When a red sun rose from the sea level, Li Xiao's ship arrived at the Nagato Inland Sea smoothly. In fact, the two places were not far apart, only dozens of kilometers apart. But the ships of this era were too slow.

Well, after running for most of the night, I finally reached Nagato.

The Maori family started off by water, and there is definitely no shortage of generals on the water in the family. Li Xiao can be sure that Ezuo Shinyuemon is one of the outstanding talents.

This guy is very familiar with the Nagato Inland Sea. He knows exactly where there are undercurrents and where there are reefs. Even on the dark eve of dawn, this guy can avoid the raging undercurrents by relying on the weak skylight.

After driving all night, when he was still more than ten miles away from Nagato Port, Li Xiao ordered to prepare for battle. This time he must kill this dangerous guy Huang Taiji!

For some reason, Li Xiao thought of Yuan Ang. He didn't know what the situation would be like if Mr. Yuan was alive.

The deck was full of musketeers, and the five mortars were ready with sandbags and iron plates placed under them. The gunners were ready, but the accuracy of the mortars was actually not very good. But the rate of fire was definitely one of the best in this era.

existence.

The menacing ship rushed into Nagato Port with murderous intent, but the port was empty.

Li Xiao traveled all night, but still arrived late. Last night, Huang Taiji's ship had already left. As for whether to go to Yokohama or Tokyo, only God knows.

"Fuck you!" Seeing an empty port with only a few broken fishing boats, Li Xiao slapped the side of the boat!

There is no trace of the Huang Taiji warship on the sea, and now even if I want to chase it, I don’t know where to go.

"Commander General, don't worry. I'm going to ask the people in charge of supplies. They have been in contact with the people on the ship and may know where they are going. The people in Houjin are not familiar with the environment of our Japanese sea and sea, and they need a guide.

Jiangzuo Shinyuemon came to Li Xiao and said in Jiang Chaozong's vigilant eyes.

"Then why don't you go quickly?" Li Xiao's nose was almost out of breath and crooked, if you are still useless at this time.

Nagato is the territory of the Mori family, and Ezuo Shinyuemon also has friends here. This guy just went ashore for a walk, and soon came back in a small boat.

"Chief Commander, their destination is Tokyo. They just set off early this morning, so they shouldn't have gone very far now. Moreover, their flat-top boat is not very fast. If we set sail at full speed and move forward at full speed today, they will not go far at noon today.

Or in the afternoon, it is possible to catch up with them.

I know a route and can take a shortcut."

"Sail the ship, now you and Liu Laoliu are together." Li Xiao immediately ordered, and Ezuo Shinyuemon was in charge of commanding the entire ship.

The ship turned around as quickly as possible and drew a beautiful arc in the harbor and exited Nagato Port.

"Brother! If you kill Huang Taiji, does it count as a military achievement?" Li Hubiao came to Li Xiao's side with a roar, completely ignoring Li Xiao's bad mood.

After being kicked hard on the butt, Li Hu walked away feeling refreshed.

This guy deserves a kick!

Li Xiao spent the whole morning waiting anxiously. When he thought that he was chasing a legendary figure like Huang Taiji, Li Xiao felt that the blood in his body was burning.

If he succeeds this time, he will rewrite history.

It has to be said that the maritime trade of Japan is far more developed than that of the Ming Dynasty. After a ship enters the domestic waters of Japan, a fleet of merchant ships can be found from time to time. The number ranges from a dozen to dozens of ships!

Each merchant fleet was surrounded by armed ships. Seeing Li Xiao's ship sailing with full sails, all the ships looked at this guy with thorns all over his body with vigilance.

Those armed ships were even more nervous. On several ships, there were big men with matchlocks looking over here.

Ezuo Shinyuemon completely ignored these people. Before the rise of Kuki Yoshitaka, the Mori family was the undisputed giant of the sea! Almost everyone floating on the water had to rely on the Mori family to live.

Although the Maori family is no longer viable, as a retainer of the Maori family, he still has that momentum in his heart.

Li Xiao's boat rushed past the fleet arrogantly, and the big men were so nervous that they almost fired their guns.

Fortunately, no violent conflict occurred. Otherwise, a fight with these guys would seriously affect the speed of the ship. Now Li Xiao is only thinking about killing Huang Taiji, the flag owner of Zhengbai Banner.

"Chief Officer, what appears ahead is the Kumano family's fleet. One of the ships looks very much like the Gojin warship they described." Ezasa Shinyuemon hurriedly ran out of the cockpit and came.

Report to Li Xiao.

The cockpits of Piedao's boats have a huge and thick glass, which Ezasa Shinyuemon is very envious of. The helmsman can drive in a closed space without being exposed to the wind and sun, especially on rainy days.

, can make Ezuo Shinyuemon jealous to death.

"The Kumano family's fleet, Kuki Yoshitaka?" Li Xiao looked at the fleet in the distance. There were thirty or forty fucking ships. Even if he relied on the power of mortars, he couldn't say that the opponent didn't have artillery.

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Thirty or forty ships came together to kill them. If there were two warships with artillery in the middle, I would not be able to deal with it anyway. You must know that although your guns have a long shooting range, the Japanese warships did not fight back at all.

The power!

In these years, matchlocks have become a common equipment for Japanese soldiers. After getting close to a certain distance, they can still cause damage to Li Xiao's warship.

Li Xiao didn't speak, and neither did anyone else. Everyone was waiting for Li Xiao's order!

"Get closer! Keep sight and prepare the mortar. If you get closer to two thousand steps, fire five rounds at a rapid rate." Li Xiao gritted his teeth and thought for a moment before making an immediate decision.

Whether it succeeds or not depends on these five rapid fires. If God lets Huang Taiji die, then one of these twenty-five shells must belong to him. If God doesn't let Huang Taiji die, then...then the only thing he can do is retreat.

Anyway, Li Xiao was ready to hit and run, and when Kumano Suijun reacted, he had already turned around, and the jib could provide good power. Far from comparable to those bulky Japanese ships!

After hearing Li Xiao's order, the observers began to take aim nervously. Although each of them had fired thousands of artillery shells, shooting on this shaky sea and shooting on land were simply two different things.

Li Xiao also straightened his arms and raised his thumbs high. He nervously looked at the distance between the enemy and our ships!

Close! Even closer! Two thousand three hundred steps, two thousand one hundred steps...!

The Kumano Navy had already discovered this unidentified ship, which looked like a cargo ship. However, the densely packed gun barrels protruding from the deck showed that this was not a warship.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

As soon as the warship entered the two thousand steps, the observers loudly announced to shoot Zhu Yuan. The gunners had just adjusted the angle of the mortar according to the shooting Zhu Yuan, and the shells were fired out of the barrel one after another.

Dazzling sparks exploded on the enemy ship in an instant, and only one of the five shells hit the target. In the bumpy sea, this kind of hit rate is already very rare.

Mortars are probably the fastest-firing artillery these days. After firing the first round, the gunners simply adjusted the angle, and the second round came out of the chamber.

The rate of fire was so fast that it didn't even give the Houjin warship any time to turn its rudder.

The cannonballs came down one after another. Although the hit rate was not high, six or seven cannonballs still hit Hou Jin's ship!

Cannonballs fell on the deck one after another, and the flying shrapnel killed the people on the deck without restraint. A large hole was opened in the pine deck, and a cannonball followed the hole with a whistle.

The violent explosion shattered the wood on the bottom of the boat, and seawater rushed in through the hole. As the water pressure increased, a hole as big as a fist was quickly torn to the size of a human head, and it continued to expand.

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As for the people in the cabin on the bottom floor, they can only be described as being bloody and miserable.

Kato Kiyomasa was holding a wine glass and clinking glasses with Huang Taiji. They saw a violent explosion on Huang Taiji's ship. They could even see the people on the ship being blown up. The broken hull fragments even flew hundreds of steps to the side.

On the distant warship, the water splashed on the sea.

Everyone was shocked, wondering what could have caused such a big explosion. You must know that the unidentified ship was still more than two thousand steps away from their own warship.

"Nani?" The person who spoke was Kato Kiyomasa. He didn't believe that anyone would dare to attack his Kumamoto navy.

"Sony!" Huang Taiji's eyes widened as he saw his boat sinking after a violent explosion.

Obai also looked blankly at the boat being swallowed by the sea water. If he hadn't wanted to protect the Winged Emperor Taiji today, he would probably have died.

After firing five rapid mortar rounds, Li Xiao's ship drew a large arc, turned around and ran away. Li Xiao didn't even have time to see the results of the battle, as several warships of the Xiongye Navy had already attacked.

come over.

Looking toward the stern of the ship, bursts of thick smoke were already emitting from the flat-headed boat. From a distance, it could be seen that the ship was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Li Xiao smiled with satisfaction. If Huang Taiji was on the boat, he would be seriously injured if not dead. This kind of boat made of pine wood was hit by seven or eight mortars in a row. Not only was the boat destroyed, but the people on the boat would definitely not recover. Nitration

The power of cotton is completely different from that of black powder.

"Not good! Boss, the Japanese warships are catching up. They are warships, and their speed is faster than ours."

"Keep the speed and let the monkeys shoot hard. It's hard to hit the moving targets on the sea. If you hit a target, I will reward you fifty taels of silver." Li Xiao saw that there were only five or six enemy warships chasing him.

Thirty or forty warships Li Xiao can't defeat, but five or six ships are absolutely no problem. Mortars, grenades, and Mini rifles have a range that far exceeds that of the enemy. Last time Shimazu Yoshihiro had more than a dozen ships.

, and couldn't take advantage of it at all. At that time, Li Xiao didn't have mortars on his ship.

Hearing that there was a reward for hitting, the gunners and observers also became excited. One worked hard to take aim, and the rest worked hard to adjust the angle of the mortar.

The style of the Kumano Navy was very wild, and many Japanese pirates had already stripped naked. With a knife in their mouth, they were ready to join gangs and fight.

Facts have proved that it is not easy to hit a moving warship with mortars, but the artillerymen use salvo fire to try to improve the hit rate. After a few rounds, they can always catch one or two shots.

Although the hit rate is low, Li Xiao feels that it is still much better than the Buddha-type front-loading cannon. It really requires some luck to hit an enemy ship.

Li Xiao thought it was nothing, but the Japanese people were already shocked. There were broken limbs and broken arms everywhere on the deck, and there were also people who were hit by shrapnel and could not die for a while. The people who were shouting just now were now holding their wounds on the deck.

He rolled on the ground and screamed in agony.

Blood stained the deck red, and even flowed into the sea along the drainage channel. Sharks with quick reactions have appeared in sight. Those who were thrown into the sea by the explosion air waves will probably end up in the shark's mouth soon.

meals.

Although two ships were destroyed, the Kumano navy was indeed wild. Braving the constant falling mortar shells, the remaining three ships fought their way out. They frantically approached Li Xiao's ship, and the Kumamoto samurai on board

Already eager to try and get ready to join the gang!

"Pa", "pa", "pa"...! Just as the Kumano navy was making final preparations for the battle, rows of bullets were fired at them from a distance of two hundred paces.

The Japanese arquebusiers were dumbfounded. They had never seen a musket that fired so far and was so powerful.

The people on the deck were swept down, and the people who were shot screamed and howled, clutching their wounds. The screams sounded like a cat with its tail chopped off. They all grimaced in pain, and they caught the eye.
To be continued...