Since we are planning to take a heavy blow to teach Korea a lesson, we naturally need to have more detailed information about Korea.
Zhu Han sent spies from all over the country to inquire about the deployment of Goryeo.
After some inquiring, Zhu Han was a little surprised by the current military strength of Goryeo.
Today's Koryo Kingdom is already considered to be the most violent period in the history of the peninsula.
As an advance base for the Yuan Dynasty's eastern expedition against Japan, Goryeo not only had a large naval force, but also a lot of cavalry. With the support of the Mongols, the number of cavalry in Goryeo was almost ten to twenty thousand. , which is more than all the cavalry in Zhu Yuanzhang's army.
Moreover, Goryeo's mobilization ability is also extraordinary.
In just a few days, they have gathered more than 20,000 troops in Jeolla Province alone.
In addition, there are nearly a thousand ships of various sizes, all gathered on the seaside of Jeonju, Jeolla Province, and it won't take long for them to launch an attack on Tamna Island.
Faced with the steady military deployment of Goryeo, Zhu Han already had his own ideas.
After ascertaining the enemy's situation, a group of generals took the initiative to request a battle.
Lan Yu was the first to speak: "Deputy Commander, when I look at the country of Korea, it is just a bunch of chickens and dogs. Give me three thousand soldiers and horses, and then send me to the shore. I will keep the more than 20,000 Koreans I can kill." Call me mother!”
Zhu Han disapproved of Lan Yu's request for a fight.
After some investigation, he found out that the enemy general on the opposite side, the No. 1 Goryeo general named Cui Ying, still had two skills.
Cui Ying's defenses throughout the state were very complete, and the Goryeo army had strong defensive capabilities with the help of mountains and fortresses.
No matter how hard Lan Yu's three thousand soldiers and horses can fight, they will have to pull out nails one by one on the mountainous terrain, and they will die from exhaustion by then.
Moreover, among the troops Zhu Han brought this time, there were only 3,000 troops from the headquarters, and most of the rest were the Koryo Eight Banners Army composed of Quan Qian and other Goryeo prisoners.
Although the combat effectiveness of these Goryeo Eight Banners troops has improved a lot than before, Zhu Han still cannot be reassured.
Facing the troops of Cui Ying, the first general of Goryeo, Quan Qian and other Goryeo Eight Banners soldiers did not have much advantage.
If these Goryeo Eight Banners troops were to go head-to-head, Zhu Han felt that it would be a waste of his time.
The temporary governor's office on Tamna Island.
Zhu Han summoned Lan Yu, Chen Baodao, Hu Yiba, Boyan Timur, Quan Qian and other generals to discuss military plans.
In everyone's surprise, Zhu Han announced his battle plan.
"I intend to target Kaesong, the capital of Goryeo!"
"Let's catch the thief first and capture the king first!"
"Since the Koreans have set up a defense line in Jeonju and are planning to wait for us to hit them, then we will bypass Jeonju and go north by sea to go to Goryeo and open the capital."
Goryeo Eight Banners Army Zhenghei Banner Zhuge Qian said with some worry on his face: "Commander, Cui Ying, the first general of Goryeo Kingdom, is definitely not an easy person. If our entire army goes to attack Beijing, then Cui Ying will definitely We will send troops across the sea to attack Tamna Island, and I’m afraid Tamna Island won’t be able to defend it by then!”
"Besides, Kaicheng is strong. If we can't attack it, we will lose Tamna Island and we will be in a dilemma!"
Quan Qian's worries are not unreasonable.
He is now a notorious traitor in the Goryeo Kingdom. For a 'Goryeo traitor' like Quan Qian who rebelled and surrendered to the enemy, the most fearful thing is not the rebuke of millions of people, but the fear that the Red Scarf Army will fail to attack Goryeo!
Quan Qian, the 'Koryeo traitor', hopes more than anyone else that the Red Scarf Army will completely defeat the Koryo Kingdom.
As long as the kings and ministers of Goryeo were defeated, they would all become prisoners of the Red Scarf Army like Quan Qian himself.
In this way, everyone became a prisoner.
In order to survive, everyone has to become a "Korean traitor", no one should laugh at anyone!
On the contrary, Quan Qian, the 'Korean traitor' who was the first to surrender to the Red Scarf Army, will become a hero who understands current affairs!
As long as others are worse than him, then Quan Qian can wash away the stigma.
Quan Qian will naturally be able to obtain a more transcendent status and avenge his past humiliation.
Zhu Han also agreed with Quan Qian's words.
He has already calculated that if he wants to completely defeat the Goryeo Dynasty, he must have at least 30,000 troops, including a large number of naval forces, because Goryeo's naval army is still very large.
With the Red Scarf Army's current dozen warships and dozens of merchant ships, it is simply impossible to defend a sea area as large as Dalu Island.
So Zhu Han immediately sent a message to Jinling's elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, asking him to send troops to support him quickly.
At the Red Turban Navy Pier in Zhenjiang, Hu Dahai and others already had a large naval force. As long as they came to Tamna Island, they would be able to control maritime traffic and completely crush the Korean navy.
At the same time, Zhu Han sent people to the seven guard posts in Shandong to mobilize troops.
The seven guards in Shandong can also gather an army of about 10,000 people, so the number of soldiers and horses under Zhu Han is enough!
Moreover, Shandong is very close to Goryeo. If you go back and forth, all the troops and horses can be mobilized in less than half a month.
Zhu Han's envoy quickly brought the news to Jinling.
The messenger went all the way into Jinling City.
In Jinling City, a new royal palace was built.
On a large door plaque, three big words were written in gold, Prince Wu's Mansion!
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had moved from Dingyuan City to Jinling to take charge.
Prince Wu's Mansion was where Zhu Yuanzhang settled at this time.
However, large-scale construction of this palace began when Zhu Han first arrived, and now it is still only half-completed.
Jinling City, Prince Wu's Mansion.
Accompanied by Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others, Zhu Yuanzhang was walking to inspect Prince Wu's Mansion, which was under construction.
Different from the general layout of ancient palaces, Zhu Han designed and built the Wu Palace in accordance with the regulations of the Ming Dynasty Palace from the very beginning.
The area of Prince Wu's Mansion was very large, and it almost completely copied the size of the Nanjing Imperial Palace of the later Ming Dynasty.
However, in accordance with the requirements of etiquette that cannot be overstepped, only part of the foundation for the exterior walls of many houses has been laid. Subsequent expansion and additions will have to wait until elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang proclaims himself emperor.
The current Prince Wu's Mansion has just built the first half of the palace, and it is almost completed.
However, even the palace that Zhu Han thought was cutting corners was still very gorgeous and rich in Zhu Yuanzhang's opinion, even feeling too luxurious.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the completed construction of the palace hall in front of him and sighed with emotion.
"Alas! This kid Qiwu is really a little too much!"
"This is too extravagant. So much glass is used as windows!"
The colored glaze Zhu Yuanzhang mentioned is glass.
The glass workshops in Chuzhou have long been able to produce a variety of flat glass, and they can also add mineral colors to glass raw materials through various technologies to create more than a dozen kinds of colored glass with different colors.
In fact, the cost of these stained glass is very low.
It was almost cheaper than bricks, but Zhu Han sold these glasses at sky-high prices, making huge profits.
In today's Jiangnan, a palm-sized stained glass plate basically costs at least one penny!
Moreover, it is very troublesome to transport these glasses. The farther the distance, the higher the price of these glasses.
Zhu Yuanzhang's second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others once reported that after being shipped to Huguang and other places, the glass had reached a square foot of glass, and the price was as high as one tael of silver.
One square foot of glass, one tael of silver!
This is definitely a business that makes money faster than robbery.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the main hall of Prince Wu's Mansion used so much glass, especially colored glass as windows, he immediately felt that it was a bit too extravagant.
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen laughed.
"Not extravagant, not extravagant! In fact, the cost of this glass is really cheap. Of course we can use it. These glasses are used to inlay the windows of the main hall. They are very cheap!"
"The cost of building the entire palace is only one thousand taels of silver, and a lot of the glass is actually scraps. If it is not used, it is a waste. Therefore, there is no luxury in using it. If you don't use it, it will be in vain."
After some explanations from his second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood.
In the process of making glass plates, the glass plates are cut and sorted, leaving many broken glass in the corners.
These gadgets were naturally used by Zhu Han in the construction of the palace.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and found something different.
Many windows in Prince Wu's Mansion are irregularly shaped, and the window panes are all irregularly shaped.
The colored glass inlaid on each grid is also different, not only different in size, but also in different colors. Sure enough, they are all scraps.
Only then did Zhu Yuanzhang laugh, and he said happily: "If that's the case, then we can rest assured!"
"We, the King of Wu, don't want to ride on the heads of the people and plunder, so naturally we can't enjoy too much luxury. It's all about the people's wealth and wealth!"
"Very good, let me remind everyone that from now on you must follow the Seventh Five-Year Plan to live frugally!"
Second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others quickly praised Zhu Yuanzhang for loving the people and being thrifty.
Zhu Yuanzhang and others walked around the front hall of the palace again, then turned around and walked to a separate courtyard next to it.
In this courtyard, craftsmen are building a tall tower, and there is a strange thing placed on the ground of the tower.
It is about one foot wide, with a round silver-white disk in the middle marked with dense black dots, and two thick black needle-like objects installed in the middle of the disk.
Zhu Yuanzhang was a little confused when he looked at this strange thing.
"That's weird. What is this? Why have we never seen it before?"
Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's question, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen was also confused.
He was in charge of running a trading company, etc., and he didn't know much about this strange manufacturing process.
Li Shanchang and others also saw this thing for the first time, and they all showed puzzled expressions.
At this time, Liu Bowen next to him spoke.
"Reporting to King Wu, this thing is called a clock, and it is a time-keeping tool made by the deputy commander!"
"Clock? Although I have never heard of it, we know that these things must be Qiwu's idea!" Zhu Yuanzhang said with a helpful smile.
Liu Bowen quickly continued to explain, "The deputy commander said that this clock should be installed at the highest point of Prince Wu's Mansion. In this way, the entire Jinling City, regardless of whether they can see the clock or not, can also hear its transmission. Bells to get out!”
"The deputy commander also said that he wants everyone to be able to use an accurate timer based on this time!"
When Liu Bowen said this, he was full of emotion about this matter. Liu Bowen admired Zhu Han from the bottom of his heart for his willingness to consider the people at all times.
In fact, Zhu Han had already planned to build a clock tower in Jinling City to provide the people in Jinling City with a tool to keep time throughout the day.
After Zhu Han first entered Jinling, the craftsmen of the Red Scarf Army were able to create extremely precise escapements based on Zhu Han's inspiration.
With the advanced escapement, it is no longer difficult to make a clock.
The clock in Jinling City was designed by Zhu Han himself, and it uses the strongest, most durable brass dial.
And this clock tower is not just for keeping time.
Zhu Han had asked his craftsmen to make the bell tower. The bell tower must be unusually tall and majestic, and it must also look magnificent, making it the new coordinate for the establishment of Jinling City.
The purpose of Zhu Han's move was to use the majestic bell tower in the future to frighten the foreign vassals who came to Jinling to pay tribute.
From a psychological point of view, tall and towering buildings can give those who come into contact with them for the first time a psychological shock from the bottom of their hearts.
This is also the reason why ancient countries such as Rome and Greece particularly liked to build temples, churches and other buildings with tall pillars.
According to historical records, whenever the barbarians in the West saw the ancient Roman city, they would soon be shocked by the tall and towering city walls, the Pantheon, etc.
The barbarians knelt on the ground in panic, expressing their psychological surrender to the towering figure.
Zhu Han plans to build Jinling City into the best city in the world!
The great fame of the Ming Dynasty in the future!
It should not only be a political coercion, but also a victory in the hearts of the people.
After Zhu Yuanzhang and others inspected the palace under construction, as soon as they walked out of the back garden of the palace, they immediately met the envoy Zhu Han who came to deliver a message.
"Report to the King of Wu! Deputy Commander, send your subordinates to ask for reinforcements."
When he heard that reinforcements were needed, Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly became nervous.
"Is Qiwu in any danger?"
"Why do we need reinforcements?"
Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.
The messenger quickly replied, "Report to King Wu! The deputy commander is not in any danger, it's just that the deputy commander wants to raid Kaijing, the capital of Goryeo!"
"Now that Kaijing is weak and empty, the Korean navy and army near Tamna Island have been assembled and they are eyeing Tamna Island. The deputy commander is short of troops and wants the king to order the new naval force of Hu Dahai in Zhenjiang to be sent to help."
After listening to the envoy's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately felt relieved when he arrived.
"As long as there is no danger in Qiwu!"
"Then we can rest assured!"
Zhu Yuanzhang said with a long sigh of relief.
"As for what kind of reinforcements to send, you don't have to come to Jinling to ask me for instructions. You can just go directly to Hu Dahai and give orders in Qiwu!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued.
When Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, they were all happy for the brotherly relationship between King Wu and Duke Huai.
The relationship between King Wu Zhu Yuanzhang and brother Zhu Han is unbreakable and so close. This is a huge advantage that will make them invincible in the future.
Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent an envoy to Zhenjiang.
Issue a transfer order to Hu Dahai and ask him to send all the naval forces in Zhenjiang to the sea and go north to Tamluo Island to support Zhu Han.
Hu Dahai immediately became happy after receiving the order.
He said to his son Hu Zhan, "Now that's good, I will take you to make meritorious deeds!"
"Just watching them receive rewards and promotions as infantrymen one by one, we navy troops can't just eat and drink here in Zhenjiang. Eating free rice is not what I am like!"
According to the original military structure of the Red Turban Army, there is no special navy or navy military system.
All navy and army generals only hold one official position, that is, marshal, marshal, commander, household marshal, and so on.
Zhu Han had high hopes for the navy expansion by Hu Dahai and others in Zhenjiang.
This is not just a navy that will roam the Yangtze River in the future, but a navy that will sail to the ocean and open up the ocean.
Therefore, in addition to Hu Dahai's current official position as Commander-in-Chief of the Marching Navy, Zhu Han not long ago added a new official title to Hu Dahai.
That was the admiral of Long Xingjun.
As the only admiral of the Red Scarf Army, Hu Dahai owned about twenty large and small warships in Zhenjiang.
The largest warship was built according to the standards of the later four-level sail strategy. It has 38 large and small artillery pieces, including eight 48-pound heavy guns, which can be used to destroy any wooden sailing ship that dares to approach.
In addition, Zhu Han also ordered that even the sixth-level sailing clippers be equipped with ten short and heavy cannons. These short and heavy cannons can fire powerful shells and can blast an ordinary hardwood sailing ship at a distance of fifty steps. For example, the ships used by the Goryeo navy for traditional water battles were no match for these artillery battleships.
Moreover, the quality of these sailing warships produced by Zhenjiang Shipyard is much better than the first batch of sailing warships built by Zhu Han.
After all, the Zhou family in Suzhou has been a powerful force for hundreds of years. The wood stored in their family's shipyard are all first-class materials, and they also have the best shipbuilding craftsmen in the south of the Yangtze River.
In addition to more than 20 newly built sail warships, Hu Dahai also collected more than 50 large and small merchant ships in Zhenjiang to carry ammunition supplies, food and other luggage accompanying the fleet.
As a result, nearly a hundred warships blocked the sky and the sun at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and their white sails flew towards the vast East China Sea.
At this time, the weather had entered late autumn, and the wind direction on the sea was blowing from the northwest. The Red Scarf Army warship followed the zigzag route against the wind and headed north.
Soon, Hu Dahai led his army to Tamna Island according to the navigation chart.
At this time, on Tamluo Island, the seven guard troops that Zhu Han mobilized from Shandong have also been assembled.
The total number of people is about 10,000.
Coupled with the navy army brought by Hu Dahai, Zhu Han now has 30,000 troops, of which 10,000 navy and army troops are left to guard Tamluo Island.
At this time, the residents of Tamna Island were all Koreans.
Since they are Koreans, they should leave more manpower to guard against internal rebellion.
As for the navy, in addition to being responsible for coastal security and transportation, it was to make every effort to guard against the Goryeo navy across the sea.
After meeting Zhu Han, Hu Dahai immediately became excited.
"Deputy Commander, the general has brought the navy to you!"
"Respectfully invite the deputy commander for review!"
Zhu Han stood on the shore, looking at the powerful warships on the sea, and couldn't help but feel a surge of pride in his heart.
With this fleet in hand, I really have a navy!
The news that the Red Scarf Army dispatched troops and generals to reinforce Tamna Island soon reached Goryeo.
After Goryeo General Cui Ying received the information, he immediately reported it to Goryeo King Wang Qi, hoping to launch a sneak attack across the sea to Tamna Island while the Red Scarf Army was not firmly established.
However, at this critical moment, King Wang Qi of Goryeo and a group of officials were somewhat afraid that the sneak attack would fail.
It would be too bad to steal the chicken but lose the rice.
After all, in wars since ancient times, defense has been much easier than offense.
A rash attack is worse than a safe defense.
Moreover, the Goryeo army has deployed various defenses in Jeolla-do and Yangguang-do.
Just wait for the Red Turban Army to come ashore and let them hit their heads and bleed. There is no need to take risks.
If they cross the sea to sneak attack on Tamna Island and fail, they will not only lose soldiers, horses and ships, but also lose the strategic initiative.
Therefore, the Goryeo monarchs and ministers did not plan to launch a sneak attack while the Red Scarf Army was weak.
In fact, this "weakness" was what Cui Ying, the Goryeo general, thought of himself.
Although Zhu Han's defense on Tamna Island is not airtight, it is absolutely foolproof.
There is no problem in dealing with the sneak attack of the Goryeo navy.
Opportunities are often fleeting.
The speed at which the Red Scarf Army mobilized naval forces from Jinling and Zhenjiang, as well as soldiers and horses for the garrison from Shandong, exceeded the imagination of all Koreans.
In less than half a month, all the reinforcements arrived at Tamna Island.
Under the command of Zhu Han, the Red Scarf Army immediately formulated a plan to cross the sea to the north to attack Goryeo's Kaijing.
According to the plan, they only need to wait until the wind and waves calm down a little before they can set off immediately.
Using this free time, the entire Red Turban Army prepared for war and rested.
Early morning one day later.
Zhu Han had just gotten up and washed his face before fully waking up.
Sudden.
The soldiers outside brought urgent military information.
"Report to the deputy commander that the navy outside has issued a warning. A group of ships of unknown origin have appeared on the sea on the east side of the island."
When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately woke up.
“Are the Koreans here to die on their own?”
Zhu Han now has ten simplified versions of sail battleships.
There are also more than 20 enhanced sail battleships brought by Hu Dahai. It can be said that it is not a problem at all to deal with the large and small broken wooden sailing ships of Goryeo.
Even if the Goryeo Kingdom has a giant ship equipped with a strong ramming horn.
For the sail battleships with short and heavy guns, they were just living targets, and it was absolutely impossible for them to have a chance to collide with them.
However, the soldier's answer surprised Zhu Han.
"Deputy Commander, Hu Dahai has sent people to investigate. It is not the Korean Navy from Jeolla Province. It looks like Japanese pirates from the east sea."
"What? Japanese pirates?"
Zhu Han immediately frowned.
When I was about to bleed the Korean nation, why did the Japanese pirates come to join in the fun?
After Zhu Han came to the beach, he saw dozens of sailboats of various sizes appearing on the sea.
These sailing ships are hoisted with Hachiman Bodhisattva sails.
The sails of these ships all depict the Hachiman Bodhisattva worshiped by the Japanese pirates.
"Are these ghosts Japanese pirates?" Zhu Han asked Hu Dahai.
It was also the first time for Hu Dahai to see these Japanese pirate ships.
I had only heard before that when wealthy merchants from Jiangnan were traveling on the sea, they often encountered pirate raids.
This was the first time he saw this living Japanese pirate.
"No matter what kind of monster it is, Hu Dahai, the time has come for you to make a contribution!" Zhu Han said immediately.
When Hu Dahai heard this, he immediately clasped his fists and said, "Deputy Commander, don't worry, I will make sure these Japanese pirates never come back."
Zhu Han nodded, pointed at the Japanese pirate boats and continued, "First send someone to take a look at their details. If they are here for business, then let them in for interrogation and give them a pawn." Opportunities for good people.”
"If they are unwilling to stop the ship for inspection, then send them into the sea to feed the bastards!"
In fact, unlike many people's memories, Japanese pirates did not start to appear on the East Asian seas until the middle of the Ming Dynasty.
As early as the Yuan Dynasty, Japanese pirates had been plundering everywhere on the sea.
Because at that time, many civil wars had already broken out in the Japanese pirate island country.
Many feudal lords and samurai were killed, and these surviving Japanese could only lead their retainers and generals to flee.
As they fled, they gradually drifted to the sea, where they looked for wild islands as a foothold, and then waited for opportunities to rob passing merchant ships.
When faced with powerful maritime merchants, the Japanese pirates would change their appearance into honest Japanese merchants because of the strength of the other party.
As a result, the Japanese pirates who bullied the weak and feared the strong soon became the way of survival for some Japanese exiles.
Today, the Japanese pirates who appeared near Tamna Island are exactly the same force that was forced to flee because of the failure of the internal war between Japan and Japan.
The leader of this Japanese bandit was named Hojo Yoshizhin.
Belonging to the descendants of the Japanese pirate Hojo family, the Hojo family was once a famous nobleman during the Kamakura shogunate era. However, with the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, the Hojo family also declined rapidly.
Hojo Yoshin escaped from the fiefdom more than ten years ago when his family was destroyed. He led some retainers and generals to live at sea and became Japanese pirates at sea.
After more than ten years of hard work, Hojo Yoshizhin already had a Japanese pirate team that he thought was very powerful.
There were more than fifty ships, large and small, and nearly two thousand Japanese pirate soldiers were entangled.
In Hojo Yoshin's impression, having more than 50 warships and nearly 2,000 soldiers can completely dominate the Japanese islands. Even if the equipment is better, Hojo Yoshin can lead these Japanese pirates. The army returned to their ancestral homeland and restored the glory of the Hojo family.
In order to realize this dream, Hojo Yoshin wanted to lead his Japanese pirates to do something big before returning to Japan to revive his family business!
After finishing this job, Hojo Yoshizhin plans to stop!
This time when I came to Tamna Island, I wanted to take the opportunity to raid and plunder. The goal was naturally to rob some horses that were kept free by the Mongols on the island.
The horses herded by the Mongols on Tamna Island are purely wild. There are no walls or fences at all. The horses are allowed to roam freely.
Before that, Japanese pirates would often grab some horses on Tamna Island, and they could just put them on the boat and leave.
Hojo Yoshizhin and others led the Japanese pirate fleet to Tamna Island this time.
They still wanted to take the opportunity to grab some Mongolian horses. They had done this several times before.
The Mongols on Tamna Island are no longer as brave as they once were, and their ability to deter Japanese pirates is not as good as before.
Especially in the face of Japanese pirates who came to rob in boats, the Mongols were not good at water warfare, and they had no way to deal with the Japanese pirates.
Tamna Island, with its horse ranch, soon became a treasure trove of wealth for Japanese pirates to attack frequently.
Waves of Japanese pirates stealing horses have already made the Mongols on Tamna Island numb.
Today, the Japanese Kingdom on the Japanese Islands has been divided into the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The Northern and Southern Dynasties each supported their own emperors and had their own shogunate.
The protracted melee between the two sides naturally showed great interest in excellent Mongolian war horses. All horses transported to the Japanese island were purchased at high prices.
Japanese pirates like Hojo Yoshin who had no livelihood, naturally relied on this way to make a living.
It is not robbery to rob anyone. Anyway, the Mongols have nothing to do with them. If the Mongols do not rob, they will not rob.
These Japanese pirates knew that the Korean navy was nearby, and for some unknown reason they all huddled in the Jeolla Province area of Quanzhen, unable to hold on. There was no large-scale naval force on the entire sea between Korea and the Japanese islands.
What is the situation on Tamna Island? They have been here before.
It is so easy to steal horses at this time!
but.
When Hojo Yoshizhin and other Japanese pirate ships approached Tamna Island, they discovered something unusual on the island.
There were actually many soldiers walking back and forth on Tamna Island, and the number far exceeded the three thousand the Japanese pirates thought.
"Ba Ge! What on earth is going on?"
"Why are there so many Mongolians on the island!" Hojo Yoshin shouted, holding on to the railing of the bow.
There are too many Mongols on Tamna Island, which makes it more difficult for Japanese pirates to attack.
The Japanese pirates have not conducted any reconnaissance on Tamna Island recently.
Therefore, these Japanese pirates did not know that the Mongols on Tamna Island had been wiped out by the Red Turban Army.
However, the Red Scarf Army on Tamna Island would not give the Japanese pirates a chance to react.
When Zhu Han saw the Japanese pirates arriving, he immediately asked Hu Dahai to lead the warships.
"Hu Dahai, these Japanese pirates are not good people, there is no need to talk nonsense to them!"
"We can't let them escape, attack immediately! Make sure not to let anyone go!"
Zhu Han said loudly.
"I will obey your orders!" Hu Dahai said with a grin.
The warships of the Red Scarf Army are all the latest sail-gun warships.
If it were in the Age of Discovery.
No matter how stubborn the pirates are, once they see these artillery warships dispatched, they will definitely flee.
However, the Japanese pirates in front of them had never seen this kind of warship and were completely unaware of the danger they were about to face.
"These Mongols actually still have naval forces on the island?" Hojo Yoshin said in surprise.
According to the impression of Japanese people, the Mongols' water warfare ability is simply a disaster.
This is not because the Mongols are not strong, but because they have bad luck.
In history, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty organized naval forces to conquer the Japanese twice, but both times encountered devastating hurricane disasters. The huge Mongolian navy was wiped out, and the Japanese won the victory without any blood.
Luck is also a type of ability.
"Xixi! These ships are very strange. They have no ballistae and no ramming horns. It seems that the main purpose is to engage in boarding battles!" A Japanese pirate general said next to him.
Hojo Yoshin nodded, agreeing with this statement.
General naval battles are often divided into long-range and melee combat.
From a long-range perspective, that means using heavy crossbows to destroy enemy warships, killing enemy soldiers and sailors, or using crossbows to fire rockets to burn the opponent's sails.
Close combat is also called boarding combat.
Let your warship get close to the enemy's warship, then send sailors to jump onto the opponent's warship, and the two sides will engage in hand-to-hand combat.
The Japanese pirates had rich experience in maritime warfare and were not afraid of boarding battles. According to past practice, one Japanese pirate could often defeat two Goryeo naval forces.
For the Mongolians who are not accustomed to water, the Japanese pirates are not afraid.
"Send the order, prepare to fight!" Hojo Yoshin shouted loudly.
Along with a burst of Japanese Mandarin sounds.
Dozens of Japanese pirate ships formed a formation on the sea near Tamna Island under the command of flags.
The Red Scarf Army warship led by Hu Dahai soon arrived opposite the Japanese pirate warship.
It was only at this time that Hojo Yoshizhin and other Japanese pirates saw the enemy's flag clearly.
"What, he's actually a red scarf thief?" Hojo Yoshizhin was shocked.
Japanese pirates such as Hojo Yoshin are not only pirates, they also act as serious maritime merchants and go to Jiangnan and other places to do business honestly.
Therefore, Hojo Yoshizhin certainly knew the flag of the Red Turban Army.
"Hmph! I'm not afraid of you when these Red Scarf Army troops arrive at sea!"
Hojo Yoshizhin said with a ferocious smile.
The Red Scarf Army strengthened the management of maritime trade in Jiangnan. The Japanese pirates were subject to strict interrogation, making it difficult for the Japanese pirates to loot and attack towns in Jiangnan.
Hojo Yoshizhin and other Japanese pirates had already hated the Red Turban Army. Now that they met in the East China Sea, the Japanese pirates thought they could take revenge!
Hojo Yoshizhen waited for the Japanese pirates to approach the red scarf warship, and then engage in a boarding battle.
However, when these Red Scarf Army warships sailed no more than a hundred steps away from them, the warships suddenly turned their bows and lined up in front of them.
Hojo Yoshizhin and other Japanese pirates were shocked when they saw this.
"Are these red scarf thieves stupid?"
"Are you planning to die in front of us?"
The warships of the Red Turban Army were lined up.
The vulnerable sides were exposed to the front of the Japanese warship. The front of the Japanese warship had sharp iron collision angles. As long as it accelerated its sailing, it could knock out big holes in the Red Turban Army's warship.
Hojo Yoshizhin and other Japanese pirates had never seen this kind of tactics.
However, they will soon pay a heavy price for their lack of knowledge!
Hu Dahai commanded the Red Turban Army's dozen or so warships to deploy T-shaped tactics.
"fire!"
With a burst of roar, the gun muzzles of the Red Turban Army warships were opened one after another, and the rumbling sound of cannons burst out from the Red Turban Army warships. Thick white smoke bloomed like white clouds on the sea.
The Japanese pirate warships on the opposite side suddenly screamed in agony.
Broken hulls and human body parts were scattered everywhere.
Hojo Yoshizhen felt like the world was spinning in front of him!
His ship was shaken by the fierce bombardment erupted by the Red Scarf Army.
As a scream came from below the deck, countless Japanese pirates shouted wildly on the deck.
"It's leaking!"
"It's leaking!"
Many of the Japanese pirate ships were basically defenseless against the Red Turban Army's artillery.
The wooden hull, which was thought to be solid, looked like a paper lake in front of the hot shells.
Soon, many Japanese warships began to leak water in large quantities. Because of the shelling just now, more than ten Japanese warships lost the ability to fight. The Japanese pirates on the other ships were also horrified!
The Japanese pirates had no intention of fighting anymore and did not know how to deal with the terrifying situation in front of them.
The battleship Hojo Gishin was also punched with several large holes.
He ordered his Japanese pirates to quickly seal the leaking holes. On the other hand, he ordered the Japanese pirates to raise the sails and prepare to turn the ship around to escape from the terrifying Red Turban Army in front of them.
According to the nature of Japanese pirates, they generally don't know how to fight tough battles. They will rush forward as long as there is benefit, and if the situation is not right, they will immediately flee.
Japanese pirates like Hojo Yoshin wanted to escape, but the Red Scarf Army warships on the opposite side would not give them a chance.
Seeing the Japanese pirates turning the bow of the boat and trying to run back, Hu Dahai sneered and stood on the bow of the boat and shouted loudly.
"Give me a full sail!"
"Pursue! We must not let a Japanese pirate escape!"
The Red Scarf Army's sail battleship had the best sails, and with the advantage of wind power, it quickly surpassed the lagging Japanese pirate ships.
When the Red Scarf Army's naval guns passed by these Japanese pirates and capsized the ships, the artillery on both sides of the ship fired at the same time, and the rumbling sound of the guns resounded across the sea.
The Japanese pirate ships were vulnerable.
Many Japanese pirates jumped into the sea in a panic and tried to escape to friendly ships.
But the tall ship's side made it impossible for them to succeed. The Red Turban Army's artillery set off huge waves, knocking all the Japanese pirates who jumped into the water to the bottom of the sea.
The Japanese warships were destroyed one after another on the sea. Hojo Yoshin was almost crying at the tragic scene in front of him.
He pulled out his Japanese sword and shouted, asking the sailors on the ship to pull up the sails and paddle as hard as they could.
However, the Japanese pirates' warships were too lagging behind and were no match for the speed of the Red Turban warships, and they were quickly overtaken.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Hojo Yoshin began to kill sailors who he thought were not working hard at the oars, trying to use this behavior to hide his inner panic.
The Red Turban warships would not pity these frightened Japanese pirates.
With the sound of cannons, Hojo Yoshin's Japanese pirate ship was bombarded to pieces by artillery. The mast on the Japanese pirate ship was broken, and the sails were also in tatters.
In response to this situation, many Japanese pirates raised white flags and wanted to surrender.
But only about an hour.
All the Japanese pirates who tried to escape were destroyed by the Red Turban Army's warships, and their sails and masts were scattered in pieces on the sea.
The Japanese pirate ship gave up its struggle and no longer had the ability to escape.
Seeing this scene, Hu Dahai did not kill everyone. He ordered
The surrendered Japanese pirates on these ships all gathered on the deck to accept their surrender.
After more than half a day of containment, nearly half of the Japanese pirate warships were destroyed, and all the remaining personnel and ships were captured by Hu Dahai's Red Scarf Navy.
Hu Dahai captured nearly a thousand Japanese pirates.
When these Japanese pirates were escorted to Tamna Island, Zhu Han saw these Japanese pirates and asked.
"Which of you is the leader?"
After being identified by all the Japanese pirates, Hojo Yoshizhen knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.
"The villain is their leader!"
"What's your name?" Zhu Han saw that the Japanese pirate leader could speak fluent Chinese.
"Hojo Yoshima."
After Zhu Han heard this, he was suddenly surprised.
This Japanese pirate, Hojo Yoshizhin, is not only proficient in Chinese, but also has a name.
This shows that he is from a Japanese noble family.
