Wang Xuanxin said that Cao Cao Cao would arrive, and the person who untied the bell came.

The military department also received the news, so they escorted His Majesty the King to the Bay Area.

At this time, the Bay Area still smells of the New Year everywhere, with people coming and going, and the traffic is busy, squeezing the heavy carriage lanes that have been resting for a few days.

When he came to the Admiralty, Xu Jibao, the acting commander of the home fleet, explained the situation to everyone in detail.

There are only more than a dozen warships, which are not much larger than the auspicious Type II warships, coupled with the towering white sails, which gives people a strong sense of oppression.

The opponent only walked around the coastal area for a while, and when the warships in the bay area formed up and prepared to meet them, the opponent somehow made a big detour and headed northeast.

Apparently, the other party discovered the Bay Area.

Why there was no tentative attack, everyone does not know.

Regardless of what conspiracy or conspiracy there was, Wang Xuan decided to divide the fleet into two, leaving more than a dozen ships to guard the bay area, and according to the worst plan, he could finally sink himself at the dock and delay the enemy's pace.

The remaining nearly 40 warships and more than 10 supply ships were all cruising in the southwest coast, and Wang Xuan planned to give the other party a good test.

The plan was quickly adopted, and the staff officers were picking up the gaps.

So Wang Xuan led everyone along the west path to a hill that was not high on the coast.

The night sky dotted with stars was still dark at the junction of water and sky, and Wang Xuan used a quadruple telescope to look into the distance, but he didn't even find a single hair, so he had to return in defeat.

On the third day of the first month, the detachment led by Xu Jibao took advantage of the night to sail out of the bay area one after another and headed for the west open sea.

According to the news from the daytime fishing boat, the number of warships of the Semu seems to have increased again, but they are still stranded in the open sea, out of sight of the mascot.

"Unfortunately, they didn't know that there was something called a telescope that could show them the light. Zhao Qiang looked at the chart, and his eyes burst with light.

This is the seventh day of the new year, and the total number of warships of the coastal people has reached more than forty, almost half of the total fleet.

"Obviously, the other side is gathering strength to open the door to the south with one blow. Wang Yu is very determined.

"The other party is not stupid, the cold winter in the north is not good, so I want to try my luck in the south, and I don't know if they are lucky or unlucky. ”

Wang Xuan stared at the map and drew a circle where the enemy fleet was infested.

"The straight-line distance is only two hours, and it is really difficult to spot them when they take away the sails and drop anchor. Zhao Qiang said again, "But don't we really take the initiative to attack?"

Seeing his anxious appearance, Wang Xuan couldn't help but think of the old and calm former prime minister Zhao Shenglai.

To tell the truth, Zhao Qiang's temperament is really not suitable for being a commander, he can't do it if he only guards against arrogance and rashness, how can he not leak flaws and fit tightly.

Fortunately, people like Zifeng, Xu Jibao, Cao Wang, and even Da Gaoqiang and Song Feng have gradually risen, and after a few battles, they must be able to take charge on their own, and the level of commander-in-chief talent will not affect the combat power of the Jixiang Navy, so they will no longer be entangled.

But what should be explained still has to be explained, so Wang Xuan said: "If you fight, you may not be able to achieve any results, after all, the speed of the two sides is not much different, this is the sea and not Xingyao Lake." Without fighting, it is to give the other side the possibility of underestimating the enemy, and when the other side and the battery are bombarded, we can copy their rear road and hit them at once, so that Xingyao Bay will have at least a long period of safety, and we will not be trapped in the bay and it will be difficult to turn around. ”

Zhao Qiang was silent.

At this time, Wang Yu said with a smile: "Therefore, judging from the current situation, the Semu people will definitely attack before the tenth, and it is already risky to use half of the battleship here, so there will not be much more." ”

In Wang Xuan's view, it is already a great courage to invest fifty or sixty search warships to open up a new battlefield, and if there are more, it will not be noisy.

Besides, what if there is a mistake in the north that makes those more than 10,000 people unable to swim in winter?

Therefore, he agreed with the chief of staff's words, so he said: "Check the batteries again, the ammunition depots must be full, and each gun must have three groups of reserve gunners. ”

In order to facilitate observation, Wang Xuan asked people to dig and build an inconspicuous fortification on the small hill to the west, so that the headquarters could move in and overlook the entire battlefield from a high vantage point.

As if agreed, as soon as it was dawn in the early morning of the 10th, the sentry ship disguised as a fishing boat hung up the scarlet battle flag.

As a result, all the large and small fishing boats outside the bay area returned to port, and the bay area security team began to assist the military and police in evacuating people nearby, and everything was done in an orderly manner.

The strangest thing is that many people are still reluctant to go, wanting to experience the taste of artillery battles in person, and I don't know whether they are bold or ignorant and fearless.

In the end, he was snatched away by the military police with sticks.

Wang Xuan was stunned for a moment when he learned about it, then shook his head with a smile and said, "It seems that we are not as good as the people, at least they are more confident than ourselves." ”

After that, everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere before the war was not bad.

The fog had not yet cleared, and a white line appeared under the red sun, a line made up of white sails.

Wang Xuan held a telescope in the hilltop fortifications, counting numbers such as 'one, two, three......', Wang Yu knew that this was the number of the opponent's warships, so he also counted them.

"Your Majesty, the number of ships under my rank is fifty-eight. Wang Yu turned his head to Wang Xuandao.

"Coincidentally, I am too, but the supply ship in the rear is not visible, I hope Xu Jibao and they can eat it." ”

Wang Yu didn't answer, just nodded silently.

As for whether Xu Jibao will attack the supply ship first or the enemy warship, it will depend on the current environment to judge, as long as the fort is well fought here, it can give Xu Jibao more time to deal with miscellaneous matters.

The auspicious defensive forts are all permanent fortifications of reinforced concrete, with a semicircular design, the gunner can hide in the defense tower, as long as the defense tower is not destroyed, the gunner is safe, and it is difficult for the cannon to shock people to death in this year, unless it is particularly unlucky.

The range of fire angles of the turret is not small, and the cannon can be fired from zero angles to 45 degrees.

The firing range is not narrow, the bottom of the whole fort has been improved twice, there is a winch in the basement, and under the joint force of more than ten wrestlers, the firing range of the fort is 50 degrees, which means that almost every gun can shoot without dead ends.

Of course, the forts at the foot of the mountain will be more restricted, and the firing range will only be about ten degrees.

With such a defensive capability, the shore defense artillery did not fire the first shot.

Both sides are competing for patience.

The people of Semu wanted to test the hidden gun position of Jixiang, and Jixiang wanted to find out the range and power of the enemy's guns, and they had their own thoughts.

"It's already at a position of two thousand meters, and the enemy ship still hasn't made any moves, is it because of the range?" Zhao Qiang guessed on the side.

It is not known whether the cannon was not fired because of the firing range, but as the distance closes, the time from the cannon is getting shorter and shorter.

When he entered the kilometer distance, Wang Xuan was not calm.

According to the power of the Jixiang naval cannon, such a close distance is enough to blow a corner of the rock.

Although the coastal defense fort adopts a curved permanent fortification, it is not an impregnable wall, and it will still be destroyed if it is hit by too many guns.

Just when Wang Xuan was debating whether to fire a cannon first to strengthen the other party's courage, the other party took the lead in firing the cannon.

In the telescope, a red light flashed in the dark gun hole on the starboard side of the sail battleship lined up, followed by a large amount of black smoke, and then a dense 'boom' sound came into everyone's ears, and then the dense explosion sound of the cannonball hitting the nearby rocks.

A cannonball hit the halfway point of the fortification where Wang Xuan was, and the obvious tremor came, making his brows gradually lock.

The power of the opponent's naval artillery is not much less than auspicious!

More than 10 coastal defense guns at the forefront are the objects of special care from the other side, and the forts are repaired so smoothly that they are simply clearly asked by the other side to repair them.

The gunners, hiding in the ring turret, crouched down, their ears covered with their hands, their mouths wide open.

A volunteer recruit lay on the ground and was kicked directly by the squad leader, "You don't want to die?"

The recruits were still stupid and couldn't tell what was wrong with them, so they just looked at the squad leader in a daze.

"Even if you lie down, you have to support your elbows to avoid the shock wave from hurting your internal organs, what did you just do?"

At this time, the recruit realized the mistake he had made in a hurry, lowered his head, and looked aggrieved.

"The shells can't hit the rear, just squat honestly. ”

After the new recruits were taught, everyone squatted quietly, and the bored people counted how many shells they had received in this area, listening to the sound of artillery to judge the distance and direction of the enemy ships.

Those with more experience can also judge the power of enemy guns by the vibrations and noises produced by shelling, which are all preparing for a quick counterattack.

The guns of the enemy ships were still spitting smoke and fire, but fortunately, they were all solid bullets, which made Wang Xuan feel a lot more at ease.

The forts on the shore were more or less affected, and most of the cement towers were damaged on the outside, and the barrels of the guns were hit on the backs, and the guns were scrapped.

The enemy's naval guns were firing happily, and the auspicious shore defense guns had not yet received the order to open fire, which became a good reason for the men of color to be emboldened.

As a result, several warships on the channel boldly moved forward a few hundred meters and began to shoot at close range.

Other warships are not good, the water depth on both sides of the channel is not enough, and there is a risk of running aground if you are not careful, so the fixed target design is still carried out thousands of kilometers away.

So far, the information that needs to be tested has been collected, so everyone in the fortification is staring at Wang Xuan's side face at this time, waiting for him to give an order.

But Wang Xuan still looked unhurried and not anxious, as if it was not auspicious but Hu Yue who was shelled, and he saw that the people on the side were in a hurry.

Everyone can understand the patience at the beginning, it was to collect data on enemy ships, and now it is impossible to talk about being beaten passively.

When did Ji Xiang experience such humiliation?

So Zhao Qiang couldn't help but say, "Your Majesty, shouldn't we fight back?"

Wang Xuan put down the binoculars and frowned.

Although everyone was puzzled when they saw this, they also knew that His Majesty must have his own reasons, so they continued to wait patiently.

After a while, Wang Xuan picked up the telescope again and looked at it, and what appeared in the mirror was no longer billowing smoke, but a huge projectile-shaped mechanism like a trebuchet.

Wang Yu and the others also happened to be at this time, and they all took a deep breath after seeing this thing, and secretly cursed these ruthless guys to die.

"Quick, all the gunners of the coastal defense battery go into the basement to take refuge, it's all, be quick!"

Wang Xuan's anxious shouts woke up many people.

The observers of each fort conveyed the words of the caves and evasion flags from the rear.

Although the gunners were puzzled, they faithfully carried out the order.

As soon as they entered the firing control room below, a violent and dense explosion was heard from above.

"Is this a grenade?"

"It's time to hear the sound, but the delay fuse is not sensitive, and the explosion sequence is too different. Someone analyzed.

Wang Xuan looked at the bursts of smoke rising from the shore defense artillery area, and felt a fluke in his heart.

At the beginning, he was going to order the artillery to fire back, but he was uneasy, so he forced himself to calm down, and the time before and after half a cup of tea turned out to be a day and a place.

Opportunity, in fact, is also a kind of strength.

Wang Yu was also afraid for a while.

Zhao Qiang's face was white at this time, if he had just returned fire, I was afraid that the gunners would have suffered heavy casualties before the shooting angle had been adjusted.

"Why is his grandmother's vicious thing so shameless?"

Zhao Qiang roared to give himself courage, and only in this way could he suppress the fear in his heart.

After several rounds of grenade attacks, seeing that the auspicious fort still did not counterattack, the Semu people began to send out rafts to reconnoitre.

"What should I do?" Zhao Qiang asked again.

Before Wang Xuan could answer, Wang Yu first made a silent gesture towards him, and Zhao Qiang was honest.

"Prepare for shelling. ”

Wang Xuan didn't seem to hear Zhao Qiang's doubts, and then issued an order for shelling.

Wang Yu could see clearly that the other party's reconnaissance troops were already approaching the shore at this time, and if they attacked with throwing grenades, they would be blown up together.

It's time for your side to fight back.

When the observer of the battery observed through the periscope the signal from the rear to return fire, the batteries quickly poured out of the basement as they had done during countless exercises, and everyone performed their duties and quickly adjusted their firing points.

After seeing the command to fire the cannon freely, the battery in the rear took the lead, the barrel of the gun suddenly retreated, and the red flame sprayed, and the solid four-inch arc-topped cylindrical shells flew out, shooting straight at the front of the enemy ships.

Immediately afterwards, the shore defense artillery flickered like the lights of thousands of homes, and from Wang Xuan's point of view, it looked like flowers blooming all over the ground, shining with a stunning light.

The lustful people who are about to dock are panicked!

The roaring cannon sound in their ears is obviously louder than the sound of their naval guns, don't think about it, this time they have encountered hard stubble, and it is not comparable to Hu Yue's fools at all.

Since the auspicious shore defense artillery has fired, the first target is the enemy ships at the front.

The target is close, the hit rate is high, and the damage effect is high.

It is precisely because of the proximity of the target that only they can throw grenades that can reach the shore defense battery, who will not hit them first?

Wang Xuan didn't know what the other commander's heart felt, in short, it wouldn't be so beautiful.

Putting down the binoculars, Wang Xuan turned around and asked, "How long will it take for Xu Jibao's fleet to arrive at the battlefield after hearing the sound of artillery?"

At this time, Zhao Qiang said: "At least for an hour." ”

An hour, a little slow.

It has only been half an hour since the people of color eyes opened fire and the auspicious counterattack, how can they hold them up for the remaining half an hour?

No, Wang Xuan had to order more than ten warships in the bay to prepare to set sail and drag the main force of the enemy ships.

And after several waves of attacks by the coastal defense artillery on this side, the battleships in front of the Semu people were scattered, burned, and either became parts or burned to char.

Then, under the guidance of the high-altitude observation balloon in the rear, plus the shooting elements that had been calculated long ago, they began to 'roll call' one by one.

Shore defense artillery is much more powerful than naval artillery.

The shore defense gun is mounted on the ground, and there is no need to consider the weight problem, so the protection of the shore defense gun is stronger than that of the ship gun, and the turret and seat can also be made larger.

A larger turret can hold larger, faster shells, and a larger saddle can spin faster.

Therefore, the two sides bombarded each other, and at such a close distance, the fleet of the people of color suddenly suffered heavy losses.

Due to the auspicious forbearance in the early stage, the desire of the people to concentrate their firepower to destroy the shore defense artillery became more urgent, and when victory was in sight, they gradually ignored the smaller and smaller safety distance between ships.

The safety distance between the front and rear fleets is also shrinking, and they are all counting on finding the firing range from the end and tail connection of the front ships and receiving awards for meritorious service.

But the reality is that they are ruthlessly educated.

Jixiang is not Hu Yue, they picked the wrong object and underestimated the heroes of the world.

Suddenly hit hard, the rear ship of the Colored Eyes changed into the front ship, and began to evacuate from the outside to the inside.

It was not easy for a battleship sailing on the power of the sails to turn around, especially with a very small range of motion, so the retreat of the Semu seemed a little overwhelming.

The shore defense artillery was still roaring, and the advance party of Semu who was about to land suddenly found themselves outcasts.

My own fleet is desperately evacuating, and it is impossible for my own small raft to catch up with the battleship, what should I do?

Simply, they sat on the raft appointedly, letting the waves drift with them, and Wang Xuan, who was in the fortifications on the hill, laughed secretly, Cai, here.

The shore defense artillery was still roaring, and from time to time the battleships of the enemy fell were hit, either smashing through the planks, causing great damage, or causing a fire, and the entire ship was buried in flames.

During this time, the Semu had lost at least nine warships, and few were intact.

Wang Xuan saw that the time was ripe, so he said, "Let the fleet set off." ”

Without waiting for the herald to give the order, Zhao Qiang rushed out in a hurry, and then the voice slowly drifted into everyone's ears, "I'll meet them first." ”

The generals wanted to laugh but didn't dare to laugh, so they had to secretly take the afterglow to glance at Wang Xuan.

Wang Xuan didn't seem to hear it, he was thinking about his next plan.