Cheng Xishou circled around the territory of "Record Shiguo" and conducted on-site surveys on the terrain, cities, ports and straits. Someone asked someone to ask about the tides and hydrology here in detail. He had a clue in his mind and formed a

Preliminary combat plan. Because its main warship is tall and powered by sails, it has a deep draft, clumsy movements, and a large turning radius; while the enemy's warships are narrow and long, powered by sails, it has shallow draft, flexible movements, fast speeds, and can

Complete the turnover within a very small radius.

The characteristics of the warships on both sides determine the adaptability to the battlefield. Cheng Xishou is well aware of the advantages and disadvantages of the warships on the side. It is best for him to choose the battlefield on the vast sea surface. Instead, he should avoid entering the strait and fighting with the enemy. Otherwise, it is likely that he will not be able to turn around.

Spirits collided. Therefore, the main battlefield should be placed west of the island. Even if the port is captured, it can provide artillery support for attacking the city. However, in order to prevent enemy warships from escaping to the local area, troops should be sent to block both ends of the strait.

The plan has been decided, but we can't just say it or not. We can fight it when we come up. We have to find a reason. The most undefeated thing in the world is excuses, especially the great Song navy that came from thousands of miles away, so there is no reason.

We have to create a reason! Cheng Xishou whispered a few words in the ear of a caravan in the Song Dynasty and then quietly boarded the boat and returned to Sudel Port, but did not stay on the island.

Sheng Zhongtang is a business group specializing in maritime trade in the Emperor's Four Great Halls. At first, the business only involved offshore countries such as Goryeo, Fuso and Southeast Asia. After the emperor ascended the throne, he began to enter countries such as Arabia and India in order to respond to his pioneering maritime trade, and became some

The pilot of the route was therefore the leader among the merchant groups engaged in maritime trade in the Song Dynasty and enjoyed a high prestige. Basically, what they did, other caravans also followed the trend to pretend.

Sheng Zhongtang was divided into two parts after the emperor ascended the throne. Part of it became the foundation of the new naval army of the Song Dynasty, and the other part was still engaged in maritime trade. Cheng Xishou was the actual founder and former controller. Naturally, he was respectful to him.

This time, he led a huge fleet with them sailing and realized that this was not as simple as claiming to be escort of merchant ships. It should have another mission, so he looked at his eyes all the way...

'Record Shiguo' is called in China. In fact, it is just a small town under the province of the Seljuk Empire, and it is the same country as the country they called 'Black-clothed food'. Because the merchants of the Song Dynasty

It was stipulated to trade in designated areas and have never been to other places, so it is called a country. However, it can also be seen that the city lord has a certain degree of autonomy, and it can be said that it is the local emperor of one side. This year, since the Khanate is going to be with the Black Khanate Kingdom

When war started, the military expenditure was huge, and it was an important source of the empire's wealth, so the taxes they were required to pay also increased significantly.

But the money is remembered that the king of Shiguo would not pay a single child himself, and the wool must be produced on the sheep. Therefore, he asked to increase the amount of 20% on the basis of paying 50% of the total value of the goods in previous years, which means that the merchants traveled thousands of miles apart

, after hardships, the goods transported here must first be paid for 70% of the transaction tax, and only 30% of the goods are left for them to trade. Although the ocean trade is profitable, it can even be called huge profits, but it also takes great risks, at sea

The storm, the ubiquitous pirates can destroy their ships and kill them, and they will lose all their money. It is not an exaggeration to say that they are using their lives to exchange for money. And 70% of the taxes basically eliminate all the profits of their trip.

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The tax increase order caused an uproar in the island's businessmen and expressed their opposition, but they were just opposition. They had to bow their heads on their territory. Besides, if you don't obey, you can only leave, but where can you go? Maybe just now

When I left the port, I was robbed of nothing. If I didn't do it, I had to save my life. Now I have left a little bit for myself. It's better than losing all my money, so most people pinched their noses and accepted it.

Surprisingly, this order to increase taxes was unanimously boycotted by the Great Song caravans. They refused to pay and demanded that they still follow the old rules in the past, otherwise they would rather leave than trade here. In recent years, with the Great Song Dynasty

With the development of maritime trade, they occupied a large part of the trade volume of Jishi Country, and Seljuk also relied on these exquisite silk, porcelain and tea from the East that monopolized the oriental trade with Europe and made a lot of money.

Money. If they leave, the losses will be huge for the country and will serve as a bad example for caravans in other regions.

Therefore, the Lord Shi Guochengdi decided to punish the Great Song Dynasty merchant group that dared to challenge his authority. He sent troops to force the ship to seize the merchant ship, announced the confiscation of all goods, and expelled them from the country. The Lord Shi Guochengdi's robbery naturally caused both sides

The conflict resulted in dozens of people injured in the Song Dynasty, more than a hundred people were seized, and the ships were also dragged into the military port to detain. Only a few merchant ships were not good enough to rush out of the port when they saw that things were not good. The Shi Guo Navy sent two ships

The warship then pursued.

Although merchant ships take a step forward, they basically need to constantly adjust the sails to maintain their course when sailing against the wind, and they are loaded with cargo, so their speed is naturally much slower. As for Shi Guo's warships, they can rely entirely on human engines when they are against the wind.

Rowing the oars to gain power. So the distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer. The game of cat playing with mice is being staged on the sea. Merchants can only rely on constantly swinging the hull to prevent enemy ships from coming up. Perhaps the battle of Shi Guo is remembered.

The ship wants to have both people and goods without killing, otherwise the problem will be solved with just a few rockets.

Ji Shi Guo's warship, who was pursuing all the way, finally found a chance to surpass the merchant ship of the Song Dynasty and began to move closer to its side. The soldiers on the bow were ready to throw cables, and the soldiers should not be prepared to jump into the sword and gun to seize the ship. The merchant ship of the Song Dynasty was on the merchant ship of the Song Dynasty

It was panic, and the sailors ran around, as if looking for a safe place, but suddenly they stopped and cheered, dancing their clothes, and running towards the bow of the ship with their hands.

"Aren't they crazy?" The abnormal behavior of the sailors on the Song boat made the soldiers on the Ji Shiguo warship stunned, wondering if they were too stimulating that they were collectively ill and lost their hearts. But when they looked forward, they looked forward

When my heart was also beating wildly. Two three-masted ships, which were twice as big as they didn't know, came with the wind. Although I couldn't see the dress of the man on the bow, I could judge from the flag flying on the mast.

It's a warship.

'Boom', just as the Shi Guo Navy soldiers were stunned, they saw a flash of fire on the bow of the ship, followed by a loud thunderous sound, and a water column that soared into the sky was blown up on their port side.

Even if they are stupid, they understand that the ships are demonstrating to themselves, and they don't understand what is so powerful that they can hit the "stone bomb" so far away. Now they are from warships of unknown origin.

It's seven or eight hundred steps away!

"This is the warship of Mozhina (the Arabs call China). How could they appear here?" The captain of Shiguo's warship saw the clues from the performance of the crew of the Song ship and said in surprise.

"Will you still chase after me?" In the record of the time when Shi Guo's warship was suspended by sudden artillery fire, the Song ship had temporarily escaped from the crisis, and the warships were getting closer and closer to them, the sailors asked for advice uneasy.

"Let's stop them and let them go back and report the news!" The captain was still very courageous and was not scared by the mysterious weapons of the enemy ship. He asked the other warship to return quickly to report the news. He wanted to fight the two enemy ships one by one.

After a brief communication, he recorded that one of Shi Guo's warships turned around and returned, and the warships in front accelerated toward the Song Dynasty warships. He wanted to first give an enemy ship a warning to knock it to sink one, and then deal with another.

In order to exert the maximum impact of his warship, he gave up the head-on impact and chose the weakest side of the ship as the impact point, hoping to seriously injure him in one fell swoop. According to past combat experience, there is no mistake in captain Shi Guo's approach.

He was outrageously wrong this time!

The most threatening weapon of the Song navy warship is the artillery equipped on both sides. Therefore, during combat, it often uses sideways to face the enemy in order to exert the power of the volley of the sideways and improves the hit rate with density. It is recorded that Shi Guo's warships launched on its sideways.

Attacking wouldn't it be a trap? Seeing the enemy ship rushing towards him with all his might, when the two ships were four hundred steps apart, the Song ship began to fire the air cannons to warn him, and two hundred steps began to fire the guns around the enemy ship for warning fire.

But the enemy ship still accelerated and rushed over.

'Boom, boom...' The Shi Guo warship heard a series of roars behind him. They all looked back and saw that their warship seemed to be hit hard and was futile on the sea.

Then a few loud noises came to the warship, and in just a few breaths, there was no one diving. When they turned back, there was only a section of mast left on the sea and it was still exposed.

On the sea.

The soldiers of Shiguo warship who returned to the flight were shocked when they saw their warships sinking into the water in a blink of an eye. They knew that it was necessary that such a large warship could sink so quickly that it must have been severely damaged below the waterline, so that the sailors could not have time.

Jumping into the sea to escape. In their sight, the two warships were not fought or even contacted, and they were sunk easily. What kind of mysterious power can this be caused? Is it really the legendary Eastern Thunderbolt?

As a global commercial port, Shiguo is most in short supply of new things from all sides. Businessmen who travel around the world will bring what happens in every corner of the world here, and they call it an intelligence transfer station.

It's just right. A sea battle between the two major powers in the East in the past few years would certainly not be missed. It is said that one of the conveniences of victory was that this magical artifact, which sounded like a thunderbolt, sank hundreds of opponent's warships.
Chapter completed!