Zhao Xingde stood on the towering ship of the warship. The sea breeze blew on his face. He heard the shaking cheers against the sea breeze./

"It seems that Guangzhou is very morale." He turned around and smiled slightly. His eyes were swollen and his face was sallow. This was the result of paying attention to the enemy situation and formulating a combat plan for days and nights. He just hurriedly washed his face with cold water. His hair on his forehead was still wet, but his expression seemed calm and relaxed. Feng Mi handed the draft letter of persuasion to Zhao Xingde according to the customs of the court, but he did not read it.

"First politeness and then troops?" Zhao Xingde frowned and said, "No need, I will pass on my order, aim below the waterline, all ships allocate targets, and concentrate artillery fire to sink the large ships on the waterway!" Du Yuhou Liu Zhijian assigned targets to each ship, preparing to report to Zhao Xingde simply. "No need to delay!" Zhao Xingde shook his head and signaled to send orders immediately in flag language. The military order was immediately implemented. The sea breeze was already full of smoke, and he did not want to miss the start of the battle that he had made great sacrifices.

A rising sun was rising, and the east rays shone on the river, and the mist became thin immediately.

The sea breeze blows, and Zhao Xingde's eyes are slightly shrill, wrapping the red and black cloak tightly. At this moment, the pirates were not ready to fight at all. Most of the pirate ships were moored in the waters near Guangzhou in a mess. The Pearl River flows from northwest to southeast through the southwest of the city, and the river channel gradually opens in a trumpet shape. The South China Sea Navy came up from the sea and formed a navy battle line in the downstream direction of the open river. The upstream channel was originally narrow, and the Daqi fleet that shielded the main channel of the Pearl River had just entered the Western Australia pier. The warships in front were lowering the Daqi warriors to the dock, and the warships behind were lined up in sparse columns waiting. If you look down from a high place, the formation of the South China Sea Navy on the Pearl River was like a double-layer bow back, and the Daqi fleet was like a scattered bead string perpendicular to the bow back.

In order to confuse the pirates, Zhao Xingde ordered Zhou He to lead a unit of the navy and the merchant fleet to return north. Because the pirates suddenly attacked, Zhou He was unable to come to fight because of the long distance of the water. Therefore, at this moment, the South China Sea Navy had only more than 20 new gunships on the Pearl River, with less than 5,000 officers and soldiers. On the river south of Guangzhou, thousands of ships of all sizes were moored, and pirates gathered no less than 60,000 to 70,000 people. They slept on the boat at night and took turns to attack Guangzhou during the day.

The navy and pirates on the water seem to have a huge difference in strength, but on the main channel of the Pearl River, the situation is reversed.

The South China Sea Navy occupied the water surface of the vast downstream of the waterway. If we go up to Xishuo River, we will be close to Guangzhou. However, the river bank suddenly narrowed here, and the Pearl River channel became extremely narrow. Although there are many pirate warships, they cannot be spread out on the river surface. The channel opposite each two naval warships can only accommodate one pirate warship. ** At this time, the pirate ships have not yet been arranged as a battle formation on the water. Only some big-food pirate ships are scattered on the river surface. The naval warships have the advantage of five versus one. Because the naval warships newly built gunships mostly have guns on both sides of the side of the ship, some have double-layer artillery decks. A naval gunship cannon is at least twenty or more, and most of them are more than forty. Most pirate ships are transformed from merchant ships, and often only have iron barrel cannons at the bow and stern of the ship, ranging from three or four or as little as one or two.

At this moment, the direct confrontation of the navy warships and the artillery on the pirate ships were almost 50 to 1.

At this time, the pirates should go out to fight immediately, rush into the Navy's Division in close combat, and take advantage of the opportunity that the official army had just changed the unfavorable situation.

However, the skills of several incense sticks have passed. The Nanhai Navy has adjusted its formation and the warships are ready to fire. The pirates gathered together are still moored in place. The Dashi Navy not only did not assemble, but instead was in a mess. The Dashi Pirates who had already arrived on the shore are still gathered at the dock. Some are ready to shout loudly to attack the Hanhai City, and some are staring at the Song Dynasty warships that appear on the river in a daze. Because there are only more than twenty Song warships, it is not very scary. The pirates are only worried that a large group of people will follow behind. The Dashi Warships outside not only did not respond, but several ships are slowly retreating into the port and leaving other ships behind.

"Hissing Commander," said deputy general Yasin urgently, "you should fight immediately!"

Famaitu did not respond. He looked at the Song Kingdom warship on the river in a daze, his face pale.

The deputy general asked loudly, but Famatu seemed to have not heard it, and seemed at a loss.

Since Yasin followed Famatu, he had never seen the commander lose his composure.

In addition to Famaitu, other Dashi Navy officers were in a mess. Some frowned and worried, while others pulled out their scimitars and shouted to teach the bold Song people a lesson. Qiu Darui and a group of Song pirate leaders were next to Dashiren. They gathered together early in the morning. They were originally discussing to distribute forces to attack the Hanhai City, but the sudden change in the battle made them completely disorganized. "This, this..." Qiu Darui was covered with fine beads of sweat on his forehead. Although the number of warships in the official army was much smaller than that of pirates, this was a move that he had expected, which made Qiu Darui smell a trace of extreme danger.

"What the hell is going on?"

"Didn't the imperial navy ignore Guangzhou?" the pirates talked in a verbal manner.

"Zhao Xingde, Zhao Xingde is still detained by Guangzhou. How could his subordinates suddenly appear?"

"Zhao Xingde has always been able to win people's hearts, and his subordinates are all arrogant soldiers and powerful soldiers. Hebei is the commander-in-chief and his old subordinates are in abrupt and independent manner. Could it be that the Nanhai Navy is so easy to obey the imperial court's order? This is unreasonable?! Unreasonable!!"

Qiu Darui's face was covered with clouds, and he instantly considered many possibilities. Suddenly a flash of lightning broke through his mind, "Zhao Xingde, it must be his plan! No, he was trapped!" He felt like a fox who had been stepping into a trap. Among the northern tribes, foxes are the most cunning and wild beasts, so hunters' methods to deal with foxes are also the cruelest. They usually hang upside down on the branches, as if taking off their clothes, "Wow--" to peel off the entire fox skin. The fox's bloody twisting body suddenly appeared in his mind inappropriate manner, which made Qiu Darui feel chill. The shrill whine made his always calm mind buzz.

"I've really been trapped?"

"Bah! Just bet on the trick, let's rush forward with the flock of the government army!"
Chapter completed!