I, Jiajing, successfully cultivated immortality

142 Sea Battle
After wiping out all the Japanese pirates entrenched near the Zhoushan Islands, Hu Zongxian was not in a hurry to return to the court, but chose to let the soldiers rest for a day before setting off.

"Anchor!"

As the order was issued, the warships of the Ming army docked near the port began to move in an orderly manner, and then formed a tight formation, heading in the direction they came from.

In the cabin, Hu Zongxian was holding an idle book, reading it with relish.

The plots in the book are so ups and downs that people can't help but immerse themselves in it. Just as the mood of the book reached its peak, Hu Zongxian turned back, only to find that the back was empty, with only four large characters: "Waiting for the next volume."

"What a broken book!" After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he threw the idle book in his hand on the ground quite angrily, perhaps feeling puzzled, and stepped on it a few times.

At this moment, Qi Jiguang's voice came from outside the cabin: "My lord, Wang Zhi explained some things."

Hearing this, Hu Zongxian quickly picked up the idle book on the ground, then sat upright, and said calmly, "Come in."

"Your Excellency, here are some of the facts that Wang Zhi explained!" Qi Jiguang said, and respectfully handed Wang Zhi's confession to Hu Zongxian.

"Well, let me take a look." Hu Zongxian said, and began to browse the above content.

After a long time, Hu Zongxian put down Wang Zhi's confession, and said in a deep voice, "I never expected that this Wang Zhi not only converted to heresy, but also colluded with those Hongyi people!"

"Hongyi people? I heard that their cannons are very powerful. They are not only powerful, but also have a long range. Our Fran machine guns are imitated from Hongyi cannons! What do these Hongyi people look like?" Qi Jiguang Seeing that Hu Zongxian suddenly mentioned the Hongyi people, he immediately asked.

"Actually, I don't really know the difference. These Hongyi people all look alike! Blue eyes, curly hair, fair skin, and they speak an incomprehensible language. The last time the Weaving Bureau sold silk , I have seen a few Hongyi people." Hu Zongxian said, and began to recall.

"Report to the governor, an unidentified fleet is found ahead!"

At this moment, some soldiers hurried into the cabin to report.

"what?"

After Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang looked at each other, they came to the deck one after the other.

"Give me the monocular!" After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he took the monocular from the hands of the soldiers on the side and began to observe the fleet in the distance.

In the distance, a fleet of twelve large two-masted ships was approaching. The clothes of the people on board were obviously not in the style of the Central Plains.

"Send the order and let the fleet prepare for battle!"

After Hu Zongxian put down the binoculars, he issued an order.

"Yes!"

After Hu Zongxian's order was issued, some soldiers climbed onto the mast, waved the flag in their hands, and passed orders to the rest of the ships.

Soon, 36 ships lined up in a line, and the cannons carried on the ships were also aimed at the enemy fleet, and they could fire as long as they were within range.

"My lord, the fleet on the opposite side is probably a ship from Japan!"

After Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang also put down the binoculars and said in a deep voice.

"Oh, why do you know that?" Seeing that Qi Jiguang was so confident, Hu Zongxian couldn't help thinking about the school entrance examination.

"According to my observation, the costumes of the people on board are obviously not the style of the Central Plains, but the style of Japan! Besides, this sea route leads to the Zhoushan Islands, and we have just wiped out the Japanese pirates there. Answer It’s ready to come out.”

"This fleet is with Wang Zhi!"

After a moment's pause, Qi Jiguang replied.

"Well, not bad, I think so too."

Hu Zongxian was quite satisfied with Qi Jiguang's answer, and nodded his head, agreeing with Qi Jiguang's idea.

On the other hand, Nobu Maeda was not so calm. A week ago, he set off from the Zhoushan Islands and transported the collected goods to Kyushu, Japan for sale, making a lot of money!
Right now, he is leading the fleet back to the Zhoushan Islands for repairs.

Maeda Nobu is a retainer of the Otomo family. Since his grandfather's generation, he has served the Otomo family for generations!Dayou Zonglin, the contemporary patriarch of Dayou's family, valued him very much and asked him to be in charge of the smuggling business with Wang Zhi.

"Bastard! Where did the opposite fleet come from?"

After Maeda Nobu finished speaking, he picked up the binoculars and began to observe the ships of the Ming army in the distance.

"Maeda Nobu-sama, that seems to be a warship of the Ming army!"

"What? Ming army! This sea route is the only way to the Zhoushan Islands, and that huge fleet is returning. Does it mean that the army has..."

After Maeda Nobu listened to his subordinate's report, he suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Could it be that the Ming army has wiped out Wang Zhi and the others?"

Just as Maeda Nobu was thinking about the possibility, the splashing water around him brought him back to reality.

"Bastard! What the hell is going on here?"

"Maeda Nobu-sama, the opponent is firing! The opponent is too powerful, should we..."

Seeing this, the subordinates on the side spoke tremblingly to comfort him.

"Well, yes, order the fleet to turn around and escape as quickly as possible!"

Maeda Nobu adopted the opinions of his subordinates, and then issued an order.

"My lord, those Japanese pirates are turning the bow of the ship and trying to escape!" Qi Jiguang took off the binoculars and reported to Hu Zongxian.

"Order the whole ship, maintain formation, speed up the sailing speed, rush up to entangle them, and don't let them run away!" Hu Zongxian held a monocular and was still observing the situation in the distance.

"Yes!"

After Hu Zongxian's order was issued, as before, the order was conveyed through the flags waving in the hands of the soldiers.

Soon, the ships of the Ming army speeded up to catch up without breaking up the formation!
"Hurry up, hurry up, the Ming army is almost catching up!"

Seeing that his side turned the bow of the ship so slowly, Maeda Nobu couldn't help urging.

At this moment, a shell exploded near the ship he was commanding, setting off five-meter-high waves!

"These Ming soldiers are really bastards, fight back, fire! Fire!"

At this time, Nobuo Maeda was soaked all over his body. Seeing that the distance between the two sides had been shortened, and his fleet was firmly bitten by the Ming army, and there was no possibility of escaping, Nobuo Maeda gritted his teeth and gave the order to fight back.

It's just that the cannons carried by this group of Japanese pirates are countless times inferior to those of the Ming army. Whether it is the accuracy, power, or loading speed of the cannons, and even the proficiency of the gunners, they are far weaker than the Ming army!
One of the consequences of this is that Maeda Nobu's side can only be beaten passively, because the range of the cannons on their ships is not as far as that of the Ming army!In order to be able to attack the Ming army ships in the distance, Maeda Nobu could only order all the ships to approach the Ming army fleet.

During this process, the ships of the Ming army were able to hit the warships of the Japanese pirates without any effort.

'Boom! With a loud noise, the artillery shells fired by the Ming army hit a brig warship on the Japanese side.

The hull of the two-masted warship that was hit began to tilt slowly. Because the previous shell hit the cabin where the gunpowder was stored, it triggered the second round of explosions!The entire ship disintegrated rapidly, and the few survivors on board jumped off the ship one after another and swam to neighboring ships in an attempt to be rescued.

"Okay, good fight!" Hu Zongxian said excitedly, taking off the binoculars.

As the battle progressed, a second sunk warship soon appeared on the Japanese pirates side.

"Ah, what a bastard! Fire me, fire me!"

Looking at the slowly capsizing ship not far away, Maeda Nobu's heart felt like a knife was piercing, this is all white money!
'Bang bang bang' soon, another round of salvo from the Ming army!This time it did not sink the ship, but set off higher waves.

'Bah, bah, bah' Maeda Nobu leaned on the side of the boat rather embarrassedly, spit out the sea water, his mouth was full of salty and bitter taste.

With the efforts of Maeda Nobu, the ships of the Ming army finally entered its attack range.

'Bang bang bang' After a round of salvo, no Ming army ships were hit.

"Bastard, what are these idiots doing? You can't hit them with a single shot!"

Seeing that he had paid such a high price, but failed to hit a single shot, Nobuo Maeda was furious and cursed angrily.

Perhaps because they found the feeling, the Ming army soon fired another round of salvo. This time, two more warships were hit by the Japanese pirates, and the speed was greatly reduced!

Just as the two ships were about to speed up and flee the battlefield, they were soon hit by shells flying from nowhere, and the whole ship soon began to leak and tilt, and after a while, it completely sank into the sea.

"Maeda Nobu-sama, let's run away quickly, if this fight continues, there may not be a few ships left in the fleet!"

Less than an hour after the two sides started fighting, one-third of Maeda Nobu's fleet had been sunk. Such a tragic loss almost made Maeda Nobuo lose his mind.

"Bastards! You cowards, you want to run away when you encounter an enemy, and you can't even fight back. Do you have the face to call yourself a warrior?"

Maeda Nobu pushed the subordinates who came to persuade him to the ground, and then issued an order: "Keep fighting, don't retreat!"

While speaking, two more warships were sunk by Ming army shells!

"This group of bastards, send an order to target the warship over there!"

Seeing that two more ships were sunk, Nobuo Maeda was about to lose his mind. He now desperately hopes to injure the ships of the Ming army, even if it only hits one shot, it is acceptable.

Maeda Nobu's order was quickly conveyed. On the Japanese side, the remaining six warships began to gather firepower, focusing on one warship on the Ming side.

Just listening to the sound of "bang", the hard work paid off, and the cannon from the Japanese pirates finally hit a ship of the Ming army.

Seeing this, Maeda Nobu couldn't help but cheered on the deck, shouting incessantly, "God Amaterasu blesses you!"

However, the sinking of the battleship Maeda Nobuo expected did not happen. Because the cannons carried by the Japanese pirates were too powerful, they could not sink the battleship of the Ming army, but only injured it.

And soon, the injured ship calmly withdrew from the battlefield under the cover of the remaining ships of the Ming army.

"What bastards! Ming army bastards!" After observing the scene through the binoculars, Maeda Nobu couldn't help but cursed.

Soon, there was another salvo from the Ming army, and two warships from the Japanese pirates were hit again!Maeda Shinobu also gradually recovered from the previous rage and regained his sanity.

After Maeda Shin regained his sanity, he began to reflect on his previous actions.

"What have I done?"

Eight of the twelve warships were sunk, leaving only four warships, and most of the gold, silver, jewelry, etc. obtained through selling goods before were lost!When the time comes to return to Kyushu, the master will inevitably be punished severely.

"Let's escape first!"

At this time, Maeda Nobu finally made up his mind and prepared to run away.

"Send the order, all the remaining ships turn around and retreat at full speed!"

Maeda Nobu's order was quickly conveyed, and the captains of the remaining three ships also breathed a sigh of relief, and began to turn their bows one after another, trying to leave the battlefield.

"Catch up, don't let them run away so easily!"

Hu Zongxian saw that the group of Japanese pirates no longer had the will to continue fighting, so he quickly issued an order.

"Yes!"

Soon, Hu Zongxian's order was passed on by the soldiers, and the Ming army also increased the coverage of artillery fire. Fortunately, they sank another Japanese warship that turned its bow too late.

"This group of shameless bastards, this grudge, I, Maeda Nobu, have written it down."

Seeing that another warship of his side was sunk, Maeda Nobu looked at the huge Ming army fleet behind him, and after saying a harsh word, he led the remaining three warships and left in despair.

After the Ming army pursued for a while, they returned the same way.

After this battle, Nobuo Maeda was very sure in his heart that he would never set foot here again in a short time!

　Ps The author failed to reward himself, so he got up from the bed in a rage and wrote 3000 words of anger!
　　
　
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