Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

After deciding on the strategy, Yuwa immediately sent a fast horse to investigate the Nagawa Floating Bridge.

After some rest and recuperation, the Ming army began to break out of camp and march toward Feiqian.

The Ming army had 100,000 soldiers and horses. Except for the 10,000 who stayed on board the ship, the other 90,000 troops entered the territory of Hizen in a mighty manner. It was difficult not to attract attention to such a large target.

In Matsuura Castle, the guardian daimyo stationed here is the Shaoji clan. The Shaoer clan is different from ordinary minor daimyo like Zong Ziguo. They have a long heritage and have been one of the overlords of Kyushu since the Kamakura shogunate period. The current Hizen was occupied by them.

They had received the news when the Ming army arrived at Zhijia Island before. However, the contemporary head of the Shaoer clan, Shaoer Puteng, did not immediately send troops to stop the attack. Instead, he took half of the family generals out of the city and disappeared, leaving only Shaoer Puteng in the city. One of his grandsons, aged fifteen or sixteen, was on duty.

Puyi, the second son, was sitting on his knees on the mat. He was dressed in a bright and noble warrior uniform, with a sword on his waist. He was tall and straight at a young age and had a determined gaze.

Ping Jinglong, the general of the Shaoer clan, was reporting the news to him: "Young master, my subordinates have found out that the Ming army has landed on the south bank of Matsuura and is coming in the direction of Matsuura."

After hearing this, Shaoer Puyi was not only not worried, but was overjoyed, his eyes were bright: "Great! Hurry up and gather the warriors from the clan and follow me out of the city to attack!"

"Ah?" Ping Jinglong was stunned, and quickly persuaded: "No, young master, the master ordered before leaving that we only need to hold on to Matsuura City. The Ming army is powerful, and we must not leave the city!"

Second Young Master Pu Teng took away most of the soldiers and horses. Now they only have more than 10,000 men in hand. It's okay to defend the city, but if they leave the city, they will hit the stone with an egg!

However, Puyi, the second son, did not listen. He had practiced martial arts since he was a child and advocated the spirit of Bushido. Now that the enemies are coming, how could he hide in the city and be a coward?
"The enemies have already fought, how can we, the warriors of the Yamato clan, avoid fighting?" Shaoer Puyi said with great righteousness.

"This……"

Ping Jinglong was speechless for a moment.

It is true that the spirit of Bushido teaches people to be loyal and brave, but it is politically correct and deceives the lower-level samurai. They, the powerful, will not go up and die when they know they are losing.

But there are exceptions to everything, just like the young boy Puyi in front of him. Although he is also a powerful person, he firmly believes in the spirit of Bushido and regards loyalty and honor as his life!
Of course, this is also because he is young and energetic and has not experienced the lessons of reality, otherwise he would not be so naive.

Ping Jinglong explained with an embarrassed look on his face: "Young Master, let him handle this..."

"Okay! No need to say more, immediately gather people to follow me out of the city to meet the Ming army!"

Shaoer Puyi interrupted Ping Jinglong's words, stood up and left.

Ping Jinglong hurriedly caught up with him, persuading him earnestly as he walked. However, Puyi, the second young master, looked like he would not listen to the bastard chanting sutras and ignored him at all. In the end, Ping Jinglong failed to persuade the young master.

Here, the Ming army marched with 90,000 troops. The dust was flying and the flags blocked the sun. It took half a day to reach the vicinity of Matsuura Castle.

At this moment, the scout suddenly came to report: "Report, General, there are enemy troops attacking from the front!"

Tang He's expression suddenly changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly shouted an order: "Order the entire army to line up and prepare to meet the enemy!"

"Yes!"

The military order was issued, and the army quickly moved into action. However, it was not easy for tens of thousands of troops to suddenly stop and adjust their formation from a marching state.

Li Wei also got the news here, and then ordered his soldiers to form a musket formation and set up the cannon. Then he came to the front of the formation and met Tang and Hu Hai.

"General, how many enemy troops are there in front?" Hu Hai asked hurriedly.

Tang He glanced at the two of them and replied: "Initial estimates should be about ten thousand people."

After Li Wei and Hu Hai heard this, their nervous expressions relaxed.

There are only 10,000 people, so even if they rush to fight, it won't be a big problem.

"In this case, I would like to be the vanguard!" Hu Hai immediately stepped forward and asked for his tassel.

Tang He was about to agree, but Li Wei quickly interrupted: "I'll be the one to do this battle, my cannon is impatient!"

Forget it if there are other enemies, the Japanese must have fun by themselves!
Hu Hai glanced at him, then put down his hand and stepped back.

Tang He looked at the two of them, without any hesitation, and said directly: "Okay, then let Jiang Duhou fight in the vanguard for this!"

Li Wei nodded and immediately asked the soldiers around him to give orders to adjust the formation.

In front of the Ming army, Shaoer Puyi took the lead, followed closely by Ping Jinglong with a grimace, leading tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to rush towards them.

As the distance got closer, they gradually saw the situation of the Ming army clearly. Ping Jinglong was overjoyed when he saw that the Ming army was still hurriedly forming formations and in chaos.

"Excellent, young master, the Ming army has not yet established a stable foothold. If we rush forward with our fast cavalry, we will definitely inflict heavy damage on them!" Ping Jinglong shouted hurriedly.

With their small number of troops, they would definitely not be able to defeat them, but if they could take advantage of the enemy's unsteady footing to rush and retreat, it would be considered a great victory. However, when Shaoer Puyi heard this, he reined in his horse and shouted: "Stop!"

Upon hearing his order, the army quickly slowed down from a running state and stopped after a moment.

"Young Master, why do you want to stop?" Ping Jinglong's face was filled with astonishment.

Shaoer Puyi said sternly: "No! We are glorious warriors, how can we take advantage of others' danger?"

After hearing this, Ping Jinglong was completely stunned! I cursed in my heart as an idiot!
This Shaoer Puyi only knows how to practice martial arts and has never led troops. He never expected that this person would be such an idiot!
"This is a war, young master, soldiers never tire of deceit!" Ping Jinglong said angrily.

Shaoer Puyi frowned slightly and said displeased: "That's just an excuse for the weak. As warriors, we must defeat the enemy openly and honestly even on the battlefield!"

"I*&*￥#@..." Ping Jingtong gritted his teeth angrily and cursed in his heart.

However, the Japanese country has a clear hierarchy. The master is the master, and the master's words are everything. He cannot disobey, and can only watch the great opportunity slip away.

"Huh? Why did they stop?"

Here at the Ming Army, Tang He and others saw the Japanese suddenly stop and let out a light sigh.

Li Wei and Hu Hai were also a little puzzled and watched the Japanese army closely to beware of any conspiracy they had.

However, as time went by, they gradually discovered that these Japanese people really just stopped there, as if the two armies had taken a stance before the confrontation.

After some intense arrangements, the Ming army quickly formed a strict military formation. At this time, they were not afraid even if there were any more plots from the opposite side.

Lu Tang led his men in front of the formation, and Li Wei took command behind him. After they were all ready, the Japanese army on the opposite side made another move.

"Fire the arrows!" Shaoer Puyi ordered.

According to their Japanese rules, the two armies faced each other and used the sound of arrows as a signal to start the war. This is called "Yaai", which means to tell the other side that a fight is about to begin.

Ping Jinglong was too lazy to pay attention to this idiot. At this time, he was thinking about how to escape back to the city with this idiot after the defeat.

With a whoosh, a loud arrow shot out and exploded in the air.

Li Wei and others were stunned after hearing this, and asked Lu Tang: "What are they doing?"

Lu Tang frowned. He didn't know what it meant. However, Qianhu, who was transferred from the coastal guard station next to him, was more familiar with the Japanese and explained to them:
"I have heard that the Japanese call this kind of sounding arrow Yaai, which means that war is ready."

Li Wei couldn't help but sneer when he heard this: "You need to start a war? Isn't this stupid?"

"Hahaha……"

The soldiers under his command also burst into laughter.

After laughing, Li Wei's face became serious and said: "Since others have fired arrows, we have to give them back. But since we don't have arrows, we can only use cannons. Lu Tang, fire off the cannons!"

"Yes!"

Lu Tang took the order and directed the artillery to prepare. As the flag was waved, the roar of the artillery sounded, which was much louder than Shaoer Puyi's arrow!

As soon as the cannon fired, the Japanese soldiers here in Shaoer Puyi immediately panicked, and their horses neighed in fear.

The next moment, the cannonballs arrived quickly, and the terrifying power directly drew a line of blood among the Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers hit by the cannonballs were either torn into pieces or had their arms and legs broken.

Shaoer Puyi barely managed to steady his horse, and when he saw this scene, he was stunned: "Baga! People in the Ming Dynasty do not respect martial ethics!"

Ping Jinglong was also shocked at this time. They were still two miles away from the Ming army. At such a long distance, bows and arrows would definitely not be able to shoot, but the opponent's artillery had already hit them, and their power was so terrifying.

"Come to me! Kill these despicable Akito!"

Second Young Master Puyi screamed and was about to charge forward, but Ping Jinglong quickly stopped him: "Young Master, no! With such a sharp weapon in the Ming Army, we are no match for us, so we should hurry back to the city to escape!"

"No, I will never retreat, charge forward!" Shaoer Puyi is worthy of the name of a warrior. He leads the way and is unparalleled in bravery!

The roaring cannons sounded one after another, and the Japanese soldiers were killed and wounded numerous times before they even got close.

Ping Jinglong trembled in his heart when he heard the continuous sound of artillery, but the other ordinary warriors were very brave, and under the leadership of Shaoer Puyi, they rushed forward under the gunfire. (End of chapter)