On a cool late summer day in August of the 10th year of Kan'ei, the pier of Kogi in the southwest of Sado Island was busy with people coming and going.
Three sea-going ships were loading items onto the ship.
These items were all wrapped in large red-painted thick wooden boxes.
Two coolies carried one onto the ship steadily.
The requirement for them was to be stable, after all, the items inside were too big.
Gold is precious.
As for what it was, of course it was gold and silver, a specialty of Sado Island.
The five hundred ashigaru on the pier were heavily guarded.
They surrounded the carriage, and the dozens of steps from the carriage to the ship were surrounded by wind and rain.
The general of the Sado Administrative Office, Maeda Fengyi, watched the entire shipment process attentively.
Although Maeda Fengyi has the same name as the Maeda clan, he has no connection with the Maeda family.
He is just the banner of the Tokugawa family and an ashigaru general who was ordered to protect Sado.
He knew in his heart that no daimyo or pirate here dared to attack Sado Jinshan.
If he robbed Sado, it would be tantamount to declaring war with the shogunate, and he would definitely die without a burial place.
But every three months when gold and silver are shipped, he still has to be there to be on full alert.
After all, this is his job.
This is what the general sent him to do, to protect Sado Castle, Aikawa Gold Mine and Kogi Port.
This rigorous posture must be maintained, and the responsibility cannot be ignored.
When the last box of gold was delivered to the ship, Maeda Fengyi breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the ship left the port, it had nothing to do with him.
It was the escort duty of the shogunate navy.
He looked at the two large Nanman warships and ten other Kansai ships behind them.
Well, there were more escort teams than before.
It seemed that Akito was making a lot of noise in Ezo, and the general was worried.
In the past, it was just escorted by five ships.
There was a bang.
When Maeda Fengyi heard the sound of the iron cannon, he couldn't help being furious.
Who dared to fire randomly at this time?
I wonder if the treasure ship was about to leave the port.
He looked around and there was no smoke rising from the iron cannon at all.
His fifty iron cannon ashigaru were also patrolling around.
Just then.
Another sound of iron cannon sounded in the west, and Maeda Fengyi hurriedly looked west.
I saw two small morning boats rowing crazily towards the shore among the sea ships.
The sailors on their boats were waving flags frantically, and the flags turned out to be dazzling black.
Alarm, what the hell, it was an alarm.
Maeda Fengyi rubbed his eyes hard in disbelief, and looked carefully.
Yes, it was indeed an alarm flag.
Bang bang bang.
The sound of iron cannons rang out from the two small morning boats one after another, and the warning was too obvious.
"The whole team is on alert."
Maeda Houyi shouted.
Fifty iron cannon ashigaru were arrayed in front, followed by all the 300 long spear ashigaru, and the ashigaru with iron shields and long swords were at the end.
All the soldiers looked in the direction of the sea.
Maeda Fengyi and them were all puzzled.
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Who dared to attack the general's Sado Administrative Office so boldly.
They could stay put, but of course the escort ships of the shogunate navy could not do this.
All the sea ships began to lift anchors and raise sails.
Fortunately, after the gold and silver were loaded, they could set sail.
Cup of tea kungfu.
Two small boats came close, and the people on the boats and the bowmen of the Shogunate Navy shouted loudly, and then a ship fired a warning cannon.
Maeda Fengyi's face was ashen.
This was no longer a simple warning.
It showed that an enemy that the fleet could not compete with had appeared.
Otherwise, Sekifune would not have warned him like this.
This was a warning to him and the entire Sado Agency.
The Nanman warships and ten Guan ships changed formations to protect the three ships carrying gold and silver.
At this moment, the guard beside him pulled Maeda Fengyi and pointed to the sea to the west.
Only a few sail shadows appeared at the corner of the northwest bay a few miles away, the soft sails of the Nanman warships.
Mingren.
It was Akito who came.
Maeda Fengyi's pupils shrank.
No wonder he dared to come here to cause trouble.
It turned out to be his mortal enemy Jeju Akito.
One ship after another.
One after another, more than ten Nanman warships rushed out in their sight, but there were still ships emerging.
Maeda Fengyi knew that the shogunate navy would definitely not be able to fight, so what to do with the gold and silver on the ship?
It was impossible to unload it from the ship now, and it could never be unloaded in such a short time.
Maeda Fengyi gritted his teeth.
Anyway, under the escort of the navy, even if there were some losses, it was not his fault.
He immediately ordered the troops to be on guard.
The Ming people's ships could not go ashore.
When the Ming people's troops landed, he planned to attack halfway across the river.
Two Nanman warships of the shogunate navy and five Guan ships came up to meet them.
They had no choice.
If they fled without fighting and lost their gold and silver, they would not end well even if they went back.
When they were two miles away from the incoming ship, Maeda Fengyi behind him was surprised to find that the Shogunate Nanmanhai ship, which he thought was very huge, was half the size of several of the opponent's big ships.
He didn't know much about naval warfare, at least.
We also know that big ships eat small boats, so the water battle seems certain to be lost.
Boom boom boom, the warship of the Nanman navy fired first.
The ten cannons on the side sprayed out dense fog and projectiles.
Most of them missed, but a few projectiles still hit the Ming people's warship opposite.
However, the Akito battleship did not stop and continued to move forward.
After surviving another round of bombardment, the two ships were less than one mile apart.
At this time, the small cannons on the decks of the five seki ships also opened fire.
Unfortunately, there were only two cannons on each seki ship.
Ten small cannons really didn't pose a threat.
At this moment, large plumes of thick smoke erupted from the sides of the four huge Akito battleships ahead, shrouding the entire hull.
At this time, waves of dull roars came.
This sound was much duller and more numerous than the sound of the big tube of the shogunate navy just now.
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Maeda Fengyi on the shore clearly saw that the main sail of one Shogunate Nanman battleship was broken.
The main sail of the other ship was not damaged, but a large number of broken ship boards were flying in the air.
Even though he was several miles away, Maeda Fengyi could still see it. clearly.
Maeda Fengyi stared at the scene of the naval battle in stunned silence.
If the power of his navy's cannon was within his expectation, the power of Akito's battleship cannon was far beyond his expectation.
Next, the two sides exchanged blows for another round.
The warships of the Shogunate Navy suffered a great loss, while the warships of the Akito Navy were almost undamaged.
At this time, the ten Akito warships behind them rushed into the battle formation, and a battle situation immediately formed between more than ten warships against seven warships.
The problem was that the Kanshu ships were just soy sauce.
As soon as Fang took over the formation, three Kanshu ships were disemboweled.
Paralyzed at sea.
After another shot, the five Guan ships were paralyzed on the sea, and some began to sink slowly.
The two Nanman warships were also severely damaged, but they were still fighting back one after another.
"Nasty flies."
Qi Wei put down his telescope in annoyance and shouted to the captain, "Tell the other ships to fire with all their strength and scuttle them."
The strength of the Dutch warships was beyond Qi Wei's expectation.
He could only give up the idea of capturing the two ships alive, as he could not delay the landing of the infantry.
Several more patrol ships came closer from behind.
The next moment, under the bombardment of nearly a hundred cannons, the two Nanman warships completely lost their ability to resist.
The side of the ship facing the Polu navy was blocked by Many large holes were opened, revealing the miserable artillery deck inside.
Now there are no cannons inside to fight back, and the gunners are basically finished.
Many sailors who jumped off the Kansai ship were swimming in the sea.
At this time, a large number of gunmen appeared on Akito's warship.
They fired volleys of guns into the sea, and screams immediately echoed in the bay.
This scene made Maeda Feng Yi was stunned.
It's so cruel.
This, this seems to be different from the legendary Akito.
Akito is not so bloodthirsty.
Could it be that the legendary Akito is a legend after all.
Originally, Akito was so bloodthirsty.
Qi Wei ordered several patrol ships to clean up the mess, and he led five Tang-class warships to meet the remaining eight Shogunate Navy warships.
The remaining ships were all shut down, and their combat power was really unbearable.
After only two rounds, they were destroyed by the Tang-class battleships.
The three red seal ships fled with all sails, and were bombarded by the patrol ships, and they also collapsed on the sea.
At this time, the battle at sea was completely over.
Qi Wei ordered the ships to fire their trumpets to alert the warships and merchant ships behind them.
The Hongzehu and more than ten Jeju-built merchant ships began to approach the dock.
It’s here, it’s finally here.
Although you are kings and hegemons at sea, when you get to the shore, I will let you know how powerful the shogunate’s flag is.
Maeda Fengyi didn't expect that the mere 500 people here could drive Akito into the sea, but he should take advantage of Akito's landing in a boat and rush up to him when he didn't set up a formation, try his best to kill and injure Akito, and prepare for the subsequent battle to defend the city. real.
It is a pity that Maeda Fengyi did not understand naval warfare at all and had only a partial understanding of the power of cannons on battleships.
He soon paid the price for this.
Akito's four patrol boats began to approach the dock with their broadsides, and they had noticed the Japanese battle formation on the shore.
Boom, boom, boom, forty twelve- and eighteen-pound cannons opened fire, releasing hundreds of scattered shells.
Smashing through the dense queue in Ashigaru, the Japanese army formation was torn apart for a while.
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Many people were lying on the ground wailing.
Their hands, feet or torso were injured, and the thumb-sized iron balls tore their skin and flesh into pieces, leaving the injured injured.
The person was rolling around in agony, but the person who was hit directly on the head and died felt much more relaxed, and died happily.
Maeda Fengyi ran backwards in fear.
The hissing sound in his ears just now was like a reminder.
At that time, he could only ask the gods and Buddhas for protection.
Maybe the Hachiman Buddha heard his cry for help and kept him safe. , but the thought of killing Akito in front of the dock disappeared.
After surviving the next round of shelling, Maeda Fengyi finally exited the firing range safely.
He counted the remaining soldiers and found that there were only a hundred or so soldiers left, just two rounds.
This made Maeda Fengyi want to cry without tears.
At this time, the sailors on Akito's patrol boat were exploring the depth of the water in the port.
Maeda Fengyi had no choice at this time.
He left here and went back to tell Ming Sado that strengthening the city defense was the most important thing.
As for the dock and the nearby Qianyu Kazuto, they could only wish for themselves
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