The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Zhong Ling sent Jiang Fan out of Yongning Mansion. At this time, Zhong Ling was already pregnant for more than seven months. Jiang Fan had been in Yongning Mansion for nearly seven months!

Originally, Jiang Fan was planning to send Zhong Ling back to the capital, but Zhong Ling didn't want to leave Jiang Fan. Even though Jiang Fan often went out, she wanted to wait for Jiang Fan to return in Yongning Mansion.

In addition, her belly was getting bigger day by day, so she had no choice but to stay in Yongning Mansion.

In addition to the navy, Jiang Fan also took away 10,000 of the 20,000 troops stationed in Yongning Prefecture.

The army set out in a mighty force. In addition to the thirty giant ships in Jiang Fan's hands, there were also forty-three giant ships of the Chongming pirates, and more than fifty small and medium-sized warships.

Their first target was Wutuo Island outside Dinghai Island where the Japanese pirates were stationed. As for the Japanese pirates on Dinghai Island, they were either wiped out or captured.

Dinghai Island was completely under Jiang Fan's control. Even though Wutuo Island was very close to Dinghai Island, the Japanese pirates on Wutuo Island did not dare to invade Dinghai Island.

Having suffered a great loss in the land battle, they dared not come to die again. After all, in the few months since Dinghai Island was conquered, the Japanese pirates had tried to attack.

But in the end they just fled in a panic after leaving behind a pile of corpses. They were completely scared!

Just as Jiang Fan's navy was heading towards Uta Island, the Japanese pirate commander Oda Nobuo on Uta Island had already boarded the largest flagship.

On the deck, Oda Nobuo looked at the two people in front of him, his eyes solemn and said: "Fujiwara-kun, Inoue-kun, Uta Island is handed over to you! This general is going to Daiyu Island. If the alliance with the two pirates is successful this time, this general will bring all the warships to help."

"You must hold on. You must not let the Yan army seize Wutuo Island. Only by holding them here can we have a chance to fight them. By then, even if Jiang Fan has thirty powerful warships, we still have hope of victory, and we can even seize his powerful warships."

"By then, we will be invincible in this sea area. By then, it will be no problem for us to fight back against Dayan!"

He sent Inoue Yan's men to capture the Chongming thieves, but they were defeated in the end, which made him feel uneasy.

He has three trusted confidants, Fujiwara no Kiyonaka is one, Inoue Kaoru is another, and the other is responsible for guarding the islands outside the five coastal cities.

Because of the importance of the outer sea of ​​Yongning Prefecture, two of his most trusted confidants stayed here, and his own base camp was also here.

But as the news of the great defeat spread, and he heard about the power of the dozen warships in Jiang Fan's hands, he became afraid. He knew where those dozen warships came from.

Wasn't it his hard work in the five coastal cities? He didn't expect that Jiang Fan would take it away and form such a powerful fleet.

Although the intelligence sent back said that only a dozen giant ships were seen, he knew that Jiang Fan must have thirty of them.

If thirty ships attacked together, with the nearly seventy or eighty warships in his hands, plus the more than forty warships of the two pirates combined, they would not be enough.

Therefore, Oda Nobuo's idea was to meet up with the two thieves again, and also meet up with another confidant. The total number of warships of the three parties should reach 200.

Combined with the more than one hundred warships on Wutuo Island, which are ten times the number of warships in Jiang Fan's hands, he doesn't believe that he cannot destroy Jiang Fan's naval forces.

Even though he knew that Jiang Fan must have subdued the Chongming Bandits and brought the nearly 100 warships of the Chongming Bandits under his command, he did not think that the nearly 100 warships of the Chongming Bandits could play any role.

However, Oda Nobuo did this because he actually wanted to stay away from the battlefield of Uta Island because he was worried that if Jiang Fan attacked, he would be captured.

After fleeing to Daiyu Island, he would have the opportunity to escape completely if things went wrong. Oda Nobuo was cunning and suspicious, and he was afraid of death.

Fujiwara no Norinaka and Inoue Yan in front of them felt a surge of anger and unwillingness in their hearts when they heard this, but they did not show it on the surface.

The two knew that Oda Nobuo was planning to run away, and they wanted them to take the blame. But they didn't dare to turn against Oda Nobuo easily.

No matter what, they were all Oda Nobuo's confidants, and were promoted by Oda Nobuo. If they rebelled against Oda Nobuo at this time, how would others view them?

Not to mention, what will happen after they rebel? Whether they can succeed is still a question. Moreover, now they are facing life and death, so it is not appropriate for them to engage in internal strife!

They had no choice but to obey Oda Nobuo's words and defend Uda Island to the death, preferably until Oda Nobuo brought warships from other places.

This was also a matter of life and death for the two bandits. The two bandits had submitted to them, but they were still somewhat wary of them. This time, Oda Nobuo went to meet the leaders of the two bandits in person, perhaps to get them to do their best.

"General, we will defend Uda Island to the death and wait for your return!" Fujiwara no Kiyomi was the first to express his position, and Inoue Yan followed suit.

Upon hearing this, Oda Nobuo nodded with satisfaction. After sending the two men off the warship, he took two escort warships and left Uda Island on his main ship.

Just five days after Orio Nobuo left Wutu Island, more than 120 warships appeared outside Wutu Island, 20 to 30 miles away from the island.

Although it was difficult to see clearly from a distance which side the warships belonged to, Fujiwara no Kiyomi and Inoue Yan on the island knew that the imperial navy was attacking!

After all, Oda Nobuo had only been gone for five days, so even if he came back, it wouldn't be that fast. Logically speaking, it would take Oda Nobuo six days to return.

Not to mention, even if Oda Nobuo came back, it is impossible that he would have only more than 120 warships. He would have at least 200 warships.

Seeing the warships approaching, Fujiwara Noriha and Inoue Yan on Uta Island quickly issued orders to prepare for battle. The Japanese pirate warships parked there, as well as more than 40 warships of the two pirates, were ready for battle.

However, facing so many warships on the opposite side, the Japanese pirates were extremely depressed.

Especially those Japanese pirates who had fought with Jiang Fan’s warships were now trembling with fear and did not even dare to sail out.

They were really worried that their warships would be sunk for no apparent reason. They didn't even see the shadow of the enemy.

Some warships did not dare to move, but some Japanese pirate warships that did not know how powerful Jiang Fan's warships were still sailing out. As for the warships of the two pirates, they also started moving at this time.

But they were not heading to the battlefield, but seemed to be heading in another direction. When Fujiwara Noriha and Inoue Yan on the island saw this, they were so angry that they shook all over and started cursing!

"Bagayulu! Bagayulu... They are such cowards, they deserve to die!"