Jia Yujing of Red Mansion

Chapter 300 The Pirate King is coming

Just as the Chu Kingdom was in turmoil, Jia Qiong, who was far away in Japan, also encountered a crisis.

Bunzen Country, Fukuoka Prefecture New Army Camp.

Jia Qiong is inspecting the training of Japanese soldiers in the camp, accompanied by Wang Guangyang and Yun Tao.

At this time, a messenger came on horseback to report: "Report... General, this morning a large number of enemy ships suddenly appeared in the west of Fukuoka Port and forced their way into the Kanmon Strait.

General Liao Shen led his navy out of the harbor to intercept, but the number of enemy troops was too large and our warships were insufficient in number, making it difficult to completely block the strait, so many enemy ships escaped the interception.

We sank more than thirty enemy ships, but about three hundred enemy ships entered the inland sea.

General Liao was leading his troops in pursuit. General Qi asked the general whether to reinforce General Liao. "

Jia Qiong did not send the order immediately, but frowned and asked: "According to what we learned, the Japanese naval forces are not large in number. How come so many warships suddenly appeared?"

The messenger replied: "The enemy troops are basically small sea-going ships, and most of them are in dilapidated condition and have very few artillery pieces.

Qi Shenjiang said that this group of people did not look like Japanese navy, they should be pirates. "

Jia Qiong said in surprise: "Pirates? How can they be so bold and dare to provoke us?"

Wang Guangyang said: "Master Marquis, these pirates should be reinforcements for the Northern Dynasty, otherwise they would never dare to act like this."

Jia Qiong nodded and said, "I never thought that the Japanese would do this."

After speaking, he turned around and asked the messenger: "How powerful are these pirates? Are our losses great?"

The messenger replied: "Back to General, these pirates have low combat power and are bent on escaping.

Only five of our warships suffered minor damage, but it did not affect their use. "

When Jia Qiong heard that the pirates' combat power was low, he nodded and said, "Send an order to General Qi and ask him to lead his army to support General Liao.

Beat these pirates to pain and fear, so that they will never dare to provoke us again. "

At this time, Wang Guangyang hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Master Marquis, I humbly believe that the enemy's situation is unknown now, and the navy should not be dispatched easily. The port should be guarded first to prevent the enemy's plan of diverting the tiger away from the mountain.

Our transport fleet is now docked at the port. General Liao Shen has already gone to pursue the enemy. If General Qi sends out another army, the port defense will be empty.

It would be terrible if the enemy still has a backup plan and takes the opportunity to attack the port and destroy our transport fleet. "

The Chu army's guest troops are outside, and transportation is basically by sea. These transport ships are the top priority and cannot be missed.

Jia Qiong was shocked when he heard Wang Guangyang's words, and immediately realized the huge danger involved. He immediately said to the messenger: "Wang Canjun is right.

This group of pirates forced their way into the Kanmon Strait but did not fight us. They only focused on escaping. This was probably a tactic to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

You immediately send an order to General Qi, asking him to strictly guard the port, wait for orders, and not to move out easily!
  In addition, Liao Shen was ordered to immediately stop the pursuit and return to Hong Kong to stand by. "

"promise!"

The messenger took the order and immediately mounted his horse and galloped away.

At this time, in a hidden bay in the northwest of Fukuoka Prefecture, more than two hundred sea-going ships were densely docked.

Fang Guozhen was standing on the bow of the boat, looking at the seagulls flying in the sky.

Behind him, several ferocious-looking men were sitting around drinking and eating meat.

Fang Guozhen was the largest pirate leader along the coast of Goryeo. He was bribed by Ashikaga Takauji with heavy profits and personally brought a large number of pirates to help. Ashikaga Takauji also mobilized most of the Northern Dynasty navy to join forces with Fang Guozhen. In order to show his trust in him, he also handed over the command to Fang Guozhen.

After the two parties joined forces, there were more than [-] warships and nearly [-] troops.

Although the tonnage of most of Fang Guozhen's and Dongying's warships was much lower than that of the Dachu Navy, there was a huge gap in firepower.

However, the ants killed the elephant, and Fang Guozhen had a numerical advantage of nearly ten times, which was enough to fight against the Dachu Navy.

Fang Guozhen can be said to be resourceful, otherwise he would not have been able to gather tens of thousands of people and become the largest pirate leader in the Goryeo Sea.

From the beginning, he never thought about confronting the Chu army head-on. Instead, he made a plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, and the target was the Chu army's transport fleet.

At this time, a small boat sailed far away from the Kanmon Strait. The boat had a tattered sail and four people on the boat were paddling desperately.

They were very fast and soon sailed into the bay and docked next to Fang Guozhen's boat.

A lean man with dark skin, broad hands and feet, dressed as a fisherman, stepped on the hull of the boat and climbed up to the five-meter-high deck in a few breaths, clinging to a hemp rope that came down from the deck, like a monkey. flexible.

This man's name is Guo Xiang, a leader under Fang Guozhen.

He is agile, has excellent water skills, and is very agile, specializing in reconnaissance work.

Guo Xiang walked behind Fang Guozhen, clasped his fists and said, "Brother, half of the Chu army's warships have been dispatched, and the other half are still outside the port."

Fang Guozhen was silent for a moment after hearing this, and said: "They were cautious, and they actually left half of them.

Lao Qi, what do you think of the Chu army’s fighting strength? "

Guo Xiang said: "The Chu army is indeed powerful. Those warships are twice as big as your King, and their artillery is also powerful. They are numerous and have a long range.

But there is nothing to be afraid of. We have many ships. As long as we can get close to them, our brothers will never lose in the fight with the sword.

Now the Chu army only has thirty warships left. If we swarm with so many ships, we will definitely destroy them. "

Fang Guozhen shook his head and said: "The sea near the port is narrow. If we rush over blankly, we will become a living target for the Chu army's artillery."

Guo Xiang scratched his head and said, "Brother, what should we do?"

Fang Guozhen thought for a while and said to a bearded man who was drinking behind him: "Second brother, you take your own people to feign attack on the port first.

Remember, don't be reluctant to fight. As long as the Chu army chases them out, you will immediately lead the people to the east.

Also, remember to bring all the Japanese boats and let them take the lead. "

The second child's name is Ni Ying. He is the number one general under Fang Guozhen. He is strong in military force, tough on the outside and subtle on the inside. He is from the same hometown as Fang Guozhen and is also his earliest teammate.

Ni Ying drank up the wine bowl in his hand, smiled and said: "I understand, don't worry, brother."

After saying that, he walked to the stern of the boat, jumped onto a small boat parked below, and rowed away.

After a while, nearly a hundred warships set sail and headed for the Kanmon Strait.

A quarter of an hour later, when Ni Ying's fleet completely disappeared on the sea level, Fang Guozhen led the remaining more than a hundred warships to set sail, falling far behind Ni Ying's fleet.

The more than [-] warships led by Fang Guozhen were his direct troops. They were obviously larger in tonnage and had more artillery than the warships that had previously forced their way into the Kanmon Strait and Ni Ying's command.

Although it is not as good as the configuration of the Chu army, it is enough to pose a threat to the Chu navy. This is Fang Guozhen's biggest reliance.

(End of this chapter)