The largest naval battle in human history was actually not fierce at all, because the disparity in power between the two sides was so great.

On the side of the Ming fleet, more than 600 ships of various types were dispatched, of which more than half of the warships could only be used as reserves because there was no place on the sea.

The total number of Japanese ships in Dongying is less than 100, and the number of them is just over 10,000.

Even so, the tonnage owned by the Ming side exceeded that of the other party by ten times, and the number of people was also ten times that of the other party.

What's more, this is not a competition of swords and sticks on land, but a slaughter of hot weapons against cold weapons.

One side had fifteen hundred muskets, while the other had only a dozen muskets. The artillery of the Ming Dynasty could fire a thousand meters away, while the small cannon of the Dongying Wokou had no accuracy if it exceeded three hundred meters.

Such a disparity in power, coupled with the encirclement formed by the Ming fleet, made it impossible for the Japanese to resist at all.

When the encirclement of the Ming fleet formed a final attack formation, more than half of the Japanese ships were used as training targets and bombed and sank without explanation.

Wooden warships simply do not have the protection of iron ships, and a broken plank in one place can cause the entire ship to shatter.

And the Japanese who were struggling in the sea water made the remaining Japanese invaders even more frightened, and desperately rushed to the shore.

At first, if they didn't think about escaping, occupying a few advantageous locations on the shore might pose some threat to the Ming army.

But they chose to run away.

When there was no hope of escape, and they lost their stronghold on the shore, their fate was already sealed.

On the grassland, the brave and invincible cavalry could not resist the power of the musket, and no matter how brave the Japanese who became the target, they could not pose a threat to the Ming army, which was dozens of meters away and occupied a favorable location.

These tens of meters of shallow water beach have become a natural grave for the Japanese pirates. Most of them were frozen and sunk to the bottom of the sea before they even had to swim to the sea.

They begged for mercy and cursed, but no Ming soldier dared to show the slightest mercy.

Because on the flagship, which was slowly moving, the bright red flag that was hanging did not fall.

Everyone knew that His Royal Highness Taisun was observing the battlefield, and the clairvoyant mirror in his hand could see every position on the battlefield.

Before the war began, Zhu Zhanji's heart was still full of ambition and agitation.

But the one-sided war makes expectations boring, and these enemies are too weak.

He suddenly realized that in today's world, only Daming himself can become Daming's opponent.

If the logistics can keep up, the forty large treasure ships, four hundred medium-sized treasure ships, two thousand warships with more than one thousand stones, and thousands of herald ships with hundreds of stones can flatten the whole world.

Daming's opponent is only himself.

He finally put down the telescope in front of him, turned around and pressed his arm down to Yang Zhangde, who was standing on the high platform.

Zheng He, who was standing behind him, finally relaxed his tense expression.

The scene is so tragic, even if the pirates deserve to die, they shouldn't be allowed to die senselessly!

But although he is the coach, he is not the one who really calls the shots.

The eighteen-year-old grandson seems to be a hard-hearted man, who doesn't care at all that he kills his own kind now, and someone dies every moment.

He persuaded him twice in a row, but not only did he not let Taisun announce the cessation of the shelling, but instead made his face more and more cold.

"Zheng Zongbing, I always remember a sentence, kindness to the enemy is cruelty to one's own people. If today's widows survive, it will be your sin for them to kill even one of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Zheng He didn't dare to persuade him anymore, so he could only let these would-be robbers struggle on the line of death.

Zhu Zhanji was actually not angry with Zheng He, and he was more tolerant of a historical hero who had no ethnic differences.

Although I came into contact with these historical figures, I came into contact with their living people. He also knew that they were human beings, not gods.

Like Zheng He, he is the one who appeared in the right place, at the right time, and was slightly better than others.

So what he did could affect history.

In the process of four trips to the West, he has actually completed his role transformation, from a desperate general to a marshal-level figure with political goals.

Or rather, he is now more like a diplomat than the original eunuch, a general.

Because of his different positioning, Zhu Zhanji also wants to play his diplomatic role, so he will not blame Zheng He for his benevolence.

But again, he won't change his mind because of him.

It is necessary to break the courage of these widows, so that they no longer dare to resist. Then send these survivors to the grassland to build roads, and that will be their final destination.

Yang Zhangde and Han Cheng worked together to put down the giant red flag with a noose.

As the flag slowly lowered, the surrounding artillery fire finally subsided. The white smoke that filled the surroundings slowly dissipated with the sea breeze.

The remnants of the Japanese who were surrounded in the sea area less than five miles long and only five hundred meters wide knelt down on the deck with joy and laid down their weapons.

They didn't understand why the Ming fleet appeared here, and they didn't understand why the white flag couldn't stop the Ming army.

But they now know that they don't have to die for a while.

The smoke in the encirclement cleared, and the battlefield showed a kind of broken poignancy under the bright sunlight.

Except for the howls of the wounded and the sound of waves crashing against ships and shores, the battlefield fell silent.

Only then did Zhu Zhanji say to Zheng He: "General Zheng, send an order to clean up the battlefield, drive all the Japanese ships to the shore, and kill them if they encounter resistance." ”

In fact, this sentence is in vain.

The Dongying nation has an extremely contradictory character.

They are surrounded by the sea, there is little arable land, and the natural environment where natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons occur frequently, so that Dongying has always had a stronger sense of crisis than other ethnic groups, and thus has developed a simple concept of helping each other in the same boat.

This kind of cultivation of national character has created a character of the Japanese people who are obedient to their orders.

As an individual, they are weak and cautious, and once a group is formed, they are powerful and even bold. He was polite in his domestic life, but he was extremely barbaric in his wars of aggression abroad.

They are cruel and unkind to the weak, and they are humble to the strong.

These contradictions make them the most obedient slaves and the most ferocious snakes, and everything depends on the means of control over them.

These would-be tyrannical rulers half a day ago, but they were immediately the most obedient of all subjects.

There was no resistance, all were honest. There was no need for the organization of the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty at all, and those survivors spontaneously formed a management battalion with the previous organizational structure to facilitate the orders of the Ming army.

And those wounded, after simple treatment by military doctors, were resigned to fate. If they can survive, they will be arranged to build roads, and if they can't survive, it's their own life.

All the prisoners were transferred off the beach and held in houses not far from the port.

Daming's fleet also began to organize and prepare for landing.

This time, everyone will rest on the island for a few days, and they will not leave the place until they have been dealt with and the loot has been cleaned up.

Hundreds of warships, tens of thousands of people landed, and the arrangement of ships alone will take a while.

The commanders of the various fleets again gathered on Zhu Zhanji's flagship and discussed the arrangements for the next step.

The first to be docked were several supply ships, one of which had hundreds of large iron pots. There are not many inhabitants on the island, only tens of thousands, and they are scattered all over the island.

Many people simply have a small pot at home, which simply cannot meet the consumption of so many large armies.

And today we have won a big victory, no matter how hard it is, we must give all the soldiers a hot meal.

Zhu Zhanji stood on the deck, watching many soldiers rowing small boats to salvage the corpses, of course they were not kind enough to collect the corpses for the Dongying people, but just wanted to get a little extra money from the corpses.

Clearing the battlefield is a fat gap, and no one is afraid of those corpses, but rushes to be the first.

The best house in the county guard mansion was quickly cleaned up, and after sprinkling lime powder everywhere for disinfection, Zhu Zhanji's group of chamberlains took Zhu Zhanji's bedding and arranged a temporary residence for him.

It wasn't until the sun went down that Zhu Zhanji got down from the flagship and lived in the original county guard mansion under the congratulations and welcome of all the soldiers.

Now, the busiest personnel are the inspectors, who are not only responsible for enforcing the law on the battlefield and killing deserters, but also assume the role of counting war exploits.

In the early Ming Dynasty, soldiers and generals were counted separately.

Taking Zhao Yongliang as an example, although Yu Linwei is the first meritorious service on the battlefield this time, all the soldiers will be rewarded. However, all of the officers below are meritorious service from the Ministry of War, and Zhao Yongliang can only accept the reward when he returns to Beijing.

According to this exploits, he is indispensable as an earl.

Ascending the gangway to Jeju Island, Zhu Zhanji waved to the soldiers and said to Yang Zhangdeok: "I just saw Zhuang Jing in front of the two huts on the right, and asked him to come to see me." ”

Yang Zhangde was envious again. Zhao Yongliang is different from him, and he will not be jealous. But Zhuang Jing has passed on several pieces of information in a row, and this time he has also made a great contribution, and the reward will obviously not be small.

Although he also did a few small things as a liaison this time, these credits were far inferior to theirs.

But he didn't dare to show it, Zhuang Jing was the commander of Jinyiwei, and he was still far from the other party!

When Zhu Zhanji's guard of honor walked over, Yang Zhangde dragged back to Zhuang Jing, looked at the people around him who didn't know him, and simply hugged his fists with him and said: "Lord Zhuang is alone this time, and he has made great contributions. ”

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