The capital of Baekje, the palace of Princess Huayun.
Wu Siyuan came out of the palace and returned home alone.
Now I stand silently in the garden looking at the scenery, but my eyes are filled with nothingness.
Bah bah bah.
Footsteps sounded,
The little guard ran over happily.
"General, the king has just issued an edict, which says that you can return to Yuanning Mountain Post Road to continue leading the army."
"Yes." Wu Siyuan was not surprised, "What about the second prince?"
The little guard curled his lips.
He was upset when he heard about this guy who always wanted to take credit for his achievements but failed.
"The edict says that the second prince will be recalled to the capital."
Ren Ning has a special status, and his words at the banquet were a bit harsh.
Therefore, neither Li Chengde nor the courtiers of Baekje dared to play tricks or try to take advantage of any loopholes, and had no choice but to do what he wanted honestly.
"General, from now on you will be the only commander-in-chief of the Eastern Front battlefield, holding the power of life and death for all generals in your hands."
Wu Siyuan nodded gently and asked no more questions, but there was a bit of sadness in his eyes.
"Pack your bags, let's go to the front line!"
"yes!"
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On the east coast of Baekje, the pier was rebuilt again.
Conquest!
Ukawa Daishi stood on the deck holding his sword and looked around.
This past winter, it snowed heavily throughout Baekje and was extremely cold. However, the construction on the east coast in front of us has not stopped.
The infrastructure that was destroyed by floods last year, such as docks, shipyards, grinding plants, quarries, etc., have been built again one by one, and they are bigger and stronger than before.
"Very good." Looking at everything thriving, Ukawa Daishi nodded with satisfaction.
In fact, due to the short construction time and lack of skilled craftsmen, many of the facilities in front of us have only been built in rough prototypes. It will take a long time to continue to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to expand and improve.
But no matter what, it is much better than having nothing before.
Looking away, Ukawa Taishi asked: "What is General Kudo doing?"
"Back to the general, General Jiutang has been planning an attack on the Yuanning Mountains and has not left the house for a few days."
call.
Ukawa Daishi breathed a sigh of relief.
Kudo Naoto was the top general of the Western Expeditionary Army, but he was not good at naval combat.
During the Minami Islands War last year, Kudo Naoto overtook Ukawa Taishi and commanded the island-defending fleet to fight against the East China Sea barrier. As a result, most of the fleet was almost sent to the bottom of the sea by him.
Fortunately, Kudo Naoto woke up fairly quickly and returned the command right in time, otherwise I really don’t know what would have happened.
Now that Yunzui has another fleet coming to kill him, Kudo Naoto is very self-aware this time.
He had no intention of taking action again, and simply handed over the naval battle to Ukawa Taishi, while he devoted himself to planning the land battle.
"Where's the enemy's information?"
The military advisor quickly handed over the intelligence he had just collected.
When Ukawa Daishi opened it, he was even more happy.
"Seven war general class ships and one hundred and seventy five battle camp class ships. The number is not too many."
It can be said that it does not even have one-fifth of the strength of the East China Sea Barrier.
That's what he said, but Ukawa Daishi knew his own family affairs and did not dare to let down his guard at all.
After all, the environment in Yamato is harsh and the soldiers lack food and clothing. Coupled with several years of high-intensity fighting, the veterans and sailors on each battleship were either dead or inactive, while the new recruits had not grown up for a while.
It can be said that the combat effectiveness of the ships on the east coast has been reduced to the lowest...
Putting back his messy thoughts, Ukawa Daishi looked down.
His teeth suddenly started to itch with hatred.
Jade Dragon Fleet!
Ukawa Daishi stared at this name.
This is an old friend.
It can be said that in the past four or five years, Lu Yulong's name has been intimidating to many fleet commanders.
Huh.
"Lu Ping'an?" Ukawa Daishi blinked, "Who did he brew?"
"Back to the general, Lu Ping'an is Lu Yulong's eldest son. As for Lu Yulong, we have too little information, and we don't know where he is now."
Ukawa Taishi understood and continued to look down.
Rock Fleet!
He had also heard a little bit about this fleet.
Although it has not been established long, the commander-in-chief Wan Shilei is young, energetic, accurate and strong in his judgment, and everyone in the fleet is very serious about giving orders and prohibiting them. This is an extremely difficult nut to crack.
Ukawa Taishi looked down.
Zhennanguan Fleet!
Huh.
He couldn't help but rub his eyes, wondering if his cultural level had declined.
cough.
The military advisor coughed.
"The general is right. This fleet does come from the distant Zhennanguan Pass."
"The general's name is Li Hebai, and he comes from a family of military generals. In the battle of Nanfeng to destroy the country four years ago, this boy was the first one from Zhennanguan to kill Huchou Pass, and he was also the first to climb to the capital of Nanfeng. General."
"Amazing." Ukawa Daishi praised expressionlessly, "But isn't he also proficient in both land and water warfare?"
"This..." The military advisor looked embarrassed.
"General, Zhennan Pass is too far away from here, and we don't have much information at hand for reference. However, my subordinates feel that since he can be sent all the way here, he must know something about water warfare."
Ukawa's ambition is clear.
He looked at the ages of the three generals again and looked a little strange.
They are all young people. Is Yun Chui preparing to replace old and new generals?
"Tell General Jiutang of this situation. The old emperor in Yunchui is estimated to be running out of time, and all generals are being replaced on a large scale."
"Yes!" The little guard next to him quickly jotted it down.
"Also," Ukawa Daishi glanced at the Yuanning Mountains with a little greenery in the distance.
"New people, new atmosphere. Since there are so many new young and energetic generals at sea, it is estimated that there will be big moves on land. Send people to carefully keep an eye on the docks, shipyards and other infrastructure. They must not be destroyed again."
"clear!"
Ukawa Daishi nodded with satisfaction.
After giving the instructions, his eyes returned to the sea.
"Where are these three fleets now? How are their speeds?"
The chart had already been spread out, and the intelligence officer came over and quickly marked the latest positions of the three fleets.
"General, the three fleets of Yunzhui are lined up in a north-south direction and heading east. The speed is not fast, it can even be said to be very slow. They are dragging their feet as if they are waiting for someone."
Um?
Ukawa Taishi became increasingly vigilant.
He stared intently at the red circle on the sea that represented the enemy.
"General, the enemy's location and the speed of the ship. It's a bit difficult for us to judge their attack target!"
Everyone, including Ukawa Daishi, couldn't help but nodded.
Li Hebai and others were still some distance away from the three food islands, and the fleet's position at this time was neither south nor north.
As long as you move the rudder while moving forward, you can choose to attack Xilong Island near the Yuanning Mountains or attack the southernmost Nanli Island; or simply go all the way and attack the farthest Dongjing Island.
Ukawa Daishi stroked his gray beard for a long time.
"There can be no more losses on the food island. No matter which island they plan to attack, we should simply take the initiative to meet them and stop them head-on."
The military advisors looked at each other and finally nodded in agreement.
