"General, the Chaiwei was in a semi-sunken state after being attacked by the enemy. Most of its attached combat battalions were severely damaged and lost their combat effectiveness."
Kudo Nao was confused and asked quickly: "Where are the other generals in Xilong Island?"
As for Shibao Yu, without Shibao's number, he is just an unknown soldier among thousands of people.
"The other ships are safe and sound and are making a roundabout way to continue approaching us."
Kudo Naoto breathed a sigh of relief, "Let them speed up. We..."
We can't stand it anymore.
Of course, he didn't say this out loud, but everyone saw it.
I don’t know why the East China Sea Barrier went crazy today, but they kept killing them as if they were desperate.
Without the bamboo rafts and wooden rafts on Xilong Island blocking the way, many ships from both sides were already in close contact.
From time to time, bone-chilling collisions and keel groans can be heard on the vast sea.
However, the strength difference was too great, and the Japanese pirate ships could not defeat each other, so they had to retreat step by step.
If the east wind had not happened to blow at this time, it is estimated that many of their war battalions would have been shipwrecked and perished.
"General," the deputy general ran over with an anxious look on his face, "We can't retreat any longer."
Such a large southern island, not only the west coast but also the north coast has half of the island under the fireball attack of the East China Sea Barrier.
If we retreat further, the ship will be saved, but the food on the island will be destroyed.
The deputy general pointed hastily to the east: "The east wind is blowing now, which is good for us. With the reinforcements from Dongjing Island, we have the strength to fight."
Kudo Naoto was hesitating when a blur suddenly appeared in the corner of his eye.
Everyone on the command ship couldn't help but turn their heads and look north.
Three brilliant fireworks exploded high on the distant sea.
After a long while, three faint explosions came over.
"Is it our Cloud-Piercing Arrow?"
A messenger has already calculated quickly, "Return to General, this is our urgent request for help. Judging from the distance, it should come from Xilong Island!"
"How is that possible?" A bunch of people almost jumped up.
"All the ships of the East China Sea Barrier are already here. Who is still capable of attacking Xilong Island?"
As soon as these words were said, everyone immediately thought of a name: Baekje!
"It can't be Baekje." A general shook his head vigorously.
"More than two years ago, we had sent all their broken fishing boats and shipyards to the bottom of the sea. Now the Baekje people have no other boats except wooden rafts."
It is simply impossible to use some rafts to bypass the huge Yuanning Mountains and attack Xilong Island.
Kudo Naoto who was far to the south all saw the fireworks on Xilong Island, and the generals who came from Xilong Island were no exception.
For a moment, their bodies were all numb.
"Slow down, slow down. Wait for General Kudo's orders."
Kudo Naoto here hesitated for less than half a second and immediately issued an order, "Everyone counterattack! At the same time, order the ships on Xilong Island to go straight south and cut off the East China Sea barrier in the middle."
"General!" Someone rushed over in shock, "You must not do this."
However, Kudo Naoto ignored him and glared at the messenger, "Go and deliver the order immediately."
Now Xilong Island has sent an emergency signal for help, but the distance is too far. Even if we rush back, there will probably only be an abandoned island left.
Therefore, the Nanli Island in front of us must not suffer any more losses.
"Yes!" Xiaobing hurried away.
The flag message was quickly transmitted to all ships, and the ships on Xilong Island changed directions and rushed towards the Yulong Fleet again.
When the reinforcements from Dongjing Island saw the signal for help from Xilong Island, the generals couldn't help but slow down and looked back hesitantly.
All the warships of the East China Sea Barrier are already here, but Xilong Island was still stolen. What about their Dongjing Island?
East China Sea Barrier, Protector of the Country.
Ha ha!
"Which bastard is in command?"
Lu Fuhai was worried that the enemies in front of him kept retreating. Now he saw that they finally stopped and even showed signs of counterattack, and he couldn't help but burst into laughter.
Warships are huge, not vehicles on land, nor tiny humans. It is impossible for them to stop and then immediately attack in the opposite direction.
Although the east wind was blowing at this time, as long as the enemy dared to stop, he would be in an absolutely disadvantageous position.
The correct method should be to change the front army into the rear army and retreat eastward. The rear army should change into the front army, accelerate and then attack westward.
Lu Fuhai made a prompt decision.
He pulled out his sword and raised it high, "Give me my order and crush them all!"
Hua Hua Hua.
Flags waved.
The ships in the East China Sea Barrier quickly received the signal. For a moment, even the crossbows and trebuchets seemed to have stopped, and all the ships rushed eastward at full speed as if they were on a string.
The generals of the Japanese pirate ships couldn't help but be horrified: "Shoot the arrows, shoot the arrows quickly! Stop them!"
However, the sharpest weapon at this time is the ramming angle of the ship's bow. No matter how many or how big the crossbow arrows are, they have become toothpicks. They may hurt the enemy, but they cannot stop the opponent's attack at all.
When Kudo Naoto at the rear saw this scene, he immediately reacted and his heart suddenly jumped, "Where is General Ukawa? You take command."
Ukawa Taishi's face turned gloomy.
In the previous battle on Xilong Island, Naoto Kudo fought with great vigor.
This time, he took over his command as soon as he came over. After a lot of fighting, he finally realized that he didn't know much about naval warfare, so he quickly pulled Ukawa Taishi out again.
The general is really incompetent and the entire army is exhausted.
He cursed a few words secretly in his heart and quickly ordered.
"The thirty warships in the front fought sideways and blocked the enemy with their hulls. The second batch of fifty warships moved closer and continued to block the road. The other ships..."
"General," Ukawa Taishi hurriedly turned to look at Kudo Naoto, "Our number of battleships is insufficient. If we continue to fight, it will be a big defeat. Leaving immediately will be a small defeat. What do you think?"
Kudo Naoto looked around, his forehead twitching.
There were not many eighty cannon fodder ships. Ishikawa Taki who attacked Jinlongtan in the middle destroyed several eighty ships.
However, if these eighty ships are missing, even if the ships from Dongjing Island come to supplement them, their number of warships will only be the same as that of the East China Sea Barrier.
The next attack was exactly what Ukawa Taishi said, with heavy casualties and a huge defeat.
But if we retreat now, the crops on Nanli Island...
boom!
While Kudo Naoto was hesitating, a shocking crash sounded in front of him.
Ukawa Taishi's order was issued promptly, but different orders were sent to the front, leaving the commanders at a loss as to what to do.
Some generals carried out Kudo Naoto's previous counterattack orders, while others carried out Ukawa Taishi's later news.
In an instant, the nearly a hundred warships in front were in chaos, and they all seemed to be swaying this way and that.
Fortunately, the distance between each ship was very large, otherwise they would have sunk the friendly ship next door before the East China Sea Barrier could come over.
"Back off!"
As soon as Kudo Naoto saw the messy situation in front of him, he knew that the situation was not good, and quickly signaled to Ukawa Taishi to order a retreat.
The enemy is retreating!
The generals of the East China Sea Barrier were so anxious when they saw it that they wished they could add more oars to the side of the ship and ran over to help speed up the ship.
"Where's my heavy crossbow? Immediately attack the enemies in the rear and destroy their sails! Don't let these bastards escape."
"yes!"
The heavy crossbow on the deck moved again, hurriedly aimed at its target, and fired the crossbow arrows.