When the four clippers were about to attack the Bohai fleet, they finally approached the shore. In a hurry, all the sailors on board jumped off the ship, abandoned the ship and fled ashore.
The stern boat was afraid of running aground and did not dare to get too close to the shore. More than a dozen small boats surrounded it. Some sailors jumped on the enemy ship, and some were preparing to land on the shore to chase the fleeing Liaoxi sailors, but they were stopped by Li En.
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The shore was already the boundary of Yingping County. He already knew that Long Rui's army had captured Yingping. He was not familiar with the situation on the shore yet, so it was not advisable to take risks easily.
Although no enemy soldiers were captured, they captured four enemy ships, which was considered a victory in the first battle.
Li En personally boarded the enemy ship and found that it was a slightly larger modified fishing boat with a cabin in the middle. Naturally, the hull could not have armor, and it was not even covered with cowhide.
Several of his subordinates also boarded the enemy ship to observe.
Although they had received intelligence before that the Liaoxi navy was actually formed from a group of fishermen in the south of the Yangtze River, it was only now that they saw the enemy's ships in person that the Bohai officers and soldiers truly felt a sense of contempt.
Everyone had heard about the past when the Taihu Army defeated Zhou Lie, and thought that if the Liaodong Navy could defeat Zhou Lie, the Taihu Army must still have some strength.
But at this moment, I only feel that the Taihu Army was not so strong in that battle, but that the Liaodong Navy was too weak.
This kind of warship that has been transformed from a fishing boat is not only shabby to carry out maritime warfare, but also does not have much combat effectiveness.
Li En ordered these ships to be sent to the main fleet at the rear and handed over to the commander for personal inspection. He led the fleet and continued to advance westward.
The main fleet and the vanguard were only half a day's journey apart. When Yuan Gaijia saw several captured ships, he even sent someone to invite Zhou Lie to watch them.
The Bohai Sea Navy had nearly 60 large and small warships. In order to defeat the Liaoxi Navy in one battle, Yuan Gaijia left only a very small number of ships to guard the Bohai Sea and personally led fifty large and small warships into the battle.
Among these fifty warships, there are three tower ships alone. Each tower ship can lead many warships to form an independent battle group.
On the vast sea, the Bohai Sea Navy also had a strict and orderly formation, and the densely packed fleet formed the central army and two wings.
The main force of the Chinese army was naturally led by Yuan Gaijia himself.
In addition to the giant building ship he was on, there were four fighting ships surrounding the building ship, and the remaining ones were stern ships and walking barges. Once in battle, the fighting ships would serve as the main warships in a head-on duel with the enemy, while the fighting ships and gondola ships would
You can take advantage of your brisk speed to cruise around enemy ships and launch surprise attacks at any time.
Between each fleet, there are also yachts specially used to convey military orders and coordinate the progress of the fleet.
In addition, a small number of ships that the Liaodong Army could use for combat were also incorporated into the team.
Logically speaking, as the commander of the Liaodong Navy, Zhou Lie was qualified enough to command one wing of the army even though he was unable to command the central army.
But I don’t know whether Yuan Gaijia simply didn’t look down on Zhou Lie, or because he was worried that Zhou Lie would act without authorization at a critical moment, so he did not arrange for Zhou Lie to command on both wings, but just asked Zhou Lie’s Sea Falcon boat to follow behind the building boat.
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Zhou Lie didn't show any dissatisfaction, he just followed orders.
Although it is a coalition in name, the strength of the Bohai Navy is far greater than that of the Liaodong Navy, and strength determines the right to speak. Under this situation, it is naturally difficult for Zhou Lie to conflict with Yuan Gaijian.
"Commander Zhou, this is the captured enemy ship." Yuan Gaijia was not tall and had bronze skin, but he looked energetic and full of energy when he spoke. He led Zhou Lie to board the captured enemy ship.
With a mocking look on his eyebrows, he glanced at Zhou Lie and asked: "I heard that you have fought against the Liaoxi Navy. What are their warships like?"
These words were obviously suspected of exposing wounds, but Zhou Lie looked very calm and nodded: "Yes. The team of the Liaoxi Navy is the Taihu Pirates. I have introduced to the commander before that the Taihu Pirates are fishermen from the Taihu Lake area in the south of the Yangtze River.
Xiao Ju becomes a bandit. This group of people is very good at water. Qin Xiao has a connection with this group of thieves and bandits and secretly colluded with them. In order to deal with the Liaodong Navy, Qin Xiao found the Taihu Bandits, set a trap, and caught the Liaodong Navy off guard.
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"I think so." Yuan Gaijia said with a smile: "General Zhou has a great reputation. He is a famous navy general. I have admired him for a long time. When I heard about the defeat of the Liaodong Navy, I was still very surprised. Commander Zhou and the Liaodong Navy
How could the army's strength be defeated by a group of water bandits? It must be that the water bandits were cunning and set a trap, and they were lucky enough to win." He raised his hand and clapped.
He patted the side of the ship and said, "Their ships are ordinary. A ship like this will be vulnerable if it encounters strong winds and waves at sea."
Zhou Lie smiled lightly and said: "The commander-in-chief is right. After that defeat, we also sent people to conduct a detailed investigation and found that the Western Liaoning Navy had almost no decent warships. This cannot be blamed on them, they are just
A group of fishermen can only build some fishing boats, but building warships is simply a dream." At this point, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "It is indeed a shame and humiliation for me to lose in their hands."
Yuan Gaijia did not expect that Zhou Lie would dare to tear open the scar, and said with a smile: "Don't blame yourself, Commander Zhou. Their tricks will not work after one use. This time the coalition forces take action, they will naturally catch them all.
If you capture the enemy's leader, you will behead him yourself."
Zhou Lie also said with emotion: "Commander, the Bohai Sea Navy is strong and naturally invincible."
"You have fought against them and have experience." Yuan Gaijia said: "How do you think they will respond this time?"
Zhou Lie thought for a moment and then said: "The commander-in-chief wants to hear the truth?"
"Of course it's the truth."
"In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are in vain." Zhou Lie said: "In the previous defeat, I only brought three sea falcon ships to fight. Although the Taihu Army did not have decent warships, they had a large number of ships at that time.
In addition, we also used fire attack tactics, which led to our army's defeat. I completely agree with what the commander just said. If you try to use the same tricks again, it will definitely not work." After a pause,
Cai Dao: "The battle took place at night. There was an oil slick on the sea. The visibility at night was too poor. We were not able to discover it in time. By the time we realized something was wrong, it was too late to evacuate. So I suggested that we engage the enemy this time.
Try to choose it during the day.”
Yuan Gaijia nodded and said: "You really need to be careful about this."
"Other than that, there is actually nothing to worry about." Zhou Lie said with a smile: "The strength of the two sides is very different. With such strength, there is no need to play tricks with them. If I judge correctly, they
The strength of the coalition forces will soon be detected. Under such circumstances, if the Liaoxi Navy goes to sea for a decisive battle, it will undoubtedly be seeking death. I believe they will never be so stupid. If I were their commander, I would have no choice but to stay in the port.
Not a single ship will be sent out of the port within 12 days."
Yuan Gaijia smiled and said: "Heroes think alike, and I think exactly the same." He put a hand on the side of the ship, glanced at the enemy ships again, and then said: "If they are all just warships like this, indeed
You don’t have to put too much thought into it.”
"With all due respect, the strength of the Bohai Sea Navy is actually invincible in the world." Zhou Lie said with emotion: "If Liaodong had such a powerful navy, it would be enough to dominate the waters of the world, and the waters of western Liaoning alone
The army is not worth mentioning."
Yuan Gaijia's eyebrows were filled with joy, but he still pretended to be calm and said, "Does Commander Zhou really think so?"
"Speaking from the bottom of my heart." Zhou Lie said seriously: "Just look at the Bohai Navy's marching formation, which is orderly and strict. It takes hard work to practice. To be honest, there were many people who were in my ears at the beginning.
He said that the Bohai Sea Navy was strong and praised the commander's skill in leading the troops. I didn't see it with my own eyes, so I just thought it was an exaggeration. But after seeing it in person, I realized that the facts are more admirable than the rumors."
If others said this, Yuan Gaijia might not care too much.
But Zhou Lie was originally a well-known navy general. When these words came out of Zhou Lie's mouth, Yuan Gaijia's feeling was naturally very different. His heart was filled with joy, and there was a look of pride on his eyebrows. He smiled and said:
"It's a great honor to be praised by Commander Zhou." He said humbly: "Commander Zhou is a senior in the navy, and I will ask you for advice on many things in the future. Please don't hesitate to give me your advice."
"The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead." Zhou Lie sighed: "The victory of this battle has been determined, and the Liaoxi navy will definitely be wiped out. From now on, the great commander's reputation will be even more powerful in the world, and will even shine in the annals of history!"
Yuan Gaijia worked hard to build the Bohai Sea Navy, hoping that one day he could command the Bohai Sea Navy and make great achievements.
Zhou Lie's words struck exactly what Yuan Gaijia was thinking.
Everyone hopes to leave a name in history.
If he could become the most famous navy general in the world and even be passed down in the annals of history, it would naturally be a dream for Yuan Gaijia.
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At this time, the image of the Bohai Navy's massive defeat of the Liaoxi Navy had already appeared in his mind.
Winning this battle will not only shock the world, but also the prestige in Bohai will be at its peak.
Although Bohai surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he always had hatred towards the Tang Dynasty. Defeating a navy of the Tang Dynasty would definitely make the people of Bohai extremely excited, and Yuan Gaijia would take advantage of this to compete for Mo Lizhi.
The prestige of the position.
"Our army is dispatching troops very quickly." Yuan Gaijia said confidently: "Even if the Liaoxi navy already knew that the Bohai navy was out, they would not have time to build defenses at the port. If they all huddled in the port, then we would
You can treat others in their own way."
"What do you mean, Commander-in-Chief?"
"Back then they set a trap and used fire attacks to deal with the Liaodong navy." Yuan Gaijia stroked his thick beard and said: "This time they huddled in the port. We would have blocked the exit from the port. There was no need to engage them in close combat. We only
It takes a salvo of rockets to turn Ninghua Port into a sea of fire, so that they can all be burned to death in the fire."