"The rebels are truly powerful."
At a pass northwest of Fusang Capital, Li Xiang and Su Dingfang saw the rebel army in the distance.
Looking at the rebels from their position, they saw that there were indeed huge crowds of people. They were well prepared this time. Who said that the struggles in Fuso were all wars between two villages?
Li Xiang suddenly thought of a sentence on the Internet in modern society, which said that the number of Fuso’s troops in this era was not large, but how did they gather tens of thousands of troops in front of him?
"So what? They're just a bunch of rabble. Just wait for them to get closer and fire a round of artillery fire. If these bastards don't run away, I'd rather work for nothing this year and not take my salary."
Su Dingfang curled her lips and said, "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never praises our own people."
Now they're actually praising the rebels. What's so great about these rebels? The Western Turks and Xueyantuo we defeated before, if you only looked at their cavalry, they were also formidable, but in the end, what could they do? They just became our prisoners.
If we talk about the infantry lineup, the infantry lineup of the Western Regions countries is not bad, and they even have some heavy armor. But in the end, just like other enemies, those things are very heavy to wear, and except for providing super strong defense, they sacrifice all other advantages.
In Su Dingfang's opinion, these Japanese people have no other advantages except their large numbers.
"The first gift for them should be here soon."
Hearing Li Xiang's words, Su Dingfang also smiled. Ding Jiayong should have arrived in Fushan Bay.
Fuso Toyama Bay...
It is difficult to reach the rebels with artillery in other places. After all, the rebels are not stupid. They hide from the Tang Dynasty navy along their marching routes. But Fuso is an island country after all. No matter how hard you try to hide, there are always some places you cannot hide.
Li Xiang chose a concave bay for Ding Jiayong. Although there are many reefs here, as long as we find a way, our ships can still get in. As long as we can ambush here, we can bombard the rebels.
The main force of the rebels has already passed, and what remains are more than 12,000 follow-up troops. However, Ding Jiayong is not picky, as long as they are rebels, they will be fine.
Looking back at the sunken navy warship, he felt very sad. Although he had walked in carefully and caught some experienced local fishermen, there were too many reefs here, and a huge navy warship was sinking.
Fortunately, several nearby ships were close, and the people on the navy warships were good swimmers, so no casualties were caused. However, everyone still felt a little uncomfortable. They did not lose the navy warships on the battlefield, but lost them in the natural environment.
This is the helplessness of fighting in a foreign country. If it were in a port we are familiar with, such a situation would never occur.
"Alright, alright, don't look back. It's just a sunken ship. It won't affect our battle plan this time. Don't all act like wealthy landlords. There's no war without losses. We've salvaged everything that can be salvaged from this ship. Now we're just waiting for the signal from the shore. Everyone, pay attention! We must fire our shells at once. We don't have much chance now."
Ding Jiayong saw that his men were feeling a little depressed, so he had to encourage them. They had been winning all the time and had never encountered a navy warship sinking, so it was normal for them to feel depressed.
After hearing what General Ding said, everyone started to busy themselves with their work. After all, according to what they had thought before, they could only fire seven or eight shells at most. After firing seven or eight shells, the enemy might have already moved inland and would no longer be within their range.
If they had been faster, they would have been able to catch up with the main force that passed by last night. Unfortunately, they had already tried their best along the way, but the wind direction on the sea was not under their control, so they could only reach Toyama Bay at this time.
More than 30 soldiers have already landed in advance. They are lying in ambush at various lookout points on the land. When they send the signal back, we will open fire. All the shooting coordinates have been set.
It is impossible to carry out precise strikes with current artillery, you can only carry out covering strikes on a certain area. Anyway, the Fuso army's formations are not very scattered, most of them are concentrated together.
"General, look! The scout at the top has sent a signal."
There are special personnel on the ship holding telescopes. They can see scouts in the distance. When the scouts in the distance use mirrors to reflect light, the people on the ship immediately receive the signal. This is the only way to do it in this day and age.
"Everyone get ready."
Ding Jiayong immediately gave the order to prepare, and all the men on the ship began to move. Dozens of cannons were also ready, and several warships nearby turned their hulls sideways. They had nothing to worry about, as the nearby sea was boundless and there was not even a fishing boat.
This is the advantage of fighting in Fuso. Our naval warships are absolutely safe. It is said that Fuso’s naval warships have not been deployed for several years. They also captured a batch of Fuso’s naval warships, and only a few of them were leak-free.
Soon the signal from the second scout came. As long as the third scout also sent a signal, we would have to start bombarding, and hundreds of shells would be fired in the first round.
The third scout held the mirror in his hand nervously. This thing was not cheap. It was said that it could be sold for tens of thousands of coins in Chang'an City.
It’s almost here, it’s coming soon...
Next to this scout, there was an artillery observer who had just conducted a intensive survey. It was impossible for our artillery to reach the southernmost team, so we could only hit the northern team, but the northern team had not yet come out in full force.
The Japanese general leading the team was not in a hurry. After all, they were going to fight, not to share money. Why should they be so anxious?
What's more, our opponent is the Tang Dynasty army. When mentioning the Tang Dynasty army, everyone from generals to soldiers feels their scalps tingling.
So after these people waited for the front and central armies to pass, they started to dawdle on the road. According to their thinking, they would wait until the fighting on the front line was over before they went over.
boom…
What sound?
The sound of the cannon fire took about five or six seconds to arrive...
