Chapter 711

Episode 711: Second Battle of the Yellow Sea (9)

As the Two-Headed Flame Dragons were destroyed, the situation for the Ming Dynasty navy took a turn for the worst.

“Even the Qin Dynasty has been destroyed! What should we do now, Captain?”

“Ah...”

“Captain!”

The captain shouted hysterically at his subordinate’s almost screaming call.

“Bring Zhanjang here right now!”

“But the order...”

“What does it matter if the person who gave the order went to the Dragon Palace! “Bring her here now!”

“Yes old!”

At the captain’s shout, the subordinate went straight down. The captain gritted his teeth as he looked at his subordinates who were still confused and confused.

“You look like a defeated soldier without even fighting properly! Damn it! Damn you bastards!”

The captain was swearing while looking at the place where the two-headed flame dragons had sunk – where a few floating objects and struggling allies were located.

* * *

“Come out! “The situation is urgent!”

Jinwi, who was sitting cross-legged with his eyes closed, opened his eyes and asked at the sound of the soldier’s urgent voice.

“How many Two-Headed Flame Dragons sank?”

“It is annihilation!”

“this!”

Jinwi jumped up from his seat with an urgent cry and quickly ran up to the bridge.

* * *

“Captain! “The situation is!”

In response to Jinwi’s urgent question, the captain raised his hand and pointed to one side.

Jinyu looked at the direction the captain was pointing and sighed with a disappointed expression on his face.

“Oh my...”

In the direction pointed by the captain, the Empire’s challenger-class front lines were advancing confidently, led by assault return ships.

“Our troops...”

Jinwi, who was observing the situation of the allies around him, was at a loss for words.

The Ming naval forces, who saw that all the two-headed dragons that proudly jumped out of the water sank, were in a state of panic and did not know what to do.

Jinyu, who saw that, smiled bitterly and muttered.

“It would have been better if we had just run away...”

The major commanders had boarded King Jeongjo along with Deung Su-rin. As the chastity subsided, there were no commanders to command the sub-fleets.

With the commanders disappearing, the Ming Dynasty fleet was left in a state of confusion, not knowing what to do. Of course, there were captains at the front lines who commanded them. However, if the captain moved the ship as he pleased, he would be beheaded according to military discipline.

This was Deng Su-lin’s work.

* * *

In the previous war, Deng Shu-lin, who had seen countless friendly front lines where the enemy would flee even if the slightest disadvantage was in their hands, and who was uneasy about the quality of the newly rebuilt navy, strictly applied military discipline.

-If there is no order from the fleet commander, you will remain in that position even if you die!

Afterwards, when several captains violated the above orders during a training exercise to subdue pirates, Teng Su-lin mercilessly beheaded the captains in question.

Afterwards, the captains of the fleets trained by Deng Su-lin became accustomed to maintaining their positions even when the commander was absent.

Because of that, I was still confused, not knowing what to do.

* * *

After checking the situation, Jinwi gave an order to the captain in a calm voice.

“Hang the captain’s command flag and signal flag. The content of the signal is mountain (散) and retreat (退).”

“All right.”

Soon, a command flag was hung on the mast of the front line where Jinwi was riding, and a signal flag containing an order to spread out and retreat was fluttering.

As soon as they saw that signal, the ships of the 100 ships turned their bows as if they had been waiting.

Jinyu, who was watching this, looked back at the captain.

“I feel sorry for you, but you will have to suffer with me.”

They were the ones who raised the white flag as soon as they were caught up by the Inland Sea Fleet’s assault ships and challenger-class ships.

The Inland Sea Fleet arrived at its home port near sunset and began sorting the captured Ming prisoners according to rank.

High-ranking officers identified during the classification process were led to separately provided quarters.

“huh? you?”

Jinwi, who was entering the dormitory under the guidance of an imperial soldier, heard a voice that recognized him and turned his head to find the owner of the voice.

Jinwi, who confirmed the owner of the voice, approached him with a bright face.

“Admiral! Are you safe?”

The owner of the voice was the fleet commander, Teng Su-lin.

When King Jeongjo was sinking, Deng Shu-rin jumped into the sea and took off his armor to survive. Thanks to this, his life was saved, but due to the extreme drop in body temperature, he was covered in a blanket with a pale complexion.

Although he was covered in a blanket with a pale complexion, Teng Su-lin’s eyes were burning with anger.

“Why are you wearing armor?”

“yes?”

“You surrendered?”

“....”

When Qin Yue couldn’t answer right away, Deng Su-lin shouted.

“Yes you bastard! Are you saying that the general of the Daeming Dynasty’s navy surrendered? Seeing as there isn’t a single wound, it’s clear that he didn’t fight properly! “I lost this time because of people like you!”

“Admiral, you misunderstand!”

“What a misunderstanding!”

Deng Su-lin criticized Jin Yu, almost like a curse. At some point, Jinyu gave up making excuses and kept quiet. He realized why Deng Su-lin was blaming him.

‘You’re trying to use me as a scapegoat!’

It was certain that if the war ended and the Ming Dynasty returned, Emperor Gyeongtae would be held responsible. Deng Su-lin chose Jin Yu as the scapegoat to save himself.

In reality, Deng Su-lin did not hide his intention.

“When I see His Majesty the Emperor later, I will confess your sins and ask for punishment! “You are a disgrace to the navy!”

“....”

Seeing not only Teng Shulin but the other surviving commanders glaring at him with similar expressions, Qin Yu quietly came out.

Jinwi, who came out to the yard attached to the building that housed the captured Ming commander, sighed as he looked at the moon in the sky.

“Ha~. What should I do....”

Jinwi, whose future became bleak, continued to sigh in a frustrated chest.

No, Jinwi also knew the answer.

“It would be okay if you completely surrendered to the empire...”

If you completely surrendered to the empire, you would be able to secure your own safety. However, the problem was his family remaining in the Ming.

The moment he was branded a traitor, it was certain that his family would immediately fall into the abyss.

“Whoa~.”

In a situation where he couldn’t easily figure out what to do, Jinyu could only continue to sigh.

* * *

Meanwhile, An Hui, admiral of the Inland Sea Fleet, who received reports of the conflict between Jin Yu and Deng Shulin through the guards, smiled in remorse.

“Is that so?”

In this battle, the abilities shown by Jinwi and the captain of the ship he was on were quite outstanding.

After the last war, the skills of the famous naval forces were quite superior even to the imperial navy, which had evaluated them as being a level below them.

“If possible, think about appeasement.”

“If you are a leader, your loyalty will be quite strong.”

“Still try your best.”

While he was struggling with Jo Jin-woong’s orders, Deng Su-lin persecuted Jin Yu, and the report that Jin Yu was worried was like a rain in a drought.

“Hmm...”

An Hui, who was diligently calculating in his mind, gave an order to his subordinate officer.

“If we move right now, nothing will work. Leave it alone for now. “If you wait a little longer, it will calm down on its own.”

“All right.”

An Hui, who gave orders to his subordinate officers, began to write a report to be submitted to Cho Jin-woong.

And the situation went as Anhui expected.