In the dark night, the most taboo thing is an open flame, which can allow the enemy to lock one's position. Although there are no precision-guided weapons such as cruise missiles in this era, there are still many cannons with a range of several kilometers. Once exposed in the dark night If you know the location, it is very likely to be covered by artillery fire!
Such a situation would not be possible in a well-disciplined army.
Ushakov knew the defenders of Sakhalin Island. Their general who defended the island was called Xiao Qian, who was a famous general of Longyan. The Qingzhou soldiers he led were one of the most elite troops of Longyan!
Such an army would never make such low-level mistakes, but it happened!
There is only one explanation for this, and that is that something happened to Long Yan's army! It was a major event that left all of them with no time to react!
“Go check it out!”
Ushakov did not hesitate, took the telescope and led the generals in the camp to the warship.
The warship came to a stop three kilometers away from Sakhalin Island. At this time, Ushakov raised his telescope and started observing.
It’s true that there is a little bit of fire in the center of Sakhalin Island, which should be caused by torches.
Moreover, this fire is not stationary, it is rushing towards the shore of Sakhalin Island at high speed!
Not long after, the fire came to the shore, and it looked like they were on board a ship.
"General, are they attacking at night?" the deputy general asked nervously.
The deputy general's words made everyone around him nervous.
Although they have the advantage, they have fought against Long Yan for such a long time and suffered numerous casualties. They have experienced the combat effectiveness and toughness of the Long Yan people.
Nowadays, Long Yan's army has fallen into a desperate situation in a sense. In such a situation, the fighting power of the soldiers is naturally strong.
If there were a fight, they would probably suffer a lot of casualties!
"General, we found that the speedboat is quickly approaching our fleet! Do you want to shell it?" his officers asked anxiously.
"General, give the order, if it is an explosive boat filled with gunpowder, we will be in danger!"
"Yes, General, fire!"
The soldiers urged each other, but Ushakov didn't listen at all.
He wanted to wait and see what was going on.
An explosive boat is simply impossible. After all, he went to sea on a temporary basis. Under normal circumstances, there would not be such a small boat filled with gunpowder.
After a while, a new situation appeared.
Ushakov observed through the telescope that there were actually two waves of Longyan people's fleet!
The fleet with the firelight was the second wave. The first wave only had three small boats. Because there were no torches, they didn't see it at first!
What can be seen is that the fleet at the rear is attacking the fleet in front!
At this time, Ushakov understood that there was a mutiny within Longyan!
The war has reached this point, and both sides are actually a little unable to bear it anymore. It's just that the initiative is in their hands.
Now it seems that Longyan is still the one who can’t bear it any longer!
However, this is understandable. After all, they were trapped on an isolated island and suffered from the plague. If they could last for so many days, their willpower was considered very strong.
"Pass my order, all artillery in the fleet, aim at the chasing ships behind, and shoot them!"
"Yes!" the soldiers responded, then loaded and fired.
Suddenly, hundreds of guns fired, and the gunfire directly blocked the chasing fleet behind.
The three small boats in front rushed towards the Tsarist Russian fleet. Although the Tsarist Russian soldiers wanted to sink them, they were stopped by Ushakov.
Now, the battle has reached a stalemate, and some changes are needed to end this war.
But now, the civil strife in Long Yan's army is an accident!
As long as we can make good use of it, this battle will be over!
Of course, Ushakov is not a fool. It is not yet certain whether this is a trap, so he needs to control these people first, and then get the answers he wants from their mouths.