Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Knowing that Zhu Xifeng had noticed this situation a long time ago and had already prepared a countermeasure, Lan Yu nodded and felt relieved.

It has to be said that although Zhu Xifeng is still young, his temperament and observation skills are definitely not low, and his brain works very fast, which makes Lan Yu appreciate him even more!

"Perhaps they will also take advantage of the cover of night to form a death squad to attack, but they also have to guard against it!"

What's rare is that Zhu Xifeng can actually draw inferences from one instance. Although those Japanese ships are small in size, they also have their advantages!

If visibility is insufficient at night, it is not impossible to quietly approach the warships of the Ming Navy!

"The commander-in-chief has said so. If these Japanese people really dare to come, they will just give away their heads!"

"General, I believe that the commander-in-chief can handle it well!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu burst into laughter.

On the same day, Lan Yu led an army of 50,000 people directly to the waters of Kagoshima to join Zheng He's 100,000-strong Ming Dynasty Navy!

On Zhu Xifeng's side, he also led the remaining 150,000 troops and the remaining dozens of giant warships, and rushed towards the Japanese Saga City.

After nightfall, Zhu Xifeng's fleet had arrived at the west coast of Japan and stopped on the sea only a few miles away from Saga Castle.

"Notice down, the soldiers will take turns to rest and make sure they are full of energy. We will start the attack at dawn!"

After all the fleet anchored on the sea several miles away from the coast, Zhu Xifeng directly issued the order.

Although he said this, Zhu Xifeng had a hunch that Japan might take advantage of the darkness to launch the first wave of sneak attacks on them!

But even so, Zhu Xifeng didn't take it seriously at all!

Because he won't give the other party any opportunity to take advantage of him!

Sure enough, late at night, many dark shadows appeared faintly on the sea, approaching the direction of the Ming fleet.

Because the unit volume is relatively small, it is simply impossible to distinguish with the naked eye at long distances.

By the time he could see those outlines clearly, the opponent was already only a few dozen feet away from the fleet ships!

Blinking at a glance, they were all small boats from Japan. The exact number was unclear, but there were at least hundreds of them!

"Enemy attack! Everyone prepare!"

"Hurry up and notify the commander!"

Immediately, someone discovered the Japanese fleet that came to attack, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

However, the Ming fleet did not panic at all. Even Zhu Xifeng appeared on the deck immediately. Obviously he did not rest, but was waiting for this moment to arrive!

At the same time, flames suddenly lit up on the originally dark sea surface, which instantly illuminated the entire sea surface red!

It turned out that the haystacks on the Japanese ships were all set on fire and burst into flames!

Countless figures fell into the water. It was obvious that the person who set the fire jumped directly into the sea after the ships rushed towards the Ming fleet!

"Commander, you guessed it right!"

"These grandsons really dare to use the cover of night to pull off such a little trick!"

Feng Sheng stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the scene below. He looked back and shouted to Zhu Xifeng.

"Hmph, this kind of routine was all used by Grandpa Huang when he was attacking Chen Youliang!"

When Zhu Xifeng heard this, he snorted disapprovingly.

At the same time, dozens of Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes suddenly poured out of the cabin!

"Master Fu, please do your hard work tonight!"

Zhu Xifeng commanded calmly.

These Taoist priests were all recruited from the northwest, and were specially sent by Zhu Yue to Zhu Xifeng!

"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Wind King, this little trick is nothing to be afraid of, just leave it to us!"

An old man with a goatee wearing an old gray monk's robe smiled and nodded.

Then I saw fire burning on a simple altar set up on the deck!

After this old Taoist priest with a goatee and several other Taoist priests performed some exercises on the altar, there was a strong wind on the sea, lightning and thunder, and a heavy rain poured down in an instant. At the same time, the howling north wind blew directly over!

The Japanese ships originally carried out a fire attack from east to west. Now when the north wind blows, the flames that are about to hit the Ming fleet suddenly burn in the south direction, and at the same time, the hundreds of small ships all deviate. After changing the course, it directly passed by the Ming fleet!

At the same time, the flames on the small boats were instantly extinguished by the downpour, and the sea that was originally blazing with flames returned to darkness again!

"Your Highness the Wind King, these fire ships have all been dealt with!"

Taoist priest Fu came to Zhu Xifeng and said with a smile.

"Sorry to trouble you, Taoist priests, please go back to the cabin and rest first. The next battlefield will be left to our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xifeng nodded with satisfaction, and then watched the Taoist priests return to the cabin.

"Commander, do you still have to wait until dawn before attacking?"

Feng Sheng and other generals' eyes were now on Zhu Xifeng.

Although Japan's late-night sneak attack was of little use and did not cause any losses to its own side, it still made these generals feel unhappy.

"Generals, obey the order!"

"Begin the attack immediately without waiting for daybreak!"

"All battleships line up in a row, and first conduct three rounds of bombardment on the beaches outside Saga City and all targets!"

"After the bombardment is over, all officers and soldiers board the boats, seize the beach, establish a defense line, and cover the landing of subsequent troops!"

Zhu Xifeng was even more straightforward and gave the order to start the attack.

Since all battleships are equipped with a considerable number of artillery, it would be a shame not to fire a few salvos before landing!

Under the coverage of firepower, not only can the defenses on the opposite beach be deliberately destroyed, but the Japanese troops near the beach can also be suppressed and cover the landing of one's own small boats!

After receiving Zhu Xifeng's order, the generals no longer hesitated and led their own teams, taking the lead in boarding the small boats and rowing quickly towards the coast!

Originally, the Ming Dynasty's fleet was not far from the coast. Even if they rowed a small boat, they could reach the beach very quickly!

The Japanese army obviously did not expect that the Ming army would attack their position so soon, and they launched a fierce attack in the middle of the night!

What caught them even more off guard was the artillery on the Ming fleet. Because the distance was relatively close, although it was not very accurate due to the darkness, the overwhelming artillery salvo directly destroyed the originally arranged positions and formations on the Japanese side. It's all broken up!

No one knows whether a cannonball will fall directly on top of their heads in the next second!

In desperation, Japan's original defense line on the beach could only retreat as far as possible. Since the formation had been broken up by the shells, they could not establish an effective defense if they stayed on the beach!

Moreover, the open terrain on the beach is conducive to firearms attacks. With the Ming army's firepower advantage of one flintlock rifle, staying on the beach is equivalent to a living target!