The hurricane in Japan caused the Ming army, which had always had smooth sailing, to suffer heavy casualties for the first time.
The Ming army, which had never experienced such a disaster, would have suffered greater damage if it hadn't been for Qin Tianjian's prompting.
It took seven days for the hurricane to arrive.
In front of this, any large army has no resistance at all and becomes vulnerable.
And now, they have truly experienced the situation that the Mongolian and Yuan armies were in when they encountered this hurricane without any precautions.
The hurricane lasted for five days, and it was not until the rain on the sixth day that the weather cleared that Feng Sheng and others walked out of the house.
Looking at the ruins outside, Feng Sheng shouted loudly: "What are you still doing? Call all the doctors immediately to save people."
There were too many injured sergeants, and many missing sergeants. No one knew how much of a blow this disaster had caused.
As for the missing ones, there is no need to look for them. Once they disappear, they are basically dead.
Along with the hurricane came huge torrential rains.
The sound of the tsunami on the beach can be heard very clearly in the city. When everyone is hiding in the house, they are thinking about whether they can survive if the tsunami hits here.
Fortunately, the Japanese are very experienced in hurricanes, especially this city. Although it is not too far from the seaside, it has also avoided the scope of the tsunami.
Before, Feng Sheng was thinking about digging a hole in the ground to avoid the hurricane, but now he is optimistic. Fortunately, he did not do so.
Because of the accumulated water formed by a large amount of heavy rain, the cave will be completely submerged.
Hiding in a cave will only lead to drowning alive.
Soon, Liu Rixin rushed over.
The generals, officials, and doctors who accompanied the Ming court naturally had priority when making arrangements, and they all took shelter in strong houses.
"Liu Jianzheng came just in time. Is this hurricane completely over?" Feng Sheng asked hurriedly when he saw Liu Rixin.
"Don't worry, Lord Song, this hurricane has passed. Looking at the sky, there are no signs of the hurricane." Liu Rixin replied.
After hearing this, Feng Sheng felt relieved.
The main thing Liu Rixin came to report was about the trends of the hurricane.
According to the current celestial phenomena, the current hurricane is moving to the north. The north of Kyushu Island is naturally the Honshu Island of Japan.
This news was very critical, so Liu Rixin came to report to Feng Sheng as soon as the hurricane passed.
Because in today's world, people are still very superstitious, especially about natural disasters. For example, in the past dynasty, every time there were severe droughts and floods, it was not only a matter of famine, but also a matter of people's hearts.
Even many emperors would choose to issue edicts to offend themselves.
Liu Rixin's statement about the direction of the hurricane shows that the hurricane did not come because of the conquest of Japan.
But it has always existed in itself, and there is no distinction between Japanese and Ming people.
Feng Sheng was very happy after receiving the news, and immediately sent an order to Feng Cheng: "Send someone immediately to inform all soldiers of the news brought by Liu Jianzheng as soon as possible."
"At the same time, arrange personnel to inform the three His Highnesses about this matter."
Morale is a very critical thing, and it is a very important thing for the army.
Not to mention that the current Ming army officers and soldiers are all far away from their hometowns. When they encounter such suffering, they naturally miss their parents, wives and children at home even more.
If you can't control it well, combat morale will be low. For example, some unreliable generals in history may even trigger a mutiny.
Of course Feng Sheng would not let such a thing happen.
When the news spread, the military also began to discuss it.
"Damn it, I thought this hurricane was really caused by these Japanese pirates, but it turns out it's because they don't recognize each other."
"How can the Japanese pirates have such ability? They even summon hurricanes. It's ridiculous. If they really have such ability, the world doesn't belong to them anymore."
"It makes sense, but tell me, are we unlucky? Originally this hurricane was going to hit the Japanese, but we came here and suffered all this in vain."
"Hey, don't tell me, there is such a possibility. Just now I heard from the people over at Jinyiwei that there are hurricanes almost every year here. They are all used to it. Look at the empty house under the house. It's because of the hurricane. relation."
"I didn't notice it before. It seems like it's true. It seems that these Japanese people are so heartless that even God punishes them every year. We have really saved the Japanese people."
"Haven't you heard? These Japanese are also descendants of our country. They were wandered here accidentally when His Majesty the First Emperor sent people to ask for elixirs."
"Is it true? There are still things like this. Tell me quickly. Tell me quickly what is going on with His Majesty the First Emperor."
Under the guidance of caring people, morale immediately began to rise, especially some of the Jin Yiwei's hidden secrets, who were responsible for fabricating stories to tell the story of the hurricane.
The main purpose is to fully prove that the hurricane is here to kill the Japanese, not the Fukiaki.
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"What are the casualties in the army?" Zhu Di asked Zhang Yu with a sullen face.
Zhang Yu smiled bitterly and said: "Reporting to your lord, now about 7,000 people in our army have disappeared in this hurricane, and about 10,000 people have been injured."
"Right now, the military doctors are doing their best to treat them. Fortunately, most of the injured have only minor injuries, and there are not many serious injuries."
Zhu Di nodded. Under such a disaster, such casualties were still an acceptable number.
For now, the next main focus is on post-disaster reconstruction.
While Zhu Di and Zhang Yu were discussing some specific measures, the people who reported the news from Feng Sheng also arrived at Zhu Di.
After taking the letter from the delivery person and reading it, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.
"Zhang Yu, please immediately count how many warriors our army has left to fight, and make preparations immediately. We will set off with my king to conquer early tomorrow morning."
Zhang Yu was a little confused when he heard this, but since the prince had already spoken, there was no need to worry about it.
Zhu Di, on the other hand, smiled and said, "A God-given opportunity. This letter says that Qin Tianjian has already seen through observing the sky that the current hurricane is heading towards the Japanese island of Honshu."
"This also means that the Japanese will be like us now."
Speaking of this, Zhang Yu, who is known as a good strategist, naturally reacted.
Since the Japanese cannot be avoided, a huge fighter plane appears, and the place where the hurricane passes must be filled with mourning.
While causing such heavy casualties to the Ming army, it was also an opportunity.
From a time perspective, the Ming army experienced the devastation of hurricanes five days earlier than the Japanese army.
This means that now, the hurricane of the Ming army has passed, but the hurricane of the Japanese has just begun.
If we start to organize our troops now, we will be able to follow the hurricane and take advantage.
In the short period of time after experiencing the hurricane, the Japanese were definitely unable to react. The Ming army had completely crushed them all the way.
Not to mention directly attacking Honshu Island, but as long as we seize the opportunity, it is not too difficult to conquer all Kyushu Island. It may be easier than imagined.
Zhang Yu, aware of the opportunity, immediately began to gather the sergeants who could still fight under Zhu Di's orders and began to prepare for tomorrow's expedition.
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"Uncle, can the three princes seize this opportunity?"
"This is a great achievement. With our current military strength, there is no problem in dispatching an army of 50,000. By then, it may only take ten days and a half to defeat the entire Kyushu Island." Feng Cheng said with a tone of voice. A bit hasty.
Because I missed this time, if I wanted to better attack the Japanese country, it would not be so easy.
Feng Sheng shook his head and said, "No."
"Cheng'er, you have to remember one thing. When we go to Japan to conquer Japan this time, it seems that I am leading the army, but in fact we are just a foil."
"If I steal the glory of the three princes, I'm afraid it will be even worse in the future."
Feng Sheng saw everything very clearly. He understood that when he came to the Japanese country this time, even his majesty and grandson did not tell him, and he was entrusted with the important task of taking on the role of general to conquer the barbarians.
In fact, it was an escort, similar to the guards of the three princes.
"Then uncle, why don't we tell all the princes this news?" Feng Cheng asked with some confusion.
Feng Sheng smiled and said: "Of course we are not responsible for some things. It depends on the princes' own understanding."
The three princes were in the same place, so they naturally competed with each other.
The method of competition is also more in line with the expectations of the capital.
Whether one prince understands it or two, it doesn't matter. Only then can the gap among the three princes gradually widen.
There is no doubt that the prince who reacts first will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to quickly occupy more territory and seize priority in the subsequent competition.
No matter what the situation is, it is relatively in line with expectations.
If one is strong and the other is weak, then the two weak parties will definitely join forces to resist the strong one. We still understand the principle of lip-destroying and tooth-cold.
If there are two strong parties and one weak party, the weak party will become a sweet potato and be won over by both parties. As for the powerful party joining forces to destroy the weak party, this possibility is almost non-existent.
Because the three princes are all familiar with each other, they are in a state of conflict and rivalry. This is only possible if they are really facing three enemies.
As for the current situation, it is obvious that there are two strong and one weak.
Jin King Zhu Fan, with the help of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, also avoided a large number of casualties to a large extent.
Even in terms of casualties, they were even less than those on Zhu Di's side.
"Your Majesty, it's not too late. We should set off early to seize the opportunity."
"According to reports from spies, King Yan has begun to organize his troops and horses. This should be what he thought."
After hearing the report from the person in charge of the Chamber of Commerce, Jin King Zhu Fan nodded and immediately prepared his army and prepared to start the expedition.
On Feng Sheng's side, because there were the most sergeants and the city was relatively strong, the casualties were lower.
The King of Yan, Zhu Di, has also won over many Japanese nobles. After being reminded by the Japanese nobles, he prepared to resist the hurricane in advance. Overall, the casualties were not too large.
Jin King Zhu Fan also had the help of the Qunying Chamber of Commerce, and coupled with his own cruelty, although many Japanese died in the territory, his own combat power was not greatly affected.
Zhu Fan himself had a cruel personality, and he used to be so to the cooks, and the soldiers under his command were often beaten and scolded, let alone the Japanese.
Regardless of whether they were Japanese common people or Japanese nobles, Zhu Fan treated them all equally. When building fortifications, they were all whipped from behind. If there was a slight suspicion of laziness, he would be whipped down.
With sufficient preparation, there is no big problem.
But on the side of Qi King Zhu Su, the situation was very pessimistic.
Different from the King of Yan, the King of Jin.
King Zhu Shu of Qi himself was a good boy in the capital, but apart from the capital, he was a completely different person.
When he was in the feudal state, he was very extravagant and cruel.
There was no control here and there was still a state of war. A large number of Japanese were directly killed by Qi King Zhu Su.
As for the Japanese women, most of them were used as entertainment for the sergeants, and a few were directly given to meritorious soldiers. The top ones were naturally kept away and enjoyed by themselves.
Such behavior also caused a lot of dissatisfaction among the Japanese people.
King Zhu Su of Qi didn't care. Anyway, whenever there was any gossip, he didn't have any scruples in his heart and would just kill him.
In just over a month, almost tens of thousands of Japanese were killed.
Because too many were killed, there were not many slaves left.
When Feng Sheng sent the messenger, it happened to be the time when King Zhu Su of Qi was having fun, so he didn't pay much attention to the construction work to prevent hurricanes.
When the damage is taken after the hurricane, awareness will show.
Like Zhu Shu, more than 20,000 people disappeared, unable to avoid the hurricane.
The main source of casualties was the underground cave that Feng Sheng had originally thought about.
The subordinate who proposed was now soaked all over, and with him, there were tens of thousands of sergeants.
It was his idea to dig a hole to avoid the hurricane, but when the heavy rain came, it was immediately flooded.
At present, half of Qi King Zhu Su's 100,000-strong army has been destroyed in a short period of time.
"Come here, dig up Niu Lao Er's body for me. I will whip the body myself."
"What the hell? Such a bad idea caused me to lose tens of thousands of soldiers in vain. It is simply not a pity to die."
After suffering losses from his two older brothers, who together were not as big as himself, Qi King Zhu Su went completely crazy.
Especially after learning that the two brothers are now sending troops to take advantage of the hurricane to seize the Japanese territory, they are even more unhappy.
Although it seems that there are still 50,000 sergeants on the surface, in fact a large number of wounded need to be taken care of, and enough troops must be allocated to guard the slaves.
This also resulted in the fact that apart from the escorting army, there were less than 10,000 soldiers available.
"With insufficient manpower, the city is difficult to defeat. In this case, we will focus on the villages and defeat all the villages nearby."
Zhu Zhu conveyed the military order, and he was not stupid. He naturally knew that the morale of the army was low and that victory was urgently needed to stimulate the emotions of the soldiers.
