Chapter 34: Defeat the Wakos
Seizing the upper hand means that the initiative in the battle is completely grasped. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Da Ming Erlang's life is precious, and if the battle can be resolved by artillery fire, they certainly will not recklessly engage in short-handed combat with a numerical inferiority.
In the absence of a choice, meet on a narrow road, charge and fight, that is courage. Just like the charge of the Ming flotilla.
But now, the charge is over, the upper hand is successfully seized, the advantage is regained, and then the advantages are regained, and then the advantages are taken advantage of, which is not the work of the wise.
Watanabe's mood was particularly anxious, like a volcano about to erupt.
However, it is as if the other party is a tourist far away on the sea. No matter how powerful the volcano was, it couldn't overwhelm his enemies with the erupting lava and hurt a single hair of his annoyed man.
The fleet of the Ming people has reached the upper hand, and the things that have made the Japanese embarrassed before are coming again.
Shelling, again.
The Jiaozhou, rearranged in the T-position, led the other three merchant ships with artillery and a small warship, the grass skimming ship, to fire in turn.
"Da Ming Erlang has always been reasonable. Persisting in persuading the enemy with the truth and making the enemy bow their heads and admit their mistakes in fear is the way for Chinese to be reasonable in the new era. Zhu Cihong called Shimazu Mitsuhisa, Zu Dashou, Zheng Sen and Abe Tadaaki and others to find a table and sit down quietly.
The advantage has been gained, and even the worst outcome will be unscathed. Zhu Cihong had a leisure, and everyone relaxed.
At this moment, listening to Zhu Cihong's meaningful and playful words, everyone couldn't help but smile at each other.
"Convince people with the truth......" Wang Fuzhi, who followed Zhu Cihong, quietly looked at the roaring naval guns at the bow of the ship, and felt that the first phase of these guns that cost countless amounts of money to build were so cute.
Yes, in the past, in China, you can still feel that Confucian articles are indeed useful, and you can gain status and wealth.
But internationally, of course, the old eight-strand text is outdated. In the international community of the law of the jungle, naked strength is more important. The soft power of culture is subtle and long-lasting. But without the hard cannon to persuade those who are unwilling to be reasonable to lie down and shut up, then soft power is like a castle in the air, without a foundation, and cannot be relied on.
Sure enough.
Another round of truth weapons opened, as the main warship of the new generation, the Xia-class battleship Jiaozhou had abundant reserves, and the artillery fire began to roar again.
This time, it seems that the general trend has passed. Although Watanabe's Amamiya people are still insisting, there are already sporadic people who have begun to run away.
Xia Zhiwu rushed over with a smile: "Your Majesty, according to the few captives that were salvaged just now, not all of them are in a group. Many of them are just working together, usually acting separately, and this time they came together. It seems that there are already Japanese pirates who can't hold on. ā
It's really unbearable, and it's going to be lost. Under the artillery fire, nothing was grabbed, but there were already dead and wounded. Many people don't think about continuing to get rich, but about how to deal with this mess.
"The morale of the Japanese is declining!" In front of Shimazu Mitsuhisa, none of the Chinese present minded the word ååÆ. You know, in later generations, it is rare for people to refer to Japanese people in terms of Japanese anymore. It's a more or less contemptuous appellation.
"From the old man's point of view, the winner of this big battle has been decided." Zu Dashou held his long beard and said with a smile.
"God bless the Ming!" Countless people cheered and shouted.
Abe Zhongqiu couldn't help but sigh at the strength of the Ming people: "Divine weapons, nothing more than this." Since then, the waves of the East China Sea have been all the inner regions of China. ā
Zhu Cihong said with a smile: "Maybe God bless the Ming, but the most important thing is that the Chinese sons are invincible!" ā
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Watanabe's face was as if he was dead, looking at the fleet after rounds of shelling and purging, the number of ships had quietly decreased by one-third. Those are not only the allies who were temporarily brought in this time, but also many of the subordinates who were once loyal. They all turned into deserters, leaving behind the leader of Watanabe Amamiya.
No matter how stupid Tadaho Yamauchi was, he could understand what kind of scene it was now, his eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe the facts in front of him, and he muttered: Am I dreaming?
Yamauchi pursed his lips, his mind constantly recalling His Majesty's confident words.
He had to admit that the other party did have the confidence to shout this sentence.
Thinking of this, Tadashi Yamauchi pouted and wanted to say something.
"Fly the white flag?" Tadashi Yamauchi looked at Watanabe Amamiya with a wry smile.
Watanabe Amamiya pinched the mast, wanting to say a word.
But at this time, another thunderous cannon rang out, and then a cannonball fell on Watanabe Amamiya's No. 1 Fukubun.
There was a boom and a cracking sound, the fire was ignited, and the pale faces of the pirates continued to throw the sea water that had just been lifted.
On the deck, there is only one thing that is pickled and smelly.
At this time, a loyal subordinate in front of Watanabe Amamiya said palely, "There is no water...... Another round of shelling, and we will have to put out the fire with fresh water. The rope burned out in the shelling, and there were few barrels left......"
Even though it's right at sea, it's not easy to put out a fire with water.
Watanabe Amamiya closed his eyes, not wanting to look at this cruel reality.
But escaping can't solve the war, only Watanabe Amamiya himself.
He exhaled softly and shook his head: "Perhaps, it's time to make a decision." Your Excellency Tadahiro Yamauchi, I have to tell you with regret...... We can't do this deal. ā
"Give up? No! It's not time yet to decide! It's too early to talk about winning or losing! Don't forget, in Japan, only I can afford to pay you this price. And that ship, the ship of the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom, don't you want it? Tadahiro Yamauchi jumped up and couldn't help but shout.
Watanabe Amamiya twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled contemptuously: "It's too shameful to tempt me with something that doesn't belong to you." Moreover...... There is a saying that His Excellency Tadanao Yamauchi should remember that if you have a life, you will take money, but you will not have a life to spend money. ā
Yamauchi Tadashi's mouth closed for a long time, wanting to say something, but he couldn't say anything. He subconsciously looked over to his younger brother, hoping that the younger brother, who was known for his wit, would have some surprise plan.
Yamauchi Tadanao was indeed not silent, but as soon as he opened his mouth, even Watanabe Amamiya changed color greatly.
"Brother, I'm afraid we have to admit it...... The winner is decided. Please take a look...... ...... behind you," Tadanao Yamauchi motioned for Tadanao Yamauchi to look behind him.
There, at sea level, a huge fleet of ships rode the wind and waves, quickly swept in.
Yamauchi Tadashi's face turned pale: "How can it be so fast!" ā
"The Ming people are rumored to have the ability to fly pigeons and pass on books...... Moreover, there are several clippers...... In addition, His Majesty the Emperor has not arrived for a long time, which must be suspicious. Both the Second Fleet stationed in the Ryukyus and the First Fleet stationed in the Satsuma Domain sent people to ...... There is no point in talking about this anymore. Ladies and gentlemen, no matter what...... We all have to face the facts. Yamauchi said bitterly.
Watanabe's Amamiya eyelids jumped, and his face suddenly became vicious, and he stared at the two Yamauchi Tadayuki brothers carefully and carefully looked at them.
Yamauchi Tadaho was looked at by Watanabe Amamiya like this, and he immediately became furious, and he quickly understood what the other party meant.
This is a posture to borrow your head.
He hurriedly looked at Yamauchi Tadanao, but he was worried that Yamauchi Tadanao would also provoke some kind of moth this time, and there would be another bad news.
Fortunately, my brother is not really that unreliable.
Tadanao Yamauchi looked calm: "Watanabe-kun, please be sure to understand. Attacking His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Kingdom is an unforgivable crime. No matter what you do, you can't escape death. Of course, the punishment of the Ming Kingdom is different. Some of them were beheaded after the autumn, and some were executed by Ling Chi. There are even nine clans! ā
Death, too, there are different options. Compared with Lisuo's happy beheading, what is even more cruel and terrifying is Ling Chi, who is alive and cut to death with a knife, which really makes people feel cold from the soles of their feet when they think about it. As for the Zhulian Nine Clans, it is even more terrifying, who doesn't have a wife and a child? Who doesn't want their children and grandchildren to pass it on?
"We are Japanese!" Watanabe Amamiya said this, and he didn't have the confidence.
If it is a future life, if he commits any murderous crime, it may really be more troublesome to extradite.
But this is different, he committed no ordinary crime, and the victim is His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Empire. In the face of the majesty of His Majesty the Emperor, and in the face of the anger of the entire empire, could the shogunate take refuge in a mere Japanese vagaku and a small daimyo?
What's more, there is also a high-ranking official of the shogunate, Abe Tadaaki, on board.
Don't think about it, guess with your toes to know the attitude of the shogunate. As for the emperor...... Ha, when did they really think about the emperor's will?
In short, once the news is learned, the Japanese shogunate will probably be more diligent than the Ming Dynasty and bring these Japanese robbers to justice, so as not to be implicated and angry.
In other words, this is enough to start a war.
Merely...... The strength of the Ming army was really amazingly strong, and the thirty-five Japanese warships were singled out and beaten to the point that they had no power to fight back.
Maybe the Ming will put out his anger after the victory......
"What do you want to say? Tadanao Yamauchi! Don't challenge my patience, I don't want your death early! "Watanabe Amamiya was very impatient.
"I just want you and me to save the ending better. If we choose to resist or just surrender, we will all be subject to the most severe criminal punishment. It's not just Ling Chi who is executed...... It is also likely to be a relative. Tadashi Yamauchi looked straight at the sea, remembering the surprise at the beginning, and said with a wry smile.
He was skeptical that he could find Zhu Cihong so smoothly, but he didn't expect it...... It was really here that he ambushed His Majesty's fleet as scheduled.
"Do you have a way?" Watanabe Amamiya finally understood what the other party meant.
"I thought if I gave the names of their moles, maybe ...... We can end up with a slightly better ending. I'm just going to die, I'm just worried about my wife and young son......" Yamauchi said helplessly, "It's time to surrender...... Until then, I will go to the beggar ...... in person."
White sheets, white underwear, and all kinds of white things fluttered on a warship with a Japanese pirates.
Reinforcements arrived.
More than ten main clippers quickly surrounded the scene, and the Dengzhou was the fastest, escorting the Jiaozhou like arrows, until they got close and found that the Jiaozhou was unhindered.
One capital ship will press all the Japanese warships, and ten more will come, what kind of experience is that?
There is no way to resist.
Looking at the fluttering white leaflets and white pants...... Zhu Cihong smiled knowingly: "The farce is over." ā
Cheers rang out in the sky.
And Zhu Cihong soon saw Yamauchi Tadanao again.
This time, Yamauchi Tadanao confessed a name that made Zhu Cihong stunned and completely unexpected.
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"When the child grows up, he can rest assured, even if this time I still lost and was wrong. Maybe he's right to let his children inherit this family business...... But I'm really unwilling. On Xinhua Port, looking at a ship rushing out of the port like a ship, Zheng Zhilong's mood was extremely complicated.
For Da Ming, his mood is really complicated.
On the one hand, he used to be a Ming man and a Ming army general, and he had a little feeling. But since Zhu Cihong came to power, everything has made Zheng stand on the opposite side of Zhu Cihong in the ass.
Except for a self-made freak like Zheng Sen, who is consistent with Da Ming from his feelings to his ass. The Zheng system does not like Zhu Cihong, the new monarch. Although, he made the empire strong again.
But would a mighty empire tolerate a group of armed smugglers so powerful that it almost dominates the coastal seas?
Throughout history, there is hardly a similar example to be found.
The same is true for Zheng.
So Zheng Zhilong didn't know how many ways to stop the growth of this empire.
But...... Everything is destined to be a mantis arm as a car.
In the end, Zheng Zhilong made a trick. Can't be provoked, can't you hide?
The huge immigration of hundreds of thousands of people can really be remembered in history.
But......
His Majesty the Emperor still chased after him.
"You forced me...... I had no choice but to do this. Seriously, Zhibao......" Zheng Zhilong found Zheng Zhibao coming over and said bitterly: "If I am not the head of this Zheng family, I really sincerely admire this emperor." But no...... Fuzon was thinking too simply. I just think the court will keep us. That's right, it will keep the safety of these hundreds of thousands of migrants. But what about us? You, me, and Zhihu are all registered people. They won't let us go...... This account will be settled sooner or later. So, I can only strike first. ā
It turned out that it was this Zheng Zhilong who betrayed His Majesty the Emperor's whereabouts!
Zheng Zhibao sighed lightly: "But what if we fail again?" ā
"One and the other...... You can say that again. Zheng Zhilong said with a wry smile, and said, "Then, let death end everything." Of course, don't worry, there is still a way for my brother. Wait in peace, the ending will come out soon. ā
A day later, Zheng Zhihu arrived in the Satsuma Domain from Taiwan with heavy steps.