If Jiaguang disposes of it privately, it will not only be rejected by Xiuzhong, but also make Xiuzhong very unhappy.

Tokugawa Iemitsu also knew that Doi Toshikatsu was right, so he could only force himself to suppress his anger.

It was decided to report the matter to Xiu Chung, and in any case he would ask Tadashi to give an explanation of the matter.

It's just that he doesn't expect much from this either, so his doting Tadacho's mother, Asai Clan, is still there.

Moreover, Torii Tosa's approach was so wonderful that in the words of later generations, he was seriously injured and could not get out of the line of fire, and Tadashi might even take this opportunity to take him to the army.

Then everyone discussed this matter for most of the day, and finally ordered the front line to be fully defended, not to take the initiative to engage the Ming army, and try to delay the Ming army's attack.

And they will leave overnight and rush to Kyushu at full speed.

The news of Hirado's defeat soon spread through various channels, and Iemitsu tried to cover it up, but unfortunately he couldn't hide it at all.

With the help of some well-intentioned people, this matter quickly spread throughout the country.

After learning of this, the whole country was in an uproar.

The 70,000 elite soldiers of the Wa Kingdom were defeated by the 50,000 Ming army, and among these 70,000, 20,000 were among the best in the entire Wa State.

The armies of Date Masamune and the Kato family were also famous throughout the Wa Kingdom, and this situation completely shocked the entire Wa Province.

They finally knew that the Ming army was menacing this time, and they were definitely going all out, maybe the danger of this war was still above the Mongol invasion, and the entire Wa country was finally no longer as optimistic as before.

All of a sudden, there was an undercurrent surging within the entire Wa Kingdom.

Just when the Wa Kingdom was shocked by the defeat, Lu Yan was also busy going north to Honshu.

He left almost all of the Mongol cavalry to Qi Jiguang. These Mongolian cavalry assisted Qi Jiguang in battle. The most important task is to collect food.

They must ensure that sufficient food is collected for Qi Jiguang's army. to enable them to be self-sufficient in terms of food.

When the army is on an expedition, food is definitely the most important link.

As long as this is done well, then the battle is half the battle.

After making some instructions and leaving enough troops for Qi Jiguang, Lu Yan led the army again.

The mighty army marched north along the coast, preparing to land in Honshu.

This situation soon alarmed the daimyo of Wakoku on the coast, and they hurriedly reported the situation to Tokugawa Iemitsu.

At the same time, part of the Japanese ** team, which had been going to be transferred to Hirado, also stopped in preparation for the enemy's landing elsewhere.

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Guanmen Strait. The strait between Honshu and Kyushu.

The sea breeze gently blows the turquoise waters, and from time to time a flock of seabirds flies by, making pleasant calls.

A small boat floated on the sparkling sea, and Jiro Hideda and Saburo Hideda pulled the fishing net with all their might.

Civilians are not allowed to have names, and can only be called by Taro and Saburo, just like my country's cats, dogs, and the like.

When the fishing net was pulled up, looking at the fish jumping around in the net, Jiro and Saburo were all happy.

"San Lang, go back and sell these fish. It should be able to sell for a good price. ”

Jiro Hideda said with a smile on his face.

"Second brother, you're right, it's just a pity that I'm going to deliver supplies and soldiers in a few days. If you don't take advantage of these days to catch some fish, your family will really not be able to live. ”

Saburo Hideta agreed.

In fact, the life of the common people of the Japanese Kingdom was extremely difficult, and they had to endure all kinds of labor and suffering that were far heavier than those of the common people of the Ming Dynasty.

The Wa Kingdom inherited a variety of ideas from the Ming Dynasty, such as righteousness, propriety, wisdom, and faith, but there was no word for benevolence.

The ruling class was extremely brutal to the people under their rule, and they did not know what it meant to be sympathetic to the people, and not only did they extort tyranny from the people under their rule, but also those samurai slashed and killed them at every turn.

Nowhere was this more evident than during the Warring States period, when the armies of the Wa Kingdom would commit mass rape with local women whenever they hit a hostile daimyo.

The people of the Wa Kingdom must sacrifice their wives to give the enemy ** team lustful pleasure.

This was a very common phenomenon at that time, and the Japanese people had long been surprised by it.

In fact, Jiro has always felt that Saburo is not like his father's son, because Saburo is really tall.

The ancestors of their family are only about 1.5 meters in the last three generations, and they have a cowardly personality.

But San Lang's height is a full 1.7 meters, which is definitely a giant in the Wa Kingdom at that time.

And Saburo has a strong personality, is brave and ruthless, and does not look like his father's son at all.

He heard that once the enemy daimyo hit them, and then something bad happened.

However, his father and the people around him never took this seriously, so the family has been living a peaceful life.

The two of them sweated hard work, while complaining about this big battle, and kept fishing, hoping to get through this difficult pass as soon as possible.

At this time, San Lang's face suddenly changed.

"Look, what's that?"

He said, pointing to the sea in the distance.

Jiro stared into the distance and found that a Western warship suddenly appeared on the sea in the distance.

"This is the Ming Army!"

Jiro said with a look of surprise.

It was well known that the Ming army was equipped with a large number of Western gunboats, and recently, the government of various parts of the country had asked fishermen to pay attention to the movements of the enemy's fleet, and if they found anything, they should report it immediately.

Soon more and more Western gunboats came into their sight, and the mighty fleet seemed to have no end in sight.

They could even faintly see the small fishing boats fleeing in panic, and the huge fleet was almost oblivious to them, as if they were just a swarm of flies, and continued to sail forward.

Seeing this, Jiro and Saburo were extremely frightened, what a terrible fleet this was.

They had also seen the various daimyo armies, but none of them were so strong combined.

"Let's go back and tell you the news."

Erlang hurriedly said.

San Lang nodded, this time is definitely the matter of escaping. So the two of them struggled to drive the small fishing boat down to the lower pass.

Lu Yan stood at the bow of the boat. Watching all this lightly.

Japan is a country that is really a feud with China. After learning Chinese civilization from China, he has always had the illusion of conquering China.

Not only did it constantly invade China's coastal areas during the Ming Dynasty, but during World War II, it caused 30 million deaths and injuries to China's soldiers and civilians, and committed heinous crimes against the Chinese people.

However, Japan is still a country that does not admit its guilt, believing that it has not invaded, and that it has been wronged, as if they are just victims.

Come to think of it. A sneer appeared on Lu Yan's face.

The Japanese are a bunch of beings who don't know what kindness is and what kindness is.

In their eyes, there is only the strong and the weak.

When you're strong, they may find a way to kneel and lick you, or they may find a way to get you down.

But if you are weak, they will bully you even more, and they will bully you to death.

Therefore, the Japanese are completely a bunch of polite and cold-blooded butchers.

Talk to them about benevolence, righteousness, and morality, forgive them from the war reparations, and you will only be the one who will be hurt in the end.

I think of the grievances and grievances between Japan and China. A sneer appeared on Lu Yan's face.

In that case, then destroy me. Japan.

"Lord Wang, we're almost at Xiaguan."

At this time, Jia Xu came over and said.

Lu Yan nodded, at this time they could already see the coast of Honshu, and this time he was going to land in Xiaguan and then conquer the entire Honshu.

It didn't take long for them to see the panicked Shimonoseki Pier.

It controlled the nearest waterway through Kyushu in Honshu, so it has always been a battleground for soldiers, and Tokugawa Iemitsu also stationed a heavy army here.

Since most of the capital ships of the Japanese were wiped out in the previous naval battles, they were unable to organize a strong resistance.

After destroying the big cats and small cats and a few Japanese ships, dozens of Western giant ships immediately approached the Shimonoseki dock and prepared to open fire.

But to Lu Yan's surprise, the Xiaguan Pier was the first to fire.

As a military stronghold, the Wa State deployed more than a dozen Hongyi artillery pieces here.

A dozen buckshot fell on the front of the fleet, causing a huge splash.

"I really don't know whether to live or die."

Lu Yan said with a sneer.

Generally speaking, shore artillery and warship fire have a lot of advantages, because shore artillery has excellent protection, but that also depends on the situation.

Now Lu Yan's navy has reached the extreme, and its own naval guns are thousands, if it is not the opponent of these dozen Hongyi cannons, it would be called a ghost.

Soon the ships were aiming at the dock and aiming at the opposing battery.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

“……”

A rumbling cannon sounded, and thousands of guns opened fire at the same time.

Its sound is so loud that it can only be described as earth-shattering.

Thick black smoke filled the sky over the entire fleet, and thousands of shells formed a dense rain of bullets and flew towards the enemy's batteries.

Some of the shells did not hit the target, but hit the houses in the back.

The wooden houses were either punched with a big hole or collapsed, and then the dust was stirred up.

The Japanese soldiers and civilians were so frightened that they hurriedly fled from the house, and then fled inland.

Only a very small number of artillery hits the enemy batteries, and several gunners were stoned alive by shells.

The spectacle of those naval guns firing almost frightened the Japanese gunners, and some of them even forgot to open their guns.

But the artillery under Lu Yan never forget, and rounds of bullets flew down the wall overwhelmingly.

After only a few rounds, the Japanese fort was completely silent.

The gunners were either stoned to death or fled in fright.

There were also a few shells that hit Lu Yan's Western giant ship, but unfortunately only caused some minor damage.

Then the warships slowly approached the Shimonoseki pier and began to shell the buildings of the pier in rounds.

The rumbling of cannonballs was incessant, and a large number of shells kept flying towards those houses.

One house after another was destroyed by these shells, and it was not to Lu Yan's expectation, and sure enough, there were some Japanese soldiers hiding in the houses.

Many Japanese soldiers died in this round of shelling, either by shells or crushed by collapsed houses.

After discovering that the sneak attack became impossible, the generals of the Wa Kingdom immediately ordered the soldiers to start retreating, and if they continued like this, they would only be sent to death.

Lü Yan's fleet carried out rounds of shelling, destroying houses on the docks.

After confirming that there were no ambushes to hide, he took control of various ships in the perimeter and then ordered the army to land.

In this way, Lu Yan's army finally landed in Honshu. (To be continued......)