"Yamamoto-kun, one of Zheng He's warships has left the vicinity of the port and headed for the open sea." After a break in the fighting, Yamamoto Sixty-Two was still observing the situation of Zheng He's warships.
Yamamoto Rokuji cursed: "How could the warships of the Ming Dynasty sail so fast?"
"Yamamoto-kun, shall we break out now?"
"There are still two warships, no, absolutely not." Yamamoto Sixty-Two was frightened by the bombing just now, and now the fear in his heart has taken over. Those warships are like mountains, and he does not dare to cross them at all.
"But the Ming Dynasty's army seems to want to surround us. If we are surrounded like this, we will definitely lose."
Yamamoto Sixty-Two was confused, but if they broke out of the encirclement, would they be able to break out even if they lost one warship?
While they were struggling, Zheng He's No. 1 warship had already sailed towards the outside through the wind and waves, and soon discovered many pirate ships.
"fire."
The No. 1 warship is a broadside paddle wheel, which is much faster than other warships. The pirates' small boats cannot run or catch up. Obviously their own ships are smaller and should be more flexible, but the opponent's big ships are still not fast in terms of speed.
Crush them.
The bow of the ship is equipped with an iron plate to prevent collisions. Small-scale collisions will not have any impact on the No. 1 Warship.
Wang Baoyu, who was hiding, realized something was wrong and decided to run away again.
"Boss, what's wrong, Ming army warships also appeared behind us."
The time deviation calculated by Zheng He was very small. At this time, the fleet commanded by Chen Youshan had already arrived behind Wang Baoyu.
"Run, run, others stop the Ming army." Unlike Yamamoto Rokuji, who was careful to preserve the strength of his men, Wang Baoyu only wanted to save his own life, and the lives of his men were not valuable to him.
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The pirate troops were attacked from two sides and had no intention of fighting. They immediately dispersed and ran in all directions.
In terms of results, Wang Baoyu's strategy actually saved more of his subordinates. The Ming army was unable to pursue them all, let alone kill them all.
When attacked from both sides, there were quite a few pirate ships that escaped. After all, the sea is vast on all sides.
The brothers at Xiangshan Guards also hated these Japanese pirates to the core, and now their military morale was greatly boosted, and they were killing them with great enthusiasm.
There were countless little people falling into the water floating on the sea. The Ming army showed no mercy and killed them on sight.
The Ming Dynasty warships were in pursuit, pirate ships were scattered in all directions, and pirates were constantly falling into the water. This vast sea was a mess.
The naval battle in the outer sea lasted for two hours, until all the pirates in this area were killed. Of course, more people ran away, but nearly half of the pirates left their lives in this sea.
Zheng He wanted to wipe out the arrogance of the pirates once and for all, so that they would not dare to invade our Ming Dynasty in a short period of time.
Chen Youshan came over to join Zheng He and reported the situation of the battle. We relied on warships and suffered very little losses. Although some were injured by the opponent's bows and arrows, the number of dead was less than twenty and the injured nearly a hundred. Killing the enemy at a glance was at least
The number of three hundred.
The opponent's best warships all fled without fighting, so the losses were smaller than expected.
"Lord Zheng He, what should we do next?"
"Go back to Zhoushan Island."
On the way back, Zheng He called up Zhang San: "How is the situation of the steam engine?"
"The steam engine is running well overall. At full speed, the paddle wheel can't hold up."
Combat is the best experimental ground. Today's naval battle brought the power of the steam warship to its maximum, forcing the opponent to fight. Some unexpected problems also appeared in the battle.
The steam engine held up, but the paddle wheel did not. If the high-intensity navigation continued, the paddle wheel might be damaged.
The material still needs further improvement. Of course, Zhu Zhanzhen was very relieved. The results of this battle were remarkable. The prince and the emperor would definitely increase their investment. As long as they had money to invest, they could continue to develop it.
Returning to Zhoushan Island, when he arrived at the port, he saw small boats constantly coming out of the port, but the two steam warships left behind did not make any movement. Zheng He was furious: "What is going on?"
But when they got closer, they understood why.
On every small boat, residents of Zhoushan Island were tied up, and these residents were only the women they planned to capture and sell after having fun.
They threatened these people and the Ming army did not dare to attack rashly.
No one dared to order an attack. The attack would inevitably affect these poor women. No one here dared to give such an order.
Zheng He was furious. It was rare to see him so angry, but he was unwilling to let these people run away like this. After careful consideration, he ordered the fire. If there was any blame or stigma, he would bear it.
Chen Youshan stopped him: "Mr. Zheng, you can't attack. I am facing the people."
How could Zheng He not know: "But did you really let them run away?"
Chen Youshan approached Zheng He and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Master Zheng, no matter who gave the order to attack, as long as the Fifth Highness is on the ship, this matter will be blamed on the Fifth Highness. Master Zheng
Think twice.”
Zheng He's eyes changed from surprise to appreciation. This kid has a brain.
"You can leave, but the women have to stay." Zheng He sent someone to negotiate with them.
Yamamoto Rokuji did not believe that the Ming army would let them go easily.
"Our ship will sail twenty miles away, and then I will put the women in a separate ship and you can pick them up."
"Pirates are not trustworthy. Keep the woman first and we will let you go."
"You Ming army are not trustworthy either. Let us go first."
It is difficult for both parties to reach an agreement through a simple conversation.
The vicious Yamamoto Rokuji suddenly pulled out a knife and inserted it into the abdomen of a woman in front of him. Blood flowed out for a while, and the woman let out a painful cry.
"You!" the Ming army soldier was furious.
"If you don't agree with my plan, I will disembowel a woman every quarter of an hour." With a slash of the knife, the intestines in the woman's stomach flowed out, and the blood dripped into the sea.
In this vast sea, a person's blood melts and disappears in an instant.
"Kill them, kill these...evil ghosts."
The disemboweled woman used her last strength to scream at the Ming army soldiers before falling into the sea.
Such things aroused the anger of the soldiers, but although the soldiers were angry, they still did not dare to act rashly. The other party still had at least fifty or sixty women in their hands.
These women were all family members of military families who had been insulted by pirates and now became pirate bargaining chips.
So don't make deals with pirates, they only care about your money and women.
Zhu Zhanchen gritted his teeth and only picked on the old, weak, women and children. The pirates were despicable and shameless.
I hate it, but there is nothing I can do about it.
After discussion, they negotiated: "Let half of the women go, and half of your ships can leave first."
Yamamoto Rokuji discussed it for a while and agreed to the proposal.
They untied half of the women and put planks on the two boats to let them come across.
The women turned around and waited for him fiercely.
"Jie Jie won't be able to enjoy playing with him. He doesn't want to leave," Yamamoto Rokuji said with a sinister smile.
The women stared at him angrily. Their homes were destroyed, their husbands and sons were killed, and their bodies and dignity were trampled on. Don't underestimate the hatred of women.
Originally everything was in order, but sudden changes occurred.
The untied woman suddenly turned around, waved her weak fists and began to attack the people on the Yamamoto Sixty-Two boat.
"Leave us alone and fight the Japanese pirates."
Yamamoto Rokuji's people waved their swords one after another. These women were no match for Yamamoto Rokuji and other pirates.
At this time, the Ming army couldn't stand it anymore. Those armed with guns and knives rushed towards Yamamoto Rokuji's ship.
I can't control that much anymore, you all have to die.
No one expected that these women who had been insulted by the pirates would finally look forward to death. They did not seek to survive, but only wanted to drag the pirates to die with them.
When the battle broke out, the Ming troops who rushed onto the ship began to fight, fighting head-on with bayonets, no longer caring about their own life or death.
What happened was so sudden that when Zheng He learned about it, he immediately ordered the warships to fire. None of these pirate ships could escape.
boom
boom
boom
The battle on the sea is fierce, with swords and swords and artillery bombardments mixed in. Are the men of Ming Dynasty not as strong as women?
Women are not afraid of death, how can we still be greedy for life?
The soldiers who rushed onto the pirate ship were already red-eyed. The pirates they killed were retreating steadily. They fought from day to dusk. At dusk, the blood-red setting sun dyed the Zhoushan port red, as if stained with blood.