Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

The next day, the Dragon set sail and after three days of sailing on the sea, arrived at the Osumi Islands.

The Osumi Islands are an archipelago located in the northern part of the Ryukyu Islands near Japan, with Kagoshima to the north and the Tokara Islands to the south.

The strait between the Osumi Islands and Kyushu Island of Japan is called the Osumi Strait, which is a strategic channel connecting the Yellow Sea, the East China Sea and the Pacific Ocean.

The Osumi Islands belonged to Kagoshima Prefecture in Japan in later times, and are now Osumi County, with a total area of ​​about 1230 square kilometers and a population of about 5.

The commander of the Osumi Regiment, Takagi Yamaoka, was a local daimyo warlord, and the Takagi family was also the largest family in Osumi.

On the way to the voyage, Wei Xiaobao gained a preliminary understanding of Osumi's situation through Takagi Hill.

Osumi has two ports, one for civilian use and one for military use. The Oshima Port in the north is occupied by the navy of the Tokugawa shogunate, while the Nishinoomote Port in the south is the civilian port of the Takagi family.

The Tokugawa shogunate's Osumi Navy was stationed in Oshima Port. The navy had a strength of about 5000 men and more than warships. The navy general was called Miyai Saoraku.

This navy is mainly responsible for defending against threats from Ryukyu and the East China Sea.

In recent years, the Qing Dynasty of China has issued a maritime ban and closed its doors to the outside world. The Qing navy rarely appears in Japanese waters. It only patrols along the coast of China and does not put any pressure on Japan.

The Ryukyu Kingdom in the south was weak, with only three 500-ton ships in its entire navy, and posed no threat to the Japanese navy.

The main task of this navy is to guard against pirates from the south.

Today, when Admiral of the Osumi Navy, Miyai Saoraku, learned that a huge ship had arrived at Nishinoomote Port, he was half-believing and half-doubting, and he planned to go to Nishinoomote Port to take a look in person.

When Miyai arrived at Nishinoomote Port, he found that the port was under martial law by a group of soldiers in strange costumes.

These soldiers did not have their hair tied up in a bun. All of them had their hair cut short, one inch long. They wore shiny black steel helmets on their heads, leather vests with thin steel plates on their bodies, and leggings. Unlike the Japanese who wore wooden clogs, their feet were all clad in thousand-layer flat shoes.

Each soldier held a gleaming sword in his hand, a crossbow on his back, and five short wooden sticks (grenades) of unknown purpose on his waist.

This team is well-equipped and is obviously an elite force.

These soldiers set up checkpoints to block all entrances and exits of Nishinoomote Port, allowing only exit but not entry.

At the port, Gong Jing had never seen such a large warship. The giant warship was still emitting black smoke and was wrapped in black steel. It had two 280mm cannons at the front and back and a nine-meter-long thick barrel, which made people shudder.

Gong Jing sent people to find out where this army came from.

After a while, he received news that the Ōsumi daimyo Takagi Sango had brought back ships and Ryukyu troops from the Ryukyu Kingdom.

The Ryukyu Kingdom has been occupied by the Chinese army, and the Japanese expeditionary force has been completely annihilated. This news had spread throughout Japan years ago.

Could it be that the Chinese army entered Osumi and Takagi Yamaoka became a traitor? Miyai realized the seriousness of the problem and immediately returned to the naval base in Oshima Port.

After repeated consideration, Miyai believed that if the Chinese warship was destroyed, the Osumi Navy would have avenged the Battle of Ryukyu, which would make it famous throughout Japan, and the status of the Miyai family would also be improved in the Tokugawa shogunate. So he decided to strike first.

Miyai ordered all of his more than 30 warships to leave the port and surround the giant ship parked in Nishinoomote Port.

From Oshima Port, take the sea route to Nishinoomote Port, which is about 15 kilometers away.

Nishinomote Port was a civilian port with no coastal defense guns. The Osumi Navy formed a V-shaped formation and headed directly towards Nishinomote Port without any precautions.

An hour later, Miyagi could already see the giant ship on the sea. The two were still meters away. Miyagi smiled and looked at the western pocket watch in his hand. In another half an hour, they would be within the range of the navy fleet's cannons. Victory was already waving to him.

“Boom, boom, boom!”

Five shells whizzed down in the center of the fleet, creating huge waves. The warships that were hit instantly disintegrated, and the warships near the impact point were immediately overturned.

The warships at a distance were also shaking violently, and the Japanese sailors quickly manipulated the masts and lowered the sails to slow down the shaking of the warships.

Miyai stood on the flagship in the front and saw the fleet behind him. The enemy lost seven or eight warships in one round of bombardment, and a quarter of the navy fleet was gone.

Moreover, the enemy used shrapnel shells, while naval battles of this period were all fought with solid bullets, using large iron balls to smash the enemy's ships.

Although the enemy had only one ship, the long-range artillery attack was carried out at a distance of more than 100 meters, and heavy artillery shrapnel was used. This was no longer a confrontation of the same level.

Although Gong Jing had experienced many naval battles, this was the first time he had seen such a scene. Gong Jing was particularly shocked by the fighting power displayed by the giant ship on the opposite side. This was an unheard-of monster warship.

Just like the pirate Liu Damazi's mood back then, this was an impossible battle, so Gong Jing chose to turn around and run away.

Miyagi had no intention of rescuing the soldiers who fell into the water, and ordered the warships behind to follow the flagship and evacuate in a roundabout way.

Wei Xiaobao was standing on the Julong and saw that the Japanese had no moral principles and were about to flee after one round of shelling.

Wei Xiaobao said to Shuang'er beside him: "Shuang'er, the Japanese are like a grasshopper meeting a chicken - there is no escape. Let's see how your husband will deal with them."

Wei Xiaobao ordered the gunners to fire at the two flanks of the Osumi Navy, raising the muzzles farther away so as not to hit the Japanese, but to use artillery fire to drive away the ducks.

"Husband, why don't you let the shells hit the Japanese warships?" Shuang'er asked puzzledly.

"hehe!"

"Look, I'll show you how to catch a turtle in a jar - it's an easy task!" Wei Xiaobao said proudly.

Then, Wei Xiaobao ordered the Julong to go at full speed, maintain a distance of 6000 meters from the enemy fleet, and sail in front of the Japanese fleet to rob them.

Half an hour later, the Dragon quickly overtook the Osumi fleet at a speed of 13 knots per hour.

A shell hit 1000 meters in front of the Miyabi flagship...

"Bagayalu (bastards), what are these Chinese people trying to do?" Gong Jing roared angrily.

There is a blockade in front and artillery fire on both sides. Gong Jing is in the palm of Buddha's hand and there is no hope of escaping.

"Report to the general, the other side sent a flag signal, asking us to hoist the white flag and surrender." The flag signalman of the flagship stood on the bow and reported loudly.

"Man (Why)? The Chinese want to capture our entire fleet with just one warship. He is dreaming!" Gong Jing shouted hysterically.

"Report to the general, the other side sent a flag signal saying that if you don't raise the white flag, they will bombard us in five minutes and destroy us!" the flag signal soldier shouted again.