Chapter 1332: The Great Escape of Victory
readx; Shi Chunhu suddenly made it difficult to restrain the commander of the North Korean fleet, Li Xi, and the North Korean sailors on the deck were caught off guard and almost killed, leaving only the commander who gave orders to the lower rowing sailors. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 Info put the knife on his neck and ordered him to immediately give the order to stop the ship and withdraw from the battle. The commander dared not comply, so he had to give orders to the sailors below through the microphone on the turtle ship.
Because of the structural characteristics of the turtle boat, the upper and lower floors are completely separated, and the top has been killed like a river of blood, and the seventy oarsmen below are still unaware. Since the commander told the ship to be on standby, then stop. Fortunately, Shi Chunhu and the others were able to control the turtle boat steadily, otherwise these seventy people rushed up, and it would definitely be another fierce battle.
Under Shi Chunhu's compulsion, Li Xi had no choice but to order the surviving surrendered Korean sailors to raise the white flag and wave flags to the other warships to signal surrender. When some ships saw the flag, they obediently closed their sails and stopped their ships; But there were also ships that refused to surrender and tried to flee south from the battlefield back to the port of Incheon.
However, at this time, one of the warships of the Ming army had already adjusted its sails, and the speed of the ship was accelerated. Due to the sudden change of wind direction to the south wind, the escape of the Korean battleship turned into a headwind again, and the schooner completely lost its effect, and it was only possible to row by manpower. Although the longitudinal sails on the Ming ship were also retracted, the angular sails were blown by the strong wind, and even if the wind was headwinded, as long as the course was slightly adjusted, it could still zigzag forward, and the speed was much faster than that of the North Korean boats. In the course of the pursuit, artillery was fired frequently, and several North Korean warships were damaged or destroyed in a short time.
Just as the remaining 10 or so Korean warships continued to desperately flee south, a fleet of warships suddenly appeared in the direction of Phi Dao in the north, and the battleship in the center was larger than the warship just now, also equipped with crosssails, and the speed of the ship was also faster. They soon joined forces with the Ming ships that had entered the battle, leaving two ships to watch over the surrendering Korean ships, the largest of which continued to chase south.
When they were five paces away from the North Korean fleet, the guns on the ship rang out. Originally, the North Korean warships did not pay attention to the ship behind them, because the other two Ming ships, which were only about two steps closer to them, were their greater threat. Unexpectedly, with this cannon sound, a North Korean warship suddenly "boomed" with a loud bang, and it was actually bombarded through the entire hull by this cannon! The sea water poured down a hole more than a foot wide in the hull, and in a short time the ship slowly sank.
This frightened the other Korean warships, and they couldn't believe that the cannon on the Ming ship could hit them from five paces away! And the speed of the ship is much faster than theirs, how can this escape? Therefore, they soon raised white flags and surrendered. The Ming ships did not take pleasure in killing, and when they saw that the other side had surrendered, they quickly copied the bread and ordered them to go to Phi Island due north. The North Korean navy has been frightened and dares not to obey.
The turtle boat where Shi Chunhu and the others were also being watched sailed towards Phi Dao, and soon saw the two islands due north rising above the horizon. The one on the east side is quite large, and the one on the west side is only about ten miles in circumference. The south coast of the two islands facing the Yellow Sea is not frozen, and the north is covered with white sea ice. A short distance to the northeast is the Korean mainland.
Dozens of captured Korean warships docked in turn at the port of the small island to the west under the watchful eye of the Ming ship. Whenever a ship docked, heavily armed Ming troops boarded the ship to take over and escort the North Korean sailors to other parts of the island.
Of course, Shi Chunhu immediately handed over the gold medal of Jinyiwei that he carried to the Ming army for inspection. The Ming army did not dare to slack off, and immediately reported to the authorities. Not long after, all the Ming ships also docked, and the largest battleship came down with a majestic general, and another officer from the first battleship to enter the naval battle also came down, and first saluted the general: "The last general, the captain of the Weihai ship of the North Sea Fleet, Li Yunhao, the commander of the Dingmao Ding Mao 01 escort formation on Phi Dao, will meet the commander-in-chief!" ”
Shi Chunhu didn't know Li Yunhao, but Huang Long, the chief military officer of Dongjiang Town, had heard of it, so he hurriedly stepped forward to salute and introduce himself. Huang Long laughed and picked the two up, and asked Shi Chunhu with some doubts: "How did you get on the ship of the North Korean sailor?" ”
When he arrived at his own family's territory, Shi Chunhu didn't need to hide it anymore, he hurriedly introduced the previous experience, and finally said: "Now the last general doesn't know what the situation of General Mao and his subordinates is, if the situation in Tieshan has not changed, please take General Mao to Phi Island as soon as possible!" ”
Huang Long said solemnly after hearing this: "I see, I said how could the Tartar cavalry suddenly appear in Tieshan. Now the situation has indeed changed, and the soldiers have received a secret report that the Tartars have gathered at least 20,000 troops and are preparing to enter Korea. Without further ado, this soldier immediately went to pick up Mao Long! ”
Soon Huanglong's ship set sail again, this time to the east of Phi Dao. Shi Chunhu naturally followed the boat, only to see that Phi Island is only five miles away from the nearest part of the coast of the Tieshan Peninsula, originally in the severe cold climate, the sea ice is more than five miles wide, but at least a few Ming troops have been patrolling outside the coast of Phi Island in small boats, with thick iron rods to constantly beat and break the ice floe, frozen and strong and roasted with fire, hard to open a wide "ice gorge".
"Draw on the lessons of Juehua Island," Huang Long introduced, "since the beginning of winter, the garrison has ordered the defenders to dig the ice day and night, and never allow the Tartars to wade directly through the ice. ”
"What if the Tartars fire arrows on the ice to attack the soldiers who cut the ice?" Shi Chunhu said worriedly.
Huang Long smiled and said, "Don't worry about this. The artillery on the island has a range of steps, and if the Tartar dares to stand on the ice, it will be our live target, so that he will not return. What this soldier is really worried about is the Korean sailors, if the North Korean sailors help the Tartars to attack the island, then Phi Island will be in danger. Therefore, the soldiers patrolled the sea day and night, for fear of a sneak attack by a ship. I didn't expect Mao Long to have such a clever plan, General Shi was full of guts, and he was able to lure the North Korean sailors over, and Phi Dao could sit back and relax! ”
As he was talking, he suddenly saw a big dust rise in the distance on the other side. Huang Long's face turned cold and said, "It's not good, the Tartar army is coming so fast!" ”
Almost at the same time, the gates of Tieshan City, not far from the coast, suddenly opened, and several Manchu cavalry led their horses and shouted loudly, heading straight for the direction of Phi Dao. Shi Chunhu fixed his eyes and saw that the leader was Mao Long, and he hurriedly told Huang Long. Huang Long immediately ordered the ship to move closer, and at the same time informed the defenders of Phi Dao with a flag to send more ships to meet them.
Suddenly, these people ran to the edge of the sea ice in disarray, and shouted at the top of their voices: "Brothers of Phi Dao, your own people! Get us on board, the Tartar army is coming! ”
As soon as the boat came to light, the gang rushed to the boat until their feet stepped on the deck, and their hearts were reassured, and they cheered in unison. In fact, it is no wonder that since they left the customs more than two months ago, they braved the bitter cold to pass through the Mongolian steppe and Liaodong, and the journey was extremely difficult, and nearly one of the five people had already died. Now that I'm finally back under the rule of the Ming Dynasty, I'm on a victorious escape!
The leader was Mao Long, Huang Long and Shi Chunhu hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, but Mao Long was not polite, and smiled at Huang Longpi: "Lord General Bing, there are ghosts on Phi Island, do you know?" ”