Condescending.
They can catch several Japanese pirates in one net. Although the Japanese pirates in the big net will not be injured, they are restrained by the big net and cannot walk well at all, let alone rush the boat.
Such a long distance is completely free for them to kill.
Soon, the Japanese pirates who jumped off used sea water to extinguish the flames on their bodies, and then climbed back onto the boat one by one.
Everyone's face was full of excitement. Those Ming people were fools and didn't take advantage of them to shoot them with bows and arrows while they were in the sea.
At the same time, watching these Japanese pirates climb onto the ship intact one by one, the faces of all the soldiers on the ship changed slightly, and they subconsciously felt dissatisfied with the previous orders of Xu Xiang and others.
However, the movements of the hands are not slow. Those who throw fishing nets throw fishing nets, and those who shoot arrows shoot arrows.
"Ah~Baga~"
However, before the soldiers on the boat could throw the fishing nets out, they saw the Japanese pirates who had just climbed onto the boat burst into flames again.
Plop, plop...
The Japanese pirates jumped into the sea one by one.
Even if some Japanese pirates jumped into the sea, the top of their heads would be on fire as soon as they came out of the water, and they would remain submerged in the water to hold their breath.
But if you hold your breath in the sea, you will either sink or be suffocated to death.
As for the Japanese pirates who couldn't hold it back, their heads burst into flames as soon as they emerged.
Soon, piles of burning corpses of Japanese pirates were floating on the entire sea.
"Qianhu, this?"
All the soldiers and generals on the ship were full of surprise.
Xu Xiang shouted directly: "The flames on any ship or Japanese pirates that are ignited by incendiary bombs will not be extinguished. You don't need to be surprised. There are five incendiary bombs left on the ship. All the incendiary bombs will be directed towards those who are returning." Throw them on unlit Japanese pirate ships."
"Here!"
All the soldiers and generals took orders one after another.
Looking at the incendiary bombs firmly fixed in the box in the distance, each one's eyes were shining brightly.
Such a good thing, as long as it is blown up on the Japanese pirate ships, the Japanese pirate ships will definitely be burned to ashes.
In less than a moment, fish nets carrying incendiary bombs were thrown towards the Japanese pirate ships that had just squeezed in.
"Boom...Boom..."
Soon, nearly a hundred Japanese pirate ships were loaded with incendiary bombs.
At the same time, the Japanese pirates also turned into burning men, and then jumped into the sea one after another like dumplings.
Less than a quarter of an hour.
The nearly 100 Japanese pirate ships surrounding the eight large ships were basically not only blown to pieces, but also burned with blazing flames.
What made the Japanese pirates most desperate was that no matter how much they poured water on the ship, the fire on their ship could not be extinguished.
Moreover, not far away from them, there were more than 600 elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, holding bows, arrows and artillery, shooting at them at will.
At this moment, let alone rushing to rob Ming Dynasty's ship, most of them were thrown into the sea and did not dare to get on the ship.
In the sea, there are Japanese pirates floating up all the time, all covered with fire.
As for the remaining people, except for being shot on the way to the charge, everyone could only hide on the other side of the ship, carrying a few poor wooden barrels to water the cabin.
Seeing this, Xu Xiang and other Ming soldiers were not in a hurry. They directly used the big ship to open a gap, released ten net shuttle ships and eagle ships, and chased the few fish that slipped through the net outside.
At the same time, the eight large ships turned around and surrounded the nearly 100 Japanese pirate ships burning with fire in the middle.
When the Japanese pirates who were still alive saw this scene, they threw away their weapons and knelt on the boat, wanting to surrender.
As for the Japanese pirates who were still hiding in the sea, when they saw this scene, they also wanted to climb on the boat and plead with the Ming soldiers.
However, as soon as they climbed onto the boat, their bodies were on fire again.
Frightened, he quickly jumped into the sea again.
All the Japanese pirates were terrified.
Seeing this, all the soldiers on the ship grinned and laughed.
Looking at the Japanese pirate boats that were getting more and more burning, Xu Xiang shouted directly to the left and right: "Come here, put down the rope and let the Japanese pirates who want to surrender climb up for us."
"Here!"
Any soldier in Prince Yan's palace would be very active in capturing Japanese pirates.
Therefore, in less than a moment, there were nearly a hundred Japanese pirate prisoners on the eight large ships.
And the Japanese pirate ships below gradually started to burn one after another, and the fire became more and more intense.
The sea area below the Japanese pirate ship also turned red. Under the light of the fire, it became even more red.
Originally there were some Japanese pirates hiding among the ships, trying to avoid being shot by Xu Xiang and other Yanshan guards.
But as those ships were burned to ashes one by one, the Japanese pirates were also burned to death and floated on the sea.
After another half a while, a general flag officer came over and reported to Xu Xiang: "Alert Qianhu, the brothers who went to hunt down the more than ten Japanese pirate ships have also returned.
Fifteen Japanese pirate ships escaped, twelve were burned by the brothers, and three escaped. "
"Good kill!"
Xu Xiang shouted with joy and ordered: "Let the ten net shuttle ships and eagle ships come in and check them one by one to prevent Japanese pirates from hiding among the dead bodies."
"Here."
Soon, ten shuttle ships and eagle ships began to enter the pile of black corpses. Each soldier was holding a long gun or steel knife, and used a last-ditch knife to kill each corpse.
However, among the corpses, dozens of Japanese pirates pretending to be dead were found.
After the ten shuttle ships and eagle ships left, the entire sea began to calm down.
It wasn't until a sea fish emerged from the sea that a ripple appeared on the entire sea surface.
Another quarter of an hour later.
Xu Xiang raised his head and looked around, then nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he turned around and ordered.
"The Japanese pirate ships have been burned to ashes. All the Japanese pirates have been thrown into the sea to feed the fish, and all the Japanese ships have returned."
"Here!"
…
Three days later.
Xu Xiang strode into the Yan Palace.
"Your Highness, this time the last general of our Yanshan Guard led more than 600 soldiers to annihilate more than 1,100 Japanese pirates on the Bohai Sea. He burned 85 Japanese pirate ships and captured 130 Japanese pirates. Only three of them escaped. Japanese pirate ships.”
"good!"
Zhu Di stood up excitedly, his face full of joy, "What are the casualties of our Yanshan Guard in this battle?"
Xu Xiang said hurriedly: "Reporting to Your Highness, only four of our Yanshan Guards were killed and fifty were injured."
Zhu Di said with joy on his face: "This is a great victory, we will reward you heavily!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Xu Xiang saluted quickly.
Zhu Di's expression softened slightly and he asked again: "Tell us quickly how this battle went."
"The general will obey the order."
Xu Xiang started talking directly and energetically, "Reporting to Your Highness, this battle was all thanks to the fishing nets and incendiary bombs...
Eight large ships, hundreds of fishing nets, and incendiary bombs were thrown over nearly a hundred Japanese pirate ships. At least half of the Japanese pirates were burned by incendiary bombs... Even if they jumped into the sea, they would not survive, or they would be suffocated to death. In the sea, they would either pop up and be burned to death by the weird fire.
In addition, the fire on the big ship of the Japanese pirates could not be extinguished. Those Japanese pirates were covered by the fishing nets and could not rush to our ship, Prince Yan's Mansion.
Even if there are more than 1,300 of them this time, they can only stand on the boat and be burned to death by us, or shot at will...
After killing Japanese pirates so many times, this time is the most satisfying! "
As he said that, Xu Xiang couldn't help but shudder again.
"Your Highness, that incendiary bomb is really evil."
Zhu Di sighed: "It's evil, but burning those Japanese pirates to death is a good bomb."
Xu Xiang quickly followed up and said: "Your Highness is absolutely right, that incendiary bomb is really a weapon on the battlefield."
"Um!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and ordered Ma He on the side: "Go and summon Guo Qing."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Ma He responded and walked quickly.
Soon, Guo An hurried in.
"See Your Highness!"
"Guo Qing, please get up quickly."
Zhu Di said with a gentle expression.
When Guo An stood up, Zhu Di said directly: "Guo Qing, your incendiary bomb has done a great job."
Guo An's face lit up and he asked directly: "May I ask, Your Highness, how many Japanese pirates did Xu Qianhu and other soldiers kill this time? How many casualties did our Yanshan Guard have?"
Zhu Di said: "We killed more than 1,100 Japanese pirates, burned 85 Japanese pirate ships, escaped three of them, and captured 130 Japanese pirates.
In addition, only four of our Yanshan Guards were killed and fifty were injured. "
After saying that, he looked at Guo An with a happy face.
Four for more than 1,200 people, this is a great victory!
However, Guo An frowned slightly, "With the combination of incendiary bombs and fishing nets, how could four guards be killed? Fifty people were injured?"
"Guo Changshi?"
Xu Xiang was startled.
Zhu Di said with a strange look on his face: "Guo Qing thinks the casualties are too high?"
Guo An replied seriously: "Your Highness, I just think that our Yanwangwei ship is much higher than those Japanese pirate ships, and the soldiers and generals are still wearing armor.
At the same time, there are also sharp weapons such as fishing nets, incendiary bombs, and bowl-mouth pipes. Those Japanese pirates should be held down in the sea and slaughtered at will. How could there be so many casualties? "
Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but look at Xu Xiang.
Xu Xiang quickly replied: "Your Highness, Guo Changshi, the last general and other soldiers only have more than 600 people, while the Japanese pirates have 1,300 people.
When fighting together, it is inevitable that there will be omissions. The four people who died were shot to death by arrows. As for the fifty injured, most of them were injured by arrows. "
"I see."
Guo An sighed slightly, "We thought that by putting on strong armor for the soldiers, making incendiary bombs, and adding fish nets, there would be no casualties.
did not expect……"
Zhu Di waved his hand. He had seen too many battles with Xu Xiang and others on the battlefield. Just four soldiers dying was not worth their discomfort.
"Guo Qing doesn't need to do this. These casualties are already considered a great victory."
Guo An apologized to Zhu Di and Xu Xiang, "Please don't mind Xu Qianhu. I made a little fuss."
Xu Xiang was startled and said quickly: "Guo Changshi's words are serious."
Guo An smiled faintly and asked again: "Of the more than a hundred Japanese pirate prisoners, I wonder if Xu Qianhu can find anything out from interrogation?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up and he turned to stare at Xu Xiang closely.
Xu Xiang hurriedly replied: "Reporting to your highness, Guo Changshi, those Japanese pirates just came from the Japanese pirates this year. After they plundered two counties in the Koryo Kingdom, they were killed by the Koryo army and fled in a hurry.
So, we followed the coast of Koryo to the Bohai Sea...
After seeing the fishing boat led by the general, because they had never seen such a tall boat, they had evil thoughts and wanted to rob the boat...
In the past few times, after being killed by several generals, they robbed the ships of some common people and merchants in Goryeo.
This time, it’s all in full force..."
…
(End of chapter)
