Ten warships lined up in a column, one followed by another and entered the main channel, and filled the sails. They quickly raised their speed and rushed towards the Qiantang River mouth like a long dragon. Behind it was a large area of ​​small sailboats, all of which were ready to follow them to watch the fun. The people of the Song Dynasty were so curious that they had to make do with the war, and they all had the potential to suck them to death. After only half an hour, these small sailboats could not see the shadow of the warships in front, and the merchants who hired ships to go out to sea kept urging the ship boss to accelerate. Unfortunately, no matter how fast the fishing boats accelerated, they could not even run away from the warships, and they didn't even have the chance to eat the wake.

On September 25, 1254, the fleet of the Jinhe Empire suddenly appeared east of the Lisi Islands, with more than 100 ships. In addition to one of the sea kings, Qingyishui's sea wolf class.

Just as Wen Nan said, if the Jinhe Empire had thought of the simple method of beheading, the Song Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago. With the strength of the Jinhe Empire's naval strength, there was no need to wait for a big tide. He also crawled into the Qiantang River at night and just needed to sway the main fleet into Hangzhou Bay. The Song Dynasty's naval army probably wouldn't even dare to leave the water camp. Then the imperial army carrying tens of thousands of armed cargo ships suddenly appeared on the edge of Lin'an City, and there would be no in and out of the subsequent process. Lin'an's city walls could not block its own marines, nor could they block the Marines of the Jinhe Empire. Maybe they would break through faster. After all, the Jinhe Empire's army has a large number of troops.

"Your Majesty, those sailing ships are exactly the same as the ships sent by His Majesty to Jinhekou to deliver letters. It seems that they were built in batches. Now their cannon suits have been taken off. According to our observations, the cannon caliber is not large, but they are just installed on an iron rack. I don't know why." The appearance of the King of the Sea means that the Emperor of the Empire has also come out. At this time, Hong Jinhe is holding a telescope in the stern building, listening to the naval commander next to him explaining the situation on the sea.

"Do they mean to start a war? If so, don't ask for my opinion, and it's better to start first. Since my father asked me to negotiate, he shouldn't do such provocative behavior." Hong Jinhe had entered the state of the imperial emperor at this time, everything was secondary. First of all, the safety of the imperial fleet must be guaranteed.

"This is not. They have been circling around the outside of our fleet, not provoking, but afraid of being surrounded by our fleet. I just sent someone to test that once they get closer to a distance of about a thousand meters, the gunners on their ship will enter the combat position. This news is very unfavorable to us. The effective shooting distance of our latest naval gun is only 600 meters, which is much further away than us." Commander Ou didn't want the emperor to have any misunderstandings. Regardless of whether Hong Tao was also on the ship, it was a person sent by the old Majesty, so it would be better not to fight.

"Did the Navy of the Song Dynasty react?" Hong Jinhe put down the telescope. The freeboards of the ships were too low and appeared and disappeared in the sea, which was very difficult to observe. Since the naval commander said that they were not abnormal, don't worry about their eyes.

"I sent two squadrons to contact the Dasong Navy first, so that they would not be afraid. We are not here to fight. Don't worry, even if they don't believe it, they dare not come out. The Song Dynasty has made the army very good over the years. Unfortunately, there is still no major breakthrough in naval construction, and it still has the defensive concept of ten years ago. I don't know which capable person in their court came up with the idea of ​​dividing such a huge navy into more than a dozen squadrons along the coastline. It's so stupid that it can't be stupid anymore. It's useless. It's useless. It's used so much money, grain and sailors." In Commander O's eyes, the more than 200 Dasong Navy warships stationed near Mingzhou are not threatening the warships that are circled in the distance. If the navy does not go out to sea and only stops in the water camps and ports every day, it will lose the meaning of coastal defense.

"Don't underestimate the enemy too much. Before meeting my father, treat the object of this negotiation as an enemy. Be careful in everything." Even though Hong Jinhe doesn't look like Hong Tao, he is Hong Tao's son after all, and he has inherited a lot of the problems of thieves, and even takes the most unlikely situation seriously.

"Your Majesty, the lookouter received a signal from the warning fleet. A fleet sailed out of the river mouth and arrived very fast, about four hours later." It is no exaggeration to say that the Jinhe Empire is a pure maritime country. Not only officials who have attended navigation schools like Hong Jinhe, Yiyi, and Ou are familiar with navigation, but even the Speaker, who is nearly fifty years old, can easily understand the flag language.

The national sailing is not only the national policy of the empire, but also forms a cultural heritage. Immigrants who have just entered the empire may not be used to the style of locals taking their children out to sea on small boats when they arrive on holidays, but their second and third generations cannot get used to it. Learning to drive sailboats from an early age has become the basic skill of children in the empire. If a child does not know how to get along with his peers, he will be laughed at by children.

"...He likes to eat seafood. When he was a child, he would take us to Jinhekou to fish and put crab cages when he got home. I was not as good as him in fishing. It's okay to catch crabs. Let's put a boat. I'll catch some crabs, just for dinner." Hong Jinhe knew that the fleet was still far away and could not see anything, but he picked up the telescope and looked west, then walked down the stern, intending to catch a few crabs for his father as supper.

Although it is not certain that Hong Tao is coming, most people, including Hong Jinhe, have already determined in their hearts who is coming. If it were any other person or organization, it would be impossible to build such a large fleet through the eyes of the Imperial Supervision Department, and with Wen Xiaoqi's design ideas. Moreover, there are people who dare to make appointments with the imperial emperor and the prime minister and dare to deal with hundreds of warships with only a dozen warships, except for the Emperor Hong, who is known as the sea god, there seems to be no second one.

"What's the use of such a navy? The enemy has arrived at the door of the house, but they don't even dare to open the door of the water village." Just as Hong Jinhe was rowing a boat and a crab cage to prepare for his father to have a crab banquet, the father was carrying ten Virginia-class warships and rushed out of the Qiantang River at a speed of 11 seconds and heading towards the agreed location. What made Hong Tao very angry was that there was not even a warship of the Song Dynasty Navy in the nearby waters, but there were a few sea wolf-class warships with the flag of the Jinhe Empire in the distance. Obviously, the Song Dynasty Navy and the Royal Navy reached a tacit understanding and betrayed the Song Dynasty.

"Don't worry about them, they will be replaced sooner or later. I haven't seen Jinhe for six or seven years, right? You are a good emperor, a good general, and a good teacher, but you are definitely not a good father." Wen Nan was not surprised. Through in-depth research on the Song Dynasty court these days, the performance of the Song Dynasty's naval army should be said to be natural. There were two groups of people in the Song Dynasty who were the most influenced by the Jinhe Empire. One group was a maritime merchant, and the other group was the officers and sailors in the navy.

"Indeed, I've been busy with my own affairs over the years and haven't paid much attention to him. To be honest, sometimes I even forgot him. If I let him know, I'd probably hate me. But this time I will give him a gift, a big gift, which can be regarded as making up for the debts I have lost over the years." Hong Tao never denies his flaws in this regard. He is indeed not so close to his family and relatives. He has been with them for less time and has not even been with the sailors for much time.

"Only you will give a huge country to your son as a gift. Is this considered using power for personal gain?" Wen Nan knew what this gift was, it was the Song Dynasty. Hong Tao did not plan to transform the Song Dynasty alone, because this task was a bit too difficult for an old man in his 60s, and he might not see the ending. Instead of giving up halfway, it would be better to find a better way out for the Song Dynasty.

"Use power for personal gain? We don't have a big deal. After leaving the palace, we can't even control Lin'an City. Where can we get the power? This time we must cooperate well and make them believe that we have actually controlled the Song Dynasty court, otherwise my son would definitely not mind another beheading operation." Hong Tao was not as optimistic as Wen Nan. Using the power of the Jinhe Empire to help him govern the Song Dynasty was also a dangerous move. The key is how to fool the imperial emperor, the imperial prime minister and the imperial speaker, so that they believe that the exchange of interests is the most beneficial. Although he has extremely high talent in fooling people, the people he has to face are not good people. In addition to a omnipresent imperial supervisory department, this negotiation is probably not too easy.

As the sun sets, the fiery red sunset plates the sea with a layer of golden yellow, including white sails. The two fleets with a large scale are slowly approaching in the eastern waters of Hangzhou Bay. If you look down from the sky, the fleet in the west is like a sharp sword, and the fleet in the east is divided into several layers, more like a thick shield.

"Jinhe has also learned bad things and wants to force us to the edge of the island. Can't you say that there are no kind people in your family?" Although both sides have entered the telescope observation distance and are also communicating with each other in flag language, Xiaoshuangzhaoer in private is not idle at all. Even people like Wen Nan who are not interested in sailing can see that the fleet opposite is ill intentions.

"Good people don't live long! Since the day when the children are sensible, I will repeat this sentence whenever I see them. Lao Wu, let them see what a clutch is. Don't think that too many ships can bully people. No matter how much waste there is, it's useless!" Even though they were not here to fight, Hong Tao did not want to give in to anyone on the sea, even his own son.
Chapter completed!