Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 117 Punch Goryeo!Kick the pirates! 【An update! 】

Since they are planning to teach Goryeo a lesson, the information on Goryeo should naturally be more detailed.

Zhu Han sent spies from various parties to inquire about the deployment of Goryeo.

After some inquiring, Zhu Han was a little surprised by the current military strength of Goryeo.

Today's Koryo State has been regarded as the most powerful period in the history of the peninsula.

Koryo was an advance base for the Yuan Dynasty's eastern conquest of Japan. Koryo not only had a large navy, but even had a lot of cavalry. , which is more than all the cavalry in Zhu Yuanzhang's army.

Moreover, Korea's mobilization ability can be considered extraordinary.

They have gathered more than 2 troops in just one Jeolla Province in just a dozen days.

In addition, there are nearly a thousand ships, large and small, all gathered at the seaside of Jeonju, Jeolla-do, and it will not take long to launch an attack on Tamna Island.

Facing the steady and steady military deployment of Koryo, Zhu Han already had his own ideas.

After ascertaining the enemy's situation, a group of generals took the initiative to ask for a fight.

Lan Yu was the first to speak: "Deputy Marshal, I look at Korea, but it's just a group of chickens and dogs. Give me 2 soldiers and horses, and then send me to the shore. I will keep the more than [-] Koreans who can be killed. Call your mother!"

Zhu Han didn't take Lan Yu's challenge seriously.

After some investigation, he knew that the enemy general on the opposite side, Goryeo No.1 named Cui Ying, still had two brushes.

Cui Ying's defenses in Quanzhou are very complete, and the Koryo army has strong defense capabilities with the help of mountains and forts.

No matter how powerful Lan Yu's three thousand soldiers could fight, they would have to pull out nails one by one on the mountain, and they would die of exhaustion.

Moreover, among the troops that Zhu Han brought this time, there were only [-] troops from the headquarters, and most of the rest were Korean Eight Banners Army composed of Quan Qian and other Korean captives.

Although the combat effectiveness of these Goryeo Eight Banners troops has improved a lot compared to before, it still can't make Zhu Han feel at ease.

Facing the No. 1 general of Korea, Cui Ying, Quan Qian and other soldiers of the Eight Banners of Korea did not have much advantage.

Zhu Han felt that he was wasting his time if these Goryeo Eight Banners were to face each other head-on.

Temporary Governor's Mansion on Tamna Island.

Zhu Han summoned Lan Yu, Chen Baodao, Hu Yiba, Boyan Timur, Quan Qian and other generals to discuss military plans.

Amid everyone's astonishment, Zhu Han announced his battle plan.

"I plan to target Kaesong, the capital of Korea!"

"Let's catch the thief and the king first!"

"Since the Koreans have set up a defense line in Jeonju and plan to wait for us to hit it, then we will bypass this Jeonju and go northward by sea to go straight to Koryo Kaijing."

The Goryeo Eight Banners Army Zhenghei Banner was humble, and said with some worry on his face: "Commander, Cui Ying, the number one general of Goryeo, is definitely not someone easy to deal with. If our whole army goes to attack Kaijing, then Cui Ying will definitely We will send troops across the sea to attack Tamna Island, and I am afraid that Tamla Island will not be able to defend it!"

"Besides, Kaesong is strong, if it cannot be attacked, it means that Tamna Island has been lost, and we will be in a dilemma!"

Quan Qian's worries are not unreasonable.

He is now a notorious traitor in Koryo. For a "Korea traitor" like Quan Qian who turned to the enemy, the most fearful thing is not the resentment of thousands of people, but the fear that the red scarf army will fail to attack Koryo!

Quan Qian, the "Koryo traitor", hopes that the Red Scarf Army will completely defeat the country of Korea more than anyone else.

As long as the monarch and ministers of the Goryeo Kingdom are defeated, they must all be captives of the Red Turban Army just like Quan Qian himself.

In this way, everyone became a prisoner.

In order to survive, everyone has to be a 'Korea traitor', no one should laugh at anyone!
On the contrary, Quan Qian, the "Korea traitor" who first surrendered to the Red Scarf Army, will become a hero who understands current affairs!

As long as other people are worse than himself, Quan Qian will be able to wash away his stigma.

Naturally, Quan Qian can also obtain a more detached status, and he will be ashamed.

Zhu Han also agrees with Quan Qian's words.

He had already calculated that if he wanted to completely bring down the Goryeo Dynasty, he must have an army of at least [-], including a large number of navy troops, because Goryeo's navy was still very large.

With the Red Turban Army's current dozen warships and dozens of merchant ships, it is impossible to defend a sea area as large as Dalu Island.

So Zhu Han immediately sent someone to send a letter to Jinling's elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang, asking him to send troops to support him.

At the Red Scarf Army Navy Pier in Zhenjiang, Hu Dahai and others already have a large-scale navy. As long as they come to Tamna Island, it will be enough to control the sea traffic and completely overwhelm the Koryo navy.

At the same time, Zhu Han sent people to the seven guards in Shandong to mobilize troops.

The seven guards in Shandong can also gather an army of about 1 people, so the number of soldiers and horses under Zhu Han is enough!
Moreover, Shandong is very close to Koryo. If you come back and forth, you can mobilize all the soldiers and horses in less than half a month.

Zhu Han's envoy quickly brought the news to Jinling.

The messengers went all the way into Jinling City.

In Jinling City, a new palace was built.

On a large door plaque, there are three big characters written in hot stamping, Wu Wang's Mansion!

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang had moved from Dingyuan City to Jinling to sit in town.

Wu Wangfu is also where Zhu Yuanzhang settled down at this time.

It's just that this palace has been under construction on a large scale since Zhu Han first arrived, and it's still only half built.

Jinling City, Wu Wangfu.

Accompanied by Liu Bowen, Li Shanchang and others, Zhu Yuanzhang inspected the Prince Wu's Mansion, which was under construction, on foot.

Different from the general pattern of ancient palaces, Zhu Han designed and built the Wu Palace according to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty Palace from the very beginning.

The area occupied by Prince Wu's Mansion is very large, almost completely copying the scale of the Nanjing Imperial Palace of the later Ming Dynasty.

It's just that according to the requirements of the etiquette system that cannot be overstepped, for the outer walls and many houses, only part of the foundation has been done. The subsequent expansion and additions will have to wait for the elder brother Zhu Yuanzhang to become emperor.

The current Prince Wu's Mansion has just built the first half of the palace, and it is almost considered complete.

However, even the palace that Zhu Han thought was cutting corners, in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, was very gorgeous and rich, and even had a feeling of being too extravagant.

Zhu Yuanzhang not only expressed emotion when he looked at the palace hall of the palace that had been completed in construction.

"Hey! Kid Qi Wu is really too much!"

"This is too extravagant, so many colored glazes are used as windows!"

The colored glaze that Zhu Yuanzhang said is glass.

The glass workshop in Chuzhou has long been able to produce a variety of flat glass, and can also add mineral colors to glass raw materials through various techniques to produce more than a dozen colored glass with different colors.

In fact, the cost of these stained glass is very low.

It was almost cheaper than bricks, but Zhu Han sold these glasses at a sky-high price, making a lot of money.

In today's Jiangnan, a palm-sized stained glass plate basically costs at least one penny!
Moreover, the transportation of these glasses is very troublesome. The longer the distance, the higher the price of these glasses.

Zhu Yuanzhang's second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others once reported that after the glass was shipped to Huguang and other places, it had reached a square foot of glass, and the price was as high as one tael of silver.

One square foot of glass, one tael of silver!
This is definitely a quicker deal than robbery.

When Zhu Yuanzhang saw that the main hall of King Wu's Mansion used so much glass, especially stained glass as windows, he immediately felt that it was too extravagant.

Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the second brother-in-law Li Zhen laughed.

"Not extravagant, not extravagant! In fact, the cost of this glass is really cheap. Of course we can use it. These glass are used to inlay the windows of the main hall, which is very cheap!"

"The entire palace is built, and the cost is only 1000 taels of silver, and a lot of glass is actually leftovers, and it's a waste to use it, so it's not a luxury to use it. It's not for nothing."

After some explanations from his second brother-in-law Li Zhen, Zhu Yuanzhang finally understood.

In the process of making the glass plate, the glass plate will be cut and sorted, and many broken glass will be broken.

These things were naturally used by Zhu Han in the process of building the palace.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked up and found something different.

Many windows in Wu Wangfu are irregular shapes, and the window grids are irregular shapes.

The colored glass inlaid on each grid is also different, not only in different sizes, but also in different colors, and they are all leftovers.

Zhu Yuanzhang laughed now, and he said happily: "Since this is the case, then we can rest assured!"

"We, the King of Wu, don't want to ride on the heads of the people to search, so naturally we can't enjoy it too extravagantly, it's all the fat and anointing of the people!"

"Very good, let's remind everyone that we will have to live according to the frugal law of the Seventh Five-Year Plan in the future!"

The second brother-in-law Li Zhen and others quickly praised Zhu Yuanzhang for his love for the people and frugality.

Zhu Yuanzhang and the others circled around the front hall of the palace again, then turned their heads and walked to another courtyard next to it.

In this other courtyard, craftsmen are building a tall tower, and there is a strange thing on the ground of the tower.

It looks about one foot wide, with a round silver-white plate in the middle, marked with dense black dots and scales, and two thick black needles are installed in the middle of the plate.

Zhu Yuanzhang was a little puzzled when he saw this strange thing.

"Strange, what is this? Why have we never seen it before?"

Regarding Zhu Yuanzhang's question, Li Zhen, the second brother-in-law, was also confused.

He is in charge of running a trading company, etc., and he doesn't know much about this strange manufacturing process.

As for Li Shanchang and others, it was the first time they saw this thing, and they all showed puzzled expressions.

At this time, Liu Bowen next to him spoke.

"Reporting to King Wu, this thing is called a clock, and it is a tool for keeping time made by the deputy commander!"

"Clock? I haven't heard of it, but we know these things must be Qiwu's idea!" Zhu Yuanzhang showed a useful smile while talking.

Liu Bowen hurriedly continued to explain, "The deputy commander said that this clock should be installed at the highest end of Wu Wangfu, so that in the entire Jinling City, no matter whether they can see the clock or not, they can also hear it. Out the bell!"

"The deputy commander also said that he wants everyone to use an accurate timekeeping according to this time!"

When Liu Bowen said this, his heart was full of emotions about this matter. Zhu Han, who is willing to think about the people everywhere, made Liu Bowen admire him from the bottom of his heart.

In fact, Zhu Han had already planned to build a clock tower in Jinling City, which would be used as a tool for the people in Jinling City to keep time throughout the day.

After Zhu Han entered Jinling, the craftsmen of the Red Turban Army were able to manufacture extremely precise escapements based on Zhu Han's inspiration.

After the advanced escapement is available, it is not difficult to make a clock at all.

The clock in Jinling City was finalized by Zhu Han himself, using the strongest and most durable brass dial.

And this bell tower is not just for timing.

Zhu Han had asked his craftsmen to make the clock tower, the clock tower must be extraordinarily tall and majestic, and it must also look magnificent, making it a new coordinate for the establishment of Jinling City.

The purpose of Zhu Han's move is to use the majesty and magnificence of this bell tower in the future to frighten those foreigners and foreign countries who come to Jinling to pay tribute.

From a psychological point of view, tall and majestic buildings can make those who come into contact with him for the first time send out a spiritual shock from the bottom of their hearts.

This is also the reason why ancient Rome, ancient Greece and other states were particularly fond of building temples and churches with tall pillars.

According to historical records, whenever the barbarians in the West saw the ancient Roman city, they would soon be shocked by the tall and majestic city walls and the Pantheon.

The barbarians kneeled on the ground in panic, expressing their psychological surrender to the tall and majestic.

Zhu Han intends to build Jinling City into the number one city in the world!
The great reputation of the Ming Dynasty in the future!
It is not just a political coercion, but also a victory in the hearts of the people.

After Zhu Yuanzhang and others inspected the palace under construction, they just walked out of the back garden of the palace, and immediately met the envoy of Zhu Han who came to deliver the letter.

"Report to the King of Wu! Deputy Commander, send an officer to ask for reinforcements."

Hearing that reinforcements were needed, Zhu Yuanzhang was heartbroken, and suddenly became a little nervous.

"Could it be that Qiwu is in any danger?"

"Why do you need reinforcements?"

Zhu Yuanzhang asked quickly.

The envoy quickly replied, "Report to the King of Wu! The deputy commander did not encounter any danger, but the deputy commander wanted to raid Kaijing, the capital of Goryeo!"

"Kaijing is now weak and empty, and the Koryo army's navy and army near Tamna Island have assembled. They are eyeing Tamna Island. The deputy commander is short of troops. I want the king to order the new navy army under Hu Dahai's command in Zhenjiang to rush to help."

After listening to the envoy's words, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately felt relieved.

"It's as good as Qi Wu is not in danger!"

"Then we can rest assured!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said with a long sigh of relief.

"As for sending reinforcements, you don't need to come to Jinling to ask me for instructions. You can go directly to Hu Dahai to give orders on the seventh fifth day!" Zhu Yuanzhang continued.

When Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others heard Zhu Yuanzhang's words, they were all relieved for the brotherly relationship between King Wu and Duke Huai.

The relationship between Wu Wang Zhu Yuanzhang and the Zhu Han brothers is unbreakable, so close, this is a huge advantage for them to be invincible in the future.

Zhu Yuanzhang immediately sent envoys to Zhenjiang.

Send an order to Hu Dahai to send all the naval forces in Zhenjiang to the sea and go north to Tanluo Island to support Zhu Han.

Hu Dahai immediately became happy after receiving the order.

He paid attention to his son Hu and said, "That's it, I will take you to make meritorious deeds!"

"Just looking at them one by one infantry leading rewards and promotions, our navy can't just know how to eat and drink here in Zhenjiang. It's not my old Hu who eats plain rice!"

According to the original military system of the Red Turban Army, there was no special navy or naval officer system.

All navy and army generals use only one official position, that is, marshals, marshals, commanders and thousands of households in various places.

And Zhu Han placed high hopes on the navy that Hu Dahai and others expanded in Zhenjiang.

This is not just a navy that will roam the inland rivers of the Yangtze River in the future, but a navy that will sail to the ocean and open up to the ocean.

So Hu Dahai's current official position, apart from being the commander of the marching navy, Zhu Han added a new official title to Hu Dahai not long ago.

That is the admiral of Long Xingjun.

As the only admiral of the Red Scarf Army, Hu Dahai owns more than 20 large and small warships in Zhenjiang.

The largest warship was built according to the standard of the four-level sail strategy of later generations. It has 38 large and small artillery pieces, including eight 48-pound heavy-duty guns, which can be used to destroy all wooden sailboats that dare to approach.

In addition, Zhu Han also ordered ten short-heavy cannons for even the sixth-level sailboats. These short-heavy cannons can fire powerful cannonballs, and they can blow up an ordinary hardwood sailboat at a distance of fifty steps. Fragile, like the ships used by the Koryo Navy for traditional water warfare, they are not the opponents of these artillery warships at all.

Moreover, the sail warships produced by these Zhenjiang shipyards are far better in quality than the first batch of sail warships built by Zhu Han.

After all, the Zhou family in Suzhou is a century-old powerful family. The wood stocked by their family's shipyard is all first-class and good materials, and they also have the best shipbuilders in the south of the Yangtze River.

In addition to more than 20 newly built sailing warships, Hu Dahai also recruited more than 50 large and small merchant ships in Zhenjiang to carry the ammunition supplies and food and other supplies accompanying the fleet.

In this way, nearly a hundred warships covered the sky and sun at the mouth of the Yangtze River, and pieces of white sails galloped towards the vast East China Sea.

At this time, the weather had already entered late autumn, and the wind direction on the sea was also blowing northwesterly. The Red Scarf Army warships followed the zigzag route against the wind direction and headed northward.

Soon, Hu Dahai led his army to Tamna Island guided by the sea chart.

At this time, on Tamna Island, the seven guards that Zhu Han mobilized from Shandong had already assembled.

There are about 1 people in total.

In addition to the navy brought by Hu Dahai, Zhu Han now has [-] troops, of which [-] navy troops are staying on Tamna Island.

At this time, the residents on Tamna Island were mainly Koreans.

They are Koreans, so more people should be left to guard against internal rebellion.

As for the navy, in addition to guarding the coast, it also has a transportation role, and that is to fully guard against the Korean navy across the sea.

After seeing Zhu Han, Hu Dahai was immediately excited.

"Deputy commander, the last general brought you the navy!"

"Congratulations to the deputy marshal for reviewing!"

Standing on the shore, Zhu Han looked at the powerful warships on the sea, and couldn't help but feel great pride in his heart.

With my fleet in hand, I really have a navy!
The news that the Red Scarf Army dispatched troops to reinforce Tamna Island soon spread to Goryeo.

After Koryo general Cui Ying learned of the information, she immediately reported to Koryo king Wang Qi that she wanted to take advantage of the Red Scarf Army's unstable foothold to launch a sneak attack on Tamna Island.

However, at this critical moment, the king of Korea, Wang Qi, and a group of officials were a little afraid of the failure of the sneak attack.

If stealing chickens is not enough to lose money, that would be bad.

After all, in warfare since ancient times, defense is much easier than offense.

If you attack rashly, it is not as good as defending safely.

Moreover, the Koryo army has already arranged various defenses in Jeolla and Yang Guangdao.

Just wait for the Red Turbans to come ashore and let them bruise their heads, no need to take risks.

If they were to attack Tamla Island across the sea, if they were defeated, not only would they lose troops and ships, but they would also lose their strategic initiative.

Therefore, the monarchs and ministers of Korea did not intend to engage in sneak attacks while the Red Turban Army was weak.

In fact, this "weakness" is what the Korean general Cui Ying thinks.

Although Zhu Han's defense on Tamna Island is not impenetrable, it is absolutely foolproof.

It is no problem to deal with the sneak attack of the Korean navy.

Opportunities are often fleeting.

The speed at which the Red Scarf Army mobilized water troops from Jinling and Zhenjiang, and then mobilized soldiers and horses from Shandong to serve as guards, was beyond the imagination of all Koreans.

In less than half a month, all the reinforcements arrived at Tamna Island.

Under the command of Zhu Han, the Red Scarf Army immediately made a plan to cross the sea to the north and attack the Kaijing of Goryeo.

According to the plan, they only need to wait until the wind and waves subside a little before they can set off immediately.

Taking advantage of this free time, all the Red Turban Army prepared for battle and rested.

morning after a day.

Zhu Han just woke up and washed his face before he was fully awake.

Sudden.

The soldiers outside brought an emergency military situation.

"Report to the deputy commander, the navy outside sent a warning, and a group of ships of unknown origin appeared on the sea on the east side of the island."

When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately woke up.

"Did the Koreans come to die by themselves?"

Zhu Han now has ten simplified sailing battleships.

There are also more than 20 enhanced sailing battleships brought by Hu Dahai. It can be said that it is not a problem at all to deal with the broken wooden sailing ships of Koryo.

Even if the country of Korea has a giant warship equipped with a strong ram.

For sailing battleships with short and heavy guns, they are just living targets, and it is absolutely impossible for them to have a chance to ram up.

However, the soldier's answer surprised Zhu Han a little.

"Deputy Marshal, Hu Dahai has already sent someone to investigate. It's not the Koryo Navy from Jeolla Province. It looks like Japanese pirates from the east."

"What? Japanese pirates?"

Zhu Han immediately frowned.

When I was about to bleed Korea, why did Japanese pirates come to join in the fun?
After Zhu Han came to the beach, he saw dozens of sailboats, large and small, appearing on the sea.

These sailboats are all hung with Hachiman Bodhisattva sails.

The Hachiman Bodhisattva, worshiped by Japanese pirates, is depicted on the sails of these ships.

"These ghosts are Japanese pirates?" Zhu Han asked Hu Dahai.

It was also the first time for Hu Dahai to see these Japanese pirate ships.

In the past, I just heard that rich merchants in the south of the Yangtze River often encountered Japanese pirates when they were sailing on the sea.

This is the first time he has seen this living Japanese pirate.

"No matter what ghosts and monsters you are, Hu Dahai, the time has come for you to perform meritorious deeds!" Zhu Han said immediately.

When Hu Dahai heard this, he immediately cupped his fists and said, "Deputy Commander, don't worry, I will definitely let these pirates come and go."

Zhu Han nodded, pointed at the Japanese pirates' boats and continued, "You send someone to check their details first. If they are here for business, then let them in for interrogation and give them a pawn. Chance for good people.”

"If they refuse to stop the ship obediently for inspection, then send them into the sea to feed the bastards!"

In fact, unlike many people’s memories, Japanese pirates did not appear on the seas of East Asia until the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

As early as the Yuan Dynasty, Japanese pirates had been looting everywhere on the sea.

Because at that time, many civil wars had already broken out in the Japanese pirate island country.

Many feudal lords and warriors were wiped out, and these surviving Japanese could only lead their retainers to flee.

As they fled, they gradually drifted to the sea, where they looked for wild islands as a foothold, and then waited for an opportunity to rob passing merchant ships.

In the face of powerful maritime merchants, the Japanese pirates will change their appearance into honest Japanese businessmen because of the strength of the other party.

In this way, the Japanese pirates who bully the weak and fear the hard will soon become the way of survival for some Japanese exiles.

Today, the Japanese pirates that appeared near Tamna Island are just such a force that was forced to flee for their lives because of the failure of the Japanese internal struggle.

The leader of this band of Japanese pirates is named Hojo Yoshizane.

Belonging to the descendants of the Hojo family of Japanese pirates, the Hojo family was once a famous nobleman in the Kamakura shogunate era, but later with the fall of the Kamakura shogunate, the Hojo family also declined rapidly.

Hojo Yoshima fled the fief when his family was destroyed more than ten years ago. He led some retainers and generals, and they were exiled to the sea and became Japanese pirates at sea.

After more than ten years of hard work, Hojo Yoshima has already had a team of Japanese pirates who thinks he is very strong.

There are more than 50 large and small ships, and there are nearly [-] Japanese pirate soldiers entangled.

In Yoshima Hojo's impression, being able to own more than 50 warships and nearly 2000 soldiers is already enough to dominate one side on Wajima, and even if the equipment is better, Yoshima Hojo can lead these Japanese pirates to kill Return to the ancestral land and revive the glory of the Hojo family.

In order to realize this dream, Hojo Yoshizane wants to lead his Japanese pirates to make a big deal before returning to Wajima to revive his family business!
After completing this vote, Hojo Yoshima intends to stop!
This time when I came to Tamna Island, I wanted to take the opportunity to harass and loot, and the goal was naturally to snatch some horses that the Mongols on the island had grazed.

The Mongolian herd horses on Tamna Island are purely wild. There are no walls or fences at all, and the horses are all free to roam around.

Before that, Japanese pirates would often snatch some horses on Tamna Island, as long as they were loaded onto a boat, they could slap their ass and leave.

Hojo Yoshizane and others led the Japanese pirate fleet to Tamna Island this time.

Still want to take the opportunity to snatch some Mongolian horses, they have done this several times before.

The Mongols on Tamna Island are no longer as brave as they used to be, and their ability to deter Japanese pirates is not as good as before.

Especially in the face of Japanese pirates who came to rob by boats, the Mongols are not good at water warfare, and there is nothing they can do about them.

Tamna Island, which has a horse ranch, soon became a treasure trove of fortunes frequently raided by Japanese pirates.

Wave after wave of Japanese pirates stealing horses has already made the Mongols of Tamna Island numb.

Today, the Wa Kingdom on the Dongying Islands has been split into two dynasties, the Northern and the Southern Dynasties.

The northern and southern dynasties each supported their own emperor and had their own shogunate.

The protracted melee between the two sides naturally showed great interest in the excellent Mongolian war horses. All the horses transported to the Japanese island were bought at high prices.

Hojo Yoshima and these Japanese pirates who have no livelihood, naturally live by this way.

To rob anyone is not to rob, anyway, the Mongols have nothing to do with them, and the Mongols do not rob white or rob them.

These Japanese pirates knew the nearby Koryo navy, and for some reason they were all huddled in the Jeolla-do area of ​​Quanzhen.

What is going on on Tamna Island, they have been here before.

Stealing a horse at this time is simply too easy!
but.

When Hojo Yoshizane and other Japanese pirate ships approached Tamna Island, they discovered something unusual on the island.

On Tamna Island, there were actually many soldiers shuttling back and forth, the number far exceeded the [-] that the Japanese pirates thought.

"Bage! What's going on here?"

"Why are there so many Mongols on the island!" Yoshima Hojo shouted loudly, holding on to the railing of the bow.

There are too many Mongols on Tamna Island, which makes it more difficult for Japanese pirates to attack.

The Japanese pirates have not investigated Tamna Island recently.

So these Japanese pirates didn't know that the Mongols on Tamna Island had been wiped out by the Red Turban Army.

However, the Red Turban Army on Tamna Island would not give the pirates a chance to react.

When Zhu Han saw the Japanese pirates coming, he immediately asked Hu Dahai to lead the warships out.

"Hu Dahai, these pirates are not good people, don't talk nonsense to them!"

"Don't let them escape, attack immediately! Be sure not to let anyone go!"

Zhu Han said loudly.

"The general obeys orders!" Hu Dahai said with a grin.

The warships of the Red Scarf Army are all the latest sail artillery warships.

If it is in the age of great navigation.

No matter how strong the pirates are, once they see these artillery warships dispatched, they will definitely run away.

However, these Japanese pirates in front of them have never seen this kind of warship, and they are completely unaware of the danger they will face.

"These Mongols still have a navy on the island?" Hojo Yoshizane asked in surprise.

According to the impression of the Japanese, the Mongols' water warfare capabilities are simply a disaster.

This is not because the Mongols are not strong, but because of their bad luck.

In history, the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty once organized naval forces to conquer the Japanese country twice, but both encountered devastating hurricane disasters. The huge Mongolian navy was wiped out, and the Japanese people won the victory without bloodshed.

Luck is also a kind of ability.

"Yaoxi! These ships are very strange. They don't have ballistas or rams. It seems that they should be fighting on board!" A Japanese general said beside him.

Hojo Yoshizane nodded, agreeing with this statement.

General naval battles are often divided into long-range and close combat.

For long-range, it is to use heavy ballista to destroy the enemy's warship, kill enemy soldiers and sailors, or use a bow and crossbow to launch rockets to burn the opponent's sails, etc.

In close combat, it is also called side-to-side combat.

Let your warship approach the enemy warship, and then send sailors to jump on the opponent's warship, and the two sides will start a hand-to-hand fight.

The Japanese pirates have rich experience in maritime combat, and they are not afraid of boarding battles at all. According to past practice, one Japanese pirate can often defeat two Korean naval forces.

For Mongolians who are not used to water, Japanese pirates are even more fearless.

"Command, prepare to fight!" Yoshima Hojo shouted loudly.

With a burst of chattering Japanese language sounded.

Under the command of the flag, dozens of Japanese pirate ships spread out on the sea near Tamna Island.

The warship of the Red Scarf Army led by Hu Dahai soon came to the opposite side of the Japanese warship.

It wasn't until this time that Hojo Yoshizane and the Japanese pirates saw the enemy's flag clearly.

"What, it turned out to be a red scarf thief?" Hojo Yoshizane was taken aback.

Hojo Yoshima and these Japanese pirates are not only pirates, they also go to Jiangnan and other places to do business honestly as serious maritime merchants on weekdays.

Therefore, Hojo Yoshizane certainly knew the flag of the Red Turban Army.

"Hmph! These red scarf soldiers are at sea, I'm not afraid of you!"

Hojo Yoshizane grinned grimly.

The Red Scarf Army strengthened the management of maritime merchants in the south of the Yangtze River, and these Japanese pirates were closely interrogated, making it difficult for the Japanese pirates to loot and sneak attacks on the towns in the south of the Yangtze River.

Hojo Yoshizane and other Japanese pirates hated the Red Scarf Army so much. Now that they met in the East China Sea, the Japanese pirates thought they could take revenge!
Hojo Yoshizane and other Japanese pirates planned to put the red scarf on the warship approaching, and then engaged in a boarding battle.

However, when these warships of the Red Turban Army sailed within a hundred paces of them, they suddenly turned around and lined up in front of them.

Hojo Yoshizane and other Japanese pirates were shocked when they saw this.

"Are these red scarf thieves stupid?"

"Is this planning to die in front of us?"

The warships of the Red Scarf Army lined up.

The fragile side is exposed on the front of the Japanese pirate warship. The front of the Japanese pirate warship has sharp iron rams. As long as the speed is accelerated, the battleship of the Red Turban Army can be knocked out of big holes.

Hojo Yoshizane and other Japanese pirates have never seen this kind of warfare.

However, they will soon pay a heavy price for their ignorance!

Hu Dahai commanded more than a dozen warships of the Red Turban Army to deploy T-shaped tactics.

"fire!"

With a roar, the muzzles of the Red Turban warships were opened one by one, rumbling guns burst out from the Red Turban warships, and thick white smoke bloomed like white clouds on the sea.

The Japanese warship on the opposite side suddenly screamed.

Broken hulls and human remains were scattered all over the place.

Hojo Yoshinori just felt the world spinning in front of his eyes!
His ship was shaken by the violent shelling from the Red Turban Army.

With a burst of screams coming from below the deck, countless Japanese pirates shouted wildly on the deck.

"It's leaking!"

"It's leaking!"

Many ships of the Japanese pirates are basically defenseless against the artillery of the Red Turban Army.

The wooden hull that I thought was hard was like paper in front of the hot shells.

Soon, many Japanese warships began to leak water in large quantities. Because of the shelling just now, more than a dozen Japanese warships lost the ability to fight, and the Japanese pirates on the other ships were also terrified!
The Japanese pirates had no intention of fighting again, and they didn't know how to deal with the terrifying situation in front of them.

The Hojo Yoshima battleship was also punched with several large holes.

He commanded the Japanese pirates under him to quickly seal up the leaking holes, and at the same time ordered the Japanese pirates to raise the sails, preparing to turn the bow of the boat and escape from the terrifying red scarf army in front of him.

According to the nature of Japanese pirates, they generally don't know how to fight tough battles, and they will rush forward as long as it is beneficial, and if the situation is not right, they will immediately flee.

Hojo Yoshima and the Japanese pirates wanted to escape, but the Red Turban warships on the opposite side would not give them a chance.

Seeing the Japanese pirates turning the bow of the boat and trying to run back, Hu Dahai sneered, stood on the bow of the boat and shouted loudly.

"Give me full sail!"

"Pursuit! Never let a pirate escape!"

The sail battleships of the Red Turban Army had the best sails, and with the advantage of wind power, they quickly surpassed the lagging Japanese pirate ships.

When the naval guns of the Red Turban Army passed by these Japanese pirates and overturned the ship, the artillery on both sides of the ship's side fired at the same time, and the rumbling sound of the guns resounded through the sky on the sea.

The Japanese pirate ships were vulnerable.

Even many Japanese pirates jumped into the sea in a panic, trying to escape to friendly ships.

But the tall ship's side made it impossible for them to succeed. The artillery of the Red Scarf Army set off huge waves, and all the Japanese pirates who jumped into the water were shot to the bottom of the sea.

The warships of the Japanese pirates were destroyed one after another on the sea, and Hojo Yoshima was almost crying at the tragic scene in front of him.

He drew out his Japanese sword and yelled, causing the sailors on the ship to pull up the sails and paddle desperately.

However, the warships of the Japanese pirates were too far behind, and they were no match for the speed of the warships of the Red Turban Army, so they were quickly caught up.

Seeing that there was no way to escape, Hojo Yoshima began to slash and kill sailors who he thought were not working hard at the oars, trying to use this behavior to cover up his inner panic.

The warships of the Red Scarf Army will not show mercy to these terrified Japanese pirates.

With the sound of cannons, Hojo Yoshima's Japanese pirate ship was bombarded by artillery, the mast on the Japanese pirate ship was interrupted, and the sails were also broken.

In response to this situation, many Japanese pirates raised white flags and wanted to surrender.

But just about an hour.

All the Japanese pirates who tried to escape were destroyed by the warships of the Red Turban Army, and the sails and masts were scattered on the sea.

The Japanese pirate ship gave up struggling, and no longer had the ability to escape.

Seeing this scene, Hu Dahai did not kill them all. He ordered all the Japanese pirates who surrendered on these ships to gather on the deck to accept the surrender.

After more than half a day of containment, nearly half of the Japanese pirate warships were destroyed, and all the remaining personnel and ships were captured by Hu Dahai's Red Turban Navy.

Hu Dahai captured nearly a thousand Japanese pirates.

When these Japanese pirates were escorted to Tamna Island, Zhu Han saw these Japanese pirates and asked.

"Who are you leading?"

After being identified by a group of Japanese pirates, Yoshizane Hojo knelt on the ground and said tremblingly.

"The villain is their leader!"

"What's your name?" Zhu Han saw that the pirate leader could speak fluent Chinese.

"Hojo Yoshima."

After Zhu Han heard this, he was suddenly surprised.

This Japanese pirate, Hojo Yoshin is not only proficient in Chinese, but also has a name and surname.

This shows that he is a nobleman of the Wa Kingdom.

(End of this chapter)