Under the sun, three hundred Japanese ships were docked quietly on the sea between Xiangshan and Fenghua in Ningbo Prefecture.
A large number of Ronin vanguard troops have landed from Xifengling!
There were nearly 20,000 densely packed heads, and the tigers roared towards Ninghai County to kill them!
The Japanese pirates are ostensibly composed of two parts: the Southeastern pirates and the Japanese rogues. They are not engaged in production and must rely on plundering to survive.
The Ming Dynasty has a vast land and rich resources, and it also has a strict party and powerful people in the southeast. Corrupt officials are everywhere. Corruption is prevalent. The army's combat effectiveness is insufficient. The gold and jade are outside, but the inside is ruined. In their view, this is just a piece of fat, women, money...
Whatever you want, it's all here!
But there are corrupt officials, and there are also loyal ministers and good generals, such as Hu Zongxian, Yu Dayou, and Qi Jiguang.
With these three people stationed in the southeast, the military morale has been greatly boosted. If they were just pirates and rogues, how could they possibly resist the Ming Dynasty's army?
The main reason why they were unable to attack for a long time, and even lost more than they won before Qi Jiguang, was because there were several forces behind Wang Zhi and others secretly adding fuel to the flames.
Rogues and pirates are not enough troubles. The real opponents of the Ming Dynasty's army are the elite hidden among the Japanese pirates!
One of the parties is the "Matsuura Domain" soldiers from Japan who are well-equipped, well-trained, and possess a large number of top-notch firearms. These people pretend to be Japanese pirates, plunder Ming Dynasty materials and smuggle them back to Japan to help their country grow rapidly, and plot to dominate the Warring States Period.
era!
Their name is Matsuura Takanobu, and they are also Wang Zhi’s largest partner.
Shinto-ryu, Fukuda-ryu and other Japanese sects provided top masters, and Matsuura Takanobu provided elite soldiers and generals. Only in this way did the pirates transform from stragglers to an "army" that could compete with the official army, rampaging across the southeast and causing trouble in the Ming Dynasty!
In addition, there are Frankies, who are the main source of Japanese pirate firearms.
Of course, the Frankies would not admit any relationship with the Japanese pirates. They had a large amount of trade in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou. The Ming Dynasty was harassed by Japanese pirates and issued a maritime ban, which gave these people the opportunity to be middlemen. American silver, mahogany,
European guns and art, spices and gems from Southeast Asia, and treasures from various countries were sent to the Ming Dynasty, and then they were exchanged for gold and silver treasures, and even heavenly materials and earthly treasures...
At this time, Little Frankie (Spain) colonized the territories of many countries and was already moving towards the first empire on which the sun never sets!
Even if it was just for the money and treasures, they would only say that they were plundered by Japanese pirates.
At this moment, these three parties gathered together and the heavily armed "Japanese pirates" wielded a butcher knife against Ninghai County!
"Kill! Kill! (Japanese)"
A large number of Japanese pirates gathered and began to attack the city!
The officers and soldiers who defended the city desperately resisted. Seeing the Japanese pirates moving ladders and iron anchors to force the city wall, the city guard Guo Yong brandished his sword and shouted:
"Place the base wood! Throw fire oil on it! Kill the enemy!"
The officers and soldiers were fighting bloody battles with the Japanese pirates on the city wall. Suddenly, a general hurriedly ran up from the direction of the stairs and said to Guo Yong: "General! Xianxia sect Qingmu Zhenren heard that the Japanese pirates were invading, so he led his disciples to help in the battle!"
"good!"
Guo Yong was overjoyed. The righteous man came and got what he asked for. He hurriedly said: "Quick! Please come up quickly."
The Xianxia Sect was a famous sect in the south of the Yangtze River. After the Qi, Jian, and Yuefu fell overnight, other sects took advantage of the situation and rose up, especially the Tiantai Sect, which had numerous talents from the Xianxia Sect.
Tiantai Mountain is the ancestral home of Zen Buddhism, the ancestral home of Southern Taoism, a temple in the mountain, and the people in Guanzhong mostly live in seclusion. In contrast, the people in Xianxia often travel around the world and practice swordsmanship, and they are quite famous.
Among them, Master Aoki is the leader of Xianxia Sect, and his "Xianxia Sword Technique" is unparalleled in the world.
Although some people like gambling and drinking, it is not harmful.
When Guo Yong heard that he was coming to help out, he was overjoyed. It was a timely help.
The Xianxia sect's disciples were all dressed in white, and there were twenty-three people in total, floating above the city like a large white cloud.
After Guo Yong spoke, the soldiers who defended the city did not stop them, and they had no effort to stop them - the Japanese pirates' offensive became more and more fierce!
"The generals and soldiers of Guo Dynasty are grateful to Zhenren for their righteous deeds. They will definitely ask for rewards from the imperial court after this battle!"
Guo Yong cupped his fists and saluted.
"General Guo is so polite."
Master Aoki bowed his head in return. He was tall and thin, with an elegant face. He was in his early forties. He was also wearing a white Taoist robe, but it was more exquisite and luxurious. It was embroidered with silver thread, and there was a cloud pattern on the bottom of the robe, which was very beautiful.
He carried the treasure of the Xianxia Sect, the ancient sword [Bingqing] on his back, and said with a smile to Guo Yong: "In this time of crisis, it is the duty of the branch to protect the home and the country. Disciples, kill the enemy.
!”
All the disciples said in unison: "Yes!"
General Guo Yong was filled with relief and was about to express his thanks when suddenly a sword light came from below!
Master Aoki took advantage of his unpreparedness and swung his sword horizontally. In "Xianxia Sword Technique", the clouds filled the sky appeared, and the powerful sword energy was as bright as the clouds, and it was slashed towards Guo Yong's throat!
Guo Yong was the queen of the generals and had a good family background. Even if he didn't check for a while, he would still react very quickly. At that moment, he ducked sideways and swung a heavy punch with his backhand to force Qingmu back. The sword energy grazed his body and chopped off a person behind him.
The head of a soldier, and then the remaining energy was still there, and a five-inch deep sword mark was cut on the wall behind him!
"Aoki! What are you going to do?!"
Guo Yong was shocked and angry. Looking around, he saw those Xianxia disciples pulling out their long swords and slashing at the Ming soldiers viciously.
It's a pity that all the officers and soldiers were attacked from both sides. They never expected that the real killing move was hidden behind them.
"ah!"
"who!"
"laugh!"
The sword light waved down one after another, and the heads of the soldiers guarding the city flew up together with the spear points thrust by them under the shining sword light!
Twenty elite disciples of the Xianxia Sect were walking back and forth on the city wall, as if they were in a deserted place!
The defensive front was in chaos.
The Japanese pirates took the opportunity to climb up the city wall and join the massacre.
The leader of the Japanese pirates, Jushiro Inoue, drew out his Japanese sword. The four-foot-long blade shone with white light, and he roared and slashed at the defenders.
More and more Japanese pirates climbed up the city wall. They all pulled out their Japanese swords, one long and one short, and started killing from the east tower to the south and back towers. Gunfire sounded one after another, and another row of defenders fell down.
, the Japanese pirates who gathered like ants on the city tower killed all the defenders, and then rushed towards the streets in the city! The shouts of killing and the sound of guns and guns floated above the roars of countless tigers and wolves, floating in the sky over Ninghai...
In the middle of this fight, Guo Yong was already dead, his eyes wide open, and he refused to close his eyes.
Aoki's sword is dripping with blood...
Countless Japanese swords reflected in the setting sun were held high as they passed through the streets!
After the shouts of killing like tigers and wolves, there were the horrified screams and cries of countless people!
Immediately afterwards, fire broke out in the east of the city, and then fire broke out everywhere in the city!
Ninghai City was quickly engulfed in flames!
People were running around in panic everywhere, and there was blood everywhere after the sword flashes.
Under attack from both sides, Ninghai City fell before it could survive even a moment...
Squeak——
The heavy city gate slowly opened, and Aoki led the disciples out of the door.
In the setting sun, they bowed and saluted to a group of Japanese pirate leaders on horseback with extremely humble postures: "Young Master Wei Ming, Ninghai is yours."
"Hahaha!"
Among the large group of Japanese pirates, there were five people wearing Japanese warrior armor and riding on tall horses.
The person in the middle is a handsome young man, about thirty years old, with a long sword on his waist and profound internal skills. He is the second son of Matsuura Takanobu, Matsuura Yuimei.
On his left and right sides are three retainers of the Matsuura family and Wang Zhi's adopted son Mao Haifeng.
Among these four people, Mao Haifeng and his retainers are undoubtedly an old man who is over seventy years old. He has the most profound skills. Ordinary people can't see their realm at all. Especially the old man, who is full of sword energy. Even just a glance can pierce people's eyes.
Being in pain, Aoki didn't dare to make any mistakes.
Behind them were three thousand elite members of the Matsuura family, all with their heads high and chests hanging, blazons hanging from their waists, enforcing orders and prohibitions, and the whole group was in order.
This is the hidden main force of the Japanese pirates, far from being comparable to the ronin and pirates.
"Principal Aoki."
Matsuura Weiming smiled and said: "I am a Japanese pirate, not some young master Weiming, and there are no members of the Matsuura family here. We are all under the command of Captain Wufeng, and we are also going to fight with Mr. Mao on this trip. Please remember this."
"yes."
Qingmu follows goodness like a stream.
Mao Haifeng smiled slightly and didn't say much. He knew very well that his position was just a cover. He calmly picked up the wine gourd at his waist and took a sip of wine.
Matsuura Weiming said: "There is an old saying in the Ming Dynasty, misfortune lies where blessings depend, and misfortune lies behind...Although the Niu Gui incident was exposed, Qi Jiguang severely damaged him, and he was unable to fight again in a short period of time, but if it hadn't been for this incident,
We will never meet, let alone capture Ninghai so easily, right? Taoist Aoki... Master Peng Feng, the prefect of Ningbo, isn't he here?"
Qingmu cupped his hands and said, "My younger brother has prepared a small amount of wine at the magistrate's office. Please enjoy it, young master."
"very good."
Matsuura Weiming nodded, looked at the old man beside him, and said respectfully: "Teacher, let's enter the city. There will be a fierce battle tonight."
The old man nodded and said in Japanese: "To prevent accidents, five hundred people are left to transport the belongings and guard the warship in case of any eventuality."
"The teacher is very worried."
Matsuura Weiming nodded, whispered a few words to a general next to him, then looked at Mao Haifeng, seeing that he was concentrating on being a cover and had no objection to the deployment, he nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Aoki, and said with a smile
"Taoist Master, please go ahead. We will arrive shortly and tell Mr. Peng that Emperor Ming was deceived by traitors and abandoned him like a worn-out shoe. We will not do it. We will be grateful for the contribution of dedicating the city! Mr. Peng, please don't worry too much. You guys
I am responsible for your safety."
Aoki breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank you young master, Aoki will retreat first."
After saying that, he took the Xianxia sect disciples back to the city.
Matsuura Weiming looked at their backs, sneered, and said in Japanese: "If the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty are all like this, then we can take down the land of China without spending a single soldier. What a shame there are Qi Jiguang and Yu Dayou!"
"That's not bad."
The old man Xiong Ze Tuozhen stroked his beard and said: "Peng Feng's letter mentioned that the Ming Dynasty was in turmoil. In order to get rid of the charges of collaborating with the Japanese, Yan Song and his son abandoned many officials in the Zhejiang officialdom and abandoned their wings. Their lives were not guaranteed, so why not find another way out... What a pity.
, We don’t have many soldiers, otherwise we could take this opportunity to loot most of Zhejiang, and those rogue pirates would really be hard-pressed to become a great weapon!"
"That's what the teacher said."
Matsuura Weiming sneered and said: "Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and others had a good plan. They wanted to seize the opportunity and destroy the cow ghost. Unfortunately, they did not expect that there would be a fire in the backyard. The order that they thought was confidential had already been spread to Zhejiang along with the edict...
...The strict party has a big tree and deep roots. Thanks to the teacher's planning and thanks to these strict party members, we can win back the victory!"
"Now that we have secured the fortified city, we can just hold on to it. It depends on how Hu, Qi and others react."
Xiongze Takuma smiled leisurely and said: "Sun Tzu's method of using troops is to surround an enemy ten times and attack it five times... Relying on the favorable geographical location, an enemy ten times stronger can defend it. They would not have thought that we would capture Ninghai so quickly.
It's a plan, but taking this city will also be a great victory."
"Exactly."
Matsuura Weiming laughed. The city was full of money and slaves were waving to them. He raised his riding whip and shouted: "Enter the city!"
He took the lead and rushed into the city.
Mao Haifeng, Xiong Ze Takuma and others followed closely. Then, the Ronin follow-up troops, plus three thousand elites, a total of 20,000 people, entered the city!
…
Above the sky, the vulture soars.
On the earth, the cloud-turning horse galloped wildly.
Cao Jinxing and his four men took advantage of the strange beasts and rushed four hundred miles to aid Ningbo!
In Lu Yi's expectation, Ningbo's entire army was not strong enough to attack the city, so there was still a chance to defend the city. What's more, with the beacon fire, officers and soldiers from other guards would also rush to help. General Qi would not sit back and watch the Japanese pirates massacre the people, even if the main force
If you can't move lightly, you will definitely think of other ways. When the time comes, the Japanese pirates will be unable to attack and retreat, and they will inevitably fall into passivity. In this way, the dangerous city will be relieved!
But when the four of them reached the border of Taizhou, near Ninghai County, they suddenly realized that something was wrong.
——Whether they were flying in the sky or running on the ground, they all saw the fire coming out of Ninghai City!
The fire that burned the city is burning under the sunset!
Ninghai has been lost!
Lu Yi and Yang Xi narrowed their eyes, anger burning in their chests.
"really."
Cao Jinxing's face turned gloomy. When he saw that there were not many casualties from the Japanese pirates in front of the city gate, but instead there were a large number of corpses of officers and soldiers on the city tower, he knew that the Japanese pirates did not pay much for attacking the city:
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There is no reason to leak it. If Lu Fu's people reveal it, it is because the Yan family has stretched their hands too far... No matter who is the person who tipped off the Zhejiang officialdom, the Yan family and his son must take the blame!"
Cao Jinxing can already imagine how angry Jiajing will be when this mess is reported back to the capital! This time, Yan Shifan is afraid that even the fifth-grade doctor of the Ministry of Industry will not be able to do it...
But now is not the time to pursue the case, the trouble in Ninghai must be solved first.
Standing on Yinghuo's back, Cao Jinxing could see further and see more - a large group of Japanese pirates were burning, killing and looting in the city.
The blood of men, the wails of women, and the wild laughter of Japanese pirates holding human heads...
Scenes and sounds continued to enter his eyes and ears, and Cao Jinxing's face turned extremely ugly!
He thought of a certain period of bad history and some bad memories.
"A bunch of bastards! Looking for death!"
The vulture flew over the Ninghai Sea. Cao Jinxing looked at the Japanese pirate below and pulled out the Tiandao Sword, and the dharma image around him rose up:
"Xuanji, you are waiting in the sky. There are three masters in this city. Be careful."
Qin Xuanji looked at the evil deeds of the Japanese pirates below, with disgust and anger on her face. She nodded and asked, "What about you?"
"I'm going to mow the grass!"
After Cao Jinxing said coldly, he fell from the sky and jumped into the city. When he landed, the earth cracked and sand and rocks flew!
Before the Japanese pirates on the street could react, Cao Jinxing had already transformed into the smoke and dust, drew his sword and started to kill!
"I haven't killed any miscellaneous soldiers yet. I want to see how long you 20,000 people can last!"
Cao Jinxing drove his Dharma elephant into the crowd, killing people like chopping melons and vegetables.
The Japanese pirates finally came to their senses and were shocked.
"who?!"
"not good!"
"Go and inform the young master——"
"ah--"
In an instant, large areas of bloody severed limbs mixed with wailing, screaming and blood all over the sky, painted a bloody picture in Ninghai City...
Cao Jinxing was angry.
He wants these Japanese pirates to die without their bodies intact!
The golden figure walked through the city, and each Japanese pirate was cut into pieces by the pure Yang sword energy before they could cry out. Cao Jinxing was full of murderous intent and struck without mercy: "——Suffer! Die!!!"