Steam Daming: Stop calling me to supervise the country

Chapter 128 The Battle of Zhoushan ([-])

"Yamamoto-kun, one of Zheng He's warships has left the vicinity of the port and is heading for the open sea." The battle stopped for a while, and Yamamoto 62 was still observing the situation of Zheng He's warship.

Yamamoto 62 scolded: "How could the warships of the Ming Dynasty drive so fast?"

"Yamamoto-kun, shall we break through now?"

"There are still two warships, no, absolutely not." Yamamoto 62 was terrified by the bombing just now, and now fear prevailed in his heart. Those warships were like mountains, and he didn't dare to cross them at all.

"But the army of the Ming Dynasty seems to want to surround us, so we will be defeated without a doubt."

Yamamoto 62 is tangled, but if they break through, even if there is one less warship, will they break out?

When they were tangled, Zheng He's No. [-] warship was already riding the wind and waves toward the periphery, and it was only after a while that many pirate ships were discovered.

"fire."

The No. [-] warship is a broadside paddle wheel, and its speed is much faster than other warships. The pirate's small boat can't run or catch up. It is obvious that his own ship is smaller and should be more flexible, but the opponent's big ship is still in speed. crushed them.

The bow is equipped with iron plates, which are used to prevent collisions. Small-scale collisions cannot have any effect on the No. [-] warship.

Wang Baoyu, who was hiding, had bad insight, so he had to run away again.

"Boss, it's not good, there are also warships of the Ming army behind."

The time deviation of Zheng He's calculation was very small. At this time, the fleet commanded by Chen Youshan had already spared Wang Baoyu's rear.

"Run, run, others block the Ming army for me." Unlike Yamamoto 62 who was careful to preserve the strength of his subordinates, Wang Baoyu only wanted to save his own life, and the lives of his subordinates were not worth much to him.

The pirate troops were attacked from both sides, and they had no intention of fighting at all.

As far as the results are concerned, Wang Baoyu's strategy actually saved more of his subordinates, and the Ming army was unable to pursue them all, let alone kill them all.

In the case of two sides attacking, there are also many pirate ships running out, after all, the sea is vast on all sides.

The brothers of the Xiangshan Guards also hated these Japanese pirates, and now the army is very motivated and kills heartily.

There were countless drowning villains fluttering on the sea, and the Ming army showed no mercy and killed them when they saw it.

The chasing Ming warships, the scattered pirate ships, and the pirates who fell into the water constantly made a mess on this wide sea.

The open sea battle lasted for two hours, until all the pirates in this area were killed, and of course more people ran away, but nearly half of the pirates left their lives in this sea.

Zheng He wanted to destroy the arrogance of the pirates at one time, so that they would not dare to invade my Daming for a short time.

Chen Youshan came over to meet with Zheng He, and reported the situation of the battle. He relied on the warships, and his losses were very small. Although some were injured by the opponent's bow and arrows, the death toll was less than [-] and the injured were nearly [-]. At a glance, the enemy was killed at least. Three hundred.

The opponent's best warships ran without a fight, so the losses were smaller than expected.

"Lord Zheng He, what should we do next?"

"Return to Zhoushan Island."

On the way back, Zheng He called up to Zhang San: "How is the steam engine?"

"The steam engine is running well in general, and the paddle wheel can't hold it at full speed."

Battles are the best experimental grounds. Today's naval battle maximized the power of steam warships, pushing the opponent to fight, and there were some unexpected problems in the battle.

The steam engine held up, but the paddle wheel did not. If the high-intensity sailing continued, the paddle wheel might be damaged.

The materials still need further improvement. Of course, Zhu Zhanchang is very at ease. The effect of this battle is remarkable. The crown prince and the emperor will definitely increase their investment. As long as they have money to invest, they can continue to develop.

Returning to Zhoushan Island, when he first arrived at the port, he saw that the boats kept coming out of the port, and the two steam warships left behind did not make any movement. Zheng He was furious: "What's going on?"

But when they got closer they understood why.

Every boat is tied to the residents of Zhoushan Island, and these residents are only those women they plan to capture and sell after playing.

They used these people as a threat, and the Ming army did not dare to attack rashly.

No one dared to order an attack, and the attack would inevitably spread to these poor women. No one dared to give such an order.

Zheng He was furious. It was rare to see him so angry, but he was unwilling to let these people run away like this.

Chen Youshan stopped him: "Master Zheng, you can't attack, it's all my court people."

How could Zheng He not know: "But did they really let them run away?"

Chen Youshan approached Zheng He and said in a voice that only two people could hear: "Master Zheng, no matter who gave the order to attack, as long as the Fifth Highness is on the boat, this matter will be counted on the head of the Fifth Highness, Master Zheng. Think again."

Zheng He's eyes changed from surprise to admiration, this kid has brains.

"You can go, but the women have to stay." Zheng He dispatched to negotiate with them.

Yamamoto 62 did not believe that the Ming army would let them go easily.

"Our boat is twenty miles away, and then I'll put the women on a boat alone and you can come and pick them up."

"Pirates are not trustworthy, leave the woman first, and we will let you go."

"The Ming army is also not trustworthy, let us go first."

It is difficult to reach an agreement in a simple conversation between the two parties.

The vicious Yamamoto 62 suddenly pulled out his knife and stabbed it into the abdomen of a woman in front of him. Blood flowed for a while, and the woman wailed in pain.

"You!" The soldiers of the Ming army were furious.

"I don't agree with my plan. I will open a woman's stomach every quarter of an hour." With a swipe of the knife, the intestines in the woman's stomach flowed out, and blood dripped into the sea.

In this vast sea, a person's blood melted and disappeared in an instant.

"Kill them, kill these... evil spirits."

The woman whose stomach was dismembered screamed at the Ming army with her last strength before falling into the sea.

This kind of thing aroused the anger of the soldiers, but although the soldiers were angry, they still did not dare to act rashly. There were at least fifty or sixty women in the hands of the other party.

These women are family members of military households, who were abused by pirates, and now they have become pirates' bargaining chips.

So don't make deals with pirates, they only look at your money and women.

Zhu Zhanchang gritted his teeth and targeted the old and weak, women and children. The pirates were despicable and shameless.

Hate to hate, but helpless.

After negotiating, negotiate: "Let half of the women go, and half of your ships can go first."

Yamamoto62 discussed for a while and agreed to the proposal.

They untied half of the women's ropes, and the two boats were boarded up for them to come over.

The women turned around and waited fiercely for him.

"Jie Jie won't be fun, don't want to leave," Yamamoto 62 grinned,

The women stared at him angrily, their homes were destroyed, their husbands and sons were killed, and their bodies and dignity were trampled on. Don't underestimate the hatred of women.

Originally everything was in order, but there was a sudden change.

The untied woman suddenly turned around, waved her weak fists, and started attacking the people on the Yamamoto 62 boat.

"Leave us alone, fight the Japanese pirates."

The people of Yamamoto 62 waved their knives one after another. How could these women be the opponents of the pirates like Yamamoto 62.

At this time, the Ming army couldn't bear it anymore, and those with guns and knives rushed towards the ship of Yamamoto 62.

You can't handle that much anymore, you all have to die.

No one would have thought that these women who were insulted by the pirates finally regarded their death as their own.

The battle erupted, and the Ming army, who rushed to the ship, began to fight, fighting bayonets in the front, and no longer cared about their own life or death.

The incident happened so suddenly that Zheng He immediately ordered the warships to fire when he learned of it, and none of these pirate ships wanted to run away.

boom

boom

boom

The battle on the sea was fierce, with swords, swords, shadows, and artillery bombardment mixed together. Is it possible that a man of Ming Dynasty is not as strong as a woman?

Women are not afraid of death, can we still be greedy for life?
The soldiers who rushed to the pirate ship were already red-eyed, and the pirates who were killed were retreating, from day to dusk, the blood-red setting sun at dusk dyed the port of Zhoushan red, like blood-stained.

(End of this chapter)