Under One Person: My Inner Realm Connects to All Worlds!

Chapter 53 Coastal Japanese Invasions
The world of the Ming Dynasty.

Yu Dayou lay on the table, waking up from his dream, and then rubbed his head: "What a strange dream!"

Suddenly, he felt a chill on his body. Looking down at himself, he found that he was only wearing his undergarments. His armor, his own sword, and even the jade pendant bestowed upon him by the emperor had vanished without a trace.

"Could the dream be real?"

Yu Dayou suddenly stood up and paced back and forth in the tent. He touched his empty waist, then looked down at his bare wrists, and suddenly grinned: "Damn it, this dream was worth it!"

Footsteps of a personal guard came from outside the tent: "General, you're awake?"

"Come in!" Yu Dayou waved his hand.

The guards lifted the tent flap, only to find their general wearing only his undergarments, grinning foolishly at the air. They were stunned.

"What are you looking at?" Yu Dayou glared and said, "Go and call the quartermaster!"

A moment later, a thin, middle-aged man rushed over: "What are your orders, General?"

Yu Dayou lowered his voice: "How many Japanese pirates are currently imprisoned in our camp?"

The quartermaster was taken aback: "Reporting to the general, seven were captured alive and are all locked in the dungeon."

"What about those that are dead?"

"This……"

The quartermaster looked puzzled, thought for a moment, and replied, "In the battle the day before yesterday, the Japanese pirates suffered about thirty casualties, and their bodies were piled up outside the camp for mass burial."

Yu Dayou slapped his thigh: "Good! Pass down the order to collect all the Japanese pirate corpses and preserve them with lime!"

The quartermaster was dumbfounded, unable to understand what his general was going to do: "B-General, what is this?"

"Enough with the nonsense!" Yu Dayou's eyes darted around. "Just say that this general intends to use these corpses as a sacrifice for the flag!"

After the quartermaster left, Yu Dayou rubbed his hands together, his eyes sparkling with excitement. He picked up the water jug ​​on the table and took a sip, but suddenly found the water tasteless. He couldn't help but think of the nectar he had dreamed of.

"If only I could have another sip, ah, that taste!" he muttered to himself.

Just then, Yu Dayou's vision blurred, and he found himself back in that blessed land of immortals.

Jin Yuntongzi looked at him with a smile: "Honored guest, you've returned so quickly?"

Yu Dayou was overjoyed. Unlike his previous recklessness, he smiled broadly and said in a fawning manner, "Immortal Boy, I was just looking for you!"

"As soon as I got back, I did exactly what you said. I've had all the Japanese pirate corpses collected."

Jin Yuntong nodded: "Your esteemed guest is indeed trustworthy. However, in the future, you can directly contact Wei Ying for such matters. I will not interfere further."

Before Yu Dayou could say anything more, Jin Yun Tongzi cupped his hands in greeting and left.

Han Yun had already made arrangements for Yu Dayou. The inner space belonged to Han Yun, and he could control all the items inside without personally entering the inner space.

Next, all he needed to do was arrange for his fabricated "Wei Ying" alt account to connect with Yu Dayou. Han Yun had also stockpiled a large amount of grain and some silver that had been erased of its traces, placing it in the inner space, which was more than enough to supply Yu Dayou's needs at this stage.

As for Han Yun's true form, he has naturally already gone to the Ming Dynasty world!

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The Japanese pirate raids during the Ming Dynasty had a long history, but since the reign of Emperor Taizu, they had been a minor, insignificant problem.

The Ming army was strong, and with Zheng He's voyages during the reign of Emperor Yongle, the navy was powerful, suppressing the coastal countries and preventing major disturbances. After the Tumu Crisis, the Ming's elite forces were wiped out in one fell swoop.

Although the Ming Dynasty continued after that, its military strength never fully recovered, and its foreign strategy gradually became conservative, giving certain foreign enemies an opportunity to take advantage of it.

Among them, the most arrogant were the Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates were mainly composed of Japanese ronin and some local powerful figures and wealthy merchants who supported them. They did not have a fixed base, but they were a group of desperados.

These pirates exploited the weaknesses in the Ming Dynasty's defenses, constantly harassing the coastal areas. During the Jiajing era, the power of the Wokou (Japanese pirates) reached new heights, forcing the Ming Dynasty to confront this threat head-on.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty implemented a maritime ban policy, cutting off communication with the outside world and requiring coastal residents to move inland, which resulted in extremely weak maritime defenses.

Despite having a long coastline, the limited number of troops makes comprehensive defense extremely difficult.

Moreover, a ridiculous incident occurred: in the thirty-fourth year of the Jiajing reign, only seventy-odd Japanese pirates managed to bypass all the defense forces and march straight to the walls of Nanjing.

Although Nanjing was not the capital of the Ming Dynasty at that time, its importance was no less than that of Yanjing (Beijing), which can be called a great humiliation in the history of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, this is also related to the collapse and corruption of the garrison system, and the collusion between local officials and wealthy merchants. Even the strongest fortress can be breached from within.

It's truly heartbreaking!
Han Yun, dressed as a Taoist priest, arrived in this world and walked on this land.

Although he had considered that the Japanese invasion would make life difficult for the coastal people, he truly understood what hell on earth meant after witnessing it firsthand.

Amidst the broken walls and ruins, charred beams leaned precariously, and several crows cawed shrilly from withered trees. Han Yun walked through village after village, seeing only empty houses and burned-out farmland.

Occasionally, you might encounter a few survivors, but they are all emaciated and have empty eyes.

“This Taoist priest.”

An elderly man with a hunched back called out to him, knelt down on the ground, and begged, "Is there anything to eat? My grandson hasn't eaten for three days."

Han Yun helped the old man up, took out a steamed bun from his sleeve and handed it to him. The old man took it with trembling hands, but did not eat it himself. Instead, he turned around and handed it to a little boy hiding behind him.

The child was about five or six years old, so thin that only his big eyes remained. He timidly took the steamed bun and wolfed it down.

"Thank you, Taoist Master."

The old man wiped away his tears: "The Japanese pirates came last month. Everyone in the village who could run away fled, but we old, weak, sick and disabled people... sigh!"

Han Yun silently took out more dry rations and distributed them to the survivors around him. He could save them for a while, but not forever. The most fundamental solution was to exterminate these wolves with treacherous ambitions.

"They treat people like livestock..."

A boy who had lost his right hand cried and gritted his teeth as he said, "I saw them tie my father to a tree and stab him repeatedly..."

Han Yun closed his eyes, suppressing the surging anger in his chest.

He had long known that the Japanese pirates were brutal, but witnessing it firsthand was even more shocking. These beasts not only robbed people of their property, but also took pleasure in torture and killing, leaving nothing but desolation in their wake.

It is likely that the high-ranking officials in the imperial court will remain seated in their high places, turning a blind eye and a deaf ear.

"Where are the imperial army?" he asked.

"Ah!"

The young man sneered, "The soldiers in the garrison run faster than anyone else. I heard there's a general surnamed Yu recruiting soldiers, but that's too far to solve our immediate problem!"

(End of this chapter)