Ming Zuo

The pursuit at sea is no trick.

There is no need to consider the terrain on a flat sea, and there is no need to consider the road.Whoever has the faster ship has the advantage.

Under Xia Jun's deliberate release of water, Zheng Zhibao and Shi Daxuan finally fled to the vicinity of the Zhoushan Islands after paying the price of [-] ships being destroyed.

At this time, Xia Jun finally stopped.

it's dark.

Given the complex terrain near the Zhoushan Islands, even the bold Zuo Hua dared not rush in in the dark night.

There was a moment of calm on the battlefield.

In this era, there is no radar, no satellites, and lack of scientific detection equipment. If you dare to sail in the waters with many islands and reefs at night, you are definitely the old birthday star eating arsenic-suicide.

Zheng Zhibao and Shi Daxuan must have also stationed not far ahead.

Even if they were afraid of Xia Jun's artillery fire, they could only wait until dawn if they wanted to escape.

On this night of truce, people cannot rest.

Everyone knows that tomorrow will be an extremely tragic battle.

The generals of the Xia army gathered together and began to discuss the battle plan.

"According to the current situation of the sea area we have, tomorrow's battlefield should be in the Daxie and Xiaoxie Mountains, but we can't determine where Zheng Zhilong is hiding."

On the desktop, the topographic map of Zhoushan Islands is clear.

If Zheng Zhilong saw it, he would be terrified.We need to think carefully about whether or not to fight this battle.

Because Xia Jun's mastery of the terrain was far superior to Zheng's.

Comparing the map in Zheng's hands with Xia Jun's, it is like a child's drawing, a complete mess.

This is the difference between science and experience.

Although the Zheng family has been entrenched in the Zhoushan Islands for many years, their method of obtaining terrain information relies on experience in addition to the inherent maps.

If you are facing an opponent of the same level, this experience is enough to guarantee victory.

But what they are facing is Xia Jun who completely believes in science and technology.

Ever since the Xia Kingdom started to get involved in the ocean trade, everyone was ready to go to war with the Zheng family.

Coupled with the needs of trade routes, Xia Guo ships will conduct meticulous surveys of the terrain wherever they pass by.

For places like the Zhoushan Islands, which are very close to Songjiang Mansion and are extremely complicated, Xia Guo took care of them meticulously.

Over the past few years, the Xia army has already completed a complete survey of the Zhoushan Islands either explicitly or secretly.

Zheng Zhilong thought that this was his own territory, and he could take advantage of the local snake to attack Xia Jun.

Little did he know that Xia Jun's grasp of the terrain far surpassed his.

The only thing that cannot be determined now is Zheng Zhilong's hiding place.

With so many islands and so many waterways, any place can become Zheng Zhilong's stronghold.

Moreover, when fighting at sea, it is difficult to transmit intelligence.

Not to mention that Xia Guo couldn't place spies in this area, even if there were, they could only look at the ocean and sigh, and could not provide any help to the East China Sea Fleet.

But even so, the staff officers of the East China Sea Fleet are still working nervously on the map.

Now that the battlefield has been preset, it is not impossible to guess Zheng Zhilong's hiding place based on the existing conditions.

"The speed of Zheng's warship is limited. In order to surround us, it is absolutely impossible to hide too far away. Therefore, we guess that Zheng Zhilong's location is likely to be in the Panzhi Island area."

Well, the combat staff guessed wrong.

This is also impossible.

They belong to the category of blind eyes, although limited calculations can be used as evidence, but the probability of guessing wrong is still very high.

Zuo Hua did not stare fixedly at the preset battlefield.

He is Zuo Menggeng's direct disciple and has received many instructions.

Zuo Menggeng has always emphasized that many articles are not on the battlefield during the war.Only by taking a holistic view and standing at a higher angle can we see clearly the fog of war.

Although the terrain near Daxie and Xiaoxie Mountains is complicated, Zheng can attack at will.However, after comparing the performance of the warships of the enemy and the enemy, he still believed that Zheng Zhilong would definitely have a more complete arrangement if he wanted to complete the campaign goals.

He walked over, picked up a pen and made some calculations on various islands, and suddenly clicked on Xiushan Island and Changbai Island in the northeast corner of Zhoushan Big Island.

"Here and here, there must be Zheng Zhilong's ambush. As long as we go in, his ambush will surround us and surround us."

His thought shocked everyone into a cold sweat.

Chief of Staff Yang Yunsheng felt that this arrangement was unreliable.

"The Big and Small Xie Mountains are more than [-] miles away from Xiushan Island, and the Zhoushan Dadao Mountains in the middle are criss-crossed and the roads are rugged. How can Zheng Zhilong achieve coordination? If there is a mistake in this arrangement, the whole game will be lost."

Communication is definitely an important condition to limit the scale of the battlefield.

If it is on land, by fast horses, a war of more than [-] people can be spread within an area of ​​​​[-] to [-] miles.

At sea, even the fastest ships are not as fast as horses, so the battlefield has to be reduced to less than ten miles.

Otherwise, the various ministries will not be able to cooperate smoothly, and they are likely to be defeated by the enemy one by one.

Yang Yunsheng felt that Zheng Zhilong would not make such common-sense mistakes.

But Zuo Hua is not guessing randomly.

"Who said that people or boats must run back and forth to pass orders? Have you forgotten that there is still smoke?"

Yang Yunsheng was taken aback for a moment, and then suddenly realized.

"Ah... that's right! If you use the Beacon Tower and Wolf Smoke, you can indeed complete the transmission of orders in a short time."

"Then shall we go in?"

Predicting Zheng Zhilong's tactics, Shang Kexi was a little worried.

Although the ship performance of the East China Sea Fleet is far superior to Zheng's, the power of the artillery is not on the same level.But if Zheng's is squeezed into the small sea area, it will still be more or less ominous.

Zuo Hua looked resolute, apparently made up his mind.

"Of course you have to go in, otherwise how can you lure the snake out of the hole?"

He looked at everyone, and his tone became much heavier.

"Tomorrow's battle will definitely be extremely difficult at the beginning, and there will be a lot of sacrifices. But as long as we win the final victory, everything will be worth it."

Kong Zhiguang, the captain of the Yangzhou, lacked confidence.

"In such a small sea area, except for our four main battleships, the rest of the warships can't help much. If the Zheng family plays fire attack again, I'm afraid our entire army will be wiped out."

"Except for the four main battleships, the rest of the warships will not enter."

Zuo Hua's deployment surprised everyone.

Originally, the number of warships in the East China Sea Fleet was not very large, and if those old-fashioned warships were eliminated, would there still be a battle to be fought?

"Commander, this is too dangerous."

Kou Qingsheng, the captain of the Qingdao, was extremely anxious.

Zuo Hua straightened his body, and his momentum changed.

"On the battlefield, everyone can only defeat a powerful enemy if they work together in the same boat. Therefore, in some situations, everyone must be aware of it, so that they can think together and work together."

Zuo Hua's voice rose a little amidst everyone's confused expressions.

"Now, read the top-secret order!"