Chapter 157: Save the Ryukyus!

There are now two or three kittens left in the mighty fleet when it set off from Macau, and Zhang Dou's mood can be imagined. Now he is in a hurry, there is no way, he can't sail back to the storm area to find the missing ship.

In desperation, Zhang Dou could only order the fleet to advance towards South Shark Island, and when he got there, he was waiting for the remaining ships!

The storm derailed them, and they were separated by the storm on the other side of South Shark Island. If you want to get back to South Shark Island as soon as possible, you'll need to bypass the storm and you'll need to travel for several extra days.

It's also a good idea to stay where you are and wait for the storm to stop, but only God knows when the storm will stop.

Zhang Dou is not used to waiting, and he decides to make a detour back to South Shark Island. The entire fleet immediately turned to the northeast and circumnavigated, so that they penetrated deep into the waters of the Ryukyu Kingdom. However, in the place where the Ryukyus fart is bigger, even the Satsuma of the Wa Kingdom can invade them, and they will pass by when they pass by, so what other objections can they have?

On the blue sea, a birdboat cut through the sea and sped forward at full speed, and the sails of his boat's bamboo strips were blown into an exaggerated arc by the sea breeze. The mainmast that fixed the sails also made a "crunch!" in the sea breeze. Crunch! But the sailors on board did not pay any attention to this, and they poked eight oars out of the hull and rowed desperately.

Everyone on the boat used all their strength to make the bird boat faster! Hurry up!

A middle-aged man in the cabin dressed in a scribe's garb asked from time to time, "Have you dumped them?" ”

He got the same answer every time. "Not yet! Your Royal Highness! ”

"Hurry up! Hurry up! Be sure to get rid of them! ”

"Yes!"

Behind them were three boats, much larger than the bird boats in front of them.

There were more than 30 oars sticking out of the hull, and the ship's mast was also full of sails. The speed was not slower than the bird boat in front of it at all, on the contrary, it was slightly faster, and it was slowly closing the distance between the two boats.

The sailors on the ship were all Japanese people, and they all rowed hard, desperately chasing the ships ahead.

A Japanese samurai standing at the bow of the ship looked at the bird boat that was getting closer and closer, and the corners of his mouth skimmed out an exaggerated arc.

He said to himself: "To be a dog is to have the consciousness of being a dog." It's just that you slept with your daughter, and you still want to go to Daming to ask for help? Da Ming himself was overwhelmed by the barbarian Jurchens, how could he have the energy to take care of your small vassal state. Let the field catch you this time, and pick your skin without taking out your youngest daughter to pay off the debt! ”

The middle-aged man on the bird boat watched the ship behind him getting closer and closer, and he shouted in despair: "Is God really going to cut off my Ryukyu line?" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, an attendant ran into the cabin. "Your Highness! There is a large sail shadow at the front, it looks like it should be a big splint with red hair, should we turn to dodge? ”

Red-haired ghost? Big splints? The middle-aged man's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and his condition couldn't have been worse. Even if it falls into the hands of the red hair, it is stronger than falling into the hands of the livestock of the Japanese country.

He immediately ordered: "Lean in!" Leaning on the red-haired fleet, even if Lone gives the country to the red-haired, he will not give it to the Japanese slaves! The middle-aged man gritted his teeth and said, he hated the Japanese people to death!

The lookout on the Yuxiu also spotted the chasing sea boat, and Alan quickly recognized that it was the bird boat of Daming that escaped in front, and the nondescript ship chasing behind was the famous clipper ship ~ Guan ship in the Japanese country.

Zhang Dou heard that there were Japanese ships chasing and killing the Daming sea ships and also came to be interested, the two-day voyage was really a bit boring, and it was also a relief to sink a few Japanese ships when he was idle and bored!

Soon, the fleet turned en masse under the command of Yuxiu, and the bird boat sailed over. The escaped bird boats wept with joy when they found out that the big splints were coming towards them, and now they finally did not have to fall into the hands of the Japanese people. As for what the red-haired man does with himself, it's up to fate!

The Wa Guoguan ship, who was chasing after him, also saw this situation, and he was also surprised why the red-haired man was nosy. Those red-haired people should work hard to please the Japanese in order to be able to do business in the Japanese country, how can they offend themselves for a small boat?

The samurai of the Wa Kingdom thought that it must be the red-haired man who took the initiative to intercept the bird boat in order to please him, so he did not slow down and chased after him.

In that year, they fought with the Ming Dynasty in Korea, although in the end they retreated. But they didn't lose, and they should have a tie with Daming in terms of casualties.

Therefore, there is a feeling that Lao Tzu even tied with the Ming Dynasty and no one else paid attention to it. Even the red-haired people with strong ships and sharp guns are disdainful, and no matter how powerful the red-haired people are, they can't scold their generals. Otherwise, the general will give an order, and the red-haired man will have no business to do.

Seeing that the ship of the Wa Kingdom was chasing after him like this, Alan was a little dumbfounded. Could it be that there is any secret weapon that the Japanese state can't do? Isn't it just to use explosives against large splints like them?

This had to be guarded against, and Alan immediately ordered everyone to turn to the side to face the enemy. Seeing the flagship of the flagship, the Galen ships turned their bows and aimed their sideboards at the rushing ships.

Nakaji Tano's sight of the splint facing them also felt bad, but his habitual arrogance made him decide to take another look.

Suddenly, he saw that the large splints had opened the cannon window, and pushed the cannon of one door out of the cannon window. Tian Zhongji suddenly exclaimed: "Turn around, turn around!" Turn! ”

But his order was a little late, and the Yuxiu and two Dutch battleships opened fire first. Nearly 100 artillery pieces roared, and a large area of gunpowder smoke rose in the sea.

The fleeing bird boats in front of them were frightened by this devastating scene, and they quickly lowered their speed and lowered their sails, relying only on the oarsmen to slide to let the bird boat slowly hurry to the big splints.

When they found that the shells were all hitting the pursuing officer ships in the rear, the people on the bird boat breathed a sigh of relief. They were finally saved, and the joy of surviving death put a smile on everyone's face.

In the field on the ship in the rear, the second can be a cup, and the cannonballs kept falling beside him. The column of water kicked up by the cannonball almost drowned the ship, and good fortune did not always accompany him. A shell hit the stern of the ship, and the 18-pound shell almost scattered the entire ship.

The stern of the ship disappeared, and the rain of sawdust everywhere cleared the Japanese sailors on the deck. Even Nakaji Tano, who was wearing bamboo gear, was not spared, and a sawdust pierced his right arm. He screamed and fell into the sea, and if someone hadn't stopped him, this thing would have to go to his Amaterasu!

The other two ships were not spared. In order to make this kind of ship faster, the Japanese sacrificed the defense of the ship. The planks were made as thin as possible to reduce weight, and many parts of the boat were even replaced with bamboo. In this way, the ship can travel at a higher speed and be able to take on the task of pursuing at sea.

Such a sea ship was horribly attacked by the guns of the Galen ship, and the ship was immediately destroyed and killed if it hit it. After more than two hits, you can basically only find debris, and the larger planks are not visible.

The middle-aged man on the bird boat widened his eyes, he couldn't believe that the Wa Guoguan ship, which had no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground, was easily smashed to pieces.

The power of this red-haired man's big splint is too great! With such a fleet, what are you afraid of?

Equally surprised was Alan, who stared blankly at the surface of the sea where there had once been three ships. He muttered to himself, "That's it?" That's it? Then he reacted and shouted, "Put down the boat and check the situation on the battlefield!" Xiao Zhanghuan opens your little eyes wide, don't let the water ghosts of the Wa Kingdom destroy our rudder! ”

Allen's caution did not help, and the small boat scooped up three Japanese people from the fragments of the Japanese ship. The rest were either killed or drowned, and the Changxing army who were wounded and wailing in the water directly gave them a good time.

If it weren't for the fact that Zhonger in the field was wearing bamboo tools like an official, he wouldn't have escaped the end of a knife.

The people on the bird boat also leaned on the Yuxiu, and the middle-aged man was dumbfounded as soon as he boarded the Yuxiu. There are very few red-haired people in front of you, and more of them are Ming people.

When he got on the ship, he knelt on the deck and kowtowed one after another, and said, "Please save the Ryukyus, the general of the Heavenly Empire!" ”