My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 453 Japanese invaders sweep the coast

The sun slanted and shone on the sea outside Linzhou, making it sparkling.

The sound of crashing waves swept through my ears, and there were many short figures walking around, pushing barrels, lowering sails, and observing the sea breeze.

On the two-story ship building, Shangshang Jianxin had different heights among his subordinates, probably around seven feet. He sat on the roof with his legs spread apart, his hands on his knees, looking at the distant coastline through the guardrail. and four boats sailed by.

"The people of Xia are so stupid that they can't even see that I'm making a fool of myself."

He roughly said something. He stood up in a figure that everyone needed to look up to, pressing the guardrail with one hand. A short and fat subordinate next to him complimented him unstintingly: "The navy of the Xia Kingdom in the West is great in the rivers, but not in the big rivers." At sea, it is better for Uesugi to take charge."

Shangshang Kanshin grinned. He was known as the 'God of War' and not only knew how to fight on land. You must know that Japan was surrounded by sea on all sides, so he naturally knew a lot about naval warfare. What's more, in the three years since he came here, he has been here almost all year round. The purpose of practicing navy at the seaside is to establish his status as a military god in a battle in front of other famous generals.

After the beginning of spring, he began to explore various coastlines of the Xia Kingdom, sending a large number of sea ships to plunder and wander around the five states to attract attention there. And he chose Linzhou, which is close to the sea in the eastern part of the Central Plains. After all, in his eyes , the Central Plains is rich in resources and has a large population. The process of testing can allow the soldiers under the command to get more benefits, thereby stimulating military morale.

"Takeda Shingen just stay on the island. After this battle, I will be the one to command the navy!"

He wasn't joking, he was speaking the truth.

The archipelago is no better than the mainland, the living space is narrow, and the competition is naturally fierce. When we come to this world, the great names of the Warring States Period have returned.

Of course, he didn't dare to be careless.

He still knew some about the civil and military affairs of the Xia Kingdom opposite him. Gu Chongwen, the former prime minister of the Wu Kingdom, told him what these Xia Kingdom's civil and military affairs were.

Especially knowing that Zhou Yu's name was on the sea, he had to be careful, so after the beginning of spring, he used the strategy of deceiving others and making false claims to the east and attacking the west.

But now it seems that the late Han Dynasty Zhou Yu opposite him is just a human being, not as magical as what is written in the book.

He touched the sword on his waist with the name: Ji He Yiji. In his eyes, five small boats sailing to the coast had arrived!

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The sun is slanting and the waves are crashing on the beach.

Seabirds soared and cried in mid-air. The seawater splashed on the beach below as they flew by. Figures jumped out of the boat and ran in the waves, shouting or laughing strangely.

The wind blew across the coast, and there were also nearby sea dwellers who were sailing their boats and saw the figures coming ashore from a distance. They quickly rowed the boats to hide behind nearby rocks and waited for them to quickly walk past the coast and go north.

The fisherman hurriedly paddled toward the north. When he reached the familiar shore, he jumped out of the boat and ran to the village regardless of the waves.

As soon as they entered the fishing village, they shouted: "Pirates——"

The village is not big, but there are more than fifty households and nearly a hundred people, and in this worldly village, most of them are related to each other. When the fisherman shouted, every household came out one after another.

When they heard the words "sea pirates", their faces all turned pale.

"Pirates? Aren't they at sea? Wu Laosi, can you see clearly?" A respected old man in the village came over with a cane and his voice was trembling.

In the past few years, pirates have been wreaking havoc on the sea. How could everyone who is trying to make a living at sea not know about it?

Moreover, according to rumors, these pirates have almost no humanity at all. Not only do they kill people and loot goods, but if there are women on board, if they do not commit suicide immediately, there will be endless destruction and torture.

At that time, a group of seafarers from Yuezhou took their wives and concubines by boat to Feiyun Port in Yanzhou in the north. They encountered Japanese pirates on the way. The seafarers were hung on the mast and watched as their wives and concubines were humiliated to death. In the end, he was also planed. The belly was opened, the internal organs were hollowed out, and a maid who luckily jumped into the sea was fished out from the sea by the pirates. Anyway, by the time the navy from Wuzhou arrived, there was no one alive on the ship.

The whole village was naturally frightened when they heard what the fishermen said.

"Are you really here for us?"

"Isn't that right? Come on, leave and hide first!" The fisherman had been specially trained by the county government. If pirates were found to come ashore at the first time, they should immediately evacuate the local people and go to the county to escape.

Seeing that everyone was still hesitating, the fisherman stamped his feet anxiously: "What are you still doing?! They came in a small boat, and the big boat is still parked on the sea. I saw them coming ashore and heading north."

When the old man in the fishing village saw that he didn't look like he was joking, he shook his cane and shouted: "Listen to him, pack your things and leave!"

"Uncle, my wife is about to give birth. I'm leaving at this time..."

"Yes, my family caught a lot of sea fish yesterday and they are hanging them to dry. How can we take them away!"

"I don't believe they dare to come ashore!"

The villagers were all talking, and everyone was complaining, but some people still listened and silently took their wives, children, and children back to their houses to pack their things, and then left the village on the north path.

Some people left, but some wanted to linger for a while longer, thinking what if Wu Laosan saw it wrong? Even if the other party is a pirate, what if it’s not for them? At this moment, at the entrance of Zhengcun to the west, a young man of 17 or 18 years old rushed in: "Pirates! Many pirates are coming towards us!"

The people around him suddenly lost their composure and looked at the young man running in.

"How many people are there? Do they have any weapons?" someone asked.

The young man nodded breathlessly, glanced at the faces, and swallowed: "Bring it, come here quickly, let's leave quickly."

"Just say scary things."

"Why are you blabbering? Hurry up and leave!" The village elder was so angry that he threw his crutch at the families over there. He turned around and let his fifty-year-old eldest son help him out.

However, the thirty or so families who had not yet had time to leave had just packed their belongings and had not yet walked to the north path out of the village when nearly a hundred figures poured in from the entrance of the main village facing west in groups. , these people are short in stature, holding naginata, bamboo spears, bows and arrows, and some Japanese carry taiko drums on their backs.

This was also the first time in three years that these more than a hundred people had landed on the coastline. They were very excited. When they saw the thirty or so families there with their families, the Japanese leader at the head first smiled ferociously and pulled out the gun from his waist. He pointed a sword at it and roared in the words of Wajima.

"Plunder the whole village, take away the food, women, and property!"

More than a hundred Japanese formed a formation with murderous intent and attacked the panicked villagers on the opposite side.

The villagers who escaped from the village hadn't actually gone very far when they heard shrill screams coming from the village behind, followed by more wailing and shouting one after another.

For a moment, a villager who ran into the forest looked back and saw a fire burning in the village, filling his eyes.

At this time, more than ten villagers who had no time to escape had been chopped down to the ground. The Japanese who rushed in with knives occupied their retreat first, and threatened the remaining people with weapons to retreat, asking them to take the meat and food in their hands. Rice, grain, and money were placed on the ground.

Nearly half of the remaining fifty or so villagers were women and children, trembling with fear. Facing the Japanese who were smaller than them, they could not even think of resisting.

Of course, there were also those who were in a hurry. They rushed towards the exit with all their belongings in their arms. The next moment, an arrow flew over and nailed the person to the ground.

The remaining people screamed in panic, and someone shouted: "Run!"

Everyone was suddenly in chaos. The Japanese here didn't care so much at the moment. They rushed forward and killed everyone on sight. The old man in the village held his crutch and watched helplessly as his eldest son was jumped up and his head was cut off. His eyes widened. He raised his crutches and rushed over to fight for his life, but was shot through the chest by a short and thin Japanese man who raised his hand.

There were also bloody men who rushed back to the house and took hoes, sickles and other agricultural tools to fight with the Japanese. Fortunately, one of them was killed by an arrow, and he was hit by an arrow in the back. When he let out a scream, a Japanese nearby rushed up quickly. , the naginata in his hand slashed his head to the ground, and kicked it away like a ball.

In the chaos, the young woman was surrounded by several short Japanese, pushed to the ground, and dragged into a nearby house, and then hysterical screams were heard.

The ignorant child stood on the ground and cried loudly. Then he was picked up by a Japanese and thrown into a nearby well.

Soon, smoke rose in the distance.

Nearly two hours later, the county soldiers and horses who arrived after hearing the news came to this fishing village. What they saw was a mess of ruined walls and tiles, and black smoke rising from the houses with residual fire.

Under the collapsed wall, there were still white legs exposed; the clothes of the old man were torn apart, and his skinny body was pierced with blood; there were also figures hanging on the trees in the village, lifeless, drifting with the breeze. Shake gently.

A group of officers and soldiers from Long County, Linzhou, looked at the tragic scene and knelt on the ground and cried heartbreakingly.

However, not only this one place, Linzhou's 1,200-mile coastline was under constant fire. Coastal villages in three counties and five counties were attacked, causing more than 800 casualties.

As soon as the incident broke out, the local prefect resettled the people while organizing the military and civilians to strictly guard against the sea, and the memorial was naturally presented to Yanjing like snowflakes.

When the memorial came, it was mid-February. Su Chen, who was dealing with government affairs, finished listening to the memorial and the tip of his writing pen hovered on the paper.

Then, with a swish, the wide sleeves embroidered with scales and claws were swept away——

The inkstones, pen holders, and books on the dragon desk were swept away and fell to the ground with clatter. Su Chen stood up from the dragon chair, his beard stretched angrily, and slapped the desk with his palm, causing the desk, which was as heavy as iron, to explode with a bang.

Wu Zixun was so frightened that he didn't even dare to breathe. He had never seen His Majesty get so angry.

He quickly squatted on the ground to pick up the scattered things, and then heard Su Chen's voice speaking in a low voice.

"Send the order and ask Zhou Yu to come back. I want to ask him what happened and why the Japanese killed Linzhou with a false shot! Also, let Governor Zheng come to see me!"

(End of this chapter)