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Chapter 173: The Difficulty of Crossing the Sea

Wei Deng was defeated, and he thought to himself, why did he always lose the battle since Luzon!

After the Eighth Alliance was besieged by the Japanese army, and later, with Yang Heng's support, he finally broke through after paying a huge price. After that, he attacked the Japanese port. Although he once destroyed a Japanese iron ship, the iron ship was running happily on the sea. Thinking of the two Japanese iron ships and the magical iron bird, Wei Deng had no idea about reinforcements crossing the sea. Wei Deng had to withdraw the remaining 3,000 troops to the east and report the defeat to Zhang Xianzhong.[]

When Zhang Xianzhong saw the defeat, he thought to himself that the Japanese were so cruel. If reinforcements and weapons and ammunition could not come to Luzon, the battle would become more and more passive. The great cause of occupying Luzon would probably be ruined.

Zhang Xianzhong's injuries had already healed, but this bad news had a big blow to Zhang Xianzhong. When he ran into this completely unfamiliar environment, he fought a completely unfamiliar firearm war. Of course, the matters about the navy and naval battles were also completely unfamiliar. However, Luzon was an island surrounded by the sea, which was very different from the way he used to consider land combat in the Ming Dynasty. When Zhang Xianzhong encountered such a battle, he didn't know how to fight.

Fortunately, there were staff members who knew firearm combat and Shi Lang who knew naval combat. So, Zhang Xianzhong, who didn't like meetings the most, had to hold a combat meeting again.

Shi Liyan and Uncle Zeng have already returned. It seems that the result of bribing the Spanish without getting involved in the fight with the Japanese. In Zhang Xianzhong's eyes, anyone is impressed with money, and the Spanish are no exception. Sure enough, having money is good. Of course, after this good news, it is immediately bad news that they were captured by landing and being captured. This made Zhang Xianzhong sigh: It turned out that he wanted to run to Luzon and easily occupy Luzon to become king. Unexpectedly, things were far less simple, and it was even more difficult than in the Ming Dynasty.

Wang Zhaoling was very angry about Wei Deng's loss of position and began to complain:

"This Wei Deng lost the position of the landing field in one day, which is simply a coward! This problem is serious, how can the subsequent team cross the sea?"

When Zhang Xianzhong heard that Wang Zhaoling was only concerned about accusing Wei Deng, he frowned. Who said that there were not many people under his command who knew how to fight firearms! If someone was available, he would not hand over the command power to Wei Deng. With Wei Deng as the main general and his subordinates as the deputy, there was no way. If you blame him, Wang Zhaoling could say that he had to win over you. Thinking of this, Zhang Xianzhong said generously:

"Brother Wei Deng has also tried his best. The Japanese army has 5,000 people. That---the firepower is very strong, and the cannons on the ship assist in the battle. If you can't defend the position, you can't say that Brother Wei Deng is wrong. As the saying goes, victory or defeat is common in military affairs. If you lose this time, fight again and take back the landing field. Today, I'm asking you to discuss. The Japanese have increased their troops. Let's talk about it. Let's talk about it openly. It doesn't matter if you say it wrong. Lao Zhang, I have never been afraid of defeating the war. If you lose, you will fight again. Lao Zhang is not afraid of anything you say bad things. It doesn't matter if you say bad things. As long as you win the war, it's better than anything else."

Lin Yinzhe did not think the current situation was too serious. It was much better than the frequent emergencies in the Lin Jiayan guard war, so he said:

"The king decided to separate the Spanish and Japanese, and dispersed money to disintegrate the alliance between Spain and the Japanese. The king was wise! Without the attack from the Spanish, the pressure on land and sea was greatly reduced, especially at sea. Our navy was far inferior to the Japanese army. If the Spanish navy participated in attacking us, it would be a big problem. The current situation is much better than when we guarded Lin Jiayan with less than 4,000 troops."

Shi Liyan reminded:

"But don't forget that the Japanese army is already increasing its troops. If the Japanese army continues to increase its troops, and our reinforcements are blocked and cannot cross the sea, the supply of guns, cannons and ammunition is probably not transported. The strength will increase and the other will decline, and the whole situation will take a sharp turn."

Yang Heng naturally had more comprehensive information, knowing that the Japanese's center of gravity had turned to America, and the increase in troops was definitely limited. Therefore, he comforted him:

"The Japanese's main target in the future is not Luzon. Whether it is the Japanese ships or soldiers, they will mainly be sent to the North American continent thousands of miles away. The Japanese will definitely not attack Luzon with all their might. The North American continent is a fertile field. Compared with North America, Luzon is simply insignificant. It is not worth the cost of spending here. What we need to consider is how to let reinforcements cross the sea to Luzon. It depends on General Shi Lang."

After hearing what Yang Heng said, Yang Heng said that the person who said that was unintentional, Zhang Xianzhong listened to the person who listened to the person who listened to the person who listened to the person who listened to the person who said that Zhang Xianzhong said: Oh, it turns out that there is a place as fat as the North American continent. It seems that he was deceived by Chongzhen. If he had known that he would have gone to the North American continent to be king, wouldn’t it be a good thing!

Seeing Zhang Xianzhong's expression unhesitant, Yang Heng realized that he shouldn't have said that the North American continent is fertile. Can you say that this little treasure you are robbing is insignificant compared to another pile of treasures. Isn't that a slap in the face? It's simply a slap in the face, completely burying Zhang Xianzhong without great ambitions.

Fortunately, Shi Lang spoke:

"Staff Officer Yang said it is right. The North American continent is probably 20,000 miles away from our Ming Dynasty, and at least 17,800 miles away from Japan. It is said that the Clippers will take three months from Japan to the North American continent. How many ships will be needed for the Japanese to occupy the North American continent? I believe that what Staff Officer Yang said is right. Even if the Japanese want to increase their troops in Luzon, it is very limited."

Usually no one talks about North America to Zhang Xianzhong. In fact, except for Yang Hengwei Deng and Shi Lang, others know only about the North American continent. Zhang Xianzhong has heard that the North American continent is 20,000 miles away, which is completely out of reach. Just now, Yang Heng was just trying to cheer up his appetite. The piece of meat in Luzon has been put into his mouth, and there is absolutely no reason to spit it out. As for the North American continent, well, I can only snatch it in the future, and maybe my descendants can only snatch it.

Shi Lang is actually not a person who is good at observing words and expressions. He doesn't mean to please Zhang Xianzhong, but just to discuss things. However, when Zhang Xianzhong heard this, his eyebrows suddenly stretched out. Yang Heng thought to himself that Shi Lang has never been a person of Linglong, but he was so good at speaking all of a sudden, which is a bit impressive.

Shi Lang simply ignored what Zhang Xianzhong was thinking and what Yang Heng was thinking, and just continued:

"Although the Japanese army captured that landing ground, it was of course much more difficult to cross the sea. But there was no way. During the Taiwan Strait naval battle that day, the Ming Navy used wolf pack tactics to defeat the Japanese. We might as well do the same."

When Wang Zhaoling heard that Shi Lang had a solution, he asked:

"Oh, what are General Shi Lang's tricks?"

Although Wang Zhaoling is not very capable, she is still quite competent as a "supporter".

"My men now have eighty ships of all sizes and sizes. With the twenty ships on Uncle Zeng's side, we have more than one hundred ships in total. Of course, this ship cannot implement wolf pack tactics. This wolf pack tactics requires six small boats and two large ships, and eight ships to deal with the Japanese one ship. This can be called wolf pack tactics. Therefore, in terms of the number of ships, we must have at least two hundred and fifty ships of all sizes."

After hearing Shi Lang gave a number of 25, Wang Zhaoling suddenly became worried about this 25:

"Why are there two hundred and fifty ships? I'm afraid I can't build one hundred and fifty ships at once."

You see, Wang Zhaoling is not good at other things, but he is very professional in being a supporting actor. Shi Lang and the supporting actor are like a natural cooperation. Wang Zhaoling is more confident in his performance:

"The matter of this ship is still the same word: rent! There are many small boats in the Ming Dynasty, and there are some armored wheels and boats. The king asked His Highness to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, and then rent two hundred large and small ships, preferably even sailors rent them over. The big ship transports troops, and the small boats use wolves tactics to escort it, not to pay the Ming Dynasty, right? As the generals saw it, rocket launchers were equipped on the boat. If the Japanese ships intercepted our fleet, we adopted the group fighting tactics, and seven or eight small boats rushed on it.

, a rocket launcher hit him, even if you choose another landing ground, it will be only forty or fifty kilometers from Fuga Island to the new landing ground. At this distance, two hundred ships lined up to escort the Japanese, and only more than thirty large ships were needed. He had to leave some ships in Manila. More than twenty ships could participate in the interception were amazing. Even if the two Japanese iron ships were all dispatched, we would bite the elephant to death. We sent twenty ships to deal with him, and what could he do to me! So, as long as there were ships and guns, I was afraid that he would have a ball!"

"But the Japanese still have iron birds. Last time--the last time the king was injured because the iron bird lays eggs---No, no, it was the iron bird laying eggs, no, no, it was the iron bird dropping bombs. Can the iron birds beat them?"

Wang Zhaoling was both hated and afraid of Tie Bird. When he said this, he unconsciously rubbed his arms. His arms still hurt slightly, which was thanks to Tie Bird. Of course, he could not tell the truth about his injury, so he had to present the truth about the king's injury to show that the evidence was conclusive. Zhang Xianzhong looked at Wang Zhaoling coldly, which made Wang Zhaoling feel furious and thought to himself. Did he say this wrong? Well, it seems that he was a bit of a taboo in the leader. The supporting actor would even say the wrong thing, and it was not easy to explain, otherwise he would have to go into the darker the more he described it. Alas!

After all, Yang Heng has participated in the conquer of Taiwan and is familiar with the battle of the Taiwan Strait, and even has a deeper understanding than Shi Lang. Therefore, he replied on Shi Lang:

"Iron birds are not afraid of it. If the iron birds fly too high, the bombs dropped will have no accuracy at all. If the boats are blown, there will be no accuracy at all. Most of the bombs dropped will probably be thrown in the sea. When the ships of both sides fight in a melee, the iron birds that are high above dare not throw bombs at all, otherwise they will be thrown on their own ships. If the iron birds fly too low, they can use rocket launchers to hit it. This is how the Japanese iron birds were shot down during the battle of the Taiwan Strait."

Yang Heng paused, changed his tone and said:

"However, the Japanese iron ships and iron birds cannot be underestimated after all. This crossing of the sea will never be easy. I am afraid that a large amount of rockets will be consumed, and the casualties will inevitably be huge."

After hearing this, Zhang Xianzhong thought that the Japanese had captured the landing ground and the Japanese were the world on the sea. He thought that he was over and he was trapped by the Japanese on the fart island of Luzon. Unexpectedly, after Shi Lang said this, it turned out that the Japanese were not that scary. He felt relaxed and said in a coquettish way:

"For the ship matter, let King Fu help rent it. He will rent it with the man and the boat. Don't be afraid of spending money. Wang Aiqing, you are responsible for doing it. The Ming Dynasty deceived me, Lao Zhang. If I had known that the North American continent was so good, wouldn't it be great for me to occupy the North American continent? He tricked me into a broken island of Luzon. He was a Spanish bastard and a Japanese bastard, which made me fucked. He asked King Fu to tell the lie-in-the-scene emperor of the Ming Dynasty that his ship should be half-rented and half-borrowed. As for rocket launchers, buy another two thousand. In short, don't be afraid of spending money. If the emperor of the Ming Dynasty was stingy, we should not be stingy, right? Also, the so-called reward must be brave and those who have meritorious rewards will be rewarded! Those who have fallen in the battle will never treat them unfairly."

After saying this, Zhang Xianzhong ignored Yang Heng's reaction to his dissatisfaction with the words of the Ming Emperor, Piaotian Wenxue.com said:

"Damn it, when fighting with the Japanese, I'll fight silver. Fortunately, I have a few ships of silver that I can afford to fight! When I drive him out of Japan, even if he runs to the North American continent 20,000 miles away, even if he runs to the sky, I'll settle the score with them one day."
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