On June 20, several laden cargo ships came from Wuzhou, and then two large ships left the harbor of Tsushima Island and headed for the east side of Shikoku Island.

When the two big ships carrying the flag of the Xia Kingdom sailed to the northeast of Tsushima Island, the white waves that rowed through gradually recovered, and the waves returned to their original appearance, far southwest of the two cargo ships, on the vast sea, a small boat was lying still, and there were two people lying on their stomachs, observing the ships of the Xia Kingdom in the distance.

"Go back!"

One of them was speaking in the Japanese language, and the other hurried to his feet, and drove quickly across the sea with the pulp in his hand, continuing in a southwesterly direction.

After a few miles, there was an island and reef standing in the distance, and when it came near, and around the island, a medium-sized sea-going ship docked behind, and the small boat approached, and a soft ladder was thrown down on it, allowing the two Japanese to climb up to the deck, and then hurried into the cabin.

There was no ordinary boat arrangement, only a chair and a long table with a windproof oil lamp on the table, and in the middle of the table was an unfolded map showing the waters and reefs around Tsushima Island.

Behind the table stood a man named Gamo Clan, about forty or so, still the traditional head of the Wajin Tsukiyo, with a tall black hat on it, he was Oda Nobunaga's side and close to him, similar to advisors and military advisors.

When the two spying Japanese people came in, the Gamo clan was sitting behind the table, boiling tea leaves and shabu tea bowls, without raising their eyes, shaking the hot water in the teacups, and asking in a low voice: "The fleet of the Xia people has left?" ”

"Only two of them went."

The fire in the small stove was not big, and the copper kettle on it whined, and the Gamo clan over there poured the water from the tea bowl into the small wooden barrel next to it, and let out a soft 'um' in his mouth.

"Is the ship sinking?"

"The waterline is deeper, about the same as before."

The Gamo clan was not in a hurry to make tea, he put down the tea bowl in his hand, closed his eyes, opened them again after a moment, and nodded.

"It should be, the previous cargo ships transporting grain were half an hour apart, but this time it was only a quarter of an hour, nearly half faster than before."

He narrowed his eyes and stroked his long beard with a sparse chin and a look of wisdom beads in his hands.

"It should be the Xia army on the coast of the Eastern Front, there are things that are urgently needed, and they are rushing over from here!"

"Gamo-sama, will the attack be successful this time?"

Hearing the figure behind the table say this, the Japanese spies who had reported before couldn't help but show a happy expression.

"How can you talk about victory or defeat in military affairs at will, but Oda Nobuto, it's not comparable to Date Masamune and Uesugi Kenshin, these things, he has expected!"

Speaking of this, the Kamo clan waved at the two widows, drove them out, and as soon as they left, a close attendant approached.

Just hear him say, "Go and send a signal!" ”

Soon, a sparkling arrow rushed into the sky, making a muffled sound, and a cloud of black smoke filled the air, which was dispersed by the sea breeze.

From the north of this reef, fifteen seagoing ships appeared on the sea level from time to time, and these hulls were all fish-scale structures, which could effectively prevent water seepage and seawater impact, and the hulls were five feet taller than the previous sea ships.

It was the Jinlin sea ship built by the sea ship drawings obtained from Wushu before, and the ambition of Uesugi Kenshin and Date Masamune to join forces to build Nagano Castle on Shikoku Island had long been seen by other daimyos, so the materials for the construction of the Wu warship of the two were stuck.

The two of them can only use other wood, and what can be made is incomplete after all, and Oda Nobunaga's side will supervise the construction with all his might, and Takeda Shingen's share is also given to him, but he asked for all the horses on Yunguo Island, including the horses, which are also included in Heiankyo to form a red reserve team.

At the moment, the plan of the two is actually very clear, Takeda Shingen will sprinkle nails on the path of the Xia army's advance and drag the other party, and Oda Nobunaga will use the warship to make a big detour, starting from the harbor in the northeast of Unguni Island, detouring to the northeast and northwest to the north of Tsushima Island.

Using the tactics of rapid attack at sea, he landed on Tsushima Island, burned the logistics baggage of the Xia army, and if he had the opportunity, he would seize the island and block the back road of the Xia army.

This time the Emperor of Xia Kingdom, together with his 60,000 soldiers and horses, was trapped on the island of Siguo, encroaching step by step, until the other party surrendered, or the grain was exhausted, and he lost the ability to continue fighting.

The ships that went out to sea to round Tsushima were almost half of the ships in Oda Nobunaga's hands, and there were 4,000 light feet, 200 samurai, and 600 archers in the cabin.

It's a pity that there is no sulfur mine needed for gunpowder on this side of the island, and the Xia Kingdom in the west has banned shipping, so he can't get the other party's gunpowder from there, and there is no way to form the famous iron artillery team in his hands back then.

However, the leading general this time is Naomasa Harada, who once commanded the right-hand man.

And Naomasa Harada was also convinced of Oda Nobunaga's plan.

After all, Tsushima Island is still very large, and it is impossible for the Xia army to garrison every part of the coastline, and before coming, the terrain north of Tsushima Island has already been surveyed, and the landing site has already been selected.

The sky was getting dark.

As the waves swept the shore, fifteen golden-scaled ships were immersed in the night, quietly approaching the shoreline with the sound of the waves.

Arriving at the diving area, all the Japanese soldiers in the boat got off the soft ladder and walked to the beach on a waist-high foot.

Naomasa Harada was still worried that the other party would attack him halfway, but at the moment, it seemed that there was no defense here.

It wasn't until all the Japanese soldiers went ashore to form a team that the stone hanging in his heart finally fell safely, but he still cautiously let the sea ship leave the coast temporarily, while the Japanese soldiers under his command were hidden by the reefs and sea cliffs on the coast.

Along the way, there are also many Xia Guo watchtowers standing on the coastline.

However, he did not let the soldiers touch the soldiers to clear the Xia soldiers above, he was worried that once he did not succeed in killing the other party, let the other soldiers send out arrows and alarm the Xia soldiers and horses on the island, then all the plans would be in vain, and the thousands of people under his command would be in danger of annihilation.

They evaded the watchtower's surveillance range, and passed through the coast at night, thousands of people were like long snakes snaking in the night, and the slight footsteps were also covered by the sound of the waves, successfully avoiding the watchtower on the shore.

Ugly time.

In the distance, he could see a flickering fire in the darkness, Harada Naomasa half-squatted behind the mound, looked over there for a while, and confirmed that it was the Xia Guo military camp on the island, he slowly raised his hand, and the light feet, samurai, and archers in the back stepped forward one after another, and everyone had bottles and cans hanging on their bodies, and there was fire oil in them.

Naomasa Harada took the naginata knife handed by his own soldier and removed the bag covered by the blade, "Remember, ignition is the main thing, no matter how many enemies there are, our mission is to set their camp on fire. Secondly, it is to fight them. ”

In the darkness of the night, the figures gathered into a torrent, clinging to the dog's tail grass and reeds stroking on the field.

……

In the barracks.

"The prime minister thinks, will they come?!" The oil lamp was dim, and the figure was attached to the tent, and it was Jia Xu's voice that sounded, he put down the book in his hand, yawned, and looked a little tired.

"Hehe, the captain asked knowingly!" On the other side, Zhuge Liang, who was also reading a book, was infected by his yawn and yawned.

As he spoke, at this time outside, countless footsteps had spread outside the camp, and Naomasa Harada, who had touched the edge of the darkness, led his troops to break through the gate and kill them directly.

"Kill!" Naomasa Harada waved his naginata, and the Japanese soldiers behind him swept like a torrent, rushing into the wide open gate.

At this moment, there was a slight clicking sound under his feet, and he frowned slightly, and when he looked down, it was a layer of dry dead branches.

Vaguely aware that something was wrong, he squatted down and picked up the dead branch, put it under his nose and sniffed it, his face changed suddenly, and he immediately shouted around: "Don't set fire!" ”

Boom!

The moment he spoke, a flash of fire swept through his vision.

Many of the Japanese soldiers who rushed in had already lit the vials of fire oil on their waists and threw them out, and the moment they landed on the tents and the ground, the flames that had only burned in the same place instantly spread in all directions.

Especially near the gate, the flames burned rapidly, and the soldiers who had just rushed in behind thought it was a fire set by their companions and didn't care, however, the next moment, the fire spread rapidly, dividing the entire gate into two.

A large number of Japanese soldiers were now standing on the dead branches soaked in fire oil, and these dead branches were almost covered with the camp, and even the fence was smeared with fire oil, and in an instant, the whole camp was in flames.

The Japanese people on fire ran around in chaos in the burning camp, and before they were murderous, turned into great terror, and let out a terrible scream.

But there is no place where there is no fire, and these Japanese soldiers are already hanging fire oil bottles, and as soon as the fire is on their bodies, the fire oil in the bottles is also ignited, and the Japanese soldiers on fire are like humanoid fire pillars running around, crashing into their own ranks, causing more people to be swallowed by the flames, and their bodies are gradually curled up and convulsed, until they are charred black.

A huge fire, in addition to the scorching flames, is often the most deadly, this is the island, the sea breeze howling, the black dragon that had rushed into the sky was also pressed back into the camp.

The Japanese who were not yet on fire were breathing with difficulty, tears and snot on their faces kept pouring out their mouths and noses, and they fell down one after another in the thick smoke.

Naomasa Harada looked around in despair, the shoes on his feet were also on fire at this moment, and his eyes were smoked with tears.

"Ahhh He gritted his teeth and let out a low roar, endured the burning of the tarsal bones on his feet, and looked at the lighted tent at the front.

The terrifying fire became bigger and bigger, and in the thick smoke, Naomasa Harada rushed directly to that side with his burning feet, and encountered his subordinates who were running and blocking the way, and slashed to death.

He already knew that he couldn't go, but at least he had to kill a Xia general.

Thousands of Japanese soldiers were left behind by Naomasa Harada, and the moment he rushed to the big tent of the Chinese army.

……

In the big tent, Zhuge Liang and Jia Xu heard the footsteps and put down the scroll, raised their eyes, and turned their heads to look over.

……

"General of Xia Kingdom, suffer death!"

Naomasa Harada lifted the curtain, and the roar came to an abrupt end, and in the field of vision, the tent was empty, except for two straw men illuminated by oil lamps, and their shadows stuck to the tent.

He froze in place, the flames spread up from his legs, almost engulfing the lower half of his body, burning to the fire oil bottle around his waist, and with a bang, the whole person was engulfed in flames.

……

On the other side, the curtain was lifted, and Yuwen Chengdu strode in with a phoenix winged gold pickle, his face flushed with excitement.

"Prime Minister, Tai Lieutenant, most of the Japanese are buried in the fire, and a small part is fleeing outside, Chengdu asks the two for their lives, and leads the soldiers and horses to exterminate them!"

Zhuge Liang laughed and waved his crane fan: "Allowed!" ”

After speaking, he invited Jia Xu to walk out of the big tent and look at the red-hot sky in the distance.

"When the rattan armor army was burned, Liang felt that it hurt the sky and ...... too much"

"It's okay, even if it hurts Tianhe, this time it will be counted on Your Majesty's head, and it has nothing to do with you." The old god Jia Xu said in the air, wrapped his sleeves, yawned, and then waved his hand at Zhuge Liang, "Prime Minister take your time, Xu will go to rest first." ”

Zhuge Liang: "......"

He stood alone outside the tent, immersed in the campfire, looking at the black smoke and fire rising in the sky in the distance, thinking of what Jia Xu said just now, he shook his head with a smile.

(End of chapter)