Entering November, Zhao Yu became even more nervous, Hainan belongs to the tropical monsoon climate, the dry and rainy seasons are obvious, May to October is the rainy season, November to April of the following year is the dry season. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThe rainy season is characterized by high temperatures, humidity, wind and rain, and the dry season is relatively cool and dry. The ancients were very familiar with this climatic characteristic, and they often chose the beginning of the dry season for the use of troops in the south, and even the current counterattack was also chosen in the dry season, which shows that these are not accidental.

It is said that at this time, no matter which country the Mongols used their troops for, they had to hoard grain and grass, mobilize troops, and make preparations before the battle, but according to the report of the sentinel ships patrolling the strait, they did not find a large group of enemy ships passing through the strait, which made Zhao Hao a little puzzled. After entering October, he increased the density and scope of his inspections, and ordered the Haikou Pushui Battalion and the Changhua Water Battalion to send a group of sentinel boats to the sea at intervals of one hour, and constantly patrol the area from Beibu Gulf in the west to Leizhou Bay in the east.

What is surprising is that under such a high patrol density, not a single enemy warship was found passing through the strait, and whether the enemy army was beating himself or beating Annan, the warship had to pass through it, especially the enemy's Jinghu naval army had to enter Leizhou Bay before entering the sea when it went south. Zhao Yu was puzzled, but he was convinced that there must be evil when things went wrong, so he strictly ordered to strengthen inspections, and all ships close to the Qiongzhou side twenty miles must be boarded and inspected before they are allowed to go.

"Your Majesty, yesterday the sentry ship of the Haikou Water Battalion was attacked about 20 miles away from Qiongzhou off the coast of Leizhou, one sank, the other was heavily damaged, and the casualties were more than 40 officers and men!" Gao Yingsong, the minister of the Military Aircraft Department who was on duty early that morning, entered the palace and announced.

"Oh, can you be sure which ship it is?" Zhao Hao was stunned for a moment and asked. He knew that because the Qiongzhou Strait was an important passage for maritime trade, in addition to merchant ships, there were not only Qiongzhou naval troops, but also Yuan naval troops and impermanent pirates. But they knew very well the power of the Song Army, in order to prevent the danger of a single ship going to sea, he also organized the sentry ship into a group of two ships, and responded to each other, and when he saw the Song Army's sentry boat, he would avoid it from a distance, and never took the initiative to attack.

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the returning sentinel ships, there were three attackers, who appeared to be merchant ships, but they did not fly the flag, because they had sailed into the demarcated cordon, and the sailors ordered them to stop their ships for inspection. However, the enemy suddenly attacked, attacking our ship with stone projectiles fired by a catapult, one of which was hit by a gold juice cannon loaded with fire oil and sunk, and the other hurriedly returned fire, but was also heavily damaged. Gao Yingsong replied.

"So it's impossible to tell who attacked our ship for the time being!" Zhao Yu said, but he knew that the warships that could be equipped with stone throwers were at least warships of more than 1,000 stones, and the golden juice cannon was only equipped by the Yuan army, so it was too abnormal to appear on a merchant ship.

"Your Majesty, the enemy ships quickly left after the attack, and the damaged warships were also busy rescuing the soldiers on the sunken warships, and they could not pursue, but they sent a signal to the surrounding sentry ships, and the pursuing warships have not returned at this time, and the naval army Liu Dutong has already gone to Haikou!" Gao Yingsong replied.

"Immediately report back to the situation after finding out...... I'd better go myself! Zhao Yu thought about it but waved his hand and said, "Wang De, inform Zheng Yongbei to go to Haikou Water Camp!" ”

"Your Majesty, this ...... Breakfast is still unserved! Wang De hesitated.

"There are dry food on the ship, if you can't go hungry, go quickly!" Zhao Hao frowned and said dissatisfied.

"Your Majesty, did you notify the left minister to send a few ministers with him?" Gao Yingsong saw that Wang De was deflated, so he naturally didn't want to be trained, so he asked instead.

"Well, Gao Qing just told Zuo Xiangzhen where he went, so he didn't need to send someone to accompany him." It is also a rule to go out and ask for leave, and the ministers of the province thought that they were missing, so Zhao Yu did not object, nodded and said......

Because it was too troublesome to use the Sheji, Zhao Yu took the Warrior nearby, and the dragon fleet escorted down the river to Haikoupu, but Zheng Yong did not dare to slack off, and still mobilized two baggage boats to carry a battalion of escorts and then followed. The fleet went down the river, and under the full paddling of the oarsmen, it took more than half an hour to leave the estuary and enter the station of the Haikou water camp. By the time Liu Zhu and the others were notified and rushed to the dock to greet them, Zhao Yu had already disembarked from the boat.

"The subordinates are late, please atone for your sins!" Seeing this, Liu Zhu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted.

"You don't have to be polite!" Zhao Hao said with a pause, "What is the situation now, can you find out which warship attacked the sentinel ship?" ”

"Your Majesty, after receiving the report, my subordinates immediately ordered the Chengmai Water Battalion and the Changhua Water Battalion to discharge warships to intercept them, and ordered the sentinel ships patrolling the sea to surround them, and inform the Military Aircraft Department and the Privy Council. Because the incident happened yesterday evening, it was already dark when the ships were ordered to sail, and there was no new news now! Liu Zhu took a step behind the little emperor and bent down to reply, his flattering posture made people feel very obscene, but everyone present felt that there was nothing wrong. Because in terms of prestige in the army, Zhao Yu is higher in the navy, after all, several big victories in the navy were achieved under his command.

"Well, that's good. What you will know is explained in detail! Liu Zhu's emergency response is still very proper, Zhao Yu nodded.

"Your Majesty, because our sentinel ship has never been attacked, after discovering that three ships had sailed into the twenty-mile cordon, the sentinel immediately followed and asked to stop the ship for inspection!" Liu Zhu let the little emperor into the Shuaitang and said, "According to the returning crew, these three merchant ships were all medium-sized ships of more than 1,500 stones, and they were heading westward at first. The sentinel ship lowered its half-sail and slowed down after the sentinel fired a warning shot, but just as the sentinel ship had just sailed within 200 paces of the head ship, suddenly all three ships attacked the sentinel ship at the same time with a catapult......"

"Do you think it's a Tartar warship, or a pirate ship of the pirates?" Zhao Yu knew that the medium-sized sea ship of 1,500 stone could be used as a war ship or a merchant ship because of its moderate size, easy operation, and strong applicability. In order to ensure safety, ocean-going merchant ships also carry stone throwers, let alone pirates, so it is impossible to determine who launched the attack.

"Your Majesty, because our army never harasses merchant ships, all merchant ships will cooperate with the inspection. The subordinates also asked in detail about the attack on the sentinel ships and did not have any illegal acts, and they were attacked before they boarded the ship, and the subordinates judged that these ships should not be merchant ships, and even if they were, most of them were held hostage by the pirates...... "Liu Zhu asked His Majesty to sit down and hold the tea in his own hands......