Da Ming started to ascend the throne

At the same time, I ordered all the soldiers in Ryukyu to immediately cooperate with the Ming army and drive the Japanese pirates out of Ryukyu. . "

"obey"

Seeing that the prince finally became tough, Shali was very relieved, bowed and left.

There are not many Ryukyu soldiers, more than 2000 in total.

Under the order of Sari, he began to issue orders to the soldiers of the Satsuma domain and the merchants and expatriates of the Wa country to leave immediately.

Besides, the Lord of Satsuma, Birch Mid-Autumn Festival, personally boarded the battleship of Satsuma and headed towards the Ming fleet.

He wants to intercept the Ming army five nautical miles away and absolutely prevent the Ming army from landing.

The warships of the two sides sailed head-on and soon met in the three nautical miles of Ryukyu.

Why did they meet in the waters of three nautical miles? It was because Huamu Zhongqiu miscalculated the speed of the warships of the Ming army.

The tortoise-shell ships of the Satsuma clan had a speed of about seven knots, and the iron-clad warships of the Ming army had a speed of fourteen knots.

Birch Mid-Autumn Festival was immediately dumbfounded when he saw the dragon flag of the Ming warship flying high above the sea.

"Bage, didn't you just report that the Ming warship is fifteen nautical miles away?"

Birch's deputy also looked confused:

"Yes, that's what the intelligence officer said. Why has the Ming warship entered the territorial waters of Ryukyu?"

"No! General, look at that monster..."

Under the reminder of the deputy, Birch Zhongqiu grabbed the single-tube telescope and looked at the Ming battleship.

He has lived for more than 30 years, and this is the first time he has seen such a huge warship.

It's like a monster, coming towards you with billowing smoke.

"God, is this damn a battleship? Isn't it too big? Didn't it say that there are ten battleships? Why only see two battleships."

If Daming had ten such huge ships, Birch Mid-Autumn Festival would definitely withdraw immediately.

Seeing that there were only two giant ships, Birch Mid-Autumn Festival felt a little relieved.

"Order, all the warships of the Satsuma Domain are ready for battle immediately, and signal the Ming army to stop advancing, otherwise we will fire."

"Yes"

In any case, you can't escape without firing a gun. This is not the character of the Wa people.

Although they are all only 1.6 meters tall, they all have a fierce spirit.

This is also the reason why the Japanese pirates repeatedly offended the coast of the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing period, and the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty could not do anything to them.

If it weren't for Qi Jiguang's appearance, they would definitely still be rampant in the coastal areas of Daming for a while.

Birch Mid-Autumn gave an order, and the battleship of the Satsuma clan immediately entered a combat state.

The warships of the Satsuma clan lined up, and the artillery on the warships also aimed at the two iron-clad warships of Ming Dynasty.

Each turtle ship of the Satsuma clan is equipped with more than 30 cannons, and more than 20 cannons are fired together, and the power will not be small.

"My lord, general, more than 20 warships of the Satsuma domain appeared in front of us, and they sent a signal to let us leave."

Captain Haijiao on the Ming battleship also received a report from the observation post.

He looked back at the ten sailing warships behind, and found that they hadn't followed at all.

Haijiao knew that the speed of the armored battleship was too fast and the ten battleships were thrown away.

Now sailing warships are just naval transport ships, and generally do not participate in naval battles.

Haijiao raised his binoculars to look at the turtle ship of the Satsuma Clan ahead, with a sneer on the corner of his mouth:

"Pass my order, the Wendi Zhengde will immediately prepare for battle, and immediately fire bombardment when it enters the range, turning them all into turtles."

Tang Wang Zhu Yujian silently looked at Commander Haijiao, who remained silent.

Naval battles are of course fought by the navy, and the army can only launch a charge after the warship docks.

When the distance between the warships of the two sides was 800 meters, the Satsuma soldiers were still waving signal flags there.

As soon as Haijiao waved his hand, the two Ming warships Wendi and Zhengde turned sideways, and more than 90 artillery pieces aimed at the turtle ship of the Satsuma domain.

"fire……"

With a roar from Haijiao, the ninety cannons on the two warships started shelling the Satsuma warship together.

"Rumble..."

The sentinel on the turtle ship of the Satsuma clan saw the anger spouting from the muzzle of the Ming army's huge ship, and hurriedly reported to Birch Mid-Autumn Festival:

"General, the Ming army fired."

Birch Mid-Autumn Festival said indifferently:

"They can't hit us at such a long distance."

"Boom bang..."

Birch Mid-Autumn Festival hadn't finished speaking when a shell landed on the turtle ship he was on.

A big hole was blasted out of the solid hull that the Japanese were proud of, and five or six gunners were killed.

Birch Mid-Autumn was taken aback, and hurriedly looked at the other turtle ships, only to find that more than a dozen were also hit.

"How could it hit our battleship at this distance, listen to my order, don't waste ammunition, and rush to close combat immediately."

What Birch Mid-Autumn Festival said is not wrong. The Satsuma clan's turtle ship is full of Fran cannons. Because of the turbulence of the waves, it has almost no effect at a distance of 500 meters.

However, the warships of the Ming army were all iron-clad warships. The tonnage of the warships was much larger, and they were also much more stable on the sea. The effective range of the artillery was three kilometers.

A salvo of more than 90 shells will definitely hit the turtle ship.

Birch Mid-Autumn gave an order, and the turtle ship of the Satsuma clan immediately turned its bow and rushed towards the Ming warship.

Under the joint propulsion of sails and manual paddles, the speed of the turtle ship is much faster.

Zhu Yujian's face changed when he saw that the Wa people had rushed forward on their own initiative.

"Look, general, the Japanese are rushing over. They must want to fight hand-to-hand. Our soldiers are still behind!"