Chapter 602 Naval Battle
"What is that?"
Shortly after the Red Leaf Fleet discovered the Awaji Navy, the Awaji Navy also discovered the Red Leaf Fleet when the thick fog gradually dissipated.
"Does the Yuqiu family's naval army? Do you dare to go out to sea?" Ichizumi Tokawa, standing on the flagship of the Awaji naval army, put away his contemptuous expression, "This is the style of the Wu family."
"I actually came to investigate. Has my second brother's plan been discovered?" Yasuka Tomokazu frowned and thought for a moment, and ordered the Navy General Suga Tatsuya, who was under his command, "You bring people to fight, destroy this navy, and then go further north to block Urado Bay."
"What are the third brother doing to take care of those people? Don't they only have a dozen boats?" Ichizumi Tokawa turned around in confusion.
"We still have a large number of troop and grain ships behind us. It is better to send people to destroy them on the safe side." Anzawa Dongkashi replied, rolled up his sleeves and put them on the side of the ship to look at the north fleet, "And their ships are very strange... They should be the ships of the Southern Barbarians. I have never seen them fight, so don't be careless."
"Depending on the size, it should be three Anzhai ships and twelve Anzhai ships, no small morning ships and arson ships." Anzhai Shinkakura narrowed his eyes and looked at him for a moment, and whispered to his father.
"Nao Da, then you can take nine Yazai ships, thirty Shutdown ships, fifty little morning ships and ten arson ships, and go and destroy them." Yazai Tomoya smiled and ordered Sugata.
"Dian...Your Highness? So many?" Suga Tatsunaga seemed to have doubted that he had heard it wrong. This is nearly one-tenth of the Awaji Navy's troops.
"Never underestimate your opponent." Yasuka Tomoyao raised his hand and patted Suga Tatsunaga's shoulder. "Remember, the Miyo Family has been defeated step by step until today, and it is underestimated by the enemy."
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Unlike Yoshikazu Yoshikazu, Ida Yasuki doesn't have to worry about underestimating the enemy at all. Because at this moment, when the Red Leaf Fleet saw the coming Awaji Navy Army, everyone was in danger. Simply, half of the fleet's more than 500 iron gunners and more than 500 combat soldiers were veterans with landing warfare experience, and they were transferred to the army when the army was expanding its recruitment, so they would not be too panic.
"Sir, do you want to fight?" Abe Moto-chan is one of the few people in the fleet with experience in naval battles. He has followed Itan Yasuki to Europe since the Imakawa family. He is used to the storm and waves, and is not afraid of the enemy's attack at all.
"Forget it, their number is several times that of ours!" But Masashi Oyama did not have that courage. He was a recruit from Kinki. He was promoted to the position of deputy captain because of his excellent performance in sailor training. "Retreat the Urado Bay and hide in Urado Bay. They have no choice but to do anything to us."
"Get a break and retreat, but make plans to fight." Idan Katsuki patted the shoulders of both subordinates at the same time and whispered fiercely, "Although we have few people and most of them are new recruits, we are definitely not soft persimmons."
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Sugata Naga led nearly a hundred fleets to the north, gradually moving away from the team that was heading west. Looking at the dozen lonely ships in front of him, the contempt in his heart was still uncontrollable.
"How could such a little man need us to use the army?" Suga Tatsunaga still didn't understand Yasuzaki's decision. However, when he remembered Yasuzaki's instructions before leaving, he still stared at the movements of the Red Leaf Fleet with all his attention.
Make sure you don't underestimate the enemy.
When he noticed that the Red Leaf Fleet was raising its sails and was quickly turning around and leaving, he determined their intentions.
"It must be that you have to hide in Urado Bay like a turtle. But if they really hide in it, it will be difficult to solve it. The entrance to Urado Bay is too narrow and you can't get in at all." Suga Tatsunaga thought of this and immediately ordered all ships to head north at full speed, and must catch up with them before the Red Leaf Fleet escaped into Urado Bay.
However, after chasing for a while, Suga Tatsunaga found something wrong. The Nanba ships of the Red Leaf Fleet were flying fast one by one, and the distance between them and the Awaji Navy was getting bigger and bigger, and they were almost unable to catch up.
"It's bad, it's too late to continue like this." Suga Tatsuya frowned, and his hand holding the side of the ship gradually tightened, and gave an order, "Let each unit not maintain its formation. In addition to the arson ship, the small Zao Ship and the lighter Shutou Ship immediately chased after them, entangled them, and the main force followed up."
Shortly after the order was passed down layer by layer, the formation of the Awaji Navy slowly separated. The Xiaozai Ship and the Guan Ship began to leave the main army, leaving only the bulky Anzai Ship to chase after it. After the Xiaozai Ship and the Guan Ship no longer waited for the Anzai Ship, the speed was significantly faster, and the distance from the Red Leaf Fleet was gradually shortened.
But Suga Tatsunaga didn't know that the speed of the Red Leaf Fleet could have been faster than this.
"Sir, as you expected, the Awaji Water Army really divided its troops to pursue it!" After seeing the Awaji Water Army's formation, Abe was very excited to report to Itam Yasukiki.
"Okay, let them a little longer. When they get further away, we will change the formation." Idan Katsuki ordered to the flag manager confidently, "Take forward for a while, then a cruiser led six destroyers to the northeast, and another cruiser followed my flagship and took six destroyers to the northwest, scattering in an "inverted horoscope"!"
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Mikutaro is a small naval leader of the Miyoko Awaji Navy Army. At this moment, he is leading his troops to rush to the forefront of the entire army and chasing the Red Leaf Fleet. This lonely navy seems to have no courage to fight their powerful Awaji Navy Army at all. After a meeting, he fled in panic.
"Hehe, the more than 200 ships of the Nine Ghosts Navy will be fighting with us for a day, and they are all gone." Mikutaro looked at the Red Leaf Fleet that was gradually approaching by himself and laughed proudly, "These fifteen ships are not even used for a day, and a cup of tea is enough!"
"Oh, what's wrong? Are you panicking?" Mikutaro looked at the Red Leaf Fleet in front of him and suddenly slowly separated in an "inverted horoscope". One unit went northwest and the other went northeast. "I'm about to be caught up, and they are flying on their own when the disaster is coming?"
"Chasing, hurry up!" Encouraged by the great accompaniment, Mikutaro ordered the fleet to speed up further. Like him, the little Zaichuan and Guanchuan who were chasing the front accelerated and rushed straight to the buttocks of the Red Leaf Fleet.
However, at this moment, the sails of the Red Leaf Fleet suddenly expanded and their speed increased. Seeing that the Awaji Navy, who was about to touch the tail of the Red Leaf Fleet, was instantly thrown away.
After throwing away enough distance, the strokes of the "eight" began to turn on the sea with amazing flexibility and speed, and each turned outward. The sailor skillfully controlled the sails, leaving the fleet lined up in neat lines.
He fell down. The two fleets turned around and rushed over in a "right-shaped eight-character shape" and pointed directly at the formation of the Awaji Navy.
In order to pursue the Red Leaf Fleet, the Awaji Navy had already chased the sea and dispersed its formation. It was too late to gather at this moment. Mikutaro looked at the Red Leaf Fleet in front of him in a stunned state with his incomprehensible turn angle and speed.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, they are few in the end!" After a moment of panic, the experienced Mikutaro immediately turned around and ordered loudly, "Send the order, surround it, let all the boats surround them, kill them, there is nothing good..."
"Bang!"
Before he finished speaking, the roar of the cannon suddenly sounded from the front. Mikutaro hurriedly turned around and saw a cannon emitting smoke from the bow of a cruiser rushing in front of the Red Leaf Fleet. Before he could see his eyes away from the black hole, there was a violent collision sound and a "praise" sound of shattering wooden ships. Then there were voices and wails of helpless seeking help.
Mikutaro dazed to the left, only to find that the small Hayami boat that was sailing not far away from him had been pierced by artillery shells at this moment, and a huge hole was opened on the port side of the ship. The sea water kept pouring into the hull like a backflow. The small Hayami boat had slowly tilted over. Countless sailors and soldiers tried hard to grasp everything they could catch to avoid slipping down, and finally sank into the bottom of the water with the unlucky ship.
Before Mikutaro came to his senses, the cannon in front of him opened fire again. This time he failed to hit the target, but the splashes he raised almost overturned a small morning ship beside him. Mikutaro suddenly realized that his position was a little safer. Because he did not face the head gun of the big ship, it was not within his attack angle.
The sound of artillery continued to sound, the distance between the two armies was getting closer, and several Awaji Navy ships were hit. Mikutaro had calmed down at this moment and asked his subordinates to prepare all weapons - iron cannons, bows and arrows, and roasted bullets. At the current speed, his shutdown ship would soon pass by the big ship of the Red Leaf Fleet. At that time, it was time for him to counterattack.
However, just as the distance between the two sides continued to shrink and Mikutaro was ready to order an attack, a fire suddenly rose from the deck of the ship - an astonishing number of iron gunners were drawing guns and firing! The height of this ship was even higher than some of the Awaji Navy's Anzai ships, so those iron gunners could launch the first round of attacks condescendingly. Many unprepared sailors and soldiers were knocked down one after another, annoying Mikutaro.
"Why are there dozens of iron gunners hidden on it? Is Yuqiu's family so rich?" Mi Kyutaro roared angrily in his heart, "There are only so many iron gunners in a ship, how many of the entire fleet should be!"
"Preparation!" Mikutaro seized the opportunity and shouted in a lengthened tone when the two ships intersected sideways. The iron gunners of the Red Leaf Fleet had no time to load, and their attacks could achieve good results. However, Mikutaro's "hit" was stuck in his throat and could not be shouted out. Because he suddenly saw a window open on the side string of the ship - a black muzzle suddenly popped out inside.
Chapter completed!