well.
Seeing the unconcealed fear on the young strategist's face, Masato Nei sighed secretly.
How could he not know that this time was not that time, and that it was not appropriate to fight with a butcher's knife unless necessary?
But before Chunshan left the city, the soldiers under his command were very hopeful; after their defeat, the city was very depressed.
Especially when Chunshan and several other generals were about to be rescued by hanging baskets, they were still killed by Yun Chui's heavy crossbow.
The top of the city was still helpless and Chi Guoguo's blow made all the soldiers look gloomy.
Therefore, for the sake of future morale, someone must be held accountable for this failure.
Therefore, there must be spies from Yunchui or traitors from Yamato in the city.
If there is indeed one, it would be best to just pick it out and kill it.
If you really can't find any clues, you have to make up a few.
"So that's it." The young military advisor suddenly understood and quickly complimented, "My subordinate is so stupid that he almost ruined the general's good intentions."
"That's all," Masato Nei waved his hand, "You also have good intentions."
The news spread quickly, and for a while, the supervisors in Beihai Customs suddenly ran more frequently.
After some time passed, the atmosphere in the general's mansion became much calmer.
The two people's eyes fell on the hanging map again.
To be precise, it is the vast North Sea.
"General," the young military advisor hesitated, "those Yun Chui prisoners on the fleet shouldn't cause trouble, right?"
Masato Nei remained silent, but frowned deeply.
Beihaiguan has been one of the most important checkpoints in the north of Yunchui since ancient times, and there are many soldiers guarding it.
Huang Shitao, the former general who guarded the pass, falsely reported the number of people because of corruption.
But in such a large level, there are still many real and living people, otherwise it would not be hidden from the supervisors coming and going.
Last year Masato Nei successfully attacked the North Customs in a surprise attack. In addition to those who were killed on the spot, there were also a large number of soldiers who were confused and became prisoners in their sleep.
In the cold winter months, many people died due to lack of food and clothing.
The captives who were lucky enough to survive were either used to strengthen the defenses of various cities, or were given as slaves to the Ridan tribe in the north as a condition.
Less than half a month ago, many prisoners were driven onto battleships to serve as sailors or coolies, and followed Haneda Yang to the south.
The number of people is limited, and most of them are hungry, and they may even be attacked at every turn.
In theory, these prisoners should obey orders obediently, or at least dare not cause trouble openly.
However, when Chunshan went out for a sneak attack, he was ambushed by Yun Chui, which eventually led to the annihilation of the entire army.
Masato Nei was puzzled, and after coming back to his senses, he had to wonder whether there were really Yamato traitors or Yunchui spies inside Beiguan.
At the same time, some rebels or spies have sneaked onto the ship and left with the Haneda fleet.
In this way, it is difficult to say whether those prisoners still obey orders.
Haneda's strength was not as good as Yang Miao's, and he was still in a disadvantageous position against the wind during a long-distance attack. If the prisoners rowing on each ship continued to be disobedient or even deliberately caused trouble, then there would be no need to fight this battle.
Masato Nei made a prompt decision.
"Immediately send an order to Haneda to report the situation in Haruyama, and also ask him to pay attention to the crew members and prisoners of each ship. Regardless of whether it is the enemy or friend, if you find something wrong, kill him directly!"
"Yes!" The messenger left in a hurry.
The military advisor hesitantly looked towards Qingwangzhuang on the map.
When going south, you can take the water route, but the target is too obvious and you can't run fast horses. At this time, there is a headwind. With only a small boat and a few people paddling, it is basically impossible to catch up with the fleet that set off a few months ago. .
Therefore, in order to convey the general's orders, scouts or spies usually first reach the shore and then rush south by land.
After all, traveling alone is much faster by land than by water.
Wait until you reach the appropriate position, and then find a way to cross the ocean and find your own fleet.
In this way, the Beihai Shipyard and the surrounding areas of Huang Ming's Qingwangzhuang are two gates of death for messengers.
"I hope Huang Ming's men are really a miscellaneous army."
It’s not clear whether Huang Ming’s men were just miscellaneous. Anyway, in the following days, scouts and spies around the shipyard launched assassinations and counter-assassinations again and again.
North Sea.
A vast fleet.
The sun sets in the west, and the sunlight is no longer as strong as it was at noon. On the vast sea, there were gusts of south wind, which made everyone feel relaxed and happy.
Yang Miao stood on the deck, holding a telescope and looking around.
Report!
The messenger came over in a hurry.
"General, news from Jiuyuan County, the fleet from the Sishan Islands stayed at the junction of the East China Sea and the North Sea for a night and then turned around and headed west."
Yang Miao took the information and glanced at it expressionlessly.
"Where is Ishikawa Taki's destination? Is it Jiuyuan County, Huayang County or our place?"
"This..." The messenger looked embarrassed.
"General, the size of the Japanese pirate fleet is too large. Ishikawa Taki also deliberately slowed down its advance. Although the ships were watching closely, they were unable to judge their true intentions for the moment."
"General," the military advisor gathered around him, "Ishikawa Taki is walking so slowly, he must be testing Pinghai County's reaction."
If the East China Sea Barrier has not moved north to support, it means that Lu Fuhai has not fully controlled the current situation of the East China Sea Barrier, and they may be able to move north to attack.
The opposite is true. After all, Ishikawa Taki is also afraid of falling into the natural pocket formation of Beihai.
"Forget it," Yang Miaohun didn't care, "Don't worry about where they go, our goal is to lock down the north."
As for Ishikawa Taki, this person has always been ruthless, and they have a large number of warships and are at the upper hand. If they attack from the north and south together with Haneda Youxiang, they may be in trouble.
But it was just tricky, and Yang Miao wasn't scared yet.
"What about the situation in the north?" he asked.
"Back to the general, Masato Nei ordered all the fifteen fleets stationed at the North Customs to move south. Now they have sailed to a place about eighty miles north. It seems that they are going to have a decisive battle with us."
"At the same time, Masato Nei ordered Haruyama to leave the city for a sneak attack, but he was ambushed by our side and the entire army was finally wiped out."
"Really?" Yang Miao was a little surprised, and quickly took the information and scanned it, "The Yanhui Legion is quite brave this time."
"Who is this Yu Ziping?" he asked the military advisor next to him, "Have you seen him?"
The little strategist couldn't help but roll his eyes.
He had detailed information on all the generals of each legion, but Pinghai County and Yanhui County were thousands of miles apart, so how could he have met Yu Ziping.
cough.
Yang Miao reacted and coughed lightly.
"Please remember this for me. If you are lucky enough to meet him in the future, you must treat him to a drink. After all, we are all of the same age."
"My subordinates will remember it." The young military advisor couldn't laugh or cry, so he had to pick up a pen and jot it down hastily.
After doing all this, he quickly brought back the general's wandering thoughts.
"General, Haneda Yangxiang will appear in front of us tomorrow evening at the latest. He has fifteen fleets in his hands..."
Um.
Yang Miao touched her chin and finally became serious.
"Fifteen fleets, tsk tsk, that's a lot of ships!"
"Send the order, all ships will have a collective meal tonight, and everyone will have a good rest except their eyes. Be ready for attack tomorrow, and we will fight them with real swords and guns."
"Let the Japanese pirates know who is the real overlord of this sea."
"yes!"
The flag was waved and the news spread quickly around.
Soon the entire sea area was filled with enthusiastic cheers.
(End of chapter)
