Three days later, Chongming Island.
"My boss is really good at predicting things. The people of Zhenhaiwei are really planning to take advantage of others."
"Now, none of those Japanese merchants will be able to escape."
Somewhere in the jungle of Chongming Island, Xuanjia Guards camped here, waiting for the contact between Zhenhai Guards and Japanese merchants.
After getting the latest information, Uncle Zhang came to the camp and said to Zhu Ying.
The main reason why the Xuanjia Guards were able to get ahead of the Zhenhai Guards was that the cavalry were all on a different level than the infantry.
Zhu Ying took the information from Uncle Zhang, looked at it carefully and said with a smile: "I can appreciate the quality of Zhenhai Guards. It won't be a big problem for them to capture these Japanese merchants."
"The main thing is to look at the battle damage."
Zhu Ying himself does not have much military talent. If there is a battle involving tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of people, he will feel like he is being blinded.
But he is still very experienced in small-scale combat involving tens of thousands of people.
Although the Qunying Chamber of Commerce is known as a chamber of commerce, it has a total of 5,000 bulk cavalry under its banner.
If they all gathered together, some small and medium-sized tribes on the grasslands, or some small countries in the Western Regions and Europe and Asia, would be directly crushed.
Don't underestimate the power of five thousand cavalry. If there are no corresponding countermeasures, or on the open grassland, even twenty or thirty thousand infantry can easily be killed.
"How long will it take for them to arrive here?" Zhu Ying asked.
Uncle Zhang replied: "At present, the Zhenhai Guards have boarded the ship. According to the current situation, it should be after noon that they will contact the Japanese merchants."
"The Zhenhai Guards are currently dispatching two thousand troops, divided into two groups."
"There are about 1,500 people in the vanguard army, and they should be directly outflanking the Japanese merchants' rear. The remaining 500 people are probably coming to contact the Japanese merchants."
Zhu Ying nodded upon hearing this.
At present, Zhenhaiwei is bullying Japanese merchants with few information channels and controlling various docks, so as to catch Japanese merchants off guard.
Otherwise, the news of the two thousand people would soon reach the Japanese merchants.
Chongming Island is surrounded by the sea, and the Japanese merchants' ships are quite good. If they had known the news in advance, they would have boarded the ship and fled directly.
On the vast sea, Zhenhai Guard had no possibility of pursuing him.
"Instruct the Xuanjia Guards to dispatch together when Zhenhai dispatches to destroy the Japanese merchant rear."
"The first is to prevent Japanese merchants from slipping through the net, and the second is to strictly supervise the actions of the Zhenhai Guards. If any behavior of killing good people and taking credit for merit is found, stop it immediately."
Zhu Ying thought for a while and ordered.
Killing good people and claiming merit is a very common phenomenon, whether it is in the Ming Dynasty or in the dynasties before the Ming Dynasty.
It seems like a simple sentence of protection, but in fact it is a fatal blow to the people.
Those people who helped the Japanese merchants hide would naturally not feel pity if they were others, and would not even think about it. This is the saying that one general can make thousands of bones wither.
Especially in terms of behavior, no matter what their thoughts were, they helped Japanese merchants after all, not to mention that according to the joint sitting system of Ming law, these people were also guilty.
But Zhu Ying didn't have any hatred towards them. This was not how the continuous sitting system was handled.
The laws of the Ming Dynasty have always given people a one-size-fits-all feeling on many levels.
Basically, as long as it has something to do with crime, especially when it comes to ordinary people, it will almost always involve a large area.
It's not that Zhu Ying likes to express the will of the Holy Mother, but mainly the people themselves, and there is no such thing as a pattern.
On the surface, Japanese merchants are employing ordinary people. In Shanghai County, it is also a normal phenomenon to accept employment from other countries. The ordinary people will not ask whether this employment is reliable.
The law understands people's feelings. At this point, Zhu Ying felt that he should be open-minded to these people.
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As time passed, it soon came to afternoon.
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In a remote coastal place on Mingdao, hundreds of Japanese people are waiting.
The leader of the Japanese merchants had a smile on his face.
"After this transaction is successful, we will bring the firearms and present them to His Majesty the Emperor and Your Majesty the General. From now on, the family's future will be smooth and prosperous."
"When the time comes, you don't have to worry about running around on the sea."
"These days, every time I go to sea, I am terrified. I am afraid that one day I will be unlucky and sink into the sea."
A true noble would naturally not be like the Japanese merchants who often traveled on the sea.
The sea is not a bad place. A slightly larger storm could kill everyone on the ship.
If the ship is destroyed, people will surely die, and there will be no way out.
Hearing the commander's answer, the Japanese warrior next to him echoed: "The strength of the Ming Dynasty lies in its firearms. Once we master the method of making firearms, we will definitely be able to defeat the Ming armies in our country."
"When the time comes, sir, if you make great contributions, you will definitely become famous."
A daimyo is equivalent to a prince in the Japanese country. Whether it is the emperor who is the nominal ruler of the country or the shogun who controls the real power, they all want to win over them.
It can be said that the wish of most nobles is to become a daimyo.
While they were talking, a ship appeared on the distant sea.
"It's Zhenhaiwei. Zhenhaiwei's ship is here."
With an exclamation, more than a hundred Japanese people, including the Japanese merchant commander, immediately cheered up and smiled.
In their view, the arrival of Zhenhaiwei means credit.
on board.
"Damn, what a huge loss. There are more than a hundred Japanese people. These few heads are not enough for our brothers. If I had known better, I should have grabbed them and surrounded the rear of these Japanese merchants."
"If we go to the rear, even if there are fewer Japanese, there will still be a lot of heads, and we can still bring in some criminals to make up the number. What a shame."
On the deck, looking at the Japanese on the beach, Qianhu of the Zhenhai Guard counted them carefully several times. Only then was he sure that there were only about a hundred people, and he immediately began to complain unhappily.
Including other hundreds of households, the general banner also looked unhappy after hearing this.
Hundreds of heads are really not enough.
"There's not even a ghost in this place. There's no way to make up the numbers. Boss, when Sha Qianhu and the others take over the Japanese merchant rear, they must give us some of the credit."
"Otherwise, my brother's trip this time is really frustrating. Even if I give him a few heads to make up the number, I can at least get a little more money."
When the leader Qianhu heard this, he nodded in agreement, then looked at the distance, and shouted loudly: "We are about to dock, brothers, cheer me up."
"I've made a note of it all. After I get off the boat, I don't need to talk nonsense with them. I'll just surround them and don't let them get away."
"Originally, the number of people allocated to the brothers this time was small. If some of them get away, it would be a big loss. i"
"Brothers holding fire cannons, prepare them first. Don't these Japanese want our fire cannons? Let's show them how our Ming Dynasty fire cannons are fired."
"Don't load the cannons on the ship. Once the cannons are fired, these Japanese will run faster than rabbits. Remember not to alert the enemy."
As Qianhu shouted, the sergeants on the ship immediately began to answer noisily.
Not long after, the army carrying five hundred soldiers docked.
The Japanese people didn't just watch, they rushed over to help stop the boat and were extremely attentive.
Qianhu watched from the deck, smiled coldly, and said nothing.
The Zhenhai Guard sergeant who got off the boat immediately ran towards the rear of the Japanese people. Although the leader of the Japanese merchants felt a little strange, he just comforted himself in his heart. This was probably the consistent style of Zhenhai Guard.
When he saw that the sergeants had cut off the retreat route of the Japanese merchants, Qianhu laughed loudly and shouted:
"Brothers, kill the Japanese pirates!!!"
along with
As soon as this shout started, the silent Zhenhai Guards sergeants immediately sneered and pulled out their long swords, slashing directly at these unsuspecting Japanese.
The gunmen who came down from the deck had already loaded their gunpowder, simply took aim, and started shooting directly.
Bang bang bang! ! !
Matchlock guns have not yet been completely popularized. At present, they are mainly supplied to the Japanese conquest army. The total number transported to Zhenhai Guard is only one or two hundred. This is considered to be used by the fire gun soldiers of Zhenhai Guard in turn to get familiar with them.
Therefore, nearly a hundred fire gunners fired one after another in a seemingly majestic manner, and the smoke filled a large area, but the casualties on the Japanese side were less than twenty.
The accuracy rate is poor. The current fire gun just gives a general direction, which is almost the same as the cannon.
"You hit the wrong person, you hit the wrong person. We are here to make a deal. Dear Lord Chihu, you hit the wrong person."
Facing the attack of Zhenhaiwei, the Japanese commander immediately began to shout loudly in fluent Chinese.
Qianhu stood at the bow of the boat and sneered, "We hit the wrong person. What the hell was the deal? I received a tip that you Japanese pirates are trying to invade our Ming Dynasty."
"Today, I have specially led a group of people to catch all of you Japanese pirates."
Hearing this, the Japanese merchant leader didn't know that Zhenhaiwei was going to take advantage of him.
Immediately organize manpower to start defense.
In fact, saying that they are Japanese pirates is not a frame-up.
There is only one word difference between Japanese merchants and Japanese pirates. In fact, it is really just a thought.
These Japanese merchants were maritime merchants who abided by the rules when faced with powerful forces.
When he discovers that his own military strength far exceeds that of his counterparty, he will show his fangs without hesitation.
The cruelty of the Japanese can be seen. They have no scruples. Every time they are in such a situation, they are like turning into beasts, without any humanity at all.
Even if it is an infant child, he will not let it go.
And women are often hijacked by them on sea ships and subjected to all kinds of humiliation.
These women will not hold anything back before the next transaction. For their own dignity and to hide their crimes, they will directly kill the women and then throw them into the vast sea, destroying the corpses and destroying all traces.
On the coast, the Zhenhai Guards' sergeants who passed by first surrounded but did not attack, and the main output was produced entirely by the Fire Gun Soldiers.
Zhenhaiwei, who has dealt with Japanese merchants and Japanese pirates for a long time, knows very well that these Japanese people walking along the coast of the Ming Dynasty are very brave, and the intersection of cold weapons often bursts out with strong morale.
Especially in such a situation where the beast is trapped, blindly commanding the sergeants to charge and kill can kill the enemy more quickly, but it will also cause unnecessary casualties.
In a war involving thousands or tens of thousands of people, the casualties of a few or a dozen people may seem like a very small number, but for every general flag, small flag, and even the sergeant himself, it means a lot. completely different.
This reflects the importance of mid-level officers. The more details are controlled, the more important it becomes.
Blindly rushing to kill will only lead to greater tragedy. Even if you win, it will cause excessive losses to yourself, which is also a loss of blood.
"These damn bright dogs, they want to slowly surround us and kill us. Warriors, follow me and kill them!"
The Japanese merchant leader immediately saw Zhenhaiwei's intention.
Although the accuracy of fire cannons is not high, under rows of firing, every time the fire cannons sound, a few unlucky ones will be killed directly.
The biggest effect of the fire gun is not only in killing, but also the power of gunpowder. Once it hits the body, even if it is not a fatal injury, it will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the Japanese.
Even if those Japanese who were injured by gunpowder on their arms and chests were not dead, they basically had no fighting power at all.
It seems that there are still nearly a hundred Japanese standing, but in fact, there are less than seventy who can really fight back.
The Japanese commander understood that if this continues, he will only
After being slowly consumed to death, he started shouting to fight his way out.
"Charge the whole army and kill me!"
At the same time as he heard the shouts, Qianhu immediately understood that encirclement and killing had no big effect, and launching a total attack was the best option.
Following Qianhu's shout, all the sergeants, except for the musketeers, immediately rushed off the boat and began to charge and kill the Japanese.
There were about two hundred people disembarking in front of them, but the direction of the seaside was too wide. When the Japanese gathered together as one force, it would be difficult to completely stop them.
Under the charge of the Japanese, more than a dozen people were immediately killed. Even if they were constantly pursued, without cavalry, many of them would obviously be run away.
Although he was a little helpless, Qianhu knew that there was nothing he could do about it.
The only option is to order a pursuit and count as one more person killed.
Seeing that more than thirty Japanese people had broken out of the encirclement, they were about to flee.
There was a sound of hoofbeats, and hundreds of knights were seen galloping from a distance, all of them wearing armor and red robes.
That touch of red is frightening.
When you get closer, you can see that the Ming Dynasty's most advanced matchlock guns are hung on the waists of these Tiqi.
There is no horse as fast as a man.
When they saw the appearance of Tiqi, the Japanese merchant leader immediately fell into despair.
Then he immediately burst into fierceness and roared loudly in Japanese.
Following the roar of the Japanese merchant leader, all the Japanese suddenly burst out with a will to die. They stopped running away and turned around to kill the Zhenhai Guards.
Obviously he knew he was going to die, but he still wanted to drag a few people into the water.
