The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 430

Shi Lang originally came here to touch porcelain, so he didn't talk nonsense with the Japanese people at all, and this group of people broke into the "Ming Shang" post house fiercely with knives and guns, so there is no reason to talk to them.

He said in a deep voice: "The villains trespassed on this general's residence with evil intentions, so don't let any one go!"

A naval infantry officer heard the words and immediately ordered loudly, "Let go!"

Immediately, the firecrackers roared loudly in the small courtyard of seven or eight zhang square, and the flames bursting from the muzzles made the night red.At such a close distance, more than 200 flintlock guns fired in a semi-surrounding salvo. How could the people in Kawakami have a chance to escape?

After the sound of the gun, only a dozen or so Japanese people were still alive, and all of them were so frightened that they stood dumbfounded on the spot.

The naval infantry did not show any mercy, followed by a standard quick reload, and the sound of gunfire rang out again after only ten or so breaths.In an instant, calm was restored in the courtyard.

The [-] Japanese guarding outside the post house heard the movement in the courtyard, and laughed and chatted, "Hey, my lord has worked hard enough. Listen to the sound of the iron cannon, it is much louder than usual!"

"That's right, it feels like there are two or three hundred iron cannons firing."

"These Ming people who don't know how to live or die, go to the underworld to regret..."

After they finished speaking, they saw dozens of people coming quickly with torches in their hands. They didn't realize until they got closer that they all had iron cannons in their hands!And looking at the attire, it definitely doesn't look like a Japanese.

Those who reacted quickly raised their guns and fired, but most of the Japanese didn't have time to make any moves. The Ming army who surrounded the front and rear doors of the post house quickly eliminated them with salvos.

The Japanese lacked armor in the country, and they used to use three-coin muskets. The earliest three-coin guns in the Ming Dynasty were imitated from Japan.Therefore, the few shots fired by the Japanese outside the post all hit the cotton armor of the Ming army, but with the pitiful power of the three-coin blunderbuss, no one was injured.

The astonishing noise near the posthouse spread far away in the silent night.When the sound of the guns subsided, some Naha locals came to check the situation with torches and lanterns.Twenty feet away from the post house, a circle of people quickly surrounded them.

After a while, Weng Dingdong hurried to the post house with seven or eight Ryukyu officials under the escort of the guards.Because he was counting on shopkeeper Zhang to fulfill his promise to report the Japanese slaves' invasion of Ryukyu, he put in a lot of effort. All he invited were reputable Ryukyu officials.

This Zhengyi doctor is a high-ranking official of the third rank, second only to the judges, and has great influence in Ryukyu.

After the two Ryukyu guards approached the post house tremblingly and explained their identities, the closed door of the post house was opened.

The corpses of the Japanese in front of the gate had already been put aside, and sixty sailor infantry soldiers filed out from the post house and lined up in two straight rows in front of the gate, hitting the ground with the butts in their hands at the same time, making a neat "click". One sound.

Then a military officer walked up to Weng Dingdong and the others, stretched his hands and said, "My lords, please!"

The Ryukyu officials glanced at the bloody Japanese corpses not far away, and then looked at each other, shaking their heads and shrinking back.

Before the officers of the Ming army had time to explain, Kawakami's retainer Nagase Shinroku, who was staying behind at the Ban Enforcement Office, hurried over with a dozen people, obviously hearing the news.

When Nagase saw the corpses of his own people, he hurriedly leaned against the Ryukyu guards to find a sense of security, then pointed at the Ming army and said sternly, "You, you guys are so brave, you dare to kill my Satsuma warriors in Naha! Don't hand over Mr. Kawakami..."

"It was you Japanese people who broke into the posthouse just now?" Shi Lang walked out of the posthouse surrounded by a group of infantry soldiers, pointed at the group of Japanese people and said, "Is that person called Kawakami? It's really outrageous, my officer." I didn’t bother you, how dare you come again?!”

Ryukyu official Cai Jin seemed to have a taste, and hurriedly bowed and said, "May I ask, who is your lord?"

The officer at the side signaled to Shi Lang: "This is Mr. Shi, the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty." Because the Navy still has an important mission, it is not appropriate to reveal your identity when "touching porcelain".

"No!" Nagase saw Shi Lang during the day, and shouted, "He is a merchant, surnamed Zhang, and he came to the enforcement office to blackmail him in the afternoon..."

"Nonsense!" Shi Lang frowned and motioned behind him, "Bring me the official seal."

"As ordered."

The documents and official seals have been prepared long ago, and they are all made by the Ministry of Officials. They are definitely "false certificates" that are more authentic than the real ones.

Cai Jin respectfully took the seal and examined it carefully with a torch, then nodded to the others and said: "It is indeed an adult from the Celestial Dynasty."

When a group of Ryukyu officials heard that it was the Minister of Rites of the Ming Dynasty, they immediately looked at each other excitedly, with joy on their faces.

"Treasurer Zhang" became a high-ranking official of the Ming Dynasty? !Nagase Shinroku was taken aback, knowing that he must have been tricked, but his lord's life and death were unknown, but he couldn't just leave like this, so he could only bite the bullet and said: "Even Ming officials can't kill casually in Naha! You are too domineering, let us go, Kawakami-sama!"

"Overbearing?" Shi Lang just smiled, pointing to the post behind him, "At midnight, I was resting in my post, and Chuan Shang brought more than a hundred murderers into the post to attack me! Luckily, the guards were alert. It was not succeeded.

"In the end, you, the perpetrator, called me domineering? Hehe, it's like a vicious dog biting back."

He pointed at the courtyard again, "These Japanese people must have taken a fancy to the property brought by this official, so they came to grab it in the middle of the night. You can go to the hall to check."

As he spoke, he took the lead and returned to the post house.Weng Dingdong and the others looked at each other again, hurriedly followed, and saw that the bolt of the main entrance of the post house had been broken, it must be someone breaking in.In the courtyard, I don't know how many Japanese people are scattered here and there, all of them are dressed in black, holding knives and guns, obviously they are not here to visit.

Nagase also bravely led people to follow in, found Kawakami's body in a short while, and saw that all his men died here, pointed at Shi Lang and said, "You said that Mr. Kawakami attacked the post house, why did I die? People from the Satsuma clan?"

"Hmph! My guards also suffered casualties. I have already been carried to the backyard. Should I leave it for you to see?!"

In fact, the Ming army made sufficient preparations, they just dug a hole and waited for the Japanese to jump, so not even a single one was injured.

He pointed to those Japanese people, "Go and tell Tokugawa Iemitsu, if there is no satisfactory explanation for me, this matter will never be settled like this!"

He pulled the Ryukyu officials up again, and said loudly: "My lords have also seen this. I passed through Naha on business, but was attacked by the Japanese for no reason. Dozens of my guards were killed or injured! You must testify for me..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he heard the sound of rumbling guns coming from the west side of the port. A smile flashed across his face, and he thought to himself, when the sightseeing had begun.

But Nagase Shinroku was stunned, and immediately ran to the port desperately, shouting: "You can't fire! It's an official ship of the Ming Dynasty!"

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