The confrontation on the island land continued, and Liu Jingming's fleet was far away from the shore and quietly stopped in the north of Guanmen Strait.

The large fleet remained motionless, and the small fleet quietly touched over, verified the water situation and other aspects, and collected information from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

Guanmen Strait is a very important strait, which not only connects the national island with Kyuko Island, but also is an important waterway for Shikoku Island to go south and north. People come and ships are quite lively.

Although the Ming Dynasty fleet was hiding in the morning and out at night, it was so frequent that it still aroused the alert of the Japanese. Then it was learned by the Chiho-fan, who had been looking for traces of the Ming Dynasty fleet, and then quickly reported it to Matsuhira Nobusu.

Matsuhira Nobuzu still didn't believe it while listening to the news. He looked at Miyake Shigei and said, "The Ming people want to occupy the Guanmen Strait? Cut off our retreat?"

Although Japan is an island country, it is used to land wars, blocking a place, and cutting off people's retreats on the road. Now the Ming people want to cut off directly at sea?

Miyayashi Shigeri was also a little confused and said, "Dian, according to my calculations, the Ming people's fleet will last at sea for up to one month, plus back and forth, so they will stay at Guanmen Strait for up to half a month. Their purpose is to really block Guanmen Strait and cut off our retreat?"

Nobuzumatsu had preconceived ideas and believed that the Ming fleet would go to Edo to demonstrate. Now the Ming fleet's purpose is very obvious to block the Guanmen Strait, which made him unable to recover for a while.

He picked up the teacup and drank silently, still thinking about it in his heart.

After a while, Miyake Shigetaki saw that Matsuhira Nobuzu did not speak and said, "Dian, Akito acts a bit strange. Should we send someone to the Strait as soon as possible to prevent them from really cutting off our retreat?"

Guanmen Strait is the only place where Kyuko Island can connect with its own island. If it is cut off, they will lose all the news from Edo. Without support and instructions, they will be a group of scattered people. Without attack from others, they will collapse and disperse themselves.

Matsuhira Nobutsu's expression was unprecedentedly serious. He said calmly to the Ming Dynasty, which he had never taken seriously: "I will go in person and bring 30,000 people. I want to see where the Ming Dynasty's conspiracy is!"

Matsuhira Nobuzu was very uneasy. The source of his uneasiness lies in his constant loss of confidence. He had originally controlled the overall situation, but now he found that all of this was not in his hands from beginning to end, which made him feel panic.

Miyake Shigeki thought about it and nodded. Nobunaga Matsuhira would never be at ease if he didn't see it with his own eyes. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, the Shimahara Rebellion was no longer important now, and it was not a big problem to hand it over to Shigemasa Itani.

"Yes, I'll talk to Chongchang Palace." Miyake Shigeri stood up and said.

Matsukai Nobuka said again: "Wait, send a message to the public. The threats of the Ming people cannot be taken lightly. They obviously have detailed plans to annex our country. It is not just to put pressure on it, but to take advantage of it."

"Yes." Miyake Shigetado. Obviously, Matsuhira Nobuzu had a new judgment on Akito's behavior, which was very important to the shogunate.

Ichikura Shigemasaki asked Matsuhira Nobunaga to build a Houfan, and was so happy that he wanted to jump up and sing, but he said reluctantly: "Ningang Palace, the matter of Hara Castle is already in front of me. Should I let me go?"

Matsuhira Nobuzuki knew Okakura Shigemasa very well, ignored his false intentions, and said directly, "Jingchang Palace, I hope you can take down the original city within ten days. We have spent too much time, and the threat from the Ming people is right in front of us, so we cannot relax at all."

"Yes!" Shigemasa Itakura said very decisively. He did not pretend to be polite anymore. Hara Castle is his life-saving place. No one can take it away, and he will not leave.

After Matsudai Nobuzu's explanation, he led 30,000 troops to the Kawahou Fan in a hurry, and wanted to go to the Guanmen Strait.

When Matsupi Nobuka was dispatched, Liu Jingming's fifty fleet had already headed to Guanmen Strait.

Chen Zhiyang stood at the bow of the boat and said to Liu Jingming: "Sir, let's stay in the narrowest place first. They have the most facilities on both sides of the strait, and a cannon can be burned!"

The Japanese had the most wooden buildings. The Ming Dynasty cannons contained incendiary bombs, and as long as they were burned, it would not be so easy to stop.

But this is also the most dangerous. If it is surrounded by Japanese ships, it will be a battle that cannot be advanced or retreat, and it will completely lose the advantage of the Ming Dynasty's firearms.

Liu Jingming pondered and said, "No, just pass through, then go north while laying the mines, and finally give the artillery saturation strike in the narrowest place."

When Chen Zhiyang heard this, he nodded and said, "Yes."

Fifty fleets of ships set sail, and were still quite large on the sea, with flag sails rustling, and murderous aura spreading.

The Chuhou Fan had known for a long time, but they had no troops to stop him. They could only send people to monitor the shore. Seeing the fleet leader driving straight in, they were shocked and retreated one after another, retreated from the attack range of Ming Dynasty artillery, and then waited for battle.

Liu Jingming's fleet passed by without any obstacles. Occasionally, some fishermen could be caught and some situations on both sides of the Taiwan Strait could be questioned.

After the fleet completely passed through the strait, Liu Jingming also learned about an unexpected news.

Matsukai Nobuzu has brought people here and is expected to arrive soon.

Chen Zhiyang narrowed his eyes, smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said, "Sir, it's a good opportunity. If Matsuhira Nobutsu really wants a naval battle, we might be able to solve him here."

Liu Jingming was even more calm and said, "It's not that simple. Keep the mines fast and be more dense to prevent them from disposing of bombs by humans. Pay attention to the flow of water. It must work."

The water mine has been in the Ming Dynasty for a long time, at least for a hundred years, but there is no record of real large-scale use. Although many experiments have been done in recent years, there are still many problems that need to be used with caution.

"Don't worry, Bray's engineers have received more than a year of rigorous training, so there is absolutely no problem." Chen Zhiyang patted his chest and said, "He was responsible for these things."

Liu Jingming trusted Chen Zhiyang's ability quite well and ordered all the midships to stop and the small ships began to lay mines from south to north.

Mines floated on the sea, densely packed, gently undulating in the water.

All ships were careful and moved northward, and tens of thousands of mines were falling into the water little by little.

The midship opened the way in front and slowly crossed the Guanmen Strait again.

No one on both sides of the Taiwan Strait made any moves, just monitored the movements of the fleet and kept reporting them out.

Nobuka Matsupita also received a lot of letters along the way. By the time he arrived, the huge Ming Dynasty fleet was already in the middle of the strait.

Regardless of his fatigue, he stood high on a mountain, holding a telescope and observing from afar.

"What did they put in the water?" Matsuhira Nobuzuo was puzzled and turned to look at Miyake Shigeri.

Miyake Shigeri naturally didn't know Shui Ming, so he shook his head and said, "I've already found someone to investigate, and there will be news soon."

Matsuhira Nobuzu nodded and said, "Has the ship been transferred here?"

"It has been hidden in a bend, not far from Guanmen Strait, and can be called at any time." Miyake Shigeo said.

Matsuhira Nobuzu's face was cold and said, "Everyone is transferred here to block the exit of Guanmen Strait. I want to let their fleet sink here!"

"Yes!" Miyake Shigeri said without hesitation. This is Matsuhira Nobutsu had already made preparations. In this Guanmen Strait, the location is better and more suitable for combat!

At the same time, Matsuhira Nobutsu also ordered his 30,000 men to be arranged and ready to cross the sea and attack the Ming people's fleet at any time.

How dare you be so arrogant on his territory and tease him repeatedly?

Matsupi Nobuzu quickly made arrangements, treating Guanmen Strait as a big pocket, opening its mouth, and waiting for the Ming Dynasty fleet to drill into it.

Matsue Nobuka's actions were impossible to hide. Although they could not see through the details, Liu Jingming and others knew that there must be ambush.

Chen Zhiyang sneered and said, "Sir, why don't I lead ten warships to open the way first and lead them out, and then cooperate with the inside and outside to defeat Songping Xingang in one fell swoop!"

Liu Jingming was steady, and the telescope in his hand kept observing in front of him, saying, "Don't worry about them, let's continue to lay the mines. They will not take action until the narrowest point. Don't waste this time."

"Yes!" Chen Zhiyang responded and immediately urged all warships to complete the mine laying mission as quickly as possible.

Both sides were accelerating, rushing for time, and at the same time, as the fleet headed north, silent tension filled the two sides of the strait.

Matsupi Nobuzu had already collected more than 1670 ships, large and small, crowded at the north exit of Guanmen Strait, with knives and iron cannons on it, and murderous Japanese warriors.

There was a turbulent wind on both sides of the strait, and no one knew where people were hiding, waiting for the Ming Dynasty fleet to enter their pockets.

The Ming Dynasty fleet slowly headed north. Chen Zhiyang felt the cold wind coming towards him and said, "Sir, the arrangement is almost done, just the last part of the strait."

Liu Jingming was holding a telescope in his hand, constantly observing and not speaking.

Matsubishi Nobuka is not a simple person, they need to be very cautious.

Chen Zhiyang thought and said, "Sir, we are a little risky this time. To be safe, we should try it first?"

Liu Jingming shook his head and said with a faint look: "Testing combat capabilities is also one of our goals this time. I also want to see how much combat power can be exerted in the fleet that has been trained for so long, facing a group of mobs!"

Chen Zhiyang felt a stern and said, "Yes!"

"Change the umbrella formation, small ships intersperse left and right, cannons, arrow artillery, musket preparation, accelerate to head north!" Liu Jingming said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The four commanders, including Chen Zhiyang, responded together.

With Liu Jingming's order, the Ming Dynasty's fifty fleets accelerated to head north, and all the weapons and people moved, and a murderous intent rose up on the two sides of the Taiwan Strait.

At almost the same time, Matsuhira Nobuzu ordered all the prepared men to wait for his orders.

More than 100 ships of all sizes at the north entrance of the strait were crowded into Guanmen Strait, and the samurai ambushed on both sides of the strait also showed their heads, and the sound of drums gradually rose.

To the north is a narrow seaway, filled with Japanese ships inside and outside, which has been completely blocked.

To the south is the Ming Dynasty fleet, with more than fifty ships. It is impossible to turn around in this channel, and there is still a minefield behind it!
Chapter completed!