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Chapter 1044 Actively Admitting Mistakes, A More and More Sensible Monster

Hangzhou Bay.

Four years later in history, a famous incident broke out here. Dozens of Japanese pirates landed from Hangzhou Bay and drove straight in, killing four to five thousand people, including many Ming officials, and finally hit the city of Nanjing.

"No more than [-] to [-] people ran from Gaobu in Shaoxing, robbed Hangyan, Hui, Ning, and Taiping, and went to Liudu. They traveled thousands of miles, killed and wounded four to five thousand people, and every one who killed one The censor, the first county magistrate, the second commander, and the second general manager entered the second county, and it took more than [-] days before they were eliminated."

This "legend" created by the Japanese pirates left a "thick and colorful" stroke in the history books, and it also gave future generations an intuitive understanding of the "Great Japanese Rebellion in Jiajing" and the weakness of the defensive forces in the middle and late Ming Dynasty.

It is estimated that in the shame of Jingkang, the Jin army did not expect to destroy the Northern Song Dynasty so easily, and the Japanese pirates did not expect that the foreign powers of the Ming Dynasty had reached this point.

But that's all there is, the Japanese pirates can only take advantage of the situation. When the good ministers rise up, civil servants such as Hu Zongxian, Tan Lun, Tang Shunzhi, etc., as soon as the military general Yu Long Qihu comes out, the Japanese pirates will be defeated. The comparison of casualties in the record is jaw-dropping.

But now, Zhu Wan, the admiral of the coastal defense of Zhejiang and Fujian, died tragically not long ago. Neither Hu Zongxian nor Tan Lun showed their anti-Japanese demeanor, and the "Yu Family Army" and "Qi Family Army" even disappeared. rampant stage.

Tomorrow is the first day of the [-]th anniversary of Jiajing, and a lively New Year has passed in the city. Just as the sun was about to set, small boats approached the wharf of Hangzhou Bay.

The ship did not charge head-on, but skillfully turned into a hidden waterway, moored to the shore, and all the short, unremarkable things jumped down.

"Yo Xi, the Ming army really didn't strengthen their defenses!"

Inoue Shisanrou, who was the leader, carefully put away the precious charts given by the alliance and showed a satisfied smile.

Compared with the image of the Japanese pirate Kun (kūn) in the public impression, with hemp on his upper body and shorts on his lower body, Shishiro Inoue wears a complete set of cotton clothes, holds a samurai sword in his hand, and has an outstanding figure with cloth shoes on his feet. , a foot of six feet.

Cotton clothes and shoes are naturally snatched. The geographical location of Dongying is not suitable for growing cotton. There are cotton everywhere in Ming Dynasty. Little Japan still wears shorts and shorts made of coarse linen. In some winters, he wears thongs with half of his butt exposed Only nobles could afford expensive silk, while Japanese pirates plundered the southeast, and what they wanted most was cotton and silk.

Therefore, those who wear cotton-padded clothes and cloth shoes are all high-class people, and those who can have a samurai sword are even rarer. The sword in the hand of Shisanrou Inoue is a sharkskin sheath. The blade is slender and has a good shape.

Japanese sword forging was originally passed down from the Tang Dynasty. After further research, the materials became more refined and the craftsmanship became more complex. A high-quality samurai sword takes several years from the initial selection of materials to the final inscription. Expensive and passed down from generation to generation by many samurai as family heirlooms.

Such emphasis on excellence naturally has advantages compared to standard weapons, but the number is extremely rare, and non-real warriors cannot be equipped with it. Shisanrou Inoue also worked hard to obtain this sharp weapon.

He bowed his knees slightly, maintained the knife-stretching posture, and led his confidants, took small steps, all the way close to the sentry post, observed a dozen lazy patrol guards not far away, made a gesture, and chose to avoid .

It's not that there is no certainty of winning, but it's that I don't want to scare the enemy, and don't waste energy on these unscrupulous soldiers.

After passing through the two checkpoints safely and getting closer to the city, Inoue Shisanrou once again said: "Our leader, under the reward of the Ming government, has already reached two hundred taels, which is a heart-warming number. , be vigilant!"

Hearing the two hundred taels of silver, Zhenwa's eyes turned green, and he wished to cut off his head in exchange for a reward. After all, robbing for a lifetime is not necessarily worth more than his own head.

But that's just thinking about it. Compared with the words of Inoue Shisanrou, it is more provocative: "The Ming Dynasty is rich, the warriors are weak, and the wealth is everywhere. If you enter the city, any family has valuable clothes during festivals. You What are you going to do? Tell me in a low voice!"

All the real Japanese raised their weapons with high fighting spirit: "Tata open! Tata open!"

Inoue Shisanrou nodded with satisfaction: "Let's go!"

The next battle is indeed going to happen. As more and more Ming troops are ahead, no matter how tall the real Japanese are, it is inevitable to start a tough battle.

"Is it the Ming army with bows and arrows again? Ha, we can win this battle!"

After Shisanrou Inoue dispatched scouts and confirmed the weapons of the Ming army, he grinned.

As early as the [-]th year of Jiajing, that is, [-] years ago, the armies in the south of the Yangtze River had already used the blunderbuss as their main weapon, which was undoubtedly a crushing weapon for the poorly clothed Japanese pirates.

But after the actual battle with the Japanese pirates, the barrels of the bird guns made in various places often burst, so that the Ming soldiers had to face the double attack of the enemy and their own weapons, and they were trembling when using them. , the accuracy can be imagined.

So gradually, the soldiers had to go back to using bows and arrows and give up the much more powerful bird guns.

But there is a problem here. Archery requires hard training. The archers in the army are supposed to be Kong Wu's powerful people, and they can draw a strong bow with a strong physique. If there are only one arrow, ten arrows will not be able to shoot out, let alone cause effective damage.

The Jiangnan Ming army, who was neglected in training, just couldn't draw an arrow at all, but Zhenwa was not.

Their bows and arrows are extremely crude, which is the level of Jurchen born five hundred years ago, but their archery skills are not bad.

There is no way, Japan is in the Warring States Period, and even a place with a big fart can be divided into sixty-six countries. You come and fight for hundreds of years. It can be said that all the people are soldiers, and those who can't fight have long been eliminated.

The real Japanese under Shisanrou Inoue are basically defeated samurai and fleeing soldiers. They have rich experience, good martial arts skills, and tight organization at the lower level.

Therefore, the number of them after they landed is controlled within a hundred people, and it would be inconvenient if there were too many. Anyway, whether it is individual equipment or individual quality, the real Japanese are better than the Ming army, so what are you afraid of...

"Why are there so few people?"

Thirteen Inoue's confident expression suddenly froze when he turned around to arrange a simple tactic.

At this time, the sun had already set, and the lights in the distance were shining. Under the darkness, the figure of the pirate became more concealed, but he keenly realized that the number of people behind him was wrong.

After counting them carefully again, Shisanrou Inoue's heart sank: "Ichiro, Saburo, Naoto, Yugan...? Six people are missing, didn't you notice?"

The other subordinates searched left and right, and were also very surprised: "I was still in the team just now..."

Shisanrou Inoue immediately led the team back away from the sentry post of the Ming army, and then said solemnly: "It's not the first time for them to go ashore, and the six of them will not fall behind together. There must be an accident. What should I do? Tell me in a low voice!"

The subordinates looked at each other in blank dismay, and then showed firm eyes: "Tata open!!"

Shisanro Inoue was furious: "Use your brain, don't just be Tatakai all day long!"

What the real Japanese lack is not the fighting power and the will to die, but the brain.

Due to the low level of cultural popularization, the Japanese are still in a semi-civilized state. The heads of real Japanese are generally not very bright, and they are extremely skilled in such purely animalistic things as murder, arson, rape and robbery. Even a decent formation is difficult to teach.

Therefore, the literate cultural man Inoue Shisanrou was angry, but he also knew that nothing could be changed, and ordered: "Change the position, I have shelter, and go last!"

Inoue Shisanrou wants to take practical actions to let his subordinates know why he can be the leader...

"Pfft!"

A delicate and smooth black-red thing came over quietly from behind, wrapped around his neck, and the powerful force directly pressed his cry into his throat, and then dragged it back.

Fortunately, due to the previous vigilance, when Shisanrou Inoue was attacked this time, the other real Japanese also reacted, screaming and rushing over.

Compared with their companions who disappeared without anyone noticing before, they looked at the leader this time and were dragged into the dark sky.

"Sine!"

On the contrary, Shisanrou Inoue understood the principle of self-help, resisting the feeling of suffocation and fainting, the moment his body lost his balance, the samurai sword in his hand suddenly came out of its sheath.

Swish!
When the knife was cut out, the body of the knife was faintly like a pool of autumn water, echoing the moonlight that had just risen in the sky, and chopped on the black and red thing.

Red blood splashed out.

"hiss!"

A low cry of pain sounded, but the python-like whip did not relax, on the contrary, it suddenly tightened, directly strangling the real Japanese leader's eyes, and in a whirl, he met a cruel and tyrannical look.

"After I am a big monster, it's fine if I am captured by a Ming Dynasty. How dare a mere pirate dare to resist me?"

The enraged Tao Yaoren opened his bloody mouth and swallowed Thirteen Inoue in an instant.

Not to mention the head this time, half of the neck was eaten.

But just as he was about to bite down hard, he realized something was wrong again, and spit it out again with a bah: "No, the head will be sold for money!"

Tao Yaoren's waist is pinned to six ferocious heads that will not rest in peace. They are the true Japanese that are easily hunted and killed in the dark night, but just now, Shisanrou Inoue's head has been bitten together and shriveled. The saliva also corroded the face into pits.

When he returned to the courtyard, Tao Yaoren laid out nine heads on the table, feeling a little guilty: "Just kill these, didn't you tell me not to fish in the marsh?"

Li Yan had no doubts about the number of people, but looked at Shisanrou Inoue's head and asked.

Tao Yaoren pursed his lips, and finally said: "This is the leader of the Japanese people. I couldn't hold back my temper for a while, and bit hard... I will not be an example!"

Li Yan nodded: "Whether it's a human or a monster, you must distinguish it from a pure animal. To admit your mistakes actively is a big step forward. I won't blame you this time!"

Seeing Tao Yaoren come out with a calm expression, Xiaoqian, who was sticking to the couplet, secretly laughed: "Being more and more sensible..."

(End of this chapter)