Uncle Zhongyong, or General Pingwa, Xiao Zheng, held the hilt of his sword and inspected the position with a stern face.
On the coastline in front of us, countless soldiers are building anti-login fortifications.
Further out in the sea, there are countless brand-new wooden boats, large and small.
The semaphores between the ships kept flashing, as if they were ready to launch an attack at any time.
"General!" When the soldiers saw Xiao Zheng, they all stood at attention towards him.
"The enemy is at hand," Xiao Gang waved his hand, "No need to be polite."
He cleared his throat.
"Brothers, winter is coming, and the Japanese pirates will fight for their lives for the last time this year. Now is the time for you to use your strength. Don't let them make me soft when repairing fortifications."
"The better the fortifications you build, the easier it will be to kill the Japanese pirates who log in and make the people in your hometown spit out evil!"
"I know." The soldiers had already known that the Japanese pirates had logged in Pinghai County some time ago, so they shouted loudly.
"General, we have been working hard."
"Everyone, work harder, repair the fortifications, and kill the stubborn Japanese pirates."
"Brothers, come on, let's see who can build the best fortifications..."
Xiao Zheng nodded with satisfaction, "Everyone has to work hard now, but when it starts to snow, you should be able to have a good rest..."
They were originally the East China Sea garrison stationed at Beihai Customs.
After receiving the order from the Ministry of War to dispatch troops two months ago, Xiao Zheng led his team directly across the North Sea to the south coast of Baekje in front of him.
This was not the first time they encountered Japanese pirates after landing, nor would it be the last!
"General," Xiao Yong, the personal guard who was following Xiao Zheng, was very angry, "those Baekje people are really nothing."
Since the East China Sea defenders landed on the peninsula, the Baekje people happily gave up the defense line on the south coast, and then ran faster than rabbits one by one.
From the generals down to the soldiers, no one even looked back.
I don’t know whether this is the land of Baekje or Unchui?
Xiao Zheng remained silent and asked: "Have you received your clairvoyance yet?"
He asked about the telescope.
Earlier, almost every general in the Starfall Army, Zhennanguan Pass and Yanxian Fortress who was over a thousand years old had one.
But in other places, telescopes are still rare items, and many army generals have never seen them.
The Ministry of War once asked the Starfall Legion and Yanzhi Fortress to submit the method of making telescopes, but Wei Junqian and the Zhenguo Government refused politely.
"The people in the empire are full of words." They all replied in unison.
The two big guys spoke in the same tone. Yuan Xingwen from Zhennanguan picked his nose and pretended not to hear.
Any device is a double-edged sword.
Telescopes can play a role in predicting the enemy's opportunities. It would be bad if its manufacturing technology fell into the hands of the enemy.
The military department was speechless.
There was another argument about citing scriptures and arguments, but the Starfall Legion and the Rock Frontier Fortress always ignored it.
In the end, the Ministry of War had to give up.
Xiao Yong calculated the time and said, "General, the clairvoyant should be arriving soon."
"Second Young Master has sent a fast horse to send your clairvoyance out a long time ago. It's just that the journey from south to north is too long, so it has been delayed."
"But it's only ten days and a half."
Hearing Er Zi's name, Xiao Zheng nodded happily.
He raised his head and looked south.
The sea was filled with countless boats, large and small.
Some of them are clearly run by newbies.
These boats looked like they were drunk, spinning in place, or turning left and right like a snake. People couldn't help but sweat for them.
"Have you seen those small boats?" Xiao Zheng sighed: "The Japanese pirates really don't distinguish between young and old, they come out in full force."
In the east, deep in the ocean, the Japanese pirates are home.
On the west coast, flags are flying everywhere,
Standing in front of the expedition platform were densely packed Yamato soldiers, the weapons in each hand shining coldly, which was intimidating.
Although there were many people, there was silence everywhere.
The soldiers in the audience all looked at the figure standing on the marching platform in silence.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Only the rumbling sounds came from the western sky from time to time, breaking the oppressive silence in this world.
On the marching platform, Tokugawa Musashi, who was slightly hunched over, raised his head and looked steadily at the sky, his eyes full of sadness and determination.
It was noon at this time, but the sky was covered with dark clouds.
The sun in the sky has long since disappeared.
In other words, not only today, but also in the past two years, the entire Japanese pirate territory has not seen the sun in the sky.
"Brothers and sisters," Tokugawa Musashi suddenly pointed at the sky and asked loudly: "What is in the sky?"
Everyone in the audience was stunned and didn't know whether to answer or not.
Tokugawa Musashi was not surprised and continued to ask sharply: "People of Yamato, who will tell me what is in the sky?"
Now no one hesitated anymore and answered one after another.
"Back to General, those are dark clouds."
"What a black cloud! General, that's volcanic ash."
"Yes, that is the volcanic ash after the volcano erupted."
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"No!" Tokugawa Musashi shook his head fiercely and shouted loudly: "That's not a dark cloud or volcanic ash. That's called genocide."
"What kind of species should be destroyed?"
"It is the seed of our Yamato people that must be destroyed."
"You all know that the island has not seen the sun for a long time, and no food can be grown. The air is also full of the smell of sulfur, and almost all the poultry and animals raised by the people have died."
"With the current situation, if the volcanoes in the central region continue to erupt, we will be extinct as a nation within a few years."
There was dead silence in the audience, and everyone looked ugly.
There were even faint cries.
"But," Tokugawa Musashi laughed loudly and said word by word: "That is not God's punishment for our nation, but a reminder."
"Remind us that we should no longer be trapped on these small islands, and we should no longer live and die here."
"Remind us that it's time to leave!"
"Where are we going?" Tokugawa Musashi asked loudly.
"Baekje!" Everyone in the audience answered in unison.
"You are wrong!" Tokugawa Musashi shook his head and shouted: "Baekje is not the Baekje people, but a new homeland that is more suitable for the lives of our people."
"do you understand?"
"Understood! It's not Baekje, it's our new home."
"Very good!" Tokugawa Musashi nodded with satisfaction.
"When I go west this time, I, Tokugawa Musashi, can tell all of you clearly and unequivocally. Most of you will die! And the death will not be complete, and the death will be ugly."
Buzz!
There was a buzz in the audience.
Everyone was whispering to each other.
Tokugawa Musashi turned a blind eye.
"Some of you will die in the sea heading west, you will die in the battle to land, you will die on the way to the Baekje capital, and some of you will die on the ladder climbing to the top of the city."
"but!"
"Did you see that?" Tokugawa Musashi pointed to the dark sky, "The volcanic ash in the sky does not allow us to linger on this island. If you stay here and don't go west, you will die in a year or two. It will be a quiet death."
Quiet, no one knows."
"If you die on the way to the west, if I, the general, say something harsh, you still have some value."
"At least you fought for a glimmer of life for the millions of fellow countrymen, brothers and sisters behind you, as well as the future of our Yamato descendants. You deserved to die!"
"Understand?"
"clear!"
"Very good. You will not be the first or the last batch of people to go west. All the fellow villagers will follow you to the west."