The Osumi Islands and Kagoshima are separated by a 30-kilometer-wide Osumi Strait. Kagoshima is controlled by the Japanese player's 6th Army, while the islands of Takeshima, Iwo Jima, Mamojima, and Tanegashima across the strait are controlled by the Chinese player's army.

Chinese players have deployed tens of thousands of NPC soldiers, military ports, and a large number of 6 defensive military facilities in the Osumi Islands to prevent sneak attacks. The Japanese side may have had some scruples and considerations, fearing that it would face enemies on all sides, and did not want to have a conflict with China while fighting with South Korea, the DPRK and the Philippines, so it has not fought with the squadron in the vicinity of the Ryukyu Islands.

On the sea, the wind is calm.

On the surface of the Osumi Strait, you can see some Japanese reconnaissance vessels and fishing boats. Strangely, not a single Japanese warship or fishing boat could be seen at this moment, not even the shadow of a sampan.

The only activity in this area is the small number of Chinese warships stationed in the ports of the islands. Traditionally, they patrol the waters and islands around the strait to check maritime security, crack down on smuggling vessels between Japan and other countries, and prohibit the flow of raw materials to the Japanese islands.

Bloody Sun and some of his brothers sailed in ten warships in the middle of the Osumi Strait. They didn't take a trip to Kagoshima 6, and the environment around Kagoshima was not ideal, with too many rivers and bays and too many mountains. The arquebus infantry formation needs to be open to the open, and it is not easy to ambush. They didn't say hello to the Chinese players in Osumi Island, and continued sailing, intending to cross the strait and go to the flat coastline around Miyazaki to find a flat and empty beach to climb 6.

The Japanese First Fleet, after leaving Nagoya, headed south. Travel to Keelung, Taiwan.

Junichiro Watanabe sat firmly on the captain's seat of a four-masted flagship, thinking about something.

His men were busy.

The First Fleet is commanded by the player generals of the Honshu Island faction, and the main general, Junichiro Watanabe, is the vice president of Oda Kaisha. President Oda Takeshi's deputy, who acted rigorously, was extremely courageous and adventurous, so he was entrusted with an important task by Oda Takeshi as the vanguard commander of this war with the squadron.

He had a basic piece of information on hand.

The number of warships in the First Fleet was: 200 four-masted warships, 3,000 three-masted warships, 5,000 two-masted galleons, thousands of supply ships, and countless small ships.

In fact, there are not many warships in the First Fleet, and even fewer than the warships of the Triple Alliance of South Korea, North Korea and the Philippines combined.

However, the First Fleet was only a part of the Japanese fleet, and the Second Fleet, which had a larger number of warships than the First Fleet, was undergoing an emergency reorganization in Nagoya, and it would take at least a day or two to be numbered and lined up.

The First Fleet is going to raid the Keelung military port in Taiwan. I didn't dare to delay, so I went out first.

Because of the tight schedule, I didn't even have time to do too much pre-war planning and deployment. The commander of the First Fleet is solely responsible for the specific operational arrangements for the rest.

Oda Takeshi, the leader of the Japanese Society's Alliance, only set a strategic goal before the war: to attack Keelung within two days and take the Chinese New Pacific Fleet stationed in Keelung by surprise. Occupy Taiwan's military ports and cut off access to the East and South China Seas. Then he forced the Philippines to withdraw its troops from Kyushu and dismantled the alliance between South Korea, North Korea and the Philippines. It opened up Japan's navigation routes to Southeast Asian countries, conquered Southeast Asian countries, and formed an alliance with Australia to obtain Southeast Asian resources and Australian iron ore.

Junichiro Watanabe was very excited about this.

This strategic goal is somewhat long and somewhat large, and basically encompasses all the intentions of the current war against China.

In his eyes, the Chinese fleet is not strong. The reason why Japan has always been unable to fight and dare not fight is that the lack of land is a resource. The Chinese Pacific Fleet is in Taiwan. It is stuck in Japan's resource lifeline, and this is the reason why Japan's strength is weak. Without resources, even with great ambition is useless. Otherwise, how could the allied forces of South Korea, North Korea and the Philippines hold out on Kyushu Island until now? I'm afraid that I will be driven into the sea a long time ago.

The First Fleet was about to arrive in the Osumi Strait.

One of Junichiro Watanabe's lieutenants, Shuichi Kawa, came to ask if he would take the Osumi Islands.

Junichiro Watanabe thought about it for a moment and said, "No need, the Osumi Islands are well defended. It will take at least a few days or more to take it. This will seriously hamper the march of our fleet and distract our forces. Since it's a raid. Naturally, you have to arrive in Keelung as quickly as possible. Ordered the entire fleet to avoid the Osumi Islands, pass by a hundred miles away, go south along the Ryukyu Islands, and go directly to Keelung! Calculate the route and the voyage, and report to me in a moment. ”

Tokugawa nodded, and after a while, he and a group of staff players were already drawing the new route on the chart and calculating the distance.

Tokugawa Shuichi: "Watanabe-kun, the total distance from Nagoya to Keelung, Taiwan is 1,940 kilometers, and our fleet has traveled 670 kilometers and arrived at the sea off Tanegashima Island, the Osumi Islands. Sailing along the waters off the Osumi Islands, Okinawa Islands, and Sakishima Islands requires another 1,270 kilometers to reach Keelung. ”

Junichiro Watanabe looked at the navigation line and said, "Well, follow the navigation line." If nothing else, we will arrive in Keelung tomorrow to engage China's new Pacific Fleet. ”

Tokugawa Shuichi was a little worried, and said, "Watanabe-kun, our fleet rushed to the army, can we win the battle if we kill it like this?" ”

Junichiro Watanabe said: "Hmph, isn't the new Pacific Fleet just formed?" Their official establishment is 5,000 three-masted warships, but only 3,000 have arrived in Keelung, less than half of our strength. ”

"But there are still a lot of ships in coastal ports all over China, and the total number is much higher than ours. They get the news and will definitely fight back! ”

"Don't worry. Even if they get the information that our fleet is heading south, China's territory is too vast, and it is difficult for them to react in time to provide support. As long as we defeat Keelung's new Pacific Fleet, it will be difficult for the Chinese side to form a second large fleet in a short period of time. We have plenty of time to gain a foothold in the Port of Keelung, Taiwan. ”

Tokugawa Shuichi: "Why is that?" ”

Junichiro Watanabe sneered: "Do you think that these fleets will all give up their bases to save Keelung?" Hey, don't look at their fleet, but they can't pull away at all. The South China Sea, the East China Sea, the Yellow Sea, such a vast coastline. The port was so rich that countless merchant ships sailed through it at all times, and this wealth required the close protection of a large number of warships. Otherwise, the pirates will be happy to share the wealth with them.

If you take a closer look at the map of the entire Asian seas.

Look at the South China Sea. Their Indian Ocean Fleet is in a decisive battle with the Indian fleet, and the entire South China Sea fleet must be used to protect the Southeast Asian shipping line from Guangzhou to Singapore. Otherwise, if there is a problem with the supply line. If blocked by pirates or a country's fleet, their Indian Ocean fleet will collapse. Guess what the current Vietnamese fleet, the Malaysian fleet, the Indonesian fleet are doing? ”

Tokugawa Shuichi was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly was shocked, and said in ecstasy: "Ah, they, how difficult are they also planning to go to war with China?" Where did this news come from? ”

Junichiro Watanabe said coldly: "Hmph, I don't know if they dare to go to war with China." Oda-kun had already sent several envoys yesterday. They went separately to lobby Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia and other countries, hoping that they would seize this opportunity to turn the other cheek with China. Regardless of whether it succeeds or not, the Chinese side will definitely not dare to take it, and this risk is too great. Their South China Sea Fleet will never give up on the task of protecting the supply lines in Southeast Asia to save Keelung. So their South China Sea fleet was all tied hand and foot, unable to move.

Look at the East China Sea again, we want to save Keelung. Only the fleet in the East China Sea was able to arrive in time. But they didn't dare to save it with all their might. The East China Sea is the richest part of China's entire coast, and if we don't have warships to protect us, we only need to send a small team of warships to harass them, and their damage will be very heavy. They need a lot of warships to stay at their doorstep to transport supplies, and they will definitely not fight us to the death.

The Yellow Sea and Bohai fleets remained, the gateways to the north that needed to be taken care of. It is also necessary to stabilize South Korea and North Korea. When some of their warships arrived in a hurry, they were afraid that we had already taken Keelung, and there was nothing to do about us. ”

That's all he said. couldn't help but admire: "Oda-kun is worthy of being a genius, and he is the only one who has this outstanding vision and extraordinary courage, and he has mastered the timing so accurately, and at this time, he will not hesitate to devote his country's strength to start a war with China." He was right - if you make a mistake, you will be punished! Now it's up to us to punish them for their mistakes. ”

A little white army player who went to sea with the blood dance remnant sun stood very bored on the bow of a battleship at the front. After a few days of floating at sea, after the initial excitement, all that remained was to face the fish in the sea and the birds in the sky. It's so boring. The NPCs are doing the boating, and the player really doesn't have much to do on the boat. Just one command; Hey!

The player suddenly looked into the distance where the sea and the sky met, and rubbed his eyes incredulously. What's over there? The black pressure is connected into a large area, and the head and tail are barely visible. Are the dense poles all sailboats?!

"Wow, how did this bird run out of so many sailboats? Is this an international flight? All the sailing ships of Asia and Europe pass through here? The player was also clever, and did not be stunned, and hurriedly ran to report this unexpected "surprise" to the Blood Dance Sun.

"Boss, it's a new voyage, come and see, there are a lot of sailboats!"

Bloody Sun rushed out of the cabin with a group of brothers.

Seeing so many sailing ships sailing across the sea, the group was completely dumbfounded. Well, their ten warships here are not at all comparable to the countless sailing ships in the distance. The difference is between 10 ants and a large nest of thousands of ants.

Bloody Dance Remnant Yang suddenly thought of something, and immediately became angry, and shouted, "Isn't this the navigation line between Japan and Southeast Asia? The little white boss has already issued an embargo on Japan, why are there so many ships? Go over immediately and see if it is that country's fleet that dares to deal with Japan! With so many ships, I am afraid that the smuggled goods on the ground will exceed tens of billions. Lao Tzu cut down his mother's ground. Quick, pull the sails, all for Lao Tzu to rise! ”

The little white army players present were all bold guys, and they didn't think they were weak in the slightest. I think there were only a few of them in Jicheng at the beginning. dared to face the ground in front of many Jicheng players, and cut down the local snake boss of Jicheng on the spot. Although there is an extremely large disparity in the number of enemies on the sea now, it is not taken seriously at all in their eyes.

Moreover, all of their warships were equipped with bronze cannons. Each ship had twelve cannons, plus 300 arquebus infantrymen, and the weapons of the era, and I felt unusually good about myself at the moment. If such equipment doesn't dare to go over and ask questions, it will be simply a turtle with a shrunken head, and it will not have the face to go back to the swallow land.

Ten three-masted battleships set sail at once, and all sailed towards the flotilla as many as the ant's nests on the horizon.

They are all the best warships that can be produced by the existing technology of Zhoushui Shipyard at present, and they are very fast, half an hour later. It was less than ten miles away from those ships.

Bloody Remnant Yang held a telescope, stood on the bow of the ship and looked hard at which country's ship they were, and looked at the old man for a long time, and the total number let him see clearly. "It's all plaster flags, he***, it turned out to be a Japanese ship, no wonder it's so daring. Don't take the words of the little white boss seriously. It's not your good thing that Lao Tzu met. "Laughing.

"Boss, those seem to be warships, could there be too many? The little white boss sent us to test the effectiveness of these gunboats, what if they were all sunk? One player muttered quietly.

Another player disagreed: "Anyway, it's all experiments, it's used to play, what are you afraid of!" The most important thing is to test the combat limits of these ships. Only then can the mission be completed, and it doesn't matter if these ships are sunk. ”

Shuichi Tokugawa received a report from his subordinates that there were several ships with unknown intentions in the direction of the Northwest Osumi Strait. Approaching the First Fleet. It seems that it is a little arrogant, and there is no intention of hiding his identity and avoiding it.

He was a little puzzled, and instead of immediately reporting it to Junichiro Watanabe, he personally went to the top of the flagship to watch it, intending to see what was going on. He also used a high-powered telescope made in China, and it took a lot of money to get the smuggled goods from Taiwan. The First Fleet had a small number of telescopes, all of which were available for high-ranking generals.

With smuggled Chinese telescopes. There's no way around it.

The islands of Japan were forcibly blocked by China's Pacific Fleet, which restricted trade with other countries. Players are not rich, and if they are not rich, they are not rich. If you don't have money, you can't invest a lot of money in high-tech research, and if you don't have high-tech, you won't have a good telescope.

Through the telescope in his hand, Tokugawa Shuichi quickly saw that they were ten Chinese warships, and the red black flag and the dragon flag were hung on board. The Red Crow Banner was the flag used by the regular fleets of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Dragon Flag was the most commonly used flag by Chinese players. Obviously, the Chinese ship is coming, and other countries will not fly these two flags. They were most likely Chinese ships stationed in the Osumi Islands.

But why are they so arrogant?

Don't they know how many ships there are in the First Fleet?

And it is hung with a full sail, which obviously has no intention of decreasing.

Tokugawa Shuichi himself was confused, and looked back at the warships on his side—eight thousand warships, thousands of cargo ships, and not one less. Then look at the other side, the ten lonely ships rushed over in a daze.

He couldn't figure it out.

Forget it, it's not a big deal, just send some boats over to catch them. He directly transferred a hundred three-masted warships and ordered them to surround the ten Chinese warships and grab them.

Sending a hundred ships over, he himself felt a little bullied. However, he sent warships over not to sink the opponent's ships, but to kill people and seize ships. In order to prevent the ten Chinese warships from escaping, send a little more to intercept them separately. Mosquito meat is also meat, and if you grab ten more warships, the First Fleet will have more combat effectiveness.

After giving the order, Tokugawa returned to the flagship command room. A hundred warships rounded up ten warships, and he really couldn't be interested in watching such a disparity in strength fight.

The player captain of a hundred Japanese warships received the order, and was extremely excited, and broke away from the flagship large force. Head-on towards the Bloody Sun, their ten battleships rushed over.