As soon as the invincible artifact 'Hot Air Balloon' appeared, the situation on the battlefield immediately reversed, and the Japanese who had an absolute advantage were immediately defeated. Faced with the hot air balloons floating in the air, the Japanese suddenly found that they had no weapons to hit, and could only watch as the fierce fire oil jars and gunpowder packets kept falling on their battlefield.

The flames of the clash and the rumbling explosions caused the Japanese to suffer heavy losses in an instant, and the appearance of the hot air balloon was a completely asymmetrical battle. There was no doubt that the Wako had been the side that had been defeated in this battle, and in the face of continuous attacks, their only choice was to flee in panic.

Under the cover of the hot air balloons, the warships of the Dongjiang Army also began to carry out a full-scale counterattack, and because the two sides were already close at this moment, Lihui unceremoniously ordered the use of the most lethal scattered bombs, so that the Japanese invaders suffered a large area of casualties.

The reversal of the tide of the battle came so quickly that not only could the wouldn't react to the fierce devastation, but even the many pirate leaders who were watching the battle with Mao Wenlong were surprised. It was only at this moment that everyone understood why Mao Wenlong was so confident from beginning to end, with such a weapon, he really had nothing to fear.

Da Xiong was secretly speechless in his heart, and at the same time, he was glad that he had not clashed with the Dongjiang Army before, and the Japanese in front of him was the best portrayal. Stronger than the Wokos, they are powerless against those things in the air, let alone their small pirate group?

At this moment, all the pirate leaders did not dare to underestimate Mao Wenlong, nor did they dare to despise the Dongjiang Army and Navy anymore. Subtle changes in their hearts are quietly occurring, and everyone has begun to think about how to get those invincible weapons from Mao Wenlong's hands after joining the Dongjiang Army.

The battle on the battlefield did not last long, and the Japanese were defeated and retreated under heavy artillery fire, leaving behind about 20 warships and countless lives, and the Japanese fled back to Jeju Island in a frenzy.

Lihui didn't dare to catch up rashly, he sent a flag message to Mao Wenlong, asking if he wanted to pursue? Mao Wenlong simply ordered the pursuit, judging from the performance of the Japanese Kou, he was not worried at all that there would be something on Jeju Island that could threaten the hot air balloon in the sky.

Facts have proved that Mao Wenlong's judgment was correct, and the hot air balloon was ravaged on Jeju Island without any threats or attacks. When they faced the hot air balloon for the first time, they didn't have any preparation, let alone fight back, and it was a question of whether they could escape.

It wasn't until all the things the hot air balloon had been thrown on Jeju Island that Lihui ordered the fleet to return triumphantly. The Dongjiang Army did not take advantage of the victory to occupy Jeju Island, after all, Jeju Island is still Xianbei State, so it is obviously inappropriate to directly occupy the territory of other countries. Moreover, the purpose of Mao Wenlong's trip has been achieved, and there is no need to make extraneous branches, so after striking at the Japanese invaders, it is inevitable to return home.

On the way back, the attitude of many pirate leaders accompanying him towards Mao Wenlong changed one hundred and eighty degrees, and one by one they were eager to join the Dongjiang Army immediately, and even treated Mao Wenlong as their own father, for fear that after Mao Wenlong went back, he would eliminate them outside.

Lihui despised these people very much, but he didn't say anything? After all, such an outcome is what he expects to see. And Jiao Long became proud, this guy seemed to have become the object of compliments of many pirate leaders at this moment, and his status continued to rise for a while, as if he had become the leader of everyone.

There was no accident in the matter of the co-optation of pirates, and the Dongjiang Army easily had nearly 10,000 navies, and these people were begging for a living at sea all the year round, and they were much more experienced than the newly recruited soldiers of the Dongjiang Army. After a little training, you can play at any time.

The only downside is that most of the pirates' battlefields are too old to have few advantages, and Mao Wenlong has to make sure that these guys are loyal enough to him. Until he was sure that he could train these pirates to obey their orders completely, he still couldn't get them to fight.

Although there are some fly in the ointment, Mao Wenlong is still quite relieved, after all, according to the current situation. The entire northern seas are now in his hands.

After that, it was obviously not so easy for the Japanese to quietly enter this sea area as before. This also means that the northern coast can no longer be protected from the invasion of the Japanese invaders, and the Dongjiang Army no longer needs to deploy heavy troops to guard the coastal areas as before. A lot of soldiers and horses can be transferred to fill the vacancies in the inland, which can be regarded as alleviating Mao Wenlong's urgent need.

Nanjing's Chengzuo was making good progress in recruiting soldiers and horses, and the original target of 100,000 soldiers and horses had been recruited in less than a month. It is a pity that it is impossible to recruit troops on a large scale, after all, the base of the population is there, and Nanjing's recruitment has already accounted for one-fifth of the population. Nanjing, which was originally quite prosperous, also became a lot depressed for a while.

Seeing that winter was coming to an end, Mao Wenlong's recruitment plan was still half off, replacing the veterans who were originally stationed in various cities with new soldiers. The number of liquidations is less than 200,000, which is already the result of the best efforts.

Mao Wenlong, who returned to Xi'an, sighed to Hong Chengchou: "It seems that the attack on Huang Taiji after the arrival of spring may have to be delayed. ”

Hong Chengchou knew that Mao Wenlong was obsessed with this matter, and he immediately said with relief: "The general soldiers have been waiting for so long, so why rush this time and a half." Besides, the current Huang Taiji is completely under our surveillance, and it is no longer a threat to us, and we don't need to panic. ”

Mao Wenlong glanced at Hong Chengchou, who was there with the old god, nodded and said, "Indeed, I have waited for three months, so why not wait for another month or two." But the emperor's whereabouts are still unknown, where do you think he can hide? and Princess Changping also disappeared at the same time, obviously she went to find the emperor. ”

As soon as the emperor was mentioned, the smile on Hong Chengchou's face immediately disappeared, and he sighed lightly: "Why did the general army kill the emperor, now he has no threat to us." ”

Mao Wenlong sneered: "No threat? Not necessarily. After all, he is still the rightful Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and once the time comes, there will still be a lot of followers who will echo the heights. Allowing such a person, who is always against us, to hide around us, we can't even sleep well at night. ”

The words made Hong Chengchou have mixed feelings in his heart, and he didn't know what to say to Mao Wenlong for a while. The topic ends here, after all, that's all Hong Chengchou can do now.

Sending Hong Chengchou away, Mao Wenlong also temporarily put aside Chongzhen's matter and began to make adequate preparations for the attack on Huang Taiji after the arrival of spring!