A sailboat with a grand style approached the bay, and the flag hanging on the mast was clearly visible, with two characters of the Great Xia script standing out prominently.
"'Kai', isn't that Kai-hime's name?" He Su asked Toyotomi Hidetsugu in surprise. In Japan, "hime" means princess, and the daughters of daimyo can all be called "hime". Kai is Kai-hime's name.
Toyotomi Hidetsugu shook his head, ignoring the chatterbox, and instead carefully observed the approaching sailboat.
This sailboat was noticeably slimmer than the usual large ships, with only half the sails raised on the mainmast, but it was not slow at all and turned with exceptional agility.
After the sailboat turned, it quickly lowered its sails, and then a dozen or so windows opened on the lower deck, from which a dozen or so dark iron cylinders protruded. Everyone was puzzled by this. Why did they get up in the middle of the night and run dozens of miles just to let us see these iron cylinders?
"Boom... Boom... Boom"
Suddenly, a strange thing happened. Continuous flames shot out from the iron tubes, and thunderclaps shook the earth. Before people could react, the fishing village was shattered. The shells, weighing over ten kilograms, didn't just leave a hole in the houses; the enormous kinetic energy tore down the walls and houses, leaving only rubble everywhere.
The gunners and sailors on the Kai were already very skilled, and the dozen or so cannons fired in rapid succession, completing three rounds of bombardment in a short period of time.
The Kai closed its gun ports, emerged from the rising smoke, and gradually accelerated away, leaving only the desolate village behind, gracefully disappearing without a trace.
The shore was in an uproar. From the first peal of thunder, some brave women began to scream, but with everyone so crowded, there was nowhere to escape. Only after the shelling ended did the crowd on the outskirts begin to flee in terror. The crushing and trampling caused a huge disaster. An investigation later revealed that nearly a hundred people were killed or injured due to the overcrowding.
But no one dared to criticize Kaihime. How could mortals criticize the methods of the gods? It was your honor to witness a "miracle" up close; you were trampled on simply because you were cowards. Through this incident, Kaihime's prestige in Japan rose once again.
"Lord Toyotomi, is this... the wrath of your Japanese thunder god?" He Su asked in alarm, grabbing Toyotomi Hidetsugu's sleeve, ignoring the wet stains on his trousers.
Since receiving samurai training, Toyotomi Hidetsugu had been exceptionally brave. He stood still from beginning to end, his eyes fixed on the bombardment site, witnessing the devastating scene.
Upon hearing He Su's question, Hideji painfully closed his eyes and said bitterly, "This is not the Wrath of the Thunder God, this... is... the Wrath of Kai."
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