Chapter 229: Doomsday Disaster, Soaring Fire
Iwami is very close to Shuangma Island, and it is also far from the Korean Peninsula.
After more than ten days of sailing, Xu Da and Li Jin bypassed Shikoku Island and finally arrived near Shuangma Island.
All the ships encountered along the way, whether fishing boats or merchant ships, were all sunk by Li Jin's order.
For the sake of the secrecy of this assault, Li Jin can be said to not allow the slightest accident.
After arriving near Shuangma Island, Xu Da suggested that he could first take Shuangma Island as a stronghold and then attack Iwami.
However, it was vetoed by Li Jin, this time Li Jin made a big fanfare and was fully prepared, and the supplies of the transport ship alone were enough for the consumption of the naval fleet for up to three months.
Li Jin thought that there was no need to take Tsushima Island first, so as not to arouse the alarm of the daimyo of Wajima.
This time they concealed their whereabouts for the sake of the suddenness of the attack, and now that there is no shortage of logistical materials, Li Jin feels that a better plan should be to bypass Tsushima Island and directly attack Iwami Province.
Immediate results, so as not to have too many dreams at night.
Although Xu Da felt that the long-distance attack on Iwami Province was a bit risky, he thought that this was a naval battle, which was fundamentally different from land warfare, and there was no need to consider logistics at all, so he didn't say more.
At Li Jin's suggestion, the fleet bypassed Tsushima Island in the darkness of night and headed straight for the port of Iwami Province.
In the early morning, when the sunshine god of Wajima slowly rose into the sky, it was accompanied by a dense crowd of warships.
The guards of Iwami's port were frightened on the spot when they saw the sudden appearance of hundreds of warships.
"My lord, this... Where is this fleet? For... Why.. Appears in... Are we here? ”
The subordinates next to him were also frightened and turned pale, mainly because of the dense and huge warships, the oppressive force on these people was too strong, making their little stomachs a little weak.
The Japanese general who was in charge of guarding the port swallowed a mouthful of saliva with difficulty, and said in horror:
"How do I know?"
"That's... So what do we do now? ”
"Hurry up and report to the lord of the country, and ask the lord of the country to lead the army to rescue!!"
At this time, the fool knew that the port would definitely not be able to hold it, and now he should hurry up and call for help.
The most powerful thing in Iwami Province is naturally Iwami Daimyo Miyoshi Chokei, and at this time, only if he comes to help in person, it is possible to stop these people.
"Hurry up and invite the Lord of the Kingdom to come!!"
Soon, a port guard ran out of the harbor and went to Iwami Prefecture to ask for reinforcements.
"Whew!! Shout!!! ”
But not far from the port, however, he heard a screeching sound.
The voice was like a magic sound, and the guard hurriedly turned around, only to see the most desperate scene of his life.
I saw countless cannonballs, streaked across the gray night sky, and long wings of fire dragged behind them, like fiery snakes, covering the sky and the sun, covering the entire Iwami port.
Then.
"Boom!!"
Like an apocalyptic disaster, countless shells smashed into the harbor like hailstones, setting off bursts of powerful explosions.
The port, which was originally relatively peaceful, instantly appeared with bursts of black mushroom clouds.
Buildings large and small in the harbor were quickly destroyed with the naked eye.
From the discovery of the fleet to the time when he went out to ask for help, in less than half an hour, except for the dock at the port, all the other buildings at the port turned into a sea of fire.
The originally prosperous port area, both people and buildings, was destroyed by artillery, leaving nothing alive.
The guard stared blankly at everything in front of him, like the apocalypse, and he only felt chills all over.
Then, the guards ran to Iwami Prefecture like crazy, and he wanted to hurry up and inform the lord of the country, so that the lord of the country could bring people to avenge these people who died in vain.
...
The sky-high fire burned in the port of Iwami Province.
Li Jin's eyes on the flagship were bright, and the fire was reflected in Li Jin's pupils, making Li Jin look like his eyes were breathing fire, and the slightly hooked corners of his mouth looked extremely demonic.
Xu Da was a little unbearable, and asked:
"Why bother?"
"These people don't affect our landing at all, there is no need to cause such a killing."
Just now, the fleet arrived at the port of Iwami Province, and seeing that the port was defenseless, Xu Da immediately ordered the marines to start landing in the Iwami area.
However, Li Jin directly ordered a burst of artillery bombardment of the port area before starting the landing.
Li Jin's reason was very simple, that is, to reduce unnecessary casualties, and first physically eliminate the potential enemies at the port, so as not to cause trouble to the Ming navy.
Then, the herald on the flagship raised the flag and ordered the main warships to fire three salvos at all areas of the harbor, with the aim of destroying all living ports in the harbor.
Looking at the messy port in front of him, Li Jin was very satisfied, and said casually:
"Xu Dashuai, these widows are all aliens, why feel sorry for these people?"
"There are millions of Japanese people in the land of Wajima, these are the wealth of our East India Company, if it weren't for the sake of our army, I wouldn't have slaughtered these Wa people casually."
"But the inferior nature of the Japanese people is like this, you have to beat them up before they surrender."
"Nonsense."
Xu Da didn't believe Li Jin's plan, in his opinion, this was Li Jin's personal vendetta in the communiqué.
Although I don't know what Li Jin's deep hatred for Wadao is, Li Jin's dislike for the Wa people, Xu Da is clear.
Li Jin saw that Xu Da didn't believe it, so he had to show Xu Da a wave.
Immediately, Xu Da waved his hand at Jiang Yuyi behind him, signaling him to bring Saito Tayi and Ashikaga Yoshinaga up.
Not long after, the two of them came to the deck under the leadership of Jiang Xuan.
As soon as the two men stepped out of the deck, they were startled by the fire in front of them, and a sense of foreboding surged in their hearts.
But after seeing Li Jin, the two of them invariably showed a flattering smile, and hurriedly knelt down and saluted Li:
"I've seen adults."
"The adults haven't seen each other for a few days, and their complexion is getting more and more ruddy, so it must be that something good must have happened recently."
Xu Da was a little dumbfounded when he saw this scene.
Xu Da had also heard of these two people before, one was pretentious and high-minded, and the other was arrogant, with no one in his eyes.
Why is it so groveling now?
But the next scene made Xu Da's jaw drop even more.
I saw Li Jin say with a smile:
"You don't have to be so polite, let's get up first."
"With the help of the two of us, we have finally arrived at your hometown."
"Smell it, does the sea breeze here smell familiar?"
"Saito-kun, Ashikaga-kun, the cherry blossoms in my hometown are in full bloom, and you can finally go back."
Hearing that they had actually arrived at the port of Wajima, Ashikaga Yoshinaga and Saitoda were both heartbroken, and then they felt sad when they thought of the fire in front of them.
"What? The two of you don't seem to be happy to return to their hometown? ”
Li Jin changed his words, his face showed displeasure, and he said softly:
"Is it because you are dissatisfied with the official's arrangement?"
"No, we are very happy, and we are very happy with the arrangement of the adults."
"That is, we are very happy about returning to our hometown, don't get me wrong."
After the two of them heard Li Jin's words, they immediately forced a smile, and a flattering smile appeared on their faces, which looked very weird.
Xu Da looked at these two people in shock, he knew how Li Jin treated these two people, but he didn't expect that when these two people saw Li Jin now, they would be like seeing their own father, which really shattered Xu Da's three views.
Is it really like Li Jin said, the Japanese people are really all cheap bones?