Chapter 476: Cut off the Tartars’ transportation line!

In the afternoon, the sea area east of Chengshanwei.

In early July, the weather was still very hot, especially on the sea. There was no wind, and the sultry heat could not dissipate, as if it could suffocate. Although it was already afternoon, the sun was still hot. The sun shone on the sea water, reflecting white light. All the sea fish seemed to be afraid of the power of the sun, and they were all hiding under the water and refused to come out. Therefore, the sea surface was as smooth as a mirror, sparkling, and no splashes could be seen.

Five armed merchant ships, carrying twenty-five Cangshan boats, slowly appeared from the sea to the west. All warships and masts were hung with the Hu Ben Army flags, so they were naturally the Hu Ben Army Navy fleet. They set out from Mawan and were preparing to go to Weihaiwei. The purpose of going to Weihaiwei was to use Weihaiwei as a base to attack the Tartars' sea transportation lines.

Since there was no wind, the warship could not be pushed forward quickly, and the fleet sailed slowly on the ocean. The sun was too fierce, and the military flags at the top of the mast seemed to be wilted, and they were wrapped listlessly on the mast. The sailors on the deck were only wearing short gray jackets and were covered in sweat. Due to the long-term sun and rain, their skin was all bronze.

This sea area has a special name, called Beiyang Green Water. It is said that the sea water here is particularly green, so it is called green water. In fact, it is because it is located at the junction of the Bohai Sea and the Yellow Sea, with ocean currents converging and a large amount of seaweed breeding, making the sea water look green.

Huang Shijun was driving the Cangshan boat No. 025, walking anxiously on the deck. He kept looking at the sails, and kept raising his hands to feel the speed of the wind. He hoped that the wind would suddenly rise and speed up the ship's progress. Unfortunately, there was no wind. The current speed of the Cangshan boat could not walk twenty miles per hour. This was the case when he set out from Mawan. After sailing for more than ten hours, they reached Beiyang Green Water.

If the wind is smooth, more than ten hours will be enough to get from Mawan to Chongming Island in Jiangnan. According to previous investigations, the slowest ship speed in this section of the sea is like a snail. If it is driving against the wind, it would be fine. The key is that there is no wind. There is no wind at all. No matter which direction the ship comes from, it will have to be slowly survived here. Therefore, the green water of Beiyang sounds very poetic, but in fact, it is not fun for the ship.

Looking at the long fleet behind and the long fleet in front, Huang Shijun waved his hands vigorously. Although he was very anxious inside, Huang Shijun was still quite excited. This excitement came from Zhang Zhun's order. Zhang Zhun ordered the Hu Ben Army Navy to try his best to attack the Tartars.

It was beyond Huang Shijun's expectations that the Hu Ben Navy fought against the Tartars so quickly. When he was in the Tianjin Navy, his superiors' orders were not so resolute. The commander of the Tianjin Navy did not have enough courage to fight against the Tartars. In fact, the Tartars at that time had no navy at all. On the sea, it was completely the territory of the Tianjin Navy. However, even so, the Tianjin Navy still did not dare to take the initiative to launch an attack.

Zhang Zhun was different. Zhang Zhun ordered without hesitation that the navy would overcome all difficulties and cut off the logistics transportation of the Tartars in Dengzhou City. In June, a large number of Cangshan boats were launched, greatly enhancing the strength of the navy. The current Hu Ben Navy has a total of 30 Cangshan boats. Except for five continue patrolling near Mawan, all the others were transferred.

After passing the green waters of Beiyang, it is Weihaiwei.

After the Navy entered Weihaiwei, the battle with the Tartars would be fully launched. Thinking that he could finally let go of the Tartars, Huang Shijun felt boundless excitement. Thinking of his companions who died in battle on Juehua Island, Huang Shijun wanted to send all the Tartars to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish.

Hurry up, God, can you give some wind? Huang Shijun prayed in a rare silent manner. Things are strange. Just after the prayer was finished, Huang Shijun suddenly felt that there was wind.

"It's wind blowing!"

"It's wind blowing!"

"It's wind blowing!"

Sure enough, the Si Shao Ling on the mast screamed excitedly.

Huang Shijun hurriedly turned his head to look at the sail. Sure enough, the sails clearly showed signs of being pushed by the wind, and the ship speed also accelerated. At the same time, the windmill installed on the ship to measure the wind speed also rotated quickly.

"It's wind blowing!"

"It's wind blowing!"

"It's wind blowing!"

Almost at the same time, Huang Shijun heard the ships in front and behind, and were cheering loudly.

Damn, it was finally windy! From Mawan, the fleet was floating slowly in a state of windlessness. The weather was so hot again that almost all sailors had enough of the stuffy torture. Now, it was finally windy.

"Rise the sail!"

Huang Shijun shouted hurriedly.

The sailors on the boat, everyone worked hard to lift all the sails.

The ships that have absorbed enough wind will immediately start to get faster.

Thirty miles...

Forty miles...

Fifty miles...

...

The boat is getting faster and faster, like a galloping horse galloping on the ocean. Because of its speed too fast, the boat is getting more and more bumpy. However, all sailors like this kind of bump. The bow of the boat splits high waves and leaves long ripples at the stern. This is the real way to break the wind and waves!

In the end, the ship's speed stayed steadily at about 60 miles per hour. For sea boats, this speed was very fast (equivalent to 30 kilometers per hour). The Cangshan boat could not afford to bear the faster speed. Ordinary lucky boats could not afford it.

Soon, Haitu Island disappeared from their left.

Soon afterwards, Chicken Geigo Island also disappeared from their side.

"You can arrive at Weihaiwei before nightfall."

Huang Shijun was very satisfied with the current ship speed.

Although the sky was already a little dark, it had not yet completely darkened. From the Beiyang Green Water to Weihaiwei, there was only about a hundred miles of sea route, and at the current speed, it could be reached in just over an hour. Sure enough, before it was completely dark, Huang Shijun and others arrived at Weihaiwei.

At this time, Weihaiwei was already brightly lit. Torches were lit everywhere, illuminating the port as if it was daylight. On both sides of the bay, simple trests were also set up. Torches were lit on all trests to facilitate the ships to get up.

The Marine Corps who arrived here in advance were already stationed on the shore. These torches were lit by them. At this time, Weihaiwei was not a military port, but only a small number of fishing boats were docked here. In other words, there were no trestles, no wharfs, no barracks, and only natural ports. Everything started with a piece of white paper.

Huang Shijun was moored by the Cangshan boat No. 025, beside the temporary trest bridge. The wooden boards were not laid on the trest bridge, so everyone had to walk along the wood, as if they were walking on iron chains. However, everyone looked very happy. After two days of sailing, they finally arrived at Weihaiwei. Arriving at Weihaiwei means that the battle with the Tartars will be fully launched.

The supper was ready, and everyone went up and took it and ate it. Since Weihaiwei took it temporarily, the number of people coming to the Marine Corps was not large, and the logistics transport ships had not arrived yet. Therefore, the supper prepared for them was only white rice and pickles, as well as boiled sweet potatoes and corn. The dishes were not rich, and the advantage was that they were sufficient, and everyone could fill their stomachs.

"All the captains come here."

Just as I was full, Zhou Zhengyu's voice came from afar.

Huang Shijun and others hurried over.

There is an open space south of Weihaiwei Harbor. Yang Guohua and Zhou Zhengyu set up an open-air command center here. Next to them, a large sea chart was hung with wooden boards. Mainly the sea chart of the Bohai Bay. The navy's battle for a period of time will be launched in this sea area.

Motivating all the captains to sit on the ground, Zhou Zhengyu first said: "There are some very important matters announced below. I hope everyone will hear them clearly. If you don't understand, you will ask questions after I finish talking."

"The Governor has an order that from tonight, we will continue to raid the Tartars' sea transportation. The specific methods are our own responsibility. He only asks about the results, not the process."

"After entering Dengzhou City, the biggest weakness of the Tatars was their sea transportation. Of course, the Tatars' combat effectiveness on land was indeed very strong. But it was not their turn to speak on the ocean. Although the Tatars lured the Dengzhou Navy and integrated the original fleet of Dongjiang Town, they had a certain amount of maritime combat effectiveness. However, they were still too far from the professional navy!"

"Look at it, it's about 400 miles from Weihaiwei to the waters near Dengzhou, which is about half the distance from Mawan to Zhongshuo. So, in terms of distance, it's completely within our control. Even if it's against the wind, it's enough to go there for two days and go back for two days."

"Our initial strategy is to cruise around the Imperial City Island. I believe that everyone can already know the location of Imperial City Island when looking at the chart. This is the only way for most sea ships. We are waiting near Imperial City Island to include most enemy ships."
Chapter completed!