Chapter 171: Li Rusong and Chen Luan
And in 1862, the samurai of Kanagawa, Japan, even beheaded four Britons on the spot because they did not give way to the daimyo, which also led to a war between Britain and Satsuma, known as the Anglo-Saxon War...... The update is so fast.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable to say that there is no good or evil in the hearts of the Japanese, but only strength and weakness.
Perhaps it is precisely Japan's disregard for civilian lives in order to elevate the status of the samurai that has caused today's Japanese to unconditionally obey the strong, to oppress the weak in every way, and to have no 'sexual' character of right and wrong, good and evil.
It is clear that these samurai slashed and killed the Tang people with the tacit approval of the local daimyos, and they were not only not punished, but encouraged by the surrounding Japanese people.
Some civilians even applauded their actions.
Some people of the Ming Dynasty who lived or did business in the local area saw this and had to flee from the Wa Kingdom in embarrassment, and this wind 'tide' also 'affected' one person.
Hirado Island, inside a grand old-fashioned Japanese house.
"Miko, come with me. If you stay here, I'm afraid those crazy 'wanderers' will kill you. β
β Ha, M. Zheng Zhilong said anxiously to a young 'girl' wearing a kimono.
This young 'girl' is none other than his first wife, Miko Tagawa.
"Nope! I can't go! Now the child is still young, and he can't withstand the wind and waves at all. If he had taken a boat, he would have died. β
Miko Tagawa said with a sad face, "You better go first, leave me alone." β
Looking at Zheng Chenggong in Tagawa Miko's arms, Zheng Zhilong sighed heavily, it was this child who caused the trouble.
"You'd better hurry up. You don't have to worry about our safety, my father was a samurai. They don't dare to embarrass us. β
Miko Tagawa still hesitated when she saw Zheng Zhilong. Hurriedly said.
Her biological father, Tagawa Nanazae 'Gate', was a Shizushi from Ichihedo. It's easy to keep her children safe.
At this time, one of Zheng Zhilong's sworn brothers, Yang Tiansheng, broke in with a steel knife.
"Yiguan, let's hurry up. Grandma, these widows are crazy, and they dare to provoke our people, and sooner or later we will have to get this account back. β
Yang Tiansheng said with red eyes.
Although Li Dancai is powerful and has many subordinates, he has also been "affected" in this kind of "tide".
Li Dan originally lived in Manila, but he emigrated to Japan because of the massacre of Chinese by the Spaniards in Manila.
See the situation in Japan. He knew there was likely to be another massacre here.
He was so experienced that he immediately made up his mind to leave with his men.
Zheng Zhilong nodded heavily, and then hugged Miko Tagawa fiercely.
"Trust me, I'll definitely be back. If they dare to hurt you and your children, I promise to kill them all. β
Zheng Zhilong said with a fierce face.
Miko Tagawa nodded with tears in her eyes.
"Please rest assured, husband, I will definitely help you take care of the child."
"Let's go, the ship is about to leave."
Yang Tiansheng pulled him and said.
After speaking, he couldn't help but say, and pulled Zheng Zhilong out of here.
It didn't take long for a large fleet to slowly leave Hirado Island.
After all, Li Dan is the most powerful pirate in the vicinity, with thousands of men, and he is not so easy to bully.
Plus the previous incense love. The daimyo of Hirado let him out of here anyway.
"Big brother, where are we going now?"
Yang Tiansheng said to Li Dan with a look of chagrin.
Li Dan is on Hirado Island, which is gradually getting smaller in the distance. The face was full of sadness.
He once worked hard for the family business, but was later robbed by the Spaniards.
After coming to Japan, he built a bigger career, whether it was the Dutch or the Spaniards, he had to respect him, but he didn't expect to give up these family businesses now.
This series of encounters finally made him realize that no matter where he is, he is an outsider after all.
In the event of turmoil, he will eventually be robbed of his family wealth.
And his roots will always be in Daming.
If you don't want to be sheared, you can only return to Daming.
Is this their fate?
"Let's go back to Daming."
Li Dan thought for a while and said.
"Big brother, what is this going to do? We're pirates. Have you forgotten how the imperial court treated Wang Zhi back then? β
Yang Tiansheng was a little anxious and said to Li Dan.
"We are not taking refuge in the imperial court, but in the king of Wu."
Li Dan thought for a while and said.
"Wu Wangxiong is a great talent, and he knows that there is endless wealth hidden in the ocean, and only by following him can we show our strengths. And weren't our brothers who were captured in Taiwan also killed? I heard that now they have become slave leaders one by one, and their lives are very nourishing. β
He has been observing Lu Yan for a long time, and all of Lu Yan's actions prove that he is a person who attaches great importance to the ocean.
He was the first prince of the Ming Dynasty to expand into the ocean, whether it was collecting taxes in the Taiwan Strait or stationing troops in Malacca, it proved that he was a very discerning person.
"And now that Nanyang has been occupied by King Wu, where can we flee to? Do you keep fleeing west? Moreover, the Three Buddhas have already been occupied by the King of Wu, what if they run into the fleet of the King of Wu? β
Hearing this, Yang Tiansheng was also gloomy.
Now the entire South Seas is full of Lu Yan's fleet, and even those Hongyi are obedient, what 'waves' and 'flowers' can they turn out.
Once the 'provoked' king of Wu, I am afraid that the king of Wu will send a large army to hunt them down.
By then, their brothers didn't know how many people would die.
Listening to their words, Zheng Zhilong's face 'revealed' an inexplicable look.
Seek refuge in King Wu?
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Jeju Island, this beautiful place, has slowly been transformed into a military base.
Because LΓΌ Yan had long planned to attack the Japanese state, he negotiated with North Korea to rent a garrison on Jeju Island.
Of course, the rent was deducted from the 'flower' fee of the Ming Dynasty that entered the DPRK that year, and it was 10,000 taels a year. I believe that I can rent a hundred children for thousands of years.
Faced with Lu Yan's rude request. The Korean monarchs were very dissatisfied. They had the heart to refuse, but later Lu Yan's momentum became more and more vigorous.
After hearing that LΓΌ Yan had destroyed countless countries in Nanyang, the Korean monarchs and ministers immediately rushed to ask for Jeju Island to be leased to LΓΌ Yan, and even the rent was reduced from 10,000 taels to 5,000 taels by them, for fear that offending this wicked person would be in danger of destroying the country.
For North Korea's bullying of the weak and afraid of the hard, Lu Yan is extremely contemptuous.
However, he did not want to bother with them in such trivial matters, so he sent a detachment of men and horses to build a dock and warehouse here. Preliminary preparations for the attack on the Japanese state.
However, the recent changes in the Wa Kingdom have made the two generals here feel a little uneasy.
These two generals are Li Rusong and Chen Lan.
Who is Li Rusong?
He is the eldest son of the famous Ning Yuanbo Li Chengliang, whose name is Mao, and he was the commander-in-chief of the Ming Dynasty's entry into the dynasty.
He fought bravely, and he liked to take the lead in battle, and even Nurhachi once said that what he was most afraid of was Li Chengliang and Li Rusong's father and son.
After entering the dynasty, he fought against the Japanese army of more than 100,000 with more than 40,000 Ming troops.
First he recovered Pyongyang, the capital of Pyongyang, then recovered Wangjing Hanseong (present-day Seoul), and finally defeated the Japanese army all the way to the coastal area of Korea, almost driving the Japanese army into the sea.
It's just that North Korea was too incompetent at that time. At that time, many of the territories conquered needed to be defended by the Ming army.
As a result, Li Rusong only had about 10,000 troops in his hands to attack, facing 40,000 Japanese troops in the Ulsan area. He is also powerless.
Moreover, Daming did not take the war in Korea seriously at all, and did not plan to continue to invest troops and financial resources in North Korea.
Soon after the end of the Wanli Korean War, Yang Yinglong, the Tusi of Sichuan, rebelled.
Wanli immediately dispatched 2o thousand troops to suppress it, how many people were under Li Rusong?
It's only 40,000.
&nb 10,000 to 40,000, you should understand what is the status of the war into the dynasty that was blown by the Japanese state in the minds of the Ming Dynasty, that is, one-fifth of the importance of a Tusi rebellion.
And at that time, North Korea's practice was too chilling, to help North Korea fight, all the money and food had to be paid by the Ming Dynasty, which was really a bit unworthy.
So the next step was negotiation, and Li Rusong was also added to the crown prince and Taibao, promoted to the chief soldier of Liaodong and transferred back to China.
If those people in Japan who have been blown into the sky are the gods of war, then Li Rusong is definitely a much more powerful person than the god of war.
As for Chen Lan, he is also a great person, he is the supreme naval commander of the Ming Dynasty's allied forces when he entered the Korean War.
Yi Sunsin, who was blown into the sky by the Koreans, worked under him, and Deng Zilong was also his subordinate.
Chen Lan is a good fighter in the war, and he has basically fought everyone, including rebels, pirates, and pirates.
He is a real amphibious all-rounder, and the last 'Lu' Yanghae victory in North Korea was completed under his command, and is known as the first merit of aiding Korea.
It was precisely because of his several defeats of the Japanese navy that the Japanese army in Korea could not get supplies, so it had to withdraw to Japan.
Although he is very good at fighting, he is not without 'faults', that is, he likes corruption very much.
This was a shortcoming that Lu Yan hated extremely much, but because he really couldn't pick out any good sailor generals, he had to let him go.
But fortunately, Li Rusong looked at him, presumably he didn't dare to be too presumptuous.
"Lord Li, the Japanese have repeatedly violated the realm recently, maybe they will make some big moves."
Chen Lan said to Li Rusong.
Li Rusong nodded, recently, a large number of wandering 'wave' warriors have been attacking the garrison of Jeju Island under the banner of revenge for the captured Japanese people, which makes Li Rusong and Chen Lan very annoyed.
And there are more and more of them, and even they are a little overwhelmed.
"I think we should ask Phi Dao for help, in case the Wa Kingdom sends tens of thousands of troops, I'm afraid we are not opponents."
Chen Lin continued.
Now their strength is only about 4,000, although the navy is strong, but after all, two fists are difficult to defeat four hands, everything is still careful.
The closest to them is Xiang Yu's troops stationed on Phi Island, as for Lu Yan, who is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, it can only be said that it is difficult to quench the thirst of the near water. ββ945o8+aahhh+27849861ββ>