Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 1828 Pingwo (卌二) Each Wins

The opposite of timid as a mouse is naturally like a tiger swallowing thousands of miles. At this time, Fujido Takatora felt that he was worthy of the name, and ordered to continue the pursuit.

Such actions were naturally in the hands of the North Korean navy. When almost all the Japanese troops entered the Myeongryang Strait, Yi sun-shin ordered an attack.The twelve wooden house boats of the Korean Navy were divided into two teams, and they used the cover of the mountain to fire artillery at the Japanese army. Song Xili, the deputy general of the navy, led the team to direct the shooting, while Quan Jun and Luo Dayong commanded the turtle boats and civilian ships to block the strait, and at the same time projected the Ming army. The supporting rockets are not the igniting arrows, but the original version of the rocket, which can also be said to be an enlarged version of the military rocket.

The Japanese army encountered an ambush. Although many people had expected it, they still couldn't help but feel fear. Seeing the North Korean navy flying the banner of Yi Sun-shin, everyone's expression changed immediately.

Fujido Takato couldn't believe it. He even called Yi Sun-shin's name. He remembered the tragic situation of being ambushed several times in the Imjin year. , and was attacked by artillery fire, it was good not to move around, but it fell into chaos faster under mobilization.

Deju Tongnian, who was in the rear of the Japanese fleet, suggested a counterattack. Mr. Lai Daotong waited and watched for a while, then shook his head and said, "This place is narrow, and the fleet is crowded and unable to launch. Forced attack must be severely limited. Another big obstacle is I don’t know if they have other traps, I don’t think it’s advisable to stay in this ambush for a long time, so as not to cause another accident.”

So Mr. Lai Daotong boarded the bow of the ship and ordered to sound the horn as a signal to encourage the morale of the army.The armor style of Michiko Kurijima is similar to the usual attire of the famous Japanese general Takeda Shingen. The bear fur flutters on the pocket, majestic and majestic, and the armor is bright and eye-catching.Therefore, Mr. Lai Daotong personally stood up to stabilize the morale of the army, and the whole team quickly increased their fighting spirit, and at the same time gradually calmed down.

Deju Tongnian is actually the elder brother of Lai Dao Tong Zong, he was worried about his brother's safety, and urged Lai Dao Tong Zong to take refuge in the cabin, but Lai Dao Tong Zong said: "Do you know why the armor I wear is similar to that of Lord Xinxuan? Lord Shingen was the number one military strategist, and the name of the Tiger of Kai shocked the world. He won almost every battle. Back then, Lord Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu joined forces to fight against him, but they were still defeated.

Lord Shingen is a role model for my generation, and he is also the person I want to be all my life.For this reason, I imitated this pair of armor, and may Lord Xinxuan bless you in heaven!Right now, it was just an ambush, and in the final analysis, it was just some despicable means, nothing serious, but it was unexpected that Yi Sunshin would return to the North Korean navy again...

But that's okay, I'm really looking forward to his return to the battlefield.These forces alone can't stop us from smashing out of Mingliang. After regrouping, it's time for them to be wiped out. "

Mr. Lai Daotong ordered the whole team to fight back in an orderly manner with artillery and matchlock guns.However, iron-clad ships equipped with artillery also need to save ammunition. Therefore, the small early ships and Guan ships that are not covered with iron armor are required to rely on iron-clad ships for cover.

Not only that, Mr. Lai Daotong also signaled Fujido Gaohu to execute it together. Fortunately, the two sides were compressed very close at this time. Fujido Gaohu quickly received his news and said that he would cooperate with the implementation.

One point that needs to be explained here is that Lai Dao Tong always asked to save gunpowder.As we all know, although Japan is small, it has always been a big country of sulfur production because of its many volcanoes. Therefore, even if it is highly pragmatic and has mastered the island of Taiwan, it still controls a large amount of sulfur production in Satsuma.

However, having a huge amount of sulfur does not necessarily mean having a lot of gunpowder, because sulfur alone is not enough, and saltpeter is also necessary.From a global point of view, China's saltpeter was not very rich before 2006 (in 2006, the extra-large saltpeter potassium salt mine in Shanshan, Xinjiang was discovered, and its reserves rank first in the world). The characteristics of this strategic material are almost It is "the world looks at Chile", but according to the consumption of this era, Daming still has enough production at this time, mainly relying on Sichuan.

As a result, Japan was resource-limbed to produce enough gunpowder, so they relied mostly on pre-war reserves of saltpetre to make gunpowder.After Renchen, Gao Yushi ordered the Maritime Trade Alliance to ban saltpeter, and Japan's gunpowder became less and less. As the artillery with the largest consumption of gunpowder, it had to "save as much as possible".

After entering the age of firearms, the more modern warfare is, the more dependent it is on "system power" such as resources, productivity, and national organization power.The reason why Gao Yushi believes that he can control Japan, which has a population of at least 2000 million, is precisely because he can strangle Japan in many key projects.

In the original history, Japan could still obtain saltpetre from the "Southern Barbarian Trade", but at this time it was completely useless, because the Portuguese had already admitted their intimidation in Nanyang, and it was even more impossible for Japan to dare to violate the high-level practical prohibition, and there was no such ability. ,

Now that Portuguese ships want to enter Japan, they will be inspected by the Nanyang Fleet on the line from Nanyang to southern Taiwan, and they will be inspected by the Beiyang Fleet on the line between Fujian, Zhejiang and Taipei.

At this time, Song Xili saw the Japanese army breaking free from the chaos and began to move in an orderly manner. He couldn't help feeling worried and immediately reported to Yi Sunchen.Li sun-shin ordered: "Don't act rashly, our army's chance of victory is when the sea current changes direction, we must persevere until then, and we must not let the Japanese army protrude out of the encirclement.

Quan Jun was sent to order the turtle boats to rush into the enemy's formation to attract firepower, and [-] civilian boats were modified to attack the Japanese pirates.The rest of the ships cover the attack.Not more than half of the Japanese ships were covered with iron armor, and the orders of our army's ships to attack the unarmored ships must remain active. "Song Xili took the order to convey.

After Kwon Joon and Luo Da used the orders, they immediately commanded the turtle ships to approach the Japanese ships respectively. The power of the North Korean turtle ships impressed the Japanese army deeply, although the turtle ships did not cause any major damage to the Japanese iron-clad ships during the previous battle in Qichuanyang Sea. damage, but if the turtle ship is allowed to act, it still poses a greater threat.

For this reason, the iron-clad Ataka with artillery in the Japanese navy and the more powerful "Osaka New Fleet Gunship" tried their best to shoot at the turtle ships, and the rest of the ships also used matchlock guns to contain and shoot at civilian ships.Under the command of Tomori Kojima and Takatora Fujido, the Japanese army gradually stabilized.

North Korean turtle boats are flat-bottomed boats. Although ocean operations are definitely scumbags, they can be domineering and rush left and right in such coastal waters where the wind and waves are not strong.I saw them firing guns and cannons, and being more flexible than the Japanese ships, the iron-clad ships could only bear the blows.

However, the North Korean civilian ships were in a more miserable situation. They were suppressed by the Japanese matchlock guns, and it was almost difficult to raise their heads. Although they were covered by the firepower of the main North Korean warships, the two sides were still in a stalemate.

However, perhaps because the vast majority of the North Korean naval fleet is currently converted from civilian ships, the overall combat effectiveness is far less than that of the Imjin year, so it didn't take long for the North Korean fleet at the end of the Myeongryang Strait to seem to be gradually exhausted.

Mr. Lai Daotong was overjoyed when he saw this, and immediately commanded the Japanese fleet to try to break out of the siege first.Seeing that the hope of reorganizing the queue is ahead, Mr. Lai Daotong can't help but feel proud, thinking to himself that you, Yi Sun-sin, have such a great reputation, what methods are there to prevent me from turning defeat into victory?At the same time, he was not idle, and once again ordered the whole team not to be careless, to cover each other and follow up in sequence.

At this time, the current is changing direction and the torrent is surging. The Japanese boats are all pointed bottoms. Although the hull is very stable (referring to less large-angle roll), the whole ship is swaying up and down in the torrent. Collide with each other.

As a result, the Japanese warships were sometimes forced to crowd together, and sometimes were knocked apart from each other, causing the Japanese army to be in chaos.Seeing this, Li Sunchen immediately ordered the whole army to launch a general attack.

About half an hour later, the tide receded, and the wooden piles and iron cables arranged in advance emerged from the sea, immediately dividing and restricting the activity area of ​​​​the Japanese fleet.As soon as dozens of wooden piles and iron cables came out, the sharp bottoms of the Japanese warships became weak points, so many warships almost capsized.

Mr. Kojima was startled, and immediately ordered the ships to send another death squad into the water to pull out the iron chains. Mr. Mr. Kojima and Todo Takatora were so anxious that they shouted to break through. Rockets, shells, and bullets shuttled back and forth between the two armies, like thousands of death madmen. Fly flurry.

During the scuffle, Mr. Kurishima and his brother Deju Tongnian were hit by several shells on the deck of the warship, and one of them hit the powder box next to the deck gun that was ready to be replaced.Although the cannonball was a solid cannon, it reached a high temperature when it was fired from the barrel, and immediately detonated the gunpowder box. The two were hit by unknown fragments, and each fell into the water and died.

The main general died in battle, and the Japanese army became even more flustered, and even Takatora Todo couldn't contain it.At this time, the Japanese navy had no military discipline, and broke out frantically, even breaking the iron chains, but it was unknown how many ships were completely destroyed before breaking the iron chains.

In the end, the Japanese army still rushed out of the Mingliang Strait to join our team. After the disaster, they counted the losses and found that the Japanese navy had sunk [-] small early ships and [-] closed ships, including two armored closed ships. .However, North Korea’s losses are not small, and more than half of its modified civilian ships have been lost. Fortunately, both strategic and tactical goals have been achieved, and they can still proudly claim that they are the victor.

Seeing that the Japanese army had broken through the siege and withdrew temporarily, Li Sunchen immediately ordered the entire army to return to the barracks, carrying supplies and retreating northward quickly.But the Japanese army was worried about fraud, and never dared to pursue it lightly.

The next day, the Japanese navy discovered that the Korean navy had really left this time, and dispatched its main force to sweep across the waterway as if to vent their anger, burning down the camp of the Korean navy and clearing the waterway. destroyed or seized.

At this point, the Japanese army was able to control the waters of the West Sea of ​​Korea, seized all the strongholds on the west coast of Jeolla Province and Chungcheong Province in one fell swoop, and began to build city wall fortresses in Suncheon, Sacheon, Changwon, Ulsan and other places according to the scheduled plan.

At this time, the result of the Battle of Jishan came out.Facing the North Korean army, which had been blessed with old artillery from the Ming army, the Japanese army successfully captured Jishan after paying about [-] casualties by relying on their strength and discipline.

However, the word "capture" is Japan's statement, and North Korea's statement is that they achieved the purpose of the campaign and took the initiative to retreat after annihilating more than [-] Japanese troops with a loss of more than [-] people.The reason for taking the initiative to retreat is that the North Korean side stated that it was because the gunpowder and shells were exhausted, and further fighting would only increase casualties.

However, no matter what, the stumbling block in front of the Japanese army has been driven away, and Hanyang, the king of Korea, was once again exposed to the guns of the Japanese army.

The next day, despite all persuasion, King Li Yan of Joseon moved to Beishou again, and this time he didn't even go to Kaesong, and ran straight to Pyongyang.
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