A few days later, a total of 3,000 men and 500 warships from Bunzen, Bungo, Shubo, Nagato and other countries gathered at the Funachikan and began to march towards Uwajima Bay. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

"Is it going to the Seto Inland Sea from Uwajima Bay? Hehe, one more move! Da Zhuhe sneered when he heard this, and then instructed his adjutant Yian Dukov to gather the soldiers, "Do you remember all the plans?" In this battle, there must be no mistakes! ”

"Rest assured, your knight will not delay the fighter." Yi An replied gracefully, but his handsome face was full of excitement and nervousness, and it didn't seem to correspond to the confidence in his words.

A 33-year-old native of Muscovy, Yi'an's father was a local merchant who later went to trade with the sea after the Age of Discovery. But for the pampered Yi'an, the life of a merchant is completely different from the romanticism he dreamed of.

Later, after his father's death, he resolutely set out to go to sea, but after following the Nanban to Japan, he was fascinated by the special culture and the chaos of war. Maybe he thinks that a man's romance should be on the battlefield? So he resolutely joined the Oda family, and relied on years of experience in going to sea and superb fencing skills to become the adjutant of the Great Zhu Tsuru.

Speaking of which, Yi An, who is ** man, doesn't know when he fell in love with Dazhu Crane, and even ran to a duel with Oda Yoshinobu. Outcome...... At least Yi'an is still alive, isn't it?

Hearing Yi An's words, Da Zhu He said with a little headache, "Yi An, although your chivalry sounds good, in this kind of public place, you should call yourself a subordinate." ”

"It's the lord, and the subordinates should remember." Yi An answered gracefully again.

Seeing this, Da Zhuhe covered his forehead with a headache, but immediately after the ship was ready, he immediately ordered the fleet to set off. Before leaving, he still didn't forget to remind Yi An and several lieutenants around him again, after all, the outcome of this battle was too important. As long as they win, the Oda family will completely become the overlord of the seas of Kyushu, Chugoku, and Shikoku. For an island nation, what it means to dominate the seas may not be well understood by people of this era, but Oda Yoshinobu is very clear.

"Only win, not lose!" This is the only request that Oda Yoshinobu gave her before the Great Tsuru left.

Moreover, the navy has been formed for so many years, except for the appearance of the attack on Ise, but the navy was used in the previous war between the Shodoshima and Mishima naval forces. This is obviously not at all proportional to Oda Yoshinobu's investment in the Navy. You must know that the total amount of money consumed by the navy over the years is enough to build another Osaka Castle.

Although neither Li Huamei nor Shigeharu Takenaka said anything, in the heart of Ozuru Tsuru, he always hoped to prove himself through an important war, and at the same time prove that Oda Yoshinobu was not wrong about attaching importance to the navy.

"Lord Dazhu, I'm about to arrive in Haicheng." A sailor came to Da Zhuhe and reported loudly.

"Haicheng...... The castle of the Bungo Water Army......" Da Zhu He showed a sneer when he heard this. Not long ago, the exploration ship in charge of monitoring the Maori navy had reported that it had passed through Uwajima Bay and headed for the Seto Inland Sea.

"The whole army, pass through Uwajima Bay at full speed and march towards the Seto Inland Sea!" Da Zhu Crane ordered loudly.

Uwajima Bay is a stretch of sea south of a narrow strip of land that extends from Iyo Province to Kyushu Bungo Province, and the land that extends between this land and Kaijo is about 10 nautical miles, and the two sides are uneven, making it impossible to develop as a territory. However, its appearance also made it possible to travel from Bungo to the Seto Inland Sea, because most of Japan's ships could not sail to the open sea.

A moment later, the fleet led by Otsuru came to the sea between Kaicheng and Uwajima Bay. Suddenly, a huge bell rang, but it was a warning signal used by the navy. According to the speed and frequency of the bells, it is necessary to discern what kind of danger it is, and now this rapid and repeated bell is the bell of encountering a huge enemy army.

"Is it finally here?" Da Zhuhe looked at the front with a calm expression, and did not seem to be surprised, "However, there should be enemies in the rear." Da Zhu Crane muttered to himself.

As soon as the words fell, there was another hurried bell, but it came from behind.

In a short time, more than 200 warships were seen turning out from the rear of the land that extended from Iyo Province, and they quickly blocked the front of the Oda Navy. In the rear of the Oda Navy, the same more than 200 warships appeared out of nowhere, firmly blocking the rear road of the Oda Navy.

"Hehe, it's a little unexpected~" Da Zhuhe said with a chuckle, although it was unexpected, but there was no nervousness between the words. In fact, she hadn't even given any orders until now, but the sailors of the flagship and other ships had already prepared for the attack in an orderly manner.

This is the navy under the command of Oda Yoshinobu, and it is also the result of many years of training by Ozuru Tsuru, and these sailors can do what they should do according to the situation at hand, without the need for orders. Even after seeing the enemy attack, their expressions did not show the slightest panic.

In the face of the change of formation of the Oda Navy, the Maori Navy seemed to have no idea at all, and just quietly blocked the sides of the Oda Navy.

"Sure enough, is it just to stall for time?" Da Zhu Crane muttered to himself, "Order, the artillery opens the way, full speed ahead!" ”

At the sound of an order, the Oda Navy once again sped forward quickly, but to the surprise of Ozuru, the enemy seemed to know the range of the artillery and always maintained a certain distance. The 200 warships behind him took the opportunity to sail towards the Oda Army. However, the Oda army did not have any way to deal with it, because when it was originally designed, the stern gun was not installed.

"Turn left, artillery ready!" Da Zhuhe gave an order indifferently. And seeing the Oda Navy turning, the rear Maori naval forces, which had been constantly advancing, immediately stopped advancing.

"Hehe, is it really just to stall for time?" Da Zhu He shook his head and chuckled, "It's a pity, even if you have more warships, can you still stop our army in the deep sea?" ”

Immediately, under the orders of Ozuru, the Oda Navy sailed directly to the deep sea between Shubo Beach, Beppu Bay and Iyo Beach. In this regard, the Maori sailors were helpless, or rather, they had known the result for a long time, and turned directly to the Seto Inland Sea.

"It's really decisive, so ......," Ozuru muttered, and then smiled, "Continue to march towards the Seto Inland Sea!" ”