Because the living environment in Wakoku is very harsh, most of the Wa people in this area do not care about their own death. Although it is an army composed of a group of farmers, under the leadership of those regular soldiers, the Wakoku samurai, these farmers are still very brave, which is also the reason why Tang Tong is willing to use the Wakoku soldiers.
However, the Japanese were also notoriously stupid in battle. Without a good commander, their behavior would sometimes look really stupid. Dingguo and Zheng Yu had the good fortune to encounter a group of such idiots in their first battle. A Luerban navy encountered Zheng Yu's fleet outside the port where they were stationed.
Zheng Yu's naval fleet was equipped with the most advanced weapons of the era, and all of its warships were giant ships of 800 and 900 tons. Although those foreign countries also had some naval forces, yes, naval forces rather than naval forces, those small fishing boat-like warships did not even have a decent cannon, but they still bravely rushed out of the port and killed towards Zheng Yu's fleet. This suicidal behavior made Dingguo and Zheng Yu confused for a while.
If the Japanese soldiers hadn't taken up arms and shouted at Zheng Dingguo so frantically, Zheng Yu would have thought those dozens of boats were fishing boats. Zheng Yu put his hand on his forehead and asked Dingguo, "My dear, are I blind or are those Japanese crazy? They dared to attack over a hundred of our warships with just a few dozen small fishing boats?"
"Your eyesight is blind, but I don't know whether they are crazy or not. However, I have heard from the prince before that the Japanese like to use human bombs. Old Zheng had better be careful, in case their ships are full of explosives." Zheng Dingguo was a serious man. Even though these Japanese looked crazy, he still reminded Zheng Yu.
"Human bomb? Damn, how could I forget about this? Master told me about it before." Zheng Yuye used to be Tang Tong's disciple. Although Tang Tong is now a king, Zheng Yuye still likes to call Tang Tong his master.
When Zheng Yu thought of these Japanese human bombs, he did not dare to underestimate them and ordered his men to fire at the small fishing boats. When the artillery roared, the excited Japanese suddenly froze, watching the shells fall on their boats and then explode. For a moment, blood and flesh flew everywhere. Those Japanese who were not hit by the bombing shuddered in fear. Some of the Japanese who reacted quickly seemed to be confused and cried, wanting to drive their small fishing boats away. They rushed so close, how could they escape? The range of the shell attack was only a cup of tea, and dozens of small fishing boats were sunk.
There are also Luerfan garrisons in this port, which are Luerfan navy troops, with a total of 3,000 people.
The naval commander was called Tokugawa Munebayashi. He was a descendant of the Tokugawa family that had been destroyed earlier and had been working hard to restore the glory of the Tokugawa family. He had risen from Kagoshima to become a naval commander. Unfortunately, he had just taken the position of naval commander and his men did not really listen to his command. When they saw Zheng Yu and their fleet on the sea, Tokugawa Munebayashi did not let his men leave the port. However, one group of men did not take Tokugawa Munebayashi's words to heart and bravely drove dozens of small boats across.
When Tokugawa Munebayashi heard the sound of the cannon, he knew that those who rushed out of the port were finished. Although he didn't know where this army on the sea came from, he knew that in Japan, most of those who had cannons were from foreign countries, so he ordered his men to evacuate the port as soon as possible to avoid being bombarded by the cannons on the enemy warships.
Tokugawa Munebayashi never dreamed that the enemy would have artillery that could be moved freely on land. He and his more than 2,000 men set up a position about ten meters away from the port. This place was a mountainous area, easy to defend but difficult to attack. Tokugawa Munebayashi still had some military acumen, but it was a pity that he encountered weapons that were much more advanced than theirs.
Not long after Tokugawa Munebayashi set up his position, Kusanagi arrived with his troops. Just as Tokugawa Munebayashi was trying to encourage his men's morale, a round of artillery shells fell on their heads. Some of the Japanese were frightened and turned around and ran away, while some bravely held their positions. However, this kind of defense did not last long. The second round of artillery shells completely defeated Tokugawa Munebayashi's men. Even Tokugawa Munebayashi was frightened and joined the fleeing team.
Tokugawa Munebayashi had not been running for long when he heard the sound of horse hooves. Tokugawa Munebayashi's heart suddenly beat wildly. He no longer cared about gathering his men, but left the fleeing team, jumped into a stream, and hid in the grass. Soon, the earth-shaking sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, and a cavalry team of thousands of people was chasing them from behind.
Hearing the miserable cries of his men, Tokugawa Munebayashi couldn't help but secretly be thankful that he saw the opportunity quickly, otherwise his two legs could not outrun those four legs, and the battle was over soon. The cavalry seemed to have cleaned up the battlefield and then moved forward again. Tokugawa Munebayashi hid in the grass by the stream but did not dare to move. Not long after, the large army behind passed by here again. After the large army passed, Tokugawa Munebayashi was about to come out, but he heard human voices again, so he had to continue hiding in the grass, enduring the cold stream water.
What Tokugawa Munebayashi didn't know was that these people behind him were big money merchants who had come with him to make money from the war. Although these people were not an army, they were also armed and worked in groups of dozens or hundreds. On the one hand, they helped the army guard the prisoners, and on the other hand, they helped the army clean up the battlefields, villages and cities after the army passed through, and looted the property that the army had not had time to plunder.
Not knowing how long he had been hiding in the bushes, Tokugawa Munebayashi came to himself from his daze and discovered that there was no human voice outside. He carefully came out of the bushes and after getting ashore, he saw a huge bonfire in the distance with corpses burning in it. This was what the big businessmen who came to make money from the war had to do. In order not to cause plague, after each battle, the enemy's corpses would be burned on the spot. Looking at the burned corpses, Tokugawa Munebayashi felt bitter in his heart.
Tokugawa Munebayashi identified the direction and headed towards the nearest town. He was cold and hungry along the way. When he finally arrived at the town, he found that the town was as silent as death. Tokugawa Munebayashi carefully walked into the town and found that there was no one here, only a huge bonfire burning on an open space in the town, and there were also corpses burning in the bonfire.
Tokugawa Munebayashi observed carefully and found that there were not many signs of fighting in the town. He pushed open several doors and finally found some food in one of them. After a full meal, Tokugawa Munebayashi packed up the remaining food and took it with him, heading towards a city. Along the way, he passed several villages, some of which were deserted and some still had people, but those people were basically over 35 years old. Tokugawa Munebayashi learned some information from those people.
Every time they come here, there is a so-called large-scale recruitment team. Every time these people pass through a place, they will recruit local young men and women to be their husbands. If those recruited want to bring their entire family, those people will not object. Instead, they will provide some food to their families. In this way, many people follow those large-scale recruitment teams.
Not long after those recruited people came, another group of people would come. These people would loot things from house to house and arrest the young men and women who were not recruited. They would tie them up and take them away like pigs. As for the older people, as long as they did not offend them, they would not care, but if anyone dared to resist, they would all be killed.
After hearing this, Tokugawa Munebayashi felt that the behavior of those people was a little puzzling. What were those people going to do with so many people? Were they taking them somewhere to sell? Tokugawa Munebayashi thought that he was only thirty years old. If he really met those people, he might be caught and sold by them. He wanted to stop moving forward, but he was afraid that he would meet those people again if he went forward. After thinking about it, he decided to try his luck. After walking for a few days, he finally saw a city, but the broken city wall made Tokugawa Munebayashi realize that this city might have fallen into the hands of those big men.
After hesitating outside the city for a while, Tokugawa Munebayashi decided to go inside and take a look. He took a self-defense knife and endured the pain to shave his beard. He also took off his clothes and only wore a pair of underwear. In this way, if he met a big man, he could pretend to be a big man.
Tokugawa Munebayashi, who was born in the Tokugawa family, could speak Chinese. This was something that every member of a big family in Japan had to learn. Although he was not a native speaker, if he could speak short sentences, it would not be a big problem for him to pretend to be an important person. Tokugawa Munebayashi took a look at the knife in his hand for self-defense, threw it to the ground with reluctance, and headed towards the city.
When Tokugawa Munebayashi arrived at the city gate, he found that the people guarding the gate were indeed from Daichi. Those people did not seem to be regular troops, but servants or bodyguards of a wealthy family. The weapons in their hands were also varied, some holding knives and arrows, and some holding muskets. Anyone entering or leaving the city would be checked.
Tokugawa Munebayashi took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and approached the people guarding the city gates. (To be continued. If you want to know what happened next, please visit www..com. For more chapters, please support "Paoshuba"!)
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