Chapter 9: Destroying Fukuoka Troops enter Tokyo Bay

In fact, the current Kyakhta (Ulaanbaatar) is the place where the Mongolian Great Living Buddha lives, and has not yet formed a complete city. Zhou Yuji is very clear about these situations.

The people of Yaogang were not afraid that they would flee to the east, but they were afraid that they would flee to the west, so they would not know how far they would flee, and it was very likely that they would never be caught again. Therefore, Jiang inlaid their military operations from east to west a little later.

However, after the Chahar and Horqin people go back and make arrangements, they need to send troops from Jiang Pai and their side to take over as soon as possible.

When sending the Chahar and Horqin people away, Zhang Zhimu couldn't help but ask Concubine Zhuang: "Concubine Zhuang!" Did the Mongolian brothers buy all the silver and kiln coins, and they were overloaded on the train? ”

"Zhang Dongjia, don't laugh at them, they came from the grassland, and I can understand the mood of seeing these things in the kiln," Concubine Zhuang said, "Not only did they buy the kiln coins you gave them, but also the things I gave them." ”

"Those instant noodles are also very suitable for eating on the grassland!" Zhang Zhimu followed Concubine Zhuang's words.

"Huh!" Concubine Zhuang said with a smile, "The Zhang Dongjia still don't know about the situation on the grassland, and they won't take such instant noodles to the grassland to eat." Most likely, a bag of such instant noodles can be exchanged for at least one sheep. Maybe their children can use such a bag of instant noodles to get a girl's heart. ”

"Oops!" Zhang Zhimu said with great feelings, "There is still a big gap between you and Ordos. Let's work together to get the road to the grassland as soon as possible, so that a lot of things can be transported to the grassland very easily. Let the people on the grassland improve their living conditions. ”

After listening to Zhang Zhimu's words, Concubine Zhuang looked at him with admiration and said, "Zhang Dongjia is really the master of the world!" ”

"Don't say that, I'd rather be a slave of the people of the world!" Zhang Zhimu said, "Whether it is a Mongol or a Han Chinese, the people want to live a peaceful and prosperous life. ”

Looking at Zhang Zhimu, Concubine Zhuang asked puzzledly: "Zhang Dongjia is a person who has the world in his heart and great compassion. But why do you want to gather the leaders of the grassland and the educated people in the kiln? ”

"To be on the safe side!" Zhang Zhimu said, "As long as the people on the grassland live a good life, they will not oppose us." Because we went, they lost nothing. And those leaders and literate intellectuals, who have lost their privileges, are bound to be dissatisfied in their hearts. The contract they signed with us was also forced. Actually, the best way to deal with them is to kill them, but I really don't want to kill too many people. ”

"Does Zhang Dongjia want the Mongols to exterminate the culture and species?" Concubine Zhuang's question was sharp.

"No, no, our future country is a family of multi-ethnic people living together peacefully. The diversity of our cultures must be preserved, and that is the most precious thing that our ancestors left us. Mongolian culture must not only not be extinct, but must also be protected as much as possible. Zhang Zhimu said, "When the conditions are ripe in the future, we will establish a college for nationalities to train young people of all nationalities and study the cultures of all nationalities." ”

"Huh!" Concubine Zhuang smiled and said, "Zhang Dongjia is really a person who will always be looked up to, and the little woman is a little presumptuous!" ”

"Concubine Zhuang is laughing," Zhang Zhimu said, "There are too many things we have to do in the future, and Concubine Zhuang has to worry more about things on the grassland!" ”

"Don't worry! Mr. Zhang, I will do my best. Concubine Zhuang said, "Recently, I have been helping Xiao Hongyu and them to set up a national song and dance troupe, and now there are many Mongolian actors." I have to recruit a few more people from other nationalities. ”

Zhang Zhimu knows Concubine Zhuang's ability, and he also knows that she is not a person who can live idlely, but Zhang Zhimu also admires Concubine Zhuang very much, after she served as the elder of the Senate, her salary was also raised, and almost all the wages she gave to them were from the grassland. This is a person who doesn't care about small things.

The war to the north began, and it was again a major topic of conversation in the kiln square, but everything was going on as usual for the kiln people, and it was not affected in any way. The busy place is the Yaogang command center, where telegrams are constantly coming from all over the place, and the staff officers are constantly making various signs on the map. However, all this is invisible to outsiders.

However, Qin Peng in the southwest was ready to attack the Burmese after preliminary reconnaissance and full preparation.

Muyi of Tsushima, after a period of repair, the fleet set off again.

Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong also received a secret telegram and knew about the Ryukyu secret envoy going to Yaogang, and also knew that Fan Chengkun had rearranged it.

Zheng Zhilong said with some dissatisfaction, "Hey! This little thing, just leave it to us to take some time to do it by the way, and let Commander Fan arrange for others to do this thing from afar. ”

"Huh!" Mu Yi smiled and said, "Lao Zheng! I think you're a bit greedy, right? ”

"Hey! What a greed! Zheng Zhilong deliberately said, "I want to share more burdens for the chiefs!" ”

"Huh! I don't know your heart yet, so don't just pretend to me! Mu Yi said, "Let's not worry about that!" Let's give Fukuoka a little bit of power in front of you first! ”

"Hmmm! When I mentioned this Fukuoka, I was angry, and dared to attack us in our absence. This time, I want them to know that it is awesome! Zheng Zhilong gritted his teeth as he spoke. This is a Lord who does not suffer easily.

The Tokugawa shogunate continued to receive news that the Ming warships were attacking the docks of their coastal cities, and there were heavy losses everywhere, which made Tokugawa Ietsuna tremble every day, especially in Kyoto, which received them, was also attacked, the fire burned most of the houses in Kyoto, the officials and people were killed and injured countless times, the imperial palace was also burned down, the emperor was almost burned to death, Tokugawa Ietsuna really couldn't stand it, he knew that if it went on like this, the emperor would be easy to suppress, and the daimyo would not take themselves seriously, Once the emperor unites the daimyo against him, he will really capsize. Tokugawa Ietsuna ordered all the ships that could be gathered in various places to assemble quickly and fight a decisive battle with the Ming army.

One of the staff members said worriedly: "The master is angry! The news we have received these days is that the Ming army does not have many ships, but its combat power is outstanding. There are countless docks and ships that have been blown up by them, as well as countless houses and people who have been burned down. It shows that the Ming army has mastered very powerful weapons. In particular, they were able to travel from Kitakyushu to Osaka Bay against the wind, which is something that ordinary sailing ships can't do. ”

Hearing this, Tokugawa Ietsuna couldn't listen to it anymore, and shouted: "These, we all know it, let's talk about what it means!" ”

Choked for a moment, the staff member was very angry, but he still endured it and said, "Master! It is a taboo for soldiers to rush into battle without knowing our opponents! ”

"Are we going to let the Ming army keep bombarding our docks everywhere and burning our city?" Tokugawa Ietsuna shouted with blood-red eyes.

This matter is really too big, and the staff members also know that they can't be emotionally charged by Tokugawa Ietsuna, and another staff member said: "Master, we can concentrate the warships, but we don't know where the Ming warships will be tomorrow, and their maneuverability is not comparable to ours." Is it now that we are concentrating our warships and finding out the accurate information before taking action? ”

"Hmm!" Tokugawa Ietsuna had to let out a long sigh and said, "Okay! Do as you say! ”

Later, Tokugawa Ietssuna received news that after the Ming warships attacked Kyoto and Osaka, they had left the ports and coastal cities that had been continuously attacking various ports and coastal cities along the way through the Seto Inland Sea, and it was estimated that they had returned to Tsushima Island.

At this time, although Tokugawa Ietsuna did not show it on the surface, he still felt very lucky in his heart, because the Ming warships did not come to attack Edo (Tokyo), and there were docks along the coast of Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay), and if the Ming army destroyed them all in front of his eyes, he would simply not be a Tokugawa general.

Now the Tokugawa family is beginning to think about this question, what is the purpose of the Ming army doing this? If they blockade Japan and get no benefit for themselves, then there must be some other purpose. Tokugawa Ietsuna summoned two of his own cronies and raised the question.

One of the staff members said: "Master, should we send someone to Tsushima Island to talk to the Ming army and see what they mean!" I don't think they're just trying to avenge our attack on North Korea many years ago, right? ”

"Hmmm! Should go talk about it! Tokugawa Ietsuna nodded and said, "I think they didn't come to attack us when they passed through Edo (Tokyo), and they probably wanted to negotiate with us." Attacking elsewhere is a reminder to us. ”

One of the staff members flattered and said, "Yes! The master is so right. I really didn't think it meant. ”

Another staff member said: "Master, I'm afraid that they want more than just Tsushima Island and Iki Island, if they just want these two places and Ezo Island, with the current situation, we still don't want to go against them, just put up with it!" ”

"Huh? You mean we give them all these places? "Tokugawa Ietsuna is gone.

"Master, if we don't give it to them, there's no way!" A staff member said with a bitter face.

Another also said: "Master, it's not these places that I'm worried about. The fear is that they are more ambitious! ”

"Are they going to give us back all of Japan?" Tokugawa Ietsuna also felt that the situation was not good.

"If they want, we can't do anything at sea!" One of the aides said, "We can only fight them on land, taking advantage of our numbers." And it's close to the coast, and we can't take advantage of it. ”

Tokugawa Ietsuna said, "Japan is an island country with major cities along the coast, so don't we have to give up all the cities?" ”

"Master, according to the report, the cannons of the Ming warships are really powerful, they all fire outside the range of our cannons, and the cannonballs are very powerful, we have no power to fight back at all. It's better not to fight! This is the reason for the lost pawn chartered car in Chinese chess. "The people who can talk to Tokugawa Ietsuna here are all absolute cronies, and they don't need to be ambiguous when they speak.

"Alas! After we closed ourselves to the country for a few years, we were so far behind the Ming Dynasty! Tokugawa Ietsuna was very emotional.

"Master, if the Ming army promises that we will not fight anymore, we will still learn from our ancestors in the Tang Dynasty, and we will send people to Daming to learn advanced technology." A staff member said.

"Haha!" Tokugawa Ietssuna laughed and said, "Yes, we are going to learn their techniques, then surpass them, and defeat them!" Ha ha! ”

The arrogant Tokugawa Ietsuna did not hide his shamelessness at all, and even the two staff members felt that what Tokugawa Ietsuna said was too explicit, and they looked at each other and stopped talking.

They didn't know that the people who came from the Ming Dynasty this time would not give them such a chance.

Tokugawa Ietsuna ordered these two staff members to secretly take a few people to Shimonoseki to change ships to Tsushima Island, to meet the leaders of the Ming army as soon as possible, to negotiate with them secretly, and to make appropriate concessions They can decide on the spot, as long as the Ming army no longer blockades and attacks the Japanese coast.

When the two staff members were about to set off, Muyi's fleet had already arrived in front of Fukuoka.

Before entering Hakata Bay, Mu Yi said to Zheng Zhilong: "Lao Zheng, you can do today's work!" ”

"It's good to fight with a commander like you," Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "You know me too well." This time, I'm going to make that Fukuoka Tadashiyuki Kuroda remember it a little longer! ”

In fact, Tadayuki Kuroda, who attacked Ikishima to pick up a life and went back, has already begun to have a long memory, and when he returns to Fukuoka, he immediately orders and intensifies preparations, because Ikishima is in front of him, and this sneak attack is not successful, and the people of Yaogang will definitely come to retaliate. Especially after getting the news of heavy losses in many places in various places, and then think about the tragic situation of being chased and beaten by Yaogang soldiers on Ikiki Island, Fukuoka Daimyo Kuroda Tadashito wanted to pump himself. I shouldn't have taken the initiative to provoke other people's Daming water army. But it's too late, so let's just prepare for war. For a while, the entire Fukuoka Domain seemed to be about to collapse.

It's a pity that the Japanese are too far behind, and their so-called preparation is the same as none for the kiln gang ship. As soon as the Yaogang fleet approached Hakata Bay, the lookouts spotted a small island or a fort on the peninsula and immediately instructed the artillerymen to open fire and destroy them.

At present, the artillery of the Yaogang Naval Army, after many actual battles, is getting more and more accurate. All the buildings on the small islands in Hakata Bay were swept down with cannons, leaving no hidden dangers and preventing the Japanese from hiding their artillery inside the buildings.

As the Yaogang warship approached Fukuoka, chaos arose in Fukuoka Castle. The sound of cannons was heard in the distance, and the people themselves could no longer hold on, and a large number of people fled out of the city like a tide.

A few of the warships on the pier in Fukuoka were still very brave, and rushed towards the Yaogang fleet until they were blown to pieces by the 130 shells of Yaogang. After the forts along the coast of Fukuoka Port were destroyed, the Yaogang warships lined up in a row on the sea, and with Zheng Zhilong's shout, "Fire!" The large and small guns on the battleship fired at the same time, three high-explosive shells per gun, and then, three shots per gun.

Look at Fukuoka again, and the shore and the city are shrouded in smoke from the fires.

Mu Yi picked up the binoculars, glanced at them, and said, "Lao Zheng, I can't tell that you have relatives with the Japanese!" ”

"Huh!" Zheng Zhilong said with a smile, "Many Japanese people feel that they are related to us Chinese, but when they come to kill our people, they are not soft at all." So this time, we have to deal with the Japanese once and for all. ”

"Let's go!" Mu Yi said, "The smell in the air is wrong, let's stop next!" ”

The flotilla left Fukuoka, where the smoke was billowing and headed south, and came to the front of Karatsu, and Zheng Zhilong said, "I am too familiar with this Karatsu. The reason why it is called Karatsu is that during the Tang Dynasty, Japanese ships to Tang ships departed from here. ”

"That's good!" Mu Yi said, "Let's go over and tell the Japanese that we are here from the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"yes!" Zheng Zhilong said, "Our gifts should be focused. ”

The routine is still the same old routine, but it works, it is better to clear all the hidden dangers on the islands along the way, and then destroy the batteries along the coast. It didn't take as many shells to deal with Karatsu Castle as it did against Fukuoka, because it was much smaller than Fukuoka.

Although Karatsu, like Fukuoka, was prepared to deal with it, it didn't work. When the smoke of Karatsu was billowing out, the Yaogang fleet left again and continued southward, turning Songfan into a sea of fire. After leaving, the Yaogang warship suddenly headed north, came to the strait between Shimonoseki and Kitakyushu, passed at high speed, and once again entered the Seto Inland Sea. The Japanese in the direction of Kitakyushu and Shimonoseki all saw the Yaogang fleet, but they did not have a faster means of communication, and the speed of sending messages was not as fast as the Yaogang fleet.

The Yaogang fleet did not stop in the Seto Inland Sea, and after passing through the Seto Inland Sea through the Bungo Strait, it came to the east of Shikoku Island, and suddenly disappeared from the sight of the Japanese. In fact, the Yaogang fleet went directly to the north at high speed.

Despite the northerly wind and the speed of the four steamers, the fleet arrived at Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay) three days later.

Tokugawa Ietssuna sent off his envoys, knowing that it would take a long time for them to return, and now he had to wait. But he never dreamed that the kiln would come to his door so quickly.

The sea voyage was very boring, and when it came to Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay), the officers and men were very happy.

Mu Yi and Zheng Zhilong's plan was to break into Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay) and bombard Edo (Tokyo) to completely hurt them. When you come out, take it easy to clean up all the port cities along the coast of Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay). This is the center of the Japanese economy, and destroying it will completely destroy the fighting spirit of the Japanese people. It is said that the bombardment of Kyoto hit the hearts of the Japanese, and here it is the economy of the Japanese. Because at this time, Japan's major shipyards were located here.

In order to have enough time to fight, Yaogang's fleet waited in the open sea for one night, and at dawn, Yaogang's fleet rushed into Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay) at high speed.

The flotilla was headed by the Fenzhou, and everything went well, but shortly after rushing into Edo Bay (Tokyo Bay), it encountered two Japanese warships that had come out to patrol. There was no way, they couldn't be spared, and the Fenzhou opened fire and sank them.

However, as the fleet moved forward, the situation changed abruptly, and a large number of Japanese warships appeared on the sea in front of them.

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New progress in "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty": the Battle of Yashan, the defeat of the Yuan army, the counterattack of the Song army, and the landing in Fuzhou.