Yu Tongjiang was about to give the order to set fire to the port, but he was suddenly attracted by a long wall outside the port of Hakata.

"It was built by the Japanese a hundred years ago to resist the Yuan army." Liao Dingguo on the side also carefully observed the long wall with a telescope, and said in a deep voice:

"When the Yuan army invaded Japan for the first time, the Japanese took the countermeasure of letting the Yuan army go ashore for a decisive battle, and as a result, the shore was full of open land, and the two sides fought a field battle. How could the Japanese be the opponent of the Yuan army, they were beaten to the ground. If it weren't for the fact that the Yuan army itself was not unified in thinking, and the main general was accidentally injured, they might have been pushed by a wave. ”

After that, the shogun of Japan summed up the lesson and decided that the next time the Yuan army attacked, he would resolutely resist the landing Yuan army on the coast. So it took several years to build this forty-mile-long wall. Liao Dingguo continued: "The wall is about seven or eight feet high, and fortifications have been built on it. ”

"It's this stone wall that is not very high, but it makes the Yuan army suffer a big loss. Several of their attacks were repelled by the Japanese on the stone wall with bows and arrows and rolling stone sasswoods, and although the casualties were limited, they were never able to complete the landing and deploy their troops. Their proud cavalry could not be used, and as a result, they were dragged into a bitter battle by the Japanese ......"

"A full hundred years have passed," Yu Tongjiang observed carefully: "This stone wall looks quite strong, and the fortifications on it are also very complete, and Little Japan is well maintained." ”

"The Japanese later summed up the successful experience of repelling the Yuan Dynasty twice, believing that one was the 'kamikaze' to help, and the other was that this stone wall limited the cavalry of the Yuan army, so it was called 'Protecting the Country'."

"At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Japanese were worried about the retaliation of the Mongols, so they invested huge manpower and material resources to maintain this defensive line, and the previous shogunate even fell for this reason." Liao Dingguo explained: "Huailiang repaired it urgently last year, so the condition is not bad. ”

"It looks like the pirates are lying in ambush behind the stone wall." After Yu Tongjiang finished speaking, he asked Liao Dingguo: "Then do you still set fire to the port?" Maybe the houses by the sea will be useful. ”

"Burn, must burn. According to the instructions of His Highness, the enemy army must be guessed with the utmost malice. The buildings they deliberately left behind, or burned down with confidence. "Liao Dingguo cut the railway.

"Okay!" Yu Tongjiang then ordered all ships to use their return guns to fire oil tanks at the buildings on the shore.

With the sound of a whooshing burst into the air, dozens of canisters of fire oil were thrown into the dense buildings along the shore.

The archers then stood on the bow of the ship and fired rockets in the direction of the falling oil canisters, trying to ignite them.

According to past experience, this process is not easy, and it often takes hundreds or thousands of arrows to start a fire. However, this time there were no dozens of arrows, and the fire burst into the sky.

The fire was extremely fierce, spreading to the entire port area in a blink of an eye, and there was a crackling sound, which stunned the soldiers of the Ming army.

Is our fire attack so powerful?

"What does it smell like?" A gust of wind blew from the shore, and the soldiers covered their noses and coughed.

"How do you look like rotten eggs?"

"It's brimstone, and they hid it in the building!" Liao Dingguo covered his mouth and nose, coughed and said, "Quickly retreat!" The air is toxic ......"

"Withdraw, withdraw!" Yu Tongjiang hurriedly gave a loud order, and the soldiers coughed with snot and tears, and desperately sailed the battleship far away from the shore.

That's when I feel like I'm breathing easier......

"Fuck, how much brimstone are they hiding?" Liao Dingguo gasped for breath to relieve the burning sensation in his lungs and said, "I really let His Highness say it." These slaves are so insidious. ”

"yes. If you are unprepared, treat those empty houses as barracks," Yu Tongjiang rubbed his hot eyes, looked at the entire Hakata Port, which had become a sea of fire, and said in fear: "The Japanese slaves shoot a rocket, and none of them can escape." ”

"So, you can't be too careful." Liao Dingguo relieved himself, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, go back and report it." ”

~~

On the stern of the flagship of the Japanese fleet.

Zhu Zhen held a telescope and looked at the fire of Hakata Port, and the two lieutenant generals stood on his left and right, listening to the reports of Liao Dingguo and Yu Tongjiang.

"So, the fleet of the Woko is not in Hakata Bay either?" After listening, the Sea King said slowly.

"Yes." Liao Dingguo replied in a deep voice: "Japan's Kyushu Haoqiang is known for its naval army, and it has always been the main force of the Japanese invaders. According to the investigation, they had more than 2,000 large and small warships. ”

"With such a large-scale naval army, Huailiang will definitely be entrusted with a heavy task," Yu Tongyuan replied: "According to the foolish opinion of the last general, he will let the Kyushu naval army ambush in the sea off Hakata Bay, wait for our warships to dock, and then suddenly kill after the landing of the army, and raid our army from behind, so it is estimated that the hiding place will not be too far away." ”

"Hmm." His Royal Highness the Sea King said in a deep voice: "You don't need to go to them, it's useless to find them, it's easy to get rid of us." ”

"Yes, but it is still necessary to strengthen lookouts and set up early warning defense lines." Yu Tongyuan said cautiously.

"Of course, the command is yours, you have the final say on how you want to beat you, and this king is only responsible for carrying the blame." The sixth smiled and said: "This is the situation, let's talk about how you want to fight?" ”

"Yes." Yu Tongyuan already had a draft, and when he heard the words, he said in a deep voice:

"The Japanese are clearly cowering behind the stone wall and are trying to keep us at bay on the beach with the so-called 'Protector Divine Wall'. At this time, we had two options, one was to land in Hakata and break through the enemy's defense line head-on. As long as this so-called Protector God Wall is breached, it will deal a devastating blow to the morale of the Japanese Invaders. ”

"The second is to avoid a frontal assault and land on Shika Island in the northern part of Hakata Bay, which, according to accurate information, is a satoshima, but at low tide it will expose a shoal that connects to the mainland of Kyushu." Yu Tongyuan said again: "Then you can go around the Three Sun Moon Mountain, and you can go around behind the stone wall." ”

Saying that, he said with a sneer: "However, the landing operation, not the head of the general, whether this second method can work, you have to consult the Marquis of Dingyuan." ”

"Nope." Wang Bi shook his head categorically and said: "Between that island and the mainland, even if there are shoals at low tide, it must be very long and narrow, and there is no way to deploy troops. And it's either mud or sand or reefs, and you can't get through any vehicle baggage. As long as the Japanese are on one end, it will be difficult for us to attack it. ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhen nodded approvingly and said, "I don't think the Japanese are building the city wall over there, and it is estimated that they are also suffocating, leading us to land on Shiga Island." ”

"What the enemy wants us to do, we can't do it." Yu Tongyuan asked: "Then attack head-on?!" ”

"Yes." Zhu Zhen said in a deep voice: "The Yuan army suffered an unprepared loss that time, but we did our homework for this stone wall. ”

Saying that, he smiled at Wang Bi and said, "Didn't you specially invite the Marquis of Dingyuan to help us attack the city." ”

(End of chapter)