However, Zhuge Xiaosheng soon realized that the other party was playing a delaying tactic.
They were all in close combat, and they did not launch a direct attack when they had a huge advantage, but instead issued an inexplicable letter of challenge. This is not in line with common sense at all, so there must be a scam!
Several orders were issued immediately.
"Send a signal to Commander Lin and ask him to pay attention to the sides of the ship on both sides and strengthen the protection of the front and rear gun positions. Be careful that the other party sends water ghosts to swim over to launch a sneak attack!"
"All archers pay attention to the sides of the ship on both sides. If you see someone coming up, shoot your arrows directly. There is no need to ask for orders!"
"The water dragon team is on standby. If the water ghost comes, they will definitely bring fire bottles and fire jars. If they find a fire, put it out immediately!"
"Reply to that Sato Yokoji and tell him that I have decided to surrender, but the anchors on both our ships are broken and cannot be anchored. Now we are sailing towards you at a constant speed. Please be sure not to launch an attack... Yours sincerely, Zhuge Xiaosheng, temporary commander-in-chief
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Everyone understands the first few orders, but the last one is a bit ridiculous. Are you sure we want to surrender?
"A war is never tired of deceit!" Zhuge Xiaosheng ordered the two ships to sail directly over.
"General Zhuge, I understand that you surrendered and deceived the enemy, but why did you really get close to him?" Liu Haishan felt that Zhuge Xiaosheng's move was too reckless.
The enemy is strong and we are weak, so we can only find ways to adopt an evasive posture and use the slight advantage of our ship's height to deal with them. Why did we take the initiative to send them over?
Isn't this a way to die?
"Our mobility is too poor. Once we get close to the enemy, there is no way to avoid it. We will be passively beaten. It is better to rush over and engage them in close combat. Only in close combat can we have a chance of winning."
"But we are at a huge disadvantage in terms of numbers." Liu Haishan felt that this was an egg striking a stone.
"When we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win!" Zhuge Xiaosheng had already thought of this battle plan from the beginning.
This is also the only chance to win.
He knew his own situation well. He said he had seven hundred people, but in fact the number of people capable of fighting in water was only five hundred.
The brothers from Xichang and Jinyiwei don’t understand water warfare at all!
If you think about it, few can even use bows and arrows, and half of them can't even swim. The remaining half can't even walk on the boat...
But they are all highly skilled in martial arts, and their close combat prowess is extremely impressive.
Now that the weather is calm, fighting on the deck is almost the same as fighting on the ground, and you can fully demonstrate your own strength.
So once the two sides come into contact with each other, the outcome will be uncertain!
Sato Yokoji was a little confused by Zhuge Xiaosheng's magical operation.
How come I just said that casually and you really surrendered?
No way.
Although we know that the Great Zhou Navy has just been established and has great combat power, it is not so cowardly as it is?
So this move must be a scam.
But if you want to call it a lie, both sides have now entered the range of artillery and bows and arrows, but they didn't fire the artillery and arrows. This is very strange.
But those who lead troops, whether on land or sea, always strike first to gain the upper hand!
But the opponent has already traveled about 300 meters and has not yet launched an attack. Do they really want to surrender?
This is not entirely impossible.
Because according to the information he received, the actual leader of the opponent's fleet was the guy responsible for escorting Concubine Liu Guifei.
That guy was a young eunuch named Xiao Chen in the Great Zhou Palace. As for eunuchs, they were very timid.
So when I saw my great Feng Shui master coming, I might have been scared to death.
Sato Yokoji was ordered to attack the fleet of the Imperial Concubine of the Great Zhou Dynasty this time, with the purpose of provoking a dispute between Burma and the Great Zhou Dynasty.
As long as Burma declares war with the Great Zhou Dynasty, neighboring countries will definitely take the opportunity to find excuses to send troops to reap the benefits.
With the war in the southern border of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Great Zhou Dynasty will inevitably lose sight of one thing and lose the other. Then they can take advantage of the situation to expand their sphere of influence in the eastern sea area and lay a solid foundation for future attacks on the Great Zhou Dynasty...
Now that he has found the imperial concubine's fleet, it can be said that more than half of the mission has been completed. Next, he only needs to sink the two ships to claim credit and receive the reward.
Of course, if Concubine Liu can be captured alive, two large ships can be captured, and both of them can be brought back intact and presented to Emperor Amaterasu, then the credit must not be doubled?
There must be a lot of treasure on the other two ships...
There is another reason why Sato Yokoji did not attack decisively, and that is that he had already sent a hundred elite death-defying water ghost squads to swim over and sneak attack on the opponent.
It should be quite close now, and the sneak attack may start at any time. If he orders an attack now, wouldn't those brave subordinates sacrifice their lives in vain?
Therefore, he hoped that when the water ghost team boarded the opponent's ship and caused great chaos, they would take the opportunity to launch an attack.
After hesitating for a while, the Fengyi and Shenlong had slowly approached a distance of about three hundred meters.
The generals under his command kept urging the general to launch an attack immediately!
Liu Haishan and others were also flushed with anxiety, and their palms holding the handle of the knife were sweating.
What a great general Zhuge, we are so close, why don’t you start firing cannons and arrows, what are you waiting for!
What they don't know is that Zhuge Xiaosheng has actually started a war with Sato Yokoji, but it is a psychological war. Now he is still slightly better, because the other party has obviously hesitated and missed the best opportunity to attack.
It would be better if we can get closer. As long as we are entangled with the opponent's Anzhai battleship, those small ships will not dare to attack with artillery fire, and they can only choose to engage in hand-to-hand combat...
But when the two sides were about 200 meters apart, Zhuge Xiaosheng had to launch an attack in advance, because water ghosts had begun to quietly climb up along the sides of the ship!
While the archers were firing arrows, he also gave the order to attack!
At a distance of 200 meters, there was no need to aim when firing. The cannon on the bow of the Shenlong fired first, hitting a Guan ship with one shot. The huge iron pellet penetrated the side of the ship and penetrated into the bottom tank, destroying a ship inside.
Half of the rowers were smashed into a pulp!
As soon as the cannon was fired here, more than a hundred oarsmen below immediately rowed desperately. The distance of more than 200 meters was reached in an instant. After getting close to an Anzhai battleship, the side cannons of both sides fired at each other like bayonets.
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The soldiers on both ships also started throwing iron hooks at each other, eager to catch each other.
The Hoiyi also followed closely and attached itself to another Sato Yokoji's flagship. After a few rounds of artillery fire, Sato Yokoji realized that something was wrong because the Hoiyi was too strong!
Although the firepower on his side was stronger, it did not cause any actual damage to this behemoth, but his ship building was blown to pieces.
He made a quick decision and lowered the side of the ship with iron spikes firmly nailed to the Fengyi as a plank. He waved the Japanese sword in his hand and shouted, "Hey, give it to me!"
Hundreds of soldiers swarmed out and attacked the plank on hands and feet!