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On March 12 of the first year of Zhao Hou Wuxian (488 B.C.), the sea near Langya was calm, like a turquoise mirror.

At noon, this tranquility was shattered, and dozens of Zhao warships of various sizes left the harbor and headed against the tide for the open sea.

Xu Cheng is the commander of this "Langya Water Division", since the Ju State was attached to the Zhao clan seven years ago, and the exiled Qing clan, Gao, and Yan of the Qi State were stationed in its north, Langya has become an enclave of the Zhao clan. Zhao Wuxian sent Bu Zhu to dry sea salt here, repair the harbor, and try to make Langya the first seaport in the north. At the same time, Xu Cheng, who was experienced in water warfare, was also transferred here, allowing him to start from scratch and build a naval fleet for the Zhao clan......

Six or seven years have passed in the blink of an eye, and Zhao Wuxian has been listed as a prince, as if he is the overlord of the north. Zhao Wuxian used all the Langya salt tax to build a sailor, so the funds were quite abundant, thousands of locals were requisitioned, and the giant trees of Langya Mountain were cut down, dried and sawed into different shapes, which were used to make keels, decks, and masts of ships.

The flagship of the fleet is a huge building ship, which is a large warship with multi-storey buildings and offensive and defensive facilities, and the appearance looks like a building, so it is called a building ship. The name of this ship is "Xuanniao", it has four floors, is eight feet high, painted in a terrible black, and the white sails are even decorated with a Xuanniao with wings ready to fly. It not only looks majestic and mighty, but also has a strong crossbow and a tree flag on the ship, which is heavily guarded and effectively attacked and defended, just like a water fortress. It's a pity that the speed is slow, and it can only drive in the rear of the fleet, playing the role of command and commanding heights.

In addition to the "Xuanniao", there are five other building ships, named after the "five pheasants" in the Shaohao bird officials, namely: pheasant, pheasant, Zhai pheasant, pheasant, pheasant. In addition, there are more than 10 large wings, medium wings, and small wings, more than 10 ships, and dozens of small boats transformed from local fishing boats. The whole fleet can be regarded as "hundreds of ships competing for the current", crowded Langya Port is full, and it is spectacular when they go to sea for drills together.

But compared to the neighboring Qi Kingdom, the number of Langya Water Divisions is nothing at all.

Qi is a traditional maritime power, as early as the time of Qi Huan, the ships of Qi began to fish in the coastal waters, hundreds of years of development, so that the navigation technology of the Qi people is second to none. Qi Pinggong (Qi Jinggong) likes to take a big boat to play on the seaside, catch big fish in the sea, and it is said that some Qi people can even cross to the Yan country opposite the Shaohai (Bohai Sea).

Correspondingly, the Qi people also established a huge fleet, the Jishui Boat Division, the Dahe Boat Division, and the Shaohai Boat Division, and the total number of large and small ships is as many as three or four hundred, far better than the Langya Water Division.

During training on weekdays, Xu Cheng's imaginary enemy was the Qi Guozhou Division. When Qi joined Lian Heng last year and was an enemy of Zhao, he also sent ships north along the coast to spy on the situation of Qi, but Chen also stationed a fleet in Donglai, and the Langya Boat Division was blocked by it and was never able to bypass the Donglai Peninsula and enter Shaohai.

Due to the scarcity of ships and the lack of experience in naval warfare, Xu Cheng did not dare to rashly invade the waters of Qi State, but adopted a more conservative defensive position, waiting for Zhao State to attack Qi on a large scale, and then he advanced by sea and land to achieve the strategy that Zhao Wuxian hoped for.

Unexpectedly, the people of Qi would strike first.

At the end of February this year, as the spring ploughing was coming to an end, the Central Plains, which had been peaceful for more than half a year, was once again shrouded in the clouds of war.

On land, the Qi army was on the defensive, and they hid behind the Yiyi Fortress and the Great Wall of Qi and did not dare to show their heads, but at sea, Qi ships began to appear frequently in the waters off Langya.

Two days ago, the fleet sent by Xu Cheng to inspect encountered three or four Qi boats, all of which were relatively light and brisk wings, and they fled separately when they saw the Langya Boat Division, and finally were captured, and after being tortured, Xu Cheng learned that the Qi State had gathered various boat divisions in Donglai and would go south to invade Langya......

"There are a large number of Qi boat divisions, but I am afraid that they will not be able to defeat ah......" Some people are worried, in the past, the sporadic battles with the Qi people were also more victories and losses, after all, the sailors of the Langya Sailor Division were mainly Ju fishermen and Onoze water bandits, and they were far less good at how to fight on the sea than the Qi people.

"Raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while." Xu Cheng insisted on attacking, before the Qi people had time to blockade Langya, they were defeated in the open sea, although the Langya sailors in the past were not as good as the Qi ships, but as the sailors gradually became familiar with life at sea, this disadvantage was moved over little by little, not to mention, the sailors' ships were also equipped with some new weapons that Qi did not have, Xu Cheng believed that as long as the tactics were right, they could win more with less!

More importantly, he couldn't wait any longer......

After Xu Cheng was a prince of the Xu State, after the death of the Xu State in Wu, he served in the Wu State Water Division in humiliation, and later defected to the Zhao family. Mrs. Xu Huan is the last hope of these remnants of Xu State, according to her promise to Xu Cheng when she married Zhao Hou, after defeating Qi and Wu, Xu will be restored!

But Xu Cheng knew that even if the Xu State recovered, its proportion in the Central Plains system of the Zhao Clan would also be determined by the meritorious deeds made by them, the remnants of the Xu State, for the Zhao Clan!

It may be safer to hide in the port and "wait for work", but once this opportunity is missed, Langya Zhoushi, who has been criticized and is considered a "waste of money", will be in a more difficult situation, once Zhao Hou is disappointed in Xu Cheng, whether Xu Guo can still return to the country has become a question.

Therefore, Xu Cheng must make great contributions to borrow! Now, it's a rare opportunity.

So on March 12, taking advantage of the southerly wind blowing on the sea, Xu Cheng resolutely sent the Langya Navy Division out of the port to block the Qi Navy that was moving south along the coastline.

Xu Cheng stood on the building ship "Xuanniao", and the bird feathers on his crest fluttered in the wind.

The open sea is not like a harbor, the waves are rough, the waves are monstrous, and the changing wind blows the sails rattling, and it is difficult to use it skillfully. However, although this fleet has been far away from the harbor, it can still maintain the battle in the turmoil, Xu Cheng is pleased with this, many days of training, plus the advantage of six giant ships, so that the Langya sailor has the strength to fight with the Qi people.

Half an hour after they left the port, Winglet, who was acting as a scout in front, lit a smoke of warning......

They are about to encounter the Qi State Boat Division!

The south wind blows strongly, the sails are puffed up, the rumbling battle horn crosses the sea, the howling and hoarse is deep, like the call of a giant beast in the sea, the ship is passed down from ship to ship, the horn and the flag, this is the means by which the sailor transmits the message.

The speed of the ship was slowly slowing down, so that it was convenient to adjust the formation after encountering the enemy, and after less than half a moment, Xu Cheng also saw the enemy ship far away on the horizon through the "clairvoyant mirror" in his hand......

Because of going against the wind, the Qi boat did not open its sails, but leaned on the paddles to move forward slowly, but even so, they had already occupied Xu Cheng's entire field of vision, from east to west, the entire blue sea, was the shadow of the Qi boat!

Xu Cheng put down the clairvoyant mirror and gasped: "I'm afraid there are as many as two hundred Qi ships, and they are close in front of you......"

Qi Guo pulled out the old bottom, just to complete the battle, and vowed to completely annihilate the Langya Boat Division, which had occupied the door for many years, and control the sea area.

"Put the sails away," Xu Cheng ordered hurriedly, "lower the mast, and the oarsman is in position." The crew hurried to their respective posts, and the deck of the building was busy.

Xu Cheng's palms have begun to sweat: "On this sea, whoever dominates the ups and downs depends on this battle!" ”

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At the same time, ten miles north of the Langya Water Division, the Qi Guozhou Division also discovered their traces.

"Zhao Chuan!" On the lookout, the crew shouted a warning, and then the drums roared among the ships, and the number of Qi Guozhou divisions was three times that of the Langya naval division, and communication was three times more difficult.

"Paddle!" Chen Hengda, the commander of the Qi fleet, gave the order, "Column!" On the big wing where he was, a hundred oars entered the water at the same time, and the oars roared and beat the drums, and the drums beat like a huge and gentle heartbeat.

Facing the sea breeze blowing on his face, Chen Heng's face was solemn.

He was a very cautious commander, first selecting a few clippers to go deep into the Langya coast, carefully examining them, probing the truth and the truth, rather than rushing into the sea rashly.

But what he didn't expect was that the Langya Sailors, who numbered less than 100 ships, would dare to take the initiative and choose this open sea as a battlefield to encounter them, and what's worse was that now the south wind was blowing......

It is common sense that the one who has the upper hand prevails in the angry sea.

Now that the enemy ships are coming downwind, the Qi army has no way to avoid it, so it can only fight hard.

With Chen Heng's order, the Qi ships that stretched for several miles spread their wooden wings one after another, and hundreds of ships moved at the same speed, and the blades stirred the deep blue water.

Standing on the bow of the boat, Chen Heng could hear the soldiers of Qi calling from afar across the sea, encouraging each other. Since the departure of Donglai, they have been stuffed in the cabin, idle, impatient, eager to fight, and convinced of victory.

This is the unique confidence of seaside fishermen, like a tough reef that will stand tall even if the waves hit it.

Chen Heng also showed a smile that he was determined to win: "Although the Qi army has been repeatedly defeated by Zhao on land, in the sea, we are the real overlords!" Today, I want to let Zhao Junshui know that the little snake on land has entered the sea, and it is still no match for the deep-sea dragon! ”

As the two huge fleets slowly approached, the first naval battle in the history of the Eastern world was about to begin...... (To be continued.) Mobile phone users, please browse and read, a better reading experience.