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With a sound of "Boom!", just when Matsumae Yizuo was about to think of a new countermeasure, a rocket rose into the sky far behind him. This rocket was very strange, it rose very high, and then exploded Yes, and the color of the explosion was actually green.With the launch of this rocket, another rocket was also launched on the other side of the Ming army near the front of the left wing of the Japanese army.

"Sanjueyi has been formed, launch signal arrows and let the ships attack on their own!" Zheng Chenggong took out his pocket watch, carefully calculated the time, and then ordered decisively.

Chapter 667: The Raiders Against the Japanese Six

With the order of the flagship to fire, all the sails of the entire Ming warship lowered two sails, changing from the original full sails to three sails.Immediately afterwards, towards the side of the Japanese fleet, all the gun ports were opened.

"My god!" The Japanese boats on the outermost perimeter could see it most clearly. The big warships covered in black holes were obviously not easy to mess with, not to mention countless black holes popped out of the holes.

"Jump into the sea!" The clever Japanese soldiers instantly realized the importance of escaping for their lives. Immediately afterwards, they saw countless figures jumping into the sea from small boats.

Of course, the outermost small boat was the first to be attacked by shells, and with such a small boat, whether it could withstand a bombardment was a question. Wouldn't it jump into the sea and wait to be bombed?Most people are still smart, knowing that they are willing to die, after all, they are a minority, at least death is worth it.If you are confused and die for nothing, who will do it?

"Bang! Bang! Bang" The sound of the Ming army's cannons is different from that of the Japanese army. The sound of the Ming army's cannons is thick and loud, and it is deafening, and it can be heard from a distance.

However, the artillery shells of the Ming army simply passed the small dry boat of the Japanese army, and then hit the hull of the closed ship.Some Japanese thought that the artillery shells of the Ming army were also solid iron bullets, and they didn't take it seriously. They thought that the artillery shells at most smashed a big hole in the protective plate of the closed ship, and the destructive power would be weak when they entered.

It is a pity that the shells of the Ming army did not meet their wishes. Many shells exploded when they hit the protective plate of the ship, and balls of fire immediately burned outside the ship array.There were also some shells that did not explode, and eventually fell into the water and exploded, raising water columns several feet high.

The battlefield became white-hot almost instantly, but the white ones were the blasted water jets, and the hot ones were the burning Japanese warships. On the side of the Ming army, apart from seeing a layer of smoke covering the side of the ship, there was nothing at all. The slightest panic scene.

Military discipline is a sign of the strength of the army in this era, and this battle is a school field to test the military discipline of the Ming Army Navy.Speaking of the Ming Dynasty Navy, after all, it was formed from the Zheng family pirates and the merchant shipping fleet.Even Zhu Youjian doubted how good the military discipline was before.

But since it has become a regular navy of the imperial court, of course it should strictly demand itself according to the requirements of a regular navy.Every operation of the navy must be regulated and institutionalized. Only in this way can the Ming Dynasty Navy truly move towards the blue ocean, go to the world, and compete with the powerful European forces.

"1, 2, 3, 4" As the whistle in the cabin continued to sound, the gunner in charge of firing followed the whistle in an orderly manner, returning to position, calibrating, loading, and firing, and the coherent actions were all in charge.Because the re-entry machine has not been invented yet, the cannons at this time must return to their positions after firing, which still makes the firing speed of Ming's naval guns not fast enough.

However, because of the installation of the rear cannon, the difficulty of artillery operation is greatly reduced, and the rate of fire is doubled.

Looking back at the Japanese army, how could they stand the intensity of the bombardment? From the ring surrounded on three sides, shells were fired continuously, and the closed ships surrounding the Anzhai ship directly formed a wall of fire, completely isolating the small dry boats outside. And the Ataka boat inside.Not to mention the slow speed of Japanese warships, even if they wanted to rush out of the firewall, it would be impossible.

The boats squeezed together and eventually piled up into a firewood pile. The high ship protection boards made the flames shoot out five or six feet high flames, and finally burned into one piece.

"General, run, the fire is already on fire." Sato Gonzuo rushed into Matsumae Yasuhiro's cabin, about to drag him away.

The gap deliberately released by the Ming army has become an escape channel for the Japanese army at this time. Countless ships rushed towards the opening desperately, but because the Japanese army was too tired from rowing before, the speed of the escaped ships was getting slower and slower at this time.Many ships were crowded together, blocking the entire gap.

"Baga! Now is the time to serve the emperor, why run?" Matsumae Yasuhiro had lost his mind.

Yasuhiro Matsumae was aggrieved by the unclear fight.Except for Japan firing a shell that didn't hit any enemy, the entire fleet was the target of the opponent. Such a battle would be depressing for anyone.

"General, from the gap to the east, Kagoshima is not far away. If we escape, there is a possibility of survival." Sato Gonzawa tried his best to persuade Matsumae Yasuhiro.

"Bastard! Didn't you see it? Mingren made a gap on purpose. The purpose is to destroy all our warships, idiot." Matsumae Yasuhiro growled and cursed.

Things have come to this point, the Ming army's combat intentions are already very obvious.After all, Zheng Chenggong is half Japanese, and his purpose of besieging Sanjueyi is to give this Japanese soldier a way out.To the east of the encirclement is the gap, which happens to be in the direction of Kagoshima.The defeated Japanese soldiers can drive the warships to escape to the shore, but all the warships cannot escape.

The final result is that Zheng Chenggong achieved his goal of destroying the Japanese navy, but he did not kill too much.In other words, Zheng Chenggong calculated all the enemy's retreats from the very beginning.

"However, if we don't escape, we won't be able to attack the Ming army." Sato Gonzao retorted.

There are walls of fire on three sides, and the warships of the Ming army are on the outside of the wall of fire. The current Japanese army can't touch the Ming army. If they don't run away, how can this battle be fought?

"You run away! I want to apologize to the Emperor." Yasuhiro Matsumae looked at the wall of fire that was approaching outside, slowly returned to his flagship cabin, and then knelt on the deck.

The knife was inserted into his abdomen, and blood gushed out little by little along his fingers. Matsumae Yasuhiro writhed the flesh of his cheek in pain, and he began to regret committing suicide.Who knew that abdominal suicide would die so slowly, it would be better to hang yourself with a rope.

"Order the fleet to go around the battlefield and pursue the remaining enemy warships. In addition, mobilize the logistics fleet to salvage those who fell into the water." Zheng Chenggong saw that the situation of the battle was settled, so he gave another order.

In fact, there were not many so-called drowning people on the main battlefield. Those Japanese soldiers who had jumped into the sea at the earliest saw that the warships of the Ming army did not fire at their small dry boats, so they climbed onto the small dry boats one after another.However, these people did not dare to provoke the Ming army. They could only obediently discard their weapons and express their willingness to be prisoners.The Japanese people in this period had not been brainwashed, and these people even yearned for Daming. Even if they were prisoners, it would be honorable to go to Daming.Just like some elites in China in later generations always think that everything in Japan is fragrant. After this kind of behavior is reversed in national power, there may be more people in Japan yearning for China in the future than elites.Just like these Japanese soldiers in front of Zheng Chenggong now.

Chapter 668: Landing in Japan One

A simple naval battle between the two countries is actually nothing to fight. Da Ming used the power of the whole country to attack less than half of Japan's sea power, which is completely bullying.

As for the warships of the Japanese Navy, Da Ming simply didn't like them.This type of ship can't fight on the one hand, and on the other hand, it can't go to sea, so it's fine for fishing on the seashore.Of course, in line with the principle of not wasting, it is better not to burn the captives as much as possible. These ships are still very good for transporting captives in the future.

Zheng Chenggong looked at the empty Japanese warships on the coast, and shook his head helplessly. The Japanese navy, which was once invincible in Toyotomi Hideyoshi's era, has only passed five or sixty years, and it has become lonely like this.

"Master Guoxing, do you want to chase him or not?" Liu Guoxuan couldn't help but look at the Japanese soldiers fleeing all over the mountains and plains with disdain, thinking about going up to capture the prisoners.

"Stop chasing, the mission given by the emperor is not to catch prisoners here." Zheng Chenggong was very clear about his responsibilities.

"Then where are our troops going now?" Liu Guoxuan asked.

"The fleet is divided into two teams. You take one team to the Tsushima Strait; I and the other team go around the Osumi Strait." Zheng Chenggong ordered.

The intention of the Ming army is already obvious, that is to abandon Kyushu Island and specialize in Honshu Island.In this landing operation, the largest army was the army sent by North Korea. Now that the Japanese fleet has been defeated, the North Korean army has no worries about landing. Naturally, a fleet will be sent to be responsible for the transportation in the Tsushima Strait.

According to the pre-war plan, the North Korean army would land first to contain some Japanese forces, and then the Ming army would land directly from Nagoya to cut off the rear of the imperial army.In this way, no matter how strong the Japanese royalists are, they still care about their heads and ignore their backs.

Of course, in war, you can't just rush forward blindly. You can weaken the enemy's strength to the minimum, and then give him a heavy blow. This is the calculation of war.No matter how strong one's side is, one still has to eat every bite.Destroying the enemy at the least cost is the art of war.Sun Tzu's Art of War pays attention to strategy, which is nothing more than counting more wins than counting.Therefore, the title of Sun Tzu's Art of War abroad is called The Art of War.

Two days later, Shanwazi, who was in Busan, also stood by the sea and kept looking at the pocket watch in his hand.According to the information, there should be news from the opposite side in the next few days.Shanwazi didn't talk much all the time, but the murderous aura revealed in him was looming. Of course, this kind of murderous aura was not born with him, but developed over a long period of time.

As the youngest senior commander of the officer corps sent by the Ming army to the Korean army, Shanwazi never showed any pride. On the contrary, he was unusually calm.The sea breeze was blowing his long hair, and the tips of his hair were floating, but it was hard to conceal his handsome appearance.This is a face that any young woman will fall in love with, so Shanwazi prefers to hide herself in the hoodie.

"General, the military newspaper from Nanjing." An equally young signal soldier handed over a document with both hands.

The telegram was a special material sent by Zhu Youjian before Shanwazi's departure. Even Zheng Chenggong didn't know that the imperial court had such an advanced information transmission tool.It can even be said that in the entire Ming Dynasty, no more than 100 people know about this stuff.This kind of sharp weapon that can determine the outcome of a war in the military, Zhu Youjian will not deploy it on a large scale until the critical time.

At present, there are only three radio stations used outside Nanjing in the entire Ming Dynasty. One is assigned to Zeng Ying, which involves the security of the entire Northwest; the other is assigned to Siam, where Zhu Youjian's secret plans are decided; The third part is that Zhu Youjian wants to directly control the youth officer corps, that is, Zhu Youjian wants to directly command the North Korean army to do something.

After reading the telegram, Shanwazi put the paper into his mouth calmly and swallowed it slowly.

Afterwards, he flicked the woolen cape on his body, turned around and left the beach.The telegram clearly stated that the naval fleet had won the battle, and it was time for them to land on the Japanese main island with the North Korean army.

At Busan Port, the North Korean army on the pier was very excited, because the last time they went to Japan, they had whetted their appetites, so this time, when they heard that they were sent to Japan to fight again, they all regarded the action as a good opportunity to make a fortune.

The [-] large ships were parked in Busan Port, densely packed. Among them, about [-] ships belonged to North Korea, and the rest were transport ships from the north of Ming Dynasty.

As the bugle sounded, the North Korean army was about to start boarding the ship. Suddenly, thousands of troops wearing standard Ming army uniforms entered the scene.There are still obvious differences between the Ming army and the Korean army. First of all, the uniforms of the Ming army are neat and flat without any wrinkles; secondly, the steel helmets of the Ming army are round and protected as a whole. Finally, the military discipline of the Ming army was strict, not only did not whisper when marching, but even the pace of running was consistent.

The Ming army quickly took control of the pier, then loaded their guns with a bang, lowered their muzzles, formed a guard formation, and turned their backs to the sea.

"After receiving the order, all North Korean military officers should return to the barracks immediately." Immediately afterwards, someone announced the order loudly.

"What's the situation?" The North Korean army was stunned, it was about to start, why did they temporarily remove the officers?

Immediately, officers approached the officer corps of the Ming army and asked why.However, as the leader Shanwazi, he kept silent all the time.Another Ming civil official who was in charge of liaison has been emphasizing that this is an order, if you want to ask, you should ask North Korean officials.

Of course, the Koreans are not so easy to fool. Although the Ming army is strong, they can't hold back their soldiers.The two sides were in a stalemate, a North Korean official came quickly on horseback, and then handed a document to the top general of the North Korean army.In this way, thousands of North Korean military officers could only watch helplessly as their soldiers went to the other side with the ships.

"Boss, can an army without officers fight?" A similarly young Ming army officer walked up to Shanwazi and asked.

"An army with officers can win battles; an army without officers is naturally a bunch of bandits." Shan Wazi said lightly, but in fact he knew better than anyone else what such an army meant.Just like what happened to him when he was a child, if the army is not restrained, soldiers can only be regarded as deserters.The defeated soldiers are regarded as bandits, and the deserters are regarded as bandits.

Across the strait, from Nagato in Japan to Izumo, along the coastline, are basically the landing areas of the North Korean army.The Japanese royalists actually know that on the side close to North Korea, no matter how they block it, it is impossible to stop the landing of the North Korean army.Therefore, these people had no defense at all, which made the North Korean army basically swagger ashore.