Chapter 105: The Korean Sailor
On the open sea of Zhennanpu, dozens of large and small sea ships on Changsheng Island sailed quickly on the sea.
It's been two nights and a day since I came out of Duckbill Island, and I haven't seen any boats yet. Zhang Dou and Yuan Chonghuan's hearts were heavy, and if they let Abatai escape, they would have to bear the emperor's wrath.
As the sky began to lighten, the lookout on the mast suddenly blew a brass whistle. A shrill whistle pierced the silence of dawn, followed by brass whistles from the lookouts on other ships.
Zhang Dou looked at the North Korean sea ships with sails and shadows on the opposite side, there were hundreds of them. And all of them are warships, and they look prepared to wait for them here.
Among the hundreds of sea ships, Liu Zhenhai's sea ships were grouped together with those North Korean warships, and Zhang Dou's fleet was discharged in an attack formation.
Obviously, North Korea has been mixed up with the Jurchens, and they are waiting here to teach Zhang Dou a lesson.
The sound of war drums suddenly sounded on the sea, and the twelve turtle boats stretched out their oars one after another and rowed towards Zhang Dou's fleet. The two small and pitiful sails on top of the turtle boat provided very little power to the turtle boat except for adjusting its direction.
The large and small warships behind the turtle boat also moved, and they rushed towards Zhang Dou's fleet with a shout.
Yuan Chonghuan looked at the hundreds of warships rushing over, his lips trembled vigorously, and he kept muttering: "How dare they!" How dare you! If it weren't for the fact that the dynasty helped them defeat the Japanese invaders, they would have perished and the country would have been wiped out. This group of wolf-ambitious dogs dared to collude with Jiannu to betray the Ming Dynasty, it was really a crime that deserved death! ”
Yuan Chonghuan has been angry with the Koreans, if he didn't help them fight the Japanese boar skin, how could he rise in Liaodong. If it weren't for helping them fight the Japanese invaders, the elite of the Ming Dynasty would not have been exhausted in North Korea. If it weren't for helping them fight the Japanese invaders, the treasury of the Ming Dynasty would not even be willing to enter the rats.
In the end, their group of wolf-ambitious guys turned out to be together with Jiannu, the sworn enemy of the Ming Dynasty, which made Yuan Chonghuan, an orthodox literati of the Ming Dynasty, acceptable.
Zhang Dou looked at the North Korean warship rushing over with a solemn face, and he was also uneasy in his heart. More than 30 large and small sea ships, against hundreds of Korean sailors, are really unlucky!
But the hardest thing to try is that he won't be deterred by the North Korean sailors. He wants to make the North Koreans pay the price, and he wants them to know who is the real hegemon at sea.
Zhang Dou's Changsheng Island ship quickly divided into two teams under the command of the banner, and the troop carrier borrowed from the merchant and Zheng Yiguan quickly turned around and retreated.
The eighteen warships of Changsheng Island were also lined up in a straight line and quickly headed towards the right side of the Korean naval division, and when the first Changsheng Island bird boat passed by the Korean naval division at a distance of 1 mile, the artillery on the bird boat suddenly opened fire.
A puff of smoke rose from the bird boat, and two hot cannonballs streaked across the sky and hit the North Korean turtle boat. However, their luck was not good, and the shells grazed the side of the Korean warship and hit the sea. Two jets of water splashed, drenching the North Korean sailors all over.
But their nightmare was not over, and the bird boat that followed closely behind also opened fire on the North Korean turtle boat.
Then the third, fourth, and Nth boats continued to fire at the turtle boat. The turtle boat's good fortune ran out when the fourth boat shelled him, and a 3-pounder shell hit his hard shell.
The turtle ship has the same defense as a turtle, and the iron plate inlaid on the outside of it is not used for decoration.
Although the 3-pounder cannon was not small, it only smashed the iron plate on the outer layer of the turtle ship, and the damage to the turtle ship was limited.
The hit of this shell made Captain Jin Yong Park Jae-hee on the turtle boat break out in a cold sweat, and after finding that there was no big problem with the turtle boat, he hurriedly ordered to fire back.
There are still 12 large and small cannons on the turtle ship, most of which are small cannons such as bowl-mouth guns and Baizi guns. There are only two large-caliber artillery, and these large-caliber guns of theirs were given by the Ming Dynasty to the Koreans to fight the Japanese. Now it is used on the Changsheng Island Navy, so angry that Yuan Chonghuan jumped on the boat and scolded shamelessly.
Although the artillery on the turtle ship can also fire about 5 pounds of shells, it is too far from their accuracy. Don't look at the turtle ship's large and small artillery guns kept firing, but the results achieved were not a single shot. Instead, the bird boats on Changsheng Island were hit for a few days, and the iron pieces on their bodies flew wildly, and wood chips were splashed everywhere.
Park Jae-hee was so angry that he screamed wildly, so he could only order the oarsman to turn and stick to the melee of the sea ship on Changsheng Island.
When the 6-pounder cannon on the first Eucalyptic boat hits Park Jae-hee's turtle boat, Park Jae-hee cupped. The iron-inlaid turtle ship could not defend itself against the blows of this caliber of artillery, and under a series of 6-pounder and 9-pounder guns, the turtle ship was quickly driven out of a dozen holes, large and small.
The sailors inside the turtle ship suffered heavy casualties, and even Park Jae-hee himself was stabbed in the thigh by a sawdust and lay on the board of the ship and howled.
Especially when two shells hit near the waterline, a frenzied flood of sea water poured into the hold. Soon the sturdy turtle ship slowly began to sink and disappeared into the sea.
Abatai, who was watching the battle on a tall turtle boat, looked a little unpleasant, he looked at Kim Chung-tae with an embarrassed face and said, "General Jin! You promised Ben Beile that you would definitely be able to wipe out Zhang Dou at sea, and now it seems that the North Korean sailors are nothing more than that! ”
Listening to Abatai's words, Jin Zhongtai smiled awkwardly and said, "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, but it is just the loss of a ship. The hundreds of sea ships under the command of this official can pile up a small Zhang Dou even if they are piled up! ”
After saying that, he ordered all the sea ships to attack with all their might, and be sure to annihilate Zhang Dou's sailors.
After sinking a turtle ship, the Changsheng Island Navy was greatly encouraged, and their artillery firing became more violent, and the artillery hit more and more accurately. North Korean sailors were constantly shot at sea, killing and wounding North Korean sailors.
Wang Lang is now the captain of the Haicang 2, and his newly modified Haicang ship has six 6-pounder guns and four 9-pounder guns. He drove the Haicang 2 cautiously at a distance of 1 mile to shoot at the 3 turtle boats in the distance, the 9-pounder gun on his ship was not something that the turtle ship could defend at all, and every hit would open a big hole in the turtle ship's hull, and the sailors on those turtle ships would also be killed and injured a lot.
Suddenly, the lookout blew the copper whistle, and Wang Lang turned his head to look, only to see the lookout frantically waving the order flag in his hand. Wang Lang knew that a large number of enemy ships were approaching, and sure enough, more than a dozen small boats suddenly turned out from behind the three turtle boats.
These boats were very light, and they rushed towards Haicang 2 with human oars.
Wang Lang turned his head to a half-grown child beside him and said, "See, the Goryeo stick is in a hurry, they even use the fireboat!" ”
The half-grown child said disdainfully, "What can such a small boat do?" ”
"Zhang Huan, don't be careless, these boats are full of fire-starters. The bow of the ship is equipped with ramming angles, so it will not be easy to get out of our ship as long as it hits us, and then the North Koreans will be able to burn our big ship out of a big hole if they light the boat again. Wang Lang began to teach the spirited child.
From the first time he saw this child, he felt that this child was a soldier or a navy.
After learning that this kid killed Zhou Dunji alone, he liked it even more, and personally took him with him to teach him carefully.
"If you're the captain of a ship, what should you do in the face of a fireship?" Wang Lang asked.
"I'm the captain of the ship, so I'm going to attack the boats with artillery, and if I'm close enough to cover them with firefire crows, and if they're hit by a fireboat, I'm going to smash them with grenades. Anyway, we can't let the fireboat burn down our big ship. Zhang Huan said with a slight sigh.
"Not bad! The response was fast! Then let the Goryeo stick see the Divine Fire Crow! Wang Lang said approvingly.
With the roar of artillery, several fireships were hit by artillery and were blown to pieces before they could get close to Haicang-2. The remaining fireships did not have the slightest fear, and they still slaughtered towards Haicang 2.
But they were greeted by an overwhelming array of Divine Fire Crows, and now the Divine Fire Crows made on Immortal Island have completely changed.
The ornate appearance on it has been removed, and it looks like a large firecracker. When you use it, put it on the stand and light the fuse, and the Flame Raven will fly to the target.
However, the hit rate of this thing is so low that it is impossible to hit the target without a certain amount. Dozens of Divine Fire Crows roared towards the fireship, and most of the Divine Fire Crows fell into the sea except for a few that hit their targets.
However, the Divine Fire Raven exploded countless sparks, and quickly ignited the fire ship. Those North Korean sailors could not extinguish the flames in the Divine Fire Raven even with seawater, which was filled with whale oil, and they did not want to use a little seawater to extinguish them.
Zhang Dou stood on the tail tower to observe the battle situation, and the Changshengdao Navy and the North Korean Navy Division entered the white-hot at the beginning. The sea was filled with smoke, and even the sky in this sea area was obscured by the smoke.
The naval battle had been going on for two hours, from morning to noon. Even the strongest sailors are exhausted, and the two sides are a complete contest of willpower. Although Changsheng Island still has the advantage in the battle, it is unknown whether the exhausted Changsheng Island Navy will be able to hold out until victory as time goes by.
Suddenly, a herald ran over, knelt down on one knee in front of Zhang Dou and said loudly, "General! Haicang 6 was concentrated on the mast and is now being besieged by the North Korean sailors! ”