Chapter 162: Changing Heavens
The attack was launched in the early morning, and by the early afternoon, the Ming fleet basically controlled the hilly area around Ozakiura.
However, after the members of the Zong family were identified, there were still more than 20 people whose whereabouts were unknown and fled into the Baoman Mountains.
Although Tsushima Island is not large, it is still difficult to find dozens of people from the 700-square-kilometer island.
Because Tsushima Island has almost no flat land, it is all mountainous. The Zong family has ruled here for hundreds of years, and there are many secret bases, and dozens of people have gone to hide in the mountains, and it is very difficult to find them.
However, the landing commander-in-chief, Yi Xin, did not pay much attention to these people. They have now destroyed the management system on the island, and the remaining forces of the Zong family have been wiped out, and there are only a few dozen people left, and they can't turn the sky.
He thinks differently from Zhu Zhanji, who is considering issues from the standpoint of state diplomacy and attaches more importance to political correctness.
Of course, Yixin would not have such a high political perspective to consider the problem, as a general, he paid more attention to the rule of the people, or the peace within the scope of management.
Tsushima Island is an island, and as long as the channels of external communication are well controlled, these dozens of people can only be savages in the mountains.
Therefore, he immediately proposed to Zhu Zhanji that in addition to leaving the tens of thousands of people of the Second Fleet to garrison Tsushima, he also temporarily relocated all the people of Tsushima without leaving a single person.
Because without these people, the people hiding on the island will not have support, and they will not be able to escape if they want to.
As soon as Zhu Zhanji came to Ozakiura, he met with more than 100 coastal craftsmen who had been kidnapped by the Japanese invaders.
A few of them may have taken the initiative to rebel, but most of them were ordinary people in the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty.
Some of them were even kidnapped by the Japanese during the Zhu Yuanzhang period, and they never thought that they would be able to return to their hometown one day.
At this time, the arrival of the Ming fleet rescued them, and also made them cry excitedly one by one, kneeling on the side of the road far away, kowtowing to Zhu Zhanji, the most noble person in the Ming Dynasty.
Seeing that they were all in tatters, Zhu Zhanji ordered: "Give them a change of clothes, and send them back to their hometowns with the gold and silver seized by the army from the treasure house of the Zong family, according to the wages of the Ming craftsmen for ten years." β
After thinking about it, he said: "Carefully screen the identities of everyone, and don't let the perpetrators escape punishment." β
Although the main castle of Ozakiura on Tsushima Island has three shipyards, there is only one main street, almost all the houses are built on the hillside of the hills, and there are only scattered flat land on the whole island, where little wheat is grown.
The island is not self-sufficient in food, so the island needs to trade with North Korea and Dongying every year to meet the needs of the islanders.
However, as a trading hub between North Korea and Dongying, Tsushima is still quite financially strong. In the warehouses and other shops of the Zong family, more than 100,000 taels of gold and silver were seized, as well as large quantities of brown hemp, tung oil, and ready-made timber for shipbuilding.
What made Huang Yuan happy was that there were still five ships of ironwood stolen from the north, and these ironwoods were also urgently needed for the Ming fleet.
Zhu Zhanji walked along the only main road until he reached the door of the main house of the Zong family. It is backed by Baoman Mountain and overlooks the whole city, forming a magnificent architectural complex.
Yixin personally greeted Zhu Zhanji and his party and invited him into the meeting hall of the Zong family.
"Your Highness, according to the comprehensive analysis of various sources, the Zong family has a total of 186 direct members, of which six are based in Korea and 21 are based in Dongying. There should be one hundred and fifty-nine men on the island, sixty-three men and ninety-six women, and it is now confirmed that forty-five men have been named the first men, and eighteen have fled. Sixteen women died, and eighty-two remained. β
Zhu Zhanji turned his head and asked, "Are all women committed suicide by martyrdom?" β
In this era, it is very normal for women to commit suicide by martyrdom, and even Zhu Zhanji cannot change this.
The change of people's hearts is a long process of changing the human feelings of the whole society, and it is difficult for manpower to change it directly.
"Yes......" Yi Xin nodded and said, "The rest of the people still ask His Highness to show it." β
Zhu Zhanji lifted up his shirt and walked into the lobby that was still stained with blood. "Kill all the men, and all the women over forty years old."
Yi Xinleng paused for a moment and asked, "Do you kill the child too?" β
Zhu Zhanji turned his head and asked, "Isn't the child a man?" Won't you become the enemy of the Ming Dynasty when you grow up? Kill all the men, Yang Qianhu, go to supervise and behead. β
Yi Xin looked at Zhu Zhanji with a serious face, he was not too familiar with Zhu Zhanji, so he didn't know Zhu Zhanji's personality, and he didn't dare to persuade him again.
Yang Zhangde looked at Yi Xin, and deliberately showed a look of embarrassment on his face. But I heard Zhu Zhanji say again: "Blockade the entire Tsushima Island, and anyone who catches a member of the Zong family will be rewarded with two hundred taels." He also pressured the Joseon government and the Toei shogunate to repatriate the Jong family and those associated with the Japanese invaders. β
Yixin asked, "What if North Korea and Dongying ignore it?" β
Zhu Zhanji sneered: "My Ming fleet needs someone to sharpen its sword. β
Yi Xin walked out of the lobby with Yang Zhangde, and couldn't help complaining: "Your Highness's move will only make North Korea and Dongying wary!" β
Yang Zhangde asked: "Even if they are extremely reluctant, as long as my Ming fleet stands still, what does it matter?" If they don't submit, our Ming fleet will bring them to their knees. β
Yi Xin then remembered that the person in front of him was known as the number one dog leg of His Royal Highness Taisun, and there was no right and wrong in this person's heart, as long as it was Taisun, it was right.
He said remedially: "I don't have any objections to the arrangement of the grandson, but I am afraid that there will be too many killings and it will hurt the peace of the heavens!" β
Yang Zhangde said with a smile: "Your Highness has a sentence that I have always kept in my heart, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people. If anyone slips through the net and causes harm to our Ming subjects, then these sins are caused by us. β
The entire Ozakiura has turned into a sea of blood, and dozens of the daughters of the Zong family are imprisoned in a small courtyard on the mountain side of the Zong family.
As soon as Yang Zhangde entered the courtyard, he was attracted by a young woman holding a child less than three years old.
This young woman is in the year of Hua Xin, with white skin and beautiful appearance, plump, breasts, fat, buttocks, and a delicate face that has brought disaster to the country and the people.
The child in her arms was less than three years old, and she had not yet realized the fate of her family, and at this time she was in her mother's arms, amused by her sad mother.
Yang Zhangde smiled and said to Yixin: "General, a certain family wants to find a favor with you today. β
Yi Xin followed his gaze, nodded and said, "What Qianhu wants to do, a certain one should not be seen." β
Yang Zhangde beckoned to a small flag of a brocade guard, who accompanied Ji Gang to Dongying, and accompanied Zhuang Jing to Jeju Island, and was familiar with Dongying.
He leaned in front of Yang Zhangde and smiled: "Lord Qianhu, but you are interested in this woman?" This person is the daughter of the Dongying Weiman family, married to Zong Zhensheng as his wife, and is a famous beauty on Tsushima Island. β
Yang Zhangde said with a smile: "Since it is a Dongying woman, a certain family doesn't have to care too much." Bring this woman with me. β
This Xiaoqi was eager to make meritorious contributions, and with a casual move, he shouted two Japanese traitors to follow him and came to the front of this Wei Man.
He bowed slightly and said, "Mrs. Young Dajun, Yang Qianhu from Daming admires his beauty and wants to fly with you." β
This woman seemed to have a good understanding of her situation, she looked at the heroic Yang Zhangde, nodded with him across the crowd, and said: "Qianhu is a five-rank military attachΓ©, although Jinyiwei is powerful, but it is not as good as the real general of the Ming Dynasty. β
Xiaoqi said with a smile: "Although this Yang Qianhu is not well-known, he is a celebrity in front of His Royal Highness the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and this person should be able to change your fate." β
Wei Manshi nodded and said, "If Lord Yang is willing to save my child's life, what if I sacrifice my life to accompany me!" β
After listening to Xiaoqi's report, Yang Zhangde came to Wei Man's face, reached out to lift her chin, and said with a smile: "I never thought that this poor country would be so stunning. However, you actually tried to negotiate terms with the general of the Ming Dynasty, isn't it too fateful? β
Wei Manshi stared at Yang Zhangde with tender eyes, and said weakly: "My lord, the little girl is a weak girl, I only hope to save the child's life, and I hope that the adult will be fulfilled." β
Yang Zhangde smiled, and suddenly picked up her young son from her arms. The child's bones had not yet hardened, and he was rudely carried by Yang Zhangde, and he began to cry.
The young woman screamed in surprise and looked at Yang Zhangde, not knowing what he wanted.
saw Yang Zhangde raise the child with one hand, and the ladies in the courtyard all exclaimed. But before they could react, they saw that Yang Zhangde had already thrown it hard, and the child was smashed to the bluestone ground by him.
Hearing only a click, the child's crying stopped abruptly, his neck bone was upside down, and he was directly dead.
The women in the courtyard all cried, wanting to get up and fight with Yang Zhangde. But with a wave of Yang Zhangde's long knife, the head of a woman in her forties was cut off by him.
Although the head fell to the ground, the hot blood spurting out of the chest cavity spurted out three meters high, splashing in all directions.
Yang Zhangde didn't hide, let the stinky blood splatter, and looked at the weak Wei Manshi with a cruel smile.
Wei Manshi was completely stunned, and when her child was thrown to death, she still wanted to get up and fight desperately. But when her mother-in-law's head was cut off with a knife, and the warm blood splattered on her body, she was completely numb from fright, and there was no longer a trace of resistance.
Yang Zhangde grabbed her and smiled at her: "If you are obedient, you can still spare your life, if you dare to be disobedient, they will be your example." β
Wei Manshi was completely stunned, and he had no heart to resist at all. Her body was lifted upstairs by Yang Zhangde and rested on her shoulders.
Yang Zhangde laughed, glanced at the other women in the courtyard, and rushed into an empty room with Wei Man's family.
This was originally Zong Zhensheng's study, and women were not allowed to enter on weekdays. But on his favorite ironwood desk, his woman was heavily thrown on it by Yang Zhangde, lifted the covering, and pressed it.
Wasada Saemon, who rushed over from another courtyard, took Zhuang Jing and wanted to intercede for the family of the Zong family, but when he entered the courtyard, he could only see a large group of women shouting to the sky, and a group of underage children were all slaughtered by a group of guards.
Hayada Saemon stared at him and shouted, "That's not all! Even robbers don't do anything to children. β
Yi Xin also said a little silently: "This is a national war, and it has nothing to do with personal feelings. β
Hayada Saemon said loudly: "Could it be that this is the order of the Great Ming Taisun, doesn't he have a trace of humanity?" β
A closed door was suddenly opened, and Yang Zhangde, who was naked and wearing only a robe, rushed out. "Who spoke ill of His Highness again? But I don't want to live anymore! β
Hayada Saemon shouted, "It's all children, why do you want to cut the grass and eradicate the roots?" β
Yang Zhangde walked over with a hammer and swaggered, still carrying the embroidered spring knife that he never left his side.
Looking at the angry Hayada Saemon, he smiled and said, "When you were killing everywhere in the Ming Dynasty, did you ever think that the countless women and children of the Ming Dynasty were also spent in sorrow?" If you are not of some use to Your Highness, you can cut off your head now. β
Hayada Saemon's sanity had long since disappeared, and he drew his sword and said, "Come, let's see who cuts off who's head!" β
Before he could finish his words, he heard a gunshot. Hayata Saemon turned his head to look, and one of the Habayashi guard's guards smiled coldly at him.
Only then did he feel a little hot in his right arm, and when he looked down, he saw that there was a small hole in his arm, and several of them had even penetrated his arm.
Then, a sharp pain came, and his unconscious right hand could no longer hold the knife, and the knife fell to the ground.
His left arm was already injured, and now he has injured his right arm, and he has almost become a cripple.
Yang Zhangde came to his side with a calm face, patted his arm with the embroidered spring knife in his hand and said, "You have to remember, this world has changed. You people will all need to be people with your tails between your legs in the future. β
Hayada Saemon looked at the women in the courtyard, and then looked at the arrogant Yang Zhangde, the grief and indignation in his heart became more and more intense, but his expression became more and more calm.
He bowed his head and said to Yang Zhangde: "Lord Qianhu, I know it's wrong, I hope you give us a chance to make amends!" β
Yang Zhangde said with a smile: "It's good to know, from now on, the world has changed." What a disappointment......"
He flicked his robe and walked back to the ajar room. Although this woman is motionless, she is muscular, tenacious and charming, and he has not had enough fun just now, but now of course he wants to continue to enjoy it.
Yi Xin saw Yang Zhangde's attitude, and no longer hesitated, as long as it was a man, even if he was still in his infancy, he was solved with a knife, leaving only a yard full of women.
And Hayada Saemon looked at this scene, and his heart was completely cold. Now the Ming people are completely different from the Ming people in his impression. He didn't know if he would be able to adapt to his current role.
(Sorry, it should be back to normal tomorrow)