On the endless sea, huge ships appeared one after another.
The flagship is a treasure ship with thousands of materials, and a red three-headed dragon logo hangs on the sail, which is very eye-catching.
On the lookout, suddenly, a flag began to wave continuously.
"Land...land..."
Shi Heng quickly walked out of the cabin door and came to the deck.
"Telescope!"
This is a monocular telescope polished with colorless glass. It originally came from an Ottoman merchant in Southeast Asia. After several changes, it fell into the hands of Shen Lang and is now owned by Shi Heng.
Through the lens, sure enough, a long coastline appeared in front of me. It was certain that this was not an island, but land!
Shi Heng's eyes suddenly shone with light.
He opened the map and looked at it, yes, it should be here!
Immediately afterwards, a landing ship advanced towards the land.
Before dark, the landing ship returned, and a small flag officer rushed over.
"Reporting to the general, the Japanese mainland is ahead!"
Japan!
Shi Heng took a deep breath. He looked closely at the land ahead, and then looked down at the map. We were finally here!
"Is there anyone on the shore?"
"Yes, there is a city not far away. It is said that the famous names of the Japanese country live there..."
"What a famous Japanese name, bullshit!"
Shi Heng bared his teeth, and murderous intent emerged from his eyes.
"Don't forget, we are Japanese pirates now. There is lawlessness on this vast ocean. There is no sense in it. The guns and swords on our ship are the greatest sense in the world. Send the order and seize food, gold and silver, and his mother.
Of!"
"General, if you encounter resistance..."
Shi Heng's face showed a ferocious look, and he sneered: "We will break the city tonight and stay here. Anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"
Under the cover of night, the soldiers...oh, no, it should be the Japanese pirates, with green eyes glowing, they boarded the boat in groups.
Then, countless clippers headed toward the land like crazy.
The crowds of people were quietly in the speedboat, gearing up and rushing towards the beach along the raging waves under the boat.
They were holding refined swords or wiping firecrackers, and all of them held their breath.
They have all died once, and the wind and waves on the sea have long washed away their cowardice. In the past six months, they have been hanging out with Japanese pirates, killing people and stealing goods, and they have long been accustomed to it.
Countless speedboats followed the waves and washed up on the beach.
On the shore, some Japanese seemed to have noticed something. They were chattering and shouting, and then scattered soldiers rushed over.
But soon, they immediately saw the power displayed by a group of well-equipped "Japanese pirates" who fought against the most ferocious thieves every day on the vast ocean.
A group of howling people swept past crazily, cutting a bloody path.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After that, the gun went off.
This kind of gun is the orthodox Type 14 rifle that was eliminated by the Ming army. Although it is not as good as the Type 15 rifle, it can be regarded as a crushing type in a place like this.
Before the first wave of offensive was over, the clippers carried the artillery on board to the shore. The "Japanese pirates", whose eyes were full of excitement and desire, were all full of energy, dragging the artillery across the beach, and the sound of the cannon was rumbling.<
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The night sky before dawn is always particularly dark, and most people are still asleep at this time.
This time period is also the time when people sleep the deepest and are least willing to wake up.
Perhaps because the Japanese have almost never encountered danger at sea, there are not many soldiers and horses stationed there, and there are no artillery set up on the shore.
After all, artillery is not cheap. The Japanese country is short of land and resources are very scarce. Artillery is a luxury product.
In the quiet and peaceful night sky, a huge explosion suddenly sounded, like a bolt from the blue.
Many Japanese were awakened by the sound of cannons, and before they could tell whether it was reality or a dream, more explosions resounded through the night sky, deafening them.
I'm really going deaf because the noise is so loud.
Then, many people died before they even figured out who the enemy was.
When the remaining people rushed out with swords raised, the sound of muskets sounded, and then everything fell silent.
The battle ended too quickly. It was less than half an hour from the first explosion to now.
This castle belonging to an unknown unlucky person has been reduced to a sea of flames.
The firelight illuminated half of the sky, and there were wailing sounds everywhere. Some were still resisting, and some were kneeling down to beg for mercy. The scene was a mess.
Shi Heng took command from the center, looked around, and said: "Today we went straight to the Japanese pirates' lair, which is really a happy event in our life."
"General, aren't we just Japanese pirates?"
"Um..."
Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, then slapped him: "Damn it, can't Japanese pirates fight Japanese pirates?"
At this time, someone rushed over and said excitedly: "General, after the brothers entered the city, they found a large amount of gold and silver in the warehouse."
Shi Heng's eyes lit up, gold and silver...
Someone next to me said: "I heard that the Japanese country is indeed rich in gold and silver..."
"Rich ass!"
Shi Heng cheered up and said: "Obviously it was looted wealth, all of it was confiscated..."
"Yes!"
Shi Heng couldn't help grinning and said with a smile: "I can't believe it, I can't believe that these damn Japanese people, who usually hear how poor they are, dare to hide gold and silver secretly. It's really unreasonable. Send an order to resupply immediately and set sail tomorrow morning..." "General, will you go back tomorrow?"
"Go back?"
Shi Heng's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Who said they were going back? Before they can recover, let's search the coast to see if there are any Japanese pirate strongholds. Come and get the map!" …………
A hundred miles away, Qingyu Port.
"General Tajima and Kurosawa Daimyo's people sent a distress letter, saying they were attacked!"
Nobuhiko Tajima asked subconsciously: "Are they from the Fujishima family? We don't care about their affairs!"
There have been constant frictions between the Fujishima family and the Kurosawa family for many years due to territorial issues, and both families have trade relations with the Tajima family. Therefore, Tajima Nobuhiko's attitude towards this is that they will not help each other.<
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Because Tajima Nobuhiko also understands the principle of snipe and clam fighting, no matter who cripples the other, the two families will not have any impact on the Tajima family. Moreover, the Tajima family can also take the opportunity to expand their territory southward.
Territory.
"It is said... that the enemy comes from the sea!"
"At sea?"
Tajima Nobuhiko then opened the distress letter, read it for a long time, and said to himself, "The Fujishima family has no port, this is strange..."
"General, do you want to reply?"
"Don't rush!"
Nobuhiko Tajima thought for a while, put the letter aside and said: "The matter is still unclear, wait and see the situation before deciding!"
"Then...do we need to take strict precautions here at Qingyu Port?"
"That's not necessary!"
Tajima Nobuhiko smiled disapprovingly and said: "How can the Kurosawa family's military strength be compared with that of Qingyu Port?"
This is not because he was blindly confident, because Qingyu Port had strong soldiers and two artillery. With such strong combat effectiveness, even the Ashikaga family, which controlled the shogunate, did not want to become enemies of the Tajima family, and sent messages many times, intending to
Take him under his command.
Tajima Nobuhiko is also carefully considering this. The Ashikaga family has the potential to unify the four islands of Japan.
Moreover, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu once personally wrote a letter to Tajima Nobuhiko, saying that his target was not just the Japanese mainland, and that when the time was right, he could launch an attack on the Ryukyu Kingdom.
Although Ryukyu is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Dynasty has banned maritime trade for many years and has no deterrent effect. Taking Ryukyu is a piece of cake.
Then you can continue to the west, invade the Ming Dynasty's Xiaoliuqiu Island, and use it as a springboard to directly challenge the Ming Dynasty's homeland. If you can conquer the Ming Dynasty, it will be a great country!
The Ming Dynasty's army was so weak that just a few homeless Japanese countries gave them a headache.
These letters made Tajima Nobuhiko deeply touched. Just thinking about it made him feel overwhelmed. If he could be lucky enough to go to the Ming Dynasty, it would be such an honor.
The question now is, if you take the initiative to win over me, you must give me sufficient conditions, right?
Therefore, during this period of time, Tajima Nobuhiko has been busy bargaining with the Ashikaga family, and he has no mood to care about others.
In his opinion, the so-called bandits landing ashore is no big deal.
If these thieves dare to come to Qingyu Port, they will never come back!
The moon was sparse, and the soldiers stationed there had fallen asleep, leaving only a few sentries wandering around.
Nobuhiko Tajima had a sudden idea and walked out of the camp.
The sentries were gathered in twos and threes, holding Japanese knives, talking and laughing.
They were also talking about the attack on the Kurosawa family, but it was just a common topic of conversation.
The Japanese country is still in civil strife. Maybe the Fujishima family pretended to be thieves and attacked the Kurosawa family.
This kind of thing is not uncommon.
Nobuhiko Tajima came and looked around, but nothing happened. It seems that tonight is another boring night.
It was already dark, and some sentries couldn't stand it any longer and went to find a place to sleep. Tajima Nobuhiko didn't bother to pay attention. After all, there is no danger in this place.
The moonlight is so peaceful, there is a faint layer of moonlight on the sea, and you can even see a ship.
Boat...
Wait!
Nobuhiko Tajima picked up a sleeping sentry and asked: "Is there a boat operation tonight?"
The sentry was sleeping soundly, and his sweet dream was disturbed. He was about to curse a few words, but found out that it was Nobuhiko Tajima, and he held back the "Ba Ga Ya Lu" on his lips.
"I'm asking you, is there a boat going tonight?"
"I haven't heard of it."
Nobuhiko Tajima continued to ask: "Have you received letters from other ports?"
"No!"
The big ship was getting closer and closer. Tajima Nobuhiko thought, looking at the size of this flagship, could it be the ship of the Ashikaga family?
However, he still felt that something was wrong with the situation, so he ordered: "Everyone is on alert!"
The horn sounded, and the soldiers in the camp hurriedly got up from their beds and made a mess.
After all, they haven’t fought for a long time, and their comfortable life has already made them give up their vigilance.
Just in the midst of the panic, they suddenly saw a burst of fire, followed by a loud bang. The sound was a hundred times louder than when a firecracker was fired. Some people were even frightened to the ground and did not dare to get up.
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Nobuhiko Tajima was also shocked, and then he realized it was artillery!
Moreover, it is a very powerful artillery!
Immediately afterwards, the second tone, the third tone...
Boom!
After the cannonball hit the ground, it exploded immediately.
This is not the iron lump like before, but a flower bomb!
The soldiers at the port were swallowed up by a huge explosion before they were ready or even knew what was happening.
Boom!
Boom!
A series of explosions sounded, and the port burst into flames, illuminating the entire camp like daylight.
Under the cover of artillery, dozens of clippers landed ashore.
Nobuhiko Tajima shouted loudly: "Fire, fire back!"
Boom!
A shell exploded like a meteor in the night sky, hitting the artillery in the harbor and shattering the surrounding soldiers.
Nobuhiko Tajima was standing further away, but he was also thrown away by the shock wave generated by the explosion.
At this time, his mind went blank and he just wanted to ask, what's going on?
The only answer to him was the constant roar of artillery and the sudden appearance of the enemy in front of him.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
They held firecrackers and kept shooting at the defenders on the shore.
Nobuhiko Tajima didn't care that he was covered in blood and limped towards another artillery piece.
Then, struggling to light the fuse...
Boom!
When the fuse was only half burned, the cannon went off.
It wasn’t that the launch was successful, but it was hit by a flying cannonball and exploded!
This time, Nobuhiko Tajima was not spared.
He still didn't understand what happened until his death?
Who attacked me?
Are they the same group that attacked the Kurosawa family?
Who are they...
Without the artillery, the opponent became even more unscrupulous. They used boats to pull the artillery to the shore and started bombing against the city wall.
The defenders on the shore were no match for them. They only resisted for a moment and then fled.
However, these people seemed to have a grudge against them and pursued them until they killed them.
Qingyu Port is already a sea of fire, with gunpowder smoke everywhere.
The familiar scene appeared again, with groups of "Japanese pirates" rushing into the city, looking around for the warehouse.
At dawn, boxes of gold and silver were loaded onto the ship.
Then, walk away.
Shi Heng looked at the gold and silver piled up in the cabin and felt very happy.
"Damn it, they say the Japanese are poor, but I think they are very rich!"
"General, do you want to return?"
"If you don't come back, let's go around again!" Shi Heng said with a grin, "One vote is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver. Where can I find such a good deal?"
"But there is too much gold and silver on board..."
"Then send a ship to transport it back to Zhoushan Island first. Your Majesty has said that the money stolen from the Japanese country does not need to be handed over. You all should show me carefully. From now on, this will be the wealth of our Sihai Trading Company!"
"Yes!"
Shi Heng walked up and down in the cabin, touching the silver and then the gold, feeling very happy.
At this time, he found a box and took it over out of curiosity. There was a lock on it, so he ordered someone to smash it open with a hammer.
After opening it, there was a stack of letters inside.
Shi Heng and Jiang Xin picked it up, hmm...I can't understand...
Fortunately, there are many Chinese characters on it. If you look carefully, you can get some general meaning.
Slowly, the look on Shi Heng's face began to become serious.
"Take these letters back and give them to the emperor!"