"kill!!"
The deafening shouts of killing resounded on the surface of the Nameless Island.
The sea surface of Hunan was already brightly lit at this moment, with countless torches shining on the fleet. After the refraction of the sea surface, both the sea and the sea seemed to be lit by blazing torches.
Nearly a hundred warships launched a sudden attack on the Ming fleet under careful planning. Although they were discovered by the Ming army on guard, the Japanese pirate leader resolutely decided to continue attacking the Ming army.
The main reason is that the appeal of these warships of the Ming Army is too great.
It is fully twice as tall as my own battleship, and several times longer.
Especially the dense artillery nozzles on the sides of these giant ships made Kato Hiroki drool.
Faced with such a temptation, Kato Hiroki was really unable to resist, and with an arrow on the string, he had no choice but to shoot, so he simply ordered the entire army to attack.
The sound of war drums, police whistles, shouts of death, and the sound of firecrackers!
Suddenly, the originally quiet sea surface was completely broken, leaving only the endless battle between the enemy and ourselves.
Kato Hiroki's goal was very clear. At the reminder of Ichiro Inoue, he led 5,000 men and eight warships and went straight to Xu Da's flagship.
The other warships of the Ming Army were naturally surrounded by Japanese pirates in twos and threes. Kato Hiroki was very ambitious and intended to keep all the warships of the Ming Army here.
Looking at the tall and solid side of the giant ship so close at hand, Kato Hiroki felt that his heartbeat seemed to have increased by several beats.
If I had my own battleship, where in the world would I not be able to go? Even if he fights his way back to Japan and seizes a piece of land to become a famous person, no one would dare to say anything.
Thinking of this, Kato Hiroki's blood boiled, he pulled out Wajima and shouted to his subordinates:
"Brothers, kill me!!"
"Ouch!"
The eight Japanese pirate warships quickly separated and began to attack Xu Da's flagship from eight directions: southeast, northwest, front, left, and right.
The height of these Japanese pirate warships is only about half of the Ming Dynasty treasure ship. It is like a child facing an adult, and the height is only as high as the adult's thigh at most.
To attack a warship with such a huge height difference, the Japanese pirates could only use climbing tactics, throwing hook ropes at the Ming warship one by one. Once fixed, these Japanese pirates rushed to climb up the rope. No worries about falling off halfway.
The Japanese pirates swarmed up, like ants, densely packed onto the Ming warship.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang"
On the battleship, Xu Da had woken up the moment the police whistle sounded.
The experience accumulated over many years of fighting allowed him to quickly recover and get into battle.
As naval soldiers on the flagship, they are all naturally the best among the best.
When these people were in the Beijing camp, they were Xu Da's personal guard camp, and they were responsible for protecting the Chinese army.
In addition to these days, Li Jin added special night training, and the thousand soldiers on the ship were awakened by the whistle almost at the same time as Xu Da. They quickly dressed up, picked up their weapons from the warehouse, and ran to the deck.
Not long after these soldiers arrived on the deck, countless hooks appeared on the side of the flagship and in various places, and the Japanese pirates then launched a boarding operation.
Xu Da saw that all the soldiers had gathered. Although there were many enemy troops, Xu Da's command was determined.
The large ship built by Li Jin was like a fortress, allowing the Ming army to stand on the high side of the ship and look down from a high position. It reminded Xu Da of the days when he defended the city.
"Zhang Zhong, Ren Li, each of you will lead a team and guard the bow. You must not let the enemy board the warship."
"yes!"
"Hu Jiao, Zhao Nan, each of you will lead a team to guard the stern of the ship."
"yes!"
"Chen Hua, you guys..."
As Xu Da's order was issued, a thousand Ming navy troops were quickly dispersed to various parts of the ship by Xu Da to guard the warships.
When these Japanese pirates began to board the ship, the sound of firecrackers, like exploding beans, quickly resounded throughout the entire flagship.
Xu Da commanded from the center, calm in the face of danger, and his face was extremely calm, as if the Japanese pirates coming to kill did not exist in his eyes.
There are still a hundred personal guards beside him as a reserve team. If the Japanese pirates break through somewhere, I am afraid that Xu Da will take these personal guards to kill people with knives.
Li Jin finally arrived at the deck at this moment. Since he was on duty in the middle of the night, Li Jin was now mentally exhausted and looked listless.
If it weren't for the violent sound of fire and gunfire, I'm afraid Li Jin might still be resting in the cabin at this time.
When Li Jin saw Xu Da's command, he slowly let go of the slight excitement in his heart.
"Wei Guogong, how is the current situation of the war?"
Li Jin came to Xu Da and asked about the battle situation.
"The enemy's situation is unknown, and the exact number of enemy troops is unknown, but they should be Japanese pirates from the Wenzhou waters. They are following us secretly, taking advantage of the darkness, and want to eat us up."
Xu Da's face was calm and his tone was even calmer. Even if he was attacked, Xu Da still remained calm.
It is the courage of the generals. If the generals are panicked at this time, I am afraid that the soldiers below will be even more distraught and will be frightened and flee in all directions.
Now that Xu Da is sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, it seems that he has not taken the opponent seriously at all, but can stabilize the morale of the army.
Seeing Xu Da's appearance, these soldiers would subconsciously think that Wei Guogong might have already been prepared for this battle.
The panic of the soldiers who were originally attacked will be infected by Xu Da, so they can kill the enemy with all their heart, and their morale will not decrease but increase.
Seeing Xu Da being so calm, Li Jin felt more at ease and continued to ask:
"I wonder what Duke Wei Guo plans to do next? Do you have any plans to retreat from the enemy?"
"The enemy only dares to make sneak attacks at night. Obviously they should know that fighting at sea is no match for our army."
Xu Da calmly analyzed:
"The enemy's situation is currently unknown. Our army only needs to hold the battleship and wait for dawn."
"If this group of Japanese pirates doesn't leave before dawn, then they can all stay."
At the end of the sentence, Xu Da's voice had become indifferent. It seemed that Xu Da was also very angry at this group of Japanese pirates who dared to attack him.
After hearing Xu Da's analysis, Li Jin nodded in agreement.
As a designer and builder of battleships, Li Jin naturally knows the advantages of his own battleships.
The main idea behind Li Jin's design of this warship was the strong ship and powerful guns.
Although these battleships have not yet been equipped with iron armor on their surfaces, compared to the battleships of the same era, the battleship under Li Jin's feet is definitely at the pinnacle of this era.
Under normal circumstances, Li Jin believed that the battleship at his feet could defeat ten with one.
But now that the enemy is attacking at night, no matter how powerful the battleship is, it will be useless without vision support.
The current situation is just as Xu Da said, the enemy's situation is unknown, and it is worse to be still than to move.
Since the enemy did not take action during the day, it means that the enemy is not sure of defeating them at sea. As long as they persist until dawn, the Ming army will definitely be able to win. Time is on the side of the Ming army.
The next step is to see if I and others can hold on until dawn.
Li Jin raised his head and looked at the night sky. It was so dark that he couldn't see any light. The sky was very gloomy tonight, the moon was completely blocked, and Li Jin couldn't see even one star.
Seeing that nothing happened, Li Jin simply sat next to Xu Da, closed his eyes and took a nap.
After all, with Xu Da, a great god, commanding on the battlefield, he couldn't help, and interfering indiscriminately might be superfluous.
Li Jin knew his abilities very well. At this time, he should just shut up and wait for the news.
There was a lot of noise around him, but Li Jin slowly fell asleep next to Xu Da, not at all nervous or panicked about being attacked.
On the contrary, the attacker, Kato Hiroki, now had his eyes wide open and his teeth gnashed in anger.
From the sneak attack to approaching the Ming army's fleet, everything went smoothly. Although the Ming army was aware of it, Kato Hiroki still relied on the cover of night to successfully penetrate the Ming army's fleet.
But Kato Hiroki's good luck seemed to have ended here. During the excitement of his men's climb, Kato Hiroki felt like he was being hit hard.
The sound like exploding beans kept exploding in his ears.
And every time a gunshot rang out, his men would inevitably be beaten and fall from the rope, without exception.
"Bang bang bang!"
This terrifying sound kept ringing in Kato Hirogi's ears, and no matter how much he urged, the gunshots above seemed endless.
No matter how many men he invested, the final result would be to be beaten to death in mid-air.
These Ming soldiers did not cut off the ropes, as if they were playing cat and mouse, destroying Kato Hiroki's psychological defenses shot by shot.
Now Kato Hiroki no longer has the ambition he had at the beginning. Now he is as if a basin of cold water has been poured down on his head, and a cold air rushes from the soles of his feet to the sky.
Ichiro Inoue, who had been silent next to him, spoke up and gave Kato Hiroki a brilliant idea.
