The worries of the peerless elegance have finally come true.

On September 15, just as the first and second formations of the Handan Fleet were escorting a caravan carrying weapons and equipment worth more than one million gold coins, secretly heading to the coast of Jinguo and passing through the Dongying Sea, they were stopped by the Great Xia Navy.

The Great Xia Coastal Fleet made it very clear that because it was during the exercise, it was necessary to conduct routine inspections of passing ships, and if they did not carry prohibited items, they would be released immediately.

If they do not cooperate, they can only be forcibly searched for the sake of safety in the exercise.

Although the Admiral of the Handan Fleet was angry, he did not dare to make a claim, and said that he would ask the imperial court. The two sides were at a stalemate in the waters of Dongying.

The six formations of the Great Xia Navy surrounded the two formations of the Handan fleet in a circle.

When Di Chen received the emergency report, his face collapsed, and he couldn't help but scold: "Shit! What kind of drill is clearly to deliberately make things difficult for us. "It's completely gone.

The peerless Fenghua also frowned, thought for a while, and then said, "Something is wrong." ”

"What's wrong?" Di Chen asked.

"The timing of the Great Xia Navy's attack is too coincidental, and it accurately stopped the Handan fleet at once. Things that are too coincidental are often not coincidences, but premeditated. ”

"What do you mean?" Emperor Chen's expression was solemn.

"I'm worried that Great Xia has detected what kind of supplies the fleet is transporting in advance. This explains why they were able to intercept accurately, and with a tough attitude, they had to search. ”

"It can't be, right?" Di Chen was a little suspicious, "This batch of weapons and equipment was secretly shipped through the caravan, and the whole process was kept secret, and even few people in the Qing Dynasty knew about it, how could Great Xia know about it?!" ”

Peerless Fenghua shook his head, "Don't doubt Great Xia's reconnaissance ability, in the past two days, the Shanhaiwei under their command has become more and more powerful, [Emperor Feng] has fought with them a few times, but they have not taken advantage." ”

“……”

Di Chen's face was even more ugly.

According to this, it seems that Da Zhou has nothing to do at the moment, and he can compare with Da Xia.

"If the old fox really finds this batch of goods, then they can't be allowed to search it." Di Chen got up and paced back and forth in the room, his face calm again.

It is one thing for the Great Zhou to form an alliance with the Qing Dynasty and the Jin State, and it is another thing to take the initiative to intervene in the war between the Great Xia and the Jin State, and the nature is completely different.

Just like Great Qin, Great Han and Great Tang, although they were allies of Great Xia, they did not refuse to trade with Great Zhou. The alliance only means that the relationship between the two sides is closer, which is equivalent to the establishment of diplomatic relations in reality.

"Now that the Handan fleet is besieged and refuses to search, I am afraid that a conflict will break out." The peerless Fenghua is still a little worried, with the style of acting in Daxia that she understands, once she makes a move, she will never return empty-handed.

Di Chen stood still, his eyes firm, "Then we can't let them search, it's a big deal that we will sink the merchant ship by ourselves, sink it to the bottom of the sea, destroy the evidence, and see what they can do to us?!" ”

"It's a solution, but it's a bit more costly."

The peerless elegance is full of regrets, it is equipment worth more than one million gold coins, and if it is lost, it will be compensated to the Qing Dynasty, and taking the initiative to sink its own merchant ship will also cause a lot of negative impact.

"Now I can only abandon the car to protect the handsome!" Di Chen was very decisive, "As for the issue of follow-up compensation, we can have a good discussion with the Qing Dynasty, but we transport weapons and equipment for them, and we should share the risk." ”

Dichen is worthy of being a master of playing with his wrists, and he immediately thought of how to stop the loss.

"I agree."

The peerless Fenghua is also a sensible person who knows how to make trade-offs.

…………

Dongying Sea.

The Great Xia Navy had been confronting the Handan fleet for a whole morning, and as time went by, the smell of gunpowder at the scene became stronger and stronger, and the guns of the battleships had stretched out of the gun holds, and a big battle was about to break out.

At two o'clock in the afternoon, after receiving the reply from above, the Admiral of the Handan Fleet suddenly had a bottom in his heart, and ordered the battleship guns to be pushed out of the hatch and aimed at his own caravan.

Although this order is incredible, the military order is like a mountain, and it can only be carried out.

The merchant ships that were following behind the Handan fleet saw that the guns of the fleet were aimed at them, their eyes widened in surprise, and they said in shock: "What's the matter, do you want to kill it?" ”

Out of the need for secrecy, the caravan that Di Chen was looking for was also in the nature of an imperial merchant.

To be more specific, this caravan is the self-operated caravan of the Chu Hou Chun Shenjun family, and it is also the core caravan of the Great Zhou. Because of the support of Chu Hou, the confidence is not ordinary.

Right now, they're dumbfounded.

"Fire!"

The Admiral of the Handan Fleet only carried out the order, and he naturally didn't have to worry about the rest. What he is concerned about now is how to break through the blockade of the Great Xia fleet and smoothly withdraw to the base after destroying the evidence.

Boulder, deck.

Qi Jiguang, the commander of the Coastal Fleet's naval division, saw every move of the Handan fleet through the telescope, and saw the enemy ships firing at his merchant ships. Don't have any worries, give the order to fire all of them! ”

"No!"

Qi Jiguang is also a decisive person, after receiving the king's order, he knew that this mission was not simple, because it was not a simple naval battle, and the commander was required to improvise.

Sure enough, something went wrong.

As long as the Handan fleet fires its cannons, Qi Jiguang will have the courage to fight back.

As for saying that the guns of the Handan fleet were aimed at their own merchant ships, rather than taking the initiative to provoke a naval battle, the situation on the scene is so complicated, who can say clearly?!

After the war, Qi Jiguang could rely on the head of the Handan fleet for firing the first cannon.

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

With the sound of artillery fire covering up for a while, the sea surface of Dongying was finally no longer calm.

The situation of the naval battle is a little weird, the Handan fleet desperately fired at its own merchant ships, but the Great Xia fleet stopped it with its orders, and it was necessary to protect these merchant ships, which was really out of common sense.

For a time, the Handan fleet, which was surrounded by the Great Xia Navy, was beaten in a mess.

Seeing that the enemy's firepower was too fierce and the fleet suffered heavy losses, the Admiral of the Handan Fleet was distressed and ordered to continue shelling merchant ships while breaking through to the southwest.

"Withdraw to Kyushu Island, I don't believe it, the enemy still dares to go to the island?!"

In the roar of artillery fire, the Handan fleet desperately broke through the siege regardless of sacrifices, while the Great Xia Navy pursued relentlessly, and the warships of the Handan fleet were constantly sunk.

This sea siege and pursuit battle lasted for a full afternoon, and it still did not stop.

In the evening, with the orange-red sunset, the remnants of the Handan fleet, which had sunk half of the battleships, finally advanced to Kyushu Island, and waited for the fourth formation to meet them, and sailed smoothly into the port, which was considered to have escaped.

The Great Xia fleet followed, roaming the perimeter of the port.

Depending on the situation, this collision is far from over. When the war started in the afternoon, Qi Jiguang had already sent the war report to the summer palace, waiting for the king's next order.

In the northern seas, the wind and clouds are changing.

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