"Only when I think about it afterwards will I feel ridiculous, and I can understand where General Xia's confidence is. In other words www.biquge.info it's not just a confidence. As a military man, provoked by pirates. That should be a shame. This is how the reward for the ignorant should be...... Under the roar of the cannon, he was crushed to pieces...... "On the merchant ship of the expeditionary company, Li Yan wrote a diary in his cabin.

He would not have imagined that when his incompetent children made a fortune through their father's name, it would play an astonishing role in spreading this little story that is not recorded in the annals of history, but is widely circulated in folk history.

The pen is like a god, Li Yan's handwriting is very upright, and the memories are like a flood that has opened the floodgates, out of control.

At that time, he was not qualified to meet His Majesty the Emperor on the Jiaozhou, he watched the battle open on the Qingyuan of the expeditionary company.

The ships were not far away, and there were also communication ships coming and going. Especially when Yamauchi Tadanao shouted out 200,000 taels, Zu Dashou was ready to pay the ransom in exchange for the safety of His Majesty the Emperor. Of course, there was no expeditionary company property on the Jiaozhou. It was at this opportunity that Li Yan understood what was going on.

He never imagined that after everything went well in the Satsuma Domain, he would encounter such a thing on the road to the Ryukyus.

It's hard to believe.

The first thing that is unbelievable is, of course, the stupidity of the Japanese cowards.

As an enemy of His Majesty the Emperor, he knew too well how powerful the opponent in front of him was. At the beginning, he had already been convinced of his defeat, and now, he naturally understands the strength of His Majesty the Emperor even more.

Wu Sangui, who was also on the boat, was also very clear about this.

"A group of small people also dare to provoke. It's really boring and crooked. After listening to the messenger's words, Wu Sangui did not rush to prepare the money, but said, "Prepare for battle." Soon there will be something to do! ”

Expedition Company, from the name of the company, you can understand what kind of company it is. As a colonial company that expands its territory, it has fighting blood in its bones.

On the ships, many of them are soldiers who have retired directly from the army.

When they heard that His Majesty the Emperor had been blackmailed by a group of pirates, they were at first amused, and then they were filled with righteous indignation, shouting battle slogans in unison and preparing for battle.

Although the Qingyuan is a merchant ship, why don't the merchants on the sea prepare a little weapon in these years?

They were even equipped with guns that had been decommissioned on the road and installed on the ship, and the firepower of the merchant ships was even more ferocious than Zheng's.

Subsequently, the shelling began.

Li Yan recalled this, and the tip of the pen paused suddenly.

What a scene that shocked the Japanese devils on board.

The first shelling of the Qingyuan fell three hundred meters away, and the knowledgeable people did not say much. The accuracy of the first shot has always been choking, and no one takes it seriously.

However, immediately after the opening of the second round of shelling.

Suddenly, the retainer of the Satsuma clan named Yamada Yuei on the ship couldn't help but exclaim.

Without him, it hit.

After a cannonball was thrown into a beautiful parabola, it concentrated Watanabe-Amamiya's No. 1 Fukubune at great speed. There was a stabbing sound, and a cloud of smoke rose into the sky.

"Long live Daming!"

"Long live my emperor!"

"Daming Wansheng!"

……

All kinds of slogans shook the world.

Yamada Yourong said coldly: "This is not the Qingyuan hit!" ”

He seemed a little incredulous at this fact.

"But it was shot down by His Majesty the Emperor's ship, the Jiaozhou!" Li Yan cheered emotionally.

In front of these foreigners, he felt the pride of being a Chinese like never before.

Yamada was silent.

He was a veteran of the Warring States period, and he was more familiar with the smell of war than his retainers, who had faded away. More sensitive to changes in the war.

Originally, he could have traveled to the Ryukyus Kingdom without having to participate in the trip. As an old minister, he is senior enough, and he no longer needs to add credit to this act. He only heard that he could observe the Chinese warships up close, so he made a special trip.

Unexpectedly, I saw a big surprise here.

For the Chinese, this is a surprise. For the Japanese, I'm afraid it's a fright.

No one likes a strong neighbor, Zhao Kuangyin's original sentence is famous, and the Japanese also remember it, at least Yamada Yourong remembers: How can others be allowed to snore on the side of the couch?

Although a simple shelling hit Watanabe's Amamiya No. 1 Fukubune, and the battle was not finalized, in front of the veteran Yamada Yuei, he felt very clearly that the balance of victory was constantly tilting in favor of the Chinese.

Sure enough, as the distance continued to close, the hit rate of the shelling continued to increase.

The distance had reached a thousand paces, and after at least seven rounds of shelling, the shelling of the remaining three battleships had finally hit the enemy ship.

Of course, they didn't have that great accuracy, but they were scattered on thirty-five warships of various colors.

Akito stopped cheering, and the tense atmosphere of battle had spread to the entire ship.

The smell of gunpowder smoke hit the nostrils, and the next thing was the most critical moment.

Although the shelling was very happy, it hit the enemy ships again and again, stirring up countless blood and wood chips. However, in those years, the guns of the three merchant ships could not directly destroy the enemy ship.

This is not a wooden battleship, but most of the guns are solid shells, which have limited lethality. If they have enough time, they can chase the sea to their heart's content, and then jump into the gang after the enemy is helpless with artillery strikes.

But now, the honor of the empire does not allow them to do so.

Then there is only one situation left.

When the narrow road meets, the brave wins.

Next, it's time to jump to the gang and charge with a white blade.

This is the rhythm of the battles of this era.

The distance between the two armies is getting closer and closer, and they can already clearly see each other's flags when they are close. The big ship of Hachiman is indeed the fleet of the Japanese Kou.

As the distance got closer and closer, the eyesight was even able to see clearly the eager Japanese on the opposite warship.

That's right, the Woko have been waiting for a white-knuckle battle for a long time.

The shelling, which had only lasted for a quarter of an hour, left them suffocated.

Of course, the Japanese were not without artillery, but the artillery with less than fifty guns in total was not only very powerful, but also had a very short range, and most importantly, they were not accurate.

Watanabe Amamiya was anxious about this, but there was nothing he could do about it, he could only keep ordering the sailors to speed forward and surround him.

In his opinion, as long as he succeeds in surrounding the Ming people in front of him, then victory will come quickly. As he had done before, he couldn't wait to see his men jump onto the enemy ship.

Especially the largest Jiaozhou, which made him salivate.

This battleship, which is one round larger than the No. 1 Fu ship, is the flagship of the Ming Emperor at a glance, and if such a battleship is captured, then he Watanabe Amamiya can even look forward to the future of maritime supremacy. Like what...... Replace the former Zheng family.

Of course, he can only think about it, after all, Japan has closed itself off from the rest of the country.

Leaving aside those reveries, the distance is getting closer and closer.

Even, after high-intensity shelling, the frequency of shelling has decreased.

The Ming army seems to have begun to pour water to cool down, and the bronze cannons, although tough, have a long life. But at the moment it is also hot and smoking, and it is urgent to cool down with precious fresh water.

Of course, there are more important reasons.

Now, the distance between the two sides has reached the point of five hundred meters.

At this distance, Zhu Cihong's telescope can already clearly see the appearance of Watanabe Amamiya, Yamauchi Tadanao and Yamauchi Tadatoyo.

Watanabe Amamiya is a rough-skinned typical widow who doesn't have the expected one-eyed dragon iron hook hand, but more like an old fisherman. On the other hand, the Yamauchi brothers on the side looked thin and tender.

Their expressions all looked very expectant, and Zhu Cihong had already guessed their inner thoughts.

It's nothing more than how to live after making a lot of money this time.

"Win a five-million...... Everyone has dreamed of it. It's just...... For the vast majority of people, a lifetime of expectations can only be played by bookmakers. "Of course Zhu Cihong has heard of those lottery companies.

It's like ......

Zhu Cihong is now going to play with these whimsical poor people.

Their ideas are wonderful.

But what follows will make them feel that what they are doing is ridiculous.

"Change formation!" Xia Zhiwu gave an awe-inspiring order.

Today's battle can be said to be a battle that has finally been fought seriously since the establishment of various fleets. Prior to this, although they enjoyed the generous military expenses of His Majesty the Emperor, they were treated even better than their army colleagues. However, most of the time, they can only act as a transport brigade.

Even if he met a Shanghai coward, the other party quickly hung the banner of a Shanghai businessman, and he didn't want to offend the behemoth of Daming at all.

In other words, today's battle is the first large-scale battle that the sailors really faced.

After years of ups and downs, countless days and nights of drills and preparations, isn't it just to win on the battlefield and decide the winner in one fell swoop?

The military order was issued, and above the watchtower, the standard-bearer quickly waved the flag and gave the order.

At this time, Li Yan found out that there was also a flag bearer on his ship.

Since His Majesty the Emperor has taken the order, he is naturally following the order of the Jiaozhou.

I don't know what the standard-bearer saw, so he actually commanded the captain to start following the border town and turning the rudder.

The two expeditionary companies and Zheng's merchant ships were a beat slower, but a small Ming warship on the other side moved quickly, and immediately changed its voyage.

Not long after, the four warships seemed to be enchanting dragons, and their postures twisted, and they were quite neatly lined up in front of the entire Japanese fleet.

"Prepare for a salvo!"

"Fire!"

Rumble......

Rumble......

Rumble......

The order to fire a salvo arrived immediately afterward, leaving scarcely any respite for the pirates.

Previously, when they were separated by several times this distance, the Ming army could already hit the Japanese Kou, and at this moment it had been shortened to a distance of five hundred meters, which was naturally more easy.

Especially when a salvo fires, this one misses and that one can always hit, and in an instant, the sound of countless shells hitting is heard. The sound of clattering and rumbling came and went.

In particular, the No. 1 Fu ship was patronized by the Jiaozhou.

At this time, everyone finally understood what the Ming Army's sailors were doing.

Previously, when charging, only two guns in the bow and stern could be fired alternately, which naturally caused the density of the shelling to be enough.

But now, with the posture adjusted, half of the sixty guns on both sides of the battleship can be put into service.

At this time, as soon as the direction of the Ming army turned, it was no longer a confrontational charge, but a sword turn, and the diagonal stab rushed towards the left front of the Japanese fleet.

Don't forget, the Jiaozhou also has a main gun ready on the bow.

Rumble......

At this time, the distance is naturally closer.

At a distance of less than a hundred meters, you can even clearly see the panicked appearance of the other party on the boat.

Compared with the behemoth of the Jiaozhou, the few Japanese warships blocking the way are obviously smiling a lot. A main cannon bombarded it like a hammer on a rabbit, turning it into a meatloaf.

The cannonballs roared into the ship, perhaps because this time it was unusually close, or maybe it was extraordinarily lucky. A fire burned brightly, and the would-be robbers on it cried wolf howls, and the originally prepared gang jumping battle was in vain in an instant.

Under the collision of the Jiaozhou, which was quite fast, the entire warship was tilted. With a violent roar, the warship returned to calm, leaving only a few faint screams and the burning sound of crackling flames.

Jiaozhou did not care about this and continued to be a pioneer.

The two main guns in the bow and stern roared one after another, opening a way for their own fleet.

And at this time, the artillery on the left and right sides will naturally not be idle.

The battleships lined up in battle released their ammunition in turn, and the sea was soon filled with gunsmoke, so solemn that it was even difficult for Li Yan to distinguish the details of the entire battle situation on the sea.

Finally, when the smoke gradually cleared, the Ming flotilla reduced its speed.

Li Yan looked around, but found that the wind was blowing. The canvas was full, and the speed was rapidly accelerating.

Yamada Yuei showed an extraordinarily complicated expression: "...... Got the upper hand. ”

Upwind, that is, the wind direction is in their favor.

If you want to fight, slow down, the wind will blow your enemies and they won't be able to run.

It's easy to run if you don't want to fight, but you have a distance advantage and an tuyere advantage, and they can't catch up.

And now...... Penetrating the Japanese fleet, they gained the upper hand.

"When you show off your artillery skills...... It's here! Xia Zhiwu was on the Jiaozhou and clapped his hands.

The first hand smiled one after another, and the white teeth were like blood-stained cheetahs.

On the No. 1 fortune boat of the Japanese Kou, Watanabe's expression was particularly hideous.

As the most powerful warship in the entire fleet, his No. 1 Fukufu tried his best to rush to the ...... However, under the fierce artillery fire, one after another the battleships guarding his side were washed by the artillery fire, and they lost the ability to jump into the gang to fight.

He could only watch as the smoke drifted over......

Subsequently, the other party went around behind him and seized the upper hand.

"It's coming again......" Yamauchi said bitterly, remembering His Majesty's previous words:

I'm confident I'll see you again soon. If you don't die. Goodbye, of course, will be in the cells where war criminals are held.