Chapter 797: Reactions from Both Sides
"Even if you win, I will never let you off easily!"
"For the future of Japan, please die with honor!"
The commander bowed and apologized to the soldiers fighting in front of him, and then directly gave the order to burn the ship.
"Everything for Japan!"
Along with these resolute words, nearly one-third of the ships that were chained caught fire, and the remaining Japanese ships retreated directly without any hesitation during the entire process.
Lu Meng soon learned of the movements from Japan. He was slightly stunned. The other party was so ruthless that he was far superior to him.
The other side gave up one third of their manpower without any hesitation during the whole process. They did not take the lives of their men seriously at all. This ruthlessness made Lu Meng silent for a while.
On the vast ocean, with these burning ships blocking their way, it was really difficult for them to chase.
"Let's go and help Lu Xun and the others!" After a moment's silence, Lu Meng gave the order. He couldn't be so cruel, perhaps this was his shortcoming.
Lu Xun here also completed the preparations. He did not set fire to one place all at once, but started the lighting work in batches and areas.
With the successive firing of kerosene and rockets, the entire island immediately began to burn.
"Damn it! They actually set fire to it!" Kenshinko Uesugi immediately became angry.
This was something she had not expected. In Japan, timber is a precious resource, and they would never consider directly setting fire to the island in combat plans.
This kind of extravagant behavior will not bring any benefit to them even if they win the war, so it is better not to fight.
However, Lu Xun's decision to burn the island was a foregone conclusion, and Uesugi Kenshinko had no choice but to retreat to the place he had arranged at the beginning.
Before the battle began, she had prepared several ships in advance for escape after failure in the land battle, and now they came in handy.
"Retreat, we lost this battle, but we have already obtained intelligence about the enemy, the sacrifice is worth it." Uesugi Kenshinko generously admitted her failure.
They came here for intelligence, so even if they lost, it would be enough for them to report back.
She has recorded in detail the astronomical methods, naval skills, use of clouds, and performance of war equipment displayed by the Han Dynasty.
She also discovered several uncertain weaknesses, the first of which was that the Han crew seemed to be not good at close combat, but better at long-range combat.
You have to know that the people she brought this time were not elite, yet they were still able to gain advantages in close combat.
However, she was not sure about the level of the other side's soldiers. The strength of the Han Empire had long been proven, and she would not be foolish enough to think that the Han Dynasty was only at this level.
On the contrary, she was very worried. If the opponent's ragtag army had this level, then what about their regular army?
After the fire was extinguished, Lu Xun also discovered that the other party had escaped.
"Did you prepare in advance? We didn't win this battle!" Lu Xun frowned. They had gained a lot, but seemed to have failed strategically. They revealed too much information.
"It doesn't matter. We are here to win. The future battles are the key!" Lu Meng was very optimistic. What he needed was victory, and he did win a victory with great gains.
"Compared to the regular army, we are just a ragtag army. If we are exposed, we might even be able to mislead the enemy."
Having achieved his goal, Sun Quan acted very relaxed and could not help but speak out to reconcile.
The rest are things for the future for him. The most urgent task is to quickly finalize his post as governor of the Fourth Fleet.
Only in this way can he gather a larger force and better realize his ambitions.
"Well, after this battle, my lord, you can go back to Jianye directly and gather the reserve ships. Then you can train the soldiers well and you will surely achieve your goal."
Lu Su came out with a smile to smooth things over, and he had already changed his way of addressing people.
After hearing this, Lu Xun and Lu Meng hesitated for a moment, then bowed down neatly.
"My Lord!"
Sun Quan quickly helped them up one by one. "No need to be polite, no need to be polite. I hope you two can help me in the future, and we will work together for the future!"
For this young group, they are on their way to realizing their future, and now, they have completed the first step.
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"Well done, you can go and recruit your fleet now. I hope you can come back in time for the final battle!"
After reading the battle report, Guo Hao was very satisfied and awarded Sun Quan the tiger talisman of the fourth governor. With this tiger talisman, Sun Quan could directly requisition a batch of ships from major shipyards.
The cost was allocated by the imperial court and was previously discussed between him and Chen Xi. The original standard was for five fleets, but later it was discovered that five could not be gathered, so the plan had to be shelved.
The original plan was to discover two in this naval battle against Japan, but now that Sun Quan has proven his ability, Guo Hao certainly did not hesitate to give him a spot.
Sun Quan happily left with the tiger talisman. Without further ado, he planned to return to Jianye immediately.
Just as Guo Hao said, he could not catch up with Japan's first wave of counterattack, but he must catch up in the final battle, otherwise he would be throwing away an opportunity to earn merit.
Sun Quan left in a hurry and left with a small fleet of boats that day, fearing that he would encounter more troubles later.
After seeing Sun Quan off, Guo Hao also began to plan his response.
They have blocked Japan's foreign trade. Now Japan is like an ant on hot pot. In order to open up channels, they will definitely launch a heavy attack next.
Therefore, in this counterattack, they need to take advantage of the terrain to defend themselves, and then attract all the attention of Japan.
"Give Sun Jian an order to move around the coastal areas of Japan, and have Sun Ce ambush at the designated location!"
"Let Gan Ning be more active and cause more trouble to Japan!"
However, passively taking a beating is not the style of the Han Dynasty. Knowing that Japan was anxious, Guo Hao decided to add fuel to the fire and directly chose to attack with a heavy punch.
If we don't hurt Japan a little, I'm afraid we won't be able to attract Japan's attention.
Sun Ce and Sun Jian were like the two fists of the Han Dynasty, nailing the northwest sides of Dongying on the left and right.
They deliberately left a huge loophole in the middle to force the Japanese to land and attack the harbor, so that they would have more advantages.
The Han Dynasty had already set up a trap, waiting for the Japanese troops to rush in, and then directly surround and completely destroy the enemy.
However, in order to prevent accidents, Guo Hao asked Gan Ning to make trouble behind the scenes of Japan in order to disperse Japan's military forces.
In order to prevent the opponent from piercing their pockets directly, although the chance of this happening is very small, the Han Dynasty does not want to gamble.
