The words fell.
A hideous scar gradually turned red in the middle of the middle-aged man's wrinkled face, and his hands, which were behind his back, were now clenched into fists.
Huang Tianwei continued, "General Yamanaka, I think we should immediately send reinforcements to Yan Kingdom."
"We can't let Murata-kun and the others... die in vain!"
"Ito Junyoshi and his men are probably still fighting the Yan Kingdom's army, but in my opinion, they are probably having a very difficult time."
"The Yan Kingdom army that has arrived in the East China Sea is vastly different from what it was before. It is far superior to the East China Sea army we defeated previously. They..."
Before he could finish speaking, a cold voice from the mountain interrupted him:
"Things are different now than they used to be?"
"Could it be that the former Crimson Flame Army has been resurrected?"
"In the past, Qin Haotian repeatedly defeated us, preventing us from making any significant progress. He is dead, but now they say his son has come with a large army to defeat us again, and even... wiped out our entire army!"
"Baka!!"
Finally, Yamanaka Takuma roared angrily, his face twitching, and the scars on his face seemed to ache as well.
This pain made it impossible for him to forget that knife wound from back then.
The man, his body scorched beyond recognition by flames, emerged from the water like a ghost, a knife clenched in his mouth. Once aboard the boat, he roared and hacked and slashed like a demon.
After that, one after another, burned people emerged from the seabed. No one could imagine that they could move in such pain, and even swim to the side of the ship, climb aboard and continue fighting.
Thinking of the past, Yamanaka unconsciously touched the scar with his hand. The scar still stung a little, much like the pain left by a fire.
At this moment, Huang Tianwei's voice interrupted his thoughts:
"General Yamanaka, what do you think of my previous suggestion?"
He took a deep breath, calming his agitated emotions, and then said in a deep voice:
"Should we form an alliance with Saigo Jun...?"
"I'm afraid..."
Huang Tianwei raised an eyebrow and lowered his head, saying:
“General, when it comes to matters of state, I think we should put aside our prejudices and unite against the common enemy. As you can see, Mr. Murata and his soldiers fought the enemy with all their might, but in the end, they were still defeated without any chance to fight back.”
"We were already fighting in the rain, which eliminated the possibility of the enemy using artillery, but we were still no match for them."
“Moreover…” Huang Tianwei paused for a moment, then continued, “The enemy already has artillery, and I think… they might have other weapons as well, perhaps even matchlock guns.”
"In that battle, I think the enemy probably didn't even use their full strength."
The mountain's expression changed, and he remained silent for a long time before speaking:
"Has it come to this? How could they possibly have these weapons? Even those cannons, I find it unbelievable."
Huang Tianwei replied calmly:
"A day apart feels like three autumns."
"I think this statement is extremely appropriate for the Yan Kingdom today."
"Moreover, just over two years ago, they didn't expect Japan to become so strong. For the same reason, they didn't anticipate that we would become so powerful now."
"If we want to continue with the plan to conquer Yan Kingdom, we must mobilize the entire nation and send out all our soldiers. Only then can we defeat them!"
Yamanaka bit his lip and said in a deep voice:
"I will plead with His Majesty the Emperor."
"Let Terashima take the men there. As for Saigo, we'll see what His Majesty the Emperor decides."
Yamanakajima is Yamanaka Takuma's youngest son, while his eldest son, Yamanaka Hidehito, is currently in Kaori Country.
As these words fell, Huang Tianwei said:
"Should we also send the troops stationed in Gaoli Kingdom and the soldiers from Iwo Jima to Yan Kingdom?"
Yamanaka frowned and scolded:
"You've given me so much advice, I know what to do!"
"You have disappointed me greatly in this defeat!"
Huang Tianwei lowered his head: "Yes."
"Step back!"
Huang Tianwei slowly retreated.
After returning to his residence, Huang Tianwei cautiously went out at night and went alone to Saigo Jun's mansion under the cover of darkness.
The two talked in secret all night. Then, two days later, Emperor Akihito ordered the joint army formed by Yamanaka Terashima and Saigo Hayato's son, Saigo Ryo, to depart from Kawanishi Port and immediately head to Yan Kingdom.
Meanwhile, Qin Ze, who had not yet set sail, ordered his soldiers to rearrange the coastal defenses along the seawall, replacing the old coastal defense facilities with new weapons.
Not only were hundreds of cannons set up along the coast, but most of the Qi Family Army that had been exchanged were also sent to other ports. Of course, in addition to the ports, Qin Ze also sent them to various places in the East China Sea.
As a result, the number of troops remaining at Shawan Port was greatly reduced.
But Qin Ze wasn't worried, because he could continue to summon troops. Besides, in the upcoming naval battle, what was needed was not a large number of troops, but warships.
As a maritime nation, Japan's most powerful force has never been its army, but its navy.
Previously, the East China Sea Fleet was defeated at sea by the Fusang fleet, and even completely wiped out. When my father led the Chiyan Army to fight against Fusang, he was also constrained at sea and unable to exert his full combat power.
With numerous victories achieved in the battles against Fusang, Qin Ze has no intention of making any mistakes in the upcoming naval battles.
Although he could summon troops, if he were to airdrop them onto the sea, he would undoubtedly end up at the bottom of the ocean. Therefore, he needed sufficient cargo, namely ships.
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