Chapter 713: Riding on the Victory to Pursue
Fujiwara's order was quickly conveyed, and more than 50 Japanese warships immediately began to turn around and prepare to escape. And they didn't care about their companions who were still in the middle of a bitter battle.
In fact, it's no wonder that Fujiwara is so ruthless, after all, there are hot air balloons over the battlefield that they can't hit, and as long as those things exist, they will only increase casualties if they rush up. At that time, not only will it not be able to save people, but it will also put more Japanese robbers in danger.
Instant decision is the right way, Fujiwara still has this strategic sense, and those who are in trouble are just the obstacles to his escape. It can completely block the pursuers of the Dongjiang Army in the rear, and it will be beneficial to their escape!
Cheng Zuo had been staring at the movement of the warships behind the Japanese Kou that had not yet gone out in the air, and at this moment, he saw that the Japanese Kou actually wanted to slip away, so he immediately sent a message to Mao Wenlong. When Mao Wenlong learned that the Japanese army actually wanted to escape, he did not hesitate and immediately ordered the whole army to attack.
More than 100 Dongjiang Army warships, led by Mao Wenlong's Fu Chuan, rounded the warships and pursued them directly towards the warships that were about to escape. And Chengzuo also received Mao Wenlong's order at the first time, and he followed Mao Wenlong's instructions to divide half of the hot air balloons to pursue from the air.
The pirates were still fighting hard for the warships, and more than a dozen of the 48 warships were directly burned down and sank into the sea under the blow of the Dongjiang Army's fierce fire and oil. Hardly a single one of the warships survived.
And the remaining thirty-two warships have been besieged by pirate warships at the moment, many pirates are red-eyed, their only purpose is to seize one more battleship, even if they sacrifice more people!
In order to seize the warship, the pirates did not dare to bombard the warships of the Japanese with artillery, and could only fight with them. Under the boarding battle, a large number of casualties reappeared, and in desperation, they also became crazy, and the lethality was huge, and the two sides were inseparable.
Haoda, who had just arrived, came to support with five warships, but when he saw the pirates on the battlefield who didn't want to kill their warships. Haoda ordered that only the Dongjiang army was allowed to watch, and no one was allowed to go up to participate in the battle.
He didn't want the officers and men of the Dongjiang Army to lose their lives because of those warships, and the chaotic situation in front of him was really not suitable for the Dongjiang Army to go up to the war. In Haoda's opinion, it is too easy for the remaining Japanese pirates to deal with them, and they can be wiped out without a single soldier by directly attacking them with artillery or using hot air balloons in the air.
The fighting on the battlefield continued, but after the arrival of the Dongjiang Army, they only watched and did not participate in the battle. This was in line with the hearts of many pirates, and they also wished that the Dongjiang army would not go to war, so that they could capture more Japanese warships.
Although the battle situation here was very tragic, the pirates enjoyed it, but Mao Wenlong's pursuit was not so smooth. The Wako fled so fast that no matter how much he tried to catch up, he could never catch up. Even a hot air balloon in the air is just as unbearable, and it is not even as fast as a warship.
Seeing that the would-be wouldn't disappear into the vast sea, Mao Wenlong was so angry that he trembled, but he couldn't find any way to hit the fleeing would-be would-be wouldn't be able to hit them.
At this time, Jiao Long, who had never spoken, suddenly stepped forward and said to Mao Wenlong with a fist: "Chief soldier, the warships of the Japanese are all known for their speed. Their slender ships are able to move quickly on the seas, which is why they are usually invincible when robbing merchant ships. If the general army wants to catch up with the Japanese invaders, they might as well use my twelve newly captured Japanese warships to pursue them, and perhaps there is a glimmer of hope that they can be stopped. ”
Mao Wenlong's eyes lit up, and he said excitedly: "Then what are you waiting for, go down and arrange a pursuit, as long as you can stop those damn widows for a while this time, and give you a great credit." ”
"Yes, Commander!" Jiao Long's heart suddenly burst into joy, he could understand that Mao Wenlong had always been true to his words and extremely generous.
Jiao Long quickly said goodbye and left, and soon he took a small boat to the captured Japanese warships, and led twelve Japanese warships to pursue them at full speed. Not to mention, the speed of the warships of the Japanese is indeed different, and when they are moving at full speed, they are nearly twice as fast as the warships of the Dongjiang Army.
Seeing this situation, Mao Wenlong's anxious heart was finally relieved, if nothing else, it would not be long before he could catch up with the warships of the Japanese Invaders. However, the accident happened not long after, and Fujiwara was not stupid. After learning that a warship was catching up, he did not hesitate to divide five ships to intercept it, so as to buy time to escape.
The five Japanese warships turned around, which made Jiao Long's heart warm again, and he had already begun to think about whether to take the opportunity to capture these five Japanese warships as well? However, after he pondered deeply, he reluctantly gave up this tempting idea, after all, his current task was to stop the escape of the Japanese and buy time for the Dongjiang army behind to catch up. If he gave up halfway, he would inevitably be severely punished by Mao Wenlong afterwards.
It's not cost-effective to throw away your own good future for the sake of five warships. In the end, Jiao Long had no choice but to grit his teeth, and he also sent five warships to the warships of the Japanese Kou. And he continued to lead the remaining warships to pursue at full speed, not daring to slack off in the slightest.
In order to buy Fujiwara time to escape, the frenzied Japanese invaders were ordered to stop the pursuing army, and as they approached each other, their speed increased rather than decreased. As if they were about to die with the five pirate warships that came over the battle, the pirates suddenly panicked when they looked at the Japanese warships that collided with them. But they had no choice, and if they turned around at this time, or changed direction, they would inevitably be hit and destroyed by the Japanese warship.
There was no choice, the pirates could only collide with it, and in the 'boom', ten warships collided directly together, and under the violent impact, the capital of the ten warships was seriously damaged, and the people on board were thrown into the air by the force of the impact, and the casualties were all over the ship, and the ship was full of wails and cries of pain.
After the violent impact, some of the battleships began to sink, while others were badly damaged but not yet sunk. Once both sides have stabilized, the battle begins, with the pirates wielding broadswords and scuffling with the pirates on the ship.
Although Jiao Long made the right decision, his heart was also bleeding when he saw that he had lost five battleships in an instant. Now his only hope is that Mao Wenlong will be able to give him enough compensation by then.