Zhou Hai first stood up and said: "Prince, whether you can win this time depends on the naval battle. The sea defeats our army and controls the entire sea area, and then you can calmly transport troops southward..."

"I don't need to say that this is all known. How to win this naval battle is the key." Li Qing continued; "All our army's warships are only forty, but the Shimazu Navy has hundreds of warships. Our strength is less than half of that. If the naval battle fails, our army will be blocked by the Shimazu Navy and starved to death on this island."

Zhou Hai continued: "Prince, although the Shimazu Navy has many warships, most of them are medium and small sea ships. The combat power of a single warship cannot compete with our army at all. We can use this feature to annihilate them one by one. In addition, our army's southward travel will cause the supply line to be too long, but Huyi thinks that there is no need for our army to go south to fight. We can attract the Shimazu Navy and fight with us."

"You kid is really smart, almost the same as what I think." Li Qing said; "Although our army's overall combat power is at a disadvantage, there are also advantages, that is, long-range attacks. With the stone catapults and crossbows on the warships, our army can take the lead in defeating the enemy. After disrupting the enemy's position, large tower ships rushed forward and used impact tactics to sank the enemy ship;

The key to this battle is to introduce the Shimazu Navy into our ambush circle. This is the key to winning this time. As long as the Shimazu Navy comes in, our army will have a chance of winning 60%. Who are you willing to take on the task of luring troops to lure the enemy this time?"

"I will be willing to go at the end." Zheng Baolin and Zhou Hai expressed their opinions together.

"Okay, you two don't have to argue. Let's decide to draw lots." Li Qing wrote two notes and put them in his hands, and then said to the two: "Come on! Whoever catches them will go."

Zhou Hai wanted to capture him when he went up. Li Qing stopped Zhou Hai and said, "Zhou Hai, you are an unknown soldier now. It's not your turn to capture him first!"

Zheng Baolin smiled at Zhou Hai and took a picture from Li Qing's hand. When he opened it, he saw that it said 'Don't go'; after Zheng Baolin had arrested him, Zhou Hai was blocked by Li Qing and said, "Since Zheng Baolin caught him and did not go, then this picture was gone. Zhou Hai obeyed the order and led five warships south tomorrow to lead Shimazu Navy to the predetermined position."

"Yes, I'm not going to take the order." Zhou Hai said happily.

Then Li Qing issued another military order and said: "During the naval fleet's expedition, the other divisions must be fully prepared. After winning the naval battle, the divisions immediately boarded the ship to Japan to launch landing operations and start the second phase of the battle. Do you understand?"

"Abide by the prince's order..."

After the generals left, Zheng Baolin picked up another note and said the word "No Go". Zheng Baolin stopped doing it on the spot and said to Li Qing: "Prince, you are making trouble for a long time! If you don't want me to go, just say it, why are you doing this?"

"Why don't I let you go? You won't think about it yourself!" Li Qing looked at Zheng Baolin without a good face and said.

"I will be stupid, please tell me clearly..."

Li Qing said to Zheng Baolin: "This naval battle is related to the southward strategy of our Great Xia Empire. You are not unaware of the key to this battle. You are the only one under my king who can cooperate with me to win this battle. The main force of this battle is my Daxia Navy soldiers. Do you think that if a former pirate leader commands, will they obey?

This king asked Zhou Hai to lure troops and lure the enemy to give him a chance, and also let them see that as long as they have the ability, I will be entrusted with important tasks. If there are too many naval battles in the future, I cannot go to it myself every time! You are my right-hand man, you must learn to be generous and employ people. Don’t just know how to rush forward by yourself if you have anything to do."

"I understand, thank you for your teachings," said Zheng Baolin.

"Three days later, you and I will lead a fleet to set up an ambush south of the Nantou Island, waiting for the Shimazu Navy to enter the trap."

"Yes, the last general takes the order..."

The capital of Satsuma, the guardian palace of Satsuma State.

Tadahisa Shimazu summoned a group of samurai under his command to discuss military information. Since the Beihai Gang went south, the Shimazu family's territory has never been peaceful. Even during the days when Li Qing left, under the leadership of Zheng Baolin, the mobilization team led by Fangs and minions often looted various parts of the western coast of Satsuma, causing heavy losses to the Shimazu family.

"Tell me all! What should I do about this? Those pirates were so arrogant that they caused a huge loss to our Shimazu family." Tadahisa Shimazu said to everyone.

"Guardian, we have gathered all the navy of Satsuma, Osumi and Hinata, and there are more than 130 warships together. We are fully capable of completely eliminating this group of pirates. The key now is how to find the pirate's nest and then kill them all;

There are also the two traitors, Masao Yamashita and Jiro Kitano, who threw away all the faces of us Japanese. We must completely capture them and peel them off and cramp them to work..."

"I have sent a large number of ships to search for pirates. You must be prepared to attack and completely annihilate this pirate."

"Hayi!" everyone answered.

In order to deal with the Beihai Gang, Tadaku Shimazu, it can be said that he has put out his own capital. More than 130 warships are already all the naval forces that Tadaku Shimazu can bring out. Such a force is one of the best in Japan. Because it occupies the Osumi Strait, the golden waterway of the southwest of Japan, Tadaku Shimazu has been practicing naval forces since occupying this place, and has reached its current scale.

"Brother, I will lead the navy in person this time!" said Shimazu Tadakami when everyone left.

Tadahisa Shimazu said: "This navy is the pillar of my Shimazu family. The reason why I sent such a large-scale naval army this time is actually more for training. The navy is to use troops carefully and must minimize casualties when it is handed over to you. This is the foundation of my Shimazu family, and unnecessary losses are never allowed."

“Hayi…”

The warships used by the Shimazu Navy fleet can be said to be the top warships in Japan, but there is still a big gap compared with the Daxia Navy ships commanded by Li Qing, and there is even more no comparison with the Dasong sea ships. Although the Japanese warships are not large, they are very flexible. Such sea ships are more suitable for platoon battles, which is also the main combat method of the Japanese navy. Therefore, the Japanese navy does not have large crossbows and catapults, so they cannot make such high-tech things.

Moreover, there are very few crossbowmen. All the Japanese navy soldiers were wearing bamboo armor or wooden armor. Only officers could wear leather armor. Although the armor was simple, their weapons were very good. Each Japanese soldier had two Japanese swords in his hand. The forging technology of this Japanese sword was introduced to Japan from the Tang Dynasty. This forging method in the Central Plains has basically been cut off, but it was preserved in Japan. The Japanese swords are famous for their sharpness.

The Japanese navy fleet set out from Kagoshima and turned eastward and northeastward. The Japanese navy sailed along the western coast of Kyushu Island, looking for the whereabouts of the Beihai Gang.

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