Chapter 799: Fangs in the Dark
Zhou Yu and his men were the main force, but the real vanguard had already set off.
After all, on the ocean, intelligence and reconnaissance are the most important things. If you really run into the enemy's encirclement or ambush, the entire fleet may be destroyed.
Taishi Ci, Ling Cao and Wen Pin served as pioneers and landed on the coast of Japan in advance to find a safe landing place.
Speaking of it, the landing site is also very particular. Except for those natural ports, basically any location can be used as a landing site.
However, the login speed of these locations will be a big problem. If someone seizes the opportunity to attack you, you will die before you even accomplish your goal.
Ling Cao's talent is confusion, which can confuse tasks in other people's sight, and can also confuse some attacks, which is very similar to Lu Xun's misjudgment, but Lu Xun's misjudgment limit is much higher, and can even mislead at the strategic level.
Ling Cao's ability is a little weak, and he can only confuse his subordinates who are blessed with talents.
However, in naval battles, it is very practical. It can effectively disguise itself as something else and force the reconnaissance to leave, making it most suitable for gathering intelligence.
That's why the three of them were sent out together.
Taishi Ci's ability is combo, which can be roughly summarized as splitting a cloud army attack into two 80% attacks, directly increasing the damage by 60%.
The effect in actual combat is not very good. After all, sometimes one attack cannot break the defense, and two weakened attacks will be even less likely to break the defense.
But naval battles are different. Essentially, they are a battle of attrition. Attacks like Taishi Ci's are very deadly in terms of attrition and can quickly defeat the opponent.
Moreover, Taishi Ci's ability can be extended to maneuverability, that is, turning one cloud acceleration into two cloud accelerations at 80% of the speed, which greatly increases the sailing speed of the ship.
Wen Pin's talent is more defensive in nature, which can be roughly summarized as the ability to rebound all damage, but it can only be triggered passively. Once he fights back, the defense will be eliminated.
As for the upper limit, it is a consumable talent. Without taking into account the consumption, basically as long as it does not exceed the strength limit, it can bounce back.
In actual combat, it can at most be used to block gunshots, but it is absolutely a great weapon in naval battles.
Because he doesn't need to be responsible for the attack, he only needs to support the defense, and Taishi Ci will naturally be responsible for the attack.
Thanks to the existence of the Trinity, their small fleet had a smooth journey. Even if they were encountered by a patrol team that appeared by chance, they could sink the enemy and then run away directly.
In the end, their small fleet actually reached the coast of Japan, which surprised them very much.
Although they came fully prepared, they did not encounter any trouble along the way, which made the three veterans very depressed.
They can accept that Japan might be stupid and careless, but they will never accept that the other side would make such a low-level and hopeless mistake.
On the other hand, when this error occurs, it means that the other party will never worry about someone logging in secretly.
"This is not a good thing!" Wen Pin's face was full of solemnity. This abnormal situation was really unreasonable.
"Should we retreat first? I have a bad feeling in my heart!" Ling Cao was equally solemn, feeling vaguely uneasy in his heart.
"Retreat!" Taishi Ci chose to retreat without hesitation.
He had already guessed the other party's tactics. There was only one explanation for their unimpeded journey: they had been discovered long ago, and the other party was now using them as bait to catch bigger fish.
"General, news has come from Shenxiang that the enemy is preparing to retreat!"
In a place where Taishi Ci and the others couldn't see, a ninja half-knelt and said.
"I understand. They are indeed elite soldiers. Being too deliberate has aroused the opponent's vigilance!" Takeda Shingen sighed.
Ever since Kenshinko Uesugi brought back the intelligence, they knew that the Han Dynasty would definitely take action. They didn't expect the other side to come so quickly. He originally wanted to take advantage of the situation, but he didn't expect the other side's captain to be so decisive.
It was clear at first glance that the other party was definitely a strong man who had fought his way out of the battlefield.
"Seimei, give me a hand and catch them!" Takeda Shingen said to a crow beside him.
"As you wish!" The crow spoke in human language, obviously serving as a messenger.
A burst of snow and ice fell, and the fleet of Taishi Ci and others was actually frozen in place. A thick layer of ice condensed on the sea surface, obstructing the fleet's retreat.
“Oh no!”
Taishi Ci was shocked that the other party was right next to them and they didn't notice it.
"It's the ability of Military Advisor Xun You!" Taishi Ci's face darkened and he thought of it instantly.
"Someone is drilling holes in the bottom of the ship. Not many, but the frequency is very high. Who's going to deal with it?" Wen Pin frowned. "It should be those sea monsters!"
"Oh my god! Ziyi, quickly use the legion to attack and clear a way. We have to retreat quickly!" Ling Cao said nothing and directly made a hole in the ice, then launched an attack on the Shikigami under the ice.
"Legion attack, release!" Taishi Ci was careful and did not use the effect of his own talent, but simply released the legion attack.
The ice layer was not large, and Taishi Ci quickly cleared a passage, but a fleet appeared not far away.
"Hurry up! I have cleaned up everything under the sea!" Ling Cao crawled out from under the water and half-knelt on the deck. In order to kill those monsters quickly, he risked his life.
"Let's go! It will be too late if we don't leave now!" Taishi Ci gave the order, but the enemy fleet was still approaching very quickly.
And from another direction, the shadow of a fleet emerged.
"We have been surrounded and there is no way to escape. Let's fight our way out from this side!" Taishi Ci relied on his intuition to directly choose the direction of a fleet.
He had a hunch that compared to those gaps, this direction was the opponent's weakest link.
Taishi Ci's premonition was not wrong. Looking at the direction in which Taishi Ci and his team were breaking out, Takeda Shingen just stood there in a daze.
"Surprisingly, they really went for the weakest link. The girl from the Shangshan family really wasn't lying!"
"Humph, I want to see how you defeat the ambush head-on!"
But soon, Taishi Ci, Wen Pin and Ling Cao taught him a lesson.
Ling Cao's confusion ensures the dodge rate, Wen Pin's rebound ensures the defense power, and Taishi Ci's combo ensures the attack power.
Soon, at the cost , they broke out of the encircling ships.
This scene made Takeda Shingen frown deeply. Although he originally wanted to let Taishi Ci and the others go and then follow them all the way, but in his imagination, the other party should at least be a defeated army, and not in the current state.
