Chapter 674: Red Meteor

"Enemy attack, enemy attack!" an Eastern Japanese soldier screamed in terror.

But his voice came to an abrupt halt; a cannonball flew straight toward him, the fiery red cannonball slamming violently into his head.

The immense force shattered his skull instantly, and his body slowly slumped over.

At the same time, incendiary shells fell like raindrops onto the Eastern Japanese warships docked on the sea surface.

For this offensive, the artillerymen were all using yellow gunpowder.

Under the immense power, the red incendiary shells pierced directly through the side hulls of the Eastern Japanese warships, like sharp knives stabbing into a body, tearing the interiors of the warships into a unrecognizable mess.

Some incendiary shells struck flammable materials, instantly igniting the Eastern Japanese warships.

Immediately, thick black smoke began to rise from many Eastern Japanese warships.

The sudden attack awakened the Eastern Japanese soldiers and officers who were sleeping inside the warships.

"Baka." An Eastern Japanese captain climbed onto the deck as incendiary shells flew continuously, tearing through the air.

An incendiary shell grazed past his ear; he could even feel the scorching temperature.

Facing the massive warships that were constantly attacking them, he cursed loudly.

Rushing toward the cabin door of the warship, he roared: "You damn bastards, hurry up and hoist the sails, row the oars, charge at those warships, and get the gunpowder barrels ready for me; we are going to perish together with them."

As his words fell, three incendiary shells pierced the hull of the warship one after another, and one of the incendiary shells struck exactly the gunpowder barrel at the bottom of the ship.

"Boom!" Following a massive roar, the Eastern Japanese warship turned into a giant fireball; wooden debris fell from the sky like scattered flowers, and severed limbs and arms stained the nearby sea red.

On the shore, Fengchen Xiu did not even have time to put on his clothes, rushing out of his bedroom in just his undergarments.

Looking toward the burning pier, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Like him, many Eastern Japanese living in the wine shops near the port were awakened by the sound of cannons at sea.

At this moment, the sky was growing brighter and the warships on the sea became clear; gazing at the warships arranged in a horizontal line with massive soft sails, Fengchen Xiu's complexion suddenly turned purple, "Yanzhou Warship!"

He said through gritted teeth.

Without a doubt, those were the warships of Dayan Wang.

Yesterday morning, he received orders from General Watanabe, and after preparing for a day, he intended to lead the fleet to Jinghai today.

But now, it was very clear that the Yanzhou fleet had beaten them to it and attacked them.

"General Fengchen, what should we do?" His Vice General hurried over, his face anxious.

In the naval battle, more than thirty warships had already sunk.

"Get the soldiers into the Fort and take out their warships!" Fengchen Xiu hated them to the extreme.

He was the most outstanding Navy general of the Eastern Japanese Fengchen family.

The plan to sneak attack Jinghai was formulated by him alone.

Originally, he was going to win honor for his family once again, but now everything was about to be destroyed.

Being sneak-attacked at the port,

and losing all his warships was a supreme humiliation for a Navy general.

Looking at the warships emitting thick smoke, the warships currently sinking, and the warships exploding because cannonballs ignited their gunpowder barrels, his heart felt as if it were being cut by a knife.

"Yes, General." The Vice General received his order and turned to leave.

Before long, some Eastern Japanese soldiers rushed toward the port one after another.

Inside the Fort, one cannon after another roared, and black cannonballs flew toward the sea.

Fengchen Xiu lifted his foot to head to the pier, but was pulled back by a Navy general, "General, it is too dangerous."

Breaking free from the Navy general, Fengchen Xiu raged: "My Navy does not need cowards; we shoulder the heavy responsibility of Eastern Japanese hegemony over Dongtu, and without the resolve to sacrifice, one is not fit to serve in the Eastern Japanese military."

"Yes, General." The Navy general looked ashamed and bowed deeply at a ninety-degree angle.

"Go, have our warships charge at the Yanzhou Warships, kill those damn Song People; even if only one warship remains, we cannot wait for death at the port." Fengchen Xiu shouted.

Immediately, he arrived at the pier, came before a cannon, and personally adjusted the position of the cannon to bombard the warships on the sea.

"Boom, boom, boom..." One black cannonball after another flew toward the Yanzhou Warships on the sea.

Some cannonballs fell into the sea, splashing up huge sprays of water.

Some cannonballs also struck the warships.

It was just that compared to the range of the naval cannons on the warships at sea, the range of their cannons on land was much shorter.

Many cannonballs could not hit the opposing warships at all, and even when cannonballs landed on the opponent's warships, they did not seem to cause much damage to the warships.

"Damn it!" Fengchen Xiu gritted his teeth and put away the telescope in his hand.

This had been bestowed upon him by General Watanabe not long ago.

The Eastern Japanese could not manufacture telescopes, and the only telescopes they had were those gifted to them by Westerners.

Only high-ranking generals and officials of the Shogunate were qualified to obtain them.

"Boom, boom, boom..." The attacks on the sea continued, and more and more Eastern Japanese warships began to emit thick smoke.

The sea was filled with the screams of Eastern Japanese soldiers.

Watching all this, Fengchen Xiu's eyes grew redder and redder.

In the eyes of the Eastern Japanese, Dayan had long since become the weakling of Dongtu.

Now, they had been sneak-attacked by a weakling; what a humiliation this was.

He would absolutely not accept it!