Chapter 2334: Suddenly, like a god wind, thousands of ships and thousands of sails collapsed
Chapter 2334: Suddenly, like a sudden divine wind, thousands of ships and sails burst into pieces
Although Oda Nobunaga decided to abandon the army and flee, it was impossible to escape without any troops. After all, the Qin army's warships were faster than theirs. If they did not take the cannon fodder fleet with them, they would not be able to escape at all.
It's impossible to jump.
"Send the order immediately. The warships that are not entangled should assemble immediately and prepare to retreat." Oda Nobunaga said with an anxious look.
The implication is that warships entangled by the three kingdoms of Qin, Wu and Song, and in a state of war, naturally have no choice but to give up completely.
The Japanese Allied Navy had 70,000 naval forces and 900 large and small warships. In addition to nearly 300 ships sunk by the Qin army, there were still 600 warships left. This is not a small number.
Of course, the 600 warships that have not yet been sunk have been made dumplings by the Qin, Wu, and Song Dynasties. You are among them, and you are among them. Obviously, you cannot withdraw them so easily.
Oda Nobunaga thought that at least two hundred ships could be withdrawn. After all, the outflanking force of the Qin, Wu, and Song Dynasties did not completely trap the Japanese army. But what he never expected was that in the end, only the Japanese army could be withdrawn.
More than 130 warships came out.
After the Wu-Song coalition joined the war, Zhou Yu guessed that Oda Nobunaga was probably going to run away, so naturally he would not let him succeed easily, so he directly ordered the fleet to switch from defense to offense.
Under the fierce offensive of the Qin army, the Japanese fleet's formation was disrupted and their retreat was cut off. They had too much time to take care of themselves, so naturally it was not easy to evacuate.
"Damn it."
Oda Nobunaga's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He did not expect that he had only withdrawn more than 130 warships, but he would still have to face the pursuit of the three kingdoms of Qin, Wu and Song. With these 130 warships, he could really
Protect them and escape back to Japan smoothly?
"Who has withdrawn?"
Oda Nobunaga asked quickly. He no longer cared about whether he could escape. He would escape first and then say anything else.
"Reporting to the alliance leader, thanks to the alliance leader's timely order to retreat, the two deputy alliance leaders Uesugi and Takeda have each led several warships to withdraw from the battlefield. The two daimyo Otomo and Uyizaki also withdrew, and the daimyo Shimazu Yoshihisa was trapped by the Qin army.
If you die, it is no longer possible to evacuate."
Hearing this, Oda Nobunaga was secretly relieved.
It doesn't matter if the navy army is completely wiped out. As long as these famous people can escape back, they will have a chance to come back again.
Four of the five daimyo who participated in the war have now withdrawn, which is already very rare.
As for Shimazu Yoshihisa who failed to evacuate, Oda Nobunaga could only say sorry in his heart. He didn't know if he could escape alive, so it was naturally impossible to save him.
"Immediately send an order to the evacuated warships to retreat eastward. In addition, give death orders to the warships that failed to evacuate..."
Oda Nobunaga's eyes were full of sinisterness and he said coldly: "Even the whole Yusui are not allowed to retreat, and they are absolutely not allowed to surrender. If one dares to surrender, the whole family will be implicated if one person surrenders."
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart suddenly trembled when he heard this, and he quickly lowered his head and said: "Hai."
After this order, the Japanese troops who retreated to the edge of the battlefield all secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After all, they no longer had to face the terrifying Qin army.
As for the Japanese soldiers who failed to come completely, after receiving the order, they were all filled with grief and anger, and their hearts were filled with despair.
It is not their fault that they will be defeated in this battle. They have tried their best, but the alliance leader just gave up on them. He also used his family as a threat and did not allow them to surrender. This was because he wanted them to die.
The classes in the Japanese country are extremely solidified. The daimyo has absolute dominance over the people, but the people cannot resist the daimyo.
Therefore, even if Oda Nobunaga voluntarily abandoned his army and forced these Japanese soldiers to die, they had no choice. The only thing they could do was to fight to the death and die with honor, without dragging down their families as much as possible.
"Grand Governor, look quickly."
Chen Tang pointed into the distance and shouted: "Oda Nobunaga is running away."
"I am not blind, I can see."
In Zhou Yu's mind, even the combined total of 70,000 Japanese naval troops could not compare with these famous names who escaped, so naturally he would not let Oda Nobunaga escape easily.
"It's not that easy to escape under my nose, Zhou Yu."
Zhou Yu put down his telescope and said calmly: "Send an order to Qi Jiguang to take over the battlefield command and gradually encroach on the abandoned Japanese army. I will personally lead fifty warships to hunt down Oda Nobunaga."
"promise."
Although the Qin army fought fiercely with the Japanese army for two hours, the losses were not great, and they only lost less than thirty warships in total.
Therefore, even if fifty warships are separated, it will not affect the overall situation on the battlefield.
Subsequently, Zhou Yu led his army to pursue, while Qi Jiguang took over the command.
After Sun Ce and Zhao Guangyi learned that Oda Nobunaga and other daimyo had abandoned their army and fled, they also made the same decision as Zhou Yu, that is, to divide their troops and pursue them.
In their eyes, these Japanese soldiers who were trapped and died on the battlefield were nothing more than fat on their lips and could be eaten at any time. On the contrary, Oda Nobunaga and other senior Japanese officials were thinking about what they would do if they were allowed to escape this time.
It will not be easy to kill him in the imperial examination.
"General Cheng Pu, you bring me to command the army. I will personally lead a hundred, no, fifty warships to capture Oda Nobunaga alive." Sun Ce ordered with excitement on his face.
"Send an order to Zhao Sheng to lead fifty warships to hunt down the Japanese bandit leader Oda Nobunaga." Zhao Guangyi said calmly.
In this way, the navies of the three kingdoms of Qin, Wu and Song were divided into fifty ships and went to hunt down Oda Nobunaga and others who had escaped.
Among the warships of the Three Kingdoms, Qin had the fastest speed, so naturally the first to catch up was the Qin tax army.
Although the speed of the warships of Wu and Song was slower than that of Qin, it was also much faster than that of Japan.
Oda Nobunaga and others saw that the navy of the Three Kingdoms had already caught up with them after sailing less than thirty nautical miles, so they decisively left fifty warships behind, and then led the remaining troops to continue to flee.
But after he had escaped less than fifty nautical miles, the navy of the Three Kingdoms caught up with him again.
Obviously, all the cannon fodder used to delay time have been wiped out by the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms.
"Lord, if this continues, we may not be able to reach the Kanmon Strait, and all the warships will be sunk." Toyotomi Hideyoshi said anxiously.
"What to do? What to do?"
Oda Nobunaga was also completely panicked. This feeling of being unable to fight or even escape was so despairing.
Oda Nobunaga even thought of surrendering in order to save his life, but the Qin army had not yet attacked the Japanese mainland. If he, the Japanese emperor, surrendered first, he would really be infamy for thousands of years and be deprecated by all Japanese people.
Despised.
Seeing that the always calm and active person was now looking panicked, Toyotomi Hideyoshi knew that he could not be counted on. He did not want to die in battle, so he could only pray silently in his heart: "God, please bless me and make me rich."
Hideyoshi, please survive this disaster and return to Japan alive."
[Ding dong, Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s skill ‘Luck’ is activated.
Luck: People who are destined to be rich and powerful will have a certain chance of awakening this skill. (Note: Different people have different effects.)
Effect 1. People with this skill are born with deep luck and will bring good luck to people around them.
Effect 2, this skill is suitable for any occasion. After being activated, there is a great chance to survive any life or death crisis. (Note: This effect can only be activated once a year.)
Effect 3. If the person with this skill sincerely surrenders to the Lord, it will improve the Lord's luck, otherwise it will weaken the Lord's luck. (Note: If the person rebels and eventually replaces the Lord, this skill will be upgraded to '
Blessed Lord'.)]
[Ding dong, Toyotomi Hideyoshi’s skill ‘luck’ effect 2 is activated, there is a great chance to survive any life or death crisis. 】
Boom...
As a thunder exploded in the distant clouds, the sky began to become stormy and turbulent at a speed visible to the naked eye.
A large number of dark clouds gathered, and the wind became louder and louder.
The originally calm sea suddenly became no longer calm.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the dark clouds in the distance, and suddenly an idea flashed, and he said excitedly: "If you have a way, take the initiative, and we can sail towards the dark clouds."
Oda Nobunaga was startled and hesitated: "But there is going to be a heavy rain in that sea area, and the risk of sailing there is too great."
"My lord, no matter how risky it is to sail under heavy rain, there is at least a glimmer of hope, but being chased by the Qin army will lead to death.
We can't get rid of the pursuing troops of the Three Kingdoms now. If we continue like this, our entire army will be completely wiped out before we can even escape to the shore.
Comparing the two, which one has greater risk?"
Hearing Toyotomi Hideyoshi's words, Oda Nobunaga suddenly fell silent. In comparison, the risk of entering a heavy rain area is smaller.
At this thought, Oda Nobunaga's eyes were full of determination, and he said solemnly: "I hope we can rely on this sea area to scare off the pursuit of the navy of the Three Kingdoms."
After saying this, Oda Nobunaga decisively ordered: "Change sail and move towards the sea area of the dark cloud area."
"Hai."
Only then did the Japanese army change direction, and Zhou Yu received the news immediately.
"Grand Governor, the Japanese army's escape direction has changed."
While compiling, Chen Tang observed with a telescope and said: "Although there are a lot of dark clouds in the upper sea area where the Japanese army fled to, judging from the current situation, there should not be heavy rain for a while. Based on the strength of our army,
At that speed, half an hour is enough to cross."
Zhou Yu did not listen to Chen Tang's words. Instead, he stared at the clouds ahead and felt the sudden change in wind direction.
"how so?"
Zhou Yu had a puzzled look on his face. He had observed the weather before the war started and was very sure about the wind direction and weather, so he chose to start today. But now, all of this suddenly changed.
Zhou Yu has always known that the climate at sea changes very quickly, but even he has never seen it change so fast now, which is really contrary to common sense.
"Grand Governor, Grand Governor?"
At Chen Tang's call, Zhou Yu woke up from his reverie, stretched out his hand to hold his messy hair, and said to himself: "The wind is stronger than before. How could this happen?"
Suddenly, Zhou Yu thought of what the East Emperor Taiyi of the Yin Yang family had said to him not long ago: The wind was blowing and the clouds were flying.
"Could it be?"
A trace of panic flashed in Zhou Yu's eyes, and he immediately ordered: "Stop the pursuit, stop the pursuit immediately, and return the entire army to the original route."
But Chen Tang was confused, and the other generals were also confused. Could the fat on the edge of his mouth be spit out like this? So they all asked Zhou Yu why he didn't pursue him.
Zhou Yu only answered in six words: "The storm is coming."
All the generals shuddered, and they all understood what it meant to encounter a 'storm' at sea. Even if the Qin army's warships were extremely strong, they might not be able to withstand it.
But looking at the weather today, although it is a bit gloomy and the wind is indeed stronger, it doesn't look like there will be a storm, right?
Although the generals did not believe that there would be a sudden storm, Zhou Yu, as the commander-in-chief, had given the order. Naturally, they did not dare to disobey the order. Therefore, the Qin army, which was pursuing at full speed, suddenly stopped the pursuit and turned around to return to the original route.
Sun Ce and Zhao Sheng were both stunned when they saw this. Just when they wanted to ask the reason through flags, the Qin army took the initiative to inform them that a storm was coming, so they immediately stopped their pursuit and returned to the original route.
Sun Ce didn't think a storm would really come, but he knew Zhou Yu and knew that Zhou Yu would never target anyone without aim. Since he said so, he must have his reasons.
Moreover, just as he would not trick Zhou Yu, he believed that Zhou Yu would not trick him, so he decided to trust Zhou Yu.
Sun Ce trusted Zhou Yu unreservedly, but Zhao Sheng of Song State did not trust him so much.
"Huh? Zhou Gongjin and Sun Bofu are making too much of a fuss. How can a storm come at a moment's notice? Besides, if there is a storm in this sea area, the noise will be ten times louder than now."
Zhao Sheng said with disdain, obviously not believing Zhou Yu's words.
"Ignore it and continue the pursuit. Since Zhou Yu and Sun Ce won't eat this piece of fat, then I, Zhao Sheng, will eat it all."
Zhao Sheng gave the order with a confident look on his face, and then led his army to continue the pursuit, directly breaking into the unstable sea. However, he regretted it after less than fifty miles of pursuit.
The wind and waves on the sea became stronger and stronger, and even overturned several warships.
If we continue to chase like this, even if we can catch up, our own casualties will not be too small.
"Damn it, we can't continue chasing. Send an order to withdraw immediately..."
Before Zhao Sheng could finish his words, he saw a violent gust of wind roaring in, overturning nearly ten warships at once. The masts of the warships that were not overturned were also directly hung up, and the hulls shook violently.
stand up.
Immediately afterwards, strong winds swept through the dark clouds, and a heavy downpour suddenly fell, getting heavier and heavier.
When Zhao Sheng saw this, his pupils shrank suddenly, and he felt regretful in his heart.
Zhou Yu was right, the storm was really coming.
"General, be careful."
After hearing this cry, Zhao Sheng turned around subconsciously and saw the swaying mast, broken directly by the storm, and smashing towards him.
boom……
Zhao Sheng, who had no time to escape, was directly smashed into flesh by the mast and died tragically on the spot.
Zhao Sheng, Lord Xinling, one of the four princes of the Warring States Period, fell into a storm and became the first Han general to die in battle during the Four Kingdoms Alliance's conquest of Japan.