Chapter 1046: Ambush on all sides
The two sea ships that were marching slowly on the sea were the two post-sentence survey ships sent by Shimazu Yueji. The warships were not big, but they were very mobile and fast, so they were useful to escape immediately after discovering the Yan fleet.
The two ships had only seventy or eighty people in total. Each ship had a tall flagpole, with a large flag flying on it, and a large golden gourd painted on it.
The styles of the two ships are very different from those of the Central Plains ships. Although the Uinomaru is barren and backward, the styles of the ships are beautiful. On the side of the two ships, there are small flags at every arm's distance, and golden gourds are painted on them. Every three steps away, a Japanese warrior stands like a stone statue, holding a spear in his left hand, and pressing his right hand on the handle of the knife hanging around his waist.
Their armor is also very different from that of the Central Plains samurai. Compared with the armor made of bronze and iron sheets of samurai, the copper and iron sheets on the Japanese samurai armor are very small in weight, mainly made of bamboo strips. However, the helmets of this batch of samurai are very tight, protecting the entire head tightly, and some even protect the face, leaving only eyes and mouth.
What's even more strange is that there is a small flag on the backs of these warriors, which is higher than their heads, making a sound in the sea breeze, and there are golden gourds painted on it.
Looking at the two sea boats, the flags of all sizes were everywhere, with a bit of momentum.
Under the moonlight, the two Japanese ships slowly moved forward. The Japanese warriors on the watchtower naturally did not have the telescopes owned by the Han Mo fleet. They could only send crew members with great eyesight to pay attention to the movements at the sea on the watchtower.
The two ships wandered in this sea area just because they knew very well that this was the only way for Yan's merchant ships to go to the South China Sea. They just passed the last battle and the Yan's caravan returned in a defeat. In the short term, they were afraid that they would not dare to come again.
In the cabin, a thick bandit leader over forty sat cross-legged on a soft pad, with his armor hanging beside him, and behind him were two armored warriors sitting cross-legged on the left and right, unmoving as if they were mountain.
The front part of the forehead of the bandit's head was bare without a single hair. After the half-moon-shaped bald head, it was a very strange bun, which was at a forty-five degrees angle to the bald head, which was very different from the bun of the people in the Central Plains.
At this time, the bandit leader was holding a wine plate and savoring sake in full pleasure. In front of him was the Noh Le from the Uinomaru Kingdom. This was a very strange dance. Two dancers in strange costumes danced strange dance like mechanically in the not-so-spacious cabin, but they were also muttering like resentful spirits, which made the cabin covered with a gloomy aura.
However, the bandit leader who tasted the wine was enjoying it and even shook his head. He was obviously very satisfied with being able to enjoy such a program in such an environment.
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Just as the bandit leader was in high interest, a soldier suddenly entered the cabin quickly, knelt down on one knee, and spoke in a murmur.
The bandit leader's face changed suddenly. He threw the wine plate in his hand to the ground, suddenly stood up, and opened his arms. The two warriors behind him quickly took over the armor and skillfully put on the bandit leader's clothes and armor. When the armor was put on, a warrior carefully held up the helmet. This was an extremely strange helmet with two large and long antlers standing on it. When they were dressed neatly, the bandit leader under the armor was also majestic. He stepped out of the cabin and came to the deck.
On the deck, the Japanese warriors were already taking it seriously. A warrior approached and reported to the bandit leader again. The bandit leader quickly walked to the bow of the ship and looked forward. He saw several black shadows faintly appearing on the sea under the moonlight, and the black shadow was slowly approaching here.
The bandit leader looked carefully for a moment and immediately looked surprised. He turned around and shouted. The crew on the tower immediately waved the flag. For a while, people came and went on the ship, and roars came from the bottom cabin.
Soon, the two Japanese ships had already changed directions and were preparing to evacuate.
Their duty is to inquire about the news about the Yan State fleet at sea. Once they encounter it, they will evacuate as quickly as possible and repay the main force of the Japanese army. Although they are only facing the Yan State merchant ship, the previous few confrontations have also made them realize that this merchant fleet is not ordinary businessmen, and their crew members are brave and good at fighting. Therefore, with the strength of less than a hundred people of two ships, these two surveyors will never dare to confront the Yan State merchant fleet head-on.
But they are very confident in getting rid of the pursuit of the merchant fleet.
They already know the speed of Yan's merchant ships. Although most Japanese ships are not as fast as merchant ships, if the two survey ships sent out are paddling forward with manpower, they will definitely have the upper hand in speed. It is precisely because of this that they are honored to have the mission of this sentry.
At this time, the south wind was in full swing, and the Japanese bandits knew that they could not retreat south. If they pulled up the sails, the sails of the merchant ship would be much larger than their own. In that way, they might not be the opponent of the merchant ship in terms of speed.
So the two Japanese ships were manipulated by manpower, turned the bow and retreated eastward. The deer-anted bandit leader immediately turned to the stern. Seeing that he had already distanced himself from the merchant ship behind him, he burst into laughter and looked proud.
He turned around and gave a few instructions, and his subordinates took the order and left.
At this moment, I suddenly saw the night sky in the north suddenly lit up, as if a meteor was crossing the sky. However, this time the "meteor" that appeared was obviously not one, but several "meteors" rising into the sky. The "meteors" that appeared at the same time were like dazzling gems inlaid on the black sky.
The leader of the deer antler frowned and suddenly changed his expression. He seemed to realize something. He tightened the hilt of the knife around his waist. At this moment, a sudden scream came from the bow of the ship. The Japanese bandits on the lookout platform pointed to the east and shouted loudly. The leader of the deer antler antler was shocked and led a group of people to quickly run to the bow. The bow of the ship had gathered more than a dozen people, and they were all panicked. The leader of the deer antler extricated the crowd and looked eastward. It didn't matter. Two sea ships appeared from the east, one was a Yan merchant ship that the Japanese bandits were more familiar with, while the other was more than twice as large as a merchant ship. It was like a hill on the sea, and was quickly blocking this side.
Such a huge warship was something the Japanese bandits had never seen before. The domineering and oppressive feeling that came towards them made the Japanese bandits stunned for a moment.
They once thought that the merchant ships in Yan State were already quite large. When they saw the oncoming giant warships today, they understood what it means to have a sky beyond the sky. Compared with the other warships, their own warships are like dwarfs and giants.
Moreover, with the moonlight, the Japanese bandits could even clearly see that the warship's ship was heading out with a cold and cold light, just like a giant copper eagle rushing towards him to tear it apart.
It can be imagined that once the other party’s bow comes, his own ship will definitely be crushed to pieces.
Everyone was panicked, and they had already guessed that this time they were probably trapped by the Yan people.
He showed his true nature in times of crisis. At this critical moment, the bandit leader of the Deer Antler fully demonstrated his name as "bandit leader". He shouted loudly, making the warriors on the ship remain calm, and even pulled out the scimitar at his waist, pointed to the north, and shouted loudly.
He is really not stupid. Now there are strong enemies in front and pursuers behind them, and there is no way forward and back. He can only break through on both sides of the flanks. Go south and go down with the wind, although it is faster, the opponent will be faster and will be caught up by the opponent in a short time. At this time, there is still a way to go north. It is late at night. If you escape to the north and get rid of the Yan fleet, you can take a long way back and meet with the main fleet.
But the general of Deer Antler for a moment that the fire that sent the signal just now came from the north. Although he kept his identity calm, he still forgot about this fatal factor.
As for his subordinates, they were already in chaos. How the deer-antured bandit leader commanded them, they would do it. After ordering them, the two ships immediately turned north. The sailors in the bottom cabin knew that their lives were at stake. They tried their best to paddle. At this time, they wanted to turn into a fish and go into the sea to escape the disaster.
The ships on Yan State, southeast and west sides, received a signal from the north and had already set off at full speed, like three giant sharks on the sea, pounced towards the prey that was drilling into the bag.
The deer-anted bandit leader looked at the pursuers behind the boat, frightened and begged their great Amaterasu to show great compassion and let them survive this disaster.
He already felt vaguely that it would be a huge challenge to get rid of the pursued ships tonight.
At this moment, he heard another terrifying cry from the bow of the ship. The shouting on the ship was shattered. The head of the deer-anted bandit was shattered. He didn't have to think about it and knew that there must be an enemy ship intercepting the other end in the north.
He was running towards the bow of the ship when he suddenly heard a "boom" sound, and then heard a scream. In horror, he saw a huge rock suddenly appear in the air. The huge rock had a sharp momentum, just like falling from the sky, and it hit the side of the ship with a "bang". The two warriors on the side of the ship were immediately smashed into meat mud by the rock, and a hole was also smashed into the deck.
"Baga!" Although the deer-antured bandit leader was majestic, his movements were in a mess at this time. He held the ship's side and the hull was shaking, while the huge rocks still flew over in a row. In just a moment, more than ten huge rocks hit the ship, and a big pit was smashed on the top of the cabin. The huge rocks accidentally smashed the two dancers who were resting in the cabin into meat paste. Moreover, the mast was broken by the huge rock. After the thick and long mast fell down, it fell heavily, suppressing the two warriors, and they could not survive.
Chapter completed!