Martial Arts: Start with 100,000 Xiliang Cavalry

Chapter 165 Bloody battle at sea, win with one touch

Torioka Prefecture ferry.

One team of samurai, two teams of ashigaru, a total of 300 people gathered here.

They were sent by Shanggong Shingen, and their destination was to go to Ozu Island to take over the island from Nan Zhou.

Shanggong Shingen has reached an agreement with Zhou Cheng, the emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and agreed to hand over the island in the day after tomorrow.It will be handed over the day after tomorrow, so we have to set off today.

These people will go to Ozu Island as the vanguard. After taking over the island, in the next few days, a large number of soldiers will go by boat to build a defense system on Ozu Island.

At the time of departure, they were all very excited, because Shanggong Shingen had told them earlier that the acquisition of Ozu Island was the beginning and a symbol of the attack on Dazhou.

After taking Ozu Island, the shogunate will prepare to attack Dazhou.At that time, a large piece of fertile land will be owned by Dongwo, and everyone in Dongwo will be able to live a very happy and beautiful life.

The prospect that Shanggong Shingen described is grand and brilliant, and it is precisely for this prospect that the soldiers below are willing to follow him to the death.

After all, today's Dongwa is undoubtedly a very dark place. Many ordinary civilians don't even have a piece of clothing, and some people walk around barefoot on the ground every day.

In such a place, Shanggong Shingen stood up and said that following him can win the Great Zhou, which will naturally win the support of many low-level people.The other shoguns were just not smart enough on this point, and most of their sights were still on the Eastern Wa, not as far-sighted as Shanggong Shingen.

The slogan has been shouted for so long, if there has been no substantial progress, if you can't really get the land of Dazhou, and just go to the coast every now and then to snatch the poor Dazhou fishermen, it will not be convincing to everyone.

Moreover, the last robbery operation failed completely, and more than 400 people were all lost in it, which caused a lot of uneasiness in the upper palace shogunate.These more than 400 people have their own relatives and friends. More than 400 people died, but the number of affected people may double or double, reaching thousands of people.

At this time, the emperor of the Southern Zhou Dynasty took the initiative to give away the territory, which made Shanggong Shinxuan overjoyed. He also wanted to use this opportunity to "expand the territory" to comfort his subordinates and let them know that following him has a bright future. .

"ready to go!"

At the order of the samurai captain, Ashigaru and other samurai at the ferry boarded the boat one after another.

This time they did not take a fast boat like the last time they attacked the capital ferry, but this time they took a double-decker sailboat.

As an island country, especially an island country that regards plundering foreign resources as a guiding policy, it is very attentive to the construction of ships.This is much better than Da Zhou.

Shanggong Shingen invested a lot of resources to build a variety of ships.Among them, the fast boat is just the most inconspicuous one, used for fast action and short-distance plundering.

And if you want to sail long distances, you must use a double-decker sailboat.This kind of sailing boat is not as flexible as a fast boat, but it can carry more people, and the hull is larger and more stable. There is no need to worry about the hull being blown down or overturned when encountering some strong sea winds.

There are even a large number of harpoons on board, which are used to deal with some sharks and the like. They don't want to kill them, just force them away.If it is a small boat, once it encounters a shark in the ocean, it will overturn the boat and fall into the sea with a slight bump, without any resistance.

A total of five double-decker sailboats set sail and headed for Ozu Island according to the established route.

The ashigaru and samurai on board were smiling, looking forward to a bright future, but they knew nothing about the coming danger.

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Ocean navigation, sailing time, speed, and route are all things that need to be kept strictly confidential.

If these are known by the enemy, they may face an ambush.

If ambushed on land, the possibility of escape will be higher.Without a horse or legs, there was always the possibility of finding a way to escape in all directions.

But above the ocean, human beings are very fragile creatures. Without boats, human beings simply cannot survive.Once ambushed and the ship is damaged, no matter how powerful the people on board are, they have no other choice but to wait for death or to be captured without a fight.

Therefore, secrecy, detection, and concealment are all crucial.

But Dongwa didn't care.

The last time the attack failed, they hadn't learned enough experience and lessons, and even Shanggong Shingen himself was convinced that there was a traitor in the shogunate, and these days they have been trying to catch the inner ghost.

From top to bottom, no one is willing to admit that the Bei'an Army has done a good job of defense, and no one will admit that the Bei'an Army has any naval combat capabilities.

This reluctance to believe made Dongwo not even bother to do sea surface investigation.They believed in their hearts that there were no reconnaissance ships at sea even before the Great Zhou Dynasty, let alone the new regime of the Bei'an Army?
In Dongwo's view, the Bei'an Army is more like a short-lived rebel team, which will fail sooner or later.And Da Zhou, whose country has lasted for hundreds of years, is the most orthodox master of that vast land and their real enemy.

The Dongwa despised the Bei'an Army so much that they ignored the investigation work.Therefore, after dozens of small boats and several multi-oared boats sailed from the ferry in the capital, the Eastern Japanese did not notice it at all.

On a multi-oared boat, Qi Jiguang was paddling the oars in unison with other sailors.

As the admiral of the navy, he shouldered the heavy responsibility of the interception mission this time, and was responsible for leading the sea soldiers to wipe out the sea soldiers sent by Dongwa to take over Ozu Island.

Even if Su Yuan didn't ask for it, Qi Jiguang had set a goal for himself in his heart, which was to win but not lose.And victory is not enough, if a big victory.

This is the first time the Bei'an Army Navy has fought in battle. Only by winning a big victory can they be worthy of the prince's trust and the huge resources invested.

Therefore, Qi Jiguang dispatched all warships for this operation.

Among them, fifty fast boats were captured from Dongwa, and the other ten multi-oared boats were built under his presidency.

The so-called multi-oar boat, also known as "centipede boat", is characterized by having many oars.On a boat, there are ten soldiers in charge of paddling. Counting the paddling soldiers, the entire hull can accommodate 30 people.Ten articles are 300 people.

Including six people on each fast boat, there are 600 sailors dispatched this time.

Among the 600 people, apart from Qi Jiguang, there were 550 Lou Chuan pawns newly summoned by Su Yuan.According to Qi Jiguang's several days of training and command, he is sure that these 500 people, even if they encounter double or even three times as many Japanese pirates, they can defeat them.

The other 49 people are all martial arts masters.

Ever since Su Yuan discovered the power of Jianghu masters in small-scale battles, he has to use them in various aspects.This maritime volley is naturally considered a small-scale battle, and it is very appropriate to send them there.

Qi Jiguang was paddling, at this time, a small boat reversed from the front and came around his paddle boat.

The soldiers on it reported: "My lord, the enemy has been found."

This small boat was specially dispatched for scouting. Qi Jiguang immediately asked for details when he heard about it.

After a while, he learned that Dongwa only sent five double-decker sailboats this time, and he immediately gained confidence.

He originally planned to destroy the ship and kill people, but changed his mind.

He ordered the fleet to sail separately and spread out in a half-circle formation, intending to let the Eastern Japanese ships be surrounded without knowing it.

The operation progressed smoothly. When Qi Jiguang saw the Dongwo double-decker sailboat in his sight, the siege had been initially completed.

The Japanese pirates on the five sailing boats didn't know anything about it, they just sang, talked and laughed, and didn't pay attention to the sea at all.It wasn't until a Japanese soldier came to the side of the boat to release water that he saw the big black spot at the end of his field of vision.

"That is?"

The soldier rubbed his eyes, looked carefully, and then yelled loudly.

"Hey! Look! It's a boat!"

"what?"

"It's really a ship! Is it a ship from the Zhou Dynasty?" A warrior said with a drunken smile after drinking a pot of rice wine, "Could it be that they came here specially to welcome us? Haha..."

Snapped!
The drunken warrior's smile was interrupted by a slap, and the warrior captain scolded angrily: "You bastard! Still drinking, it's an enemy ship! Get ready to fight!"

"Enemy ship?!"

The drunken samurai immediately sobered up a lot.

The Eastern Japanese soldiers on several double-decker sailboats were surprised and nervous, picking up their weapons in a hurry.

They don't know why there are enemy ships appearing. You must know that in the waters of the East China Sea, it has always been their Dongwa ships that have been running amok.

Although there were ships before the Great Zhou Dynasty, they were basically used for defense, and rarely sailed out of the ferry.And other small countries with extremely weak national power like "Xiali" have only poor fishing boats and no warships.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the entire East China Sea is the inner sea of ​​the East Japan. How could there be enemy ships now?
At this time, an exclamation sounded: "Behind! There are also behind!"

Everyone focused their attention on the approaching boats on the sea in front, but they ignored the back. When someone called the others, they realized that there were also boats coming from behind.

This is...surrounded?
The samurai captain who was in charge of commanding this operation broke out in cold sweat on his forehead. He realized that something was wrong, but the long-standing behavior of Dongwa in the East China Sea calmed him down. He ordered: "Full speed! Stay close to the enemy ship ahead. Then, knock them over directly!"

"Yes!"

Relying on the firmness and size of the double-decker sailboat, the soldiers of the Eastern Japan did not pay attention to the enemy's small boats and low multi-oared boats.

And when they saw those small boats, these Eastern Japanese soldiers were very angry.There is no doubt that they can recognize that they are all warships built by their Eastern Japanese.

The samurai captain was even more angry: "It's our battle boat, these damn Bei'an troops, we must kill them this time, and avenge Xiao Ye and others!"

"Yes!"

Everyone's fighting spirit was burning, and everyone was gearing up, hoping that the warships of the two sides would collide immediately.It's not enough to knock over the enemy's ship, they have to jump into the water with a short knife and kill all the enemies.

At the same time, Qi Jiguang watched the five sailboats of Dongwa speeding up, and understood the enemy's intentions.

These double-deckers were indeed stronger, and in a head-on collision the multi-oared boats would have been knocked over.For this reason, he asked the soldiers paddling to speed up and let the boat go obliquely to avoid the enemy's frontal collision.

This is not difficult to do, the multi-oar boat is not strong enough, but in terms of the flexibility of steering, it is not comparable to the double-decker sailboat.

So, after the double-decker warships approached, the Dongwa soldiers who were holding back their strength and wanted to overturn a few Bei'an warships found that the enemy ships were like loaches, and they avoided them very easily, leaving them with nowhere to use their strength. Aggrieved.

Now that the warship was approaching, the soldiers on both sides could see each other's expressions. Unlike the Eastern Japanese soldiers who gritted their teeth, most of Qi Jiguang's soldiers were expressionless.Only those dozens of Jianghu masters stood up one after another, eager to try.

"Everyone is a hero." Qi Jiguang said, "Please don't destroy the ship, just kill the enemy!"

"I'll wait until I understand!!"

Hearing Qi Jiguang's order, the masters of the rivers and lakes, who couldn't wait for a long time, let out a long roar and boarded the boat!

Dozens of people leaped high, like big rocs spreading their wings, and scared the Eastern Japanese soldiers on the double-decker sailing boat.

They dispatched only ashigaru and samurai this time, but there was no ninja who could compete with the masters of the rivers and lakes.In this case, how can you match dozens of quacks?
What's more, there are more than 500 well-trained building boat soldiers. Except for the soldiers who need to manipulate the ship, others, under Qi Jiguang's order, also threw hooks and locks on the Dongwa sailing boats, jumped into the water one after another, grabbed the hooks and locks to climb climb aboard.

The Eastern Japanese ashigaru on the boat resisted vigorously, but as soon as they came into contact, most of them were killed by the masters of the rivers and lakes.

Especially for an innate master, in this kind of battle, it is no exaggeration to say that he is the god of war.With a burst of internal strength, he turned his hands into palms of knives, slashing left and right, beheading 50 enemies by himself in an instant.

When Qi Jiguang saw this scene from below, he didn't even need the soldiers of the boats to do it. These masters of the rivers and lakes, or even the innate master alone, were enough to kill hundreds of Japanese pirates!

"Damn it! Don't retreat! Fight them!"

The samurai roared, chopped down a few ashigaru who had retreated and fled, and swung their samurai swords to rush towards the slaughtering masters.But these warriors are at best elite soldiers, and they are still powerless in the face of people with martial arts skills.

The innate master just snorted, and erupted with [-]% of his internal force, forming an internal force impact that knocked seven or eight warriors to the ground.Afterwards, the soldiers of the building swarmed up and cut off the heads of seven or eight warriors with a scimitar that was very light in naval battles.

This one-sided situation caused the remaining soldiers of Dongwa to collapse completely. They were so scared that they dared not fight any more, and they jumped into the water to escape.However, there were already some soldiers of the Lou Chuan waiting in the water, and the Eastern Japanese soldiers were killed with machetes as soon as they jumped down.

Even when a Japanese soldier jumped down, there happened to be a pawn below him holding a scimitar, and he stabbed directly, cutting a large long gap from the calf to the head.

This crushing battle lasted less than a few minutes and ended. The Bei'an army was almost unscathed, while [-]% of the [-] soldiers of the Eastern Japanese Army were killed or injured. The remaining lucky ones struggled to swim far away.

Qi Jiguang didn't ask the soldiers to chase after him. There's no need. In this kind of ocean, how long can a person swim with two arms?Will only drown when exhausted.

Besides...

He stood by the side of the boat, looking down at the small piece of water stained red by the blood of the Eastern Japanese soldiers, frowning slightly.

"We have to leave quickly." He said sternly to his soldiers, "Such a strong blood may attract sharks!"

(End of this chapter)