Since the start of the war, the Ming Army, including the Southern soldiers and the Wolf soldiers, had formed a tacit understanding.
When encountering Japanese pirates, the cannons would go first, followed by the Southern soldiers and then the Wolf soldiers. When encountering Japanese pirates in the wild, as long as they used the cannons, there was nothing they could not defeat. The Japanese pirates did not have such cannons, so they were at a disadvantage in the field. Even though the Japanese pirates discovered that the Ming Army had guns and pushed out bamboo bundles, it was useless.
From afar, the Ming army saw a group of Wokou pirates pushing bamboo bundles and something similar to a shield cart towards them. The first thing they did was to fire their cannons. Those things might be able to block lead bullets, but could they block cannons? After a volley of cannons, most of the Japanese pirates were dead. How could they counterattack?
Hundreds and thousands of Japanese pirates were scattered by such a volley of cannons. The Ming Army fired their guns and crippled them. The Wolf soldiers pounced on them and beheaded them. Done!
After a few battles, Luo Shangzhi was a little surprised to find that individual strength seemed to have fallen to the last place on such a battlefield. The strength of firepower and the integrity of the military formation were the most important things for the army to win. He and his subordinates were used to fighting in coordination with the cannons. They habitually gathered around the cannons and used the cannons as the main weapon to deal with the Japanese pirates.
Thinking of this, Luo Shangzhi could not help but sigh. If the Ming Army had such tactics and weapons when the southeast pirates were rampant during the Jiajing period, would the Japanese pirates still be able to run amuck in the southeast for decades?
Although such a battle consumed a lot of resources, the loss of soldiers was very small. Luo Shangzhi fought all the way from Korea to Japan. He did not miss a single battle, big or small. Less than 400 of his brothers died in battle. The rest were all veterans. They did not fear the Japanese pirates at all. They had outstanding military achievements and took heads. This was in stark contrast to the miserable situation during the Jiajing period when the Daming fought against the Japanese pirates.
One weapon, one tactic, one general. Could they bring about such a huge change?
Admiral Xiao was indeed a famous general. No wonder he could command an army at the age of 23. His Majesty the Emperor had a good eye for talent!
After breaking through seventeen Japanese lines of blockade, the Wolf Soldiers who were in a frenzy of killing were knocked down by a barrage of gunfire. In an instant, more than ten people were killed. Seeing this, Luo Shangzhi immediately ordered the army to stop advancing.
At this time, Luo Shangzhi could already see the towering city walls. He couldn't help but sigh at the sight. The Woollen Fortress in Pusan was already quite troublesome to deal with, but this Woollen Fortress called Meguryeo was even more troublesome. The city walls stretched on endlessly, with no end in sight. They were at least a dozen meters tall, and their thickness was astonishing. The Ming army's artillery carriages didn't have heavy cannons.
It was estimated that only the main battleships of the main battleships could be used to attack such a wall and achieve results.
Luo Shangzhi remembered Xiao Ruxun's warning before they set off. Your attack on Japan is a symbol. It symbolizes that we have attacked their territory and brought them a huge shock. It means that the Daming can attack their territory and not capture some city to achieve any results. Moreover, according to the strength of the city, the Daming currently does not have cannons that can break through the city walls. It is unwise to attack them by force. Not to mention that they still have a hundred thousand reserve troops gathered in Nagoya.
Once they react, we will not be able to resist. Therefore, the purpose of the navy going to Japan is to shock them, to make a declaration of existence, to disrupt the enemy's internal affairs, and to accelerate the enemy's chaos. Once the enemy shows signs of reacting, we must retreat quickly. We cannot continue to fight. We must return to the sea and use the navy's cannons to threaten the Japanese pirates.
In any case, they cannot fight against our navy at all. We can swim on their seas at will. When we are not happy with them, we can go ashore and make them run for their lives. In addition, we will give them a letter to persuade them to surrender. We will tell them that the Japanese pirates in Pusan have all been annihilated and that we are only the vanguard. The Daming's hundred thousand troops are ready to go and will soon go to Japan to scare them.
Xiao Ruxun guessed that Toyotomi Hideyoshi might not be able to accept reality. Therefore, he must use a more vivid reality to provoke him and make him finally recognize reality. It would be best if he could be angered to death, directly creating the conditions for Tokugawa Ieyasu to rise to power. Then, he would focus all his efforts on attacking Tokugawa Ieyasu, forcing this conservative old fox to sign an alliance with the Daming and get what the Daming needs.
Therefore, after Chen Lin observed the situation of the battle, she found that the Japanese pirates in Nagoya had gradually reacted and began to prepare for battle, showing good military literacy. Chen Lin even found that some Japanese pirates were pushing cannons onto the high platform of Nagoya. It seemed that they were planning to use the cannons to counterattack the Ming Army's fleet.
Chen Lin realized that it was time to pull the army down.
Therefore, when Chen Lin gave the order, the archers on the flagship naturally fired green whistling arrows into the sky. That was the signal for the army to retreat.
Luo Shangzhi and Qian Shizhen discovered this signal and understood that it was a good time to retreat. Therefore, they let the cannons move forward and fired a series of shots to suppress the Japanese pirates in the city. Then, they slowly retreated. Before leaving, Luo Shangzhi drew his bow and arrow. With a whoosh, he tied a letter to the arrow and shot it into Nagoya Castle.
The Japanese pirates in Nagoya Castle did not know what was going on. They found that the Ming Army had retreated, but they did not dare to rush to attack. They could only defend. Seeing the letter shot by an arrow, but no one could read it, they could only send someone to ask Toyotomi Hideyoshi and bring the letter.
On Chen Lin's side, she made the first move. She used the bow of the ship to shoot at the cannons of the Japanese pirates who were planning to use the cannons to counterattack the Ming Army's fleet. More than a dozen Fukui ships fired at the same time. Five or six shots hit the target, directly destroying about two or three large cannons of the Japanese pirates. This caused the counterattack that they organized in a hurry to fail. Taking this opportunity, Luo Shangzhi and the others quickly boarded the ship, quickly left the coast, and returned to the fleet.
Today's counterattack was a great success. After returning, Luo Shangzhi counted the heads. The Ming Army had killed more than 800 people. It was a hearty victory.
The letter was quickly sent to Toyotomi Hideyoshi. However, the semi-illiterate Toyotomi Hideyoshi could not understand such a profound declaration of war. It should be known that this declaration of war was instigated by Xiao Ruxun and written by Yuan Huang.
Indeed, Toyotomi Hideyoshi could not understand these obscure words, but it did not prevent him from recognizing a few Chinese characters. These Chinese characters made Toyotomi Hideyoshi's heart beat wildly. What Daming, what Pusan, what Korea, what Total Annihilation? He could understand these Chinese characters. Although he did not understand the specific meaning, he could not stop his thoughts from jumping.
In Nagoya Castle, a few monks and merchants who were proficient in Mandarin were gathered. Toyotomi Hideyoshi showed them the letter. When they read it, their expressions changed instantly.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was keenly aware that these people's expressions were not right. This made his heart heavier, and there was even a hint of fear in his heart.
"Quick, tell me, what is written on it? Who attacked Nagoya Castle? "
Toyotomi Hideyoshi shouted angrily. A few monks and merchants knelt down, trembling.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi became impatient and kicked a merchant.
"You tell me!"
The merchant was so scared that his face turned ashen. He repeatedly kowtowed and shouted that he did not dare. Toyotomi Hideyoshi was furious. He pulled out his guard's knife and stabbed the merchant to death. This caused the others to scream in fear.
"You tell me!"
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