The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 391
Ruan Jin watched the two boats gradually fall into the distance due to damaged sails, and couldn't help but sighed.In this situation, if you lose the ability to sail fast, you will have to wait to die.

But he could not stop to rescue the sailors on board, because there were thirteen other ships waiting to escape with him.

"What time is it?" He turned his head and asked irritably.

The deputy general on the side hurriedly said: "Go back to the general, it's about time."

Ruan Jin frowned and looked at the patrol ship that fell far behind.This was the centipede clipper that passed him the first time. Although he was not found when he came, it became a deadly ghost when he retreated.

He originally planned to take advantage of the night to quickly bypass the lower plate to avoid the Jian captives, but unexpectedly, this patrol boat kept watching and left marks along the way.

After sailing for a short distance, the sky began to turn white. Ruan Jin even saw several masts shaking on the northwest side from a distance. He regarded it as a warship with a height of [-] to [-] materials.

He was thinking about how to avoid it, when he heard the sentinel on the ship's mast beating hard on the mast, and then shouted and made some gestures.Then another messenger came to report: "General, there is a large group of Jianlu warships heading south..."

"Zhengnan?" Ruan Jin was stunned, according to Wu Yuanzhou's information, the warship from Fujian was in the east, and he retreated to the southeast. Why did the captive army go to the south?

etc!He was suddenly shocked, Wucaoyu, the berth of the Zhejiang Navy, was just south of it!Could it be... Wu Yuanzhou, no, it must be the people around him who leaked the news.

He was in a hurry right now. There were still 500 navy soldiers, minzhuang, and family members left on Wucao Island. They were the last seeds of the Zhejiang Navy.

But right now he is also a mud bodhisattva crossing the river and cannot protect himself, although there are thousands of ants biting his heart, there is nothing he can do.

After only a moment, an officer pointed to the rear and said anxiously: "Enemy ship! The enemy ship is catching up!"

Ruan Jin knew that the boats he brought were all injured, and although they didn't capsize, it still affected the navigation to some extent.

He pulled away the helmsman and steered the boat himself, and then shouted to the lieutenant: "Command, all the boats disperse, and only one survives!" At the end, he added, "Don't go south."

"Subordinate... as ordered."

Following the announcement of the general order, the only remaining warships of the Zhejiang Navy were divided into five teams and plunged into the vast sea.

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"The mountain on the island in front is not low." Murong Yi put away his binoculars and took out the sea chart to compare, nodded and said, "This should be Xiapan Mountain."

"My lord, I wonder if we can meet two more captive boats?" The adjutant on the side laughed, "Yesterday's captive boat looked aggressive, but I didn't expect it to be beaten. The soldiers didn't like it!"

Murong Yi shook his head and said: "Master Chief has strictly ordered us to return when we arrive at Xiapan Mountain. I'm afraid we won't have the chance."

Since the Jianlu sentry ship appeared near the Daming Navy yesterday, Zheng Chenggong ordered some small warships to be sent out in addition to the daily patrol boats to drive away the enemy sentries.

The [-]-ton Galen warship converted from a merchant ship led by Murong Yi is one of them.They were also lucky, they met a Qing army sentry ship less than three hours after they came out.

There was no suspense about the outcome of the battle. It took only half an hour for the "Dingyuan Hou Banchao" equipped with four six-pound guns and two four-pound guns to sink the enemy ship.At that time, the enemy ship was about to escape after the first round of shelling, but its speed was far less than that of the Banchao equipped with soft sails, and it was finally sent into the bottom of the sea by more than 30 shells.

Murong Yi picked up a bamboo pen and wrote on the Hai Zhi "No enemy ships were seen east of Xiapan Mountain", and then as the ship began to turn, he raised his binoculars and looked westward for the last time.

It was just this glance that brought a smile to the corner of his mouth, so he turned his head and said to the adjutant, "I'm not leaving. Turn the rudder and send an order to prepare for battle."

"Yes!"

With the sound of rapid drums, the sailors on the Banchao rushed out of the cabin one after another.Those in charge of handling the sails quickly climbed up the mast or stood still under the sails, while the gunners took off their cannon coats and began to load gunpowder.At the same time, the sentinel on the mast also saw the "enemy ship" without a flag in the distance, and said loudly: "The enemy ship is due west, three miles away!"

Not long after, the "enemy ship" also discovered the Banchao by the morning light, and hurriedly turned south and fled.But the Banchao quickly filled the sails, and the wind was still northerly. With the wind down, it was more than twice as fast as the boat without a flag.

After only one meal, the Banchao chased within [-] steps of the "enemy ship", first fired an empty cannon warning, and then a sailor with a loud voice stood on the bow and shouted: "I am the Navy of the Ming Dynasty! Tell you to furl your sails and beg for surrender, or sink immediately!"

On the boat, an officer was taken aback when he heard the words, and quickly looked at the strangely shaped warship behind him, only to notice the blue flag on the mast with the sun and the moon shining on it. Pattern of sails and cannons.

"This... seems to be the Fujian Navy?!" He was overjoyed, and hurriedly ordered to lower the sails to stop the ship, and reported his family to the warship behind him.

Murong Yi was a little disappointed - killing two enemy ships on his first voyage alone was enough for him to boast for a lifetime.But right now this feat is hopeless, although the king of Lu is still in charge of the country, but no matter what, everyone is a citizen of the Ming Dynasty and is under the same imperial command, but they cannot be counted as enemy ships.

He was about to order to turn around and leave, but he heard the people on the Zhejiang warship shouting for help.He frowned, keeping people on guard, and picked up the people on the ferry boat that was rowing over.

"You said that the Zhejiang Navy was just dispersed by Jianlu?"

Murong Yi took a closer look at the boat with binoculars, and there were indeed several damages, which seemed to be wounded by cannons.He stared at the officer of the Zhejiang Navy again and asked, "So the Jianlu Navy is nearby?"

"Yes! Yes! They are going to Wucao Island! General Ruan is also a few miles away. I wonder where the Guishui Division is now?"

"It's twenty miles away from here." Murong Yi asked again, "What are the captives going to Wucao Islet for?"

"Hi, my navy is stationed here..."

Murong Yi immediately nodded and said: "I'm going to report to the admiral." Seeing that the man seemed to be returning to his warship, he hurriedly stopped him, "Your ship is too slow, it's better to stay here .You follow me."

……

Although Ruan Jin's boat damage was not serious, it still had some impact on his speed.In addition, he only took half of the sailors on board, and he was unable to reach the maximum speed.

After fleeing for another distance, three small Qing army boats surrounded him from both sides.Immediately, a sentry ship of the Zhejiang Navy approached the enemy ship desperately, trying to cover the evacuation of the main general.

And the cannon on the bow of the thousand-year-old enemy ship behind him also began to roar, but fortunately, the distance was a bit farther, and the shells only landed fifty or sixty steps away from the stern.

If this situation continues, it will be a matter of time before the enemy catches up.

Ruan Jin looked at the waves stirred up by the shells at the stern, spat on the ground, and pulled out his saber, "Damn it! If you die, you'll have to back it up, brothers, fight!"

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