I was living at the end of the Ming Dynasty, and I dealt a brutal blow to the Eight Banners!

The muffled sound of cannon fire came from afar, and each bombardment created huge waves on the sea.

Thick smoke and water vapor mingled together, making the battle extremely intense.

Shi Lang put down his telescope, his brows furrowed, feeling annoyed that he was late and that someone else had eaten his meal.

Judging from the banners, the troops fighting the Goryeo navy in the distance are also Ming troops. Could this be a backup plan prepared by the Earl?

It shouldn't be...

Shi Lang raised his clairvoyance again and saw that the main warships of the Goryeo navy were charging toward the Ming warships, with the light hull ships following suit.

Occasionally, a small boat would be hit, and its hull would be instantly smashed to pieces. Of course, none of the Koreans on board would survive.

Shi Lang pursed his lips. The Goryeo navy in the distance was clearly fighting a life-or-death battle, not following the script given by the Earl at all.

quickly,

Shi Lang then realized that the stage set up by the Earl had collapsed, and a good show had been ruined by the Ming navy in the distance.

After thinking it through,

Shi Lang's face darkened, becoming so gloomy it was almost as if water could drip from it.

"You son of a bitch!" Shi Lang cursed angrily, "You're double-crossing me?!"

Were the Ming navy attacking the Goryeo navy? No, they were attacking the Earl's ships!

The stage that the Earl had painstakingly set up and the play he had put together were all ruined by someone else.

Even if Lord Bo can tolerate it, how can Shi Lang possibly tolerate it!

The Lord had treated him with immense kindness, entrusting him with the entire Liaodong navy. Now, their first battle had been lost, and so many of the Goryeo navy's warships had been sunk. How could he possibly explain this to the Lord when he returned?

Shi Lang, a former pirate, revealed his fierce nature and loudly commanded, "Pass on my order: all warships line up in a row and fire their first cannons as a warning!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Two galleons, each a thousand tons, opened fire first. Their cannons were extremely powerful and had a range far exceeding that of the Hongyi cannons.

When the loud cannon fire came from the south, the Dengzhou and Goryeo navies instantly calmed down, and both officers and crew looked south.

The first thing that catches the eye is two three-masted galleons with a capacity of 1,000 tons, followed by five Fujian-style ships on each side.

These twelve warships, flying the Ming Dynasty flag, rapidly approached while firing their bow cannons.

……

On the other hand, the Korean navy

When the vice admiral saw the Ming Dynasty's naval reinforcements arrive, along with two enormous ships he had never seen before and ten large Fujian ships, his eyes began to twitch and his legs began to cramp.

If he hadn't managed to grab the gunwale in time, he probably would have been sitting on the deck.

"General, reinforcements from the other side are here! Let's retreat quickly!" the lieutenant said in a panic.

The vice-general was not cowardly. When facing Huang Fei's Dengzhou navy, the Goryeo navy was clearly at a disadvantage, but he still did not flinch.

But when he saw the twelve warships approaching from the south, he panicked, he really panicked.

Humans are naturally afraid of the unknown, especially massive warships like three-masted galleons weighing thousands of tons, which can be incredibly awe-inspiring.

however,

Lin Qingye, standing to the side, wore a complicated expression.

"Hehehe..." His laughter contained not only bitterness, but also a hint of grievance and anger.

When he saw the two enormous warships and ten Fujian ships, he knew that the real deal had arrived, because the number matched the script.

"Pass on my order: all warships must cease firing, lower their sails, and no one is to move!" Lin Qingye commanded loudly after calming himself down.

Lin Qingye's order struck the deputy general like a thunderbolt.

As naval officers and soldiers, they naturally understood what furling the sails meant in naval battles or when encountering unfamiliar ships: the former meant surrender and being captured, while the latter meant taking the initiative to make amends.

Once the sails are lowered, the live target instantly becomes a stationary target, the kind you can't even run away from.

"General, have we... surrendered?" The lieutenant knew that this was the only explanation for Lin Qingye's order to lower the sails.

Lin Qingye glared at his deputy and angrily rebuked him:

"Surrender? What surrender! The Ming Dynasty was originally our suzerain state. How can we, as brothers, turn our guns on each other when we are reunited?!"

"Then what happened just now..."

"Shut up!" Lin Qingye said irritably. "Pass down the order: anyone who dares to undermine the friendship between Goryeo and Ming will be executed without mercy!"

……

On the Dengzhou naval side.

Huang Fei stared at the twelve warships approaching from the south, his eyes filled with indescribable horror.

...This is the Liaodong Navy that the Governor-General mentioned!?

Two such enormous Western warships, plus ten large Fujian ships—this lineup was even more luxurious than his Dengzhou navy.

Compared to them, the Dengzhou navy was simply no match.

The adjutant beside him was so astonished that he couldn't close his mouth. He stared blankly at the two giant warships in the distance and said in a daze, "Sir, didn't you say that the Liaodong Navy is newly established and not familiar with naval warfare? Are we here to set an example for them?"

“That’s not what I said,” Huang Fei swallowed, his face flushed, and said, “I thought the Governor was just being modest, but it turns out he was just lying!”

The thought of Ma Shaoyu's humble manner in asking him to come and help out made him angry.

With such warships, the Liaodong Navy had no need for the Dengzhou Navy to help them out; they were enough to scare away the Goryeo Navy in front of them.

Your Excellency is treating me like a fool!

"My lord..." The adjutant pointed to the Goryeo navy opposite and said in surprise, "The Goryeo navy has lowered its sails..."

"..." A bitter smile appeared on Huang Fei's face.

really,

The Goryeo navy was so frightened that they surrendered immediately...

As things have developed to this point, a pang of bitterness welled up in Huang Fei's heart.

He had originally planned to use the Goryeo Navy in Liaodong as a stepping stone for his promotion, but unexpectedly, with the existence of the Liaodong Navy, there was no room for his Dengzhou Navy to make any progress.

Thinking of this, Huang Fei's face showed a deep sense of defeat, and he said dejectedly, "Pass on my order to send flag signals to the Liaodong Navy to indicate our purpose!"

As the Goryeo and Dengzhou navies ceased fire and lowered their sails, the Liaodong navy sailed into the space between the two sides in a long, single-file formation, then anchored and stopped, the dark cannons on both sides of the ships pointing directly at the warships on either side.

Standing at the bow of the galleon, Shi Lang first glanced at the battle damage on the side of the Goryeo navy.

Of the sixteen plank boats, three sank, five were damaged, and eight remained intact. As for the remaining detached boats, almost half of them sank.

Shi Lang looked pained and clicked his tongue, saying, "Sigh, I'm still too late!"

Subsequently,

Shi Lang glared fiercely at the Dengzhou navy and saw a middle-aged man in brocade robes looking at him on a large Fujian ship flying a commander's flag. Only then did he manage to force a smile.

Then, turning to his deputy, he said, "Send flag signals to both sides, saying that the Earl has invited them to Fuzhou for tea!"

……