Zhao Xingde stood on the towering tower of the warship, the sea breeze blowing on his face, and he heard the earth-shattering cheers coming against the sea breeze.

"It seems that the morale of the Guangzhou side is high." He looked back and smiled. His eyes were a little puffy, his face was sallow, this was the result of paying attention to the enemy's situation and formulating a battle plan for days and nights, he had just washed his face with cold water, the hair on his forehead was still wet, but his demeanor seemed calm and relaxed. Feng Mi, in accordance with the practice of the imperial court, handed over the drafted letter of persuasion to Zhao Xingde, but he did not read it.

"Salute before soldiers?" Zhao Xingde frowned and said: "No need, pass on my general order, aim below the waterline, assign targets to each ship, and concentrate artillery fire to sink the big ships on the channel!" "Du Yu waited for Liu Zhijian to assign targets to each ship, and was ready to simply report to Zhao Xingde." No need to delay! Zhao Xingde shook his head and signaled to immediately use the flag to send the order. The military order was carried out immediately. The sea breeze already smelled of gunsmoke, and he didn't want to miss the start of the campaign that he had paid for so much.

A round of rising sun is rising, the east glow is ten thousand ways, shining on the surface of the river, and the fog immediately becomes thin.

The sea breeze was blowing strongly, and Zhao Xingde's eyes were slightly cold, wrapped tightly in the red and black sky. At this moment, the pirates were not ready for battle at all, and most of the pirate ships were moored in the waters near Guangzhou in a haphazard manner. The Pearl River flows from northwest to southeast through the south of the state city, and the river channel gradually opens up and is trumpet-shaped. The South China Sea Naval Division went up from the Shuojiang River on the surface of the sea and formed a battle column in the direction of the lower reaches of the open river. The upstream channel was originally relatively narrow, and the big food fleet that blocked the main channel of the Pearl River had just sailed into the Western Australia wharf, and the warships in front were putting down the big food warriors at the wharf, and the warships behind were waiting in a sparse column. If you look down from a high vantage point, the formation of the South China Sea sailors on the Pearl River is like a double-layered bow back, and the Great Food Fleet is like a scattered string of beads perpendicular to the bow back.

In order to confuse the pirates, Zhao Xingde ordered Zhou He to lead a naval division and a merchant fleet to return north with great fanfare, because the pirates suddenly attacked, and Zhou He could not come to the battle because of the distance of the waterway. Therefore, at this moment, the South China Sea Navy Division has only about 20 new-style gunboats on the Pearl River, and there are less than 5,000 officers and men. On the south side of Guangzhou, thousands of large and small ships were moored, and no less than 60,000 or 70,000 pirate elk members slept on the ships at night and took turns attacking Guangzhou during the day.

The disparity between the forces of sailors and pirates on the water may seem enormous, but on the main channel of the Pearl River, the situation is reversed.

The South China Sea Naval Division occupies the lower reaches of the wide channel, and if you go up the Xishuo River, you will be close to Guangzhou, but the two sides of the river are suddenly narrowed here, and the Pearl River channel has become extremely narrow, although there are many pirate warships, they cannot be spread on the river, and the channel opposite every two sailor warships can only accommodate one pirate warship. At this time, the pirate ships had not yet formed a battle formation on the water, and only some large pirate ships were scattered on the river, and the sailor warships temporarily had an advantage of five against one. Because most of the newly built gunboats of the sailors are equipped with guns on both sides of the ship, and some have double-deck guns, there are more than 20 guns on a sailor gunboat, and more than 40 guns, while most of the pirate ships are converted from merchant ships, and often only add iron barrel guns to the bow and stern, more than three or four, and as little as one or two.

At this moment, the direct confrontation on the river was almost fifty to one between the guns on the naval warships and the pirate ships.

At this time, the pirates should immediately go into battle, rush into the close combat of the official army and naval division, and take advantage of the opportunity of the official army to reverse the unfavorable situation.

However, the work of a few pillars of incense has passed, the South China Sea Navy Division has adjusted its formation, all warships are ready to open fire, and the pirates who have gathered a group of elk are still anchored in place. The Great Eater Pirates who had already landed were still gathered at the dock, some of them were shouting loudly and preparing to attack Hanhai City, and some of them were stunned to see the Song warships that had just appeared on the river. Because the Song army only had more than 20 warships, it was not very scary, and the pirates were only worried about the large group of men and horses following behind. Instead of responding to the battle, several of the ships slowly retreated into the harbor, leaving others behind.

"Your Excellency, Commander," said Adjutant Yasin urgently, "you should meet the battle at once!" ”

Famaitu didn't react, he looked blankly at the Song warship on the river, his face pale.

The adjutant general shouted for his life, but Famaitu didn't seem to hear it, and seemed to be at a loss.

Yassin had never seen His Excellency the Commander so out of shape since he had followed Famaitu.

Except for Famaitu, the other officers of the Great Food Navy were in a mess, some frowning and worried, while others drew their scimitars and shouted loudly to teach the bold Song people a lesson. Qiu Darui and a group of Song pirate leaders were beside the Great Cannibal, and they gathered together early in the morning, originally to discuss the distribution of forces to attack Hanhai City, but the sudden change in the battle situation made them completely confused. "This, this ......" Qiu Darui had fine beads of sweat on his forehead, although the number of warships of the official army was much smaller than that of pirates, but this was a completely unexpected fall, which made Qiu Darui smell a trace of extreme danger.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Didn't the imperial court sailor ignore Guangzhou?" The pirates chattered.

"Zhao Xingde, Zhao Xingde is still being detained in Guangzhou, how could his subordinates suddenly appear?"

"Zhao Xingde has always been able to buy people's hearts, and his subordinates are all arrogant soldiers. Hebei seized the commandery, and his old department was blatantly self-reliant, could it be that the South China Sea Navy Division was so easy to obey the dispatch of the imperial court? This doesn't make sense?! Unconscionable!! ”

Qiu Darui's face was cloudy, and he instantly considered many possibilities in his mind, and suddenly a lightning bolt pierced his mind, "Zhao Xingde, he must have calculated!" It's not good, it's a trick! "He felt like a fox who had been stepping into a trap. Among the northern tribes, foxes are the most cunning and the most difficult beasts, so the hunters are also the most cruel to foxes. They usually hang upside down on the branches, as if undressing, and "whoosh" and rip off the whole fox skin alive. The fox's bloody writhing body suddenly appeared in his mind out of place, making Qiu Da Rui shudder, and the mournful wail made his usually calm mind buzz.

"Did you really hit the trap?!"

"Phew! The fart plan, just the sparse fleet of the official army, let's rush up! ”

"That's right, so many brothers are here, and the officials and soldiers have rushed to copy the back road with such a little weight!"

"His grandmother's, this is called sending to death!"

After the initial shock, the pirates found that there were not many official warships, and gradually became less afraid.

"What a trick!" Qiu Darui opened his mouth and said in a deep voice, "The officers and soldiers came prepared and blocked Haikou, for the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to abandon the sea route and concentrate on breaking through the city of Hanhai, most of the men and horses are scattered by land, birds and beasts return to the forest, and fish swim in the sea, and the officers and soldiers have nothing to do." "The strong man broke his wrist, Qiu Darui has been operating for the sea forces for several years, and in just a few breaths, he made the decision to give up. However, this group gathered the pirate leader and completely obeyed his orders, besieging Guangzhou and losing troops, and many people were looking forward to looting to make up for the losses.

Some pirates agreed with Qiu Darui's statement, while others did not do it on the spot, and even made loud noises.

"What Qiu Daguan said is yes, thirty-six plans to go up!"

"Retreat, how to retreat? Lao Tzu was born on the sea, and he will die on the sea! ”

"Yes, we beg for a living at sea, and if we leave the ship, it won't be nice to fart!"

"Wang Laosan, you are a rabbit, if you want to run, get out of here!"

"Qiu Daguan, we are here at your beckoning, and the benefits you promised to your brothers can't be pulled."

"That's right, our brothers have suffered countless casualties, can't we just die in vain?!"

Although it was inconvenient for the pirates to completely turn their faces with Qiu Darui, they surrounded them one by one. Qiu Darui's guards also hugged him with their swords, beware of the wicked suddenly attacking. "The ...... of the owner" Shopkeeper Lu looked at Qiu Darui timidly, "This ......" Qiu Darui frowned, no longer persuaded these pirates, and turned his gaze to the Great Cannibal Fa Maitu, whether it is by sea or land, the Great Food Army is a major combat force. The combat power of the barbarian army was far superior to that of the Song people, and from the Xia and Liao kingdoms to the Murbo tribes, this experience was firmly imprinted in Qiu Darui's mind like an imprint. So, the key is Famaitu's attitude.

"Your Excellency Famaitu?" Qiu Darui said in a deep voice, "We fell for the strategy of the Song Dynasty officials and army, and the retreat route was cut off at sea, so we can only take advantage of the fact that the Song army on the shore is not ready, and break through by land with one go, so that we can have a glimmer of life!" He was quite good at the languages of various ethnic groups, and in a hurry, the Great Food Language was very fluent, and suddenly Famaitu woke up from his dazed situation.

"Caught in the pagan scheme?" Famaitu muttered, "Did you really get the trick? Breakthrough by land? ”

In a short period of time, from the hero who conquered the East, to the desperate fight to find a way out, the gap between them made Famaitu's thoughts very confused, he looked at Qiu Darui, did not agree immediately, but turned his head and asked the adjutant: "Ya Xin, Qiu Dongjia wants us to give up the sea ship and break through by land, what do you think?" The palms of his hands trembled slightly, and on the ivory handle of the scimitar, Famaitu's mood calmed down a little. Among the admiralty, Vice Admiral Yasin was not the bravest, but he was the most resourceful, and he was a member of the same tribe as Famaitu, so Famaitu believed in him very much.

"Your Excellency," Yasin asked rhetorically, "if we don't have a sea ship and go by land, how can we get back to our homeland?" Do you want to pass through the territory of the Xia Kingdom? ”