Shamen, the main island, guards Qianhu.
What happened to hundreds of households on Jiuzhangya a few days ago was repeated again in the Shamen Guarding Thousand Houses City where Hu Dajin was located! The only difference is that the person who led the team to the island this time was Chen An, the commander of the first post of the Chiyang Infantry. At the same time, his partners changed from Jia Liu and Hu Jin to Cui Dali and Sun Yu. . Also on a foggy morning, they sneak-attacked the unprepared Qianhushuo Castle. More than two hundred regular flag troops, reserve troops, and new auxiliary troops rode on sampans. After landing in rowboats, they only used one charge. He defeated the Shamen Banner Army under Hu Dajin and captured Qianhusuo City at the southern foot of Beishan Mountain!
The Shaman Qianhu who always urged Chief Kang Lin Kang to come to pay homage, after seeing the "Japanese pirates" army rushing over the mountains and plains, his performance was not as good as that of his deputy Chen Yu! This guy actually abandoned the well-fortified Shamen Qianhusuo City and took his own soldiers with him. He was a coward and a shameful deserter. They boarded the ship at the private port at the foot of Beishan, and then fled to Longkou Port in the southwest of Huang County at a speed that was beyond the reach of the Chiyang Warship! During this period, he didn't even dare to look back to see if the "Japanese pirates" warships were chasing him. He just ran all the way to Guwentong, Donghaiwei where Hu Lian and others were...
"What are they doing? I just came to harass you on orders from Feng, so why did they run away? It's really strange!" Looking at Hu Dajin who ran away without looking back, Chen An, the officer leading the Chiyang team I couldn't help but be confused. I was just leading troops to Salmon Island for a routine matter. How come the person involved abandoned the complete city defense, hundreds of flag troops, and thousands of people and ran away before the cannons fired a few times? If he hadn't seen this guy sitting on the boat, urging his guards to move forward with the oars, and disappearing from his sight like a gust of wind, Commander Chen An would really not have believed that he had won just like that, just like that. I won in a daze! Chiyang successfully captured the main city of Shamen Guards Qianhu Station without even killing a single regular flag army, reserve troops, or new auxiliary troops!
You know, when Yan Bin led his army to attack Jiuzhangya Baihusuo, even though he had all the advantages in weapons, troops, and morale, he still killed three or four regular flag troops and five or six reserve troops. It took three times the number of Japanese pirates' new annexed troops to break through the 1.7-foot-seven low city wall. Now Chen An's soldiers are not dead, but he just fired a few muskets randomly, and even the cannons were not used. It's such a child's play. If Yan Bin knew about it, he would be stunned and shouting that his fate was unfair!
"Hurry up and transfer the captured grain, materials, gold and silver to the ship. We won't take away the people this time. We have to pay attention to that. The leader and the boy named Chang often say that sustainable development must be kept. They are on the island, let’s come over and cut some leeks in a while, wouldn’t it be nice..."
However, no matter how unhappy Commander Yan was when he found out, things had already happened dramatically! Chen An, Cui Dali, and Sun Yu looked at the open city gates and the closed ordinary military residences, and couldn't help but sigh. Next, Chiyang Qiongbangzi started a happy harvest mode! Full warehouses of grain, sufficient supplies, and the private collection of Hu Dajin, a Qianhu of Salmon, made the Chiyang people who had never seen anything in the market instantly make a lot of money. According to the final statistics, a small guarding Qianhu, The food, materials, gold and silver stored in the warehouse were actually two to three times more than what was seized by the hundreds of households in Jiuzhangya! So much so that the reserve troops and the new auxiliary troops finally had no time to transport them, so they could only distribute scattered grain, cloth, and copper coins to the ordinary flag troops!
That's right, according to the latest instructions of the Chiyang Stay-behind Committee, in order to undermine the enemy's will to resist and bribe the vast number of lower-level flag troops, the "Japanese pirates" plundering troops disguised as Chiyang's regular flag troops, reserve troops, and new attached troops were led by Bu Bu. When they are captured in scattered pieces, they can be distributed conditionally to the local poor people and military households, which has achieved the purpose of winning people's hearts. Maybe, the next time we come again, the military households and the common people will eat pots of pulp to welcome the king!
"I would like to report to the commander of the post. The brothers who stayed on the ship sent someone to report that they found two Ming navy warships flying the Ming flag in the nearby waters. They asked us if we could transfer them quickly and capture them. Otherwise, wait until If the fight breaks out soon, they may not have the energy to take care of us..." Another half hour passed, and the flag army, reserve troops and new auxiliary troops under Chen An, Cui Dali and Sun Yu were almost finished transporting supplies. At that moment, a flag soldier with a recognition flag behind his back suddenly ran over and brought them information about the incoming Ming Navy warships. When the former heard that there might be a battle to be fought, they immediately became energetic. Leaving behind his busy men, he took three steps at a time to reach the boat docking place on the beach, ready to take a sampan to board the bird boat, close the boat and join the battle!
"The enemy is coming. The tiller is in a hurry, the sail is in the hand, the column is on the top, and the gunner is in charge.じた (enemy, the enemy is coming, helmsman, hurry up Untie the mooring ropes, the sailman raises the sails and posts, and orders the gunners to take up their positions and prepare for battle)!"
However, the privateer fleet of two and three galleys had no intention of waiting for them! After discovering that a Ming Dynasty warship flying the Ming flag was patrolling in the distant waters, the fleet commander Wu Fang immediately ordered the flag soldiers to raise sails and prepare for battle. They wanted to quickly seize advantageous battle positions before the Ming Dynasty navy warships could react. Bit. Otherwise, when the thick-skinned navy warships get close to each other, the Chiyang privateer fleet will be in big trouble!
Wu Fang's ship is not bad. It is a retired warship purchased by Kang Lin in Zhujiawan. It has thick planks and sophisticated artillery. It can compete with enemy ships of the same Fuchuan series. It's hard to tell the difference, but the two ships that were shut down were in trouble! Due to the problem of the ship's shape, Chiyang did not place any artillery on it after it was captured. It was brought out this time not only to serve as a transport ship, but also to disguise its identity. Therefore, it is somewhat unsatisfactory to face the Ming Dynasty naval warships that possess the Thousand Jin Folang Machine, Ye Gong Divine Guns and even red cannons. Not only is the firepower insufficient, but even the speed and maneuverability are lagging behind the Ming Dynasty Navy. Used warships! Therefore, Wu Fang, the commander of the privateering fleet, chose to strike first. They wanted to seize the favorable wind position and use the power of nature to deal with the enemy ships!
"Damn it, you're a step too slow and let that bastard Wu Fang steal the show all by himself! However, with just a few of their broken ships, can they withstand the attack of regular military ships? Don't be careless and call for help even with the people and the ship. It sank! No, if Wu Fang, the tortoise grandson, is defeated, won't you and I brothers also have to suffer with him? Come on, come on, get on the boat quickly, let's run to Tuoji, which is only a few miles away from our main island. It's forty miles, and we should be able to run back and forth in two hours. Let's go help that bastard move the reinforcements..."
Seeing Wu Fang's ship and two Guan ships bravely meet the Ming Navy's warship, Chen An's eyes couldn't help but get wet! The privateering fleet could have taken advantage of the enemy ship's unpreparedness to break out of the blockade and sail away. However, in order to cover their infantry comrades on the island, they resolutely chose to use their own ship's weak defense to attack the enemy's infantry. The barren firepower hardened the Ming army warships! How can Chen An and others not be moved by this? They are crazy and arrogant, but they are not ignorant idiots!
Therefore, in order to protect these hateful but friendly navy brothers, Chen An left Cui Dali and Sun Yu to command the regular flag army, reserve troops, and new attached troops on the island, while he himself led more than ten soldiers They boarded the Cangshan ship that Hu Dajin and the others abandoned, then raised the anchor and sail, and headed towards the main base of Chiyang - Tuoji Island!
"General manager, the enemy ship is about a thousand steps away from me. What should we do next?" The modified triangle sail was raised, and densely packed large oars stretched out from the side of the six-foot-long centipede ship of Wu Fang's ship, which began to provide additional power for the ship. , and around it, two 500-stone ships that relied solely on human oars were following behind it step by step. The Japanese pirate sailors on top had prepared bows and arrows and iron cannons, waiting for the distance between the two sides. If you get closer, you will fire feather arrows and lead bullets to attack the enemy ship.
"Send a signal to them and ask them to retreat in different directions. If you can divert an enemy ship away, that would be the best. If you can't divert it, then save yourself and don't come to interfere!" Standing at the six-foot centipede In the ship's bow turret, Wu Fang looked at the naval warship that was adjusting its sails and approaching him, and immediately turned his head and gave instructions to his deputy. So soon, as the flags in the hands of Chiyang's messengers waved, the two Guan ships began to speed up their oars and evacuate towards different places! And this move was indeed effective. When the opponent saw Chiyang's two galleys fleeing without a fight, they immediately sent out a smaller warship to pursue them. As for the larger one, they continued to sail according to the original plan. Approaching the six-foot centipede boat!
"Tell the brothers in the rowing boat to speed up the oar. Most of our guns are concentrated in the front. Don't give the opponent a chance to fire broadsides! Remember, we must try to keep our bow pointed at the enemy ship!" Seeing two Guan ships! After finally attracting an enemy ship, Wu Fang slammed the railing in front of him! I thought to myself, it's done. Originally, I might not be able to deal with the two warships, but now that there is only one left, I can make some use of my own ship's flexible steering and strong maneuverability! So he asked the soldiers to tell the rowers to speed up the boat, and began to move around, constantly increasing the distance from the enemy ship, and trying not to let the artillery on the Ming army ship lock onto their own side! And what happened next proved how wise his response was! Because the Wu side discovered through the monocular telescope that the enemy's ship was equipped with a Hongyi cannon, a long-barreled, powerful Hongyi cannon! If you get hit by it without any precautions, then that's okay!
