Chapter 1596: Taking advantage of the situation?

"Report to the general, about thirty warships of the enemy fleet are beginning to turn northwest!"

Soon Yuan Qianxiu received the news sent back by the patrol boat.

Northwest direction?

Yuan Qianxiu's heart moved and he immediately understood the enemy's intention.

The enemy wanted to split their forces into two groups, and once they broke into the main force of the enemy, they would quickly deploy and surround them!

The enemy clearly wanted to eat them all at once!

I have to say that the enemy has a big appetite.

As he was thinking, Yuan Qianxiu's heart suddenly moved, and he found that the wind direction was from west to east.

The wind is in their favor!

The enemy sent dozens of warships to the northwest, which inevitably left a gap in the enemy's main defense.

If they take advantage of the wind direction and find the right opportunity, they may be able to destroy the enemy's flagship in one fell swoop!

As long as the flagship is washed away, the enemy's morale will inevitably plummet.

Who knows, they might be able to take advantage of the moment when the enemy's flagship is washed away and the army is in chaos to sink all of the enemy's main warships in one fell swoop, or even seize the enemy's main warships!

Soon, a bold plan emerged in Yuan Qianxiu's mind.

Thinking of this, Yuan Qianxiu immediately called his staff and told them his plan.

They feinted an attack on the enemy warships heading northwest, and when the enemy's main warships moved toward their flanks, they immediately changed direction and charged towards the enemy's flagship!

Yuan Qianxiu was excited at the thought that he might be able to destroy the enemy's flagship.

However, after hearing his plan, the staff frowned and reminded: "General, the master's order is for us to lead the enemy navy to the south and force several small lords in the south to join this war!"

Admittedly, Gen Chihide’s plan was good.

However, by doing so, he might undermine Minamoto Nagamasa's overall strategy.

This is not just a war between their forces, but a war between the entire Yu Kingdom.

All the small lords living in the south must be involved in this war.

On the one hand, he wanted to rely on the power of those lords in the south, and on the other hand, he also wanted Daqian to fight with those lords in the south and let them consume each other's manpower.

In this way, even if they suffered heavy losses in the war with Daqian, those lords would not take advantage of the opportunity to become more powerful.

They would never let the southern lords just watch the fun.

"This……"

Hearing what his staff said, Yuan Qianxiu frowned immediately.

He just ignored this problem.

However, the wind direction is now in their favor, which gives them a great opportunity to defeat the enemy!

How can I give up so easily?

Once you give up this opportunity, you may never have another chance in the future.

"We can't miss this opportunity!"

Yuan Qianxiu's eyes were firm: "We can break through the main force of the enemy and then sail south! By then, the angry enemy will surely chase us! We can then lead them south!"

"They suffered heavy losses, and their strength is now balanced with those people in the south."

“It will be even more difficult for them to fight against those people in the south, so as to avoid a one-sided situation.”

Yuan Qianxiu didn't want to miss this opportunity.

They had suffered heavy losses in the previous encounter caused by heavy fog.

Now is the time for them to seek revenge on the enemy.

Moreover, if they lead the enemy like this, the enemy may not be fooled.

They had to fight the enemy and then escape to the south to lure the enemy into pursuit.

Listening to Yuan Qianxiu's words, the staff fell into deep thought again.

After a while, the staff suggested: "The enemy's flagship must be well prepared. We don't need to attack the flagship. We just need to attack the other warships of the enemy depending on the situation!"

This way, you can cause damage to and anger the enemy while reducing their casualties.

If they attack the flagship, they themselves will likely suffer heavy casualties.

Their fundamental purpose was to lure the enemy to the south, there was no need to injure themselves.

They have lost more than half of their navy!

At this time, they still need to conserve their strength.

"Then do it!"

Yuan Qianxiu quickly made up his mind: "If there is a chance to attack the flagship, then attack the flagship! If there is no chance, then find a place where the enemy's defense is weak and attack!"

"Correct!"

The staff nodded in agreement.

Soon, Yuan Qianxiu's order was given.

As Yuan Qianxiu's navy began to move, Zhao Liuliang and his men also quickly received the news.

"It seems that our plan has succeeded!"

When they learned that the enemy navy was heading straight for another group of troops, smiles appeared on their faces.

This was their plan!

They believed that the enemy would definitely not directly attack that group of people.

Otherwise, as long as they surrounded the enemy, the enemy would be wiped out.

The enemy must be feinting an attack on that group of people!

And the enemy's real target is them!

Sanada Takeshi chuckled: "We can start the next plan!"

"Correct!"

Zhao Liuliang nodded and smiled, and immediately ordered: "Order Shen Kuan to intercept the enemy warships according to the original plan!"

"Yes!"

The messenger took the order and left.

Soon, upon receiving the news, Shen Kuan immediately sent out thirty warships to intercept and kill the enemy warships.

He led mainly ramming boats and whale-tooth boats, which were responsible for ramming enemy ships.

However, two of the gunboats were responsible for long-range attacks.

Zhao Liuliang's main force also began to change direction, preparing to encircle the enemy, and deliberately let the warships keep a distance from each other to create opportunities for the enemy to attack.

Zhao Liuliang used a clairvoyant to observe the enemy's movements.

The patrol boat ahead also kept a close eye on the enemy's movements.

Under their gaze, the entire main force of the enemy army headed straight for the group heading northwest.

Judging from the posture, he simply wants to consume that power.

"The enemy has changed direction!"

As he watched, Zhao Liuliang suddenly laughed at Sanada Takeshi beside him: "The enemy is coming towards the waist of my unit! The enemy must want me to be unable to take care of both the front and the rear!"

As Zhao Liuliang spoke, he handed the Clairvoyance to Takeshi Sanada.

Takeshi Sanada took a look and smiled. "That must be the enemy's plan! Attack our waist, and when we send out warships to block the attack, we can raid the flagship! We can give them a flaw and let them..."

"almost!"

Zhao Liuliang interrupted Sanada Takeshi, "Too much is as bad as too little! If you reveal too many flaws, the enemy might see that this is a trap!"

Sanada Takeshi thought about it and realized that this made sense. He nodded and said, "That's it!"

After that, they just waited and saw what happened.

Driven by the sea breeze, the warships of both sides approached each other rapidly.

Taking advantage of the wind direction, Yuan Qianxiu's navy attacked very quickly.

When Yuan Qianxiu's troops entered the attack range, Zhao Liuliang immediately ordered: "Fire!"

As the command flag in Zhao Liuliang's hand fell, the soldiers, who had been impatient for a long time, immediately began to light fires and fire cannons.

"boom……"

That voice that sounded like a death-threatening demon sounded again...