There are very few grain fields on Tsushima Island, so it can be said that supplies are very poor. Therefore, if you want to survive, you must trade with foreign countries. The object of trade can only be North Korea. Therefore, although the Ma and Fans also participated in the Japanese war against Korea, after the war, they actively negotiated with Korea to resume trade.
Thanks to the efforts of the two generations of Tsushima lords, that is, through the mediation of Zong Yicheng and his father, trade relations with North Korea were finally re-established in Busan.
Therefore, Zong Yicheng can be said to know North Korea very well and knows what the current situation is in North Korea.
After the destruction of Korea, most of the Korean people were either plundered by the captives or killed. The remaining ones fled into the mountains and became bandits, hid on the islands and became pirates. The weak were eaten by the strong, and the old, weak, sick and disabled were basically eliminated.
For Ma Fan, the only ones who could harass them were Korean pirates. Don't tell me, don't think Tsushima is the famous name of Japan's Shiwanshi, but this Tsushima is actually very weak and can be bullied by North Korea. Those Korean pirates couldn't survive, so they would naturally bully the Ma Fans.
At this time, Zong Yisheng, opposite Busan on the natural road, was where the Japanese army was stationed. Not to mention the army, the navy alone had thousands of warships. With such a huge force, generally speaking, the Korean pirates would be able to escape as far as they wanted.
But now, with the roar of artillery and such a large-scale bombardment, the Korean pirates simply do not have the strength. They can only roar the warships of the Japanese Navy. As for the target, who else could it be besides the Korean pirates? Thinking about this, he wondered, could it be that the Japanese Navy was bored and used Korean pirates to practice their skills, so that when they go north in the future, the Ming Navy can be more confident?
No matter how much he thought about it, he never expected that the Ming Dynasty Navy would appear here so quickly and take the initiative to attack the Japanese Navy.
Therefore, when Zong Yicheng took a look, he almost couldn't believe his eyes, and quickly checked to the left and right: "Who has good eyesight? Take a look at the origins of the attacking warships on the opposite side?"
Although his eyesight is not very good, he can still distinguish warships that are not Japanese naval vessels.
"Sir, that is the warship of the Ming Dynasty Navy!" After hearing what he said, one of his old followers immediately said in great surprise, "Besides, besides the Ming Dynasty Navy, there are so many warships here. Except, it’s impossible for other forces to have it!”
Having said this, he paused and then added: "Sir, you were not born before. The Ming Dynasty navy has been here before. Their navy can be understood by just taking a look at it from a distance."
"The Ming Dynasty Navy?" Zong Yicheng was shocked when he heard this. He could not imagine why the Ming Dynasty Navy suddenly came to the southernmost tip of the Korean Peninsula, so he said suspiciously, "You old thing, your eyes are dim. Are you afraid that you have misjudged it? Then if it is the Ming Dynasty Navy, if you calculate the time, wouldn't it be that the Japanese country had just landed in North Korea and they had already set off to come? Is this possible? "
In order to prove that he was right, he added after he finished speaking: "It's okay if you come here by chance, but look at it, with such a big fight, could it be that you came here by chance? It must be deliberate, just come here The one who attacked the Japanese Navy! Look at this posture, maybe they have been waiting for this sudden opportunity!"
Emperor Chongzhen didn't hear their conversation, otherwise he would have praised his golden fingers.
What is the most important thing in fighting? Is it because the army has not moved yet, but the food and grass go first?
wrong!
The most important thing is the news! If we can get reliable information from the enemy in advance, even if there is no food, the enemy will naturally provide it!
As long as you have timely and reliable information, you will basically win half the battle, or more. As a result, they often start wars by surprise and attack them unprepared, so the Jianlu are strong, right? It’s not like the country has been destroyed! What's wrong with your Japanese country? You still have to suppress them and let these Japanese people taste all the tastes that the former Japanese captives experienced!
Without this golden finger, to be honest, it would not be that easy to eliminate the Jianlu or conquer the Japanese country.
Someone once proposed that Emperor Chongzhen achieved the five-year Ping Liao period, but he failed to achieve it. One possibility is that that person's golden finger has not been activated yet, or there is a malfunction or something.
At this time, Zong Yicheng said this within the scope of his understanding, which was not unreasonable, and immediately won the approval of his other subordinates.
When the older man saw it, he immediately felt happy. He didn't dare to say nonsense to Zong Yicheng, so he shouted to his accompanying accomplices: "Come on, come on, come on, who will bet with me? One hundred taels of silver, it's Ming Ming." If you are from the Navy of the Ming Dynasty, give me one hundred taels of silver. If you are not from the Navy of the Ming Dynasty, I will pay you a hundred taels of silver and I will never default on your payment!"
Although Tsushima Island is very poor in supplies, it does have a lot of money. Many people have already suspected that there is a mountain of silver that has not been discovered. In the original history, it was Mune Yoshinari's son who finally got what he wanted when he became the feudal lord and excavated Sasu's Silver Mountain.
However, although these Japanese people were rich, one hundred taels of silver was still a lot. When they heard that he was so sure to make a bet, no one dared to speak.
Zong Yicheng also believed what he said and couldn't help but said in shock: "So, the Ming Dynasty discovered the intention of the Japanese country so quickly and had already sent troops to fight, then... then..."
"My lord, the Japanese navy will definitely be doomed!" The old man said without much surprise, "I think that when the Japanese kingdom was strong, they were all defeated by the Ming navy. Now, no one expects that the Ming navy will appear. I believe that the people in Busan would not have thought of it. Now that they are blocked by the Ming Dynasty Navy, I think the whole army will definitely be annihilated!"
Hearing his somewhat disrespectful remarks about Japan, Zong Yicheng was not angry at all, or he didn't care at all. Instead, he followed this statement and thought, if the navy of Japan was taken over by the navy of Ming Dynasty, what would happen to North Korea? What to do with the Japanese army within the territory? Can so many people escape and come back? If they can't escape, the strength of the Japanese country will be greatly reduced, and the Tokugawa shogunate may not be able to suppress the daimyo of various places, or even if one fails, another Tokugawa Ieyasu will appear!
Thinking about it so deeply, although Zong Yicheng's eyes were fixed on the other side, he didn't see it at all in his mind. Instead, his mind suddenly changed: This is a change that has not happened in the Japanese country in decades. Where will Tsushima Island go? It's a very critical time!
This Mune Yoshinari has no loyalty to the Tokugawa shogunate.
In the eighth year of Chongzhen's reign, the shogunate discovered that he had been in contact with the Lee family of Korea and had forged credentials, so he was in danger of being changed. It was only that the current master of the shogunate, Tokugawa Iemitsu, felt that the little Tsuima clan did not pose any threat to him at all, and finally decided to punish the old Yanagawa for relocation, so that the Sou family was saved from being changed.
What the Zong family did was actually determined by the basic situation of Tsushima Island.
While Zong Yicheng was thinking about it, suddenly, he heard someone screaming: "Sir, look, sir, look, fire, fire, it's burning!"
Zong Yicheng came back to his senses and took a closer look. Sure enough, he could see the light of fire in the opposite direction of Busan Port. Needless to say, a warship was on fire, and the fire was not small. It should be because there were many warships burned.
"Haha, you don't even have to look at it to know that the Ming Dynasty navy must have invaded, and their arson ships have begun to show off their power!" The older man looked at it and smiled, and then saw the feudal lord and others looking at him. Then he explained, "You may not know that arson has always been what the Ming Navy is best at. Let me tell you, among the warships of the Ming Navy, there are two types of ships that are often used for arson!"
At this point, seeing that the others did not interrupt, his interest became even higher, and he even stretched out his fingers to count: "First, the Ming Dynasty Navy has a chain boat, which is light, about four feet long, and looks like One boat is actually two boats. The front boat occupies one-third, and the rear boat occupies two-thirds. They are connected by two iron rings in the middle. The front boat has many large inverted beards and is loaded with fireballs, divine smoke, divine sand, and poison. There are fire and muskets, and the rear boat is equipped with oars to carry the soldiers. During the war, the front boat is driven directly to the enemy's position with the wind. The front boat is nailed to the enemy's ship, and various firearms are lit. At the same time, the iron hoop is released, and the rear boat can return."
At this point, he pouted at Busan and then continued: "As soon as the rear ship returned, the flames of the front ship swirled, and the enemy ship was burned. No, it was burned!"
No one interrupted him, so he stretched out another finger and said: "There is also a kind of ship in the Ming Dynasty Navy, called the mother ship, which is also light. The mother ship is three feet and five feet long, two feet in front and one foot and five in the back. There is a small boat on both sides of the shipboard, with a hollow interior, with a cover on it, and four oars for rowing. It is tied to the mother ship with ropes. The mother ship has firewood, heavy oil, and gunpowder fire lines. During war, the mother ship quickly approaches the enemy ship, nails them together, and ignites them. The descendants of the mother ship returned on the daughter ship."
Having said this, he concluded with a hint of pride: "Since the Ming Dynasty Navy took the initiative to attack the Japanese navy in Busan Port, there must be a lot of these two types of ships. Look, isn't this a miraculous effect?"
Everyone, including Zong Yicheng, looked at the Busan Port and saw that the fire was already blazing into the sky. The fire was even bigger than before, and they couldn't help but be speechless.
After a while, one person suddenly asked the older accomplice: "How do you know so clearly?"
Hearing this, the man finally showed a trace of fear and said: "After the defeat of the Korean War, I was afraid that the Ming Dynasty would take advantage of the victory to pursue the Japanese country and treat the Japanese country unmercifully. Therefore, I made great efforts to investigate the situation of the Ming Dynasty Navy. . But fortunately, Ming Dynasty didn’t have this intention at that time.”
Having said this, he paused, looked at Zong Yicheng and said, "I just don't know if Ming will take advantage of the victory this time and pursue it?"
Seeing the surprised look on the feudal lord's face, he added: "I once heard an old saying from the Ming Dynasty, one cannot be the same, the sect must deal with it with determination!"
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