Although Xu Wen is old, he doesn't have Alzheimer's, he knows that his navy is a few pounds and a few taels, and he may not be able to survive even a round with Song Jun, and the gap in strength is too big, which can only be filled with his brain. In the First Battle of Yaozhou, when they found that the Song army fleet had entered the mouth of the Liao River, they immediately scuttled several large ships prepared and blocked the waterway, which was the most convenient and effective way, but they did not expect that the Song army was only afraid that a few water ghosts would dive under the water and place gunpowder in the sunken ship, so they easily blew the sunken ship into pieces, dredged the river, and the battleship crossed this obstacle lightly.

The barrage ropes that took a lot of effort to pull up failed to stop the advance of the Song army's naval divisions, and they either used artillery bombardment or sent sappers to the shore to destroy the iron cables, which did not play their due role at all. As for the forts built along the river, the Song army did not pay attention to them at all, and they sent several warships to bombard them with a single bombardment. There were also people who tried to retreat the enemy by fire attack, but the river was vast and straight, and the Song army could easily find the target, and it was sunk before it could get close to the fireboat, and the sailors had no way back.

The traditional methods have all failed, and the Song Shuijun seems to be unable to resist. But in Xu Wen's eyes, the Song army's powerful appearance was not without weaknesses, their warships were tall and powerful, and they could come and go freely in the endless sea, maneuver and collide at will, and give full play to their advantages. However, it is different in the rivers, the size of the warship is huge, the draft is inevitably deep, and the navigation is limited by the channel and the depth of the water.

In addition, the operation of the Song Navy Division was not mainly based on water warfare, but to escort the landing force, so that the number of transport ships far exceeded that of the combat ships, and the firepower of the transport ships was weak. Poor protection is the most vulnerable target. As long as the transport fleet is killed, the Song army will lose a large number of troops and lose the ability to land and fight. The navy alone will definitely not be able to defeat Liaoyang City......

The "Weihu" is a medium-sized reconnaissance ship, and since it is not a main combat vessel, it is only equipped with self-defense weapons, and its own combat effectiveness is relatively weak, so it is no problem to deal with several enemy ships. And its position is extremely unfavorable, and in order to ensure the preparation of the survey, the sail was lowered and anchored to stop the ship, but this section of the river is narrow, and it cannot move for a while. The shape shì is extremely critical.

More than 10 Jin troops rushed out of the reeds and rivers, these warships are all small boats, there are eight pairs of oarsmen rowing boats, each boat carries more than 50 soldiers, swim on the water surface like a gull, the speed is very fast, turn flexibly, rush to the river and quickly disperse from all sides, because the distance is very close. The ship's archers immediately opened their bows and arrows as soon as they came into range, and several sailors on the bow deck were immediately shot by arrows.

......The machine gun mounted on the ship's tower was the first to open fire after being alerted, opening fire on the enemy ship pouring out on the right, and the dense ammunition was scattered on the boat, sweeping the enemy into the water. The bullets pierced the bottom of the ship and slowed down, but the fire of a machine gun could not stop the other enemy ships from approaching. The shape shì is still in crisis.

The rapid-fire guns in the bow of the "Boom" and "Weihu" also opened fire, and the shotguns fired formed a fan. The sailors of the two enemy ships that were about to attack from the front were almost all killed, and the warship, which had lost control, slowly capsized after a few spins on the river. But when the gunners reload and adjust the gun position. The enemy ships had already rushed into the firing corners, and the artillery was out of action. The stern mortar had only time to tear off the gun's coat, and before it could finish loading, the gunner was overturned by a shower of arrows.

The sailors lifted anchor and hoisted the sails under the captain's order to use their warships to break through a road and get rid of the passive situation of being surrounded, and the others used their guns to rely on the female walls on both sides to shoot at the approaching enemy ships to prevent the enemy from approaching. At the same time, three red flares were fired in succession to warn the rear fleet and request reinforcements.

Although the 'Mighty Tiger' fiercely resisted, the tide of battle was still unfavorable to them, and it was difficult to prevent the enemy from approaching. One is that the Jin army came suddenly and acted quickly, disabling the most powerful artillery; Second, the number of sailors on the ship was small, except for the indispensable sailors, there were only more than 40 people who could be put into battle, and more than 10 people were killed and wounded under the rain of arrows of the Jin army.

With a loud bang, a Jin army walker hit the starboard side of the "Weihu", the hull shook violently, and shook violently a few times, but before the ship could stabilize dìng, another enemy ship hit one after another, and then the Jin army threw out the hook and rope, climbed the rope, and wanted to board the ship. The Song army shot and killed the enemy soldiers who boarded the ship, while gathering forces to fight the enemy hand-to-hand, but as the enemy ships continued to come up, more and more Jin troops boarded the ship. In close combat, the Lianzhu guns quickly lost their advantage, and the disparity in strength made it difficult for the Song army to resist, but they still did not give up and retreated into the cabin, relying on the ship's building to continue the battle, struggling to support.

'Boom ......' bursts of artillery were heard in the distance on the river, and in the face of the Song army, which did not surrender to the death, it was difficult for the Jin army to capture the whole ship for a while, and the battle was stalemate for a while. Listening to the sound of artillery getting closer and closer, they understood that the reinforced Song Navy was about to arrive, and at this time, the horn of the army was heard in the river, and the Jin army gave up the attack and disembarked and evacuated, of course, they did not forget to light a fire before leaving.

When the three Weizi-class warships of the Song Navy arrived at the battlefield, the Jin warships had long since disappeared, and the 'Weihu' had already ignited a fire and tilted to one side, and the sound of the remaining ammunition was heard from time to time. In order to prevent the boat from sinking and blocking the river, they fired several salvos to blow the part above the waterline of the 'Weihu' into pieces, and watched it sink to the bottom of the river......

The news that the 'Weihu' was attacked and sunk, and that most of the officers and men of the ship had been killed, immediately spread throughout the entire fleet, causing an uproar. Although this is only an auxiliary ship, it is the first time that a medium-sized warship has been sunk in the Song Navy in battle, and it is really impossible to believe that it was the whole army that had been beaten by themselves, and the Jin State Navy who fled after they entered the Liao River and did not even see the shadow, and was destroyed by the hands of those walkers they looked down on, but the fact is that it is true.

In addition to being shocked, Ma Wei, the commander of the fleet, and Zheng Hai, the commander of the Dengzhou Naval Division, went to the waters where the battle broke out to inspect them, and visited and questioned the surviving officers and men of the 'Weihu' in detail, outlining the entire battle process. After analysis, they believed that the reason for the defeat in this battle was that the warships were auxiliary ships and their weak combat effectiveness, and that the problem also lay in the underestimation of the enemy: they did not send escort warships to carry out their tasks in the enemy's waters, and after reaching the waters, they rushed to anchor without carefully reconnoitring the enemy's situation, and they did not even make preparations for battle.

After Ma Wei and the generals inspected the battlefield, they all believed that the battle was carefully planned by the Jin Guoshui Division. The ambush site they chose was narrow, the surrounding waterways were criss-crossed, and there were good concealments, which could achieve the suddenness of the battle; The choice of the target of the attack is the auxiliary warship that is separated from the brigade, has weak own protection, and is not strong in combat effectiveness, which shows that they are very aware of the difference in strength between the two sides and know how to choose a soft pinch.

In terms of tactical arrangement, the Jin army did not use larger warships, but chose small warships, which could not only allow them to maneuver quickly to achieve the purpose of raiding, but also take advantage of their small size to reduce the chance of being hit. The ambush site is chosen in a narrow river, they can quickly approach the target and hide in the dead corner of the artillery shooting, but they can make their bows and arrows more powerful.

After the attack is successful, the target is injured and loses the ability to maneuver by impact. Then gradually start the battle, not greedy for merit after inflicting casualties and losses on the enemy, and immediately retreat when the enemy's reinforcements are about to arrive, and destroy the enemy ships so that they cannot be repaired. And this attack also shows that the Jin Navy did not flee as they imagined, but still fighting, and can inflict heavy losses and casualties on them at any time.

Ma Wei participated in and commanded several naval battles and landing battles, and was an experienced commander, even in the expedition to the Persian Gulf, he did not suffer such a secret loss, and he must have been very angry, so he could send two fleets to search up and down the Liao River, but did not find a trace of the Jin army. But the angry sailors flattened several forts along the coast, and then sent out marines to wash the stockades in blood.

That night, under the cover of night, they sent small boats from a narrow river into the bay where the Song Navy was camping, evaded the surveillance of the guard boats, and suddenly attacked the baggage fleet with rockets, causing a mess and then burrowing into the river, and the Song Navy warships could not enter, so they could only bombard the direction of their escape, but they were helpless.

In the following days, the Song army strengthened its night vigilance, and each ship also sent additional lookout posts. The Jin army, which repeated the old tricks, was not able to penetrate into the warning circle again, but let the Song army be all soldiers, and when they found the slightest movement, they would shoot and open fire, tossing for a long time, and the result was often a false alarm, which made everyone tense their nerves day and night, and everyone was exhausted.

Ma Wei knew that this was the Jinshui Army's attempt to prevent the fleet from going north and sabotage their plan to attack Liaoyang Mansion, and the military situation was like fire, and he didn't have time to play hide and seek with them here, so he could only endure it for the time being, even if he paid a certain price, he had to rush to Liaoyang City as much as possible, in order to complete the strategic tasks assigned by the emperor. He ordered the main warships of the water war to open the way to sweep away the intercepted Jin army, and the harassment of the water army only needs to be expelled, and not to fall in love with them...... (To be continued......)