Chapter 266: Set Sail

Wushu is worthy of being the god of war of the Dajin Kingdom, and accurately calculated the time when the Great Song Dynasty reacted after learning that Goryeo had been invaded, but he did not calculate Zhao Ta's determination to send troops and the results of the Great Song Dynasty's huge investment in construction over the years. The extensive road network provided a guarantee for the rapid mobility of the Song army, and the enrichment of warehouses in various places could provide immediate material support for the army. After Zhao Ta issued an edict to send troops to rescue Mi Island and assist Goryeo in resisting Jin, all ministries immediately took action and gave practical support.

After receiving the order, the commander of the navy can get up and rush to Dengzhou, and at the same time, he will rush to the bases with 800 miles. The naval forces of the two bases in Haizhou and Mingzhou were ordered to immediately enter a state of first-class combat readiness, recall the retired generals, replenish the supplies and ammunition of each ship, and the marines stationed in the port to prepare to board the ships and prepare for the expedition. The Dengzhou Navy was ordered to enter a wartime state, and the soldiers went on board the ship to start combat readiness duty, ready to set sail at any time.

Cheng Xishou passed through the liaison station of the naval forces in Yingzhou and ordered it to form an advance fleet to immediately turn to the Korean Gulf to reconnoiter the position and movements of the Jinshui Army, find out the situation of the base on Shenmi Island, and get in touch with it. At the same time, he tried to find out the situation of the Jin army on land, the position of the advance and the losses of the Goryeo army.

After Zhao Yong received the holy decree and the Privy Council's troop transfer talisman, he immediately sent people to the leopard general and the lion general's order to set off within two days, carrying five days of grain and grass to Haizhou, and the required materials were replenished in Haizhou. Ling Hu will set off for Haizhou five days later to join the Mingzhou Navy Division and prepare for the battle as a reserve. In case of delay, military justice is involved.

The Gyeonggi Five Generals Forbidden Army was the strategic reserve of the Great Song Dynasty, which was responsible for defending Gyeonggi and conquering the Quartet. It is also the rapid reaction force with the highest degree of combat readiness in the Great Song Dynasty, and it can complete mobilization and departure in two days without carrying heavy equipment. After receiving the order, the leopard general and the lion general acted quickly. Take the lead and set off separately to Haizhou......

Cheng Xishou hurried back to Dengzhou, but was poured cold water on his head. My heart is cool and cool. The heavens were not beautiful, caught up with the passage of the hurricane, the huge waves on the sea were monstrous, the fleet could only take shelter in the harbor and could not sail at all, and reached the sea area of Goryeo within three days, and repelled the Jin naval army within ten days, this was the military order he set up to the emperor in front of the ministers, and now God is determined to oppose him.

For two days, the wind showed no signs of abating. Cheng Xishou also didn't think about tea and dinner for two days in a row, burning incense and praying every day, and the Dragon King Temple, Tanah Lot Temple, Water Temple, Guanyin Temple, Fengshen, and Lei Gong ...... All the temples that were touched by the water worshipped aside, but it still didn't seem to move them, the wind should blow or blow, and the rain didn't stop, even the experienced old sailors couldn't see any signs of stopping!

"Oh my God, are you really trying to kill me?" Cheng Xuan looked up to the sky and sighed.

"Dashuai, the emperor is the king of benevolence and righteousness. I don't think I'll blame you for that! Ma Wei, the deputy commander of the navy, looked at the marshal who sighed for a long time and persuaded.

"Alas, old horse, do you really think I'm worried about my head? No, the emperor's grace is mighty, and I can't repay my death. Lao Cheng's head was sold to His Majesty thirty years ago, and what I'm worried about is that the task force on Shenmi Island and the major events under His Majesty have been mistaken, and the military situation is like fire, but we can only nest in Hong Kong! Cheng Xishou said with some excitement. It's only strange that my old Cheng didn't call for wind and rain under His Majesty, and serve the gods and ghosts. The power of heaven and earth! ”

"The emperor's skills are not something we can learn, but ......," Ma Wei shook his head and said.

"That's right. Why bother to beg them if we guard the true God, let's pray in the direction of Beijing, and ask Your Majesty to relieve our worries! Cheng Xishou was inspired and said excitedly.

"That's exactly what my subordinates mean, let's put the incense case quickly!" Ma Wei also thought so and immediately agreed.

Cheng Xishou and the two of them did what they said, and immediately ordered to go down and gather all the officials and generals above the commander of the naval army to the Tanah Lot Temple in the harbor. Everyone worked hard together to move the guy who only accepted the incense and did not contribute to the place, hung the emperor's 'imperial appearance' on the right position, arranged the incense table, put the emperor's favorite food on weekdays, knelt down together, and prayed loudly under the leadership of Cheng Xishou and Ma Wei, and the roar of a group of military men really shook the universe and reached the heavens!

"Report to the big handsome, the wind is small, and the hurricane has the intention of leaving!" Less than half an hour after the incense hall opened, a sergeant in charge of the 'weather forecast' ran in and said.

"Your Majesty has heard our voices, everyone begs Your Majesty again, let the rain stop!" Cheng Xi was overjoyed, but it was still a miracle from his own family, and it was effective at the beginning, and the sound of prayer increased by 100 decibels.

"Report to the big handsome, the rain is light, the east is clear, and the clouds are going west!" It didn't take long for another sergeant to run in and report excitedly.

"Pass my general order, the whole army will enter the port and stand by, and go to sea as soon as the weather improves!" Cheng Xuan suppressed the excitement in his heart and said.

"Report to the big handsome, the sky is clear, the wind is decreasing, and the waves are flattening!" It's not a big effort, and the good news comes in one after another.

"Your Majesty is the true God!" Cheng Xi bowed deeply to the portrait and said, "Your Majesty, please bless the last general to go out to win the flag, the Great Song Dynasty naval army is invincible, and on the day of triumph, the end of the general will bring all the generals to worship incense again and rebuild the temple!" Cheng Xishou was very excited when he heard this, and said with tears in his eyes, it seems that the emperor is still facing him, and now the fleet can go to sea, and his head can be regarded as saved.

It is not the first time that the emperor showed his 'magic skills' in the navy, the last time it was the battle of landing in Yingzhou, the emperor gave the name of the flagship to the southeast trade wind, so that the army set sail smoothly, this battle not only recovered Yanjing and other states, but also annihilated the Jin army with 100,000 people, and completely recovered the Central Plains. Now, after praying for the generals, he has once again shown his might, so that the officers and men of the navy, who have been plagued by the hurricane for many days, have swept away their worries and greatly boosted their morale.

Maybe this time the emperor did not come in person and did not understand the situation, and the wind direction was not quite right, but it was difficult for the sailors who walked on the sea all year round, and they could take advantage of the change of sail angle to take a zigzag to reach their destination. The disadvantage is, of course, that the distance of several times more lines is longer, but it is much better than being blocked in the port.

Amid the mountain cries of 'long live' and 'victory,' the Dengju Navy, which was the first echelon to rescue Goryeo, embarked on a journey 10 days after the outbreak of the war, and the formation consisted of 10 Shenzhou-class warships, 100 passenger-class medium-sized warships and auxiliary vessels, and a total of 20,000 officers and men of the 1st Marine Brigade. Cheng Xishou dispatched 10 medium-sized warships, two ships in a group, and fan-shaped forward formation for 30 miles to serve as the lead, and the entire formation was formed in columns, separated by two miles and deployed in three columns in echelons to sail to the Korean Gulf......

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At this moment, the two Song warships that 'escaped' from Shenmi Island haunted their fleet like ghosts, attacking the fleet that surrounded the harbor from time to time, trying to break the blockade and enter the port. The most infuriating thing is that they relied on their fierce firepower and fast speed advantages to fight and run, and took advantage of them, and they escaped by sending dozens of warships to surround them several times.

There was even a time when the two Song ships cooperated with each other to set a trap and play tricks. On that day, the Song Army's 'Weizhen' wanted to take advantage of the foggy time in the early morning to sneak into the port, and immediately after knocking over two ships that were serving as guards and were discovered, they immediately repeated their old tricks and fled to the open sea, but it seemed that there was a problem with the ship and it was unable to speed up. And this made them harassed and annoyed, and the commander of the rear army, Chi Zhanhui, found out, and immediately took the flagship of the rear army to chase after him with five fighting ships, intending to capture him.

The 'Megatron' ran in front and the Jin Army chased behind, and the two sides were always in a state of separation at first, giving people the feeling that they could catch it with a little more effort. Chasing and chasing, everyone unconsciously increased their speed, and the three fighting ships of the Song ship and the Jin army were out of everyone's sight. The flagship on which Chi Hui was riding, escorted by two fighting ships, pressed their tracks and then pursued.

It is said that the flagship is often the largest, most versatile, and most combat-ready warship in a fleet, but not necessarily at that time. Chizhan Hui's flagship is a tall and mighty building ship, with three buildings, a column of women's walls, tree flags, crossbow windows, spear holes, and felt leather to resist fire; Put gun carts, stones, iron juice, like a small base, you can gallop horses. It can be seen that it is majestic and majestic, like a small city moving on water, except that there are no planes to take off and land, it can be called an ancient 'aircraft carrier'.

But it is precisely because of its tall and wide that it has become its fatal shortcoming, the wide hull makes its speed slow, and it is most afraid of encountering storms, and it is easy to become a windshield wall to be blown over, so the combat effectiveness is weak, and its facilities are also defense-based and offensive-supplemented, and the role is more to intimidate the other party like the gorgeous patterns on the butterfly's body, as a guard of honor to increase their own momentum.

Of course, Chi Zhanhui couldn't catch up with the enemy ship on such a useless guy, and was also led farther and farther away from the port, breaking away from the protection of the brigade and marching alone on the sea. At this time, after the lookout post found an inconspicuous sand island a few miles away, a Song warship suddenly appeared and sailed towards them, which was one of the two ghost ships, the Weiyuan. The whole ship can sound the battle alarm and enter combat readiness, draw an arc and turn around and run.

After many days of fighting, Chi Zhan Hui knew that his flagship was not the opponent of the Song ship at all when he was fighting alone, so he knew that he chose to escape, but he made the wrong choice in a panic, if he continued to move forward, he could still get the support of the fighting ship in front, but the turn made him waste a lot of time. The Weiyuan quickly caught up, calmly chose the battle position, and sank it with two rounds of shooting in succession!

However, the Song ship's attempt to open up the connection with the port was still 'thwarted' by the Jin Shui Army, and Chi Zhanhui, who was not dead, used the method of collusion to connect the hundreds of ships into a chain to block the port, completely breaking their idea of returning to the port...... (To be continued......)