Chapter Twenty-Six: Pursuit, Victorious Return to Division
After Fu Qianhu's death, Zheng Zhishi sorted out the vanguard army, and finally freed his hands to chase the Japanese with the ship, and with the entry of Zheng Qianshi's main ship, the three enemy ships that looked quite small raised their sails in panic.
"The Wokou are going to flee from the northern seas!"
"The main ship is chasing north along the island, and the sub-ship turns the rudder to the northeast to attack!" Zheng Yishi stood in the wind and commanded loudly.
The herald clenched his fists: "Obey!" ”
Then he saw the flags on the ship, the order was passed, the trumpets were shouted in unison, the rudder was turned and the oars were drawn, and all the side guards of the ship were opened, and all the gun ports were turned in the direction of the Japanese invaders.
The flag was fluttering fiercely in the sea breeze, the blue waves were under his feet, and the rumbling of cannons was in his ears, Lu Qi stood at the bow of the boat, only feeling proud for a while.
In the past, such big scenes could only be seen in movies and games, but today's personal experience is more intuitive, Lu Qizhi feels that the addiction of shooting games is about to be committed, and he can't wait to load ammunition with his own hands and tear up the enemy ship.
"This march and battle is really exciting, I would rather be a centurion than a scholar, the ancients will not deceive me!" Lu Qi sighed sincerely.
"Hahahaha......" Zheng Yishi laughed arrogantly: "I changed to an ordinary reader, and there are few people who are not frightened when I see this scene, Master Lu is really not an ordinary person, and he actually has a look of eagerness to try?" ”
Lu Qi followed with a smile and said: "Lu Mou just thinks so, how can this march and fight a war be child's play?"
Even if it is just to sweep the cannon and charge, it needs to go through special training before it can go into battle, and Lu does not want to embarrass the servants and the generals. ”
At this moment, a flag came from the ship, and the herald shouted: "Excuse me! The three boats were divided into two ways, and the right side turned the bow of the ship and came this way! ”
Zheng Yan paused for a moment, and immediately understood the other party's intentions: "The leader of the Japanese Kou is running away!" Tell the ship to divide the ship, and leave the enemy ship rushing over, just sink the one that escapes! ”
And now on the enemy ship, His Highness is furious: "Ahhhh Akito are all liars, and they are all lying to me!
Didn't the Buddha say that he had already negotiated with the army? Didn't you say that today was just a play, and you will continue to send your subordinates over to drive us afterwards? Damn, treacherous and cunning Mingren! ”
His subordinates beside him hurriedly stopped him: "Your Highness, please calm down!" ”
"How do you calm me down!"
"Now there is no other way but to ask you to give the order and let the samurai of the other two ships use their bodies to block the ships of the Akito!" His subordinates hugged His Highness's legs tightly.
"What?!" His Highness pulled out his sword and opened his eyes angrily, like a leopard about to die: "Do you want me to abandon my men and run away with my tail between my legs like a defeated wild dog?!" ”
His subordinates grasped the blade: "I advise you to give up your face, your subordinates know that you are deeply guilty, and your subordinates will commit suicide when they return to their homeland!"
But you must not die here! You are the son of the Daimyo of Xicheng, the young patriarch of the Night Watch clan! In order for you to go back alive, all our subordinates are willing to use their flesh and blood to block the artillery of the Ming army! ”
His Highness gasped heavily, and he looked back at the Ming ships in the distance that were heading towards this side like mountains, and two small Japanese ships crossed the hull to block them, as small and powerless as mantis arms as cars.
His Royal Highness "Da Ming ......" sat down in place, chewing the name of the country in his mouth, as if he wanted to tear it apart: "If you can't run away this time, Ono!" ”
"In!"
"I must not let Ming Sheng capture me, this is my bottom line as the son of a daimyo! If it is broken by the Ming army, and I am not dead,
Then kill me! ”
……
"Zheng Yanshi! The enemy ships are small and nimble, and they are blocked at the bow, and the sub-ships cannot go around! ”
Zheng Yanshi slapped the side of the ship: "Just a small boat, dare to jump up and down in front of my Ming ship?" Smash it for me! ”
"Yes!"
Lu Qi looked over there and saw that the two enemy ships that stayed behind did not care about their own safety at all, and they were cruising in the sea in front of them, and the distance between them and the sub-ships was getting closer and closer.
"I've often heard that the Japanese are fierce and suicidal, and this time in order to cut off the leader, they really risked their lives." Lu Qi said softly.
Looking at it, Lu Qi suddenly felt wrong.
"It's strange, if you want to break off, it must be delayed as long as possible, but why did they scream and rush to the bow of the ship?"
Gu Gonggong, who was also standing on the deck watching the battle, shook his head when he heard this: "The Japanese are at the end of their rope, and they can't take care of anything when they launch a ruthless attack, and there are some of them. Master Lu, do you think everyone in the world is as smart as you? ”
Lu Qi ignored him, and at this time, her heart jumped violently and shouted, "Not good! Something is going to happen! Don't let the Wako's ship crash into the ship! ”
Zheng Yishi didn't care: "What does Master Lu mean?" Why are you still commanding my command? ”
The enemy ship over there has already collided with the sub-ship!
The enemy ship of the "Caracalla ......" was fragile, and in an instant it was crushed into the waves and shattered into wreckage when it collided with the ship. The pirates fell into the water one after another and became live targets for the firecrackers.
Zheng Yishi raised his eyebrows at Lu Qi: "Master Lu, how is it?" ”
"Bang!"
While he was talking, there was a sudden crisp sound of porcelain breaking from the side of the ship, and when the soldiers looked, they saw four or five porcelain vases thrown up from under the sea and smashed into the hull of the ship.
The porcelain bottle shattered, and the black, viscous liquid inside leaked out and flowed onto the hull.
Is that......
"Tung oil!!"
The soldiers were in an uproar.
Zheng Yanshi hurriedly roared and ordered the ship to be divided, and quickly poured water on the hull. This time, there are a lot of personal soldiers who command the envoys, and if this burns down, he will be too distressed.
It seems that after suffering a loss, the Japanese have learned a long lesson, and they have also learned the benefits of fire attack on the water. When Daming ships ships, it will deliberately wrap the ship's board with raw cowhide, which can prevent fire to a certain extent, but it cannot be completely defended.
At this time, there was tung oil floating on the sea on the ship, and the Ming army did not dare to use fire guns and artillery again, for fear that they would accidentally ignite it and burn their own ships by the way, where could they take care of the pursuit?
In this way, it just happened for His Highness's group to drill into the vast expanse of blue water, and there was nowhere to find it.
……
When Lu Qi followed the boat back to Yuxian, it was dawning again.
Before the ship entered the port, the news had already been received on the shore, and there were people beating gongs and drums along the way to lead the ship, and the sound of gongs resounded throughout the entire Yujiang River.
When they arrived at the white stone embankment outside Yuxian County, they collected their sails and oars, and put down the planks, and there was already a sea of people gathered on the shore, all of whom had heard that they had won the battle and came to congratulate them.
Lu Qi looked at it one by one, and there were many familiar faces: the Lu clan was crowded in the corner, and Lu Taigong waved his hand with a red face; The Wang clan was standing inside, and Wang Changyun, who had taken off his official uniform, was taking his children and grandchildren to salute the boat.
There is also Qi Ming holding a wine gourd, and Chen Yin'er holding a lantern, and many, many more. Everyone's face was filled with a smile, and it was an indescribable smile that contained multiple feelings such as pride, affirmation, longing, and dependence.
Perhaps infected by these smiles, Lu Qi, who had a nightmare, gradually relaxed his brows, and had a deeper understanding of Qi Jiguang's poems that he had read in books.
"It's not my intention to be a marquis, but I hope the sea is peaceful!"
Father-in-law Gu next to him heard it and looked away thoughtfully.
After getting off the boat and saying congratulations and greetings, drinking celebration wine, and eating cakes and fruits sent by the people, Lu Qi returned to the yamen with the officials.
"Brother Lu Xian!" Wu Zhixian's face was much better, and he was able to stand up without relying on help, he held Lu Qi's hand tightly at this time, and his eyes lit up.
"Brother Lu Xian is really an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and this time he has made contributions to Kou, thanks to Brother Lu Xian's strong support, it can be so smooth. Come! The foolish brother replaces the wine with tea, and toasts the virtuous brother with a cup! ”
Lu Qi hurriedly picked up the teacup as well: "The adult praises it, and I dare not be ashamed." ”
After drinking tea, Wu Zhixian was about to ask Lu Qi to tell the details of the war, but he heard the quarrel between Zheng and Gu Gonggong outside the hall.
"Fu Guo's guy is the pioneer of Zheng Baishi's personal order, and now that he has fallen, he has brought out the ugly matter of eating empty salaries, how can Zheng Guoshi not recognize his cronies, and push the blame for his presumptuous entry on our family?"
"Look at what my father-in-law said, this rash mistake was naturally made by Fu Guona, how can it have anything to do with you?
But Zheng and he are just under the command of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang capitals, leading the troops of the guards under the jurisdiction of Yongchuan Mansion, how can I call him my cronies? ”
It seems that the war is over, and the two are throwing the pot at each other, Wu Zhixian hurriedly asked Lu Qi to help him go to the backyard, he didn't want to be contaminated with these rights and wrongs.
Since ancient times, it has been difficult for the prison army and the main general to get along, let alone a military general and a eunuch.
And this time the matter is too big, the Japanese invaders are attacking the city, and the border generals are the enemy, how can this make people not think about Zhang Shicheng and Fang Guozhen back then?
In recent years, in order to get through the relationship between the upper and lower levels, Fu Guo has made great efforts, and the soldiers of the Jiangsu-Zhejiang Guard Station have been decadent in armament, and they have eaten empty salaries and cultivated the fields with private labor. Who of them hasn't touched their mouths with such benefits?
Now that the court is bound to have a guilty person, the two simply wrote separately, and invariably blew the fighting power of the Japanese to death, just eager to say that they are all super Saiyans, so that they can go freely under the nose of Daming.
It's not that I'm too vegetable, it's all because the enemy is too strong!
Since they are so strong, how did they get burned by Lu Qi?
The two of them simply blew together with Lu Qi, who happened to have the name of a thirteen-year-old middle talent, and they were blown into the reincarnation of Ye You's relics and Zhou Lang, and they couldn't wait to push Lu Qi out to be a wind barrier and attract everyone's attention.
But at this time, Lu Qi didn't know all this.
There were several dhows lined up on the embankment, and the family servants on the embankment carried their luggage back and forth, and Qi Ming saluted Lu Qi:
"Don't work to send each other, the little brother will go."