The struggle of the reborn prince

Artillery shooting at sea is the most troublesome subject even now. Floating targets and swaying warships add more difficulty, especially in this era that relies entirely on visual inspection to mark targets, and the accuracy can only be obtained by increasing density. .And now it was dusk, and it was also the calmest time of the day, and the warships in the area were big enough to provide gunners with a good opportunity to make meritorious deeds.

The first round of salvos by the warships of the Song Army caught the two ships of Ji Shi Guo's navy. The shells hit the hull of the ship and smashed it into the heart, and the sea water gushed in.The oarsman cabin on the bottom floor was low, and the sergeants who supervised the battle had already run away when they saw the situation, and the oarsmen were usually slaves, and they were chained to the seats to prevent them from escaping. Even if you want to block it, you can't leave it at all.The influx of sea water quickly flooded the bottom cabin and spread to the upper floor, flooding the oarsman's cabin on the second floor. The warship that lost power slowly sank like a dead fish!

With the bombardment round after round of artillery fire, the warships of the Ji Shi State Navy were also shot one after another. Those who were next to the solid bullets were okay, but a few people were unlucky, but watching their companions being hit by the roaring big iron ball Bloody and bloody, this visual effect is also impactful enough.And if an explosive shell just falls on the ship, a group of people will be unlucky. Neither the chain mail on their bodies nor the thick bronze shield can resist the intrusion of the shrapnel. Half of the people were hit, and there were many casualties. The most terrible thing was the fire caused by the explosion. At this time, there was no other way but to abandon the ship and jump into the sea.

For the Song Army's 'non-contact' style of play, Ji Shi Guojun, who had always relied on ramming and jumping on board to fight hand-to-hand, couldn't adapt to it for a while, let alone think of corresponding tactics.And the casualties continued to increase.The warships were destroyed one after another, greatly affecting their morale.Realize that this battle is difficult to win.The downwind of the rear was the port they had just left, and some mercenaries were unwilling to fight.Prepare to flee if you can't win.

Ji Shi's navy's small actions were quickly discovered by the Song army. In order to prevent them from escaping into the port, Liu Zhenwu, the commander of the squadron, immediately ordered four warships to cut between the enemy and the port, leaving the enemy nowhere to retreat.The remaining battleships were divided into two columns and turned to rush towards the enemy fleet array. The left column was led by him personally, and the right column was led by the captain of the Shenlong, Zhang Fan. They inserted into the enemy navy array in two columns.

Because the warships of the Song Army seldom need to use the bow to collide with the enemy ship, but require to use the side of the ship with many gun positions to fire a violent salvo at the enemy ship, so the battle formation of the fleet began to change from horizontal to vertical. Formation.A certain distance should be kept between the ships in the column.If there are many sailing ships participating in the battle, the head and tail of the column must be lined up several miles away. Not only is it difficult to communicate and command, but it is also impossible to maintain the formation when the wind direction is unstable.

Song Shuijun realized this problem in the battle against Jinhai, so he made adjustments to the combat formation, requiring that the column formation should not be too long.That is to say, there should not be many warships in the column, but the artillery fire of each battleship must be powerful.In order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the fleet.This theory quickly produced a new tactic. The fleet formed a single column, first to seize the upper hand, and then approach the enemy to within the range of the naval guns.Take the movement parallel to the enemy's course, and the cannons will be fired side by side to destroy the enemy ship.

The warships of the Song Army and the enemy sailed relatively slowly, breaking in along the gap between their arrays.It is recorded that Shi Guo's naval warships were both happy and surprised.I am happy that the enemy army has come to my door, and I can give full play to my advantage in melee combat; I am surprised that the enemy warship is tall.The waves brought by them made it impossible for them to approach at all, and the collision tactics were useless.And the curved, beak-like hooks on the drawbridge were still unable to catch the enemy ships, so it was impossible to talk about hand-to-hand combat.And when they were in a hurry, the broadsides of the enemy ship spit out flames again, and they didn't run at such a short distance, sending them to the bottom of the sea together with the boat and people.

Two warships of the Song Army inserted into the enemy group and fired salvos from both sides to bombard the enemy ships. They escaped this round, and the next round is waiting for them. The channel to escape to the port has also been blocked. There is nowhere to escape, and can only be ravaged by Song Jian at will.When the warships of the Song Army came out of the formation and turned back to fight again, there were less than twenty Ji Shiguo warships still floating on the sea, and five or six of them were injured and barely floated on the sea.

Seeing the warships of the Song Army catching up against the wind, Ji Shi's navy, which had suffered heavy losses, had no power to fight anymore, and stopped sailing one after another, lowered their battle flags and surrendered.The last ray of the sun dyed the sea red, the thundering cannons fell silent, the gunpowder smoke gradually dissipated, and the seabirds returned to the sea.In less than an hour, the naval battle was over. The Song army sank 32 enemy ships, seriously injured six ships, captured [-] ships, killed more than [-] enemies, captured more than [-] enemies, and sank to the bottom of the sea with the ship. There is no plan, and there are few casualties on our side.The first large-scale naval battle between East and West has come to an end...

When the naval battle ended, the siege battle also came to an end.On the first day of its establishment, the New Song Army was fighting against foreign races. Facing the nomads who were all soldiers, an unwritten rule was formed in the Zhongyong Army: For enemies armed with weapons, no matter men, women, old or young, they can shoot first .It is said that this was acquiesced by the emperor, who has always opposed the killing of innocent people. It has also become a special case in front of Zhao Yi, the law enforcement captain who has always been known for his ruthless and strict law enforcement. For so many years, no one has been punished for this.

Many people have benefited from this special military discipline that has not been written into the military regulations, and it has been passed down from generation to generation by word of mouth from veterans, and has become an iron law of life-saving.The new armies that were formed later all had an indelible kinship with the Zhongyong Army, so naturally this military regulation was brought to all armies, and it was also inherited by the Marine Corps.Fighting in a foreign country, with a language barrier and surrounded by enemies, how can there be so much time to distinguish between the enemy and the enemy, let alone understand their babbling explanations, but everyone knows that knives can kill people, and you will die if you stab them in the stomach. If you do it, you can prevent yourself from being killed.

In fact, this kind of regulation that seems to condone indiscriminate killing does not know how many soldiers' lives have been saved.And not writing this article into the military regulations is precisely to avoid the croaking of those defenders in the court!Of course, everyone in Ji Shiguo has not forgotten this iron law. Anyone holding a weapon will be shot to death, and killing is an international common language. Everyone can understand it at a glance without translation at all. This also allows the Marine Corps to calm down quickly. Overcome the resistance in the city, broke through the city lord's mansion, and captured the city lord.

The people who escaped from the city through the east gate soon found that they had been fooled. The coast here was so steep that there was no way out. The island itself was a large cage.Fortunately, the Song Army did not massacre them, but separated the merchants from all over the country from the people of Ji Shiguo, and then the rescued Song merchants came forward to identify them. All those who arrested them were singled out and shot on the spot.It did not embarrass the merchants of those countries, and allowed them to enter the city to rescue and find their own goods.

The people on the island spent a night of panic amid sporadic gunshots. The sun just rose in the morning, and the Mozhina people who occupied the country of Jishi posted a notice, saying that the ruler of the Seljuk Empire was greedy and cruel , For many years oppressed my Dasong business traveler, robbed goods, and killed my people.The emperor of the Song Dynasty was very angry when he heard this, and decided to do justice for the heavens, and sent heavenly soldiers to punish him.Today it is found out that Ji Shiguo City Lord is his accomplice. He charged heavy taxes to the merchants of the Song Dynasty and caused disputes, and even used the army to openly rob and arrest the people of the Song Dynasty.

The announcement was written in four languages ​​commonly used in various countries and posted all over the island. At the same time, the city lord of Ji Shi was publicly executed and his body was hung on the flagpole for public display.Song Jun, who then took over the affairs of the island, became the new master of Ji Shiguo. They sent troops to patrol to restore order, and drove the captured soldiers and officials to bury the dead bodies and clean up the ruins.Then a new trading market was established in the south of the city near the port, claiming that only [-]% of the value of the goods would be charged as a transaction tax.

All the people in the world are bustling for profit. The merchants on the island have left their homes and businesses for thousands of miles and risked their lives to come here just for money. They thought that after a war, those new occupants would definitely sell their goods. They confiscated them all, and left them crying without tears.What is surprising is that these 'Morna' people not only reopened the port, allowing them to trade freely, but also greatly reduced taxes.Businessmen seek profit, as long as they have money to make, they don't care about the smoke and blood, they immediately set up tents, spread out stalls and start business!

What surprised the merchants was that all the sergeants 'Morna' who acted as tax collectors were talented in business. As long as they boarded the ship, they could tell how much cargo they had on board, and the value of the cargo could be estimated at a glance.And it's hard to deceive, even if the goods are hidden in a very secret place, they can be found by rummaging.After a few times of fighting, the merchants became more honest, obediently paid taxes according to the price, and did not dare to play tricks.

The navy of the Great Song Dynasty was originally engaged in overseas trade, and many of them were old businessmen, and the temporary city lord was once the leader of the largest caravan traveling in Koryo, Fusang, and Southeast Asia. Isn't it delusional that those 'trails' left over from their play will fool them in turn!But if the merchants knew the details of this 'Morna' navy, they would have been honest long ago.

And Cheng Xishou, who is sitting on the island, has also done some calculations. The property he confiscated from the city lord's mansion and the government office this time is enough to offset the military funds spent on this expedition. Enough for their navy's military expenses for a year.If the capital of the Seljuk Empire can be captured according to the emperor's plan, wouldn't it be enough to build another large Song navy? This is really a damn good business... (to be continued...)