At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 197 Raid on the Wa Country
Huge ships appeared on the endless sea.

The flagship is a treasure ship with thousands of materials, and a red three-headed dragon logo is hung on the sail, which is extremely eye-catching.

On the watchtower, 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 Nanyang. After several twists and turns, it fell into the hands of Shen Lang and is now owned by Shi Heng.

Through the lens, sure enough, there is a stretch of coastline in front of you. You can be sure that this is not an island, but land!

Shi Heng's eyes suddenly glowed.

He opened the map and looked, 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 to it.

"Reporting to the general, the front is the mainland of the Wa country!"

Japanese!

Shi Heng took a deep breath, he looked closely at the land in front of him, and then looked down at the map, finally arrived!
"Is there anyone on the shore?"

"Yes, there is a city not far away. It is said that there is a daimyo from the Wa country..."

"What is the name of the Japanese country, shit!"

Shi Heng bared his teeth, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.

"Don't forget, we are Japanese pirates now. There is no law in this vast ocean. There is no reason for it. The guns and swords on our ship are the greatest reason in the world. Pass down orders to rob food, rob gold and silver, and rob his mother." of!"

"General, if you encounter resistance..."

Shi Heng's face showed a ferocious expression, he sneered and said: "Tonight we will break the city, and we will stay here, anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"

Under the cover of night, the soldiers... oh, no, it should be Japanese pirates, with green eyes shining, boarded the boat in groups.

Then, countless clippers frantically headed towards the land.

The dense crowd, quietly in the fast boat, gearing up, rushed to the beach along the raging waves under the boat.

They were holding refined swords, or people wiping guns, all of them held their breath.

They are all people who have died once. The wind and waves at sea have already washed away their cowardice. In the past six months, they have been mingling with Japanese pirates, killing people and stealing goods, and they have long been accustomed to it.

Countless fast boats washed up on the beach along the waves.

On the shore, some Japanese people seemed to have noticed something, yelling, and then scattered soldiers and guards charged over.

But soon, they immediately saw the power displayed by a group of well-equipped "Japanese pirates" who fought against the most ferocious thieves on the top of the ocean.

A group of screaming people swept past frantically, killing a bloody path.

boom! boom! boom!
After that, the cannon rang.

This kind of firecracker is the orthodox [-]th-style rifle eliminated by the Ming army. Although it is not as good as the [-]th-style rifle, it can be regarded as a crushing type in this kind of place.

The first wave of offensive was not over yet, and the clippers carried the artillery on board to the shore. The "Japanese pirates" with eyes full of excitement and desire, all of them full of energy, dragged the artillery across the beach, and the sound of the artillery was rumbling.

The night sky is always very dark before dawn, when most people are still asleep.

This time period is also the time when people sleep the deepest and are least willing to wake up.

Perhaps it is because the Japanese have almost never encountered danger at sea, so there are not many soldiers and horses stationed, and there are no artillery on the shore.

After all, artillery is not cheap, and the Japanese country lacks small things and resources are scarce, and artillery is a luxury.

In the quiet and peaceful night sky, a huge explosion sounded suddenly, like a bolt from the blue.

Many Japanese people were woken up by the sound of the cannons. Before they could tell whether it was real or a dream, more explosions had already resounded through the night sky, deafening.

I am really going to be deaf, because the movement is too loud.

Then, many people died before they figured out who the enemy was.

When the rest of the people rushed out holding their swords, there was the sound of muskets, and then everything was quiet.

The battle ended too quickly, from the first explosion to now, less than half an hour.

This unlucky castle of unknown name has been turned into a sea of ​​flames.

The flames illuminated half of the sky, and there were wailing sounds everywhere, some were still fighting in the corner, some were kneeling and begging for mercy, and the scene was a mess.

Shi Heng commanded in the center, looked around, and said: "It's really a pleasure in life to go straight to the Japanese pirates' lair today."

"General, aren't we Japanese pirates?"

"Forehead……"

Shi Heng was stunned for a moment, and then slapped him: "Damn it, Japanese pirates can't beat 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 around said: "I heard that the country of Wa is indeed rich in gold and silver..."

"Prosperous ass!"

Shi Heng cheered up and said: "Obviously it's all the wealth that was looted, and it's all confiscated..."

"Yes!"

Shi Heng couldn't help grinning, and said with a smile: "I can't think of it, I can't think of it, these damn Japanese, who usually listen to their poverty, would dare to hide gold and silver. It's really unreasonable. Send an order to supply immediately and set sail tomorrow morning..."

"General, are you going back tomorrow?"

"go back?"

Shi Heng stared, and said angrily: "Who said they're going back? Before they recover, search the coast to see if there are any Japanese pirates' strongholds. Come and get a map!"

…………

A hundred miles away, Herring Port.

"General Tajima, people from Kurosawa Daimyo sent a distress letter, saying that they were attacked!"

Nobuhiko Tajima asked subconsciously: "Is it from the Fujishima family? We don't care about the affairs between them!"

There has been constant friction 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, Nobuhiko Tajima's attitude towards this is that the two will not help each other.

Because Nobuhiko Tajima also understands the principle of fighting between snipe and clam. No matter who beats the other, the two families will not have any impact on the Tajima family. Moreover, the Tajima family can also take the opportunity to go south to expand their own territory.

"It is said...the enemy came from the sea!"

"maritime?"

Nobuhiko Tajima just opened the distress letter, read it for a long time, and said to himself, "The Fujishima family doesn't have a port, this matter is strange..."

"General, do you want to write back?"

"Don't be in a hurry!"

Nobuhiko Tajima thought for a while, put the letter aside, and said: "The matter is still unclear, wait a bit, and then decide according to the situation!"

"Then... do you need to take strict precautions at Herring Port?"

"It doesn't have to be!"

Nobuhiko Tajima smiled disapprovingly, and said, "How can the strength of the Kurosawa family compare with that of Herring Port?"

This is not because he is blindly confident, because Qingyu Port has a strong army and two cannons. With such a powerful combat power, even the Ashikaga family, which controls the shogunate, is unwilling to be enemies with the Tajima family, and has sent people many times. Its included.

Nobuhiko Tajima is also carefully considering this, and the Ashikaga family has a faint tendency to unify the four islands of the Wa Kingdom.

Moreover, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu once wrote a letter to Nobuhiko Tajima himself, saying that his target is not only the Japanese mainland, and that when the time is right, he can launch an attack on the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Although Ryukyu is a vassal state of Ming Dynasty, the sea ban by Ming Dynasty for many years has no longer any deterrent effect, and it is easy to win Ryukyu.

Then they can continue to go west, invade the Little Liuqiu Island of Ming Dynasty, and use it as a springboard to directly challenge the mainland of Ming Dynasty.
And Daming's army is so weak, just some homeless Japanese people give them a headache.

These letters touched Nobuhiko Tajima a lot, just thinking about it in his heart, he could feel the turmoil. If he was lucky enough to go to the Ming Dynasty, it would be such an honor.

The problem now is, if you take the initiative to win me over, you must give me enough conditions, right?

Therefore, during this period of time, Nobuhiko Tajima has been busy bargaining with the Ashikaga family, and he has no mood to care about others.

The so-called thieves landing ashore, in his opinion, is no big deal.

If these thieves dare to come to Herring Harbor, they will never come back!

The moon was sparse, and the soldiers stationed had fallen asleep, leaving only a few sentries wandering around.

Nobuhiko Tajima had a whim and walked out of the camp.

The sentries gathered in twos and threes, holding Japanese swords, talking and laughing together.

They were also talking about the attack on the Herosawa family, but it was just a very common topic of conversation.

The Wa country is still in civil strife, maybe the Fujishima family pretended to be bandits and attacked the Kurosawa family.

This kind of thing is not uncommon.

Nobuhiko Tajima came to look around, but nothing happened. It seemed that tonight was another boring night.

The night was getting dark, and some sentries couldn't stand it anymore and went to find a place to sleep, but Nobuhiko Tajima didn't bother to pay attention, after all, there was no danger in this place.

The moonlight is so peaceful, there is a faint moonlight on the sea, and even a ship can be seen.

ferry……

and many more!

Nobuhiko Tajima picked up a sleepy sentry and asked, "Is there a boat for tonight?"

The sentry was sleeping soundly, his dreams were disturbed, and he was about to curse, but found that it was Nobuhiko Tajima, who stopped the words that came out of his mouth.

"May I ask you, is there a ship tonight?"

"I haven't heard of it."

Nobuhiko Tajima continued to ask: "Have you ever received letters from other ports?"

"No!"

The big ship was getting closer and closer, Nobuhiko Tajima wondered, judging by the size of the flagship, could it be the ship of the Ashikaga family?
However, he still felt that something was wrong, so he ordered: "Everyone be 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.

In the midst of the panic, a burst of flames was suddenly seen, followed by a loud bang, which was a hundred times and a thousand times louder than when the firecracker was fired. Some people were so frightened that they fell to the ground and did not dare to get up. .

Nobuhiko Tajima was also shocked, and then realized that it was a cannon!

Moreover, it is a very powerful artillery!

Immediately afterwards, the second sound, the third sound...

boom!
After the shell hit the ground, it exploded immediately.

This is not the iron bump like before, but a flower bomb!

Before the soldiers in the port were ready, or even aware of what was happening, they were engulfed in a huge explosion.

boom!
boom!
A series of explosions sounded, and the port was ablaze, illuminating the entire camp like daytime.

Under the cover of artillery, dozens of fast boats landed.

Nobuhiko Tajima shouted loudly: "Fire, fire back!"

boom!
Like a shooting star in the night sky, a bomb hit the cannon at the port, and the surrounding soldiers were blown to pieces.

Nobuhiko Tajima stood farther away, but was also blown away by the shock wave generated by the explosion.

At this moment, his mind was blank, and he just wanted to ask, what's going on?
The only answers to him were the roaring artillery and the enemies that suddenly appeared in front of him.

boom! boom! boom!
They held firecrackers and kept shooting at the defenders on the shore.

Nobuhiko Tajima limped towards another cannon regardless of being covered in blood.

Then, struggling to light the fuse...

boom!
The fuse was only half burned, and the cannon fired.

It wasn't that the launch was successful, but it was hit by a flying shell and exploded!
This time, Nobuhiko Tajima was not spared.

He didn't understand until his death, what happened?
Who is attacking yourself?

Is it the same group that attacked the Kurosawa family?

who are they...

Without the artillery, the opponent was even more unscrupulous. He directly pulled the artillery to the shore with a small boat, and started bombing against the city wall.

The defenders on the shore were no opponents, they only resisted for a moment before they fled.

However, these people seemed to have a grudge against them, chasing after them until they killed them.

Herring Port is already a sea of ​​flames, and gunpowder smoke is everywhere.

The familiar scene reappeared, and a group of "Japanese pirates" rushed into the city, looking for warehouses.

At dawn, crates 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 was overjoyed.

"Damn it, everyone says that the Japanese are poor ghosts. I think they are very rich!"

"General, do you want to return to the voyage?"

"If you don't return, go around again!" Shi Heng grinned and said, "One ticket is 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 back to Zhoushan Island first. The emperor can tell you that the money stolen from the Japanese country does not need to be handed over. You all have to show me carefully. From now on, this is the property of our Four Seas 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 curiously. Seeing that there was a lock on it, he ordered someone to break it open with a hammer.

After opening it, it turned out to be a stack of letters.

Shi Heng Jiangxin picked it up, um... I don't understand...

Fortunately, there are many Chinese characters on it. If you look carefully, you can see some general meanings.

Slowly, the expression on Shi Heng's face became serious.

"Take these letters back and give them to the emperor!"

(End of this chapter)