Hongwu Survival Guide

Chapter 344
The various nautical techniques in Chen Ning's hands, which he regarded as secret books, were handed down from Yinghai Division when he was in Mingzhou last year, including the telescope, including the star-tracking instrument, and even Yinghai Division spent a lot of manpower and material resources to draw them out. some maps of .

This is also the basis for the Dingxi Army to arrive at Shimu Town, Haiyan Prefecture quite accurately.

After the looting was completed, the route to leave was also carefully chosen by Chen Ning.

It can't be too close to the main island of Changguo. Over there... According to the information provided by the guard of Murata, there are navy stationed there. Even if there are not many, it will be troublesome if they are blocked.Going further inward, the wind direction from the northwest could be better utilized, but it was too late.

However, if you want to completely bypass the Changguo Islands, you have to go due east, which is even more unrealistic in this era that relies heavily on sails.So not to mention the safest way to return.

Neither Zhao Dingxi nor Chen Ning thought of going back the same way.

The first stop is Jiaxing Mansion. The Ming army will be prepared in the future, and they will not come here easily. However, bypassing the Changguo Islands, Wenzhou Mansion, Taizhou Mansion, Fujian and Guangdong in the south, taking advantage of January There is also the north wind, which can also be broken through.

The strength of the Ming navy in the south is much smaller.

The Dingxi Army has 3000 people, which is enough to travel across.

More than a hundred pirate ships, large and small, left the coast of Jiaxing Prefecture far away, only to see some sea-going ships chasing after them in a symbolic manner. Regarding this, the pirates standing on the boats yelled and laughed, regardless of whether the ships behind looked at them or not. It can be seen that they also made all kinds of unbearable actions, and the entire pirate fleet was filled with the joy of victors.

The following ships gradually stopped after [-] to [-] miles away from the sea.

There are no more scruples here.

The fleet passed through Wangpanyang, which is two hundred miles away, without hindrance. Along the way, Chen Ning was very careful to confirm the direction and position, and there was still time.

It is about [-] miles away from Jiaxing to Daiquyang in the north of Daishan.

The wind direction is good today, so it takes three hours to arrive.

Chen Ning felt that within three hours, no matter what, the Ming Dynasty Navy in Mingzhou would not be able to react.

Even, even if he reacted, so what?
When the Ming army lingers until tomorrow, the Dingxi army will be on the vast ocean. When they get there, everyone will be headless chickens, and it will be even more difficult to bump into them.

Unless the Ming army can guess where they plan to go next.

Arrived at Shilin Town at Chenshi, and left at Sishi. When the Dingxi army fleet saw the outline of Daishan Island from a distance, in fact, the time had just arrived at Shenzheng, a little earlier than expected.

The sun began to set westward.

There is still an hour before evening.

Entering Daiquyang, although it is necessary to sail at night, it happens to be safer.

Chen Ning, who was notified by his subordinates, was considering the plan to make sure everything was safe, when suddenly someone rushed in: "Military adviser, military adviser... something is wrong, ahead...there is the Ming Navy."

"What are you panicking about?" Chen Ning shuddered inwardly, but remained calm on the surface: "Take me to have a look."

The two left the cabin and climbed to the top of the aft cabin instead of going to the bow.

Zhao Dingxi is already here.

Zhao Dingxi had captured a few young ladies in Shimu Town before, and Zhao Dingxi had been enjoying it all the way. He just took a nap and was woken up by his subordinates, still angry about getting up.

Seeing the military adviser approaching, Zhao Dingxi put down the binoculars and said, "There are only thirty or forty sea ships, which look a bit strange, but the largest one is only 500 pieces. We will not be afraid to go straight there."

Chen Ning also raised the binoculars and observed carefully for a while, feeling a little tense in his heart.

Because, these ships that have already set up their formations are not like the Ming Navy that hastily came from the nearby islands, but more like, they just spotted them coming.

Although the boats are not big, but... the wheels on those boats, Chen Ning thought about it for a while, and understood what it was.

ship!

Moreover, not only were there paddle wheels, sails were set up one by one on these boats, and Chen Ning even saw the paddles.

Sails, paddlewheels, oars...

Although Chen Ning doesn't understand the joints, but after thinking about it, he can understand that the speed of the boat must be very fast due to the triple force.

Thinking of this, Chen Ning also understood why this fleet could be blocked here.

Because of the speed!

From Jiaxing to here, the distance is two hundred miles, but from Mingzhou to the present, it is only a little over a hundred miles.

If there were no such paddle wheels and only relying on sails or traditional oars, Chen Ning was sure that the Ming army would not have arrived in time, because the wind direction was wrong and the efficiency of the oars was also low.

just now……

The more he thought about it, the more nervous he became. Chen Ning subconsciously took offense at the Murata guard who was in charge of collecting and delivering information.

idiot!

The Ming army had this strange ship, why didn't they remind them?
After clearing this up, Chen Ning saw that Zhao Dingxi had already started yelling loudly, ordering the fleet to run directly towards the Ming army in front of him, intending to teach Daming a lesson, but Chen Ning stopped him, and quickly expressed his thoughts, and then said: "Marshal, this fleet is so weird. To be cautious, let's bypass it. If we can leave directly, there is no need to fight in vain and hurt the lives of our brothers."

Zhao Dingxi is a martial artist, a little reckless, but not stupid, after hearing Chen Ning's analysis, he raised his binoculars to look at it for a while, then nodded decisively, and said with a smile: "In that case, military advisor, let's try your firearms. These ships are so fast, if we don't hit a dozen, we're afraid we won't be able to escape."

Chen Ning also agreed.

So a series of orders passed on.

The ships of the Dingxi army changed direction. In order to make the speed towards the Ming army faster, they did not go further east, but adjusted a little westward.

the other side.

Xia Hai, the commander of Zhenhai Zuowei, led a total of 49 large and small ships with 2000 soldiers. Compared with the Dingxi Army, they arrived here more than two quarters of an hour earlier.

Although the governor is very sure, but when he really got to the position and the surroundings were empty, Xia Hai couldn't help worrying.

In case the Governor makes a mistake in his judgment, what should I do on my side?
Therefore, while the large forces continued to set up their positions here, after consideration, Xia Hai sent two ships out to continue cruising north. Apart from contacting the defenders of the northern islands, he also hoped to directly catch the traces of the enemy.

However, not long after the two ships left, news came from the watch post of Xia Hai's boat.

To the northwest, a large number of ships are coming.

Xia Hai's reaction at that time was a little confused.

actually……

It's really coming!

Lord Governor, you deserve to pick up your own judgment.

In his heart, he just muttered a sentence with ridicule and admiration, and Xia Hai began to make urgent arrangements.

If you can meet the order given by the governor, if you can meet it here, you will try your best to stop it, delay the escape of the enemy army, and wait for the arrival of the army.

Therefore, it is necessary to delay as much as possible.

How to procrastinate?

add fuel!

After all, after our own side left two ships, there were only 47 sea-going ships left, and most of them were only small boats of 200 materials.

Looking at the other party again, the leading ship is a 2000 material ship, and there are many 1000 material and 500 material ships, although there are also a lot of 200 material boats on their side, but there are so many people. level.

During the process of arranging to meet the enemy, Xia Hai was still a little worried when he heard the report that the enemy army was coming straight.

If the other party hits directly, I can't bear it.

Just as he was about to take the initiative to evade, the enemy fleet veered eastward a little, obviously not wanting to make direct contact with them, which made Xia Hai heave a sigh of relief.

After finishing the arrangement, Xia Hai thought about it for a while, gritted his teeth, and dispatched one of the 47 ships that were already stretched to the nearest Daishan seaport. The fishing boats in Daishan Harbor must come to support, even if they only arrive here, it is enough to stop the boats here and block the enemy ships a little bit.

Now is the time.

Xia Hai was also calculating that on his side, he would have to hold out for at least an hour before the deputy governor Wu Zhen led a large army to arrive.

After some arrangements by the two sides, the battle that was later reported as the "Daiqu Naval Battle" also broke out soon.

Relying on better firearms, the Ming army opened fire first when the Dingxi army approached nearby. They did not expect that the Dingxi army also had firearms. Moreover, under Chen Ning's arrangement, the first wave of attacks aimed at Xia Hai's boat.

The boat of the commander of the Dingxi Army looked like a large ship of two thousand materials.

However, the large ship did not come close at the beginning of the battle.

In comparison, on the Ming side, although there are a total of 10 ships with 500 materials, Xia Hai's military flag is set on one of them. catch.

All kinds of primitive cannons, firecrackers, rockets, and muskets fired at each other. The Ming army with a large number of firearms achieved great results. More than a dozen enemy ships either leaked, capsized or broke, which seemed very miserable.

However, behind this victory was the flagship of his own commander, which was also a round of artillery fire that caught people off guard. Several large holes appeared in one side of the hull, and water began to capsize.

It was a serious crime to defeat the commander in battle, and the surrounding Ming troops came to their rescue, driving away the enemy ships that approached the commander's boat, and rescued people at the same time.

Fortunately, the Lord will be fine.

After changing the boat, Xia Hai ordered an order to disperse his own fleet again, and at the same time... take advantage of maneuverability!
Compared to enemy ships that rely heavily on the direction of the wind, our own... has paddle wheels!

The Ming army had special training before.

The ship is facing the sailing ship, while cruising freely, the other side can only deal with it clumsily. The scene is like a nimble leopard versus a clumsy wild boar.

In fact, the Ming army was able to easily rescue the generals just now, and it was already taking advantage of its maneuverability.

If it is a sailboat, even with oars, it is not so easy to save people in this stormy sea.

However, I have to admit that the maneuvering tactics of ships... the Ming army is not proficient enough.

Because the ships of 200 materials were mainly used for inspection or cargo transportation, the large ships of 500 materials that can be used as warships were only built at the end of last year, and the number is not too much.

However, even so, machinery is already a kind of suppression of wind power.

When the warships of the Ming army began to flexibly adopt cruising tactics, coupled with enough long-range firearms prepared in advance, the Dingxi army quickly became stretched.

The enemy ship is too flexible.

The pirates wanted to get closer to the gang, which is what they are best at, but they couldn't succeed.

Moreover, compared with the Ming army, the number of firearms of the Dingxi army was not much after all, and after a few rounds, they were quickly exhausted.

The battle lasted for more than half an hour, and the casualties of the Ming army were inevitable. Unknowingly, only 46 of the original 27 ships were still able to fight, the other 11 were sunk, and 8 were seriously damaged. Next, he voluntarily withdrew from the battle circle.

The losses of the Dingxi Army were even more serious.

The firearms of the Ming army seemed to be free of money. Once they reached the shooting distance, they immediately covered them in one round. Although the damage of firearms in this era was limited, whether it blasted a hole in the hull or hit the sail, the current situation , can be described as fatal.

Zhao Dingxi, who was fearless at the beginning and now a little timid, took a little light on himself, and found that his own fleet, the original 173 large and small sea-going ships, is still comprehensive, and there are actually less than a hundred ships.

Among them, the other six thousand-material sea-going ships, second only to his two-thousand-material boat, were all targeted and severely damaged by the Ming army because of their large size, and none of them could sneak smoothly.

In the coming twilight.

This naval battle also unknowingly fought from the mouth of Daiquyang to the middle of Daiquyang along the wind.

Moreover, one ship of the Dingxi Army was missing one ship. On the Ming side, not only did the three ships released at the beginning return one after another, but also some nearby fishing boats rushed over.

These fishing boats did not have the ability to fight against the Dingxi Army, but they stood in front of the Dingxi Army with a tacit understanding. Moreover, just like Cao Cao's Battle of Chibi in the Three Kingdoms, a series of large and small fishing boats were connected together with thick hemp cables. Also got off the anchorage.After doing this, those fishermen directly left the boats one by one like rejecting horses at sea, and left in small boats.

This time, Zhao Dingxi finally became anxious.

Although seeing the three fast-oared boats of our own side successfully block a [-]-material ship of the Ming army with an outflanking strategy, they began to fight in gangs and fight at close quarters. This demonstration also allowed many of our own warships to find their way , but... can I continue?

These ships are desperately pestering themselves, for what?
Those fishermen don't want to eat guys, they have to string up their fishing boats and stop them in front, so why?
Delaying them, of course, waiting for reinforcements.

Thinking of this, Zhao Dingxi ignored Chen Ning, who had something to say, and shouted directly to his subordinates: "Pass my military order, no more fights, no more fights... Go, let me go immediately. Zhao Jiu , Zhao Jiu... Tell Zhao Jiu to clear those fishing boats in front of me and leave immediately."

The trumpet sounded again, accompanied by a series of heralds.

However, it was a bit late for Zhao Dingxi to react.

When the remnants of the Dingxi Army, which were still able to move, began to try to break out of the Ming Army ships, behind the battlefield, the densely packed Ming Army Navy Department finally arrived!
In the binoculars, Wu Zhen saw the ship that he was struggling to support, searched for it, confirmed that Xia Hai's general flag was still there, relaxed a little, and ordered Zhenhai Zuowei, Zhenhai Youwei and Dinghai Zuowei Sanwei Navy to follow him While preparing to meet the enemy, he sent an order to indicate that Xia Hai's troops could withdraw.

On the other side, seeing most of the Ming army arriving, Zhao Dingxi Xinshen was horrified and urged his own ships to leave as soon as possible.

If you can't walk, don't save them.

Walk as much as you can.

After all, looking behind... at least ten thousand Ming troops.

Unfortunately, it's still too late.

When Wu Zhen's troops came from southwest to northeast, it was almost against the wind. However, when entering the Daiquyang, on the one hand, both sides had a favorable wind; The various ministries are recharging their energy.

After discovering each other, the distance between them was less than ten miles, and they arrived in a blink of an eye.

Not only that, when the battle here, Wu Zhen also sent two other troops to continue forward, forming an outflanking formation.

The two sides began to fight.

Between heaven and earth, time will not be suspended for half a step because of human beings, and twilight begins to fall.

in the night.

In addition to the warships of the Ming army, more fishing boats gathered in the surrounding area again, lighting up circle after circle of fire.

Zhao Dingxi is a hero of 'I would rather teach me to bear the world', he doesn't mind running away by himself, even if he leaves all his plans behind.

However, this time, Zhao Dingxi's goal was too big, the boat of two thousand materials was so obvious, how could he escape.

Zhao Dingxi wanted to change the ship, but in the darkening night, the four parties came together and wanted to change, but there was no way to find one.

During the fight, I don't know how long it took, and Chen Ning's voice came from my ear: "Marshal, keep the green hills here."

Chen Ning is also a "Ning taught me to bear the people of the world" kind of person.

Chen Ning actually wanted to escape by himself.

Can……

Compared with a certain 'Zhen Dongyang', he has been a military adviser for a year, but he hasn't even learned how to swim.

How can escape?
So I have to rely on my own coach.

Hearing what Chen Ning said, Zhao Dingxi grinned, remembering that this time, there were too many better choices, going to Shandong, Fujian, or Guangdong, even going to Nanyang...

How good that is, how good it is.

Why do you want to come here?

Why do you want to provoke the Ming Navy?

Thinking of this, Zhao Dingxi raised his simple knife at some point, chopped down his military adviser, and murmured with a bit of despair and madness: "It's all you...it's all you...the avenger Chen Ning , haha, hahaha..."

(End of this chapter)