My father Zhu Gaoxu

Chapter 343 Iki Naval Battle

On Iki Island, a hot air balloon was flying in the sky. The soldiers on it were holding binoculars and looking at the sea in the distance, but there was no trace of the Japanese warship yet.

"My son, it's been half a month, why is there still no movement from the Japanese?"

Zhang Fu was also looking at Kyushu Island in the distance, and asked a little anxiously at this moment.

"Don't worry, that big friend's limbs were broken by me, and all the followers were killed by me. With the temper of those Japanese, they must not be able to bear this tone, so they will definitely attack on their own initiative!"

Zhu Zhanhe said with a chuckle.

Before he broke the limbs held by Dayou and put them back, not only to help Zhu Yuanzhang collect interest, but also to deliberately anger the Japanese.

Although Zhu Zhanhe was fully confident in sending troops this time, the strength of the daimyos in Kyushu was not bad. The main reason why the Mongolian expedition failed was natural disasters, but the daimyos in Kyushu resisted equally fiercely.

If he took the initiative to send troops to attack Kyushu, even if Daming could win, he would definitely have to pay a considerable price.

So Zhu Zhanhe thought of a way to provoke the other party, so that the Kyushu daimyo would take the initiative to attack. At that time, they would only need to wait for work on Iki Island. Coupled with the advantage of the Daming Navy, it would definitely be easier to win.

"Found the enemy!"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, the soldiers under the hot air balloon suddenly shouted.

When the soldiers on the hot air balloon discover the enemy's situation, they will use semaphore to pass the information to the soldiers below, and a special person is responsible for communicating with them.

"How many enemy troops are there, and when will they arrive?"

Zhang Fu was refreshed when he heard the words, and immediately asked the officer in charge of the hot air balloon.

The soldiers who sent the letter immediately put out a semaphore to convey Zhang Fu's inquiry to the hot air balloon above his head.

After a while, the soldiers on the hot air balloon answered.

"General Qi, there are about [-] enemy warships, but they are all small Japanese boats. It is estimated that they will arrive in three hours!"

The soldiers who sent the letter immediately reported to Zhang Fu.

"Pass my order, the whole army is ready to fight!"

Following Zhang Fu's order, Ming's warships mobilized one after another.

The infantry and cavalry under Zhang Fu had already been transferred to Iki Island, so that Zhang Fu could mobilize more ships to join the battle, and even the small North Korean warships were also ready to meet the enemy.

Half a day later, the Japanese warship finally appeared in Daming's sight.

As for the Japanese warships, Zhu Zhanhe had already seen them in Tsushima Island. The warships under Zong Zhensheng were regular Japanese warships. The warships of the Koreans were even smaller.

However, Japanese warships also have advantages, that is, they are more flexible and have a large number. Once surrounded by them, the threat is still great.

But what they were facing was the warship of Daming. Compared to the small warship of the Japanese, the warship of the Ming Dynasty was like a giant.

What's more, Ming's warships were also equipped with cannons, bed crossbows, and various incendiary weapons, such as rockets, kerosene, etc., which could exert great power in both long-distance and close combat.

Seeing the Japanese warships approaching, Zhang Fu immediately commanded the Ming warships to meet them. Although there were more than 200 warships in the Ming Dynasty, their momentum was far from that of the small Japanese warships.

Especially when the two fleets approached, the Japanese also discovered the difference in the size of the warships, which even caused a riot among the Japanese at one point. After all, the gap between the warships was too large. Indicates that the opponent has an advantage.

However, Zhang Fu would not give the Japanese a chance to regret it at all. Following his order, dozens of warships lined up in the nearest row, and then only heard a "bang", Zhang Fei's ship fired first.

"Boom boom~"

The other warships also opened fire at this time.

In fact, when these warships were designed, they did not design positions specifically for the artillery, so the number of artillery loaded on each warship was not many, generally only three or five, and the power of the artillery was not great, and the range was limited.

But even so, the power of these artillery is still amazing.

Cannonballs flew towards the Japanese warships one after another. Although they were not accurate, there were too many Japanese warships and the arrangement was very dense, so seven or eight warships were still hit.

I saw sawdust flying on the hit warship, and the screams of the Japanese were all in one piece. One of the unlucky ones was hit in the chest by a solid shell, and he was torn apart on the spot, not even a whole body was left behind.

The first round of shelling achieved results, which also greatly increased the morale of the Ming army, and then fired the second and third rounds.

Every round of artillery fire, some Japanese warships were hit, and even sank because of it. The loud sound of the artillery also made many Japanese fearful, and the morale that was originally high was also lowered.

In fact, the Japanese also had firearms, which they called big tubes. This kind of big tubes were mainly forged by some craftsmen who snatched them from Daming when the Japanese pirates robbed them.

Therefore, this kind of large barrel has a small caliber, it is very troublesome to load, and its power is even more limited. It can only be regarded as an enlarged version of the firearm, and it cannot be compared with the artillery of the Ming Dynasty.

In order to get rid of the bombardment of the artillery, the Japanese warship can only speed up desperately, trying to shorten the distance between the two sides, so that they can use their gang-jumping tactics. As long as they can kill Ming's warship, then the artillery can't be used. Worked.

Daming's warship did not intentionally widen the distance between the two sides, because although the artillery was mighty, its hit rate was too low. Dozens of shells might not even hit a single one. The gunpowder and shells on board were limited, so it was impossible to rely on artillery alone. Sink all of the opponent's ships.

So at this time, Ming's warship was also speeding up towards the Japanese warship.

With the acceleration of both sides, the two fleets quickly collided fiercely.

Although the Japanese knew that they couldn't go head-to-head with Da Ming's warships, they had too many warships and the speed of Deming's warships was so fast that some warships still couldn't dodge and were hit hard by Da Ming's warships in the end.

There was only a toothache sound of cracking and rubbing wood, one Japanese warship after another was hit and sunk, and countless Japanese fell into the water, asking for help from their accomplices around them.

At this moment, gunshots rang out from the warship of Ming Dynasty, and teams of musketeers looked down from above and started shooting at the Japanese. In addition, archers also shot row after row of arrows.

Under the attack of muskets, bows and arrows, the nearest Japanese warship suffered heavy losses.

Of course, there were also Japanese warships that fought back, and they shot at Ming’s warships with crude firearms and bows and arrows. Unfortunately, the Japanese warships were too short, and it was difficult to hit the target when shooting with their heads up. Therefore, in the first round of contact battles, the Japanese could be said to be I have suffered so much.

(End of this chapter)