novelraw Chapter 415 Iron Blood Emperor 11
Chapter 415 Iron Blood Emperor 11
Jinghai Hou Shi Lang, who is in charge of the East Ocean, and Hu Xiao, the Minister of the Ministry of War, their lives are not as relaxed and comfortable as they were in the news that they just sent to the capital.After they took back Dayuan Island, reorganized Jilong Mountain, and drove away all the Fusang merchants on Dayuan Island, according to the wishes of the saints, they sorted out all the things that came out of the sea around Liuqiu like a scorpion. islands.When they went to the waters near the Amami Islands, they were ambushed by the Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain across the sea.
Jinghai Hou Hong stared at the soldiers who fled back to report, and gritted his teeth.He regretted that because everything went well during this period, he sent out a little less warships this time... He has a deep affection for the sunk ship, which is the root of his origin.But no matter how excited he was, he wanted to rush out immediately and go directly to Satsuma Fan for revenge. He knew that he still had to listen to what Hu Xiao had to say at this time.
"Master Hu, look..."
"Jinghaihou, please order troops. This Liuqiu is a subsidiary country of my Dajing. The Shimadzu family has imprisoned the useless waste of the Shang family. After collecting taxes in Liuqiu for so many years, it should be let this time. Let's go straight to the Satsuma clan and get back all the taxes we have earned all these years. Marquis Jinghai, God has given us both the opportunity to make meritorious deeds."
Jinghai Hou heard what Hu Xiao said, and he had confidence in his heart.
Liuqiu was originally mainly Chinese who migrated since the end of Han Dynasty, and the language and characters are still Mandarin Chinese.Jinghaihou kept an eye on it and discussed with Hu Xiao.
"Lord Hu, we are now leaving Liuqiu to go north, but the governor sent by the imperial court to take over has not yet arrived. Do you think we should ask Dayuan to send someone to help take care of it for a while, or wait for the people sent by the imperial court to arrive before we go out? ? Or let Benhou’s second son take care of it for a while?”
"Let Master Ling take care of it first." Hu Xiao knew what Jing Haihou wanted to do for his son.As long as he is in charge during this period and can wait until the governor of the court arrives in peace, Shi Lang will be in the eyes of the saint this time, and he will not need to be in the position of a thousand households of the fifth rank, and slowly climb up by accumulating military exploits.Hu Xiao doesn't mind sending out such a favor.
After hearing Hu Xiao's words, Jing Haihou suppressed the joy from the bottom of his heart, and bowed to Hu Xiao.
Jinghaihou's second son, Shi Yang, immediately saluted Hu Xiao, "Thank you for your cultivation, my lord."
Hu Xiao told him, "Being optimistic about Liuqiu is a thank you to me."
Both Shi's father and son understood the meaning of Hu Xiao's words, don't fight with Satsuma Fan in the front, and Liuqiu's house is raided by others later.
Hu Xiao and Jing Haihou almost used all the warships they could to go to Amami.
The Shimadzu family of the Satsuma domain has occupied Liuqiu for a long time. They used 3000 people to control all the islands under the jurisdiction of Liuqiu, a vassal state of Dajing, and imprisoned Zhongshan King Shangwen for three years. Many, did not see any reaction from Dajing.Then the Dutch barbarians occupied Dayuan, but Dajing still did not respond.The Shimadzu family collected taxes in Liuqiu with peace of mind.The residents here in Liuqiu will covet a nest, and the dozens of people left by Satsuma Fan will ride on their heads and do their best.This tax has been collected for more than 20 years from the beginning to the time when Jinghai Hou and others landed on the island.
On the surface, Liuqiu is still a vassal state of Dajing. The news that Jinghaihou and Hu Xiao expelled Fusang merchants made the Shimadzu family furious when they received the report.They decided to teach Da Jing a lesson to snatch the meat from his own bowl.Iehisa Shimadzu picked up all the ships available to the Satsuma Domain and dispatched Kawayama Kudaka to lead a team from Kagoshima to Amami.On the way, I met several warships of Jinghaihou who were cleaning up the pirates on the small islands around Amami.
At this time, the naval battle is to bombard each other first, and then jump to gang and cut.The warship that Jinghaihou Qi started had the artillery on it not yet replaced, and was besieged by several Shimadzu warships, and was sunk after being hit by multiple shells.The fleet sent by the Eastern Fleet consisted of only a few battleships. The main ship sank and lost its opportunity in the fierce battle.
After Huashan Kugao of the Satsuma domain beat Shen Jinghaihou's battleship, his arrogance became even more arrogant, and he followed the escaped frigates to the Okinawa Islands.Fortunately, the inner wheels of those frigates were replaced last year, and the officers and men of each ship tried their best to escape, so they were not caught up.
With the order of Jinghaihou, the Dongyang Fleet was quickly reorganized, and the formation left the port and headed north.All the sails were raised, covering the sky and covering the earth, and following the current, they rushed towards the following battleships of the Satsuma clan.
The warships of the Satsuma Clan have never met opponents in the East in the past few decades. It took 3000 people for Kawayama Kudaka to tame the 10 people who passed by Liuqiu Zhongshan before sinking the Dajing Under the victory, he got carried away and commanded all the more than 500 warships he led, and went against the current to meet the more than 200 ships commanded by Jinghai Hou Shilang and Hu Xiao.
The command ship Kunpeng that Jinghai Hou Shilang and Hu Xiao were on was launched from the Ningbo dock this spring, and it is currently the best big warship equipped with broadside artillery in Dajing.Because of the large hull, the main gun is also the latest shell with the longest range.After Shi Lang was able to see the battleship group of the Satsuma clan from a distance, he ordered the messenger to play the semaphore. When Hu Xiao saw the new ship equipped with new guns, he quickly lined up on both sides of the main ship, Kunpeng, in a sparse and orderly manner. Swallow wing shape.On the other hand, the old ships whose guns have not been replaced have distanced themselves from the new fleet, and seem to have a tendency to leave the battlefield.Before he could figure out why Shi Lang did this, the naval battle, led by the flagship Kunpeng, had already kicked off. Kunpeng's powerful artillery had already hit the approaching leading warship of the Satsuma Clan.
Whoever has the longest range and accurate shooting can win the naval battle.
This is the first time Hu Xiao has seen a sea battle where artillery bombards artillery.
The range of Dajing's artillery far exceeds that of the battleship led by Satsuma Domain Huashan Kudao. Without a moment of incense, the main ship on which Huashan Kudao was the first to sink.Among the remaining ships, there were a few ruthless characters who, after being hit by Shi Lang's main gun, actually wanted to use the method of ramming the ship to fight to the death.
Hu Xiao was by Shi Lang's side, and he felt his heart was about to be pulled.No matter how big or powerful the Kunpeng was, it couldn't hold back these ships. They collided from the front and left and right together.
He listened to Shi Lang constantly issuing orders, and watched the orderlies around Shi Lang keep running back and forth to deliver orders.After these orders went down, he felt that Kunpeng accelerated like a war horse, rushing obliquely forward along the current.At the same time, he saw that the battleship that was hitting the bow of Kunpeng began to sink not far from Kunpeng's side.
Dozens of Kunpeng's left side cannons fired at the same time, sending the sinking ship the last leg.Then Hu Xiao felt a deafening roar from the warship he was on.Shi Lang commanded dozens of broadside cannons on both sides of Kunpeng to fire together, sinking the warships that were about to hit Kunpeng.
The sunken ship brought out a huge vortex, and Kunpeng struggled as if a heavy mountain had fallen from its wings, and moved northwestward along the current.Hu Xiao looked at Shi Lang struggling to stand on the deck.He was glad that when the battle started, Shi Lang ordered him to be bound to the pillars in the command room, otherwise, he would never have been able to stand firm on such a ship leaning left and right.
After the sunken ship disappeared, only the eddies on the vast sea surface revealed the story that just happened here.Soon there were soldiers of the Satsuma domain who exposed the sea with wooden boards in their arms.These Fusang soldiers who were still thinking about escaping were quickly swept under the surface of the water by the waves brought by the passing of the large fleet, or were directly hit and sunk.
The battle on the sea became more and more intense.The warships with new artillery guns shot at one Satsuma warship after another from a long distance.The panic caused by the sinking of the ship broke Kawayama Hisaka's tactics of besieging the Dajing warship.The warships of the Satsuma Clan who lost their command acted independently. In Hu Xiao's eyes, these warships were like defeated cavalry on the prairie, waiting to be harvested by Shi Lang.
When some warships of the Satsuma clan who staggered out of the battlefield were about to flee, they were greeted by the interception of old ships of the Fujian Navy.
The naval battle lasted for most of the day.When Jin Wuxi fell, the sea surface reflected the golden red waves, and on the rough waves, there were countless broken ship boards floating.The sea breeze was blowing hard, but it couldn't blow away the gunpowder smoke and blood that filled this sea area.
Shi Lang ordered people to untie the rope that bound Hu Xiao.
Hu Xiao congratulated Shi Lang.
"Jinghaihou, mighty!" Hu Shilang praised Jinghaihou from the bottom of his heart.
"Hu Xiao really admires you. Admire! Admire!! For this great victory, I will truthfully present it to the Ministry of War and Shang Dasheng. Congratulations to Marquis Jinghai first."
"Master Hu, you're flattering yourself. The victory of this naval battle is all due to the navy's replacement of new ships and new artillery. Otherwise, relying on the more than 100 old ships of the Fujian Navy, it would be nice to be able to fight to the death in the end."
Hu Xiao nodded in agreement, Shi Lang said that he was deeply concerned.He didn't expect that there would be so many warships in Satsuma.
"Lord Hu, if the warships of the Satsuma clan gathered in Fuzhou last year, I'm afraid the Fuzhou navy will not be able to defend them."
Hu Xiao nodded in agreement.
"Marquis Jinghai, the threat of the Fusang Navy should be signed by Hu and you."
"Okay, thank you Master Hu for your help."
"Be polite, it's all for the court."
Shi Lang called the messenger, and after a semaphore, Hu Xiao felt that Kunpeng began to slowly change direction.
"Hu Shilang, rest in Okinawa tonight. Tomorrow we will have inspections and overhauls during the day. When Dayuan Island delivers the gunpowder, we will chase after Kagoshima and overthrow the Shimadzu family in the Satsuma domain."
"it is good."
As night fell, the port of Okinawa welcomed back the fleet after the battle. There were several old ships with serious damage. It seemed that they would not be able to launch in the short term.Shi Lang looked at those ships with distress, and stood on the pier with Hu Xiao, watching the soldiers help or lift the wounded soldiers off the battleships.
"Master Hu, do you think the newly issued military pensions issued by the saint will be in place?"
"Yes. In the early years, the sage asked the queen mother and princess to come forward, set up a maternity hospital, and reorganized the Salesian Bureau. The sage can only be more considerate of the widows and orphans of soldiers. The court will raise the children to adulthood. "