Chapter 589: Helplessness to give up one's life

Shi Shiyong is also anxious, the war preparations of the Japanese slaves have been two or three years, and the fact that the Taiping Dao colludes with it is also clear, and the foreign ships on the sea are constantly coming and going, transporting powerful firearms, and there is only one purpose, that is, to fight against the new camp of the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese slaves were frightened by the new battalion of the divine machine, and the army of 160,000 people actually let the new battalion of less than 10,000 almost annihilate the whole army, if it was not for the timely retreat, it was really impossible to preserve the strength.

Shi Shiyong knows the root nature of the Japanese slaves, so he is still lurking in Japan, for the matter of the Invincible Armada, Shi Shiyong also broke his heart, but the Ming court fought endlessly, and did not act, which also made Shi Shiyong feel disappointed and frustrated and worried.

After so many years of national capital disputes, the losses have been heavy, and the Ming court has not learned a lesson, and now that the East Palace has been decided, Zhu Changluo has become the crown prince, and he has even set off a struggle, which makes people angry.

If Emperor Wanli was in good health, he might still be able to control the scene, but his health had deteriorated sharply, and he became more and more dependent on Concubine Zheng, and Zhu Changxun became more and more favored.

It is said that Emperor Wanli has spent 280,000 taels of silver in order to build a palace for him in Luoyang, and when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince got married, he only spent tens of thousands of taels of silver, but Zhu Changxun, the king of Fu, did not go to Luoyang, and the wedding fee at the time of the wedding was 300,000 taels!

As the crown prince, Zhu Changluo is thrifty and low-key, and it is understandable to set an example, but there is no harm if there is no comparison, so it seems that the rumors in the court that the emperor is going to change the prince are not groundless.

Because of this, Shi Shiyong sent back the information, but he didn't reply for a long time, as if these people didn't believe that the Japanese slaves would make a comeback.

In the eyes of many people, the Japanese slaves were defeated on the Korean battlefield, and it was impossible to make a comeback without licking their wounds for ten or eight years.

However, they did not look at the foreign giant ships like sea fortresses all day long, sailing and docking off the coast of Japan, as Shi Shiyong did, nor did they see with their own eyes how strong the combat effectiveness of those red-haired ghost mercenaries was like Shi Shiyong.

After all, he is just a spy, and he doesn't have many people under his hands, so he has no choice but to watch those wastes in the country, missing the fighter plane in vain, if he doesn't deal with it properly, the first thing to suffer is the millions of civilians along the coast!

It's also a shame at this critical juncture, in the end he is waiting for a savior, that is Li Mi!

No one can understand this feeling, as if the innocent lives of millions of ordinary people are weighed on their shoulders, but they have no way to do it, and they can't get any support, what kind of feeling is it.

He knew that Li Mi didn't have many people, but he witnessed the rise of Li Mi, he knew Li Mi's past better than anyone else, and he trusted Li Mi more than anyone in the court!

He believed that Li Mi, like him, would not let the lives of the Ming Dynasty be ruined, let alone ignore the lives of ordinary people!

When the guys in his shop joked that Li Mi must have been scared away and would not come again the next day, he just laughed and told those guys about Li Mi's deeds, and those guys were silent.

He didn't want to brag about anything, nor did he sing praises for Li Mi, he just felt that a hero like Li Mi should not be forgotten, and he should not be like now, most of the people in the court swore that Li Mi was dead, and even many people wished that Li Mi was dead.

In his opinion, Li Mi, like another person, should not be buried, and this other person is sitting next to him at this time, and that is Queen Xu Yi.

Li Mi arrived as promised and met with Xu Yihou, and the two also had mixed feelings.

Xu Yihou is a person who values love and righteousness, and his expression is more direct than Shi Shiyong, so he went up and hugged Li Mi, and after talking for so long, he kept holding Li Mi's hand.

When they listened to Li Mi's plan, they all sweated for Li Mi, and they didn't quite approve of Li Mi's plan, but they didn't speak, because they knew very well that Li Mi's plan was the only choice.

"Brother Xu, are those ordnance really in the place you said?"

Li Mi came here today, just to find out where that batch of artillery and ordnance was hidden, as long as this armory was destroyed, even if there were more mercenaries, the Japanese slaves would not dare to send troops again, after all, these firearms were their biggest reliance, and they were the killer weapon they used to fight against the new battalion of Shenji.

The Satsuma Domain was the location chosen by Taiheido, and it was also to avoid being too restrained by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and even conquered the Ryukyus, just to hide this batch of weapons, and until the last moment, Taihei Province would not hand over this batch of firearms that could determine the outcome to Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

However, the Satsuma Domain is the territory of the Shimazu family after all, and with the support of Taiheido, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's tentacles can't reach out to the Satsuma Domain, not to mention that they also chose the Ryukyu Islands, even if Toyotomi Hideyoshi planted ninjas and spies in the Satsuma Domain, but it is very difficult to infiltrate the Ryukyus.

After the victory in the Korean battlefield, Li Mi also thought about letting Xu Yihou return to his homeland, but Xu Yihou chose to stay in Japan.

At present, it also proves Xu Yihou's foresight, if he does not continue to stay, but chooses to return to the Ming Dynasty, Li Mi wants to find out the specific location of the armory, but it will be extremely difficult.

Fortunately, thanks to Xu Yihou, it is said that Shimazu Yoshihiro has given Xu Yihou a fief and truly treats Xu Yihou as a family.

Li Mi knew that Xu Yihou was a person who knew how to repay his kindness, and he did not leave Japan and returned to the Ming Dynasty, and there were more or less personal feelings that could not be separated from the Shimazu family.

Shimazu Yoshihiro has unconditional trust in him, and this trust is enough to win Xu Yihou's loyalty, but in the face of great rights and wrongs, between the loyalty to the Shimazu family and the millions of people along the Ming coast, Xu Yihou still chose the latter.

This is also the main reason why Li Mi admires Xu Yihou the most, although this person is in a foreign country, he never forgets his roots, this is where the real righteousness lies!

For Xu Yihou, this decision is actually very difficult, but for the Shimazu family, and even for the Japanese slaves, it is actually a good thing.

If Li Mi really succeeds, he will not start a war, which is a great blessing to the soldiers and civilians on both sides.

So he said very simply: "Yes, Tongniao Mountain is surrounded by water on three sides, but there is no port, all of them are cliffs, which are natural barriers, even the ships and cannons can't open them, where did the Shimazu family build a fortress, and the only entrance and exit are guarded by the Satsuma samurai and Taihei monks......

Li Mi nodded and continued to ask, "How many troops are stationed there?" ”

Xu Yihou thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "I don't know the specific number, but there are at least two hundred of the most elite Satsuma armor soldiers, equipped with carcass pills, long and short swords and muskets, as for the monks and soldiers of Taiping Dao, they are all some demons who know magic, and I heard that there are some invulnerable bronze armored corpses, but I don't know if it's true or not......

When Shi Shiyong heard this, he was also worried, and said to Li Mi: "How many people do you have in your hands?" ”

Li Mi smiled bitterly: "Thirty-nine, plus Zhao Sima and Zuo Di, there are only forty-one people." ”

"Who are Zhao Sima and Zuo Di?"

Yesterday was also in a hurry, and Li Mi didn't have time to say too much, and also explained at this time: "Zhao Sima is Mr. Shuijing's Sima Hui, and Zuo Di is Zuo Ci of the original Heroes Association, but the Heroes Association is no longer in the climate now, so there is no need to call them pseudonyms." ”

Li Mi said this, but Shi Shiyong shook his head and said to Li Mi: "You must not underestimate the Heroes Club, if there is only Zhou Yu alone, how can Taiping Dao form an alliance with him and take the opportunity to kill Zhou Yu, but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages, but Taiping Dao is allied with Zhou Yu, which shows that Zhou Yu still has power in his hands, after all, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff......"

Xu Yihou on the side also persuaded: "What Commander Shi said is extremely true, because Zhang Jiao controlled the Shenlu Palace and the Ise Divine Palace, he and Zhou Yu also came to the Shimazu family, but Zhou Yu clearly knew that I was a Ming person, and he also knew that I had sent a secret report to the Ming court, but he did not expose my ......."

"It's also a shame, when Zhou Yu came to the door, I was ready to be honest with the head of the Shimazu family, and the ribs of seppuku were sharpened, but Zhou Yu didn't recognize me at all, this person is scheming, the city is deep, Brother Li can't underestimate him......"

Li Mi also shook his head and smiled: "How dare I underestimate him, if it weren't for him, I wouldn't have survived in the black prison of Guheyu for three years and six months, since you all said so, it seems that Zhou Yu really has other confidence in thinking about it......"

Li Mi said this, the three of them were also a little frustrated, Li Mi had already told the two of them the plan, if according to Li Mi's plan, he disguised himself as Zhang Liang, put on Zhang Liang's armor mask, and held a puppet token, if he wanted to deceive the pilot ship and enter the port, it should not be difficult.

But in addition to flammable and explosive things on Li Mi's treasure ship, it is firearms and *, this treasure ship exploded, I am afraid that Li Mi is also nine deaths, whether he can escape is still a question, is it really a matter of letting Li Mi sacrifice his life for righteousness?

Li Mi's ambition is also not small, if he can really detonate, he will definitely be able to sink the San Frandiego, the fire will spread, and other large warships are estimated to be burned down.

With such a big movement, the defenders will definitely come out of the nest and all go to the rescue port, and the garrison will be relaxed.

But the armory fortress is the top priority, and neither Shimazu nor Taiheido can involve the defenders of the fort in the rescue of the port.

In other words, it is unlikely that Li Mi wants to attract the attention of the enemy, take advantage of the situation, and then blow up the armory fortress.

Even if Empress Xu Yi could prepare the costumes of the Satsuma samurai for them, and help the thirty-nine Black Prison Brothers and Zhao Sima and others successfully infiltrate the armory fortress, even if they can successfully detonate the armory, I am afraid that they will have no entry or exit, and they will die and have no life!

In other words, Li Mi and the other forty-one people have to risk their lives to stop this war, and they may not be able to succeed!

Xu Yihou and Shi Shiyong are the same, they know what sacrifices Li Mi has made for the Ming Dynasty, Zhen Mi and others crossed the ocean to find Li Mi's whereabouts, and it was Xu Yihou who provided all the help, so he knew what happened to Li Mi very well, and he was also very aware of the indifference of the Ming court to Li Mi.

But he also knew more that Li Mi would definitely do this, because he could understand this determination, because he also paid for the motherland without asking for anything in return, and was always ready to sacrifice everything he had, including his family's determination!

Li Mi was silent all the time, and Shi Shiyong didn't dare to disturb him, and after a long time, Li Mi asked Xu Yihou.

"Are there weather-savvy wizards on the island?"

When Xu Yi heard this, he also sighed, because he knew that Li Mi had made up his mind and wanted to implement this plan.

Only in this way will he listen to the weather, because if he wants to burn the ship in the port, it is not enough to explode, but also to burn a strong wind like Chibi!