"How about Ma Zongshi?"
Although they can be said to be strong at the moment, Shimazu Mitsuhisa is still not satisfied.
The person who should have come most did not come.
That was Tsushima.
If you want to conquer Korea, Tsushima is absolutely indispensable.
Who knows that this island is right between North Korea and Japan?
During the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, Toyotomi Hideyoshi used Tsushima Island as a transportation base for supplies, so the initial attack went smoothly.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa fully absorbed Toyotomi Hideyoshi's experience and originally planned to do the same.
However, the people sent to contact Tsushima returned empty-handed.
"Tell Lord Ma that everything depends on General Da'ao."
This answer made all the daimyo present very dissatisfied. Everyone could tell that Zong Yicheng was playing tricks.
"Have you ever told Lord Tsushima that the Yin Da family is also coming for this expedition?"
The envoy said quickly: "I have said everything. But I can do nothing to deal with Lord Ma's repeated requests for orders from General Da'ou."
In Japanese elementary schools, no matter what happens, it is obviously difficult to hide it from the eyes of interested people.
Zong Yicheng had noticed that these people were up to no good, and in order to preserve his vassal, he did not want to get involved with them.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was extremely angry at Ma Fan's naughtiness, but he was also helpless.
If it had been more than thirty years ago, he would have sent his army northward to pacify Ma and Fan first.
That chaotic era was really the best stage for careerists.
However, now that the Tokugawa shogunate is deeply entrenched and no one dares to disobey orders from the world, only weak forces like Tsushima can live happily.
Kato Tadahiro consoled him: "North Korea is in chaos now. Even if we don't help Ma Fan, we can achieve what we want. As long as we occupy Busan, General Ooku will naturally come forward in the follow-up."
These words somewhat reduced Shimazu Mitsuhisa's anger.
After all, the most important purpose of their trip was to drag the Tokugawa shogunate into trouble, and they did not really have the ambition to annex North Korea. Otherwise, the forces they currently have assembled will definitely not be enough.
Yin Daxiuzong was obviously a representative sent by Tokugawa Iemitsu, and he began to care about the specific situation.
"How strong is Xia's naval force? Can it block our military front?"
Shimazu Mitsuhisa can't say much.
"The Satsuma Domain has tried several times, but has been unable to break into the Busan coast. Therefore, we cannot yet make an effective judgment on the strength of the Xia Navy. However, as far as we can see so far, the Xia Navy has only a few dozen warships at most. Our numbers It is more than fifty times that, and we will definitely win this battle."
Mitsuhiro Maori is not so confident.
"The navy of the Xia Kingdom must be the same as the navy of the Ming Kingdom. Don't forget the lessons of the Battle of Qingchang (the Japanese name for the Japanese Rebellion of Imjin)."
Speaking of this, Shimazu Mitsuhisa smiled.
"How can I not remember such a big lesson in my heart? To be honest, I have made complete preparations to deal with Xia's navy this time."
Others asked again, but Shimazu Mitsuhisa didn't say anything. He obviously planned to sell this story to the end.
The rapid and shrill sound of the horn suddenly sounded in the port, startling all the daimyo who were discussing.
"God's Coming"
Shimazu Mitsuhisa's pride was interrupted and he was very angry.
"What happened?"
Yin Shizhenzhao rushed in.
"Lord, the Natsu people's boat came over and we are now pursuing them."
Hearing that Xia Guo's ships had actually arrived in front of them, all the famous names changed their expressions, and Shimazu Mitsuhisa felt a burning pain on his face.
"If you pass on the order, all these ants must be crushed, and those who are negligent must be beheaded to show the public."
There is now a large army gathering here at the port, so it should be heavily guarded. But under such circumstances, being touched by Xia Guo's ship was undoubtedly a huge dereliction of duty.
After being humiliated so much in front of other daimyo, Shimazu Mitsuhisa had to vent his anger.
At this time, on the sea, a Cangshan ship was swelling up its sails and fleeing for its life.
Behind it, countless small morning boats swarmed like a swarm of locusts.
On the Cangshan ship, all the Xia officers and soldiers were sweating and used all their strength to make the ship run faster.
"Captain, the Japanese ship is faster than ours, what should we do?"
There are a total of 60 officers and soldiers on a Cangshan ship. There is a captain with the rank of lieutenant who is responsible for command.
The captain of this Cangshan ship was named Liu Shizhong.
He was originally a small flag who came to the navy. After joining the new army, he worked hard enough and became the captain of the Cangshan ship.
This time, after receiving an order to detect the movements of the Japanese, Liu Shizhong was so bold that he actually circled around on the sea, bypassed the Japanese defense line, and ran to the port to get a thorough look at the situation inside.
Although the information was obtained, this was like poking a hornet's nest.
The Japanese were so humiliated that they wanted to come back with revenge no matter what. Therefore, all the clippers were dispatched, vowing to kill Liu Shizhong and others.
This is the base camp of Japan, and there is no telling how many people there are. If a mere Cangshan ship were to be caught, there would be absolutely no chance of survival.
Escape became the only option.
But when he actually started running, Liu Shizhong discovered that there was a big problem.
They tried to sail westward, but because of the headwind, the boat couldn't pick up speed at all. As a last resort, we could only use paddling to increase power.
However, compared with the Japanese morning boats, the Cangshan boat has too few paddles and provides far less power.
The Japanese took off all the sails on the small morning boat and rowed it only by human power. Even in the headwind, the speed was very fast, and the distance was getting closer and closer.
After a while, some Japanese people opened fire on this side.
Amidst the banging of firecrackers, blind bullets whistled in the air. Everyone tried their best to avoid danger, but they were helpless when the Japanese approached.
During the crisis, Liu Shizhong finally became ruthless.
"Turn the ship around and run southwest."
The deputy was shocked.
"If we go southwest, we won't be able to return to the base camp."
Liu Shizhong had already ran over and took the sailors to adjust the angle of the sail.
"Let's survive first."
The deputy thought the same thing. If he was caught by the Japanese, everything would be over. As long as you can survive, you have to take risks.
Following Liu Shizhong's order, the sails on the Cangshan ship began to deflect.
When the direction of the ship's bow turned from due west to southwest, it took advantage of the sea breeze blowing from the north.
I saw the sails fully bulging, the ship under my feet suddenly jumped up, and the surrounding waves began to recede rapidly.
Then I went to see the Japanese people's small morning boat, and I was suddenly distanced.
Seeing that the Cangshan ship changed direction and reached its extreme speed, Dongying people screamed and tried harder to catch up.
But this time, the Cangshan boat completely borrowed the power of the wind, and was simply not comparable to a small morning boat with its sails down.
The distance between the two sides is getting wider and wider.
In the end, in the eyes of Japanese people, Cangshan Ship had become a black spot on the horizon in the distance.
