When Zhao Yu arrived at Nanhu, Zheng Yong, who arrived first, was ready to set sail, and set off for the camp of the Destroying Front Army as soon as they boarded the ship. He also only had a rough plan for how to destroy the plan of the strict and save the imperial court from danger. He had seen that the information that the imperial court had entered the ocean to flee was five days ago, and according to the voyage, it should have reached the vicinity of Qiongzhou, but he thought that most of the imperial court's inevitable escape would not pass through the Qiongzhou Strait.

It's December, the tail of the southeast monsoon, and it's a good breeze to go south from Jing O, but if you turn to the strait, you have to turn northwest. If this is not a problem under normal circumstances, just adjust the sail and go a little more in a detour. But now the imperial fleet is fleeing for its life, and that is how to go as fast as possible, otherwise you take a curve, and the pursuers take a straight line, and how can you run past people's houses, so their route just brushes through the eastern part of the island, instead of going straight to the strait. Therefore, he wanted to lead the fleet to cut off the beard halfway, let go of the imperial fleet, and stop Liu Shen's pursuing fleet.

In this way, a big war is inevitable. Part of the Qiongzhou Navy was taken to Leizhou by Ying Jieyan, and if he transferred the Navy again, he could only sing the empty city plan, and his plan came from calculation, and there was no intelligence support, once there was a mistake, Qiongzhou might suffer a direct attack by the enemy. Therefore, the only naval army that can be used is the Destroyer Army in training......

"Your Highness, why did you come so early?" After receiving the report of His Royal Highness's arrival, Chen Renweng hurriedly packed his clothes and armor and welcomed him to the dock, but he was also very puzzled, now that the sky was just dawning, His Highness suddenly visited and didn't know what was going on.

"No need to be polite, you immediately send a sentinel ship to inspect the sea surface of the northeast thirty miles of the Qizhou Ocean, send one at an interval of half an hour, and report back if you find the situation!" Zhao Yu waved his hand to stop Chen Renweng, who wanted to salute, and ordered.

"Your Highness, but there is an enemy attacking?" Chen Renweng rubbed his hands and said excitedly.

"Not bad." Zhao Yu nodded.

"Yes, Your Highness, please. The subordinates immediately sent a sentinel ship to the sea! Seeing that His Royal Highness was sure, Chen Renweng immediately ordered someone to go and give the order.

"Time is urgent, immediately gather all the generals to the Warrior to discuss the matter, and make all the ships fully loaded and ready to sail, make up for the five days' provisions, and carry as many stone bullets and crossbow arrows as possible, this is a tough battle!" Zhao Yu refused his invitation and ordered again.

"Obey the commander's order!" Chen Renweng said solemnly, but seeing that His Highness only has guards and a few soldiers on the left and right, and there are no generals such as Fu Shuai and Du Tong who are always with him, he still has doubts in his heart, but he still arranges it according to His Highness's orders.

'When, when......'

......After a few moments, the alarm bell rang, the drums of the generals also sounded, the lights of the warships moored on the dock were immediately lit, the gangplanks were lowered, and the sail lifters were quickly in place, ready to sail at any time. At the same time, the soldiers who were staying in the camp also rushed out of the barracks in full armor and lined up, some rushed to the wall, some concentrated on the dock, and there was no extra noise on the island except for the sound of footsteps and the sound of passwords one after another.

"Your Highness, I think this Destroying Front Army is even more well-trained than the Chinese Army!" Ni Liang also looked at the rapidly assembled soldiers with wide open eyes.

"How so?" Zhao Hao asked with a smile.

"Hehe, His Highness didn't curse, but kept laughing; They assemble quickly, each has its own place, busy but not chaotic; Of the three, we visited suddenly, and they didn't know about it beforehand, so it wasn't a fake. Ni Liang said with a smile.

"You can also see that the door is coming, and you also have to have a snack in the guard camp, don't be compared to the Vanguard." These days, he has accompanied him to inspect various armies, and his knowledge has grown, and Zhao Yu is of course happier to see him enlightened.

"Yes, I will definitely ask Commander Chen for advice in a few days." Ni Liang nodded vigorously.

"Well, you can't always stay by my side, one day you will have to lead the troops into battle, have you finished reading all the books that Mr. gave you?" Zhao Yu nodded.

"I'm stupid, I've only read two chapters of The Art of War, and I haven't read the rest." Ni Liang said with some embarrassment.

"Don't worry, it's useless to be greedy, just this instinct can be invincible in the world." Zhao Yu looked up and said to him.

"Your Highness, get on board, they'll be there soon." Ni Liang nodded vigorously to indicate that he had been taught, and helped His Highness to get on the boat.

After a while, the ships that received the order began to supply fresh water, food and ammunition, and Chen Renweng led more than a dozen officers above the commander of the Destroying Front Army to the ship. The conference room is located in the top cabin of the Warrior, and there are not so many seats here, so Zhao Yu sat on the ground with the generals in the cabin after the ceremony, and a map of Qiongzhou was laid in the middle.

"The military situation is urgent, so this king won't say much." Zhao Yu glanced at the crowd and said, "It is reported that after a fierce battle between the imperial court and the thief Liu Shenbu in Jingao five days ago, they are withdrawing in the direction of Qiongzhou, and about 400 enemy ships are in hot pursuit, but the situation is unknown after entering the ocean. The king estimated that there were only three ways for the imperial fleet to go, one was to Leizhou, and Fu Shuai had brought a naval army there to meet him; The second is to enter the strait to Qiong, Liu Dutong also led a naval army on standby, ready to intercept the enemy at any time; Then there is the direction of the Qizhou Ocean, and the imperial fleet may also choose the road to Qiong, and the king will lead your department to respond. Let's see how this battle is fought, although I say it freely, this king is not to blame! ”

"Your Highness, the enemy has 400 warships, and there are less than 70 warships of the size of my Destroyer Army, and only more than 50 can participate in the battle, this is too much of a difference!" After listening to His Highness's war briefing, everyone was silent, and it took a while for Du Meng, the captain of the Brave, to speak.

"Yes, if we meet in this battle, the enemy will be strong and I will be weak, but the other two departments can be reinforced at any time, and the imperial fleet still has a thousand warships, and we will not sit idly by." Zhao Yu knew that in this era of winning by quantity, the difference in strength between the two sides was as much as seven or eight times, and it was an offensive war, not a defensive war, and it was normal to be timid, and it was most dangerous to pat your chest and say big things.

"Your Highness, my subordinates think that this battle cannot be fought hard, but they must use skill to give full play to the advantages of my dragon ship!" Chen Renweng thought for a moment and said, he clearly said that there were reinforcements, but the imperial fleet was fleeing, and if he wanted to turn back and fight again, it would not be possible to complete it in a moment, and the support fleet might arrive at a time. Therefore, the Destroyer Army must withstand the first burst and hold on until the reinforcements arrive, and he understands that what His Highness said is true, this is indeed a tough battle.

"Tell me!" Zhao Hao smiled.

"Your Highness, the dragon ship is superior to the great power of the ballista, the ship is fast and agile, but it is shorter than the enemy ship, so it is also easy to conceal, and it should be used to attack the battle, not to meet in formation." Chen Renweng looked up at His Highness and said.

"Well, that's a good point, keep talking!" Zhao Yu nodded and encouraged...... (To be continued.) )