Jeju Island is occupied by pirates!

An astonishing piece of news shattered the peace of Gwangju Province, causing an uproar in the richest province on the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula and quickly spreading to the neighboring province of Gyeongsang. [No pop-up novel network]

It's like being swept by a cold snap, whether it's adults or untouchables, people who hear the news for the first time are shocked, Jeju Island is not the kind of small island where few people live, occupying this place is revealing the face of the imperial court, without a certain amount of confidence, who dares to do this?

Could it be that the Japanese are going to invade Korea on a large scale? Thinking of the ferocious and terrible Japanese pirates, the faces of the North Korean soldiers and civilians were all pale, and some even had the idea of fleeing north. Anyway, the north side is closer to Daming, and the safety is more guaranteed.

However, as further news arrived, people quickly calmed down.

It turned out that the occupation of Jeju was just a group of pirates who did not know whether they were alive or dead, and there were only a dozen or so small ships in total, and the number of people was only 300.

Eighty percent of these people defected from Daming, and they couldn't get along in Daming, so they wanted to come to North Korea to pick up cheap, hmph, it's not that easy.

The local heroes were quickly mobilized, and soon, in the port of Busan, a fleet of ships far more powerful than the imperial navy appeared. On the day of the assembly, the fleet left Busan and sailed to Cheongseongdo via Yeosu, where it was prepared to be used as a base for the recovery of Jeju Island.

Castle Peak Island.

"Lord Temperance, it's past noon, why hasn't the fleet arrived yet?" After being scolded in Guangzhou, Li Wanhu returned to Mokpo Harbor, and then, together with Jin Youshan, led the naval army of the Right Water Battalion to wait here to join the main force of the fleet.

However, they are not here to help in the war, but to continue to hold on to their old profession and serve as the logistics and supply work of the main force. The soldiers and horses went ahead before they moved the grain and grass, so they also arrived at Qingshan Island in advance.

"You don't know that, do you? The main ships of the fleet are all big ships, have you heard of the Itaya ship? Jin Youshan asked mysteriously.

"Could it be ......" Li Wanhu was shocked.

"There are twenty board houses in the fleet!" Jin Youshan opened his hands, compared them back and forth, and said in an exaggerated tone.

"Twenty!" Li Wanhu gasped and asked puzzledly, "How can you use so much against those dozen or so small boats?" ”

It is no wonder that he was surprised, the so-called Banwu ship was born from the Chinese building ship, with three floors up and down, and a deck for combat at the top, each ship can carry more than 100 troops, in the eyes of the North Koreans, it is tantamount to the existence of the overlord in the sea.

Using twenty board house ships to attack a pirate with only eleven small boats is really a knife to kill.

You must know that the Banwu ship will not appear alone, and there must be the cooperation of the sword ship and the fierce ship, so if you add up, the sailors dispatched may be more than 3,000! Coupled with the coordinated imperial navy, in Li Wanhu's eyes, this is already enough to dominate the water force in the East China Sea.

"Don't understand, do you? This is called the lion fighting the rabbit with all his strength. Jin Youshan said matter-of-factly: "This pirate is strange, this year the pirates have not moved, it is difficult to ensure that there is no trickery in it, if you attack with a small group of people, maybe you will be ambushed or something, so the adults used all their strength to do a thunderous blow." ”

He smiled and said: "In the face of such a powerful naval army, let alone the pirates of the Ming Dynasty, even if it was the fleet of the Three Treasure Eunuchs back then, hehe, it may not be able to stop its edge, and some pirates must be invincible." ”

"What my lord said is that the Japanese have always been cunning, and this year they suddenly died down, maybe they really have some calculations. However, compared to the fleet of the Three Treasure Eunuchs, are you ......?" Li Wanhu echoed, but he was a little unimpressed by what his boss said later.

"Cut, no matter how powerful the eunuch of Sanbao is, he is also a character from more than a hundred years ago, and the Ming Dynasty has banned the sea for a hundred years, and there is no original scenery for a long time. What's more, in North Korea today, there are already ships that are more powerful than the Itaya ship......"

"Really? My lord. Li Wanhu's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't imagine how there could be a more powerful ship in the world than the Banwu boat.

You know, even if it was a treasure ship back then, it was just between it and the Itaya ship, although the treasure ship was a little bigger, but it didn't have the sharpness of the Itaya ship, in his heart, the Itaya ship was the world's first warship.

"Otherwise, how dare I compare with the treasure ship? Do you think I'm such a cocky person? Jin Youshan snorted coldly and said proudly: "In fact, the Japanese have died down this year, probably because they are afraid of being beaten by the adults' water army, no matter how cruel they are, in fact, they are also human beings, and they will also be afraid of death, and they will also retreat when they encounter this irresistible force." ”

"Wow, my lord, what you said really makes sense, it seems that this time ......" At the moment of patting the sycophants, Li Wanhu suddenly saw something shaking on the sea level in the east, and when he looked at it, he saw black dots jumping out one after another, slowly and firmly heading towards Qingshan Island.

"It's coming, it's finally here, our Great Korea's, the strongest fleet in the world is finally here." Jin Youshan shouted in ecstasy: "Hurry, hurry up and leave the port, catch up, don't snub the adults." ”

The sailors of the right water battalion are happy to obey their orders, they have heard the conversation of the two generals, and they want to greet the heroes who dare not attack the Japanese invaders, and it is an honor to greet them!

And those heroes are not the ones who take the imperial court, but the heads of the families of the two classes of nobles, which makes people even more admirable, not for meritorious service, but only for the safety of the people, which is a model that the whole country should follow.

Leading the powerful combined fleet is the family of Lord Min, who is currently leading the council. The leader of the council is the leader of the political axe, which is similar to the cabinet function of the Ming Dynasty, and the authority is above the head of the cabinet.

Therefore, although this young Lord Min Shangdao has not yet come out, the generals led by Jin Youshan are all respectful.

"You are the Kim Yousan who lost Jeju Island, but didn't dare to fight? How can a man like you be a temperance man? Could it be that you are also the remnant of Yan Shanjun? Although Jin Youshan was respectful, he did not exchange the friendliness of the other party, the other party glanced at him coldly, and his tone was extremely contemptuous.

"Lord Min has learned that the last general does have the responsibility of knowing people and not knowing people...... Jin Youshan first put the blame on Li Wanhu, and then said with a flattering smile:

"The last general is a vulgar person, and he is not good at governing the army, but he also knows that he is diligent and progressive, and when he returns victoriously and triumphantly, please move to Mokpo Port...... One is to let the right water camp listen to the teachings of adults, and the last general also has some books that he wants adults to appreciate. ”

"Well, it's really a person who wants to learn, so let's go to your place tomorrow after I sweep away the pirates." After the bribe was successful, Min Shangdao also nodded, no longer making things difficult in the past, and instructed lightly: "Since you are a temperance envoy, you must also be a person who understands water warfare, and tomorrow you will watch the enemy on the flagship with me." ”

"Your Excellency's flagship? Could it be ......" Jin Youshan's eyes widened, and he said with a look of amazement.

"You know that, too?" Min Shangdao was a little surprised, and then laughed out loud: "Hahaha, you guessed right, my flagship is stronger than the Banwu ship, the strongest warship in the world." ”

…… Cheju.

"My lord, the North Korean fleet has arrived at Qingshan Island at noon, and the weather has been sunny for the past few days, and the last general thinks that they will probably launch a major attack tomorrow."

"It's strange, Little Four, Qingshan Island is not far from here, why don't they come over immediately?" The eldest of the four brothers, Lu Rending, Jiang Bin and others are used to calling them by rank, even after Xie Hong has served several official positions.

After acting in a play, after sending the news out through the mouth of the sailor army transporting the exiles to Jeju Island, Xie Hong was not idle here, in addition to repairing and preparing for war, the necessary reconnaissance was also indispensable.

The four brothers took turns to go to sea to listen to the news near several islands in the north, and waited for more than ten days, when Xie Hong was even a little impatient, and finally waited for the legendary Korean fleet.

Lu Rending said with a smile: "Dare to teach Brother Jiang to know that there are many big ships in the North Korean fleet, and there are very few sails on that ship, all of which rely on oars to advance, and the hull of that ship is large, so the speed is very slow, if you set off from Qingshan Island immediately, it will be night when you arrive at Jeju Island, let alone attack, even if you want to land, it will be difficult." ”

"Oh? Big? How big is it? Jiang Bin asked.

"There are more than 20 large ships with a length of more than 10 zhang and a width of several zhang, and they are all three-layered, which is estimated to be able to fit more than 100 people, and there is a bigger one, which is almost 20 zhang long, and it seems to be a little strange on it, but it is too far away to see clearly." Speaking of the big ship of the North Koreans, Lu Rending also smacked his tongue.

Don't blame him for smacking his tongue, more than ten zhang is more than 30 meters long, which is more than twice the length of the flywheel battleship, plus the board house ship is high and wide, Leng Ding looked at it, and thought that there was an extra castle on the water! Let Lu Rending, a person who has only seen small fishing boats, not sigh.

"So big?" Scarface was also startled, turned to Xie Hong and said: "Brother Xie, otherwise, let's fight at the dock, with the ability of the North Korean soldiers, even if there are two or three thousand, we should be able to deal with it, we will suffer too much at sea." ”

"Ha, Brother Jiang, who told you that the bigger the ship, the more powerful it is, let me tell you, the technical content of naval warfare is very high, and it is useless to rely on the size alone." Xie Hong smiled and said, "It's just right to come, I'm impatient to wait, Lu Qianhu, you go to Brother Ma to arrange, add dinner tonight, let everyone have enough spirits, and annihilate the North Korean naval army in one fell swoop tomorrow." ”

"Yes, Master Hou." Lu Rending didn't hesitate, he couldn't beat it, he could always run, the other party's ship was so slow, not to mention the flywheel battleship, the small sampan could outrun them.

(To be continued)