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Chapter 308 Little Snake Swallows Giant Python

Four fleets collided in less than a quarter of an hour. Kong Pei's first attack fleet passed through the formation of the Mongolian Navy, and then the guns on both sides opened fire on the enemy ships on both sides in turn. The five warships following him also separated the guns on both sides. The entire fleet was like a fire dragon spraying smoke and accompanied by thunder. This is the difference between a real warship and an armed cargo ship. Its hull structure allows to withstand both sides' recoils, as long as it is not fired at the same time. Moreover, the number of gunners on the warships is much more than that of ordinary armed cargo ships, and can complete the task of loading on both sides at the same time.

The Mongolian navy obviously had never seen such a tactic. They could not have guessed that the dragon shark-level would be able to travel so fast at full speed, and many mortars would lose their targets without being able to aim. Moreover, they did not have enough understanding of the tactics of facing the enemy on the side. They always instinctively like to use the strongest and the bow of the boat with the smallest surface to face the enemy, and they did not like to face the soft abdomen to the enemy. This is human instinct. If they do not understand the true meaning of naval battles, they cannot understand. Not only the Mongolian navy, but also the Southern Song navy.

As the first attack fleet completed the interlude, Bo Jiao's second attack fleet also opened fire. The naval guns on both sides fired at the same time, and also forced them into the middle of the two ships in the Mongolian Navy's formation. This kind of naval battle has never been seen by the Mongolian Navy before. Not to mention them, even the Southern Song Navy would not use this method to fight. Because their ships were not fast enough and the artillery fire was not fierce enough. Once they were clamped by the two ships of the opponent, they would be attacked on both sides.

But when it comes to the Royal Fleet, this method has become the best and most effective offensive formation. It can exert 100% of the firepower of the battleship at the same time, and there is no need to worry about the opponent's attack on both sides, because the opponent does not have the possibility of charging against hundreds of guns. That is not a war, it is a demand for death, and it is a fear of death slow, so it is rushed to send it up. This is the era, poor technology, different concepts, and different weapons can make the battlefield completely different. The originally favorable situation may become unfavorable, and the originally unfavorable places may become very favorable.

Hong Tao's main fleet had the slowest speed. The two attack fleets had already begun to turn, and his port side guns of Jinhe began to fire. Two hundred meters away, the ship located on the northernmost side of the Mongolian Navy intercepted the fleet was very unlucky. One mast was directly broken by solid bullets, and the waterline was also hit by heavy artillery under the Jinhe. The hull was tilted and began to spin on the spot.

"The left rudder twenty, the course is 185, the port cannon is ready!" Weng Ya almost pushed the helm away and took the helm himself. She felt that no one was as good as her except Hong Tao, so she was so anxious.

"Don't jump around. You have children in your belly, why are you so frigid when you are so adult? Tell me that you just need to crippled the enemy ship and lose your ability to move. There is no need to sink it directly. The shells are not expensive!" Hong Tao looked at Weng Ya jumping in front of her eyes, shouting and screaming, and she couldn't help it. This was just a flash in front of her eyes, and it was so complicated that she couldn't even think.

"Stingy!" Weng Ya was very unhappy when Hong Tao said something. She liked to see her cannons smash the enemy ship into pieces, so that she could feel the power of destruction. Unfortunately, when she arrived at Hong Tao, she would be wasted.

"If you don't take the lead, you don't know how expensive it is. When you have a child, you will understand!" Hong Tao was puzzled. He was called a prodigal son by others in his previous life, but why did he become Grandet in this life? Could it be that his personality has really changed?

In high-speed mobile warfare, the Mongolian navy's mortar, which was not accurate, basically lost its accuracy. The ships on both sides kept turning and could not aim at it at all. There was no fire density, and the hit rate was all due to luck. The more anxious you were at this time, the more you could not hit it, the more anxious you were. After a few rounds, the gunner lost confidence and turned into random releases.

The three royal fleets were like three small snakes, constantly drilling around the body of the Mongolian Navy's intercepting fleet, making full use of the cannons on both sides of the body to spray deadly iron balls on enemy ships passing by on both sides. The Mongolian intercepting fleet's one-line snake formation was completely divided into three sections and gradually compressed into three piles. It was impossible to fight back effectively or echo each other. The head and tail of the training were both useless, and the formation changes were all used, so they could only keep shooting in the approximate direction of the opponent's sea ship, hoping that God would be able to win a big prize.

Two hours later, the sound of cannons on the sea gradually stopped. None of the fifty Mongolian naval warships fell, and were all sunk and broken in the sea at the tip of the Shandong Peninsula. The sea was filled with broken wood, broken masts, semi-sinking ships and living, injured and dead people. If you look down from the sky, this sea that stretches for more than ten kilometers would be like the trash that had just been dumped. In this garbage pile, more than ten warships were gathering together.

"Two ships of the First Attack Fleet were attacked by three shells, the hull was not damaged, the rigging was slightly injured, two people were killed, and one person was seriously injured!"

"A ship in the Second Attack Fleet was attacked by a shell, and the hull was slightly injured and repaired, with no casualties!"

"Our ship No. 4 and ship No. 5 each ate a shell, both of which were on the deck and smashed through two decks. The hull was unobstructed. Three people were killed, two seriously injured, and five people were slightly injured!" While gathering, the three fleets reported the losses to the flagship through flag words. Then the second deputy of the Jinhe River statistics were summarized and finally reported to the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Hong Tao.

"Where is the ammunition consumption?" Hong Tao refused to comment on this result. He was more concerned about the fleet's continuous combat capabilities.

"It consumed about one-quarter to one-third." The second coupon picked up the record book, sorted out the data reported by each ship, and gave a vague concept.

"Continue to pursue! While driving the ship, the funerals of the fallen soldiers were held on the deck. Notify each ship to pay attention to ammunition consumption, just make the other ship lose its ability to move, and strictly stop unnecessary shooting!" Hearing that the ammunition was consumed so much, Hong Tao grinned and grinned. If he continued to fight like this, the Mongolian navy would intercept it once or twice, and he would be exhausted from ammunition and food. Even if he rushed back to the Si Islands, he could get replenishment. This time it would take more than a thousand kilometers to go back and forth, and it would take two days at the fastest. With this time, the Mongolian navy basically crossed the mouth of the Yellow River, and it was less than one day away from the Yangtze River. Can the Southern Song navy stop it by letting more than 400 armed cargo ships loaded with landing soldiers cross the Yangtze River?

"Uncle, what about these people? Let's capture them back as slaves. We have received some training. Maybe they will be a group of good sailors in a few years." No matter how tough Weng Ya is, she is still a girl in her early twenties. Her heart is much softer than Hong Tao, Bo Jiao, and merciful. The generals like Kong Pei who are floating on the sea with all kinds of things floating and shouting, were compassionate. She said she wanted to capture them back as slaves, but in fact she wanted to save their lives.

"When entering the battlefield, there is no concept of people. In the eyes of the captain, there should be only a distinction between life and death. There is no choice but to choose more. Only single choices. Let us save them, who will save people from the cities along the Song Dynasty? After the Mongolian army lands, those cities will be bloody. They have lost so many people and ships. Do you think they will massacre the city?" Hong Tao didn't even look back. He looked at that scene more and felt that he had a burden in his heart. He just pretended that he couldn't see it and didn't think about it.

"As long as they don't go to Jinhewan, don't touch our routes and ports, what does killing others have to do with me... I didn't get their salary, why should I think about them!" Weng Ya was still unwilling to give up, but she knew that Hong Tao would not change the order, so she could only mutter in a low voice.

"Get away, don't get angry here and go see the injured crew!" Hong Tao knew very well that his actions to help the Song Dynasty war had no market in Jinhewan. At least half of the people in Jinhewan were reluctant to use their children's lives to help the Song Dynasty war in vain, especially the younger generation, who had no feelings for the Song Dynasty. At best, they regarded the Song Dynasty as a business partner. The reason why the parliament could pass its proposal was 50% because of its respect for itself, and 30% agreed to its argument that the development of the Jinhe Empire would rely on the Song Dynasty, and the remaining 20% ​​was fear and blind obedience to itself.

However, as time goes by, when the older generation of Jinhewan people gradually withdrew from the political stage of the Jinhe Empire, the second and third generations of Jinhewan people became the main force of the empire, such compromises will become less and less. At that time, students and disciples will fight with themselves, the emperor for the benefit of the Jinhe Empire. It is not that they do not respect themselves, nor that they are not afraid of themselves, but that they have instilled another idea in them since childhood, that things are not against people, and that everything must be based on interests, and that things that harm themselves and their own national interests must never be done!

As for whether this result is good or bad, Hong Tao was not sure. But one thing is certain, these descendants of Jinhewan know how to fight for their own interests, and no one, including the emperor, cannot control their thoughts. How to measure good or bad? People in Jinhewan may not think that it is good or bad for the good or bad things of the Song Dynasty; people in Jinhewan may not think that it is bad for the Song Dynasty. They can not invade the Song Dynasty because they are very face. As for what will happen after they die, Hong Tao does not expect that they will have any impact on them after they become statues. If the Song Dynasty wants not to be bullied, they must gain their own ability and can save it for a while, but cannot save it for a lifetime. Whether they can last longer and whether they can complete the upgrade depends on the people of the Song Dynasty.
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