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The Oda Navy led by Ozuru was hidden in this natural harbor, and dozens of ships were quietly parked on the sea, led by the flagship, which was the incomparably huge Ryujin.

In order to fight against the Maori navy, Ozuru brought almost all the ships that could be mobilized in Ise, including many merchant ships of the Agotic Chamber of Commerce, to form a fleet consisting of the flagship Ryujin, 4 large Galen ships, 8 medium Galen ships, and 20 small Galen ships.

A total of 33 ships may sound like a few, because in the old days of the Itsukushima War, the Mishima Navy of Katam Seto sent more than 300 warships, while the Mori family itself had 120 ships, and as for Tao Qing Kenkata, it had nearly 700 ships.

However, strictly speaking, most of the hundreds of warships were just a simple morning, and many of them did not even have sails. In fact, among the many ships of the Japanese navy, only the Ataka ship had a large sail, and all of them, including Sekibune, were sailless oarboats.

The advantage of this type of vessel is that it has a low impact from wind direction and is fast offshore. But the disadvantages are also obvious, and you can only rely on oars to move. In many windy weather, it is not as good as the Oda Navy with sails and oars. Otherwise, Saeki Yukai would not have been able to rely on 10 small Galen ships and several Karak galleons to play with the Mishima sailors.

Of course, the biggest advantage is artillery, and if there were no artillery with muskets and rockets alone, the combat effectiveness of the Oda Navy might not be as good as that of the Japanese naval forces.

"I see, have the sailors of Kyushu such as Bungo begun to assemble?" Dazhu Crane pondered.

"Yes, according to intelligence, it seems that the enemy navy is planning to go directly to the Seto Inland Sea to support the Mishima navy." The sailor kneeling in front of Da Zhu Crane said respectfully.

"Well, got it. Continue to investigate, and once the enemy naval army starts to move, it will be closely monitored! Remember, be sure to find out how many ships the enemy has! Da Zhu He said in a deep voice.

"Yes!"

"Then it's time to wait......" Dazhu Crane whispered as he looked at the sea.

For the next few days, it seemed that neither the Oda nor the Maori army knew that a major battle would break out at sea, but they continued to attack and defend each other. In particular, the Mishima Navy in the Seto Inland Sea and the Oda Navy in Shodoshima are fighting to stain the sea with blood, and every collision seems to be a life-and-death battle.

It's just that even so, the Oda Army, which has fewer ships, still has the absolute upper hand, and the ships are strong and the guns are sharp, and the sailors who have been trained for a long time are not comparable to the simple pirates such as the Mishima Naval Army. When the equipment and soldiers' combat effectiveness are superior, it seems that they can only fight for the command level of both sides.

However, although Takeyoshi Murakami is an experienced pirate, he has also participated in large-scale naval battles such as the Battle of Itsukushima. But Saeki is a commander trained in the chaotic waters of Southeast Asia, and in a sense, Saeki is facing a stronger enemy than Murakami Takeki.

After all, most of the time, these naval forces actually did not have much to fight, because in this chaotic era where naval warfare was not valued, most of the time, the naval forces only plundered the villages and towns along the enemy's coastline.

So, when Murakami Takeshi was angry and there was something helpless to do, in the face of the Oda Navy that began to fight hard, Murakami Takeshi found that their Mishima Navy, which was the best in the world, was not an opponent. Not to mention the long-distance battle, they were purely abused, but whether it was the muskets in close combat, bow and arrow shooting, or the hand-to-hand combat in the broadside battle, they were all firmly suppressed by the Oda Navy.

Not only that, but more importantly, Murakami Takekichi was a little helpless to find that a large number of young people did not play much role in the naval battles during this time. Although all of Saeki Yuumi led small Galen ships, they were also compared to medium-sized and large Galen ships. Compared with those fishing boats that go straight to sea with a little modification, the small Galen boat is already a behemoth.

In a few days of naval battles, the Mishima Navy lost nearly 100 ships, and in addition to being hit by artillery, they were basically knocked over. This situation made Murakami Buji's egg extremely painful, because if there was no early morning, with Sekibune and Ataka Ship alone, the Mishima Navy would not have had any advantage in the ship at all.

"These damn bastards, why are they so rich!" Murakami Takeyoshi cursed helplessly.

Ships are the lifeblood of the navy, and without the boat, the navy is a tiger that has lost its minions. But for the vast majority of sailors, ships are an eternal pain in their hearts.

They deal with the sea every day, don't they know that the Nanban ship is better than these Xiaozao and Guan ships in their own country? Of course they knew, but even so, they still chose this ancient ship as their main force. The reason is not because they are nostalgic, but because ......

Money!

Money is not everything, but no money is everything.

The vast majority of the sailors did not know how to farm or do business, and they had only two kinds of income: the elderly, women, and children went out to sea to fish, and the men went out to sea to plunder passing ships and even villages and towns near the sea.

But looting is a kind of business, but if you want to loot safely, you have to pay a little protection fee. For example, the Mishima Navy, which is located in the Seto Inland Sea, in order not to be wiped out by the Maori family, they can only be subordinate to the Maori family, and while obeying the orders of the Maori family, they divide the loot and the Maori family. In return, they were able to plunder the Maori family's permitted targets and set up sea checkpoints in the Seto Inland Sea to collect tolls.

But obviously, in this case, even the most powerful sailors can hardly guarantee their income. After all, with the exception of Kinai, most of the coastal towns and villages are poor, and commercial giants such as Hakata are the objects of strict protection by a certain naval army.

This situation makes the best way for the navy to expand their strength is to increase the number of Xiaozao. After all, Xiaozao is much cheaper than ships such as Guanchuan and Anzhai. It's like it's as strong as the Mishima Naval Army, and the number of Ataka ships is only 6.

And what about the Oda Navy? With the financial support of Oda Yoshinobu, the number of Galen ships is almost constantly growing, and most of the time the war is just financial resources. And how could the Mishima Navy be Oda Yoshinobu's opponent?

In fact, after the Mishima Navy, known as the world's No. 1, defeated the Oda Navy, for the first time in history, it was completely defeated two years later by the Kuki Navy, which was supported by Oda Nobunaga financially and built and improved Ataka ships.