After five years of teaching support, Daming became an empire on which the sun never sets.

Chapter 233 The Battle Against the Japanese Sea 2
"I don't care about the rest of the warships at all. All the warships can go straight to Zhu Di's handsome ship."

"Whether it sinks his handsome ship or captures Zhu Di, the rest of the Ming army's warships will surely fall and scatter. The dragons have no leader, the people have no fighting spirit, and they will collapse without fighting. But it is best to capture alive, a living Ming Dynasty prince Much more useful than a dead Ming prince."

"Not bad, not bad." Both of them nodded.

"This battle will definitely become a battle that we will become famous in the world! And it will be a battle that must be won."

"Hi!"

After hearing this, the two were also very excited.

Soon, the three feudal lords left the big tent and hurried to their headquarters to dispatch troops, time was waiting for no one.

There are five seaports on Tsushima Island, and the warships of the three feudal lords are stationed separately.There are also forts and turrets in the dangerous places on the island. If the Ming army ships pass by, they can bombard them from above.

But at this time, the warships from the five seaports had all set out and left the seaport.

Four hundred Japanese warships were divided into five fleets.

Arima Hiroyoshi's three teams of warships are in the center, and the two teams of warships of Gongyue Yuanqin and Takahashi Shozo are supporting on both sides.Five teams of warships lined up in a wild goose formation, with the two wings outflanking the left and right sides, and the three teams in the middle pushed forward.

Because it is necessary to surround the warships of the Ming army with lightning speed.

Therefore, the oarsmen on the Japanese warship took off their shirts one by one, and paddled desperately.Let the speed of the warship reach the limit.The Japanese men, who are only about 1.5 meters tall, are naked from the upper body, hunched over and paddling, sweating profusely.

At this time, the warships of the Ming army were facing the wind, but the Japanese warships were facing the wind when they left the port to encircle them, so their sails were all lowered.

……

The next morning.

When the first ray of sunlight shone on the sea in the early morning, Zhu Di, Commander Xie Cheng of Ying Yangwei, and Hu Weiyong saw the Japanese warship on the sea ahead.

There are five fleets in total, densely packed and overwhelming, and they are rapidly heading towards the Ming army fleet.

The distance is already very close, and the visual distance is less than five kilometers.

Because it was marching at night and there was no radar, the Japanese warships without torches were equivalent to horses on land, and it was difficult to be found.

There is no 'clairvoyance', so it can only be viewed with the naked eye at dawn the next day.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible to retreat. Naval battles are different from land battles. It is difficult to retreat when encountering unfavorable battle conditions.The warship is too big, and it takes a long time to turn around.

In addition, running back is against the wind and against the current, and the sails need to be lowered.

The situation at this time is that the warships of the Ming army spread their sails and sailed with the wind, and followed the ocean currents to march towards the warships of the Japanese state.The warships of the Japanese state had no sails, so they went upstream and surrounded the warships of the Ming army.

"Order the ships to prepare for battle!" Yan Wang Zhu Di's expression froze, with excitement showing on his face.

"promise!"

Xie Cheng, the commander of Yingyangwei, heard the words and gave orders to the messengers standing on the high platform.The flag bearer above began to wave the flag with both hands, and began to use the double-flag semaphore to convey to the surrounding ships.

Ka Ka Ka!
After each ship received the order, the gunners began to adjust the muzzle to the direction in which the enemy ship was coming, filled the shells, lit the torches, and prepared to ignite the fuse at any time.

"Don't lower the sails, head towards the Japanese boat at full speed!" Zhu Di said.

"No." However, Xie Cheng said, "His Royal Highness, we are going with the wind and the current, and the enemy ship is advancing towards us. If we accelerate at all speeds, we will enter the range of the enemy's artillery in just a quarter of an hour."

"The battle situation will become uncontrollable in an instant, and a dangerous situation can easily become a desperate situation."

"Order the ships to lower their sails." Xie Cheng said to the orderer, "All the ships form a four-door formation, and surround the commander-in-chief's ships and protect them in the middle."

Soon, the semaphore hand issued the semaphore.

The ships quickly lowered their sails and began to surround the handsome ship they were on.

Seeing this, Zhu Di's expression turned cold, "Xie Cheng, is this king the coach or are you the coach? How dare you go against my general's order and change the tactics without authorization?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the last general did this for His Highness's safety." Xie Chengdao, "And this matter, Mr. Hu also agrees."

Hu Weiyong couldn't help frowning when he heard the words.He had a secret meeting with Xie Cheng before, and the two agreed that they should do everything possible to protect Zhu Di's safety. Xie Cheng can disobey orders on the battlefield.

However, Xie Cheng directly pulled him out to cover his back, which made him very distressed.I thought I shouldn't conspire with these warriors, and expose myself every minute.If you conspired with Wenchen, this kind of thing would never happen.

"Hu Weiyong, you are so courageous!" Zhu Di said with a cold expression, "Disobedience on the battlefield is a death penalty!"

"Your Highness, General Xie has no choice but to do this." Hu Weiyong said.

"His Royal Highness, even if you kill the last general, the last general will still do this." Xie Cheng said forcefully.If beheading him can keep Zhu Di safe, then the soldiers will be safe, as will the families of the rest of the soldiers.

This deal is a bargain.

"Well said!" Zhu Di said coldly, "Someone is here, arrest Xie Cheng and Hu Weiyong, and execute the Fa on the spot!"

Soon, dozens of guards pinned Xie Cheng and Hu Weiyong to the ground.

These personal guards were brought by the King of Yan, not subordinates of other generals, they only obeyed the orders of the King of Yan.

The officers and soldiers nearby looked at each other when they heard the words, and all the officers and soldiers on the ship knelt down on one knee in an instant, pleading with Xie Cheng and Hu Weiyong, "I implore His Royal Highness King Yan, forgive General Xie and Lord Hu."

They are all old subordinates of Xie Cheng, and many of them are Huaixi veterans who participated in the Poyang Lake water battle. They have followed him through life and death before, and they are like brothers. They definitely don't want to see their old chiefs be beheaded.

At this time, Zhu Di quickly thought about the current situation in his mind: In terms of nobility, he is the King of Yan. Although he only brought fifty personal guards, it was enough to deter Xie Cheng's old subordinates.

In terms of nostalgia, I am also from Huaixi, and the sergeants have a strong sense of clan origin.

Therefore, he can kill Xie Cheng now.

Don't think that the prince can kill generals at will when he is in the military camp. Brother Nine has to accompany Nian Gengyao with a smile when he is in Nian Gengyao's Northwest camp.Even the emperor couldn't do it in the barracks, the imperial decree was greater than the military order.

In history, I don't know how many emperors and princes who personally conquered were forcibly protected and dragged away by their subordinates when they were in danger.

Zhu Di obviously didn't want to see such a situation happen. He had his own ideas for fighting, and he wanted to have command power across the board instead of being protected: "Put them down and lock them up first."

"No!" Soon, Hu Weiyong and Xie Chengcheng were detained.

"Resend the order!" Zhu Di said with a cold expression, "All the warships put on their sails and headed towards the Japanese ships at full speed, forming a wild goose formation, with two wings facing the two wings of the Japanese ships, and the middle door opened to let the enemy ships rush in."

(End of this chapter)