Chapter 266: The Fleet Arrives
"Knock knock knock, urgent military situation!" There was a sharp knock on the door.
"Come in!"
Soon, a sailor wearing a thick cotton coat and a sailor's hexagram walked in and reported loudly: "Two lords, the patrol team in the open sea has discovered a large fleet of ships heading in the direction of Qingzhou, the number is about ninety to one hundred, according to the patrol estimate, they are likely to be coming for us, and Liu Baihu, the leader of the patrol, immediately sent the news with carrier pigeons after discovering it." ”
Since the last time he had a cheating with the Zheng family, Pang Gang ordered the Qingzhou Navy Division to strengthen patrols and vigilance in the open seas, and there were ships patrolling the open waters every day, and today, the patrol boats finally played their role.
After listening, Tu Hai and Mo Hui glanced at each other, a look of bad color flashed in their eyes, and Tu Hai asked, "How far are they from us now!" ”
"It's less than a hundred miles away, and it's expected to arrive at me tonight."
Mo Hui's expression was a little anxious, and he hurriedly said: "Commander Tu, it doesn't look good, hurry up and report it to the huge people." ”
"That's nature." Tu Hai nodded, "But at the same time as the report, we have to quickly order the fleet to leave the port, and our fleet must not be nested in the port." ”
Mo Hui hesitated for a moment: "This is not an adult's military order, can we leave the port without authorization?" ”
"Nothing can't be done." Tu Hai waved his hand, "Now the military situation is urgent, if you wait for the adult's warrant to be issued, the daylily will be cold, and if there is any problem, the official will be responsible." ”
Tu Hai is a sailor general surnamed Ge Jian, who is very courageous when encountering problems, which is why Pang Gang appointed him as the commander of the sailor.
When Pang Gang received Tu Hai's report, it was already afternoon, and Pang Gang, who had received the report, hurriedly convened the generals of Qingzhou City to convene an emergency meeting.
"Okay guys, that's the situation, now that fleet is heading towards Wanghai Fort, and Tu Hai, the commander of the sailors, has ordered our sailors to raise their sails and anchor, and sail out of the open sea in advance. Although we can't be sure if the other party is coming for us, we should be careful and make preparations first. It's just that the other party hasn't identified the flag yet, so it's hard for us to judge who it is. ”
Li Yuanteng, who was short-tempered, stood up and shouted loudly: "My lord, what else is there to guess, it must be the little cub of the Zheng family, who was lost face by us a few days ago, and they are here to find a place today." ”
"What do you think?" Pang Gang turned his gaze to Hua Yan, who had just been promoted to Xuanfu Division, and asked.
At this time, Huayan has long lost the embarrassment of the original down-and-out scholar, and when he became the secretary of the Liupin Xuanfu Division, his face was calm at the moment, he stroked his beard and said: "My lord, whether it is from the Zheng family or not, we must be fully prepared, now we have only found traces of the enemy in the sea off Wanghai Fort, but I think that they will also send a fleet to Dengzhou Mansion if they are not in order, so we must also order the people of Weihaiwei and Laizhou Mansion to prepare." ”
"Yes, Hua Yi is very thoughtful, we are negligent in this matter." Pang Gang cast an approving glance at Hua: "We will immediately send carrier pigeons in the direction of Dengzhou Laizhou and order Bin Shiqian and Wei Jiang to prepare for a pirate invasion." As for Weihaiwei."
Pang Gang thought for a while and said: "The current Weihaiwei is still just an empty shelf, and there is no need to hold it, so let the craftsmen and soldiers there withdraw to Dengzhou City." In addition, immediately order 3,000 soldiers to rush with me to help Wanghai Fort! ”
"Yes, yes!"
The sky gradually darkened, and just as Pang Gang was dispatching troops, the fleet led by Zheng Zhibao and Zheng Sen had already arrived at the sea twenty miles away from Wanghai Fort.
Zheng Sen and Zheng Zhibao stood on one of the largest three-masted warships, each holding up a clairvoyant mirror to look at the brightly lit harbor in the distance.
Looking at the empty harbor, Zheng Zhibao sneered: "Great, there is not even a single ship in the harbor, those Qingzhou sailors must have received a report from those patrol clippers today, and they didn't even dare to show their heads and fled." ”
Zheng Sen smiled proudly: "How is the Qingzhou Sailor the opponent of my Zheng family's warship, last time I only brought more than 20 boats, naturally I took advantage of them, this time my army came to them naturally to flee from the wind, but the fourth uncle should not underestimate the Qingzhou Sailor, maybe they are hiding in the shadows and taking advantage of our unpreparedness to sneak attack." ”
"Hahaha" Zheng Zhibao looked up to the sky and laughed, and he couldn't stop laughing for a while, "Sen'er, don't say it, just rely on the landlubber sailors in Qingzhou to know the difference between water warfare and land warfare, presumably they moved the land warfare to the sea, right?" ”
Zheng Sen also laughed, there is a big difference between water warfare and land warfare, due to the vast territory in land warfare, the troop movement can be done as you like, whether it is outflanking or surprise attack. On the other hand, naval warfare is not, although the sea is much wider than the land, but limited by the size of the ship, speed, firepower and other factors, once one side is defeated, it is difficult to escape in the vast sea, and the naval battle for the coordination of the ship formation, the quality of the sailors is also extremely high, and it is by no means just a few people to upload training for a few days to be competent. Therefore, since ancient times, naval warfare has focused on defeating the enemy in one go, and the tactics of sneaking up and attacking are not advocated in naval warfare.
After laughing for a moment, Zheng Sen smiled and said: "Okay, Fourth Uncle, it's getting late now, it's not suitable for us to attack, let's wait here all night, and when it dawns tomorrow, we will start shelling the port, and then put down the three thousand foot soldiers we brought, as long as we can capture the Erlong Mountain and grab those craftsmen, our task this time will be considered to be half completed." As for whether to continue to attack the interior of Qingzhou, it depends on the progress of Ming Yue. ”
"Okay, Fourth Uncle listens to you." Zheng Zhibao nodded, and then a hideous look appeared on his face: "Hmph, I want to see what the expression on that Dingguo general's face will be when he sees his port and the foundation he has worked so hard to build are destroyed by us!" ”
Zheng Sen smiled gloomily and comforted: "Fourth uncle, don't worry, you will see this day, nephew promises, the humiliated nephew you suffered in Qingzhou will definitely get it back for you." ”
Zheng Zhibao pressed his fingers to rattle, and said in a deep voice: "Okay, if we have a chance, we must break through Qingzhou and break the corpse of that surnamed Pang into ten thousand pieces." ”
For Pang Gang, who kicked himself and humiliated himself, Zheng Zhibao, who has never had a big heart, naturally hated him, and at this time he was already thinking about how to break through the port and enter Qingzhou tomorrow morning, but will his wish come true?
(To be continued)