It wasn't until daylight the next day that the crane in the clouds saw the whole picture of the fleet clearly.

In total, there were about fifty ships, including about ten giant warships, twenty large warships, and twenty small warships.

"The battleship totaled thirty-five thousand people. Li Huamei said: "Although the scale is far less than the main fleet, this fleet has always been used to fight, and maintain order at sea, almost every half a month to go out to cruise thousands of miles to fight pirates." Or to fight with the navies of some countries, so the combat literacy is very high. ”

"What is this?" asked the crane in the clouds.

Li Huamei said: "Oil bomb." ”

The crane in the cloud smelled it, and there was a strong pungent smell of oil, as well as a smell of coal.

In other words, this oil bomb is actually made of crude oil and coal, which is amazingly powerful, compared with traditional stone bullets, the penetration power is of course insufficient, but to some extent, the lethality is greater.

Once this kind of fire oil bomb is burned, it is basically difficult to extinguish.

"Conventional wisdom suggests that stone projectiles are more lethal to warships because of their strong penetration, but this is not the case. Li Huamei said: "A battleship of the house type must withstand at least a few hundred boulder shells before it may lose its combat effectiveness." And trebuchet hit rate, you know, almost completely impossible. According to our actual combat experience, a few dozen giant fire oil bombs can paralyze a warship if they hit a target. ”

Yun Zhonghe glanced at this oil bomb, there were at least sixty or seventy catties, all of them were high-energy dyes, and the lethality was indeed amazing.

"In general, what is the hit rate of a trebuchet?" asked Yun Zhonghe.

Li Huamei said: "At a distance of about 600 feet, the hit rate is about 3 percent, and this is because we are the best enough to hit the hit rate." ”

This hit rate sounds desperate, but it's actually surprisingly high.

Before the nineteenth century, there were a large number of naval battles, and it was also the era of artillery, and many famous naval battles had a pitiful single-digit hit rate, unless it was a close fight, and the hit rate was higher.

The trebuchet hit rate of three percent, even at a distance of more than 200 meters, is already very impressive.

"So this giant trebuchet is just a deterrent. Li Huamei said: "When there is a real sea battle, it is not the main attack, but the auxiliary attack. ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "Then these giant strong crossbows are the main attack?"

The ten large warships of Li Huamei's fleet have three decks and more than fifty giant crossbows, which is really gorgeous.

These Destruction Giant Crossbows were even stronger and larger than the Song Dynasty Divine Arm Crossbows, as they were fixed to the battleship and did not need to be moved.

Li Huamei told him that the range of this Destruction Giant Crossbow could exceed six hundred meters, or even farther.

At a distance of 200 meters, the penetration of this giant crossbow is incomparably amazing, and it can easily shoot through the wall of a ship.

The cranes in the clouds had examined the arrows of the Destruction Greatbow, which were as long as spears, and the arrows were steel, and they were extremely hard.

So you can imagine what it would be like to have a whole fleet of thousands of giant crossbows fired wildly once the war started.

Li Huamei said: "No, the real main attack is people!"

The crane in the clouds was speechless.

Li Huamei said: "Our warship is bigger, taller, and faster, but the best way to solve the battle is to jump onto the opponent's ship and engage in white-knuckle combat. ”

Alas, such a naval battle would not be romantic, nor would it be advanced.

"Did you see the ramming angle of our fleet?" Li Huamei said.

Yun Zhonghe took a special look, the impact angle of this giant ship is so thick, so huge, and it is also wrapped in a layer of hard and sharp steel.

Li Huamei said: "This kind of steel collision angle is also our lethal force, under high-speed sailing, if you crash towards a ship, if you are lucky enough, you can directly sink an enemy ship." Of course, in order to prevent our ship from being hit and sunk, our giant battleships are covered with a layer of steel armor in places that are easy to be hit. ”

The crane in the clouds saw it, so Li Huamei's battleship was indeed more than one generation advanced for most of the sailors in this world.

He looked back at the samurai and sailors on the deck, each of them particularly strong, with muscles as if they were pieces of iron.

"Are they all descendants of the Angry Emperor?" asked the crane in the clouds.

"It's not. Li Huamei said: "Where are there so many descendants of the Nu Emperor, these people are the strongest people we have selected and trained with special methods, and each of them has experienced a hundred battles. The sea area of the Great Zhou Empire was too quiet, and the battle was too unintense. Only where there is no order, the pirates are the most ferocious, the battles are the fiercest, and only a truly powerful fleet can be trained, so I don't want to stay in this comfortable sea, I always have to go to the most dangerous seas. ”

Just then, a chirp came from the sky.

Then a peregrine falcon swooped down and landed directly on Li Huamei's arm.

This is Li Huamei's treasure, there are only five in total, and three of them were taken away by Bai Feifei.

This peregrine falcon is very loyal, obeying only the orders of its owner and eating only meat fed by special people. If other people feed them, they won't eat a bite even if they starve to death.

Yunzhonghe hurriedly took out a piece of beef and placed it in front of the peregrine falcon.

Psycho Patient No. 25 got up, and the peregrine falcon's gaze immediately became gentle, and the hair on his whole body did not stand up.

Otherwise it is very fierce, wary of anyone approaching, ready to peck at people.

But for the beef fed by the crane in the clouds, it still didn't eat it.

Li Huamei took out a piece of beef, and the peregrine falcon immediately took it in its mouth and swallowed it directly.

Next, Li Huamei waited on this peregrine falcon, groomed it, and fed him piece by piece of meat.

The ocean is endless, and it is so difficult to find enemies, sometimes it can be like looking for a needle in a haystack.

And this peregrine falcon is capable of flying to an altitude of several thousand meters, and it is capable of flying hundreds of kilometers.

With this treasure, the difficulty of finding enemies on the surface of the sea has dropped dozens of times at once.

It has been almost a month since Zhou Li and Shi Bian, the king of Zhenhai, started the war, and Zhou Li's mission is to escape and conduct guerrilla warfare.

So where are they now? It's really like looking for a needle in a haystack.

After a few days and nights of sailing, Li Huamei's fleet had almost entered the waters of the Great Zhou Empire, but it had not yet found the fleets of the warring parties.

This makes the crane in the cloud very worried, should the war be over?

Zhou Li's fleet has been wiped out?

It's a pity that Li Huamei only has two peregrine falcons left, and she can only detect two directions at a time, north and south.

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In this way, Li Huamei's gorgeous fleet sailed and cruised in this huge sea area, and the two precious peregrine falcons also worked at maximum efficiency, flying out twice a day to find Zhou Li and Shi Bian's fleet.

"Don't worry, many things are predestined. Marshal Li Huamei said: "If the heavens are destined for you to win, we will find Zhou Li's fleet one day." But if Heaven condemns you to failure, then it is in vain to try. ”

This sentence is too negative, not at all like what Li Huamei said.

Li Huamei said: "I have been adrift at sea for most of my life, and the impermanence of the world I have experienced the most, so I believe in fate more. It's like you came to save me, and it's part of my destiny. The so-called do your best, obey the destiny of heaven. You've been able to do your best, even risking your life once again. ”

Yun Zhonghe smiled and said: "Have you ever heard a sentence? My life is up to me, not to the sky, if the sky is unfair, I will change my life against the sky?"

Li Huamei said: "Who said such a thing?

Yun Zhonghe said: "It's not me, I'm not so awesome, and I'm not so rebellious." I, like you, believe in fate. Of course, I also believe more that I will do my best to strive for the best result given by fate. ”

Li Huamei thought for a while and said, "Then have you ever thought that the fate of this world may not be controlled by God, but by a certain group of people?"

The crane in the clouds said, "Are you talking about the Holy Temple?"

Li Huamei said: "Yes, Holy Temple." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "This matter is too far away, I don't want to think about it." ”

Yun Zhonghe said while playing with the goldfish jade pendant in his hand, and then shone at the sun.

"Marshal Li Huamei, do you believe it? This goldfish jade pendant hides a great secret. The crane in the clouds said: "A shocking secret that you and I can't even think of." ”

Li Huamei said: "I believe it." ”

Then, Li Huamei pointed to the box on the table and said, "Haven't you thought of a way to open the box?"

Yun Zhonghe said: "This is a trap lock, which requires a lot of calculations to open. ”

The Wrath Emperor's Chest is remarkable in itself, and his locks are built-in, incomparably delicate trap locks. A special key is required to open.

Li Huamei said: "Do you want me to help you smash it open, although this treasure chest is very strong, it is not impossible to smash it." ”

Yun Zhonghe said: "No need, in case there is a mechanism in this box, once it is forcibly smashed, the contents will be destroyed." ”

And at this moment, there was a peregrine falcon chirping in the sky outside, which seemed very high-pitched.

Li Huamei hurriedly rushed out.

The peregrine falcon in the sky did not immediately rush down, but flew in the sky, which was to tell the owner that it had discovered a large fleet.

"This must be Zhou Li or Shi Bian's fleet. Li Huamei concluded.

Because during this time, there was a great war going on in this sea, all trade and smuggling stopped, and there could be no merchant ships at all.

Li Huamei's fleet has not seen a single merchant ship at all in the past few days and nights.

And this peregrine falcon is very intelligent, it can distinguish between merchant ships and fleets.

Because merchant ships are usually one or two, at most three or five, and the fleet is dense and large.

After alerting its master, the peregrine falcon did not swoop down, but still flew in the sky, leading the way for the fleet.

Li Huamei immediately ordered: "The fleet is arrayed, the battle formation is in formation, and it is advancing at full speed." ”

Suddenly, the various standard-bearers stood on the high masts, waving flags, conveying Marshal Li Huamei's orders.

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Somewhere!

It was more than nine thousand miles away from Langzhou, and the two fleets were frantically chasing.

This situation has been going on for a whole month.

From the beginning of the war to the present, the Langzhou Naval Division led by Zhou Li has never faced it head-on, and he is not a fool.

13,000 against 180,000, how to fight?

The key is that the combat quality of the Langzhou Navy Division is not as good as Shi Bian's fleet.

Up to now, the Langzhou Navy Division has only a history of more than 20 years at best, and has not fought several decent naval battles.

And the fleet of the Shi family has a history of hundreds of years, and it has developed from a small pirate to becoming a hegemon, and has experienced a hundred battles, and it can be compared with any Langzhou sailor.

So once the war starts, the only result is that Zhou Li's entire army will be destroyed, and he won't even have half a day.

Before the war, the Emperor Taishang gave Zhou Li several secret decrees.

Just run, don't fight. Keep running, keep running, and hold on for as long as you can.

At the critical moment, Ao Yu must lead a powerful fleet to support and turn things around.

His Royal Highness Zhou Li fully carried out the orders of the Emperor Taishang, and disappeared without a trace as soon as the war began, and he has been hiding from Shi Bian's combined fleet.

This made the second prince and Shi Bian scold, who is quelling the rebellion from your grandmother, what's the matter with you running away like this?

But even if you run, it's useless? How far can you run?

The second prince went out and borrowed two peregrine falcons from Baiyun City to search for Zhou Li's fleet from the air.

As soon as this peregrine falcon set out, it was really amazing, and only five days later, it had already discovered the figure of Zhou Li's fleet.

Next, it was Zhou Li's desperate escape.

Regardless of anything, the sails are full, the manpower is full, and it is just running.

It's also a dog.

Although the combat effectiveness of the Langzhou Navy Division is not good, the ship is relatively new, so the performance is also very good.

Under this desperate escape, it was difficult for Shi Bian's fleet to catch up.

As a result, Zhou Li's fleet has been fleeing, and Shi Bian's fleet has been chasing frantically.

But Zhou Li couldn't keep fleeing to the east, because then he would enter the sea area of Baiyun City, and it would be completely self-defeating.

So he could only flee south, but the farther he went, the more Shi Bian's sphere of influence became.

Therefore, Zhou Li can only run in the southeast direction, and when necessary, he has to go around the sea.

In this way he led the fleet, and fled on it for a whole month, sailing almost 30,000 miles.

And Shi Bian also knew that he couldn't chase directly like this, but had to be surrounded in all directions.

Therefore, half a month ago, Shi Bian's combined fleet opened an incomparably huge encirclement network on the sea, and then gradually shrunk.

But even after chasing and intercepting like this, he was still broken through by Zhou Li four or five times.

Zhou Li's fleet is like a loach, and such a small gap can escape.

So under this month's crazy escape, the Langzhou Navy Division has been improved unprecedentedly, not to say that the combat technology, but the end of the voyage, the technology of maneuvering the ship, completely improved by leaps and bounds.

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"Your Highness, water!" the old eunuch Hou Mu handed over a glass of water.

Zhou Li took it and drank it, it turned out to be honey water?

"The last little bit. The old eunuch Hou Mu said: "Don't talk about honey, even the fresh water will be drunk, the grain will be eaten, and all the materials will be exhausted." ”

I fled for more than a month without getting supplies, and of course all the supplies were running out.

The original fleet of 13,000 men was now only 9,000 left, and a quarter of the fleet was bitten by the enemy during several breakouts, and then destroyed.

The eldest prince Zhou Li almost watched as these fleets were besieged and sunk, and all the officers and men of the naval division on board were slaughtered.

He did not give the order to be rescued, but still ran away.

The disparity in strength in this battle is so great that there is no way to fight at all, but to flee.

It was the worst battle he'd ever fought, and it couldn't be compared to being in the Borderlands.

Back then, in the Borderlands, he was the governor of the northern capital, commanding an army of 500,000, how majestic.

Even at the last moment, because of the death of the crane in the clouds, the two sides had a decisive battle, and it was magnificent.

Although the Great Zhou Empire lost this battle, in terms of casualties, it was not much better to win the Great Empire.

Although that battle was lost, in the eyes of many people, the Battle of the Borderlands was already the most glorious moment of the Great Zhou Empire.

In that battle, the Great Zhou sent the most elite army and the most gorgeous lineup of generals.

That battle also played the prestige of the Great Zhou, proving that the combat effectiveness of the Great Zhou's army was no less than that of the Great Winning Empire.

"Otomo, if we had won the Battle of the Borderlands, we wouldn't be where we are today. Zhou Li sighed:

"In the past two or three years, our Great Zhou Empire has become more and more chaotic, and every time things go down, we are actually paying off our debts for the defeat of the Borderlands. ”

Zhou Li was right, although the defeat of the Borderlands did not show too serious consequences at that time, as time passed, this consequence became more and more obvious, as if it had punctured the illusion of Great Zhou's power at once.

"The Emperor Taishang and I both knew that it was almost impossible to win this naval battle, but the Emperor Taishang and I still gave everything we had and gambled. Zhou Li sighed and said: "If this battle is lost, I am finished, the Emperor Taishang is also finished, and the Great Zhou is basically finished." ”

"Your Highness, the enemy fleet is less than thirty miles away from us. A sailor general rushed up and said hoarsely, he couldn't tell if it was a human or a ghost, his face was dirty, his lips were chapped, and his eyes were red.

But compared to Zhou Li, the image of this sailor general is already good.

Zhou Li is the real person who is not a person, a ghost is not a ghost. For the past year, he has slept no more than two hours a day, before disaster relief, and now in naval warfare.

In the past month or so, he has slept for no more than an hour and a half every day.

The whole person seems to have completely withered, and he is really going to run out of oil and dry up.

How suave he was before, dressed in brocade clothes, and a handsome son.

And now this image is worse than a beggar, with messy hair, a beard several inches long, a face full of dirt, and less than a hundred pounds thin. is 1.8 meters tall, less than 100 pounds.

Almost every day is purgatory for Zhou Li.

Almost every day he felt like he couldn't hold on, but every day he survived.

Every day of the year seemed like a hell for him, and he didn't know how long he had to go or how long he could go.

In the face of such a desperate situation, why did the Langzhou sailors not rebel? This is because Zhou Li is the worst one, worse than all of them.

Sleep the least, eat the least, and do the most tiring work.

This is a dignified prince, and it has come to this point, what do you want as soldiers?

Thirty miles away?!

He is about to face another catastrophe, another terrible siege and interception.

Will the 9,000 sailor fleet he led still be able to break through? He was really exhausted, and all the supplies were exhausted.

"Companion, I really miss Yan Qiqi at this time. The eldest prince of Zhou Li said suddenly.

Eunuch Hou Mu said: "Your Highness, Lord Yan Qiqi is dead. ”

Zhou Li said: "I know, I know. Back then, in the Borderlands, I had hundreds of thousands of troops, and I had an imperial uncle by my side, a handsome Ao Xin, and a Yan Qi, all of whom were heroes and heroes, and they were all top talents. And now ......"

Eunuch Hou Mu said: "Your Highness, you have Ao Yu by your side now. ”

"Yes, I have Ao Yu, and his talent is no less than Yan Qiyu. Zhou Li said: "But I'm scared now, I'm an unfortunate person." In the Borderlands War, I had hundreds of thousands of troops, I had the most outstanding talents of the Great Zhou Empire around me, I also had complete trust in Yan Qiqi, I respected and courteous to Ao Xin, I had done everything I could, but I still lost that battle. ”

The eunuch Hou Mu's eyes were sour, and he wanted to cry, but he couldn't shed tears.

"Your Highness, Ao Yu, Marquis of Fulang, is different, he is not only extremely smart, but also a lucky general, he will definitely lead the fleet to rescue us. Although the eunuch Hou Mu said this, he didn't even believe it.

More than a month has passed, and if the support fleet of Hou Aoyu of the Angry Waves was coming, it would have come a long time ago.

If you don't come now, you won't come again.

At this time, another sailor general said: "Your Highness, our front, back, left, and right have all discovered the enemy's fleet, and they are about to encircle us again." ”

Another encirclement and interception.

"Your Highness, Lord Aoyu's fleet will not come to our aid. ”

"Your Highness, Lord Ao Yu is dead. ”

Zhou Li immediately remembered the letter he had received, it was the last time he broke through, and the enemy smashed thousands of letters with trebuchets.

It was clearly written that Ao Yu was going to Li Huamei to borrow the fleet, but both of them were dead.

Li Huamei's fleet was also recaptured by Baiyun City.

So, hope was dashed, and Ao Yu would never come again.

Zhou Li immediately reprimanded, this is a rumor, this is the enemy's heart attack.

But now, Zhou Li himself has to believe that Ao Yu may really be dead.

"Your Highness, Ao Yu's fleet will not come to our rescue, Ao Yu is dead. The general of the sailor shouted: "The last time we broke through, the second prince had already told us that Ao Yu was dead, and he did not borrow the fleet. ”

"Your Highness, the brothers are unwilling to escape, let's fight, let's fight!"

"Your Highness, let's fight! We are not afraid of death, and we will all die together. ”

At this time, the entire fleet of 9,000 people was desperately shouting: "War, war, war!"

Although everyone knows that if you really start a war, you will be completely annihilated by hitting a stone with an egg.

But in the past month or so, I have been too far away and too angry.

Now we are basically running out of food, fresh water, and we are completely unsupplied.

I'd rather die in battle than run away.

Besides, can we still break through and escape from this encirclement and interception? Many of the ships' sails have already been damaged.

"Your Highness, fight, fight, and die with the enemy. ”

"If you can kill one person, you won't lose money, and if you can kill two people, you will earn. ”

Nine thousand people roared and shouted desperately, and no one said surrender, because Shi Bian did not accept surrender either, after sinking the Langzhou Navy fleet before, they all slaughtered the drowning people cleanly, leaving no one behind.

"Die together, die in a vigorous battle!"

All the generals knelt on the deck and asked for battle.

Zhou Li closed his eyes, and according to his own thoughts, he would rather have a vigorous battle, and he really didn't want to run away anymore.

And if you run away, you can't see any hope.

However, the strategy set by the Emperor Taishang and Ao Yu was very clear, that is, to keep fleeing, and keep fleeing until Ao Yu's support fleet appeared.

Zhou Li opened his eyes and said slowly: "Generals, like you, I also want to die vigorously." I know you're not afraid of death, and I know you're all furious. ”

"But the strategy we have set is clear, that is, we will keep running until the Ao Yu fleet comes to help. ”

"Brothers, at this time, insisting on escaping is actually more courageous than dying in a vigorous battle!"

Zhou Li's words pierced everyone's hearts.

Flee not because of greed for life and fear of death, but for the execution of a strategy. At this time, it really takes more courage and reason to choose to escape.

His Royal Highness Zhou Li knelt down towards everyone and said: "I don't know what the result of this breakthrough is, maybe the whole army will be wiped out, here I will first apologize to my brothers, let you follow me for a while, you don't get glory, you don't get glory and wealth, even if you die, you don't have a bang." ”

"I'm leaving, I'm sorry for everyone. Then, Zhou Li bowed down from the bottom of the hall.

All the generals present had hot eyes, and then roared: "Execute His Highness's military orders, continue to break through, continue to break through!"

Then this broken fleet of 9,000 men, under the encirclement and interception of the enemy, once again made an extremely difficult breakthrough.

"Boom, boom, boom......"

The enemy's fleet had already opened fire, and countless trebuchets, countless giant crossbows, and countless bows and arrows were raining down.

Zhou Li's fleet still didn't start a battle, didn't resist, just buried his head and fled desperately.

And His Royal Highness Zhou Li, standing on a high place, with wide red eyes, overlooking the entire sea.

Because he has to choose which direction to break through.

"Break through in the northeast direction, fast, fast, fast......" Zhou Li ordered.

Everyone was stunned, the northeast direction? There is almost already a circle, just such a small gap, how to break through?

However, the entire fleet still obeyed Zhou Li's orders and accelerated wildly in the northeast direction.

To the naked eye, the enemy fleet in the northeast direction is so dense that it is impossible to break through at all, and it looks as if it is looking for death.

But the distance also comes closer and closer.

The enemy's formation changed, and under the direction of force majeure, a narrow breach directly appeared in the originally dense encirclement array.

"Rush, rush, rush......" broke out.

Under Zhou Li's orders, this broken fleet frantically drilled out of this gap in the enemy's encirclement.

This is Zhou Li, who can see the fighter that others can't see, and can see the breakthrough in advance.

"Bite them, bite them......"

The enemy fleet attacked desperately.

Zhou Li's fleet still implements the previous strategy, only breaking through, and definitely not fighting.

Whew, whew, whew......

A full hour later.

The sea breeze was blowing wildly, and His Royal Highness Zhou Li, with the broken fleet, once again succeeded in breaking through.

It's really not easy, and if I succeeded again, it really felt like I had come out of hell.

And this time, the fleet of 9,000 people was once again lost by a third, and only 6,000 people remained.

Zhou Li knew that there would be no next breakthrough, because the fresh water and supplies were exhausted.

They either died on the way to escape, or they were chased by the enemy and completely annihilated.

Hope has been dashed, doomed to total annihilation.

But even if you want to die, you must implement the set strategy, which will never change.

Last time, Zhou Li resolutely implemented the strategy of Yan Qi, but he failed.

And this time, I still resolutely implement the strategy of Emperor Taishang and Ao Yu, even if I lose again, it will be my fate for Zhou Li.

However, at this moment, I suddenly heard a chirp from the sky, it was a peregrine falcon.

Immediately afterwards, the sailor on the mast suddenly shouted: "Your Highness, Your Highness, Lord Ao Yu's fleet is here, Lord Ao Yu's fleet is here!"

Zhou Li's body shook violently, and then climbed the mast like a monkey.

He also saw that first one ship, then two, three, a gorgeous and powerful fleet appeared in view.

Why do you know that this is Ao Yu's support fleet? Because the huge sail has a big word Ao written on it!

Zhou Li saw clearly with a clairvoyant mirror.

"Hahahaha...... Lord Aoyu's fleet is here!"

"Lord Aoyu's fleet is here to pull!"

Zhou Li's fleet of sailors fell into ecstasy!

"Full speed ahead, full speed ahead, and Master Ao Yu will be a teacher!"

"Long live Lord Aoyu, long live, long live!"

You are so excited that you even shouted these words.

Then, the two fleets moved forward quickly, and soon merged together.

Ao Yu and Zhou Li formally joined forces, and then set up a battle formation at sea.

This naval Armageddon is about to officially break out.

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Note: The battle at sea should be over in one chapter, I'll go to dinner, and then continue to the second update!

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