The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 599

Zheng Zhilong managed to gather sixty or seventy warships here, and when he looked up, he saw that Hong Xu had cleared a channel in the periphery. He was overjoyed and hurriedly ordered his men to sail out from the moored ships that were congested around.

However, before his "Sheng" ship moved, dozens of three or four hundred warships suddenly rushed out from the side, covering the entire deck with a wooden shed, and instantly occupied the narrow exit.

He couldn't help being furious, and asked the flag officer to repeat the semaphore, ordering those strange-looking ships to give way immediately.

But the other party ignored him at all, only focused on rushing out from the passageway that Hong Xuqing left, and even ran back and forth between each other, showing no humility.

"Bastard! Are these guys going to rebel?!"

The lieutenant at the side hurriedly said: "Junmen, that seems to be a turtle boat of the Korean navy. Their military discipline has been weakened, and they are suddenly attacked by the enemy. I am afraid it will be difficult to restrain themselves..."

Zheng Zhilong saw that the Ming army was continuously bombarding the warships moored on the south side, his face was livid with anger, and he shouted sharply: "Rush over! Just hit them and sink them!"

"The end will obey orders!"

On the flagship of the North Korean Navy, Zheng Wancheng glanced at the head of Dang Jiamao on the deck with lingering fear.Not long ago, the supervisor sent by Zheng Zhilong was chewing betel nuts, but suddenly his limbs twitched and fell to the ground, and then "Daming Supervisor" Han Tong suddenly rushed out and cut off his head.

"Han, General Han, Lord Zheng...ah, the captives raised their flags to let me clear the waterway." He swallowed, "Look at this..."

"Don't pay attention to him." Han Tong shook the blood from the knife edge, and said in a cold voice, "I can remind you, it will be difficult to distinguish the enemy from the enemy with all the guns fired by the navy. I am afraid that it is inevitable to accidentally injure you, it is better to go earlier It is better to leave."

Zheng Wancheng smiled wryly in his heart, if you hadn't always stopped us from abandoning the ship and going ashore, where would there be such dangers?

Han Tong continued: "Master Zheng only needs to get away from Laizhou Port, and I will report to the Ming court to remember the merits of my lord's secret report to the thieves. When the court writes about the king of Korea, Mr. Zheng must be promoted, which is Sandaoshui It may not be impossible for the military commander."

Zheng Wancheng had originally been ordered by Lord Ren Xing to fully cooperate with Daming, but now that he heard the words "Navy Commander", he put away his fear and shouted loudly in Korean that no one should give way to him, and that he should do so as quickly as possible. to North Korea.

Zheng Zhilong's ship "Qiansheng" brought dozens of warships and rushed forward to the passage twenty feet ahead recklessly, intending to squeeze out ahead of the North Koreans.

Unexpectedly, the North Korean navy was equipped with galleys, and a large number of long poles rowed together, and the speed of the boat increased a lot immediately.However, Galen boats and Fuchuan, which sail purely on wind power, are very clumsy. In this narrow space, the starting speed and flexibility are completely inferior to the Korean turtle boats. Can't touch the sides of these boats.

Therefore, Zheng Zhilong could only watch the North Korean ships sail out of the mooring area one by one. After a long time, a "Wei" warship and a few small boats slipped out of the gap. The boats were squeezed inside and could not move.

After a while, several shells flew from behind and slammed into the "Gansheng" not far away, and the sea water splashed Zheng Zhilong all over.

He hurriedly turned around and looked back, only to see that the flag of the Ming army had been changed to the fort on the shore, and he complained even more in his heart, but he heard the lieutenant beside him anxiously saying: "The army gate, the enemy ship is approaching, if you don't leave, it will be too late!"

Zheng Zhilong looked in the direction he pointed, and saw more than 20 warships of the Ming army approaching quickly, apparently also noticed that the fort had changed hands, and was about to come to surround him.

He looked up to the sky and sighed, stomped his feet on the deck, and told the lieutenant, "The 'Gansheng' retreats and makes way for the road. How many routes can it go?" The turtle boat got through the gap, and boarded the "Wuwei" that had just escaped.

On the north side of the port, Zheng Zhibao took a lot of effort to drive dozens of warships including three "Wei" ships out of the moorings, and then forty or fifty turtle boats passed by his sides like a group of rabbits. I slipped past, and then I saw the "Wuwei" with more than 20 boats, sentry boats and the like fully pulled up the sails, and came quickly as if fleeing.

Afterwards, the "Wuwei" hoisted the flag of Zheng Zhilong, and the flag officer waved the flag like crazy on the bow, but ordered him to turn around and sail out of Laizhou port immediately, heading for Bajiaokou, Yantai.

Zheng Zhibao's heart sank. He didn't see a single "Sheng" warship. The situation must be bad. The eldest brother is going to give up Laizhou Port and save the few warships left by the navy.

He hastily ordered the gathered forty or fifty warships to merge with the "Wuwei" and flee out of the port together.

When Zheng Zhilong finally turned out of the exit of Laizhou Port, he was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard the sound of warning drums on the ship.He hurriedly looked up, and his heart tightened suddenly - there were a large, four small and five warships lying on the sea in the distance.He looked behind him again, but he didn't see the Ming army chasing him, so he felt a little relieved.

It's not that Shi Lang didn't want to pursue, but according to intelligence, there are seven forts around Laizhou Port.Before quietly entering the port, you can avoid the fort as much as possible, but if you catch up at this time, the captive ship will definitely rely on the fort to resist.Instead of chasing the [-] or [-] enemy ships, it is more cost-effective to destroy the [-] or [-] ships parked in the harbor as soon as possible.

"Junmen, what do you think?"

Zheng Zhilong stared at the tall and mighty Shaowu, and squinted his eyes hard. If he bypassed the Ming army in front, the waterway outside the port was narrow, and it would be difficult to escape its heavy artillery attack.At this time, he still has dozens of warships, big and small, so he might as well rush forward and capture the enemy ships.After getting this giant plywood ship, we will join forces with the Lan people in the future, and we can barely deal with the Ming army.

When he used a Chinese-style junk ship to deal with the Helan fleet in Liuluowan, he used this tactic of gnawing elephants, relying on a large number of flexible small warships to jump gangs or set fire, and finally "grinded" the Helan people to death .

As soon as he thought about this, he turned his head and said in a deep voice to the lieutenant general: "Head the order, the four 'Wei' warships will engage the big boat head-on. One sentence, "If you can't do it, you must burn the enemy ship!"

Following Zheng Zhilong's flag rising and falling, the four "Wei" Galen boats and the three Dalong boats kept a distance of a hundred steps from each other and headed straight for the Shaowu.The other captive ships, led by more than [-]-ton boats, surrounded the two wings of the Shaowu.

If it was a few months ago, in the face of such battles, Zheng Chenggong would have ordered the Shaowu and other ships to maneuver in a roundabout way to avoid falling into the siege and wait for an opportunity to sink the approaching enemy ships.But at the moment, whether it is the Shaowu or the other four light frigates, there are "rapid-fire artifacts"-Franco cannons equipped with rubber seals.This situation is completely different.

(End of this chapter)