Great Song Pirate

Chapter 500 The Final Rest
Tokunoshima is the second largest island in the Amami Islands. The island is mountainous and there are not many people living there. The fleet only sent two fast boats of Diao Bin to visit the shore and left a few marks. Then he returned to the fleet, and unexpectedly injured two people when he landed on the island to check.

These two people were both injured by a poisonous snake on the island. This kind of snake is very poisonous. After the two people were bitten by it, because they did not treat the wound properly, they were very sick before they were sent back to the main fleet and handed over to Yang Ci for treatment. It is almost dead, which shows the strong toxicity of this venomous snake.

The death of the two soldiers made Xu Yi lose interest in this place. Anyway, there are not many people here. In order not to waste time, he decided to give up here temporarily, skip Tokunoshima, and go directly to Amami Oshima. Anyway, when he comes back, sooner or later He still needs to pass here, then he will have enough time to conquer the islands here one by one along the way.

As they went northward, the temperature became lower and lower. Although the latitude here is not high, the temperature at sea is much lower than that on land at the same latitude. No one needs to give orders. The soldiers in the fleet They all consciously put on warm winter clothes. Many people here, especially those in the south, are not resistant to the cold. For them, they feel very comfortable, strolling on the deck all day, enjoying the cold wind, and finally can find a little northern feeling.

For such a situation, Xu Yi faced a very troublesome problem. When they dispatched troops this time, Xu Yi considered the ability of the southern soldiers to adapt to the northern climate, and the time for their expedition this time was not very suitable. , When they arrived in Wa Kingdom, it happened that it was still in midwinter and spring had not yet entered, and the temperature was relatively low. If the soldiers could not adapt to the climate there, it would have a great impact on their combat effectiveness.

In order to avoid such a situation where the combat power is greatly reduced due to the weather, Xu Yi ordered all the troops in the fleet to sleep in the cabin without any problems, and to make full use of the slow changes in the climate during the voyage, so that the soldiers We gradually get used to this feeling, and stay on the deck of the ship when we have nothing to do, no matter whether you practice or play, anyway, you must use this voyage to fully adapt to the cold weather.

So there was a climax of drills in the fleet. Except that the cavalry couldn't let the cavalry run wildly, the soldiers on each ship had to practice physical strength, fighting, and small-scale cooperative battles every day. The soldiers in the south have also begun to adapt, and they will not feel cold and shy away. In this way, this problem is not only solved, but also the physical strength of the soldiers will not be greatly reduced due to the long-term boat ride. It guaranteed the morale was strong, and at the worst, it also passed the boring sailing time, saving these rough people from looking for trouble on board and causing any trouble.

When the fleet left Danshui Village for a full month, this huge fleet saw a large piece of land in front of them. Of course, Xu Yi would not regard this as arriving in the country of Wa, but knew very clearly that they had arrived in Amami big island.

The Amami Islands are an archipelago composed of several islands of different sizes. There are more small islands in the south, and the largest island is Amami Oshima, which is the third largest island in the Ryukyu Islands. However, the terrain here is mostly mountainous and the number of residents Not as far as Okinawa.

As soon as the fleet arrived here, they began to turn the rudder and sail around the island. Xu Yi did not plan to land on the small island, but chose to go to the center of Amami Oshima to rest. He had to let the fleet and soldiers stay here Get a full rest, because as long as they leave here and go forward, there will be no big islands for their fleet and troops of this size to replenish or rest. It will not take long before they will enter the waters of the Wa Kingdom At that time, it was time for them to go to war. If he wanted to relax completely, I am afraid that there would not be too many opportunities, so he had to use this place as the final resting place, and adjust the state of the soldiers of the fleet to the best level. No matter what you say, you can't use tired soldiers to attack the Wa country. If you don't fight this time, you won't fight. If you fight, the Wa country will leave a history that is enough to be written in thick ink.

Xu Yi had never been here anyway, so he didn't know where the best berth was, let alone where the islanders would be on the island, so he asked the fleet to search along the islands to find An open space enough to accommodate so many of them to go to the island to rest.

Diao Bin commanded his Clippers to go forward for a certain distance. After bypassing several smaller islands, they finally arrived at Amami Oshima, and searched north along the west coastline of Amami Oshima for them to choose. There is a large area of ​​open space to settle down, but there are quite a few bays where their fleet can berth. They have encountered two or three large bays in a row, and the parking conditions are quite good, but there are mountains and large areas of primitive land nearby The forest has not found a very suitable place to garrison, but it disturbed some natives along the coast here. In the end, they had to go ashore and caught a few local native fishermen. After interrogating them, they finally understood. some terrain conditions.

After questioning these indigenous fishermen, Xu Yi finally chose to find a place for them to rest at the northern end of Amami Island, so the fleet continued to travel north along the coast, and finally found a relatively ideal place at the northern end of the island. Parking place.

This is a very large bay, which is very suitable for ships to berth. This is a secondary issue. The key point is that they found a relatively large flat area at the end of the bay, where their army can rest and recuperate. For training purposes, with Xu Yi's approval, the fleets finally anchored in the bay, and the square boats carrying the infantry directly landed on the beach. Suddenly, the bay became lively, and the square boats of the infantry It is very convenient for them to land directly on the island, so the infantry were the first to board the beach, and quickly formed a team under the leadership of the capitals of each capital, and spread out towards the land to guard the entire beach. up.

However, other sea-going ships could only anchor at a certain distance from the shore because of fear of being stranded, and then transfer the crew on the ship to the beach through a sampan. Amami Oshima.

And Diao Bin conscientiously divided half of his fleet out of the bay, and put down secret sentries on both sides of the bay to monitor the ships that might appear here at any time. He was very thoughtful, and there was no need for Xu Yi to handle it. this heart.

After Xu Yi landed, he immediately summoned the generals from all ministries to discuss matters. They didn't even wait for the tents to be set up, so they gathered and sat on the ground.

"Everyone! What I want to tell everyone is that after arriving here today, we will rest here for a few days. If we leave here again, we will enter the sea area near Wa Kingdom. Our battle will be a series of big battles, please be prepared!

So far in this expedition, except for the hurricane that caused us some losses, basically speaking, our trip has been smooth, and there have been no other reductions in staff. Everyone has contributed a lot. As for why we are here Resting here, I think everyone understands that after being out for a month, everyone will be a little tired on the ship for a long time, especially the infantry. Although they have not stopped training, their physical fitness will still be affected, especially General Xiao’s cavalry. It is the most affected!
I don't want you to bring tired soldiers into the war. I ask you and your subordinates to put in the best condition to fight against the Japanese. We will not have reinforcements in this battle. Everything depends on ourselves. Either the Japanese died, or we died, leaving no mercy!

This time to rest and reorganize, everyone will be here, especially the infantry will conduct an overall drill on the shore, let the horses come down and move around, so that when you use them later, even people will not be able to move!And the navy is going to carry out the last overhaul to ensure the integrity of our ships!When you finish these, we won't stop any more. The next stop is Cancer Island. After getting it back there, we will start from there and let the Japanese experience our revenge! "

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this, and Xu Yi then asked them: "Now report how much food and grass are left on each ship, and see if we have missed anything!"

"Xiaozhi is about to tell the lord about this matter. I am afraid that our current food and grass are not enough to support us to rest here for too long. Although we have supplemented some food in Naha, the amount is very small. What we have left now Grain Grass and other ministries just made statistics yesterday, and if we save food, we can support it for about ten days at most, that is to say, we must arrive at Wa Kingdom within ten days and get the first replenishment from there! If it’s too late, we’re afraid I'm going to change my career to become a fisherman!" Sun Hai stood up as the deputy of the fleet and replied, this time, Sun Hai performed very well, and took the initiative to undertake many things, so Xu Yi didn't bother.

Xu Yi nodded, and after summing up in his heart, he said: "This is indeed our biggest problem at present. The impact of the loss of the three grain ships seems to have been highlighted. There is still a short voyage from this place to the country of Wa. , and we are going up against the wind, and the speed of the ship cannot be increased. If nothing unexpected, I am afraid that it will take seven to eight days to reach the country of Wa. This is still expected without encountering wind and waves. At most, we can only stay here for three days, otherwise we will run out of food!"

"My lord, I think that since this is the case, we can use these few days to collect some grain or food here to replenish the fleet. When we passed by some places on this island, we saw some islanders here. Why don't you find them?" How about collecting some food?" Wang Zhi stood up and said.

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