Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 282
In fact, Zhang Li should have found out that something was wrong without this little pawn reporting: almost instantly, the front of the fleet suddenly lit up with flames, and apart from the drums, there were occasional sounds of clashing swords and shouts of killing .As far as the eye can see, the formation of ships in front is already in chaos.

Even if Zhang Li is a fool, he should have guessed at this time: this is me, and I was taken back by the Ming army fleet!

The number of water warfare in the early Ming Dynasty was very "barbaric". In this era when the development of firearms was just about to start, fighting on the water did not rely on ship weapons like later generations.The soldiers of the two armies basically could not see each other, as long as the two ships faced each other far away, and then "you hit me with a cannon, and I will return you with a cannon".

The Ming army did have many firearms used in water warfare, such as artillery, firecrackers, rockets, fire caltrops, large and small muskets, large and small general barrels, large and small iron cannons, magic arrows, and so on.But these weapons, to put it bluntly, are still mainly aimed at killing the enemies on board, and are not enough to directly destroy the enemy's ships.

Even the rockets and other things specially used to set fires are often unable to burn down the enemy's ships from a distance: before the fire grows, the few flames ignited by the rockets are often extinguished.

So in this era, the real decisive factor in water battles still depends on brutal and direct "collisions"!In other words, it relied on "huge boats and big ships, hitting enemy ships, boarding and cutting the generals", or "fast boats and small boats, full of hay, hitting and burning them" used in the Battle of Chibi.

At this time, many "huge boats" of the Ming army had crashed into the "coalition" fleet of the remnants of the Zhang family and the Japanese pirates of the Oida family.Although the "guan boat" used by them and the Japanese came and went like the wind, it was not stable.Often when a "giant boat" of the Ming army comes, it can overturn several people who have been hit by the ship!
"Such a big ship..."

"These Ming troops are the Taicang guards stationed in Taicang!" Zhang Li's face turned pale.

Taicang Guard, based in Taicang, is located in the east of Suzhou City. It is one of the coastal guards of the Ming Dynasty and the nearest Ming military guard to Suzhou City.Among them, most of the generals are good at boats, and the main force is the navy.

Unlike the elite Suzhou guards, the Taicang guards were well-equipped and unscathed, and they were the main force for defending against the Japanese in Susong of the Ming Dynasty.In the past, when Dajingtian and Zhang Li sent people to plunder along the coast, they mostly dealt with Taicangwei.I know that this guard has experienced many battles on the water and is difficult to match.

The Daoist family had been reluctant to stay in the city for too long before, and a large part of the reason was that if Suzhou City could not be captured quickly, the Taicang Guards would probably rush to help.And if he was attacked by the Taicang Guard and the Suzhou Guard, the "samurai" he managed to gather would inevitably suffer immeasurable losses.

The longer the delay, the more dangerous it becomes.

In fact, in order to prevent being outflanked by Taicang guards, they sent people to Taicang to report news every day.According to the news that Taicang Wei was closed in Taicang, he looked worried about harming Chi Yu.It was judged that the Taicang guards thought that the Suzhou guards were more than enough to guard Suzhou City, so they had no intention of rushing to help.

The guards of the Ming Dynasty had their own subordinates, and it was reasonable for the Taicang guards to not leave the city.After all, if Taicang was lost because of hastily rushing to help Suzhou, for Taicang Wei, it would be called leaving his post without authorization and punishing him.Although Zhu Su, King of Wu, could rely on his status as a prince to send someone to ask for help, Da Jingtian and Zhang Li had already sent people to intercept and kill the messenger along the way. There was no order from their superiors, nor did they receive a letter asking for help. It is reasonable for Taicang Guards to stay still.

But why did Taicang Guard appear here like a divine soldier descending from heaven today?And looking at this posture, it is obvious that the Taicang guards have almost come out!

why?Aren't they worried about losing Taicang?
"Hahahaha, thieves and birds, your grandpa of the Chang family is here!"

Accompanied by an extremely arrogant laugh, several extraordinarily tall ships rammed heavily into the depths of the middle army of Zhang Li's Dajingtian fleet.After plowing down several small boats, it collided with many densely packed closed boats.

At the beginning, a young man with a big knife in his hand led people between the boats and dashed left and right. He was brave and unparalleled.Wherever this person went, no matter the Japanese pirates or the remnants of the Zhang family on the Guan boat, they fell down like weeds that were cut off in an instant.Being attacked by this person like this, the already frightened and panicked "Allied Forces" fleet became even more chaotic like a pot of porridge!

From his self-reported surname and the big embroidered gold banner following behind him, it can be known that this person is the son of Chang Shiwan who was invincible in the world in the past, a general of the Ming army, Zheng Guogong, and Chang Mao!
Got it, got it all.Besides Zheng Guogong, who else could mobilize the Taicang guards to come out in full force?

As for why Zheng Guogong appeared here with Taicangwei?That must be because the young Zhu Su in Suzhou City had drawn up a plan early on to let Zheng Guogong take over the military power of Taicang Guard.

The Taicang guards closed the city and defended themselves, not because they were worried about harming Chiyu, but because they were waiting for an opportunity.In other words, Zhu Su'er didn't think of just defending the city from the beginning.

Instead, they want to use this city of Suzhou as a bait, use their tricks, and lure Taicangwei together to gather them together and wipe them out!
"Dock! Dock!" Responding, Zhang Li ran to the helmsman, trying to grab the rudder with his hands.His own side was attacked in a hurry, but Taicang Wei came prepared with a strong ship and sharp soldiers.Confronting it head-on will definitely destroy the entire army, it is better to abandon the ship and go ashore alone, maybe you can escape with your life in the chaos.

"Mr. Zhang, do you want to abandon my warriors and run for their lives?" Ojinga Shizhi who was beside Zhang Li was aroused. "If I can only escape like a wild dog, then I, Mrs. Ojinga, would rather harakiri!"

The family property of the Oida family is all here. If these samurai loyal to the Oida family are lost, even if they return to the country, they will not escape the fate of being arrested and assassinated by the shogunate.Naturally, Mr. Oida didn't want to escape alone.

His eyes were bloodshot, and he stared at Chang Mao who had killed another warrior on a closed ship: "That man is a general of the Ming army. If you kill him, the morale of the Ming army will definitely be low. Zhang Jun, give me you That big bow, watch me shoot an arrow..."

Before he finished speaking, he only heard the sound of a sharp weapon piercing his flesh. Zhang Li was horrified to find that a three-foot-long arrow "grown" out of thin air from the side of O Jingtian's straight neck.

The arrow's tail feathers trembled slightly!
"There is...there is a cold arrow!" Zhang Li was frightened out of his wits, and he quickly shrank his head and squatted under the guard board of the closed ship, ignoring Ojingida Shizhi who was lying on the deck in disbelief.

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"Hey! Old five! You are a valet, you are so good at archery!"

On the north bank, Zhu Di, who was riding a horse, put down the binoculars in front of him, and looked up and down at the dog standing on a huge rock with a huge bow as if he was looking at some treasure.

"This shooting skill is hard to beat even the so-called eagle archers of Meng Yuan! Where did you find such a precious bump?" Zhu Di turned his head and said to Zhu Su.

"Coincidence, coincidence..." Zhu Su perfunctory Zhu Di's question casually. He was also riding on a horse, watching from a distance the bandit flagship that was obviously panicked and was scurrying around trying to hide. "In this way, it should be enough to completely paralyze the command system of the thief?"

"The leader of the Japanese pirates has been put to death, and the thieves are already in chaos... Next, it's time for us to completely reap the lives of these thieves who dare to offend my great tomorrow." Zhu Su's eyes flashed fiercely. And pass.Behind him are many majestic soldiers riding on horses and holding sharp knives.

"It's time to hunt. Gentlemen, the pirate Zhang Lu plundered the people, and his crime is heinous. If any bandit lands on the shore by chance, even if there is only one person, you will chase him down and kill him."

"In this battle, our army will not leave anyone alive!"

(End of this chapter)