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Chapter 772 Meeting the Enemy
A gleam of joy flashed in Taniguchi Kenji's eyes.

In order to retaliate against Datang, Suwo Eizo ordered Oda Ichiro to lead five thousand troops to Datang.

He was not so arrogant that he thought he could do anything to Datang with 5000 people, but let Oda Ichiro go to Datang to plunder, let Datang know how powerful Fusang is, and forced Datang to agree to send Tang envoys to Datang study.

After receiving the order, Oda Ichiro hesitated, not knowing where to choose to attack.

Although Su Wo Ezo told him that Datang did not establish a navy, but what happened after going ashore?
As a senior general of Fusang, he still has some understanding of Datang. Datang has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and sending 2 people at will can wipe him out.

However, the words of his subordinate Kenji Taniguchi made Oda Ichiro choose to go ashore from the coast of Quanzhou.

Kenshi Taniguchi once escorted Tang envoys to study in Tang Dynasty, but encountered a strong wind on the way, and he was overturned by the waves after riding a ship.

Kenji Taniguchi was so lucky that he carried a wooden board and floated to Quanzhou with the waves.

After Kenji Taniguchi was rescued by fishermen in Quanzhou, he spent a period of time recuperating in Quanzhou, so the situation and location of Quanzhou are very clear.

Although Quanzhou is very poor, Oda Ichiro just wants to complete the mission of Soga Ezo as soon as possible and then retreat.

This is why Oda Ichiro immediately ordered to intercept the Datang fishing boat when he heard it was discovered.

He was worried that the news would leak, and Datang would send reinforcements.

"The general has won the award, and it is my honor to be able to serve the general." Kenji Taniguchi said.

Oda Ichiro was very satisfied with Taniguchi's attitude, and said with a smile: "A merit is a merit or a demerit. When I go back, I will naturally ask the minister for your credit."

"Thank you General." Kenji Taniguchi thanked.

Oda Ichiro hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Is there really not many troops in Quanzhou as you said?"

Kenshi Taniguchi felt a little contemptuous in his heart, he really couldn't figure out how such a timid person as Oda Ichiro would be appointed as the general.

Although he looked down on Ichiro Oda in his heart, Kenshi Taniguchi did not dare to show it, but said with a smile: "Don't worry, General, the Tang Dynasty has a vast territory. Although there are many troops, there are also many places to defend. In addition, the Tang Dynasty has never paid attention to sea areas. Therefore, there is no garrison in Quanzhou at all."

Oda Ichiro was relieved, and just about to say something, Matsubara Hidenori walked in and said, "General, that fishing boat turned around and ran away immediately when it found us, because it was too far away, it couldn't intercept it."

Oda Ichiro's expression changed, and he said, "In this way, wouldn't our whereabouts be exposed?"

Taniguchi Xianzhi said with a smile: "Don't worry, General. The discovery of fishing boats here means that we are not far from Datang. Even if they report it, by the time reinforcements arrive, we will have completed our mission and retreated."

Oda Ichiro calmed down a bit and said, "Send the order, speed up, and get the soldiers ready for battle."

……

Because it is very hot at noon, no training is required at noon.

Liu Rengui finished his lunch and was about to take a rest. The commander of the soldiers walked in and saluted: "General, the scouts sent out came back and said that they found the enemy in the sea more than 100 miles away. There are probably hundreds of ships. How many are there?" People don't know."

"What about people, come and see me!"

He set up scouts to train them first, not because he knew that someone was going to attack Datang from the sea.

The commander of the personal soldiers hurried out and brought Wu Liang in.

"Wu Liang, the leader of the third corps of the small scout battalion, see the general." Wu Liang saluted a little excitedly.

Liu Rengui waved his hand and said, "You discovered the enemy? Tell me the details."

"Yes."

Naturally, Wu Liang would not be so stupid as to say that they didn't take it seriously when they were patrolling, and they discovered it by accident.

Instead, they said that they were patrolling the sea carefully, found a group of ships, and saw soldiers wearing armor and holding weapons on the ship with binoculars, so they came back to report.

"Have you ever seen what those people look like?" Liu Rengui asked.

"Back to the general, those people are no different from the Han people." Wu Liang thought for a while and said.

Liu Rengui frowned slightly, and there were not many people around the Tang Dynasty who looked similar to the Han people.

People in countries like Silla, Baekje, and Goguryeo all look similar to Han Chinese.

As far as Liu Rengui knew, the appearance of the Fusang people was not much different from that of the Han people.

This made him unable to tell which country's army came from the sea.

"Besides this, are there any other discoveries?" Liu Rengui asked.

Wu Liang was a little scared at the time and didn't look carefully at all, but he couldn't tell Liu Rengui directly, so he thought about it carefully and said: "Because the distance is too far, the small ones didn't observe carefully, but their warships are very small, smaller than ours. The fishing boats fishing are not much bigger.”

When Liu Rengui heard this, he relaxed a lot. The opponent's ships were lagging behind, and his own ships were all small ships, so there was nothing to worry about.

Although those ships are not suitable for long-distance voyages, there is no problem with offshore operations.

As for water combat, what you look at is the warship. As long as the warship is stronger than the opponent, even if the opponent has a little more troops, it is useless.

However, Liu Rengui's subordinates were all new troops. To be on the safe side, Liu Rengui sent the entire scout battalion out to inquire about the news, and ordered people to go to the Quanzhou government office for help.

Although Quanzhou's soldiers and horses are also very weak, they are better than those under him who have never even been on the battlefield.

Although those county soldiers have never been on the battlefield, they have done things like suppress bandits, and they have seen blood.

Liu Rengui ordered to summon the army, distribute equipment, prepare the army for war, and wait for news from the scouts.

"General, there are about [-] ships on the other side, with about [-] people, and they will arrive at the port in about an hour."

An hour later, the scout sent back the news of the investigation.

Liu Rengui was startled when he heard that the opponent had 100 warships. He only had more than [-] ships under his command.

But when he heard that the other party only had 5000 people, Liu Rengui felt relieved.

You must know that the large ships in his army can normally hold hundreds of people. If there are 10,000 ships, wouldn't they have [-]+ people.

The opponent's 5000 ships have only [-] people, and the size of the ship can be imagined.

Although the opponent has only 5000 people, and his own number is twice that of the opponent, but his subordinates are all recruits, and they are easily defeated, so Liu Rengui's expression is still a little dignified.

After some hesitation, Liu Rengui chose to put the battlefield on the sea.

The opponent's ship is small, but he has dozens of large ships under his command, and he has an advantage on the ship.

Louchuan is named for its height and broad head, which looks like a building.

The building boats are tall, and those small boats can't bear it just by colliding, let alone the poles on them.

Liu Rengui's choice to fight at sea has another consideration. Even if soldiers are afraid at sea, there is nowhere to escape, and it is not easy to be defeated, and it can also serve the purpose of training troops.

"Woo~"

The horn sounded, and the soldiers boarded the ship with excitement and apprehension.

The ships parked at the port left the port in an orderly manner.

It can be seen that Liu Rengui's training during this period is still very effective. As for the combat effectiveness, it needs to be tested on the battlefield.

(End of this chapter)