"This matter is complicated and involves a lot...I don't know how to deal with it, so I asked my sister-in-law!"
Hearing Baochai's words, Yuanchun sneered inwardly.
He just took Yingchun away without saying hello. I don’t know how to deal with it?
While complaining in his heart, Yuanchun said: "After all, it is a disgraceful thing, I think it is better to suppress it!"
"Wait until the thirteenth brother returns in the future. Jing, if he doesn’t mind... I’ll send the second sister to your house!”
“If he doesn’t want to, let the second sister live in peace for the rest of his life!”
Now that Baochai has learned about the situation, the previous plan is no longer possible. Yuanchun's words are from the role of a sister, planning a future for his poor sister.
"That's fine..." Baochai nodded.
Then she said: "Do you want to go to the Queen Mother?"
By joining forces, they can easily suppress the matter. At this moment, Baochai asked if he wanted to go to the Queen. He said, in fact, what he was guarding against was Baochai betraying him midway.
"It's not impossible!" Yuanchun answered ambiguously.
“I think it’s better to leave this matter to my mother. She sees things from a far-sighted perspective. If we have any shortcomings in our thinking, we can get some advice from her!”
"Yeah!" Yuanchun responded.
"In that case, sister-in-law, let's go together!" Baochai spoke again.
Yuan Chun was really about to laugh out of anger, but she finally held back her laughter.
"Okay!"
So Baochai stood up and said: "Then let's... go now!"
"Why be so anxious!"
p>"It's not too late, sister-in-law, don't be careless!"
Having said this, Yuanchun could only get up and leave together, heading straight towards Kunning Palace.
The Queen, who learned of the situation, was much calmer than Baochai and the others expected. She knew very well what her youngest son was.
In the end, the queen agreed with Baochai and strictly ordered them to keep the secret. If the news leaked, they would be questioned.
Of course it is impossible for Baochai to leak the news, so the queen’s warning was actually meant for Yuanchun to listen to.
This also means that Baochai's purpose has been achieved.
When the matter reached this point, it was basically settled, so Baochai and his wife returned to Ningshou Palace.
As for the queen, except for the first day, she was always there, and from then on she left for half an hour in the morning, noon and evening, so she did not go with Baochai this time.
When Baochai and his wife returned to Ningshou Palace, they encountered another good show.
It turns out that King Rui Zhu Jingyuan is back. He has indeed been on the road these past few days, and he looks very tired at the moment.
As soon as he entered Ningshou Palace, he threw himself in front of the Taishang Emperor Zi Palace, crying so hard that his filial piety touched the heavens...
"Grandpa, grandpa...you How come..."
"My grandson ran all the way, risking his life not to rush back, but still couldn't see you for the last time. My grandson is unfilial..."
"My grandson kowtows to you to apologize. Here we go..."
Zhu Jingyuan kowtowed and cried. At least on the surface, he looked extremely pure and filial, but Baochai and Yuan Chun both took it as a joke.
Only Chen Zhi felt distressed when she saw her husband knocking him a dozen times, so she stepped forward to hold him back.
"Leave me alone, today I will die in front of my grandpa's soul, otherwise I will feel uncomfortable..."
"The prince's spirit in heaven will feel distressed if he sees this. ..."
"Grandpa loved me so much, but I was not able to see him for the last time. I am unfilial..."
This is the style, this couple is not It required rehearsal, but it was performed very smoothly until the emperor sent someone to stop it.
Things in the capital were calm, but thousands of miles away on the sea, huge waves filled the sky with blood.
The Daming Navy left port on October 28th, and it has been a month now.
In this month, the Ming Dynasty fought against the Spanish fleet, but the scale was only slightly larger. Generally speaking, neither side gained any advantage.
The current problem is that the Spanish fleet has insufficient ammunition, and its replenishment efficiency through supply ships is too low.
For the Ming Dynasty, although the supply conditions were much better, the navy was now thousands of miles deep into the sea, which made all the generals worried.
Since the Ming Dynasty had naval divisions, it has rarely been this far from the coast.
So at this stage, both Daming and the Spaniards are feeling very uncomfortable. One wants to run but gets bitten all the time, and the other wants to chase but is afraid of getting lost.
Under the influence of these two kinds of thinking, both sides almost unanimously believed that it was time for a decisive battle.
On the third day of December, deep in the South China Sea of the Ming Dynasty, two huge fleets were approaching.
Because he was out at sea, Zhu Jinghong only learned about the death of the Supreme Emperor two days ago, and it was brought by people from the supply ship.
This incident did not affect him too much. After all, winning is the first priority right now.
Zhu Jinghong's command ship is at the rear of the fleet. There is a chart in front of him at this moment, with some small ship models placed on it, which can display the troop strength situation of both sides in real time.
The situation on the Ming Dynasty is that the Jinling and Zhejiang navies have been used as the central force. The main forces are placed in front of the fleet, and some warships are distributed on both sides to defend the flanks.
The Liaodong Navy is a partial force, currently west of the main fleet, responsible for escorting more than a dozen supply ships arriving from Taiwan, and providing reinforcements when necessary.
The so-called decisive battle does not mean that the two sides have agreed to fight, but that it develops as the situation develops.
For example, Zhu Jinghong's current target is a Spanish fleet that is separated from the main force in front. It only has about twenty warships.
The vanguard of the Ming Dynasty Navy is about twenty miles away, so from the watchtower of the vanguard warship, you can see the enemy's sails with a telescope.
“So according to the current speed of the ship, our army will catch up with the enemy in about an hour!”
“It’s a good thing that their sails are broken, and we don’t give them any help. They have the opportunity to make repairs so that they can't run fast!"
It's about the commander of this warship and his colleagues, who are Zhu Jinghong's special combat advisers.
"Don't be careless. After all, there are more than 20 warships. If we really need to bring them up... the main force of the Western Yi may not come to rescue them!" Zhu Jinghong said in a deep voice.
A colleague replied: "Our main force is pressing down. Even if the Xiyi come to rescue, the twenty warships will be destroyed when they arrive!"
Clicked Nodding, Zhu Jinghong still felt uneasy, and ordered: "Contact the Clippers of the Liaodong Navy. How long will it take to find them?"
"About four quarters!"
If everything goes well The military order was received in half an hour, and it took another half hour for reinforcements to arrive. Zhu Jinghong felt that it was too far away.
It is said that a lion fights a rabbit with all his strength. Now that the war is about to begin, he feels that it is better to get closer.
What's more, the purpose of setting up the Liaodong Navy as a partial division is to provide support when the main local force comes to attack.
At present, Zhu Jinghong suspects that the enemy may provide support, so it is much safer in Zhu Jinghong's opinion to move the Liaodong Navy closer.
"Right now, the Liaodong Navy is twenty miles away from our main force. Immediately send an order to get closer to fifteen miles!"
The distance of fifteen miles, the time it takes for its support to arrive It will be shortened. If you hurry up, it will be three quarters (45 minutes).
Of course, if you want to arrive faster, you can bring the distance closer, but this will increase the possibility of being discovered, and it will not have the effect of being a surprise weapon.
“Yes!”
After arranging these, everything returned to calm.
Navy battles are like this. Most of the time they are very peaceful. The two sides chase each other on the sea, and only a very small amount of time is spent firing guns.
After walking out of the cabin and standing on the side of the ship, Zhu Jinghong picked up the telescope and looked at the vast sea in the distance.
The enemy's sails can be seen, and become more exposed as time goes by, which means that the distance between the two sides is getting closer.
"Your Highness, there is an island ahead!"
Hearing the reminder from the general on the side, Zhu Jinghong adjusted his viewing direction, and sure enough, there was an island vaguely emerging to the east of the enemy ship ahead. .
"Which island is this?"
Due to the prosperity of maritime trade, many islands were marked by merchant ships. These charts were eventually collected by the navy and compiled into A relatively complete map of the Daming Sea.
Now that we are sailing on long sea voyages, there are dedicated people on warships who are responsible for calculating the ship's position. Although there is an error, it is not a big problem.
After Zhu Jinghong asked the question, he gave the answer a few minutes later.
"Your Highness, the front should be Big Fish Island!"
The so-called "Big Fish Island" was named "Karayan" in later generations, and now there is only a small fishing village on it.
Looking at the markings on the map, Zhu Jinghong nodded, and then ordered to pay close attention to the enemy's movements.
A few more minutes passed quickly, and at this time, the commander just now reported: "Your Highness, the distance between us and the enemy is less than five miles. The enemy has already adjusted the position of the battleship. It seems that they are going to fight a trapped beast. !"
Zhu Jinghong ordered: "According to the plan, move up and annihilate them!"
"Yes!"
The specific battle plan has been decided. Nowadays, this kind of military order that emphasizes action can be issued directly using flag language.
The fleets of both sides are getting closer and closer, and their respective soldiers have pushed out the artillery, and they can strike as long as they are ignited.
One thousand meters, eight hundred meters, six hundred meters...
In fact, this has already entered the range of the cannon, but the shaking is too big on the ocean, so we have to get closer. emission.
Similar to the line infantry style of play, whoever fires first is more likely to lose. After all, the one who fires last is closer and can hit more accurately.
There are more than twenty enemy warships of various types in total, and the Ming Dynasty's main warships now number more than seventy.
It is definitely not possible to crowd in all at once. The ones in front are the A-class ships and the B-class ships, and the other ships are on the flanks or behind, ready to support the front battle situation at any time.
The forwards of both fleets were nearly four hundred meters apart. In this case, the choice of when to fire the cannons rested entirely with the ship commanders.
In other words, with backward communication methods, Zhu Jinghong can no longer effectively perform micro-management. All he can do is wait for the results.
Three hundred and fifty meters, three hundred meters, two hundred and fifty meters,
The ships on both sides were getting closer and closer. This was already a very dangerous distance, but the Spanish still did not fire.
On the Daming Navy side, the person in command was Wang Long. At this time, he could no longer wait.
"Fire..."
With his order, the cannon of the Class A ship he was on roared, and other ships around him also fired. The roar of the cannon was endless.
The first-class ships have thirty cannons on one side, and the second-class ships have twenty. The nearly thirty warships currently attacking fired more than 600 artillery shells in one salvo.
Except for the empty cannonballs, each of the twenty or so warships on the opposite side received more than twenty cannonballs. The already damaged warships were now even worse.
After Ming Dynasty opened fire, the Spanish fleet finally opened fire, but their vitality density was much lower. They posed a threat to Ming Dynasty's warships but not much.
The exchange of bombardments between the two sides began. When Wang Long proposed to mobilize warships again to surround the Spanish fleet from other directions, Zhu Jinghong did not agree.
The reason is that the more than twenty Spanish warships that were caught up looked a little too weird.
"Could it beFraud? " Zhu Jinghong thought so.
As for how to cheat, he had no idea. Anyway, he just felt that something was wrong.
How did he know that at this moment, the main force of the Spanish fleet, the main force, was On the other side of the island, and having received supplies two days ago, the ammunition is already sufficient.
The more than 20 ships left behind at this moment are just bait thrown by the Spanish. Just to attract Ming's attention.
After ten minutes of the distant naval battle, the commander of the Spanish fleet, Count Luis, stood on the bow and ordered: "Attack! "
"Our army will come out from behind your main force, Akito, you will only die! "Louis said fiercely.
This time he led his army to the north, fully confident that he would completely annihilate the Ming navy. However, due to various tricks of the Ming army, he was unable to finish the battle.
In addition, due to insufficient supplies, he was retreating steadily. Although he had strong troops, he did not use his full strength.
But now, his remaining fifty warships have received supplies. General Ke can attack from behind and take down the Ming army easily.
Of course, Louis is just optimistic in his heart. He will not neglect the war. He also has the concept of using all his strength to defeat the rabbit.
Let’s talk about Zhu Jinghong’s side. More than thirty Class A and Class B warships, after attacking the more than twenty warships in front, finally beat the opponent to the point where they were unable to fight back.
In the process.
"Your Highness, the enemy has no way to fight back. It was originally three miles wide and two miles long. It is now three miles wide and four miles long. Force, it seems that our vanguard is about to board the ship! "A fellow commander reported.
"Yes! ”
Up to this point, everything was going smoothly. There were not many casualties from the Ming army, but Zhu Jinghong still felt uneasy.
At this time, he looked at the island not far away and saw High mountains and ridges stood above it, looking at the passing warships.
Seeing these islands that were much higher than the warships in the vast sea made Zhu Jinghong feel a sense of oppression.
p>At this time, he took a look at the surrounding sea and suddenly realized that the entire fleet was too spread out.
Excluding the more than thirty warships participating in the battle in front, the ships not participating in the battle were too far apart. Far away, the current situation cannot be said to be a fleet.
"Immediately send an order to stay close to the ships. The highest level order!" "Zhu Jinghong shouted.
His sudden shouting shocked everyone around him, but everyone still followed the order immediately.
The flag was played, and the approaching battleship received it
Although this is relatively efficient communication, the transmission speed is still relatively slow. It was even more troublesome for the warship to adjust its direction after receiving the order.
It took about ten minutes for the entire reserve fleet to move closer, and at this time.The sail of the Spanish main flagship has passed the island and appeared on the sea.
When all the first warships appeared, Ming Dynasty realized that something was wrong, so the warning sound suddenly started loudly.
"Your Highness, enemy ships have appeared in the north!"
At this moment, Zhu Jinghong was looking to the north. He saw more and more warships appearing, which made his heart suddenly feel cold. .
"Let all our ships come closer immediately, all come closer!"
Everything here includes the thirty or so warships annihilating the enemy on the south side, as well as those fifteen miles away The Liaodong Navy outside.
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