Beiyang new warlord

"Keep firing! Send them all to hell!"

Chapter 142. Raiders of the Japanese Kingdom

I thought the Japanese samurai yelling and slicing their stomachs all day long are so powerful that they are not as good as Japanese pirates. In the first round of bombardment, they crazily launched an attack on the general surnamed Li Chaoyin. After two rounds of shelling, two boats were damaged, and these brave warriors collapsed, rowing their oars and fleeing desperately to Tsushima Island behind them.

He didn't know that Li Shanhai had Mao Jue stuffed into the small dark room. Seeing that his own people were being attacked, Li Chao's wooden house boat followed Mao Jue's troop carrier, and he was so desperate that he wanted to take revenge.Finally, those small Cangshan boats, the Fuchuan came in handy and hit the shore directly. The infantrymen who had been gearing up for a long time rushed to the north port of Tsushima Island with their flintlock guns and howling.

At first, I thought I could experience some fierce battles, but the whole process of attacking the island took ten minutes from the time when Liu Chong’s regiment rushed forward against Li Chao’s flag, until the flag was inserted into the Honmaru of Tsushima Castle Castle Tower. Climbing the stairs counted, and the Zongshi, a family of Tsushima samurai along the way, didn't even dare to fire a single shot, didn't dare to release an arrow, and they just surrendered like this.

The low castle tower is built on the mountainside, and the scenery is pretty good. Looking down, most of Tsushima Island can be seen, but the scale is a bit small, only three floors, which is not the same as those towering ancient Japanese cities. Incomparable, the low one is almost like a hotel.

In the courtyard, the warriors of the Ming army were able to hold flintlock guns and guarded the circle. In the middle, Zongshibu, the lord of Tsushima Island, brought two concubines, a few stupid sons, and more than a dozen warrior retainers. The bald man in the center, under the guard of the Ming army, knelt on the ground and kowtowed his head sadly, especially this Zong family with a sharp mouth and a big belly, who looked more like a profiteer than a warrior, and the expression on his old face was like falling from the sky The dog shit hit it like that, holding a samurai sword high with trembling hands.

It wasn't that he didn't want to resist. There were only more than 3000 islanders in Tsushima Island, and Mao Jue's Korean mercenaries had more than 400, and they were well-equipped, so they couldn't fight at all.

Surrounded by the elite soldiers of the brigade, Mao Jue walked in through the main entrance proudly with a victorious attitude, Li Shanhai, who was carrying an ice cube face.

"Master Li, please!"

Facing the samurai sword, Mao Jue smiled and made a gesture of invitation.

There are still such good things in the world, don’t take the initiative to give the land you have laid down to others, why can’t Mao Jue encounter this good thing himself! But the old goblin doesn’t appreciate it, now his old face is as black as rain, Li Shanhai is angry He turned his head to the side, hugged his arms in such an arrogant and arrogant manner, and didn't want to respond, but roared at the top of his voice.

"You will not be rewarded for your merits. This place was brought down by General Mao. Naturally, it belongs to Daming, the territory of Dongjiang! Li is ashamed to claim it!"

The old guy didn't even think about it now, he thought he could draw a clear line with Mao Jue.

It really looks like a villain on TV. Mao Jue leaned forward with a sinister smile, and looked at Li Shanhai's old face with an evil smile.

"Master Li, are you sure?"

"If Mr. Li doesn't want the achievement of recovering the homeland, Dongjiang Town will really take it! Anyway, the cannon is fired, no matter whether it is Da Ming or Li Chao who occupy this place, if the Japanese want to get angry, they will have to attack sooner or later with a large army. , Master Li, do you think that if the Wa country launches an attack, it will stop at Tsushima Island?"

Listening to Mao Jue's playful words, Li Shanhai almost died of anger, his face was suffocated for a moment as if he was constipated, but for a moment, he was like a deflated balloon again.As Mao Jue said, Li Chao, Dongjiang, it doesn't matter who fired the first shot at Wa, if Wa wants revenge, Li Chao will be the first to attack, who made them the closest?In the Wanli Korean War that year, Li Chao was lying on the ground, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi kept saying that he was here to crusade against Ming Dynasty!

So no matter what, Li Shanhai was dragged into the water by Mao Jue, so it would be better to take this island of Tsushima, at least he can regain his homeland! Once he is challenged by the court, he at least has a phone number to evade.

As for how this homeland merit came from?You must know that when the Li Dynasty founded the country, it was not as useless as it is now. The civil and military classes were decadent and depraved, and the army reduced to pariah was weak and cowardly.To the west, they attacked the Jurchen several times, and almost killed the ancestors of Nurhachi. To the east, the Li Dynasty also sent troops to conquer Tsushima Island and forced the Zong clan of Tsushima Island to submit. The official position and royal title of the dynasty have lasted for more than 200 years. It was not until the Wanli Korean War decades ago that Toyotomi Hideyoshi regained the island of Tsushima, and based here and Jeju Island, set off a war against the peninsula. Crazy attack, and after that, Li Chao didn't dare to take back Tsushima Island again.

The most unlucky person here is the Zong clan. During the confrontation between the two big bosses, no one accepted the kneeling surrender for a long time. The surrender was so useless as him. This Japanese is also the number one. Finally, Li Shanhai stretched out his hand angrily and snatched the samurai sword, and immediately took the sword with Li Chao's civil and military officials who had not yet recovered from the sudden incident, and walked into the hall step by step. .

As soon as the knife was released from his hand, the Zong family also sat down on the ground as if they were relieved.

A common problem of literati is that they have to set up a memorial archway when they are old bustards. Looking at Li Shanhai's arrogant back, Mao Jue smiled helplessly and followed the other Dongjiang generals, shrugged, and followed him in.

The entire Tsushima Island has a population of only about [-], and even the warship that was blocked just now does not belong to the Zong family, but the border guards of the Nabeshima family of He Zuan. To be honest, apart from the geographical advantage, Mao Jue at most regards this place as an ant Grasshopper, but I didn't expect that this grasshopper's legs are so fat and oily.

In Zong's Kujin, there are a total of 1 taels of big gold and small gold, and tens of thousands of silver. As for copper coins, there are no counts.

It was a real surprise.

Arriving at Tsushima Island in the evening, the offensive and defensive battle ended in less than half an hour. It was still dark, and the fleet was ordered to stop in Tsushima Port. No matter whether the Korean mercenaries or the Ming army were willing to find something to eat, they could find something to eat. , It doesn't matter if you go ashore, anyway, you can't get lost if you just order an island like this, so let them go.

After settling down his subordinates, Mao Jue held a teacup to Li Shanhai with a smile and began to share the spoils in front of the head of the Zong family who was pouring tea in the Zong family's castle tower.

"Mr. Li! Congratulations to the victory of our two armies in destroying the Japanese pirates. How about adding two to five of these captured?"

While the devil's old face in Zong's department was twitching, Li Shanhai waved his hands with a gloomy face.

"General Xiao Mao, when we first occupied this place, it might be unpopular to usurp the wealth of the feudal mansion in this way, right? According to this official, it is better not to take this batch of property!"

It's not that this old boy is not greedy, he is an old politician, he knows what kind of money can be taken, and if he takes any money, he will get into trouble. This Zong family has been under the command of Li Chao for more than 200 years, and returned to the Japanese country for more than 20 years. , Is it possible that he doesn't have some connections?Tsushima played a role in connecting North Korea and Japan's commodity economy, which involved the Wa country. Li Chao didn't know how complicated the relationship of interests was. The aristocracy must hate him.

But Mao Jue didn't care about his interests, and couldn't bear to come to Tieshan to find him! Mao Ye is so arrogant.Hearing Li Shanhai's innocence, Mao Jue waved his hand indifferently.

"People's hearts? There are only two to three thousand people on this island. At worst, just slaughter them. Li Gong, if you don't want this money, you will be welcome!"

Just kidding, how many people in China have been killed by the little devils of later generations, and how many blood debts have been owed, what happened to how many ancestors he slaughtered?

I was really jealous, but I really didn't dare to step into this fire pit. After struggling for a few seconds, the old guy waved his hands with a face full of pain.

"General Mao can accept it himself, but Li doesn't want it!"

The pain in his face hadn't completely disappeared, and Li Shanhai immediately patted the table angrily.

"General Xiao Mao, are you really crazy? Provoking the Japanese kingdom, the Liaodong Hulu are in full bloom, and it is already difficult for our dynasty to support the army of the Celestial Dynasty. Once we start a war with the Japanese kingdom, let our dynasty and the Japanese kingdom kill corpses all over the field and blood flow into rivers." , is there any good for the general?"

Following Mao Jue this trip was a catastrophe. Li Shanhai seemed to be regretting the mountain of corpses and blood during the Wanli Korean War in his mind.

I really don't know what's wrong with him, he's used to smashing the big table with iron sand palms, and that slap made a loud noise on the short Japanese tabletops of later generations, even Mao Jue felt pain when he saw it.But he didn't speak, Mao Jue's hands were numb from waiting for him to clap, so he took a sip of tea lazily, and pointed a finger on his breastplate.

"Mr. Li, isn't it a joke?"

Standing up abruptly, Mao Jue pointed his fingers forward, waved his arms, and smiled exaggeratedly.

"Who am I, Mao? Military general! How did the military general's meritorious service come from? It came from the war! Jiannu can't beat it now, of course I will find the soft persimmon of the Japanese! Otherwise, where will the military salary come from? Where does the military merit come from? Thanks to you, you are still a soldier. Judgment, the number one scholar in the whole state, do I still need to be reminded in the future?"

This naked declaration of utilitarianism made Li Shanhai's old face pale with anger. Mao Jue wanted to drag himself and the entire Li Dynasty into the flames of war just for his own utilitarianism. ah!

But before the old guy could vent his anger, Mao Jue suddenly put his face in front of the old guy.

"Master Li! You don't have a dream? To lead the government? The Lord of the House?"

Tsushima Island is not the end of Mao Jue's goal for this trip. At night, some livestock on Tsushima Island, including farm cattle and cattle, will be slaughtered for extra meals in the evening to boost morale. Ship it back to Xiongjin, and deal with it that night.

The money cannot be distributed now. This is a common practice in the East and the West. The army is controlled by the military salary. If the military salary is distributed early and the money is in the arms, the courage of the soldiers to fight will be diluted a lot, so Mao Jue always It was after the war that the wages and rewards were paid, and then the murderous soldiers were allowed to spend money on vacation. Spending money is more addictive than drugs. If the money is spent, the next time you go to the battlefield, it will be worse than becoming poor and white The personal soldiers are crazier than mad dogs when they kill people, which is one of the reasons why the veterans under Mao Jue's command are stronger than the new recruits.

Now, these soldiers who have just joined the army are in this state of starvation for wealth, leaving behind a group full of depression, Pang Dahai and a regiment to stay on Tsushima Island to occupy and suppress those Zongshi Wa people. Early the next morning, In the sound of the horns in a hurry, those who had not yet made a fortune and were hungry followed Mao Jue to set foot on the huge sailing battleship Black Pearl.

This time, Li Shanhai also climbed up obediently, and climbed up the bridge like a dog, but the old guy still had a straight face, folded his arms and turned his head, like a goalkeeper. Speaking, the old guy has to accept his fate. Anyway, he has already set foot on the thief ship. He can only pray that what Mao Jue fooled is true. Defeating the Wa Kingdom will allow him to earn some military merits. As for whether the Wa Kingdom will be true in the future He couldn't control whether Li Chao could turn into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood again.

The Tsushima Strait, as the boundary sea between the sun and the sun, is neither short nor long. In an hour and a half, another large island with a wide area was reflected in Mao Jue's telescope.

Iki Island!

This is also the formal transition from invading the territorial waters of the Wa Kingdom to the stage of invading the territory of the Wa Kingdom.

Yesterday, all the seven closed ships fled back. Today, the Japanese are clearly prepared. More than 30 closed ships and more than 100 Xiaozao have been stalking the outskirts of Iki Island. On the shore, you can still see densely packed The Japanese army waved the imposing neck flags behind them, and arranged them hastily.

But Mao Jue came here to find fault with training soldiers, so many defensive troops did not make him nervous, a bloodthirsty excitement flashed in his pupils, pulling the cable, he really roared like a pirate captain .

"Brothers! On the sea, there is either a Japanese preparation school or an anti-Japanese way! These Japanese pirates have robbed us for more than 200 years. In Jiangnan and Jiangbei, children can be stopped from crying at night. Why?"

Pointing the pistol at the messy Japanese navy sailors, Mao Jue roared murderously at the infantry lined up on the deck.

"This one! Let's be Tang Kou too!"

Chapter 143. Broken shell