The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 337 Decisive Battle in the Country of Cherry Blossoms (10)
Half an hour later, they were already approaching Takashima. Miura took a look through the binoculars for the first time, and saw that the island was calm and there was not a single bird. It was the Mingren warship.

At this point they have two paths to take.

Takashima is less than ten miles away from the shore, and the general merchant ships pass by within ten miles between Takashima and the coast, which is relatively close.

But for a large number of ships like Miura Shoji, it is best to bypass Takashima and pass around Takashima.

At this time, the subordinate came to ask again, how do we go?Go around or not?
Miura Shoji thought about it, he had to go a long way around the island, and went directly through it, and let the common people by the sea see the power of our warships.

He wanted to show off the strength of the shogunate, but he had to pass through the territory of the two daimyos, Awu Fan and Yinan Fan, but neither of these two daimyos sent troops or ships. (Because these two great names are very close to Hirado Matsuba, they are considered Matsupo's allies.)
Immediately, someone who is proficient in water warfare said that our fleet is very long. If the Ming army suddenly appeared, cut it into two pieces, and did not meet at the beginning and the end, it would be severely damaged.

Or Ming people blocked us from both sides, so many boats crowded within ten miles, it would be very chaotic.

Miura Zhengji was furious, and asked, where is the Ming army?
This person bit the bullet and said that he might be hiding on the north and east sides of Takashima, and when we pass by, he can rush out.

Miura Masaji asked again, did you see it?

The man had no choice but to say, "No, but the general fleet marching, you have to think about these sudden encounters and take precautions before they happen, so as to avoid failure.

"Eight grids" Miura Zhengji waved his hand, bang, and slapped him.

Who is the coach?I have the final say or you have the final say?
"Hi" Now he didn't dare to say anything, lowered his head, and took a step back.

At this time, their huge fleet was entering between Gaodao and Yitian County. Because of the large number of ships, they had to distance themselves and reduce the number of ships in the line, making the fleet longer and longer.

Takashima and the coast were less than ten miles away, and there were many Japanese commoners by the sea, and someone immediately saw this huge fleet.

Many also waved.

Miura is proud of himself. This is the power of the shogunate. Who can fight against the enemy if we gather all the soldiers and horses of the whole country?
Going all the way this time, it happens to be able to promote the military power, so that the big names in these rural places know how to be honest.

The more powerful daimyos in Japan at this time were basically located around Nagasaki, Hirado, and Edo, and this side was close to Fudo, and the relationship with Matsuga was a little closer than with the shogunate.

At twelve o'clock in the morning, the vanguard warships passed Takashima slowly in a row of five, and Miura Shoji was on the third row of ships, which was considered to be at the forefront.

There were about [-] rows of boats out, and the boats in the first row in front were already far away from Takashima.

Suddenly, there was a sound from behind, and the people on the boat looked back, and their expressions changed drastically.

I saw a dark wave of warships rushing out from the back of Takashima.

As soon as the warship came out, the soldiers divided into two groups, one line rushed forward along a straight line, and the other line cut down at [-] degrees, cutting into the middle of the Japanese fleet almost instantly.

The ships of the "Ming Army" frantically waved semaphore, and all the Japanese ships were stunned.

Miura Zhengji's face changed drastically, but he immediately said: "Good job, attack with all your strength, and sink Mingren." He yelled frantically, and ordered the front to turn the bow and surround Mingren.

But the situation at this time was very unfavorable to their fleet.

They were traveling in single file, and Mingren cut in through the middle.

After the Ming people's ships came in, they divided the more than 100 ships in front of them and the ones behind them into two parts at once.

The key point is that Mingren's boat has cannons on the left and right sides.

While they were moving, there were either no guns at the bow or stern, or only one or two guns. If they wanted to attack, they had to turn the ship around.

In fact, before the warship of Xilaojing cut in, the two sides had already started firing at the same time halfway.

"Boom boom boom" The guns on the Dongjiang Bing ship are mainly 24-pound guns, with a long range and great power.

They cut through the middle, and when they formed a 45-degree angle with each other, they fired first.

The Japanese ships that were close to each other also fired.

But the Japanese artillery could not hit so far, and the Ming army's artillery poured down like rain.

A Japanese naval officer saw the first Mingren Lushun, which was originally a merchant ship with thousands of materials. After refitting, there were 26 guns on the left and right sides.

Twenty of these were 20-pounders.

Forty cannon fired simultaneously.

Boom, the ship shook violently, and twenty shells on each side flew out like fireworks. The scene was extremely spectacular.

However, four or five nearby warships of the coalition fired at the same time, and only a dozen shells flew out in total.

Almost all into the sea.

"It's over." The Japanese navy general closed his eyes and said in pain.

The hit rate in the first round was not high, and it was not easy to hit the sea.

But their ships are too dense, there are five ships in each row, and the rear is not easy to fire, and they will hit the front.

The Ming army had no such scruples, and forty shells flew over as soon as the cannon fired.

Bang bang bang, at least four shells hit two ships.

The stern of one of the ships was interrupted and shattered instantly with a puff, the hull sank and floated again.

"Water has entered." The Japanese soldiers yelled frantically, and many people ran back, trying to rescue them.

Another shell landed on the deck with a bang, Kacha, someone on the deck was pierced through with boards, countless Japanese sailors screamed, and then the ship cabin below suddenly burst into flames.

It was only later that the naval forces of the coalition discovered that the shells fired by the Ming people were all burnt red.

"Boom, boom, boom." As the Lushun got closer, the shelling from both sides became more and more intense.

The ship behind the Lushun fired without hesitation as soon as it reached the shooting range.

Some ships surrounded more than 100 Japanese ships from above, and the two sides quickly lined up and began to bombard each other on the sea.

The boats of the Dongjiang soldiers are generally bigger than theirs, and they have more guns than theirs, and their range is farther. In this fight, of course they have the upper hand.

Many Japanese ships need to face two to three rounds of shelling from the opposite side before they can enter their range.

Masaji Miura soon regretted it.

The scene was just like a massacre.

Ming shells kept tearing apart their ships.

They need to be close to Mingren's ship to hit Mingren.

But the closer you are to Mingren, the higher the hit rate of Mingren's cannon, and the more painful it will be.

Ding Yi's navy has 2000 people who are professional sailors trained by Xilaojing and Fran for more than three years. They are stronger than the Ming army's navy in the same period. What they lack is naval combat experience.

They go out to sea with Ruan Siqing every year to do business, and only fight against pirates when they meet them.

And this time there are many naval generals on board, and they are better than the Japanese navy in terms of artillery and command.

Even Seinfeld is now a master of artillery.

He has studied artillery with Fran for more than two years, and he is considered a professional player no matter whether he is on land or at sea.

But one of the reasons why Ding Yi dared to fight this way was that he believed that this was not a national war, and that the big names from all over the country might not work for the shogunate.

Sure enough, all his warships went in and divided the coalition navy into two halves. After not visiting many large ships that were quarantined, they began to transfer away, preparing to escape.

Masaji Miura also saw this problem, and frantically ordered the semaphore to let them attack.

But these are not the sailors of the shogunate, they don't care about you, as long as a ship turns around, it will soon cause a chain reaction.

A large number of boats behind turned around and ran back.

But there are also brave fighters behind.

For example, Naota Yuji, the commander of the shogunate navy, was a famous general of the shogunate navy. It was he who proposed the technique of using small boats to attack the Ming army.

(End of this chapter)