The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

All the villages and towns around Censhan were occupied by the Japanese pirates. Some of the people of Dayan died, some escaped, and some became slaves of the Japanese pirates.

Although all the defenders in Chaichuan Port were killed, more than twenty people still escaped and returned to the base camp in Censhan.

They met their general, Oda Nobuo, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties or fifties, with a fairly sturdy build and a fierce look on his face.

The whole person looked eerie and scary. His eyes were extremely cold as he looked at his subordinates who were reporting intelligence below.

"You mean to say that the Yan army launched a surprise attack on them, using strange weapons, killing almost all of your five thousand people, and then fled back to you people?"

Oda Nobuo spoke coldly. An invisible sense of oppression from him pressed down on the people kneeling below.

The leader, a bald man with a mustache, fell to the ground in fear, his voice trembling.

"Yes, General. We couldn't even get close to their strange weapons before we were shot by them. All we heard was the sound of bangs!"

"Since they are all dead, why are you still alive? You deserted the battlefield and tarnished the samurai spirit of our Yamato nation. You should commit suicide now!"

Oda Nobuo snorted coldly, and then a samurai next to him threw a knife to each of them.

The men looked at the knife thrown in front of them, their bodies trembled, and they opened their mouths to beg for mercy. But when they met Oda Nobuo's gaze, they shuddered again.

These people fled to China with Oda Nobuo, intending to do something big, but they didn't expect to end up like this.

They did not dare to resist, not only because no one could resist Oda Nobuo, but also because when they fled, almost all of them brought their families with them.

If they didn't die, their families would die. Actually, they said that there were 400,000 to 500,000 people, but the actual number of people who escaped was more than 800,000.

Although this many people seemed like a lot, after occupying several islands of Dayan, these people were dispersed and it was not crowded at all.

However, they have never been content to just occupy some islands; their ambition is to occupy the land of China.

It is precisely because of this that they agreed when the princes of Dayan came to ask for cooperation. It was really because the benefits given by those princes of Dayan were so many that they could not resist the temptation.

The five coastal cities were one of the benefits the Prince of Dayan promised them. They had said that if they ascended the throne, at least twenty inland cities would be given to them.

The people in the city will also be under their rule.

Emperor Yan did not know about the benefits his good sons had promised to him in collusion with the Japanese pirates. If he knew, even if three of his sons died, he would dig up his sons' bodies and whip them!

Several warriors picked up their swords, untied the clothes on their abdomens, kowtowed to Oda Nobuo, and picked up their swords to cut into his abdomen.

This was the method used by Japanese samurai to apologize for their crimes, called seppuku.

Several warriors had just finished performing a dissection and their intestines were flowing out, and behind each of them there was a warrior who raised a knife and started to chop at their necks.

In the blink of an eye, several people were beheaded in agony.

When the surrounding warriors saw this scene, they were all terrified and silent, not daring to breathe.

However, everyone's eyes were filled with worry at this moment. They had been so rampant before, and that was because Dayan did not take them seriously.

Of course, the main reason was because of the benefits given by Dayan. They thought Dayan really gave them the five cities because of the promises made by those princes.

You have to know that the other party's intention at that time was to let them capture the five cities, and when the imperial court sent troops to destroy them, they would just behead the eighth prince who led the troops.

But they never expected that after they captured the five cities, that damn prince did not come, which made them feel at ease in occupying the five cities.

Actually, they had occupied Dinghai Island a long time ago. However, Dinghai Island was almost isolated overseas, and few people from the inland came here. Even Dayan did not send officials to govern it.

Therefore, they occupied Dinghai Island for five or six years without being discovered by people in the inland. This is their real base camp.

However, in order to prevent the secret of Dinghai Island from being discovered, they never thought of attacking Yongning Prefecture even if they were attacking coastal cities.

The reason they attacked Yongning Mansion was because their deal with the princes had fallen through. No one from the princes' men contacted them again.

They attacked Yongning Prefecture to see the court's reaction. After all, although the court did not control Dinghai Island behind Yongning Prefecture, its strategic location was very important.

Of course, this is based on the scenario where a naval battle takes place. If no naval battle takes place, the imperial court generally would not bother to care about the islands.

But now, the person they were trading with had no news, and they felt a little uneasy. Of course, their ambitions grew, and they wanted to occupy more land in Dayan.

Attacking Yongning Prefecture is a test. If the imperial court really takes Yongning Prefecture seriously and regards Dinghai Island as important, it will definitely send troops to support it as soon as possible.

But they never imagined that their temptation would actually attract the imperial army.

They didn't believe a word of what the warriors said about the Yan soldiers having strange and powerful weapons. At most, they thought that these people were defeated and wanted to find an excuse to exonerate themselves.

Otherwise, Oda Nobuo would not have forced those warriors to commit suicide to apologize! This was to kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so that others would not dare to deceive him again.

All we can say is that the warriors who rushed back to report the news died unjustly.

"General, now that the shipyard in Shibaku Port has been occupied, should we send troops to take it back?" At this time, a wretched Japanese man with a short beard next to Oda Nobuo said.

He was the military advisor of Oda Nobuo and also the most trusted confidant of Oda Nobuo. His name was Fujiwara no Norinaka.

A cold light flashed across Oda Nobuo's eyes, and a murderous aura emanated from his body.

"There are still five huge ships built by us in the Chaichuan Shipyard. We can't let them get away with it... Send 10,000 troops to take back the shipyard. By the way, has there been any news from Yongning Prefecture?"

Upon hearing this, Fujiwara no Norinaka shook his head.

"There has been no progress over there for more than ten days, but I don't know how they are doing now! The Great Yan Army can come and seize the shipyard, or there is a problem over there."

His words made Oda Nobuo's expression change slightly. There had been no progress in Yongning Prefecture, and he was actually preparing to send more troops.

But before he could send more troops, problems arose at the Chaichuan Shipyard, which made him feel a little uneasy. He even suspected that the 20,000 troops in Yongning Prefecture were finished.

But he didn't believe this fact. How could an army of 20,000 be destroyed so easily?

He just hoped that he was overthinking it, or that there was still hope.

However, no matter what, the Chaichuan Shipyard must be in their hands. If they really cannot take it back, they will rush in and destroy the newly built ship.

"General, I am now worried about the other five coastal cities. Since Dayan has attacked the Chaichuan Shipyard, I am afraid they are preparing to counterattack. The five coastal cities are in danger!"

Fujiwara no Kijuro said with a serious expression.