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Chapter 662 Ukawa Taishi
"Ukawa Taishi..."

Ren Ning muttered the name silently.

The Japanese pirates' homeland is isolated in the depths of the East Ocean, and Ukawa Taishi did not study in Yunchui like Kudo Naoto, so he or Xingluo did not have much information in his hands.

Ren Ning only knew that Ukawa Taishi joined the army at the age of 14 and had always been an unknown soldier.

It was not until three years ago that the 40-year-old Ukawa Taishi became an ordinary general-level commander. He was a late bloomer.

Later, the former naval general of the Japanese pirates suddenly fell ill and died during the Baekje landing battle at that time.

For unknown reasons, Ukawa Taishi suddenly stood out and became the new navy general.

However, when the new officer took office, he still remained indifferent. He did not light any three fires like others, and he did not even touch or adjust the position of any general-level commander.

"This man is interesting."

Ren Ning touched his chin and recalled the information on Ukawa Daishi.

It is worth mentioning that after the storm in Baekje last year, Lu Fuhai personally led the East China Sea Barrier to attack three food islands.

At that time, Kudo Naoto knew nothing about naval warfare, but he directly intervened in the battlefield command of the navy. However, as a naval general, Ukawa Taishi did not object.

As a result, it was not until Kudo Naoto almost ruined half of the fleet that he took over the command again, and finally quietly stabilized the battlefield situation.

Later, Lu Fuhai's evaluation of the new naval general of the Japanese pirates was: he was familiar with water warfare, careful in thinking, low-key in action, and focused on safety. He was not an enterprising general.

"General," Lei Er munched on his broad beans, "don't worry about so much."

"Naoto Kudo has been defeated repeatedly in battles. In the winter that just passed, so many people died of starvation and freezing. Now the Japanese pirate soldiers on the east coast are extremely disappointed with him."

"The little soldiers at sea have the same roots and must have pretty much the same emotions."

"Furthermore, Kudo Naoto is the general of the Western Expedition. His vision is not limited to the navy like Ukawa Taishi. There will be some conflicts of interest between the two."

"Coupled with the last Food Island War, the fire on the east coast in front of us, and the collective surrender of the three fleets of Haruta, Kamemaru and Sugi some time ago, it is estimated that there will be several nails in the gap between Kudo Naoto and Ukawa Taishi."

"The two are now, or have always been, bedfellows."

Having said this, Lei Er threw a few more broad beans into his mouth and continued talking vaguely.

"Therefore, it is understandable for my subordinates to think that Ukawa Taishi is now directly ordering the sailors to go ashore. It is estimated that deep down in his heart, he is no longer prepared to tolerate Naoto Kudo like in the past, but he wants to work hard to stand up for the navy or himself. Fight for benefits."

Yo.

"Lei Er is okay," Xiao Gang screamed strangely, and couldn't help but be impressed, "You actually speak eloquently."

Ren Ning laughed.

Lei Er likes to nibble beans, but he always seems to be carefree at other times.

In fact, a few years ago, when Shangyuan was still a young scout in the Rock Frontier Fortress, he had already been taken by Guan Luping to various high-level meetings of the Starfall Legion, and he was a talent that Guan Luping focused on cultivating.

It's just that Lei Erzhi didn't agree with this. He was more willing to charge into battle, and Guan Luping had to give up in the end.

But under the influence of his ears and eyes, Lei Er's vision is much higher than that of ordinary generals.

On the contrary, although Xiao Gang was born in a famous family and received various elite educations since childhood, he was always targeted and suppressed by his elder brother. He was not as good as Lei Er in terms of martial arts or vision.

"You," Ren Ning patted Xiao Gang's shoulder, "you have to work harder to study in order to be worthy of the title of heir apparent to the Prince Zhongyong's Mansion or even the Marquis Mansion or even the Duke's Mansion."

Xiao Gang's eyes immediately turned red.

Although he doesn't say it, it has always been his dream to preserve the lintel of the family and work hard to restore the glory of his ancestors.

He stood up and said, "Thank you, General. I will keep this in mind. I will study hard and think carefully in the future to live up to the general's expectations."

"You." Ren Ning was speechless, "We are all one family, don't just stand around. Sit down first!"

Xiao Gang then sat down again under Lei Er's eyes.

"If you were Daishi Ukawa now," Ren Ning looked at him, "what would you do if you came down?"

Xiao Gang was stunned for a moment and quickly began to think about it.

After a while, he spoke carefully.

"General, if I were Ukawa Taishi, I would still give priority to repairing the shipbuilding base, because that is the foundation for the survival of their navy, followed by hunting down our Starfall Legion."

"If, I say if." Speaking of this, Xiao Gang chuckled.

"If Taishi Ukawa can trap or even defeat us, Naoto Kudo will not care about the orders they violated before. The Japanese pirates on the east coast are still good to you, me and everyone."

"If he can't trap him and it turns out to be in vain, Ukawa Taishi's situation will not be worse than it is now. As for violating the order, he is already prepared to fall out or even break up with Kudo Naoto, so it doesn't matter."

"So my subordinates feel that most of the five fleets that Ukawa Taishi summoned to land are still gathered near the south bank base. I'm afraid only a few of them will come to pursue us."

"Therefore, the main battle will be dominated by Matsushita Yang's troops."

After saying that, he didn't dare to take a breath and stared at Ren Ning like a primary school student, hoping to get his approval.

However, Ren Ning was noncommittal and spoke after a while.

"A warrior must calculate his defeat before he wins. Xiao Gang, your analysis just now is very reasonable, but we still have to be prepared for Ukawa Taishi to bring all the men and horses of the five fleets together."

Xiao Gang was shocked.

In the sweltering midsummer, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"My subordinate underestimated the enemy, thank you General for your guidance!"

Ren Ning waved his hand and moved the map between the three of them.

He measured the current positions of the Xingluo battalions on the map.

"Except for Liang Rushi's battalion, which is far away at the Yuanning Pass, our troops are not far away. We must gather them all back. No matter what, we must eat Matsushita Yang's 3 people. If Yukawa Taishi wants to die, we don't want to Feel free to give him a ride directly."

"Yes!" Lei Er and the other two responded quickly.

Tapping.

At this time, hurried footsteps sounded again.

A messenger ran over with great joy.

"General, news from General Wei."

Ren Ning and the other three looked at each other and were all in high spirits.

Wei Junqian was extremely decentralized to Ren Ning.

The windmill messengers who came and went usually only asked what was lacking or needed in Dachun Valley or the East Bank, and never gave any advice on his combat missions or plans.

It can be said that Ren Ning can do whatever he wants and don't do anything if he doesn't want to.

After opening the letter and glancing at it, Ren Ning let out a long sigh of relief.

"Good news, General Wei has decided to start the battle to regain Beihaiguan from now on."

After speaking, he handed over the information in his hand.

"Are we really going to fight?" The two were overjoyed and hurriedly read the information.

After a while, Lei Er put down the message and looked up at Ren Ning.

"General, everything is ready for the general. All we need is the east wind. I believe it won't be long before the Northern Customs is returned to the hands of the empire. By then, as long as the news of the recovery reaches the east coast, it is estimated that Naoto Kudo will really have to sit down. Can’t stand anymore.”

Hey.

Xiao Gang smiled, "It's a possibility that he can't sit still, but it's also possible that he will become even crazier. If Kudo Naoto orders an attack regardless of everything, it will be somewhat of a trouble."

Ren Ning shook his head gently.

Battles are fought by small soldiers, not by the general.

With the current morale of the Japanese pirate soldiers, no matter whether Kudo Naoto is crazy or not, it will not change the final outcome.

On the contrary, if the soldiers learn the bad news, they are more likely to collapse in advance.

He chuckled.

"No matter what the enemy will do, there is no need to pay attention to it. The general has already started to move, and we must follow suit and make all necessary preparations first."

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)