Chapter 303, 304 Landing in Kyushu, the Japanese army is terrified (two in one)(1/2)
At the 3rd hour of the Yin hour on August 12th, just dawned, and a "Japanese Navy" appeared in Port Ivan.
As soon as this "Japanese Navy" appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of the Samo Navy patrol ship of Port Ivan.
"It's... Lord Zhuqi's fleet! Didn't he go north?"
"Look, they are sending flags and asking for help!"
"Oh my God, behind is the Yuanko fleet! There are so many ships... Report to Lord Shimazu!"
The patrol sailors of the Satsuma Navy saw the fleet of Takeki Kazuki's fleet sending out flags to ask for help, and immediately reported to Shimazu Hijue, the military port camp.
"Nani? Takeki Ji-chan asked for help, and the Yuan Investigation Navy came to attack?" Shimazu, who received the news, had a long sleepiness in his body immediately disappeared.
Shimazu Hiroyuki climbed to the flagship watchtower. When he looked up, he saw a fleet not far outside the port. Looking at the style and banner of the warship, it was Takeki's navy.
At this time, while Chang Chuqi's navy was sending out flag words to ask for help, he approached the Samo Navy. The Yuan Kou Navy was already within seven or eight miles, and could reach it in at most half an hour.
The Satsuma Navy's ship was still parked at the military port and broke down, neither starting nor in an array.
"Wuwuwu" As the warning horn sounded, all the Japanese navy in their sleep got up, picked up their weapons and rushed to the deck, and the sailors also began to operate the ships.
Half an hour is enough for Shimazu to make a long arrangement to meet the formation.
Shimazu was full of doubts. Didn’t Takeki lead the fleet to attack the Yuan army fleet north? Why is it back? And why is there less than half of the remaining ships?
Could it be that Zhuqi, a cunning guy, also lost the battle?
"Baiga! Why don't you send flags to stop them from coming? Send flags to stop them!!" Shimazu Hikaru shouted.
"Hayi! But you, aren't they the Takeki fleet? Why..." a warrior next to him said, not understanding why he wanted to stop friendly forces seeking help from approaching.
Shimazu was furious and raised his hand and slapped the subordinate in the face, "Baga! Can you be sure that it is Takeki's fleet? Even Takeki's fleet, you can't say it's close!"
When the patrol team saw Zhuqi's fleet approaching, they didn't even utter a flag to stop him. What if the enemy pretended to be, wouldn't that be a bad thing?
Logically, no matter what fleet the other party is, the patrol team should immediately issue flags to stop approaching, and only after determining the other party's identity can they get closer.
"Hayi!" The slaughter immediately blew the flag and ordered the approaching fleet to stop.
At this time, this fleet was less than two miles away from Shimazu's long-lived fleet.
However, although the flag uttered to stop moving forward was issued, the fleet still showed no sign of stopping, but instead rushed directly towards Shimazu's tall and gorgeous flagship.
"Baga! It's the enemy! Welcoming the enemy!" Shimazu Kuojing didn't know that the visitor was not good. He immediately issued a flag slogan and ordered the fleet to set up a geese formation to encircle the enemy ships.
However, the Satsuma Navy was scattered in a harbor of several miles in a radius. It was impossible to arrange the array for a moment, and even rushed to rescue Shimazu's flagship.
If it was time to determine that it was the Yuan army as soon as it was discovered, it would be too late. But after a while, it would be too late.
Fortunately, there were still many warships around Shimazu's flagship, which immediately stepped forward to intercept.
But in this way, a fleet rushed to the front of the flagship immediately caused chaos.
Soon, Shimazu's escort warships fought with the enemy ships. The feather arrows from both sides were immediately launched without any money.
The invading fleet had more than a hundred ships and nearly three thousand people. There were only a few dozen ships near Shimazu's flagship. Before other Japanese ships arrived, Shimazu's flagship midship was suddenly in the middle of the enemy and we were short.
"Retreat!" The warrior on the flagship commanded the flagship to retreat and avoid the edge for a while. As long as you persist for a short while, when other warships arrive, your side will be able to encircle and annihilate the invading enemy ships.
However, several enemy ships still rushed over, approaching Shimazu's flagship and firing dense feather arrows. Shimazu's central army was in danger and in a hurry.
"Kill the chicken!"
"kill!"
The fleets of both sides quickly intertwined, and some of you fought in a group for me.
Since there were nearly 3,000 troops in the East Envoy, and there were only more than 1,000 troops in Shimazu, they occupied the upper part as soon as they came up, completely disrupting Shimazu's Central Army.
But this advantage was only half a quarter of an hour. As the Satsuma Navy warships arrived one after another, the raid fleet was surrounded and immediately at an absolute disadvantage.
However, Shimazu Hikaru was not only unhappy at all, but also secretly complained that something was wrong.
Although the attacking fleet was surrounded at this time, his formation was also in chaos, and it was not a formation that could fight against the powerful enemy.
What's the use of surrounding this Yuan Kou's partial army? The main fleet of Yuan Kou will arrive soon!
Now that the formation is in chaos, the enemy's partial division has broken into its own formation again. It is too late to set up a formation to meet the enemy.
Shimazu is a veteran of naval battles and knows the importance of a ship formation in naval battles. He immediately judged that unless the enemy that broke into the formation was immediately eliminated, the fleet retreated and arranged the array in retreat, it might be too late.
Shimazu immediately issued a flag slogan and ordered to kill the Yuankou side troops within half a moment.
But how is it possible? Water war is not land war. Even if there are several times the enemy's strength, it is difficult to annihilate the enemy in half a quarter of an hour.
"Stop shooting archery, hold a big shield and use it to resist the ship!"
"Hold a big shield and resist the ship!" Although the warriors were trapped in a heavy siege, they all knew that the main force would arrive in a blink of an eye, so they were not afraid. And they changed their tactics.
All the soldiers stopped shooting arrows, but held up their shields to defend with all their might, using the ship to block the enemy ship from approaching. Once the enemy ship's hook came over, cut off the ship's hook. Try to drag it to the main force to help.
In this way, although the raid fleet can no longer output attacks, although with all their strength to defend, although there are many Japanese ships, they will not be able to launch a platoon battle for a while.
Seeing that half a quarter of an hour passed, but only a few enemy ships were killed, Shimazu Hikaru immediately knew that the trouble was in big trouble.
When he looked out of the sea outside the port, he saw a huge fleet of ships. At most, he would take on the battle.
Should we let go of the enemy's partial division retreat this time, or should we eliminate this partial division with all our might?
In desperation, Shimazu made another wrong decision to retreat.
Because he overestimated the strength of the East Envoy Fleet. He believed that since the Yuan Gun Navy could destroy Zhuqi, Ji Chang, he should have a lot of troops. Judging from the size of the fleet, the enemy navy estimated that there were at least 20,000 people.
The Samoan Navy had only 10,000 people, and it suffered losses at this time, but there were not 10,000 more. Moreover, the formation was chaotic. How could it be the opponent of the Yuan Kou Navy?
I can only withdraw.
Shimazu looked at the bloody Yuankou side troops, and could only send out the flag words of resignation.
The Japanese warships had obviously surrounded the enemy's partial divisions, but at this time they saw Shimazu's order to rescue and retreat, and they were immediately dissatisfied. Some obeyed the order to rescue and retreat, while others still attacked without caring about it.
As a result, the formation of the Japanese fleet became even more chaotic.
"The main force is here! Kill!" The raid fleet saw many Japanese troops retreating after rescuing. As the pressure was greatly reduced, it immediately changed its tactics and shot against the Japanese ship again.
When Shimazu saw the situation of his fleet, he was so angry that he pulled the folding fan and cursed Haga.
"Lord, please retreat quickly. The Yuangang fleet will arrive in a blink of an eye. It will be too late!" A warrior retainer quickly persuaded, and then loudly ordered the sailor to say, "Driving the ship quickly, you can't let the lord fall into danger!"
Shimazu saw that the Yuangang fleet was getting closer and closer and had already set up a Yanxing bandit, knowing that this battle could not be fought. The Yuangang army had many soldiers, his own few soldiers, the Yuangang army was strict and his own ship formation was in chaos, and no matter how you count it, it would be a defeat.
There was no choice but to retreat. But the front was blocked by the Yuan gang, and the coast was behind, so I couldn't run even if I could run. What should I do?
Only the abandoned boat was put on the shore.
Shimazu did not stop the retainers' decision, so he could only close his eyes in pain. This is also the place where Shimazu is not as good as Takeki. After all, Takeki's enterprising spirit is lacking, and his military tactics are somewhat conservative.
Seeing that the flagships had retreated, more and more Japanese ships were retreating together, and the raid fleet suddenly escaped from the cage.
The chaotic Japanese fleet retreated one after another, and the East Envoy finally entered the port and forced the retreating Satsuma Navy.
"Dangling to defend!" Shimazu Hiroyuki had no choice but to issue a relatively wise order.
A quarter of an hour later, the Satsuma Navy drifted and swung to the ground, forming a tight line of defense with the fleet, preparing to fight the Eastern Fleet, which was to use the navy as an army.
Immediately afterwards, a strange naval battle broke out on the coast of Ivan Bay.
Luo Yu also lined up the fleet in a row, forming a sea wall, pressing towards Shimazu's coastal wall. However, the ships of the East Fleet were taller and the Japanese ships were smaller.
In this way, the Eastern Army attacked the East Army and the Japanese Army attacked the West Army. In addition, the Eastern Army had the advantage of military strength and was equipped with a large number of bed crossbows and stone cannons and poles, so the Japanese army was completely suppressed and beaten.
Don't want to drink it.
What's even more terrible is that shortly after the war started, Shimazu saw that he would lose, so he abandoned the fleet and fled ashore. Even his own central guard took away.
The Japanese army, which suffered heavy losses, suddenly collapsed.
A full hour later, more than 6,000 Japanese troops died in battle, and the remaining three or four thousand people went ashore to escape, but they didn't even need the ship.
Luo Yu and Zheng He didn't care. If the navy loses the ship, it is not the navy. Even if the Satsuma Navy escapes thousands of people, they lose their warships and there is no threat to the next.
The Battle of Ivan Bay once again ended with a complete victory in the Eastern Army.
Moreover, a large number of Japanese warships and Japanese merchant ships hiding in Ivan Bay were seized, with a total of hundreds.
In the early morning of August 13, the East Envoy Fleet, which had returned with great honor, returned to the East Envoy Camp, with a large number of seized warships, merchant ships, as well as weapons and food.
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"Report to the general, the two navy divisions of Japan were annihilated in two battles, and the Kyushu Navy has been killed. The results of the battle... A total of more than 180 complete Gongxiao Zao ships were seized, ninety-five ships were closed, and fifty-eight merchant ships were sold..."
"Our army killed more than 2,300 people and injured more than 4,100 people. There are only 10,000 people who can fight now," Luo Yu reported.
The generals in the central army's tent all showed joy.
At the cost of more than 6,000 casualties, the two Japanese navy teams were annihilated, nearly 20,000 enemies were killed, and hundreds of ships were seized. This is a great victory!
Li Luo felt a little distressed when he heard this. The casualties were more than 6,000, and the number was not small. But of course he was very satisfied. Luo Yu did not disappoint him, and he beat him very beautifully.
"Okay! Our army has won two great victories in the naval battle, and General Luo has made great contributions! I will ask for me to the court in the future!" Li Luo smiled happily and thought to himself, of course, he can ask for me to the court for you, but he can ask for me to the court for you, haha.
"Thank you for your praise! The last general dare not take credit. The reason for winning these two battles is entirely due to the general's strategy! The last general only acts according to the general's strategy." Luo Yu said gratefully, and he felt a sense of knowing the opportunity to perform. He was grateful to Li Luo for giving him the opportunity to perform, and he finally gave him a place to use his skills with a thousand households.
Otherwise, with the Yuan court's suspicion of the Han people, even if he had the ability, he could only fight pirates, and he would never be able to improve his position one more level in his life.
To be continued...