On the main road leading from Matsuura Prefecture to Hirado Port, a large army is marching, and the Shimazu family's "Cross Maru" emblem is prominently displayed on the battle flag.

The army consisted of 3,000 ashigaru spear-wielding spears, 200 samurai armed with notai swords, 500 archers, 150 iron gunners, and even a small cavalry corps, with fifty diminutive horsemen riding equally short horses, which looked as comical as monkeys riding donkeys, but in Kyushu, where there were no good horses, it was a rare elite force.

Shimazu Yoshihiro, the general known as the "Onishi Manzi" because of his wisdom, was surrounded by ten elite samurai, he was taller than the average person, wearing a scarlet flame armor, wielding a military fan, and the horse under his crotch was more robust than the other cavalry - well, it was not like a monkey riding a donkey, at least an orangutan straddle mule...... Shimazu Yoshihiro is the second brother of the Shimazu clan governor Yoshihisa, the best general in the Shimazu family, the battle is fierce and scheming, the battle of Iwaken Castle, the Osumi Raiders, the Kisakihara Battle, and the Ogawa Battle for the Shimazu clan have made great achievements, and the Shimazu family can unify Satsuma, Osumi, and the Three Kingdoms, and launch an ambitious Kyushu hegemony strategy, and he has made great contributions.

In addition to the flag warrior, there was also a boy who was only twelve or thirteen years old next to him, and his black lacquered Nanban carcass was worn and swayed on his body, and it was very hard to ride on horseback.

Shimazu Yoshihiro shook the military fan lightly, and pretended to be affectionate: "Arima-kun, if you can make the Ming maritime merchants surrender this time, you have a lot of credit to the Ma family!" Yoshihisa-sama, the Governor of the family, will be very happy. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare, it's all about the majesty of Yoshihisa-sama and Yoshihiro-sama," the young man nodded, his loose helmet flipped forward, and he hurriedly held it with both hands, and tightened the rope under his chin.

The boy is Arima Harunobu, who is a daimyo of maritime merchants in Hizen, but has recently declined and is attached to the Ryuzoji clan.

Originally, on the island of Kyushu, Otomo, Ryuzoji Temple, and Shimazu stood on three legs, and last year, Otogawa fought against the Shimazu family to break the Otomo clan, and the power shocked Kyushu, and the dragon temple family governor Takashin said that he was faint, and the deployment was centrifugal and detached, and only the Shimazu clan gradually sat down.

Seeing that the Shimazu family's unification of Kyushu was not far away, the Arima clan secretly took refuge.

Some time ago, Jin Yingji, the owner of the Wufeng ship, went to the Central Plains, and the trade was very profitable, and the Shimazu family was envious - after the Ming Dynasty pacified the southeast Japanese rebellion, Longqing opened the sea and carried out foreign trade in Yuegang, but there was a special stipulation: I was not allowed to come to trade!

Of course, the prevalence of smuggling activities shows that I can still do business with the Chinese, and as long as the Wufeng maritime merchants, the Jiangsu and Zhejiang powerful smuggling groups, or other large and small maritime merchants change hands, the bulk of the profits will certainly not fall into my pocket.

Therefore, the Shimazu clan's envy, jealousy and hatred for the Wufeng maritime merchants are needless to say.

When the power was small, the Shimazu family could only obey the trade rules formulated by Wang Zhi, otherwise they would wait to go to the sea to feed Wang Ba; Now, the strength of the Wufeng maritime merchants is not as good as before, but the Shimazu family is strong, why do they still stick to the rules of the past?

The Shimazu family, who had already annexed the Three Kingdoms and dominated Kyushu, did not mind adding another port of Hirado to the map, so they sent an envoy to the Gomine Maritime Merchants to demand submission.

But soon the two envoys came with bad news: Jin Yingji, the owner of the Wufeng ship, asked the Ming Kingdom to appease him, and the Ming Dynasty was very likely to intervene in the matter!

The Shimazu family must bring the Wufeng maritime merchants under their command before the Ming Dynasty appeases!

So Shimazu Yoshihiro quickly contacted Hizen's inner line Arima family, and with the cooperation of Arima's clan, he quickly dispatched troops, hoping to force them to surrender by force before the Gomine maritime merchants were appeased.

The Arima family sent their eldest son, Harunobu, with maps and soldiers, and Shimazu Yoshihiro couldn't say that he was dissatisfied, but he looked down on these capricious people in his bones.

It seems to know that the general does not have a good impression of the Arima family, Arima Qingxin has been patting all the way, after the army passed through a small mountain village, Arima Qingxin lifted his spirits: "General General, this is less than fifteen miles away from Hirado Port, although the Wufeng Maritime Merchants are fierce in naval battles, your army will go straight to Hirado Port, block them all on land, catch the old and weak women and children, and the Wufeng Maritime Merchants can only surrender obediently!" ”

"Well, your cooperation with the Ma family is also very good!" Although Shimazu Yoshihiro looks down on the Arima clan, he will not be less than what he should do: "After subduing the Wufeng Maritime Merchant, there will be a large amount of money, except for the reward of the family governor Yoshihisa, Harunobu-kun can only put forward what he wants." ”

The so-called subjugation, in fact, is a robbery, it didn't matter when the Wufeng maritime merchants were strong, and now they still have a lot of wealth after the decline, that is, they are innocent of their crimes.

However, Arima Qingxin's mind was not about money, he stretched out his tongue and licked his lips, and there was a silver evil on his young face that was not commensurate with his age: "I have seen the current Wufeng ship owner Jin Shi, and his person is really stunning, I only wish to get Jin as a concubine, and I also ask the general to fulfill it." ”

Yoshihiro Shimazu smiled dumbly, looked at Harunobu Arima, who was only thirteen years old, and didn't know what to say. As the wise general of the Shimazu clan, he naturally didn't take women in his eyes, and nodded happily.

Ma Qing was so happy that the horse jumped on a low lying place, almost turning him off the horse.

As I got closer, I could already see the rows of houses in Hirado Port, and the Chinese-style buildings with flying eaves and arches were a treasure trove full of wealth in my eyes, and Shimazu Yoshihiro gave the order, and the whole army immediately quickened its pace.

Strangely, why is there no smoke in Hirado Port and no people can be seen on the streets until noon?

The samurai and ashigaru who were preparing to fight a big battle were all puzzled, and finally set their sights on their commander-in-chief.

Shimazu Yoshihiro's heart chuckled, and his voice sank: "Harunobu-kun, did you leak the news over there?" ”

Arima Qingxin was frightened and hurriedly defended Arima's family.

"The port, the ...... over the port" Tanma came back panting and reported: "All the old and young have boarded the ship, and all the Ming people in Hirado Castle have boarded the ship!" ”

Shimazu Yoshihiro could no longer maintain the demeanor of a wise general, and waved his military fan angrily: "Quick, catch up, catch up while they don't start the boat!" ”

Many family elders and priests led a large army to rush to the port, and the cavalry was the first to take the lead compared to the samurai and ashigaru on foot.

The tall balcony of the ship building of the Dafu ship set up a table of vermilion lacquer eight immortals, on the table there are all kinds of fruits and wine, Qin Lin and Jin Yingji sit and drink each other for a long time, the maid keeps pouring the warm Shaoxing daughter red, the golden cherry Ji Xiafei cheeks, starry eyes and autumn waves are tactful, charming and intoxicating.

"This is coming? There are really cavalry......" Qin Lin touched his chin with a very disdainful expression. Before the introduction of modern horse breeds, their horses were not much larger than donkeys, and the so-called cavalry was a joke.

Jin Yingji drank all the wine in the cup, and the blush on the face of the melon seeds became more and more beautiful, and she suddenly raised her hand and shouted: "Cut the cable!" ”

As soon as the cavalry rushed over, they saw that many ships had cut off the mooring cables, raised their sails, and slowly left the dock.

But there were several ships that did not hear the order, or for some other reason, and were tied to the docks, and the rich merchants on board were frightened, and they were talking to the sailors with a large amount of gold and silver treasures, as if begging them to hurry away.

The eyes of the cavalry and the samurai who came after them immediately turned red, and they rushed towards the ships.

Yoshihiro Shimazu, who was on the team, suddenly shouted: "Stand back, hurry back!" ”

It's late! Hundreds of people have already run onto the pier.

Qin Lin snapped his fingers in a dashing manner, and it was done!

A maid beside Jin Yingji took out the Wufeng flag and waved it down, and the portholes of the big ships immediately opened, revealing the muzzle of the black hole.

Those soldiers who rushed onto the trestle were so desperate that they only thought about robbing their property, but they forgot that the Wufeng maritime merchants also had guns and cannons, but they were not ordinary people who could be bullied at will!

At this time, it was too late to turn around and escape, the ship's shotguns, Franc machines, and bowls exploded at the same time, spitting the flames of death, large and small gray-white flowers bloomed at the muzzle of the gun, the whistling projectiles hit like a storm, and the cavalry and samurai on the dock fell in pieces like cutting wheat!

The soldiers of the Shimazu family had never encountered such a blazing fire attack, and they were all stunned for a while, and when they came back to their senses, they quickly lay down on the dock, turned around and roared for support from the main formation.

"General, send iron gunners and archers!" Arima Qingxin pleaded eagerly, and when he saw the golden cherry blossom at the bow of the ship pouring wine for the envoy of the Ming Kingdom, he was jealous.

Watching the elite cavalry and samurai being knocked down in pieces, Shimazu Yoshihiro was so angry that he was angry, but he was worthy of being a first-class wise general in Kyushu and even in the whole country, and waved his hand to stop the eager family elders and ministers: "No, shotguns and bows and arrows are not the opponents of the Wufeng Maritime Merchant!" The whole army retreats! ”

Archers and gunners will shoot at the open field of the beach, armed with firearms, and the results will speak for themselves.

After Shimazu Yoshihiro pointed it out, the elders of the family immediately understood the reason, and had to retreat with their troops, completely abandoning the cavalry and samurai who remained on the docks.

Seeing that the formation was retreating, the cavalry and samurai screamed miserably, and they rushed the fastest and died the fastest.

Although lying on the ground can avoid some of the bullets, the ships of the Wufeng maritime merchants are tall, and the sailors condescendingly use their shotguns to kill all the soldiers; There were also a few samurai who were lucky and ran back with a strange scream, but the Franc machine cannon had already prepared and blew them to pieces with great ease.

Some of the collapsed soldiers jumped into the icy sea, but unfortunately the shallow sea water along the coast could not provide enough protection, and the sailors of the Wufeng Maritime Merchants happily shot into the water, and after a while, the water surface became dark red.

"Cheers!" Qin Lin smiled and clinked glasses with Jin Yingji, and it could be seen that he was in a good mood.

The screams of the little devils are the best appetizers......

(To be continued)