The Ming Dynasty started with caution

"Prince, there are more than ten people on each ship. If we calculate based on this number, the Ryukyu army this time may have 20,000 people."

General Saigo Masataka was scared.

Before the march, he estimated that the Ryukyu army had only more than 5,000 people.

He was shocked by the sudden increase of so many people.

Shimazu Tadashi hurriedly took the telescope and saw small boats approaching one after another.

Once the big ship turned sideways, it would be difficult to turn around again. The hulls would collide with each other and could not be moved away.

We must not let them board the ship!

"Prince, it seems to be a straw man..." The guard looked up and looked down, and found that the boats below were all straw men.

Shimazu Tadashi was so angry that he gritted his teeth.

This Ryukyu general is too cunning.

If he falls into his hands, he will definitely pull out his tendons and skin him, and make him regret coming to this world.

"General, they are going to surround our big ship!"

Saigo Masataka looked down and saw that the small boats surrounded the big ship and buckled it with iron chains.

Could it be...

To prevent them from turning around? What kind of tactics is this?

"All troops on alert!"

The rain of arrows shot down, and many people fell down after being hit by arrows. The sailors who were not hit by arrows quickly hid in the boat awning.

Wang Shouren observed everything with a monocular telescope from a distance.

The Star-scattering Formation had been dispersed. Although it was not as free as the cavalry on the ground, hundreds of small boats could barely be dispersed.

Tonight, I am afraid that more than a hundred people will be lost.

"Beat the drum!"

Hearing the drum, the sailors took out the wine jug from the boat shed, which was full of kerosene.

With all their strength, they threw it onto the enemy ship.

Wine bottles are not easy to break,

Therefore, Wang Shouren ordered people to make a batch of wine jugs with red mud, without adding clay, so they would break as soon as they were hit.

There were many strange noises at night, clanging.

"It's kerosene!"

"Prince, go back to the ship's hold."

The Shimazu people were panicked and didn't know what the enemy was going to do.

Kerosene was scattered all over the boats, and there were torches on the boats. Saigo Changlong hurriedly stopped them: "Put out the fire! Put out the torches!"

The fires on the six large ships were all extinguished.

Wang Shouren saw through the telescope that the small boats had surrounded the large ships. According to the time, they should have tied the iron chains.

"Sound the gong!"

Sounding the gong was the signal to withdraw the troops.

The sailors in front heard the gong sound, poured kerosene and strong liquor on the boats, and set them on fire.

With a plop!

They jumped into the water like frogs.

In the small boats behind, after hearing the drum sound, the sailors pulled up their bows and arrows, set them on fire, and arrows flew all over the sky.

A rain of fire fell.

From a distance, a piece of fire burned on the sea, as if an oil lamp was burning in the endless darkness.

The large ship was like a ship-shaped pot under firewood, burning fiercely.

The wind became more and more violent, and the rain of arrows fell and ignited the kerosene. The fire became uncontrollable and began to spread from the sails.

Dong Wen was a little shocked.

This man took advantage of the darkness to send out troops, took advantage of the sea breeze to get close to the big ship, and then used the flexible formation of the small boats.

Use the right combination to win.

The time and place are used just right.

This man's use of troops is really incredible.

"Even if we can't grab firearms, it's not a loss if we can burn these six big ships."

There are not many big ships in Satsuma. Building big ships is not only wasteful, but also takes a long time.

Burning six ships will seriously damage even Satsuma.

Wang Shouren shook his head: "We must get firearms, otherwise, we can't land."

There must be artillery on the island of Xiazeng Island.

The big ship can't get close, let alone land.

Only firearms can deal with firearms.

Dong Wen looked down on him at first because he was young, but he saw Wang Shouren's calm command, as if everything was in his pocket.

He put away his contempt.

The Ming Dynasty's gift to this man was indeed not in vain.

The moonlight was obscured by black clouds, and the originally dark sea surface was illuminated by a raging fire.

Wang Shouren knew that the fire could only cause the enemy to lose their composure. If they wanted to burn and sink, the kerosene was far from enough.

"Turn the rudder, advance, and prepare to board the ship!"

The six-masted ship was approaching quickly. Seeing that the enemy's formation was in chaos, the Ryukyu soldiers immediately boosted their morale.

Shimazu Tadashi was in a mess. The hull of the big ship was burning. Six enemy ships were approaching quickly in the distance. Who should he attack?

"Fire first!"

Wang Shouren heard the sound of the cannon.

The sea was constantly surging, and the hull was shaking from side to side. It was extremely difficult for firearms to hit the target.

Judging from the Fran machine guns seized from Hainan, the range and power were far inferior to those of the Red Barbarian General.

As long as the sides of the ships were not close together, there was almost no possibility of being sunk.

The six-masted sailboat quickly approached the bow of the Shimazu ship.

"Set up the ladder, throw the hook, board the ship and kill the enemy!"

At Wang Shouren's command, the Ryukyu soldiers roared and set up the ladder on the bow of the enemy ship. There were no firearms here.

More and more soldiers fell on the enemy's warships.

The fire was raging, and the Shimazu people saw that they could not escape, so they jumped into the sea one after another.

There were also people who resisted stubbornly, but were killed by the Ryukyu people with high morale.

Dong Wen was astonished as if petrified, standing on the bow watching the Shimazu people flee or fight to the death.

I didn't expect that it would be so easy to board the Shimazu people's big ship.

He turned his head slightly to look at Wang Shouren. With such a general in the Ming Dynasty, why should we fear the barbarians from all directions.

About half an hour later, Wang Shouren saw that the time was almost up.

"Sir, go and persuade them to surrender, there is no need to increase casualties."

"Sir Wang is right. There are not many soldiers brought. This is the first island of Satsuma."

When Dong Min boarded Shimazu's ship, the battle was coming to an end. The general jumped into the sea and fled, and the soldiers had no fighting spirit.

Ryukyu soldiers gradually took control of the ship.

Wang Shouren ordered people to put out the fire. Although the kerosene burned the ship to pieces, it still did not sink and was still usable.

Six large ships, three French guns on each side.

A little light appeared on the horizon and slowly brightened.

A huge fleet of large ships and small boats floated on the sea, slowly heading towards Shimozu Island.

"Sir, although we have firearms, we don't have much gunpowder."

After the soldiers counted the gunpowder materials, the report came specially to report.

Firearms are needed to attack Xia Zeng Island, otherwise the island city cannot be conquered.

"When Shimazu Tadashi escapes to the island, he will definitely gather a large army. This battle will be even more difficult to fight."

Dong Min sighed, if he could kill Shimazu Tadashi, he could still launch a surprise attack.

But Wang Shouren shook his head: "Soldiers, it's a trick, put on the sails of Satsuma Kingdom, continue to march towards Satsuma Kingdom, and capture Xia Zengdao today."

Although the generals jumped into the sea and escaped, they could not swim as fast as the big ships.

When you arrive at Shimoshima Island, you may not be able to make it back in time.

Dong Min didn't know what Wang Shouren was thinking, and he didn't dare to ask.

Just send someone to send a message to King Shang Zhen, and win the first battle!

………

Beijing,

Yan Chengjin stood outside Zuoye Gate. After becoming the censor of Shangdu, the voices of the officials talking about gossip became much quieter, for fear of being heard by him.

"When Yan Chengjin becomes the censor of the capital, life will be difficult in the future."

"Why don't we wait for the investigation to investigate him and impeach him together?"

"I am an upright official and sit upright. I am not afraid of impeachment. You can investigate on your own."

The officials in Hanyuan whispered among themselves.

Yan Chengjin raised his head slightly and silently remembered the Hanlin who instigated his impeachment.

After leaving the court, I returned to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to check in.

"This is today's impeachment list. You can practice with it."

Jiang Wen and the others looked at the paper: Hanyuan Shizhao Zhao Tingzhi.

"Sir, would it be too harsh if three people were impeached together?"

"Your Majesty will probably make Long Yan very angry after seeing this."

Yan Chengjin shook his head: "You are eating the salary from the imperial court for nothing, so His Majesty will be so angry. I was forced to impeach you by Your Majesty, so I learned how to write bullets."