The group entered the cabin and saw many people dressed in ninjas and samurai along the way, and some Ming people mingled and showed them to others in Hanfu.

In addition to Aya, there were two maids in the cabin, a samurai dressed in black robe, standing in front of a large chart with a knife, which was exactly what Jiang Liwei and Aya mentioned before.

"Gu Yan, you're finally here."

Hashimoto spoke fluent Northern Mandarin. After seeing Jiang Liwei, he was very enthusiastic and stepped forward to greet him.

Jiang Liwei did not politely and looked arrogant. As one of the few people in the Japanese pirate camp with an official background, he maintained a sense of pride even on the Japanese ship.

Hashimoto was not surprised by his behavior, so he asked Jiang Liwei to come to the conference table.

Hashimoto said: "This trip to Gu Yan not only brought back the food and supplies we urgently needed, but also successfully attracted the attention of Ming army commander Chen Xi. He had already brought the fleet to fight here, and at this time it was opposite us... the war would start at any time in the next time."

Jiang Liwei asked anxiously: "Since you know that Shen Zhihou is coming, why don't you be more decisive and rush forward to fight immediately? Should you wait for him to take the lead? You must take the initiative on the battlefield. Shen Zhihou has always been tricky in wars. Only by firmly grasping the initiative in his own hands can you defeat him."

Jiang Li said this nervously when he came up, out of his understanding of Chen Xi and his fear of Chen Xi's ability to lead troops.

However, his words did not get the approval of those present. Hashimoto and Ah also laughed, thinking that Jiang Liwei was too timid and had no confidence to fight Chen Xi.

"What are you laughing at?"

Jiang Liwei shouted, "I really think Shen Zhihou is an ordinary Ming army general? He has experienced many battles since he led the army and has always ended with him winning."

Hashimoto smiled and said, "Gu Yan, don't worry too much. You can go outside and see. We have more than 200 ships, and we have surrounded his fleet. Now only the west can escape. But as long as he chooses to escape, we can chase and kill them, cut off their fleet in half, and annihilate them... The Ming Navy has no chance of winning!"

At this time, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a goatee, and looked very cunning, walked into the cabin door and said with a smile: "Yes, Lord Jiang, Lord Hashimoto has already arranged the next battle and has also distinguished the mission with the Furang Jimen. As long as the war starts, they will come here as fast as possible. No matter how powerful Chen Xi is, he will lose sight of one thing and the other, and it is difficult to deal with the beginning and end."

When Jiang Liwei heard this, she felt a little relieved and thought to herself: "I didn't expect that this group of people could discuss a relatively complete countermeasure without me."

However, when he saw Aye looking at him with ridiculous eyes, he couldn't suppress that breath in his heart.

Hashimoto didn't know what Jiang Liwei was thinking and said, "We are compressing the front line step by step, and the three-way sea ships are approaching the Ming fleet. We cannot take the lead, let the east group of wine bags, and they will act as cannon fodder! Only when they disrupt the Ming people's front line can we win at the lowest price."

"No matter how bad the Ming navy was, their ships were much larger than ours, even larger than the sea ships of the Furangjiren. Moreover, the Ming people had advanced artillery, so we should not invest too much troops without tentatively exploring their power."

Jiang Liwei glanced at the corner of her mouth and made a disdainful voice: "To attack, all parties must work together to make one side act as cannon fodder, which will only allow Chen Xi to find opportunities to defeat each one! In the past, you were just warships from local garrisons. There was no problem doing this. The problem is that the person you are facing now is Chen Xi."

Hashimoto smiled but said nothing, and Ah also sneered: "Is someone scared by that Lord Shen?"

Jiang Liwei said angrily: "What do you know about women? I was born as a martial arts scholar in the Ming Dynasty and was familiar with military books. Do you not understand this truth?"

"Ha ha!"

A burst of laughter came!

Jiang Liwei glanced and smiled basically all the Japanese who followed him into the cabin to listen to him. As he had dealt with the Ming people more in recent years, the Japanese people changed from admiration for the Ming people to look down on them. Even if Jiang Liwei had high abilities, they were just a dog of a family in their eyes.

Hashimoto smiled: "Gu Yan, now Akito has contracted their fleet and is ready to deal with us on a defensive basis, so we don't need to worry about their proactive attacks and defeating them."

"I have sent someone to inform the group of wine bags in the east. If they want to survive, they can only do what I said, and hit the Ming people's ship array in a self-damaged way. Even if they can't be penetrated, the wreckage of their ships can become an obstacle and trap the Ming people's fleet to death on the sea!"

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As Hashimoto said, the three sides' ships were constantly compressing into the middle, and the situation of encirclement was very obvious.

A pre-war meeting was held on the command ship of the Ming Navy, but the meeting was very simple. Except for Chen Xi, there were only three generals, Jing Yue, Hu Songyue and Lin Heng, and the rest were basically on their respective ships to deal with the war.

"Sir, the Flangjiren's boat is the farthest away from us, about seven or eight miles away, while the ships on the east and south are less than five miles away from us."

Yunliu reported to Chen Xi about the investigation.

Lin Heng said: "Sir, it is obvious that the Japanese pirates are ready. We have rushed to fight. If the number of ships and troops is not superior, we may choose to evacuate."

Hu Songyue asked dissatisfiedly: "If we have not yet fought, we should retreat? We finally got here, and we cannot retreat even if we die."

"right!"

Jing Yue had no intention of being timid at all and agreed loudly, "Fight with them! Our ships are bigger than them and have superior performance than them. As for the advantages of artillery, it is even greater. If they dare to come, let them taste the power of our artillery!"

Lin Heng said helplessly: "War at sea is different from land combat. Our number of ships is indeed not as powerful as the other party. There are also questions about the power of artillery. If all the thief ships come here, can our artillery be bombarded with so many ships?"

Hu Songyue looked at Lin Heng: "Brother Lin, we have no experience in maritime combat, but how many do you have?"

"you……"

Lin Heng suddenly felt speechless, but he was different from those illiterate generals who were big and thick. He was more like a Confucian scholar. In front of Shen Xi, he didn't want to argue with others in the way of a shrew scolding the street.

Chen Xi looked at several people, squinted his eyes and asked, "Who should I listen to now?"

Hu Songyue quickly said to Chen Xi: "Of course I listen to you."

Chenxidao: "It's not that we don't retreat now, but that we can't retreat at all. Once we escape east, the bandits will definitely insert the sea boats into the slanted direction. The subsequent ships will find it difficult to quickly break out of the battle circle under the slanted wind direction, which will inevitably cause the subsequent ships to be divided and surrounded. After being cut off by the enemy, we cannot counterattack. At that time, at least half of the ships and men will be lost. After we dock, they will chase them. Do we still have to build a defensive position on the shore to deal with them?"

Lin Heng and others were all imagining the scene mentioned by Chen Xi. When they thought that only half of the troops could escape, they knew that this battle was equivalent to failure. The Japanese pirates and the Flang Jimen's ships would chase after them and sank the Ming warships that were landing behind them one by one. At that time, the officers and soldiers on the warships that escaped from the first half of the Heavenly Heaven could only go ashore and rely on the fortifications on the land to counterattack.

Chen Xi said again: "We don't need to escape at all, because I have carefully designed this battle, and I am afraid that the Japanese pirates will not come. Now that they are coming, let them know our true strength. Who said that naval battles are the specialties of the Florians and the Japanese pirates? Sometimes advanced technology is enough to make up for all shortcomings... Now is the time to test our Ming Navy's combat capabilities!"

These people under Chen Xi's command have been fighting with Chen Xi for a long time and have lost the ability to think independently at critical moments. With Shen Xi's excitement, they seem to feel that this battle can be won without a fight.

Lin Heng is rational and feels that the problem is not as simple as Chen Xi described. He always has too few opportunities to live and die with Chen Xi. Just from the perspective of his direct line, his status may not be as good as those of Hu Songyue and Jing Yue.

The pre-war meeting ended soon, and Hu Songyue and Jing Yue left the command ship and went to other large ships to prepare for coordinated combat.

Lin Heng was left alone by Chen Xi.

Lin Heng realized what Chen Xi was going to say to him, and his expression was calm. When he was alone with Chen Xi, he did not mention any more words about the dangers of this battle or escape.

Chen Xi said sincerely: "General Lin, for this battle, I have been preparing for many years. I will say that I had already started to make arrangements in various places in the Ming Dynasty before going to the northwest. Otherwise, you would not have just arrived in Liaodong to take up a job, and a series of supporting facilities for shipbuilding and artillery were in place. All of this is for today's battle."

"As I said, we have to leave this encirclement now, and there is only one way, which is to sink all the pirate ships in front of us and defeat them to be qualified to leave. Any other way means my failure in layout."

"I understand the humble position."

Lin Heng respected Chen Xi very much. Although Chen Xi was his brother-in-law in terms of family affection and was younger than him, he had no way to compare with Chen Xi in terms of status of the court or prestige on the battlefield. He understood that as a general, he had to obey orders.

Chen Xidao: "Gen. Li, go and tell him and see my order at any time... This battle should start half an hour later, and the bandits gradually surrounded us. We must fight back decisively, otherwise we will fall into an unfavorable state of being surrounded by enemies on all sides."

Lin Heng looked at Chen Xi: "Then in which direction should we fight back?"

Chen Xi shook his head slightly: "If it was not bad as I expected, this battle should be started by the Ming pirate fleet. They will use the ships on the east side to attack our ship formation and take on the task of cannon fodder. This battle will be extremely tragic, but it will not cause too much trouble to us. Then our main battle direction should be in the south."

Lin Heng said worriedly: "Although the number of Flang Jimen's ships in the northeast is small, their ships and artillery are very advanced. Besides, they have years of experience in naval battles, so they are afraid..."

Chen Xi smiled: "General Lin doesn't have to worry too much about this. Although Folang Jiren is a pirate, he is also a businessman who cares about interests. They understand the rules of sea combat. We have confronted them before, but they retreated without fighting. This time they will definitely watch the fire from the other side of the river first. Only when they feel that attacking will help one side win will they attack decisively. Do you think they will definitely stand on the straitor's stand?"

"Ah!? Will they change with the wind?" Lin Heng suddenly realized.

Chen Xi nodded: "Folang Ji people have broad interests in the Ming Dynasty. They will not rush to attack, nor will they act as vanguards. Although their ships are advanced, our warships are not weak. They will only suffer both losses when they rushed over. They will consider their own losses."

"For the bandits or us, it is easy to get supplies for repairing ships, but they have to rely on the base in the South Ocean to repair the ships. The mountains are long and the waters are far away, and problems are easily achievable from the halfway."

Lin Heng bowed: "I know the humble duty."

Chen Xi smiled and patted Lin Heng on the shoulder: "To win this battle, you have to rely on your performance... Do you know why I didn't bring that boy Wang Lingzhi here? He has too many opportunities to make contributions with me. This time I will give you a chance to perform. Grasp it well and strive for success in the battle!"

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Having a separate conversation with Chen Xi has increased Lin Heng's confidence.

When he discovered that Chen Xi was not passively entering the siege of Japanese pirates, but actively designed the matter in front of him, he immediately realized that Chen Xi was very prepared. He had expected all his worries before, and that he had clearly thought of him as having nothing to worry about.

Lin Heng got off the command ship and the war was about to break out.

At this time, the Japanese pirates' ships were only three or four miles away from the Ming Navy fleet, and the ships surrounding them on the east side were obviously closer.

"Sir, here you come."

Chen Xi stood on the deck, Yun Liu stood on the left side of the ship, and after seeing it clearly, he turned around and said to Chen Xi.

Chen Xi didn't need her reminder. The high-power telescope in her hand played a key role at this time. In this battlefield where horses cannot convey messages, one can first understand the other party's movements. Even if it is just a short time, it will have a positive impact on the final battle situation.

Chen Xi immediately raised his hand and gestured. The command ship immediately issued an order. On the high mainmast, the messenger holding the colorful flag began to convey information.

The Ming fleet had already begun to shrink its front line and slowly unfolded at this time, especially the dozens of medium-sized ships on the east side began to change the bow direction with the power of the sails and steam engines, seized the top of the T-shaped head, and concentrated all artillery on the side of the side to aim at the invading pirate ships.

More than a dozen pirate ships rushing in front were raising their sails and rushed towards the Ming fleet.

"Prepare to fire!"

Before the pirate ship could react, the Ming army warship, which successfully seized the T-head, began to fire artillery, with a range that was obviously much further than that of land-based artillery.

This kind of artillery is not a Flang machine cannon that fires shots, but a cannon that can fire flowering shells. The range is more than two miles. The shells fall to the sea surface and do not sink to the bottom of the sea. Instead, they explode directly, causing huge waves.

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This scene was clearly seen by the people on the thief ship.

Before the war officially began, the shells fired by the Ming army warships made them feel nervous.

On the command ship of the Japanese in the south, Jiang Liwei and Hashimoto and others saw the artillery equipped by the Ming Navy together. When the shells exploded on the water, the Japanese's originally confident smile became stiff. They felt that the Ming people were extremely prepared for this battle.

Jiang Liwei sneered: "I have said a long time ago that Chen Xi is not an incompetent person. He is already well prepared for him to come."

Hashimoto's face was pitch black and he didn't say anything. At this time, the pirate ships in the east were launching a decisive charge to the east of the Ming naval front. The two sides had reached the point where artillery was connected, but it was obvious that the range of artillery equipped by the Ming warship was much further than that of the pirate ship. It was roughly more than twice as high.

In addition, the shells of the Ming warship were extremely fatal. Once hit, the boat would explode into a fireball and split into pieces, and the bodies of the people on the boat were gone. The medium-sized ships would be destroyed. As the sails caught fire, they would soon lose their power and circumvent on the sea.

The Ming army's artillery's huge lethality made the bandits' hearts break, and there was no hope of winning the attack.

Aya next to him said: "They are surrounded by heavy siege. It is impossible for every ship to be equipped with such shells. The hit rate of artillery in naval battles is worrying. As long as you are not afraid of sacrifice, victory will definitely belong to us... Lord Hashimoto, what do you think?"

Hashimoto nodded: "That's right, the Ming people's skills are exhausted!"

"Yes, it's just that the tricks of the donkey are exhausted!"

Many people around him agreed. Perhaps most of them didn't understand what Qian Du's skills meant, and there were not many Ming languages ​​that could understand.

Jiang Liwei looked around, her face showed disdain, but she sighed in her heart: "Fortunately, Shen Zhihouzhong was ambushing this time, and there were Folang Jimen and so many sea boats forming an encirclement. Otherwise, I really don't know how to end. Even so, I'm afraid I will have to pay a heavy price to win!"

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To be continued...