The Rise of Ming Dynasty 1646

Chapter 431 Using Japanese to Control Japanese

With the loud sound of the artillery, the hull of Guangsignal trembled slightly.

Liu Guoxuan didn't hear the sound of the planks breaking, he knew that his judgment was correct, the cannons on the Naha Fort couldn't shoot through the wide signal at all.

He calmly ordered the adjutant: "Immediately counterattack the fort. In addition, pull out the anchor and move slowly to dodge."

"Yes!"

Since they had been in a state of combat readiness, the sailors immediately moved.The gunport on the starboard side opened at the same time, and a cannon protruded from it.

The mainsail, which is most vulnerable to damage, has been folded long ago, leaving only the tailsail for maneuvering.

The location of Yaliangza Mori Castle Fort is not too high, and the cannons in the gun bay can shoot to the top of the fort before it is raised to the maximum elevation angle.

Soon, the commander of the gun deck gave the order to fire.At the same time as the third bang on the fort, the starboard side of Guangsignal also shone with dense flames.

In just one volley, a [-]-pound shell hit the center of the fort, broken wooden beams and stones crashed down, and some Japanese gunners even hit the crenel and passed out under the shock.

Nagase Shinroku was still yelling at the shore, fearing that the fort would destroy the Daming official ship and cause trouble, but the scene in front of him made him open his mouth and could no longer utter a word.

Compared with the "official ship" of Ming Dynasty, the shooting on the Yaliangza Sencheng Fort is like setting off fireworks.A chill suddenly surged in his heart, just with this monster-like open ship, I am afraid that the entire Japanese warships in Naha Port are no match for it!
Japan's shipbuilding level has always been the worst in East Asia. In the past, half of the Zhejiang navy could rub the Japanese main fleet on the ground.If Nagase saw the Shao Wu moored more than ten nautical miles away, he would suggest without hesitation to Mitsuhisa Shimadzu to give up Ryukyu immediately.

Guangsignal fired a total of four rounds of salvo, and the fort had collapsed halfway, and the Japanese soldiers on it had fled quickly after the second round of shelling.

By the time Shi Lang, Cai Jin and others arrived at the pier, the battle had been over for a long time.

Liu Guoxuan pretended to be a housekeeper, smeared the bottom of the pot on his face, and went to Shi Lang to "cry", "My lord, we parked on the west side of the port properly, and then some thieves came here with cannons. More than a dozen of the entourage and sailors died. The hull was also seriously injured..."

He glanced at the Ryukyu officials around, and added, "I'm afraid it will cost 4 to [-] taels to fix it!"

Shi Lang said coldly to Nagase: "Did you hear it all? Many of my entourages and guards were killed or injured, and each person's pension is 3000 taels, and the repair of my boat is 4 taels. You tell your general, a total of 30 taels of silver must be given to me!"

Nagase was so frightened by the horrific bombardment of the Caiguang signal just now that he couldn't speak, so he nodded subconsciously.

After all this tossing, the sky is already dawning.

What happened last night was spread throughout Naha Port.The common people gathered on the pier, poking their necks to look for the signal, and the crowd around Shi Lang was even more crowded.

"Hey, do you think the Celestial Dynasty is going to send troops to clean up the Japanese slaves?"

"It's possible! Look at that big ship, I'm afraid it's a sealed ship."

"What seal the ship? Old man, I have seen the seal of the ship before, it is much bigger than this." Every time Daming canonized the Ryukyu Zhongshan King, he would come in a very luxurious big ship, called the seal of the ship.The current Ryukyu "King" Shangxian is still the crown prince because Daming is busy fighting with Jianlu, so he has not been able to confer him.

"Don't underestimate this ship. It is said that the forts on the west side were all destroyed by it."

"Oh, that's right, the fort is missing a big piece..."

"It's been more than ten years, and the Celestial Dynasty finally remembered us! How rampant the Japanese slaves will be in the future?"

"I heard from Haishang that the Celestial Dynasty is busy fighting the Hulu in the north, so I'm afraid they won't be able to take care of our Ryukyu..."

"Who said that?! You see, the Celestial Dynasty just sent a high official here!"

Shi Lang didn't delay in Naha, and went straight back to Guangzhou Signal. After all, it was the mission of this trip to attack the Bohai area.

Cai Jin and others sent him to the springboard all the way, pleading repeatedly along the way, "My lord, please quickly report the evil deeds of Japanese slaves to the emperor. The people of Ryukyu are looking forward to it!"

"Lord Cai, don't worry, it could be a few months at the earliest, or a year at the slowest, and the Japanese slaves will be dismissed." Shi Lang said again, "I hope that the Ryukyu King Uncle or His Royal Highness can personally write a letter to the Japanese Chief Tokugawa about what happened last night. , must explain the whole story, and also explain that Daming proposed compensation of 30 taels of silver."

Cai Jin was taken aback for a moment, although he didn't understand why, he still bowed and said: "Your official will definitely do it."

On that day, until an hour after the wide signal disappeared from sight, there were still Ryukyu people standing on the pier, facing the sea and looking into the distance.

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Shao Wu's bow.

"Admiral, are we leaving just like that?" Liu Guoxuan said a little excitedly, "From my observation, the Japanese warships are far inferior to mine, and they can be wiped out in a short while. But what the doctor Zhengyi said, the Japanese soldiers on the island are no more than Four or five hundred are no match for the navy infantry.

"Shouldn't we just drive away the Japanese slaves and return the Ryukyu people to a bright future?"

Zheng Chenggong shook his head slightly, "For one thing, it will take five or six days to destroy the Japanese soldiers on the island and stabilize the situation in Ryukyu no matter how quickly. We can't afford to delay so much.

"Secondly, the Japanese Shimadzu family is very close to Ryukyu, so they drove him away at this time, and after we left, he could make a comeback within a few days.

"Three things are the most important. We can't beat Shimadzu too hard. How can a toothless dog expect it to bite its owner?"

"Dog? Biting people?" Liu Guoxuan wondered, "What do you mean, my lord?"

Zheng Chenggong couldn't help but think of the instructions from His Royal Highness the Assistant Prince before he left - the Japanese wolf's ambition, lying next to the Ming Dynasty is a serious disaster, and he must pull out his teeth and break his claws to be safe.However, the Japanese are very brave and fierce, and there are not a few concurrent soldiers, and the terrain is quite complicated, so the price of directly asking for it with the army is too high.

Fortunately, the Japanese were extremely disunity, and the separatist forces had fought against each other for hundreds of years. Although the Tokugawa clan is barely unified, there are still many feudal towns that disagree with them.And the Tokugawa shogunate also wanted to get rid of these "foreign daimyos" and then quickly.

The Shimadzu clan that invaded Ryukyu has always been a thorn in the side of the Tokugawa clan. They have repeatedly used various excuses to weaken their strength, but they have never been wiped out.The Shimadzu's dispatch of troops to Ryukyu was a private act of their own, and it was not ordered by Tokugawa.

If Shimadzu's subordinates had misconducts against the important ministers of Ming Dynasty in Ryukyu, and Daming got an excuse, demanded compensation from Japan and threatened to stop the trade, Tokugawa would be furious.The evidence of this matter is solid, how could he miss such a good opportunity to deal with the Shimadzu family, and he will definitely punish him severely.

The Shimadzu family had been suppressed many times before, and life was already extremely difficult. If they were severely punished again, they might fall apart, and they would definitely hate the Tokugawa shogunate.

At this time, we tried to support the Shimadzu family. It is best to make them rebel, or at worst, we can invite anti-Tokugawa forces to form an alliance.If we start a war with the Japanese nation in the future, we can use these Japanese forces as pawns, and we will get twice the result with half the effort!
It's just that these plans are extremely secret and cannot be disclosed to Liu Guoxuan, so he just smiled and said: "You will know when the time comes." But in his heart, he felt admiration for His Royal Highness the Co-Prince King who knew Wa Island thousands of miles away like the palm of his hand.

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