"Good!"
Yamaza Ichito readily agreed. He was also very anxious and had urged them more than ten times, but the reinforcements couldn't fly away yet and they had to wait.
Damn it!
Takayama Ichizawa gave him a deep look; relying on him now was probably not an option.
With a sudden thought, he summoned his trusted aide and said in a deep voice, "Send men to recruit wandering swordsmen and have them come to defend against the enemy invasion. Do not fail them!"
Rogues are pirates on the high seas, but in the Yamata Nation, they are not called by that name. Instead of being ashamed, they are proud to call them rogues, romantic guests of the sea.
Well?
The confidant's face stiffened, and he said awkwardly, "Sir, this is suicidal. What if they don't come?"
Although ronin are wild and unruly, they're not stupid.
With such a huge disparity in strength, how could they possibly come? People would die.
Takayama Ichizawa let out a long breath, his face grim, and said, "Hmph, if they don't come, kill them. At this point, if I don't survive, they won't survive either!"
"Yes!"
The confidant was startled and dared not hesitate any longer, so he quickly went down to recruit.
Watching his retreating figure, Takayama Ichizawa nodded, hoping to get more manpower; otherwise, they probably wouldn't be able to hold out today.
Just then, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he couldn't help but reveal an excited expression, exclaiming, "What's going on? A lot of the enemy has left?" Under his gaze, he saw that the enemy camp had left in several waves; they had split up.
If that's the case, then I can relax a bit, which is a good thing.
"Not good!"
Yamaza Ichito's expression changed drastically. Realizing the enemy's intentions, he couldn't help but exclaim, "They're planning to divide their forces to attack Yamata Nation! That would be a huge problem!"
The reinforcements we're talking about are being drawn from other places, meaning that many areas are currently undefended.
With the enemy dividing their forces to attack like this, many places have fallen without a fight; this is going to be a big problem.
"Let's deal with the immediate problem first. Even if we split our forces, the enemy is still not someone we can contend with!" Takayama Ichizawa glanced at him and couldn't help but sneer.
He couldn't care less about anything else now. Even if the enemy had split their forces, they still numbered nearly 100,000. If this place were breached, the two of them would be doomed.
If 100,000 people each spit out a single drop of saliva, it would be enough to drown oneself.
"This..."
Yamaza Ichito stiffened, then nodded with a wry smile. He really couldn't care less about anything else. If this place were gone, he would most likely die too.
The Emperor has said that without him, there's no need for Eight Gods Island to return.
Therefore, Eight Gods Island cannot afford to have any problems.
Thinking this, he said in a deep voice, "This time, I'm counting on you, brother. I brought a thousand men with me, and I'm entrusting them all to you. I'm also entrusting my life to you!"
good!
Takayama Ichizawa ordered his troops to return to their base and personally instructed them to reinforce the surrounding defenses. He also threw a large amount of driftwood into the nearshore area, which should at least slightly slow down the enemy's advance.
He thought to himself, "The enemy has now divided their forces, so I'll be facing far fewer people. Perhaps it won't be as difficult."
There's still hope if reinforcements arrive.
Gradually, as the distance closed, the warship finally revealed its true form, causing Takayama Ichizawa's pupils to shrink.
As expected of the Great Liang Empire!
Seeing the flag on the enemy warship, his heart sank, and any lingering hope vanished. He couldn't help but say bitterly, " The Great Liang Empire, a land-based hegemon, what the hell is it that it's stirring up trouble at sea?"
Now, all I can do is pray that the enemy's fighting strength isn't too formidable, so that I might be able to pull off a miracle and forcefully repel them; otherwise, it's going to be too difficult.
Yamaza Ichito took a deep breath; the time for his side to be tested had come!
On the battlefield, Ran Min had seen Takayama Ichizawa's ships earlier, but he didn't pay them any mind.
We're coming in all high and mighty; we're not planning to sneak in. We're going to attack openly and blatantly, making the enemy tremble with fear. Otherwise, they won't know what fear is.
Looking at the dense array of obstacles ahead, he couldn't help but sneer, "Thinking that these pieces of junk can block my way is wishful thinking."
He looked at his deputy.
"Smash that thing! A pile of rotten wood trying to stop me? That's ridiculous!"
"Yes!"
The lieutenant nodded and went to make the arrangements.
call out!
The next moment, a huge gunpowder canister flew out and landed among the obstacles.
Boom!
With a deafening roar, the once-secured barrier was blasted apart and sank into the sea.
Immediately afterwards, several more gunpowder canisters flew out, instantly detonating all the obstacles on the shore, completely destroying the previously densely packed driftwood and spikes.
"How is this possible?"
Seeing this, Takayama Ichizawa turned pale. How could it have been ruined so easily?
These things took so much effort to remove, and they were so easily taken down—it's unbelievable. What exactly were those explosive things, and why were they so powerful?
Yamaza Ichito couldn't help but tremble all over, feeling that he wouldn't be able to hold out until reinforcements arrived.
Even Kusakawa Saemon was standing next to Ran Min, was so frightened that he wet himself and exclaimed, "What is this thing? How can it have such power?"
He knew very well that most of those obstacles had existed before, were absolutely solid and reliable, and would not fall apart so easily unless the binding ropes were cut little by little.
It's been completely flattened now, this is absolutely outrageous!
"Hmph, there's a lot you don't know!"
Ran Min glanced at him, a hint of disdain flashing in his eyes, and ordered the naval officers beside him, "Send men into the water to destroy those sharp logs, lest they puncture the warships!"
Besides the visible obstacles, the biggest threat to coastal defense comes from underwater spiked logs, which are specifically designed to deter landings; hitting one will definitely sink the ship.
Thump!
Hundreds of sailors jumped into the water and began to remove the sharp logs, while the main warships, without any hesitation, simply pushed their way through.
The main warships are specially reinforced and are not afraid of that thing.
"Damn it, prepare to fire!"
Seeing that Great Liang was acting as if he didn't exist, Takayama Ichizawa was furious. They were treating him like he didn't exist!
Not only did they recklessly uproot the underwater sharp logs, but they also directly attacked. This was simply too arrogant. He didn't believe the enemy could withstand the arrows.
Once he's within range, I'll shoot him dead.
The next moment, he felt everything go black before his eyes, and the entire sky darkened. Great Liang launched the first attack!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
The ship's crossbows fired first, and those huge bolts were practically indestructible.
puff!
One of the Yamata Nation soldiers was pierced through, and the force of the impact sent him flying backward, followed by several others who were also impaled.