Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 593

Ma Bao received the order and indeed escorted Zhu Cihong to Huangming Island safely.

A small Anbo mansion is lost, and it can be taken back as soon as the Daming armored warship arrives.

But if something happens to the crown prince, no one can take responsibility, let alone a small captain.

There is nothing wrong with Ma Bao doing this. You can't say that he is greedy for life and afraid of death. He really can't bear the responsibility of Zhu Cihong's accident.

Zhu Cilang understood Ma Bao's mood. He knew that Ma Bao was not afraid of death. Since he was able to serve as the captain of an armored warship in the Ming army, no one was afraid of death, and Ma Bao was certainly no exception.

But he, Zhu Cihong, can be regarded as an immediate prince, how could he run away when the Ming territory was attacked, this is not the style of their Zhu family emperor at all.

For more than 200 years in the Ming Dynasty, there has been a tradition among true emperors, no matter how willful they are during their tenure, no one is greedy for life or afraid of death.

Some love to play with crickets, some focus on alchemy, and some like to do carpentry, but when they face the enemy, none of them will flinch and run away.

Even the Wanli Emperor, who had not been in court for decades, heard that the Japanese invaded the vassal state. He withstood the pressure of his officials, and did not accept his life and death.

As the most miraculous emperor in the history of the Ming Dynasty, the prince of Zhu Youjian, how could Zhu Cihong be afraid of death to be a different kind and discredit his ancestors.

Before Ma Bao finished speaking, Zhu Ci stood up abruptly, but he didn't blame Ma Bao, he was indeed doing it for his own good.

"Ma Bao, I am not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death. If I take a detour today, is I still worthy of being the current prince? Pass the order of my palace, load the shells and prepare for battle, and sail at full speed to Anbo Island. I would rather die in battle." Never flinch."

Zhu Cilang's upright spirit immediately aroused the morale of all the soldiers on the battleship. They themselves are elites who have experienced many battles. Ma Bao and the soldiers raised their fists and shouted in unison:

"I will follow His Highness to the death"

"The mighty Ming army"

"The mighty Ming army"

……

Zhu Cihong nodded in satisfaction. Although the morale of the soldiers was high, Zhu Cihong knew very well that there were only [-] marines on the battleship, and the others were all soldiers. They may not be able to help when a naval battle occurs.

Just in case, he patted Ma Bao on the shoulder:

"General Ma, I'm not good at naval warfare. This battle depends entirely on your navy. If you need our help, just order. There is no prince here. All of us will be under your command from now on."

The prince was so low-key and humble, which moved Ma Bao very much. He gave Zhu Cihong a military salute:
"Your Highness, don't worry, we are an iron-clad battleship, and we will not be severely damaged by our opponents under normal circumstances. Just ask your guards to help the navy carry the ammunition. Your Highness and the last general will be in command."

Zhu Cihong waved his hand:
"Okay, let's do as the general wants."

"Eastern Palace Guards, have you all heard, now immediately go to work as assistants to the naval artillery, and those who disobey the order will be punished on the spot."

"Yes"

The Zhengde speeded up and sailed towards Anbo Island with the wind and waves. The observation post was five nautical miles away from Anbo Island and saw three pirate ships bombarding Anbo Island.

The sentry immediately reported to Ma Bao:
"Report to the captain, we found three pirate ships shelling Anbo Island."

Ma Bao grabbed the binoculars and went out. He wanted to stand at the observation post and direct the battle.

Although the observation post is not big, it can still stand three sentries. When Ma Bao was stationed at the observation post by the big chimney, he suddenly found that Zhu Cihong also quickly climbed up.

Seeing that the prince's agility was not inferior to him, Ma Bao couldn't help being shocked. In his heart, he thought the prince was a frail scholar, but now he saw that it was not the case at all.

After reacting, Ma Bao hurriedly said:

"Your Highness, it's dangerous here, you can't come up."

Zhu Cihong smiled slightly:
"General Ma, don't worry about me. I feel that this place seems to be safer than the command cabin. During naval battles, no one should fire at such a high place."

Zhu Cilang was right about this point. At that time, the artillery shells did not have parabolas, and they hit the hulls of warships in a straight line. Iron-clad warships had no sails, and no one went to play a sentinel.

Ma Bao didn't say anything, he raised his binoculars to look at the three pirate ships, and Zhu Cihong also raised his binoculars to look at Anbo Island.

At this time, the fort on the island was confronting three pirates, but there were too few cannons on the fort, and those bombarded by the three pirates had almost no ability to fight back, and the artillery suffered heavy casualties.

"Your Highness, this does not seem to be a pirate ship. There are eighty cannons on a battleship. It is an authentic battleship."

Zhu Cilang made a point:
"Yes, I don't even look like it. Isn't the Ming battleship an iron-clad battleship? We can directly intersect between the two battleships and use the guns on both sides of the iron-clad battleship to give them a surprise attack. General Ma, what do you think?"

Zhu Cihong's words immediately reminded Ma Bao, yes, it is absolutely possible to penetrate among them and kill them.At worst, it will take a few shots, and the rough skin and thick flesh of the ironclad battleship can fully bear it.

At that time, in naval battles, the battleships were lined up and fired at the opponent. After a round of shelling was over, the rudder was immediately turned to bombard the opponent with another row of artillery.

Sail warships are all wooden structures, and no navy dares to intersperse among opponents, otherwise they will be sunk by concentrated firepower.

But there is no problem with the Ming warships at all, because they are real iron-clad warships, and the tactics that Zhu Cihong and Ma Bao are about to use are also the first time in history.

Zhang Jiexu has been on Anbo Island for so many years. Although there have been pirates who have landed and robbed, they have been repelled by the Chinese on the island. There has never been a large-scale pirate attack on them.

The island was originally populated by Chinese fleeing refugees, and they did not have much wealth at that time. Later, although the Chinese on the island became rich, their equipment also went up, and even had artillery.

Attacking an island with artillery is far less safe and profitable for pirates than robbing merchant ships, so the island has not been attacked for many years.

After receiving the order from his superiors to build defensive bunkers on all islands, Zhang Jiexu immediately carried out the order and began to build the bunkers according to the drawings. .

But when they were building a defensive bunker with all their strength, three large pirate ships suddenly arrived, and without saying a word, they fired bombardment at the fort on Anbo Island.

After fighting with the opponent, Zhang Jiexu discovered that this was not a pirate ship at all, but a Nima warship, and a salvo was more than 200 shells.

Compared with the opponent's naval guns, the twenty-odd shore artillery pieces were simply child's play. Many of the shore artillery pieces were destroyed by them in the first two rounds, and more than half of the artillerymen were killed or injured.

Zhang Jiexu hastily ordered to abandon the fort and retreat, but they bombarded the coastal defenses violently. Zhang Jiexu and the others concealed the simple city wall and were quickly bombed down.

With nowhere to hide, he could only choose to retreat, but Zhang Jiexu did not choose that. Once the pirates landed under the cover of naval guns, the island would be devastated.

Zhang Jiexu had no choice but to give the order to die, and he and his subordinates crouched behind the small rocks, ready to fight to the death with these bandits.

Suddenly, he found a large battleship, dragging billowing smoke and galloping towards the pirate ship. It was the Daming Tiejian warship, and only Daming had this kind of warship.

"Brothers, we are saved, Daming has not forgotten our Anbo Island."

"Really, that is the Ming warship, but is only one useful?"

The Chinese who just shouted excitedly began to worry about the fate of the Ming warship when they saw that there was only one warship.

(End of this chapter)