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the next day.

As soon as the golden morning sun peeked out from the east, it illuminated the bow of the Fujita ship.

Fujita stood on the deck blankly like a watchstone.

He stared silently at the rolling land to the west, not knowing what he was thinking.

Thick smoke billowed ahead, blocking out the sky and the sun.

Fujita had tried his best to stare, but he couldn't see anything clearly.

All you could hear was the roar of the wind as the loud sound broke through the air, continuously.

Everything seems to be the same as yesterday.

"General," a military advisor came over carefully, "you have been standing all night. Why don't you eat something to fill your stomach first. I will keep an eye on you carefully."

"I'm not hungry." After a while, Fujita waved his hand and refused.

He said solemnly: "Immediately issue an order to Arikawa and ask what the situation is on the front line and when he can land!"

After saying that, Fujita couldn't help but look south.

The order sent by Ishikawa Taki was severely worded, and it was clear that the situation at Dinghai Terminal was not good.

If the water in Jiuyuan County's broken sea hadn't been too shallow and blocked the Fujita at his feet, he would have had to stand on the front line in person to supervise the battle.

After a while, the news spread to the front.

Arikawa suddenly groaned secretly.

It can be said that he did not work hard, but the sea ahead was covered with heavy anti-landing piles and large and small rocks.

Everywhere is extremely hard.

The subordinates have tried their best, but the entire fleet is still unable to move forward.

"Reply to the general. There are too many obstacles at sea and the warship cannot dock. I have asked all the soldiers to change to small boats and set off. At this time, there is still some distance from the shore..."

Having said this, he raised his head and glanced ahead.

"It's about thirty feet away from the shore."

Thirty feet?

The messenger's heart skipped a beat.

He couldn't help but raise his head and glance at the land in the distance, then quickly lowered his head after recovering.

"Also," Arikawa looked up at the attacks coming and going from the sky, "remember to add that I don't know what happened on the shore, and the enemy's counterattack firepower has never been too strong."

"Yes!"

The little messenger responded and ran away in a hurry.

The Japanese pirates did not have windmills. Just like in the past, they relied on semaphore to convey messages between ships.

The semaphore cannot be too long or detailed.

Soon Fujita from behind received a reply.

"I attack with all my strength, thirty feet away from the land. The enemy seems to have changed, and the firepower is not strong."

"Okay, okay." Fujita was so happy that he patted the side of the ship.

It's only thirty feet, not far.

It can be said that Arikawa has reached the shallow water area.

It is estimated that if you take a few steps forward, you can directly step on the sand and gravel on the seabed. It seems that landing is just around the corner...

Soon he was furious again.

"The firepower on the shore is not strong? How can this be true? Is this idiot Mo Canghai looking down on me?"

Last year in the Dinghai Wharf battle, more than half of the northern garrison troops led by Zhang Yang were killed and suffered heavy losses.

Therefore, it is understandable that the firepower on the shore is not strong.

But the casualties at that time were all the men and horses on the hillside. As for the members of the crossbow crew and trebuchet crew on the top of the mountain, it can be said that they were almost unscathed.

The firepower on the shore is not strong now. Either Mo Canghai is showing weakness to lure the enemy, or he is training new recruits.

Fujita was so angry that his teeth chattered.

Who is Mo Canghai?

Among the top ten lieutenants of Yunchui County, he is famous as a die-hard hawk.

Therefore it is impossible to show weakness.

And seeing that Arikawa is about to land, he actually dares to train new recruits?

"This is really unreasonable. Give Arikawa an order to attack at all costs. He must be killed and ashore before noon."

I must give Mo Canghai a good look after that!

Arikawa received the news and looked up at the sun, his face suddenly looked like he had eaten shit.

After a loud roar, the large and small warships around them once again accelerated their speed and sailed westward. But there were too many anti-landing piles deployed by Mo Canghai. No matter how they increased their speed, it would only be so fast. It would look like they were crawling at a snail's pace.

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ashore.

Mo Canghai and Zhang Yang each rode a tall horse, inspecting the combat readiness of their men line by line.

After all, Fujita was a general born on the battlefield, and he was right in his guess.

The firepower on the shore was not strong precisely because Mo Canghai was training troops.

"Brothers aimers, don't be anxious and don't be afraid."

Mo Canghai laughed.

"The little devils are still far away from the shore, and there are many obstacles on the sea. They will not be able to reach the shore for a while. You can take your time and aim."

"Besides, remember what you learned from the instructor and fire with confidence. Even if you miss the target, I won't blame you."

"Of course, every experience makes you wiser. You should also remember to sum up your experience and strive to catch the Japanese pirates' broken boats as early as possible and send them to see the Dragon King."

"Sir," the aiming hand of a trebuchet not far away raised his hand weakly, "I am worried that the ammunition will be wasted if the shot misses."

"Yes." Other members of the same crew as him also nodded.

Obviously these people have heard about what happened at the Dinghai Pier War last year.

Haha.

Mo Canghai's laughter became louder.

"Brothers, don't worry about our lack of ammunition."

"Do you see that over there?"

He pointed far away to the north.

It was once a vast rocky beach.

A few years ago, a Japanese pirate death squad came ashore with poison and tried to poison Jiuyuan Racecourse.

As a result, Mo Canghai sent people to block him in the rocky beach, and finally killed them all.

Now the rocky beach there has disappeared, replaced by trenches to defend against enemies.

As for the stones inside, all were dug out and polished into countless stone balls.

"In addition to the stones there, there is also a large amount of other ammunition stored in the warehouse at the rear, including stone bullets, white phosphorus, kerosene, rubber, light and heavy crossbows, etc. The quantity is enough to defeat two Fujita fleets."

"Therefore, brothers, you don't have to worry about ammunition at all."

"I'm just afraid that you don't have enough strength to launch them."

hum~

The surrounding soldiers suddenly started to stir up excitement.

Many of the soldiers looked angry.

"Brothers," someone with a loud voice stood up, "It's a joke. Lord County Lieutenant is actually worried about our strength! Who do you think we are?"

Without waiting for an answer, he banged his broad chest.

"Before we joined the army, we were either crop handlers or fishermen at sea. We may not have anything else, but we definitely have strength. Is that right, everyone?"

"That's right." Countless people from all directions responded in unison, "Sir, our brothers are definitely very powerful."

Wow.

The man ripped off his shirt in one fell swoop and threw it heavily to the ground.

He pointed to the densely packed ships in the sea to the east.

"Everyone knows what kind of beast the little devil is."

"They just appeared on the beach, and all the fishing boats are no longer able to go out to sea. So many fishermen and their families can only go hungry. Once they land, it will not only be you and me, but also countless folks in the countryside behind."

"Brothers, what do you think we should do with these beasts?"

"Kill them!" Countless voices roared.

"That's right, just kill them. Why don't you just pretend to load the crossbow with rocks, or just sweat a little, I'm not afraid of death, why are you afraid of this?"

"Let's do it!" The man continued to roar, "Smash those bastards on the sea to death."

Wow.

"It's time to do it, it's time to do it." Countless people's faces turned red and they shouted noisily, "Kill the little devil..."

Before the voice fell, these people had already imitated the same, taking off their shirts one by one, and humming down on the weapon rack, eager to launch themselves. (End of chapter)