Chapter 875 Naval Battle

Mufti said: "Your Majesty, you can't hesitate any longer. Don't forget that our weapons depend on the direction of the wind."

Pu Shima finally made up his mind: "Then retreat to Macheng. We will have the advantage of the wind direction of the harbor and lure the Song people there to deal with them!"

The pirates were in disarray, and when ordered to retreat, more than 300 large and small warships were in chaos.

The main reason was that the new guy brought too much stuff this time, and everyone was busy carrying the bits and pieces to their own ships, and there were even several firefights.

Pu Shima boarded the King Kong, went to the ship building and took out the monocular telescope newly presented to him by Liu Shiheng, and scanned the harbor: "Oh? The Jiaozhi Navy seems to be okay..."

Mufuti smiled and said: "I'm afraid that kid has been thinking about running away, and he has already been prepared."

Pu Shima said contemptuously: "No wonder his uncle died in the battle, but he can survive! Send a flag and ask him to move closer to the flagship, follow me to the sea, and make way for the rear army to clear the waterway!"

Seven days later, Wei Shouan captured Longya City without any blood.

Sun Neng sent a 100-man New Army team ashore, quickly purged the remnant troops defending the city, and raised the red tooth flag in the Longya City Walled City.

Pu Shima did not damage the port, and the army was able to station at the mouth of the river.

However, the big ship couldn't do it, so Wei Shou'an, who originally served as the queen, suggested to Wang Shao that the schooner should set off five days later than the Jiaozhi sea-breaking ship, so that he could go and make great contributions to the Song Dynasty first.

Wang Shao felt that what Wei Shou'an said was reasonable, so he sent Wei Shou'an to take the lead, and Sun Neng led 300 new troops as marines to accompany him.

So the big ship is still behind.

Soon the sergeants delivered a box, which Sun Neng opened. It was full of information about the Pu Shima fleet.

Wei Shou'an believed that he was loyal to the Li Dynasty until the last moment. Shaobao even said that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty surrendered in desperate situations and should not be discriminated against.

When Shi Wei's father came back after being captured, the kind of discrimination and abuse he received was undeserved, because he was injured and captured, and had already dedicated his loyalty to the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, the Song troops who returned from the prisoner exchange between Suyou and Xixia in Weizhou were treated differently. These people were also very grateful, and many of them still held positions in the Western Army.

Looking at the information Liu Shiheng had hidden in Dragon Tooth City, Wei Shoan shook his head: "How many times has this happened? He never gets tired of this trick?"

Sun Neng pulled out a blueprint: "Is this the Greek fire blueprint? Use copper pipes to store oil and ignite it, and then launch it through the hydraulic pump at the rear, up to tens of meters away, to burn enemy ships?"

Wei Shou'an was concerned about the number of enemy ships: "With more than five hundred warships, the military strength is twice that of ours. Pu Shima has absorbed various forces at sea in the past few years, and his strength is terrifying..."

Sun Neng said with a smile: "One group of pirates in the South China Sea defected to the Song Dynasty, and another group concentrated here. They were wiped out in one fell swoop. From now on, the South China Sea will be peaceful."

Wei Shou'an was a little uneasy: "Then we have to take it. With ships like ours, even if they are equipped with ballistae, I'm afraid they won't be able to take it."

Sun Neng said: "I'm afraid they have deep guerrilla habits. It would be troublesome if they were broken up."

Wei Shou'an was still a little worried: "I'm afraid the commander has never seen the dangers of naval battles. If one move is unfavorable, the army will be defeated like a mountain... Let's send a speed ship to investigate. The current wind direction is not good for us."

After a day of repairs, the fleet entered a wartime state. Wei Shou'an commanded more than two hundred ships under his command and began a zigzag sailing across the wind and entered the strait.

On the third day, Wang Shao's nine schooners caught up and took over command of the fleet.

After dispatching the communication team to each large ship, Wei Shou'an discovered that the fleet had suddenly changed from a mess to a flawless one.

Each large ship was protected by more than a dozen small ships, following the movement of the large ship. Signals came from the flagship Taishan from time to time, which were translated into instructions by the communications team, which made Wei Shou'an overjoyed.

With such a unified command fleet, as long as it has more than five ships, it will be easy to attack multiple enemies. The larger the fleet, the more obvious the effect. This is an artifact to increase military power!

Wei Shou'an was an old navy man. Now he didn't even bother to command warships. He studied semaphores on the ship every day. It wasn't until another five days passed that Sun Neng came in and told him that Pu Shima's fleet had appeared ahead, and Wei Shou'an finally

From the communications room to the command room.

On the huge chart, there are small red and blue plastic pieces of Cellulo.

Each piece of plastic represents a big ship.

Wei Shouan went up and erased all the blue plastic pieces: "Inform the Taishan that the enemy ship's weapon is a flamethrower, mostly small ship equipment. If we judge the enemy ship's combat power by its size, we will suffer a big loss.

"

Sun Neng said: "What should we do?"

Wei Shou'an said: "If you trust the bachelor, ask him to station a ship two nautical miles away to suppress the formation. Wei Shou'an please command the front army!"

Sun Neng went, and after a while he got a notebook and said excitedly: "Bachelor agreed! Order: Agree with the request, and all the front, middle and second armies will listen to the dispatch. The nine ships in Taishan and the rear. I wish General Wei his first victory, and the Emperor Song Dynasty."

, the martial arts will be prosperous."

Wei Shoan's eyes suddenly became wet, and he waved his hand to hide his emotions: "Raise the flag! Take the order! March to fight!"

A hundred miles away from Macheng, more than 500 large and small warships came out and formed a formation on the sea.

The weather is right, the sun is shining, the water is blue, and the seagulls are still flying. They don't know that a war unprecedented in history is about to happen here.

More than 800 ships, large and small, participated in the war. The purpose of the war was to compete for control of the Maluka Strait.

On the King Kong, Pu Shima looked at the fleet appearing on the horizon and couldn't help but smile.

Two against one, sharp firearms, and a tailwind, there is no reason to fail in this battle.

Once the last tyrannical force in the South China Sea is eliminated, he can turn around and deal with the huge Song ships returning home.

How many ships like that can be transformed into battleships to sail across the seven seas?

As soon as he raised his hand, the red flag waved, and the sails of Mufuti's front army were fully spread, and they rushed towards the Song army.

Immediately afterwards, the King Kong also began to fill its sails. After both sides entered visual distance, the variables were actually not big.

But at this moment, the largest Jiaozhi ship in front actually lowered its sails, and followed the Song ship with its two wings moving forward, gradually forming a flying geese array!

Pu Shima's eyes tightened, and he changed his formation in front of the enemy! How did the Song Navy navy do this?!

However, it was too late, and now I could only watch my former army, like a turtle, obediently crawl into the opponent's pocket.

This is what water warfare is like. The huge inertia of ships makes the navy's response very slow.

Poor command will also make the captains of the ships at a loss.

In addition, there were many pirates in his own naval force, and these people were used to being free and loose. Seeing the changes in the formation of the Song fleet, some confusion suddenly appeared in the front army.

Most of the ships, following Mufuti's "Truth", had no choice but to collide with the Song Army's pocket formation. However, many "smart" captains began to disperse, each looking for their own targets, trying to

Pockets ripped and notched.

The war started at such a hasty opportunity.

The charge was started by Pu Shima, and the attack was started by the Song army.

On the deck of the Song Dynasty ship, the crossbow gunner had already opened the ballistae, and the first batch of enemy ships had already entered the firing range. The igniter pulled out the cement seal on the cannonball, inserted the detonator into the coconut cannonball, and then lit the match: "

put!"

"Boom -" Countless cement balls flew up from the Song ship and fell towards the enemy ship two hundred meters away.

Due to the different weights, the impact point of the cannonballs was quite different, and most of the cannonballs fell into the water. However, more than ten enemy ships were still destroyed.

The shell was also specially wrapped with a layer of linen material by Su You to cushion the impact. It fell on the deck and rolled for a few seconds before exploding with a bang.

Dozens of huge fireballs sprayed out from the enemy ships that were recruited from it, instantly covering the entire deck. Countless Cochin sailors jumped into the sea with their bodies covered in flames. The huge straw mat sails instantly turned into torches, and the ship

The speed suddenly slowed down.

The burning sailboat blocked the path of enemy ships. In order to avoid these ships, Mufti's front army could only turn the helm and immediately fell into chaos.
Chapter completed!