The most difficult part of cooperation in military operations is not in the action itself, but in the distribution of rights and obligations.

Xia Xun and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu agreed that the Daming Naval Division was mainly responsible for naval operations, the Japanese Navy assisted in the sea blockade and other matters, and the land premises were mainly handed over to the Japanese army.

The so-called proper pursuit, that is, thirty miles away, not deep, this Xia Xun also hinted at agreeing, his purpose is to impact the pirates, not to rely on this navy to occupy Japan, if you are really involved too deeply, the road is not familiar, the language is poor, and the supply cannot keep up, which is a great threat to your army, which is actually not in the interests of the Ming Dynasty, so after winning a greater degree of freedom, Xia Xun no longer insists on his own opinion.

In the end, the pair just talked about the joint chopping time and the issue of information collusion, and Ashikaga Yoshimitsu asked, "So, when is our specific encirclement chopping time?" ”

Xia Xun said: "I think we should first determine where the pirates are concentrated, and we don't know about this information." Once you know the pirates' strongholds and numbers, you can make the next step. ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu smiled slightly and called, "Ryorimaru!" ”

As soon as the shoji door was opened, a young man who was as beautiful as a flower, with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and was wearing a black samurai uniform, appeared at the door, bowed to Ashikaga Yoshimitsu and said respectfully: "Your Excellency the general! ”

"Tell the envoy tomorrow what I want you to find out about pirates!"

"Yes!"

The young samurai replied, walked to the front of several cases, took out a map from his arms, slowly spread it out, and pointed: "Pirates mainly gather on these islands, Rapid Wind Island, Breaking Wave Island, and Duck Reef Island, there are about three pirate forces gathered on Rapid Wind Island, and the two are the Renmu family and the Tamaru family......"

Xia Xun looked at his soft-soled shoes, leggings and tight belts attentively, and said in his heart: "Both the shogun and the daimyo have raised many ninjas, as a secret organization for them to spy on intelligence and assassinate enemy generals, this Linglimaru must be a ninja." ”

After introducing the situation of each organization, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu said: "These pirates often fight with each other, but once they encounter an external threat, they will unite, after they form a joint force, the strength is very strong, I have also sent troops to encircle and suppress them, once the army is not as strong as them, they will be counterattacked, once they send heavy troops, they will leave the island, those small islands, we can not stay for a long time, it is a headache for them." This time, with the help of the Upper Water Master, I hope to defeat them completely. ”

General Si Yi asked in a deep voice: "May I ask the auxiliary prince to make trouble, when can we propose to attack them?" ”

Xia Xun said: "This question, I think it is better for His Excellency the General to decide, our warship is in the Ryukyus, and the morning and evening are coming, but we need to know how long His Excellency the General will have to prepare." ”

Ashikaga Yoshimitsu pondered for a while, and said: "It will take some time to set up a defensive position on land, send enough troops, and send the navy to form an encirclement of the pirates at sea with the Kamimei Naval Division, and we will set it in twenty days." ”

Xia Xun instructed: "Your Excellency the General had better be secretive when he mobilizes the army, if the pirates are aware and the stars scatter and escape, then it is not good to pursue." ”

Si Yi interjected: "This, don't worry about it!" We will do what we have to do! ”

Xia Xun didn't think it was wrong, but just smiled faintly.

After the negotiation was over, when he returned to his residence, Zheng He couldn't help laughing, Xia Xunqi said: "What's the matter with my father-in-law?" ”

Zheng He said: "The secret probe next to General Ashikaga is called Lingli Maru. Hasn't Guogong heard an ancient poem? …… Rather push than lose grass, and extinguish the clever pill. , Lingli Pill, in our Lingnan refers to longan, I didn't expect him to be called such a name, it really makes people laugh. ”

Xia Xun smiled and said: "Yang was about to say something to his father-in-law, and when his father-in-law heard it, he was afraid that he wouldn't be able to laugh!" ”

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On Breaking Wave Island, several pirate gangs are hastily preparing to load a large number of looted and lost supplies onto the ship before they can be sold, and the tools that can be removed from the camp on the island are also carried to the ship as much as possible. This island is obviously only their temporary residence, although this ...... is "temporary" for a longer time, because this is only the place where they absorb thieves and collect and distribute stolen goods, their families are all set up on land, and pirates often go ashore in small boats to go home to reunite with their relatives, so the flow of people here is particularly frequent, and only when the island is always guarded, only when they go out to sea or in such a situation, they will quickly rush back and be at the disposal of their families.

Therefore, the buildings on the island are very simple, obviously they have been informed of the operation plan of the Ming and the Japanese joint assassins, and are preparing to move in a hurry at this moment, but these gangsters are very thrifty, even the built warehouses and tents have been demolished, and the planks and pillars are all moved onto the ship, because there are almost no plants on this island, and once these tools are burned, they have to carry them here from the land, which is very troublesome.

There were also a few piles of long, thick and straight timber on the island, which were the materials for the construction of the ship, and they were all carried on board by the thieves, and in this way, they did not plan to leave a little spoils for the officers and soldiers and the Daming sailors.

A ronin stood on the side of the ship and shouted, "Hurry, hurry! The army of the Ming Navy and the Imperial Minister will be coming soon, and all the tools that can be used will be transported to the ship! ”

The other man who looked shabby, but was still connected to the samurai costume, said lazily, "What's the hurry, it will take them ten days to come." ”

"Mu Zao-kun, it is a problem for us to choose the location for the temporary installation of our tools and personnel, especially since we haven't moved away from Broken Wave Island for many years, and there are too many bits and pieces of tools, even if we hurry up, it will take another five days to complete.

Mu Zao pouted and said: "It's really shabby, everything is carried to the ship, according to me, these tools are not needed at all, as long as there are boats and people, all the wealth we need can be snatched from the Ming Kingdom." ”

He turned and walked up to a reef, pointed to the distance, and said in a loud voice: "That's it, as long as we ......"

His voice paused, and he suddenly cried out in surprise: "Look, there are three big ships coming in the distance, they must be the ships of the Oda family, and on these islands, only the Oda family has such big ships." ”

"No, the Oda family is stationed on Duck Reef Island, what are they doing on our Breaking Wave Island?"

The ronin also climbed up the reef and put his hand on the canopy to look into the distance.

The ship overcame thorns and thorns, getting closer and closer, and the ronin suddenly screamed: "Mu Zaojun, my eyes may be spent, look at it, is that a warship of the Ming army?" ”

The samurai looked into the distance in astonishment, the ship was getting closer and closer, and more warships poured out from behind, overwhelming the sky, sailing like a forest, the samurai's jaw was suddenly lost, and he opened his mouth for a moment before he roared: "Oh my God! It's really a warship of the Ming army, what's going on? Isn't there still ten days left? ”

The ronin jumped off the reef and shouted in despair, "Quick! Quickly raise anchor, raise the sails, and prepare for battle, the sailors of the Ming Kingdom have come to kill! The broken warrior shouted: "Don't panic, everyone is full of reefs here, the warships of the Ming Navy Division can't enter, and they will sink if they hit the reef, quickly!" Tell me about the Great Chief! ”

The giant battleship on the opposite side had slowed down, and Ren Juying stood at the bow of the ship and shouted loudly: "Order!" The Daifuku ship stopped in place and prevented it from going to sea! The small fortune boat outflanked left and right, transported troops ashore, and cut off its back road! Sentinel ships, sea ships, and Cangshan ships are out to fight! Put the centipede speedboat down and get ashore! ”

According to the flag, large and small warships immediately got busy, Shuangyuwei's warships are now equipped with shotguns, in the past, they fought with people, the main means was to rely on hand-to-hand combat, and now like the Ming army sailors, try to use the advantages of weapons, to avoid a large number of casualties. Throwing weapons such as artillery within 100 paces, muskets within 80 steps, rockets within 60 steps, flamethrowers within 40 steps, javelins, tomahawks, and thistle cannons within 20 paces.

The ship was full of messy tools, especially tents, barn planks, and square timbers, and there was no rule for the arrangement, and there was a mess everywhere. The draft was too deep, which limited the flexibility of their ships, and the chaos on the left and right of the ships made them nowhere to go if they wanted to fight. In particular, they didn't expect that the Ming army had always liked to use huge ships and big ships, and this time it was actually equipped with countless small boats, and it was easy to cross the natural defense of the reef group, and there was no one on their side to command it in time, so they immediately made a mess and ran around like flies.

Ren Juying stood on the huge ship several stories high, condescendingly, seeing this situation completely in his eyes, he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly shouted: "Order all ships to immediately approach within twenty steps of the ship, and burn their ships with fire thistle cannons, flamethrowers, fire canisters, and oil barrels!" ”

When the new general order was issued, the Ming warships immediately changed their tactics, and soon, several of the warships full of flammable materials were the first to burst out of the flames, like huge torches, shining on the sea with a burst of fire.

Another kind of pomp and circumstance, staged at the same time on several islands where the Swift Wind gathered was staged, among which the fighting style of Rapids Island was slightly inconsistent, this island was the farthest from the land, and there were no reefs around, and it was Li Yifeng's Chaohu Sailor who was responsible for attacking Rapids Island, he arrived one night in advance, taking advantage of the opportunity of the dark night as ink, and laid a large number of submarine mines along the island, and the attack had not officially begun, and he was surprised to see that the Ming warships appeared, and at least one-third of the Kuikou warships that fled out in panic were sunk by mines.

When the sea was covered in flames, Xia Xun was taking a few retinues and leisurely plating into a quiet and elegant temple, where he was going to secretly meet a woman with an important mission...... If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. ）……