Yasukawa Fukuda had not returned to his city yet. At this time, his subordinates came to report again. It happened that Taro Ito had not returned either. The two of them came to an abandoned port on the seaside at the same time. Countless large ships appeared on the sea in the distance.
"The Tang people should send reinforcements from their homeland. There shouldn't be any need. What are all these large ships doing?"
Taro Ito was stubborn just now, but now he was the one who asked the question first. After all, he was not born with the ability to analyze such things, so he could only ask Yasukawa Fukuda.
"If I'm not mistaken, the people on this ship should be our own Fuso soldiers. Judging from their direction, they should be coming from Fukuoka and Nagasaki. The purpose of these large ships is not only to transport them here, but also to transport us away."
Fukuda Yasukawa clenched his saber, wishing he could kill all these Fuso people. "Do you even remember who your ancestors are?" The Tang court simply fooled you with a few words, and now you're turning your swords on your compatriots, and you're killing them even more fiercely than the Tang army.
"These damn bastards, sooner or later I will kill them all, and then make them kneel on this land and make them atone for the sins of all the dead."
Ito Taro was just mad, and the people around him knew that the two of them might not have such ability. According to their previous experience, there must be at least three or four hundred people on a ship, and they didn't know how many ships there were in front of them.
"We can't just sit here and wait for death. We need to go back and gather the troops immediately. We must charge the seashore once. Even if it causes them some trouble, we can't just stand here and watch."
Fukuda Yasukawa thought for a while and said, now that the dock has been blown up by them, if we want to land, we must rely on small boats. This way, there won’t be too many people coming up each time, and we still have a chance.
"Go and call someone."
Taro Ito had no objection to this. Now was indeed a good opportunity to take action. If tens of thousands of people gathered in the coastal areas, then even if everyone was a soldier, they could only defend themselves. Attacking would definitely have no effect.
Ito County's overseas warship.
Kato Jiro is standing on the first boat at this moment, and next to him are soldiers from the Tang Dynasty Navy. Their responsibility is to transport these people here. As for how to fight after getting ashore, that is not their business. In addition, there are a large amount of supplies on the ship behind. There are more than 3,000 soldiers in total.
Jiro Asada finally got an opportunity. He couldn't let Tadayoshi Suzuki and Genzaburo Okawa do everything, so he asked Ding Jiayong for permission to bring people from Fukuoka and Nagasaki to fight.
These people have been training for nearly two months and have long accepted the ideas of the Tang Dynasty. To put it bluntly, their traitorous thoughts are more profound and they are more ruthless when fighting.
"Let go of the boat."
The dock ahead was broken, so large ships couldn't get there at all, and we could only get there by small boat.
"You guys go ahead."
With a wave of his hand, more than 50 people immediately climbed down the rope. They were the elite under Jiro Kato, and these people were going to go to the shore to open up a landing area.
"Tell these people to stay as far away from the shore as possible after they reach land. If you spot enemy troops, our artillery will provide you with some support, but there's a high chance they'll be hit."
If the Tang army were to land and fight, they would definitely bomb the coastal areas to pieces. Only when there is no major danger will we be able to send our army up.
But these people in front of us are all Japanese, and their lives are definitely not as valuable as our artillery shells, so let them send a small group of troops first. If the enemy army appears, it will not be too late for us to open fire.
"Did you all hear what General Ding said? Don't rush too far forward later. Just lure the enemy out. Also, always pay attention to the others on the ship. Otherwise, if you get killed in the explosion, you can't blame anyone else."
Kato Jiro smiled and nodded to Ding Jiayong, then when facing his men, he wanted to scold all their ancestors. They had been trained quite well in normal times, but why were their movements so slow tonight?
The men under his command also understood. To put it bluntly, they were just bait. If they hid well, they could save their lives. However, artillery shells have no eyes. If you don't hide well, you will lose your life.
"Stop disembarking."
Ding Jiayong had been observing the situation on land. When he saw cavalry coming from both sides, he knew that the other side was ready.
Kato Jiro's men were lucky to have saved their lives. If they had gone up earlier, with only 300 of them, they would probably have been torn to pieces by the cavalry.
"Come closer."
The four warships on both sides began to slowly approach the shore. The soldiers on the shore also noticed this scene, so they immediately stopped and retreated to the hillside behind. They also knew what the Tang Dynasty Navy meant by this. They had been bombed many times, so naturally they understood more. No one wanted to risk their own skin to touch those shells.
"General Ding, please let my men take this opportunity to go ashore."
When Kato Jiro saw these people retreating, he felt that their fighting ability should not be much stronger. If they were very strong, they should have come to the shore by now. Since they did not dare to come over, they should seize the opportunity to go ashore.
"Then you guys move faster. My artillery is always watching. As soon as they enter the range, I will open fire. After they pass, you can take care of yourselves."
Hearing General Ding's words, Kato Jiro was so moved that he almost cried. He never expected that General Ding would value him so much as a surrendered person.
If Ding Jiayong knew what he was thinking, he would probably spit out a mouthful of phlegm immediately. "Do I care whether you live or die?" It's really not easy to transport you here. So many ships can only transport 3,700 people, and there are all these things on the ship. If you all die in one encounter, are you going to transport these things back?
Each large ship had two small boats, each capable of carrying more than 40 people, so the first group to land was over 400 people, all clutching their samurai swords, their hearts filled with fear...
