According to the two men's thinking, nothing else would happen before dawn, but before dawn, someone rushed into Ito Taro's camp with a torch. In less than a cup of tea, another person rushed into Fukuda Yasukawa's camp with a torch.
Under the heavy protection of the army, these two people were able to rush in with torches and go directly to the tents of the two generals. This shows that those holding the two torches were confidants.
The news they received was all urgent, so they simply did not sleep that night. Fukuda Yasukawa went directly to Ito Taro's military camp and found that he was also listening to the reports from his subordinates. Not far from their coast, some fishermen had already discovered the warships of the Tang Dynasty Navy.
"Have you received the news?"
When he saw Fukuda Yasukawa coming in, Ito Taro understood what was going on. He originally thought that the Tang army was only targeting him. If that was the case, he would suffer a great loss. Now seeing Fukuda Yasukawa's nervous look, Ito Taro felt relieved and decided to share the loss with everyone.
"You guys go out first."
Yasukawa Fukuda knew that there were many spies in the army, so when the two of them were talking, he would first get everyone in the room out. Taro Ito usually didn't pay attention to this, and often because of this, many military secrets were leaked. Yasukawa Fukuda had said this many times, but unfortunately Taro Ito didn't care.
"We still underestimated the capabilities of the Tang Dynasty. They can launch several battlefields at any time, while we can only concentrate our forces here. Now we must block the news and never let our subordinates know. Once they know that our hometown has been robbed, I guess these people will lose their heart to fight."
Fukuda Yasukawa said somewhat depressedly that he considered himself a wise man of Fuso, even better than people like Lord Suzuki, and he usually looked down on everyone.
When we started the rebellion, we thought we had taken into account everything we should have, including the warships of the Tang Dynasty Navy. But the only thing we didn't expect was that they were too fast. Before we even started fighting, we could already see the warships of the Tang Dynasty Navy all around us.
Of course, he was not naive enough to think that these ships were sent as gifts. He estimated that new battle reports would be delivered during the day.
"Do you think there's a possibility that these people attacked our rear troops and then went to our base again?"
Taro Ito had a crude map in his hand, and it was not a complete picture of Fuso, only some of the conditions around them, but it was already the most advanced map of Fuso.
"It's not impossible. The Tang Dynasty Navy's warships are incredibly fast, and we have no way to retreat. I estimate someone will send us news during the day. I hope our tactics are effective."
Fukuda Yasukawa thought of their navy warships.
Fuso also had naval warships in the past, but compared with those of the Tang Dynasty, they were simply made of paper and had no ability to compete with the others, so they thought of another way, which was suicide ships.
The sky outside was gradually getting brighter. I guess their suicide boats had already started their attack.
Ding Jiayong's men also saw the situation in the distant sea at this moment, because there were too many ships in the distant sea, but those should not be navy warships, because even Fuso's navy warships can carry dozens of people on them. These are obviously fishing boats.
"What's the purpose? Sending these people to die?"
Ding Jiayong said with some surprise that hundreds of small boats suddenly appeared far ahead of them. There were only two or three people on these boats, and some even had only one person.
"General, look over there, there are some too."
Similar boats were also found on the other side of the ship.
Everyone on the boat frowned. Although they didn't understand what these small boats were for, they were a little scared in their hearts, feeling that these small boats would bring us harm.
"Are we within shouting distance?"
They were still far away from each other, and even the person with the loudest voice might not be able to shout through. Seeing his men shaking their heads, Ding Jiayong knew that shouting was useless.
"Speed up and make sure our guns are facing them, sideways."
These small boats were found on both sides. Although no one knew what they were doing, Ding Jiayong issued a more secure order.
Our navy warships have dozens of cannons on each side, and we must ensure that our cannons are facing them. Although there are four cannons on the bow, the number is too small, and it is not enough to face hundreds of small boats.
Just after Ding Jiayong gave the order, the small boats on both sides seemed to be energized and they rushed towards this side desperately.
"Form single file and move forward quickly."
After Ding Jiayong discovered this scene, he immediately ordered his naval warships to form a single column and then speed forward, without thinking about docking at this moment.
The messenger on the ship immediately gave the order. Fortunately, the Tang Dynasty Navy warships were well-trained, so they accelerated when necessary and slowed down when necessary, and completed the formation within half an hour.
"It's on fire. They want to attack with fire..."
When his deputy general saw this, Ding Jiayong sneered and nodded. When he gave the order just now, he suddenly remembered a battle in history, which was a battle during the Three Kingdoms period.
Because these small boats were relatively small, there were not many people on board. There was nothing on them except some flammable materials. They just wanted to rush up as quickly as possible without thinking about going back. If they could set fire to the Tang Dynasty Navy warships at the lowest cost, it would be a victory for them.
"Fire at me."
After Ding Jiayong's order was issued, the navy warships that came into range immediately opened fire, but because the small boats were faster, not many were hit, and their size was too small.
"The team speeds up, and the Marines stand on both sides of the deck and bring out their flintlock rifles."
Now they are equipped with the flintlock rifles originally used by the British Redcoats, namely the Burke flintlock rifles, which have a range of about two hundred meters and can penetrate five centimeters of wood at the end of the range. The firing rate is two to three seconds per minute.
The Fuso people are all driving wooden boats. If we get within 200 meters, our artillery may not be able to cause any damage to them, but these fragmentation guns will come in handy. One shot can penetrate their small boats.
