Chapter 897: Bombardment of Kyushu Island (1st Update)
Li Tai stood on top of the giant ironclad warship, looking at the rough sea. It was as if I had seen the Battle of Dadonggou, as if I had seen the Beiyang Fleet forced to sink ships.
There was a time when this was a scar in Li Tai's heart, and a scar in the hearts of all Chinese people in the 21st century. Today, Li Tai wants to wipe out this wound and erase that despicable nation from this world.
"Your Majesty, it's windy outside, so let's rest in the cabin." Xu Liang came to Li Tai's side and said to Li Tai.
"How long is it going to land, and now I can't wait." Li Tai asked Xu Liang.
"Navy Commander Wu Yuanzhong sent a signal that there was still a day's trip to Wakuni Island. Tomorrow at noon, it will make landfall on the island of Kyushu. Xu Liang said to Li Tai.
"When the order goes down, it is said that I feel that this despicable people has no meaning in existing. So that the soldiers do not need to observe any military discipline after landing. ”
"Except that soldiers are not allowed to compete with each other for their goods, all are allowed to do as they please. and all the property obtained shall belong to him. ”
"And the person who beheaded the most will be rewarded by me myself. Let Don become a hero in the Tang Army. Li Tai opened his mouth and said to Xu Liang.
Hearing Li Tai's words, Xu Liang couldn't help but be surprised. Li Tai has always been most concerned about military discipline, whether it is marching and fighting or training in peacetime, as long as someone violates military discipline, he will be severely punished.
But today Li Tai made the opposite decision, which couldn't help but make Xu Liang feel puzzled. However, Xu Liang didn't ask anything, just turned around and left after a sigh.
Soon, Li Tai's order spread among the 600,000 Tang troops. Not only Xu Liang felt strange, but also the generals who had followed Li Tai for many years.
Although during the conquest of Goguryeo and Xiliang, Li Tai had already shown a cold-blooded side. The people of both countries have been mercilessly slaughtered.
However, unlike this conquest of the Japanese state, the slaughter of the people of Goguryeo and Xiliang in the past was also constrained by military regulations. It could be said that it was just a simple killing, but now it is different.
Even the soldiers were puzzled and did not understand why Li Tai had given such an order. Some even wonder if they misheard.
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"Your Majesty, although Ben Shuai doesn't know why this Japanese country makes the emperor hate it so much. But Ben Shuai felt that this was a bit too cruel. Fan Lihua opened her mouth and said to Li Tai.
"From today onwards, the soldiers will follow you across the sea. It's not just the Wa Kingdom that we are aiming for, there are many kingdoms you haven't imagined that are waiting for us to conquer. ”
"The soldiers are thousands of miles or even thousands of miles away from home, and they have opened up and expanded the territory for my Tang Dynasty, and there are some things they deserve."
"So from today onwards, I will make a military rule. That is, when fighting in a specific country, once the city is captured, the policy of no military regulations will be implemented until the entire city is slaughtered. Li Tai said.
Fan Lihua wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Xue Dingshan. However, Fan Lihua's gaze at Li Tai was still full of questions.
"Have you ever heard of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng's push back picture?" Seeing everyone's inquiring eyes, Li Tai asked.
Pushing back pictures is not a secret to everyone here. There are even many people who have seen the push back picture. It's just that I don't understand some of the diagrams.
"Your Majesty, the minister has seen the push back picture. I don't know what this push back map has to do with this expedition to the Japanese state. Xu Liang opened his mouth and asked Li Tai.
"This push back picture is the deduction and prophecy of Yuan Tiangang and Li Chunfeng, who risked being punished by heaven, for our Chinese nation."
"And the results obtained on this deduction diagram are almost the same as the results of my deduction. However, there are some places where I have deduced more accurately. ”
"Whether it's the result of my deduction or the one shown on the back diagram. They all include the hexagram of the slaughter of our Chinese people hundreds of years later. Li Tai opened his mouth and said to everyone.
In the end, Li Tai gave a detailed explanation to everyone, including the entry of the Eight-Nation Coalition into Beijing, the Nanjing Massacre, the anti-China incident in Indonesia, etc., which made the Chinese feel painful and humiliated.
"No wonder the emperor hates these overseas countries so much. It turned out to be because of the prophecy of pushing back pictures. Xu Liang said.
"The emperor is proficient in the way of deduction, everyone here should know that since we followed the emperor, when did the emperor make a mistake."
"Even the eldest brother Xue Rengui is the former emperor's Ying Mengxian minister, and the emperor can calculate it. It seems that this Wa Kingdom really can't stay. Qin Huaiyu said.
Luo Tong opened his mouth and said to everyone: "No matter what, even if it is just a prophecy of the wind and shadows. Nor can we give him the slightest chance to become a reality. ”
"Don't forget what our goal is, which is to follow the emperor to unify the world. Let the whole world become my Datang territory. The Tang Dynasty became a true empire on which the sun never sets. ”
Seeing that the generals were full of emotion, Fan Lihua didn't say anything more. However, Fan Lihua still felt that this was too cruel.
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"Your Majesty, there is Kyushu Island in front of you. In about half an hour, our troops will be able to land on Kyushu Island. Xu Liang opened his mouth and said to Li Tai.
"Command the three armies to line up the fleet. Once within the range of artillery, cover bombardment with artillery is carried out first. Li Tai stared at the front and said coldly.
With Li Tai's order, hundreds of warships soon lined up and advanced towards Kyushu Island. The harbor of Kyushu Island was soon fenced off.
At the same time, as a huge order bloomed in the sky, all the red-coated cannons on the ironclad warships opened fire at the same time. Hundreds of red-coated cannons made an earth-shattering loud noise.
At this time, the soldiers and civilians on Kyushu Island were looking at this behemoth coming from the sea. There was no sense that danger was approaching.
When they saw the flaming iron balls smashing towards their heads. They finally realized the danger and began to flee desperately in all directions.
It's a pity that it's too late, because they're all covered in artillery fire. A thriving seaside town, a once-thriving seaport. It was blown to pieces by the redcoat cannon.
After the artillery fire stopped, a raging fire broke out on the coast. It burned for several hours before it slowly went out.
After the fire was extinguished, Li Tai ordered the landing to begin. This is a deep-water harbor, so all kinds of warships can dock smoothly.
After more than 400,000 troops landed, Wu Yuanzhong led the naval fleet to other ports.
His mission was to blow up and sink all the warships of the Wa Kingdom, so that they would not even have a chance to escape from the main island of the Wa Kingdom.
Of course, there were also several large warships handed over to Commander Sun Chong, who was responsible for ensuring the logistical supply of the whole army.