allonlinenovel Chapter 513 A Barrage of Cannon Fire
Chapter 513 A Barrage of Cannon Fire
Chapter 513 A Barrage of Cannon Fire
Five days later, Wang Wenzhou and his party finally arrived at the seaside.
Yi Jong was very puzzled. Had Wang Wenzhou finally had a change of heart? Today, Wang Wenzhou had even dressed him in new clothes. Clothes make the man, and now Yi Jong had become the real King of Joseon again.
Wang Wenzhou held Li Zong's hand and said sincerely, "Brother Li, even a thousand-mile journey must come to an end. Please don't see me off!"
"Lord Wang has traveled a long way to Korea, so I should see him off on his journey." Li Zong was still somewhat angry. Although the two were being polite on the surface, Li Zong still subtly insulted Wang Wenzhou in his words.
"Brother Li, you're too kind! After today's parting, I'm afraid we brothers will never have the chance to meet again. These past few days with Brother Li, I admire you to the core. Putting aside everything else, your character is absolutely impeccable!" Wang Wenzhou gave a thumbs up.
Li Zong gritted his teeth in anger, but on the surface, he still smiled and said, "Lord Wang, you flatter me. I have always believed in the saying, 'Repay evil with good.' Some people are just mad dogs. As long as you don't treat them like human beings, you won't care about some things."
"Ah, you're here!" Wang Wenzhou nodded and said with a smile, "Goodbye, Brother Li!"
After saying that, Wang Wenzhou led his men onto the ship.
Li Zong suddenly realized that his concubines were still in Wang Wenzhou's hands!
Li Zong immediately ordered his men to stop the people who had not yet boarded the ship.
Standing on the deck of the flagship Xiaolanlan, Wang Wenzhou asked loudly, "Brother Li, why are you so unwilling to let your younger brother return to the Ming Dynasty?"
Li Zong said with a smile, "I am very pleased to meet you, Lord Wang. I hope you will stay a few more days. I am really reluctant to see you leave now!"
"Brother Li, what do you think of my fleet?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
Li Zong said dismissively, "Lord Wang is a civil official and does not understand naval warfare. The size of the ships is not the key to victory or defeat."
"Is that so?" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "I would like to invite Brother Li to witness the power of my fleet."
Wang Wenzhou pointed to a small hill more than 500 meters high in front of Li Zong's main force and ordered: "Target there, all ships in the fleet, fire a salvo at once."
Upon Wang Wenzhou's order, the flag bearer on the mast of the Xiaolanlan immediately signaled with flags to relay the message to the fleet.
The fleet quickly changed formation, and a few minutes later, a crescent-shaped attack formation was formed.
Wang Wenzhou commanded, "Fire!"
Immediately, all 20 warships in the fleet opened fire with their cannons.
In an instant, Li Zong's main force was thrown into chaos. The men were somewhat better off, having seen cannons before and knowing what they were. But the warhorses were a different story. The commotion caused many of them to panic and run wildly, trampling the unfortunate soldiers. In a short time, Li Zong's army suffered heavy casualties.
The hill was almost completely flattened by a salvo of artillery fire.
Li Zong's face turned pale instantly. Fortunately, Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, hadn't gone berserk; if the cannons had been fired at his troops, his tens of thousands of men would likely have perished here. When did the Ming Dynasty acquire such a powerful fleet?
As the smoke cleared, Wang Wenzhou called out loudly, "Brother Li, I really miss home, so I won't be staying in Korea any longer. See you again sometime!"
"Goodbye!" Li Zong hurriedly waved to Wang Wenzhou. He didn't intend for Wang Wenzhou to return his queen. It wasn't that he didn't want her, but that he dared not accept her. He was afraid of angering Wang Wenzhou, and that if the mad dog went berserk, he might wipe out all of Korea's elite troops, which would truly be a tragedy.
After Wang Wenzhou had the remaining men on shore board the ships, the fleet prepared to set sail.
Li Ling looked at Wang Wenzhou with teary eyes and pleaded, "My lord, please release my mother and the others."
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou laughed loudly, "Little Lingling, I almost forgot about you if you hadn't mentioned it."
Wang Wenzhou ordered: "The landing exercise is now beginning. After one salvo, the Ugly Duckling will land on the beach. Other ships, provide artillery cover for the landing force."
The flag bearer gave the order, and the fleet fired another salvo.
"Bang bang bang..." The sound of artillery fire roared.
Li Zong's face turned deathly pale. "Wang Wenzhou, I was wrong! Please stop making trouble! I've already given you my queen, why are you still so relentless?"
Li Zong looked up and saw a giant ship speeding toward the shore.
After the giant ship docked, the hatches opened, and cavalrymen galloped out.
The cannons on the warships at sea fired accurately at the cavalry, aiming for a kilometer ahead. As the cavalry charged forward, the cannons fired in response.
"Haha!" Wang Wenzhou was very pleased. The fleet soldiers had been training exceptionally well these past few days. Such an amphibious landing would be unstoppable even by the elite troops of the Manchu Eight Banners.
"Not bad!" Wang Wenzhou glanced at Fu Xingping and said with a smile, "Little Fu, you've done a good job as fleet commander, and the brothers are training very well!"
Fu Xingping said with a smile, "Sir, we had a practical exercise with him before."
"Oh?" Wang Wenzhou asked, "Where?"
Fu Xingping replied, "Tianjin Port, you order the fleet to assist Dorgon in the attack."
What?! Wang Wenzhou was stunned. When did I order you to attack the Ming Dynasty?
"Who gave the order? When did I give this order?" Wang Wenzhou asked in surprise.
"Huh?" Fu Xingping licked his lips and said cautiously, "Madam Mu Yiyun said it was your order!"
"Pfft..." Wang Wenzhou almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Mu Yiyun, that little bitch, is too much of a jerk! I've never even slept with her, and she has the nerve to call herself Madam!
It turned out that when Wang Wenzhou left Dengzhou, he helped the Dengzhou Guard obtain silver. With the silver, the Dengzhou Guard reorganized its artillery battalion and manufactured a large number of cannons.
Mu Yiyun, acting on Wang Wenzhou's orders, smuggled grain to Liaodong. While on the way, he loaded newly manufactured cannons onto his ships in Dengzhou, thus fully arming his fleet.
That idiot Zhu Youjian was afraid the Tartars wouldn't know he wanted to pacify Liaodong. The Ming Dynasty deployed a large force on the Liaodong front, transferring almost all of its elite troops to the front.
Seeing this situation, Huang Taiji and Dorgon decided to stop their infighting. They discussed it and decided that instead of waiting for Zhu Youjian to attack them, they should attack first.
Dorgon then devised a plan to launch a surprise attack.
Wang Wenzhou's fleet, carrying the Qing's elite troops, landed directly at Tianjin Port. The plan was executed smoothly. At Tianjin Port, the fleet unleashed a barrage of artillery fire, and the Ming troops defending the port offered almost no resistance, allowing the Qing army to successfully land.
After that, Dorgon led his army and marched straight into Beijing.
Upon hearing this, Wang Wenzhou felt like crying. "It's over! Will the Ming Dynasty perish because of me?" he cried. "Brother Zhu, you must hold on! I'm coming to save you! Please don't do anything rash and hang yourself on Coal Hill!"
"Where is Mu Yiyun?" Wang Wenzhou asked coldly.
"My husband, I was thinking of you too!" Mu Yiyun ran to Wang Wenzhou with a smile and hugged him tightly.
"Slap!" Wang Wenzhou slapped Mu Yiyun across the face, cursing, "You've gone too far! All I did was not sleep with you! And you're trying to frame me like this? You're implicating me in disloyalty!"