In response to the reaction of the Shuangyu pirates and the Japanese Japanese pirates, the Daming Navy quickly issued a clear signal. Before they entered the effective attack range, the fleet began to turn northwest. It was obvious that they were going to get behind the Japanese pirates. Block their retreat.
This group of Japanese pirates has a large number of people, nearly twice as many ships as the Shuangyu pirates. The ships include Japanese Anzha ships, Guan ships, and merchant ships snatched from the coast of China. They are all kinds of things, but they are still very small. It's easy to identify them because even Chinese-style merchant ships carry their unique flags.
Their flag seals are just like their ships. They are also of various colors. Some are the eight-banner Bodhisattva, some are a line of Chinese characters "Great auspiciousness", "We are tired of the filthy land and are happy to seek the pure land", and there are also "Others" copied from Sun Tzu's Art of War. It is as fast as the wind, as slow as the forest, as plundering as the fire, and as motionless as the mountain."
In addition, there are some ships that simply hang a family crest. Judging from these flags, this huge Japanese pirate team is not a pirate under the same flag. It should be an operation organized by multiple Japanese pirate teams.
When Xia Xun ordered the fleet to circle around the tail of the Japanese pirates, he found that among the Japanese pirates, there was a large Japanese Anzha ship in the middle. There was a family crest hanging on the ship. The pattern on the family emblem was very familiar, and it seemed to be the same as the Japanese ship he had captured at the beach. The family pattern on the handle of the knife is exactly the same.
It's a pity that I didn't bring the knife. When I play with it, I only pay attention to the graceful shape of the knife and the sharpness of the steel blade. I don't pay too much attention to the patterns on the handle. I can't compare them at the moment, but the patterns painted on the flag are better. The engraving on the handle of the knife was much clearer. He secretly paid attention to it and memorized the family crest pattern on the flag.
"Lord Oda, the Ming army is joining forces with the pirates!"
On the Anzhai ship, a Japanese pirate stood at a high place, watching the movements of the Ming army and reporting to their leader.
"Leave the battle and return!"
A warrior in black, standing steadily on the bow of the ship, gave the order calmly. There were immediate objections from the Japanese next to him: "Lord Oda, even if we include the Ming army's warships, their number of ships is still less than ours. We They should be defeated."
The calm-looking warrior in black, who was about thirty years old, smiled faintly and said disdainfully: "With these rabble? They can only fight badly. Once we are entangled by them, and the Ming army has reinforcements, we will suffer a big loss. At sea, they have no power to contend with us, so there is no need to fight hard and drag them to death!"
"As you command, Oda-sama!"
Several Japanese pirates in front of them bowed and obeyed orders, and issued orders one after another. The Japanese ships began to break out before the Ming navy surrounded them.
"Brother Yang, it seems that the officers and soldiers' boats are here to help us. They have taken the Japanese's retreat."
A Dongyu pirate climbed on the mast like a monkey, watched the navy's actions, and reported to He Tianyang.
He Tianyang's expression changed, and he ordered: "Hold the file, don't let them escape, but...don't get too close, our ship must be able to escape at any time, if the officers and soldiers are not loyal, they might even fight us together." Already."
They had suffered losses from Li Jinglong and did not have much trust in the officers and soldiers.
The Japanese pirate ships began to retreat. The pirates, Japanese pirates, and navy each had their own different flags. Naturally, Xia Xun couldn't understand their flags, but he noticed that the order for the Japanese pirates to retreat came from the ship with the floral family crest hanging on it. An Anzha ship. The ship was about seventeen or eighty feet long and about three feet wide. It was the largest of the group of Japanese pirate ships. It was huge in size and was no less than a naval warship. The people on that ship should be The common leader of this group of Japanese pirates.
"Set off the fire!"
Seeing that the Japanese pirates were about to escape, Commander Luo deliberately showed off in front of the Duke. The main battleship responded and approached the Japanese pirates' warship diagonally. The four bowl-mouth guns on the starboard side roared together.
Luo Yu intended to kill and ordered the use of iron sand bullets. If the artillery at this time was used to destroy ships, it was really not as effective as the shooting pole of the giant ship. However, the iron sand was swept away, and the four bowl-mouth blunderbuss were fired at the same time. The killing effect was amazing.
Well, there was a scream when the Japanese pirates boarded the ship.
Immediately afterwards, the Ming warships came closer, throwing out muskets, hand cannons, fire attack arrows, fire forks, and magical arrows for free. At this time, the Ming warships had already glided to the Japanese pirates in front who had not been wreaked by the bowl-kou cannons.
Next to the warship, these sharp firearms caused considerable damage to the Japanese pirates.
Of course, the Japanese pirates were also shooting arrows, throwing spears, and tomahawks, which also caused some damage to the Ming army. At the same time, they were adjusting the sails to get closer. They fought at sea all year round. In terms of individual combat power,
It is superior to the Ming Navy. Once you succeed in relying on gangs, you can change the disadvantage caused by inferior weapons and equipment.
But at this time, the warriors on the Ming army's warship had already fired up the fire caltrop cannon, and the gunpowder of the fire caltrop cannon was burning "chichi". As soon as this large grenade was thrown onto the Japanese ship, the explosion was heard in the steel
Pieces of needles and iron flew everywhere, and another piece fell immediately. The Japanese lay down one after another, looking for bunkers everywhere, and their attempt to rely on gangs to fight failed.
The fire caltrop cannon did not have enough explosive power and did not kill many people. Most of the Japanese pirates were injured, but the injuries were worse than being killed directly. They had no medical treatment or medicine, and the sanitary conditions at sea were not good. Sometimes even minor injuries would end there.
Infected and waiting to die, not to mention seriously injured, they will be cruelly abandoned by the Japanese pirate gangs after being disabled. Even if they can return to Japan alive, they will only drag the whole family into an even more desperate life.
At this time, the pirates of Shuangyu Island were also taking the opportunity to pursue and expand their victory, but they still kept a cautious distance from the Ming Navy. Under the attack from the navy and the pirates of Shuangyu Island, the Japanese pirates left behind several pirates.
A broken boat and some unlucky Japanese pirates later fled.
The large Anzhai ship was relatively well equipped with weapons and was supported by many Japanese pirate ships. It quickly left the battlefield and did not engage in direct combat with the Ming army. Xia Xun saw the man standing on the bow of the ship from a distance.
The man in the black samurai uniform was just too far away to see his face clearly. The man was also looking at him. The boat was getting further and further away, but the man never moved.
The brief contact did not cause serious harm to the other party. Xia Xun had already seen that the other party had taken the initiative to break away from the battle. As a temporary Japanese pirate gang, everyone was just a combination of interests. The abandoned Japanese pirates could only admit that they were unlucky.
, it is impossible for others to sacrifice their own strength in order to protect them.
At this time, a strange situation formed on the sea. In the middle were several Japanese ships whose masts had been smashed or cabins smashed. The Japanese pirates on board stood in despair. The Ming Navy and the Shuangyu pirates
Each occupied one side, facing each other across the Japanese boat in the middle.
The two groups of people fought together, but were not friendly forces. They were in a stalemate for a while. The Ming army could not make any changes to avoid misunderstanding the other side, and the other side did not want to show weakness and retreated.
Seeing this, Xia Xun ordered: "Send a small boat down and I'll go see them."
Luo Yu said in surprise: "My lord, these pirates are just minions. They may not know that their leader has been in contact with the lord. Besides, the duke is a high-ranking official. Even if he wants to recruit people, he should go outside Shuangyu Island to let the pirates
The bandit leader has boarded the boat to pay homage to the Duke, how can the Duke be in danger and get into trouble?"
Xia Xun waved his hand and said with a smile: "No problem, just do as I tell you."
Of course Xia Xun is not worried. Putting aside his relationship with Su Ying, his family members are also on Shuangyu Island. In the past two years, a large amount of fresh blood has been transported to his Metal Dragon Secret Agent through Shuangyu Island. If
It’s a joke that the pirates on Shuangyu Island don’t know his name.
Although Xu Hu, the leader of Shuangyu Island, has not publicly changed his banner, he is actually half of his subordinates now. He Tianyang also received Xu Hu's permission and is now his, but he has always stayed on the island.
, helping Zi Qi and Xie train secret agents for him, Xia Xun expected that there would be no risk.
Luo Yu couldn't fight anymore, so he had to order someone to prepare a small boat for Xia Xun, while he concentrated on commanding the ships to prepare for battle in case of unexpected events. At this time, the Japanese pirates between the two fleets were ignored.
A group of people, most of their boats were damaged, and those whose masts were broken and unable to move were still able to survive for the time being. Those Japanese boats that had their bilges smashed and seawater gushing in were already beginning to sink because their wounds were too large to be blocked.
Those Japanese pirates had no choice but to jump into the water in embarrassment and swim to other Japanese ships.
"Don't move rashly, let's see what they are going to do?"
Seeing that the imperial navy had lowered a small boat, escorted by two centipede speedboats, it was rowing in an arc, bypassing the Japanese boats that were staying alone, and approaching them. He Tianyang immediately stopped his men from moving.
He stared intently at the man standing proudly on the bow of the boat.
The man was not wearing a military uniform. He was wearing a horned futou on his head, a crimson right-sided shirt with a coiled collar, a jade belt around his waist, and a unicorn embroidered on the front of the shirt. The more He Tianyang looked at it, the more curious he became. He was pretending to be the prince of the Queen of the Mountains.
At that time, he had stayed in Jinling City for more than a year, and he had seen a lot of people in the officialdom. The man in front of him had a unicorn embroidered on his chest...could he be the first rank of the dynasty?
The boat was moving very fast, and when he saw it was approaching, Xia Xun had stopped the centipede boat from accompanying it, leaving the small boat to come alone. He Tianyang looked at it intently, and couldn't help but let out an oops, and shouted in surprise: "Quick, quick, put it down.
Soft ladder, no no, where is the hanging ladder? Bring the hanging ladder!"
The pirates didn't know why He Tianyang was so grand, but He Tianyang is now the leading boss on Shuangyu Island. Once he gave the order, everyone just obeyed the order. His men immediately carried the ladder over and hung it on the side of the ship. The boat arrived.
The boat stopped just next to the hanging ladder. Xia Xun reached out and grabbed the handrail and boarded the boat.
Xia Xun boarded the ship, and as soon as he stood still, He Tianyang took two steps back, knelt down with a big salute, and said in a loud voice: "He Tianyang, who is of humble duty, pays my respects to you, sir."