I am Emperor Wanli

Chapter 284 Brothers, we will take revenge!

"The sails and steering gear are all damaged. It is difficult for us to escape. Instead of doing this, we should help our companions break out. As Ming sailors, even if we die, we must die for a good cause!"

After Captain Jiang finished speaking, he glanced at the sailors surrounding him and said slowly: "If anyone is afraid, just get off the boat. The sampan is waiting. If you go to another boat, I won't blame him."

The sailors looked at each other in bewilderment. One of them looked around, raised his hand and asked, "Captain Jiang, if we die at sea, will the Shunfeng Society take care of our families?"

Captain Jiang smiled and said, "Our Shunfeng Club was founded by Eunuch Yang, and the boss behind it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Eunuch Yang is righteous and His Royal Highness is kind. We feel the same way. There is nothing to worry about."

The sailor smiled. "Then I have no regrets."

After waiting for a while, first a sailor stood up, then the second, the third, and a total of twenty-one sailors stood up.

They lowered their heads, too ashamed to look at their comrades standing on the deck.

"Alright," Captain Jiang said, his expression unchanged, as he waved his hand. "Carry up the injured comrades and the bodies of the dead brothers, and quickly move to A-2."

Twenty-one sailors climbed down the side of the ship silently and disappeared into the night.

Captain Jiang turned around and said, "Brothers, get your weapons ready, and fight those damn Spaniards to the end! Damn them! Even if I die, I'll take a few people with me!"

"Yes, if we kill one, we will make back our investment, if we kill two, we will make a profit!" The sailors responded one after another, then dispersed and became busy.

They cleared up the debris, pushed out the cannons, laid out the bullets and gunpowder bags, and distributed the scimitars, spears and muskets one by one.

Captain Jiang was checking around when he turned around and saw a group of people climbing up the side of the ship. Leading them was the gunner of ship No. 2, one of his apprentices.

"Xu Paozhao, what are you doing here?"

Captain Jiang was furious and shouted.

Xu Paozhao replied with a smile: "More than 20 people have left, and more than 20 people have been killed or injured. No. 6 A is short of manpower. Shitou was going to lead the team here himself, but No. 2 A also needed the bow, so I asked the brothers to hold him down, and then I brought 15 brothers here.

They all signed up voluntarily.”

The fifteen No. 2 sailors behind him all smiled honestly and said in unison, "Yes, captain, we all volunteered."

Jiang Chuantou's eyes were moist and he was speechless for a long time. Finally, he said sadly: "My good brother!"

He wiped away his tears, turned to Xu Paozhao and said, "Pack the extra gunpowder and thunder bombs together and pile them in the middle cabin. Be ready."

Xu Paozhao knew what this preparation meant. He nodded solemnly, then turned around and went down the cabin with a few people.

As time passed, the sky gradually became lighter, from black to purple, and then to dark blue, and finally the sea of ​​sky in the east was filled with light.

Captain Jiang also had a clear understanding of the situation.

There were fourteen carrick sailing ships, six large and eight small, the large ones were about the same size as his own ship, with no flags, just a few skull flags.

There are thirty or forty large and small sea vessels on the periphery, and the ship types are similar to those of Guangzhou ships.

The Annanmo family’s ship!

Captain Jiang cursed: "You coward, you dare to do it but not take responsibility! You didn't fly the flag and thought I couldn't recognize you! I can smell that you are Spanish. Damn you, second mate!"

"exist!"

"Send a signal to the remaining ships, telling them that the Spanish have joined forces with the Annan Mo family to attack our Ming ships and declare war on our Ming! Please take care of yourselves, break out of the siege, and report to the court when you return to avenge us!"

"Yes!"

Signals were sent one by one and received responses.

"Brothers of No. 6, have a safe journey!"

"Brothers of Unit 6, we will avenge you!"

After listening to the second mate's report, Captain Jiang smiled and said, "These idiots, you better run faster and don't let down the brothers on No. 6."

He looked up at the sky and shouted, "Raise all the sails that can be raised and head east at full speed. Fireworks, all artillery ready, fire freely, shoot them if they are within range!" "Yes!"

Ship A-6 took the lead and rushed eastward. The enemy ships did not expect it to be so fierce and their formation was disrupted. The other ships A-2, A-3 and A-4 took the opportunity to escape and break out in three directions: north, south and west.

The sound of cannons broke the silence of the sea under the morning sun.

Clouds of smoke rose up and spread all around, soon covering the place like morning mist.

Half an hour later, the sound of artillery fire gradually became sparse, the smoke slowly dissipated, and the battlefield where the fierce battle just happened finally appeared.

The three ships A2, A3 and A4 disappeared without a trace, and the A6 was surrounded by six Carrick ships and dozens of sea vessels.

Ship No. 6 was riddled with holes, and the deck was filled with people either dead or injured. The blood had dyed most of the deck black.

The foremast was broken in half, and the sails on the three masts had all fallen off, standing there bare.

The bow mast was also badly damaged, and the triangular sail that had been tied up hung on it like a rag, with one corner hanging over the sea.

The poop was like a broken basket, with gaps and craters everywhere. Only half of the steering wheel was left, and the helmsman was lying on the steering frame, with only half of his body left.

Captain Jiang, his face covered in blood, climbed up from the deck, stood up shakily, looked at the enemy ships that were getting closer and closer, and cursed.

"Fuck you, mother!"

He took out a tinder from his waist, opened it tremblingly, blew it, and the fire came out. He put it back in place and walked down the cabin slowly and firmly, muttering to himself.

"I'd rather explode than let you losers smell it.

I have prayed to the Buddha for half my life, praying for peace, but I didn't expect that I still couldn't die in my bed at home.

Damn you! I will never be a seafarer again in my next life!"

Captain Jiang walked from the second deck to the bottom cabin, cursing.

Xu Paozhao was lying on a gun position that had been blown up to the point where only the gun carriage was left. His whole body was black, his left hand and foot were gone, and blood was gushing out of him.

He faced Jiang's bow and forced a smile on his face.

Captain Jiang looked at him, tears streaming down his dark face, breaking through two water marks. He smiled back and walked down more firmly.

On the poop of a carrick a Spanish commander was shouting in gibberish.

Several Carrick and Annan ships came close, with hundreds of people standing on the side of the ships, throwing ropes with claws to No. 6 A, and some carrying springboards and pushing them towards No. 6 A.

A few brave Spanish sailors swam over first and stood on the deck to take a look around. There were dead bodies everywhere, and the surviving sailors were dying, looking at them helplessly with disdainful sneers on their faces.

The Spanish sailor walked around, turned around and shouted with joy.

This means that all the people on this Ming ship were killed, and the rest were either incapable of fighting or had gone into hiding. The victory and the wealth on the ship belonged to the great Spanish Navy.

The battle just now was extremely difficult. The thousands of Spanish sailors standing on the surrounding ships were extremely happy. They raised their swords and guns and cheered, and some even fired their muskets.

These damn Eastern pagans, we finally defeated them, it was so hard!

The people on the Annan Mo family's boat were confused and joined in the commotion.

Suddenly, a ball of fire came out from Deck 6, and then countless pieces of wooden planks flew everywhere in the fire, sweeping everything around, and finally a huge noise deafened everyone's ears.

The explosion created a huge hole in the A-6, almost splitting it in two. The sea water quickly engulfed it, and in less than two minutes, it completely sank into the blue sea.

A Carrick sailing ship and two Annan ships were severely damaged and sank, and seven other ships were damaged, with hundreds of sailors killed or wounded.

Chen Guichang stood on the stern deck of No. 2 ship, looking at a cloud of black smoke in the distance, rising like a thread between the sea and the sky. He then fell to his knees, tears streaming down his face.

(End of this chapter)