Black Corporation: Joseon

Chapter 577

Episode 577 Go to war! Assault return ship (9) The

Ming naval forces lost their senses, and the Ming fleet became even more slow in its movement.

Without missing this moment, the front lines of the Joseon navy rushed in and began to bite.

The Joseon naval fleet, which had grown in size as the front lines of Gyeongsang Woosuyeong gathered together, formed a huge octagonal formation and began bombarding.

bang! Quack!

Each time the Joseon navy continued its fierce bombardment, Ming’s battle lines broke apart and collapsed.

As the Joseon navy began to attack, the Ming fleet became even more tangled.

“We must run away! “Retreat at full speed!”

“Anyway, the escape route is cut off! “I will fight to the death!”

The fronts that tried to run away until the end and the fronts that tried to fight with a desperate attitude were tangled up.

Among the tangled wires, a fierce war of words ensued between the captains.

“Don’t block my retreat! Now is the time to step aside and plan for the future!”

“The retreat route is already blocked! “The best way is to break through those Joseon fronts!”

“The difference in firepower is the same, but do you think that is possible?”

“Even if you run away, those Joseon pirates will catch you! “The best defense is offense!”

“When the Black Flame Dragon comes, everything will end!”

“So, isn’t that why we should break through before the Black Flame Dragon comes?”

“Stop talking nonsense and get out of the way! “Otherwise I’ll shoot you!”

“Running away from the enemy is a real punishment! Fight immediately!”

“Shoot it!”

Quack!

In the end, a fierce firefight broke out between those trying to flee and those trying to fight.

It was the moment when the Ming navy, which Emperor Seondeok had worked hard to raise for more than 10 years, collapsed into a ragtag group simply because there was no one to control the whole thing.

* * *

While the Ming Dynasty navy collapsed due to self-centered rebellion, the Joseon navy steadily reduced the enemies in front of it.

The scene of dozens of ships attacking enemy ships with artillery fire while maintaining a strict formation made not only the Ming Dynasty but also the Japanese who were just watching tremble in fear.

“Is this a naval battle?...”

The older samurai could not hide their fear as they watched the battle unfolding before their eyes.

The naval battles they have experienced so far have been hand-to-hand combat. The only difference between hand-to-hand combat on land was that it took place on ships at sea.

When encountering an enemy, fold the sails and sprinkle sand on the deck to prepare for enemy fire. The norm was to row the oars with all your might, charge at the enemy ship, and then engage in hand-to-hand combat by going back and forth between each other’s decks.

They engaged in hand-to-hand combat, glaring into the eyes of their opponents and receiving the deadly blows from their enemies with their whole bodies. Sometimes, even in situations where defeat is certain due to inferior strength, the game can be turned around with momentum alone in traditional hand-to-hand combat.

However, this was not the case in the naval battle where the Joseon and Ming battle lines are now visible.

It was a battle where artillery shells were fired from such a distance that one could not even recognize the opponent’s facial expressions, let alone their eyes.

In a battle like that, even a little damage would have greatly weakened our troops’ fighting spirit. This was something we had fully experienced in the last civil war. When damage began to occur from the Ouchi army’s artillery and gunfire visible in the distance, the soldiers’ morale immediately plummeted.

Of course, it was important to maintain the soldiers’ strong fighting spirit and spirit even during an artillery battle like this. However, it was different from maintaining fighting spirit and momentum in close combat. Never get excited and do your best at your job. This was the biggest difference in the battles between the Ming and Joseon Dynasty.

Of course, there were quite a few who insisted on spiritual victory until the end.

“But if we make sacrifices and engage in close combat, we will win! Give flesh and take bones! “That is samurai!”

The Joseon commanders who heard this story later commented with cynicism.

“That’s a good thing, but you’ll have to give up your bones to deal with us.”

However, those who were shouting for bushido were left speechless as Maeng Jin-ho passed by them.

Maeng Jin-ho, which sailed on its own without sails or oars, had a roof covered with large plates that appeared to be iron armor, surrounded the hull, and had a huge dragon’s head on its bow, was like a sea monster from legend.

“Captain Kang has some eccentricities, but they are not that severe.”

“That’s true. “Now that I think about it, the second Janggye must have arrived in Hanseong.”

The Gyeonggi investigator responded to the Hwanghae investigator’s words with a face full of curiosity.

“I’m really curious about Hanseong’s reaction when he hears the word Black Flame Dragon.”

“I agree.”

* * *

“Black Flame Dragon?”

Hyang, who received the detailed written instructions including the interrogation of the prisoners captured in the ‘West Sea Battle’, had a truly strange expression as soon as he saw the word ‘Black Flame Dragon’.

‘no! ‘Why is this here?’

Unlike Hyang, whose expression was difficult to describe, the reactions of the ministers who read the copies were quite favorable.

“It’s called the Black Flame Dragon... The Chinese have said it’s an exaggeration since ancient times, but it seems like they’re very mad.”

“Isn’t it rather good? It wasn’t us who put it on, it was them who put it on. Doesn’t that mean they are that scared?”

“I think it suits you quite well. “It has a jet-black body covered with bitumen from the roof to the bottom, and a dragon’s head on the bow.”

Eventually, the scent came and the conversation ended.

“We didn’t ask them to call us that, but they called us dragons and said they were scared, so we told them to call us dragons. However, since it has a name called ‘Charge Return’, it is prohibited to call it Black Flame Dragon.”

“I will do so.”

Even as I made that decision, I had different thoughts about the scent.

‘Isn’t this going to be called Black Flame Dragon Shock instead of Black Sun Shock?’

Meanwhile, the officer who was recording all these facts added.

-... In this way, the Eastern Palace forbade the use of the title ‘Black Flame Dragon’, and all the ministers followed suit.

The officer says:

The dragon is an auspicious animal. Therefore, its name or shape should not be used carelessly. If you do something wrong, you will end up becoming an object of shame.

As Donggung said, we did not come forward and call him a dragon, but they called him a dragon, so the shame is theirs.

But this is a big deal. The term ‘black flame dragon’ is too familiar.

* * *

By the time the main camp of the Joseon navy arrived at Cheongseong, Cheongseong was already in chaos.

“The Joseon navy has blocked the port!”

“Run to land!”

There were only 10 sea emergency ships. It was impossible to blockade the port with that much water.

However, the Ming navy had already lost their senses and ran the ship aground on the shore and fled to land.

“These guys stand still!”

“Catch them all!”

“Collect artillery and gunpowder shells from the stranded front lines!”

“Reinforce the battery with the collected shells!”

The commanders of the units in charge of the defense of the military port captured the fleeing sailors and collected artillery and gunpowder from the stranded front lines to strengthen the batteries.

He then instructed the captured sailors to operate the reinforced battery.

However, as soon as Maeng Jin-ho appeared, the sailors who had been placed in that way began to escape.

“The Black Flame Dragon came all the way here! “Run away!”

As the frightened sailors began to escape, even the soldiers already in the battery began to flinch.

In the end, Wang Ho-myeong, the general in charge of the defense of the military port, gave an order.

“Catch all the escaping creatures, shackle them and tie them to the canvas!”