Gao Shuicheng's flagship Qu Tutong hoisted a battle flag with a red background and a black eagle head.
Among the Polu navy, this battle flag indicated that they would not retreat even a step and fight to the end.
If they fled and retreated, they would be killed without mercy. ` Qu Tutong, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Li Guang and eighteen patrol ships lined up in a long line.
They blocked the main battlefield from the Japanese fire fleet.
These warships were almost Lowering all the mainsails and gaffsails, they were set a hundred paces apart, and used themselves as mobile forts.
Boom boom boom, more than 200 artillery pieces were bombarding wildly.
At this time, there was no gap for heat dissipation.
The gun crews of each ship were loaded and fired, because there were more than a hundred Japanese warships more than a mile away. swarms of people.
The crazy firing of artillery sunk or paralyzed fifty or sixty small ships, Kanship, and Anzhai ships at sea, but there were still hundreds of warships approaching within a mile.
The artillery on the Japanese ship fired like crazy for free, and they also had twenty or thirty large cannons.
Although it had little impact on the Polu army's warships, it still caused damage to the sailors and sail ropes on the upper deck.
The Polu army Sailors also began to suffer increased injuries.
When they reached two hundred steps, some Japanese warships began to fire rockets at the Polu army warships.
It was like a rain of fire falling from the sky.
Although the fire was small at first and the damage to the warship itself was limited, all the Polu army warships were destroyed.
The sails of the ship were almost burned, and now the Polu army warships were unable to leave even if they wanted to.
The artillery crews in the Polu army warships also began to use shotguns to fire at the Japanese warships.
The large amount of shotguns almost wiped out the sailors and armored soldiers on the decks of the Japanese warships.
The rockets almost disappeared.
Many Japanese warships The deck of the ship was filled with flesh, body parts, and corpses, and it was extremely bloody.
But these warships all have oarsmen, and they are all on the lower deck.
Shotguns can't really hurt them.
Some have already approached the Polu army's warships.
The remaining sixty warships of the shogunate navy, which had been circling with Li Hu's main force, suddenly approached the Polu warships.
Their artillery fired at the main fleet commanded by Li Hu.
Of course, the main battleships commanded by Li Hu would not let go.
This opportunity for a close attack, the sound of artillery fire from both sides almost covered up all the sounds in this sea area.
`Even the sky started to change color and the wind was blowing.
Mukai Tadakatsu also hung the duel flag at this time, and they knew that they would entangle the Akito warship.
When the fire ship breaks in, as long as it inflicts heavy damage to Akito's main battleship, there is hope for victory in this battle.
As for annihilating the Akito fleet, he has never thought about it.
Both sides want to fight here according to their own wishes.
Immediately the fighting in the north and south became unprecedentedly fierce.
At this moment, sail shadows appeared in the far northern sky.
They were not following the wind, so they were not very fast, but their sails were very huge and soft, which the old sailors could see at a glance.
Mukai Tadakatsuu has been observing the changes in the battle situation.
Of course he will not miss the sail shadow.
Who is it?
Could it be a Dutchman.
They learned about the decisive battle and came to help.
Mukai Tadakatsu insisted on staying on the deck despite the artillery fire of the Polu army.
He kept observing with his binoculars.
At this time, the battleships turned to the southeast.
This is, this is the rhythm of taking a retreat, Mukai Tadakatsu had an ominous premonition in his heart.
At this time, the fire ships of the shogunate and various daimyo did not have so many ideas.
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They could not take care of this now.
There were more than sixty small ships approaching the fleet belonging to Takasui City.
Many of them were already dilapidated.
They had been bombarded by more than ten rounds of projectiles and shotguns from the heavy artillery on the Polu army warships, and many of them were at the end of their strength.
But it was considered close to the enemy.
Some fireboats immediately ignited the firewood and kerosene on board.
The fire and thick smoke immediately filled the entire southern sea, and then the southwest wind enveloped the warships in Gao Shuicheng.
All the Polu navy warships did not evacuate, they blocked these fireships with their bodies.
Bang bang bang.
Forty or fifty fireships rammed into more than twenty Polu navy warships one after another.
The bows of these fireships were made of iron and tough.
With the help of the ship, it was impossible to pierce the Polu navy warships.
Only the Huang Zhong and the Qu Tu Tong to the north survived.
All the musketeers on the Polu navy warships used fire cannons to shoot wildly at the Japanese sailors who jumped off the fireship in retaliation for their act of setting fire to the ship. ` At the same time, the artillery of all the warships continued to fire a large number of shotguns at the Japanese warships that followed.
At this time, there were only about twenty fire ships and about twenty Anzha ships and Seki ships left behind.
Doi Shigeru already knew that there was no hope of victory in the fire ship attack.
Even if these fire ships rush over, they won't be able to burn many Ming warships, and they will have no effect on the overall situation.
However, the dignity of the samurai allowed them to pass through most of the immobile Ming warships and rush northward.
They had just passed through these warships, and the Kututong that was later had already raised its two main sails that were still usable, and was heading towards them.
The warship approaches.
Although it was impossible to block all the numerous warships, Gao Shuicheng still had to try his best to block as many Japanese warships as possible.
This was his responsibility.
Doi Shige immediately ordered the remaining ten Anzha ships and Kanbune ships to greet the general together with his ship.
He had always had one purpose, to cover the remaining fire ships and rush to the Ming army brigade, and to provide as much danger to the Ming people as possible.
The battleships caused the greatest losses, and the Anzha ships and Seki ships under his command used to deliver food to Akito.
Dohimo's attention was all on this, and he didn't realize that the team was already in danger.
Mukai Tadakatsu's desperate battle with Li Hu's fleet really didn't take much time, but in just half an hour, his fleet suffered heavy losses.
A total of more than ten warships were disemboweled and paralyzed on the sea.
Its power is still unmatched.
His warships only severely damaged three patrol ships in Li Hu's fleet, the Sui-class Yangsu and the Tang-class Houjunji.
The other Ming warships suffered only minor damage.
The warships that turned east had already arrived only six or seven miles away from the battlefield.
At this time, the ferocious faces of these warships were revealed.
They were all Ming people's war ships, and they were all the same Ming people's largest war ships.
A huge ship of the same size.
These warships used the side wind to zigzag towards Mukai Tadakatsu's fleet.
Their huge size made all the Japanese soldiers moved to despair.
Seeing about twenty or thirty fire ships rushing over, Mukai Tadakatsu already understood that there was no hope of victory.
You must know that it often takes three or four fire ships to deal with one enemy ship.
These ships are already useless, let alone the sudden rush out of these huge ships.
There is no hope of victory at all.
Without a moment's hesitation, Mukai Tadakatsu immediately ordered the fleet to rush north.
The south was blocked by the burning warships of the Polu Army, and the west and east were full of Polu Army warships.
His only way out now was to the north.
As long as he rushed out This encirclement is victory.
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Mukai Tadakatsu was decisive, and Dohi Shigeru was also unambiguous.
He was a pure samurai who upheld the spirit of the samurai.
Dohi Shigeru was not a very qualified naval general, and his naval combat experience was still limited to the old-fashioned battle of relying on help and support.
Therefore, he felt extremely aggrieved after several battles with the Polu navy.
All the battles ended before the boarding battle.
This time, he has completed the role of leading the fire fleet to break through the Ming army's front line.
His hope now is to board the Ming army's warship and have a good fight without regrets.
His ship and more than a dozen other Anzha ships and Sewan ships swarmed towards the Kututong.
These warships wildly fired rockets and arrows at the Qu Tutong, and of course the big barrels on their ships.
The artillery of the Kututong was also bombarding quickly.
Their four-round artillery destroyed three Anzha ships and Guanfeng.
Especially the 36-pounder gun fire was fierce.
In an instant, the Anzha ships and Guanfeng were dismantled, leaving them Floating on the sea becomes a real dead ship.
Then the artillery fired steel and fury at the other warships, but the smoothbore cannons fired poorly, leaving them powerless against the other Anzha ships that surrounded them.
At the same time, there were two ships in the front and rear that were not in the direction of their shooting.
The sails on the ship were basically damaged, and it was basically impossible to sail the ship.
I could only watch a group of Japanese warships surrounding them.
A feather arrow passed by the head of Gao Shuicheng.
Gao Shuicheng didn't blink.
He was filled with anger.
He was filled with resentment at the dozen or so warships burning in the distance.
The Polu Army Navy had never seen such a big enemy.
The loss, the loss of nearly twenty warships this time was his warships, and it was also his shame.
"Bring me the spear."
Gao Shuicheng said solemnly.
"Sir, there are armored soldiers arrayed in front, right..."
The guard had just finished trying to persuade him, but was forced back by Gao Shuicheng's angry eyes.
Gao Shuicheng picked up his spear and walked towards the military formation on the deck with ten guards.
The formation of seventy armored and fire gunmen on the deck has been completed.
As usual, the first two rows are fire gunmen.
They are waiting for the enemy to board the ship.
The addition of Gao Shuicheng made them feel more at ease, and this was where the general took the lead.
The light arrows of the Japanese did little damage to the armored soldiers, but the rockets were very troublesome and difficult to extinguish when stuck.
Therefore, there were soldiers holding shields on the periphery and above to protect them.
With a loud bang, an Anzhai ship slammed into the left bow of the Qututong.
Many armored soldiers staggered.
Fortunately, they were in a tight formation and supported each other, so they did not fall down.
The Japanese sailors on Anzhai's boat were even worse.
After all, their boat was small and rocked even more, but it stabilized after a while.
The second deck of the Anzhai ship was still more than ten feet away from the upper deck of the Qututong.
The Japanese on the Anzhai ship threw an iron hook and hooked it to the side of the Qututong.
Immediately, the Japanese began to climb up using hook ropes.
Their movements were extremely skillful, and they were no less than well-drilled shogunate naval forces.
But the gunners of the Qu Tutong above them immediately fired, and more than ten projectiles flew, knocking down nearly ten sailors on the deck of the Anzhai ship.
The second row of gunmen fired again, and nearly ten Japanese sailors fell to the ground screaming and struggling for their lives.
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By this time, more than half of the sailors were dead.
Several sailors who climbed onto the deck were quickly dispatched by spearmen.
The armored soldiers were only slightly injured by a few arrows, but they were still able to fight.
Bang bang, there were two loud noises in succession, and the Qu Tutong horn shook violently again
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