Five hundred and fifty-eight chapters half-crossed and hit?
"It looks like we're heading to Xiaba Mountain ahead." Han Du stood on the bow of the ship, put down his telescope, and said to Tang He.
"Haha, that should be it." Tang He also took a look through the binoculars.
There is an isolated island ahead, with two peaks standing on the island. This is not surprising, after all, Changguo County is known as Thousand Islands, and it is a place dotted with islands.
The reason that made Han Du guess that this place is Xiaba Mountain is not that the two towering peaks look like a fallen "eight". It is the Japanese pirates active on the beach on the island, and a Japanese pirate ship docked at the beach.
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At this time, the Japanese pirates also saw the warships sailing over the sea. The golden dragon flag of the Ming Dynasty flying on the warships instantly made the Japanese pirates understand that they were not their allies, but the navy of the Ming Dynasty.
"Du~buzz~"
The long sound of the trumpet sounded, which was a signal that the Japanese pirates were on alert and ready to fight. It was not known whether these Japanese pirates had just come from the Japanese country and came here to rest. Or they had already rested and were ready to invade the Ming Dynasty like the previous Japanese pirates.
As soon as they heard the sound of the horn, a group of Japanese pirates gathered towards the seaside. Some of them even pulled the ropes around the boats, trying desperately to pull the boats to the beach. After the boats were pulled aground,
, they all hid behind the ships. Only a small number of people were left to stand in formation on the beach to attract the attention of the Ming army. This was obviously to prevent the ships from being snatched away by the Ming army, and it could also be used to
The boat served as a shield to avoid the Ming army's bows and arrows.
It's a pity that these Japanese pirates didn't know that Han Du had a telescope, and their every move was watched by Han Du and others.
"I didn't expect that there are capable people among these Japanese pirates. They want to attack us halfway and catch us off guard." Han Du laughed.
Tang He also saw the Japanese pirates' actions and explained: "Striking halfway across the river is the navy's best method in the past to deal with Japanese pirates who want to land. Japanese pirates are not stupid. They have suffered so many losses, so they deserve it."
If you learn well, you will become a good doctor after a long illness. But since these Japanese pirates will still put up such a formation, it seems that there are Japanese pirates and the Ming Dynasty navy who have fought against each other."
Han Du once again raised his telescope and looked at the Japanese pirates who were waiting, and said with a smile: "Then today I will let these Japanese pirates know that it is not that he is incompetent, but that the world is changing too fast."
"It's time to teach them a lesson, but it's a pity that they don't have the chance to regret it." After Tang He finished speaking, Shi Ran returned to the short table and continued drinking.
When Han Du saw it, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Tang He was sipping wine and eating side dishes in front of the Japanese pirates. It felt like their boats and oars were being wiped out in ashes while talking and laughing.
Since Tang He is so thoughtful, Han Du can also be beautiful as an adult.
Raising one hand, Han Du looked at the Japanese pirates with a sneer.
"Send the order, single array."
"Single array!"
The three warships soon lined up sideways, lowered their sails completely, dropped their anchors, and came to a complete stop.
"Port loading."
"Port loading."
"Back to Uncle, the loading is complete." After experiencing an actual battle, the various mistakes made by the naval officers were significantly reduced, and the speed of loading the artillery again was much faster than before.
The Japanese pirates in the distance saw that the warships of the Ming Dynasty did not come forward, nor did they use small boats to put people down, but they turned around and arranged the warships in a row. What was they trying to do? Could it be that the Ming Dynasty navy was about to escape before the war started?
But before the Japanese pirates could become complacent, flames flashed across the Ming army's warships, and puffs of white smoke rushed out, quickly filling the air in front of the warships.
As soon as the roaring sound of artillery was heard, rows of black dots came in unison. In an instant, the Japanese pirates' ship was hit hard, and sawdust flew away. In just two rounds of gunfire, the Japanese pirates' only ship was riddled with holes.
The Japanese pirates hiding behind the ships did not fare better. The Japanese ships were pierced by the cannonballs. These Japanese pirates suffered heavy casualties in the face of the cannonballs and flying wood chips.
The Japanese pirates who lined up outside suffered a worse fate. A cannonball hit the beach, and the sand and gravel that were fired up were like bullets, making bloody holes in the Japanese pirates' bodies. The bouncing cannonballs even made more holes in the Japanese pirates' bodies.
Among the Japanese pirates, they plowed a bloody path.
After just two rounds of artillery fire, the Japanese pirates no longer had the courage to stand on the beach and confront the Ming army, and fled toward the island in panic.
"It's really devastating, overwhelming." Tang Ding couldn't help sighing as he held up the telescope.
Han Du smiled and ignored him. He turned to Jiang Ming and said, "Jiang Ming."
"The end will be here." Jiang Ming now has full confidence in Han Du.
How can you lead troops so that your subordinates can convince you? In fact, there are many ways, such as greeting the soldiers, sharing the joys and sorrows with the soldiers, taking the lead, etc. These are all necessary conditions for becoming a general who convinces his subordinates. But in fact,
If you can lead the soldiers to win the battle, you can also convince the soldiers below.
What soldiers long for most in war is victory. Victory means military merit, and it means that the enemy is dead and you are alive. With military merit, you can be promoted and make a fortune, you can have a wife and a son, and it is not impossible to even be granted a title.
Victory can bring great benefits to the soldiers. If anyone can lead them to conquer every battle, there will be no one who cannot obey his words.
Han Du did not see the conviction in Jiang Ming's eyes, and directly gave the order: "Send people ashore to kill all the Japanese pirates, leaving no one behind."
"Follow the order." Jiang Ming solemnly bowed to Han Du with his hands clasped, then quickly turned around and went to make arrangements.
"Haha, I'll go too." When Tang Ding saw the Japanese pirates escaping, he was ready to follow Jiang Ming to hunt down the Japanese pirates. Tang Ding liked nothing more than chasing down enemies.
Han Du rolled his eyes at him and said: "What are you going to do? As the general at the head of a ship, the most important thing you should do is to sit on the ship and coordinate the overall situation. Getting off the ship to chase the enemy is a matter for the commander-in-chief and the general.
,What does it have to do with you."
Tang Ding was stunned when he heard this and stopped. Although he knew what Han Du said was reasonable, he was still a little unconvinced. He couldn't help but turn to look at his father, only to see his father looking at him with an angry face.
Tang Ding lowered his head and laughed dryly, then returned to Han Du obediently, without saying anything about going after the Japanese pirates.
Although this island is not small, more than 90% of its area is taken up by two peaks. Moreover, these two peaks are also extremely steep, making it impossible to climb up.
Therefore, the Japanese pirates had no way to escape.
When the Japanese pirates saw Jiang Ming and his men disembarking from the boat, they were brave enough to fight against the trapped beasts. If they couldn't defeat the Ming army's artillery, how could they defeat the Ming army who got off the boat? So one by one the Japanese pirates turned their heads to kill the Ming army.