Ming's black ship broke the tranquility of the entire Shimazu family.
The Ming Dynasty's fleet was parked not far from the coast and did not make any movements. The Shimazu family was as if they were facing a formidable enemy. Small fishing boats were dispatched from the pier one by one, and their small cannons hit the Ming Dynasty's fleet. Can't even break through the defense.
That night, the Shimazu family's first retainer, Tadō Ijuin, did not hesitate to offer advice, so the Shimazu family's warships were dispatched urgently, intending to perform a "burning of Red Cliff" for the Ming Dynasty.
As a result, more than a dozen ships were dispatched overnight and carefully rowed in front of the Ming army's black ship, intending to set the black ship on fire.
However, tragedy happened.
Their fire cannot ignite the iron shell.
On the contrary, during the "Burning Red Cliff", he spontaneously set fire to two warships due to an operational error due to failure to light the fire.
The next day, Ming warships opened fire on the coast for five minutes, and the entire Nagasaki Port, which was called a port but was actually a small fishing village, was razed to the ground.
"idiot!"
At Shimazu's home, Shimazu Takahisa was very depressed. He overturned the small table in front of him and looked at the more than ten retainers in front of him angrily. He couldn't help but said angrily: "Don't you have any plan to deal with the Ming Dynasty's fleet?!"
Yes, after the Ming Dynasty fleet approached, the Shimazu family already knew that these four warships came from the Ming Dynasty.
After all, they still know the flag of the Ming Dynasty.
"Lord Takajiu, the fire plan just now failed. I read the history books of China overnight and already have a new strategy!"
At this moment, a sworn retainer immediately stood up and said confidently to Shimazu Takahisa: "From what I can see, whether it is Chibi or the Southern Song Dynasty, there is a plan to connect ships with iron ropes! Now I, Shimazu, The only way this clan can compete with the Ming Dynasty!"
"Iron ropes and boats?! Where did we get so much iron! And didn't the iron ropes and boats lose too?! Baga, what kind of trick are you planning!"
Shimazu Takahisa already had blue veins on his forehead. He never expected that his retainer could say such words. It really made him furious and felt very angry.
What kind of stupid pig is this? Where can I find more qualified and better generals? !
Where is the future of our Shimadzu family? !
Shimazu Takahisa sighed deeply, feeling that the Shimazu family was simply hopeless.
However, at this moment, Ijuin Tadashi, who proposed the plan to "burn Red Cliff" last night, stood up immediately. As a veteran of the Shimazu family for three dynasties, he immediately said forcefully: "Your lord, we have only one plan now! Give up the coast! Daming the Ming Dynasty No matter how powerful the warship is, it can't go ashore, right?! Our Shimazu family has dozens of samurai and more than two thousand elite soldiers! Among the daimyo of the entire Saikaidō, they are all famous beings!"
"According to the warriors who went to Ming Dynasty to plunder the Ming Dynasty in the past few years, the Ming people are vulnerable. If the Ming people dare to go ashore, this is our chance!"
After hearing Ijuin Tadō's words, Shimazu Takahisa began to ponder.
But soon, he could only clenched his fists in humiliation.
The Shimazu family has always relied on the sea to make a living. If they give up the sea, they will undoubtedly end their lives. From immediate death to slow death, they will sooner or later be annexed by other Japanese daimyo.
This situation is something Shimazu Takahisa doesn't want to see.
Just as Shimazu Takajiu was thinking and hesitating for a long time, unable to make up his mind, suddenly a samurai in samurai uniform ran in in a panic, shouting as he ran: "My lord, my lord! Something bad is going to happen." !”
After hearing these words, Shimazu Takahisa couldn't help being surprised, and then he shouted: "What's wrong?"
The samurai panicked and said: "My lord, Yamada Yutoku is that guy who has no bushido spirit! After he saw the Ming army coming down from the Ming Dynasty's warship, he immediately surrendered to the Ming army with fifty-three people from his own army, and took the Ming army with him. They attacked our barracks and grain roads, Miyazaki has been occupied by the Ming army!"
"Nani?!"
Shimazu Takahisa couldn't help but widen his eyes and couldn't believe his ears: "What did you say?! Miyazaki was occupied?!"
Miyazaki, the country of Hyuga.
It is one of Shimazu Takahisa's three major cities... He has three large cities in total.
"There are 800 elite soldiers stationed in Miyazaki. What on earth is going on? The Ming army broke through the city so easily?!"
Shimazu Takahisa couldn't believe his ears.
What they keep talking about are elite soldiers, not total military strength.
If a fight really breaks out, those untouchables will go to the battlefield with sickles and hoes, and the Shimadzu family can gather nearly 10,000 people.
He couldn't believe that Miyazaki was attacked so quickly!
"The Ming army is very strong, and their firearms are so powerful! Our soldiers and horses charged forward and went to see Amaterasu. The artillery roared and the city wall was vulnerable to a single blow and completely collapsed!"
The samurai was in a panic, stumbling and talking to Shimazu Takahisa.
"How can it be repaired?"
Shimazu Takahisa hammered the table hard, and the table shook instantly.
The surrounding retainers knelt down and lowered their heads, placing their palms on their thighs: "My lord, please calm down!"
But Shimazu Takahisa couldn't calm down his anger at all. He stood up, put on a wooden clog, and walked around on the ground, pacing non-stop. He seemed to be very entangled, and he had no idea what was going on and what the strength of the Ming army was.
Doesn't it mean that people are vulnerable? How could one of the fifty leading parties take down one of my three major cities?
"Master Shimazu, my subordinates are willing to lead troops and horses to attack the Ming general..."
Shimazu Takahisa felt paralyzed, and just when such urgent matters were still lingering in Shimazu Takahisa's mind, suddenly, another samurai with a Tsukiyo haircut hurried over and faced him. Shimazu Takahisa kowtowed and said: "My lord, the envoy of the Ming army has come to see you! It's... it's Yamada Yutoku!"
"How dare this guy who violates Bushido come here?!"
"Baga! As long as he dares to come, I will chop him with a knife!"
"Hmph! We must give them a powerful and powerful showdown!"
"..."
In an instant, all the retainers of the Shimazu family present were filled with indignation and expressed their extreme displeasure. They shouted, as if Yamada Yutoku would be hacked to death as long as he dared to come!
Although Shimazu Takahisa is also furious, he is the lord and must be calm. Now that he is strong and he is weak, he must be patient.
Then Shimazu Takahisa took a deep breath and said to the samurai in front of him who came to report: "Only Yamada is virtuous, and there are no people from the Ming army?"
The warrior immediately replied: "My lord, I have never seen the Ming army envoy."
When the samurai said this, Shimazu Takahisa put his chin in his hands and nodded: "Go, call Yamada Yutoku in and see what he has to say."
"yes!"
The samurai resigned respectfully, and soon he saw a "Ming Army" wearing a Ming-made mandarin duck armor and carrying a Yanling sword walking in.
There is no way, clothes can be changed, weapons can be changed, but hair cannot grow back in a short time.
Yamada Yutoku could only try his best to match the Han hairstyle and try his best to maintain the posture of a Ming army.
Before Shimazu Takahisa spoke, a retainer who was kneeling next to him stood up angrily, rushed towards Yamada Yutori, and yelled in a flick of his tongue as he rushed back: "Baga! You, this traitor? You dare to come back! Watch me chop you to death!"
"Cut me?"
Yamada Yutoku looked arrogant and disdainful. He looked at the retainer walking towards him with bare hands, without moving, and smiled very arrogantly: "When will the Japanese dare to control Akito!"
"If you kill me, the Ming army will be angry! Millions of cannons will be fired, and hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers will rush towards Nagasaki! The poor Shimazu family's decades of foundation will be destroyed at this moment!"
Yamada Yude is very arrogant.
Ever since he saw the 'Black Ship' at the beach for the first time, he has been deeply attracted by the Black Ship.
Along with the cannons fired by the Ming army, Yamada Yutoku knew that he had completely admired the Ming Dynasty.
Although Bushido emphasizes 'loyalty to the emperor and patriotism', Japan's Yamato nation also has another characteristic, that is Mu Qiang, who has a very strong convert fanaticism.
Therefore, as soon as the small force of the Ming army landed, Yamada Yutoku surrendered to the Ming army, and he also brought more than fifty people with the same idea.
Therefore, Yamada Yutoku was summoned by Zhu Wan, the governor of the Second Fleet of the Imperial Ming Dynasty. Zhu Wan highly affirmed Yamada Yutoku's surrender, and regarded Yamada Yutoku as a model of buying horse bones for a thousand dollars, and temporarily named him the Commander-in-Chief of the Capital of Japan. The first vanguard team is in charge, and the Huangming Second Fleet reconnaissance team is in charge.
It is a temporary official position with no rank or rank.
After all, it is not his turn to direct the canonization of such high-level officials in the border areas, and the emperor needs to be canonized in person.
Zhu Wan was also educated, so he naturally knew the consequences of appointing a magistrate without authorization.
When Deng Ai made a surprise attack on Chengdu and his lord Liu Chan surrendered, Deng Ai took matters into his own hands and appointed many officials in Chengdu, which aroused Sima Zhao's suspicion. Jiang Wei and Zhong Hui teamed up to spread the rumors and plotted his death.
Such mistakes would never happen to Zhu Wan.
In the eyes of the Ming army, especially in the eyes of Zhu Wan, the governor of the Second Fleet of the Ming Dynasty, Yamada Yude was dispensable, but he was extremely obedient, so he could be kept.
But in the eyes of Shimazu Takahisa and many of his retainers, it was completely different.
After hearing Yamada Yutoku's words, the retainer who originally wanted to rush up and beat Yamada Yutoku to death was unable to move forward or retreat, and could only look at the Lord Shimazu Takahisa for help.
Shimazu Takahisa could only take a deep breath and reprimanded loudly: "Baga! Why did you speak to Yamada-kun, the envoy of the Ming Dynasty! Get out of the courtyard, you don't deserve to be here!"
Having said that, he did not allow the retainer to speak, and directly arranged for the warriors to drive the retainer out of the palace.
Then, Shimazu Takahisa suppressed the anger in his heart and smiled at Yamada Yutoku: "Yamada-kun, what do you think? Tell me, what did Daming want you to say?"
Seeing that the once arrogant and aloof family head was now speaking to him so politely, Yamada Yutoku couldn't help but feel extremely happy. He laughed loudly, and then said with a long smile:
"General Zhu Wan of the Ming Dynasty asked me to tell you that the Ming Dynasty's second fleet has arrived in Nagasaki with 8,000 officers and soldiers. Later, the Fujian navy will come with the Korean battalion. The Ming Dynasty plans to mobilize 450,000 troops to attack Japan, if you don’t want to die, then you must go to the Ming Dynasty’s ‘Kaiping Zhizhongwu King Ship’ in person before the sun sets today to confess your sins and express your intention to submit to the Ming Dynasty, otherwise you will be executed immediately!”
Having said that, Yamada Yutoku couldn't help but laugh loudly, which brought extreme humiliation to the Shimazu family. Shimazu Takahisa couldn't help clenching his fists. He could only watch Yamada Yutoku leave, not daring to leave anyone. stop.
It wasn't until Yamada Yutoku left completely that Shimazu Takahisa's smile disappeared and turned livid.
"Master, do you really want to see Akito?!"
"How can it be repaired! None of the merchants from the Ming Dynasty mentioned this! When did the Ming army have such a strong ability! Even...even iron can float on water! I went home and tried it , if my knife is thrown into the river, it will sink to the bottom and never float up!"
"No, I think I heard businessmen from the Ming Dynasty saying that their emperor had the ability to communicate with the gods, and he invented many things... I thought it was a lie before, but I didn't expect it to be true! Unless the gods help, otherwise How can iron float on water?"
"..."
All the retainers were talking about it, but Shimazu Takahisa took a deep breath and said to the people around him: "Prepare me a set of gorgeous clothes and some gold and silver jewelry. I will go to see Daming in the afternoon. General Zhu Wan!"
"At the same time, immediately send someone to take a small road to summon Ashikaga General and tell them the news!"
Ashikaga General, Ashikaga Yoshiharu.
The current general of the shogunate is the person at the pinnacle of power in Japan and controls the actual power in Japan.
It's a pity that since the Onin Rebellion, the power of the shogun has plummeted. Today's shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu is a bit similar to Chongzhen.
Although he is still a general, he can no longer hold his own. The world-famous Japanese Village Chief War and the so-called "Japanese Warring States Period" are about to come.
However, it is obvious that this emerging 'Japanese black ship incident' has disrupted Japan's original timeline, and Japan's Warring States Period will most likely not come.
Shimazu Takahisa is so confused now that he doesn't know how to behave.
What he didn't know was that a large number of people in his territory had other thoughts.
Because after the Ming army broke through the Shimazu family's granary, they began to release food to calm the people!
For a moment, the Japanese civilians who were originally somewhat hostile to the Ming army have now... gradually grown to look forward to it!
In "Chang Yu Chun Ship", Zhu Wan looked at the letter in his hand, couldn't help but nodded, and laughed loudly:
"Okay, okay, immediately order the translator to write a storybook, which will be spread throughout Japan as soon as possible in the form of a storyteller. The theme is about the story of Qin Shihuang ordering Xu Fu to go to sea with three thousand boys and girls and arrive in Japan!"
"And this Xu Fu is the Japanese Emperor of Japan!"
Zhu Wan took a deep breath and chuckled: "We must let all Japan hear this story!"
Happy Chinese Valentine's Day everyone~
(End of chapter)
