: The Battle of the Sea

Chen Yuan was not in the mood to stay here for one more day. The magnificent sea surface now brought Chen Yuan no longer that kind of excitement. His long wandering gave him the illusion of losing his sense of security. He was playing various adult games with Hu Yan Ruizhu on the search ship all day long. After a long time, he was a little reluctant and missed the wild flowers and weeds on the shore.

When his spirit became a little manic due to extreme boredom and depression, Di Qing forced the Japanese to a dead end. Now Japan has only two choices, one is to sign a city alliance, and the other is to withdraw the Japanese army in the *** country to the land. In that way, they may be able to defend their Kyoto, and they still have the capital to continue to compete with the Song Dynasty.

Chen Yuan knew that the Japanese would definitely choose the latter, and they would come to fight him. The reason was that there was no way to sign the Underworld Alliance. Even if they came back, they could not defend Kyoto. At most, the consequence was to sign the Underworld Alliance again.

However, to send all the elite Japanese warriors back in the *** world, the first thing to do is to defeat the navy he led.

Little *** will definitely come!

The first large-scale battle on the sea surface could start at any time as Di Qing formed an encirclement of Kyoto.

Chen Yuan's navy was very large, and in terms of strength, the huge gap between the two sides was obvious. The Song Dynasty navy not only had more than 30 large ships with 600 tons, which could accommodate more than 400 sailors. There was also a "super battleship" of this era that had just been developed with a tonnage of 1,500 tons.

This is Chen Yuan’s current warship. He called this ship the "Robber" because Chen Yuan felt that this name fits the mission of this trip.

There were no Japanese ships in these two types of ships. The large warships they had in their hands were the first generation of wars between Japan and the United States. Even the ships in the Song Dynasty only had more than 90 such ships, many of which were restored after the war was damaged. The Song Dynasty Navy had more than 200 such warships, brand new.

There are more than 1,000 medium-sized warships in Japan, and the Song army has more than 2,000. It is twice that of the Japanese.

The only Japanese people have an absolute advantage in terms of numbers are those small boats. There are more than 2,000 small boats in Japan, but the Song army has only 300. It’s not that the Song army cannot afford small boats, but the Japanese boats are used for fighting, while the Song army’s small boats are used to convey some messages that cannot be conveyed by flag language, so they cannot be used too much.

From the overall balance of power, there is only one advantage that the Japanese can rely on, that is, their sailors have much more experience than the Song army's navy. Many of the Japanese survive on fishery. The qualified sailors among them have already mastered their combat skills in the years of fighting with the ***.

The navy of the Song Dynasty had not fought with others for more than 30 years.

"Here you come."

Huyan Ruizhu stood at the bow of the boat, staring at the east sea and said softly.

Chen Yuan looked up and saw nothing. The sea surface was covered with blue, and there was no shadow of the sail. He pressed his body behind Hu Yan Ruizhu: "Where did it come from?"

He held Huyan Ruizhu's waist and gently buckled it.

Hu Yan Ruizhu frowned, stopping Chen Yuan's insincere hand from continuing to move up, and turned around and said, "Honey, you'd better prepare all the warships now, and then go back to the cabin to hide. When it's almost over, I'll call you out."

Chen Yuan still didn't see anything. He thought Hu Yan Ruizhu was scaring him, so he immediately said, "Don't say that, okay? Your husband, I'm not such a coward, and I haven't fought a war. Today I'll see how I commanded on the battlefield as if I were determined."

Hu Yan Ruizhu smiled: "Okay, then now ring the alarm bell, the enemy is really coming."

When Chen Yuan heard that she was still like this, he immediately realized that she was not scaring herself to play, because no matter how Huyan Ruizhu did, she would never be the Baosi person. She would never play the game of beacon plays the princes with her.

So his expression immediately became nervous: "Where?"

Hu Yan Ruizhu pointed his finger under the water: "Did you see the fish below?"

After she said this, Chen Yuan discovered that many fish swam towards her, one by one, and the speed was very fast.

"It is not the time for fish migration. There is only one explanation for so many fish coming to us, that is, there are many boats rowing in front, and their rowing alarmed the fish."

Chen Yuan will not talk anymore: "Pang Xi, ring the bell, ring the bell quickly!"

The alarm bell rang immediately, and the main warships of the Song army on Chen Yuan formed a battle formation. At the same time, the other fleets also received signals and began to move closer to this side.

"We have more boats here, why do those fish dare to come to us?"

After a while, he still didn't see the enemy. Chen Yuan couldn't help but doubt Hu Yan Ruizhu's judgment. Hu Yan Ruizhu believed in his judgment very much: "Don't worry, you can't make a mistake. There are many boats here, but we didn't move. Those fish cannot feel the surging waves. They are like birds. If there is no movement in the forest, no matter how many people and birds are, they will not be shocked."

Sure enough, as the fleet next to him approached, many fish immediately turned around and swam back.

The formation of the Song Dynasty navy had just been set up, and Chen Yuan really saw a piece of sail shadow appearing on the sea. First, there were very few, then there were many, and more! Chen Yuan could not count the number of them at all, and his palms began to sweat. He knew that the battle he had been waiting for was about to begin!

"His grandma, we're finally here!" Chen Yuan blew the flag and asked Zhu Yuhu to direct the next battle.

Hu Yan Ruizhu looked at him with a puzzled look: "My husband, why are you so excited to beat these Japanese people?"

Chen Yuan said in a silence: "I wanted to beat them a long time ago! Of course I am happy to catch the opportunity today. Are you unhappy?"

Hu Yan Ruizhu didn't say anything, and looked ahead: "If one day you pacify the Liao Kingdom, I will be as happy as you are today. By the way, can you bring me with you when pacifying the Liao Kingdom?"

Chen Yuan then realized that he was a little lost. The people of the Song Dynasty had basically no hatred for the little ***, and they were far less jealous than hating the Liao Kingdom. He moved a chair and sat on the bow of the ship: "Forget it, you can be my wife in the future. I don't allow you to ask about the affairs of the world. As for war, people come, bring the guy who is the general in battle!"

Hu Yan Ruizhu was very surprised. Chen Yuan had some guys in the battle? Didn’t he see any weapons he had practiced? But the personal soldiers understood it and immediately brought a table to the bow of the boat, then put a pot of good tea, and brought a plate of fried beans and a few pastries.

Chen Yuan grabbed a handful of beans and put them in his mouth, sat next to the table, looking at Huyan Ruizhu who was looking at him: "Madam, sit down?"

Hu Yan Ruizhu was a little amused and confused: "My husband, you are as determined as you are, but you are as determined as you are, just the four words "instructions". It seems that the first two have nothing to do with you, right?"

Chen Yuan's face remained unchanged: "Who said that? Am I not directing Zhu Yuhu?"

Hu Yan Ruizhu thought she had a naval battle, but she didn't expect that Chen Yuan was sitting on this newly built warship of the Song army and had no intention of going forward to fight with the Japanese.

She walked over from the bow of the boat, sat down next to Chen Yuan, picked up a pastry and ate it slowly, and said casually: "Oh, it's a pity."

Chen Yuan looked at her: "What a pity? Isn't it to your appetite? How about I ask them to cook two dishes for you?"

Hu Yan Ruizhu slapped the board: "What a pity that this is such a good boat! I don't understand, since you are not going up, why should you sit on this boat? Do you know, if this warship rushes over, it can sank the Japanese ships!"

Chen Yuan looked around and suddenly lowered his voice: "It's the boat, so I used it myself. If anything happens, the Japanese people dare not come to hit me. Besides, the boat is the largest and highest, you can see how clearly you can see it here!"

Hu Yan Ruizhu shook her head, but it was a pity for the ship, but when she thought about Chen Yuan's personality, she suddenly laughed. Seeing her laugh, Chen Yuan poured her a glass of water: "Come on, I'll just watch the show with my husband."

The sea surface is not as good as land, especially when the steam engine has not been invented, it all depends on hand paddle boating. When both sides see each other's ships, they still have enough time to do some preparations.

The five hundred fast ships of the Song army rushed over first, arranged them into a geese, and inserted into the middle of the Japanese fleet at an extremely fast speed.

The huge body of the "Robber" also appeared in the sight of the Japanese. Not to mention fighting, those Japanese people were a little nervous even when they saw it.

A daimyo whispered in Fujiwara Laitong's ear: "General Fujiwara, the fleet of the Song Dynasty is too large, and we have no ability to fight with them at all. I suggest that we should take a step back and wait for the opportunity."

Fujiwara Laitong said coldly: "The time can't be waited for, don't talk about such a problem again."

He slowly turned around and looked at the Japanese fleet behind him. Indeed, compared with the large ships of the Song Dynasty, their fleet looked more like a minor standing next to his father.

Fujiwara Raitong took a deep breath: "For the sake of the Emperor, we either defeat the Song Dynasty Navy or perish with Japan. The order was sent to tell all the warriors to fight the Song Dynasty Navy! We must use our all our strength to entangle the Song army and win time for Miyamoto."

The battle began. Although Zhu Yuhu's fleet pressed against the Japanese warships like a giant, the clutches did not gain any advantage in the first collision.

The sailors of the Song Dynasty were not skilled enough. There were quite a problem with turning and turning in the melee of the fleet. Some ships originally wanted to hit the other side, but after being avoided by the Japanese warship, they did not know how to dodge immediately, and they were not ready to deal with the enemy's battle on the sidelines. At this time, they were killed by Japanese people at the time.

There are few successful examples of warship collisions in the Song Dynasty.

There are also some who originally planned to fight against the enemy through boarding battles, but the teammates next to them had a weak sense of cooperation, which made them hit by Japanese warships, causing many sailors to fall into the water.

Fortunately, the Song army's weapons were advanced and the equipment was good.

The Song army's stone cannons caused an almost devastating blow to the Japanese. There were not many stone cannons in the Japanese fleet, and they were still the round ones of the first generation. This time, although the shells brought by Chen Yuan were also round, they were added with three pointed awls.

This is the stone cannon used for water war improved by the Song army based on the experience summarized by the Japanese and *** naval warfare. Now all stone cannons are detonated by leads. During the naval warfare, they fall directly into the water. If they happen to hit the opponent's deck, the opponent also has enough time to throw it into the sea.

So three awls were added, so that when the rock bomb flew over, the awl would penetrate the wooden board, just like a nail on the wooden board. This way, when it hits the opponent's hull, it would not fall into the sea water, and when it lands on the deck, it would make the opponent unable to pull it out.

There is also a *** tube, which can be burned for a while. When the two ships pass by, the flames ejected from the *** tube of the Song army can ignite all the masts on the other side's ship! Even during the battle on the sidelines, this thing is the best weapon to drive out the Japanese.
Chapter completed!