Chapter 150: The Naming of Fangmao Port
Zhao Lie's fleet was aiming at the coast of Honshu to the north, and encountered a lot of fishing boats of the Japanese country along the way, it seems that the custom of drying fish with white rice has long existed among the Japanese people, and since then it has been an obsession for hundreds of years, and this nation is really stubborn. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Zhao Lie observed the sea ships of the Wa Kingdom during the voyage, and found that there were not many of their ocean-going ships, many of them were offshore ships shared by sails and oars, and only a few large sea ships such as the Anzhai ship were seen along the way, although the western part of the Wa Kingdom was not its prosperous area, there were still too few of these ocean-going ships.
From this, it can be seen that in general, the Seto Inland Sea is a small bathtub, and Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku are crowded together, and the absence of huge sea ships does not affect the shipping of the Wa Kingdom, and even the Zhuyin ships they sailed on the ocean were either ordered from some shipyards in Daming and Fujian, or imitated Daming Fu ships.
For a long time, the Wa Kingdom was in a state of division and chaos among various daimyos, and it was good to be able to have the strength of the daimyo of the naval army.
The daimyo could not afford to build a huge ship that needed to be built with the country's financial resources, but now that the Tokugawa shogunate was in control of all of Japan, this was not a problem in time.
After more than ten days of sailing, on the west coast of Ezo, two clippers were already waiting for the fleet, bringing news that they had found the harbor and the local situation.
Zhao Lie was not surprised by the appearance of Heren, he only remembered that there was a Heren name in the southern part of Ezo, and he didn't know who his surname was.
I believe that as long as this daimyo is not an idiot, he will continue to infiltrate into the Ezo land, and there is no unified political power in the Ezo land, wouldn't it be more than the gain, this is the beginning of the Japanese kingdom's jurisdiction over the Ezo land.
The flotilla continued without delay. More than a thousand horses on board could not afford to delay, and despite the relaxed conditions provided for the horses, dozens of horses fell ill and died. It makes Zhao Lie's heart ache, now it is time to arrive at the destination as soon as possible, and everyone urgently needs to land quickly to rest.
Three days later, the flotilla finally arrived at the small harbor, well, now called Fangmao Harbor, and the Flying Eagle was outside the harbor to meet the fleet. Zhao Lie asked for the name of the ship that discovered the harbor, so he named the harbor after its captain and named it Fangmao Port.
It's just that. Zhao Lie felt extremely painful when he thought of this name, Fang Mao, homophonic counterfeiting, it was really a very speechless name. I really can't think about it. Otherwise, the tooth will hurt.
Fang Mao didn't know what Zhao Lie thought, he happily went ashore to fight for the fleet, a fishing port can be named after him, it is really an ancestor who burns high incense.
The patriarch of the Weika tribe, Kannadon, had been waiting in the fishing village for more than ten days, and he was less than fifty short and stout, with thick hair, a beard, and eyes quite bright. Although Canadon was only in his fifties, he had already surpassed the average life expectancy of his people. It's a long life.
Due to the years of hard work, most of his hair is gray, and his knees are even more sore in winter, but fortunately, his eldest son Kaveh is skilled in martial arts, bold and arrogant, and has a high prestige among the clansmen, Canadon plans to hand over the patriarch to his eldest son next year, and he will enjoy his old age in peace.
The only thing that worries him is the constant attacks of the Heren, although the Wato is currently mainly occupying the fishing grounds and hunting grounds of the Anui tribe in the southwestern and southeastern regions, so that the Anui tribe submits to the Matsumae Domain and pays taxes to the Matsumae Domain.
However, after the submission of the south, Canadon believed that the greedy Wato would invade the center, west, and north, and that Canadon himself would do the same, and he certainly understood the ambitions of the Matsumae Domain for the entire island.
The fragmentation of the Anui tribe also made it easier to act with the people, and the Anui tribes were divided into hundreds of tribes, which were never unified, so that several tribes often competed with the peacemakers, while the other tribes watched from the sidelines.
Without a unified regime, there would be no unified action, and the defeat of the dispersal was inevitable, and Kannadon was pessimistic about the future of the Anui, which was destined not to be a happy land for the Anui in the future.
However, he believed that he would not see this day, but the end for his children and grandchildren would not be too good, which was the saddest thing for him.
When more than ten days ago, the news came from the fishing village of Otaru Port that there were Ming people entering the fishing village, he was shocked, Ming people he had only heard, with the people of the battle, and heard that the coalition forces of the various daimyo defeated the Ming people, however, the battle was very tragic, indicating that the strength of the Ming people is not inferior to the people, and the Ming people came here is a new threat.
Canadon immediately gathered his people and informed them of the arrival of the Ming people, and Canadon and his son led more than 100 of their tribesmen to the fishing village in full armor.
It is said that it is fully armed, but it is covered with animal skin robes, and the bows and arrows, knives and guns in his hands are just made of inferior pig iron, and even the arrows of the arrows are bone.
Kannadon met with Yanayahi, a capable man, and learned that only one of the Aketo's ships made occasional appearances in the bay, and the whereabouts of the other ships were unknown.
Kanadon knew that this was the only port in this area, otherwise the Matsumae clan would not have chosen this place to trade with the Anui tribes in the west, so if the Ming people were to get involved in the west, they would still come here.
For a while, Canadon hated this harbor very much, although he obtained some income because of trading with people here, and improved the weapons and daily work of the clan, but this harbor is a bane, and the people who have a greedy heart in the west have always coveted this harbor, and this time there are Ming people, this is a place that can make their people crushed.
After ten days of waiting, this morning, the low sound of a snail was heard from the pier, and its constant sound reminded the tribe of the urgency of the situation.
Canadon led a team of more than 100 people to the gentle slope in front of the village, climbed high and looked at the blue sea, only to see the tall sea ships appear in the field of vision one after another, covering the entire bay, and the faint hull, towering mast, and full sail of the ships slowly approached the harbor.
Some of the Ming people shouted in a language he did not understand, and other drums and trumpets reverberated through the harbor.
All the Anui people were amazed at the approach of the giant ship with their mouths wide open.
The Anui fishing boats consisted of small boats with a few people sitting on them, rowing offshore fishing with small sails. It doesn't have to be.
The largest ship they saw was no more than a man-like ship, and it was only a fraction of what it was like compared to these giant ships. It's too far off.
Canadon shouted as the people came back to their senses.
The ship, which had been wandering outside the harbor, sailed to the pier first, and more than twenty armorers with bright armor appeared on board.
"Father, are we going to attack?" Kaveh asked hesitantly.
Canadon smiled bitterly and shook his head, this is the only thing that makes Kaveh feel at ease, his ability to judge the situation is still too poor, even if there are only a few dozen armor soldiers on each ship. It's not something that the tribe can resist, and the use of force will only make the tribe perish faster.
Blindly relying on force, this tribe has long ceased to exist. There are trade-offs to be made.
Yamada Hirokatsu and his two guards watched in amazement as the huge fleet approached the harbor, and the contempt of many days ago was gone, and now there was only deep awe, which was a huge fleet that the Southern Barbarians had never had. It shows the profound strength of this Mingren. Really prepared.
However, Yamada Hirokatsu, who has always been unwilling to be lonely, faintly feels in his heart that the opportunity he is looking for may have come.
"Kawi, Yanayahi, you lead the brigade to wait here, I will go to the dock to talk to the people who came, if anyone attacks me, you must not fight back, immediately return to the clan, and lead the whole clan to your father-in-law, Sasitou." Canadon said.
"Father. How could the son ignore it? Kaveh gritted his teeth and said that his father's order was an insult to the warriors of his clan.
"If I die. You are the patriarch of the clan, and the life and death of nearly a thousand people in the clan are all in your thoughts, how can you act recklessly. Canadon was furious, his hair unkempt and his eyes glaring.
The two hurriedly knelt down.
"Remember, if our clan resists hard, it will be a move of destruction, I came forward to ask today, that is, I hope that the Ming people will not kill indiscriminately, there is still room for maneuver, if the Ming people are really indiscriminately killed, you have to avoid it for the time being, contact other tribes to fight back together, not recklessly." Canadon commanded.
"The child obeys." Kaveh replied tearfully, gripping the hilt of his knife tightly.
Canadon led ten guards towards the trestle.
"Kannadontou, I'll go with you." Hirokatsu Yamada shouted from behind.
Canadon saw Yamada and the other three coming over,
"Mr. Yamada, I have fought with people and Mingren, I am afraid that it will be risky for Mr. to go." Canadon scoffed.
He has always been disgusted with people and is deeply wary.
"The head people don't know, the Ming people have always regarded themselves as a powerful empire in the center, and it is especially good to convince people with reason, I believe they will not act rashly." Hirokatsu Yamada replied with a smile.
The Chaohu leaned on the trestle, and the small trestle could only accommodate one Galen for loading and unloading, so the fleet could only slowly unload one by one.
The first to come down was one of the two newly built Thousand Corps, Li Lu and other Thousand Corps were kept on Jeju Island to guard against possible attacks by the Japanese Invaders, for the Anui who were not in good armor, the newly built Thousand Corps was already enough, not to mention that at first there was only a garrison mission, as a field unit that had undergone arduous training, it could be said that it was easy to be promoted.
The first three hundred teams climbed the trestle one after another, and they set up a defensive position inland despite their fatigue.
At this time, more than a dozen locals approached the trestle, and the Flying Eagle armor soldiers who had landed in advance stopped everyone and asked about their intentions.
"We are a local tribe and want to see the Commander of the Ming Dynasty." Canadon bowed respectfully to Yamada.
Seeing the armor of the Broken Army up close, the two of them were really dazzled, they were both iron armor of water, the weapons were neat and uniform, and the soldiers were even sharper-eyed, watching their actions from time to time.
"You wait here now, and I will wait for myself after my lord lands on the shore." Fang Mao asked Fukudaoka to translate.
Well, just wait.
I saw hundreds of armor soldiers walking towards the harbor one after another, and wherever there was a threat to the trestle, there were soldiers guarding them, and the defensive circle was expanded a mile away, and the Anui people in the fishing village did not act rashly, and the captive army did not enter the fishing village, and the two sides were now a delicate balance.
The Gaoyouhu leaned on the trestle and unloaded three hundred generals, and when all the thousands of troops were unloaded, nearly two hours had passed.
At this time, it was already evening, and Kannadon and Yamada told me that they would not be ashore today, and that they would summon everyone after they landed tomorrow.
Seeing the ship's continuous handling of personnel and baggage, as well as the nearly 1,000 armored soldiers in full armor patrolling around, Kanadon had no intention of confrontation, this was a strong man who could not cope with himself, and could only wait for the Mingren General Daoming to come tomorrow.
Canadon, who is not the first brother of the battle formation, found that these armored soldiers strictly guarded the formation whether they were walking or resting, and nearly a thousand armored soldiers were like this, and the dock was busy but not chaotic, indicating that the usual drills were rigorous.
Yamada is eyes shining, after all, the iron armor in Japan is also worn by the elders of various daimyos, the generals of the mother's clothes, the generals of the ashigaru and other giants, as for the other small and medium-sized samurai are just leather armor for self-defense, the Ming army here and even the small army are all iron armor protectors, this Ming general is really luxurious, the status must be extremely respectful, Yamada's ambition is rapidly expanding.
That night, the landed Breakers set up their defenses and rested nearby, it was the end of summer, the field was not cold, and the soldiers outside the camp and on the docks lit dozens of bonfires, and the light of the fires brought a long-lost vitality to the harbor.
The soldiers of the Broken Capture Army built a simple fence to protect the camp, and then rested well, after all, the constant sailing on the sea these days made them extremely tired, and today they are on land, and rest is the best.
Zhao Lie ordered, in addition to ordering not to go out on patrol at night, the other soldiers rested and recovered their strength, and this landing day passed peacefully.
Early the next morning, the second thousand corps began to unload, and it was also one of the three thousand corps established later, and now there are many hundred corps in the battalion, and even the chief is a veteran of the four thousand corps from the fierce battle in Iron Mountain.
An hour of time thousand corps all landed, and then the Liaomin team began to land one after another, although the voyage is very long, but they are all driving in the northern seas, there is no humid and stuffy in the southern seas, but many people are not seasick, so only a few people in Liaomin died of illness, which is already rare in this era.
Another half a day passed, Liao people, shovels and other tools, some grain, cloth and other miscellaneous goods disembarked, it was already the beginning of the day, the fleet did not continue to unload personnel, but the broken army began to establish a regular military fortress, as the foundation of the garrison here, this is not the first day to deal with, there should be a corner tower, moats, all have to be built one by one, except for the three hundred soldiers on duty, are busy.
The Liao people will also set up refugee camps with the assistance of the Broken Army, and these tasks are all familiar to them, and they have already experienced it in Jeju, as the so-called practice makes perfect.
Of course, we have to start selecting the site first, as for the real work, it will be two or three days later, and Zhao Lie ordered that the construction can only start after the body is about to recover.
After all, the body of the refugees could not be trained at the same time, compared with the Broken Army, which had practiced hard training and practiced many times to build a barracks for defense after a rapid march of forty miles, and after a night's rest yesterday, it was no major problem for them now.
As a result, Canadon's wish to meet the commander of the Ming army was once again disappointed, and he could only hope that the Ming general would receive him tomorrow.
This made his anxiety continue, and the future of the tribe was still uncertain. (To be continued.) )