PFC Chapter 278 Crossing the Strait and Marching towards Honshu
Chapter 278 Crossing the Strait and Marching towards Honshu
"Your Highness, rest assured, the first batch of 3,000 immigrants have arrived and have been settled."
"However, Your Highness, the speed of immigration must be accelerated, because Kyushu Island is now almost deserted."
"In addition, I intend to send all the children back to Hexi, especially those over eight years old. They are now old enough to remember things and are not suitable to stay here."
Jia Xu explained.
"Well, you make sense. Okay, let's do it."
"As for accelerating immigration, it's already being done. General Bai Qi has already set up a recruitment point in Andong and is recruiting more people."
"Now, as long as there is food to eat, people are willing to come."
"In addition, I have set up recruitment points in Hedong, Anxi and other places, preparing to recruit more people."
Ning Quan thought for a moment and said.
"Your Highness is wise."
Jia Xu quickly complimented him.
"Hahaha, you don't need to praise me."
"Okay, we can talk about it later. Now I have to go to the big ship."
Ning Quan waved his hand and smiled.
“Yes.”
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Half an hour later, Ning Quan drove a three-wheeled motorcycle to the big ship.
“Meet the Master!”
When the captain and others saw Ning Quan, they all bowed.
“Well, how are things going now?”
Ning Quan said calmly.
"Reporting to the master, we are ready to go at any time."
The captain said solemnly.
"good!"
"Then move out immediately and destroy all the enemy navy and shore batteries."
Ning Quan ordered.
"Yes, Master."
The captain nodded and immediately gave the order.
"Woo~!"
The big ship slowly set sail and headed towards the strait.
On the other side, Qi Jiguang also led his troops on board various ships.
He planned to lead his troops across the strait and land on Honshu Island as soon as the enemy navy and artillery batteries were destroyed.
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Moreover, in the mountain city port, dozens of warships of the Imperial Palace Navy were slowly setting out to sea under the leadership of Imperial Palace Yoshimasa.
Ouchi Yoshimasa was the younger brother of Ouchi Yoshiro and was in charge of the Ouchi Navy fleet.
His mission was to block the Kanmon Strait and prevent the Daqian people from landing on the opposite side.
The shipbuilding level of the Ouchi family was average, and they could only build small warships. The largest one was about 300 koku, and could only carry four six-pound cannons.
Such warships are definitely not suitable for naval battles, but they are enough to block a strait that is only a thousand meters wide.
After all, Qi Jiguang on the opposite side didn't have a single warship.
Moreover, there are two artillery batteries in the southwest of the mountain city. These two artillery batteries are the powerful weapons for guarding the Kanmon Strait and are equipped with twelve thirty-pound cannons.
These twelve cannons were purchased from Persia by the Ouchi family at a huge price. They are extremely powerful and have a range of up to two thousand meters.
"General, there isn't a single warship on the other side so far. They won't land, will they?"
A retainer said to Ouchi Yoshishige.
"Whether they land or not, we must be careful and seal the strait tightly."
"Pass the order down, and tell the warriors not to slack off."
"clear."
The retainer hurried down to pass on the order.
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at the same time.
In Qieshan City, ten miles behind Qieshan Port.
Tens of thousands of soldiers are building fortifications outside the city, and preparations for war are also underway intensively inside the city.
"Have the messengers who were sent to the houses returned?"
On the city wall, Ouchi Yoshiro looked at the retainer beside him and asked.
"Reporting to the general, several waves have returned."
"The Mori family, the Miyoshi family, the Amago family, and the Asai family have all agreed to send reinforcements."
"Reinforcements from Maori's family will arrive the fastest, probably in five days."
"The other clans of Tamba, Echizen, Owari, Mino, Oda, and Takeda are too far away and have not yet responded."
"But they will all send reinforcements to support us. After all, Daqian is our common enemy."
The retainer reported.
"Well, that's good."
"With so many reinforcements, we can fight Daqian to the death."
"Mōri Motonari performed well this time and acted the fastest. He is worthy of being the general's number one retainer and deserves praise."
Ouchi Yoshiro nodded in appreciation.
“Hai.”
"Alright, pass on my order. No one should slack off."
"Yes, General."
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at the same time.
Five hundred miles southeast of the mountain city, an army of 20,000 people was heading this way.
This army was none other than the Mori clan's army, and its leader was none other than Mori Motonari.
Maori Motonari is a famous figure in the history of the Warring States Period in Japan.
He was originally a retainer of the Ouchi family, but later rebelled against his master, destroyed the Ouchi family, and became a true daimyo.
"General, according to the scouts, the Daqian army has not yet attacked."
"It seems they lack warships and dare not cross the sea easily."
The deputy general beside him reported to Mori Motonari.
"Oh? Lack of warships?"
"No wonder, after all this time, they still haven't landed."
"Since they haven't landed, we need to slow down our march and try to delay as much as possible."
Maori Motonari frowned slightly, then spoke.
Mori Motonari had long wanted to establish himself as king and break away from the Ouchi family.
He wished that the people of Daqian would cross the sea quickly and completely wipe out the Da Nei family.
As for support, he was just going for show and had to go.
Even if he goes, he will not put in any effort and focus on conserving his strength.
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At the same time, the Strait of Kanmon.
With the cover of night, the large ship quietly approached a location ten miles outside the mountain port.
It is midnight now, and the weather is good. There is no moon or stars, and it is pitch black.
Therefore, the enemy patrol warships could not see the arrival of the large ship at all.
On the contrary, large ships can use advanced equipment to clearly see the situation of the other party.
Ning Quan could also use infrared telescope to see enemy warships thousands of meters away.
"Pass the order down, send out patrol boats, target the enemy warships."
"Main guns aimed at enemy batteries, ready to fire."
"Notify General Qi and prepare to cross the sea."
Put down the telescope and Ning Quan ordered coldly.
"Yes, Master."
The captain nodded quickly in response.
Soon, the main gun began to aim at the target, and four patrol boats were quickly lowered to the sea.
With the roar of the engine, the patrol boat cut through the sea like an arrow and rushed towards the enemy warship opposite.
"what sound?"
Soldiers on the enemy warship heard the noise and quickly stood up to look out to sea, but the sea was pitch black and they could not see anything.
Just as the soldiers were wondering, four patrol boats suddenly rushed out from the darkness and the machine guns on the boats opened fire instantly.
"Da da da."
The dense artillery fire poured out like a storm.
Four enemy ships were instantly hit and caught fire, and two of them quickly sank.
But the patrol boat did not stop shooting, but immediately turned to other warships.
"Boom boom boom."
This time, at the same time, the main gun of the large ship suddenly opened fire.
The shells hit the enemy's artillery positions accurately, and the huge explosive force instantly destroyed the two artillery positions.