Navy Second Lieutenant Ba Gong holds a sketch class in his left hand and a pencil in his right hand, drawing on sketch paper. ◢ With the sketching technique of *dream◢ small*.lā, the outline of the sea city stretching for miles gradually emerges on the paper.

It is generally believed that the army is a very violent unit. Even the newly built Song Army called itself the 'People's Army', and it was only by virtue of their good military discipline and interaction with the people that they reluctantly took off the hat of a thief with an army.

However, the army itself is a highly skilled group, and the PLA gives the impression of being earthy because the army has been established for a short time and is short of supplies. In this way, by the time of New China, the average education level of the PLA was much higher than the average education level of the Chinese people.

The current Song Army is almost in such a situation. In order to be able to fight, drafting, and sketching are all skills that must be learned, not the pastime of literati and inkmen. Navy Second Lieutenant Ba Gong is a native of Sichuan, a middle-class peasant who went to a private school before entering the army. After entering the army, he switched from a brush to a hard pen.

The reason why the second lieutenant is painting is because he is ordered to do it. Ba Gong's sketches are above average in the Song army, but Ba Gong himself does not have a special passion for painting itself, but he just does not hate it.

On the screen, some of the facades of the floating city have been broken down. In reality, not only the exterior walls, but also several water gates were damaged. However, the brave people of Sriwijaya did not surrender, and inside the city, trebuchets fought back, and huge stones or clods of earth wrapped in kudzu were thrown out.

This is such a siege battle depicted by Second Lieutenant Bagong.

"Five-pound cannon can't do it! It's useless to type! ”

Not too far from Second Lieutenant Bagong, the captain and the artillery officer were criticizing the weapons that the Great Song was equipping.

The Song Jin of the Great Song Dynasty is 600 grams per catty, and a pound is more than 540 grams. The weight of a five-pound shell was equivalent to the weight of a six-pound shell. This kind of shell was devastating to a river boat, and the Song army had many experiences in sinking a river boat with a single five-pound cannon shell.

However, the power of the five-pound cannon against sea ships was greatly reduced. Sea vessels have thick hulls, large hulls, and watertight cabins. Hit by a couple or even a dozen five-pound artillery shells, that's it.

When the five-pound cannon faced a sea city that stretched for several miles, the power was even more insignificant. After a long day of bombardment, a ship fired dozens of shells, and the entire fleet fired thousands of shells. This solid iron ball also didn't do much real damage. However, a few Song warships got too close and suffered a few stone bullets from heavy trebuchets, and the ships were greatly damaged. Had to withdraw from the battle sequence.

"Five-pound cannon can't do it. You can't look at the ten-pound guns on other ships! The captain grumbled. The Great Song warships were also equipped with some of the latest bronze ten-pound cannons, and the shells of these guns hit them, at most smashing even bigger holes, but they still couldn't destroy the maritime city of Srivijaya.

The city is still floating on the sea, safe and sound.

Second Lieutenant Bagong listened to the evaluation, but he didn't take it to heart. Everyone is not stupid, as long as they go to the battlefield, they can see clearly what is happening. What the commander can understand, the combatant can understand. The Great Song Dynasty Navy was originally good at firearms, so it was clearer to see this. In the face of the attack of the Song army, Sriwijaya also sent many warships to meet the battle. Now these warships that have no way to deal with the water cities of Sriwijaya can easily break those Sriwijaya warships.

There was no special idea in his heart, and Second Lieutenant Bagong continued to draw everything in front of him with a pen. Since combat is so boring and ineffective, drawing is at least a good way to pass the time.

In the afternoon, the fleet withdrew. There are many small boats in Srivijaya, and when they rush out during the day, they will only become the target of the Song warships. However, at night when the lights are dark, the threat of the boat becomes much greater. Evacuating to a safe location is a reasonable option.

The commanders of the detachment gathered at the flagship where the commander of the fleet was located. Immediately after gathering on the flagship, the commanders of the detachment were bitter.

"If we continue to fight like this, we will run out of gunpowder."

"There are not enough shells."

"When will the rockets from Siam arrive? I'm afraid that it really can't be used with cannonballs, this thing has to be burned with fire. ”

"Since the establishment of our naval army, we have never used rockets. If it's really delivered, who will use it? ”

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There was a lot of talking. The part about rockets is recognized by most people. If the army in the Great Song army is still a little outside of Zhao Jiaren's system, for example, the infantry army in Sichuan also insisted on fighting after the surrender of Lin'an, and resisted until Zhao Jiaren's Song army went to join them.

Li Tingzhi contradicted Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Guanjia in many things, and Zhao Guanjia didn't really treat him badly, just because Li Tingzhi had meritorious service in guarding Yangzhou.

However, after the naval army of the Great Song Dynasty was completely annihilated by the Mongol army, only the naval army created by Zhao Jiaren for more than 20 years remained. This naval army created by Zhao Jiaren and Zhao Guan's family has never touched a day's bow and arrow since the beginning, nor has it used any long-range weapons of the catapult type.

Artillery, poles, muskets, swords, daggers. This navy is proficient in so many weapons. People don't trust burning weapons, and they don't trust their ability to use them. This is a very realistic attitude.

"If you can't burn it, there's only one way left." A clear female voice sounded, and many men shut up for the time being.

There are basically no female soldiers in the Great Song Water Army, not because of discrimination, but because women are really not suitable for long-term maritime operations. Even Hu Yuelian, the former commander of the hand-to-hand combat unit, is the same. But this time she was also invited to board the ship.

Many young soldiers know the deeds of this Aunt Hu, because in terms of stabbing and swordsmanship, this aunt is an instructor. Hearing Hu Yuelian's opening, some of the commanders knew that they might have to fight, and they didn't really want to fight. Sure enough, Hu Yuelian proposed a means to resolve the battle, using the landing force to forcibly break into this water city.

The commander of the fleet is Hu Yuelian's old comrade-in-arms. This suggestion is very reasonable, and it is the most feasible way to do it now. However, the fleet commander couldn't help but sigh. For many years, the Great Song Dynasty Navy crisscrossed rivers, lakes and seas, with great achievements and low casualties. If the army is allowed to carry out a landing battle, it will inevitably encounter relatively large casualties. Thinking of the lives of these young men, the fleet commander felt very uneasy in his heart.

Hu Yuelian, who was in her forties, knew what he was thinking when she looked at the expressions of her old comrades-in-arms. But this time, Zhao Guanjia asked Hu Yuelian and other swordsmanship masters to come together, although they didn't explain, in fact, they were no different from Ming. If there is no need for hand-to-hand combat, why make this decision.

Hu Yuelian fell silent. In her experience, hand-to-hand combat is indeed a combat mode that tests human nerves very much. There were quite a few people who escaped, and there were only one or two.

Just when Hu Yuelian thought that she would continue the discussion, she heard the fleet commander say: "Send a small boat to the city tomorrow to fight!" ”

For the decisiveness of her old comrades-in-arms, Hu Yuelian was a little impressed.