Beside Qin Dongyang were the Ge family brothers, Lin Cunxin, Dong Ruixiang, Li Xingwu, Li Fuxiang, Li Pu, Jin Baoyi, Wu Weisan and other generals led the troops respectively, and all the soldiers were arranged in a section of more than ten miles, and gradually began to assemble.

The main force of the First Army was still in the area of the Nan'anxi military camp, but it gradually set off towards Huaxi.

Jin Baoyi is the deputy army is in charge, his flag has been erected high, a team of heralds to the garrison everywhere, one post after another, the whistle flag flutters, and then another battalion and another battalion, the six battalions of the first army are set out for several miles, every 500 people have a military formation, each military formation is placed into a horizontal formation, after the flag, and then lined up in columns, and then the soldiers did not immediately start to put on armor, but originally held? Sit with a knife, drink water, chat, and wait for the next military order.

Everything was carried out in an orderly manner, the military trumpet, the flag, the light, the generals gathered together on horseback, and they talked one after another, and there seemed to be nothing special about it.

The same was true of the second battalion, which was farther away, and the gray robes stood out against the turquoise fields and turf, and even from a long distance, you could still see the fiery red flags and the patches of gray-robed soldiers, as well as the sharp formations they posed like knives.

Flags, drums, trumpets, and horses galloped in the gaps, and the soldiers either sat solemnly or sat cross-legged, and there were soldiers not far away, and now the firefighters and transport soldiers and medical soldiers formed a baggage battalion, and each army had a baggage battalion to support, they were responsible for a lot of logistics matters, and they fought on the island, and the pressure on logistics was relatively small, but the firemen still set up pots and stoves in the selected places, and prepared hot water and food in advance.

The medical soldiers were the most nervous group, they had set up tents at a safe distance outside the battlefield, and a group of medical officers walked out of the Hou Mansion and walked towards the field hospital with a heavy heart.

It was enough for the prince to have one or two people by his side, and more doctors, especially those in the field of trauma and orthopedics, would most likely have to go to their familiar posts in time.

Disinfection, debridement, hemostasis, bandaging, bone grafting, bone setting, they are very skilled and good at it.

With the efforts of the military medical officers of Nan'an Hou Mansion, the lives of many government soldiers have been saved, and many government soldiers who might have been disabled have been rescued from bad luck.

When the white-robed doctors gathered, this sight not only made the soldiers creepy, and no one wanted to enter that place, but it also made the soldiers feel at ease.

It's the last resort, and no one wants to use it, but it's comforting to know it.

"The generals will return to their base camp and wait for military orders." After passing the order, Qin Dongyang took some high-ranking generals to ride their horses to the top of Nan'anxi Port, he observed the situation on the sea for a while, the sails gathered more and more, and the ship in front was already quite close, and he could almost see the whole hull.

This is a typical style of the heavenly ship, the waterline type is easier to eat the wind than the pointed head and square tail of the Fu ship, so the speed will be faster, but there is no watertight compartment is easy to capsize the shipwreck, this kind of ship is not as good as the Fu ship in the near sea, but if it is an ocean voyage, the Fu ship is safer, but it carries less cargo, the speed is slow, and it is not very suitable for long voyages.

Of course, this is not fair to the people of the Great Wei who have traveled all over the eastern and western countries, and it can only be said that the people of the Great Wei are more able to endure hardships, be bolder, and go further, if there are different maritime cultures, the Great Wei can actually do more successfully.

It's just that the threat from the north made the Great Wei and even the whole of China have to adhere to the social model of agriculture, so as to form the imperial court, determine the national system, and deal with nomadism with farming and warfare, which is a deep-rooted thing, even if the people of Fuzhou Quanzhou and Mingzhou Guangzhou are extremely superior, the entire imperial court, especially the people in the north, still regard them as hens that lay golden eggs.

The Celestial Ships are more narrow and long, and there are no Galen ships yet, and after the introduction of artillery, the Celestial Ships and European ships have become larger, with guns in the cabins, and the stern is larger and wider, and the situation is still different after the large-scale use of hulls and guns.

There are still angles of attack, and there are remnants of the style of paddle battleships.

These ships were warships, or converted into battleships, some with stern towers, ballistas or catapults, and even some with early style guns.

Although they were still far away, the approaching pirate ships were clearly equipped with an angle of attack.

Crossbows, cannons, trebuchets, and a large number of heavily armed pirates, as well as those corners, although they do not fight with pirates at sea, such a fleet still gives a strong sense of oppression.

Qin Dongyang also had a sense of powerlessness in his heart.

He was surrounded by the Ge family brothers, Zhang Huchen and Gao Shilai also rushed over, Liu Yi and Tian Heng and other generals in Penghu, and the generals of the entire Nan'an Hou Mansion were like clouds, all of whom had their own strengths.

Many generals have already made their mark, and Qin Dongyang and Liu Yi and others, including Zhang Huchen, are quite famous in Fujian Road. Especially Zhang Huchen, who followed Xu Zixian into the mansion of the Great Counselor in Beijing, and his beard and heroic figure left a deep impression on the people of Beijing.

In the land competition, Qin Dongyang and others are not afraid of anyone, including elites like the Great Wei Forbidden Army.

At sea, seeing the clouds sailing in patches and seeing a large number of pirate ships coming, one cannot but feel a little frustrated and intimidated.

Regardless of whether the pirate ship is a warship or a merchant ship, almost all of them are equipped with a variety of long-range weapons, whether it is a crossbow or a stone cannon for throwing, plus the horns of attack and the ferocious pirates, giving people a strong sense of oppression.

There are about three hundred pirate ships, which may be less or more, and it is impossible to make a specific judgment between them. But it is certain that there were many large warships, and among every few small ships there was a large ship, and the small boats seemed to be toys next to them. Although Qin Dongyang and others are not experts in naval warfare, they do have some understanding, they know that those battleships that look huge are at least large ships of about 300 tons to 500 tons, and the Great Wei Dynasty once built a thousand-ton treasure ship when it was in its heyday, but it was quite difficult to build that kind of treasure ship, and later the main ship of the Wei Army's naval division was a large Fu ship or Guangdong ship of about 500 tons, and now, the main ship of the Wei Army did not exceed 300 tons of warships, on the other hand, on the pirate side, although there were no 1,000-ton ships, However, there are many large warships of 300 to 500 tonnage, and compared with the two, a sense of pathos arises spontaneously.

"I don't know what happened to Liu Yi?" Ge Cunzhong and Ge Cunyi glanced at each other, and the two brothers could see each other's worries.

Qin Dongyang heard it and said, "It should be fine." ”

Liu Yi, Tian Heng and others were stationed in Penghu, in addition to the 2,000 sailors and battalions, there were also the Penghu garrison troops recruited by Wei Yi after that, which were about 2,000 people.

Because Penghu was attracted by the Eastern Domain, there were thousands of people, and there were thousands of family members, the pressure on life on the island was greatly reduced, and then Wei Yi also recruited two thousand Xiang troops with the support of Xu Zixian, of course, this Xiang army is a real Xiang army, that is, some local people are selected to do simple training, issue weapons, collect smuggling, prevent theft, and check whether there is any adultery in the place, in wartime, it is just an auxiliary of the soldiers.

Penghu has 2,000 regular soldiers, 2,000 auxiliary soldiers, plus Wei Yi is a good official, honest and cautious, often go to the countryside and county, Penghu does not control the local gentry and clans, once there is a warning signal, it is estimated that Wei Yi will recruit the people, Penghu now has 20,000 or 30,000 people, it is not difficult to recruit thousands of people, the people know that once the pirates capture the Penghu shore defense, the people on the island will be slaughtered, it is to fight the enemy together, it should still be done.

Qin Dongyang briefly analyzed a few words, the Ge family brothers nodded when they heard it, the two of them are also extremely smart people, not only brave, but also familiar with the general trend, if not, how could dozens of people be rampant on Fujian Road for more than ten years?

It's just concerned and chaotic, Liu Yi is lonely and eccentric, his temper is not easy to get along with, he doesn't have a few friends in the military system of Nan'an Prefecture, and the Ge brothers are all straightforward Jianghu men, a few times after drinking, several people have established a lot of friendship, now the sea and the sky are separated, seeing the sea and the sun covering the sea and the sun to isolate Penghu and the Eastern Domain, a sense of powerlessness makes the Ge brothers a little worried.

However, Qin Dongyang's analysis was very reasonable, everyone present nodded, the water in Penghu Port is turbulent, the terrain is steep, there are warships, two thousand soldiers plus thousands of soldiers, the people are strong, and the pirates have no reason to gnaw on that hard bone.

At this time, the guards on the lighthouse have already gotten off the tower, several people rowed small boats to the shore, the sea is separated by a few miles away from the pirate ship has a ship cannon, the catapult on the ship is the return cannon, the heavenly ship has the tradition of loading catapults, in the whistling sound, the polished cobblestone with a loud noise, whistling and flying in the air, flying hundreds of steps away and then smashing into the sea, smashing out of the water column that jumps in the air.

Several warships were throwing stones, but the oared boats were quite nimble, shuttling back and forth in the water columns, and soon sailed to the shore, and a group of guards did not care to dock the boats, and the stones fell one after another, and they abandoned the boats and fell in knee-deep water? The water went forward, and when he reached the shore, he ran wildly, until he ran near the warehouse area, and then he was frightened, and he squatted down and gasped for breath.

A large number of people and soldiers of the government army saw the situation when the pirate ship fired cannons, and the soldiers of the government army were silent, and the people and soldiers couldn't stop the sound of people exclaiming.

Qin Dongyang's face was solemn, and he said to the left and right: "Fortunately, we never planned to attack the enemy. ”

"If that's the case, it's that his mother's cleverness was mistaken by cleverness." Jin Baoyi spat on the ground and scolded: "These little maids are raised by robbing at sea all day long, and it is strange that there are no cannons and strong crossbows." ”

Attacking the enemy in the middle of the crossing was originally a good choice, but if the enemy landed on the beach, it was bound to be bombarded by large and small pirate ships with stone cannons and crossbows in turn, and under the pressure of these warships, the government army was bound to suffer heavy casualties, even if it could be stopped for a while, the pirates would go ashore sooner or later, and the government army no longer had the ability to fight again.

This is the biggest difference between naval warfare and land warfare!

A large number of sea ships appeared, gradually persecuted, according to the number of ships, as well as the number of large ships, these pirate ships did not leave many ships in Penghu.

Qin Dongyang nodded slightly, and said softly to himself: "His ambition is not small, and he is also arrogant, and he has a chance to win the enemy." ”

The voice was very low, but the Ge family brothers, Jin Baoyi and the others all heard it, and everyone nodded slightly.

The pirates were very arrogant, and did not use small boats to come to scout first, to see the water flow, direction, or send more ships along the island to observe, but a large number of ancient brains poured into the port area of Nan'an River.

Ge Cunzhong said in a deep voice: "Those who joined his little mother, there must still be people who joined the pirates and reported the truth of the Eastern Domain to them. ”

It's obvious.

That is, someone betrayed, and Penghu was known to Yan Qi and Liu Dan, and they no longer thought of Penghu, so they dared to bring most of the main force to the Eastern Domain, and directly placed it on Huaxi's side.

"Don't hesitate any longer." Qin Dongyang gritted his teeth, every word seemed to be squeezed out of his mouth, and he said: "The First Army, the Second Army, and the cavalry camp, and all the people who are pulling apart, do not have to take care of Nan'an and Yanchang Beach, all the main forces gather on Huaxi Harbor to engage the incoming enemy. ”

The generals' eyes flickered, Dong Ruixiang and Li Xingwu, Lin Cunxin and others all had some doubts about Qin Dongyang's decision, after all, if they gave up the defense of the rest of the strategic zone and concentrated all their forces in one place, although they were clenched into a fist, if the pirates flicked a shot, turned to Yanchang Beach, or went to Nan'anxi, then the dispatch of the government army and Minzhuang would be quite embarrassing.

"Do you want to obey military orders?"

Qin Dongjun looked at the generals and said in a deep voice: "The pre-secretary cabinet affairs, the cardinal's affairs, and the first army are all in charge, make a decision, all the generals should obey it, now I ask again, are you ordered?" ”

Jin Baoyi clenched his fists first and said, "The last general will obey the general's order." ”

The brothers of the Ge family glanced at each other, and they all clenched their fists and said, "The last general will obey the order." ”

At this time, all the generals clenched their fists together to obey the order, and under the orders of Qin Dongjun, battalion after battalion of government soldiers were dispatched along the official road and tidal flat area.

Qin Dongyang's face was as pale as iron, and he had hardly shown the slightest expression since he forced everyone to obey the order.

Only those who knew him best knew how difficult it was for a man who had always been mild-tempered and generous in his dealings with grace to suddenly change his character, show his authority, and show his fangs.

Fortunately, the system of the Nan'an Mansion Army was built by Xu Zixian for a long time, and the official position represents everything, and the generals may have doubts or dissatisfactions, after all, the generals of Nan'an are divided into the Houfu faction, the Tuanlian faction, the Zhangzhou faction, and the young generals are also their own faction, in addition to the old Xiangjun and the Jianghu faction of the Ge family brothers and others.

As soon as Qin Dongyang's words fell, Jin Baoyi immediately agreed, this is the obvious support of the old tooth general's party for Qin Dongyang.

Although he forcibly subdued the generals and made them obey the order, Qin Dongyang's heart was even more worried, in the current situation, where could he go all out to fight the enemy? Judging from the momentum of the pirates at sea and the number of ships, their troops should be about 30,000 people, excluding some old and weak sailors who cannot fight, there are always 27,800 pirates.

The army on the island is less than 7,000 people, and if you have to face a four-fold enemy.

Although the battle of Jiangtan and the battle of Qizhou Island, the government army has always been more than a few enemies, but after all, the enemy is not strong, and there is no need to put the previous battle out to speak.

These pirates in front of him are not as big as Chen Yutai, they are strong and ferocious, roaring back and forth between the sea and the countries, looting and killing for many years, rich experience in warfare, and may not be as good as the Great Wei Forbidden Army in armor, weapons, and arrays.

But the equipment and weapons of the government army are not as good as the forbidden army, and in general, Qin Dongyang feels that the Nan'an army is slightly stronger than the pirates, but he is not sure whether he can defeat the fourfold enemy head-on.

"Set up a sharp formation." Qin Dongyang said to the generals: "Each battalion ranks first, and all the veterans who dare to fight and die are selected, and the best of the best is to use the deputy team and the head of the team as the tip of the spear!" The second heavy three, the third heavy five, the fourth heavy seven, the fifth heavy nine, the sixth heavy eleven people, so that each outpost is arranged, the first formation is a battalion, the second formation is two battalions, the third array is five battalions, two armies and eight battalions, divided into three, the team head, the head of the capital, the battalion officer, respectively, the head of the formation, the vanguard of the formation, the general is also a battalion before, this will die, the deputy general will die, the deputy general will die, the battalion officer will die, the battalion officer will die, the deputy battalion officer will follow, the next head, the deputy head, the team leader, our army will fight with the enemy on the shore, one after another, never die, until the enemy is broken! ”

Such a large array is a standard triangular sharp array, and the attack is like a raging wave, incomparably violent and ferocious.

This kind of formation is to never die, completely break through the enemy's frontal defense with strong attack power, ignore the flanks first, the main general needs to have strong confidence in himself, and also have strong confidence in his subordinates!

After breaking the formation, flank its wings and chase down and kill all the invading enemies.

The flanks could also be dealt with by cavalry or friendly forces, while in the Eastern Domain, with only a cavalry of 500 men, they would flank the enemy's flank, buy time for the main formation, or break the enemy's flank.

This array, there is no return, it is extremely heroic, and those who are not shipwrecked cannot do it.

Generally speaking, there is only one person after the big array, such as the battalion officer after the battalion formation, and the main general after the main formation, while Qin Dongyang's subordinates are indomitable, he will be the first of the battalion, lead the whole army, and kill the front with indomitable progress!

The sharp array is Xu Zixian's decision before he falls ill, and all the generals have no doubt.

Ge Cunzhong stretched his hair and said: "The iron spear in my hand will drink the blood of the enemy tomorrow morning." ”