Chapter 118: Death is Approaching
Just when Wang Zhi and more than 300 cronies around him were surrounded by the Qin army and cornered, the naval battle near the dock also came to an end.
Most of the sixty or seventy ships brought by Wang Zhi were sunk, and the rest of the remaining ships all raised white flags and surrendered, and were captured by the Qin army.
At this time, the more than 300 remnants of Wang Zhi's side were also wounded, their faces were full of despair, and their morale was on the verge of collapse.
Even Wang Zhi himself was shot in the arm. The originally crisp white clothes are now stained red by blood, embarrassed, and no longer have a dashing demeanor.
At this time, the Qin army that surrounded him also stopped attacking.
From outside the encirclement, a cold shout came: "Surrender and die!" ”
In an instant, thousands of soldiers of the Qin Army also roared in unison: "Surrender and avoid death!" ”
The sound was like a frenzy, like a muffled thunder rolling in, and the frightened Wang Zhi and the cronies around him were even more pale and desperate.
At this time, Wang Zhi knew that if he didn't lay down his weapon, there was only one way to die.
He took a deep breath and threw the long knife in his hand weakly on the ground. He said in a low voice: "Brothers, come down." Surrender may still have a way out. If we don't, I'm afraid this is where we will be buried. ”
All the cronies turned their heads to look at Wang Zhi. One by one, their faces struggled, and after a while, they finally put the weapons in their hands on the ground one after another.
After all the Japanese had thrown away their weapons, the Qin army, which had surrounded them layer by layer, made way for them.
Wang Zhi was silent, and slowly walked out of the passage with his cronies.
Every time they walked out, they were tied up by two Qin soldiers.
Soon, more than 300 would-be robbers were all tied up and fell to their knees on the ground, waiting for Di Qing's ruling.
Wang Zhi let the soldiers of the Qin army tie him up, honestly, and did not struggle at all.
What he was most curious about now was what kind of sacredness was this group of people who had fallen into the trap?
The crowd suddenly parted paths, and a steady footstep came.
Wang Zhi looked up, and saw a tall general with bright eyes and loose hair, and a slightly hideous bronze mask on his face, walking slowly towards him with several burly and fierce followers.
The general walked up to Wang Zhi and glanced at Wang Zhi with a cold gaze, his expression was slightly surprised, and he said coldly: "You are Wang Zhi, who is known as the Sea Dragon King?" ”
The king is also a figure who has seen strong winds and waves.
Although the bronze masked general in front of him had an extremely strong aura, which made people feel suffocated and trembling.
He knew that it was a powerful momentum that had been cultivated over the years by commanding the army, but he was also a hero in the end. So although I feel the pressure, I can still calm down.
"My person is Wang Zhi, I don't know where the general came from?"
Wang Zhizhi looked at Di Qing calmly, and his questions were concise and to the point.
"Well, I'm a little bold. Since you are now a prisoner of the lower ranks, and your death is not far away, then I might as well tell you. In the future, he will be the general Di Qing under the command of His Royal Highness the regent of the Ming Dynasty. On the orders of the regent, I came to encircle you and other widows, can you hear clearly? ”
Although Wang Zhi's base is on the sea, he also knows a little about the general trend today.
However, at this time, after all, it is an era of relying on cars and horses to transmit information, and the information is often stuffed and sluggish.
He knew that there was a famous fierce Jiang Chuan in Liaodong, who destroyed the Manchu Tartars in just one year, and was named the king of Qin by the imperial court.
But he didn't know that now Jiang Chuan had entered the capital and became the regent who was so powerful that even the emperor was under house arrest.
But he had heard of Di Qing's name.
I didn't expect that I was planted in Di Qing's hands.
After a while, he let out a long sigh and said, "My king was planted in the hands of General Di today, and I lost unjustly. It's just that there is something unclear below, and I ask General Di to solve the puzzle. ”
Di Qing said coldly: "For the sake of your death, what can be told to you, General Ben will naturally tell you." ”
Wang Zhi didn't seem to care about Di Qing's first half of the sentence, but asked: "How did the imperial court know about Wang's coming to attack Aoki Erlang today, and it was able to set up an ambush here in advance. Please also ask General Di to clarify his doubts. Otherwise, when Wang went underground, he would also die with regrets. ”
Di Qing didn't hide it from him, and roughly explained the cause and effect.
After listening, Wang Zhi sighed and muttered, "It seems that it is really created by heaven." If it weren't for Aoki Jiro attacking Weihaiwei, if it weren't for this guy making an enmity with me, if I hadn't come here today, I wouldn't have ended up like this, it seems that it was really the will of God. ”
Di Qing sneered: "Even if you don't come today, General Ben will come to you sooner or later." As a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, you are willing to fall, and you are in the company of the Japanese and the scourge of your compatriots, and you are a thief waiting to be executed on the desk of His Royal Highness the Regent. Today is just a matter of getting you back to your place early. ”
After hearing this, Wang Zhi's face turned ashen.
Di Qing didn't want to say more to him, waved his hand, and ordered Wang Zhi and other Japanese prisoners to be taken down.
The battle is over, and the commanders of their own commanders lead their headquarters to clean up the battlefield.
Mend the wounded and undead pirates, and screen out those who pretend to be dead and bind them.
If it were on the plains, it would take a lot of effort to bury all the corpses of these would-be robbers.
But now it's on the island, so it's much easier.
Di Qing directly asked people to throw all the corpses of these widows into the sea to feed the fish.
These would-be robbers robbed passing merchant ships at sea on weekdays, specifically harming people's lives and robbing people's property, and today their corpses are fed to fish, which can be regarded as a kind of retribution.
After the carcasses of these would-be pirates were thrown into the sea, all kinds of carnivorous fish in the sea followed the smell of blood.
The dorsal fins of sharks and even whales and other predatory fish flock to the sea.
In a short time, more than 2,000 corpses of the Japanese were all swallowed up, and layers of blood continued to float on the sea, but it was not long before they were washed away by the waves.
The rest of the aftermath work, such as treating the wounded, collecting the remains of the fallen soldiers, and collecting the trophies, is also being carried out in an orderly manner.
It didn't take long for the battle at sea to end completely, and Deng Shichang re-landed on the island in a small boat.
By this time, it was getting dark, and the sun was already setting below sea level.
Many military tents and simple watchtowers have been erected on the island.
The soldiers of the baggage battalion also began to bury pots and cook meals, and the whole island could be seen curling cooking smoke.
Because there is no shortage of seafood, fish and shrimp on the island, and there is also some stock on the island, the dinner is quite hearty.
Moreover, after two consecutive victories today, Di Qing and Deng Shichang also ordered to reward the soldiers of the whole army and comfort the rescued people, causing a cheer.