The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 393: Closing the Door to Fight the Japanese Dogs
In the early morning, the sun rises and the sky is clear and cloudless.

The originally dark sea surface gradually became as smooth as a blue mirror.

At this time, near Busan Port, south of Geoje Island, a dense mass of black spots gradually appeared.

The Japanese pirates left behind on the island were stunned when they saw this.

The fleet coming from the south should be theirs.

Because Tsushima Island is more than a hundred miles southwest of Geoje Island, where their navy has a transit base.

The problem is that there are too many black spots on the sea surface, so densely packed that there are probably more than a thousand of them.

Does their navy have so many warships?

They really don't know this.

At this time, on the navy flagship, Deng Zilong was also using a telescope to scan the Japanese pirates on Geoje Island.

Their target was not Geoje Island, but Busan Port east of Geoje Island.

The navy fleet no longer needs to hide after bypassing Geoje Island.

At this time, we should quickly deploy the formation and try to cover more Japanese pirate warships.

He scanned the area carefully, then lowered the telescope and announced, "Order all ships to deploy along the east and west sides, covering Busan Harbor."

The flag bearer on the mast immediately raised two command flags and waved them to both sides.

Thousands of naval ships gradually spread out horizontally, covering the entire sea area south of Busan Port.

At this time, the Japanese pirate navy in Busan Port had just risen up.

They are not lazy, on the contrary, they are too tired.

They have been rowing non-stop for more than half a month, from Nagoya to Tsushima Island, and from Tsushima Island to Busan Port. They don't know how many times they have rowed back and forth across these hundreds of miles of water. They have not stopped from morning to night and are almost exhausted.

Next they still have to transport food and grass to the six routes north of the vassal state of North Korea. They only have two days to rest, so they naturally need to have a good rest.

At this time, there was not a single warship of the Japanese pirate navy between Tsushima Island and Busan Port. They were all docked at the port to rest.

The huge fleet of the Ming Dynasty Navy slowly spread out thirty or forty miles south of Busan Port, and then covered Busan Port like a semicircular cover.

The wind was blowing from the south at that time, and with the sails inflated, the speed of advancing northward was extremely fast. In less than a quarter of an hour, the huge fleet was less than twenty miles away from Busan Port.

The Japanese pirates in Busan Port were stunned when they saw this.

Why are there so many black spots in the south?
This can't be their fleet!
If the other Japanese pirates don’t know, how could they not know?

Their fleet has only more than a thousand warships in total, and most of them are currently docked in Busan Port. The remaining warships in Nagoya and Tsushima Island are less than five hundred in total.

The black spots in the south are so densely packed that there are definitely more than 500 warships, probably more than 5,000!

Is it an illusion?
Or is it a mirage?
Many Japanese pirates couldn't help rubbing their eyes.

At this time, the Ming Navy fleet was only ten miles away from Busan Port, and the stunned expressions of the Japanese pirates could be seen through large telescopes.

On the flagship, Deng Zilong raised his telescope and took a look, and he was stunned.

He thought that the warships of the Japanese pirate navy had all gone back to Kitakyushu to transport food and supplies. They had been sailing on the sea for more than two hours and had not seen a single Japanese pirate warship.

Unexpectedly, there were six or seven hundred Japanese pirate warships parked densely in Busan Port. These guys were all resting in Busan Port!

There was no need to aim this time, because Busan Port was only a bay with a radius of two or three miles, and it was almost full of Japanese pirates' warships.

Although the accuracy of their warships' main guns was not easy to control, they could definitely hit targets within a range of two or three miles, even with their eyes closed.

Deng Zilong was stunned for a moment, then he said decisively: "Order all 2,000-ton ships to load their main guns with ammunition and prepare to fire."

A series of command flags were waved, and a strange crackling sound suddenly appeared on the sea.

Deng Zilong silently estimated the distance until the 2,000-ton ship in the front row was about five or six miles away from Busan Harbor. Then he gave a clear order: "All 2,000-ton ships lower their sails and slow down. Open fire with their main guns, aim at Busan Harbor, and bombard it ten times in a row."

"Boom boom boom boom", a burst of violent artillery roars rang out, and the Japanese pirates in Busan Port couldn't help but change color in horror.

What kind of warship is this? What kind of artillery is this?
All they could see was a larger black dot. The distance was at least five or six miles away, and they actually opened fire!

Now the Ming navy fleet has more than 400 giant ships of 2,000 tons each. Ten rounds of salvos would mean more than 4,000 shells.

The Busan Harbor was bombarded with so many columns of water that it was impossible to see any ships, let alone people.

No one knew how many pieces of wood and even clothing were in that column of water.

This is the truth.

Truth lies only within the range of artillery. These days, if you have an advantage in artillery range, you have an absolute advantage in naval battles.

The Japanese pirates also had artillery, but their processing level was too backward, the gap between the shells and the barrels was too large, and the range was only one or two miles.

The main guns of the 2,000-ton giant ships of the Ming Dynasty Navy Fleet were all 500-jin cannons with a range of five or six miles. The range difference between the two sides was as far as three or four miles, and bombarding them was really like cutting melons and vegetables.

After these ten rounds of fierce bombardment, no one knew how many Japanese pirate warships in Busan Port were sunk, and some were even smashed. The entire port terminal was in a mess, and no one knew how many warships could be sailed out.

Deng Zilong saw this and gave the order very decisively: "Order all the 2,000-ton ships to approach the harbor about two miles away, turn rudder to starboard, and fire five salvos broadside."

Wanli meant that he would try his best to force the Japanese pirates to surrender, but this did not include the Japanese pirates' navy.

The Japanese pirates' naval warships should be sunk as much as possible to prevent the hundreds of thousands of Japanese pirates on the shore from escaping back to Japan.

With the waving of command flags, more than 400 giant ships of 2,000 tons adjusted their sails and turned right, followed by a continuous barrage of shells raining down on the narrow harbor.

Each side of the 2,000-ton giant ship has ten cannons. More than 400 2,000-ton giant ships firing five rounds at the same time means more than 20,000 shells!

The shells poured down like rain, covering the entire port dock.

Now, there was no longer a single Japanese pirate warship to be seen in the entire Busan Port. The sea was covered with wooden fragments, and many docks were even smashed by artillery shells.

Seeing this, Deng Zilong shouted an order: "Order the centipede ships to take turns sending the musketeers ashore and occupy the entire port area. Capture all living pirates and gather them on shore for custody. Then clean up the battlefield and repair the dock."

Busan is just a port, not a city, and there are not many Japanese pirates stationed on the shore.

At this moment, the Japanese pirates were preparing to encircle and wipe out the Twelve Battalions of Korea, a vassal state. They had never expected that the Ming Navy fleet would suddenly attack Busan Port. Therefore, there were only one or two thousand Japanese pirates left here. Tens of thousands of musketeers would be enough to beat them into a sieve.

The Port of Busan was thus occupied by the Ming Navy.

This was the gateway for the Japanese pirates to attack their vassal state, Korea, and also the gateway for them to retreat back to Japan.

With the occupation of Busan Port, the door for the Japanese pirates to return home was closed.

Immediately afterwards, the two thousand naval centipede ships led by Yu Zigao spread out like a chain in the waters south of the vassal state of Korea.

Now that the gates were locked, the Japanese pirates had no way of escaping.

Now that the door is closed, we can start fighting the Japanese dogs.

Deng Zilong arranged the defense of the waters near Busan Port, and then sent 4,000 naval centipede ships to rush towards Zhenjiang Fort.

How would Toyotomi Hideyoshi react after receiving the news?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi certainly could not receive the news at this time, because Busan Port was four or five hundred miles away from Nagoya, and all the Japanese pirate warships in Busan Port were destroyed, and not a single one escaped.

The Japanese pirates did not know that Busan Port had been occupied.

About five days later at dusk, the Japanese pirate navy commander-in-chief, Kuki Yoshitaka, hurriedly arrived at the harbor where Nagoya was located with a hundred or so warships.

At this moment, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was having dinner. Although he was a noble Taiko, there were only a few dishes on the table in front of him, including a smoked fish, a plate of tofu, a bowl of fish soup, a few shrimps, and a plate of vegetables. This was already quite rich.

There was no way. The Japanese were not allowed to eat meat at that time, and no one raised poultry or livestock. There were very few vegetables they could eat. If it weren't for the seaside, there would be no fish soup or shrimp.

He was just sitting there enjoying his meal when Kuki Yoshitaka hurried in, bowed, and said, "Your Highness, the two hundred warships we were carrying food and supplies from Tsushima Island to Busan Port were ambushed by the Ming navy, and only seven of them managed to escape."

what?
The Ming navy actually ambushed their fleet between Busan Port and Tsushima Island!
When Toyotomi Hideyoshi heard this, his face changed.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Where was our fleet ambushed?"

Kuki Yoshitaka said without hesitation, "The escaped Sugano Masakage said they were ambushed by Ming navy ships in the waters 20 to 30 miles from Busan Port."

The Ming navy ships ambushed their fleet in waters so close to Busan Port?
Busan Port has been occupied by the Ming navy!
Toyotomi Hideyoshi's face was gloomy. "How many ships does the Ming navy have, and what is its firepower?"

Kuki Yoshitaka explained in detail: "He said that the Ming Navy had countless ships, and the Ming Navy's firepower was very fierce. The cannonballs were like rain, and the musket bullets were even more dense, making their cabins almost turn into sieves.

Their warships desperately paddled south, and only a few of them finally escaped. This was only because the Ming navy's fast boats gave up pursuit near Tsushima Island. Otherwise, their warships might not have been able to escape."

When Toyotomi Hideyoshi heard this, his face became even gloomier.

How to do?
Now they have only more than 200 warships in Nagoya and Tsushima Island!
How can we fight this naval battle without enough warships?
If he sent these two hundred or so warships without caring about the consequences, he would be delivering food to others.

Only a few of the first two hundred ships escaped. Can a few dozen more ships defeat the Ming navy?

Toyotomi Hideyoshi frowned and pondered for a while, then said in a low voice: "The warships should disperse and investigate. Find out for me what is happening in the vassal state of Korea."

what?
If you explore like this, you might lose both the person and the boat if you are not careful!

Kuki Yoshitaka was stunned for a moment, then he bowed and said, "Hi."

(End of this chapter)