Chapter 628 "No surrender! No prisoners!"
Sure enough, the small boat sent by Nobuhiro Matsuura quickly discovered Chen Yong's "retreating" fleet.
Upon learning that Li Shiyue's Zhenhai Army was indeed attempting to retreat inland as the intelligence indicated, and that their formation was scattered, Matsuura Nobuhiro was overjoyed and ordered the entire army to pursue them without hesitation!
"All troops, accelerate!"
Catch up with them!
Don't let a boat get away!
The Japanese pirate fleet raised all its sails and, like a huge school of fish attracted by the smell of blood, roared and pounced on Chen Yong's fleet.
Chen Yong strictly followed Li Shiyue's instructions, fighting and retreating simultaneously. Occasionally, minor collisions occurred between the ships in the "chaos," and his performance was just right.
Chen Yong and his team successfully lured the massive Japanese pirate fleet to a deep-sea ambush zone far from the coast.
In order to pursue the Japanese pirates, their fleet gradually stretched out, with the large Atakebune and the slower Sekibune falling behind, making it difficult for the entire fleet to keep up with both ends.
When most of the Japanese pirates' main warships had entered the ambush area, and the vanguard was almost catching up with Chen Yong's fleet, Li Shiyue knew that the moment she had been waiting for had arrived!
She looked up at the sky. The weather at sea could change in an instant. The gentle sea breeze began to intensify, and dark clouds gathered in the sky. This was the moment of sudden wind change that she had predicted in advance through the "weather forecast" function she had redeemed through the system!
"Raise the commander's flag!"
Send a signal!
"All troops, attack!"
Standing at the bow of the "Breaking Waves II" ship, Li Shiyue gave a stern order!
In an instant, the Zhenhai Navy, hidden behind the islands, raised the "Li" battle flag in unison!
The deafening sound of war drums and horns drowned out the wind and waves!
Thirteen "Wavebreakers," having been conserving their strength for a long time, sprang into action like arrows, unleashing their "spiritual engines" at full power, and with astonishing speed, they flanked the Japanese pirate fleet and pierced its waist!
"What? An ambush!"
Nobuhiro Matsuura stood on his Atate ship and saw the huge fleet that suddenly appeared from his flank. His smugness froze instantly, turning into horror!
Only then did he realize that he had fallen into Li Shiyue's trap of luring the enemy deep into his territory!
The "retreating" fleet led by Chen Yong immediately turned around, and the Zhenhai naval force on board removed its disguise, revealing its excellent armor and weapons, forming a pincer movement with the main fleet led by Li Shiyue against Matsuura Nobuhiro!
The naval battle quickly escalated to a fever pitch.
Under Li Shiyue's command, the "Thunder God Cannon" fired at the Japanese pirates' warships.
One shot after another, and then another—the firepower was immense!
After a loud "boom," Li Shiyue gave the signal flag to launch rockets.
Archers on the "Breaking Waves" row after row nocked their bows and shot arrows, which flew through the air like locusts.
Moreover, the huge crossbow bolts fired by the large ballistae pierced through the planks of the Japanese pirate ships with a piercing whistle.
(The above illustration shows a Song Dynasty triple-bow crossbow, a large siege weapon. The crossbow on the "Breaking Waves" vessel mentioned in the text is based on this.)
The "Thunder God Cannon" directly stunned the Japanese pirates, rendering their ships powerless;
Rockets can amplify damage, eliminating individuals point-to-point;
Ballistae can accelerate the battlefield and increase the probability of victory for one's own side.
After that, the steel warship "Breaking Waves," with its "spiritual motor" running at full power, rushed towards the Japanese pirate ships that had been bombarded by cannon fire and arrows.
The sturdy steel ram sent the Japanese pirates' wooden warships flying in a flash!
But the key to the outcome of this ambush lies in the hand-to-hand combat during the boarding maneuver!
Li Shiyue's goal was very clear—the command center of the Japanese pirates, the Atakabune where Matsuura Nobuhiro was located!
She ordered the "Wavebreaker II" to charge straight ahead regardless of everything, and the heavy ram added to the bow of the ship slammed hard into the side of the Japanese ship where Matsuura Nobuhiro was!
Wood chips flew everywhere, and the boat shook violently!
"Follow me and kill!"
Li Shiyue took the lead, holding a long sword, and was the first to leap over the ship's side and step onto the deck of the Atate ship!
Ding Haisheng, Wang Xiaoying, and other female generals followed closely behind, like tigers descending from the mountain, pouncing on the panicked Japanese pirates on the deck.
With swift strokes, they cut off the balls and slit the throats, reaping the lives of the Japanese pirates one by one.
Nobuhiro Matsuura, a ruthless bandit who had lived a life of violence for many years, was roused to ferocity after his initial shock. He roared and brandished his katana as he charged toward Li Shiyue.
"Baka! Woman! Prepare to die!"
With these words, Matsuura Nobuhiro slashed at Li Shiyue.
Li Shiyue's eyes were cold, her steps were agile, and her long sword drew a sharp arc, striking first despite being behind!
With a flash of light, the katana in Matsuura Nobuhiro's hand was actually cut in half by the longsword used by Li Shiyue!
Li Shiyue's long sword continued its momentum, slicing open Matsuura Nobuhiro's neck and chest!
Li Shiyue actually cleaved Matsuura Nobuhiro in two with a single stroke!
Nobuhiro Matsuura looked down in disbelief at his gushing internal organs and collapsed to the ground.
A strong smell of hot, fresh internal organs and blood hit Li Shiyue directly in the face.
Intestines and internal organs were scattered all over the ground with a "cracking" sound.
This scene was truly shocking...and disgusting.
Matsuura Nobuhiro was cleaved in two, and the Japanese pirates' command system collapsed instantly!
The Japanese pirate fleet lost its unified command; some wanted to continue fighting, while others wanted to turn back and flee, and the sea was thrown into chaos.
The morale of the Zhenhai Army was greatly boosted. Li Shiyue, the commander-in-chief, took the lead and killed the enemy's commander-in-chief. How could the soldiers fall behind?
Under the command of their respective officers, the naval forces fought valiantly to board the remaining ships and engage in a bloody boarding battle with the Japanese pirates.
With their sturdy hulls, the steel fishing boats charged and smashed the Japanese pirates' wooden boats, large and small, to pieces.
Meanwhile, the "Wavebreaker" equipped with the "Thunder God Cannon" was launched at the critical moment by Sun Xiaoliu's command, targeting several large Atakebune ships that were trying to gather and resist!
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The deafening roar drowned out all the noise on the battlefield!
The solid iron ball, carrying destructive kinetic energy, easily tore through the thick wooden hull of the Atakebune, causing massive damage inside the ship and triggering a fire and chaos!
These advanced firearms completely destroyed the remaining will to resist of the Japanese pirates.
The battle situation has become one-sided.
The Japanese pirate fleet completely broke formation, and some tried to turn around and escape, but were held back by Sun Xiaoliu's detachment.
Some ships caught fire and slowly sank;
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, many more Japanese pirates either jumped into the sea or knelt on the deck begging to surrender.
However, Li Shiyue's order was ruthless: "Pass on the order!"
All warships, give chase at full speed!
We will not surrender! We will not take prisoners!
Let's send all these wolves that plague the East China Sea to the bottom of the sea to feed the fish!
The Zhenhai Navy's warships began to relentlessly pursue, ram, and bombard the Japanese pirates' ships, and also shot down any Japanese pirates who fell into the water.
As time went by, the number of shipwrecks and corpses floating on the sea increased, turning the seawater in this area a deep brown.
The chase lasted for a whole day, until the setting sun turned the sea blood red and no more Japanese pirate ships could be seen floating in sight, at which point Li Shiyue called a halt.
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