Just when the largest naval battle in the history of East Asia was about to break out, beyond the battlefield, two dhows floated in the distance.

Their purpose is clear, and that is to watch the game. The winner of this war is the overlord of the eastern seas in the future, don't the people of heaven care? Not to mention that Shah Rukh Afshar is now a messenger, carrying a letter from China to the Sultan of the Seljuk Empire in Persia.

Well, that's right, it's the letter that asks for Suhar's relatives.

Although in Shahuk's eyes, this is a disgrace.

The great Seljuk Sultan would not accept any threat of external force. They were the Seljuks, who had defeated the Byzantine army fifty years earlier, captured the Byzantine Emperor Romanus IV, and occupied the Seljuk Empire in eastern Asia Minor. During the reign of Malishak the Great, their territory stretched from the interior of Central Asia in the east to the Qarakhanid state in northwestern China, to Syria and Asia Minor in the west, to the Tianfang Sea in the south, and to the border of Kievan Rus' in the north. Even the caliph of Baghdad bowed his noble head before the imperial sultan, and the name of the Sultan of Malishaq was placed alongside the caliph in the prayer on the day of Juji.

Although after the death of Malishak, the empire began to crack, the royal princes competed for the throne, the royal family infighting, the military feudal lords in various places divided the dominance, the Ismaili Assasin clan occupied many fortresses in Persia and Syria, and attacked from all sides to carry out assassination activities, so that the great Seljuk Empire began to disintegrate, and the Omsultan state established by the Oghuz in Asia Minor also took the opportunity to declare independence.

The empire split into a number of small Seljuk Sudan dynasties centered around the cities of Baghdad, Damascus, Konya, Mosul, Diyarbakir, etc. But the Great Seljuk Empire, with Persia as its main territory, still existed. The Seljuks suffered only one setback, and Shah Rukh I am a patriot Afshar firmly believed that this setback was only a test of the true God for the Seljuk Empire, and that when the faith of the Seljuks had gone through the baptism of suffering, the Seljuks would regain their light and revive under the leadership of the Sultan.

The Chinese submitted such credentials to the Seljuk Empire, which was an insult to the Seljuk Empire.

But Shah Rukh was just an ordinary businessman, and no matter how tired he was of this letter of state, he could not throw it into the sea halfway. It must be handed over to the honorable Great Sultan and let the Sultan deal with it. At the same time, he also hoped that he could witness the true power of artillery and the combat effectiveness of Chinese sailors.

If the Chinese really defeat Srivijaya, it is really a threat. The current Chinese emperor is a crazy guy. At the beginning, when he had not captured Tokyo and completely defeated the Zhao and Song dynasties, he dared to fight the Khitans in the north. Just as there were still a lot of unresolved troubles inside and outside Luqi, he sent a large army south to attack Sriwijaya......

"Almighty and merciful God, please shelter those Kafir, let them defend their interests with swords and swords, and make this sea a burial place for the most unforgivable Chinese Shirks......

"The true God is great, the true God is great!"

The Sriwijaya people had absolutely no idea that there were two small dhows outside the battlefield, and that there were people praying for them sincerely. It's just that if there really is a true God in this world, He will definitely not give power to the pagans like the Three Buddhas.

Dhabila had drawn his sword, and as a seasoned naval commander, he had carefully chosen to avoid the advance of the enemy fleet and prepare to plunge straight into it from the flanks.

There are many similarities between a naval charge and a cavalry charge, and once they are deployed, it is difficult to change objectives or turn midway. Even if the dnaker was used with slurry sails, it would not be of much use.

Once you've chosen your direction, you'll rush down with all your might. So Dhabila had to be careful.

The thirty warships behind him were the elite forces of the Srivijaya sailors, and they were lined up in three rows at the moment, lying across the waves. I could feel a weight on my shoulders.

He held the clairvoyant mirror in his hand, which was 'invented' by Emperor Lu five hundred years in advance, and was coveted by countless maritime merchants as soon as it was put on the market—this thing is too versatile on the sea.

Lu Qi naturally would not spread it at will, but the old Zhao family was generous and tight, and the Northern Song Dynasty gave the clairvoyant mirror and Liangshan cannon to the Jurchens, and the Southern Song Dynasty also took the clairvoyant mirror in exchange for a lot of money from the merchants.

The one in the hands of the Dhobira was presented to him by the Celestial People in order to get closer to him, and it was immediately regarded as a treasure by him when he got it.

The jingling of bells and trumpets sounded in the coalition fleet, and the entire fleet slowly divided into three parts. At the head were twenty gunboats led by Huo Yama, and later were Manichaean sailors led by Cheng Gui and Xie Fu.

The combat effectiveness of this sea surface force, which has been upgraded from a river water division to an open sea water division, can only be said to be acceptable. It's not that they had two years to level up before, and now that they only came to attack Sriwijaya, they really wouldn't be opponents.

But now they are only the second group, and the pioneer is the twenty gunboats led by Nguyen Xiaoqi, which is the key to their confidence in defeating the Sriwijaya sailors today.

Compared with the phenomenon of the trinabular sails of the Srivijaya people, the lucky boats can only rock desperately. Like this relatively large fortune ship, the Chinese have always been on the raft at the beginning of construction. In China, there has been a saying of "one oar with three oars" since ancient times, and the ancients used it to illustrate the high efficiency of the swaying oar.

Think about it, too, when the paddle surface is underwater, stroke backward to get the forward reaction force and do the work effectively. When the oar surface is on the water, although the oar is drawn in an arc from the air and then re-enters the water, this process in the air does not produce propulsion, which is useless for the boat. The oar, on the other hand, is completely different in that when the oars swing, the water in front of and behind the oars creates a pressure difference that pushes the boat forward. After one swing, the oar does not need to come out of the water, as long as it is reversed, it can swing again and gain thrust. The movement of the oar in the water is like a fish swinging its tail, and the intermittent operation of the oars is improved to a continuous water removal, and the propulsion efficiency is naturally higher.

However, no matter how advanced the efficiency of the oar, trapped in number and size, it is impossible to compare with the centipede legs stretched out on both sides of the dhow in a short period of acceleration. But fortunately, the sea breeze was blowing southward, the coalition warships were downwind, and Sriwijaya was somewhat leeward.

This is just a signal that the flotilla is ready for battle.

The entire fleet changed the queue, the front, the middle, the aft.

The Living Yama didn't care about the changes in the array behind him, and the twenty gunboats had been transformed into three parts, and the Donghai at the forefront was cruising alone, because its speed really didn't match the fortune ship. Even the living Yama had no choice but to leave the battleship he loved and return to a sea dragon ship.

The other nine gunboats formed three small detachments, while the remaining ten gunboats lined up in a long line.

Ruan Xiaoqi held the clairvoyant mirror and looked at the other side, he was also excited about the battle under him, this was a big scene that he had never seen before.

A loud command was issued, and a series of colored flags were raised on the mast of the sea dragon ship.

As a traverser, for naval construction, flags and signal flags are simply a must-have.

"General, the Chinese's fleet has accelerated!" Tuobila received the report as soon as possible, and the front part of the Chinese fleet not only accelerated, but also rushed towards them.

And the queue was very strange, with his many years of experience in fighting in the sea frontier, he couldn't understand how it could be.

Ruan Xiaoqi knew that there were many people and ships in the Three Buddhas, and there were no walls in the sea, so they really fought hard, and they divided a warship to attack the transport ships and troop carriers in the rear, so there was nothing to be done.

The only thing Fang Lajun can be thankful for is that it is still the era of cold weapons, although the transport ships and warships on the sea are different in texture and construction, they still roughly belong to the same type of ships, the gap is far less huge than that of later generations, and the attack power of warships is far less sharp than that of later warships.

There are also offensive and defensive equipment such as ballistae and bed crossbows on troop carriers, which are already on the human ship, and they are full of men and horses, and the distance is shortened and the rain of arrows is also a minute. And if it is always floating, even if the sun has set today, the Sriwijaya people will not be able to eat a few troop carriers.

The sharpest weapon of the latter is ramming, but the transport ship is also a sea ship, and the sailors inside are also trained in the stormy seas, and neither side is worse than the other. It's not going to be in vain to wait in place to be hit! It was a process of mutual harm.

That is, he was very relieved about the fleet behind him, and Ruan Xiaoqi only thought about attacking, defeating the Sriwijaya people early, and destroying the main force of Srivijaya before the middle and rear parts suffered heavy losses or paid heavy sacrifices.

Naval warfare in this era was greatly conditioned by the direction of the wind. The Sriwijaya sailors are all dnakers, and although they can also take advantage of the wind in the face of headwinds, and with paddles, the sprint speed in the short term should not be underestimated, but they are also obviously more willing to seize the upper wind.

The three columns of warships behind Tuobiro were lined up, and the main fleet of Srivijaya behind his fleet was also at a large distance from each other, not to lengthen the front and block the enemy, but to facilitate the change of formation in disguise. No matter which direction the opposing ships choose to break through, they can easily change the fleet into several separate formations, waiting for the opportunity to seize the upper hand, and then flank the coalition ships in front and rear.

The Tokai was full of sails, and this canvas was naturally not muslin, but a special cloth. It is a tarpaulin used by the Qi army to make military tents. Woven with multiple strands, the texture is firm, wear-resistant, tight and thick, and the densely woven thick canvas also has good waterproof performance.

Like a white bird, the Tokai with sails spread its wings from the sea, trying to break through the sea and rush into the sky.

After a burst of spray, the Donghai took the lead, like a falcon, and rushed towards the target!

What is this operation?

After seeing the twenty warships divided into five parts, one large, four small, and five parts, Tobiro looked at the opposite side with a deep sense of puzzlement.

"They sent themselves to the door to seek death!" The left flank of the Srivijaya front army shouted. He was the son of Tobira. He is also a naval commander with rich combat experience. He once led a team to plunder merchant ships many times by himself.

He was able to be placed on the left flank of the fleet by Dhabila because he believed in his bravery and ability to fight, and because he was an example to inspire everyone.

Although Topan Yari is his son, I, the great general of Tobira, am also iron-faced and selfless.

A trumpet sounded, and Dorbian Yari shouted and attacked. On the left flank, he is best suited to lead the fleet to flank the enemy, and is also the most likely to be cut in from the flank.

The flag was waved, conveying Topan Yari's order. On both sides of the two large and five dhows, the two large dnakers stretched out their long oars at the same time, and then swung violently, breaking through the blue sea, and in the splashing waves, the five dhows accelerated sharply and rushed forward towards the East China Sea!

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