The Hui navy, Wanhu Mahemu, led the entire army to rush into the sea from the entrance of the Huai River as the tide retreated. The commanding ship he was riding was a three-layer large warship of 3,000 stone, which could carry hundreds of navy troops. The five warships followed were all warships of more than 2,000 stone. They were not only equipped with heavy weapons such as slap rods and stone throwers, but also more than 300 crossbow troops and more than 200 warships.

After the vanguard fleet composed of large warships, there are central and rear troops composed of more than 200 Badu ships of about 500 to 100 stone and some small sentry ships accompanying left and right. In addition to the sailors, the Badu ship is equipped with warships. After entering the outer sea, they will be responsible for assaulting the enemy fleet and seizing the warships. The sentry ship is responsible for reconnaissing the enemy situation, conveying messages, and rescuing the soldiers who fell into the water.

Ma Hemu stood on the deck of the head ship and glanced at the surrounding sea. His eyes were a little melancholy. Huihui Navy was affiliated with the Privy Council and was the only naval force among the guards' personal army. It was also the last naval force after the Jinghu Navy, Longxing Navy and Shihuan Cao Army were completely lost. The entire army was composed of soldiers from small Central Asian countries such as Persia and Dashi who were captured by Genghis Khan in the west.

But so many years have passed, and the first generation of the Hui army formed has grown old. Now the military soldiers in the Hui waters are the second or even the third generation. Although they still retain the faith and living habits of their ancestors, they have long forgotten what their homeland looks like. Even Ma Hemu, who is a ten thousand households, is also the father and deceased. When he pacified Jiangnan, he was adapted into a navy army and participated in a series of water battles for the Jianghuai region. After the war, he remained in Huai'an as a Red Army, guarding Shandong and Henan regions as a explorer.

As the strategic troops of the court, they did not participate in the foreign wars expedition to Japan and Annan, but instead married and had children in the local area, and gradually regarded this place as their hometown. After a series of reorganizations, the Huihui navy army annexed some surrounding Huihui garrisons and craftsmen's households, and established Huihui navy 10,000 households, with six main army 1,000 households, four 1,000 households and one 1,000 households of craftsmen, and a hundred households affiliated to them, composed of the exorcist and the new affiliated army.

Military garrisons are managed according to the military organization system. All matters related to military garrisons are decided by the Privy Council and submitted to the emperor for approval. The land in the military garrison is mainly abandoned by the war destruction. The imperial court sends oxen, farm tools and seeds, or money to build military garrisons. Some soldiers who farmed on the military garrisons settled on the spot or entered the military garrisons; some were single and replaced regularly. The land cultivated by each military garrison soldier was generally 30 acres per person, but the land in the military garrison was still owned by the court, and the military garrisons had to pay grain as land rent and taxes according to regulations.

As the war was gone and everything settled down, although Ma Hemu had no chance to show his military talents, he reflected the nature of a businessman inherited from his ancestors. He used his convenient transportation, rich resources, and the advantages of subordinate soldiers being skilled and good at operating. He made business all over the country and earned huge wealth. He also bribed senior officials of the same clan in the court and continuously expanded his strength. Now he is a tycoon who is in charge of military and political power in the region, managing a state and tens of thousands of military and civilians.

As the business grew bigger and bigger, it required more resources. Ma Hemu boldly transferred the army into the military camp. In addition to dealing with the inspection of the Privy Council, his training gradually decreased. The warships were converted into merchant ships, but they were hanging the flags of the navy and wandering in rivers, lakes and seas, trafficking goods. He also needed someone in the court to support and shelter, and what he had passed by was smooth sailing under the control of gold and silver. Even if the Song army captured Jiangnan and the warships cruising in the outer sea, it did not affect his development, but instead promoted his exchange of materials with Jiangnan.

However, as the plan of the new khan real gold to capture Jiangnan again was released, the right prime minister Boyan took over, and Mahemu's good days ended. The ten thousand households stationed in the two Huaihe Rivers were ready to go and ready to send troops at any time. It was best to reach a peace agreement with the Southern Dynasty according to his thoughts. Not only could he do business to Jiangnan, but he could also sell Jiangnan's goods to Jiangbei. Therefore, he also managed to make arrangements to facilitate this matter, but he was severely scolded by Boyan, which made him train the army and prepare to join the war at any time.

Ma Hemu knew that Boyan was deeply trusted by the new king and was unable to compete with him. In desperation, he could only bear to gather the troops and recall the ships scattered everywhere for training. However, although the sheep scattered in the circle, it also took time to adapt. It was not easy for soldiers who were used to living on land to get on the boat again. Moreover, many of them were not familiar with the water nature because they were negligent in training and had never participated in actual combat.

However, Mahemu discovered that what he lacked most at the moment was warships. The lack of warships in the dignified navy was a joke. In order to load more cargo, the warships involved in the business had all removed the heavy weapons they were equipped with, and had not purchased new ships for many years, but it was too late to build ships. In desperation, he collected civilian ships and merchant ships in the jurisdiction in the name of Wanhu Mansion, while stepping up transformations and adding weapons, and finally pieced together a fleet of ships.

However, Ma Hemu also knew that most of the civilian ships he had recruited were river ships, and the flat-bottomed structure was not suitable for the strong wind and waves of seas, but it was barely available if it was limited to crossing the river. As for the tactics and weapons used by the Southern Dynasty naval army, he knew only rumors, and he could only know very little about others. He could only train based on his previous experience, but he still hoped that the Goryeo naval army he had arrived could help him escape this disaster...

In the Mongolian army, the Mongols were in a leading position, and because they were conquered earlier and trusted by the Mongols, they became the higher position in the minion army. The New Affiliated Army and the Goryeo Army in the later period were cannon fodder. Then the Goryeo Navy that came to reinforce became a straw that Mahemu longed for. But things were unpredictable. The Goryeo Navy and the newly trained navy were blocked in the sea and needed him to rescue them...

Under strict orders, Ma Hemu still led the army to fight. He formulated a combat plan based on Boyan's strategy. He mobilized almost all the forces of Huihui Wanhu, intending to offset the shortcomings of low combat effectiveness with the advantage of military strength. His plan was to use the potential energy of the ebb and concentrate all the giant ships in the army as vanguards, and with a surging sea, first break down the isolation line of the Southern Dynasty navy, meet with the Gorye Navy, and then entangle the Southern Dynasty navy with small and medium-sized warships to connect the Gorye Navy into Haikou.

But when Ma Hemu led his army out of the sea estuary, he found that the Southern Dynasty naval army did not fight, but retreated with the help of the tide. He couldn't help but feel happy. He said that it was actually hard to win the reputation, and the Southern Dynasty naval army was not as powerful as the legendary one. He was as cowardly as he had been back then. When he saw that the limelight was not good, he would flee in panic.

"Wanhu, the Southern Dynasty naval army has fled, and it is just enough to catch up and kill. This is a great achievement!" Deputy Wanhu Boliha stepped forward and said, "But the right prime minister is too cautious. The Southern Dynasty naval army is so vulnerable that it actually frightened him, causing 200,000 troops to be placed on the north bank of the river, and he has been afraid to cross the river for a long time and miss the opportunity!"

"Although Boyan is extremely wise and brave, he is old and no longer as brave as he was when he was young!" Ma Hemu shook his head and sighed.

"Yes, he used the Khan's trust to instigate the Khan to implement some Han laws, blocking our financial path, and complaining everywhere now. It is said that the court has financial difficulties, and the salaries of officials will be reduced by half this year, but the tax on military garrisons everywhere will be increased by another 30%. Even if he wins today, I am afraid that the court will not be able to provide gold and silver to reward him!" Boliha said angrily.

"Yes, this year's losses have been huge, delayed the farming season, and the poor harvest has become a foregone conclusion. And we have gathered to prepare for the war, which has also put our business aside. Even if we win, we are afraid that the rewards will be paid, and the pensions will be counted on us!" Ma Hemu was sore when he thought of it, and sucked his teeth.

"Wanhu, I heard that the Goryeo naval army did not bring enough food and grass when they sailed. They stayed in Mingzhou for a long time because they could not raise food. Later, the right prime minister forced Mingzhou to raise seven days of food and grass, and promised to make up for the owed money after arriving in Huai'an. But where did the food and grass come from, it still fell into the Duwanhu Mansion. But that boy Baershu had long been jealous of our naval army, and this money and food must be distributed to us in the end!" Boliha said again.

"Hmph, I thought very well. I, Ma Hemu, are not that easy to bully. Hiss..." Ma Hemu said angrily, but he didn't expect that he would hit him a little, pulling off several beards, which made him grin.

"Yes, thousands of households are not allowed to be kneaded by others. There is not no one in our court!" Boliha Mei said with a smile.

"What's wrong? Why didn't the Goryeo Navy fight? He attacked the Southern Dynasty Navy with us, but went south?" The warship had already sailed into the outer sea and approached the battlefield. The situation on the battlefield was clear at a glance, but Mahamu found that the Goryeo Navy did not cooperate with their actions as planned and would attack the Southern Dynasty Navy. He was surprised.

"Wanhu, I think the Goryeo navy is unreliable. They want to take the opportunity to slip away. Let's escape into Haikou first. What should we do?" Boliha looked carefully and said in surprise.

"These bastards, ungrateful!" Mahamu said angrily with punches on the railing, "It's not that easy for each ship to slow down the speed of each ship!"

"Report to Wanhu, a fleet of ships is coming towards us!" At this time, a lookout report said.

"Can you see the flag clearly?" Boliha asked anxiously.

"When thousands of households, they did not raise their sails, they also hang flags. However, their warship shapes are not owned by our navy, like the legendary dragon ship of the Southern Dynasty!" The lookout whistle hesitated and replied.

"No!" Ma Hemu looked in the direction indicated by the lookout. If a fleet of ships was attacking them, they were coming against the sun and it was difficult to see the shape of the warship. In the morning, he found another fleet sailing southeast, which was exactly the direction of the Koryo Navy's navigation. At the end of his vision, he saw that several warships had already exposed their top deck and were heading north against the wind, obviously trying to cut off their retreat.

"Wanhu, we are in a hurry, turn back to the port!" Boliha understood no matter how stupid he was, he was the one who was plotting against them, and he said in a panic.

"It's too late. Now it's the tide that is receding. The water flows in the mouth of the sea, and I can't go back even if I want to." Ma Hemu shook his head and said. It seems that the Southern Dynasty navy in front of him was not afraid of fighting, but was chasing the Goryeo navy, luring himself into the outer sea, and then using ambush to cut off his retreat. Not only is it difficult to enter the port when he goes back, but he is also colliding with the Southern Dynasty navy that blocks the sea. He is occupying the upper stream and going down the water, but he is suffering from it.

"Wanhu, what should I do?" Boliha asked in a panic and his voice trembled.

"What should I do? Fight to the death!" Ma Hemu looked at his deputy with some disgust. If he hadn't been good at managing and was a master of making money, how could he have tried to ensure that he would be the deputy household? But in war, he was a fool and could not count on him at all.

"Let all ships pursue at full speed and must defeat the enemy in front of you. Tell the Goryeo Navy to attack the Southern Dynasty Navy with us. Those who disobey the military orders will rectify the law on the spot!" After all, Ma Hemu is also a veteran who has experienced many battles. He has seen the situation clearly. The Southern Dynasty Navy clearly dug a hole to annihilate them. He also realized that this battle would be a life-and-death battle. Only by fighting all his strength can he survive.

"Wanhu, the Southern Dynasty navy understands that it has dug a trap and is waiting for us to get in. Or avoid it. It is important to preserve its strength!" Boliha was even more panicked when he heard this, half asking and half pleading.

"Advance will lead to life; retreat will lead to death! The entire army will be ordered to shake the morale of the army. If there is no order to retreat, be executed immediately!" Ma Hemu did not even look at Boliha, and ordered the general to step up. Then he walked to the general's stage, ordered the drummer to beat the drum and urged the troops to speed up, personally waved the order flag to adjust the formation, and changed from two columns to horizontal formations to prepare to fight with the enemy.

As Mahemu decided to fight and urged the army to advance rapidly, the situation on the battlefield changed again. When the Goryeo Navy turned, it had to lower its speed, and the Song army took the opportunity to approach and began to shoot rockets to intercept it. For a moment, the fire dragons in the air flew, and when they fell, they were like flying dragons entering the sea, exploding a series of water columns that soared into the sky. In the mist, dragon ships left the brigade, chasing like off-line arrows, and the Goryeo Navy also launched a counterattack, firing thousands of arrows at the dragon ship, and pulled up the slap rod, preparing to give a fatal blow to the approaching enemy ship.

At the same time, the Song army's warships also adjusted their course. What puzzled Ma Hemu was that they did not line up to fight in a horizontal line, but lined up in columns to head north against the wind. But he soon realized that the Song army was taking the lead and avoiding the impact of their own warships. Then, after gaining power, he turned to the wind, attacked his left wing sideways, and divided his own fleet.
Chapter completed!