The attacker was naturally the second batch of navy fleet deployed by Yang Rui – Gan Ning's navy.
During the waiting time, Gan Ning's navy had actually been in place for 10 game days, and they had been following behind Yang Rui and Fang Lan's navy, lying in ambush in a remote location in the northwest of Kyushu's island.
Originally, after Yang Rui and Fang Lan's navy launched a surprise attack along the coastline, Gan Ning's navy would also launch a coordinated attack on the anti-Uesugi Kenshin Alliance's navy, but the other party came to gather.
The reason why Gan Ning's navy didn't attack before was that they wanted to launch a surprise attack after the anti-Uesugi Kenshin Alliance made a move. They didn't expect the other party to attack first.
Yang Rui got the news that the anti-Uesugi Kenshin Alliance's navy was gathering, and he informed Gan Ning's navy through the Kongling Secret Ninja. Gan Ning also quietly followed the Alliance's navy and launched a sneak attack at the right time.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
"Wayayaya …."
“.....”
Gan Ning's navy was in a battle formation that had been prepared for a long time. The Alliance's navy moved east with their backs facing each other. They never thought that there would be an enemy behind them, and it happened so suddenly. Other than the sound of waves, there was only the sound of dense crossbow arrows and the chaotic sound of the Alliance's navy.
What followed was the chaos of the Alliance's navy ships. Under the sudden situation, the Maori family's navy, which was originally in the rear and recognized as the safest position, seemed to suffer heavy losses. Therefore, some warships wanted to speed up and escape from the danger area first. The Maori family master ordered the warships to turn around and fight. The messy warships were mixed with the sound of ships colliding.
In the chaotic situation of the sudden surprise attack, coupled with the navy on the sea, the Maori family master's order was difficult to pass down. Therefore, most of the ships still acted according to their wishes, and the scene was even more chaotic.
In fact, according to the situation at this time, escaping was the best choice for the Maori family. After all, everyone was a "mixed" fleet. The most important thing was to get rid of the danger first. With the background of cold weapons, even if they suffered losses on the water, the first priority was to escape first.
However, the Maori family master made a common mistake, or it could be said that due to his experience, he chose to resist. This was a response that was only used in land battles. It was not suitable for naval battles.
If it was on land, the space to escape was relatively limited. Once it collapsed, it would be the most dangerous thing. This might be the reason the Maori family master chose to resist.
But resistance was useless. Not to mention the sharp attacks of Gan Ning. In these two or three days, Gan Ning was actually not idle... He was learning the possible changes in the wind and hydrology in the area and used it at this moment.
Gan Ning could have chosen to attack from any other direction, but attacking from the west to the east was in the direction of the wind. If the Alliance navy wanted to counterattack, most of the sails would be useless and they would have to rely on manpower.
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As a result, the Maori navy did not change the direction of the ship much. Before the sails were lowered, the ship continued to head east, causing the situation on the water to become even more chaotic.
At this time, even if Gan Ning's fleet did not attack, the Maori family's fleet would need some time to adjust. Under the continuous arrow rain of Gan Ning's fleet, a large number of ships began to tilt and sink. At the same time, they became obstacles for the other daimyo's ships.
It was not known if the Maori family's command error was the reason. Did they see that the situation was impossible? In fact, at this time, no daimyo turned around to help the Maori family.
A few forces had already started to escape. However, the anti-Uesugi Kenshin alliance's fleet seemed to have an agreement in advance. The escaping ships were stopped or quickly called back by their own daimyo and began to form a formation at the back.
The alliance's fleet was put together by more than ten major daimyo. No matter how strong they were, their numbers were three to four times that of Gan Ning's fleet. Even if they did not know the size of Gan Ning's fleet, they were aware of the superiority of the alliance's fleet.
After the Maori family's fleet lost more than half of its fleet, the alliance's fleet finally changed into a blocking formation. It had to be said that the Nihon's fleet was not weak. After all, their territory was narrow and not too far from the sea.
"Fire! 10 rounds of attack … "
Gan Ning stood at the head of the flagship and looked at the Maori family's fleet that was less than a third of its fleet that was escaping into the enemy's formation. He waved his hand and gave an order. This order was quickly passed to all the ships through the Ethereal Ninjas.
In order to cooperate with the Nihon's strategy, half of the Ethereal Ninjas were brought to the Nihon's fleet. At this time, there was an Ethereal Ninja on every ship of Gan Ning's fleet.
This method of transmitting information was much more convenient than the Maori Clan's method of shouting or using semaphore. After Gan Ning gave the order, a volley of crossbow bolts flew towards the enemy's ship formation.
"Puff! Puff! Puff! "
“.....”
The long-range attacks of Gan Ning's fleet caused great damage to the first layer of ships. Many ships had large holes and leaks. However, even the ships that were severely damaged were slowly pushed toward Gan Ning's fleet by the ships behind.
Even though the speed of their advance was very slow, after all, it was not a single-player game where players could fight while running, stop, and move freely. This kind of operation was impossible. Therefore, if the Nihon Alliance's fleet forced their way over, Gan Ning's fleet would have to face a frontal confrontation.
"Puff! Puff! Puff! "
“.....”
However, Gan Ning was unmoved. He still stood at the head of the ship and looked at the Nihon Alliance's fleet calmly.
"Huala! Huala …. "
“.....”
During the advance, a Nihon ship that was used as a target finally could not withstand the sharp arrows. The ship tilted violently and began to sink. The ships behind could no longer push it forward.
"Huala! Huala …. "
“.....”
After the first ship, the Nihon Alliance's fleet had similar situations. The Nihon Alliance's fleet was blocked and almost stopped.
"Turn around!"
But at this moment, Gan Ning gave the order to retreat. The next moment, all the ships began to turn from left to right in an orderly manner. Their movements were not uniform, but at least they did not affect each other.
"Remove the sails!"
"Set sail …."
“.....”
Then there were two neat movements. As Gan Ning gave the order to set sail, the fleet steadily accelerated and quickly pulled away from the Nihon Alliance's fleet. This series of movements did not take much time. At least the Nihon Alliance's fleet was still blocked by the sinking ships.
Gan Ning had observed that ten rounds of volley could half-sink most of the ships. This was the standard for giving the order.
The purpose of the volley was to test the Nihon Alliance's determination to counterattack. If the Nihon Alliance's fleet was scattered again, Gan Ning did not mind continuing the chase. However, the current situation was clearly not suitable for a head-on confrontation.
It was not that Gan Ning's fleet could not win if they fought head-on, but losses were inevitable. It was similar to the situation of Taishi Ci's fleet at the Xiang River.
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