Off the coast of Jiuyuan County.
A huge fleet floated in the rippling blue sea.
A vast fleet.
On the flagship deck, Yang Miao held the side of the ship and looked out silently.
Report!
The messenger ran over quickly.
"General, news from Tamaki County is that the Japanese pirates occupying the North Customs broke off a fleet and headed south at midnight last night, and are heading towards us."
Yang Miao nodded, took the information and looked at it carefully.
The commander is Haneda Hinata.
This is also the old rival of the East China Sea Barrier.
Yang Miao curled her lips and continued to look down.
Ten fleets, a total of twenty-six warships, and numerous warcamps.
Yo yo.
He chuckled and shook his head.
With so many battleships, it seems that Haneda's arrival is not a good one.
"Pass this general's order," Yang Miao suddenly stretched out his hand and tapped on the chart.
"Command all warships to set off northward in half an hour. They must arrive at this location before tomorrow morning and wait for our old friends."
"Yes!" The messenger responded loudly, then stretched his head to look at where the general was pointing.
The north-south central axis of Beihai is about 300 miles away from the sea outside Jiuyuan County.
Soon, there was a roar and the flag was waving.
The huge fleet immediately became busy after receiving the signal. They quickly packed up those that needed to be cleaned up and moved those that needed to be moved.
Half an hour passed quickly.
clang! clang! clang!
The departure gong sounds.
Hua Hua Hua.
The oars moved.
The vast fleet slowly set off, sailing far north.
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Late at night, the East China Sea and the North Sea meet.
Ji Heitu sat on a tall mast, looking around with a telescope.
Although Yunchui is rich, telescopes are still a rarity. However, he repeatedly performed extraordinary feats, and with a wave of his hand, Mo Canghai squeezed one out.
Tsk tsk.
While looking out, Ji Heitu rubbed the light telescope in his hand and sighed.
What a good thing.
When the weather is clear, you can actually see clearly places that were previously out of reach.
It's a pity that it's only May 11th, and there will be a full moon night in a few days. The vast sea is far from being invisible, but it is definitely not bright either.
Although he couldn't see clearly, Ji Heitu didn't take it seriously and still raised his telescope to look around from time to time.
I don’t know how long it took, but he suddenly became energetic.
"Lao Cheng, Lao Cheng, come up and see if that's a Japanese pirate fleet in the east?"
Lao Cheng had been busy for a day, and now he was sleepy and tired. He was sitting on the deck and dozing off.
Ji Hei howled like a coyote.
Not only him, but the other two people on the eye boat were also frightened and woke up instantly.
"Shit! Are the Japanese pirates coming?"
Lao Cheng knew how powerful it was, so he rubbed his face vigorously to make himself more awake, and then climbed up the mast like a monkey.
He took Ji Heitu's telescope and looked eastward.
After a while, Lao Cheng's face turned pale.
"It's really a Japanese pirate! It's his fault. There are so many people here, and the whole sea is covered with fleets."
"Quick! Send the signal, light the fire immediately, and prepare for the summons."
"Yes!" The two people below were already prepared and responded quickly.
One of them fired a loud arrow into the sky, while the other buzzed and lit the fire on the deck, illuminating the bright windmill on the main mast.
Snapped!
As the sounding arrow exploded, Ji Heitu turned back and looked west.
Sure enough, the peaceful East China Sea seemed to come alive. Piles of sparks lit up from east to west on the vast sea, reflecting the windmills.
"Very well, all the brothers are still awake."
Ji Heitu nodded with satisfaction and began to turn the windmill.
He had learned Pinyin, and although he didn't know enough to read and couldn't write any beautiful articles, he was good enough to convey the situation in front of him.
Soon after the message was sent, the two people slid down the mast smoothly and raised the sail with the other two people.
"Don't be anxious, don't be nervous." Ji Heitu laughed loudly, "Because we have telescopes, the Japanese pirates are still far away from us, so we can all sleep for half before sailing."
cut!
Others, including Lao Cheng, gave him a hard look.
All joking aside, the work at hand for the four of them did not stop.
Soon all the sails were up.
When the wind blows, the small eye boat sails westward like an arrow that has missed its string.
Tsk tsk.
Ji Heitu climbed onto the mainmast again, looking at the rustling sails with emotion.
"Summer is really nice, the east wind always blows."
They barely had to paddle; they just raised the sail and the boat whizzed away.
snort.
Lao Cheng, who also climbed up next to him, was very unhappy.
In summer in the East China Sea, the east wind or southeast wind mostly blows, that is, the sea blows towards the land.
This wind direction is indeed conducive to the escape of these eye boats.
However, the East China Sea barrier at this time is often in the downwind direction, which is not conducive to defending the long coastline of Yunzhang.
Ji Heitu also reacted, his face a little embarrassed.
But they are just eye ships, and they have completed their mission if they find traces of the enemy fleet.
As for such a major event as the battle between the fleets of the two countries, it is useless for them to worry.
"Lao Cheng," Ji Heitu suddenly frowned, "Do you think the Japanese pirates will be like last time, ostensibly preparing to attack our Jiuyuan County, but actually have another purpose?"
Just when Lao Cheng had this thought, he quickly took the telescope and looked eastward again.
It's a pity that the eye boat under me is too small, and it floats as fast as a feather when the wind blows.
In the blink of an eye, there was no trace of the Japanese pirate fleet in the telescope.
"Reef the jibs at both ends, reduce speed, and stop the rudder."
The two people below responded and quickly took down the jib.
Ji Heitu and the others stayed at the tall mast for half an hour, hesitating whether to turn around and head east to catch up.
"Here they come." Lao Cheng suddenly called out softly, "The direction of the Japanese pirates has not changed, they are still following us."
"Really?" Ji Heitu was overjoyed and quickly took the telescope and looked at it carefully for a long time before finally feeling relieved.
west.
Ishikawa Taki stood on the deck, his face as dark as if he had just eaten shit.
Exposed again.
He first divided his troops to attack Su Lan and attract the attention of Pinghai County. He took the fleet to the north and made a big turn before turning east. However, after struggling for so long, he was still discovered by the Yunchui people.
Dry.
He cursed fiercely in his heart.
They are both eye boats, so why are they so different?
Apart from consuming food, nothing else can be found on our own side!
"General," the military advisor walked over quickly, "I just received news that at the end of yesterday afternoon, the Haomiao fleet set off from Jiuyuan County to the north. It seems that it is heading for General Haneda."
Speaking of this, he carefully compared the strength of Yang Miao and Haneda, and suddenly became a little nervous.
"General, to put it bluntly, compared to Haneda, Yang Miao's fleet is much stronger."
"We are on the edge of the North Sea now. Should we go up and meet General Haneda first and eat Yang Miao's fleet together?"
Otherwise, when Yang Miao takes care of Haneda and then goes south to assist in the defense of Huayang County, they will easily encounter a pincer attack from the north and the south when they land.
Ishikawa Taki seemed not to hear anything, and just looked at the sea in front of him quietly, not knowing what he was thinking.
After a long while, the military advisor almost thought that the general had fallen asleep while standing, before Ishikawa Taki suddenly shook his head.
"no."
"Lu Fuhai has already seen your and my whereabouts and purpose clearly, and is waiting for us to go north to attack Yang Miao."
"It's a trap!"
ah?
The military advisor was stunned and quickly looked at the map.
However, after watching for a long time, he couldn't see clearly where the trap Ishikawa Taki mentioned was.
(End of chapter)
