Above the sea, a huge fleet composed of hundreds of warships was chopping the waves.

Large ships stand like whales, and small boats flock like fish. Fortune ships, flat ships, sterns, and battleships. All kinds of warships, large and small, are scattered on the sea. Flags with clear characters are raised high and make a hunting sound on the masts.

From a distance, it looks like the entire sea is covered with bright Chinese flags.

The fleet set sail from Jeju Island, passed through Ryukyu southeast, and then headed north, heading straight for Edo.

When the fleet sailed south to Ryukyu, dozens of warships joined the fleet from the direction of Nagasaki. Even if they were very far away on the sea, the billowing smoke could be seen coming from the direction of Nagasaki.

Many New Army soldiers and some Koreans and Japanese people thought that the war between the Ming Dynasty and Japan seemed to have officially started at this moment, but in fact the war started earlier than this.

After the fleet set sail, on Jeju Island, there were now less than 20,000 people in the camp that could accommodate an army of 50,000. Among them, 5,000 were young Koreans, 2,000 were vassal troops of North Korea, and the remaining 10,000 were Ming Dynasty soldiers.

The soldiers of the two associations.

There are many locals in Jeju Island. With the arrival of the new Ming army, Jeju Island has undoubtedly become more active. In addition to the locals, ships from the Ming Dynasty and North Korean ships continue to bring various supplies and pile them up on Jeju Island.

Inside the camp.

In addition to Jeju Island, the Ryukyu Kingdom actually also received a request from the Ming Dynasty. The Ryukyu Kingdom became the second supply station of the Ming Navy in the vast East Ocean.

In this way, Jeju Island and Ryukyu were formed as two transit points for supplies. The Ming Dynasty's supplies in North and South Zhili would be replenished at any time to the Japanese army.

Today's Jeju Island has a large amount of supplies from the Ming Dynasty and North Korea, including pancakes, bacon and other easy-to-storage foods, as well as large quantities of gunpowder and supplementary artillery guns, etc., all stored in warehouses.

Once the warehouse catches fire, it means that the Ming army going out will not be able to obtain enough supplies in a short time.

It was night, and a dozen figures took advantage of the night to sneak away from the night watch sergeants and rush to the warehouse. During the day, they were hard-working and hard-working workers hidden among the young people of North Korea. However, after the army left, they exposed themselves.

His true identity: Japanese ninja ronin.

To be precise, Japan has never given up its plan to occupy the mainland owned by North Korea. Although during the Wanli period, their strategic plan of first occupying North Korea and then Liaodong of the Ming Dynasty, and then going south to capture the entire continent failed, the plan failed. The ninjas and ronin of Japan failed.

But he is fully lurking in North Korea, trying to find opportunities in the future to continue his previous ideas.

After the defeat of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, these ninjas and ronin were dormant for a period of time. After the Tokugawa shogunate came to power, these people with the support of the new shogunate were fully active in all aspects of Korea, including the Korean court, local merchants, people, and the army.

They all have their tentacles, and even some ninjas went to Liaodong.

The reason why Tokugawa Iemitsu was not worried about the disappearance of outside information after seclusion was because these outside tentacles would pass various messages to the shogunate. For example, the news that Ming Dynasty had sent troops before was conveyed by these ninjas.

Now that their contact with the shogunate has been cut off, these ninjas and ronin will naturally find ways to sabotage Ming's actions. Taking advantage of the absence of Ming's main force, the best opportunity has been presented to them, which is to destroy Ming's warehouse on Jeju Island.

, cut off the logistics of the Ming army.

After these dozen masked shadows gathered together, they dispersed and moved towards various warehouses without saying too many words, just some simple gestures.

In the dark night, they avoided the patrolling groups of North Korean mercenaries and the soldiers who got up at night. Warehouses full of military supplies appeared in front of them, and various ignition devices were already in their hands.

A warehouse full of gunpowder and guns only needs a fuse to ignite the gap they deliberately left when transporting goods, and the warehouse will be blown directly to the sky!

"superior!"

The excited masked people quickly stepped forward, and suddenly several crossbow bolts roared in the night wind. Two of the three men in black who were advancing were shot down on the spot. The remaining one knew that he had been exposed and viciously

Regardless, he rushed forward: since he was exposed, he had no way to survive, so he might as well fight to the death and set the warehouse on fire!

The swords collided in the dark night, and the charging man in black was attacked by three swords from different directions.

Blocking it with a long knife and narrowly avoiding the light of the knife, the man in black rolled on the spot and stood up, looking at the three people who suddenly appeared in front of him with expressions of surprise and uncertainty.

One person yawned and put his knife on his shoulder: "I said you shouldn't take on the job of guarding the warehouse. General Zhao's army has only been away for a few days, and this warehouse is like a rotten egg, attracting flies every day."

The other person was holding a knife and looking at the man in black, and said in a somewhat appreciative tone: "Why are you talking so much? This guy has good kung fu. He is better than those guys yesterday. If it were those guys yesterday, that move just now would be better."

already dead."

The man in black looked at these three guys who looked defenseless and relaxed, and couldn't help but ask: "Who are you?" The one among the three said at this time: "Stop playing around, kill it quickly, and finish it quickly.

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"As for who we are? Let you be clear, Ming Beizhen Fusi, be careful in the next life, don't run into us again." The man in black immediately knew the identities of these people when he heard Beizhen Fusi, his throat

He let out an inhuman roar and then rushed forward desperately trying to replace one. As for running away, he knew it was impossible!

After three stabs, the man in black lay on the ground with a dry face. The three stab wounds on his chest, face, and neck split open the flesh, and blood and tears flowed out.

"Finish the work and return to the hundred households."

The three of them sheathed their knives and turned around, heading towards somewhere in the warehouse.

"Have you solved it over there?" Baihu, who was wearing Feiyu uniform, looked at the camp map placed on the box with a knife in his hand. "It has been solved. There are three in total. There are no survivors. The people who came are stronger than last night."

Baihu couldn't help laughing after hearing this: "These Japanese ninjas are a bit interesting. I originally thought that guarding the warehouse was not interesting, but now I find that although it is not as fun as the North Koreans, it is not bad."

When Baihu mentioned North Korea, the three people did not answer.

Since public opinion broke out among the people and the shogunate closed the country, the cabinet sent the Jin Yiwei into North Korea. Since the decision to start a war, the Jin Yiwei have often fought against the Japanese ninjas in North Korea. Now a certain deputy governor is in North Korea, enough to see the imperial court

attention to North Korea.

It's just as exciting there during the day and at night, and the swords, swords, guns, and arrows are much more dangerous than here.

In these places, the war between the Ming Dynasty and Japan started earlier than the frontal battlefield; at this time, Zhao Yuqi's army would arrive in Edo in one day.

In the cabin of the steam ironclad Zhenliao, Zhao Yuqi looked at the map of Edo with an indifferent expression: "There should be a lot of troops from the shogunate gathered in Edo at this time."

One person replied: "The three close lords of the shogunate have already sent out troops. The number of troops gathered in Edo will definitely not be less than 100,000. In the following generations, the troops and horses of the outer vassals will be gathered, and the number of troops in Edo will exceed 150,000."

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Zhao Yuqi nodded: "It's great to have so many people. If this battle continues, the shogunate will collapse. The army will arrive in Edo in twelve hours. Send an order to the soldiers to have a good rest and launch an attack at dawn the next day."

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In the night, the huge fleet was brightly lit and slowly moved towards Edo.

At this time in Edo, Tokugawa Iemitsu was kneeling on the castle tower, listening to the reports from the people below. Soldiers and horses from the three clans and more than a dozen genealogical generations had arrived. As for the outside daimyo, they all said they wanted to

They sent out troops, but they have been dragging their feet until now and still haven't moved.

Obviously, when faced with the behemoth of the Ming Dynasty, these outsiders shrank back. They chose to sit on the mountain and watch the fight. Whether the Ming Dynasty won or the shogunate won, it made no difference to them. What's more, according to the news they received, the Ming court

The target of the attack was only the shogunate.

"General, those people are obviously not coming. They want to see the shogunate and the Ming army lose both sides so that they can seize the power of the shogunate!" A senior martial artist couldn't help but said.

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded: "I know that those foreigners chose to surrender because of the power of my Tokugawa family, and more than ten years are not enough to completely polish off their ambitions. If possible, I would like to

This war has consumed their strength; but it would be better if they did not come, otherwise they would disrupt our military formation, and our own people are often more terrifying than outsiders."

"The Ming army will arrive soon. Let the samurai patrol more, and the defensive measures of Edo Bay must be taken."

The Wu family replied

: "Don't worry, general, we are ready for Cheng Ren. Even if we cannot reach the Ming army's warships, we will sink in the Edo Bay and not give the Ming army a chance to attack Edo."

In the spring of the thirteenth year of the Ming Dynasty, it is Grain Rain.

The Ming Dynasty's Japanese expedition fleet arrived outside Edo Bay at dawn. The dark Ming fleet had long sails like a forest, and its flags covered the sky. Looking from a distance, it was overwhelming the sea. The huge pressure immediately caused the samurai ashigaru of the Edo shogunate to issue a sharp alarm.

Voice.

The bell rang quickly, and soon the whole Edo was awakened. The samurai rushed to the shogunate to report: "The Ming army is coming! The Ming army is already outside Edo Bay!"

Wearing large armor, Tokugawa Iemitsu was kneeling on the castle tower, with his most cherished samurai sword in front of him. After hearing the news of the arrival of the Ming army, Tokugawa Iemitsu said calmly: "Then, let's get started."

At the same time, on the steam armored ship Zhenliao, Zhao Yuqi was wearing an armor with an animal face and a mountain pattern, a six-petal lotus helmet, and standing on the deck of the Zhenliao holding a sword given by Zhu Youxiao. At this time

At this moment, the fleet was also awakened by the rapid ringing of the bell, and each ship was making final preparations.

One after another, the stern battleships have sailed into Edo Bay. They are the vanguard fleet and will clear the obstacles in front of the fleet. When the Ming warships sailed into Edo Bay, the shogunate's warships also dispatched.

The shogunate's warships were mainly Kanshun and Anzha ships, equipped with a small number of artillery and a large number of muskets. The size of these ships was similar to that of the Ming Dynasty's warships, but there was a huge difference in firepower.

boom!

A cannon shot was fired from the Ming army's battleship, and the Battle of Edo Bay began!

After the first artillery fired and roared, the rumbling sound of artillery never stopped in Edo Bay.

The shogunate's Kanfun and Anzha ships kept firing cannons, and the Ming army's warships bombarded each other in Edo Bay. The sound of cannons and shouts continued, and gunpowder smoke began to fill Edo Bay.

The deafening sound of cannons could be clearly heard in Edo City. The people of Edo hid in their homes and shivered. The sound of cannons that seemed far away and yet close in front of them was so scary that the people of Edo had no choice but to huddle in their houses.

At home, I prayed to the eight hundred gods for blessing.

At this time, the shogunate's army had also gathered on the shore of Edo Bay. Artillery pieces had been set up. They were fully prepared and were watching the battle on the sea at this moment.

The cannons roared, and from time to time warships were hit by fire and then exploded and sank. But anyone with a discerning eye could see that compared to the Ming army's warships, the shogunate's warships were too weak. These could only be equipped with a few guns, no more than eleven at most.

Compared with the Ming army's warships equipped with more than a dozen or even twenty cannons, the warship with two cannons was far different in terms of the number and caliber of the cannons.

The shogunate's warships were equipped with small-caliber artillery, while the Ming army was equipped with large-caliber heavy artillery. The explosive shells and chain bombs fired by these heavy artillery could easily smash the shogunate's warships, but the shogunate's artillery hit the Ming Dynasty.

The military warships did not pose much of a threat.

Under the circumstances, the decline of the shogunate's warships has become very obvious. Tokugawa Iemitsu looked at the battlefield on the sea from the castle tower and couldn't help clenching his fists: Is the gap between the shogunate and the Ming Dynasty so big? It's just a matter of time.

After more than thirty years, has Ming's strength become so terrifying?

In Edo Bay, there are more and more warships of the Ming army, and large and small fortune ships have joined the battlefield. These warships, equipped with more than twenty cannons and many new firearms such as fire dragon bombs, are now the main force of the Ming army.

These new Dafu ships, which combine generations of Central Plains shipbuilding technology with Western warship technology, are each over twenty feet tall, equipped with more than thirty-six various types of heavy guns, and their hulls are also stronger and more reliable.

After these huge fortune ships sailed into Edo Bay, they immediately ran rampant like sharks rushing into a school of fish. The roars of the heavy general cannons even overwhelmed the cannons of other warships in Edo Bay.

The addition of the Daifuku ship completely suppressed the final counterattack of the shogunate's warships and wiped out the hope of the shogunate. The navy general of the shogunate simply gritted his teeth. Why, why is this happening?!

It is clear that the shogunate has assembled all the warships, and it is clear that the shogunate has equipped so many artillery, why can't it still defeat the Ming Dynasty's warships?

Why were the warships of the Ming Dynasty so big and strong? Why were their cannons so numerous and powerful?

Is the gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty so obvious?

"I'm not willing to give in, I'm not willing to give in! Charge! Charge forward! Even if we can't defeat Akito, we will sink their warship!"

The shogunate navy general roared and roared, and his ship Sekifune took the last ship and launched the final samurai charge towards the Ming army warship, and what greeted them was dense artillery shells.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Smoke rose, flames puffed out, and dense shells fell on the charging shogunate warships, stirring up water jets. A warship was hit by a cannonball and exploded immediately. Amidst the screams of the shogunate samurai, the warship was engulfed in flames.

Devoured.

When the gunfire stopped and the smoke dissipated, Edo Bay was already in a mess. There were wrecks of warships of the shogunate navy everywhere. The swaying deck fragments and broken flags seemed to mean something, but as the Ming army

As the warship approached, the sea was turbulent, and a wave came over. The fragments of the deck and the broken battle flag were immediately swallowed up by the waves and sank to the bottom of the sea.

Less than an hour after the battle began at dawn, the navy assembled by the shogunate was defeated by the Ming navy. Hundreds of Ming army battleships and dozens of lucky ships poured into Edo Bay and approached the shore.

The general of the shogunate looked at the ruined battlefield and couldn't help but tighten the samurai sword at his waist. The naval army was defeated so miserably. They were already very brave, but they were still defeated by the Ming army's warships.

But the general has not lost confidence. If you can't fight on water, you can still fight on land!

The 100,000-strong army of the shogunate was equipped with a large number of iron cannons and heavy artillery. The war chests accumulated by each family were distributed one after another. Even the Ashigaru were equipped with utensils made of bamboo and leather. It can be said that they were fully equipped. However, the number of Ming troops on the opposite side was

There are only thirty to forty thousand at most. The current military equipment of the shogunate is enough to defeat these numbers of Ming troops!

"Let the warriors get ready, it will be time for us to appear soon! Under the watch of the general, we will definitely win. The comparison between the enemy and ourselves is 180,000 vs. 30,000. We will definitely win!" the general shouted!

With that, Hatamoto soon spread the news throughout the army, which rekindled the fighting spirit of the samurai and ashigaru of the shogunate army!

Yes, the comparison between ourselves and the enemy is 180,000 vs. 30,000. This is a sure-win situation no matter how you look at it! As for the previous failure of the navy?

What is the relationship between the Navy Red Deer and our Army?

The samurai cheered, and the ashigaru could not help but roar "Oh! Oh! Oh!". The entire shogunate army was full of fighting spirit and prepared to welcome the arrival of the Ming army.

However, on the sea surface, the Ming army's Daifuku ships and stern warships did not continue to approach. On the contrary, after these warships opened a battle line and blocked Edo Bay, there was no other movement.

The shogunate was confused and had a bad premonition in his heart. Could it be that the landing place of the Ming army was not Edo?

Soon, a samurai came running up and down and brought bad news to the shogunate: "General! It's not good! The Ming army, the Ming army has landed in Yokohama!"

"Nani?!" The general was stunned.

At this time, Yokohama was just a small fishing village. There were very few troops stationed by the shogunate there. If it hadn't been for the Ming army's attack, it would not have been worthy of anyone's attention.

But now, the main force of the Ming army has landed in Yokohama, a small place with a population of less than a hundred households. Tens of thousands of Ming troops can march straight in and head straight to Edo Castle! They will not encounter many obstacles on the way, because half of the main force of the shogunate is in Edo Bay at the moment

Formation unfolded!

"Damn it, send the order quickly." Before the shogunate finished speaking, a thunderous roar suddenly sounded in the distance. Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

The deafening roar is like thunder, making people's ears ring and their chests feel tight. The roar of the giant cannon is more shocking than the roar of the God of Thunder. Its momentum overwhelms everything, bringing the purest aesthetics of violence.

The Zhenliao and Zhenqi steam ironclads were parked outside Edo Bay. Driven by gear chains, the main guns had pointed their muzzles at Edo Bay. With the roar of the Thunder God, huge cannons were fired one after another.
Chapter completed!