In the Seto Inland Sea, a huge fleet appeared on the sea surface of Hyogo no Tsu Port. Hundreds of large ships cruised on the sea, majestic and majestic, like thousands of troops. The Great Ming Dragon Flag pennants hanging on the masts were hunting in the wind.
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"Dang~dang~"
In the port, the Japanese sounded the alarm, and the entire Hyogojin was in chaos.
There have long been rumors that the army of the overlord country, the Ming Dynasty, has already reached the Japanese country and is heading towards Hyogo no Jin. At first, everyone did not believe it. After all, the Ming Dynasty has always been very good to the Japanese country.
Every time the Japanese went to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty would give them several times as much, so that the Japanese would return home with a full load.
The Ming Dynasty was the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, a state of etiquette, and it was absolutely impossible to send troops to the vassal state.
When the shogunate issued a shogunate order asking daimyo from various places to send troops, everyone thought it was a conspiracy by the shogunate. Now that they saw the mighty fleet on the sea, everyone finally believed it.
The Ming Dynasty used force against the Japanese.
All this was caused by those damn greedy daimyo. It was they who imposed heavy taxes on the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, they looted the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty, and killed the merchants of the Ming Dynasty, so they suffered the thunderous wrath of the Ming Dynasty.
Yes, the Japanese who knew the news thought so.
The Ming Dynasty would not use force against the Japanese country in a good manner. The Ming Dynasty, a country of etiquette and the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, had always treated the sweet potato country below it favorably.
Whether it is Korea, Japan, Annan, Siam, or many countries in the Southeast Asian region, the Ming Dynasty treated these vassal states very well.
If it weren't for the Japanese country's excessive actions, the Ming Dynasty would not have launched an army to hold them accountable.
In the impression of the Japanese people, the people of the Ming Dynasty were all courteous gentlemen who valued their reputation and kept their credibility, especially the Ming court.
There is no way, the image that Ming Dynasty has always established is just like this, the image of a good old man.
Therefore, even if they have reached the core of the Japanese country, the people of the Japanese country still believe that they must have done something sorry for the Ming Dynasty, otherwise the Ming Dynasty would not treat its vassal countries in this way.
Hyogo no Tsu was in chaos.
The shogunate was determined to have a fierce fight with the Ming army, so it had deployed heavy troops at Hyogozu in advance.
The location of Hyogo-no-tsu is really important. It is the gateway to the Kyoto area and the largest port in the Kyoto area. Once it is defended here, the Ming army can march straight in and quickly reach Kyoto and Muromachi.
The Muromachi shogunate gathered half of the shogunate's current strength here in the shortest possible time, with almost 5,000 troops. This was the largest force that the shogunate could directly mobilize. The remaining half was placed in Kyoto and the Muromachi area.
There is no way to do it. The current shogunate has been in decline and has lost control over the daimyo in various places. Both its financial resources and military strength have dropped sharply. With a force of 10,000, a camel is still bigger than a horse.
On Huo Qubing's bed, Liu Jin and Zhang Mao looked at Hyogojin with binoculars, looking at the largest port of the Japanese nation in this era.
"It seems that the shogunate is planning to have a few fights with us, and they are just being obedient."
Zhang Mao looked at the groups of Japanese soldiers holding spears in the port, and then looked at the samurai in charge. There were also temporary defenses built in the port. He knew that the Japanese shogunate would not be obedient.
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"Mr. Zhang, this is the character of Japanese people. If you don't teach them a lesson, they won't be afraid of you."
Liu Jin on the side smiled and said: "That's fine. Anyway, we came here this time with the intention of giving them a severe lesson. If they are unwilling to fight us, they will hit the cotton with their fists, which will be uncomfortable.
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"I have received news here that the shogunate has issued a general order to conquer the barbarians to the daimyo everywhere, requiring the daimyo everywhere to send troops to jointly fight against the invasion of our Ming people."
Liu Jin really wanted the Japanese to come and fight him. If the shogunate was obedient, he would only be able to deal with the disobedient big names, and would not be able to achieve the purpose of teaching the Japanese a lesson.
Now that they unite to fight against themselves, that is the best result. In this way, they can save themselves from running around, and directly have a decisive battle, and break the bones of the Japanese country in one battle.
"How many troops can all the daimyo in the entire Japanese country have together?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately became a little worried, thought for a while and said.
"The entire Japanese kingdom is said to have 66 countries, with dozens of great and small names. Each Ming Dynasty has about one or two thousand troops. A powerful Ming Dynasty may have thousands or even tens of thousands of troops."
"So if the entire Japanese military force can be gathered together, there will still be tens of thousands of troops."
Liu Jin thought for a while and said.
"Tens of thousands of troops?"
When Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately frowned. He only had a total of 50,000 troops, and they were divided into three groups. It seemed that he did not have an advantage in terms of numbers.
"Mr. Zhang, don't worry~"
Liu Jin saw Zhang Mao's worry, smiled and said: "The shogunate's appeal is limited. It is estimated that there are not many daimyo who will send troops, and the maximum number of people who can survive will not exceed 50,000 people."
"What's more, the Japanese country has inconvenient transportation and too many islands. If soldiers from Kyushu and Shikoku want to reach the Kyoto area from the Seto Inland Sea, how can our warships let them go?"
"The current situation in Japan is largely due to the inconvenience of transportation in Japan. Daimyos in various places have been divided into one party for a long time, and eventually they became vassals of one party."
"Nowadays, daimyo everywhere are very ambitious. Who would be stupid enough to actually send troops to die at this time? We are not really here to invade the Japanese country, we are just here to avenge ourselves. As long as our own interests are not involved, most of these daimyo will stand by and watch.
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Liu Jin judged very confidently.
Among them, some famous people have already sent people to contact Liu Jin, informing Liu Jin, and asking Liu Jin if there is still a shortage of food and grass.
There are traitors and traitors in every country and nation.
"Then I'll feel relieved~"
After Zhang Mao heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief. If he really faced the entire Japanese army, he seemed to be a little timid.
"The Polu Hou Yang Yun has sent word that they have captured the Shijian Kingdom and are building a port. Next, they will directly attack the Zhou Fang Kingdom, the center of the Ouchi family."
"There is news from Wang Shouren as well. They have almost arrived in the Tokyo area and are preparing to attack the Uesugi family."
Liu Jin told the news about the other two armies. Everything went smoothly. Now it's up to the middle army.
"How should we conquer Hyogojin now?"
Zhang Mao nodded, and then looked at Hyogojin. The Japanese here seemed to be ready and waiting for him, and they seemed a bit hard to mess with.
"It's very simple, no matter what, let them have a taste of our Miyun cannon first. If there is anything that cannot be solved by one bombardment, we will give it two~"
Liu Jin also took a telescope and carefully looked at the situation in Hyogo-no-Jin, and said with a smile.
There were powerful artillery, but Liu Jin was not a fool. As for money, it was no longer within Liu Jin's consideration. Anyway, it was just Emperor Hongzhi's money, so he didn't feel sad at all.
"Well, send the order, bombard Hyogo no Tsu~"
Zhang Mao nodded, having seen the power of the Miyun Cannon, he was now fascinated by this powerful artillery. With a burst of bombardment, the enemy was almost finished.
As Zhang Mao's order was passed on, the warships on the sea began to roar.
"Boom~"
The dull sound of shelling was deafening and resounded through the sky.
The rising white smoke enveloped the sea and lingered for a long time.
The cannonballs flew towards Hyogo-nozu Port with great accuracy, and soon caused countless wailing sounds in the port.
"Boom~"
In the port, under the intensive shelling, the wooden houses were vulnerable and fell down one after another. At the same time, fires began to burn and spread rapidly.
The shogunate army stationed here was in mourning. This artillery was really terrifying.
They can attack from such a long distance. What is even more terrifying is that these artillery pieces seem to have eyes, and they will fall wherever there are many people.
Throughout the port, flesh and blood were everywhere, and blood was flowing.
No matter how good the swordsmanship of the samurai is, it is impossible for them to fly over; no matter how long the spears of the ashigaru are, it is impossible for them to stab the Ming army from a distance of several hundred meters.
He could only watch helplessly as countless shells landed on his head, scurrying around like headless flies, and he was terrified.
"Fire~Fire~Counterattack~Counterattack~"
Motohide Uehara is the guardian of the shogunate army here at Hyogo-no-tsu, and is responsible for commanding the five thousand troops.
Feeling the dense artillery shells like rain, Uehara Motohide's face turned pale with fear. How many artillery pieces did the Ming army bring?
At the same time, he also gave an urgent order. Here at Hyogozu, the shogunate also mobilized some artillery. After all, it was impossible to deal with the Ming warships without artillery.
However, he soon learned that the artillery of Hyogo-no-tsu was under the heavy attention of the Ming army, and it was already submerged under the cover of the Ming army's artillery without firing a single shot.
"Boom~"
The intensive artillery attacks seemed to have no intention of stopping, one wave after another, seemingly endless.
The small Hyogo no Tsu suffered pain that it should not have endured. The formerly prosperous port turned into ruins in an instant, and all the houses were completely destroyed in an instant.
The remaining ones that were not destroyed were soon attacked by more artillery, and fell down in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the entire port was ablaze with fire.
The shogunate's army was extremely frightened, and there were soldiers and samurai running for their lives everywhere. Faced with such a terrible bombardment, no one could deal with it calmly. The unlucky Uehara Motohide was hit by a shell, leaving the entire port leaderless.
