However, Zhuge Xiaosheng soon realized that the other party was playing a delaying tactic.
They were all in close combat, and when they had a huge advantage, they did not launch a direct attack, but instead issued an inexplicable letter of challenge. This is not in line with common sense at all, so there must be a scam!
Several orders were issued immediately.
"Send a signal to Commander Lin and ask him to pay attention to the sides of the ship on both sides, strengthen the protection of the front and rear gun positions, and be careful that the other party sends water ghosts to swim over to launch a sneak attack!"
"All archers pay attention to the sides of the ship on both sides. If you see someone coming up, shoot arrows directly. No need to ask for orders!"
"The water dragon team is on standby. If the water ghost comes, they will definitely bring fire bottles and fire jars. If they find a fire, put it out immediately!"
"Reply to that Sato Yokoji and tell him that I have decided to surrender. However, the anchors on both our ships are broken and we cannot anchor. We are now sailing towards you at a constant speed. Please be sure not to launch an attack... Yours sincerely, Zhuge Xiaosheng, temporary commander-in-chief ."
Everyone understands the first few orders, but the last one is a bit ridiculous. Are you sure we want to surrender?
"A soldier never tires of deceit!" Zhuge Xiaosheng ordered the two ships to sail directly over.
"General Zhuge, I understand that you surrendered and deceived the enemy, but why did you really get close to him?" Liu Haishan felt that Zhuge Xiaosheng's move was too reckless.
The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we can only find ways to adopt an evasive posture and use the slight advantage of the height of our ship to deal with them. Why did we take the initiative to send them over?
Isn't this a suicide?
"Our mobility is too poor. Once we get close to the enemy, we can't avoid it at all. We will be passively beaten. It is better to rush over and engage them in close combat. Only in close combat can we have a chance of winning."
"But we are at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers." Liu Haishan felt that this was an egg striking a stone.
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win!" Zhuge Xiaosheng had already thought of this battle plan from the beginning.
This is also the only chance to win.
He knew his own situation well. He said there were seven hundred people, but in fact, there were only five hundred people capable of fighting in the water.
The brothers from Xichang and Jinyiwei don’t understand water fighting at all!
You think about it, not many can even use bows and arrows, and half of them can't even swim, and the remaining half can't even walk on the boat...
But they are all highly skilled in martial arts, and their close combat prowess is extremely impressive.
Now that the weather is calm, fighting on the deck is almost the same as fighting on the ground, and you can fully demonstrate your own strength.
So once the two sides come into contact with each other, the outcome will be uncertain!
Sato Yokoji was a little confused by Zhuge Xiaosheng's magical operation.
How come I just said that casually and you really surrendered?
No way.
Although I know that the Great Zhou Navy has just been established and its combat power is huge, it is not so cowardly as it is?
So this move must be fraudulent.
But if you want to call it a lie, now both sides have entered the range of artillery and bows and arrows, but they didn't fire the artillery and arrows, which is very strange.
But those who lead troops, whether on land or sea, always strike first to gain the upper hand!
But the opponent has already traveled about 300 meters and has not yet launched an attack. Do they really want to surrender?
This is not entirely impossible.
Because according to the information he received, the actual leader of the opponent's fleet was the guy responsible for escorting Concubine Liu.
That guy was a young eunuch named Xiao Chen in the Great Zhou Palace. As for eunuchs, they were all very timid.
So when I saw my great Feng Shui master coming, I might have been scared to death.
Sato Yokoji was ordered to attack the fleet of the Princess of Dazhou this time, with the purpose of provoking a dispute between Burma and Dazhou.
As long as Burma declares war with the Great Zhou Dynasty, neighboring countries will definitely take the opportunity to find excuses to send troops and reap benefits.
With the war in the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty will inevitably lose sight of the other. Then they can take advantage of the situation to expand their sphere of influence in the eastern sea area and lay a solid foundation for future attacks on the Great Zhou Dynasty...
Now that he has found the concubine's fleet, it can be said that more than half of the task has been completed. Next, he only needs to sink the two ships and he can take credit and receive the reward.
Of course, if Concubine Liu can be captured alive, two large ships can be captured, and both of them can be brought back intact and presented to Emperor Amaterasu, then the credit will not be doubled?
There must be a lot of treasure on the other two ships...
There is another reason why Sato Yokoji did not attack decisively, and that is that he has sent a hundred elite death-defying water ghost squads to swim across and attack the opponent.
It should be quite close now, and the sneak attack could start at any time. If he ordered the attack now, wouldn't those brave subordinates sacrifice their lives in vain?
Therefore, he hoped that when the water ghost team boarded the opponent's ship and caused great chaos, they would take the opportunity to launch an attack.
After hesitating for just a moment, the Fengyi and Shenlong had slowly approached a distance of about three hundred meters.
The generals under his command kept urging the general to launch an attack immediately!
Liu Haishan and others were also flushed with anxiety, and their palms holding the handle of the knife were sweating.
What a great general Zhuge, we are so close, why don’t you start firing with cannons and arrows, what are you waiting for!
What they don't know is that Zhuge Xiaosheng has actually started a war with Sato Yokoji, but it is a psychological war. Now he is still slightly better, because the other party has obviously hesitated to fall into the trap and has missed the best opportunity to attack.
It would be better if we could get closer. As long as we are entangled with the opponent's Anzhai battleship, those small ships will not dare to attack with artillery fire, and they can only choose to engage in hand-to-hand combat...
But when the two sides were about 200 meters apart, Zhuge Xiaosheng had to launch an attack in advance, because water ghosts had begun to quietly climb up along the sides of the ship on both sides!
While the archers were firing arrows, he also gave the order to attack!
At a distance of 200 meters, there was no need to aim when firing. The cannon on the bow of the Shenlong fired first, hitting a Guan ship with one shot. The huge iron pellet penetrated the side of the ship and penetrated into the bottom cabin, destroying a ship inside. Half of the rowers were smashed into a pulp!
As soon as the cannon was fired here, the more than a hundred oarsmen below immediately rowed desperately. The distance of more than 200 meters was reached in an instant. After getting close to an Anzhai battleship, the side cannons of both sides fired at each other like bayonets. !
The soldiers on both ships also started throwing iron hooks at each other, eager to catch each other.
The Hoiyi also followed closely and attached to another Sato Yokoji's flagship. After a few rounds of artillery fire, Sato Yokoji realized that something was wrong, because the Hoiyi was too strong!
Although the firepower on his side was stronger, it did not cause any actual damage to this behemoth, but his ship building was blown to pieces.
He made a quick decision and lowered the side of the ship with iron spikes firmly nailed to the Fengyi as a plank. He waved the Japanese sword in his hand and shouted, "Give it to me!"
Hundreds of soldiers swarmed out and attacked the plank on hands and feet!
