Gao Shishu's plan does sound reasonable at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, the meaning contained in it is different.

The first team went to the southwest and faced the officers and soldiers head-on, using it to attract firepower, which was the most risky, and the slightest accident could cause death; The second team went to the northwest, playing a covering role, and by the way, the first team was countered, and the risk was secondary.

In contrast, after the third team left the island, it went straight to the northeast to find Dongying's ships, and the possibility of encountering officers and soldiers along the way was very small, and it was the safest.

People are greedy for life and afraid of death, and everyone wants to go to the third team, but this can't be said, after all, someone from the first team and the second team must go, otherwise everything will be in vain.

Gao Shishu, as the leader of the gang and the proposer of the plan, if he only cares about his own escape, regardless of the life or death of others, then there is no need for everyone to obey.

The pirates have their own evil intentions at the moment, but they all have the same idea in this matter - I can take risks, but you can't hide behind and enjoy comfort, and use my life as a stepping stone to your glory and wealth.

So for a while, all the would-be robbers cast their eyes at Gao Shishu and stared at him tightly: "Which team is the gang leader going to go?"

In the face of everyone's inquiring or malicious eyes, Gao Shishu's expression remained unchanged, and he said as a matter of course: "I will not leave any team, I will stay on the island, and always observe the situation to adapt to changes. When the big guys have successfully broken through, I'll find another chance to join you."

"I know that you are angry with me these days, and it is my dereliction of duty that I didn't let the big guy live a good life, not to mention that I didn't let the big guy live a good life. You have followed me Gao Shishu from birth to death, of course I am responsible for you, and this is what I should do as a helper."

The pirates did not expect him to say this, and for a moment they could not help but feel ashamed of their malicious speculation, and said, "I don't want to help the master think so much about us, I ......."

"Alright." Gao Shishu waved his hand, signaling that they didn't need to say any more, "Now is not the time to gossip, we still have to step up our preparations, and when the sun sets, the officers and soldiers must be a little lax, so let's break through at that time."

Naturally, all the would-be robbers had no objections, and after nodding their heads, they went their separate ways.

Seeing the sun setting towards the western mountains little by little, Shen Baiyi's heart became more and more unsteady, and he sighed, "It's not a way to go on like this...... Although the advantage is now on our side, the cost of dispatching dozens of warships to surround Mingsha Island is too great."

"We don't know how many hole cards Gao Shishu still has, in case they have saved food for several months and stalemate for a long time, we are afraid that before the Japanese invaders are exhausted, we will collapse first. Or...... Shall we go back first and think about it in the long run?"

Su Qi had already thought of this, and his face was not very good-looking: "Lord Shen's worries are not unreasonable, but it's a pity that we don't have a better choice now. If we go home like this, not only will our previous efforts be in vain, but it is also very likely to give Gao Shishu a chance to breathe, and I don't know how many variables will be born in the future."

"The grass must be eradicated, otherwise it will be blown by the spring breeze and reborn, the government and Gao Shishu have been pulling for so long, and it is time to fight to the death, now is the best opportunity. Since Gao Shishu can jump over the wall and attack the port in a hurry, I don't think there is much food in stock, so I still tend to stick to this place and spend it with the Japanese invaders."

"General Su, you...... Hey." Shen Baiyi couldn't convince Su Qi, so in desperation, he had to turn to Gu Yunji, "Master Gu, what do you think?"

Gu Yunji said seriously: "If I am asked whether I want to withdraw my troops and go back, or continue to confront Gao Shishu at sea, then I can only say that I am more inclined to support Su Qi's decision."

Mei Feng is not here, and currently in the fleet of the crusade against Gao Shishu, the only three of them can do the master. Although Shen Baiyi has the largest official position, he is not a person who will use his official rank to oppress people, seeing that his proposal was rejected by the two of them one after another, he had to obey the majority with a few:

"Alright then...... Now I only hope that Gao Shishu doesn't have much food in stock, and he won't be able to support it soon, otherwise we will really fall into passivity......

Gu Yunji smiled when he heard this, and his tone was relaxed: "Who said that confronting the Japanese can only be done like this? We can certainly take the initiative. Lord Shen, have you forgotten that we still have the Shenwei Cannon?"

The Shenwei cannon is an improved version of the Franc cannon, which is the name that Emperor Jingfeng personally gave after knowing about it.

Although in Gu Yunji's view, the name "Shenwei Cannon" is a bit difficult to compliment, but the firearms made in one's own country cannot always be named after foreign countries. At least it sounds much more pleasing to the ear than the "Franc Cannon".

Shen Baiyi was stunned for a moment: "...... Kamui cannon? But the effective range of the Shenwei cannon is less than three miles, and we are at least four miles away from the Japanese ships, how can this be done?"

Gu Yunji smiled slightly: "You also said that less than three miles is an effective range. Although I, Gu Yunji, am an amateur in firearms, I also know the difference between effective range and maximum range."

The effective range refers to the maximum firing distance at which the firearm can reach its intended power, while the maximum firing range refers to the maximum distance that the bullet can travel after it has been fired.

In layman's terms, the difference between the two is that the former is more powerful, but the distance is shorter; The latter is farther away and less powerful.

Gu Yunji said: "The effective range of the Shenwei cannon is less than three miles, and we are more than four miles away from the Japanese ship, three miles and four miles are actually not much different, at most it is only three or four percent of the power reduction, which is enough."

"There's essentially no difference between smashing a boat and half of them, and you can scare them out anyway. Lord Shen is proficient in the art of firearms, so he should know more about this than I thought."

Shen Baiyi hadn't thought of this layer before, and when he heard this, he suddenly said, "This is a good way. We came out this time with three Shenwei cannons, one of which is seven guns, and the three cannons fired together are twenty-one shells."

"Even if the pirates want to abandon their ship and flee back to shore in a panic, it won't be too late for such a short time, and if we can be accurate enough when firing, we may be able to destroy more than half of their ships in a hurry."

"If that's the case, Gao Shishu will be really injured, and he will definitely not dare to rush out of the island, we can directly change to a boat with a shallow draft, row directly across the reef area, and land on the island to fight with them."

The more Shen Baiyi thought about it, the brighter his eyes became, and suddenly he regretted: "It's a pity that there is a reef, we can't chase too far now, we can only fight from such a distance. If only I could lure them out of the reef and take the initiative......

At this time, the herald came to report: "A large number of Japanese ships have left the reef area and are speeding towards our warships!"