Ishikawa Taki was staring at the south. Hearing this, he took the battle report, glanced at it quickly, and handed it to the military advisor next to him.
"What do you think?" he asked.
The military advisors hesitated for a while, and then someone stood up.
"General, our fleet made a large circle to the north before arriving at Huayang County. Although we deceived the East China Sea barrier, there is not much food left on each ship."
"General Kawashima means to postpone the landing in order to consume the enemy's arms and ammunition on the high ground. This...can't be wrong, but compared to the safety of the entire fleet, it is just picking up sesame seeds and losing the watermelon."
"My subordinates feel that the frontline should strictly implement the general's orders, force a landing as soon as possible, and then rush into Huayang County as quickly as possible."
In order to prevent the East China Sea Barrier from coming back to its senses and coming north to fight.
The other military advisors nodded in agreement, "General, that's what we mean too."
Ishikawa Taki did not speak immediately, but looked up to the west.
However, at this time, the Dinghai Pier was completely shrouded in colorful artillery fire and thick smoke, making it impossible to see the left and right highlands.
"Pass this general's order and the front troops will land in half an hour."
When the news reached the front, Taro Kawashima let out a sigh of relief.
Half an hour is not long, but it is definitely not short either.
If the enemy general on the high ground hadn't noticed anything was wrong during this period and still continued to fire down artillery fire, then he would really have to thank the enemy's whole family.
"Pass my order, all warships move forward steadily, pay attention to marking the anti-landing reefs in the water, and try to open up as many safe channels as possible for the following brother fleets."
"At the same time, as long as you enter our firing range, try to launch the crossbows and stones on the ship as much as possible, and at the same time, give priority to destroying the trebuchets on the high ground."
"yes!"
Not long after, a messenger ran over with a smile on his face.
"General, reporting from the front, each ship has repeatedly confirmed that there are only some sunken remains in the shallow water, and no anti-landing reefs or anti-landing piles have been found yet..."
real?
Kawashima couldn't believe it, his eyes were a little bigger.
Sinking ships to form obstacles offshore is the simplest and easiest method to counter-landing, but conversely it can also be said to be the most incompetent and lazy method.
Because the tide ebbs and flows, it hardly acts as a real barrier.
"Really." The messenger nodded heavily, "The generals of each ship have repeatedly confirmed it before reporting it."
"Incredible!" Kawashima glanced in the direction of Jinlong Beach with emotion.
If Xiao Zheng and Zhang Yang had done the same thing back then, I'm afraid the entire Baekje and Huayang County would have been theirs.
Thinking like this, Kawashima couldn't help but walk out of the Tibetan Soldier Cave and ran to the bow of the ship to look forward.
However, the artillery fire from the front seemed more intense than before.
Whether in the sky or in the sea, there are flying stone bullets, rockets and thick smoke everywhere.
Kawashima had tried his best to stare, but unfortunately he couldn't see anything clearly.
"General," the guards said indignantly as they were busy setting up the air defense network, "This is unreasonable. Is this Central Army Corps just trying to enlarge the country or does it really not take us seriously?"
"Whatever." Kawashima laughed happily.
Regardless of whether the Central Army Corps admires or despises them, it is a great good thing for them anyway.
After laughing, he turned to look at the messenger chasing behind him.
"What's going on? The ships in front haven't entered the firing range yet?"
"Back to the general, nearly half of our warships have entered the attack range. Each ship is working hard to launch all materials according to the general's wishes, and at the same time, it is preparing to concentrate its firepower to attack the targets on the high ground first. It's just..."
Just because the soldiers have limited skills, the sea is low, the mountains are high, and the smoke is too heavy, there are no outstanding achievements yet.
Kawashima frowned, but was not surprised. In the end, he could only say, "Let them work hard, just say that His Majesty the Emperor is watching them from behind."
"Yes!" The messenger hurried away.
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On the shore, left wing high ground.
Boo hoo hoo.
After fighting for so long, the sea finally responded.
Scattered crossbows flew up, hitting different places far and near, kicking up waves of sand.
However, the opponent's aiming hand was really useless, and the fired crossbow arrows barely hit the trebuchets and ballistas, let alone people.
"How unreasonable, the Japanese pirates actually dare to fight back!"
After sending Qi Daming and others to the imperial envoy Fang Yinbao, Luo Junjie hurried back to the front line.
He was jumping up and down with great energy to direct the war.
"Brothers, keep an eye on those enemy ships that dare to fight back and kill them for me."
…
There was silence all around, with the sounds of soldiers breathing heavily everywhere.
Although the ballistae and trebuchets are extremely powerful, whether it is winding, winching or pulling down, or loading ammunition, they are all laborious tasks.
Most of the soldiers have been able to cope with the usual training, and now that they have been fighting for so long, they are almost exhausted.
If it weren't for Fang Yuanwu's thousand taels of silver as a temptation, I'm afraid many people would have been unable to hold on.
A long time passed before a few people responded feebly.
"yes!"
"knew."
"General, we are working hard. The Otsuka is already smoking everywhere, and it will probably sink if we hit it a few more times."
When it was mentioned that an enemy ship was about to be sunk, the soldiers did not generate a burst of energy out of thin air and started working hard.
After a while, the attack became much more powerful.
Boo hoo hoo.
Crossbow arrows flew and boulders smashed wildly.
For a time, the Otsuka was once again subjected to intensive bombing.
At some point, everything on its deck had been destroyed, and even several huge holes were broken, with thick smoke billowing out of the holes.
Anyway, it looks shaky and could sink at any time.
However, after a while, it still stood firm on the sea and even slowly moved towards the coast.
"Idiot!" The supervisor couldn't help but get angry at the nearest sighter, "Where are you aiming? Have you never been in a war? What's the use of attacking its deck all the time? Aim at the waterline."
snort.
The aiming officer sneered disdainfully, "You are the only one who is smart."
As the most relaxing and satisfying job on the trebuchet and ballista positions, not everyone can play the role of aimer.
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Ordinary soldiers are usually illiterate, so it is almost impossible for them to take up this position.
The aiming officer in front of me has some background and is not afraid of the so-called supervisory troops at all.
"My waist really doesn't hurt when I stand and talk. Why don't you give it a try?"
"The enemy ship is already very close to the shore. Our position is too high. If we lower the attack angle, we will hit the hillside ahead."
"Brother," the little supervisor was trembling with anger, "after all, there are enemies on the sea, so you won't attack those behind? Why do you have to keep an eye on the Otsuka?"
As a result, so many precious broken crossbow arrows were wasted.
"You know nothing!" The aiming officer looked at the other party with contempt again, "The Otsuka is about to sink. As the saying goes, it will kill him while he is sick, so attacking it will be most effective."
The most important thing is that you can get the prize only if you sink it. Hitting the enemies behind is useless!
"Brothers, am I right?"
The soldiers who were on the same ballista nodded, "It's true that the bonus is the most important!"
Without the encouragement of bonuses, they would have been lying on the floor shouting and taking a break.
Ha ha!
There was a quarrel here, and suddenly there was cheering not far away.
"The Otsuka is gone, we sunk it."
Hold!
The sighter quickly looked down.
Sure enough, the Otsuka had already bubbled and sunk into the sea, and only a little bit of the bow or stern was left above the water.
"It's all because of you," he glared at the supervisor angrily, "Get out of here! We didn't catch the final blow."
"Why don't you get out?" Others in the car also looked at each other angrily.
The little supervisor saw that he couldn't afford to offend him, so he had no choice but to hold back his anger and leave.
With the sinking of the Otsuka, it seemed that it was finally time for the soldiers of the Central Corps to reap the fruits of victory on a large scale.
Soon, warm cheers sounded from time to time all around.