Volume 5: The Gathering of Storms Chapter 298: There’s no going back!
The bow embedded with a metal impact device was raised high, and the already huge hull was raised, and the bow could leave the water surface twenty to thirty meters.
Riding against the wind and waves, the bow of the ship pressed down with the force of the sea water and pressed heavily on the hull of the enemy warship.
ah……
With screams of terror, the enemy ship was plowed under the warship and broke into two pieces, and the pirates left on the ship fell into the water one after another...
At the same time, the cannons on both sides of the ship fired almost at the same time. The powerful shells hit the enemy ships on both sides, blowing them to pieces in an instant!
At this moment, the Daxuan warship led by Xu Zun was attacking a large number of enemy ships. Relying on its sturdy hull and powerful firepower, it smashed these pirate ships and left them helpless.
Xu Zun discovered that most of the ships the pirates were riding on could not be called warships. Although the hulls were not small, they had almost no combat capabilities.
Only a few ships were equipped with devices for launching fireballs, and there were almost no ships carrying cannons.
Moreover, Xu Zun also discovered that the pirates were riding on a large number of large ships, but they were very dilapidated. Both the hulls and sails were patched up, and many of the hulls had ugly attachments.
The enemy ships also had various shapes, including primitive sea boats with oars, simple black-sailed boats, and a large ship that looked like a giant sampan, which was extremely dangerous despite carrying many people...
Xu Zun made a rough calculation and found that all these ships could accommodate about 10,000 people.
According to my own knowledge, although Izumo is an island country, it has the largest island in the East China Sea and has a population of at least one million.
In other words, these 10,000 people do not seem to be a whole country's army.
But on second thought, the military strength of Izumo State is limited, so it seems normal to have 10,000 troops in the whole country, right?
Xu Zun's guess was very correct. Since a large number of pirates had already gone ashore on sampans, there were not many people left on the ships, and their combat effectiveness was extremely limited.
When the Daxuan warship commanded by Xu Zun rushed over, it easily killed its way into the enemy ships, rampaging all the way, unstoppable.
As the cannon roared, enemy ships were blown up on the sea, and there were flames and screams everywhere...
This large black warship was much taller than the pirates' ships. The soldiers on the deck were in a commanding position, firing bows and arrows and cannons downwards, which was enough to defeat the enemy.
Everyone finally understood why they were determined to go to the navy dock and seize these warships at all costs!
If they can take back these three warships, it will greatly improve their combat capability and increase their chances of roaming the East China Sea.
boom……
There was a roar of cannons outside the deck. The enemy's only effective attack was fireballs, but fireballs could only be fired from a distance and could not hit nearby.
What's even more tragic is that the fireballs were placed on the enemy's deck, and the artillery fire ignited the fireballs, causing them to set themselves on fire...
Finally, when the enemy ships found that they were unable to compete with the Daxuan warships, they quickly turned their ships around and fled.
However, the sea was windy and rough, and many ships collided with each other during the escape, causing many capsizing incidents...
Xu Zun knew that it was impossible to destroy all the enemy ships, so he did not try hard to chase them.
Xu Zun's goal has obviously been achieved, this is exactly the effect he wanted.
Now that most of the enemy ships have been destroyed, more than half of the invading pirates will be unable to return by ship, which means that their retreat is completely cut off and their morale is disrupted.
When the invading pirates knew that their home was destroyed, they would inevitably be in chaos, and their original plans would also be disrupted.
Xu Zun is good at thinking from other people's perspective. If he were an invading pirate , he would definitely know that Daxuan is not easy to mess with, so after occupying Yongming City, he would grab some property and women and quickly run away. This is called quitting while you are ahead.
But, everything was fine when I came here, and now I can’t go back, I’m doomed!
In this case, what’s the point of grabbing more things?
Why don't you retreat quickly? If you retreat completely, you won't even have a ticket to return...
"Sir..." At this time, Xiao Zhennan, who was steering the helm, asked Xu Zun, "What should we do next? Should we continue to chase those scattered enemy ships?"
"How about..." Zhao Yu rolled his eyes and said, "We move the boat closer to the sea and blow up all the enemy's small sampans?"
"No," Xu Zun said, "We are now trying to save Yongming from danger. We must leave the enemy with hope of escape and not push too hard."
"Oh... I see!" Zhao Yu flattered him, "Master Xu is indeed a man of foresight!"
"By the way," Xu Zun asked Li Xing, "how are the injuries of the brothers?"
"A Xiu is in a more serious condition," Li Xing said, "and is receiving treatment. Dai Long and Hou Zhen should be fine, but... we lost a lot of brothers."
Li Xing looked sad.
"Just now," Xu Zun asked, "I asked you to capture a few people alive. Did you do that?"
"We caught them," Li Xing nodded. "We caught four of them and knocked them all out!"
"Okay," Xu Zun said one word, "trial!"
"Okay, um..." Li Xing agreed and then shrugged helplessly, "Sir, how do we interrogate you? I guess we can't communicate in the same language?"
this……
Xu Zun looked up at Han Feier who was bandaging his wound on the deck, but saw that Han Feier had taken off his coat and was treating the gunshot wound on his shoulder .
Seeing the snow-white skin, Xu Zun was stunned, and the guards quickly lowered their heads politely.
This woman...isn't she too bold?
Although Xu Zun also lowered his head, his eyes kept rolling up. He didn't expect that the female knight also wore a bib...
"Ani..." Xu Zun had no choice but to call Ani and ordered, "Go and help Lady Han treat her wound. If you can't help, go down to the cabin!"
"Okay, it will be fine soon!" At this moment, Ani was treating Ashuzai's wound. After applying the ointment, she came to Han Feier.
Han Feier had been hit in the back by a musket before, and he was completely unable to handle it.
However, Han Feier still waved her hand and said, "The wound is not urgent. I may be able to communicate with them. Bring the person over and examine him!"
"Someone come and steer the boat!" Xiao Zhennan, who was steering the boat, said, "Is there anyone who can steer the boat?"
Xu Zun thought that Xiao Zhennan asked someone to drive the boat for him so that he could go down to block Han Feier.
Unexpectedly , he added later: "I can also speak some Donghai dialect, so I should be able to communicate with him!"
Xu Zun wiped his sweat, he didn't expect that Xia Xiao was so magnanimous. Even his wife exposing her underwear in public was not as important as interrogating the criminal.
These two...
The soldiers on the ship were all navy soldiers. One of them immediately stepped forward to replace Xiao Zhennan in driving the ship.
Xiao Zhennan jumped off the bow of the boat, squatted beside Han Feier, and acted as an interpreter together with Han Feier.
Ani felt at a loss as to what to do, so she had to turn to the other side and continue treating Ashuzai's wound.
Soon, a pirate prisoner was awakened by Li Xing and others by pouring cold water on him and was brought to Xiao Zhennan and his wife.
At this point, everyone realized that this prisoner of war was not only short in stature, but also disgustingly dirty, and reeked of salty hairtail.
But his face was covered with thick, smelly mud, and only half of his hair was left after being burned...
After being brought up, the pirate seemed to understand something and immediately started talking in a foreign language.
When Li Xing saw that the man was actually standing, he kicked him and knocked him down, making him kneel on the deck.
At this moment, without Xu Zun's reminder, Xiao Zhennan knew what to ask, and immediately asked in a foreign language:
"Tell me! Where are you from? Why are you invading my Daxuan!?"
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