Chapter 172 First Battle (Part 1)

On July 3, 16th year, I encountered it on the surface of Liyang Island Lake.

Wang Hongyi stood on the high platform on the boat, and his personal soldiers stood behind him.

A large number of Wu and Chu coalition fleets in the distance were already in sight. One enemy ship after another was connected, spreading for ten miles, forming a vast army, covering the river section in front of you, which was endless and daunting.

When Wang Hongyi saw this, his face remained unchanged, but his heart was filled with awesomeness: "Looking like a mountain!"

In this era, the elite soldiers of the strong ships are like strong ships and cannons, with a powerful momentum.

Wang Hongyi pondered for a moment and said, "Summon Zhang Fanzhi and Lu Suhai for Gu."

"yes!"

After a while, the two who had been waiting for it came over and salute.

"The Wu and Chu coalition forces are strong and elite. Our warships are small and cannot attack backwards. If they attack directly, they will suffer setbacks. Only by using more firearms can you win. However, enemy ships also have disadvantages. The enemy ships are huge and connected to the head and tail, which is not conducive to advance and retreat, and the steering is not effective. You should use this line to break it!" Wang Hongyi said calmly.

Suddenly, both of them looked at the lord with surprise. This was something to be heard in person, but they didn't expect the lord to say it out in one word.

Wang Hongyi said, "General Zhang, you are already familiar with the third-stage attack of the musket?"

"Yes, I'm already familiar with it." Zhang Fanzhi said carefully.

"Why do you think I need to use three-stage strikes?"

"Lord, the loading of the musket is slow. After the musket is fired, gunpowder and lead balls should be placed. It must be tamped. After igniting the fuse, you must aim at the enemy. After shooting, you must clear the gun hole. Even if you are a skilled person, it takes twenty breaths (twenty breaths) to load. You are not a skilled person, or you are random on the battlefield, and you will have sixty breaths at the time."

"It is what the lord said, on land, twenty breaths, it is enough for the enemy soldiers to rush up and kill several times, but it can be implemented on the ship. Now the lord uses this method, three people in a group, and selects elite archers as musketeers, and the latter two people also hold musketeers."

"After the elite shooter finished shooting, one person handed over the reloaded musket and continued to shoot. The empty-handed took the musket that had been shot and loaded gunpowder and projectiles. After the second shot was shot, the third person handed over the musket, then took the musket that had been loaded with gunpowder and projectiles, tamped and added a fuse, and loaded it."

"This method is continuous and dense, and the interval is greatly shortened, and the shooting density is greatly enhanced. Moreover, if the target is too concentrated in one shooting, there are often dozens of things in the body. This is a waste. Three consecutive shootings can better choose the target. This is really a wise lord."

"Since you know, then do you know what tactics our army will adopt?" Wang Hongyi said inquiring.

In terms of training alone, Zhang Fanzhi can be said to be very qualified, but when he was really talking about the battle, he couldn't understand what Wang Hongyi meant for a while, so he couldn't help but get stuck and sweated down.

Seeing that Zhang Fanzhi couldn't say it for a moment, Wang Hongyi turned to Lu Suhai: "What do you have any opinions?"

Lu Suhai leaned down and paused his head, saying, "Yes, my minister thinks this is the same as a musket. Our army's ship is small, but its speed is fast. Our army's firearms are strong, but the number cannot be placed too many (the ship cannot carry too many firearms, which are easy to explode). Our army can only take three attacks."

"Separate our army, divide it into several teams, take turns to bombard, exert the maximum strength in a short period of time, and take turns to each other. Once most of the firearms on the ship are consumed, you can return to the army to replenish supplies and do not fight in a long time."

After hearing this, Wang Hongyi stared at Lu Suhai with a surprised look. Lu Suhai is still a handsome young man now, with a fluffy beard that has just been worn, with a frosty color, and a thick layer of calluses on his hands.

When Wang Hongyi saw it, he remembered it in his heart and said, "You are right. It happened that there were 20,000 naval troops, and the division of 600 people and four boats was not appropriate. There must be a new division... If the order is sent, the guards must also set up capitals. Twenty ships are divided into seven capitals now, and they will take turns to attack."

He asked again: "What official title does Lu Suhai have now?"

Zhang Fanzhi was thinking about his thoughts, and then he hurriedly said: "After the expansion, he is a general of the Wei Dynasty. Due to his qualifications, he cannot be promoted."

Wang Hongyi said, "What qualifications? We will be promoted especially during wartime. I will promote you to the commander-general of the Yidu Navy and be called the governor. In the future, the Grand Governor and the Governor will be divided into the Grand Governor."

Zhang Fanzhi's heart rolled in, but immediately agreed: "One!"

He turned to Lu Suhai and said, "I'm not grateful to the lord for his kindness - this is the lord's turn, and there is no need to go through the examination."

Lu Suhai was originally a young man, but he had been in the barracks for several years and had been deeply cultivated. He was excited but did not show any sign of it. He bowed his head and said, "I have not made any achievements in my heart. I am ashamed of accepting the lord's kindness. Please take back the lord's will. If the lord makes merit in front of the formation, I will never refuse to give up my kindness."

Wang Hongyi felt that this was reasonable, but how did they know their thoughts? Zhang Fanzhi in front of him was of course very good at training troops, laying the foundation for the navy, but his limit was only the governor, and he could barely bear the responsibility of leading 7,000 troops. Being the governor was not enough to lead 20,000 troops.

This is why Wang Hongyi personally took over the command of the navy.

Only Wang Hongyi can suppress the navy. If nothing unexpected happens, he smiled and said, "What are you afraid of? Gu Yi's words have been made, how can you take them back? Gu appointed you as the governor! But what you said makes sense, let's do this, you lead the Yidu ship to attack, be a vanguard, and exert the prestige of our army, proving that Gu did not misjudgment and also convince the whole army!"

This is actually Wang Hongyi's original intention. He deeply understands the way of luck. Since the King of Wu suppresses himself in general, he can slowly recover the game.

To save the situation, we must start a good start. In the navy, only Lu Suhai had a light blue luck, which could withstand the suppression of the King of Wu and not be affected too much.

And I usually pay close attention to it secretly and know that this person is deep and firm, not just a mediocre person with luck but no ability. At this time, he is asked to turn his luck around.

In ancient times, Tian Ji was racing horses, and he rang with the young masters of Qi to re-shoot again.

Sun Tzu said: "Now you take the lower fours of the king and the upper fours of the upper fours of the king, take the upper fours of the king and the middle fours of the king and the lower fours of the lower fours of the king."

Tian Ji won again after he could not win, and he won the king's daughter.

This shows that the principle of using the Shangsi to win. Of course, the battle situation is more cruel than this, but if you win the first time, you can greatly shock your morale and destroy the enemy's aura, and increase your luck and remove the enemy's luck.

Of course, the person involved doesn't understand these thoughts, but the meaning of appreciation, love, care and use is already very obvious. Lu Suhai lay on the ground and listened to the lord's words, and felt the qi and blood surge in his heart, and the five insides were boiling.

I remember that when I first met, I took a fancy to myself among the crowd, and did not bother me to be young, and made myself the official. This grace was as deep as the sea.

Although he had experienced the army for several years, had seen blood, killed people, and fought in Jingzhou, he was also faintly suspicious of the governor, and all kinds of fatigue, helplessness, and grievances... all melted and dissipated in Wang Hongyi's eyes and orders.

Thinking about these words carefully, it is even more tender and affectionate than his father, and he has to hold high hopes. He kowtowed and choked sobbed but could not speak, saying: "I... Why dare to be the lord so much? I can only be crushed to death to repay the situation. Don't worry, even if I have to fight my life, I will defeat the enemy ship for my lord."

Zhang Fan heard it directly, but leaned down and grabbed the gap in the deck with his hands tightly.

However, Lu Suhai is an extraordinary person after all. He has recovered his calmness for a moment. He wiped his tears and leaned down again and said, "I respectfully accept the order."

As soon as he said this, the original golden seal on his head suddenly exploded and turned into a new golden seal. Almost at the same time, there was a golden luck outside, and it poured in wildly.

In just a moment, the golden luck was prosperous, and a light green life energy was circulating and harmonizing it, causing the golden luck to condense into a cluster. Before I knew it, the entire golden seal had filled it with 10% of the *.

Seeing this, Wang Hongyi couldn't help but smile. He was indeed a foundation. At this time, he was promoted to the Chengdu Governor and could immediately accommodate it, digest it, and was full of confidence in the first battle.

When the two armies go to war, the vanguard must first fight, so that each army can know the truth and reality. But even if the King of Wu has a strong talent, it is impossible for a general with a light blue color to be a vanguard!

At this moment, Wang Hongyi ordered again: "General Zhang, you are the Grand Governor. You should not go to the front line in person and take charge of the flagship with Gu. However, now the entire army is assigned to Qidu. If you go down, you will immediately distribute it. Within half an hour, Gu will see the distribution."

The fleet is divided into seven teams, each equipped with muskets, hand fire thunder, and bows and crossbows.

Zhang Fanzhi responded at this time: "Promise!"

Now he retreated with Lu Suhai. At this time, the sun was shining in the morning, but the river was covered with clouds of war and murderous aura. The two armies were making final adjustments.

Seeing the fleet adjusting, Wang Hongyi felt calm, but inexplicably thought of content that had nothing to do with the war.

"If you conquer Jingzhou, you can annex Jiaozhou and start maritime trade. According to the world's intelligence, the Western Qin (West) is now quite prosperous, and there are trade exchanges from time to time. It is never difficult to reach the level of maritime trade in the Song Dynasty."

"As long as you open customs, build a sea yamen, and conduct large-scale stimulus, merchants will gather like ants. Of course, a strong navy must also be used to ensure the safety of the sea and rivers."

"Zhu Yuanzhang has the most powerful navy in the world, but unfortunately he was idle after seizing the world. When I got to my hands, he not only could not be idle, but also had the most powerful and sophisticated navy in the world, putting the ocean waterways under control."

Originally, on earth, the Ming Navy had a reputation of being undefeated for 300 years.

In 1352, Hongwu raised its troops, the Ming army first established the navy, and became famous in Caishiji. Poyang Lake defeated the Han King's 600,000 naval and land army army and pacified the hero Zhang Shicheng.

There will be the Battle of the Liaoluo Bay with the Netherlands, the Battle of the Luliang with Japan, the Battle of the Penghu with the Netherlands, the Battle of the Jiushan Ocean with Portugal, the Battle of the Japanese Pirates with Little Huangjiang with Vietnam, and the Battle of Xiamen with the Qing Dynasty.

And there was "Zheng He's seven voyages to the West", and the fleet was invincible at that time!

This has clearly grasped the lifeline of the great voyage, but unfortunately, it is wasted because of its ignorance of the economy.

Of course, Wang Hongyi would not let it go like this.

"And I have another way, which doesn't take twenty years. Whether it's the civilian or the military, I'm invincible in the world on sailing." Wang Hongyi thought.

But in a blink of an eye, he laughed silently. He was really thinking too far. Let’s focus on today’s battle first!

At this time, Lu Suhai had completed the reorganization and led twenty ships to attack.

After a moment, twenty enemy ships from the enemy sailed out of the water gorge, with heavy sails and masts and figures on the deck, seemingly ready for war at any time.
Chapter completed!