The sea finally calmed down, and the Japanese navy was completely defeated. Except for a few Japanese warships that luckily escaped, the rest were wiped out in one fell swoop. Countless corpses and warship wreckage were floating on the sea. The seabirds and sharks around here must have had a feast to enjoy for a long time.
Wang Rong stood on the observation deck of the flagship Delhi and looked at the scene in front of her. She felt that she had finally avenged the transport fleet that had been killed earlier.
A speedboat docked at the flagship, and an officer climbed up the rope ladder, rushed to Wang Rong, and reported: "Commander, the enemy commander Shimazu Shigehao has escaped."
Wang Rong frowned, then laughed and said: "A commander who can only run for his life is of little use."
Yongren was walking in the palace garden, talking and smiling, and seemed to be in a very good mood. It's no wonder that he has been receiving good news recently, giving him hope of turning defeat into victory. Coupled with the fact that he has a beautiful woman by his side, he is naturally in a particularly good mood. The beauty next to him, with charming face, graceful figure, and charming charm in her words and smiles, was none other than Tamamo Mae, who was called the enchantress throughout Japan. Tamamo-mae was originally Taira Kiyomori's pet. After Taira Kiyomori's defeat, she was originally going to be executed as a confidant of Taira Kiyomori. However, Yonghito became deeply obsessed with her after seeing her once and not only spared her. He even made her his concubine. For a long time, Yongren was immersed in the various customs in front of Tamamo and almost gave up on state affairs. If the alarm hadn't been sent from the Ming Dynasty, Yongren might still be living the charming life of "from now on the king will not come to court early".
Yonghi held Tamamomae's slender hand and walked to a few blooming cherry blossoms. Looking at the flowers in the sky, he couldn't help but said: "When this battle is over, I will accompany Aiji day and night!" Tamamomae smiled sweetly. . When Yongren saw it, he couldn't help but be fascinated. He held Tamamo's slender hands and said infatuatedly: "Aiji is really a peerless beauty of national beauty! The Xishi Diaochan in the Han people's legend must not be comparable to Aiji!"
Tamamo-mae smiled and said, "Your Highness is very grateful." Then he sighed and said with a look of joy on his face: "Chen Ji's greatest blessing is to become His Highness's concubine. Chen Ji is always grateful to Amaterasu for being able to give Chen Ji such good luck." , I was able to meet His Highness." Tamamozamae said it very sincerely, which made people feel moved.
Yongren was excited and said: "When this battle is over, I will designate you, Aiji, as my concubine! In the future, I will inherit the throne of the emperor, and you, Aiji, will be my concubine!"
Tamazomae looked at Yongren with gratitude and said gently: "Your Highness, you don't have to be like this. With Chen Ji's past, I really can't become a royal concubine! That would damage His Highness's honorable name! Chen Ji would rather die than have His Highness' honorary name suffer." Damn it! In fact, as long as I can accompany His Highness all the time, I will be satisfied!" Tamamo no Mae's expression was gloomy and her tone was touching. I am afraid that no matter how heroic a man is, he would be unable to control himself when facing such a woman. Yongren felt that he must not let down this woman who loved him deeply, and said impulsively: "No! I have already decided! You will be my true concubine!" Tamamo Mae sighed quietly, as if he was full of gratitude and full of happiness. Worry. After hearing this, Yongren felt that he must not let her down, and he had no other thoughts at all. At this moment, Yongren was probably willing to do anything for Tamamo Mae, not to mention just making her a royal concubine.
Just when the two of them were vowing each other under the cherry blossoms, Ohno Satoshi hurried over and said anxiously: "Your Highness, no, it's not good!"
Seeing that such a perfect atmosphere was disturbed, Yonghi felt very unhappy. He turned to Ohno Satoshi and said displeasedly: "What's wrong?"
Ohno Satoshi said urgently: "I just received a report that Shimazu Shigehao's navy was ambushed by the Ming Dynasty navy, and the entire army was wiped out! Only Shimazu Shigehao and a few people escaped!"
Yongren was stunned for a moment, then his face changed drastically, and he asked angrily: "What did you say? Shimazu Shigehao's entire army was wiped out? How is this possible? Didn't he just annihilate an enemy's transport fleet?"
Ohno Satoshi said: "Not long ago, Shimazu Shigehao led his troops to attack the newly arrived Ming Dynasty transport fleet. However, this time the transport fleet was a trap. They lured Shimazu Shigehao into an ambush that had been prepared long ago. The enemy surrounded us from all sides, and in the end, the whole army was annihilated!”
Yongren was speechless for a long time, feeling annoyed and frightened at the same time. He didn't expect that the naval force he had spent so much effort to rebuild would be destroyed like this. Now he has killed Shimazu Shigehao's heart. All. But Tamamo Mae, who was standing behind the servant, looked as usual, and there seemed to be a hint of schadenfreude flashing through his extremely seductive eyes.
At this moment, Minamoto Yoshitsune hurried over again and reported: "Your Highness, we have just received news that all the people in the south who originally served us have switched sides! They have all taken the side of the Ming Dynasty and helped the Ming Dynasty. Attacking local famous people, many famous people were destroyed!"
Yongren was shocked and screamed: "This is impossible? How could it suddenly become like this?"
Minamoto Yoshitsune said with a face full of hatred: The Ming Dynasty first sent troops to arrest the daimyo from various places, then robbed their land and contracts, and distributed the robbed land to the local untouchables for free! After the local untouchables got the land, they no longer opposed the Ming army, but instead helped them! I heard that after the untouchables in some places got the news, before the Ming army arrived, they gathered to attack the local daimyo, kill the daimyo, seize property and land contracts, and then surrender to the Ming Dynasty! Brother Yu, the situation in the south is completely out of control! Those untouchables don't know what loyalty is at all! "
Yongren was extremely angry and shouted fiercely: "Traitors! They are all traitors! I will execute them all!" Everyone was silent, thinking that they could not defeat the Ming army, so how could they execute those untouchables.
Yonghito was very agitated, and both Minamoto Yoshitsune and Ohno Tomo retreated.
Yongren looked at Tamamo Mae, and an idea suddenly came to his mind. He stepped forward and held Tamamo Mae's delicate hand, saying: "I really want to leave this troublesome world with you! Go to a carefree place. Live a carefree life!" Tamamo Mae smiled softly and said: "Your Highness is from the Land of the Rising Sun. I'm afraid you will never be able to live such a life in this life!" Yongren was very depressed and only felt that he was fighting against the Ming Dynasty. The confrontation was really tiring, and he just couldn't bear it. What made him most depressed and uncomfortable was that after working so hard and putting in so much effort, he still couldn't defeat his opponent. He was almost discouraged. I couldn't help but sigh and murmured: "Why are those Han people different from the ones in my memory! These people are so fierce and powerful that it is hard for me to believe that they are the Han people in my memory!"
Tamazomae thought that Yongren was talking about the Han people in the Song Dynasty, and thought: "In the past, the Han people governed the country with Confucianism, advocating civil rule, and suppressing martial arts, which naturally seemed very cowardly. Now it is different. The Ming Emperor deposed Confucianism and relied on military strategists and Legalists. The way of governing the country has naturally taken on a new look. In fact, the Han people have never been cowardly, only their civilian rulers are cowardly. As long as you give them a chance, they will be more fierce than anyone else!" After a pause, "I am always there. Think about it, why did Confucianism appear in the Central Plains? Maybe it’s because the Han people are too fierce, so they naturally developed this kind of thinking to overcome this shortcoming!"
Yongren smiled bitterly and said, "Is this also called a shortcoming?" Tamamo Mae didn't know how to answer this question.
Yongren only felt very tired, and sleepiness couldn't help but come over him. Upon seeing this, Tamamo immediately helped Yongren into the bedroom and helped him sleep. Then he left.
Tamamo thought of something, went to the front hall, and found Minamoto Yoshitsune who was handling various official documents on Yonghito's behalf.
"Yoshitsune." Tamamozamae called.
Minamoto Yoshitsune raised his head and saw the seductive Tamamo Mae, and couldn't help but panic, looking at a loss.
Tamamo Mae was used to seeing men behave in such a panic in front of her, and she couldn't help but feel contempt in her heart. His expression remained motionless, still with a charming smile on his face, and he said, "There is something I want to ask you."
Minamoto Yoshitsune said quickly: "Please, please speak."
Tamamo Mae frowned slightly and said, "I heard that the Ming Army is very scary. Is this true?"
When Minamoto Yoshitsune heard this, he couldn't help but recall the scene when he was ambushed by the Ming army. His face showed a look of panic, and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes! They are very scary! They are simply not human beings, but eight-pointed animals." The demonic army used by the serpent to destroy the world! I have never seen, or even thought about, such a terrifying army. They wield swords and axes and move forward fearlessly, stepping on corpses with bloody feet and slashing fiercely! They have no mercy and no fear. They are simply terrifying creatures born for war! I originally thought that our warriors were the strongest warriors in the world, but after that night I realized that our warriors were so vulnerable in front of them!"
Although Tamamo Mae had heard legends about the Ming Army more than once, but now when he heard Minamoto Yoshitsune, a man who had fought against the Yanyun Army, talk about the Ming Army, he still couldn't help but feel shocked.
Tamamo was silent for a moment, and then asked: "I heard that the emperor of Ming Dynasty is also here?"
Minamoto Yoshitsune nodded.
Tamamo Mae hurriedly asked: "Have you seen him? What kind of person is he?"
Minamoto Yoshitsune shook his head and said: "I have never seen him." Suddenly he remembered something and continued: "But Katsuto Ninomiya of the Ninomiya family has seen him. I heard that Katsuto Ninomiya led three thousand elites to Kumamoto to challenge , Emperor Yanyun rode alone to fight.…”
Tamamo Mae was greatly surprised, "What did you say? Emperor Yanyun dared to ride alone to face the three thousand elites led by Katsuto Ninomiya?" Minamoto Yoshitsune nodded. Tamamo Mae asked with great interest: "Did they fight?"
Minamoto Yoshitsune nodded, with a solemn look on his face, and said: "Ninomiya Katsuto is so arrogant that he dared to challenge Emperor Yanyun to a duel. I heard that in less than three rounds, Ninomiya Katsuto was shot down and dismounted. ..." Tamamo-mae was surprised and said: "It is said that Ninomiya Katsuto is a swordsman second only to Honda Tadakatsu and a few others. Even Honda Tadakatsu and others would have to defeat him by a hundred. After the move! How could someone kill him in three turns!"
Minamoto Yoshitsune said: "This is the news I got. Ninomiya Katsuto was not dead, but was shot down from his horse. I heard that just when Ninomiya Katsuto was about to be killed by the Ming Emperor, a dozen senior warriors came Rescue. The two sides fought a battle. The Ming Emperor killed five high-ranking warriors in a row. One man faced more than a dozen people, and he actually had the upper hand! At this time, the Ming elite came out of the city to attack. The two sides fought a battle. In the end, Ergong won. It ended in a disastrous defeat!"
Tamamozen thought: "So this Ming Emperor is a great hero who is astonishing and majestic in the world!" Minamoto Yoshitsune smiled bitterly: "For us, he is just a big devil! Alas, I didn't expect that we would actually We will encounter such a terrible opponent! If we had known that the enemy was so powerful, we would have said nothing to be enemies with them!" Then he said worriedly: "I heard that the Ming Emperor had destroyed Xixia, Tubo, Dali, Bagan and many other countries. A powerful country, I hope our Country of the Rising Sun will not be next!”
Tamamo Mae sighed and murmured: "Everything has its destiny. This is doomed from the beginning, and the country is no exception. If the country of the rising sun is destined to perish, then no one can It can be changed!" After a pause, "Now it seems that whether the Kingdom of the Rising Sun can survive depends entirely on the Ming Dynasty!" Minamoto Yoshitsune couldn't help but nodded.
Tamamo-mae came to the back while thinking. He stopped when he saw Ohno Satoshi coming out of Yonghito's dormitory. Ohno Satoshi came to Tamamo Mae, bowed and prepared to leave. Tamamo-mae asked: "What did His Highness give you?" Ohno Satoshi said: "His Highness ordered me to immediately send an order to the navy pretending to be pirates in the south to withdraw immediately!" He bowed to Tamamo-mae and left in a hurry.
Tamamo walked to the door of the dormitory and saw that Yongren had sat up and looked up at the window. The expression on his face was changing. Sometimes he looked scared and anxious, and sometimes he looked crazy and fierce. Tamamo Mae frowned, did not go in, and left gently.
The atmosphere in Fukuoka is becoming more and more uneasy for Yonghito. Ever since the news came that civilians from various places under the control of the Ming Dynasty were looting and killing daimyo, the atmosphere in Fukuoka has become a bit strange. Yongren and others only felt that the civilians in the city seemed to have evil expressions. Yongren was very anxious. Sometimes he had the intention of abandoning Fukuoka, and sometimes he wanted to kill all the civilians in the city.
But at this time, the supporting 16,000 soldiers and 30,000 samurai ashigaru finally arrived. The restless mood of Yongren and others was instantly swept away, and the uneasy atmosphere in the city miraculously disappeared without a trace. Yongren and others saw that those civilians had become obedient and humble good people again. Yongren regained his confidence and decided to continue to implement the original plan and defend Fukuoka City.
In Kumamoto in the south, Yang Peng decided to implement the previously shelved attack plan. The main force of 30,000 was divided into two teams. One team of 10,000 soldiers and horses was led by Yang Peng and attacked Fukuoka to the north. The other team of 20,000 soldiers and horses was led by Yang Peng. Liu Zhiliang led the attack on Saeki in the east. Two troops attacked at the same time. Yang Peng hoped to solve the Kyushu problem in one fell swoop.
Thirty thousand troops marched out of Kumamoto and divided into two groups to attack Fukuoka and Saeki respectively. At the same time, local civilians have been organized to repair roads and build bridges before the army. These Japanese civilians are very motivated, because their current wealth and lives are firmly tied to the Ming army. They know that only if the Ming army wins, can they keep everything they have now. On the contrary, if the Ming army fails, those who previously The daimyo and their relatives who have been robbed of their land and wealth will definitely come back for crazy revenge. At that time, not only will they not be able to keep the land and wealth they have obtained, but they will also be afraid that their own lives will be lost in an instant. These civilians have subconsciously regarded themselves as Ming people.
Yang Peng led 10,000 soldiers and horses all the way to the north. When they passed through the cities and villages, they saw the wind falling. The Japanese civilians in various places rose up in rebellion, rushed into the famous houses, looted, and then surrendered to the Ming Dynasty.
In the evening of that day, the army entered Kurume, dozens of miles south of Fukuoka. Yang Peng had recently learned from nearby civilians who had surrendered that Kurume only had a thousand militiamen temporarily recruited by the Saga Daimyo and 500 guards sent by Yonghito. Therefore, as soon as the army arrived in Kurume, they launched a fierce attack.
The Saga Daimyo led 1,500 people to resist normally, but they were no match for Yang Peng Tiger Wolf. In an instant, they suffered heavy casualties and the city was in danger. At this moment, there was a sudden huge commotion in the city. Yang Peng saw outside the city that the defenders who had been unable to resist were completely panicked and fled for their lives. Immediately afterwards, the city gate was suddenly opened, and many ragged civilians rushed out of the city gate with various farm tools as weapons, shouting wildly.
Yang Peng smiled and waved his hand, and the army immediately poured into the city. The entire city fell into unprecedented panic. The daimyo and a small number of civilians were extremely frightened. However, most of the civilians in the city turned into extremely cruel thugs. They broke into the homes of daimyo and wealthy households, looted and killed, and committed all kinds of evil. The originally beautiful Fires flickered everywhere in the city, blood and flesh were everywhere, and the screams and the hysterical laughter of the civilians made people feel numb. Naturally, Yang Peng would not care about this kind of thing, and just led the army straight towards the city's public office. When Yang Peng arrived at the office, the office was already empty. Yang Peng ordered the army to rest and recuperate on the spot. An officer came to ask for instructions: "Your Majesty, those Japanese civilians have gone too far. Should we stop them?"
Yang Peng said: "This is the Japanese people's own business, we don't want to interfere." "Yes."
Yang Peng stood at the gate, looking at the entire Kurume. He saw crazy and raging figures everywhere in the firelight, with a mocking smile on his face.
Chaotic footsteps were heard on the street. Yang Peng and others followed the sound and saw hundreds of civilians rushing in. The secret guard captain immediately waved his hand, and more than a hundred secret guards immediately ran over and stood in front of everyone.
All the civilians stopped and knelt on the ground to worship. Then an old man who seemed to be the leader raised his head and muttered something. The translator immediately translated: "He said that they came to pay homage and thank the General of the Ming Dynasty! They also have a gift to present to the General of the Ming Dynasty!"
When Yang Peng heard that the other party had brought a gift, he couldn't help but become interested. He walked out of the protective circle of the secret guards and came to the front of the civilians. When all the civilians saw the general-looking man coming, they couldn't help but become nervous, and then they all showed extremely humble expressions. Yang Peng asked: "What gifts did you bring?" The translator immediately translated.
The old man hurriedly muttered a few words behind him. I saw a few Japanese civilians dragging out a beautiful and graceful woman in kimono. The old man looked like a slave and muttered something. The translator said: "He said that this beauty is the most beautiful woman in Kurume and even the entire Kyushu. He specially brought it to the general to present it to the general. Please accept it!"
Yang Peng looked at the woman and saw that although she looked very scared, her eyes showed a lot of hatred. Yang Peng smiled and said to the Japanese civilians: "I accepted your gifts." The translator immediately translated. When all the civilians heard this, they looked overjoyed and thanked him one after another. Thank you for what? Do you want to thank the other party for ruining your own compatriots?
Yang Peng ordered the woman to be taken to the office, and then asked the old man who was the leader: "What is your name? Are you their leader?" The translator translated. The old man murmured something quickly. The translator said: "He said that the local civilians elected him as the leader. His name is Takeo Sasaki." Yang Peng looked at the face of the slave in front of him and said: "I am very happy that you can abandon the darkness and turn to the light. From today on, you are The magistrate of Kurume." Yang Peng didn't say a word before the translator translated it. After Yang Peng finished speaking, the translator also finished translating.
When Takeo Sasaki heard that the other party asked him to be the magistrate of Kurume, he was overjoyed and thanked him quickly, while other civilians looked at Takeo Sasaki with envy.
Yang Peng looked at the city that was still in chaos and said to Takeo Sasaki: "I will send someone to be your deputy. He will tell you what a Ming official should do. If you don't understand anything, you can ask him." The translator translated these words, and Takeo Sasaki cheered. Yang Peng ordered a secret guard to be Takeo Sasaki's deputy, and then let them go down.
Yang Peng returned to the office and went to the study at the back. I saw the Japanese beauty sitting there with an uneasy expression. When she saw him coming in, her expression immediately became nervous and full of hostility. When the Japanese beauty saw the other person walking towards her, she was extremely frightened and subconsciously backed away. She didn't stop until she hit the wall. Her eyes looked at Yang Peng with great fear and hatred.
Yang Peng smiled, walked to the desk, sat down on the desk, looked at the other person, and asked: "Do you understand Chinese?" The Japanese beauty frowned but remained silent.
Yang Peng laughed and said, "You can't speak. Could it be that you are mute?" The beautiful Japanese woman showed anger and loudly said, "You are the mute!" What she said was actually Chinese. Yang Peng laughed and said, "So you're not a mute. You speak Chinese well."
What happened after all, let’s see what happens next.
