The Portuguese merchant ship then fired another row of cannons, but found that it still couldn't penetrate the Zhou Yu's armor. Now it panicked completely, and hurriedly began to fill up the sails again, trying to escape.
But at this point, there is nowhere to run away.
In the blink of an eye, the ram installed on the bow of the Zhou Yu had hit the middle part of the starboard side of the Portuguese merchant ship. With a crisp sound of "Kacha Kacha", the oak hull had been knocked out of the middle with a huge gap.
The impact was so severe that the Portuguese merchant ship almost broke into two pieces from the middle.
You must know that this Portuguese merchant ship is also a large sailing ship of more than a thousand tons and is a first-class battleship.
But the Zhou Yu's impact was no different from that of Zhihu, and it was completely defenseless.
The Portuguese sailors on the merchant ship were quite fierce. Even now, they were still firing at the Zhou Yu with their matchlock guns, but this was like a mosquito biting a mammoth, and it was of no use.
Some crew members also took advantage of the opportunity when the two ships were connected to launch a boarding battle.
Dozens of flying claws quickly hit the bow of the Zhou Yu, and then dozens of Hongyi climbed up.
However, what greeted them was the Ming Dynasty Army officers and soldiers who were waiting in full formation. With just one salvo of firepower, the first batch of Portuguese sailors who initiated the boarding battle were beaten into pieces.
Then came the second batch of crew, and then the third batch.
When the third batch of Portuguese crew members fell into the sea from the bow of the Zhou Yu, the remaining crew members on the Portuguese merchant ship finally became completely desperate. Even the crew members who were scooping water out of the gap gave up their efforts.
Within a moment, the two warships broke away from contact, and the Portuguese merchant ship slowly sank into the sea.
Zheng Zhilong asked the signal soldiers at the lookout post to raise the flag and leave five 400 feeder ships to clean the battlefield.
This Portuguese merchant ship is loaded with all kinds of goods, many of which will float. This is all money, which cannot be wasted. The surviving crew members on the ship can also be sold for money. Ming Dynasty is short of craftsmen now, isn't it?
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The main force of the naval fleet still followed the original route and continued to move towards the Japanese country of Osaka.
Zheng Zhilong was very satisfied with the result of this knife test. The Portuguese merchant ship had already been seriously injured and fell down before Zhou Yu's knife was even unsheathed. There could be no better result than this.
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Let’s go back to the big riot in Osaka.
It must be admitted that the Tokugawa shogunate still had a strong appeal at this time. As soon as the shogunate issued a recruitment order, the daimyo of the Kinki Plains raised troops to respond, and an army of 100,000 was assembled in a short period of time.
As soon as the shogunate's army arrived, the rebel army began to disperse even before they officially launched their attack.
Maruyama Sada still wanted to resist, so he organized a hundred ronin to take advantage of the darkness and launch a night attack on the newly arrived shogunate army, trying to replicate the story of Gan Ning leading a hundred cavalry to defeat the camp in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Unfortunately, the commander of the shogunate army, Tokugawa Yoshinao, was also familiar with the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Tokugawa Yoshinao had long been prepared for the night attack by the rebel army, so the hundreds of ronin were directly shot to death by random arrows, including Maruyama Sadaya, who was shot into hedgehogs by the archers of the shogunate army.
Maruyama was determined to die, and the remaining thousands of rebel troops dispersed.
At this time, the Ming Dynasty volunteers on Guan Kong Island became the only target.
Fortunately, Guan Kong Island is an annular coral reef island, surrounded by reefs several meters high. Only the gap on the southwest side can enter it, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
After realizing this, Tokugawa Yoshinao decided to try to surrender.
Of course, this was just a fake surrender. Once the Ming Dynasty people who retreated to Guankong Island surrendered, Tokugawa Yoshitsune would not hesitate to execute these Ming Dynasty people.
Zheng Wangcai saw through Tokugawa Yoshinao's trick at a glance.
However, Zheng Wangcai did not do anything extreme.
In order to delay as much time as possible and wait for the arrival of the Ming Dynasty navy, Zheng Wangcai pretended to agree to surrender, but also made conditions unacceptable to the Tokugawa Mofu.
So the two sides began to bargain.
Time passed quietly as the two parties negotiated.
After a few days, Tokugawa Yoshinao finally lost his patience.
Moreover, at this time, ships transferred from Tokutori Castle, Takamatsu Castle, Himeji Castle and other feudal lords also arrived in Osaka.
Tokugawa Yoshinao immediately organized a thousand samurai and launched fifty warships to attack Guan Kong Island.
Upon seeing this, Zheng Wangcai immediately vacated dozens of fishing boats. He first piled the boats with cotton and other flammable materials, and then modeled the fishing boats at the entrance of Guankong Island to use fire to block the shogunate's offensive.
But this approach cannot last too long.
Xu Sanguan felt sorry for the burned cotton bales and said: "Old Zheng, burning so much cotton like this is too wasteful. How much money is it worth?"
"Is it important that money has a head?" Zheng Wangcai smiled bitterly, "Let's think about how to protect our head."
"What do you mean by this?" Xu Sanguan's face changed greatly when he heard this, "Didn't you say that you have made an agreement with Zheng Yiguan that as long as we work together, he will lead the Ming Dynasty navy to kill you?"
Zheng Wangcai sighed and said, "It's been six or seven days."
"A thief," Xu Sanguan said, "Will Zheng Yiguan not come?"
"That won't happen." Zheng Wangcai said, "Zheng Yiguan's reputation is still very good. He will definitely come if he says he will come, but I am afraid there is no way to guarantee this time."
While he was talking, the lookout post in front suddenly shouted: "Look, there is a big black ship coming!"
"Big black ship?" Zheng Wangcai and Xu Sanguan hurriedly climbed to the commanding heights of Guankong Island, then put their hands on the awning and looked forward. Sure enough, they saw a black shadow appearing outside Osaka Bay.
"Is that the warship of the Ming Navy?"
"It's not like that. The Ming Dynasty Navy doesn't have black ships."
"The thief, so it's Hongyi's pirate ship."
Speaking of this, Xu Sanguan's face became more and more embarrassed.
Now it's over. Originally, they could barely resist with the small boats raised by the shogunate army and the terrain advantage of Guan Kong Island. But now the red barbarian pirate ships have come to join in the fun. The shogunate army will probably temporarily hire the red barbarian pirate ships to participate in the battle.
During their encirclement and suppression, they would have to face Hongyi's naval guns.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! They are not afraid of the shogunate's matchlock guns.
But I really can't withstand Hongyi's naval guns.
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Tokugawa Yoshinao has also received the report.
"Sir, black ship, a black ship has entered Osaka Bay."
After receiving the report, Tokugawa Yoshinao immediately took a dozen retainers to the top of Osaka Castle, and happened to meet Inaba Masato who was also observing the enemy's situation on the top of the castle.
"Sir." Inaba Masato turned around and bowed his head in greeting.
Tokugawa Yoshihiro waved his hand and asked: "Where is the black ship?"
Inaba Masato handed over the monocular telescope in his hand.
Tokugawa Yoshinao raised his monocular and began to search around.
A moment later, a huge black ship suddenly appeared in the field of view of the telescope.
"Have you seen this black ship, sir?" Inaba Masato's voice sounded, "This black ship is very strange. It doesn't have a mast or a sail, but it does have a big chimney."
"There really is a chimney." Tokugawa Yoshinao said in wonder.
"What's going on? How do you sail without sails?"
"Perhaps it is driven by the propeller at the stern." Inaba Masato said, "I remember hearing a priest mention that Hongyi has a naval warship that relies on propeller drive and can sail on the sea without the need for sails."
"So it's Hongyi's navy warship?" Tokugawa Yoshinao was overjoyed when he heard this.
"It's just the right time. I'll send someone back to contact them."
"As long as you help us wipe out the Ming Dynasty mob on Guankong Island, you can consider giving them a red seal certificate."
As soon as he finished speaking, more warships suddenly appeared in the field of view of the telescope, and there were dozens of them, but the new warships all had masts and sails.
Hey, wait a minute, it doesn’t look like the triangular sail is hung on the mast?
Almost at the same time, Inaba Masato on the other side also shouted: "Sir, it seems that many more warships have arrived?"
"Trouble!" Tokugawa Yoshinao's face had already fallen. "It seems to be a warship of the Ming Dynasty Navy. Now the riots between merchants and civilians in Osaka will be difficult to resolve."
"A warship of the Ming Dynasty?" Inaba Masato didn't believe it.
"Isn't it possible? I heard that in recent years, the Ming Dynasty has been invaded by refugees and invaded by feudal slaves. The country is about to be destroyed. How can it still be able to dispatch such a large naval fleet?"
"See for yourself." Tokugawa Yoshinao handed the telescope back.
Inaba Masato took the telescope and could see very clearly now.
Not only did he see dozens of warships with four-cornered hard sails appearing after the black ship, but he even saw the sun and moon flags planted in the warship's official hall.
"Is it really the Ming Navy?"
Now Inaba Masato no longer had any doubts.
Tokugawa Yoshinao said to his retainers again: "Let the naval forces of Himeji Castle and Takamatsu Castle withdraw quickly..."
However, before he finished speaking, the black ship that had just sailed into Osaka Bend slowly came sideways and aimed its broadside at the shogunate navy fleet anchored outside Guan Kong Island.
Inaba Masato holds a telescope and can see more clearly.
I saw that at the same time that the black ship crossed the hull, shooting holes were opened one by one in the dozens of war sheds on the upper and lower decks, and then the cannons were pushed out one after another.
I saw that the muzzles of black holes were already aimed at the Shogunate Navy.
"Ba Ge! No!" Inaba Masato roared subconsciously.
The next moment, the muzzles of dozens of cannons burst into dazzling red light at the same time.
Inaba Masato turned the telescope and quickly aimed his sight at the Shogunate Navy outside Kankong Island.
Almost at the same time that the telescope's field of vision was scanned, dozens of dazzling red lights and dozens of water jets burst out from the shogunate navy's fleet, shooting straight into the sky.
In the red light, more than ten warships of the shogunate navy were instantly shattered.
It was really smashed into pieces. The warship, which could hold more than 100,000 kilograms, was torn apart like a house of paper.
How is it possible? This astonishing scene shocked Inaba Masato. How could such a powerful cannon exist in this world? Even Hongyi's naval gun could only make a hole in the warship. How could it tear it to pieces in one go?
It was only then that a huge rumbling sound finally came from a distance.
To put it bluntly: Chongzhen was against ethics and formalism. It was not the traditional Confucian culture with filial piety and family and country feelings as its core. Canceling or simplifying the sacrificial forms is just overkill]
