Tu Xicai's out-of-the-box personality popped up again:

"Oh my Lin Shangren, Xuan Yiwei is basically a janissaries, we are mainly familiar with archery, knives and shields, as well as formations, especially shield formations, mainly to defend and cover the charge, but these are not very practical on the ship, but also special training, the soldiers on the ship are mainly jumping to kill the enemy, or block the enemy, the ship is large, you can use a heavy crossbow, so the main practice is heavy shield, heavy crossbow, heavy artillery, lookout, sail, oars, the tactics used are ship formation, impact, pinching jumping gang, harassment and rush.

As long as the pseudo-Yuan has two of the same ships and attacks us, Xuan Yiwei will be exhausted, and at most he will give the Venerable Master half an hour's time. ”

When Lin Xi heard Tu Xicai say this, he realized that the situation was much more complicated than he expected.

Lin Xi patted his head and said in his heart: "Oh my God, what do you tell me to do?"

And so it so happened that a lazy childish voice came to my heart: Is it written, Is the arm of God shortened? And the Scripture says, The grace of God is sufficient for thee.

At the same time, another well-behaved child voice followed: Lao Tzu said, turn a blind eye, and the name is Yi; If you don't hear it, your name is Xi; I can't fight, and the name is small. These three cannot be interrogated, so they are mixed into one. There is no rope on it, there is no ambiguity under it, the rope is indescribable, and it returns to nothing. It is said to be formless, the image of nothing, and it is said to be trance. The first one is missing, and then the one is gone. The way of the ancients is to keep the present. Being able to know the beginning of the ancient times is the Taoist era.

Lin Xi thought secretly in his heart: Did I miss something? yes, why should I be stronger? The basic information is not something I can understand, why do I have to guess by myself, and besides, there are at least 500 people on this ship now, as well as the spiritual leaders and flags of this dynasty, why do I feel that there are no resources and information? ah

It so happened that a lazy childish voice came to my heart: The Bible says that God resists the proud.

At the same time, another well-behaved child's voice followed: "Xunzi Persuasion" said, I try to think all day long, it is better to learn what I have to learn; I try to look at it, it is better to climb the heights of the broad. Ascend and move, the arm is not lengthened, and the one who sees is far away; Blowing with the wind, the sound is not a disease, but the hearer is prominent. Those who fake horses are not profitable, but thousands of miles; Those who fake the boat are not able to water, but the rivers. A gentleman is not different, and he is good at things.

When Lin Xi heard this, the remorse in his heart was like a blowout.

Empress Dowager Yang saw Lin Xi's eyes flickering, as if she was in torment, she couldn't bear it, and opened her mouth to persuade her: "Venerable Master, I still have more than 1,400 warships in the Great Song Dynasty, and there are only more than 400 Pseudo-Yuan. According to the Venerable Master, this ship is really not good for life......"

When Lin Xi heard this, he understood why he was so anxious, it turned out that his feeling was right, but he couldn't analyze it rationally, what Empress Dowager Yang said must be Zhang Shijie, Lu Xiufu, Zhou Wenying, and what they often mentioned in their discussions, and it is indeed part of the facts, but another fact is that the forces of the pseudo-Yuan are enough to surround and consume the soldiers and horses of the Southern Song Dynasty.

So, why did Tu Xicai's words feel anxious just now?

This is because naval battles require boats, and boat management is a highly uncertain environment, and closely coordinated system engineering, now, what Lin Xi needs is to at least break out of a bloody road and have a place for the next step, but even if the current ship can fight out and run out, Lin Xi does not know that it can be used as a base again.

There are too many uncertainties and unknown factors, and it is impossible for Lin Xi to make a certain exact judgment, Lin Xi can be a confidant at most, and the benefit is beyond the "knowledge and action" of the other party and himself, okay, then change the way and orientation.

Lin Xi immediately said to the Empress Dowager Yang: "Empress Dowager, I have thought about a lot of mistakes, so I have gone astray, but after listening to the words of the Empress Dowager and Xicai, I probably already know where the crux of the problem is. Now let's change the way, let me ask, let's deduce together, okay? ”

Tu Xicai immediately said: "Venerable Master, Xicai knows that everything is endless, and only the Venerable Master is the first to look forward. ”

Empress Dowager Yang also said, "Venerable Master, now that we orphans and widows are all here, we are willing to help each other in the same boat." ”

Lin Xi said:

"Okay, so let me introduce you first.

Now I don't know the military situation of the Great Song Dynasty, the military situation of the pseudo-Yuan, the geographical situation around Yashan, and the people's properties, and I need you to supplement them in detail.

Now, I have a general understanding of the current Song army and the pseudo-Yuan warships and weapons, and to be honest, it is still quite unexpected to me.

The difficulty now is that we don't have time, we have a few days at most, and we have to lay the foundation for victory, otherwise the rout will be inevitable.

Not only that, but you seem to have an abundance of supplies, but in my opinion, there are too few supplies to fight the war, and we can't guarantee that we have enough combat output capabilities, and we also lack enough skilled craftsmen and skilled scientific researchers.

In this way, it was decided that we would either use the existing materials to fight a surprise war, but the crushing raid war, which we also called the decapitation tactic, yes, now it is called the first rank of the general in the million army, and it is also called the point tactic.

If you want to take the head of the general, you need to know where the general is, which is a difficult problem.

In addition, we don't have flying machines, we don't have high-power precision-guided weapons, so we can only carry out a certain degree of surface killing, by the way, that's what you call fire attacks, traps, and falling rocks.

What we're going to do is destroy a ship and leave it with nowhere to run.

Now, we can assemble weapons that can accurately plunge a ship into a sea of fire at fifty to a hundred paces, or nearly incapacitate the enemy at as far as two hundred paces, and then penetrate a weapon that destroys the enemy.

However, our ship, at present, is guessed to be able to assemble only four to eight loach boats, or two to four vehicles and ships, which can make the enemy almost incapacitated to resist in a word or two.

However, to completely incinerate the enemy, we need trebuchets to continue throwing the fiery oil at it.

We need a baggage ship to carry war materiel to keep us able to break through two or three layers of encirclement.

One may not be enough, three is best.

Well, now you know almost as much as I do.

Tu Xicai, if you are specifically commanding the battle, what do you want to do? ”

Tu Xicai said: "Escape? ”

Lin Xi said: "If we escape, we will have no place to stay, the best thing is to kill the real command center of the pseudo-yuan, so that they will not be able to attack in the short term, we have the army left, and we can continue to attack them, otherwise, we will escape alone, and it will be unpredictable in the later stage." ”

Tu Xicai said:

"Take the head of the general? I only know that they are ten thousand households like Turuk, or at the level of our control, they must be on the ship where they raised the flag of the flagship.

Above this level, unless the royal driver is personally recruited, or the general is particularly in need of motivating the soldiers.

At present, the main generals of my Great Song and Pseudo-Yuan are not leaked.

You see, our Queen Mother and Your Majesty are hiding on a loach boat, and they are not without a name......

I remembered that we were detected by the spy detectives of the pseudo-yuan because there was an incense altar on the top of our ship. ”

Empress Dowager Yang said regretfully: "Because of the altar, I have damaged so many soldiers and palace maids. ”

Tu Xicai was sensitive, and comforted the Queen Mother: "Queen Mother, if it weren't for that, that inner eunuch would still be unable to trigger it, which is a great luck." ”

When Empress Dowager Yang heard this, it was difficult to say anything.

Empress Dowager Yang then changed the question: "Xicai, then as you said, do we have a way to find out, or lure, or force out the pseudo-Yuan admiral to sit on the ship?" ”

Tu Xicai said: "How did we hide, the pseudo-Yuan territory is wider than us, they will only be more cunning and easier than us, our lord will not go out, and neither will the enemy." ”

was at a loss, and the shouts of the soldiers came from outside the hatch: "Report, report urgently"

Lin Xi gave Tu Xicai a look, and Tu Xicai shouted: "Come in."

The tips all entered the hatch, and Tu Xicai asked, "Emergency military situation?" ”

Tip Says:

"If you go back to your lordship, there are communication ships from the Chinese army and the Sima Command Office.

The news came that it turned out that the spy of the inner chamberlain had been trapped in our water village, and only a dozen or so shadowless boats had escaped. But there are more than a dozen, which have been sunk, burned or caught, but people have committed suicide, and there is no way to live, two yachts, currently because the holy driver is on the ship, so they are besieged, fighting at low intensity, and at present, because of the thick smoke, it is inconvenient to jump with the jumping gang, saying that they are afraid that they will jump off the wall in a hurry, just waiting for them to be cornered, saying that they will surrender them, this is one of them.

There is another one from Sima Tong, they have already hung the T-shaped military defense battle flag, as if the Turuk Department has two ironclad rushing ships as the front, more than a dozen vehicles and ships, ships, and loach boats as the main force, with a sharp arrow formation, and countless pleasure boats and small loach boats also rushed over, with great determination, Sima commanded that the strength is seriously insufficient, and has urgently asked the Chinese army for help.

The third is that the Chinese army has decided to tighten the defensive line, and in addition, send all reserves to the Sima Command Office. ”

Tu Xicai asked: "The pseudo-Yuan spy didn't run away?" ”

"According to the first message, they have a few shadowless boats that have escaped. However, the main yacht is still under siege. ”

Lin Xi asked: "The army of the Turuk Department thought that Sima was running away?" Didn't send a ship in the direction of those shadowless boats? ”

He said, "I'll ask the herald for this, and I'll wait a minute."

After a while, two heralds entered the cabin and said, "This is the Venerable Master, I have something to ask you and wait." ”

Lin Xi asked: "In the Turuk Department or the Pseudo-Yuan Army, can you send reinforcements to the prominent direction of the Pseudo-Yuan spies?" ”

The two heralds looked at each other, and one of them said, "When I came from the Chinese army, I didn't mention it when I joined the army."

Lin Xi looked at the other: "What about you?" ”

Another herald said, "Sima sent me a message to the Chinese army, and I didn't know that the Venerable Master was here, but later the Chinese army sent a piece of water to bring us here." It is only said that the T-shaped military defense is hanging, and the battle will be engaged soon. ”

Lin Xi asked: "Just now, I said that the puppet yuan spy cruise ship is still entangled, and it has not run out of the defensive circle, which of you said it?" ”

The first herald said, "I said that when I joined the army and asked me to bring the letter, I only said that I wanted to reassure the Venerable Master." ”

Lin Xi asked, "Did you see it with your own eyes?" ”

The herald said: "I didn't see it with my own eyes, I came out of the Chinese army, just pass it as soon as possible, how to see the battle situation, not to mention, we won't go up to the mast, if it's close to the left, maybe take a look." ”

Lin Xi asked: "In other words, these are all taught by joining the army." ”

The herald said: "Of course, this is a message, naturally you must remember clearly, this is just an ordinary battle report." If it is more important, it will be the bamboo tube sealed with fire paint. ”

Lin Xi asked: "Who did you send the message to when you joined the army?" ”

The herald said: "I joined the army and told me that it was the Taifu who passed the battle report to the Venerable Master. ”

Lin Xi asked, "How do you know it's my ship?" ”

The herald opened his mouth wide, revealing eight teeth:

"No one knows the Venerable Master's boiling of the sea god cauldron.

On your ship, there is a banner of Xuanyi given by the Holy Father.

Also, only your ship has such a high chimney, which is higher than that of a car ship.

When we came, I saw from afar, only the watchtower on your mast had an umbrella top, which was made of brass, and it was said that the Song Dynasty eunuch ordered someone to build it, and there was a famous hall called a canopy.

It is said that only the Venerable Master has this luck, and at the same time can protect the Emperor and turn evil into good fortune.

When they came, the soldiers discussed privately, saying that they had just sacrificed today, and they had forced out a pseudo-yuan giant traitor.

They all said that if you come to see the Venerable Master, you must ask for a talisman or something, and it will work. ”

Empress Dowager Yang grinned: "Sure enough, it is very effective, much more effective than I thought when I joined the army!" ”

Lin Xi then asked the second herald: "So, how did you get to the Chinese army?" ”

The second herald said, "Back to the Master, I found the Chinese army on a communication ship. ”

Lin Xi asked: "Well, are you in the defensive circle or outside the defensive circle all the way?" ”

The second herald said, "Back to the Venerable Master, we need to give orders, we need to be fast, of course, we must go through the inner circle." ”

Lin Xi asked again: "Are there many boats cruising in the inner circle?" ”

The second herald said: "Yes, there are a few pseudo-yuan spies now, and everyone is careful, so there are a lot of patrols." ”

Lin Xi asked, "So how many times have you come all the way and patrolled?" ”

The second herald said, "The big ones have been checked five times, and the small ones eight or nine times." ”

Lin Xi asked: "What is a big inspection, and what is a small inspection?" ”

The second herald said: "When you enter the Chinese army, you have to check the waist card, check the fire paint token, check the password, and in addition, every time you pass a water village, you have to check it once." Small check or check the waist card, or check the password, but generally know, check the password more. ”

Lin Xi asked: "Is the password the same for the whole army?" ”

The second herald said: "That can't, the password of today's herald is - the West Chamber, and the return order is - Dragon Boat Festival; The password of the army on the ship is - will enter the wine, the return order is - family carnival, and there is a special patrol, and we do not know that password. ”

Lin Xi continued to ask: "You have come all the way, but what kind of pseudo-yuan spies have you encountered?" ”

The second herald thought for a moment and said, "I just heard this brother say yes, but when we came all the way, we saw some messenger rockets before, but along the way, we didn't see any battle formations, and it is true that some loach boats are running fast." ”

Lin Xi asked, "What is your impression of that fast loach boat?" ”

The second herald said, "Even if it is fast, nothing else, it seems that there is no characteristic, and there is no special flag hoisted, it is tattered, we see that he is very fast, so we slow down the boat, and wait for them to pass, they are in a hurry." ”

Lin Xi thought for a moment and asked cautiously, "Have you seen any commotion in front of that boat?" ”

The second herald also thought for a moment and said:

"Riots? I don't know if it's counted, it's almost in the middle of the third Dacha water village and the fourth water village.

Because now the water village has become a piece of piece, unlike before, all the boats are connected together, and all the many boats enter and exit from the middle of the water village, especially the provisions, because the side boats have low sides and are easy to send up.

At that time there was a supply ship, unloading.

When the loach boat entered the water village, and we accelerated again, we saw that the loach boat actually stopped and berthed.

I don't know which official eunuch commanded it, where do ordinary soldiers have so much strength to row, you rob me of a boat, let us stop, wait until we let it pass, he is fine, and he docks, what's the matter. ”

Lin Xi looked at the eyes of the second herald, and looked like it was the truth, so he asked, "How long have they been berthed?" ”

The second herald said, "Yes, they are berthed, that is, they do not need a springboard, they jump over three people with a cable, and then they have to sail again, as if to go out to sea." ”

Lin Xi asked: "At that time, didn't you look at the open sea?" ”

The second herald said, "I have seen it." ”

Tu Xicai asked anxiously, "What do you see?" ”

The second herald said, "When I saw the loach boat, and the supply boat, which was struck by the oars of the loach boat, the soldiers on the feeding boat and the water village began to shout and curse." ”

Tu Xicai asked: "I'm asking about the open sea, is there anything in the open sea?" ”

The second herald said: "In the open sea, it seems that the ship of the pseudo-yuan has released some signal fireworks, a little far, I can't see it clearly, you know, the pseudo-yuan has some every day, and we often release all kinds of rockets to transmit, that's fast." ”

Lin Xi asked, "Do you remember the appearance of that rocket or fireworks?" ”

The second herald said, "Then who can't remember, nine links." ”

Lin Xi asked, "Then why don't you say it?" ”

The second herald said, "Venerable Master, don't put a few Strings of Pseudo-Yuan every day, and you won't be able to get by." ”

Tu Xicai explained: "Pseudo-Yuan often puts nine rings, and they have more supplies than us. ”

Lin Xi continued to ask: "What is the Nine Rings?" ”

The second herald said: "It's nine rockets in a row, and the one that has been put on for a long time is easy to see." There is light at night and smoke during the day, and they like to put that. ”

Lin Xi asked, "What does it mean?" ”