Chapter six hundred and fortieth Yang Ming Guowei overseas
The soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, who were gradually falling behind, couldn't help but be shocked when they saw this situation and looked around. At first glance, many people's faces showed expressions of surprise.
"Hahaha, reinforcements, our reinforcements are here!"
I saw ships appearing on the sea in the distance. The flags of the Great Ming Dynasty and the Moon were hung high on these ships. In the afterglow of the setting sun, the flags looked so bright in the eyes of everyone.
Gorgeous.
Wiping the seawater from his face, Yu Dayou stood on the almost half-sunken ship, his eyes fell on the distant Ming ships that arrived in time, he breathed a slight sigh of relief, and then his face
He showed an excited look and laughed loudly: "God bless me, Ming Dynasty will win!"
"With heaven's blessing, Ming Dynasty will surely win!"
The rest of the soldiers on the ship naturally felt a sense of survival after the disaster as they looked at the reinforcements arriving. At this moment, they saw Yu Dayou looking up to the sky and laughing. Infected by his emotions, they all started laughing loudly.
"how so!"
Seeing that after paying such a heavy loss, he finally gained the absolute upper hand. Seeing that he could completely wipe out the Ming fleet before sunset, but who could tell him that this suddenly appeared,
Where did the Ming fleet flying the same sun and moon flag come from?
Levi looked at the approaching Ming fleet and almost fainted without taking a breath.
You must know that this time he promised Grand Duke Qiang that he would be able to destroy the Ming fleet. Having learned from past mistakes, although General Levi could not command the army, to a certain extent, Levi played a decisive role in this expedition.
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It was Grand Duke Rose's trust in Levi that was why he sent troops again after a failure.
Hundreds of ships seemed to appear out of thin air, and each ship just appeared in sight.
One ship, two ships... Some Spanish generals looked through telescopes, but found that there was a dark area above the sea, and there were no less than hundreds of ships.
The appearance of so many ships really stunned everyone. To be honest, when they found out that there were so many Ming ships arriving, even Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others were stunned.
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You must know that they have received supplies several times, but the supply fleet plus the accompanying merchant ships only add up to dozens of ships at most.
But this time, the number of ships they saw was no less than a few hundred. More importantly, there were nearly a hundred ships that were entirely warships. With so many warships, they even exceeded the number of warships.
This is the battleship owned by Yu Dayou and his fleet.
No matter what Yu Dayou and others were thinking, anyway, at this time, the Ming fleet was approaching little by little, especially the warships that had increased their speed and were approaching the battlefield while bombarding them.
As the commander-in-chief of the Spanish fleet, Si Dewen was a calm veteran and quite prestigious in the Spanish navy.
Si Dewen looked at the dark Ming fleet approaching from a distance, and without thinking much, he directly ordered to hoist the retreat flag.
Si Dewen is not a fool. He naturally knows what the situation is like on the battlefield. If it were not for these newly joined Ming Dynasty and reinforcements who were obviously strong in combat power, then their previous strategic goals would have been very likely to be achieved.
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But as these Ming fleets arrived, Si Dewen understood that if they evacuated the battlefield immediately, there might be a glimmer of hope. Otherwise, if the Ming reinforcements really arrived, they would probably have to stay.
"withdraw!"
Seeing the flag hanging high on the flagship, all the captains of the Spanish fleet almost made the same choice.
They saw the ships of the Spanish fleet that had been frantically attacking the Ming fleet begin to wildly raise their sails, then turn their bows around and leave the battlefield as quickly as possible.
"The Spaniards are fleeing!"
Yu Dayou was taken to a intact warship. Yu Dayou looked at the gradually silent ship, then turned his eyes to the Spanish fleet escaping on the sea in the distance, and said softly.
Yue Buqun glanced at Yu Dayou and said, "Do you want to catch up directly?"
With Yu Dayou's temperament, the possibility of catching up directly is extremely high, but this time, Yu Dayou shook his head.
I heard Yu Dayou shake his head and say: "It will be a matter of time to deal with the Spaniards. The most important thing for us right now is to wait for His Majesty's imperial edict. If what I expected is true, Your Majesty sent so many troops at once this time.
, ships, I’m afraid His Majesty has some orders for us!”
Yu Dayou, who has long since broken away from his former immature state, has been greatly tempered in the wars in the past few years. It can be said that if Yu Dayou returned to the Ming Dynasty, he would definitely make all the civil and military officials amazed. It is really Yu Dayou who has grown up.
The speed is so fast, it's almost unbelievable.
Yue Buqun was not surprised at all, but nodded slowly and said: "In that case, we will wait for His Majesty's will."
Above the sea, many Ming ships suffered heavy damage under the shelling of the Spanish. At this moment, several Ming ships were sinking into the sea. Fortunately, the Spaniards had gone away, so those sunken ships
The crew and soldiers above can be safely transferred to other large ships with the help of small boats.
Especially now that the first reinforcements have arrived on the battlefield and are participating in rescuing the sailors and soldiers who fell into the water.
Almost an hour later, the gunpowder smoke above the sea had already dissipated, leaving only some scattered and broken decks floating on the sea.
The medium-sized port was densely packed with ships. Some of the warships were full of smoke and scarred. They were the fleets under Yu Dayou who had just fought with the Spanish fleet not long ago.
The other part is an intact ship, it is the reinforcements of the Ming Dynasty that arrived in time to rescue Yu Dayou and the others.
In a church in the port, the layout of the church has changed. Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun, and Jiao Yuan were sitting opposite several civil servants and generals.
The leading general was Qi Jingtong, an acquaintance of Yu Dayou.
Qi Jingtong was favored by Chu Yi during the expedition to Japan. He stood out among the generals and had military exploits in conquering Japan. Coupled with Chu Yi's favor, it is conceivable that Qi Jingtong naturally had a prosperous official career.
After all, Qi Jingtong's own ability is not bad, and with the favor of Chu Yi, it is easy for him to rise to prominence.
Now he was appointed by the emperor as the commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force, which shows that the emperor valued and trusted Qi Jingtong.
Qi Jingtong and Yu Dayou were naturally no strangers, and they were naturally very happy when they met, but they were not busy talking about their farewells.
They saw a chamberlain respectfully taking an imperial edict, looking at Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun and others screamed: "Yu Dayou, Yue Buqun, wait for the edict!"
Suddenly, Yu Dayou and others, with serious faces on their faces, slowly prostrated themselves on the ground and said respectfully: "I respectfully wish your Majesty to pay your respects!"
"The Emperor of Heaven has issued an edict: Today there are Western barbarians who have disregarded the favor of Heaven and violated our emperor's rule... He specially conferred the title of General Huwei Yu Dayou as Uncle Huwei, and Commander Yue Buqun of the Jinyi Guards as Uncle Dingxiang... Destroy this imperial edict,
Promote the prestige of our Ming Dynasty to the Western Yi..."
Yu Dayou and others who were kneeling on the ground listened to the emperor's reward, and their hearts were extremely excited. When the edict messenger finished reading the imperial edict, they heard his sharp voice: "Uncle Hu Wei, Uncle Ding Xiang, why don't you hurry up?"
Get up and receive the order to thank me!"
The few people who reacted quickly bowed to the emperor's grace and accepted the imperial edict.
After Yu Dayou and others received the imperial edict, Qi Jingtong and others who were also kneeling beside them got up. They heard Qi Jingtong cupping his fists with Yu Dayou and others, and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, Uncle Hu Wei, Uncle Dingxiang.
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Not only Yu Dayou and Yue Buqun, but also Lin Pingzhi and Jiao Yuan were also granted the title of earl. Obviously the emperor still remembered the achievements they made in the past few years to expand the territory of the Ming Dynasty.
A piece of military exploits.
Yu Dayou can be said to have achieved success as a young man, but his perseverance tempered in battles made Yu Dayou appear very calm. Although he was awarded the emperor's imperial edict, Yu Dayou did not show any arrogance at all, and looked very low-key.
Calm.
"Master Qi is just joking. Your Majesty has sent Master Qi to lead the reinforcements this time. This is an opportunity for you and me to join forces to open up territory for His Majesty and show off his power overseas."
The meaning of the imperial edict is very obvious. On the one hand, it is to praise them for their military exploits in the past few years. On the other hand, the emperor ordered them to teach the Xiyi people a lesson. If they can destroy the country, then it will be impossible.
It couldn't be better.
Yu Dayou himself wanted to make a good fuss in Xiyi, but he was previously restricted by insufficient logistics and was blocked by the Spanish fleet outside the Strait of Gibraltar. Even if Qi Jingtong led the army not to arrive in time, I am afraid that this
This time they will be destroyed in the ocean.
Although Yu Dayou is not a person who must take revenge, he is also very vengeful. The Spanish fleet almost destroyed his fleet this time, so Yu Dayou naturally kept it in his heart.
Now with the large army sent by Zhu Houzhao, especially the 20,000 elite infantry accompanying the fleet, Yu Dayou really felt confident.
Qi Jingtong looked at Yu Dayou and said with a smile: "According to His Majesty's wishes, you and I will join forces. You will be the commander-in-chief and I will be the deputy commander-in-chief. So from now on, Qi will hand over the command of the army to General Yu."
Already."
When it comes to commanding an army and commanding ability, Qi Jingtong is naturally not as good as Yu Dayou. Therefore, Qi Jingtong does not have anything to think about when the emperor takes Yu Dayou as the leader and he as the assistant. On the contrary, he is slightly relieved.
It is related to the life and death of tens of thousands of troops, especially the number of soldiers and horses he brought this time, which total at least 30,000 people.
This is the life of tens of thousands of people. Qi Jingtong did not know how much effort he spent on this journey, and how many days and nights he did not dare to sleep peacefully, just because he was afraid that some accident would happen along the way and his reputation would be ruined.
The wind and waves on the sea are sometimes like a reminder of death to a fleet sailing on the sea. If there is a little carelessness and a storm hits, a fleet may be easily destroyed.
If it weren't for the emperor's decree, Qi Jingtong would never have taken the initiative to lead an army thousands of miles away to the West. After all, he always had a son, and his wife finally gave birth to Lin'er for him. Qi Jingtong, who didn't have much ambition, naturally didn't
No matter what big pursuit, he is more concerned about how to protect his wife and children.
Yu Dayou nodded slightly, and the army gathered together. Who is the commander-in-chief and who is the deputy commander-in-chief? This is clearly stated in the imperial edict.
When the army is outside, the most taboo thing is for the generals to be at odds with each other. Now that he heard what Qi Jingtong said, Yu Dayou breathed a sigh of relief. If Qi Jingtong was unwilling to hand over power, to be honest, Yu Dayou really had nothing to do.
With a bit of a smile on his face, Yu Dayou said to Qi Jing: "Everyone, Yu has ordered someone to prepare a banquet. Let's talk during the dinner."
At the banquet, the atmosphere among the people was very harmonious, and Yu Dayou could be heard raising his glass to Qi Jingtong: "So it's so gratifying that General Qi's family has a Qilin'er. General Qi's legacy has a successor.
ah."
Mentioning his son, Qi Jingtong was naturally very proud and laughed loudly and said: "My son's name is Jiguang. Qi does not ask that he can bring glory to our Qi family, as long as he can stabilize the family business and not let it go down the wrong path."
It’s good to be defeated.”
Jiao Yuan, who was sitting aside, chuckled and said: "General Qi is too self-effacing. As the saying goes, a tiger father has no dog son. With General Qi here, your son will definitely become a tiger general in my Ming Dynasty!"
After the banquet dispersed, after drinking the sobering soup, Qi Jingtong, Yu Dayou and other generals gathered together. In front of them, a map was spread out.
I saw Yu Dayou pointing to a place on the map with a gleam in his eyes and saying: "Everyone, this is the Strait of Gibraltar. Through this strait you can go straight to the Mediterranean Sea. Once you enter the Mediterranean Sea, you will have entered the heart of the Western Yi.
Once our army comes out, we will surely be able to sweep across all directions and exaggerate the prestige of our Ming Dynasty in the barbarian lands."
Looking at the location of the Strait of Gibraltar on the map, Qi Jingtong and several other generals showed surprise. After all, they came from the capital and were not already under the Strait of Gibraltar like Yu Dayou and others.
Qi Jingtong said in surprise: "What a Strait of Gibraltar. Such a strait is simply a choke point, connecting the ocean and the Mediterranean. It can be said that if countries around the Mediterranean want to go to sea, they must pass through the Strait of Gibraltar. Such a strategic location, if
If we occupy it, we can rejuvenate the country for at least a hundred years."
As a qualified general, you still need to have this strategic vision. It is reasonable for Qi Jingtong to be able to see this.
Yu Dayou placed one hand on the Strait of Gibraltar and said with a gleam in his eyes: "As long as we capture the Strait of Gibraltar, we can pass through the Strait of Gibraltar and the army can go straight into the Mediterranean Sea."
Everyone can see the benefits of entering the Mediterranean. Not to mention other things, there are so many countries around the Mediterranean. I don’t know how many countries are waiting for them to attack.
One of the generals said with shining eyes: "General Yu, what are you waiting for? Just mobilize the army and march into the Strait of Gibraltar. Who can resist our Ming Dynasty fleet!"
Qi Jingtong nodded slightly and said to Yu Dayou with some expectation: "Captain Yu, please give the order!"
Yu Dayou, who was appointed the governor of the army by the emperor, glanced at the generals with a focused gaze, and slowly laid out his plans one by one, only to hear everyone nodding.
But he said that he fled back to the Spanish fleet in the port in embarrassment.
In the port, Grand Duke Qiang naturally held some hopes in his heart. After all, if the news obtained by General Levi was true, then their army would come out in full force this time. If nothing unexpected happened, they would definitely be able to defeat the Ming Dynasty fleet.
They were all in pieces, and I dare not say that they could completely destroy the Ming fleet, but they could still inflict fatal damage to the Ming fleet.
The Duke of Rose, who was in the port and had been waiting for the good news, was not even in the mood to seduce the lady. Suddenly, there was a rush of footsteps.
Grand Duke Qiangwei suddenly looked up and saw one of his attendants walking over quickly, saluting Grand Duke Qiangwei: "Grand Duke, General Levi and the others... they are back!"
