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Chapter 1 and 2

Accompanied by the blazing fire on the deck and the squeaking sound of the hull, four tortoise shell ships sank to the bottom of the sea, under the gaze of the Japanese army around the world. Several slab boats and wardrobes in charge of escorting were either sunk and burned to protect the tortoise shell ship, or were killed by the officers and soldiers on the ship. This vanguard fleet of more than 400 people was wiped out in less than an hour, and disappeared into this northwest waterway with fluorescent fire and surging waves.

At the same time, Pei Zhi took the lead in fleeing the security of the board and drove into the southeastern sea before he arrived at Yingdao, and took advantage of the night to turn southwest, and headed towards Xianshan Island.

Facing the fish that escaped the net, Tadaoshi Shimazu wanted to send warships to pursue, but was stopped by Yoshihiro. Looking at the several scattered ships in the water bay, Yoshihiro shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Chasing? Just these scattered ships? The military strategy says: 'Don't chase the enemy'. Although the soldiers were defeated and fled, their strength is still there. If you are aggressive, you will be forced to jump over the wall. At that time, you may have to waste all your efforts and be sad."

"Then you can't just let them go. After all, there are more than a dozen platy boats." Zhongheng was obviously unwilling to accept it. In his opinion, pursuing victory is the king. He believed that even if only a few ships were closed, he could definitely scare those cowards. This was deeply understood in fighting the Korean Army, and he really didn't want to give up this excellent fighter.

But Yihong was very determined. Seeing Zhongheng so persistent, he had to tell the truth: "Have you forgotten the combat deployment just now? The main purpose of this ambush is to eliminate the main force of the North Korean navy. As for those platy houses, you should just be regarded as a fish that missed the net. Do you still want to complete the battle? To be honest, it is not easy to trap the main force here, so how dare you hope to wipe out the entire battle?"

"My son understands," Zhongheng calmed down a little. Although he had some complaints about Yoshihiro's conservatism, he still accepted this fact considering the priority of this battle. "Since that's the case, please allow me to go to the beach and personally command the Datong team to bombard the enemy ships."

"It's not urgent. There is Akazuka Xiuyizhai (i.e. Akazuka Masaki, Santun Mountain Head) there. There will be no mistakes. However, the battle has been going on here for an hour. Can you tell what kind of military tactics are used by the officers and soldiers?" Yoshihiro asked with a smile.

Zhongheng observed the battlefield carefully, then thought about it carefully, and replied slowly: "First use the navy to lure the enemy deep into the ground, then set up an ambush with large iron cannons to disrupt the enemy's formation, and finally, through the cooperation of Wei Ban'anji and Kato Kamin Navy, the enemy will be surrounded and annihilated. Isn't this the "fishing wild vacancies" of our family?!"

"Haha, I am worthy of being the young master of my Shimazu family. That's right, this is the 'Fishings' that my family is proud of. Although the battlefield has moved from land to sea, the vanguard troops have changed from foot to navy, and the ambush has changed from iron artillery team to large tubes, but the essence is similar. Let's just name it 'Fishings' on the sea'." Yoshihiro nodded with satisfaction at Tadaoho.

Tadao Heng was very excited to see that his tactics could be used in naval battles and achieved such great results. However, when he thought of Yoshihiro's words just now, he had to ask clearly: "Since it is his tactics, why do you say it is the strategy of the officers and soldiers?"

"Yayaro, do you think that if the officers and soldiers were not guided and planned by the officers and soldiers, could the father use the 'fishing and wild fu' to naval battles?" Yoshihiro did know himself. Although this sounded like a single sentence, it would not be so simple to do it. The analysis and utilization of terrain and climate, the reasonable deployment of troops, and the right time, are not something that ordinary people can handle properly. Such a large-scale maritime formation, the entire Japan must be able to arrange it so properly.

"Not only that, you also saw that if it was just an ordinary 'fishing wild fu', at most it would be annihilated several tortoise shell ships led by it, which would not pose a threat to North Korea's main force; but now, the entire fleet will be destroyed in this vast ocean. Such a great lethality is comparable to that of ordinary 'fishing wild fu'?" Yoshihiro became more and more excited as he spoke. Seeing that Zhongheng was a little confused, he explained carefully:

"There are two ambushers, ambushing the southeast and northwest capes respectively; the fleet is divided into two to deal with the two groups of fresh soldiers. Only officers and soldiers can imagine such careful deployment."

"Depending on your opinion, this formation is different from the ones of ours. Is it an improved version of "Diaoyefu"?" Zhongheng's brows slightly relaxed, as if he understood Yoshihiro's meaning.

"Yes, double ambush, double main force, this is the tactic improved by officers and soldiers - 'Second Section Fishing and Wai'." Yoshihiro admired Kogao so much that his whole body was trembling when he said the name of this tactic.

"'Second Section Fishing in the Wild Lodge'?" Hearing this familiar and unfamiliar noun, Zhongheng's heart was filled with waves. Although he had little contact with Xiaogao, he was also shocked to see the rebellious "Ghost Shi Manzi" who could worship him in such a way, and then he developed a trace of inexplicable awe and admiration for the officer, soldier and guard.

With Li Yiqi's death and Pei Zhi's defeat and escape, Yuan Jun began to suffer a full-scale attack. First, Akazuka Shin-hyun turned the gun and concentrated all his firepower to bombard Yuan Jun flagship. Then, Wei Banyanji led his army to fight, blocking the fleet's escape eastward passage. Not long after, Kato Kamin, who had won the victory in the Northwest Cape, also led the main force of the navy to come and rushed to Yuan Jun's original formation from the north. This was like the last straw, completely destroying the defensive formation of the Korean army. From this moment on, a large-scale maritime massacre was officially staged.

Losing the protection of the tortoise shell ship and the command of veterans such as Li Yiqi, the Korean navy was defeated back to its prototype at this moment. Faced with the fierce Japanese army and their eyes were shining, the Korean soldiers did not dare to fight and let the Japanese ship take the strings and board the ship. Those with a little courage only had a symbolic resistance. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, they jumped into the ship in panic and escaped.

For the navy, although jumping ship is the last means to save lives, it is not a talisman, and they will still face the threat of death. Especially in this case, the possibility of survival against such enemies is extremely slim. Among Kato and Weiban's troops, there is a reserve team composed of iron cannon foot light and gun foot light, which is specifically responsible for killing the soldiers who fell into the water.

These people are cruel and ruthless, quick-witted, gunless, and bulletless. Facing unarmed soldiers, they will not be soft-hearted at all, and must have been on the rise. They know that even if they are one second later, they will only achieve other people's military achievements. Although they are directly under the general's reserve team, because of their ruthlessness and infamousness, they have an image nickname: "Vulture Preparation".

Under the capture of this reserve team, almost no soldiers fell into the water survived. Those who were a little smarter would hold their breath and hide under the boat. However, once they stretched out their heads to breathe, they would never escape the claws of these bald vultures.
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