Red Chamber: Bring Xue Baochai home at the beginning

Chapter 312: The Falklands Sea Battle!

After Feng Yibo received Xue Zhe's letter, he immediately gave up his plan to attack Iyo Island.

The East China Sea fleet gathered together, ready to meet the main force of the Wa Kingdom.

In the northwest of Chikushi Island, there is an isolated island called Ma Island.

The two countries of Wa and Koryo both set up post houses on it.

Use this as a transit point for trade between the two countries.

Because this place is right between Goryeo and Wa, it also became the springboard for Wa to attack Goryeo.

Similarly, it is also the only way for the main force of the Japanese country to withdraw.

From the very beginning, the Donghai County fleet wanted to block the connection between Chikushi Island and Korea.

When Mengzi attacked the northwest port of Hakata, there were also temporary staff officers on board.

Naturally, such an important position as the Maldives Island will not be forgotten.

Because it was wartime, the guards on Mashima Island were stronger than those on Chikushi Island.

However, under a round of shelling, it still fell apart.

It was easily occupied by the Black Dragon Army of Donghai County.

This time, the Donghai County fleet assembled and docked here, and only sent fast boats to check for news.

After waiting for several days, the Japanese fleet arrived late.

As soon as the Donghai County Fleet received the news, they left the port immediately.

The three hundred warships and the ships of various colors that came after them were all lined up with the flagship as the center.

Seeing the thousands of sails of the Japanese country from a distance, Feng Yibo couldn't help but sigh:

"It's a pity that there are so many ships."

When Mengzi heard this, he showed disdain and said:

"That is to say, it looks more, but in fact they are all rotten fish and rotten shrimp!"

While talking, the Japanese fleet has already exposed the sea level.

He pointed to the two wings of the fleet and said with a smile:
"Master, look at those small boats, if there is no big boat to open the way in front, they may be overturned by a wave."

Although Wa has thousands of ships, in fact, only the [-] Zhuyin ships recruited by the whole country are not bad.

Most of the rest are newly built on Chikushi Island, which are not much different from fishing boats.

If there is no Zhuyin ship, the Donghai County fleet will not even have to fire.

Driving directly over them can overturn these small boats.

If the boats in Donghai County are whales, aren't these boats just rotten fish and shrimp?

Of course, Feng Yibo's pity is not these small boats.

It's what's on board.

That boat was all the wealth looted by the Wa Kingdom from Korea.

But he didn't explain much, he just waved his hands and said:

"Get ready to fire if you get any closer."

The opponent's fleet was only seen from a distance, which meant that they were still more than twenty miles away.

But the effective range of the artillery is only about 1000 meters.

And the farther the distance, the lower the hit rate.

The other party didn't know the existence of the artillery, so naturally they had to wait until they got close before shooting.

Ideally, it's best to hold the fire.

However, in order to reduce the damage caused by the arrows, there is still the possibility of getting close to the rear.

It is best to start shooting around 100 meters.

At this time, upon hearing the order, the pillar had already raised a yellow letter flag.

The position represented by yellow is the center.

But certainly not for them to shoot at the flagship.

Instead, it means to shoot freely towards the target directly in front of you with yourself as the center.

However, only raising the letter banner but not raising the cannon flag means that you are ready.

Seeing that the Japanese fleet is getting closer and closer, you can even see warriors with bright armor and swords and guns on the opposite deck.

Feng Yibo waved his hand and said:

"Fire!"

The black dragon gun flag was raised, and the fleet raised the same flag one after another.

It's messaging each other.

Koichi Shimadzu, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, was watching from the deck.

Seeing that the other party is a large lucky boat, he smiled sinisterly and said:
"It seems that the other party sent us ships. As long as we seize these ships, it will be much easier for us to go to Korea next time!"

He still doesn't know that the Shimadzu family's territory is gone, and the city wall has been destroyed by Donghai County.

Having experienced the battle between Goryeo and the Wei border army, he is confident that he can be compared with the most elite army of Wei.

The soldiers of Donghai County are no longer underestimated.

The idea of ​​the Shimadzu family before was to fight Donghai County first.

Because Donghai County borders them.

If it is defeated, the power of the Shimadzu family will expand a lot.

It's a pity that Waguo Guanbai Toyoda Taiji disagreed.

He believes that Donghai County has already belonged to Wei.

Hitting Donghai County directly is tantamount to attacking Wei.

It is not yet ripe for Wa and Wei to turn their faces.

He wanted to attack Goryeo first, and then use it as a springboard to send troops to Wei.

Only in this way can Da Wei's vigilance be avoided to the greatest extent.

Moreover, Toyota Taiji is also afraid that the snake will not die, and the coastline will be harassed by Donghai County for a long time.

After all, Wa is an island country, and it would be very troublesome if it was blocked from the sea.

Although Donghai County had some blockades on the Wa country before, it mainly targeted the Nanyang area.

It does not affect the route between the Wa Kingdom, the Great Wei Dynasty, and Goryeo.

At this time, Koichi Shimadzu was still enjoying the side-to-side battle for a while.

He felt that Japanese warriors could easily crush the soldiers of Donghai County.

But at this moment, just listen:

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sound of artillery continued one after another, which directly stunned the people of the Japanese fleet.

Shimadzu Hiroshi saw a shell hit the boat next to him.

Amidst the sawdust flying, the warriors on board jumped into the sea shouting.

"God's punishment is coming! Why didn't God Amaterasu bless us!"

He barely managed to stabilize his mind, so he wanted to order to stabilize his position.

But at this time, the people around him were rubbed by the shells, and they were immediately torn to pieces.

The cabin behind him was also splashed with sawdust, and a big hole was blasted out.

Shimadzu Koichi's palm was also pierced by flying wooden thorns.

Seeing all this, he knelt on the deck weakly, muttering in his mouth, saying the classic lines of King Chu:

"My death today is not a crime of war!"

At this moment, he even felt that the Overlord of Chu was no match for him.

Anyway, Xiang Yu committed suicide by soldiers, but he really felt the power of "Heaven's Punishment".

He is still good, at least he is still alive.

On the boat next to him, Xiao Xitianxing survived several battles on the Goryeo battlefield.

It has been sent to the west by a cannon.

The Japanese fleet was baptized by several rounds of artillery before it was boarded.

At the beginning, it was about 100 meters away from the place where the shot was made.

It was the first time to shoot again, and the aim had not been adjusted yet.

Therefore, the hit rate is not high.

About [-]% of the shells fell into the empty space.

It hit the surface of the sea, splashing countless water splashes.

By the time of the second round of shooting, the two sides were less than 50 meters away.

At such a short distance, the hit rate doubled directly.

In the third round, both sides seemed to be able to catch up.

It's almost head-on shooting, and naturally there are no false shots.

A total of thousands of shells were fired, and less than half of the ships in Wa Kingdom were intact.

Almost every one of the larger Zhuyin boats was wounded.

Small boats are better.

Because it sank directly after being bombarded, there was no chance of being injured at all.

In the first round, many Japanese warriors were still screaming.

He shouted Long Live the King of Japan, and wanted to fight Donghai County to the death.

In the second round, many Japanese warriors were numb.

Many people are even on the verge of collapse.

Some noble warriors really couldn't understand what this was.

Desperately think that this is the wrath of the gods.

Silently changed into a grand dress, and gracefully wiped Wakizashi in his hand.

The next step, before being captured, or after hitting their ship.

Complete the seppuku ritual.

Waiting for the third round, when the East China Sea fleet is about to take over.

Most of the Japanese Zhuyin ships have been destroyed.

And after three rounds, the distance is close at hand.

What greeted them was grenades that rained down on them.

The sound of "boom boom boom" is endless.

Even the previous surviving ships didn't have a whole creature on deck.

The relatively backward ships have basically lost their fighting spirit.

Those who can still turn have already turned their bows.

Unfortunately, it is not so easy for a sea-going ship to turn around.

Countless people can only throw themselves into the sea in despair.

At this time, I have to talk about the spiritual core of the Wa country.

It can be roughly attributed to the two characters of chrysanthemum and knife.

"Chrysanthemum" is the symbol of the royal family of the Japanese country, and it is also the belief of the Japanese country in the destiny.

They believe in the destiny, and believe that the royal family of the eternal line is the descendant of the gods.

Even the peasant uprising never coveted the position of the king.

So when encountering the "God's Punishment" in front of them, many Japanese people collapsed.

It feels like the gods have abandoned them.

And "knife" does not represent protection and offense like other countries.

In Japan, the knife is a symbol of dignity and status.

It is the embodiment of the warrior spirit and the proof of the nobility.

These spiritual cores have created the warriors of the Wa Kingdom.

In the face of the weak, brave and arrogant.

In the face of the real strong, they are cowardly and humble.

The enemy at this time has become so powerful that it cannot be imagined.

There are only a few options available to them.

or run away.

Frantically driving away from the center of "Heaven's Punishment", trying to escape Donghai County's sight.

or surrender.

One by one, they raised their knives in both hands and surrendered on their knees.

Either leave the last dignity.

Like a real samurai, choose seppuku.

Either way, there is no option to resist.

After all, except for me, the vast country in the Central Plains.

There are countless myths that dare to fight against the sky, such as Dayu's flood control, Houyi's shooting of the sun, Jingwei's reclamation of the sea, and Yugong's removal of mountains.

There is no country in the world that has the belief of fighting for fate.

Especially in such an era, people are often powerless to resist when facing nature.

"The Mandate of Heaven cannot be violated" is the cognition of most people.

Even Dawei, many people have such thoughts.

What's more, for the people of such a small country, the collapse of faith really happens in an instant.

Koichi Shimadzu looked at all this desperately, already foolishly.

It was quickly submerged in the roar of grenades.

The Japanese warriors had no leader, and the chaos became more chaotic for a while.

Donghai County will not give them a chance to react.

A big ship came by.

Zhu Yinchuan added a shell, and the boat was knocked over immediately.

Some Japanese ships with fewer soldiers were also picked up by the Black Dragon Army.

Control was seized soon, and the black dragon flag was raised.

Most of these ships are pulling luggage, and if they can be taken down, they will still be taken down.

Nearly a thousand Japanese ships were destroyed, and most of them were quickly destroyed.

Many of them lost power and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea in despair.

The sea is like dumplings, full of struggling Japanese warriors.

What awaits them is to become fish food in the sea and be eaten up by deep-sea fish.

Most of those who successfully turned the bow were easily chased by Fu Chuan.

Either raise the white flag, or be crushed to pieces.

This battle lasted only a few hours.

Only a handful of ships managed to escape.

Goryeo, as well as Qiu Luan, all sent the Clippers.

Originally, I was afraid that the Japanese country would kill the carbine, so I came to inquire about the news.

I didn't expect to see such an unbelievable scene.

These people are afraid that they will be regarded as Japanese by Donghai County.

In a hurry, he turned around and went back to report the letter.

Here, Donghai County counted the battle damage, not to mention the salvage of spoils.

A few days later, Guan Bai and Toyota Taiji were in Kyoto, Japan.

When I received the news, I was dumbfounded.

"Thousands of ships, nearly 20 people, will they be gone?"

He waited for a long time, but still refused to believe it, and asked:

"how could it be possible?"

When he came back, the man knelt down and cried loudly:
"Master Guan Bai, I saw it with my own eyes!"

He was one of the very lucky ones.

Because of his low status, he could only take a small boat and follow the rear of the large army.

During the previous battle, their captain did not turn around and return to Korea.

Instead, he made a decisive decision and chose to drive northeast.

Go straight to the largest land of the Wa Kingdom, where Kyoto is located.

That is Honshu Island.

Because their ship was the first to go, and they didn't choose to turn around and head west like most of them.

Only then was he lucky enough to escape and was not overtaken by the East China Sea Fleet.

But they almost witnessed the destruction of the Japanese fleet.

So as soon as I came back, I quickly found the nearest daimyo.

Then he was taken by that daimyo and went to Kyoto to meet Toyota Taikichi.

"It must be the Black Dragon King of the East China Sea who cast his spells. I saw with my own eyes that with a wave of his hand, thousands of thunderbolts fell from the sky and sank our fleet!"

This person saw the scene of thousands of guns being fired with his own eyes, and he added his imagination along the way.

At this time, he said it with great certainty.

"What? Spell?"

Toyota Taiji was really hard to understand, but then he sat down and murmured:
"How is it possible? How is it possible?"

Whether it is a spell or not, it doesn't matter anymore.

The important thing is that the main force of the Japanese country is gone!
That is the [-] army he had when he set up a national army!
What's more, there are nearly [-] servants inside.

How many young and strong can there be in the entire Wa country?
In this battle, 20 were lost in one fell swoop.

Japan directly entered the aging society ahead of schedule.

Not right, after all, with the current productivity and medical level of Wa country.

There are not many elderly people in the country.

So, is entering a feminized society?

Toyota Taiji is still digesting this horrific news, and someone came to report:
"My lord, there is a great Wei merchant who said that Donghai County asked him to pass the message."

Hearing the report, Toyoda Taiji hurriedly cheered up, got up and said:

"Bring it in!"

Donghai County sent people here at this time, it would not be for peace talks, would it?

But apart from peace talks, Toyota Taiji has been unable to think of a way to deal with it.

Even if he now gathers all the private soldiers of all the daimyos of the Wa country together.

I'm afraid they won't be able to gather as many elites as before.

But when the other party came, he had to meet again.

This battle has already been lost, and even if it is a bluff, it will not let the opponent know the weakness of the Wa country.

"Surely this is Lord Guan Bai?"

"Hay! It's my humble servant!"

Xue Zhe was brought in with a smug expression on his face.

Hearing that the other party was indeed Guan Bai from the Wa Kingdom, he sneered and said:
"The Black Dragon King asked me to bring you a message!"

(End of this chapter)