Chapter Seventy-Five: The Battle of Kojima Bay (7)

The method of naval warfare, in which the side of one's own ship is close to the side of the enemy's ship, and the method of fighting by soldiers is one of the earliest methods of naval warfare, and it has been used since the time of water warfare.

At this moment, in the east and west, broadside battles are still in vogue, and the ironclad ships of Oda Nobunaga, which later generations of Japanese brick masters blew the conch, are just adding a thin layer of iron plates, raising the ship's tower, and strengthening the ramming angle, which is not as powerful as imagined.

In the Second Battle of Kizugawa Chong, in which the conch was blown, Oda Nobunaga's ironclad ship destroyed the Mori general's ship, and the Mori naval army was defeated, just as Oda Nobunaga killed Imagawa Yoshimoto in the barrel and narrow, and Imagawa was defeated.

At the same time, on the north and west sides of the Naoshima Islands, there was a battle that was the same as in Kojima Bay, and it was only one Kojima away from each other, and it was not clear what was going on at the time of the incident.

Spears and arrows were fired, mingled with the roar of roasted jade, and one after another the warriors fell in pools of blood and threw themselves into the sea, causing a rush and tumbling of sharks near the ships. The resistance grew weaker, and hundreds of pirates began to indulge their murderous intent among the warships.

The cabin was broken, exposing the enemy soldiers who were hiding inside, and the roaring pirates sprinted into it with their sharp spears, and after stabbing for a while, the pirates armed with short knives rushed in and slashed. Screams and screams in the cabin. It only led to more indulgence from the killers. A pirate whose head has been stimulated by blood. Throw every survivor who tries to escape into a bloody sea full of sharks.

Standing on top of the enemy ship, Miyamoto had just hacked to death an enemy general who was trying to resist with a knife, and watched the parallel eagle feather flags erected on the enemy ships, with a smug smile on his face, and his army did not care about the bestiality of the enemy ship.

Miyamoto Dentai instructed his younger brother Miyamoto Heijiro, who was guarding him with a sword, and said, "Haha, be careful, don't let anyone go, if someone wants to jump into the sea." Just shoot it now! ”

Seeing the bloody killing, the young Miyamoto Heijiro was not only not afraid, but his blood was boiling, and after listening to his brother's order, he answered, holding a bow and arrow at the edge of the deck and trying to jump into the water, so he immediately shot an arrow in the arm of the other party, and fell into the sea with a painful cry, wanting to make up for the arrow immediately. But he was blocked by Dentaro Miyamoto.

Dentaro Miyamoto smiled, "Blood will attract sharks." "It didn't take long for there to be no one standing on the deck. Of course, there are also people who jump into the water to escape for their lives, but no matter how good the water is, people can't survive underwater for a long time. The people of the Miyamoto family on the ship slowly shoot the people who show their heads, and as long as they are injured and splatters blood, they will attract bloodthirsty sharks to join in the feast of flesh and blood, and clean up one enemy after another who tried to flee for the salty army.

Dentaro Miyamoto ordered: "Tell everyone, throw away the corpses, wash the deck, and these ships will belong to us in the future." ”

Heijiro Miyamoto happily replied, "Yes! At the same time, it was reported: "Thirty-seven of our men were killed in battle, and thirteen others were slightly wounded, and we captured seven ships and twelve small ships, which can be said to be a great victory." "Apparently he didn't see the enemy as a human being.

The meeting of "Salt Fill the Islands" decided to guard the Salt Islands and not cause trouble as long as the Murakami Navy did not take the initiative to cause trouble. Dentaro Miyamoto completed this task very well, he hid the main force in the strait between Naoshima and Terashima, and the rest of the fleets were hidden between the islands, Murakami Buyoshi sent Mimura Takemitsu to lead a detachment to attack another exit of Kojima Bay, and inevitably had a conflict with the salt saturation army, and a naval battle broke out between Naoshima and Katsujima.

Dentaro Miyamoto led his main fleet to pursue Murakami's main force, and the two sides fought fiercely in the area of Anno Island and Screen Island in the north and west of the Naoshima Islands, and the result of the naval battle described above was the result of the naval battle, which can be said to be a complete victory over Murakami Takemitsu.

In the waters near the Naoshima Islands, there were also some fleets that also belonged to the salt-saturated water army to intercept the fleeing enemy. A reconnaissance ship made its way quickly towards the convoy with the naval flag flying the eagle feather family crest. One of the lookouts standing on the watchtower shouted, "The Kabei is back." ”

Miyamoto Dentaro was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that Kabei was the cronie he sent to investigate the battle in Kojima Bay, and hurriedly shouted: "Quick, let Kabei get on the boat." ”

Kabei's face was pale, and with the help of his companions, he climbed onto the board of the ship, and when he saw Dentaro Miyamoto, he hurriedly stepped forward and hurriedly reported: "My lord, a decisive battle has just broken out in Kojima Bay, and the naval army of Noshima Murakami has been defeated, with heavy losses, and nearly half of the ships have run aground. Murakami Takeyoshi led the remnants to break through, and the rest of the troops were already defeated due to the leaderless dragons, and the army was almost wiped out. ”

Miyamoto Denbei showed a look of surprise on his face, but he looked at Kabei with a solemn expression, and said: "What nonsense are you talking about, in addition to the detachment that attacked us, the Noshima Murakami Navy has nearly three hundred large and small ships when it enters Kojima Bay, and with the small morning ships of less than forty or fifty Date Navy, how can it be Murakami Takeshi's opponent." Although Kabei's words are not credible, in fact, Miyamoto Denbei has no doubt about it. Not only Miyamoto Denbei, but also Miyamoto Heijiro and others, who were still in shock just now, also believed the information from Kabei.

Jiabei hurriedly described what he had seen and heard about the battle in 1510, and everyone was amazed when he heard it. After waiting for a while, Miyamoto Denbei suddenly asked, "Jiabei, have the other families known about this news?" ”

Jiabei shook his head and said: "Not yet, the next time I see the remnants of Murakami Takeyoshi leading the breakthrough out, I will immediately come to report to the lord, but I think someone will spread the news soon, at most it will not take more than half an hour." ”

Miyamoto Denbei clenched his fists, then suddenly let go, and said to the generals who surrounded him: "I think everyone has heard what Jiabei said, whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway." Now Murakami Takeshi is fleeing in a hurry like a frightened bird, if he is spared, then our salt-saturated army will always become the laughing stock of the world. More importantly, in the battle of Kojima Bay, Date was victorious, and the victory and defeat in the Chinese region were divided. Our salt-saturated water army was supposed to send charcoal in the snow, but those clowns were afraid that the prestige of Ouchi Yoshinaga, Mori Takakei, and Mishima Murakami would hesitate and miss a great opportunity. "Miyamoto Dentaro was still talking for the Salt Filled Water Army in the front, and he jumped directly on the head of the Miyamoto family in the back, in fact, this is his true words, the Salt Salt Water Army is just a nominal alliance.

"Good!"

The people of the Miyamoto family roared like thunder, and the scene suddenly boiled. Everyone knows that once this is done, the Miyamoto family will immediately become the most important force in the salt and water army, and without one, there is great hope for integrating the salt and water army in one fell swoop.

Miyamoto Dentaro made up his mind to beat the water dogs, and it was not practical to want to fight with Murakami Takeshi immediately, first of all, one of the things he had to do was to find the remnants of the defeated army led by Murakami Takeyoshi, otherwise he wouldn't even know where the enemy was, and where he could meet his wishes.

After thinking for a moment, Kabei said, "My lord, judging from the direction of their sailing, they should be heading in the direction of the Inujima Islands, of course, once they miss the Inujima Islands, then I don't know where they will go?" ”

Kabei didn't finish the words, of course Miyamoto Dentaro was clear, once he missed the Inujima Islands, the direction of the voyage was Shodoshima, the base camp of the salt-saturated water army. Miyamoto Dentaro believes that with Murakami Takeki's current strength and morale, even if he captures Shodoshima, he will immediately be surrounded by a steady stream of salt-saturated water legions and die near Shodoshima, then the only thing Murakami Takeyoshi can do is to immediately contact Murakami Takemitsu and open up the islands and return to Noh Island.

After thinking this out, Dentaro Miyamoto ordered: "Leave one hundred and ten men, sail the captured ships to the strait near Naoshima and hide, and the rest of the ships will go to Toshima with me, and rest in the Toshima Haven today to detect the enemy's movements." ”

The Miyamoto family's movements soon spread, and while the battle of Kojima Bay was still in the process of being put to rest, the Miyamoto family knew about the battle in Kojima Bay for the first time. The leaders of the rest of the families also had reconnaissance ships to investigate the movements of Kojima Bay, and sooner or later they all knew the outcome of the battle of Kojima Bay, and while greatly regretting their conservative decision, they gathered their fleets towards Toshima, Kotoshima, Ishima, and even Shodoshima, and they looked like they had beaten the water dogs severely.

In the Inujima Islands, Murakami Bukitshi, who had settled down a little, immediately consolidated the ships under his command, and while consolidating, he searched for news in Kojima Bay, and the news of the fiasco followed. By the end of the evening, the entire defeated brigade was immersed in an atmosphere of sadness. More than 350 generals and about 2,500 sailors were killed in the battle, and if the battle on Manabe Island is included, there are about 3,000 people, and most of the large and small ships have been lost, and more than 130 ships have been stranded alone, and there are countless small morning boats.

Murakami Takeyoshi didn't know at this moment that the detachment led by Murakami Takemitsu was surrounded and intercepted by the Salt Filled Water Army, and almost all the troops were annihilated, and the Salt Filled Water Army was already in full swing waiting for him to throw himself into the net. (To be continued......)