Steel Dynasty - Chapter 283

[Chapter 283 Japanese pirates]

The icy sea wind roared past Galen’s ship, and the strong wind pushed Galen’s ship forward quickly on the sea.

Every once in a while, Yue Yun would measure the dimensions and speed, and at the same time mark the specific position of Galen’s ship on the sea on the chart.

Starting from the seaport and sailing on the sea, Yue Yun checked the longitude and latitude on the map along the way. Xiao Ming’s test for Yue Yun this time was to see if they could reach Dengzhou with their navigation knowledge while staying far away from the coast.

“Your Highness, we will reach Dengzhou in about ten miles.” After sailing on the sea for three hours, Yue Yun entered the cabin.

From the very beginning, the Galen ship was designed with the living quarters in the cabin.

After resting for a long time in the cabin, Xiao Ming rubbed his eyes and got up.

He looked at the chart that Yue Yun had brought over. During the voyage, Yue Yun had been marking the route. The route was indicated by a dotted line. Now he was almost drawing from the seaport to Dengzhou.

Although the navigation knowledge learned from Yue Yun during this voyage was very important, the precise longitude and latitude charts provided by Xiao Ming were equally important.

Because even the West could not have such precise nautical charts in this era.

“We’ll be arriving at Yutai Village soon. Then you have to treat me to sea fish.”

The voyage on the sea is very bumpy, and the ups and downs of the sail warship in the waves are enough to make people vomit everything in their stomachs. come out.

It is difficult for a person without experience in sea navigation to adapt to this kind of life. Because of this, he will choose sailors from fishermen, because the genes of navigation are already deep in their bones.

Along the way, Xiao Ming was a little uncomfortable, but the sailors on the boat were very excited, as if fish had entered the sea.

“Your Highness, I’ll leave this to the lower official. At least I have to let Your Highness try abalone. This sea area is where we often fish.” Yue Yun said with a smile.

The two of them walked up to the deck while talking. Xiao Ming picked up the binoculars and looked forward. He suddenly saw a thick smoke in his eyes.

At this time, he said: “Yue Yun, look at whether the smoke in front of you is coming from your village.”

When Yue Yun heard this, his expression suddenly tightened, and he immediately picked up the telescope and looked in the direction Xiao Ming was pointing.

Seeing the billowing smoke, Yue Yun was shocked and said anxiously: “Your Highness, I’m afraid the village has been attacked by Japanese pirates.”

Many sailors on the ship were from Yutai Village. As the ship got closer and closer to the coast, the Thick smoke was already visible to the naked eye.

“Japanese pirates?” Xiao Ming frowned. He picked up the telescope and looked over, and found that there were indeed three sea ships parked outside the village. After careful identification, these three sea ships were exactly the same as the Japanese Anzhai ship.

“Speed up and let the gunners prepare!” Xiao Ming quickly ordered.

A few days ago, King Wei’s envoy Xiao Qi had warned him that the Japanese pirates were getting worse along the coast, but he didn’t expect to encounter such a thing as soon as he went to sea.

And this is Yue Yun’s hometown, Yutai Village.

“Gunner, prepare, load grapeshot.” All the sailors on the ship immediately started moving.

At this time, they were more anxious than Xiao Ming, because the people living in Yutai Village were their relatives. Yue Yun looked anxious, wishing he could fly there now.

Xiao Ming’s eyes were deep. In Xiao Ming’s view, the Great Yu Kingdom was now in a very dangerous era. Because of the distorted development process, the Great Yu Kingdom was like the Qing Dynasty, with no technological progress at all in hundreds of years.

Moreover, the current domestic situation in Dayu is even more complicated by internal and external troubles, and it is in a very weak period.

From the perspective of modern history, since the seventeenth century, whenever the Central Plains Dynasty fell into decline, the Japanese neighboring countries on the sea would take advantage of the situation.

On the one hand, it is the natural aggressiveness of this island country, and on the other hand, the Great Yu Kingdom is already exhausted in the face of the barbarians and has no energy to deal with the Japanese invaders along the coast. This further encourages the arrogance of the Japanese pirates, so that the Japanese invaders along the coast are getting worse and worse. serious.

Even the Goryeo Dynasty opposite Dengzhou openly supported Japanese pirates in attacking the coast of Dayu.

The great troubles of the barbarians have not been eliminated, but at this time, the Japanese troubles appeared. Xiao Ming suddenly thought that if he had not come to this time and space, it would not be long before the Chongqing Kingdom would follow the footsteps of the Pill Pill Qing Dynasty.

But now that he is here, even if he is dead, he will not let the history of humiliation happen to the children of the Han family again.

“Get ready to fight!”

The sails were all opened, and the strong wind caused the Galen ship to cut through the waves on the sea. Not long after, three Japanese Anzha ships appeared in everyone’s sight.

It seemed that the Galen ship had been discovered. Instead of escaping, the three Anzha ships rushed towards them.

“You don’t know how to live or die.” Xiao Ming cursed.

Regarding the invaders, Xiao Ming only had the word “kill” in his mind. He clearly remembered that the colonial pattern created during the great sea voyages still trapped his motherland like a cage.

Even though my motherland was already very powerful at that time, it was still humiliated by these former invaders and was still criticized internationally.

The distance between the two sides was getting closer, and Xiao Ming could already see the Japanese pirates on Anzhai’s boat through the telescope.

These people wore wooden clogs and kimonos, and held bows and arrows in their hands. At this time, the archers were already standing on the side of the ship’s side, ready to shoot at Galen’s ship.

Anzhaifan seems to have a rectangular house built on it. There are dense square holes in the house, and shooting can be carried out through these square holes.

At this time, not only were his clothes covered with Japanese pirates, but something like a crossbow protruded from the square hole of the Anzhai boat.

Yue Yun gritted his teeth and looked at the burning village. He clearly saw that there were Japanese pirates in the village who were chasing the villagers.

When the ships on both sides were 100 meters away, Yue Yun couldn’t wait any longer. He shouted: “Battle formation!”

The flagman repeatedly waved the flag. At this time, the sail of the forward Galen ship suddenly changed its position, and the three Galen ships suddenly changed their positions. At this moment, the ship suddenly turned quickly and turned sideways towards three rushing Anzhai ships.

“Come closer!” Xiao Ming stopped Yue Yun who was about to order the gunfire.

This distance is not enough to sink the Anzha ship in an instant, but the loading process is enough for the Anzha ship to get close to the Galen ship. At that time, it will probably be a boarding battle.

Yue Yun was just anxious and lost his judgment. Now he calmed down and put down his hand.

“One hundred meters!”

Anzhai’s boat was approaching again, when a wave of arrows suddenly shot out from Anzhai’s boat.

The soldiers on the ship who were preparing for close combat had put on all their armor and immediately picked up their shields to block Xiao Ming and Yue Yun.

“Dang Dang…” A series of arrows were blocked.

“Sixty meters.”

“Dang…” Another burst of arrows poured down. At the same time, six powerful crossbows were suddenly fired from the Anzhai ship on the opposite side. These crossbows were very thick and were fired by bed crossbows. At the rear end of the crossbows All helped by thick hemp ropes.

These crossbow arrows with hemp ropes instantly pierced the hull of Galen’s ship.

(End of chapter)