleet was spotted on the left wing approaching us at high speed, less than six miles away!" After discovering that Song Shuijun was following us, Jin Shuijun accelerated with full sail and wanted to get rid of it, but unexpectedly the one behind them hadn't gotten rid of it yet.

, another one appeared in front, and he hurriedly reported it to Ximao Ali.

"Ignore it and move forward with all your strength!" Ali Ximao said after receiving the report and checking the direction of the enemy. The enemy only had about forty ships, which could not stop his army. He thought this was just a forward force of the Song army.

, didn't want to get entangled with them in case he was overtaken by the group behind him, but at this moment he felt a little uneasy, suspecting that the one fighting the front army was not the main force of the Song army.

Xiemao Ali was determined to avoid the enemy and not engage with the Song army, but the development of the situation was getting more and more beyond his imagination. News kept coming from the front that another Song army fleet appeared in front, and the distance from them was less than five miles. Atu opened the way

Han asked for a turn, but Ali gritted his teeth and continued to maintain the course.

Less than ten miles away, news came again that the fourth Song fleet had appeared, and the distance was even closer. At this time, the fleet was less than fifty miles away from the mouth of the Yalu River. Xiemao Ali did not want to waste all his previous efforts, but he also realized that even if the former army could

After breaking through, his middle road would also come into contact with the Song army, and he had to send a fleet of sea falcon ships to protect his left wing.

At the beginning of Shenshi, another alarm came from the fleet ahead, and another Song fleet appeared. The front army had entered the range of the opponent's artillery. Ali climbed on the deck and looked west, feeling chilled in his heart.

Five fleets of the Song Shui Army have been gathered here, and my own fleet stretches for several miles and is right in the attack surface of each of their columns, just like five eager tigers that will pounce on the fleeing sheep at any time...

Cheng Xishou was also looking at the bow of the ship at this moment. He had a panoramic view of the Jin army fleet in front of him. It had three tower ships as the center, fifty fighting ships as the backbone, and two hundred sea falcon ships as the main combat force. There were also several

The unclear boats carry sailors. The huge formation is majestic with flags fluttering. Almost all the essence of the Jinshui Army is concentrated here.

"Raise the red battle flag and order all ministries to attack!" The number of ships owned by the Jin Shui Army far exceeds our own, but all the main warships of the Song Navy's Dengzhou and Haizhou navies are also concentrated here, equipped with thousands of artillery pieces, and

The ships have excellent performance and the sailors are skilled. This will be the largest naval battle since the founding of the Song Dynasty. As the commander, Cheng Xishou was extremely excited and waved his flag.

'Boom', the bow gun of the Shenwei fired the first shot of the battle. The Song army launched an attack with a tactical group. The five fleets inserted into the Jinshui fleet like five sharp blades, using maneuver tactics to intersect and divide. For a time, the artillery

The roar shook the sea. Naturally, the Jin army would not sit still and wait for death. They opened fire on the Song ships that broke into the formation. The arrows and rocks were thrown wildly, and the arrows fell like rain. The two armies fought together.

Killing a general and capturing the flag is the highest honor for every soldier, and Cheng Xishou is certainly no exception. After the battle started, the Shenwei rushed to the front and, with its tall and solid hull, knocked over the two sea falcons that were responsible for covering the left wing of the Jin army.

It was inserted between the two fleets. Cheng Xishou ordered the Shenwei to adjust its direction and sail parallel to the enemy fleet, directly approaching the enemy's middle force and heading towards the flagship of the Jinshui Army.

In an instant, the Shenwei's cannons on both sides were fired one after another, sweeping across the sea to the left and right, and immediately hit a Jin warship that came to block it on the port side and sank to the bottom of the sea. The shells falling on the starboard side exploded into towering water columns in the sea, overturning several ships.

A walking boat tied behind the fighting ship broke through the Jinshui Army's outer defense circle and led the middle fleet into the enemy's formation.

The Shenwei, which was moving forward bravely, immediately became the target of the enemy's attention. Stone bullets and arrows were fired fiercely, and a long arrow fired from a powerful crossbow at close range penetrated the cowhide covering the outside of the cabin and passed through the command cabin.

The remaining force of the ship swept the sand table on the command platform to the ground. If it had been straighter, Cheng Xishou would have been nailed to the ship wall.

"Knock it over!" Cheng Xishou's expression changed and he pointed at a falcon boat lying in front of the battleship, trying to stop them from advancing.

The sea falcon boat is a type of ship with excellent performance. It is not large in size. It has a low head and a high stern. The hull is wide at the front and narrow at the back. It is designed and built after the appearance of the sea falcon. There are four to eight floating boards on the left and right sides of the ship.

Shaped like a sea falcon's wings, the attack ship can sail smoothly in rough waves and can fight in bad weather. It can be called an all-weather warship of this era and one of the famous battleships.

Seeing the mountain-like hull of the Song Army warship pressing towards them, the sailors on the Sea Falcon screamed in horror and shot out the arrows in their hands. Some even pulled out their long knives and waved them, as if they wanted to chop the warship over, and the oars

The men rowed like crazy, trying to escape with their own flexibility, but still couldn't escape. The giant ship was swept into the stern and capsized. The Jin Army's flagship was right in front of them...