"Miss, there are a total of 1,243 heads nailed to the mountain wall, and a total of 1,125 heads found on the beach. There are not as many as the 5,000 that He Bugui said." Qian Ren
Feeling sick, Wu Wei stepped forward and said.
Zhang Yuewan waved her hand: "There are five thousand naval forces stationed in Dongbo on Chongming Island. With some logistics personnel, the number can only be more than five thousand. As for the rest of the corpses, they were either burned beyond recognition or buried in the sea.
He Bugui was able to make these prisoners and corpses look like this, so naturally the remaining Japanese soldiers were not much better."
Sighing, Zhang Yuewan had doubts in her heart. Although He Bugui had a deep hatred for Dongbo, he came from an orthodox military family and should have the qualities that a soldier should have. Killing them all was naturally necessary, but like this
How could a young boy use such a cruel method? Could it be that this person, like Dugu and others, had the desire to kill completely immersed in his bones? But that time the two met, although there was no language.
However, Zhang Yuewan believed that he was not such a person. What was going on?
"Have you found any trace of He Bugui's navy?" Zhang Yuewan turned around and asked.
"No." Wu Wei said in a deep voice: "Because Miss, you asked us to hide our traces as much as possible, so we did not expand the scope of the investigation. And it is getting late now, so there is no news."
Zhang Yuewan nodded: "Since they are planning to attack Inozu Ichiro's navy, they will not let us find out so easily. Well, now all return to the ship, and the army is divided into four teams to hide. Without my order,
No unauthorized movements are allowed." The main formation of the Huai River Navy is still ten miles away at sea. Zhang Yuewan came ashore to investigate the situation, but he only brought less than 500 soldiers with him. However, this also confirmed Zhang Yuewan's guess that He Bugui had indeed already
Entered the East China Sea and gave a surprise to his old enemy Kato Taka. If what he expected was correct, He Bugui's navy must be hiding among the small islands dotted around Chongming Island, and he might still be there by then.
Give him a helping hand.
The arrival of the Dongwa Navy was a full day later than Zhang Yuewan expected. On the morning of the third day after Zhang Yuewan arrived at Chongming Island, which was also the fifth day of the He Bugui Battle of Chongming, the huge figure of the Dongwa Navy appeared.
Appeared on the sea level. It was obvious that Inozuma Ichiro valued He Bugui's matter very much, so he mobilized at least 80 warships and more than 30,000 naval forces. For a while, the sea level was like a forest of sails and masts.
Like clouds, they are like a torrent, as if even the Great Steel Wall in front of them will be crushed by it. Coupled with the logistics transport ships, no wonder it takes so long to mobilize.
If the Dongwa fleet has not appeared by the afternoon, Zhang Yuewan is ready to slip away. After all, although Inozuma Ichiro is not a famous general, he still has a few brushes to be entrusted with important tasks by Kato Taka. Although Zhang Yuewan is willing to practice
, but not crazy enough to do it knowingly that it cannot be done. But since Dongbo's fleet has appeared, Zhang Yuewan doesn't mind grabbing a fortune here. After secretly calculating, the total strength of Dongbo's navy is at
There are about 40,000, including more than 30,000 combatants, but definitely not more than 35,000. As for our own side, He Bugui should have 10,000 naval troops, and our own side has 20,000 soldiers. Excluding those killed in battle and those not in combat
The personnel and strength should be between 23,000 and 25,000. If arranged properly, a battle is not impossible.
It is already morning, and the sea is cloudless. Standing on the tall mast, you can have a panoramic view of the land within ten miles. With the help of a monocular telescope, you can even extend your sight to a range of twenty miles. But fortunately
There are many small islands dotted around Chongming Island, which somewhat blocks the sight of the Eastern Japanese Navy. Zhang Yuewan is now hiding behind a small island, carefully observing the Eastern Japanese Navy with the monocular telescope in his hand.
situation.
The speed of the Towa warships is not very fast, but their defense is still tight. This is not a war zone, and Towa also has a strength advantage, but they are so cautious. It is obvious that this is not the arrogant Kato Taka.
Leading troops is very similar to the style of Zhuzhao Ichiro who was frightened by Zhang Yuewan once. Since there are many small islands near Chongming Island, when the Japanese navy passes these small islands, they will first patrol the islands with small boats.
.The sea is different from the ground. Although it seems vast and boundless, their routes are actually quite fixed, because no one knows what is going on under the sea. Therefore, even the most experienced sailors in the sea, if they are not
They are absolutely unwilling to take risks on unfamiliar routes unless they have to.
The Dongwa fleet slowly approached Chongming Island with caution. However, when they passed a small island called Zhaoxia Island before Chongming Island, a sudden change occurred. At the end of the island facing the sea
Countless boulders the size of millstones suddenly flew out from the steep cliff. Although the accuracy of these boulders was not very high, due to their large number, they easily hit five or six warships approaching the island.
The force of the falling rock was so great that once it hit the deck, there was a hole with a radius of more than one meter. The two unlucky Japanese warships were annihilated by the falling rock before they could recover.
The sailors on the ship had all sunk into the sea before they even had time to jump off the ship. The situation of the remaining three or four warships was not ideal either. Under the sudden attack from the opponent, their maneuverability was greatly reduced. Together with them,
The ships behind also became a little confused because of their sudden stop. The ambush on the cliff was obviously not just prepared for this. After the rockfall, there were rockets in the sky. Although the decks and sails of Dongbo were passing by
Even though they were fire-proofed, they were still in a panic under the intense rocket attacks from the opponent. In the panic, another warship sank into the sea.
However, Dongbo is the only maritime power in the East China Sea that deals with the sea all day long. Although they were attacked, they did not panic. The five warships immediately turned around and protected the rearmost transport ship in the middle.
The remaining ships immediately evacuated and separated, and then surrounded Zhaoxia Island. Based on the scale of the rockfall and trebuchet just now, there should be about three thousand Qingfeng soldiers on the island, otherwise it would be impossible to have such a huge momentum. But He Bu
The total strength of Gui's navy is only 10,000. If this is really the case, then it means that he has deployed nearly half of his troops on the island. Could it be that He Bugui still wants to have a showdown with Dongbo on the island?
?Zhang Yuewan thought curiously. Although everyone has given up their own advantages, Dongbo has the advantage in military strength after all. He Bugui should not be like this, right? But no matter what, Dongbo has at least two thousand soldiers.
From the battleship, we passed through the small boat to reach Asaka Island, while the Japanese navy on board was still descending into the small boat in a steady stream.
In the sea, the formation of islands is generally divided into three situations. The first type is large islands with a radius of thousands or even tens of thousands of square kilometers like Chongming Island. Such islands should have been part of the land before, but due to some geological reasons
, eventually forming a small landmass on the sea. This kind of island is generally larger in area and more complex in landforms. Most of them are the naval bases of big countries. The second type is coral islands. These islands are formed by the accumulation of coral polyp corpses. Coral islands
Most of them are small in area, and the altitude generally does not exceed ten meters. They can only be used as temporary repair places for ship failures. The third type is volcanic islands like Asaka Island, which are formed by the eruption of submarine volcanoes. Therefore,
The area is slightly larger than the coral island, and the altitude is much higher. Just like the current Zhaoxia Island, although the area is less than half a square kilometer, the highest peak is more than 60 meters. The island is surrounded by steep cliffs except due east.
, the remaining three sides are all beaches. Of course, the places near the mountain peaks are still relatively steep.
The defenders on the island obviously paid more attention to the abandoning ship landing of the Touwa Navy. The rockfall on the cliff basically stopped, and all the rocks were aimed at the Touwa soldiers who were preparing to climb the mountain and attack. The preparations of the Qingfeng soldiers
Obviously, it was sufficient. As soon as the Japanese soldiers stepped onto the beach, many soldiers were stabbed by the traps prepared by Qingfeng soldiers before they took a few steps. And when they reached the foot of the mountain and prepared to climb the mountain,
Countless stones began to roll down from the mountain again. Although the lush trees on the mountain somewhat reduced the force of the falling stones, if the stones fell from the cliffs tens of meters high, they would be killed or disabled once they hit. Dongwo
Although the soldiers had no experience in mountain combat, their stature, which was only slightly taller than the golden flower monkeys, still helped them a lot. At least this made it easier for them to hide behind the trees and climb up. The defenders above did not know
For some reason, the falling rocks turned out to be sparse. The Japanese soldiers were naturally overjoyed, and they desperately climbed up.
Holding the monocular telescope tightly, Zhang Yuewan was puzzled. Due to long-term rain erosion and wind and sun exposure, the rocks on the top of Zhaoxia Island have been weathered and broken. If you kick it a little harder, there will be rocks from it.
Rolling down from the top of the mountain, why are their fallen rocks now so sparse? This should not be due to lack of rocks.
Zhang Yuewan, who was hiding behind the island, was very confused, and the Dongwa commander on the sea was also a little puzzled. Seeing that the Dongwa soldiers had climbed halfway up the mountain, and the number of soldiers who had gone up to Zhaoxia Island had exceeded 5,000,
But there was still no movement on the island. The two of them couldn't understand even more. He Bugui, what kind of medicine was sold in the pot?
No one understood what was going on, but He Bugui understood in his heart that he was leading the remaining 8,000 navy troops under his command to hide behind an island, quietly waiting for news from Zhaoxia Island.
In the Battle of Chongming Island, although the five thousand garrisoned Japanese naval forces were lured and annihilated on the beach by a trick, the fighting power of the Japanese soldiers was indeed very powerful. For this, He Bugui paid the price of two thousand soldiers.
With only more than 30 warships and less than 10,000 troops left, he does not think that he has the ability to compete head-on with the Dongwa Navy now, but He Bugui still wants to take a gamble, at least he wants to let
Dong Wo let the world know that there is no coward among the descendants of the He family.
Although his face seemed calm, He Bugui was still a little worried in his heart. Dongbo now had more than 70 warships alone. Even if his own 30 warships rushed up, they were no match at all. However, Po
He still had the strength to fight. And it was still unknown whether his move would be successful or not. At this moment, a deafening explosion suddenly came from Zhaoxia Island, and He Bugui's expression was one of confusion.
Zhen, raised the steel fork in his hand, and immediately shouted: "Brothers, let's go!"
When he remembered the explosion, the Dongwa coach secretly screamed something bad. He had no idea that the other party had placed so many explosives on the top of the mountain, and the rocks on the top of the mountain had been severely weathered.
The explosion exploded. Such a violent explosion might even flatten the entire mountain top. Naturally, the Qingfeng soldiers on the top of the mountain would not be spared, but the five thousand Japanese soldiers who were attacking from their backs would also not be able to escape. You know what?
He killed 3,000 enemies and suffered 800 losses himself, but the Dongwa commander had no idea that He Bugui was willing to let thousands of his soldiers die with him in order to kill 5,000 of his soldiers.
Accompanied by the violent explosion on the top of the mountain, countless stones rolled down from the top of the mountain like a landslide. Some stones at the center of the explosion even shot onto the Japanese warship near Asaka Island, smashing the deck and sails out.
There were many large and small holes. The situation of the Eastern Japanese warships was much better, but the soldiers who were attacking from behind were in misery. Countless boulders rolled down, and they were smashed into pieces before they even had time to escape.
Meat sauce. No one knows how many explosives He Bugui has piled on the top of the mountain. Even the soldiers who are still on the beach are completely covered by the attack range of the gravel. Even Zhang Yuewan, who is more than ten miles away, is
I felt some shaking on the deck.
However, at this time, the Dongwa commander no longer had the energy to care about the soldiers on Zhaoxia Island, because He Bugui had already led more than thirty warships into three teams and pounced on the Dongwa warship with murderous intent. The one at the front
On top of a battleship, a bare-chested, sturdy young man with short hair and a purple face stood proudly on the bow of the ship holding a three-edged steel fork. Facing the howling sea wind and riding the bumpy waves, the young man actually remained motionless. Although he was still far away
Although they were at least five miles away, the Dongwa navy still felt the vigorous fighting spirit in the opponent.
In fact, the number of troops He Bugui deployed on Zhaoxia Island was not as large as expected, and there were only less than a hundred people. As for the huge rocks, He Bugui had prepared a simple trebuchet made of trees in advance. The beach
The same goes for the trap on the mountain and the opponent's boulder and gunpowder on the top of the mountain. He Bugui never thought of confronting the opponent on Zhaoxia Island from the beginning, but there was no harm in setting up such a trap.