On top of Ishimi City Wall, all the Japanese looked at the scene in front of them with horrified expressions.
The power of the firecrackers frightened them, but what made them even more desperate was that they had no idea what kind of weapons the Ming army was holding?
This is a brand new weapon that Japan Island has never been exposed to or equipped with.
But they do know that this weapon is more terrifying than all the weapons they have used?
To kill a person a hundred steps away, even the most powerful crossbow arrow on the island is only within this killing distance.
But that kind of crossbow cannot be controlled by one person at all. It is a bed crossbow placed on the city wall and can only be used for defense.
But a weapon like the Ming Dynasty can be easily used by a soldier. It can be said that it is powerful, but it is easy to carry and easy to operate.
Tajiro was once so frightened that he was unable to speak, his pupils were extremely narrowed, and he kept mumbling:
"What kind of weapon is this?"
Li Jin was very satisfied when he saw Tianjiro's expression and replied:
"This weapon is called a firecracker, a weapon with long-range lethality."
"If you need it, we can sell you part of it, provided that you must be our Ming Dynasty's friend."
Hearing this, Tianjiro was shocked, then turned around and asked incredulously:
"Can you really sell it to us?"
"Of course, it's just that our Ming Dynasty only sells weapons to our friends. Are you our friends?"
Li Jin asked with a smile, like a smiling Buddha, making people look very friendly.
But in Tianjiro's eyes, it was a bit creepy. This Li Jin was clearly a smiling tiger.
But even so, Tianjiro did not dare to have any objections. They must get this weapon.
Otherwise, if this kind of firecracker fell into the hands of the Ashikaga family of the Northern Dynasty, it would be a disaster for them.
"Of course we are friends of Ming Dynasty, and we are willing to be friends of Ming Dynasty forever."
Tianjiro quickly replied:
"I wonder how many of these weapons your country can sell to us?"
"Don't rush this yet."
Li Jin waved his hand and said:
"Since we are friends, the previous treaty of friendship and mutual assistance should be signed immediately."
"Tagami-kun, what do you think?"
"this..."
The so-called treaty of friendship and mutual assistance is nothing more than the Treaty of Shimonoseki.
But when it came to the Treaty of Shimonoseki, Tajiro felt like a cock being pinched by the neck and could no longer speak.
Li Jin sneered in his heart. It seemed that this man really didn't shed tears without seeing the coffin, and then said:
"This matter is not urgent. Mr. Tagami, please continue reading."
When Tianjiro saw this, he had to look at the navy below again.
I saw that the Ming Navy had finished shooting at this moment, then quickly gathered and slowly retreated.
But after these Ming naval forces left, carriages pulled one after another, pulling dark things, and rushed here.
Soon, these carriages came under the city wall, and Tianjiro saw clearly that the huge things pulled behind the carriages looked a bit like artillery.
But Tianjiro had never seen this kind of artillery.
The artillery we have seen in the past is basically placed on the city wall and cannot be moved at all, let alone being pulled by a carriage.
But the artillery in front of me is not only slender and doesn't look as big as the artillery on the city wall, but it also has wheels. No wonder it can be pulled forward by a carriage.
It looks ordinary, with only a black metallic luster, which makes people feel a little uneasy.
Tianjiro was a little uninterested in this. It was just artillery. There were more than a dozen of these artillery pieces in Yamato City, so it was nothing unusual.
I don’t understand why Li Jin lets himself watch.
Li Jin smiled and said nothing, and just motioned for him to continue reading.
Below, Lan Yu personally led Sun Dapao and lined up under the city. Ten cannons were slowly arranged into an artillery position.
Everyone discovered that there was a person holding a red flag three miles away from Daming, and then slowly planted the red flag on the ground.
Three miles?
The people on the Japanese island on the city wall visually measured the distance. An attack at this distance is simply impossible to reach.
Tianjiro even scoffed, thinking that the Ming Navy was just trying to impress people. You must know that at a distance of three miles, even on a high city wall, it is difficult for artillery to hit.
Not to mention that the Ming Dynasty's artillery is still on the ground.
Just when the Japanese on the city wall were about to watch Ming's joke, Lan Yu unexpectedly asked people to move the bodies of hundreds of death row prisoners three miles away.
In a quarter of an hour, when all of this was completed, Lan Yu began to give orders to fire.
"boom!"
The first cannon exploded one mile in front of the red flag, and it seemed that it could only shoot a distance of two miles.
But this is amazing enough. After all, in the perception of the people on the island, this is the weapon with the longest range. Even the crossbow and trebuchet cannot do it.
Tianjiro also clapped his hands and praised:
"Your country's weapons are indeed powerful, and I admire them greatly."
Tianjiro said he admired him, but his expression did not change much. It was obvious that the shock to him by the artillery was far less than that of the firecrackers.
"Tagami-kun, don't be so impatient, keep reading."
Li Jin still asked Tianjiro to look down.
Tianjiro was puzzled and wanted to speak when he heard the deafening roar again.
"Boom!"
"Boom!"
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Ten artillery pieces were fired one after another, making a huge noise.
But this was not over yet. After the fired shells flew for a short time, ten shells began to explode accurately within the red flag range.
The power of the explosion tore all the bodies near the red flag into pieces.
"Boom boom boom!!"
Earth-shaking explosions resounded through the sky, and in the horrified eyes of the Japanese people, small mushroom clouds rose up.
The air wave generated by the explosion can have a slight impact even on the city wall three miles away.
One can imagine how strong the impact wave must be in the center of the explosion.
The smoke and dust generated by the explosion were noisy on the dust. When the smoke and dust dissipated, the scene at the center of the explosion shocked everyone.
I saw that the corpses of the executed prisoners who were originally lying in various directions were all turned into pools of flesh and blood. They looked so bloody and terrifying that people dared not look directly at them.
The people on the island looked at the Ming Navy below, and their expressions turned into fear.
As Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once said, barbarians are all beasts, afraid of power but not moral.
When the Ming Dynasty showed extremely powerful force, these Japanese people could only kneel down and surrender, and no longer dared to have any resistance.
At least in Shijian City, the Ming Dynasty will now stick to its word and no one will dare to resist.
"how?"
Li Jin turned around with a smile and asked Tianjiro again:
"This time, are you satisfied, Mr. Tagami?"
Tianjiro's mouth was wide open at this moment, his eyes were protruding, and bloodshot eyes were covered with them. He was extremely surprised.
"Can...this...be sold?"
"Hahaha."
Li Jin laughed heartily and said:
"Of course you can, but it can only be sold after your country and Ming Dynasty have reached an all-weather strategic cooperation."
"Now I can only sell you fire guns."
"Are you willing to be Daming's friends now?"
"Yes, yes! We are absolutely willing."
Tianjiro nodded at this moment and answered hurriedly:
"I request to return to Yamato. You must persuade me to go to the Emperor and agree to your country's request for a peace treaty."
"In order to become a friend of the Ming Dynasty, I will do my best."
"Okay, there is an old saying in China, which is that knowing the current affairs makes a wise man."
Li Jin was very satisfied with Tianjiro's attitude and said:
"Tano Shang-Jun is a hero of a generation. I believe that Tan Shang-Jun will never let Ming Dynasty down."
"Don't worry, sir!"
Tianjiro nodded and bowed, performing a standard courtesy of a subordinate.
At this moment, a violent sound of horse hoofbeats sounded again, and a cavalry force of several thousand people actually galloped towards Ishijian Kingdom from far away.
