Chapter 779
: On the Mission to Japan
If an envoy who was on a mission to another country led a powerful armed fleet, then was the diplomatic ambassador or the commander of the three armed forces? Anyway, Xu Jin was carrying the edict of Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty to reprimand the Japanese Emperor, and behind him was a Ming fleet armed to the teeth.
This Ming fleet consists of large ships with a bow of more than 500, with a total force of more than 10,000. It is equipped with 500 Ferlang machine cannons, 500 traditional cannons, 3,000 flintlock guns, 2,000 Western flintlock guns, 5,000 old firearms, and almost all firearms. In addition, it is equipped with 1,000 war horses, which are so powerful that it is suffocating.
The fleet's forces are composed of 500 battalions, Wolf soldiers and Dinghai Guards (Wang Zhi's troops). It is worth mentioning here that the 500 battalions have now expanded to 3,000 people and have been officially renamed Shenji Camp, which is still led by Wang Lin'er, Xie Erjian and Qi Jingtong.
The fleet set out from the Yangtze River Estuary in late August. It took advantage of the north wind that had not yet blown, crossing the East China Sea and headed straight to Kyushu Island in southern Japan. After ten days of sailing, the fleet finally arrived at the sea near Osumi Island on the first day of September.
At this moment, the rising sun was rising, and the sky was shining with rays of light. The vast Ming fleet appeared on the southwest sea of Osui Island. Facing the rising sun, sails and flags covering the sky. The Japanese on Osui Island were shocked, and fear spread rapidly like a plague. People ran away and fled, or they closed their doors and windows, hid in the house and shivered, praying for the great god Rizhao to bless peace.
The owner of Osumi Island, Shin Taro, was also frightened at this moment. He borrowed money and lent a boat to revenge Xu Hai, and sent his younger brother Xin Goro to assist Xu Hai. At the beginning, he did taste the sweetness. His younger brother Xin Goro kept transporting back the resources resources he had plundered from the coast of the Ming Dynasty. As a result, the good situation was not long. In less than half a year, Xu Hai was wiped out by the Ming army, and even his younger brother Xin Goro was killed by the Ming army. At this moment, the Ming fleet actually appeared on the sea near Osumi Island. How could Xin Taro not be afraid?
But, is it useful to be afraid? To put it blatantly, what have you done? When you provoke others, you have to be prepared to be fucked!
With Xu Jin's order, the Ming army fleet spread out in combat formations near Osui Island, and fierce artillery fire poured onto the island. In just half an hour, the port's fortifications and ships were blown up. The Ming army successfully landed without encountering decent resistance.
The Ming army equipped with muskets was so powerful that it was desperate. The armed forces of Osumi Island were almost defeated. The Japanese samurai were either shot or killed or threw down their weapons and ran away in scattering their lives.
Soon, the island master's mansion was captured, and the island master Shin Taro of Osumi was tied up and threw it in front of Xu Jin like a dead dog.
It is already late September and the weather is getting colder. Xu Jin dressed in a jade-colored long gown and essayist dressed in a scarlet cloak, flew in the wind, looking down at Xin Taro.
"Kneel, this is my envoy of the Ming Dynasty, Lord Xu Jinxu, Marquis of Jinghai." Mao Haifeng shouted sternly.
Mao Haifeng, the adopted son of Wang Zhi, was now the commander of Dinghaiwei after receiving the recruitment. He mentioned earlier that this son had lived in Japan for a long time and was a "returnee" who was proficient in Japanese and Portuguese. Because of this, Xu Jin took Mao Haifeng, a Japanese master, to Japan this time.
When Xin Taro heard that the young man with red lips and white teeth and elegant temperament turned out to be the famous "Ming Dynasty God of War" Xu Jin, he was so scared that his face turned a little white. He hurriedly knelt down with his head and said in a trembling voice in a stiff Chinese: "The Lord of Osumi Island, Xin Taro, kowtowed to Lord Xu!"
Last year, Xu Jin served as the governor of Naozhe, led the Ming army to slaughter the bandits, killing the Japanese pirates. Ouchi Sect, Hosokawa Takeshu, Oori Nobumiko and others were all trapped in his hands. Only Oori Nobumiko led the remnants to escape back to Japan by chance. Therefore, Xu Jin is now a "bad reputation" in Japan and is also named the God of War of the Ming Dynasty.
Xu Jin shouted coldly: "Xin Taro, do you know your guilt?"
Xin Taro touched the ground with his forehead and his butt was sticking high, like an ostrich burying his head in the sand. He said tremblingly: "Xin Taro knows his guilt, I apologize to the Celestial Empire here and apologize to Lord Xu!"
Xu Jinlin said, "Since you know your guilt, come and rectify the Dharma on the spot!"
A fierce soldier from the Shenji Camp immediately stepped forward, pulled out his waist knife and kicked Shintaro over. The latter shouted in horror: "Sir, please spare me!"
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But when the sword light was swung like a horse, Shin Taro died of life on the spot with five steps of blood.
Taishigong said: Barbarians are beasts, fearing power but not being virtuous. This sentence is most appropriate for the Japanese. The Japanese are undoubtedly a wolf-like nation. The more you talk about benevolence, righteousness and morality to him, the more he feels that you are weak and bullied. On the contrary, if you are afraid of him, he will obey you. Haven’t you seen that during World War II, the Americans threw two nuclear bombs at Japan. Since then, Japan has been a dog for half a century, and it is still the only one that the American horses are in line.
As a time traveler, Xu Jin had a thorough understanding of the nature of this nation, so he slaughtered an island lord as soon as he arrived in Japan, so he could teach those Japanese people that the Ming Dynasty was not easy to provoke. Those who violated the powerful Ming Dynasty would be punished even if they were far away!
After Xu Jin killed Xin Taro, he immediately ordered the occupation of the entire island, collect materials, and rebuilt fortifications. He also claimed that the island was the territory of the Ming Dynasty. The Japanese were not allowed to land on the island without permission, otherwise they would be killed. It is obvious that Xu Jin wanted to build Osumi Island into a base for the Ming army and serve as a bridgehead to control Japan in the future.
While Xu Jin stepped up the construction of Osumi Island fortifications, he sent envoys to Kyushu Island to order the countries of Kyushu Island to arrive at Osumi Island to welcome the Celestial Envoy within ten days. At the same time, he ordered the heads of the Ouchi family, Hosokawa family, and Osumi family to arrive at Osumi Island within half a month to apologize to the Ming Dynasty. In addition, he also ordered the Japanese emperor and shogun to arrive at Osumi Island within one month to welcome the Celestial Imperial Imperial Imperial, otherwise the Ming fleet would lead to Tokyo.
Once Xu Jin's edict was released, the whole country of Japan was shocked.
It is said that Japan is currently in the Warring States Period, and local daimyos are dominant and they are fighting each other endlessly. It is no exaggeration to say that it is a mess. Not only is the emperor dead, but the Muromachi shogun also dies in name only. The shogun Ashikaga Yoshiharu completely loses control of the country, and the local samurai group is unprecedentedly powerful.
However, the arrival of Xu Jin, the Ming fleet, quickly caused changes in the domestic situation in Japan. For example, the local daimyo on Kyushu Island quickly reached an alliance and prepared to unite against the Ming army, the foreign force.
Shogunate Yoshiharu Ashikaga also took the opportunity to regain some of his power and called on the whole country to unite, fight for the emperor, fight for honor, and do his best to drive away the Ming invaders.
Among the many local warlords in Japan, the most nervous ones are naturally the Ouchi clan, Hosokawa clan and Orishinomi clan. After all, Xu Jin called on the heads of their three families to go to Osumishima to take the crime.
On the eighth day of September 19th, the third year of Jiajing, it was my flower blooming that the coalition forces of the Kyushu Island, the closest to Osumi Island, took the lead in launching an attack on the Ming army on Osumi Island.
It is worth mentioning here that Japan is roughly divided into three parts, namely Kyushu Island in the south, Honshu Island in the middle, Honkkaido Island in the north, and Kyoto is located in Honshu Island.
Let’s talk about the Kyushu Island coalition forces this time, which are more than 30,000 troops, and are known as a 100,000 army. They are led by the Ouchi clan and the Hosokawa clan, and are storming towards Osumi Island in a mighty way.
Chapter completed!