Chapter 455: The Plague God is here
While the Battle of Fukue was in full swing, outside the port of Nagasaki, there was a fleet of ships that no one had noticed, and on it there was a group of people with earthy faces, and these were the maritime merchants of the Ming Kingdom. [No pop-up novel network]
Although the best time to come to the country is in May or June, each family has its own order, whether it is receiving goods or growing at home, they always have to fill the ship before leaving.
Of course, the big family will have more advantages in this regard, and the people gathered in Nagasaki now are almost the first batch of people, and they are also the most powerful people in the maritime business.
The strong backers also mean that these people are well-informed, well-informed, and have a deeper understanding of this naval battle.
The battle between the Itaya ship and the Ataka ship, everyone didn't pay attention to it, and this kind of battle mode that was bigger than the ship was outdated as early as the Three Kingdoms period.
The water wars in the Tang and Song dynasties were even more colorful, although they experienced the regression of the Mongol and Yuan dynasties, and the Ming Dynasty was no longer at the peak of China, but the level of water warfare was not something that Korea and the Japanese could match.
Those rocket merchants only brought a small amount for self-defense, and there were no real naval weapons on the ship, and as a result, the North Korean Itaya ship fled in embarrassment. When the two sides were fighting, the maritime merchants were very happy to see the excitement, and the atmosphere was so relaxed that they were not under Xie Hong and the others at all.
But soon, with the appearance of Xie Hong's fleet, everyone's expressions became solemn, and those who had the most extensive knowledge showed thoughtful expressions, and they soon turned into horror.
will be horrified, of course, because they recognize Xie Hong's flywheel battleship.
Travel! And it's a modified car and boat! These people looked at each other in disbelief, and they all received positive answers from each other.
In fact, in the south of the Ming Dynasty, vehicles and ships were used in many places, but after the Song Dynasty, this kind of ship was basically abandoned, not only did not have any improvement, but also fell a lot lower than the level of the Song Dynasty.
The original defects are still there, and they are even more serious, except for the wide and windless waters such as Poyang Lake and Taihu Lake, which are basically impassable in other places, so they have not been promoted.
But the principle has not changed, all the sailors present are old sailors, although the flywheel of the flywheel battleship is covered, but you can still see the foundation of the ship at a glance. Because of this, the horror in their hearts became greater, almost like a stormy wave.
The biggest problem with the boat is that it is bulky, and its shape is very similar to that of an ataka boat or a board house, but it is not so layered, and there is no need to paddle, but in fact, the cumbersome part of the wheel paddle is not under the paddle at all.
But these modified vehicles and ships in front of you are obviously different, just look at the waterline, you can know that they belong to light ships, and then look at the ship when it is running, it can be described as light and wishful, and the vehicles and ships in the Central Plains are completely different things.
The most important question is, why are these vehicles and ships here? Who made it?
North Korean? That's obviously impossible, if they can really make this kind of modified car and ship, why do they build so many board house ships? Don't look at the application of the latter, but in terms of the difficulty of manufacturing and the resources consumed, a ship must be at least seven or eight ships, even compared with the vehicles and ships in the Central Plains, it is far more than that.
So, who will it be? The atmosphere is very depressing, these people are all from the Jiangnan family, although they are floating on the sea for most of the year, they have also heard about what happened in the court, even the most lonely and unheard of people, they immediately remembered a name.
Plague God Xie Hong! If there is a person who can improve the car and ship, and it is modified to such an incredible point, then only this person may have the greatest surname, because, in the Ming Dynasty, this name represents all kinds of incredible, and the combination with those incredible is all kinds of impropriety.
Both of these points are well represented on the converted ship, the ship itself is incredible, and the flag hanging on the mast is not serious.
The black skull flag makes people have an ominous premonition at a glance, combined with Xie Hong's great name, how can the maritime merchants not be afraid?
No one believes that the plague god sent people all the way from Liaodong to the Wa Kingdom, just to help the Koreans fight a war, he is the plague god, not the god of fortune! If you say the other way around, it's pretty much the same.
Thinking that Xie Hong had proposed to open the sea ban last year, the maritime merchants also had a faint guess in their hearts, and some of them thought of more quickly.
The old men of their own house are embarrassed by the plague god everywhere, and this person has always been known for his retribution, he ran to the country of the Japanese with great momentum, and when he saw his own fleet, he would say hello and let it go gently?
Originally, the thoughts of watching the excitement were scattered with the wind, and instead they were eagerly looking forward to the victory of the Japanese naval army, and there were 8,000 people, even if they were pressed, they should be able to crush the eleven small boats of the plague god, right?
Those who have a close relationship with the Wa State, or who have a relatively large enmity between their own family and Xie Hong, such as Xie Feng, are both, and they are even more noisy, encouraging their companions to join the battlefield together, wanting to attack Xie Hong's fleet with the Wa people.
However, the situation on the battlefield changed extremely quickly, and before the noisy people could raise their sails and the hesitant people moved, the Yamato Pill had already turned into a ball of flames, making all the maritime merchants feel like they had been poured a basin of ice water head-on, cold from head to toe.
They were all 10,000 sure in their hearts, the fleet must be under the pestilence god, and it was impossible for anyone to come up with these terrifying weapons except him.
It's not that everyone has flinched, like Xie Feng, the hatred is relatively high, they are still clamoring to help the war, but they didn't last long in the end, the collapse of the Songpu Navy Army happened in a short period of time, and more than 20 fireworks also symbolized the only end of going up to help the war.
The sails were raised, but in different directions.
Most of them were heading to Nagasaki Port, and they were here to see the excitement, so of course they didn't pull all the boats out, but now they were going to meet up with their families and leave for Gangnam as soon as possible.
Although the current popularity is not very favorable, compared to the threat of the plague god, this small trouble can be ignored.
The only exception was Wang Hai's ship, and although his cargo had been unloaded at the port of Nagasaki, the fleet had already gone to the port of Shimonoseki, and by this time it might have gone to Kaimachi.
He felt that things were strange at the beginning, and now that he had confirmed his previous suspicions, and it was the most terrifying kind, of course he had to go to meet up with the team, and then find a way to avoid Xie Hong.
Compared to the safety of the entire fleet, the cargo in Nagasaki was really not worth mentioning.
...... "Master Hou, do you want to stop that ship?" The monkey asked, pointing to Wang Hai's boat.
The Ming Dynasty's fortune ship has a relatively high adaptability to the wind direction and a large carrying capacity, but it is not known for its speed. Although the ships of the maritime merchants are far away from the battlefield, even if they are downwind, it is not difficult to chase them at the speed of the flywheel warship.
"That's the ship that first got here, right? Shanhai Firm? Xie Hong glanced up and felt a little impressed.
"That's what Master Hou said." Lu Renyi responded.
"I remember that he was quite acquainted, so let him go, anyway, he would probably have to pass through Goto on his return trip...... If he's clever enough to get ahead of us and take the Ryukyu route, he'll be lucky. Xie Hong smiled casually, then his eyes stared, stared at Nagasaki Port, and said leisurely: "The key is the big fish in front of us, we have to eat and wipe clean." ”
…… At this time, the port of Nagasaki was in chaos.
Maritime merchants came every year, and the time spent in the Wa Kingdom was no less than that of the Ming Dynasty, so for the sake of convenience, each trading house also had warehouses in Nagasaki and hired some Wa people to work.
In addition, there are many people who have become a family here, don't look at the poverty of the country, but in addition to gold and silver and other specialties, women are also a must. Although it has not yet reached the level of world-renowned in later generations, women who are more than Ming are also different, at least, for these maritime merchants.
Don't look at how beautiful they are on the sea, in fact, their identities in the Ming Dynasty are not visible, and they are not very valued at home, just like Wang Hai, who begged for the old and couldn't.
Therefore, here in the Wa Kingdom, although the living conditions are a little worse, the respect they receive is not enjoyed by the Ming Dynasty. Whether they prefer more here or more Daming, even they can't tell.
But now they can't take care of much, the plague god has arrived, if you don't want to die, it's better to get away as soon as possible.
However, this side can't be left alone, at least goodbye is still required; What's more, the belongings in the house will also be taken away, who knows if there is a chance to come back after leaving this time?
Moreover, it was not only the maritime merchants who came back, but also many of the Japanese sailors who escaped.
These people are riding small sampans, the flywheel battleship is a light warship after all, and it is a last resort to use impact as a weapon, and in addition, Xie Hongben didn't take these Xiaozao seriously.
Therefore, these people were more fortunate than those who were on the big ships, and they escaped for their lives, and soon after the maritime merchants entered the port, they also fled one after another, and the news spread.
As a result, the port of Nagasaki was suddenly plunged into a panic.
The 8,000 army was wiped out, although most of them followed suit, but in this era, such a number was already in the category of astronomical numbers, at least in Kyushu. Even if the Ouchi family has already gone to Luo, the number of troops directly belonging to the family in Shangluo has not exceeded 8,000.
But such an army was actually destroyed, what kind of terrible weapons did the Koreans have?
That's not all, the Ming maritime merchants who have hundreds of ships are actually about to escape, and many people are still shouting 'The plague god is coming', could it be that Amaterasu is angry, is the end coming?
Cries, shouts, and curses mingled over the port of Nagasaki, and finally, they converged into a mood called despair. The only thing to be thankful for is that the legendary North Korean army did not attack immediately, leaving the last shred of hope for the people here.
(To be continued)