In the winter wind and waves, the Flying Eagle and five small boats were approaching Jeju against the wind.
The small boats awkwardly used their poor hard sails to borrow wind power and sailed at a tortoise speed of three knots, while the Flying Eagle easily followed beside them. . , Fang Mao was thinking about how to deal with the current problem.
It was impossible for the other party to form a fleet with so many small morning boats to explore.
Then they must have separated sentinels.
How could he monitor them with his own ship.
If it was a battle, and I didn't have the Tiago cannon, my four naval guns might not be able to directly sink the opponent.
Being fought by five small ships, it is quite difficult for one's own warship.
"Fire the cannon, fire twice every quarter of an hour."
That was all he could do now.
Fang Mao hoped that one of his own clipper ships would hear the cannon and come to join him.
Amid the roar of artillery, the Flying Eagle accompanied the Tsushima fleet for another half an hour, and finally a clipper ship, the Flying Fish, came to join them.
At this time, the Tsushima fleet began to be divided into two groups and three ships, heading east and north separately.
The Flying Eagle followed the opponent's three ships and continued to move northward.
In this way, the two sides approached each other as they approached. to the northeast coast of Jeju.
At this time, another clipper ship passed by and came closer, and the Tsushima fleet began to return.
Two clipper boats accompanied them eastward, and finally sent three fat and slow silhouettes of boats disappearing into the sky.
After two consecutive days of cat-and-mouse games, Qi Wei reported to Zhao Lie that the Tsushima navy was constantly exploring Jeju Island, and had recently approached the coast of Udo.
The Navy's clippers can spot enemy ships after being spread out in spots, but often one versus many ships cannot leave any enemy ships behind, so Galen warships are requested to attack.
On the third day, the smallest 200-ton battleships Peng Yue, Zhou Yafu, Feng Yi, Ma Yuan, and Huo Qubing sailed out of Jeju Port and guarded east and north.
Shinji Endo led five small morning boats heading west.
Days of probing each other.
Most were intercepted and returned.
They only went deep into the Jeju coast a few times, but when they approached Jeju Port, they were intercepted and returned by Akito's Nanman warships.
Now it is clear that Akito's military port is at Jeju Port.
This time Tsushima sent fifteen small ships, hoping to get as close as possible to Jeju Port, and at least force Akito's fleet out to see Akito's strength.
This is strictly required by the shogunate.
The north wind is strong today and the waves are quite big.
Kozai struggled to navigate through the waves and troughs.
The oarsmen on the lower deck began to paddle slowly to help the ship stabilize and sail.
Ordinarily, the weather was not suitable for Kozao to sail.
However, Endo Shinji bet that Akito's sentry boats were reduced.
During the inspection, the Tsushima ship was able to sneak into the vicinity of Jeju Port by luck.
However, most of their hopes were quickly shattered.
When they were approaching more than twenty miles northeast of Jeju City, a Ming Dynasty fast sailing ship discovered them and began to accompany them, making several early attempts to approach the enemy ship.
They were all dodged by it nimbly, and the ship followed them not far or close.
From time to time, the trumpet was fired to summon other Akito ships.
Shinji Endo believed that there was no chance of continuing like this, so he ordered the ships to separate.
He had just issued the order, but the fleet had not yet deployed.
A huge sail shadow appeared in the distant sky.
This was not Akito's sentinel ship, but a Nanman warship.
Several Xiaozao ships hurriedly approached.
The enemy's real warship was forced out by them.
Of course, they had to be prepared to be bombarded. preparation.
The Tsushima navy is no stranger to Nanman warships.
The Tsushima people who often go to and from Nagasaki always see Nanban merchant ships, and there are always about ten large tubes on the deck.
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However, according to Nanman in Nagasaki, the large tubes on the ship can destroy the enemy.
Ships can rarely directly sink enemy ships.
Shinji Endo ordered the fleet to turn back.
When several Kohaya ships turned around, Akito's battleship took the opportunity to approach about three miles away.
Kohaya was heading east with a favorable wind, and the ship's speed began to increase, while the enemy ship was approaching faster with full sail. , Even if nearly twenty oarsmen on the small morning boat rowed with all their strength, it was of no avail.
The enemy ship slowly approached to less than a mile.
Standing on the deck, Endo Shinji saw that the enemy ship was more than twice the size of his own ship.
The forward sprit pointed to the sky, and several soft sails on the mainmast were fully bulging as he moved forward.
Because his own ship was low, he did not see the enemy ship.
Large tube on the deck of the ship.
Endo Shinji ordered the three large cannons on the ship to be prepared.
They were called large cannons, but they were just small cannons.
They were the smallest of the large cannons made in Japan.
They were also enlarged versions of iron cannons and could be fired to a distance of more than 200 steps.
It can kill the opponent's personnel and has almost no effect on the enemy ship.
However, it is the only long-range attack weapon left on the ship at this time.
Yang Ruicheng turned out to be the boatswain of the Sea Dog.
The expansion of the Navy finally pushed him to the position of captain of the Feng Yi.
After taking office for many years, he is no longer the frightened rookie captain at the beginning.
From the island to Jeju and then to Beihua Island, Yang Ruicheng is now an old bird.
"Bosun, rush into the enemy's position, use both sides to confront the enemy, and have the artillery deck load up and prepare for battle."
Yang Ruicheng issued a series of orders without any stumbling in the middle, and his tone was firm and full of confidence.
The Feng Yi slowly and arrogantly inserted itself between the five boats in the wind and waves.
The gun windows on both sides opened, and the muzzles of twenty artillery were poked out, aiming at the two boats that were only half a mile away.
"Boom."
The two small cannons fired first, but in the wind and waves, all two cannons on one ship were blown away.
The two cannons on the other ship hit the target, and the small projectiles hit the side of the Feng Yi.
Then it fell into the sea, and its power was too small.
Xiaochen's big barrel was not even a three-pounder.
"Boom, boom," the sound of artillery fire continued.
The propellant propellant fired the twelve-pound and eighteen-pound projectiles from the thick smoke.
Due to the wind and waves, less than half of the projectiles hit the small boats on both sides, but this was enough. .
In order to pursue speed and flexibility, Xiaozao's defensive oar board was made of two layers of bamboo.
Several projectiles easily broke in and came out through the wall gracefully.
There were traces of walking, and six or seven iron cannon ashigaru were torn apart by projectiles, with blood and flesh splattering everywhere.
The most terrifying thing was the rain of bamboo sprayed by broken bamboos on the iron cannon ashigaru.
Most of the dozens of iron cannon ashigaru and gun ashigaru were hit.
Some were shot through their arms and legs, and some were stabbed in the face.
The inside of the broken oar board became a slaughterhouse, with flesh and blood flying everywhere and screams.
Fortunately, Endo Shinji's boat was not one of the two boats.
He saw with his own eyes two projectiles passing through the small morning boat on his right and falling into the sea.
Even though he was more than a hundred steps away, he still heard the sound coming from the boat.
It was a howl that didn't sound like a human voice.
Shinji Endo loudly ordered the sailors to speed up their oars and leave immediately.
If they didn't leave, it would be his turn to wait for the enemy ships to sink these two ships.
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A few dozen breaths later, when the Feng Yi's gun was reloaded, it was discovered that the speed of Xiao Zao on the right had dropped sharply, and it was lagging behind.
The commander ordered the twelve-pound cannon and eighteen-pound Tiago cannon on the left to fire.
The ten cannons puffed out smoke and mist, making the Feng Yi disappear in the smoke again, but it was instantly blown away by the strong wind.
This time, more than half of the oar planks collapsed, and the raging result of several projectiles turned the middle deck into a dead place.
The oarsmen on the lower deck were still rowing forward with blood dripping from the upper deck and the accompaniment of miserable howls.
However, Because the sails on the upper deck were damaged, the ship's speed dropped significantly.
The Feng Yi also slowed down and reloaded its guns.
After the artillery was fully loaded, the artillery on the left lowered its muzzle and fired at the invincible little cannon.
With a roar, the projectiles killed most of the rowers, and the small boat was drifting in the wind and waves with holes all over it.
The Feng Yi did not stop, and directly accelerated with full sail to chase one of the three escaping Xiaozao.
Xiaozao's poor hard sail did not provide enough power.
The rowers were not machines.
Five miles away, the Xiaozao was caught.
After catching up, after four rounds of shelling, the Xiaozao sank in the icy water.
Endo Shin's second ship and another Kozaya took the opportunity to separate and escape, looming on the horizon.
Yang Ruicheng hesitated and ordered to turn around and return.
The warship could not leave the waters of Jeju Island too far to prevent another group of Japanese pirates from taking advantage of the situation.
The accompanying clipper boat wanted to beat the drowned dog and fired at Xiao Zao, whose speed had dropped sharply.
However, the two nine-pounders and 12-pounder cannons on the side only fired one round.
Xiao Zao raised a white flag and surrendered to the Japanese pirates. .
After the Feng Yi returned, he happened to see the Xiaozao obediently following the clipper ship and heading toward Jeju Island crookedly.
Yang Ruicheng ordered the Feng Yi to continue to patrol the nearby waters and be on guard.
After Shinji Endo escaped, he was sweating profusely in the cold winter.
He stood on the bow of the ship with his whole body trembling slightly.
He was glad that he had been reborn.
He looked at the ashigaru gunners around him.
They were all relieved.
Endo Shinji ordered the return voyage at full speed.
Only by returning to Yanyuan as soon as possible could he truly feel relieved.
At the same time, another group of small boats approached the waters of Jeju Island from the north and was hit head-on by the Zhou Yafu.
Except for one small boat, all the others were sunk, and the Zhou Yafu took no prisoners.
There was also a group of small boats that all returned due to a leak in one boat.
When they arrived at Yanyuan, they discovered how lucky they were.
Only three of the other two groups of ten boats returned.
The sailors and footmen who heard the news The young family members waited anxiously at the port, constantly looking into the distance.
At the Golden Stone Castle Tower, all the Tsushima bosses gathered together again.
Endo Shinji cried on the ground and reported the painful battle process to the family governor and elders.
Of course, he justified himself by fighting hard.
"Tsimamori-sama, the exploration at sea must be stopped.
The Akito cannons are sharp, and the naval warships are no match.
If the army's Anzai ship and Kanfune are dispatched, it will be a decisive battle with the Akito.
Even if the navy is completely annihilated, it will be of no avail.
Now I can only submit the decision to the General of the Conquering Barbarians," said the Ashigaru General Mune Yoshiaki.
The other family elders on the side were also shocked by the power of Akito's battleship cannon, and they all nodded in agreement.
Even Yanagawa Tiaoxing, who had always been at odds with Zong Yichen, also agreed.
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In any case, he was currently on Tsushima's ship. , Ma Fan suffered heavy losses, and he did no good.
"Reporting to General Iemitsu, Your Majesty, our navy has been defeated and defeated.
We hope that the shogunate navy will come to our aid."
Soyoshi said through gritted teeth, feeling great pain in his heart.
He was pained by the loss of seven ships and three hundred ashigaru.
Looking back, as well as the pensions from these family members, this year will be a big loss for Ma Fan.
To be continued
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