Chapter 989: The Sad Old Man (Three Watches)
When Li Xiang was on the return trip, he had a good understanding of the data of the imperial warship. For example, the range of artillery and the power of various shells, as well as the speed of the Imperial warships, he had already learned a little about them, and remembered them in his heart.
At the same time, because he himself has been a pirate leader who has been at sea for many years, he knows very well the ships used in the eastern seas.
Because of understanding, all have a contrast.
It was only from this comparison that he clearly understood what was terrifying about the warships of the Dao Dao Empire.
The speed of the voyage allows the fleet to quickly surprise the enemy, and at the same time, it can quickly get out of danger. Even before the enemy has time to react, they can achieve their goal on their own.
When the enemy wants to encircle you, you can also use this speed to bankrupt the enemy's plan.
At the same time, because the ship has a long range of artillery, this allows you to be at a safe distance to deal with the enemy. On the contrary, the enemy has no way to get close to him and put them into effective killing range.
To put it simply, I hit you, but you can't hit me.
In such a situation, it is simply taking advantage of it, and being an enemy is absolutely unlucky.
And knowing the speed of the imperial warship, Li Xiang would be so determined and indifferent when Liu Da reminded him.
Of course, he also wanted to capture Wang Renzeng, and more than anyone else wanted to be able to kill that guy. After all, what Wang Ren had done in Naha was really angry.
If Li Xiang can't avenge those dead brothers and their families. So how can he continue to be his boss and lead these old brothers who are still following him in times of crisis?
This time, since Wang Ren had sent him to the door himself, it was equivalent to saying that God was going to destroy him.
Such a good opportunity, of course Li Xiang didn't want to miss it.
Wang Renzeng saw the opportunity very quickly, and as soon as Li Xiang showed that he was an enemy, he immediately turned the bow of the ship and fled.
But even so, Li Xiang is confident that he can catch up with Wang Renzeng.
"Send the order to send two warships out of the battlefield and capture Wang Renzeng who escaped for me. I don't want him to die. I want to see him alive and brought to us. And then I'm going to let him taste what it's like to be tortured and killed. ”
Li Xiang turned around and ordered one of the genetic people who was assigned to him.
Although Li Xiang has been accepted by Zhao Hongyu, he has also been appointed as the Admiral of the Kyushu Navy.
But it is still necessary to arrange a few adjutants around Li Xiang.
After all, Zhao Hongyu is not a fool, do you say that you take refuge in me, then I really fully trust you?
That's where the role of the adjutant comes in.
Normally you don't see anything. They're like an ornament.
Once it comes to a critical moment. Then you can see that their role is coming.
For this arrangement. Li Xiang is also very clear and understandable.
However, he was not dissatisfied with this.
He is not young anymore, and he knows the seriousness of the matter.
Especially if he took the initiative to take refuge in the past. It's good that the crown prince can accept himself. And people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, and it is impossible to say a few nice words by themselves, so people really believe in themselves.
Therefore, Li Xiang did not object to this.
On the contrary, he happily accepted the existence of an adjutant.
The adjutant took out the walkie-talkie, turned on the signal, and conveyed Li Xiang's order.
Soon, the two warships on the outside broke away from the formation and sailed out of the battlefield. And when they left the battlefield, they quickly drove in the direction of Wang Renzeng's escape.
At this time, it was only fifteen minutes after Wang Renzeng escaped, that is, a quarter of an hour.
In such a short period of time, Wang Renzeng couldn't run far even if he ran.
Even if Li Xiang climbed to the high pole and picked up the monocular high-powered telescope in his hand, he would still be able to see Wang Renzeng's flagship.
"I'm frightened to you, I can't imagine that this guy Wang Renzeng actually took advantage of Lao Tzu's absence to bring people to attack our Amami Island. It seems that he really didn't take our master seriously. After Li Xiang gave the order, he turned his head and comforted Zhang Bangchang and Liu Da Scar.
He didn't pay attention to Wang Renzeng's question now, because he knew very well that Wang Renzeng couldn't run away at all.
"Hmph, if Zheng Zhilong comes in person, maybe I can still weigh it. But you Wang Ren was a fart, and he actually wanted to ride on my head, I think he is really dizzy. ”
"Big brother, why didn't Zheng Zhilong come in person this time, but sent Wang Renzeng?" At this time, Li Xiang's warship had moved again, and Zhang Bangchang asked after standing firm.
After leaving the damaged Spanish warship, Zhang Bangchang's whole person was completely relaxed.
Now he doesn't have to be so nervous, now that Li Xiang is back, then the burden on his shoulders will be lifted.
"It is estimated that in the battle of Naha last year, we were defeated and lost by Zheng Zhilong, and Zheng Zhilong thought that we were no longer in the climate. In addition, after we were defeated, he has become a veritable overlord on this sea, and in addition to the fact that he is still so young, he must be more or less proud now. ”
After Li Xiang saw Zhang Bangchang asking this question, he thought about it and replied.
In Li Xiang's eyes, Zheng Zhilong is still too young.
Such a young person has great power, how can he not be proud.
And in the eyes of the other party, he already belongs to the role that will not make any waves. Therefore, Zheng Zhilong felt that he didn't have to do his best to deal with himself.
All he needed to do was send one of his men and lead hundreds of warships, and then he could clean himself up.
Of course, there's nothing wrong with that.
If it weren't for the crown prince of the Song Empire and the nineteen warships sent by the other party. So he, Li Xiang, is really such a situation.
Therefore, Wang Ren once led his fleet, and this time he could definitely deal with them on Amami Island.
Fortunately, with the 19 warships sent by the crown prince earlier, and these warships were extremely good in this battle, if they hadn't worked so hard, maybe Amamijima would have fallen before they could have led the fleet back.
"Alright, now let's clean up the mess. I think it won't be long before Wang Renzeng will be caught. ”
Because of Wang Renzeng's escape, Li Xiang joined them. Wang Ren's fleet, which originally had an absolute advantage. There has been a collapse of the situation.
When someone starts to back off, it has a ripple effect in an instant.
The warships under Wang Renzeng's command began to withdraw from the battlefield one after another, scattering and fleeing.
After all, even their leader, Wang Renzeng, ran away. These little characters are still spanking ass.
The boss's life is his life. Isn't the life of their little minions fate?
As long as someone takes the lead. Then you can't stop it.
Moreover, now that they have lost a lot of large warships, even if they continue to fight, they will only end up in the end of the total annihilation.
Since that's the case. It's better to save yourself.
Yes, Zhang Bangchang and the others had destroyed a lot of large warships before, and at the same time, the main fleet of Amamijima Island had also killed a lot of ships in the melee.
After Li Xiang returned with thirty Imperial warships and joined this naval battle, the Imperial warships brought great destruction in a short period of time with their powerful firepower and the hull of the explanation.
Now the fleet brought by Wang Renzeng is only eight bucket boats, three building ships, and dozens of small clippers.
Earlier when he came, there were more than a hundred large warships, hundreds of fast ships. When did it become so miserable now, it really didn't make any of them think.
As the opposing ships fled, the naval battle gradually came to an end.
Except for two of the thirty imperial warships that were sent to chase Wang Renzeng and one that was Li Xiang's flagship, the remaining twenty-seven warships all began to pursue the fleeing enemies.
It can be expected that even if these guys escape for a while, they will not end well in the end.
Then, the rest is easy.
Li Xiang hurriedly began to rescue the people who had fallen into the water in the naval battle, and at the same time, he was also mended by the enemy who had fallen into the water.
In the dictionary of pirates, there is no such thing as mercy.
When Zheng Zhilong Naha fought, he was not polite to them.
So, of course, Li Xiang doesn't have to be polite to them now.
At least, Li Xiang will give them a good time, and he will not torture and kill them like Wang Renzeng. So Li Xiang feels that she is a very benevolent person.
There weren't many people on Amami Island who could fight, but now after such a naval battle, they have lost a lot of manpower.
The surface of the sea was littered with floating splinters of wood and sawdust, and more often than not, the corpses of missing arms and legs. The originally blue sea water has been stained red with blood at this time.
The entire battlefield of naval warfare, which had quieted down, now looked like a picture of hell on earth.
"This is Zhang Laosan."
For more than an hour, the deck where Li Xiang was was already full of cold corpses. He stopped when he walked to one of the corpses with half of his head collapsed, and Zhang Bangchang squatted down and flipped over the corpse, then looked up and said to Li Xiang.
This is an old brother, who has been with him for twenty-three years.
Finally, now that I have a way to live, I can't imagine that I will die here.
Li Xiang couldn't help but feel sad, and tears involuntarily left tears in her eyes.
"He also has a 13-year-old grandson at home, and he doesn't have any relatives anymore." , Li Xiang knew about the situation of this old brother, so he muttered.
"Take it back and bury it on Amami Island. His grandson will give him a future in the future, and he will be a Kyushu sailor in the future, and twelve yuan of silver per month is enough for him to live comfortably for the rest of his life. Yang Biao, the nephew who was standing beside Li Xiang, whispered a suggestion to Li Xiang.
"No, it's dangerous on the Sailor's side, and you can't let his grandson in. I think it's better to send him to the Americas, after all, there are 200 acres of fertile land to receive, and then he can live in peace. By the way, find an opportunity to go to the Ming Dynasty to buy a writing girl and come back, and marry the children on the island, which can be regarded as our best. ”
Li Xiang rejected the proposal of her nephew Yang Biao.
Kyushu Mariners are not a safe place, and there is no telling when conflicts will break out here.
Especially in the case that Zheng Zhilong is still eyeing him, it is even more impossible to let these children take risks.
Compared to the Kyushu Marine, the Americas are a good place.
What's more, there are 200 acres of fertile land.
So, these children go to the Americas, and they can be good citizens with peace of mind. There's no need to be as scared as they are.
There are many corpses on the deck, all of them are the Amamijima brothers who died in this naval battle.
Some of these people are young, some are middle-aged, and some have gray temples. Many of them have been following Li Xiang for a long time, and even after their father's death, their sons continue to follow Li Xiang.
At this moment, Li Xiang seems to have aged a lot all of a sudden, and the whole person looks a little decadent.
After all, I'm getting older, and it's no longer like the mentality I had when I was young, and I can let go of anything.
As a person who is almost sixty years old, Li Xiang can be said to be an old man in this era.
And an old man's favorite thing is to recall the experience of his youth with familiar people. Li Xiang is the same now, he also likes to talk and laugh with his old brothers, reminiscing and forgetting the things of his youth.
What I am most afraid of is watching these old brothers leave me one by one.
But he was afraid of something, and many of the old brothers he was familiar with now had closed their eyes and become a cold corpse.
They will never talk loudly to themselves again, reminiscing together about the glory they have had, and the prodigal things they have done.
Sensing that his uncle's mood was not very good, Yang Biao began to carry the corpses with his companions, placing them neatly, and no longer continued to persuade his uncle.
In this naval battle, the losses of the people of Amami Island were very large, and half of them were killed in this naval battle.
Faced with such a result, Li Xiang's heart was really sad.
These are all his old brothers, or relatives left by his old brothers to take care of him.
But now that they have become a cold corpse, how can he have the face to face those old brothers in the future.
It seemed that there was going to be a new life, but something like this happened.
It's all the damn Wang Renzeng, and it's all the damn Zheng Zhilong.
If it weren't for them, these old brothers of their own would not have died.
This is the person who has followed him to this day, and he is still loyal...... (To be continued......)