Ah Fu followed the sound and looked over, only to see dozens of large ships displayed in front of him.

From its appearance and structure, you can recognize it as a lucky boat at a glance.

"Officer, look!"

"I saw it." Su Jing looked over, "How come there are so many ships from the Song Dynasty?"

"Why did so many sea ships suddenly appear today?"

"Is this a caravan belonging to any big family?"

"It is impossible for any big family to dispatch nearly thirty large ships to come here at once, unless it is Nanhai Trading Company."

A young man on a Song boat shouted in Cantonese: "Look at those flags!"

Everyone's eyes focused on the flags flying on the ships.

At this time, the rising sun slowly revealed the eastern coastline, reflecting the sea area in a golden and bright light.

In the morning light, flags were fluttering in the sea breeze.

There is one word written on those flags: Song Dynasty.

At the highest point of each ship, there is a flag, which is the Nine-color Dragon Flag thinking of the Chinese emperor.

The nine-shaped dragon flag was bathed in the morning light, exuding a quiet majesty.

"That's not an ordinary merchant ship!" Su Jing exclaimed, "That might be the imperial warship!"

As soon as he said this, everyone on the deck was surprised.

Ah Fu shouted again: "Officer, look at the harbor."

I saw that all the cannibals had boarded the ship, their triangular sail warship was ready, and the sails were unfurled.

It was these Arabs who competed with the (Eastern) Roman Empire in the Mediterranean for sea power in the Eastern Mediterranean for nearly five hundred years.

At the beginning, the Arabs rose up in the desert, and then expanded rapidly, becoming a super empire that bordered the Tang Dynasty in the east and the Mediterranean in the west.

During the hundreds of years of competition with the Roman Empire for sea power, the Arab navy continued to temper itself, and their warships and tactics were greatly improved.

These hundreds of years were also the hundreds of years during which the Arabs traversed the eastern and western seas.

They transported Chinese silk and ceramics to India, the Red Sea, and even Egypt.

However, no matter how strong the glory is, it will eventually come to an end.

The Arab Empire in the 12th century had long lost its glory. The empire was divided by the Turks and Persians, and its power plummeted.

Despite this, the Arab warship technology and tactics are still there.

Istaheli made a fortune in the South China Sea and had enough financial resources to maintain this huge fleet.

What is the strength of this fleet?

It can be said that even Srivijaya, the most powerful country in the South China Sea, will not confront it.

An eagle was circling in the sky, making a shrill cry.

On the blue sea, four linear battleship groups appeared, each with seven ships, as straight as a line, forming the latest line formation of the Song Army.

Not long after, the rising sun completely exposed the coastline, dyeing the sea surface into a golden color, and the Song army's warships were also bathed in this morning light.

"Manager Li, the big cannibal is coming!"

"Shangguan, the enemy is approaching us!"

"Shangguan, the enemy is still four miles away from us!"

"Shangjun, the artillery is ready!"

"Report! The firecrackers are all in place!"

"Report! The doctors are all in place!"

"Report! The crossbowmen and archers are all in place!"

"Report! All swordsmen and axemen are in place!"

Sonorous and powerful sounds came from the Song Army warship.

Li Bao stood on the deck of the main ship and watched the large group of man-eating warships pushing towards this side.

Each warship has a huge triangular sail on it, which is a typical Arab triangular sail warship.

It was with this kind of warship that the Arabs traveled across the sea.

And in the years of naval battles, the Arab warships became very large.

It is said that it was to overlook the Roman warships from a high position.

"Lord, the Song people have a total of twenty-eight warships."

Istaheli stood on the deck, looked ahead, and smiled vigorously in the gentle sea breeze: "Twenty-eight warships dare to come here to provoke us. The Song people think they are Romans, and warships can

Breathing fire won’t work!”

The fire-breathing warships he mentioned were warships of the (Eastern) Roman Empire. During naval battles, they would spit out huge flames to burn approaching ships.

This flame is called "Greek fire".

Greek fire is a kind of flame that can burn on the sea. The Romans themselves called it "ocean fire" and "flowing fire".

This kind of flame caused the Arabs to suffer a lot when they competed with it for hegemony.

"Lord, the Song people's warships are arranged very strangely. They are arranged vertically. This is completely different from the formations we have seen before."

"Did the Song people have any naval battles in the South China Sea before?" Istaheli asked.

"There were no naval battles. Except for the Song warships that landed at Champa and attacked Champa a few years ago, the Song Dynasty never had a naval war with any country in the South China Sea."

"That's right, the Song people have no experience in naval warfare at all." Istaheli asserted.

What he said was accurate. The Song Army did not have experience in ocean warfare.

Li Bao was not a cautious person, but it was indeed his first time to go to sea to fight, so he was extra cautious.

"How dare you come south here without any experience in naval warfare!"

"Then there's no challenge this time."

"Let these Song people be buried in the sea."

"..."

Istaheli ordered: "Give the order, and the whole army will attack. Ten warships on the left and right wings will surround the Song army. The rest will go deep from the middle, use trebuchets to launch, and quickly approach the Song warships, board the ships and fight.

!”

"yes!"

The cannibal's horn sounded, and the oarsmen below deck speeded up their rowing.

"Manager Li, the big cannibal is approaching us quickly."

"No one is allowed to do anything without my order," Li Bao said.

"yes."

"Manager Li, Srivijaya's warship may be heading south from Lingya Gate to surround us. We rested all night yesterday. Sriwijaya's warship should arrive today, at three o'clock in the afternoon at the latest." Tang Zijian

said.

Li Bao said nothing.

Tang Zijian continued: "In other words, we must end the war before this afternoon, otherwise we will face the risk of a double-front attack."

Li Bao looked at the group of large cannibal warships approaching quickly in front of him and said calmly: "Noon is enough."

At this time, the merchant ships not far away noticed something strange.

"Officer, what are they going to do?"

Su Jing said: "All ships must retreat quickly, there is going to be a battle."

As soon as he said this, the people on the deck were stunned for a moment, and then started to get busy.

Su Jing's three merchant ships began to retreat.

The other merchant ships apparently noticed something was wrong and began to retreat.

There were merchant ships from other countries here, and they also quickly retreated.

The cannibal's fifty warships were arranged in three rows. The front row was a concave arc, pushing towards the Song army like a huge sickle.

The distance is getting closer and closer, four miles, three miles, two miles, one mile.
Chapter completed!