Volume 6 Chapter 8: Water Palace Exploration (5)
Along the way, we encountered two or three battles. When we got close to the sea, we could see the shadow of the bottom of the five-sailed Qingya ship above us. It was really lively here, with thousands of soldiers and horses fighting in a group. The waves stirred up by the sea could be felt hundreds of meters away.
Apparently, because of Xiao Yi's order, those allies who encountered the Japanese at sea obeyed the order and returned, while the other side fought endlessly, fighting while retreating, and finally attracted a large number of troops to the vicinity of the fleet.
Although the players of Tianshui Pavilion are returning in a steady stream, the Japanese have also received countless new forces. I believe that the other side has a lot of people as well. At the beginning, only a few of them met us under the sea. Now that they have discovered our gathering place, they must have sent out a call signal to ask their accomplices scattered in the sea to come over.
I suddenly remembered something and shouted, "Oh no!"
"What's going on?" Xiao Yi asked curiously. Although the number of the Japanese in front of us was no less than that of ours, they were disorganized and had no command. Now that Xiao Yi and I had arrived, it would not be difficult to annihilate them as long as we organized and coordinated.
I said, "We didn't find the Japanese fleet before, but since their personnel appeared in this sea area, the fleet can't be too far away. Now that they have discovered our fleet, they will definitely send a signal to summon their fleet. I don't know how strong the other party is, but if our people are always entangled underwater, they will not be a match for their fleet anyway, so we must deal with these Japanese as soon as possible!"
Xiao Yi also reacted, thought for a moment, and said, "There are already more than 3,000 members who came back the earliest. Because they didn't encounter the Japanese, they have already boarded the ship. Why don't I let them get off, form a formation, and charge into the chaotic battle group? They will definitely have a great advantage, and it will probably not take long to wipe out the enemies here."
I nodded and said, "Very good! If the Japanese fleet hasn't arrived after the battle, we can calmly board the ship and prepare for a naval battle. If the enemy arrives early, we can order the fleet to retreat, and our troops will dive to the bottom of the sea and organize defense at the gate of the water palace, waiting for the fleet to bring reinforcements!"
"Well, this plan is good! It can also prevent the other side from getting in first and entering the Water Palace. As long as the fleet can bring a batch of reinforcements, we won't be afraid. If the Japanese want to get support, they have to transport people from their homeland, which is much farther than us." Xiao Yi immediately understood my strategy and gave orders right away. Suddenly, the sea surface was "splashing" like dumplings being dropped, and thousands of Tianshui Pavilion members jumped into the sea again.
However, this group of people did not join the melee immediately. Instead, under the command of hall masters and helmsmen, they formed teams and, after lining up, stabbed the enemies in the melee like sharp knives.
Although the underwater space is a three-dimensional structure and the role of formations is much smaller than on land, orderly command is still very important. At least under clear command, a team of members can focus on attacking one target, with dozens of ice and electric magic shooting at the same enemy, and several meat shield warriors chasing and intercepting, blocking the opponent's evasive space. The result is often an instant kill, unlike in a melee where the opponent is basically injured but not dead, and will make a comeback immediately after swallowing potions such as the Da Huan Dan, Da Huan Dan, etc., making it a meaningless war of attrition of drugs.
Since it is not a large-scale military operation, there is no point in me staying to command. I might as well join the battle and concentrate on being a super killing machine. Besides, I have always been particularly interested in killing the Japanese.
I whispered in Xiao Yi's ear, "Honey, I know you hate these scumbags. I'll go clean up and help you get rid of these garbage."
Xiao Yi laughed and said, "Go ahead, go ahead. I know you're itching to do something. I'll be watching here, and you can have fun on your own."
"Hehe." I rubbed my hands excitedly. I knew that Xiao Yi also wanted to kill a few Japanese pigs (sorry, I insulted pigs) to vent her anger, but after all, someone had to stay behind to look after the overall situation in case of unexpected changes. As the head of Tianshui Pavilion, Xiao Yi could mobilize personnel and issue orders much more easily than me. She was more suitable to stay than me, so I had to let her do it next time there was a chance.
I don't need others to team up with me, I can charge into the battle alone. Under the might of Tiger Soul, I can survive a near-death experience if I'm hit by a sword. My combat power alone is comparable to that of a small team, and my efficiency is even higher.
After this group of 3,000 people joined, the battle became one-sided. Although the Japanese reinforcements kept coming, they were still unable to keep up with our killing speed. In less than a quarter of an hour, only a few hundred people were left fighting desperately, and the sea here was dyed bright red!
At this time, a blade of grass also sent out an alarm: the Japanese fleet appeared!
Xiao Yi made a prompt decision and ordered to leave one thousand men to surround and kill the remaining enemy troops, and the rest of the troops to board the ship immediately!
After I received the message from Xiao Yi, I added: "Concentrate the personnel on 60 ships, make sure each ship is as full as possible, and the remaining empty ships should return immediately!"
I was thinking that if the opponent's fleet was of average strength, we could just have a naval battle, but now there are more ships than people, and if the naval battle goes against us, I want to minimize the losses, so I let the extra ships return early so that reinforcements can be delivered to us earlier.
To board a ship at sea, you just need to surface and approach the side of the ship. There are net rope ladders on both sides of the hull. Just grab the ropes and climb up. Therefore, the speed is quite fast. Within a few minutes, basically all the personnel are on board. Only the thousand people left are still fighting the enemy underwater.
After I climbed onto the flagship, I immediately ran to the bow. When I looked up, I saw a fleet of two hundred ships heading towards us. The distance was less than ten thousand meters, and the two sides would come into contact in less than ten minutes.
There are two types of Japanese ships. One type has a pointed head and a thin body, with a long and narrow hull, which is obviously a fast ship. The other type has a more peculiar shape, with a flat hull and pieces of armor covering the entire hull and deck, with only a small half of the cabin exposed in the middle. This is probably the famous turtle shell warship.
Although the enemy has many ships and is powerful, their size is smaller than the Five-Sail Green-Fang Ship. It is estimated that the troops they transport are only about 20,000. It's not that we don't have the ability to fight, but the problem is that the Five-Sail Green-Fang Ship is a transport ship and has no combat power. The Japanese are different. That kind of pointed ship has a bright ram installed on the bow. The tortoise-shell warship looks like a tortoise, and its defense must be super strong. They are both warships. Once a battle breaks out, if we cannot engage in boarding battle in a short time, we will definitely suffer.
He sighed. There are too few gangs established by Chinese players that are willing to invest large sums of money and manpower in technology development. Tianshui Pavilion is alone and weak, and it is already quite good that it can develop a five-sail Qingfang ship. I heard that Korean players have already researched three different types of fourth-level ships!
As an island nation, Japan has spared no effort in developing its navy, both in reality and in the game. A few months ago, they had ships sailing to the Blue Continent. Although this route is an inland sea route and is not too dangerous, it is a long voyage and cannot be completed by a small sampan. Although there is no specific information, it is expected that Japan's shipbuilding technology should be stronger than that of Korean players.
However, the advantage of Chinese players is their numbers. If the Jinglei League can unify the entire Cang Continent, I don't need any advanced ships. I can just build hundreds of thousands of five-sail Qingfang ships and transport tens of millions of players to the East Japan Island at one time. It won't be difficult to destroy the Japanese with just the manpower.
After a moment of thinking, Xiao Yi came to my side and said with some concern: "I just counted that we lost about 2,000 people in the underwater melee, plus some allies have not boarded the ship. At present, we only have 11,000 troops on hand, excluding the crew. Judging from the size and number of the enemy, they should be larger than us, and they are on warships. This battle may be difficult to fight. How about we adopt the plan of defending the water palace?"
I hesitated for a moment and asked, "Can you tell what level the enemy's warship is?"
An assistant beside Xiao Yi replied in a deep voice: "Level 4."
"Are you sure?"
"He is our Tianshui Pavilion's shipbuilding master 'Nanbeihutu'. He said it is level four, so there is no doubt about it." Xiao Yi explained.
I smiled and said, "That's good. We are not without a chance. We should fight this battle to test the Japanese navy's combat capability."
"I'll listen to you. In that case, I'll give the order to attack," Xiao Yi said.
"Don't!" I hurriedly stopped him: "Give the order to retreat!"
"Huh?" Xiao Yi was confused by me, with question marks all over her face.
"Announce the order first, the enemy is about to attack!"
Xiao Yi had no choice but to follow my instructions and gave the order. The fleet began to turn and retreat. I had time to explain to her: "Look at the Japanese ships. The two types of ships have very different shapes. Obviously, the pointed ones are more conducive to fast sailing, but their overall speed is not fast now, which means that the turtle-shell ships can only go this fast. For the sake of overall coordination, the pointed ships have to slow down. Now we retreat and see what the other side plans to do. If they also intend to fight a naval battle, they will definitely send the pointed ships to intercept us, which will naturally disperse their forces. For us who are outnumbered, this will create an opportunity. "
As we were talking, the speed of our fleet gradually increased. Originally, before the start, the Japanese fleet was only about 3,000 meters away from us. The ships that had just weighed anchor could not reach the maximum speed all at once, but the other side was sailing at full speed. Taking advantage of the speed, they shortened the distance to more than 1,000 meters. The few ships at the rear of us had already started to engage in combat with the magicians, archers and other long-range professions on the other side's first few ships.
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