"Brother Xie, the five islands you mentioned should be Fujiang Island and the surrounding islands," Ma Ang took out the map drawn by Xie Hong, compared it, and then said with certainty: "I have inquired, most of the maritime merchants of the Ming Dynasty trade in Nagasaki, and then stop at Fujiang Island for supplies." [No pop-up novel network]"

"Hmm." Xie Hong nodded, the name Wudao is eighty percent because Wang Zhi came, and it is reasonable that no one calls it so at this time.

Maang went on to explain, "The force that now controls the Goto is called the Matsuura Party......"

"Matsuura Party?" Xie Hong frowned, searched in his memory, and did not find any information related to this name, he knew that there were Otomo, Ryuzoji Temple, and Shimazu Shenma on Kyushu Island, but the name Matsuura made him very unfamiliar, especially since they were not a certain family, but a certain party, which was really puzzling.

"Well, it took me a long time to figure out what this force was all about." Ma Ang stroked his forehead, looking very painful, "Actually, it's a pirate gang, well, they claim to be a samurai regiment, the leader is surnamed Matsuura, and they have a lot of power in Hizen Province, Nagasaki Port is their sphere of influence, and Fukue Island is their stronghold." ”

"Oh, how strong are these people?" I wipe, the pirates are all in the party, and the Wa Kingdom is really a magical place, Xie Hong shook his head, and was very speechless about the mess of the Wa Kingdom.

"It's hard to say...... Ma Ang said with a bitter face and very depressed: "The strength of the Japanese State is very difficult to calculate, and when fighting a good battle, this Songpu Party can pull out thousands, or even tens of thousands; If the battle is lost, the backbone of the Matsuura escape may only be a few hundred, or even dozens of people, so their strength is difficult to estimate. ”

It was said that the strength of this daimyo was already difficult to calculate, and Xie Hong didn't expect Ma Ang to figure it out completely in a short time, he thought about it and asked, "In this way, how many people are there on Fujiang Island?" ”

"There are dozens of fishermen on that island, a total of several hundred, and the so-called samurai of the Wa Kingdom, there are about two or three hundred stationed there." Fukue Island is much smaller than Jeju Island, so you can get a rough idea of it if you walk around it, and there is a clear difference between the samurai of the Wa Kingdom and the common people, so it is easy to explore.

It was not only those Koreans who went with Maang, but also the monkeys who brought a group of people to follow, and the overall atmosphere of the Wa Kingdom was still bullying the weak and fearing the hard, seeing that Maang and his party were quite majestic, they did not dare to provoke rashly.

"Two or three hundred, it's about the same as our number, and it shouldn't be a big problem to take it down, but it's a little troublesome on the Songpu Party's side." Xie Hong pinched his chin and groaned slightly, measuring the strength comparison between the two sides.

"Brother Xie, the other news you asked me to inquire about is actually somewhat related."

"Oh?" Xie Hong raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

In addition to the information on the five islands, Xie Hong also asked Ma Ang to inquire if there was any change in the Wa Kingdom.

The North Korean sailors all said that since last year, the invasion of the Japanese invaders against Korea has decreased on a large scale, and after this spring, it has even become extinct, and the explanation of the North Koreans is that the Japanese invaders are afraid of being beaten, so they do not dare to come.

But Xie Hong doesn't think so, the big words spoken by the North Koreans can usually be listened to at a discount or half a discount, so that there may still be moisture in it, saying that they have subdued the Japanese state, isn't this nonsense?

"At the moment, the strongest daimyo on Kyushu Island is the Ouchi family, the head of the family is called Ouchi Yoshixing, I heard that there is a general in his family, and then he raised troops to go to Luo......" Ma Ang said with some difficulty, these messy terms made him feel very embarrassed, "Shangluo seems to be a good thing, so many Kyushu samurai followed, and many of the original attached to the Matsuura Party were among them." ”

"Ouchi family Kamiluo? And what's going on? Xie Hong was surprised. What's going on with Shangluo, of course he knows, is to organize a group of people to go around Kyoto, which is probably considered armed tourism, and the Oda family and the Takeda family of the Wa Kingdom like this tune very much.

It is said that after going to Luo, you can order the whole island of the Wa Kingdom, of course, this is only nominal, but whoever can go to Luo is generally a number of famous names in the Wa Kingdom, I didn't expect this Shenma Ouchi family in Kyushu to be so fierce.

"Brother Xie, do you even know Shangluo? I've been asking for a long time and I haven't been able to figure it out. There are too many surprises, and the shock is not so strong, Ma Ang has become accustomed to Xie Hong's various miracles, just a little amazement, and then said with relief:

"You know that's great, anyway, it's the Ouchi family who went to Luo, and then a lot of people followed, which led to a decline in the strength of the Matsuura Party, because most of the people who followed were samurai, fishermen or something, and they were all unqualified."

The samurai were professional soldiers of the Wa Kingdom, and they were all outlaws, and of course their combat power was relatively strong. Those who used to go to North Korea to harass were also the main force of these people, and they followed the Ouchi family to Kyoto, and of course the North Korean side stopped a lot.

At the same time, Xie Hong's resistance to attacking the five islands was also much smaller.

"In that case, then without further ado, the North Korean naval army here has almost been assembled, let's set off as soon as possible." It's not May yet, most of the maritime merchants in Jiangnan are on the road, and the timing is good, Xie Hong also made a quick decision and is ready to directly carry out the second phase of the plan.

"Don't wait for news from Hanyang?" Maang reminded: "And if we leave with all our troops, what if the Koreans on the island have a repetition, or if something happens on Qingshan Island?" ”

Cheongsan Island is just north of Jeju Island, across the strait, very close to the Korean Peninsula, and there are many scattered islands around it. However, if there were no boats, it would be difficult to escape from the island by swimming alone, so after winning the naval battle, Xie Hong directly used it as a natural prison, and the effect was not bad.

"No need, with my understanding of the North Koreans, they will definitely be obedient, if there is an accident, let's go back and clean them up." Xie Hong waved his hand carelessly, not taking this matter to heart at all, "Besides, the North Korean navy is also going to carry out military operations alone in the future, so you can't keep an eye on it, right?" ”

"Alone? I thought you were going to use them as cannon fodder. Maang wondered.

"This is not called cannon fodder, it is called the colonial army, and after occupying Fukue Island, they will be stationed there, and they will follow this model in the future." The Lend-Lease Regulations are imitations of later generations, and of course Xie Hong will not forget such a useful thing for the colonial army.

Of course, the best colonial army in the world is Ah San, these people can endure what others can't endure, be ruthless to their own family, and even more ruthless to themselves, that is, they are very deferential to the ruler, and have the quality of a super-first-class colonial army.

However, India is really far away from the East China Sea, and Xie Hong is beyond the reach of the whip for a while, so he has to take the North Koreans nearby, anyway, in addition to the relatively poor combat effectiveness, in other aspects, the North Korean soldiers are still very qualified.

"Let the North Koreans defend? Will they be able to hold it? It's still more convenient to transfer people from Liaodong, although the sea route has not yet been opened, isn't it the same if you can walk from the territory of North Korea? "In the landing battle and naval battle, Maang can be regarded as having seen the combat effectiveness of the Korean soldiers, so he is also extremely worried.

"You have to use North Korean talents, as for whether you can defend Fukue Island or not, it's not very important, anyway, it's a desert island, and I don't plan to build anything there. What's more, Fujiang is so close to Nagasaki, it is impossible to prevent it, it is better to let the Korean soldiers garrison, if the Japanese counterattack, it is a big deal that we will go back to avenge the colonial army. ”

The great powers of later generations all did this, maintaining order, being cannon fodder or something, all of which were played by the colonial army, and their own main forces were only used as sharp knife forces, so as to avoid the shortcomings of dispersion of forces.

And what Xie Hong has to do now is not much different from the powers of later generations, which is to suppress the opponent with high-tech weapons, and then carry out all kinds of plunder, so of course, these ready-made experiences must be used.

Xie Hong waved his hand in high spirits and ordered: "Let that Li Wanhu stay on Jeju Island, and let Cui Dabing gather the Korean naval army, send troops to Fujiang Island, and set off!" ”

The Marines were stationed near the pier, and the build-up was fast, but the North Korean soldiers were delayed for some time.

Hearing that they were going to find the bad luck of the Japanese country, the North Korean navy was as pale as dirt and was so cowardly. If it weren't for Cui Dabing's appearance, repeated morale boosts, and the fear of the pirates of the upper country, these people would not dare to board the ship.

Fortunately, Cui Dabing now has some prestige. On the day of the Battle of Jeju, Xie Hong's entire army was dispatched, and Jeju Island was empty, and many people who were disgruntled or confident in their own fleet felt that they had seen the dawn, and they were all ready to move.

As a result, Cui Dabing discovered this sign in time, quickly led his cronies to suppress it, and quelled a riot in the initial state, and of course received a great praise from Xie Hong afterwards.

Xie Hong didn't care if there would be chaos when he said it, but a loyal dog leg like Choi Dae-byung had a great exemplary role for him on Jeju Island and even for the rule of the North Korean navy.

Therefore, after collecting the Jeolla Provincial Naval Army, Xie Hong also promoted him to the commander of the Naval Army. Inspired by this, Choi Dae-byung also worked harder, and at the same time set an example for all North Koreans, and the benefits of being a Korean annihilator are many, very large.

There were not many ships involved in this operation, except for Xie Hong's own eleven flywheel warships, only two captured banya boats, and three original transport ships of the North Korean navy.

The speed of the North Koreans' ships was very slow, so Xie Hong used the method of dragging, connecting a long rope behind the flywheel battleship, and dragging one for two, barely maintaining the overall speed of the fleet.

The distance between Jeju Island and Fukue Island was not far, the distance in a straight line was no more than 200 kilometers, and at the speed of the flywheel battleship, even if it was a little more cumbersome, Xie Hong's fleet still arrived at its destination at noon the next day.

When he had already seen the vague shadow of Fukue Island, Xie Hong suddenly ordered to turn around and anchored on an uninhabited island north of Fukue Island.

"Brother Xie, you've already arrived at the ground, why don't you rush up in one go? What's the deal with stopping here? Jiang Bin was puzzled by Xie Hong's order.

"I heard that the warriors of the Japanese Kingdom are very powerful, so be cautious, let's wait for the night attack."

"The samurai of the Wa Kingdom are very powerful? Who said this? Jiang Bin asked with a puzzled face, if you want to say that the Mongolian king's tent elite soldiers are powerful, then it is still reliable, but is it a country of Wa, what can those little men who don't ride horses and circle their legs have?

"Well...... Anyway, the lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, so it's better to be cautious, mentally despise the enemy, and pay attention to it when you do it. ”

Who said it, Xie Hong doesn't know very well, anyway, someone in later generations said so, saying that a Japanese coward can fight a hundred Ming army gods and horses alone. In his heart, Xie Hong didn't believe it, but when he actually faced it, he felt that it was better to pay attention to it.

Even if the rumors are untrue, it is not a mistake to brace yourself to meet the enemy; If the rumors are true, underestimating the enemy will suffer a big loss. After appeasing Jiang Bin, he turned his head to the monkey and ordered: "Brother Hou, wait a minute, you will take people to the island to lurk first, and then wait until the evening to pick up the team to the island." ”

"Whoa."

(To be continued)