Genius Archer’s Streaming - Chapter 783

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The Genius Archer’s Streaming Season 3 Episode 253
83. Undulating Waves (3)
While there might be some romance to it, there were definite limitations to the approach of having players directly pilot the ships themselves.
Naval warfare placed tremendous importance on formation-based combat.
A ship directly manipulated by a commander observing from above and a ship that could only follow orders and move through guesswork inevitably differed in their positional advantages.
When simultaneous turns were required, deviations would emerge, and the formation itself would accumulate errors.
With so many disadvantages stacked against me, I had abandoned any notion of winning through naval combat from the start.
Even though this match was on a sea map, I needed to choose a strategy that avoided direct naval warfare as much as possible.
‘Using this elongated island shape to advance across land as much as possible…’
What I discovered during this analysis was the vertically-stretched eastern island.
If I built a structure at the lower tip of this island, it would appear close to Joseon positioned at six o’clock.
But if I moved overland straight up toward twelve o’clock from here, I would get extremely close to Japan.
Though various islands both large and small blocked the path between, it was a far more efficient route than moving by sea.
Once I reached that point, transporting troops via transport ships would certainly prove effective.
The problem was keeping the existence of this multi-pronged approach hidden until then.
‘For now, I’ve managed it.’
I intercepted the incoming Sekibune scout with a swift ship to block it.
After that, the fire ship that was built launched and drove the Sekibune away.
Thump.
[Joseon – 3 o’clock Era]
Joseon had advanced into the 3 o’clock era.

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“Ahhh! The fire ship! The fire ship is chasing the Sekibune all the way and setting it ablaze!”
Whoooosh!
The ship Maratang was piloting relentlessly pursued the Sekibune, raining arrows upon it.
hahaha the expression hahaha
This is numbing spicy, damn.
-If they catch this, it’s jackpot
“The archers inside keep firing flaming arrows! They keep hitting!? This Sekibune is almost out of health!?”
“Ah. But!”
Before long, they’d drawn near the Japanese coast, and two support ships were visible beyond.
“If Joseon pushes too hard trying to catch this and loses the fire ship, that would be problematic for them, wouldn’t it?”
“Yes. Joseon doesn’t actually have many ships. Right now? They have to block all reconnaissance attempts with just this one. So they’re stopping here.”
Maratang ultimately halted the advance.
And then, following Joseon, Japan also entered the Age of 3.
Boom.
[Japan – Age of 3]
Japan immediately began producing Arquebus Soldiers and constructing Atakebune.
“Japan, as expected, builds ships first. The Atakebune. After the early stages of the Imjin War, they saw the Panokseon and made their ships even larger. They’re also starting to produce Arquebus Soldiers… Meanwhile, Joseon just clicked the Mounted Archer upgrade?”
Joseon prioritizing the Mounted Archer upgrade over Panokseon production.
“It seems they haven’t been paying much attention to the naval battle since earlier!?”
“Uh… but on an island map, how could they… They must be planning to go through that multi… but whether this is the right decision…”
King Gul muttered uncertainly.
Not knowing Daisunsin Choi’s condition, he couldn’t help but be confused by this decision.
If they avoided naval combat on an island map, they’d suffer massive losses.
“You don’t seem very satisfied!? Is it difficult to win by transporting ground forces!?”
“That’s right. Yes. It’s because of the time it takes to transport ground forces. If you’re ferrying them one by one by ship, honestly, it’s often better to just have the ships push forward and fire cannons! And with this transport-focused strategy, naval superiority passes to the opponent!”
“Ah. Right! Since there are no combat ships… the sea side is a bit tough!?”
“Yes. But the problem is that on sea maps, most of the food supply must come from the sea! Fish are abundant near the coast at first, but later you have to venture far out!”
“Ah… So… is Joseon having difficulty harvesting fish right now!?”
“Yes! Though it’s still manageable for now! There are some animals on the islands they’ve taken for their multi! And they can switch to farming, right? But Japan becomes so comfortable! Since Joseon has no combat ships! They can eat all the fish!?”
“Ah… but wait! One more Panokseon is being built!”
lol
-What?
-What is this…
“We already have 3 ships, damn it.”
Just one ship lol
-Yi Sun-sin had 12 ships though.
Joseon began constructing a Panokseon.
[Panokseon – 2%]
In contrast, Japan already had 3 Sekibune and 2 Atakebune completed, capable of attempting small-scale engagements.
The ships were packed with Samurai and Arquebus Soldiers.
“Japan has produced roughly 30 Arquebus Soldiers now. They’re inferior ranged weapons compared to the Gakgung in many ways, but their training speed is incredibly fast.”
“Yes, that’s historical accuracy, isn’t it? The training period required to master the Gakgung differs greatly from the time needed to fire an arquebus.”
The arquebus fell short of the Gakgung in range, power, and rate of fire.
However, its production speed was far superior.
That’s why Japan could pack their ships to the brim at this very moment.
“Japan didn’t produce Arquebus Soldiers like this in the second match, did they? After all, they were going to fight in a siege. Once it came to close combat, Samurai were better. That’s what they thought. And honestly, it was the right call. The Samurai’s ‘cutting’ faction is incredibly effective against our lightly armored archers.”
“But now the Samurai ratio isn’t that high. What kind of move is this?”
“Japan is probably going to push forward relentlessly! They have plenty of food! Plenty of arquebuses! They’ll just keep fighting no matter how many die! That’s their strategy!”
That was true.
Japan had far better food supply than Joseon.
Food consumption peaks when soldiers die and need to be recruited again.
In this regard, Japan had an overwhelming advantage over Joseon.
Since arquebuses trained and produced far faster, they could maintain relentless pressure.
“Japan is probably going to fill their ships with massive numbers of soldiers and launch one decisive strike? But even if we block that one strike, we’d have to block again, and again, and again—that kind of situation could develop?”
His prediction proved accurate.
Moments later, Japan launches all their ships.
“Japan is setting sail. Total of 17 ships!”
Japan’s 17 ships, packed with a handful of Samurai and numerous Arquebus Soldiers, leave the coast.
“Joseon only has 2 Panokseons right now!? Plus 1 Fire Ship! Total of 3 ships!”
Meanwhile, Japan has 7 Atakebunes and 10 Sekibunes.
“Japan’s timing! Ah… it’s sharp! Joseon is critically short on ships!?”
-Scary
-Lol seriously
-Wow
-Can they even defend against this???
“No, they’re just not building ships at all…!”
“But!”
This is when King Gul’s attention shifted elsewhere.
To the multi-pronged expansion.
“There’s one thing Japan doesn’t know!? Joseon started a second expansion! They’ve been running the multi smoothly for quite a while now!? They’ve successfully pulled off this gamble!”
“Ahhh!”
“Look, there are massive troop numbers gathering here! Over 100 units!? Mounted Archers and Cavalry Charges! Plus an Assistant Commander! And transport ships are being built steadily… Is this a transport operation!?”
Troops were being prepared at the multi-expansion rather than the main base.
All resources meant for combat ships were being directed there.
“A transport operation is good! But what about the main base!? Doesn’t the main base need to defend with combat ships!?”
“Joseon has noticed Japan coming. The fishing ships spotted them passing by! But…”
The number of combat ships was severely insufficient.
A gap that simple combat couldn’t overcome.
[Defense Tower – 3%]
[Defense Tower – 6%]
“Joseon! Workers are moving urgently from the main island! The defense tower is going up! But there aren’t many defensive forces!? They’re all in the multi-lanes!”
“There are Archers at Joseon’s main base! But not many! Around 40 of them!? Can we stop this!? Japan is estimated to have nearly 150 right now!”
Whoooooosh…!
Seventeen Japanese ships revealed themselves off the Joseon coast.
“Panokseons! Fire Ships! Taking positions!”
“Ah. They seem to be positioning themselves between the small islands!?”
On the winding waves map, there were large and small islands near the main island.
Between them flowed water about slightly wider than a neighborhood stream.
Two Panokseons positioned themselves here.
“So, the waterway is narrow, and they’ve taken a strong position.”
“They’re planning to shoot Japanese ships passing through here?”
“Yes. If we do this, even if we’re outnumbered! We can win if we fight well!?”
-Is this the Myeongyang Strait?
That’s crazy/That’s insane.
Isn’t the number of people way too packed in?
-Japan will probably figure it out
Japan’s nightmare is back lol
“Ah. But….”
The position they took was a route Japan had to pass through to enter Joseon’s coast.
“Does Japan know about it too?”
“Yes!? They know!?”
Since one of Japan’s Assistant Commanders was aboard, they had grasped the terrain to some extent through vision skills.
“Yes. Rather than knowing about the ambush itself, they’re understanding the terrain. They could suffer in such terrain. Historically speaking, wouldn’t that be the case!?”
Hahaha
As expected ㅠ
-On this map, you can only be cautious from the start
Ringo learned history lol
“Japan. Making a slight turning movement? They can take a wide detour instead of passing through there.”
Japan could take a wide detour and enter Joseon’s coast given time.
Though it would take time, it was the route with the least risk.
However─
“But! Right now Joseon! This is a diversionary operation!?”
Numerous orders were being issued to Joseon’s multi-lane position on the east side.
[Transport]
[Transport]
[Transport]
.
.
.
In Joseon’s multi-base, there was a shipyard.
Transport ships built there began loading troops, and then suddenly set sail.
They departed abruptly.
“These are all cavalry units!? If they land on the mainland! They’ll sweep everything in an instant!”
“Exactly! Especially on island maps, people don’t prepare well against cavalry! There are literally no spearmen right now!?”
Oh, that’s right, that’s scary.
Without spearmen, you can barely stop the cavalry lol
-Will they try to block with buildings?
Oh I see, there’s no counter, that’s weird.
“Right now Japan has no idea cavalry units exist!? Since preparing cavalry on a sea map is so inefficient! It’s only natural! Whether this becomes a brilliant exploit or just a bizarre strategy!”
“But! This has accidentally become a bit of a chicken game!?”
“A chicken game!?”
“Yes! Both sides are now sending their entire forces to each other’s main islands! If you back down here, you lose! Plus they have to go at full speed! Japan doesn’t even have time to turn around!”
That’s right.
The longer it takes Japan to enter Joseon’s main island, the more damage Joseon can inflict on Japan’s main island during that time.
Japan must also deal significant damage in the meantime.
In other words, Japan is running out of time.
“If Japan takes a big detour here and wastes time! Joseon’s forces land and sweep everything!? That’s the strategy right now!?”
“Once the landing happens! It becomes extremely threatening! Japan doesn’t have many prepared land forces on the main island right now!”
Whoooosh…!
Seven of Joseon’s transport ships quietly sailed along the edge of the sea toward Japan’s main island.
However, Japan’s fishing vessels were spread out well in various places, so the positions of some transport ships were eventually exposed.
“Japan! They roughly spotted the transport ships moving with their fishing vessels!?”
“Ringo! His eyes are wide open!?”
Hahahahaha
-(ㅡ_ㅡ) —> (0_0)
Haha, I got startled!
ㅋㅋㅋ (laughing)
Eyes wide open, a sly character ㄷㄷ
“Should we go stop Ringo!?”
“If they know it’s cavalry, going to stop them is the right call. Actually. They can just block and come back, right? But if it’s not cavalry, just regular land forces, Japan’s stationed troops and building defense systems would be enough to hold them! So I think they’ll judge it as just going to Joseon’s main island!? But they’ll probably move faster!”
“Ah! Just as you said! Japan is going straight!”
Sure enough, Japan chose to go straight to Joseon’s main island.
“Then the Panokseon ambush will be effective!?”

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Whoooooosh…!
The Japanese vessels drew closer.
“Oh, here they come!”
Pangeo gripped the helm and bellowed with all his might.
[Buy Time]
That was the only order displayed before my eyes.
Under the objective of stalling, the Commander entrusted me with all decisions regarding the ship’s course and every tactical judgment in battle.
The Commander would likely focus on the fight happening on the Japanese mainland.
“Hah…”
The burden weighed on me.
But behind me stood approximately twelve soldiers manning the cannons.
I roared at the top of my lungs.
“Prepare to fire!”
Click!
All the gun ports opened at once, revealing the dark cannon barrels.
‘From now on, everything is manual.’
Range calculations, cannon firing timing, navigation routes—everything.
I would decide it all.
Pangeo gripped the helm tightly and waited for the Japanese vessels to draw sufficiently close.
Splash…
‘More.’
I gauged it by the sound of the ship cutting through the water.
‘More…’
Whoooosh!
White wave foam surged forward, and the bow of the ship emerged as it passed the island’s edge.
‘More.’
I waited until the massive hull of the Atakebune was completely exposed.
Only then would the strike be effective.
In a single volley, I had to render at least two to three enemy ships combat-ineffective.
“!”
My eyes gleamed.
“Fire!”
“Fire!”
Following my command, the soldiers ignited the cannon fuses.
Boom!
All cannon barrels erupted in flame, and the recoil sent the ship lurching.
The Panokseon under Maratang’s command did the same.
“Fire!”
Boom!
Every cannon erupted in flame.
In this moment, Pangeo and Maratang shared an identical strategy in their minds.
It was not about winning this battle.
‘Hold for five minutes.’
Survive here for five minutes.
If Joseon’s ground forces land in that time, Joseon will have a chance at victory.

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