As time went by, the entire sea surface was covered with black liquid, and raging fires burned, which was quite spectacular on the sea surface.
On the sea surface covered with black liquid, the burning of flames was mixed with bursts of painful wails. These sounds were pirates who had sneaked into the seabed in advance and took the opportunity to attack the ship.
Their calculation was very good, but it was a pity that as the fire burned, everyone had to be buried under the sea.
This approach may seem cruel, but to these pirates who are worse than animals, everything is deserved. As the warship sailed away, Xie Cang, standing on the bow, watched all this with an indifferent expression.
These black liquids are not anything else, but oil. The reason why the warships of the land army are not equipped with various counterattack artillery and trains is to make room for this oil. .
Xie Cang had already thought of this kind of raid by pirates and had already prepared oil on the ship for the raiding team.
The existence of these oils was also prepared for themselves. Before the war, he and Wu Dingguo discussed it. When encountering the obstruction of the Fuso Navy, once they fell into a stalemate, they would be unable to break through.
These warships carrying a large amount of oil will launch suicide attacks. When the time comes, they will ignite the oil on the ship, and then forcefully ram them to clear the way for the brothers of the Dongzhou Navy.
They have only one purpose, to break through the Fuso Navy's blockade at all costs. Whether it is a naval force or a land force, as long as one breaks in and can land on the island to fight, this is a big step towards success.
Fortunately, such a suicidal strategy did not occur. The Dongzhou Navy opened a gap for them in desperate circumstances and allowed them to break in.
Thinking about the casualties of the sudden attack, Xie Cang felt no pity in his heart when he looked back at the pirates who were burned alive by the fire in front of him.
He waved his hand, and the next moment, the warship under him was heading towards Zhoushan Island at the fastest speed.
The failure of the raiding team quickly spread back to Zhoushan Island. The pirates and Japanese pirates on the island suffered some setbacks because of this incident. However, Yamashita Isamu came forward and said a few simple words, especially to live together with the brothers on the island. die.
Suddenly they found their backbone, their previous frustrations were wiped away, and according to the plan, they were ready to face a fierce battle that belonged to them.
Unlike Black Wind Island, Zhoushan Island is just a single island. To be precise, it is an archipelago composed of many islands of different sizes.
In addition to the main island in the center, there are at least twenty or thirty small islands around the periphery. In addition to setting various traps, these islands have some firearms and a large number of people.
Basically, there are hundreds to thousands of people. If it is just a small island, thousands of people are really not too many, but once all the surrounding islands are connected.
The islands cooperate and support each other. Due to the terrain of these small islands, there are a large number of reefs around them. If you accidentally hit it, the ship will sink. It is a natural defense line.
Zhoushan Island has been occupied for many years. Before that, it was one of the main lairs of the East Vietnamese and Japanese pirate groups.
As the Yuezhou pirates were wiped out, the Japanese pirate group that attacked Dongzhou returned to Zhoushan Island and began to use it as the group's home base.
After more than a year of support and maintenance, Zhoushan Island is not said to be impregnable, but it is a complete daydream to win it easily.
Relying on the defense of Zhoushan Island, this is also the reason why Yamashita bravely resisted Xie Cang's attack of 30,000 people with 20,000 people without any panic.
As time passed, less than a stick of incense had passed before the raid team failed. On the outermost island, the Japanese pirate leader, who was physically and mentally tense, looked far away and could vaguely see warships coming toward them menacingly. .
The Japanese pirate leader stood on the beach with a solemn expression. Behind him, seven or eight catapults and countless archers were ready to go, waiting for the leader to issue an attack order at any time.
Although this small outer island has a small population, about five to six hundred people, it is equipped with more than a dozen catapults and various types of firearms.
This configuration, placed on the shore, is not weaker than a regiment of Dongzhou soldiers. If these guys are used to wipe out banditry in the state, it will be almost overwhelming.
This is just a small peripheral island. Around him, there are at least four or five with configurations like his, and there are also three or four with more powerful configurations than his.
It can also be seen from this that in order to fight this battle, Yamashita Isamu spent all his wealth.
As the warship gradually approached, about one nautical mile away, the Japanese pirate leader's raised arm suddenly dropped with his eyes flashing.
"Fellow warriors, the time has come to serve the Emperor, give me a good beating!"
After giving the order, huge blasts of wind sounded in mid-air, and then more than a dozen huge stone balls could be seen thrown high into the sky, and then smashed towards the warship.
After all, the accuracy of the catapults cannot accurately hit floating targets on the sea. Most of them miss, causing huge waves and falling into the sea.
Although most of the targets failed, the main purpose of the catapult's power was to shock. No one might care about a stone ball thrown at a warship. Read the book
But if dozens of stone balls were scattered across the sky and then fell far away, the feeling would be truly terrifying.
As the order was issued, more than one small island took the lead in attacking, and two or three islands around it also joined the battle.
Stone balls continued to fall, but in the end, a small part was hit, the cabin was damaged, and a large amount of seawater invaded wildly. Some warships were even more unlucky, hitting the command module directly, and some soldiers were killed on the spot.
Many soldiers were submerged by the water coming from the pipe, and then disappeared.
Xie Cang, who was sitting on the bow boat, looked indifferent as he listened to his men's report on the damage to the warship and casualties.
There is no one who is immortal in a war. From the moment they set out to sea, they were prepared to die in battle. Even if the warship he was on was violently undulated by the waves, he still looked ahead with an expressionless face.
He waved his hand and issued various orders very calmly.
The attack of pirates and Japanese pirates does not mean that Xie Cang has no ability to fight back.
The twenty-seven warships that broke out of Fuso Navy's blockade quickly dispersed as ordered.
As the distance got closer, countless arrows from the warship were like a rain of arrows, attacking the pirates and Japanese pirates on the beach.
Among these arrows, there were many heavy crossbows. Although they did not bring any cannons or rockets with great destructive power, they did bring a lot of arrows and heavy crossbows.
Arrows rained down on us, and although the pirates and Japanese pirates on the tidal flats defended immediately, they still suffered some casualties.
The two sides were shelling and shooting back and forth. With the general led by Xie Cang setting an example, the soldiers on the warships screamed and controlled the warships to attack without fear of death.
No matter how well-equipped the pirates and pirates on the outer islands are, they can only use four to five thousand troops to stop the outer attacks. Facing tens of thousands of Dongzhou, Dongshan, and Split Mountain soldiers who are not afraid of death and are not afraid of death, Attack fiercely.
Except for the two ships that hit the rocks and were silent, and the one that was sunk by a stone ball, the remaining twenty-four ships, with about 25,000 soldiers and horses, finally forced their way to the island.
As for the land forces who are on the tidal flats and feel the reality of the land under their feet, this is their home field and they can take advantage of it.
As Xie Cang's troops landed on the island, the two sides met with swords on the outer islands. No one was afraid of the other. Once they met, the battle between the two sides became fierce.
The sounds of various charges and killings were loud and resounded on the surrounding islands.
At this time, Yamashita Isamu, who was in charge of the main island, listened to his subordinates report on the current situation of Dongzhou soldiers landing on the island.
The two sides had been in contact for less than a quarter of an hour, and the casualties on their side were almost over a thousand. This rate of casualties would not be exceeded even if they were looking to attack the city.
The reason why there were such heavy casualties was because the Dongzhou soldiers were holding back their breath and hated them very much. Under the command of Su Qi'an, these Dongzhou soldiers were basically reborn.
There is no longer fear like before, and some are just desperate attacks. ..
Although Yamashita Isamu hated this Dongzhou inspector to the core, he still had something to say about manipulating people's hearts and directing tactics.
"Reporting to the boss, two-thirds of the peripheral positions on Zhoushan Island have been lost. Judging from the current situation, the peripheral positions will be lost in less than half an hour at most.
Break through. "
Listening to the reports one after another, Yamashita Isamu not only did not look nervous at all, but on the contrary, there was some inexplicable excitement deep in his eyes.
He nodded and said softly. "Yes, I understand. According to the plan, we will retreat alternately. Before the outer positions are captured, make sure all brothers retreat to the central area."
After hearing the order, his men left quickly and conveyed Yamashita Isamu's instructions immediately.
Not long after his men left, the elusive Fujiwara Shinichi appeared again. This time he did not mock like last time, but said calmly.
"You have managed Zhoushan Island well. I hope your plan will come true. Just don't disappoint His Highness. I'm ready to leave. According to estimates, the inspector should arrive at the ambush sea area soon."
"This time, let me see if this Dongshan Hou is as evil as you say."
Fujiwara Shinichi dropped these words and immediately turned around and left.
Yamashita Isamu had a smile on his face, didn't say much, and nodded slightly. Although there were competitions and conflicts between him and Fujiwara Shinichi, the two sides could still cooperate on major matters.
However, the prerequisite for such cooperation is to be able to see the feasibility of the other party's plan. As Xie Cang led his troops to the island, Fujiwara Shinichi did not want to admit it, but he had to admit that Yamashita Isamu's plan was half completed.
The next half depends on him. He must not let his guard down at the critical moment, otherwise he will definitely be brave in the future.
Since Yamashita Yong had spread Su Qi'an's reputation so evilly, he had to give it a try.
Watching Shinichi Fujiwara leave, Isamu Yamashita withdrew his eyes. He was not worried that Shinichi Fujiwara would make a mistake. This opponent he competed with was a rare talent in naval battles.
As long as he followed his plan, even if he suffered a slight loss at the hands of Su Qi'an, the victory in this battle was destined to be his.
He looked forward and murmured, "The speed of landing on the island is really slow. Marquis Lingdong, you have to work harder."
