"Send ships to drive away the enemy, their cannons hit far away, only by strictly guarding the formation can you rely on the number to resist the enemy, not divide the troops!" Chagatai rejected the advice of his subordinates, and the Mongolian sailors have also studied the methods of naval warfare over the years, and Hong Tao's combat method similar to Mongolian cavalry archery is not profound for the Mongolian generals, and they can understand where the key lies after a little pondering.

In a land battle, as long as the formation of the infantry of the harassed side does not disperse, the harassment of the infantry by cavalry alone cannot hurt the formation at all. Hong Tao simply used the speed of his ships to act as a cavalry side, and the Mongol sailors became slow infantry when they reached the sea, and the roles of both sides changed.

Hong Tao's fleet ran, but the Mongolian sailors did not pursue, and still slowly drove eastward according to the original route and speed, as if there was a huge infantry team on the steppe, setting up a formation and slowly advancing. In the distance, a small group of cavalry, not far away, marched together, neither side could help the other, the difference was that the land was replaced by the sea, and the green was replaced by blue.

"Oh, learn to be good, don't be fooled...... This battle is not easy to fight, girl, notify the ships, double the allocation of medical soldiers and damage management personnel, and when it is completely dark, we will try the effect of night fighting. Seeing the reaction of the Mongolian naval army, Hong Tao's brows finally wrinkled, and it seemed that this naval battle was not lazy. The psychological quality of the opposing commander is very good, and he does his own thing, regardless of it, and is not fooled at all.

As long as they sail together in a dense formation, there aren't many opportunities on their side. If you rush too close, you will be easily surrounded by the opponent's front and rear fleets, and even if your ship is fast, you will not be able to withstand too many enemies. A whole four detachments. The number of ships in each team is not less than a hundred. It stretches for more than ten kilometers on the surface of the sea. It's really a bit of a dragon that sees the beginning and doesn't see the end.

Two hours later, it was completely dark, and there was nothing to see on the sea except for the navigation lights. Night sailing in the sailing era was also hard work, when there was no radio to use, the flag language was not clear, and the meaning of the light signal was very limited, so the rear ship could only stare at the navigation lights on the mast of the ship in front of it, and try to keep the spacing and speed consistent.

The larger the fleet. The more difficult the night voyage is, the scale of hundreds of ships like the Mongolian sailors sailing together in four teams, Hong Tao has a headache, if there is no long-term rigorous training, there is no need to be harassed by the enemy, and the mistakes of his own people can make the fleet a mess.

"See? The enemy is clever enough to use the beacon on the shore to make precise navigation at night, which is troublesome but the best way to sail at night. You only need to calculate the distance correctly, and you don't need to slow down at all. It is possible to drive as in the daytime. "Looking at the starboard side two nautical miles away, people with dense phobias are sure to get sick.

The Mongolian sailors were not afraid that the enemy would know about their existence. Not only did they not reduce the lights, but they also filled the three masts of each ship with navigation lights, and from a distance it looked like the Milky Way had fallen into the sea, constantly flowing eastward. There were lights not only in the water, but also on the shore a few nautical miles away, with a bright fire flickering every few kilometers. The Mongols were really good at learning new knowledge and absorbing and digesting, they turned the beacon tower into a coastal navigation beacon, specializing in night navigation for the fleet, it seems that this set of things is not the first time it has been used, they have practiced it for a long time.

"Uncle, let's cut in front of their fleet and hit the first few ships in line. As long as they change course, the ships behind them will definitely be chaotic, and maybe they will sink a lot if they hit themselves! Weng Ya never listened to Hong Tao's words and went to rest in the cabin, in the face of such a large-scale enemy, instead of being afraid, she was extremely excited, her little face was red, and from time to time she came to Hong Tao's side to ask for battle or make ideas, for fear that Hong Tao would let the enemy go.

"The timing was not right, and in six or seven hours they would have to turn at the tip of the peninsula, when it was pre-dawn darkness. With such a large fleet turning at night and suddenly being attacked, do you think they will still be able to hold the formation? And it's been a day's journey since they left Dengzhou, and even if they want to go back, it's a little too late. During this day, we can effectively kill and damage their ships, and once the morale is low to a certain level, it will be difficult for them to maintain their formation. As long as the formation is out of order, that is the beginning of the decisive battle. "Hong Tao has already vetoed Weng Ya's proposal for the Nth time, and he is waiting, waiting for the Mongolian sailors to stay away from Dengzhou Port. If they retract and take advantage of the terrain outside Dengzhou Port to defend it, then it will not be easy for them to deal with it, and the problems that can be solved on the sea must not be left on land, this is Hong Tao's motto.

"The sky is not beautiful, tonight is another sunny day, calm and calm! Go back to sleep, or I'll lock you in the captain's room tomorrow and won't even let you see it!" In addition, Hong Tao still has a bit of luck, he hopes that there will be a typhoon or something that happens to pass by here, even if it is a heavy rain.

The vast majority of the sailors of their own fleet have been tested by ocean voyages, and they have seen all kinds of wind and waves. The farthest voyage training of Mongolian sailors is between Dengzhou Port and Jinzhou Port, and it is worth looking forward to what will become after encountering strong winds and waves. Maybe they won't have to do it themselves, and a storm will kill them. It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven, Hong Tao's luck really can't catch up with Little Japan, and the kamikaze didn't come. The sky is full of stars, not only is there no strong wind at night, but the weather will not be bad tomorrow. Seeing that he had lost another advantageous weapon, Hong Tao began to spread evil fire, and whoever leaned on him was unlucky at this time, and Weng Ya bore the brunt.

Bombed away Weng Ya, Hong Tao was not idle, he climbed the lookout of the mast, and together with the lookout and flag bearer above, he carefully observed the light signal of the Mongolian sailor with a telescope, trying to find out a certain pattern from it, to put it bluntly, he wanted to crack the code of the other party to transmit the message. Is it cracked? Fart, if you observe carefully during the day, and learn from the movements of the ship, maybe it will be useful. I can't see anything at night, and it's strange to see just a few lights. Hong Tao just regarded this as a pastime for the night shift, and he didn't expect to crack it at all.

"Notify the 1st and 2nd attacking fleets and start the operation. After the flagship fires, it is time to attack. "The light signals of the Royal Fleet are much richer than those of the Mongolian sailors, because whether it is a killer whale, a shark, or a salmon-class armed cargo ship, the mast height is higher, more lanterns can be hung, and there are more combinations. By the time Hong Tao climbed down from the lookout, a string of more than a dozen red and white lanterns had been pulled up. Soon, the corresponding signal lights were also raised on the flagships of the detachment following behind, and while replying to the flagships, they conveyed orders to the ships of their own fleet, and then the three fleets began to turn their own ways.

The Jinhe with seven armed cargo ships began to accelerate slightly to the right, as the main fleet, Hong Tao's task was to be a tank. The armed cargo ships led by him first launched a feint to attract the enemy's attention and thus create better conditions for the two attacking fleets to attack. This work is hard work, and it is also vulnerable to concentrated fire from the enemy, and this is the reason why Bo Jiao, Kong Pei and Wen Nan resolutely oppose Hong Tao leading the main fleet. They were afraid that Hong Tao would hang up carelessly, and finally had such an emperor who did not fight for power, whether it was for the sake of the country or himself, they would not let him die too early.

In fact, Hong Tao doesn't want to come to this thunder, who is not afraid of death? The cannonball didn't have long eyes, and it smashed on the head if it didn't keep it even, and even if it hit the body, it was estimated that it would be half-disabled. But the problem is that the state system that he has implemented has cut off his own way away from the battlefield. Since the emperor is no longer a concentration of power, but a symbol of the state, honor is very important. You say that an emperor has no power and no good reputation, so what use does the people want from you? Even raising a pig is better than raising such a waste emperor!

For his own ideals and for future generations to have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, Hong Tao had to bite his back molars and act as a hero. Not only does he have to act, but future generations don't want to be comfortable, Lao Tzu is desperate to fight for you a royal name, you can't open your mouth and wait to feed it, just eat Lao Tzu's legacy is to sit and eat the mountain. So if you want to inherit the throne, you can go to war as a soldier first, and come back with some honor, even if it is virtual, it is better than nothing. At least the common people can't be allowed to secretly say that their emperor is a waste who eats and eats fragrant and does not work, and Hong Tao can't afford to lose this person. It's easy to say anything if you are not an emperor, once you become an emperor, we have to be better than most people!

Hong Tao has been observing the navigation lights of the Mongolian sailors, and the people are not idle, and there are still people staring at the movement of the Jinhe. As soon as the main fleet began to accelerate, the Mongolian sailors reacted, and it could be seen from the navigation lights that a string of lights that were originally synchronized with themselves suddenly ran forward. What does this mean? Whatever it means, be vigilant.

"Fire!" Don't look at Chagatai is quite confident during the day, but at night, the surroundings are dark, and there are only a few lights that are not as good as the buttocks of fireflies. Is it useful to be close to the coast? Do you dare to lean in? At this time, the most effective way to drive away fear is to do it first, regardless of whether it can hit or not, whether it is far enough or not, and firing a few shots can deter the other party on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can also give yourself courage.

"Hahahaha...... They are at this level, and I was worried that I couldn't see them clearly, but now it's all clear. Right hand drive five! Open the starboard gun door! The artillery fire of the Mongolian sailors not only did not deter Hong Tao's main fleet, but made Weng Ya laugh and shake. Too Nima amateur! The orderly appearance during the day is all pretended, and when it comes to the critical moment, you can immediately see the difference between professional and amateur.

(To be continued.) )