On December 10, the ninth year of Yongle, the Ming army took the oath to fight in Liujiagang.
On the dark blue sea, a huge fleet is advancing.
The cold wind blew, and the soldiers on the deck shuddered, and then wrapped themselves in their clothes.
Yang Xuan stood on the deck, staring into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Master Hou, it's getting cold, please put on some clothes!"
Zheng He walked out of the cabin at some point, holding a large cloak in his hand.
"Thank you!" Yang Xuan took it with a smile, even though he didn't need it.
But he didn’t want to live up to Zheng He’s wishes.
"It's cold, are the soldiers okay?" Yang Xuan asked again.
"We have just given strong wine to the soldiers to keep out the cold," Zheng He said.
Yang Xuan nodded and hummed slightly.
In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the biggest enemy the soldiers have to face is the cold.
But war doesn’t pick a time.
Fortunately, enough cold-warming supplies were prepared before the war, all departments cooperated fully, and there was no corruption.
Of course, the main thing is this matter. Zhu Di is watching it personally. Who dares to commit corruption?
After less than half a month of sea voyage, the Ming fleet finally arrived at Japan.
The landing place Yang Xuan chose was Osaka, which was close to Kyoto in Japan.
The fleet passed through the strait between Shikoku Island and the Kii Peninsula and entered the inland sea of Japan.
When a fleet of this size entered Japan's domestic waters, it was naturally discovered by people on the coast of Japan, but they had no time to notify the senior officials of Japan.
Of course, Yang Xuan didn't care about being discovered.
He just wanted to tell the Japanese country that the Ming Dynasty had come to take revenge.
Yang Xuan stood on the deck, holding a remade monocular telescope in his hand, and saw the land ahead.
"If we are on the right track, Osaka should be ahead." Yang Xuan said.
"Send the order and prepare to land!"
Soon, the fleet arrived at the coast.
Many people have gathered on the beaches and ports along the coast, including fishermen and samurai.
They had never seen such a huge ship. Driven by curiosity, they wanted to see clearly what these giant ships looked like.
Among them, there are also people who have had contact with the Ming Dynasty. They know the sun and moon flag of the Ming Dynasty.
Then he explained: "I know the flag on the ship. It is the Ming Dynasty's ship."
"Only the Ming Dynasty could build such a huge ship."
The crowd uttered exclamations from time to time.
Not realizing at all that the danger had come.
…
On the treasure ship.
Yang Xuan couldn't help but sneer when he saw so many people gathered on the shore.
"Standing so densely together, are you afraid that I won't be able to hit you?"
"What a good man!"
"Send the order, change direction, adjust the muzzle!"
The order was issued quickly, and the huge warship faced the coast sideways.
The soldiers adjusted their guns and pointed them at the Japanese on the shore.
"Reload!"
"Get ready to fire!"
"fire!!"
Boom boom boom! ! !
The deafening sound of artillery sounded.
Cannonballs drew extremely beautiful arcs in mid-air and fell into the crowd.
Soon there were screams and panicked curses.
There were also cries of mercy.
"The gods...the gods are angry!"
"Shit God, Ming Dynasty is coming to attack us!"
Some ignorant Japanese fell to the ground and begged for mercy, while others who realized that war was coming cursed.
"Run, run!"
"Damn it, why did Ming attack us? What did we do wrong?"
The Japanese along the coast turned into a pile of scattered sand and fled for their lives in all directions.
However, they had gathered too densely before, and the falling shells could crack several or even a dozen people apart every time.
A great escape took place on the shore.
"Send the order, after three rounds of artillery bombardment, launch the landing operation!"
"After logging in, the sword will not be sealed!"
Yang Xuan gave the order coldly.
"Master Hou, I'm afraid this is inappropriate!"
Zheng He reminded.
The wanton killings were spread back to the Ming Dynasty, which gave Yang Xuan a bad reputation.
"Sambo, remember, the Japanese are not human beings."
"They shouldn't exist in this world."
Yang Xuan's answer was very cold.
Zheng He was stunned for a moment, wondering why the Marquis had such hatred for the Japanese.
Could it be that the Japanese pirates landed and plundered, which angered the Marquis?
Zheng He couldn't understand.
However, he would not let Yang Xuan bear the infamy of killing alone.
He is also the deputy general in this battle. If there is any infamy, we can all bear it together.
He quickly conveyed Yang Xuan's order.
Upon hearing the order not to seal the sword, the morale of the soldiers was greatly boosted and they all cheered.
For them, fighting is about getting promoted and making a fortune.
An order not to seal the sword was enough to make them fight for it.
The soldiers quickly changed boats and moved forward as quickly as possible.
At this moment, in their eyes, the Japanese on the shore are nothing but silver!
We can't let them run away!
The soldiers rowed the boat desperately and landed in the shortest time.
Then he roared and charged towards the crowd.
Yang Xuan and Zheng He on the treasure ship watched this scene. The former was happy and the latter was expressionless.
"Master Marquis, the soldiers have successfully landed. Is it time for us to go ashore too?" Zheng He asked.
"It's time to go up and have a look." Yang Xuan nodded.
The two went down the rope ladder to the boat and staggered to the shore.
Having your feet on the ground makes you feel at ease.
Yang Xuan and Zheng He walked forward while looking at the Japanese corpses everywhere.
Suddenly, Yang Xuan had a sudden idea.
He ordered the soldiers around him to lead people to build the corpses of these Japanese into Jingguan.
Zheng He beside him finally couldn't help but ask Yang Xuan the reason for his hatred of the Japanese.
Yang Xuan is also very patient.
Tell Zheng He slowly from a historical perspective.
In short, there is only one central idea.
These little devils are not good things. They are ambitious and covet our land in the Central Plains.
Go to death if you get the chance.
The dead little devil is the good devil!
Zheng He listened carefully and gradually realized that what the Marquis said made sense.
The little devil is really not a good thing!
Know the small etiquette but no great righteousness!
After hundreds of years of studying Chinese culture, I have learned it all like a dog.
"Zheng He has learned a lesson!" Zheng He saluted and said.
"Don't be so open-minded!"
Yang Xuan held Zheng He's arm and said.
The two inspected the battlefield. When the frontline soldiers came back to report, all the Japanese fled to the city in front.
The frontline general requested the deployment of two artillery pieces for support.
The cities of Japan were very small, not even comparable to the county towns of Ming Dynasty.
However, no matter how small a city is, you will suffer losses if you attack it.
The frontline generals did not want their soldiers to die in vain.
Since there are cannons, why not use them?
Upon hearing the demand, Yang Xuan did not hesitate and directly ordered the transfer of ten cannons.
"Tell the soldiers that Ben is going to have dinner in the city!"
Blowing the sea breeze and listening to the sound of artillery on the front line, Yang Xuan was in a wonderful mood.
I don’t know how long it took, but the frontline soldiers came back to report.
"General, the city has been breached. Our troops have entered the city and are clearing out the remaining enemies!"
"Haha, okay, I will remember the merits of the soldiers!"
Yang Xuan laughed.
Then he smiled at Zheng He.
"Let's go, it's time to see where we will stay for the night!"
…
The city was small and dilapidated.
At least compared to the small towns of Ming Dynasty, this is the case.
Yang Xuan and others entered the city and came to a courtyard under the leadership of a general.
"General, the conditions here are simple. I have searched all over the city, but only this courtyard is acceptable," the general said.
"It doesn't matter, as long as you have something to live with."
"This is not the Ming Dynasty after all!" Yang Xuan didn't care.
A small country with few people and limited resources.
As for the small courtyard in front of me, I am afraid that it does not have a certain status and is not qualified to own it.
…
The food for dinner was taken from the ship.
Yang Xuan ate something casually and then summoned the generals to hold a military meeting.
First, we counted the captured prisoners. After the city was broken and the remaining enemies were cleared, more than 2,000 people were captured.
Most of them are women.
Yang Xuan knew what these people were thinking and didn't tell them.
"Tell the brothers, it's okay to play with women, but you have to be restrained and don't go to the battlefield. You're a weakling!"
"Otherwise, I will be held accountable when the time comes." Yang Xuan reminded.
"Please rest assured, General, it will not affect the war." The generals smiled and replied.
Just remind me of these words, otherwise it will be annoying.
"This place is not far from the Japanese capital. I think they will get the news tomorrow."
"Our troops are limited and it is impossible to divide our forces and fight everywhere."
"More than twenty cannons will be deployed tomorrow, and we will attack Huanglong directly."
"Attack directly to their capital."
"By conquering their capital, the purpose of our trip will be achieved."
Pointing to the hanging map, he said.
The generals nodded, indicating that they understood.
The military strength of the Japanese country was just like that. Yang Xuan made a simple deployment and let the soldiers do the rest.
After the meeting, Yang Xuan also planned to take a rest.
At this time, the soldiers came to report, and a general asked to see him.
Yang Xuan thought there was some military connection, so he met him.
However, the purpose of this general's visit made Yang Xuan dumbfounded.
"General, none of the brothers have touched this woman. She was specially kept to honor the general."
The woman in front of me is not old, maybe in her teens!
She looks young and young, and her appearance is not bad. From the outside, this woman has lived a good life in the past.
"You are asking me to make a mistake!" Yang Xuan raised his finger and pointed at the other party.
"Don't dare!" the general said quickly.
"Forget it, I don't have the intention, this woman will reward you."
"Remember not to delay the business!"
After Yang Xuan finished speaking, he turned around and returned to the house, not paying attention to the woman's pleading eyes.
He knew the fate behind the woman, but still had no sympathy.
He is a Han and the woman is a Japanese, everything is already decided.
The general watched Yang Xuan return to the room, feeling a little at a loss.
He quickly asked Yang Xuan's soldiers.
The soldier glanced at the other party speechlessly: "Have you forgotten that the Marquis is still the consort?"
"Besides, the Marquis has a deep relationship with Her Royal Highness, how could he do anything that would be sorry for Her Royal Highness?"
"Thanks for letting me know!"
"It's Meng Lang!" the general said quickly, feeling regretful in his heart.
Good intentions lead to bad things!
"Brother, please give me a kind word in front of the Marquis." As he said that, he took out a handful of gold from his arms and put it into the hands of Yang Xuan's soldiers.
"Haha, don't worry, as long as you don't delay Mr. Hou's important events, Mr. Hou won't care about these small things."
The soldier was not polite, put away the gold, and said with a smile.
"That's good." The general felt relieved a little.
Then he looked at the woman and couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
After wandering at sea for more than two years, due to Zheng He's order, they were not allowed to find women. After finally returning, they had to go on an expedition to the Japanese country.
No one knew how uncomfortable he was.
Now, I can finally relax.
…
A night of silence.
The next day, Yang Xuan looked at the refreshed and full of morale soldiers, smiled and said:
"It's okay, my legs are not weak!"
Hearing this, the soldiers also laughed.
"To be honest, I'm really afraid that if you hold it in for too long, you won't know how to control yourself, and you won't even be able to pick up a knife on the battlefield."
"Then don't say that you are Ming soldiers. We in Ming Dynasty don't have such shameful soldiers."
Yang Xuan's words caused the soldiers to laugh.
The soldiers in this era were all uneducated, and the generals only knew a few words.
It would be a waste of time to tell them anything.
By speaking in plain English and using a few curse words from time to time, he can quickly get closer to the soldiers.
Yang Xuan is also a leader, so he naturally understands these principles.
After talking for a long time, when the heat was almost ready, Yang Xuan became serious.
He pointed in the direction of Kyoto of Japan and said: "Brothers, this direction is the direction of Kyoto of Japan."
"Our goal is also there."
"If we conquer this place, we will have money and women."
"Now, pass on the general's orders and set off!"
Yang Xuan only left a thousand soldiers and horses stationed here as a response.
The rest all headed towards Kyoto.
Osaka is less than 100 kilometers from Kyoto.
Yang Xuan led his army to the city of Kyoto the next afternoon.
This speed is already very fast compared to usual times.
After all, when Yang Xuan mobilized before the war, he painted a big cake for them.
…
At this moment, the atmosphere in Kyoto City is solemn.
Today's Japanese country is ruled by the shogunate. It is the Muromachi shogunate era. The shogunate is the son of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, Ashikaga Yoshimochi.
During the reign of Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, he merged the Northern and Southern Dynasties and realized the rule of the whole country, and the emperor became a puppet.
In the palace.
The Emperor, Shogun Ashikaga Yoshimochi, various guardian daimyo and other ministers gathered together.
"Now the Ming army has arrived at the city. Along the way, they killed everyone they saw."
"Obviously here for revenge."
"I have long said not to test Daming."
"It's okay now, Daming has come to take revenge."
A minister who was originally opposed to testing the Ming Dynasty spoke at this time.
"Be cowardly before fighting. You are trying to increase Ming's prestige and destroy your own ambition."
"We have already investigated, and the Ming army only came to more than 20,000 people."
"There are hundreds of thousands of people in Kyoto. As long as we work together, there is no need to fear them."
"As long as we drag this Ming army under the city, and wait for King Qin's army from other places to arrive, we may not be able to capture this Ming army."
One of the great names said disdainfully.
He found out clearly that the Ming army came on a huge warship this time.
If they can get it, the strength of their Japanese country will be greatly increased.
"Are you just wishful thinking? Can we defeat the Ming army?"
"I think the most important thing now is to negotiate with the Ming army."
"As long as we can get them to withdraw their troops and keep Kyoto, it's okay to pay some price."
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