Chapter Eighty-Seven: The Sailboat
Two days later, in the early morning, the three landing ships docked side by side on the wharf, and Wang He, Guo Song, and other members of the Civil Committee gathered on the wharf to see off the soldiers who were about to depart.
Wang He and Guo Song, members of the Standing Committee of the Ethnic Affairs Committee, shook hands with Gao Jianguo and Li Ming one by one, and Wang He said solemnly: "Everyone must pay attention to safety, don't worry about your family, and I wish you a smooth journey." ”
Song Tao laughed and said, "Lao Wang, don't worry." We're definitely going to bring the Japanese girl back, and yours will be indispensable when the time comes. ”
Everyone was amused by him, and Gao Jianguo scolded with a smile: "Song Tao, how do you talk, you think everyone else is the same as you." Besides, can you say such a thing, implicitly...... Do you understand implicitly? ”
Everyone chatted on the dock for a while, Gao Jianguo and Li Ming boarded the ship one after another, all the ships honked at the same time, and then slowly left the dock and slowly sailed out of the Golden Horn in turn, Qiao Haipeng and Gao Jianguo sat on the No. 1 landing ship, commanding the operation of the entire fleet.
Li Ming was in charge of the No. 3 landing ship, because Song Tao's special combat team and the Fujita squad of the Japanese death army were also on this ship. He had to supervise Fujita's team along the way, assessing their cousins. Considering the low deck of the No. 3 landing ship, if they encounter merchant ships along the way and they want to rob the ship, only the No. 3 landing ship is suitable for jumping into battle.
Therefore, the Fujita squad was placed on the No. 3 landing ship as the main force of the jumping ship to board the ship. Fujita was appointed squad leader, for which he didn't sleep well all night last night. I practiced knives outside for most of the night. In the past two days, the food based on big fish and meat almost didn't kill them, and since he was born, he has never eaten such delicious and sumptuous things.
A group of samurai are sighing that even death is worth it in this life. Before leaving, they also took a hot bath, and each of them was given three days' rations. The night they got the equipment, a group of devils turned over their equipment and looked at it for a long time.
The steel helmet alone made them love it, and even if it was slashed by another samurai with a sword, they would not suffer any damage. And the armor on his body, even if he is hit by an iron cannon, he may leave a life. There was also a suit of clothes on their bodies, and they tried to scratch them a few times with their ribs, and they couldn't understand how a cloth coat could be so strong.
The Fujita team sat quietly on the deck, bulletproof vests, grimace masks, and helmets in front of them. Maintaining a state of readiness for battle at any time, the hearts of a group of devils are very excited, and they are always looking forward to the battle coming soon. As samurai, they want to prove their loyalty and bravery, and they can only truly manifest themselves by fighting to the death in battle.
Song Tao walked to Li Ming's side and said with a gloomy face: "These devils are really panicked, they have been sitting for a day. I see they've been preparing for battle, and it's really ...... Do you really think they can be of use to us. ”
Li Ming turned his head to look at Song Tao and said with a smile: "Why are you so nervous, are you still afraid that they will eat you?" ”
"Damn...... Of course I'm not afraid, but there are so many devils, sitting here motionless, and the atmosphere on the ship is tense, as if we are going to land in Normandy. ”
Listening to Song Tao's complaint, Li Ming was amused, he patted Song Tao on the shoulder and said, "Brother, it's not like that." I've been in contact with them a lot these days, so I still understand their current state. They are anxious to show themselves and want to prove their abilities. I guess they're looking forward to a battle or two right now. ”
Suddenly, the ship's sirens went off. A staff officer hurried out and shouted to the two of them: "The radar of the No. 1 landing ship has detected a ship in front of us, and they want us to be ready for battle at any time." ”
When Li Ming and Song Tao heard this, they immediately threw off the bridge and beckoned the members of the special combat team and the third company of the teaching team to prepare for battle. Then they ran to the deck again, ready to inform the Fujita team, but as soon as they got on the deck, they found that the Fujita team had put on their equipment and was standing neatly on the deck, ready for battle.
The two of them gasped, these devil warriors may be born warriors, and they can't do anything in their lives except to fight. One can imagine how tragic it was for a samurai born in the shogunate period.
Suddenly, Li Ming's headset came from the voice of Zhou Cheng, the captain of the No. 3 landing ship: "The alarm has been lifted, Lao Gao, they thought the ship was too small and too thin, so they let it go." ”
When Li Ming heard this, he walked in front of Fujita's team and said loudly: "Sit down, the alarm is lifted, and continue to rest." ”
Listening to Li Ming's words, the samurai of the Fujita squad silently took off his helmet and mask with deep regret on his face, took off his bulletproof vest and folded it neatly in front of him, and then sat on the ground motionless.
Li Ming and Song Tao returned to the bridge and glanced at each other, both of them shook their heads with wry smiles.
"Dude, to be honest, these devils were born to kill, and maybe they are also in a hurry to show themselves. I'd like to see their cousins now, and if we can get a batch of these samurai, it will be of great help to us. ”
Li Ming looked at the Fujita team on the deck and said with a smile: "Yes, I am also looking forward to them." It is said that there are many such samurai in Japan now, and if you can really get a devil like 1,800 and train it well for a year, it will really be promising, so let's wait and see. ”
The fleet had been at sea for three days, had reached the Tsushima Strait, and had only plundered two fleets in the past few days, but the other side saw three huge iron ships, all of them were frightened, and did not meet the slightest resistance. The Fujita team was very depressed.
Although they were all very fierce and jumped, they did not show their bravery. All they met were a bunch of cowards, and they surrendered easily. Landing Ship No. 1 hoisted the cargo on board with a crane and let the ships go.
This time, the fleet was afraid of exposing its target, so it did not choose to take the Kanmon Strait, but went directly through the Tsushima Strait, preparing to bypass Kyushu and then head north to Sakai Port in Osaka. The second day after the fleet passed through the Tsushima Strait, it began to move south, entering the sea.
These days, the Fujita squad is still in that state, always ready to fight. The soldiers of the third company of the teaching team seemed very relaxed, and the soldiers either got together to chat and fart, or they were maintaining their guns. There are also people who practice various tactical moves on the wide deck.
"Tick...... Tick ......"
Suddenly, a hurried battle alarm sounded. The soldiers on board began to prepare. Li Ming was chatting with Song Tao and Zhou Cheng in the bridge at this time, and suddenly received news from the No. 1 landing ship that three big guys appeared in front of him, as if one of them was a thousand-ton ship.
After getting the news, everyone was in good spirits, and only a dozen small boats were grabbed along the way, the largest one was one or two hundred tons, and the things loaded were also some raw silk, porcelain and other goods from the Ming Dynasty, Japan and Korea, and everyone was not too cold.
This time I finally saw the fat sheep, three big ships, and now the sea owners who can have such a big ship are all the landlords and gentry who were very powerful in the Ming Dynasty, and they must be loaded with good things. Li Ming and Song Tao ran to the deck, the third company of the teaching team had been completed, and the special combat team was already fully clothed, occupying all commanding heights on the deck, ready to provide fire support at any time.
The Fujita team had already stood there, their fists clenched tightly, their eyes staring at the sea in front of them. Li Ming walked up to them and said loudly: "You guys are ready, you may encounter resistance this time, and you are ready to jump into battle at any time." ”
"Hi ......"
A group of devils bowed deeply to Li Ming, their eyes radiating excitement. These days have made them depressed, and they originally wanted to show themselves in front of the generals of the main family, but they have not been useful.
Fujita was very excited that he could finally fight. I have been practicing swordsmanship since I was a child, and I thought that one day I would be able to fight bravely on the battlefield, but except for a few years on Sado Island, I have been wandering around without a fixed place for the rest of my life. Even eating is a problem. I didn't expect that I would have such a day, and I could finally fight on the battlefield.
Li Ming and Song Tao held binoculars and searched the sea. After a while, they saw three sail warships on the sea in the distance. The largest of them is not small.
"Haha...... Dude, this is a foreign devil's ship. This time we can also slaughter a few white-skinned pigs. ”
Li Ming listened to Song Tao's words, and also smiled and said: "In this era, the only merchant ships that can appear near Japan are the merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, and only they have a merchant house in Hirado, and we have caught a big fish." ”
After he finished speaking, he turned around and shouted: "The special combat team occupies a favorable position and is ready for fire support." The three companies listened to my command, all reloaded, and formed three horizontal columns on the side of the ship, ready to shoot muskets. The Fujita squad is ready to jump. ”
The three landing ships slowly approached the three sail warships, although the sailors of these sail ships had a very high level of ship management, but how could the hard-pressed sail ships be compared to modern warships, and they were trapped in a few rounds.
"Bang...... Bang ......"
The three sailboats were desperately firing their guns, but the front-loading smoothbore guns only had a range of a few hundred meters, so how could they hit three landing ships.
Gao Jianguo and Qiao Haipeng were also very excited at this time, and shouted loudly into the communication microphone: "The gun positions of each ship are not allowed to fire without my order, let the No. 1 to No. 4 machine gun positions be replaced by ordinary armor-piercing shells to shoot freely, mainly aiming at their gun positions, try not to damage the basic facilities of the sailboat, these ships Lao Tzu wanted." The light machine guns were also beaten to death for me, and their decks were cleaned for me. ”R1152