With the armies of the six forces of the Yellow River camp "Xiangping, Mengjin, Guandu, Puyang, Jibei, and Jinan" assembling in Jinan, the seven forces of the Bohai Alliance, "Zhoushui Alliance, II, Bohai Walled City, Qinhuangdao, Haitang, Leting, and Leling", plus a skeleton fleet, also formed a combined fleet and assembled in the direction of Leling.

Jinan is located in the lower reaches of the Yellow River, about 500 miles away from the mouth of the Yellow River, and is the hinterland of the lower reaches of the Yellow River. The fleet of the Yellow River camp assembled in this place could avoid being attacked by the Zhou Shui fleet in advance and advance and retreat freely.

Leling is on the coast of the Bohai Sea, very close to the mouth of the Yellow River. The Bohai Alliance chose this place to assemble and obtain supplies, so as to intercept the fleet of the Yellow River camp here, so that the fleet of the Yellow River camp could not enter the Bohai Sea.

This naval battle was expected by the Zhoushui Alliance.

When the Zhoushui Alliance sent a fleet of 20 fighting ships to blockade Xiangping's Yingkou and force Xiangping to submit, it was ready for a naval battle - of course, the naval forces of Xiangping's walled city were insignificant. The object of the naval battle of the Zhoushui Alliance was not the naval army of Xiangping Walled City, but the preparation to fight with the fleet other than Xiangping.

The General Staff Office conducted several simulated war chess exercises, and the Xiangping Walled City could not solve the blockade of the Zhoushui fleet by relying on its own naval strength, and did not want to give in, so it could only ask for help from the outside fleet. The only people who ask for help are the three closest places, "the Bohai Rim Circle, the hinterland of the Yellow River, and the Shandong Peninsula", and it is useless to ask for help in places that are too far away. The Bohai Rim is now the sphere of influence of the Bohai League. The hinterland of the Yellow River is controlled by a large group of complex player forces such as Yan, Wei, and Qi. The Shandong Peninsula was occupied by the forces of the Zhoushui Fleet, the Skeleton Fleet, and the Qingdao Fleet. After the Qingdao fleet ran into a wall in the north, it suffered a small loss and had already turned around and expanded its territory to the south. It takes time to consolidate the ground, and there is no way to get out of the north in a hurry.

In other words, only the naval fleet in the hinterland of the Yellow River can help the Xiangping Walled City. The object of the Zhoushui fleet was the fleet in the hinterland of the Yellow River. Only the fleet in the hinterland of the Yellow River was qualified to threaten the Zhoushui fleet.

According to the war chess deduction, it was Yingkou that was blocked, but it was the Yellow River Fleet that was attacked. Sealing the east and fighting the west, echoing each other from afar.

Therefore, the dispatch of the Yellow River Fleet was not unexpected by the Zhoushui Alliance.

What surprised the Zhoushui Alliance a little was that. The Xiangping Walled City actually succeeded in forming a Yellow River camp with the five strongest naval forces of the Yellow River. The five naval armies in the Yellow River, plus one naval army formed by Xiangping with money, and the six fleets joined forces, which is no longer something that can be easily leveled by the Zhou Water fleet.

In order to share the pressure on armaments, logistical supplies, and finances, the Zhoushui Alliance expanded its own navy. I had to pull out the other six allies in the Bohai Alliance. Of course, it will inevitably take a little time to bargain. After this naval battle, how much benefit each force will gain. How the results of the war will be distributed must be clarified, so that all the forces will have enough motivation to work together to complete this war.

The Zhoushui Alliance took the initiative to make some concessions, so that the allies of the Bohai Alliance could gain some benefits in this war.

In addition, the technology of manufacturing fighting ships was monopolized by the Zhoushui Shipyard, and the six allies of the rest of the Bohai Alliance were unable to produce fighting ships, and they did not equip the fighting ship fleet. They only have a naval army formed by boats and cabin ships. The Zhoushui Shipyard needs to sell the fighting ships in its warehouse in batches to its allies, each with 20 light fighting ships. Quickly form a joint water fleet to counter the Yellow River camp.

A word needs to be clarified here. It's not like having a fighter ship can form a powerful fighter fleet.

The NPC soldiers on the ship must be trained by the navy before they can display their combat effectiveness. Any player faction that wants to take a position on the seas will train an NPC army beforehand, which can come in handy if needed. The remaining six companies of the Bohai Alliance all have their own NPC naval armies. So after equipping the fighting ship. In a short period of time, you will be able to master the skills of using a fighting ship and wield your combat power.

The same is true of the Xiangping Walled City. Although there are no fighting ships, there is a naval army of its own. After purchasing a batch of fighting ships, the NPC soldiers only took a short time to train, and they were able to basically master the use of fighting ships.

If you don't have a skilled NPC navy, even if you buy back the light fighting ship, you won't be able to form a water combat force in a short time.

Comparison of the military strength of the Bohai Alliance and the Yellow River camp:

Bohai Sea Alliance: A total of 374 ships were dispatched.

Zhoushui Fleet: ??? , 40 heavy boats, 40 medium ships, 120 light ships, 600 military boats.

Allied fleet: 10 heavy fighting ships, 10 light fighting ships.

Skeleton Fleet: 10 pirate ships, 40 light ships, several civilian boats.

Yellow River camp: A total of 427 ships were dispatched.

Mengjin: 23 heavy fighting ships, 20 medium fighting ships, 40 light fighting ships, and a number of small boats.

Guandu: 20 heavy fighting ships, 25 light fighting ships, 40 light fighting ships, and a number of small boats.

Puyang: 25 heavy fighting ships, 25 light fighting ships, 30 light fighting ships, and a number of small boats.

Jibei: 10 heavy fighting ships, 20 medium fighting ships, 20 light fighting ships.

Jinan: 20 heavy fighting ships, 20 heavy fighting ships, 40 light fighting ships,

Xiangping: 50 light fighting ships.

With the build-up of fleets on all sides, the atmosphere became more and more solemn. In order to ensure victory in the war, both camps took out their own family resources, so that they could have an advantage in momentum and military strength before the war began.

At this critical juncture, no one dares to hide their secrets. Zhoushui Shipyard is still working day and night, and is working at full capacity. Build one, launch it immediately, form an army, and serve as a reserve for this naval battle, ready to fight.

Now it is not only Yingkou that has been blocked, but also the mouth of the Yellow River has been blocked by the Zhou Fleet in the name of martial law, prohibiting all raw materials and commodities from entering and leaving the hinterland of the Yellow River by shipping -- this is forcing the Yellow River camp to take the initiative to attack.

April 25 was the eighth day of the blockade of Yingkou in Liaodong and the third day of the blockade of the mouth of the Yellow River.

The Yellow River camp issued an ultimatum to the Bohai Alliance for the last time, demanding that the blockade of Yingkou and the Yellow River estuary be lifted. The Bohai Alliance issued a warning to the five forces of the Yellow River camp for the last time, which was an internal affair of the Bohai Circle, and demanded that the five forces not interfere in the affairs of the Bohai Sea.

The positions of the two sides are too far apart, mediation is ineffective, and the war finally breaks out!

The five Yellow River camps, which had been waiting in Jinan for several days, finally waited for the Mengjin fleet, which was long overdue because of the long distance. After the six fleets were assembled, they did not delay for a moment, and immediately officially declared war on the Bohai Alliance.

Immediately, a huge group of more than 400 ships in the Yellow River camp carried out the last replenishment in Jinan, and sailed towards the mouth of the Yellow River.

Such a large fleet of masts stretches for miles along the Yellow River, which amazes the players along the Yellow River. Such a huge naval battle, which includes almost all the large naval fleets in the north, is not something that can be seen just by looking at it. Countless players followed the fleet in their own boats, wanting to witness the battle that decided the control of the northern waters, including the "Bohai Sea and the Yellow River".

The site of the naval battle was obviously at the mouth of the Yellow River. The seven fleets of the Bohai Alliance, as well as the skeleton fleet, are already gathering here.

The leaders of the Zhoushui Alliance, Qin Xiaobai, Blood Killing, and the God King, as well as the leaders of the Bohai Alliance, Lonely, Qin II, Ascetic, etc., and the skeleton fleet are all there.

Dressed in armor, everyone watched the drills of the naval fleet at the Jieshi Lookout by the sea. It is not an easy task to train a fleet of up to 374 ships well, especially since these fleets are not the fleets of one force, and it is even more difficult to cooperate.

The absolute main force of the Bohai Alliance was the Zhoushui fleet, and the rest of the ships were responsible for flank attacks.

The Zhoushui fleet was divided into four branches, which were led by four first-line fleet commanders, namely, hooligans are not crimes, Tsing Yi is like water, confused, and invincible generals. Four Circumferential Fleets, one Skeleton Fleet, and six Auxiliary Fleets form a fleet cluster. With such a huge fleet cluster, the ships at the back can't see the ships at the front, so they don't design too many tactical tricks, basically put up a formation, and then rush forward directly. Too many tactics will cause confusion in the command of each ship.

A player hurriedly ascended to the lookout and excitedly reported to Qin Xiaobai and the others: "Report, Xiaobai Boss, Bosses, the Yellow River camp has officially declared war on our fleet!" This is the war letter they have delivered, and the Yellow River fleet has all left the port of Jinan and is heading towards the mouth of the Yellow River. ”

Qin Xiaobai took the battle book, read it, smiled, and casually circulated it to everyone.

After reading it, the leaders were a little excited, "They have been nesting in Jinan for several days, and they finally started to move." "Boss, their war book has been delivered, shall we also send it?" Blocking the Yellow River from the sea

Qin Xiaobai said: "Don't worry, our fleet will continue to drill the naval force at the Leling Naval Base and train the overall coordination of each fleet." Bloody killing, you immediately write a battle letter and send someone to the Yellow River camp. Tomorrow morning, our fleet will officially go out and fight it at the mouth of the Yellow River! ”

Bloody Killing: "Yes! ”

Because Leling is very close to the mouth of the Yellow River, the distance from Jinan to the mouth of the Yellow River is much shorter. Even if the Zhoushui fleet is half a day slower, it will arrive at the mouth of the Yellow River one step faster than the Yellow River fleet.