"So? How many times have you suffered big losses from Ming Dynasty?"
Wang Zhi had a faint smile on his face. After all, he was not a full-time pirate. He was still a businessman after all. He had gone back to deal with his business in the past few days. When he came back, he saw a group of Japanese pirate leaders with sad faces. .
After asking, I found out that they suffered a lot in the Ming Dynasty and suffered a lot of losses. There were even several pirate groups who went ashore and never came back.
Wang Zhi listened to the cries of these Japanese pirate leaders, but he didn't care much in his heart.
It's not that he looks down on the Ming army, but that Wang Zhi is indeed powerful.
This time he brought a total of six thousand men, all of whom were giant pirates who roamed the sea and had rich combat experience. The firearms in their hands were overwhelming against the Ming army in terms of quality and quantity.
There are not many soldiers, but fine ones. Wang Zhi also has this idea. This time he will beat the Ming Dynasty hard and force them to lift the sea ban.
In his opinion, the reason why these guys failed was simply that the Ming Dynasty cut off their eyes and ears, and then assembled heavy troops to encircle and suppress them. No matter how useless the Ming army is, once the numbers increase, it is not something that hundreds of them can defeat, so failure is understandable.
He sneered secretly in his heart:
Okay, this time, let you know more clearly, who is the leader!
When I lead my army to defeat the Ming army, will these guys be dumbfounded and obey me from now on?
With this thought in mind, Wang Zhi's expression became more relaxed and his smile became brighter.
"Come, drink!" He raised his glass and said with a laugh.
"Now that I'm back, I won't just watch you suffer. I'm your leader!"
"I have a plan to attack the Ming Dynasty in half a month. When the time comes, I will lead you to avenge our shame!"
The eyes of all the Japanese pirate leaders lit up.
The several large-scale invasions led by Wang Zhi really made them a lot of money. They were not fools, and they could see how powerful Wang Zhi's men were.
If they were allowed to attack, the Ming army would definitely not be their opponent!
The more they thought about it, the more excited they became. Finally, the atmosphere was completely heated up. Everyone abandoned their past failures and began to sing and dance, seemingly celebrating the upcoming victory.
As the number two person, Xu Hai also raised his wine glass with an excited look on his face, but the content of his excitement seemed different from the others.
His eyes looked around everyone, as if...looking at prey.
…
It was late at night and the banquet was over. The pirate leaders were supported by their men and returned to their rooms. The rest of the pirates also fell asleep on the ground one after another after partying for a while. The island that was originally noisy with gongs and drums gradually fell into chaos. Silence.
On the tower, the pirate who was supposed to be on guard was sleeping, surrounded by overturned wine bottles.
The Ming Dynasty has been beaten for so many years and has never launched a counterattack against their base camp. These sentry posts have long become symbolic.
Yes, this island is far away overseas and cannot be found easily, let alone the Ming Army. It will not be discovered at all.
However, this does not include situations where someone specifically informed their location!
In the night, one lucky boat after another sailed silently, and the sound of the oars hitting the water merged with the waves, making it difficult to detect.
It wasn't until the huge ship approached the beach that someone finally noticed it and shouted in panic:
"Ming Army, Ming Army is here!"
The miserable screams cut through the night sky and became the clarion call for the Ming army to attack.
Yan Yuanmo, on the largest main ship, coldly ordered:
"The fire ship moves forward, and the remaining blessing ships fire at the enemy gathering place!"
Suddenly, countless artillery fire poured down, and most of the Japanese pirates were still drunk and were blown into a pool of flesh and blood.
After several rounds of shelling, the island was in a mess. This wave of bombing alone had killed thousands of Japanese pirates.
At this time, countless Ming troops climbed onto the island like ants and launched a general attack.
Feeling that the bombardment had stopped, the Japanese pirates originally wanted to put up a last ditch resistance.
But when they saw that those Japanese warriors with high martial arts skills in the past were pierced through the body by the Ming army who formed a strange formation, and were killed without any resistance, and when the bullets of the squatting cannon forcibly beat people into broken sacks, They collapsed.
This is not a battle, this is a massacre. The Japanese pirates, who were extremely arrogant in the past, are now like sheep, allowing others to bully them.
Qi Jiguang shouted amidst the gunfire:
"Soldiers, kill! Avenge our comrades, brothers and sisters!"
"Kill all the Japanese pirates, today only!"
This made the soldiers even more crazy. After all, who doesn't have some grudge against the Japanese pirates?
Wang Zhi was awakened by the shouts of killing that filled the sky. He ran out of the room and saw this scene.
There were fallen Japanese pirates everywhere. Even the elite warriors he was proud of were unable to gather into formation and could only be brutally killed in front of the well-prepared Ming army.
Lose, lose?
No, I still have a fleet!
Wang Zhi suddenly turned his head and cast his hopeful eyes towards the seaside. His fleet had the latest firearms and would never lose to the Ming army!
But what made him despair was that countless burning boats were sailing towards his fleet. The fire above reflected half of the sky red. The pirates were either forced to dive or were burned alive. The fleet he had worked so hard to build was already gone. completely annihilated.
"Wang Zhi!" A loud shout came, and he turned his head and saw Xu Hai.
Xu Hai held a steel knife in his hand, with a ferocious yet proud smile on his face, and dozens of his subordinates stood behind him.
Wang Zhi lost all hope for a moment, knowing that all his plans and career were ruined. He stretched out his trembling hands, his voice full of unwillingness and resentment:
"It's you……"
"Yes, it's me!"
Leaving a trail of laughter behind, Xu Hai raised his knife and rushed towards Wang Zhi.
On this night, 15,000 Ming troops landed on the overseas islands where the Japanese pirates were entrenched and launched a comprehensive offensive!
By the time the sky turned white, the battle was over. Every island was covered with corpses and prisoners, and all islands had been occupied.
In this battle, the Ming army defeated the Japanese pirates, killing more than 9,000 people and capturing more than 16,000 people. The Japanese pirates were almost completely wiped out.
After this battle, large-scale Japanese pirate invasions completely disappeared. Although there were still small groups of pirates, they were all dozens or hundreds of people. Qi Jiguang, Tang Shunzhi, and Tan Lun worked together to completely defeat the last pirates in the 35th year of Jiajing. All the Japanese pirates were cleared, and the Japanese chaos in Jiajing subsided.
…
"good!"
Emperor Jiajing's eyes flashed with excitement. He slammed the table and shouted.
Since Yan Yuanmo went south, he has received constant good news in the past six months, and now he has directly attacked the Japanese pirate camp and won a great victory.
How pitiful God! Previously, Dang Ming was held down and beaten by the little Japanese pirates, but he was so frustrated that he was finally able to feel proud and proud!
He is indeed my most beloved general! Emperor Jiajing's eyes shone with excitement.
"I will reward him heavily!"
(End of chapter)
