Da Ming started to ascend the throne

Chapter 662
"General, Guizi is too close to us, the artillery can't be used."

The artillerymen of the Zhengde found that the turtle ship was getting closer and the muzzle of the artillery could not be bombarded downwards, so they immediately reported the situation to the captain Zheng Guoxi.

In fact, Zheng Guoxi had been staring at the three Satsuma clan's tortoise-shell ships, seeing that the tortoise-shell ships were on fire and still approaching the Zhengde, he immediately understood what the Wa people wanted to do.

There were less than 100 people on the decks of the three turtle ships. The battleship was already on fire. It is impossible for anyone to wait to die in the cabin. This should be all their existing troops.

Zheng Guoxi's tactics were similar to Captain Haijiao of the Wendi, and he snorted coldly:
"Marines, bring your rifled guns to the deck, and show General Ben your marksmanship."

"Yes"

The others didn't move, Zheng Guoxi just ordered the marines to get on the deck, and 120 marines rushed to the deck immediately.

As soon as they rushed to the deck, the Marines immediately lay down on the side of the ship, rifles in their hands ready to shoot.

The fire on the turtle ship became more and more intense. The current commander of the Satsuma clan, Birch Nakamitsu, knew that if the brothers did not climb on the Ming warship, they would all be burned to death.

"Brothers, we have no choice now. The only way to survive is to board the warship of the Ming army. If we are brave enough, we may be able to capture the giant ship of the Ming Dynasty. At that time, we will be the heroes of the Yamato nation.

Follow my orders and shoot at Ming warships. "

"Bang bang..."

Suddenly a gunshot rang out, and the Japanese soldiers on the turtle ship immediately shot at the Zhengde.

"Boom bang..."

The iron ball in the matchlock gun crackled on the side of the Zhengde ship, but the Ming army was blocked by the side of the ship, and no one was hit by the stray bullets.

"Throw the flying claws and quickly land on the battleship of the Ming army."

Seeing the Ming army's exposed head shrinking back, Birch Zhongguang immediately sent an order to board the Ming army's battleship.

A group of Satsuma soldiers immediately threw out the flying claws, and the flying claws caught the side of the Zhengde ship smoothly. They pulled the rope and felt that the claws were firm. Start climbing the battleship Zhengde.

They were short in stature, but they moved very nimbly, and soon some of them were only about one meter away from the top, and they were about to board the Zhengde.

The marines on the Zhengde looked at Feizhu not far away, with strange expressions on their faces, and turned to look at the captain Zheng Guoxi.

Zheng Guoxi waved his hand:
"Array fires."

The 120 marines immediately got up and divided into two rows. A row of 60 people stepped forward and pulled the trigger condescendingly:

"Boom bang..."

As the gunfire of the Ming army rang out, it was clear that the heads of the soldiers who were climbing the Satsuma domain were blown off one by one.

They hung in the air without even a chance to fight back, they all turned into lambs to be slaughtered, Birch Zhongguang suddenly despaired.

After the first row of 60 people fired, they immediately took two steps back to reload the bullets, and the second row of marines immediately stepped forward and shot at the Satsuma soldiers below.

"Bang bang..."

A burst of gunshots rang out, and clouds of blood sprayed on the soldiers and heads of the Satsuma soldiers below.

Two rounds of volleys killed and wounded more than 50 people.

The rest of the Satsuma soldiers who were not killed escaped unharmed only because the bullets were blocked by the bodies of their companions above.

As soon as they got up to evade, the third salvo started, killing all the Satsuma soldiers who could still run and were still struggling.

Birch Zhongguang was crushed by the corpses of three companions, and took the opportunity to pretend to be dead to escape.

When there was no movement above, he quietly looked up through the gap, but did not find a Ming soldier, the boy immediately pushed away his companion's body and slipped into the sea.

Birch has lived by the sea since he was a child, and his water skills are very good. He quickly left the turtle-shelled ship by sticking to the Zhengde ship. As soon as he swam to the stern of the Zhengde ship, the turtle-shell ship sank to the bottom of the sea.

Birch Zhongguang rejoiced secretly, if he moved slower, he might be swallowed by the vortex of the sunken ship.

Just when the kid was secretly rejoicing, he suddenly felt a strong suction force, and his body involuntarily rushed to the stern of the boat with the current.

If it was a warship with sails, he might have been able to escape, but the ironclad warships of the Ming Dynasty were all driven by propellers, and this boy was crushed into pieces by the propellers in an instant, and he didn't even have a chance to scream.

Half a stick of incense time, the Satsuma clan's naval power in Ryukyu was wiped out. At this time, the ten sailing warships of the Ming Dynasty came to this sea area.

Cape raised his binoculars to look at Naha, the capital of the Ryukyu Kingdom, and found that a fierce battle was taking place there.

A group of Satsuma samurai armed with samurai swords still had the upper hand, and the Ryukyu soldiers were beaten and retreated.

Cape couldn't help shaking his head:
"General Ben ordered the fleet to sail to Shuri port at full speed."

"Yes"

Two armored warships were in front, and ten warships followed closely. This time the distance was only three nautical miles, and the sailing warships would not be left behind.

The fleet was one kilometer away from the port, and the Satsuma artillery on the Shuri Fort spotted the Daming Fleet.

"Hey, brother, look quickly, that's not our battleship, is it because our battleship was defeated, why didn't we see any of them come back?"

"Sicha, if our fleet wins, the Ming army's fleet will not be able to come to Shuri. Hurry up and let us know to fire."

"Rumble..."

Although the main general died in the battle, the Daming Satsuma Army was still there, and the shore artillery immediately started shelling the Daming Fleet.

At this time, all the warships of the Ming Dynasty were within the range of the artillery of the Satsuma clan. Unfortunately, their artillery was too backward, and their technology was poor. None of the shells hit the warships of the Ming army.

Cape picked up the walkie-talkie:
"All battleship captains obey the order and destroy the Shuri Fort."

"Yes"

Although the Daming sailing warship is a transport ship, each warship also has more than 30 artillery pieces. Together with the [-] artillery pieces on the Wendi and Zhengde, they carried out a carpet bombing on the Shuri Fort.

"Rumble..."

"Boom bang bang..."

Since Ryukyu was occupied by the Satsuma Domain, no one had ever attacked it. There were not many cannons on the forts. They were bombed by [-] artillery pieces of the Ming army. Not to mention fighting back, even the forts could not be found.

A sneer appeared on the corner of Haijiao's mouth:
"The Satsuma clan is so weak, I really don't know what the Ryukyu army is doing. The fleet quickly docked and let the army land."

After Haijiao ordered the fleet to dock, he turned around and smiled at Tang Wang Zhu Yujian:

"My lord, just wait for the good news on the battleship, and let your subordinates land and fight."

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian shook his head:

"No, no, this king is here to fight, not to enjoy. Our troops are divided into two groups. You clean up the Satsuma soldiers on the port. This king will directly attack the king's city. What do you think, general?"

Haijiao hesitated, but said:

"My lord, the general thinks it's better for you to stay on the battleship, now the bullets don't have eyes..."

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian shook his head and said firmly:
"No, if I die in battle, it will be considered a sacrifice for Daming. At least my name will be left on the Heroes Monument in Fengtian Square. I will fight with my subordinates."

(End of this chapter)