My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 351: The Prototypes of the Four Classes of People in the Ming Dynasty and the Dispute over Naming Rights

Li Wenzhong seemed to recall the scene in the desert last year, and said with some emotion: "Yes, this sea is so vast and boundless that it is beyond my imagination. One day, the sea will also become the territory of the Ming Dynasty!"

Tang He, who was standing aside, was looking at the two of them and was secretly complaining in his heart.

These two old-fashioned people look like they have never seen the world.

Tang He touched his nose, as if he remembered something, and then asked:
"Tian De, Si Ben, you said that those who fight on land are called the army, and those who fight on the sea are called the navy. Then those guys in the Musket Battalion in our fleet are going to fight on land by ship. Should they be called the army or the navy?"

Tang He's question immediately attracted the interest of the two people. Li Wenzhong spoke first:

"The Musket Battalion is the Army, and since they are fighting on land, they should be called the Army!"

"wrong!"

Li Wenzhong had a different view. "The guys in the musket battalion are not only going to land and fight. If they encounter pirates or other enemies at sea, they also need to fight with guns on the ship. It is not entirely accurate to call them the army."

He analyzed seriously, "The guys in the Musket Battalion have to do the work of the Army on the one hand, and the Navy on the other hand. In my opinion, it is most appropriate to call them Army and Navy!"

"Army and Navy? You, Xu Tiande, are the best at saving trouble. What a ridiculous name! It's so out of place!"

Tang He immediately retorted: "According to what you said, it would be more appropriate to call them the navy and the army, after all, they are all sitting on the navy's ships!"

"Come on, both of you. What's the difference between one from the Army and Navy and the other from the Navy and Army? To me, the main mission of the guys in the Musket Battalion is to go ashore and fight. So why not just call them the Ship Landing Team?"

Xu Da mocked the two of them without giving in.

"Ship landing team? This name is long and ugly. You, Xu Tiande, wear glasses all day to pretend to be refined and call yourself a Confucian general. Have you ever read books? Those who know it think that the musket battalion is going to fight, while those who don't know it think that it is fishermen coming ashore!"

"Heh, Li Siben, you talk to your uncle like that. What's wrong with the ship landing team? I think it's great that you accurately described the purpose of this force!"

"Nonsence!"

"Why argue? I think it's better to use the navy and the army. It's short, sharp and clear at a glance."

"Tang Dingchen, shut up. If you say that, it's better to choose the Army and Navy that I chose!"

"Shut up, I'm the commander-in-chief, you all listen to me!"

"Oh, you're using your official position to bully others. Who do you think you are, Xu Tiande? I'm still a duke!"

"Who is not a duke?"

……

On the deck, three middle-aged and elderly men who held high positions in the Ming Dynasty were arguing non-stop, shocking the other people on the ship. They hid far away, fearing that this war among gods would bring disaster to themselves, a mortal.

Not far away, Zhu Di, Li Wenzhong and several other royal relatives were looking at the three of them quarreling with astonishment. It would have been fine if they just quarreled in the palace, but why did they quarrel in the sea?

It's really unbearable to watch!
Fortunately Feng Sheng, Fu Youde and the others were not here, otherwise who knows what kind of quarrel would have happened.

Xu Huizu looked even more devastated. He thought he had gotten used to his father's bad behavior, but he was still naive! Only Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and Tang He knew that what they were fighting for was not only the naming rights of the army, but also the question of who would command it in the future!

Everyone knows what the other person is thinking and they are just pretending to be ignorant.

The days at sea passed one by one amid the quarrels among the three people. Although there was nothing on the sea, the days were not monotonous, but rather quite fulfilling.

Although they were on the sea, daily training was essential, and Xu Da also specially let four royal relatives learn naval skills such as how to steer a ship and how to fire cannons at sea, in order to lay the foundation for them to be able to stand on their own in the future.

……

In the southeastern waters of Ryukyu, 3,000 pirates led by Liang Daoren and Songpa have arrived at Gudajia Island. The pirate leader on the island, named Ichiro Oshima, was one of the Japanese pirate leaders who colluded with the gentry of Shaoxing Prefecture a year ago.

When the Ming Dynasty was conducting a comprehensive sweep of the Japanese pirates along the coast, Ichiro Oshima led his men back to Gudajia Island, and was then taken under the command of Chen Zuyi.

After meeting Liang Daoren and Songpa, Ichiro Oshima was completely excited. Since he retreated to Gudaga Island, although he was under the command of Chen Zuyi's gang, his strength was far less than before. However, these days, he could only plunder some small merchant ships traveling between Japan and Ryukyu.

Although he envied the Ming Dynasty's merchant ships, he was powerless and did not dare to act rashly.

This time, Chen Zuyi sent a total of 3,000 people, plus he had several hundred pirates, so he could definitely do something big.

When Ichiro Oshima heard Liang Daoren say that he was going to land directly in Ryukyu and plunder along the way, and even destroy the Ming army stationed in Chatan Castle, he was so excited that he didn't sleep all night.

He had been thinking about taking revenge on the Ming Dynasty all the time, and now he can finally avenge himself!

At the same time, the pirates on Ie Island in the northeast of Zhongshan Kingdom also received the news. Once the Ming army stationed in Kitaguchi City set out, they would launch an attack on Kitaguchi City and destroy the Ming army's base camp!

Late at night, in the Jade City of the Southern Ryukyu Kingdom, when everyone was in a deep sleep, what they didn't know was that a large group of pirates had already landed on their boats, and were rushing towards Jade City under the cover of darkness.

Suddenly, a sharp scream resounded through the silent night, and soon after, various screams rang out one after another, completely waking up the sleeping city.

The army guarding the city gate was no match for this group of ferocious pirates and soon the gate was broken through. Songpa laughed wildly, chopped off the guard's head with a knife, and rushed into the city gate with his men, roaring all the way.

Ichiro Oshima was even more crazy, waving his samurai sword and killing crazily.

However, more defenders died tragically at the hands of the pirates before they could even react.

The pirates acted as if they were in an empty place. They broke into any door they saw, killed anyone they saw, and robbed any property they saw, fully giving away the violence in their bodies that had nowhere to go.

In an instant, the city was filled with fire, and the streets and alleys were filled with people fleeing in panic.

Their faces were filled with fear, but they didn't know where to escape and could only follow the crowd.

Some of them were carrying their family's valuables, but before they could escape, the pirates chopped off their heads and all their money and belongings were taken away.

Some were still at home when pirates rushed in and killed tragically by their cold knives.

Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky in Jade City. Under the illumination of the flames, the pirates grinned grimly, and their hideous faces looked like demons from the deep sea.

After one night, Yucheng was completely looted, but Songpa and Ichiro Oshima did not stop and headed towards the next city!
Chapters 346 and 347 have been revised three times, but they are still blocked. It seems that they need to be revised drastically. I am sorry to all the book friends.
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