Xiao Zheng put down the telescope and turned to look at Wang Lezhang who was waiting for an answer.
"The war ahead is getting intense, and the Japanese pirates are going crazy. No matter what problems General Wang has, he should go back and finish the battle first."
Wang Lezhang accepted the order, glanced at the telescope in Xiao Zheng's hand, and happily led his guards to the south.
Xiao Zheng watched the subordinate leave with a sullen face.
subordinate?
He shook his head silently.
Ever since the Xiao family was demoted from Duke Guo's Mansion to Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion, almost no one of their former subordinates looked at them seriously anymore.
Especially for the East China Sea Barrier founded by their ancestors, the soldiers' feelings for him are even more indescribable.
There is contempt, disdain, and regret, but most of them are just ignorance.
Wang Lezhang just came not so much to discuss the next move of the Jinlongtan defenders, but rather to speak for King Qi.
He didn't take Xiao Zheng, the leading general, into consideration at all.
King Qi?
Xiao Zheng recited the name silently.
No matter from any aspect, Chen Xiuzhu is undoubtedly the most powerful competitor for Yunchui's next emperor.
But do we really want to obey his order and leave Jinlongtan now?
Xiao Zheng's mind was spinning.
Although he raised the telescope again, there was chaos in front of him and he couldn't see anything clearly.
If they lead a team to evacuate this important port, the capital of Baekje and even the entire peninsula may be filled with Japanese pirates within a few days.
No matter how powerful the Starfall Legion is by then, it will probably take a lot of effort to clean up this mess, or even be unable to clean up...
If Emperor Changxing takes the blame, his life may not be saved!
And if we disobey the future Emperor Yunchui now, and Chen Xiuzhu comes to power in the future, it is estimated that it will be difficult to keep the Zhongyong Mansion, let alone restore the glory of the ancestors in his lifetime.
The more Xiao Zheng thought about it, the more upset he became, and he couldn't help but curse.
"What's going on with the broken crossbow! Why can't it be fired for so long?"
The crossbow arrow is very powerful, but unfortunately it is very troublesome to string and load it.
But since Ren Ning designed the crane, the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War drew inferences from one example and immediately designed a corresponding winch crane specifically for breaking crossbow arrows.
Although it is still not easy to launch a broken crossbow arrow at this time, it is already a huge difference compared to the past.
"Uncle!" Xiao Yong was concentrating on collecting information from all parties when suddenly his master spat spit on his face. He was so stunned that he even forgot about the rules of calling one's job in the military.
"The ballista is ready immediately. It can be launched at any time."
"Uh!" Xiao Zheng came to his senses and coughed twice to cover up, "Let them concentrate their firepower and sink three or five general-class ships first. Let the Japanese pirates see how powerful we are."
"yes!"
squeak squeak.
The huge ballistae began to turn, aiming at the nearest large ship, including Ishikawa Taki's flagship.
"Prepare, release!"
Boom!
The huge lock was smashed open by a giant hammer.
The long arrows shot out like lightning, instantly hitting the nearest warships.
Boom boom boom.
Two of them were collectively hit by several broken crossbow arrows. They creaked and groaned a few times, and their keels completely fell apart with a crash.
Thousands of sailors and soldiers on the ship fell into the sea one after another. Many were directly crushed to death by the wreckage or dragged into the sea and never surfaced again.
More Japanese pirates were floating on the sea, crying and holding a wooden board and shouting for help.
The defenders on the shore became even more energetic when they saw it.
Originally, the Japanese pirates had already stepped through layers of obstacles and were about to kill them in front of them.
"kill!"
At this moment, everyone's strength doubled and they all fought back. Not long after, the Japanese pirates who landed were pushed back into the water, leaving half a bank of corpses behind.
"General," Ishikawa Taki's personal guard was sweating profusely with fear, "the enemy's ballistae is too powerful. For the safety of the general, we still..."
Whether it's retreating or evacuating, it sounds too ugly.
The guard was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, pulled his neck and was speechless.
Another bodyguard stood up.
"General, General Jiutang on the east coast asked us to launch a sheep attack on Jinlongtan to attract the full attention of the defenders on the shore. The subordinates feel that the purpose of this battle has been achieved, so it is better to withdraw the troops and fight another day."
"That's right. General, our goal has been achieved. Just withdraw your troops quickly."
There were five or six broken crossbow arrows aimed at their ship just now. Fortunately, three of them either missed or shot too high. They avoided the tragedy of the ship sinking and killing people.
Still, the ship creaked underfoot.
It seems that it is time for an overhaul, otherwise a slightly larger wave from the sea might tear it to pieces.
"Why panic! Let the engineers and sailors drain the water and mend the ship immediately." Ishikawa Taki said with a stern face, "No matter how powerful the crossbow bolt is, it cannot be launched at any time. Have you calculated the time interval between the launch of the crossbow bolt?"
"Back to General, the statistics have been completed. The interval between the two launches is about a quarter of an hour."
There was silence.
Since Xiao Zheng stationed at Jinlong Beach last year, they have attacked back and forth countless times.
The ballista on the shore could only fire the second round in half an hour. Later, the speed gradually increased, and now it can fire the second round in a quarter of an hour.
"Xiao Zheng!" Ishikawa Taki said the name fiercely.
"General?" The guard next to him looked at the hourglass anxiously.
A quarter of an hour is not long.
If the flagship on their feet takes one or two arrows, it probably won't be much worse without reimbursement.
Ishikawa Taki came back to his senses and said, "Send an order for all generals to retreat thirty feet, and the battalion to rescue the brothers who fell into the water."
The Warlord class is not easy to build, and it is the main ship used by Japanese pirates to transport troops from the mainland to Baekje.
However, given the current situation in the Japanese homeland, it is no longer possible to build more large ships.
Therefore, the destruction of even one ship made the leading generals feel distressed.
As for the battle camp level, although it would be a pity to destroy it, it is still within the acceptable range of Ishikawa Taki.
"General, aren't you withdrawing your troops yet?"
Ishikawa Taki looked up at the sky and said, "Order that all the soldiers around the floating bridge continue to land. Tell them that the entire Yamato nation is watching them from behind."
The messenger opened his eyes wide and did not dare to move for a while.
Excluding those who have died in the battle, there are thousands of brothers around the floating bridge at this time.
Ishikawa Taki roared angrily, "Didn't you hear clearly? Go and deliver the order quickly!"
The messenger then staggered away.
ashore.
The Japanese pirate war general-class ship had slowly retreated, and the news reached Xiao Zheng immediately.
"But the enemies on the pontoon did not pick them up and continued to fight towards the shore as if they were at home."
snort!
Xiao Zheng snorted coldly.
Since they regard death as home, then satisfy them.
"If the order goes down, everyone must not slack off and keep an eye on the Warlord-class ship. They may counterattack at any time."
"As for the Japanese pirates who dare to come ashore, as I said before, they will all be killed."
No one had any objections.
They didn't have much food in their hands, so they had to eat sparingly, and there was no extra food to feed the prisoners.
The war has slowed down a bit, and if nothing else happens, it will be over in a while.
Xiao Zheng's tense nerves also relaxed, but Wang Lezhang's previous questions flooded into his mind again.
He rubbed his swollen forehead, "Xiao Yong! Where is the second young master now?"
"Back to the general, the second master is still building an east-west post road. It should be in a valley about a hundred miles west of the Baekje capital. Do you have any news for the second master?"
Xiao Zheng shook his head.
He just wanted to ask about Xiao Gang's Xingluo Legion's movements.
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