Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 808 Reinforcements Arrive

The treasure ship that Li Jinglong used as his flagship had a total of two thousand materials. If it did not carry cargo, it would be more than enough to carry thousands of soldiers.

At this time, although there were not thousands of Ming troops on board, there were still more than five hundred. The soldiers filed onto the deck to fight with the cultists who were climbing up. Given time, they might be able to drive all the cultists off the ship.

However, in the harbor where the ship was hidden, ships kept coming out of it, heading towards Li Jinglong's ship through the gap made by the fire ship. Li Jinglong, who had been surrounded by people from both sides to the stern of the ship, saw it and couldn't help but exclaimed: "Where did these thieves come from so many ships?"

Most of the ships that were attacking were medium and large ships with two or even three masts, and there were even a few multi-speed boats specially used for offshore raids. From a distance, Li Jinglong could hear the sound coming from ahead. The cry of killing.

"Turn the helm! Turn the helm quickly!" someone shouted. Everyone could see that if these people were allowed to climb onto the treasure ship, the originally balanced occupation would probably be broken.

The helmsman turned the wheel sharply, the oarsman rocking the oar and the sailor manning the sail struggled for their lives, and the ship finally began to retreat slowly. However, the treasure ship is so huge that it will take quite some time to reach full speed. What's more, the Ming army and the first batch of religious bandits were still fighting on the deck at this time. Many oarsmen and sailors were restrained on the deck, resulting in a serious shortage of manpower to operate the ship.

"Am I dead?" Li Jinglong thought with some fear.

I don't know when a heavy fog started on the sea. The side facing the coast was fine, but the side facing the sea was almost completely plunged into mist. In fact, this is a common thing at sea, but at this time, the sudden thick fog gave this defeat a bit of fate: even if I could escape into such a heavy fog, I would probably get lost. direction, not to mention the new wave of new forces coming from the bandits. Li Jinglong is now also a person who is familiar with leading troops at sea. With visual inspection, he knows that before the treasure ship leaves the battlefield, it will definitely be overtaken by the pirate ships of these bandits...

A moment of stubbornness led to such bad consequences, and Li Jinglong was heartbroken.

I only hate myself, but I still fell into the trap of Cao Guogong’s mansion after all...

"Reinforcements! Reinforcements are coming!" The Ming army on the deck cheered like thunder.

Just now, he took the lead and led the brothers in the sect to fight hard, and was about to capture the treasure ship. But suddenly, the situation suddenly reversed...

Li Jinglong also regained his spirits. With the telescope in his hand, he could see more details than others: there were still many shadowy figures in the thick fog, and it seemed that many warships were coming for the first time. What excites Li Jinglong the most is the flag flying in the sea breeze on the bow.

"Where did this Ming army come from?" On the deck of the treasure ship, Shopkeeper Fu looked surprised and couldn't believe it.

"No, it's reinforcements... Young Master, it's reinforcements from the imperial court!" Beside him, Li Gui had already reacted. Artillery is a unique weapon of the Ming Navy. How could those religious bandits have warships equipped with artillery?

Sure enough, in the thick fog, several multi-scull speedboats, standard equipment of the Ming Navy, were as fast as arrows, piercing the thick fog and speeding towards here. Then, several tall naval warships, like giant beasts in the sea, slowly revealed their true appearance in the thick fog. The flags of the sun and the moon hanging on the hull of the ship boosted the morale of the Ming army who were still fighting with the bandits on the deck.

Just when Li Jinglong closed his eyes and waited for death, in front of him, in the thick fog on the sea, there were suddenly two "boom" blasts of cannons, frightening Li Jinglong who was ready to kill him. At this time, he was already surrounded by soldiers. When he heard these two cannons, his first reaction was to turn pale: "Who! Are there ambushes on the sea?"

The banner with the word "Zhou" and the three banners of "Xin Guogong Tang" and "Zheng Guogong Chang" are enough to show that the Ming army who came to support him had a great background.

Really, it’s just a shudder!

"Shopkeeper, I can't hold on any longer. You should retreat to the shore first, leaving the green hills behind, so you don't have to worry about running out of firewood..." Originally on the deck, the White Lotus cultists were still able to use their vigor to fight back and forth with the Ming army. . However, the Ming army suddenly appeared in the thick fog, which greatly demoralized the believers. On the other hand, the Ming army was cheered and their morale was greatly boosted. Under this situation, all the members of the White Lotus Sect suddenly became confused.

Seeing that the matter might be irreversible, Fang Zuozi hurriedly squeezed to Shopkeeper Fu, preparing to persuade him to leave first. "No way..." Shopkeeper Fu's eyes turned red. Since he set out to sea, he has plotted against the Western barbarians and used fire ships, and all his plans have been successful. He is about to capture the Ming Dynasty, and since then he has established a vacuum hometown and dominated the sea.

If we leave at this time, wouldn’t we fail in our efforts?

"Let the brothers work harder. There are still our fresh troops behind us. We will defeat these Ming troops as soon as possible..."

"Shopkeeper, it's too late." Fang Zuozi grabbed Shopkeeper Fu who was still trying to rush forward. "Look over there, the situation is over!"

Shopkeeper Fu looked in the direction pointed by Fang Zhuzi's finger, and saw that the ships that were supposed to come to support had been intercepted by Ming army's multi-scull speedboats one after another.

These multi-oar speedboats have small sails but a lot of oars. They may not have the strength to travel long distances, but their short-distance travel speeds are faster than almost all sail-powered ships.

"Shopkeeper, please withdraw quickly." Fang Zuozi said. "I'll cut off the queen for you!"

Seeing that the reinforcements were blocked, Shopkeeper Fu calmed down as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him. He finally made the right decision. He patted Fang Tuozi on the shoulder, turned around and followed Feizhao's rope to the direction without looking back. Climb down.

The Ming army's artillery fire was fierce, and there were not many ships that were still intact near the treasure ship. Moreover, if it were later and reinforcements from the Ming army surrounded them, the whole army would really be wiped out.

"The bandits have escaped! Kill!" The first leader retreated. Even though most of these White Lotus cult bandits had undergone religious brainwashing and had strong morale, they were inevitably a little discouraged at this time. The Ming army on the treasure ship would not let them go. At this opportunity, a group of people shouted together and pressed forward without giving an inch towards the religious bandits who were still resisting on the ship.

The ship's side, originally controlled by the White Lotus cult bandits, was taken back into the hands of the Ming army bit by bit. The space for the White Lotus cult bandits to move became less and less. The Ming army showed no mercy and continued to press forward. In an instant, many cult bandits were forced into the sea by the Ming army like dumplings.

Over there, the Ming navy warships as reinforcements gradually advanced...

……

The battle on the sea was coming to an end. From the moment the Ming army's reinforcements advanced, there was no longer any suspense in this battle. The remaining bandits abandoned the offshore ports and retreated into the fortifications. However, amidst the roar of cannons, these fortifications that they had placed high hopes on quickly collapsed like paper. A group of elite Ming army soldiers landed ashore almost without any blood and fought their way into the port.

Shopkeeper Fu escaped into the mountains and forests with his cronies and thousands of local people who had been brainwashed by them.

Li Jinglong boarded the five-thousand-material treasure ship that served as the flagship of the reinforcements and was twice as big as his treasure ship, and met with the reinforcements commander who came for reinforcements.

"My nephew Jiujiang...please apologize to my fifth uncle." Li Jinglong pulled his head and knelt heavily on the wooden floor in the cabin.

(End of this chapter)