Just as I was thinking about it, another piece of information soon came through.
Ren Ning read it carefully and handed it to Lei Er next to him.
Depend on!
Lei Er just took a look, and suddenly he was so excited that he punched the machete in his arms, "Li Hebai and the others can do it."
"Indeed." Ren Ning smiled and nodded in agreement.
The three newborn calves, with a small fleet in hand, not only delayed Ukawa Taishi for more than three days, but even forced Haruta and three other fleets to surrender.
It really exceeded everyone's expectations.
It is a pity that Springfield and others are just a small fleet used to charge into battle, and their surrender cannot shake the foundation of too many Japanese pirates.
But as the saying goes, if there is one, there must be two; if the people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to lead the team.
As long as this is properly publicized, it will definitely be of great use.
At least in the future, when the Japanese generals mobilize their troops, they will have to take a few more glances at the loyalty of their subordinates.
Just as he was thinking about it, Lei Er said, "General, Ukawa Taishi is coming back soon. What should we do now?"
"What should we do?" Ren Ning smiled, "Just proceed as planned."
As he spoke, he raised his head and looked towards the intersection of the Yuanning Mountains.
"Now it is not us who determine the outcome of the victory, but Wu Siyuan's side."
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maritime.
Hua Hua Hua.
Accompanied by the fierce and messy sound of oar pulling, a huge fleet rushed eastward.
The Western Expedition.
Ukawa Taishi, some military advisers and personal guards stood at the bow of the ship, looking at the sea of fire on the shore from a distance, their brows could kill mosquitoes.
The intelligence sent by the spies previously described the fire as very serious.
Now when they saw it with their own eyes, they discovered that the fire on the shore was more deadly than what was described in the intelligence.
What kind of shipbuilding base or factory is burning here? The Xingluo people clearly want to burn everything on the shore.
Ukawa Taishi became more and more anxious as he watched, "Send orders to all ships to increase the strength of the sailors and get to the shore as soon as possible, and at the same time, all officers and men should be prepared for battle."
"Yes!" the ordering soldiers roared in response and hurriedly left.
It's a pity that the horse is running to death while looking at the river, and the boat is rowing to death at the bank.
Although the speed of the boat has increased, it is still far away from the shore in a short while.
Hold.
Some people were so impatient that they couldn't help but yell, "What kind of bad wind does this thief have?"
Including Ukawa Taishi, everyone on the bow couldn't help but look up at the weathercock on the mainmast.
I saw that little flag fluttering here and there, back and forth, always unpredictable.
well.
A series of sighs sounded.
If the wind direction is unstable, the sail cannot be raised. The number of oar positions in the cabin is limited, so it is really difficult to increase the speed of the boat by relying on manpower alone.
The group of people could only watch the fire on the shore continue to lick everything around. Although they had already greeted all the eighteen generations of Starfall Legion ancestors, they could not do anything.
After walking until sunset, the fleet was able to approach the south coast.
"General, good news." A soldier came over with surprise and joy, "The front army is almost approaching the shallow water area, but there is almost no obstruction."
"There are no anti-landing piles or reefs in the water?" one of the guards was confused.
"There are some near the dock, but not many. Except for the first few boats that broke the bottom of the boat, the other boats caused almost no damage. As for the shallow water area outside the dock, except for some driftwood, there are no obstacles.
No."
"Really or not?" The little guard was a little confused, "Does the Xingluo people think we won't come back?"
snort.
Ukawa Daishi snorted coldly.
"What's so strange."
"There was such a big fire on the shore and it lasted for such a long time. It is said that the people from Xingxingluo came to attack us with almost all kerosene. They wanted to do something in the water to stop us, but unfortunately they didn't have the ability or the ability to do so.
That tool."
"So that's it." The little guard suddenly realized, "Congratulations, General."
Ukawa Taishi ignored his flattery and quickly pulled out his sword.
"After the order is given, the dock will be docked directly, pontoons will be laid in other places, and everyone will land to put out the fire. There must be no mistakes."
The flag message spread quickly.
Wow.
The trebuchets and ballistas on the deck and in the cabin were already prepared, loading the ammunition and twisting the strings, and they were all aimed at the shore.
As long as the Starfall soldiers appear, they will be ready to make a big splash.
Others quickly lowered their boats and rafts.
Before the boat could stop, someone had already jumped into the sea with a bang, and then emerged and quickly assembled the pontoon.
Not long after, long floating bridges floated on the sea.
The soldier at the head carried a large shield, while the people behind carried weapons and buckets, and ran towards the shore.
"Aim the heavy crossbow!"
Seeing that the enemy was about to set foot on the ground, a roar finally sounded from the shore, "Let go!"
call!
A sharp howl sounded.
Suddenly, several long and thick crossbow arrows shot out from the raging fire like lightning. With a bang, they hit the shield soldiers at the front heavily.
flutter!
The thick shield was like a paper lake and was shot through in an instant. The shield soldiers behind him were shot to death by an arrow before they even had time to scream.
The heavy crossbow kept firing and shot through several Japanese pirate soldiers before diving into the water with a splash, causing water splashes all over the sky.
Without the shield blocking the front, the soldiers behind were suddenly in chaos.
Before they could recover, countless sharp arrows were fired at them.
In the blink of an eye, the number of people on the pontoon was reduced by half.
"What are the trebuchets on the battleship waiting for?" a general yelled angrily, "If you can't see where the enemy is, let's all hit the end of the pontoon. Everyone within a radius of twenty feet will be hit by my general."
The trebuchet operators were immediately overjoyed.
Most of them were novices, and they had no aiming skills at all. They were worried that the striker would designate the exact target for them to attack.
Now that I'm here, it's free.
Hoo ho ho.
The trebuchets were launched one after another.
Countless stones flew towards the shore one after another, and in the blink of an eye they fell into the raging fire like flowers, and there was no more sound.
Did you hit it?
All the aiming hands could not help but prick up their ears.
However, apart from the shouting and killing on the water and the bursting of fire on the shore, nothing else was heard.
"One more round."
Anyway, during the previous confrontation with Li Hebai and the others, these ships stayed behind, and the stone bombs on the ships were almost never used.
If you don't use it, you won't use it.
"Keep your eyes open for me to keep a close eye on you. If there is a heavy crossbow shooting from any pontoon bridge, hit the end of it."
"Yes!" the soldiers roared and hurriedly loaded the trebuchet.
"Up, up, up." The generals on the water urged, waving their weapons, "No one is allowed to stop! There are not many enemies on the shore, and there are even fewer heavy crossbows. As long as we get ashore, victory will be ours."
The Japanese soldiers had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue moving forward.
Fortunately, the generals behind seemed to have guessed it right this time.
There were really not many enemies on the shore, and it took time to wind up and activate the heavy crossbow. Except for the unlucky ones in the front, the soldiers at the back easily reached the shore with their shields and successfully set foot on the ground.
"Spread around, kill people first, then put out the fire."