My father Yong Le Emperor, you let me keep a low profile

Chapter 81 It's not that the enemy is too weak, but our army is too strong!

"In this battle, apart from Ashikaga Yoshichi, there are 15 Japanese pirates, and I don't want a single prisoner."

As the main force of the Japanese pirates gradually approached Jiuzhou Island, Zhu Gaoyu held a military meeting to fight against the enemy.

At the beginning of the meeting, Zhu Gaoyu set the tone for this battle.

That is to not take a prisoner.

The 15 troops brought by Ashikaga Yoshichi this time are the main force of each domain.

If this is completely wiped out, the entire Wa country will definitely be hurt.

If you don't kill them and keep these captives, even if they work as slaves, there will be no small hidden dangers.

After all, compared with ordinary serfs, they are too unstable.

"Well, Your Highness, I will intervene!"

Having recovered a lot, Xia Yuanji, who came to listen, extended his hand.

"speak."

"These are strong laborers, but it's a pity to kill all the good materials for digging mountains and rocks."

Zhu Gaoyu glanced at him, and replied: "There are still several million people in the Wa country, before they all die of exhaustion, it is enough for you to hollow out the mountain."

"Xia Shangshu, do you have any questions?"

Xia Yuanji pondered for a while, shook his head, and sat back in his seat.

Zhu Gaoyu looked at Sun An: "The Japanese pirate army in your hand, after this battle, I want their number to be no more than a thousand."

A confident smile appeared on the corner of Sun An's mouth, "Please rest assured, Your Highness, one more general will receive a baton."

The other generals saw the smile on the corner of Sun An's mouth, but the coldness in his eyes, and couldn't help but sympathize with the little pumpkin of the Satsuma clan.

Those little pumpkins who are working hard, I'm afraid they never dreamed that most of their lives have already been ticked off by Lord Yan.

"Very good, what I want is your self-confidence, one more blow and two sticks later!"

Sun An: "..."

"Hahaha…"

A burst of laughter erupted in the conference room.

After everyone was quiet, Zhu Gaoyu looked at Wu Shan.

Wu Shan, who had been waiting for a long time, quickly stood up and waited for the order.

"The last batch of North Korean reinforcements will arrive after dark."

"Let the first guard get ready and board the ship to go to sea tomorrow morning."

Picking up the baton and knocking on the location of the capital, Zhu Gaoyu ordered to Wu Shan: "Here, the capital of the Japanese kingdom is also your target of attack."

"Take it, and return to your Uncle Feng!"

"Unable to win, or even defeated, I don't want to hear any reason for failure."

Hearing this, Wu Shan raised his hand and hammered his chest heavily, looked straight at Zhu Gaoyu, and shouted with the loudest voice: "If you don't break the enemy's city, I will come to see you later."

Zhu Gaoyu waved his hand, "I don't want your head, I want this city."

"Just ask what you want now, weapons, equipment, troops, as long as you have, I will give you."

Sun An, who had already been cruel in his heart, his eyes lit up when he heard the words, said without hesitation: "Pao...the end will be a new type of artillery!"

"The last general wants it too!" Mentioning the new cannon, Sun An also stood up quickly.

Liu Sheng looked at the two of them resentfully, as if they were resentful wives.

After several days of begging, Zhu Gaoyu agreed to drop ten gates to the Shenji Camp after this decisive battle.

Now that the two bastards have opened their mouths, and if they fall into their hands, they won't be able to share.

After all, I am an outsider, so it is not easy to open that mouth now.

"You, sit down." Pointing at Sun An angrily, Zhu Gaoyu said to Wu Shan, "I can only give you ten doors, the others..."

"Okay, I will let someone pull it later."

Before Zhu Gaoyu could finish speaking, Wu Shan hurriedly agreed.

Zhu Gaoyu froze for a moment, looking at Wu Shan who was showing off to Sun An with a happy face, the corner of his mouth twitched.

Damn, talk too much, this bastard's psychological bottom line is definitely not more than five.

But the words came out, as the boss, it was a bit embarrassing to regret it.

Zhu Gaoyu glared at Wu Shan, who seemed to have picked up a big deal, and then looked at Liu Sheng, who would command the main army next.

Although Zhu Gaoyu really wanted Sun An to take over the job.

But Sun An's level is too low, and he has no experience in commanding 10,000+ people in combat.

Moreover, the king of Joseon named Liu Sheng to command, and he changed the command of the general without authorization, which is somewhat unreasonable.

"The combat ability of North Korean soldiers is probably not that ideal, so I don't have too many requirements for this battle. You will do your best to command."

Liu Sheng nodded.

In the past few days, he probably inspected it. The North Korean soldiers are really average, not to mention compared with the elites of the three battalions, and compared with the officers and soldiers of the local guards.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no one under his command, Liu Sheng really didn't want this kind of army.

"According to reports, the enemy has reached the Aki District and is heading towards Nagato."

After arranging the deployment of troops, Zhu Gaoyu tapped the sand table in front of him with the stick in his hand, and tapped the Guanmen Strait.

"My idea is to set the battlefield here."

"They will definitely land here, and then we can use the power of the strait to defend."

"After all, we can wait, but they can't afford to wait."

"In addition, I will lead the cavalry." The stick in his hand slipped slightly, and Zhu Gaoyu pointed at the Ishimi Hamada area: "I will lead the troops to land here, harass the enemy's rear supply line, or flank you back and forth when necessary."

"One month!"

Throwing the stick in his hand on the table, Zhu Gaoyu looked at all the generals present and stretched out a finger.

"Within a month, end this battle."

All the generals stood up collectively, "Follow the order of the commander in chief!"

Yongle 9 years early in May.

While Daming was preparing the new year's items, the Japanese country thousands of miles away was preparing for a vigorous battle.

On the Japanese side, under the leadership of Ashikaga Yoshichi, 15 troops were stationed in Nagato.

On the other side of the strait, under the leadership of Liu Sheng, [-] Korean soldiers are also stepping up their preparations.

As time enters winter, the cold wind blows from the north, and the whole world turns from green to yellow overnight.

Standing in the command room, holding the binoculars in his hands, Liu Sheng frowned and observed the opposite side.

The gang of Japanese pirates on the opposite side arrived yesterday, and they built all kinds of bamboo rafts as soon as they arrived, preparing for the battle across the strait.

It's not that the Japanese pirates never thought about using a fleet to transport soldiers and land from other places.

But Daming's fleet is too closely watched, as long as a ship is found on the surface of the sea, no matter which country it is from, it will be taken down.

Those who dare to resist will directly bombard you with cannons.

Coupled with the large number of troops, so many equipment supplies, how many ships are needed.

In the end, Ashikaga Yoshichi chose to cross the strait from the Nagato area and launch an attack on Kyushu Island.

"At what point do you think they're going to attack."

After observing for a while, seeing that the opposite side was only building a boat to cross the sea and had no other actions, Liu Sheng put down the binoculars and looked at Sun An who was holding a cup of hot tea next to him.

The two fought together, and Zhu Gaoyu entrusted them with the task of guarding the strait and holding back the main force of the Japanese country on the opposite side.

Liu Sheng was the commander-in-chief, and Sun An was the deputy commander. By the way, he followed Liu Sheng to learn the experience of commanding operations in large corps.

"Three days!"

Meimei took a sip of heat, and Sun Anha let out a breath of heat, looked at the other side and gave an answer.

"They prepared too hastily, and the logistics were not sufficient. In addition, it is winter again. I heard His Highness said that the snow here is also very heavy. Once the mountain is blocked by heavy snow, his army of 10,000+ is waiting to die."

"Three days, up to three days, they will definitely launch an attack when they see that we have not moved."

Liu Sheng nodded in agreement, and looked towards the sea: "Wu Shan's side should be uncomfortable, it seems that they are not going well."

Sun An shrugged, "It's okay if you don't feel good. If you want to be knighted, you don't have to work hard. If I were him, I would have to row over."

"Hahaha……"

Liu Sheng laughed, and looked at Sun An jokingly: "Your tone of voice seems quite envious!"

Sun An pouted.

To say that I am not envious is a lie.

It is the dream of every soldier to become a marquis and worship a general.

For the sake of wives, children, children and grandchildren, no matter how hard it is, we must fight hard.

That is to say, he came later, otherwise, he would definitely fight for this opportunity.

Looking at this silent little brother, Liu Sheng patted him on the shoulder comfortingly, "You are still young, and there are plenty of opportunities in the future. Follow Your Highness well. Let alone Feng Bo, Feng Hou is not impossible."

"Attack tomorrow!"

When Sun An expressed his guess, in an observation point opposite, Ashikaga Yoshichi looked at the opposite side, intending to strictly guard against the defending Ming army, and gave the time to attack.

Sun An was right.

The preparations for the battle against Ming Dynasty were too hasty. Not only were the provisions not complete, but even the cold-resistant clothes for the soldiers were not enough.

Many soldiers are still wearing thin autumn clothes. The weather is getting colder and colder these days, and heavy snow may fall at any time.

Considering his own situation, Ashikaga Yoshichi understood that apart from breaking through the opponent at the fastest speed, the remaining result is to retreat and launch an attack after the beginning of spring.

However, the Ming Dynasty's invasion caused the prestige of the shogunate to decline rapidly, and many forces have already begun to make moves.

If the invaders are not resolved as soon as possible, the rule of the Ashikaga family will be greatly impacted.

Wa country can't afford to wait, the soldiers can't afford to wait, and Ashikaga Yoshichi can't wait even more. A quick battle is the only choice.

Hearing that Ashikaga Yoshichi gave the time to attack, the generals standing behind him all became frowning.

When the two armies are fighting, the attacking side will suffer a lot of losses, and it is such a dangerous terrain.

They didn't dare to think about how many casualties their men would suffer when they launched an attack tomorrow.

"Woooooooo..."

"Axi, the enemy is coming, the enemy is coming..."

The genius was bright, and the strait line guarded by the Ming army suddenly sounded a warning horn.

The North Korean soldiers who were resting in the room were chased out of the room by the shouts of the officers, and entered the combat position.

Ashikaga Yoshichi was also insidious enough, he didn't even say hello to the attack, and when the morning star was still hanging in the sky, he secretly sent a vanguard to touch the other side.

Liu Sheng, who felt that the North Korean soldiers were unreliable, arranged for soldiers from the Body Machine Battalion to stand guard at important positions.

Sure enough, the North Korean stick was just unreliable, and the enemy was drawn in the middle without them noticing anything.

"Order the artillery unit, don't attack for now, don't scare these guys away."

Liu Sheng, who lived in the command room, jumped up from the bed the moment the horn sounded, ran to the observation port, and raised his binoculars to look across.

It was still dark at this time, and he couldn't see clearly the situation on the sea, but Liu Sheng believed that his soldiers would not remind them indiscriminately if they didn't find the enemy.

In the initial battle, he didn't plan to use artillery, and planned to keep it in his hands as a killer.

"Order the North Korean First Battalion to stand by the seaside."

"Order……"

Although he couldn't see the surface of the sea clearly, Liu Sheng still stared hard to check it, and at the same time he kept giving various orders.

Every time an order is given, a messenger will run out to convey his order to the troops.

"Axi, you idiots, hurry up..."

As the order was conveyed, groups of North Korean soldiers, driven by the officers, quickly went to the designated location to stand by.

Although the Korean soldiers were a bit rotten, in Liu Sheng's opinion, they should not be so rotten that they could not be used.

Driven by the officer, the soldiers shivered against the cold wind and stood on the beach by the sea, looking warily at the sea surface with the sound of waves.

"Dong dong dong..."

Not long after the soldiers arrived, there was a sound of objects colliding against the dark seaside.

Each of the North Korean sticks, holding the weapons in their hands tightly, stared at the gray seaside with their eyes wide open.

"Assault here..."

"Onboard...onboard..."

Suddenly, countless figures were dripping in the sea, wailing ghosts and howling wolves, rushing out of the dark sea and killing the North Korean soldiers waiting in line.

"Axi, let's shoot arrows..."

The commanding officer, who was startled, roared angrily and ordered the soldiers to attack.

"Whoosh whoosh..."

Sparse rain of arrows sprinkled over, knocking down several enemies.

But there were at least a thousand people who rushed over, and the few people who fell down were nothing at all.

Before the second round of arrow rain from the North Korean army was released, the two sides collided.

If it is placed in the Ming army formation, facing the enemy's impact, it will definitely form an formation and wait.

However, these North Korean sticks, I don't know if they are really of poor quality, or because they are scared.

The Japanese pirates attacked and directly dispersed the Korean Bangzi's army formation.

The scuffle broke out in an instant.

North Korea's Bangzi, which has lost its formation, has no fighting ability in the face of these specially selected assault Japanese pirates.

Looking at the past, one-on-one fights never won. In more than one place, one or two Japanese pirates held samurai swords and chased dozens of North Korean sticks.

"A bunch of trash!"

In the command room, seeing such a scene, Liu Sheng couldn't help cursing in a low voice.

Zhu Gaoyu had seen the battle reports of the attack on Kyushu Island. In every battle against the Japanese pirates, the Ming army had very few casualties.

This gave Liu Sheng an illusion that the Japanese pirates were very weak.

However, seeing today's scene, he realized that it wasn't that the Japanese pirates were weak, but that the Ming army was too strong, which gave him a feeling that the Japanese pirates were weak.

"Let me tell you Zhou Chen, a Japanese pirate crossed his line of defense, and I beheaded him."

The North Korean soldiers could not count on it. Liu Sheng asked the messengers to tell the troops of the Shenji Battalion guarding the sea line not to let a Japanese pirate in.

"Yes."

"Wait a moment!"

Just as the messenger was about to turn around to deliver the message, Liu Sheng stopped him again, glanced at the embarrassed Korean general beside him, and said in a cold tone: "Anyone who dares to attack the front line, no matter who they are, will be killed without mercy!"

The North Korean general next to him was shocked when he heard this, and stepped forward to say something, but was shocked by Liu Sheng's cold eyes.

Soon, the order reached the beach, the first line of defense of the Shenji Battalion, and the commanding officer Zhou Chen's ears.

Zhou Chen, who was looking coldly at the North Korean stick being hunted down by Japanese pirates, touched the newly issued firearm in his hand, and replied in a calm voice: "I see, you go back and tell the commander, if you lose the front line, I will die here myself."

"Everyone pay attention and stand by."

After the messenger left, Zhou Chen raised his hand and gave the order to prepare for battle.

The 500 soldiers in his battalion all raised their hands, and they commanded the cheeky flintlock guns to aim at the Korean sticks that were driven by the Japanese pirates and came towards them.

"Pass-through shooting, get ready!"

Raising the gun in his hand, aiming at the charging enemy, Zhou Chen ordered the battle method.

Hearing that it was a pass-through shooting, the soldiers in the back row had regret flashing in their eyes.

"Axi, run, they are all hungry ghosts..."

"Mom, I want to go home, I want to go home..."

The wailing and howling North Korean soldiers who were killed had already forgotten the warning from their superiors yesterday, and ran towards their own defense line.

"aim!"

When these useless sticks were eighty steps closer to the position, Zhou Chen let out a low shout.

The more than 160 soldiers of the Shenji Battalion at the front, according to the training content of the past two days, aimed at the people rushing from the opposite side, and put their fingers on the trigger.

"Fire!"

When the person rushing over, entered the best 50-step range.

While giving the order, Zhou Chen pulled the trigger without hesitation.

"Bang bang bang..."

Gunshots rang out intensively, and the bullets, driven by the gunpowder, flew out of the barrel and shot towards the crowd at high speed.

"Puff puff puff..."

In an instant, the blood mist filled the air. Whether it was the North Korean stick rushing over, or the Japanese pirates who were trying to take advantage of the chaos to attack the position, they groaned and fell to the ground in pain.

"Fire!"

Throwing the empty gun in his hand to the back, took a loaded Zhou Chen again, and gave the order to fire again.

"Bang bang bang..."

Another row of projectiles roared out, taking away dozens of lives.

"Fire, fire, fire..."

The ferocious gunshots continued, and each figure fell down under the muzzle of the gun, spraying blood mist.

The other battalion archers who were assisting next to them couldn't help but look enviously every time they heard a shot here.

When the morning light rose in the east, corpses were already piled up in front of the defensive position.

"It's really a good thing!"

After giving the order to stop shooting, Zhou Chen caressed the fine flintlock with his eyes full of joy.

Not only him, but also the other soldiers of the Shenji Battalion.

Many soldiers, since they used this new type of firearm, have looked down on the firearms they used before.

Some soldiers are even worried, they are used to this excellent weapon, how can they fight without this weapon in the future.

After all, these firearms were borrowed by their boss with the cheek to use them, but they had to be returned after the battle.

Thinking that they might never be able to use this sophisticated weapon again, some soldiers of the Shenji Battalion began to wonder whether they should apply for transfer to the navy after returning.

They have heard that His Majesty has promised the King of Yue that as long as soldiers are willing, they can be directly transferred to the navy department.

In the command room, Liu Sheng, who was watching the results of the new firearms with satisfaction, probably never imagined that many of his subordinates were already in Cao Ying, thinking about quitting.

(End of this chapter)