The Japanese fleet was personally led by the great general Saigo Takamori, and after listening to the report below, the three battleships were British, and the people on board were all foreigners with high noses and blue eyes.

Relying on those British instructors to cover, Young Master Liang and his entourage hung smoothly behind to watch the excitement; They followed all the way to Tokunoshima in the Amami Islands, and when they saw the Japanese fleet stop and prepare to land, they could not observe the house for a long time, so they had to leave; Young Master Liang didn't dare to go directly to the direction of Ryukyu, so he had a heart, turned around and headed north, and then turned around and returned to the main island of Ryukyu after he was far away from the Japanese.

Young Master Liang guessed correctly, Xixiang was indeed observing the course of these ships, and when he saw them heading north, he was relieved.

It's like a move between masters, and sometimes intuition is very sensitive. Saigo's instincts sensed that these warships seemed to be hostile, but then he denied his suspicions, he couldn't believe that the Royal Navy of the British Empire would become a spy of the Qing Dynasty, Yaga! He shook his head vigorously, as if to shake off this inexplicable doubt.

Young Master Liang hurriedly ended his nine-day life in the sea and returned to the land, after all, the wind and waves in the ocean are not comparable to the offshore sea, and when he returns to the land, he will feel that the land is also swaying; Fortunately, after all, he still has the memory of his previous life, so he did not go to the sea on this voyage, and generally people who go to sea for the first time will vomit seven meat and eight vegetarian vegetables. This also made the British instructors even more impressed with him, and he, the young naval commander, became more and more mysterious in the eyes of the British.

Young Master Liang immediately called a meeting of the main officers, and he had already realized that the Japanese would not play their cards according to the routine.

"It seems that we have to reformulate the battle plan, the Japanese have already built an advance base on Tokunoshima Island in the north, and it is estimated that it will take a few days for all their men and horses to be transported over, and it is not known when they will start landing and attacking the main island of the Ryukyus, and I suspect that they may not land in the port", Young Master Liang finally guessed the idea.

The officer of the staff office immediately marked the location of Tokunoshima on the map and reported the distance: "Tokunoshima is about 120 kilometers north of the main island of the Ryukyus."

Young Master Liang nodded, this staff officer reacted quite quickly, he remembered that this young man's name was Cui Fengming, and he had a nickname called Urging Ghost, the young man made rapid progress, and he still had a future.

Liang Haowen has just passed his addiction in the past few days, and he has been the boss for a few days, and he said that he wants me to be the commander? However, he quickly adjusted his mentality, after all, this boss is not easy to be, and he has no bottom at all in the next big battle.

It was Tieqiao San who took over the conversation: "Well, it makes sense, if I were Japanese, I wouldn't choose to land and attack at the port, after all, there must already be a complete defense here."

Huang Qiying nodded in agreement: "Judging from the map, this Ryukyu Island can be landed everywhere, it seems that we must send more people tomorrow to see what places on the island are suitable for a large army to land."

"We can't rule out that the Japanese will land in multiple places, after all, they have a lot of people, if it were me, they would choose to land on multiple routes to attack, so that the other side can only have a chance of winning, after all, the landing side is more at a loss," Liang Qiang added next to him.

Chief of Staff Zhang Jin sighed: "It seems that we are full of loopholes."

Liang Haowen was suddenly anxious: "Then how can this battle be fought?" ”

Young Master Liang smiled, it seems that the fifth uncle has very strong other abilities, but the operational command is a short board; Fortunately, other people are making rapid progress, and they all say that we Chinese are smart people, and it still makes sense, and there are few great generals among these people.

"Fifth Uncle don't be in a hurry, the so-called impermanence of soldiers, water comes to cover the earth, soldiers come to block, knowing the enemy's intentions is better than knowing nothing; Tomorrow we will all go to the coastal zone to check the terrain and make plans; Today, the barracks must be well adjusted, defensive fortifications must be done in every direction, and open and secret posts must be assigned to prevent the enemy from sneaking up at night."

Everyone looked nervous when they heard this, and hurriedly went out to make arrangements, and it was not early now.

Although Young Master Liang estimated that the Japanese would not have time to attack tonight, but this time they came with so many recruits, originally they wanted to train in battle, and it was good to make them nervous, and they wouldn't be nervous after coming a few more times.

After nightfall, Young Master Liang didn't care about resting, and took his junior brother Huang Feihong and the guards to inspect the barracks, but fortunately, after the crossing, this body was unusually energetic, and maintained the habit of practicing martial arts every day, and its physique was indeed much stronger than in his previous life.

Along the way, they met Liang Haowen, Huang Qiying, Tieqiao San and others were also patrolling, and what Young Master Liang just said about preventing the enemy from sneaking up did make everyone nervous.

Don't say it, more than 100 kilometers away on Tokunoshima, Saigo Takamori really had plans to sneak attack overnight; Saigo is a brave general, and there are more than 10,000 enemies, and he also has more than 10,000 elite soldiers, so why not fight hard?

But then he let go of this thought, perhaps ruined by the appearance of British battleships outside of today, and he always felt a feeling of being seen through.

The so-called sneak attack is to not be discovered by anyone, and even if you are not prepared in advance, this kind of casual occurrence has the suddenness of not being noticed, and there will be that kind of excitement; It's like that kind of casual cheating, which is simply irrepressible stimulation.

It was this thrill that Saigo had lost, so the sneak attack only flashed in his mind for a moment, and then it was gone.

There was nothing to do all night, and several groups of people and horses on the Liang Jiajun's side set off early in the morning to check the bay suitable for landing along the coastline. Since the battle plan has changed, Young Master Liang did not let the navy continue to reconnoitre, even if it is disguised as the British navy, but the continuous appearance in front of the Japanese will still arouse their suspicion, of course, it is still necessary to send three warships to reconnoiter from a long distance in three ways tomorrow.

The Japanese, on their part, are still stepping up their efforts to transport men and horses to Tokunoshima; Saigo Takamori did not build barracks or fortifications on the island, it was only a temporary base, and it would cost a lot of money to build a full-fledged base, so it would be better to save some money for His Majesty the Emperor.

The main island of Ryukyu is not big, and Young Master Liang got up early in the morning to check it in the dark, and with the help of war horses, they finally checked all the coastline, and they still held a meeting in the war room at night to discuss.

According to today's reconnaissance, the staff officers have made a rough simulated terrain sand table, which has greatly surprised Master Liang, the war really trains people, and this staff office of his own is becoming more and more mature, and it seems that after this battle, it can be upgraded to the general staff.

Chief of Staff Zhang Jin first reported the results of the inspection: "Through today's reconnaissance, there are 11 places on the coast of the main island of Ryukyu that are suitable for the landing of more than 1,000 troops, and 5 places that are suitable for the landing of more than 10,000 troops, and this does not include the port, so it seems that our defense is under great pressure."

Young Master Liang rarely burst out with a foul mouth: "Fuck, fortunately, Lao Tzu brought 70,000 horses, otherwise he would really be blind."

Everyone didn't react at first, but then they burst into laughter, their young boss rarely has this kind of situation, it is the first time to hear him scold his mother, only the deputy commander of the navy Liang Jianshe pouted, this young master is not less open on the battleship, and that kind of meat is said in a set.

After laughing, the atmosphere was much more relaxed, and Young Master Liang had the heart to take the test to check his hair: "Liang Qiang, you spoke well yesterday, you talk about it today."

Liang Qiang has been mixed with him since he was a child, and he is not timid at all: "We can still win this battle." Although there are many places we need to defend, the commander just said that we have a lot of people; In addition, it is impossible for the Japanese to send troops to every suitable place for landing, and that would distract their combat strength in vain, and the landing operation is originally advantageous to the defender and more difficult for the attacker, so the attacker must concentrate superior forces and storm one place in order to achieve a breakthrough."

As Liang Qiang spoke, he picked up a wooden stick and pointed at the sand table: "These five large landing points, three are in the middle of Ryukyu Island, two are in the north, and the enemy's advance base is also in the north, and the two landing points in the north are on the east and west sides, not far apart, so I estimate that they will attack first at one of these two points, and when we fight with them to a stalemate, they will launch a sneak attack from the other side, that is, behind our defense, so that they can easily succeed."

Everyone was silent, silently analyzing the possibility of what Liang Qiang said.