This maritime encounter lasted two moments. Mingzhou had an absolute disadvantage.
Qianhu, the navy commander in charge, had no choice but to have someone flag down. Let two horse boats hold back the Japanese fleet.
The boat carrying the imperial envoys fled at full speed towards the western land.
Fatty Xu jumped to the side and scolded Navy Master Qianhu: "Why did you let our ship escape to the west? This is called fleeing before the battle."
Navy Master Qianhu gritted his teeth and said, "Your Majesty, if you don't run away, you imperial envoys will sink to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!"
"The military order I received is to deliver you safely to land! Whether you can escape or not is still unclear!"
Chang Feng said to Fatty Xu: "Stop talking. You don't understand naval warfare. Just let Gao Qianhu take command!"
"Boom, boom, boom", the ship took three more shells.
Fortunately, the fog on the sea is getting thicker and thicker. Under the cover of thick fog, the boat finally escaped the pursuit of the Japanese ship. Driving westward in embarrassment.
Li Guangda scolded: "You have blinded the eyes of those Japanese pirates. They dared to attack the ship of the Imperial Envoy of the Ming Dynasty."
Gao Qianhu smiled bitterly: "Eunuch Li, Japanese pirates are a group of desperadoes who want money rather than their lives. They don't care whose ship they rob."
After walking on the sea for half a day, the sun was already setting. The thick fog finally cleared.
However, Changfeng stood on the deck and looked out, and suddenly saw more than a dozen Yawata ships chasing after him in the west!
Gao Qianhu was shocked: "I didn't get rid of them!"
Chang Feng asked: "Let's escape...oh no, can we escape?"
Gao Qianhu glanced at the Japanese ship and estimated the distance: "Our ship is not as fast as the Hachiman ship. Without the cover of the thick fog, I am afraid they can catch up in three seconds!"
Li Guang was trembling with fear after hearing this.
Yang Tinghe was very calm and showed no fear on his face. He said: "If I can't escape, I will fight to the death with the Japanese boat. Although I am a scholar, I still have to kill the thieves with my sword!"
Chang Feng ordered Qian Ning: "Go to the cabin. If the Japanese ship catches up, all the ceremonial objects used to honor Mazu will be sunk to the bottom of the sea."
"We must not let the Japanese pirates snatch it away and lose our Ming Dynasty's face."
Qian Ning took the order and left.
Just when Chang Feng and others were preparing to fight to the death and die for their country, land suddenly appeared in front of them!
And you can vaguely see a small city behind the beach.
The helmsman glanced at the chart and shouted, "It's Yongning Acropolis!"
The southeast coast of the Ming Dynasty is dotted with many small acropolis. Yongning Acropolis is one of them.
Gao Qianhu ordered: "Throw all the ship's guns into the sea! Throw the tables and chairs in the cabin into the sea as well. Sail towards Yongning Acropolis at full speed."
Gao Qianhu is gambling. The bet is that after losing weight by throwing objects, the ship can dock on the beach in front of Yongning Acropolis before the Hachiman ship catches up.
This is a competition of speed.
Fortunately, we are very close to the shore. After a moment, the boat finally entered the shoal.
Chang Feng and others changed to a ferry boat and fled to the beach.
After everyone landed, Chang Feng suddenly exclaimed: "Where is Qian Ning? The Sea God Pearl and the sacrificial objects are still in his hands!"
At this time, Qian Ning walked up to him. He held a small wooden box in his arms: "Master Chang, everything is here."
Chang Feng breathed a long sigh of relief: "Quick, enter the Acropolis!"
On the wall of the Acropolis, stood a twenty-year-old young man. The young man is wearing iron armor and has a long sword at his waist. He is very heroic.
This person is the guard general of Yongning Guard, a fourth-level governor - You Tianjue.
This is a little man who deserves to be remembered in history books.
You Tianjue saw more than 200 people in navy uniforms and more than 300 guards in golden uniforms, protecting several senior officials and running towards the acropolis. There are more than a dozen hachiman ships on the sea.
He immediately ordered: "It should be that our Ming Navy's ship was attacked! Open the city gate quickly!"
After much trouble, Chang Feng and others finally entered the Acropolis before dark.
Everyone revealed their identities to You Tianjue.
You Tianjue knelt down: "My lord,
, Fuyou Tianjue of Yongningwei Town, respectfully greets you. "
Yang Tinghe said: "Honor, Holy Gong, please get up quickly."
You Tianjue stood up and said, "You superiors must have encountered a real Japanese."
Chang Feng was a little surprised: "Can Japanese pirates distinguish between real and fake?"
You Tianjue replied: "Shangchai may not understand the Japanese sentiments on the southeast coast. The so-called Japanese pirates are 23 out of 10 real Japanese and 78 out of 10 false Japanese."
Chang Feng asked: "What is a true Japanese and what is a false Japanese?"
Just as You Tianjue was about to reply, one of his subordinates reported: "You Zhenfu, the Japanese pirates have disembarked. It seems they are about to attack the city!"
You Tianjue raised his hands towards Chang Feng and others: "The last general will go to meet the enemy first!"
After saying that, You Tianjue strode towards the city wall.
Chang Feng ordered his Jin Yiwei Pao Ze: "Brothers, the civil servants in the court always say that we Jin Yiwei only know how to frame, accuse, kidnap, and sap people."
"We encountered Japanese pirates today. We must defend the city and kill the thieves! We cannot lose the majesty of our royal guards!"
"Let those civil servants see. We are also strong-willed Ming Dynasty heroes!"
"Follow me to the city!"
Li Guang's face turned pale and he said, "I'm not from Jinyiwei. I have to stay in a safe place in the city."
Chang Feng told Fatty Xu: "You take two hundred navy brothers to protect Eunuch Li, Chief Yang and the two uncles in the city."
"They're missing a hair, I'm asking for you."
Fatty Xu said: "Don't worry! I will protect them."
Chang Feng led three hundred royal guards up to the city wall. Although Yang Tinghe was a civil servant, he was brave and courageous and followed him up the city wall.
A dozen or so Yawata boats descended upon them, and thousands of Japanese pirates descended upon them in darkness.
Yongningwei said it was "Wei". Because the Dusi Yamen and the Military Bei Dao Yamen above have been emptying their salaries for more than a hundred years, layer by layer, batch by batch, the actual defenders only have 500 people.
Good guy, after more than a hundred years of empty pay, only less than 10% of the 5,600 posts are left.
Including the 300 Jinyi guards who assisted in the battle, the strength comparison between the two sides was about 800 to 1,000.
Although they were at a numerical disadvantage, the defenders had an absolute advantage.
You Tianjue climbed up and shouted: "Brothers! Kill the thieves and get the reward! Let the Japanese pirate Xiaoxiao know that the Ming Dynasty's land is not a place for them to run wild. It is a grave where they are buried!"
The morale of the soldiers defending the city was greatly boosted.
The defenders used attack vehicles, artillery, turkeys, muskets, and bows and arrows.
The Japanese pirates were not to be outdone. Concentrate bows, arrows, muskets, and small cannons to bombard the city wall.
However, they attacked the city in a hurry and did not prepare the siege ladder or the large pillars to hit the door.
After two moments of shooting, the sky gradually darkened. The Japanese pirates retreated. But instead of leaving by boat, they camped on the beach.
You Tianjue looked at the Japanese pirates' camp and said to himself, "It's really weird."
Chang Feng asked: "You Zhenfu, what's wrong?"
You Tianjue said: "When Japanese pirates invade coastal cities, they always attack them if they can get in. If they can't get in, they retreat to the sea."
"The Japanese pirates in front of me have no intention of retreating. They seem to be waiting for reinforcements."
"Yongning is a defensive city. There are neither people nor goods in the city. It makes no sense for them to be entangled here."
Chang Feng said: "Perhaps the Japanese pirates don't understand the situation of Yongning Guard?"
You Tianjue burst into laughter: "The Japanese pirates probably know the cities along the coast of Fujian better than our Ming army does!"
