Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 531 Chasing the Bandits
"Don't worry, folks! I, Da Chu, will definitely seek justice for everyone. I, the general, will go after the pirates!" Ling Tong comforted the Baekje tribe in front of him, and at the same time organized a fleet to pursue them westward. The pirates who plundered this place not long ago and even took away many of the population.

Baekje is a tribal country established by the Buyeo people who moved southward in the middle of the Seafood Peninsula and south of Daibang County in Youzhou.

It was called a country, but it was similar to the Chinese states during the Shang and Zhou Dynasties. The "savages" outside the city still had a tribal system.

Moreover, Baekje was founded by Buyeo people. The aristocratic class as the rulers are almost all Buyeo people, while the people at the bottom are Koreans born and raised in the south of the Seafood Peninsula...

Therefore, when being plundered by powerful pirates, Baekje's indifferent reaction was expected.

It was originally an almost enslaved rule. Now, although there are bandits coming to snatch their "slaves", but...since the bandits are too strong, why should they sacrifice their own strength to fight head-on for the object of slavery?
After Baekje accepted the power of the pirates, it became numb to the suffering of the lower class Koreans. Even many of its own nobles had secret transactions with the pirates.

The nobles of Baekje didn't care, and the Marquis of Yan who usually dominated Baekje didn't care. Gongsun's bottom line was that pirates could not come to Daifang County where he ruled.

However, for these low-class Koreans, living by the sea is their way of survival. Even if they know that there are pirates, they can't just move away, let alone take Fangjun to seek refuge.

In contrast, Chu's navy would do some patrols from time to time, and would try its best to rescue marauding pirates or ships holding slaves.

In particular, there are various wild troupes lurking among the people to set the pace and promote Da Chu's achievements. One point can be praised as ten!
And because Chu State actually had no direct interest in Baekje and Sanhan, the uncultured uncultured people at the bottom of the Seafood Peninsula were also very moved by the actions of Chu State's righteous light.

Even some knowledgeable people have begun to gradually accept the rhetoric promoted by the "Enlightenment Ministry" - that only Chuxue can save the Seafood Peninsula.

Of course, "blowing" must also have something to "blow". The Chu Navy has indeed done a lot of things in the Bohai Sea. Countless pirates have sunk in the Bohai Sea, and most of them are due to the Chu Navy. This has greatly dampened the popularity of pirates and increased their costs!

Let them know that buying and selling without capital is not really without capital.

And now, Ling Tong personally leads nearly two thousand naval forces, consisting of two main ships, a dozen frigates, and various auxiliary warships, chasing a group of notorious sea pirates "One-eyed Sharks" "...

After collecting clues and appeasing the newly plundered Baekje tribe here, Ling Tong left some dry food, and then set sail again as the local Koreans knelt down to express their gratitude.

Ling Tong wasn't worried about the fight, he was just afraid that the opponent would escape again!

But counting the time, Ling Tong felt that he could catch up with this notorious pirate this time.

For ordinary small pirates, Ling Tong will naturally not go out personally. This time, the "One-eyed Shark", as one of the strongest pirate groups on the Bohai Sea, with a total number of more than 5000 people, dispatched most of the main force this time. The southern part of the Seafood Peninsula was "hunted" and the Chu Navy got the news.

The "number" comparison in naval battles focuses more on the warships rather than the number of people...

Ling Tong only brought less than two thousand navy, but two main ships with "ten oxen crossbows" and a dozen frigates with "five oxen crossbows" were enough to defeat the one-eyed shark.

After all, the entire One-eyed Shark pirate fleet only has one main ship equipped with the "Huanglong Car".

As for the others, most of them were armed small boats, ranging from dozens to hundreds. They looked intimidating, but in fact they lacked decisive long-range weapons that could play a role in heavyweight naval battles. Ling Tong didn't care about them at all. In eyes.

And the "Yellow Dragon Chariot"... Whenever Ling Tong thinks of this matter, he is filled with resentment towards Wei Guo, and he looks forward to the time when the pirates and Wei Guo's navy will be wiped out together.

Although each pirate's main ship has its own modifications, how could Ling Tong not see it?They are all clearly modified from the prototype of the "Huanglong Ship" produced by the Qiaojiang Camp of Wei State!
The Huanglong Ship is the result of the Wei Guo Craftsman Camp's imitation and improvement of the Chu State's main ship. Apart from some differences in details, the most significant difference is that the Huanglong Ship is more equipped with a "Huanglong Car"...

It is clearly an improved product of the "White Bus"!
Compared with the giant crossbow of the Chu State Navy, both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages.

The giant crossbow has a longer range, and the giant arrows are easier to carry than stone bullets. They have strong penetrating power, but they are less destructive to ships.

The improved version of the "Huanglong Chariot" is on the contrary. The stone bullets are cumbersome, have a shorter range than the giant crossbow, and are projectile attacks. However, if they hit the deck or the hull, they will cause greater damage to the ship.

At this time, the purely machine-type ordnance of Chu State had basically been learned. Although there were differences, Ma Jun also made his own improvements...

Ling Tong estimated the opponent's return route and chased it for a day. The reconnaissance ship finally sent back the news and discovered the one-eyed shark's fleet!
Then Ling Tong gave another order, corrected the course, and chased in the direction where the one-eyed shark was found.

The speed of the Huanglong ship is not slower than that of Chu's standard main ship. After all, it is still powered by sails. Although...the design of the vehicle and ship is a bit cumbersome, Ma Jun has already started to use the "wheel" as an auxiliary device for steering. Make it as small as possible, so as not to be too cumbersome, and at the same time, it also meets the requirements put forward by the princes of the DPRK and China.

The reason why Ling Tong was able to catch up was because the opponent's speed was dragged down by those "miscellaneous boats" - after all, the speed of the fleet was determined by the slowest boat.

However... just when Ling Tong felt that he could take the One-eyed Shark's flag back for collection, he suddenly looked at the sentry on the tower and shouted: "General! Ten degrees east by south, there is a detachment of the One-eyed Shark!"

"Oh? Could it be that we can catch them all this time..."

Ling Tong just spoke, and before he could finish pretending to beep, he heard...

"Directly south, there is a fleet of one-eyed sharks... The main ship has been discovered!"

"Seven degrees north by east, the One-eyed Shark main ship was discovered!"

The successive reports made Ling Tong feel nervous - where did the One-Eyed Shark come from with so many main ships?This unscientific.

"General, the fleet to the south seems to be the fleet of the White Shark pirates...but they are flying the flag of the One-eyed Shark!" A deputy general who had fought against the White Shark pirates recognized the true identity of one of them.

"No! Those sea pirates seem to have united to lure us over!"

"Don't panic, watch the flag and meet the enemy!"

(End of this chapter)