Suzuki, Nemasa and Zuojima's fleet lined up from south to north, and they all worked hard to pursue them westward.
However, when the sun rose the next day, the sea ahead was still calm.
Lift your eyes and look around.
Neither the Yulong Fleet nor the Doi Fleet was found.
Although there was no agreement, the three fleets stopped in unison.
Firstly, the sailors were tired; secondly, if they went further west, they would be in danger of being exposed.
Flags are flying.
Suzuki Yamato in the middle position sends the signal.
After a while, the three fleets continued to sail westward, and widened the distance from north to south to search.
The three fleets stopped and went, and until noon, no trace of the Yulong or Doi fleets was found on the sea.
There was another wave of flags.
Not long after, the three fleets gave up and continued searching westward, and collectively turned around and sailed towards the Sishan Islands.
"General," the guard said in a tactful tone, "wouldn't it be good if we just went back like this?"
Suzuki Yamato glanced at him indifferently, "It's okay."
Yesterday, Doi Yongren ordered the pursuit without authorization, which was actually depriving them of the credit they deserved.
Now that the three fleets have been chasing for a day and a night but still haven't caught up, the wisest choice at this time is to turn back.
If we go further west, we may catch up with the Jade Dragon Fleet.
It's just that by then their location is already very close to Yunchui's coastal waters, and they can encounter Yunchui's fishermen or even passing merchant ships at any time.
At that time, it was impossible to sink the Yulong fleet as a whole. It was more likely to alarm the defenders along the Yunchui coast.
If they encounter an enemy and fail to kill it, that will be their responsibility.
If you try hard to catch up but fail to catch up, then the responsibility lies with the local hero and has nothing to do with the three of them.
It was a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils, and since the fat and brave people took the credit from them first, everyone knew what to choose.
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Doi Fleet.
Doi Yuuto finally boarded another Warlord-class ship, the Ryukou.
"General," Ryuto's former captain was automatically demoted to Dohi Yuuto's deputy.
His face was full of anxiety, "This place is already close to Yunchui and the sea. Should we stop? For example, wait for support from the rear?"
Now they have taken the blame.
If there are a few more unlucky people, it would be good for everyone to share the burden.
It's just that the brave man didn't give up on the lieutenant's thoughts.
He looked back at the vast sea and soon became extremely angry.
"There's some support behind me!"
So much time has passed, but there is still no fleet coming to the Sishan Islands.
It's probably like before, others are waiting to see his fat and brave jokes.
"Send the order and ask all brothers to work harder. Let's catch up."
The last few frigates of the Yulong fleet in front were just outside the range of their crossbows. As long as the sailors worked harder, they could catch up and attack the opponent.
Of course, every step of the way makes you wiser.
This time, Dohi Yuuto did not desperately urge the Ryudou under him to go up and show off, but instead squatted quietly among the frigates.
But he was still unconvinced.
When he looked up at the Jade Dragon Fleet not far ahead, his eyes almost burst into flames.
Last night, it was dark and the people were exhausted, so the Jade Dragon Fleet was able to ambush him.
Now the weather is calm, the sun is shining brightly, and the view is wide.
Unless all the officers and men of the Doi fleet are blind or asleep, the situation last night will never happen again.
Therefore, you can safely pursue and attack them boldly.
Squeak, squeak, squeak.
The two fleets chase each other, all the way to the west.
It didn't take long before the brave man couldn't bear it anymore.
boom!
He slapped the side of the boat hard.
"Come here, give me the general's order. The generals of each ship will immediately go down to the bottom of the tank to supervise the battle in person."
"If the sailors are not effective, they will be killed; if there are not enough men, they will be replaced by soldiers to row the oars; if the generals are not supervising the battle well, they will be removed. We must catch up with the Jade Dragon Fleet within half an hour!"
"Any ship that dares to hold back the fleet will be killed!"
The soldiers who ordered the order hurriedly responded and waved flags quickly to convey the order.
Soon, all the ships in the Doi fleet became very busy.
The generals ran clanging down the hold, pinching their noses angrily and waving their whips angrily to drive them away.
If any sailor hesitated or slowed down, he would be slapped hard with a whip soaked in sesame oil...
Soon, the distance between the two fleets was shortening at a speed visible to the naked eye.
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Jade Dragon Fleet.
Lu Yulong put down his telescope and asked, "Have you finished drawing the enemy's semaphore?"
"Go back to the general, the painting is all done. The flag language doesn't look much different from what the Japanese pirates used before."
Lu Yulong nodded with satisfaction, "Decode it immediately!"
The Yulong Fleet tried to decipher the Japanese pirates' semaphores at Jinryongtan and Namri Island in the east of Baekje.
Although the translated information is not completely accurate, most of it is correct.
Soon Doi Yongren's order was sent to Lu Yulong.
He laughed after reading it, and then ordered, "The enemy ship is going to speed up, all brothers should be vigilant. Increase the speed appropriately, we will continue to fatten this dog."
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East of Huayang County, offshore.
There are solitary sails on the sea, and vast fishing songs are everywhere.
"Shake the oar, slowly cast the net, scatter the net here and there.
The fish is fat, the fish is fat.
Closing the net, closing the net, the waves are floating, the net is full of fish..."
Lao Suntou was sitting leisurely beside his fishing boat, smoking his water pipe and listening to the fishing songs coming from the sea.
He exchanged a few words with me from time to time, and my little life was very pleasant.
"Dad," Sun Manzhou, a dark and strong man, walked over with a happy face.
"This year Mazu is kind and the sea is calm every time she goes out. She can catch a lot of big fish even if she casts the net casually. It has been a while since we went to sea and the boat is almost full again. Shouldn't we go home?
"
Old Suntou stood up and said, "Why don't you quickly thank Mazu for your gift? Remember to offer incense to your mother when you go back."
Sun Manzhou nodded quickly, "Yes, yes!"
Lao Suntou glared at his son, bowed respectfully to where Mazu was, and threw a few small fish back into the water, and then waved his hand.
"Don't be in a daze. Call your cousins and brothers-in-law and let everyone clean up. Let's go home today!"
"Okay!"
Sun Manzhou climbed up the tall mainmast like a monkey, put his hands beside his mouth and shouted, "Eldest brother, second cousin, eldest brother-in-law and second brother-in-law, pack your things and get ready to go home..."
Shouting, he looked east in surprise.
A huge fleet gradually appeared on the distant sea.
The distance was still far, and I couldn't tell the other party's identity for a while.
But Sun Manzhou was a child who grew up by the sea. When he saw the dark prows of those ships, he immediately realized what they were.
"Dad, come and take a look, it seems like a navy is coming from the east."
"What?" Lao Suntou was shocked.
Although he was not young, he was still agile and he climbed up the mainmast in a short time.
At this time, the fleet in the distance was getting closer.
Old Suntou saw clearly the flying military flag on the bow of the ship, and quickly breathed a sigh of relief, "It's the East China Sea Barrier, our naval fleet."
"Dad," Sun Manzhou climbed much higher than him and could see further, "There is a fleet behind the East China Sea barrier. They seem to be attacking each other."
"Yes. They are at war."
Old Sun's head was pounding, he looked at it a few more times, and jumped down from the mast with a bang.
"Stop looking. Those are damned Japanese pirates."
Clang clang clang!
He turned over a gong and struck it loudly and quickly.
"Quickly inform your brother and brother-in-law that the Japanese pirates are coming and we have to leave quickly."
Not long after, the harsh sound of gongs spread in all directions.