Xiao Zheng put down the telescope and turned to look at Wang Lezhang who was waiting for an answer.
"The war ahead is tense, and the Japanese pirates are going crazy. No matter what problems General Wang has, he should go back and finish the battle first."
Wang Lezhang accepted the order, glanced at the telescope in Xiao Zheng's hand, and happily led his guards to the south.
Xiao Zheng watched the subordinate leave with a sullen face.
subordinate?
He shook his head silently.
Since the Xiao family descended from the Duke's Mansion to Zhongyong Bo's Mansion, almost no generals have looked at them again.
Especially for the East China Sea Barrier built by our ancestors, the feelings of the soldiers towards him are even more difficult to describe.
There is disdain and regret, but more of it is disdain.
Wang Lezhang just came not so much to discuss the next move of the Jinlongtan defenders, but rather to speak for King Qi.
He didn't take Xiao Zheng, the leading general, into consideration at all.
King of Qi?
Xiao Zheng recited the name silently.
No matter from any aspect, Chen Xiuzhu is undoubtedly the most powerful competitor for Yunchui's next emperor.
But do we really want to obey his order and leave Jinlongtan now?
Xiao Zheng's mind was spinning.
Although he raised the telescope again, he couldn't see anything clearly in front of him.
If we lead a team to evacuate this important port, within a few days, the capital of Baekje and even the entire peninsula may be filled with Japanese pirates.
By then, no matter how powerful the Starfall Legion is, it will probably take a lot of effort to clean up this mess, or even be unable to clean up...
If Emperor Changxing takes the blame, his life may not be saved!
And if we disobey the future Emperor Yunchui now, and Chen Xiuzhu comes to power in the future, it will be difficult for Zhongyongbo Mansion to keep it, let alone restore the glory of the ancestors in his lifetime.
The more Xiao Zheng thought about it, the more upset he became, and he couldn't help but curse.
"What's going on with the crossbow bolt? Why can't it be fired for so long?"
The crossbow arrow is very powerful, but unfortunately it is very troublesome to string and load it.
But after Ren Ning designed the crane, the Ordnance Department of the Ministry of War drew inferences from one example and immediately designed a corresponding winch crane specifically for breaking crossbow arrows.
Although it is still not easy to launch a broken crossbow arrow at this time, it is completely different from the past.
"Uncle!" Xiao Yong was concentrating on collecting information from all parties when suddenly his master spat spit on his face. He was so stunned that he even forgot about the rules of calling one's job in the military.
"The ballista is ready immediately. It can be launched at any time."
"Uh!" Xiao Zheng came to his senses and coughed twice to cover up, "Let them concentrate their firepower and sink three or five general-class ships first. Let the Japanese pirates see how powerful we are."
"yes!"
Zhizhizhi.
The huge ballistae began to turn and aimed at the nearest large ship, including Ishikawa Taki's flagship.
"Prepare, release!"
Boom!
The huge lock was smashed open by a giant hammer.
The long arrows shot out like lightning, instantly hitting the nearest Warlord-class ships.
Boom boom boom.
Two of them were collectively hit by several broken crossbow arrows. They creaked and groaned a few times, and their keels completely fell apart with a crash.
Thousands of sailors and soldiers on the ship fell into the sea one after another, and many were directly crushed to death by the wreckage or dragged into the sea and never surfaced again.
More Japanese pirates were floating on the sea, crying and holding a wooden board, shouting for help.
The defenders on the shore became even more energetic when they saw it.
Originally, the Japanese pirates had already stepped through layers of obstacles and were about to kill them in front of them.
"kill!"
At this moment, everyone's strength doubled, and they fought back one after another. After a while, they beat the Japanese pirates who landed back into the water, leaving half a bank of corpses.
"General," Ishikawa Taki's personal guard was sweating profusely with fear, "the enemy's ballistae is too powerful. For the safety of the general, we still..."
Whether it's retreating or evacuating, it sounds too ugly.
The guard was so anxious that he scratched his head and cheeks, pulled his neck and was speechless.
Another bodyguard stood up.
"General, General Jiutang on the east coast asked us to carry out a feint attack on Jinlongtan to attract the full attention of the defenders on the shore. The subordinates feel that the purpose of this battle has been achieved, so it is better to withdraw the troops and fight another day."
"That's right. General, our goal has been achieved. Just withdraw your troops quickly."
Just now, five or six crossbow arrows were aimed at their ship. Fortunately, three of them either missed or shot too high. They were able to avoid the tragedy of the ship sinking and killing people.
Despite this, the ship kept creaking underfoot.
It seems that it is time for an overhaul, otherwise a slightly larger wave on the sea might tear it to pieces.
"Why panic! Let the engineers and sailors drain the water and repair the ship immediately." Ishikawa Taki said with a stern face, "No matter how powerful the crossbow arrows are, they can't be launched at any time. Have you calculated the time interval between the launches of the crossbow arrows?"
"Back to General, the statistics have been completed. The interval between the two launches is about a quarter of an hour."
There was silence all around.
Since Xiao Zheng stationed at Jinlong Beach last year, they have attacked back and forth countless times.
The ballista on the shore could only fire the second round in half an hour at first. Later, the speed gradually increased, and now it can fire the second round in a quarter of an hour.
"Xiao Zheng!" Ishikawa Taki said the name fiercely.
"General?" The guard next to him looked at the hourglass anxiously.
A quarter of an hour is not long.
If the flagship on their feet takes one or two arrows, it probably won't be much worse without reimbursement.
Ishikawa Taki came to his senses and said, "Send an order for all generals to retreat thirty feet, and the battalion to rescue the brothers who fell into the water."
The Warlord class is not easy to build, and it is the main ship used by Japanese pirates to transport troops from the mainland to Baekje.
However, given the current situation in the Japanese homeland, it is no longer possible to build more large ships.
Therefore, the destruction of even one ship made the leading generals feel distressed.
As for the battle camp level, although it would be a pity to destroy it, it is still within the acceptable range of Ishikawa Taki.
"General, aren't you withdrawing your troops yet?"
Ishikawa Taki looked up at the sky and said, "I ordered all the soldiers around the pontoon to continue landing. Tell them that the entire Yamato nation is watching them from behind."
The messenger opened his eyes wide and did not dare to move for a moment.
Excluding those who have died in the battle, there are thousands of brothers around the floating bridge at this time.
Ishikawa Taki roared angrily, "Didn't you hear clearly? Go and deliver the order quickly!"
The messenger then staggered away.
ashore.
The Japanese pirate war general-class ship had slowly retreated, and the news reached Xiao Zheng immediately.
"But the enemies on the pontoon did not pick them up and continued to fight towards the shore as if they were home."
snort!
Xiao Zheng snorted coldly.
Since they regard death as home, then satisfy them.
"If the order goes down, everyone must not slack off and keep an eye on the Warlord-class ship. They may counterattack at any time."
"As for the Japanese pirates who dare to come ashore, as I said before, they will all be killed."
No one had any objections.
They didn't have much food in their hands, so they had to eat sparingly, and there was no extra food to feed the prisoners.
The war has slowed down a bit, and if nothing else happens, it will be over in a while.
Xiao Zheng's tense nerves also relaxed, but Wang Lezhang's previous questions flooded into his mind again.
He rubbed his swollen forehead and said, "Xiao Yong! Where is the second young master now?"
"Back to the general, the second master is still building an east-west post road. It should be in a valley about a hundred miles west of the Baekje capital. Do you have any news for the second master?"
Xiao Zheng shook his head.
He just wanted to ask about Xiao Gang's Xingluo Legion's movements.