At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 359
The coastline in the distance is vaguely visible, and a transport fleet rides the wind and waves, heading straight for Cangzhou Port.

Suddenly, there was a burst of thunder in the distance.

"Artillery battle!" Fleet Commander Chen Minglong listened for a moment and confirmed that it was intensive artillery fire. He immediately ordered: "All transport ships turn around and return to Dengzhou, and all frigates prepare for battle!"

Although the enemy's situation was unclear, no one questioned Chen Minglong's command.

Everyone in the navy knew that Yuan Ting was building large-scale ships. Now that there was an artillery battle on the sea, there was no doubt that the Yuan army was dispatched.

Dengzhou Port is the home port of the Northern Sea Division. During the stay of more than a hundred warships of various sizes, the transport ships ran over safely. However, Cangzhou Port has not been developed for a long time and can only dock more than ten ships. The transport ships are stuck inside.

The transport ship turned around, and Chen Minglong led five warships to the scene.

Twelve tattered warships of the Song Army were fully equipped with firepower, but they were unable to defeat the four with their fists. They were surrounded and beaten by more than a hundred yuan worth of ships.

I saw a Song ship inserted between two Yuan ships, and the artillery from both sides roared at the same time.

When the three ships passed by each other, the Song ship was almost flattened, and the two Yuan ships were also gnawed by dogs.

In one fell swoop, the three ships completely lost their combat effectiveness and could be capsized if there was a big wave.

The Yuan army had many ships and could retreat, but the Song army had no chance.

Chen Minglong restrained his anger and ordered: "Bombard from the outside and hold back Yuan Tatar."

They are escort ships, and they pay more attention to safety, rescue capabilities, long-distance navigation capabilities, and speed. In fact, they only have ten cannons. It is undoubtedly unwise to rush in and use cannons to fight bayonets.

Not a moment later, the frigate entered the battlefield and attacked the Yuan ship from behind.

Yuan Chuanchuan focused on maneuvering but did not fight back.

In an instant, Chen Minglong saw the clues.

"Attention, there is a cannon on one side, pick the side without the cannon and shoot!" Chen Minglong ordered.

The remaining four ships received the order and immediately accelerated their movement speed to ensure that they were facing the blind spot of the Yuan army's firepower.

Although Chen Minglong contained some of the Yuan ships, Ji Sicheng was trapped in a tight siege, with artillery in all directions, and it was really impossible to escape.

Kacha~
The mast of the flagship was broken, the lookout hand screamed and fell into the sea, and the warship slowly stopped.

Yuan Chuan no longer approached the left and right sides, but only blasted from the front and back.

"General, jump into the sea. You may not be able to wait until rescue." The guard advised.

"I may also become a Tatar prisoner!" Ji Sicheng said sternly: "The country has been counterattacking for twenty years, how can I be the first captured general?
Raise the farewell flag and inform all ships that I will enter the sea together with the warships. "

The flag was not raised.

The Yuan ship is more than a hundred feet away. Even if the Yuan soldiers are novices, they can still achieve half the hit rate.

After a while, time turned into a pile of rags and slowly sank to the bottom of the water.

"Old Ji!" Chen Minglong saluted and ordered: "Put up the command flag and take over the battlefield!"

The Song ships in the middle resisted desperately, and Chen Minglong on the periphery tried his best to harass them. However, there were too many Yuan troops, and the Song ships were sunk one after another.

In the evening, none of the thirteen warships survived, and two of Chen Minglong's five warships sank.

The Yuan army also had a difficult time. More than half of the ships were injured, but because they could withdraw from the battlefield in time, not many were sunk.

Chen Minglong gritted his teeth and said: "No matter what, if we hold them back, we will never let them go to Cangzhou Port."

Just when he was considering whether to rush in, he heard a surprised shout: "Reinforcements are coming."

In the distance, more than 50 black spots appeared in the field of vision, quickly heading towards the battlefield.Fortunately, the Bohai Bay is not big, so the main force of the Northern Fleet was able to arrive so quickly.

"General, there are 93 enemy ships and three our escort ships." The flagship lookout reported loudly.

They equipped large telescopes so that they could see the flag clearly when ordinary ships could see black spots.

"The escort ship speeds up to the battlefield, guerrillas on the outside, and the warship covers the main force and rushes in to fight!" Qian Yi ordered.

Although it has been lonely, the navy's warships have been developing.

A small but fast messenger ship, a warship used for escort, a warship that combines speed and firepower, and a main ship with many guns and thick armor.

In fact, everyone in the Navy has named each model, namely speedboat, frigate, cruiser, and armored ship. However, because there is not much credit to be gained, the Navy has not submitted it to the emperor for approval.

"Today is the time to prove the navy's combat power!" Qian Yi murmured to himself.

The four marshals of the army are extraordinary, but there are only three generals of the navy. It is true that the navy has a higher rank at the beginning, but it lacks military merit and its promotion speed is very slow.

Qian Yi rushed towards the battlefield with murderous intent, but Harazang was sizing him up carefully.

When he saw the appearance of the two core ships, Halash uttered one word: "Withdraw."

It is seventeen or eighty feet long, almost twice as long as the Yuan ship. There is only a very high poop on the deck, but there are four masts. The two masts in the front are hung with sails, and the two masts in the back are hung with triangle sails.

If you look closely, you can see that there are two layers of gun windows on one side. It is roughly estimated that there are more than a hundred guns.

With such a warship, combined with other small ships, I am afraid that all Yuan ships will not be left here.

"The injured ship returns to Zhigu Port, and the uninjured warship goes to sea, each looking for fighter planes!" Harazang ordered.

The number of Yuan ships is indeed large, but when they attack the opponent with nine times the force, they also pay the same number of sinkings. What does this mean?
Lack of training.

No matter how wide the river or lake is, it cannot produce real naval troops. Whether it is shelling or maneuvering ships, Yuan soldiers are far behind.

Therefore, Ha Lazhang put aside his positive thoughts and planned to implement the guerrilla war plan.

The coast of the Song Dynasty is long and there are many densely populated places. If you just go there and fire a few cannons, you can make the Song Dynasty's navy exhausted. If you can land, you can also contain a large number of the Song Dynasty's horse infantry.

Just because he expected this, Qian Yi ordered all the ships to chase him and make sure to kill this Yuan army.

The frigate was the fastest and arrived first, but just after a round of fighting, the sun set.

The sky was getting dark, and the Yuan ship gradually became blurry. Each frigate continued to shoot off fireworks, but it was still difficult to aim.

I can vaguely see the location of the Yuan Ship, cannot judge the distance, and cannot shoot at all.

Under the cover of darkness, Yuan Chuan continued to break away from the team and sailed to the outer sea.

In fact, Qian Yi had been prepared for a long time. In the middle of the Bohai Strait, more than a hundred warships were going back and forth, shooting off fireworks from time to time.

With the fleeting light, the watchmen kept watch on the sea surface, fearing that a Yuan boat would sneak out.

Suddenly, a Song boat spotted a dark shadow moving on the sea and rushed over immediately.

Fireworks kept shooting into the sky, not only to locate the yuan ship, but also to inform the friendly forces that something was going on here.

Vaguely assessing the distance, the gunners opened fire.

There is a lot of movement, but no effect is visible.

"Firing will only expose the position. Charge, and it will be safe if you rush out!" Hong Junxiang ordered not to fight back, but to speed up and rush out.

(End of this chapter)