The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Just as they were getting furious, the Japanese pirate warships that were rushing towards the imperial warships were bombarded by the imperial warships' artillery when they were less than ten miles away.

With a series of loud noises, the more than 30 warships of the Japanese pirates were immediately covered by dense artillery fire. In their shock, many warships were blown beyond recognition. Many warships began to sink.

Seeing this, Fujiwara Nobuo and Inoue Yan's faces suddenly became extremely ugly and terrified. Oda Nobuo asked them to defend Uta Island to the death, thinking that with more than 120 warships in hand, they could hold out for a few days. They could even prevent the imperial court's warships from advancing an inch.

But they never expected that the imperial court's warships were so powerful. They suffered heavy losses in the first encounter, not to mention that the warships of the two pirates began to escape.

If more than forty warships escaped, they would only have about eighty warships left, and there would be no possibility of resistance.

After suffering losses, the more than 30 warships that rushed forward also witnessed the power of the imperial warships, and they began to retreat.

If they were sunk in the sea ahead, the chances of survival would be extremely low. If they were parked at the dock, they would still have a chance of survival. As for the remaining forty-odd warships, they were so frightened that they dared not move.

Everyone felt a sense of despair. Attacking was not a good idea, and not attacking was not a good idea. It was not that they did not want to attack, but it was really futile to attack.

But if they did not attack and stayed there, they could only watch themselves being sunk. The feeling of powerlessness made the Japanese pirates and the two thieves completely despair.

Fujiwara no Norinaka and Inoue Yan looked at each other, with deep anger and unwillingness in their eyes, but when they looked at the imperial warships, hope surged in their eyes.

Or, they may not be able to win at sea, but if they are on the island, there is still a possibility of a battle. As long as the imperial army dares to land on the island, they will fight with all their might.

If we could destroy the imperial army that landed on the island, we might have a chance to seize a few warships.

Their idea was perfect and feasible. After all, Wutuo Island was not small and the area of ​​the island was large. It was possible to deal with the imperial army on the island.

On the entire Utuo Island, in addition to the nearly 10,000 sailors on the warships, there are also 20,000 troops stationed on the island.

Fujiwara Noriaki and Inoue Yan looked at each other, and both understood what the other meant, so they gave the order to withdraw the warships to the island. Abandon the warships.

As the order was given, the horn conveying the order sounded.

The Japanese pirates were stunned when they heard the order, but thinking that they could not fight the imperial army on the sea, they also knew that this was the best choice.

On the warships still parked at the dock, countless Japanese pirates left the warships, and the more than 30 Japanese pirate warships that rushed out were all destroyed at sea.

It was also because of this that they saw the horror of the imperial warships and escaped from the warships so easily.

Jiang Fan saw the Japanese pirates leaving the ship through the telescope and frowned. Qing Lingxiu beside him also saw it through the telescope.

In addition to Jiang Fan and Qing Lingxiu, there were also Lu Wentian and Lu Zhaoyun on the main ship of the imperial warship. They looked at the telescopes in their hands and couldn't let go.

This was the equipment Jiang Fan gave them. After the two siblings got this thing, they were filled with ecstasy when they saw that they could see so far.

With something like this, we can take the lead in a war. The two siblings also saw the Japanese pirates evacuating the warship. The two siblings frowned.

"Your Highness, they want to use the terrain of the island to fight a defensive battle with us!" Lu Wentian said at this time.

"From what I saw, they didn't escape immediately. Besides the fact that they couldn't escape, I'm afraid they had other reasons." At this time, Lu Zhaoyun also spoke quickly.

Jiang Fan heard this, looked at Lu Zhaoyun, and nodded slightly. He also felt something was wrong. Logically speaking, even if the Japanese pirates didn't know that he was going to attack Wutuo Island, they would be able to detect or think of it.

But although there are a lot of warships on Wuduo Island today, according to the development of the Japanese pirates in recent years and the fact that there are two pirates colluding with them, it is absolutely impossible that there are only so few warships.

Either they wanted to use Uta Island as bait to lure him in. Or Oda Nobuo escaped! The others didn't have time to escape.

But according to their current choice, these people are ready to defend Wutuo Island to the death, and defending to the death means that they still have hope, so it is more likely that Wutuo Island is used as bait!

Lu Zhaoyun was able to think differently, proving that she had a high strategic talent. But he didn't know what she was thinking. Jiang Fan smiled and said to Lu Zhaoyun, "Then I wonder if the Governor can guess the reason!"

Lu Zhaoyun thought for a moment after hearing this and said, "Based on the current developments, they are likely trying to use Wutuo Island as bait to lure us in to attack. The best thing would be to delay us, as reinforcements may arrive later."

"However, they probably didn't expect our warships to be so powerful. They didn't even have the strength to fight us on the sea. Now, they are planning to lure us to the island and then drag us to death here."

"After their reinforcements arrived, they trapped us on the island."

Jiang Fan smiled and nodded when he heard this. Lu Zhaoyun's analysis was very accurate and it was the same as what he guessed. He then said, "Then what should we do next!"

Since he was going to let the two siblings take charge of the navy, Jiang Fan certainly wanted to see their abilities. Therefore, Jiang Fan did not tell them his plan.

The two siblings looked at each other and nodded slightly. Lu Wentian said, "The best way is to send some of our warships to hide on the surrounding islands, or hide them near Wutuo Island. Once the enemy ships come over, we will give them a head-on blow."

"As for those people on the island, we don't need to pay attention to them for now. Anyway, we have surrounded Wutuo Island now, and they can't escape even if they want to!"

Lu Zhaoyun nodded and said, "After all, if we go to the island, I'm afraid we won't get any benefits. The other party has been operating on this island for a long time and must be more familiar with the terrain than us. We will definitely suffer if we go to the island."

"It would be better to trap them to death on the island. In this way, it won't be long before they come out and surrender!"

Jiang Fan nodded slightly after hearing this. The two siblings had considered it very comprehensively. According to common sense, this was the best solution. After all, the supplies on the island were limited. Even if they stockpiled supplies, they probably wouldn't last for a few months.

The island siege was also a form of mental torture for the Japanese pirates. In desperation, it could easily undermine the enemy's will and spirit.