Explosions, continuous explosions.
A massive fire, a raging, unending fire.
Standing on the deck of the lead ship of the pirate fleet, Sakai Takaaki, the leader of the Japanese pirates, witnessed the warships of the Dragon City Navy fleet launching a devastating attack on his pirate fleet.
He stood motionless on the deck, as if frozen in place by a spell cast by a celestial being.
The group of Japanese pirates around him seemed to be terrified, standing there dumbfounded, holding their Japanese swords.
Today, the Longcheng naval fleet's initial battle against the Japanese pirates in the Yellow Sea is a battle of epoch-making significance.
Furthermore, it marked the first time in a millennium-long era of cold weapons that firearms appeared on the battlefield.
For the Japanese pirates, who imitated China in every way but whose country was still in the "Northern and Southern Dynasties" period, the introduction of fireworks and firecrackers from China for the first time was enough to amaze the uncivilized wild pirates on the Japanese islands.
Now, when a group of Japanese pirates witnessed firsthand how the giant cannons equipped by the Dragon City naval fleet could launch long-range, devastating attacks on their own fleet from a great distance;
They even once thought that the Dragon City naval fleet was a celestial being who could summon a heavenly thunder god to strike them down.
It should be noted that even the powerful navy of the Xin Dynasty at that time was only equipped with crossbows and bows on its warships. The so-called naval battles were nothing more than shooting arrows at each other on the water and sending out scuttle teams to board the enemy's warships for close-quarters combat.
The Longcheng naval fleet's tactic of using the power of cannons to destroy enemy warships on the sea surface was unheard of and unseen.
The final result was that, under the bombardment of the Dragon City Navy's warships, the group of Japanese pirates, who were already a motley crew, were utterly routed and reduced to a mangled mess.
The encounter between the two sides in the waters near the Yellow Sea lasted only a short while from start to finish.
The Japanese pirates, numbering over 5,000 and operating more than 30 ships, were completely annihilated in the Yellow Sea by the Longcheng naval forces who were heading south.
Apart from those who were killed by cannon fire in the battle and those who fell into the sea and disappeared, more than a thousand Japanese pirates were eventually captured alive by the officers and soldiers of the Longcheng Navy.
This naturally included Sakai Takaaki, the leader of the pirate group.
In truth, this guy was incredibly lucky; despite the chaotic bombardment from the Dragon City navy's warships, not a single shot hit Sakai Takaaki's ship.
It is worth mentioning that when the officers and soldiers of the Longcheng Navy boarded the ship to capture the Japanese pirates, the one who boarded the lead ship of the pirate fleet where Sakai Takaaki was located was the same naval commander who had just been preparing to board the ship for inspection in a small boat, and was then ordered by Sakai Takaaki to be shot to death with a hail of arrows.
The centurion boarded the ship and immediately recognized Sakai Takaaki, then slapped him several times.
While smoking Sakai Takaaki's cigarette, he asked him, "You little scoundrel, do you now know how powerful the Dragon City Navy fleet is? Are you going to order your troops to fire arrows at this centurion?"
"If it weren't for His Highness Prince Jin's order, I, the commander, would have shot you into a pincushion and then thrown you into the sea to feed the fish!"
Pooh!
And so, Sakai Takaaki, the Japanese pirate leader who seemed to have lost his soul, was bound and escorted as a prisoner onto the "Destroy the Japanese" treasure ship that he had longed for.
Being personally interrogated by Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin was an honor for Sakai Takaaki, a lowly Japanese pirate leader.
Chen Huai'an had absolutely no interest in Sakai Takaaki's name, where he lived, or why he became an outlaw.
He only cared about one thing: what was Sakai Takaaki's purpose in bringing thousands of Japanese pirates to the waters near the Yellow Sea?
Faced with Prince Jin's question, Sakai Takaaki, who was first stunned by the bombardment of the Longcheng naval fleet and then subjected to a memory restoration spell by the naval officers and soldiers who boarded and captured him, dared not hide anything.
He immediately spilled everything he knew, like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.
It turned out that their purpose in this trip was to take advantage of the internal strife in the Great Xin Dynasty and the fact that Jinan Prefecture had been captured by the Longcheng Southern Expeditionary Army to land in Jiaozhou City and burn, kill, and plunder.
Furthermore, Sakai Takaaki also revealed that there were seven large-scale Japanese pirate groups active in the waters near the Goguryeo Peninsula, with a total of 50,000 pirates.
In addition, there was the Japanese pirate force under Sakai Takaaki's command, which called itself the Eight Great Camps of the Japanese Navy, with the aim of plundering and looting the coastal people of the Daxin Dynasty.
snort!
Upon hearing this news, Qi Jiguang, the admiral of the Longcheng Navy, immediately flew into a rage and said angrily, "You bunch of rabble dare to call yourselves the Eight Great Camps of the Navy?"
"This new dynasty is truly incompetent, allowing such petty villains to wantonly slaughter the coastal people. Such a dynasty should be overthrown and rebuilt!"
Then, Qi Jiguang volunteered, saying, "Your Highness Prince Jin, I request to personally lead the Longcheng naval fleet after pacifying the Daxin navy in Jiangyin, to wipe out the remaining Japanese pirates entrenched in the Goguryeo Peninsula and the Yellow Sea."
"Completely eradicate the scourge of piracy and restore a bright and clear world for fishermen and people in coastal areas!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an immediately waved his hand and said, "General Qi, I hereby grant your permission!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Qi Jiguang immediately knelt down to express his gratitude!
Then, Chen Huai'an added, "However, before that, I have decided that the Dragon City naval fleet will first go to Jiaozhou and stay there for one night, so that these Japanese pirates who have been ravaging the coastal areas can be handed over to the people of Jiaozhou who have suffered under their persecution!"
"By order of the King, the Longcheng naval fleet shall change course and proceed to Jiaozhou without fail!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
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At the same time, in Jiaozhou city.
The city of Jiaozhou was originally guarded by 8,000 Japanese pirates, which was enough to resist the attacks and plundering of the coastal people of Jiaozhou by Japanese pirates.
Unfortunately, with the ambitious and ambitious Emperor Zhao Gan personally leading the expedition, ninety percent of the Japanese pirates in Jiaozhou City were mobilized.
In addition, in order to resist the southward advance of the Longcheng troops of Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin, the remaining Daxin Dynasty transferred half of its remaining anti-Japanese troops to Jinan Prefecture.
As a result, the Jiaozhou garrison, which controlled a coastline of hundreds of miles, was reduced to only five hundred men. Faced with the repeated attacks and massacres of civilians by Japanese pirates, they were powerless to do anything about it.
Lin Fengxiang, the garrison commander of Jiaozhou, had no choice but to station all 500 anti-Japanese soldiers in Jiaozhou city to prevent Japanese pirates from taking advantage of the chaos to attack the city.
"Report—"
"Reporting to the General, an urgent military flag has been raised at Qin Port! A large fleet is approaching Qin Port!"
Inside the garrison headquarters, Lin Fengxiang was writing at his desk when a messenger's urgent report suddenly came from outside.
Teng!
Lin Fengxiang jumped to his feet, his heart sinking: Oh no, the Japanese pirates must be attacking the city!
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