Chapter 671: Head to head
Mao Wenlong knew that if he wanted to make these pirates, who had always been alone, obey his orders, he had to show enough deterrence to convince them. No one would be convinced in a verbal battle with them, so he agreed to Da Xiong as soon as he came, preparing to show the strength of the Dongjiang Navy in front of them.
The Japanese have been entrenched in the waters of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, and the reputation here has long been deeply rooted in the bone marrow of everyone. This is why everyone feels jealous in their hearts when they talk about the Japanese Invaders. If you want to fight back against the Japanese Kou, you can only give them enough confidence.
Two lucky ships, twelve warships, fully armed, Lihui and his two brothers as the commander, Mao Wenlong and a group of pirate leaders on the same lucky ship to go to sea with them, ready to see with their own eyes how the Dongjiang army fought the Japanese invaders.
This matter was raised by Daxiong, and he naturally knew where the Japanese were entrenched in the northern seas. According to him, there are more than 3,000 Japanese pirates stationed near Jeju Island in Xianbei, which is also an important stronghold of the Japanese bandits, and most of the Japanese in the northern seas come from there.
Da Xiong's intentions can be described as sinister, as soon as he came, he directly asked Mao Wenlong to attack the lair of the Japanese invaders, if Mao Wenlong's Dongjiang Army successfully won the battle, then the other Japanese Kou naturally did not have to worry. But if the Dongjiang Army is defeated, then they naturally don't need to cooperate with the Dongjiang Army to fight the Japanese Invaders together.
In the eyes of the big bears, this sortie, they picked up a big bargain anyway.
Mao Wenlong naturally understood the thoughts in the hearts of these people, but he was fearless. Dealing with these men who lick blood on the knife every day, only by showing enough deterrent power can they be completely conquered.
After six days of sailing in the vast sea, the fleet was able to see Jeju Island from afar. What puzzled everyone was that along the way, they didn't encounter any Japanese robbers, even if they were so close to Jeju Island at the moment, they didn't see half of them?
"Daxiong, you said that this Jeju Island is an important stronghold of the Japanese in the north, but we have been calm along the way, are you sure that nothing went wrong?" encountered such a thing, Mao Wenlong suddenly became puzzled in his heart.
If Jeju Island is the nest of the Japanese invaders, then there must be heavy guards, but now that the fleet is so close, there is not a single Japanese ship patrolling, and things are completely illogical?
Da Xiong was not in a hurry, he explained with a smile: "Don't worry, these widows are invincible here, and no one has ever dared to come to trouble them." Therefore, there was no need for the Japanese to send any patrols, they knew very well that no one would dare to provoke them in the entire northern seas. ”
Mao Wenlong nodded silently after hearing this, he also agreed with this explanation, as far as he knew, the Japanese were indeed invincible in the sea of the Ming Dynasty. The coastal people of the Ming Dynasty were deeply disturbed by them, and they were even more frightened of the Japanese invaders. According to Mao Wenlong's understanding, it is often possible for dozens of Japanese robbers to attack a village, town or county seat, and when he heard such a thing before, Mao Wenlong always laughed at it, thinking that others had exaggerated the Japanese robbers.
Now even these pirates who lick blood on the knife edge think so, Mao Wenlong really has nothing to doubt.
At this time, Lihui's side was ready to launch an attack on Jeju Island at any time, and he sent a flag message to Mao Wenlong's side through the flag, asking if he would start to attack?
Mao Wenlong didn't hesitate at all, and immediately ordered!
After receiving the order, Lihui led twelve warships and rushed towards Jeju Island.
Seeing that the Dongjiang Army rushed forward without any scruples and without any tactics, it was obviously to confront the Japanese Kou head-on. Da Xiong's brows furrowed, a worried look appeared on his face, and he said to Mao Wenlong: "The general soldier just rushed over to fight the Japanese Kou? ”
Mao Wenlong said with a calm face: "There is no need to be so troublesome to deal with the Japanese Invaders, although the Wolves are powerful, but that was in the past, as for now, they will not be able to jump for long." ”
Mao Wenlong's self-confidence was immediately rendered to all the pirate leaders on the ship, and everyone was also full of expectations for the performance of the Dongjiang Army this time. No one wants to be dominated by foreign pirates on the sea forever, maybe this time the Dongjiang army may really be able to defeat the pirates, and they can also raise their heads in the future and soar freely in the waters of the Ming Dynasty.
The pirate leaders watched with anticipation as they watched the twelve warships headed straight for Jeju Island under the leadership of a fortune ship, and their hearts became warm.
The sudden appearance of the fleet immediately attracted the attention of the Japanese on Jeju Island, and the horn of warning immediately sounded. The Japanese ships then attacked, and soon came into contact with Lihui and their fleet.
Lihui was not polite to these would-be robbers, and as soon as he touched them, he immediately ordered to open fire. In an instant, the sound of artillery fire on the sea resounded over the entire sea area, and the fierce artillery fire sank three Japanese warships that rushed straight forward in the blink of an eye.
The fierce artillery fire startled the Japanese invaders, realizing that the surprise attack was powerful to the enemy, and the Japanese did not dare to be careless. They immediately sent more warships, and the dense laughter warships set off from Jeju Island one after another, and soon surrounded Lihui and their twelve-handed warships, and the artillery also began to return fire, and the battlefield was immediately filled with gunsmoke.
The Japanese invaders fought back very violently, and the Dongjiang Army, which had been advancing vigorously, immediately suffered a fierce counterattack, and the speed of the forward rush was immediately blocked, and casualties began to appear one after another. Seeing that the encirclement of the Japanese is constantly shrinking, the situation of the Dongjiang Army has changed from a high-spirited advance to a defense-oriented, and the situation has begun to deteriorate sharply.
When all the pirate leaders saw this, they clenched their fists one by one, and anxious expressions jumped on their faces. Da Xiong said to Mao Wenlong even more nervously: "Chief soldier, the situation of your subordinates is not good!" ”
Mao Wenlong put down the telescope in his hand and said with a smile: "Look at it with peace of mind, the Japanese will definitely lose." ”
Mao Wenlong's self-confidence once again made Da Xiong feel confused, the current situation, the Dongjiang Army is at a disadvantage, and this disadvantage is still expanding. If the Dongjiang Army is unable to break through and fight back in a short period of time, then there is no suspense about defeat.
However, Mao Wenlong was still as confident as before at this time, and Da Xiong kept looking at Mao Wenlong with puzzled eyes, not knowing where Mao Wenlong's confidence came from.
However, at this moment, there was a sudden turn on the battlefield, and I saw several hot air balloons suddenly rise on the warship of the Dongjiang Army, and then quickly rushed over the warship of the Japanese Invaders.
Fierce oil jars and explosives began to rain down on the Japanese warships, and the rumbling sound of the explosions and the flames that rose into the sky destroyed nearly ten Japanese warships in the blink of an eye.