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The rising sun has not yet risen above the sea, but it has already dyed the sea red. Zhao Bing stood on the bow deck and looked around. Hundreds of large and small warships surrounded his ship like stars holding the moon.

.In front of the imperial ship were thirty thousand ships of the naval vanguard fleet.

The medium-sized warships opened the way in a forward formation under the command and control of a large ship. They also carried former army soldiers. There were some small single-masted warships scattered among them, which were covered by curtains set up with straw mats. It looked like

Just like a common cargo ship along the coast.

The Chinese fleet where Zhao Bing Yuzhou belonged was the largest, with more than a hundred ships, carrying not only all the officers and soldiers of the left, center, and right armies, but also a large number of people from the royal palace, as well as staff from the Medical College, the General Administration of Works, and the General Bureau.

In order to accommodate so many people, Zhao Bing also made a contribution. He donated the other three large ships of 2,000 Dendrobium allocated to him by the Queen Mother.

The first floor of Zhao Bing's ship was occupied by guards and sailors, while the second floor was where the palace officials lived and worked. The third floor was for a group of people from the inner palace, and the fourth floor was his exclusive place.

It contains everything needed in the house, but it's a bit embarrassing to say that, except for some food, drinking water, tables, chairs, benches and other household items, it is really

There is nothing valuable about the other two ships. One of the other two ships was converted into a hospital ship and allocated to the medical hospital. Now, in addition to the wounded soldiers who have not yet recovered, it is used to store medicinal materials; the other one has become a manufacturing ship.

If the enemy sinks the mobile office of the Department of Home Affairs, more than half of the entire organization will be paralyzed.

The rear army has the fewest ships, but they have the heaviest responsibilities. Not only do they carry their few remaining grains, but they also carry rear army soldiers, craftsmen from the capital's capital, their family members accompanying the army, and children from the old camp. And their battles

Their ability is the worst, and most of the soldiers are composed of volunteers who have just been reorganized and have not been trained. However, there is no way. The war is imminent, and they cannot be allowed to rush to the front, otherwise they will not be able to help. If not, we will have to

Heat makes trouble.

"Huh..." Zhao Bing let out a long breath, and the cool morning breeze made his aching head seem to relax a little. It has been three days since they went to sea today. In order to avoid enemy patrol boats, they have been sailing away from the coast. To

It was going well now and he had no encounter with the enemy, but now that he was getting closer and closer to Guangzhou, his nerves were getting tighter and tighter.

"Your Highness, if the sea is windy, it's better to go into the cabin and rest!" Wang De bent down and put a brocade robe on the prince.

"No need. It's too stuffy in the cabin. It's cooler on the deck." Zhao Bing waved his hand and said.

"Your Highness must be too nervous!" Someone interrupted at this time.

"Haha, sir, I'm afraid I haven't slept either!" Zhao Bing looked up and saw a pair of black circles on Ying Jiyan's head, and returned the greeting with a smile.

"Yes, the war is coming, so it is inevitable." Ying Jieyan also said with a smile. As the commander-in-chief of this war, he is also under a lot of pressure. Now he can only store food for ten days, and the cash box has reached the bottom. If not

Capture Guangzhou to get supplies. They even left Qiongzhou

Less than that, so this battle can only be won, not defeated. Most of the soldiers in the army are volunteers, most of whom have never seen a large-scale battle, and their true combat power is not clear, and the armies have not been reorganized for the second time.

For many days, there was a lack of tacit understanding among the armies, and it was hard to say whether the victory or defeat would be won.

"Sir, there is no need to be too anxious. The enemy troops are still coming from the north, their morale is declining, and the military discipline of the Yuan army has always been strict. They will not quarrel with us for a long time. If we cannot defeat them, we will get rid of them." Zhao Bing bit the back of his mouth.

Ya said that the spies who went to Guangzhou when they left the shore had returned and said that the enemy army had collected a large amount of food and grass. They had begun to concentrate, and the army showed signs of withdrawing in the near future.

"What His Highness said is true, but I'm afraid we won't be able to survive it. If the Yuan army finds it difficult to hold on, it will destroy the city. What's the use of us seizing an abandoned city?" Ying Jieyan said with a bitter smile.

"Yes, I have overlooked that the Tatars are all wolves. How could they give up the entire city?" Zhao Bing sighed after hearing this, "Oh, no, there seems to be a situation ahead!" He said

When I looked up, I saw that the formation of the front warships suddenly changed, and the warships behind were trying to line up with the forward warships.

"Your Highness, don't panic. The Tatar navy has not moved south in a large scale. It may be a patrol ship sent by Guangzhou. The number will not be too large and they are definitely no match for us!" Ying Jieyan put up an awning and looked southward.

"Zhang Jin, look at what the signal they sent out means!" Zhao Bing ordered the guard Zhang Jin who was on guard nearby. He was originally an officer of the Dongshizhai Navy and was familiar with communication signals on the water.

"Your Highness, the front army has discovered three large ships. It is difficult to identify their identities. We have sent clippers to check and ordered the other ships to prepare for the battle." Zhang Jin jumped up to the observation platform on the bow of the ship and observed for a moment before replying.

"The signal tells the front army that whether they are enemy ships, merchant ships, or fishing boats, they will be intercepted. If they escape, they will be resolutely sunk and they will never be allowed to escape." Zhao Bing ordered.

"Your Highness, if the merchant ship is sunk by us, innocent people may be harmed!" Ying Jieyan hurriedly stopped him. Now that the two countries are at war, the vassal ships coming from far away will definitely run away when they see the large fleet of warships to avoid being plundered. Then

There is no way of escaping the fate of being destroyed. Wouldn't it be contrary to the law of heaven to not defend kindness?

"Sir, we have been discovered at this moment. If we let them go and let them escape and inform the enemy, wouldn't we reveal our whereabouts and lose the opportunity? Therefore, we must not be merciful as a woman." Zhao Bing said firmly, in his previous life

He had heard of too many cases where civilians who entered the war zone were let go due to soft-heartedness, resulting in the defeat of the battle.

"Your Highness..."

"Zhang Jin, signal!" The matter was urgent. Zhao Bing didn't want to argue with Ying Jieyan at this moment, so he turned his face and said to Zhang Jin.

"Follow your orders." Zhang Jin saw the two of them arguing and didn't know what to do for a moment, but he still resolutely obeyed His Highness's orders.

At Zhang Jin's command, the handsome ship raised the liaison flag, and the fighting buglers on the mast immediately waved the flag to convey the order to the forward troops. Zhao Bing also climbed up to the observation deck on the bow of the ship with the help of Ni Liang, and saw

The former army also had signal flags on the ship.

He didn't know clearly about the movement, but the forward army had already begun to change its formation. Several medium-sized Mengchong warships lowered their sails and switched to manually rocking oars and oars to drive directly towards them. The other warships also changed their routes to go around the two wings, trying to

Outflank the 'enemy ship'.

"Quick, give me the order, let's rush forward too!" Zhao Bing said to the man on the observation platform. He was the eldest son of Zheng Fuweng, the leader of the Dan soldiers. He was selected to serve as a sea division on the handsome ship, which is a modern navigator and pilot.

"This... Your Highness, don't worry, they can't escape." ** looked at Ying Jieyan who followed him and hesitated for a moment before saying.

"You...sigh!" Zhao Bing sighed and glanced at Ying Jieyan without saying a word, knowing that he was now the commander-in-chief of the first army, and no one would let him go to the front line in person.

However, Zhao Bing also understood that it would be difficult for the enemy ships to escape pursuit, because the south trade wind was blowing now, and his own fleet was traveling against the wind, so they could only constantly adjust the angle of the sails to move forward in a roundabout way, so Liu Zhu ordered Meng who used both oars and sails.

It is correct to rush the ship and change the power. But the enemy ship is following the wind.

The boat is sailing at a very fast speed, and it is not easy for it to turn around and escape. It must first reduce and adjust the sails and then turn at a large angle, but it will bump into the roundabout of its own warships. If it does not turn around and go straight forward, it will be difficult to pass through its own side.

The central army and the rear army fleet can be said to be in a dilemma.

"Your Highness, I saw it. They haven't turned the corner yet. They can't outrun our Mengchong ship anyway." Through the signal language, we have already confirmed that it is the patrol ship of the Yuan Army. He is tall and can see far.

He kept telling the anxious Highness about the situation ahead.

"Yeah, why can't I see it!" Zhao Bing stretched his neck and stood on tiptoe, only to vaguely see the warships coming and going in front of him. He couldn't tell the flags of the enemy and ourselves at all. He had some doubts about whether this attack was due to the training of living at sea all year round.

You are clairvoyant, or you are born with farsightedness.

"Your Highness, be careful of falling into the sea!" Ying Jieyan saw His Highness about to climb the fence of the observation deck and hurriedly hugged him and said, but in his heart he sighed that His Highness could not be calm about big things, but he would panic over such small things, but he also understood the child.

Do you all like to watch the excitement?

"Ni Liang, squat down!" Zhao Bing suddenly thought of something, grabbed Ni Liang who was following him closely and said, this child has become the leader of the bodyguards but still refuses to leave him, making him anxious, he will continue to be a bodyguard for a long time.

How can the team do it if no one cares about it?

"Okay, stand up!" Ni Liang always obeyed the prince's words. Although he didn't know what was wrong with him, he still squatted down obediently. Zhao Bing immediately climbed on his shoulders and shouted loudly.

"I can see clearly this time. They are so close. Why don't you hit them with a crossbow?" Zhao Bing stood taller this time and could see far away. He then pulled out the telescope from the 'treasure bag' and looked into the distance.

, although this was just a toy, it was still several times clearer than the naked eye. Seeing the warships from both sides approaching quickly, he became anxious.

"Put your Highness down quickly, don't fall." Ying Jieyan was frightened by His Highness's appearance. He didn't have the majesty of the current prince at all. It was simply hurting his body. And he was even more worried about His Highness being injured, so he hurriedly tried to

His Highness helped him down.

"Don't move, don't move, it's time to shoot!" Zhao Bing saw the highlight, how could he pay attention to Ying Jiyan's nagging, patted Ni Liang's helmet and shouted, "Oh, it missed, why didn't you fire a volley?"

, hit them below the waterline, what's the use of drilling a hole in the boat!"

"Sir, what is your Highness holding in your hand?" Zhang Jin was a little depressed. His eyes were called clairvoyance, but he couldn't see the ballista shot, but His Highness could actually see the stone bullets fired by the ballista with the help of a cylinder.

Where was he, he curiously asked Ying Jiyan beside him.

"How did I know? Hurry up and protect His Highness!" Ying Jieyan said angrily. In fact, he was also curious about what was in His Highness's hand, but he was still more reserved. His Highness was not honest when riding on Ni Liang's shoulders and jumped up and down.

, it was heart-wrenching to watch, but you couldn't drag him down, you could only protect him carefully while listening to His Highness's live broadcast.

"Hit, hit, Zhang Jin signaled, we must leave alive, not kill them all!" Several Mengchong ships equipped with ballistae finally fired a salvo, and I don't know how many of them hit the lottery. Anyway,

The enemy ship's hull began to tilt...

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