It is said that when fighting against foreign countries, we must first settle the internal situation. Now that the internal situation is stable, we must find the enemies lurking outside and destroy them immediately! How can we allow others to sleep on the side of the bed?

Otomo Sorin sent a team of troops to protect the safety of our chamber of commerce, so that our staff can be drawn out and we can participate in the search for enemies! In this regard, our people are much more professional than Otomo Sorin.

In the past two days, the Chamber of Commerce of Hakata still has people constantly attacked, most of which are at night and there is still no whereabouts of the other party. The entire Hakata - and the surrounding mountains have been searched three times, but there is still no trace. This makes me more sure that the enemy must be hiding on the sea!

Fortunately, on the morning of the fourth day, the people from the port rode a fast horse and told me that Arashi's giant fleet was sending to the port in Hakata! After receiving my order, she did not land immediately, but instead carried out supplies on the spot and was ready to go to sea to fight.

I was overjoyed after hearing the news and immediately led everyone to the port. On the dock, I finally saw the inheritance left to me by my second uncle - five modified Galen warships!

This type of Galen warship belongs to the third-class warship in the current warship classification and can definitely be classified as the category of large warships. According to the classification of Western warships, it belongs to the main battleship - of course, it can also be called a battleship, and is the main force in maritime combat.

The five boats are of the same model, 74 meters long, 12 meters wide, and have a displacement of about 1,800 tons. They are all made of purple-shirted wood and are extremely sturdy.

The sail structure of the ship is similar to that of the Carac warships of the last century, but there are inclined sails added to the bow, which belongs to the four-masted capsized ship. Double decks, sixty-four cannons were installed on each floor, five cannons on each side of each floor, and eight cannons on the bow, and a total of 269 cannons were installed on the entire ship!

In addition, the hull also has nearly 200 musket shooting ports and twenty close-range cable crossbows. It can be said that it is completely a battle fortress!

Each boat has a maximum of 620 sailors and a minimum of 110 sailors. Currently, they are equipped with a standard cruiser of 240, but they can be replenished on the spot when facing battle.

The internal structure of the ship is perfect and various facilities are reasonable. On the basis of the double-layer purple-shirt wooden deck, the ship's side and deck are also covered with cooked copper armor, which further enhances the protection. The bow of the ship has increased the impact angle and the image of the Saint's bow is equipped. The whole ship looks majestic and has a full sense of oppression!

Although the ship is a large ship, it is not very bulky. Its ultimate speed can reach twenty-one knots, which can definitely meet the current cruise and combat needs.

A large number of residents of Hakata Port gathered on the docks and rushed to watch these giants. I guess the people who saw them were also mixed with emotion, especially those who were ill-hearted. When thinking about their future shipping trips, most of them were trembling in their hearts, wondering if they regretted their previous decisions.

I don’t care about this, but what I feel is the deep support and expectation of the Second Uncle! I silently said in my heart: “Second Uncle, please believe me. I will definitely fulfill your instructions, firmly hold Japan, and win more respite for the Ming Dynasty!”

With excitement, Lan immediately came up to meet him. I ordered to leave the post immediately so that the news would not leak out and the night would be long and dreams would be long.

Five Garen and the five Ming Dynasty warships left the port at the same time. The waves raised surged onto the dock. As the people who watched the excitement at the dock, we slowly left the port, gradually accelerated, and passed to the north.

In the Captain's Room, we gathered in front of the chart to study where we will go next.

From here, to the west is Katang Island, Madu Island, and to the southwest is Ichigi Island. There are many residents in these two places. If they hide here, they will probably be discovered soon and reported to Otomo Sorin. However, there is no movement for a long time, which means that they are not here, or at least there is no record of logging in these places!

So where will they be? According to the time when they appear and disappear, the distance will definitely not be too far, and I can almost draw a radius! Staring at the chart, I fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, I saw a small black dot on the chart within the estimated radius. It was just north of Hakata, and there was a smaller, densely packed small black dots north!

I pointed to this place and asked, "Lan, what is this place?"

Lan looked at the little black dot and thought for a while before saying, "Sir, this is Xiao Lu Island, which is also a place under the rule of Hakata. However, because it is too small, there are only a few fishermen on it to stay. Further north, these small islands are Xuanjie Beach, with reefs, which are particularly suitable for hiding!"

I stared at Xiao Lu Island and Xuanjie Beach, silently asked, "How long does it take to drive here when you get here?"

The person who interfaces is Rodriguez: "Captain, at the current speed, it will take about an hour for us to arrive at Xiao Lu Island. However, if it is a return journey, it will take about one, three to two hours because of the wind against the current!"

I nodded. In this way, this is a perfect place for Koga ninjas to hide! They hid here during the day, headed towards Hakata before nightfall, and went back to the boat before dawn, and continued to hide in the layers of sea reefs near this little island!

I told my own thoughts. Rodriguez and Lan, who had the most experience in navigation, thought for a moment, and agreed with my point of view, believing that the enemy was probably hiding here.

However, in order to avoid losing the enemy and missing other places where the enemy might be hiding, I decided to divide the fleet into three teams - Masatoki Kyu, Mo took a Garen and a Fu-class warship respectively, and searched in the direction of Katang Island, Madu Island and Ichiki Island. I led the remaining six boats toward Xiaolu Island! No matter what the result was, I gathered at Hakata three days later.

After the decision, we immediately divided the warships and headed in three directions.

Sitting in the captain's room, I kept thinking about what posture should we pursue if the enemy was really here? Since the enemy is a ninja crowd, their water combat power will definitely not be too strong.

Their ships have only one purpose - transportation. So they must be those kind of small and fast warships. Places like Xiaolu Island and Xuanjie Beach are definitely their favorite, and our large warships are not so easy to enter and exit.

Therefore, straightforward pursuit is definitely not possible. If you accidentally strand it will be embarrassing.

I and a few people gathered at the chart and discussed it. After a while, the sailors were on the deck and shouted: "Captain! I saw Xiao Lu Island in front!"

I ordered the boat to stop, and the boat speed slowly dropped. Upon the deck, I took a telescope and glanced at the small island. It was really pitiful, there was no vegetation on the island, and there were some small fishing boats coming and going around. In some places, you could even see reefs exposed on the sea, which was absolutely unfriendly for large ships like us.

The Xuanjie Beach in the distance was occupied by countless reefs of all sizes. I couldn’t see the details inside, but I had a feeling that the enemy’s ship was hidden inside!

So I ordered to raise the anchor and go towards the northwest direction - that is, Nagasaki!

This is a feint because the other party has never seen our new ships. Our feint gestures can reduce their attention and think that we are just passing fleets, so as not to change their long-standing movement patterns and make it more difficult for us to find enemies.

The six boats drove towards the northwest Nagasaki for an hour. After confirming that they had left the other party's sight, they headed south and then headed east again, returning to the south-south place before.

I decided to divide the troops again! Stay on the road that must be passed, while the three Ming Dynasty warships detour from the east to the north of Xuanjie Beach. If the enemy is found, they will perform the function of driving the enemy into the siege!

After thinking about it, I handed over the fleet of ships to Yuan and asked Rodriguez and Smith to assist her. Sauri followed them. After discussing the signal, they headed towards the north of Little Lv Island as a detour!

At this time, it was already afternoon. After we watched Yuan's fleet leave, we waited quietly on the sea. As long as it was night, we would implement lights and sound control. In this era without radar and thermal imaging, our fleet actually reached a certain degree of invisibility! And this is exactly what I need.

As night fell, the sea was still quiet. In the telescope, the little Lv Island was also dark, without any lights.

I know that Xiao Lu Island has been developed into a tourist attraction in modern times, but today in the 16th century, this place is still an inadequate place to live.

Hashiba Hideyoshi's move was so cruel this time! He knew I was not easy to deal with, so he began to deal with my subordinates and other important figures in the business alliance. This is a ruthless move to remove the fire from the bottom of the pot!

As long as I destroy the free trade alliance I led, I will lose the foundation of logistics support. Even if I have strong maritime power, it will at most be considered as water without a source and a tree without a root, and it will definitely not last long!

Fortunately! Fortunately, my confidants are not scholars who are powerless, so I can escape this fatal blow! Su has been operating the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in the past few years, and they are all big shots inside and out. If he is gone, our next business activities will definitely be severely damaged! It will take a cycle to find a suitable and reliable replacement.

What I lack most now is time! The battle is imminent, so I must first stabilize my foothold and stabilize the rear so that I can devote my manpower, material resources and financial resources to the front and concentrate on fighting with Hideyoshi Hashiba!

And Hideyoshi Hashiba's move is actually similar to my always-on moves - the methods I used to him are not meant to delay his actions and delay him, so that he cannot look after each other, and then fall into chaos?

In the dark night, I clenched my fists secretly. After I wiped out these enemies hidden in the dark, I will fight for the first time and teach Hideyoshi Hashiba a good lesson before the final battle! I must let him know that on land, I may find it difficult to be hostile to him. But on sea, that is my world!

I make the decision on my territory! I must let him remember it! But the most urgent task at the moment is to find and eliminate these Jiahe Ninjas!

Time passed by minute by minute, and the sea was still calm. Just as I was a little confused, did I bet on the wrong place, Rodriguez's voice sounded behind me: "Captain, don't worry! The tide has just begun to rise. If the enemy is really in the islands over there, this is the best opportunity to prepare for anchoring!"

I uttered and asked, "Rodriguez, you seem to be familiar with this place!"

Rodriguez did not make a sound, walked to me quietly, grabbed the side of the ship with both hands, and looked up silently at the sky. After a while, he said: "I took my wife and children from Hangzhou to Hakata. I arrived at Nagasaki according to the route before rushing to Hakata. I passed by here halfway!"

As he said that, his eyes showed bitterness and continued, "Just shortly before they arrived here, they closed their eyes. So whenever I had time in the years, I would take a boat back to this waters and wander around..."

After saying that, he smiled bitterly and sighed heavily.

I didn't know how to comfort him. After thinking about it, Rodriguez suddenly pointed at the front and shouted, "Captain! Look there! They are here!"
Chapter completed!