Returning to the water army Wanhu Ma Hemu led the whole army with the retreat of the tide from the mouth of the Huai River into the sea, he took a handsome ship is a three-story large warship of 3,000 stones, which can carry hundreds of sailors, followed by five warships are all more than 2,000 stone warships, which are not only equipped with heavy weapons such as slap rods and stone throwers, but also more than 300 crossbow troops and more than 200 soldiers.

Behind the vanguard fleet composed of large warships, there was the central army and the rear army, which were composed of more than 200 Batu ships of about 500 stone to 1,000 stones, and some small sentinel ships accompanying them. In addition to the sailors, the Batu ships were all filled with soldiers, and when they entered the open sea, they would take on the task of assaulting the enemy fleet and seizing the ships. The sentinel ship is responsible for reconnoitring the enemy, transmitting information, and rescuing their own soldiers who have fallen into the water.

Ma Hemu stood on the top deck of the handsome ship and scanned the sea around him, his eyes were a little melancholy, and the Hui Navy was subordinate to the Privy Council, and it was the only naval army among the guards and pro-army, and it was also the last naval army after the Jinghu Naval Army, the Longxing Naval Army and the Haihai Cao Army were lost. The entire army was composed of soldiers from small Central Asian countries such as Persia and Dashi captured by Genghis Khan.

But after so many years, the first generation of the Hui Hui Army has grown old, and the soldiers in the Hui Hui Army are already the second generation, or even the third generation, although they still retain the beliefs and living habits of their ancestors, but they have long forgotten what the homeland looks like. Even as the Wanhu Ma Hemu is also the inheritance of the father, in the pacification of the Jiangnan was reorganized into a naval army, participated in a series of water battles for the Jianghuai region, after the war as the Tanma Red Army stayed in Huai'an, guarding Shandong and Henan.

As a strategic force of the imperial court, they did not participate in the foreign wars against Japan and Annam, but married local wives and had children, and gradually regarded this place as their hometown. After the pacification of Jiangnan, after a series of reorganization, the Huihui Water Army annexed some of the surrounding Huihui Tun garrisons and craftsmen Qianhu, and established the Huihui Water Army Wanhu, which has jurisdiction over six Zhengjun Qianhu, four Tutun Army Qianhu and one craftsman Qianhu, as well as a hundred households attached to them composed of the people and the new annexed army.

The military cantonment was managed according to the military organization system, and all matters related to the military cantonment were decided by the Privy Council and submitted to the emperor for approval. The land of the military tun, mainly the vacant land that had been abandoned due to the destruction of the war, was issued by the imperial court to ploughing cattle, agricultural tools and seeds, or money to build the tuntian. Some of the soldiers in Tuntian settled on the spot, or the whole household entered the tuntian; Some are single and rotate regularly. The land cultivated by each soldier in the tuntian is roughly 30 mu per person, but the land in the tuntian is still owned by the imperial court, and the tun army also has to pay grain as rent and taxes according to the regulations.

With the war far away, after everything settled down, although Ma Hemu did not have the opportunity to show his military talents, he reflected the true character of a merchant inherited from his ancestors, and took advantage of his convenient transportation, abundant products and the skills and good management of his subordinate soldiers in the Jianghuai region, and made the business to the north and south of the river, earning a huge amount of wealth. By bribing high-ranking officials of the same clan in the court, he continued to expand his strength, and now he is a bigwig who has both military and political power in the territory, managing a state and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians.

The business is getting bigger and bigger, and more resources are needed, Ma Hemu boldly transferred the regular army to the military cantonment, in addition to dealing with the inspection of the Privy Council, the training has gradually decreased, and the warship has also been converted into a merchant ship, but it roams the rivers, lakes and seas with the flag of the navy, trafficking goods. And he also needs someone in the court to support and shield, and his life under the gold and silver points can be regarded as smooth sailing, even if the Song army captured Jiangnan, and the warships cruising in the open sea, it did not affect his development, but promoted his exchange of materials with Jiangnan.

However, with the release of the plan of the new Khan Zhenjin to capture Jiangnan again, and the entry of the right minister Boyan, the good days of Mahemu also came to an end, and the ten thousand households stationed in Lianghuai entered the war readiness and were ready to send troops at any time. According to his mind, it is best to reach a peace agreement with the Southern Dynasty, not only can he do business in Jiangnan, but also can traffic goods from Jiangnan to Jiangbei, so he also tried to promote this matter, but was severely reprimanded by Boyan, ordering him to train the army and be ready to participate in the war at any time.

Ma Hemu knew that Boyan was deeply trusted by Xinjun, and he was powerless to compete with him, so he had no choice but to reluctantly gather his troops and recall the ships scattered in various places for training. However, the loose sheep, although they are in the pen, also need time to adapt. It was not easy for the soldiers, who had become accustomed to life on land, to get back on board, and many of them had not been able to participate in actual combat because of their neglect of training.

But Ma Hemu found that what was most lacking at the moment was warships, and the lack of warships in the dignified navy and thousands of households could be called a joke. In order to load more cargo, the warships involved in the business have all dismantled their heavy weapons, and have not purchased new ships for many years, but it is too late to build ships now. In a hurry, he expropriated the civilian and merchant ships in the area under his jurisdiction in the name of Wanhu Prefecture, and at the same time stepped up the transformation, added weapons, and finally put together a fleet.

However, Ma Hemu also knew that most of the civilian boats he levied were river boats, and the flat-bottomed structure was not suitable for the sea with strong wind and waves, but if it was limited to crossing the river, it was still barely usable. As for the tactics and weapons used by the naval forces of the Southern Dynasties, all he knew was rumors, and he could only say that he knew very little about the others, and could only train them with his previous experience, but he still hoped that it would be better for him to come to the Goryeo naval army to help him avoid this catastrophe......

In the Mongol army, the Mongols were in a leading position, while the Semu people, because they were conquered earlier and trusted by the Mongols, became the higher status of the servant army, while the later new annexes and the Goryeo army were the cannon fodder at the bottom. Then the Goryeo naval army that came to reinforce it became a straw that Ma Hemu longed for. But the world is unpredictable, the Goryeo navy and the newly trained navy are blocked in the open sea, and he still needs to rescue them......

Under the strict order, Ma Hemu still led the army to fight, and he formulated a battle plan according to Boyan's strategy. He mobilized almost all the forces of Huihui Wanhu, intending to offset the shortcomings of low combat effectiveness with the advantage of troops, and according to his plan, with the help of the potential energy of the ebb tide, all the huge ships in the army were the vanguard, and with the momentum of overwhelming the mountains and seas, he first broke the separation line of the Southern Korean naval army, joined the Goryeo naval army, and then entangled the Southern Korean naval army with small and medium-sized warships, and received the Goryeo naval army into Haikou.

However, when Ma Hemu led the army to rush out of the sea, he found that the Southern Korean naval army did not meet the battle, but also took advantage of the tide to retreat. He couldn't help but rejoice in his heart. The dark road is said to be difficult to live up to under the fame, and the naval army of the Southern Dynasty is not as powerful as the legend, it is as cowardly as it was back then, and it will run away when it sees that the limelight is not good.

"Wanhu, the Southern Korean Navy has fled, and it is just time to catch up and cover up, this is a great achievement!" Deputy Wanhu Boliha stepped forward and said, "But the right minister is also too cautious, the Southern Korean naval army is so vulnerable, it actually makes it frightened, so that the 200,000 troops are lined up on the north bank of the river, and they dare not cross the river for a long time, missing the opportunity!" ”

"Although Boyan is wise and brave, he is finally old, and he no longer has the courage of his youth!" Ma Hemu stroked his beard and shook his head, sighing softly.

"Yes, he took advantage of the Great Khan's trust to instigate the Great Khan to implement some Han law, blocking our financial routes, and causing complaints everywhere. Legend has it that the imperial court is in financial difficulties, and this year's official income will be halved, but the tax on the military in various places will be increased by another 30%. Even if you win today, I'm afraid that the court won't be able to reward you with gold and silver! Burriha said indignantly.

"Yes, this year's loss is big, the agricultural time has been delayed, and the poor harvest is a foregone conclusion. And gathering to prepare for war also put our business on hold. Even if we win, I'm afraid that the reward and bereavement will have to be counted on our heads! Ma Hemu thought that it was also painful, and he said with a sigh of teeth.

"Wanhu, I heard that the Goryeo Navy did not bring enough grain and grass when it sailed, and it was delayed because it could not raise food for a long time in Mingzhou. Later, the right minister forced Mingzhou to raise seven days of grain and grass, and promised to make up for the arrears after arriving in Huai'an. But where did it come from, and it didn't fall on the Duwanhu Mansion. But that kid from Ba'er Shu has long been jealous of our water army, and this money and food will eventually have to be distributed on our heads! Burriha added.

"Hmph, it's very good, I'm not so easy to bully, ssizzle......" Ma Hemu said hatefully, but he didn't expect to hit his hands a little, and he pulled off his beard several times, and he grinned in pain.

"Yes, how can ten thousand households be kneaded casually, and there is no one in our court!" Burleigh said with a smile.

"Something is wrong, why didn't the Goryeo naval army meet the battle, and we flanked the southern Korean naval army, but went south?" The warship had sailed into the open sea and approached the battlefield, and the situation on the battlefield was clear at a glance, but Mahamu was surprised to find that the Goryeo navy did not move forward as planned to cooperate with them, and would attack the southern Korean navy.

"Wanhu, I think the Goryeo Navy is unreliable, they want to take the opportunity to slip away, and we will escape into Haikou first, what should we do?" Burriha took a closer look and was surprised.

"These bastards, ungrateful!" Mahamu hammered two punches on the railing and said angrily, "It's not so easy to make the boats slow down, trying to trick me!" ”

"Wanhu, there's a fleet coming to our side!" At this time, a lookout post reported.

"Can you see the flag?" Burriha asked urgently.

"Ten thousand households, they did not raise their sails, but they also hoisted the flag. But the shape of its warship is not owned by our navy, like the legendary dragon ship of the Southern Dynasty! The lookout hesitated and replied.

"That's not right!" Ma Hemu looked in the direction indicated by the lookout post, and sure enough, he saw a flank attacking them, they were coming against the sun, and it was difficult to see the shape of the warship. In the afterglow, he found another fleet heading southeast, which was the direction in which the Goryeo navy was traveling. And at the end of his vision, he saw several warships that had exposed their top decks, heading north against the wind, apparently trying to cut off their retreat.

"Wanhu, we are ambushed, hurry up and turn back to Hong Kong!" No matter how stupid he was, he understood that it was them who were calculated, and said with some panic.

"It's too late, it's low tide now, and the water at the mouth of the sea is rapid, and I can't go back if I want to." Ma Hemu shook his head and said. It seems that the Southern Korean naval army in front of him is not cowardly, but is pursuing the Goryeo naval army, luring itself into the open sea, and then cutting off the retreat of their own side with ambushes. At this moment, it is not only difficult to enter the port when going back, but also is running into the Southern Korean naval army blocking Haikou.

"Wanhu, what should I do?" Burriha panicked, and asked in a trembling voice.

"What to do? Fight to the death! Ma Hemu glanced at his deputy with some disgust. If it weren't for his good at business and a master of accumulating money, how could he try his best to ensure that he served as a deputy Wanhu, but he was a straw bag in the war, and he couldn't count on it at all.

"Let the ships pursue at full speed, and be sure to crush the enemy in their sight. Inform the Goryeo Navy that we will flank the Southern Korean Navy with us, and those who disobey the military order will be punished on the spot! After all, Ma Hemu is also a veteran of a hundred battles, he has seen the situation clearly, the Southern Dynasty naval army has clearly dug a pit to annihilate them, and also realized that this battle will be a battle of life and death, and only by doing his best can he survive in death.

"Wanhu, the Southern Dynasty Navy understands that it has dug a trap and is waiting for us to drill into it, or to avoid it, it is important to preserve its strength!" When he heard this, he was even more alarmed, half pleading, half pleading.

"If you advance, you will live, and if you retreat, you will die! Order the whole army, shake the morale of the army, and those who retreat without an order will be beheaded immediately! Mahmu didn't even look at Bethleha, and ordered. Then he walked up to the platform, ordered the drummer to beat the drum to urge the army to speed up, personally waved the command flag to adjust the formation, changed from two columns to a horizontal formation, and prepared to engage the enemy.

As Ma Hemu decided to fight and urged his army to advance, the situation on the battlefield changed again. When the Goryeo navy turned, it had to reduce its speed, and the Song army took the opportunity to start launching rockets to intercept it. In the mist, one by one the dragon ships broke away from the brigade, like the tail of the offline arrow tail pursuit, and the Goryeo naval army also launched a counterattack, ten thousand arrows fired at the dragon boat, and pulled up the slapping rod, ready to deal a fatal blow to the approaching enemy ship.

At the same time, a group of warships of the Song army also adjusted their course, and what puzzled Ma Hemu was that they did not form a horizontal line to engage in the battle, but lined up in a column and headed north against the wind. However, he soon realized that the Song army was gaining the upper hand while avoiding the onslaught of his own ships, and then, after gaining momentum, turned downwind, flanked his left flank, and divided his own fleet.

"Let the armies speed up, trebuchets ready!" When Ma Hemu realized the danger, he hurriedly ordered the ships to speed up again, and catch up with the enemy while the speed of the boat was slower against the wind, and deal a devastating blow to him, otherwise he would be unlucky. But he overlooked a problem, and the inevitable chaos of his own ships with their lack of training was ......