Li Yi came to the fort and personally directed the battle. Mou Rongtian, Yan Siqi, Yang Tiansheng and Cheng Da also came to help.
Li Bie picked up a blooming bomb and loaded it into the barrel of the gun, took the torch from the soldier, lit the fuse, and shouted: "Japanese pirates, go to hell!"
With a bang, the shell was fired and exploded on the side of the Hirado Maru.
Li Wan advised: "Brother, it's too dangerous here. Leave it to me. You can return to the command podium to take command."
Li Bie shouted: "Brothers are fighting bloody battles here, and I hide in the command podium to drink tea. Is this ridiculous? What will the brothers think of me? Don't talk about this kind of nonsense in the future, I don't like to hear it."
Li Wan made a fuss.
Mou Rongtian secretly raised his thumb and said in his heart: "Li Yi is indeed the son of Yi Sunchen, he is a great person."
At this moment, Mou Rongtian saw a cannonball flying towards him. He threw Li Bing down and pinned him down. There was a "boom" and the shell exploded nearby. Several gunners around him were killed on the spot.
Fortunately, Mou Rongtian protected him, otherwise Li Yi would have died.
Mou Rongtian stood up and said: "General, are you not injured?"
Li Bie got up with a smile and said: "Brother Mou, you saved my life. Li almost died at the hands of the Japanese pirates. You were not injured, right?"
Mou Rongtian said: "I'm fine. I have an iron shirt to protect me, so the shells can't hurt me."
Li Bie smiled and said, "It's good that you weren't injured."
A false alarm did not scare Li Bie, and he continued to stay at the fort to direct the battle.
Li Bie and Mou Rongtian operated a French cannon together, firing hateful shells at the Japanese pirates. Mou Rongtian handed over a solid iron bullet, and Li Bie said: "You don't want this, bring the shells."
Mou Rongtian said: "There are no more flowers."
Li Yi frowned and said: "Not long after the war started, all the ammunition was used up. It's really bad."
Mou Rongtian said: "Not only are the shells gone, but also the shotshells."
Li Bie said helplessly: "Are there only solid bullets left?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Yes, there are only solid bullets left. There are not many iron and lead bullets left. They won't last long. There are quite a lot of stone balls, which can last for a while."
Li Bie took the solid bullet, loaded it into the gun barrel, and sighed: "The Japanese pirates are iron boats. They are very strong. It is useless to hit them with stone balls."
Mou Rongtian held back his anger and said: "General, I am outspoken. If you say anything, don't mind if I bump into the general."
Li Bie lit the fuse and said, "Just say what you want to say."
Mou Rongtian said: "The Navy's artillery shell reserve is too small, why not reserve more to prepare for emergencies. In case of Japanese pirates coming, how can the artillery shell reserve be so small, how can it be enough?"
Mou Rongtian thought that Li Yi was a good person, and he spoke very politely. He didn't have the nerve to say harsh words, otherwise he would just say directly: "Li Yi, what do you do for a living, and how did you become a navy general? You are too incompetent."
Li Yi smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Mou, if there are no cannonballs falling from the sky and no cannonballs growing on the ground, then you have to buy them with money?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Then buy it, why not?"
Li Bie said: "Where is the silver? Where did it come from?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Ask the imperial court for it."
Li Bie said: "The imperial court doesn't give me a penny. I have to find ways to raise the food and salary for the navy myself."
Mou Rongtian frowned, shook his head helplessly, and said: "I didn't expect the Goryeo treasury to be so empty. I haven't heard of Goryeo's disaster in the past few years. Why is the Goryeo treasury so empty?"
Li Yi smiled bitterly and said: "I don't know whether the treasury is empty. I only know that the king spends money like water on eating, drinking and having fun, but he is reluctant to give food and salary to the army. What do you think this is?"
Mou Rongtian angrily slapped the barrel of the cannon and said, "This is unreasonable."
Li Yi was startled when he saw a clear palm print on the cannon barrel, and said: "Brother Mou, this French machine gun barrel is made of fine steel, but it can't withstand your palm. Your palm force is too strong."
Amazing.”
After a while, the iron and lead bullets were all gone, and Mou Rongtian handed over a stone ball.
Li Bie said: "There is no way to fight this battle. We can only retreat. Brother Mou, Li can't help you, and I can't help you rescue Shi Baihu."
Mou Rongtian said: "General, there is no need to blame yourself, you have done your best."
Seeing that the turtle ship had retreated, Lao Matsuura was afraid that Li Bie was using a tactic to lure the enemy deeper, so he did not dare to pursue it and ordered the ship to return.
Li Bie was defeated in this battle. He returned to the command platform and complained: "We don't even have artillery shells, how can we fight this battle? It can't be fought. Fortunately, the Japanese pirates did not attack intentionally, otherwise the turtle ship would have been wiped out."
I don’t know what the king was thinking about all day long, but when the Japanese pirates came to the city, he was dumbfounded."
Li Wan advised: "Brother, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. If it gets to the king's ears, you won't get any good results from you."
Li Bie said: "What can I do? At most, I, the navy general, will quit my job. I have no official position and am light-hearted, so I won't bear this arrogance."
Mou Rongtian advised: "General, don't act on your own initiative. If you disband and return to the field, the Korean navy will have no hope."
Li Bie sighed and said, "If you don't talk about this, you will be angry if you talk about it." Then he said to Li Wan, "The boat turned around and headed south slowly to see if the Japanese pirates were far away."
After a while, the turtle ship sailed near the Panglaoda merchant ship. Li Bie stood at Longkou and looked out. There was no Japanese ship in sight. He ordered the ship to approach the merchant ship and put down the gangplank.
When everyone came to the merchant ship, Yan Siqi saw dozens of corpses lying on the ship. It was so miserable that he felt sad and shed tears. He cried: "Brothers, I can't forgive you. You can go with ease. Your wives, children, and children are all dead."
Big brother will take good care of you."
Little Zheng Zhilong threw himself on his father's body and cried bitterly.
The bodies were counted and a total of thirty-seven sailors were killed. The merchant ship was not seriously injured and could continue sailing.
Yan Siqi asked Mou Rongtian: "What are your next plans?"
Mou Rongtian said: "Go back to Korea to find a boat and go to Japan to rescue Yanzi."
Yan Siqi said: "Isn't the boat ready? What else are you looking for? When you recover from your injuries, I will accompany you to Japan to rescue Brother Yanzi."
Mou Rongtian said: "I can't cause you any more trouble."
Yan Siqi said: "What are you talking about? We are friends and I should help you. That's settled."
Mou Rongtian said: "My injury is not serious and I don't need to recuperate. Yanzi is in danger. If he is not rescued in time, his life will not be saved. I want to return to Japan now."
Yan Siqi said: "There are not enough people on the ship. Let's go back to Geoje Island to find more people and then go to Japan."
Li Bie said: "Why bother going back to Geoje Island? I have plenty of manpower. Boss Yan, how many do you want?"
Yan Siqi said: "Thank you so much, General."
Li Bie said: "This is nothing. I should help Brother Mou. My parents' country helped us fight off the Japanese pirates. It doesn't matter how many people we have."
Yan Siqi summoned the more than 20 surviving sailors and said: "Brothers, I want to return to Japan to rescue the Yanzi brothers. If you are willing to go through fire and water with me, Boss Yan, stay, and if you are not willing to stay, go back to Geoje Island with the general.
.I will come back to work with you after I go back."
A dozen sailors left. Yan Siqi said to Li Bie: "General, allocating me forty men is enough."
Li Bie said: "I'll allocate one hundred for you. It's easier to do things when there are more people."
Yan Siqi said: "There is not enough food and fresh water on the ship."
Li Bie said: "I have plenty on my boat. I ordered them to move it for you."
Mou Rongtian cupped his fists and said, "Thank you so much, General."
Li Bie smiled and said: "It's just a trivial matter. I can't thank you enough. Due to my status, I can't leave Goryeo without authorization, otherwise I will definitely go and help you. When you rescue Shi Baihu, come to Geoje Island to find me, and I will treat you to a drink."
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Mou Rongtian said: "It must be annoying." He pulled little Zheng Zhilong and said: "General, this child's father unfortunately died and he is now alone and helpless. I can't take him with me when I go to Japan. Please take care of him for a few days and wait for me to come back to pick him up.
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Li Bie said: "No problem, I will take good care of him." He smiled at little Zheng Zhilong and said: "My child, what is your name?"
Little Zheng Zhilong said: "My name is Zheng Zhilong." Then he said to Mou Rongtian: "Uncle Mou, I want to go to Japan with you."
Mou Rongtian said: "No, it's too dangerous. You are a child. I can't take you on an adventure. If something goes wrong, how can I be worthy of your father?"
Little Zheng Zhilong pouted and said, "I'm not afraid of danger, I will definitely follow you." He ran away.
Mou Rongtian glared and said, "Don't be naughty. Come here."
Yan Siqi said: "Brother Mou, just leave the child alone. His parents are gone. From now on, he can only rely on himself. Exercise or exercise can help him grow up as soon as possible."
Mou Rongtian thought about it and realized that this was also the case. He said to little Zheng Zhilong, "Don't run away. Uncle promises you."
Li Bie ordered a staff general named An to lead a team to assist Mou Rongtian. One hundred Korean sailors took off their sails, put on civilian clothes, and boarded the merchant ship.
The bodies of the sailors who died were carried into turtle ships and transported to Geoje Island.
Li Ye cupped his fists and said, "Brother Mou, take care of yourself. Li is waiting for you to come back and have a drink."
Mou Rongtian cupped his fists and said, "Take care!"
The merchant ship was sailing towards Japan. Yan Siqi was afraid of catching up with the Hirado Maru, so he deliberately slowed down the ship.
Shi Yi was imprisoned in the Hirado Maru Cell. The Japanese military doctor had already helped him remove the bullet and bandaged his wounds. He was lying on the hay in shackles, thinking to himself: "Brother Tim, how are you doing now? My brother is behind bars.
Do you know?"
A few days later, the Hirado Maru arrived at the Hirado Pier. Yagyu Tajima Mamoru received the news and brought his disciples to the pier to greet him.
The Japanese pirates carried Honda Heihachiro's body off the ship on a stretcher and placed it in front of the Tajima Shou people.
Honda Jiro was stunned with shock. He couldn't believe his eyes and said to himself: "This is not true. This can never be true. My father is the God of War and he will not die!"
But Ma Shou said: "Jiro, all this is true. Honda-kun has already gone to see Amaterasu. Just accept the reality."
Honda Jiro knelt beside his father, held his hand tightly, tears welling up in his eyes, raised his head sharply, glared at old Matsuura, and said, "How did your father die?"
Old Matsuura said: "Master Daifu of the Central Affairs Bureau was killed by Mou Rongtian."
Honda Jiro said in disbelief: "This is impossible. Little Mou Rongtian is no match for his father."