0668 Pirate Help
In particular, the Japanese ships around Zhang Zhiyong have already been tied to each other, and they can't get out of the hurry, even if they are out of the way, there are not enough manpower, and it is difficult to drive the boats! Because the people on their ship have already gone to fight on the house ship, and they can't get out for a while! So the counteroffensive of the Ming army went extremely smoothly!
Moreover, Li Wenliang and Zhang Zhiyong were also fighting, and when they saw that the enemy was showing signs of escape, they immediately ordered their subordinates to catch up! Moreover, the method of their pursuit was not to chase and chop at all, but to take advantage of the speed of their own ships to catch up with the Japanese ships and attack their sails and masts!
As long as the Japanese ship loses its sails, how far can it run with only oars? So for a while, the sea was full of the sound of chain bullets whistling! In particular, the three cruisers were lightning fast after raising all their sails, and catching up with a Japanese ship was a volley of cannons!
More than a dozen chain bullets hit the sails of the ship, and the bamboo and wood flew one after another, jumping out of a hole in the boss! The sails are weakened by the wind! If the chain bullet hits the mast, the iron balls on both sides will hit the mast heavily after the iron balls on both sides are coiled rapidly on the fence, and often only one salvo can break the mast of a ship!
The Japanese ships that had lost their masts could only sail forward in vain by manpower, and they could run fast for a short time, but as soon as the distance was long and the strength of the people was gone, the speed of the ship would drop, and then they would be meat on the chopping board!
At this time, things changed again on the right wing of the front. Those pirates are the best at looking at the wind, so they are keenly aware of the defeat of the Japanese people! After all, you have to have a good eye to be a pirate, otherwise I am afraid that you will be killed a long time ago!
So when they found out that things had changed, they immediately began to intensify their attack. After all, so many ships in front of you are military merits! Moreover, although these Japanese ships are not very useful, they are worth a lot of silver, at least the wood is good, and it is a sum of money to dismantle!
But the pirates are smart, and the pirates aren't stupid! As soon as they saw the pirates attacking, they knew something had changed! The samurai in charge of the command immediately ordered a breakthrough to the north! At this time, the pirates' nature of bullying the weak and fearing the hard was revealed again, and the seemingly dense encirclement was broken by the Japanese people!
Liu Haojia stood at the bow of the boat and saw this situation, and his eyes were red with anger! Although he knew that these pirates were useless, he didn't expect them to be so weak! It seems that the second young master is right, it's okay to expect these pirates to fight a good fight, don't even think about a tough battle! It seems that he will have to expand his lineage power in the future!
Just when the Japanese thought that they could escape from the ascension, a fleet rushed over diagonally, and it was two cruisers with a number of ships rushing over and directly blocking them! Then there are countless chain bombs whistling in, discounting the mast of the Ataka ship that has just been hoisted!
At this moment, the people who just felt that they had a chance to escape panicked! Because they all know that such a huge Ataka ship has a mast, and without the mast, such a heavy hull can't run far if they want to break through by paddling!
Sure enough, as soon as the sails of the two Ataku boats that opened the way first fell, their speed immediately slowed down! The surrounding ships rushed up like crazy, trying to escort the ships and flee! But at this time, there is no longer a chance to escape!
The two cruisers with their flotillas crossed the front, and the sound of their guns was incessant, and all the sails of the ships trying to break through were shattered, and the masts were broken, and then they made way for them to paddle forward, and they leaned on the sides and stared at the masts and sails of the other ships!
In less than two quarters of an hour, most of the ships in the entire fleet were either broken sails or broken masts, like fish with their tails cut off, swimming but only slowly!
Seeing this, the pirates were even more courageous, and after each of them had chosen their target, two or three ships approached the Japanese ships, first cleared the deck with artillery, and then jumped on them to fight, ready to take them all!
Seeing that there would be no major changes here, the two cruisers immediately turned around and pursued in the distance. The happy event is the time to beat the water dog, and it is absolutely impossible to let it go!
The whole chase lasted until nightfall, and Liu Haojia's family ordered hundreds of torches to be lit on the mast and side of his flagship, reflecting the entire ship like a mountain of lights! Other ships saw such a conspicuous target
Knowing that it was the call of the flagship, he returned with the loot one after another!
After some inventory, the final result was the loss of 13 ships, and more than 300 soldiers were killed and missing. More than 80 Japanese warships were sunk and burned, and the number of captured warships was almost the same, and only 30% of them could escape!
As for the total number of dead and wounded on the three cruisers, including Liu Haojia's ship, there were only 11 people killed or wounded, and the hull itself was uninjured! As for the many mottled scars on the hull, it is more powerful to take advantage of the hull!
After getting the report, Liu Haojia sighed that this new type of warship is really powerful, and naturally strengthened his idea of focusing on this new type of wargroup, but thinking of this is another pain in the flesh! This kind of ship is good, but it costs too much money!
Liu Haojia put the statistical slip in his hand on the table and said, "Have you all arrived?"
The family nodded and said, "It's all here, and now it's all waiting on the deck!"
Hearing this, Liu Haojia got up and pulled his cloak and said, "In that case, go meet them!"
Later, Liu Haojia was surrounded by his family members, opened the hatch and appeared on the deck. At this time, the deck was already full of people of all colors. On the left stood the officers of the detachment, and on the right stood the pirate leaders. These people were overjoyed when they saw Liu Haojia come out, and they all knelt down on one knee and said in unison, "I'll see Master Hou later!"
Liu Haojia didn't speak immediately, but came out of his body before saying, "Get up!"
After everyone thanked Liu Haojia, they all stood up, beaming with joy one by one! After all, after a big victory, Hou Ye was naturally happy, and he had to give some rewards! The officers wanted to improve their official functions, and the pirates were wondering if they could make more money.
Liu Haojia stood above the shipbuilding and was already above everyone, under the sea breeze, the cloak on his body was violent, coupled with the aura of this big victory, it can be described as majestic! And he did not disappoint everyone, and directly let people preach the gains and losses of this war.
When everyone heard the result of this great victory, everyone was beaming with joy and whispered congratulations to each other. After that, Liu Haojia began to evaluate this operation. Most of the naval officers were commended, but Zhang Zhiyong was reprimanded by Liu Haojia! The reason is that as the commander of the detachment, he actually led people to fight the broadside battle, which is simply unknown! Don't you know how to use your strengths?