"Da, Da Fantou, they are all wearing plate armor... What should we do?"

The person who asked the question was Masuda Shiro Tokisada. He and Matsukura Shiurito were equally dumbfounded when they came up with the Dinghai on their front and rear feet, because he was also unarmored like Matsukura Shiurito - they were actually a trap for the shameless navy.

Well, it was the navy on the Izu who told them not to wear armor at the end of the gang war.

Because the probability of a sailor falling into the water during a gang-hopping battle is very high. If you are not careful during the gang-hopping process, you will fall into the water. If you cannot win the gang-hopping battle and want to retreat, you will jump into the sea and escape. You have to wear dozens of kilograms of armor.

, that is committing suicide by jumping into the sea!

In addition, there are many firearms on warships, including not only naval guns that can be used to attack enemy ships, but also deck guns that are specialized in "sweeping the deck", as well as various muskets used by sailors. Armor can protect against knives and swords, and perhaps also against swords.

Guns are stuck, but they can't protect against artillery and artillery. Not only can't they be protected, but they can also hinder the treatment of injuries.

Therefore, wearing armor in a naval battle may be more likely to die than not wearing armor. As a result, the armor coverage rate of navies of various countries is getting lower and lower.

The Japanese shogunate navy stipulated that no armor should be worn in ship battles. According to the exact information obtained by the shogunate, the regulations of the Ming Dynasty's imperial navy also clearly stipulated that naval personnel were not allowed to wear armor during sea battles.

Therefore, Matsukura Shigeri and his 250 Shimabara samurai were all unarmored and did not carry armor-breaking blunt weapons. 200 of them all carried Odachi (a very long katana sword) that could be used in the field.

), and the rest carried iron cannons and ordinary-length katana swords.

Including Matsukura and Masuda, the first batch of Japanese samurai who climbed aboard the Dinghai were all armed with Odachi... And how could they break through the Ming army's slat armor with an Odachi?

What should we do in this situation now?

Masuda Shiro Tokisada, who believes in Catholicism and cannot commit suicide (fighting with the Ming army soldiers in front of him would be suicide!) is now anxiously waiting for Matsukura Shigetoshi's answer!

The Shimabara samurai who didn't know that the Ming navy had broken the rules were still climbing up. After climbing up, like Masuda Shiro Tokisada, they saw the Ming navy soldiers who did not obey the rules and fought in armor.

Everyone was at a loss.

However, Matsukura Shigeuri had already recovered from the shock and loudly said: "Shimabara samurai... whether you are advancing or retreating, charge forward!"

After shouting, Matsukura Shigeuri drew out his Odachi sword, yelled and rushed towards a particularly grown-up Ming army soldier.

When the soldier saw Matsukura Shigeri rushing towards him, he was not nervous at all. He just calmly swung his sword to block Matsukura's Odachi, then waved his vine shield and hit Matsukura's head with all his strength.

!Matsukura Juri screamed, then collapsed to the ground, unable to move. I don’t know if he fainted or became a god?

The group of Shimabara samurai below saw their boss being so brave, and their eyes turned red. They all roared and waved their swords and rushed towards the Ming soldiers wearing plate armor and holding swords and shields. Then they were killed by the soldiers on the opposite side.

The soldiers of the Ming army were like chopping melons and vegetables, and in the blink of an eye they chopped down or knocked unconscious a deck of Japanese samurai...

"Hahaha..." On the back deck of the Dinghai, Lieutenant General Zu Kuan of Liaoxi was already laughing from ear to ear, and said to Hans Postman beside him, "These Japanese dwarfs are so funny."

, How can anyone go into battle without wearing armor and only carrying a thin knife? Fighting is not about being a gangster who kills people! How can they go into battle and fight like this when they are like pirates?"

After hearing what he said, Hans Postman just shook his head repeatedly. Can the navy jump into gangs and still wear armor? Not afraid of falling into the water? Moreover, jumping gangs is not the main mode of naval warfare. Naval warfare mainly relies on cannons, even if it gets close.

There are also firecrackers and deck guns. The reason why the army bumpkins were brought in today is because Zu Kuan was clamoring for meritorious service, otherwise the Japanese over there would have been killed by firecrackers and deck guns...

Without such certainty, Hans Postmann would not have given the Japanese boats a chance to come up and fight against the gang!

At this time, the battle on the deck of the Dinghai was almost over. Except for some of the samurai who boarded the ship with Shigetoshi Matsukura and committed suicide by jumping into the sea (they were not navy, they did not have such good water skills and could not swim to the island), the rest either died in battle or died in battle.

Captured!

Hans Postmann withdrew his gaze from the deck and looked at the surrounding sea. The warships on both sides were already entangled, and a maritime melee, the specialty of the Beiyang Navy, had already begun.

As long as the melee begins, the Beiyang Navy will surely win a complete victory!

Because the advantages in equipment, training, command, and even numbers are all with the Beiyang Navy. Even the Dutch instructors are much better than the Spanish instructors!

Once the Beiyang Navy severely damaged or even annihilated the main force of the Shogunate Navy, all maritime power in Northeast Asia would belong to the Ming Dynasty.

With sea power, how could the Ming army go nowhere in Northeast Asia?

Thinking of this, Postman said to Zu Kuan: "Lieutenant Zu, after this battle, are you still going to Lushunkou?"

Zu Kuan was stunned, "Admiral Put, what do you mean by this? Where can we go if we don't go to Lushunkou?"

Postman raised his hand and pointed to the Iron Mountain Peninsula on the Korean Peninsula, "That's Iron Mountain... If 10,000 of your men land there, they can capture Uiju in North Korea to the north and Yiju to the south.

Go down to Pyongyang, the Western capital of North Korea!”

"This..." Zu Kuan swallowed. Recovering Pyongyang was a great achievement of the feudal lord!

But the risk seems not small!

"Admiral Putu," Zu Kuan said, "Yiju and Pyongyang are the territory of slaves and thieves with two white flags. Dorgon and Dodo will definitely not ignore death. If they lead the cavalry and gallop back... I only have

10,000 people, and they are all infantry!"

"Go back at a gallop?" Postman laughed. "Can the slaves' cavalry run faster than my warship? How far is it from Gaizhou to Pyongyang?"

"More than 1,000 miles..." Zu Kuan said, "The cavalry will travel day and night, and it can be completed in five days at the earliest."

"It's only 500 miles from Tieshan to Lushun, and my fleet can complete it in one day!" Hans Postmann said, "It's only more than 1,000 miles from Tieshan to Beacon Mountain, and my fleet can complete it in two days.

, you can walk there and back in four days!

Infantry with two legs cannot outrun cavalry with four legs, and cavalry with four legs cannot outrun battleships using sails... Under the current wind direction and force, my battleship can travel 40 miles in an hour, and in a day

12 hours is almost 500 miles...and traveling 200 miles a day on horseback will tire both the man and the horse, whereas traveling 500 miles a day by boat requires just lying down and not moving.

Moreover, traveling 200 miles a day on horseback requires light transportation, but on a warship of the Ming Dynasty, you can even bring enough rations for several months, as well as cannons and horses!

Therefore, after the Battle of Pi Island, there is no suspense about the outcome of the war in East Asia and the ownership of hegemony!"

This is the advantage of sea power!

Although the Ming Dynasty could control the sea to a certain extent before the formation of the Sanyo Fleet, it did not have the ability to transport tens of thousands of troops to Korea and Japan, so it could not be regarded as having real sea power.

And now the Ming Dynasty has real sea power in East Asia! Every beach in East Asia and even Northeast Asia is now under the deterrence of the Ming Navy and the Ming Army escorted and transported by the navy.

Zu Kuan had been persuaded by Postman and gritted his teeth and said: "Damn it, let's take a chance... Let's just say that the 10,000 elite men in western Liaoning under my command were severely seasick and had to land at Tieshan to rest!

After landing, I found that Pyongyang was empty and more suitable for the army to rest, so I moved to Pyongyang..."

"Okay!" Hans Postman laughed. "According to the regulations, I have the right to suspend the transportation operation and let the troops on board disembark when necessary."
Chapter completed!