The hurricane from Japan caused heavy casualties to the Ming army, which had always been successful, for the first time.

The Ming army, which had never experienced such a disaster, would have suffered greater damage if it had not been for the warning from the Imperial Observatory.

It took seven days for the hurricane to arrive.

In the face of this, any large army would not be able to put up the slightest resistance and would become vulnerable.

And now, they have truly experienced the situation that the Mongol army felt when it encountered the hurricane without any preparation.

The hurricane lasted for five days. It was not until the sixth day when the rain stopped and the sky cleared that Feng Sheng and others left the house.

Looking at the ruins outside, Feng Sheng shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Call all the doctors immediately to save people."

There were too many injured soldiers and quite a few missing. No one knew how big a blow this disaster had brought.

As for the missing, there is no need to look for them. Once they are missing, it is basically equivalent to death.

Hurricanes are often followed by extremely heavy rains.

The sound of the tsunami at the seaside can be heard very clearly in the city. Everyone hiding in the house is wondering if they can still survive if the tsunami hits here.

Fortunately, the Japanese are very experienced in dealing with hurricanes, especially this city. Although it is not too far from the sea, it is out of the range of the tsunami.

Feng Sheng had been thinking about whether to dig a hole in the ground to avoid the hurricane, but now he thinks it’s a good thing he didn’t do that.

Because of the accumulated water caused by heavy rain, the cave will be completely submerged.

Hiding in a hole will only lead to drowning.

Soon, Liu Rixin rushed over.

The generals, officials, and doctors accompanying the Ming court were naturally given priority when making arrangements, and they all hid in sturdy houses.

"Liu Jianzheng has arrived at the right time. Has this hurricane completely passed?" Feng Sheng asked hurriedly when he saw Liu Rixin.

"Don't worry, Duke Song. The hurricane has passed. Looking at the sky, there are no signs of a hurricane anymore." Liu Rixin replied.

After hearing this, Feng Sheng finally felt relieved.

The main thing Liu Rixin came to report was about the movement of the hurricane.

According to current astronomical phenomena, the hurricane is now moving northward. The north of Kyushu Island is naturally Japan's Honshu Island.

This information was extremely critical, so Liu Rixin reported to Feng Sheng immediately after the hurricane passed.

Because in today's world, people are still very superstitious, especially when it comes to natural disasters. For example, in the past dynasties, whenever there were severe droughts or floods, it was not only a problem of famine, but also the people's hearts were affected.

Even many emperors would choose to issue an edict of repentance.

Liu Rixin's statement about the direction of the hurricane shows that the hurricane was not caused by the expedition to Japan.

But it has always existed, and there is no distinction between the Japanese and the Ming people.

Feng Sheng was very happy to hear this news, and immediately ordered Feng Cheng: "Send someone immediately to report the news brought by Liu Jianzheng to all the soldiers as soon as possible."

"At the same time, arrange for personnel to convey this matter to the three highnesses."

Morale is a very important thing for a large army.

Not to mention that the Ming army soldiers are now far away from their hometowns. When they encounter such hardships, they naturally miss their parents, wives and children at home even more.

If it cannot be properly controlled, low combat morale is one thing, and like some unreliable generals in history, it is very likely to even cause a mutiny.

Feng Sheng certainly wouldn't let this happen.

When the news spread, the military began to discuss it.

"Damn it, I thought this hurricane was really created by these Japanese pirates, but it turns out they don't care about their relatives."

"How can the Japanese pirates have such ability? They can even summon a hurricane. It's ridiculous. If they really have such ability, the whole world will belong to them."

"That makes sense, but tell me, is it because we are unlucky? This hurricane was supposed to hit the Japanese, but we came here and suffered for nothing."

"Hey, you know what, there is such a possibility. I just heard from the Jinyiwei that the Japanese have hurricanes almost every year. They are all used to it. You see, the space under the house is empty because of the hurricanes."

"I didn't notice it before, it seems to be true, it seems that these Japanese are really unscrupulous, even God punishes them every year, we are really saving the Japanese people."

"Haven't you heard that these Japanese are also descendants of our Shenzhou? They accidentally wandered here when His Majesty the First Emperor sent people to seek elixirs."

"Really? There is such a thing. Tell me quickly, tell me what is going on with His Majesty the First Emperor."

Driven by some people with ulterior motives, morale immediately began to rise, especially among some secret members of the Imperial Guard, who were responsible for making up stories to narrate the hurricane.

The main purpose is to fully prove that the hurricane was meant to attack the Japanese, not the Ming people.

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"What are the casualties in the army?" Zhu Di asked Zhang Yu with a serious face.

Zhang Yu smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, about 7,000 of our soldiers have disappeared in this hurricane, and more than 10,000 have been injured."

"The military doctors are doing their best to treat the injured. Fortunately, most of the injured are only slightly injured, and there are not many serious injuries."

Zhu Di nodded. Under such a disaster, such casualties were still an acceptable number.

At present, the main focus is on post-disaster reconstruction.

Just as Zhu Di and Zhang Yu were discussing some specific measures, the person who had sent the news from Feng Sheng also arrived at Zhu Di.

After taking the letter from the deliveryman and reading it, Zhu Di's eyes lit up.

"Zhang Yu, immediately count how many soldiers are still capable of fighting in our army, and make preparations immediately. Tomorrow morning, follow me to set out on the expedition."

Zhang Yu was a little confused when he heard this, but since the prince had already spoken, there was no need to worry about it.

Zhu Di smiled and said, "This is a God-given opportunity. The letter said that the Imperial Astronomical Observatory has already seen through astronomical observations that the hurricane is heading towards the Japanese island of Honshu."

"This also means that the Japanese will be the same as we are now."

At this point, Zhang Yu, who was known for his good strategies, naturally reacted.

Since the Japanese cannot avoid it either, a huge opportunity has appeared. Wherever the hurricane passes, there will be wailing.

While causing such heavy casualties to the Ming army, it was also an opportunity.

From a timing perspective, the Ming army experienced the ravages of the hurricane five days earlier than the Japanese army.

This means that the hurricane of the Ming army has passed, but the hurricane of the Japanese has just begun.

If we start organizing our forces now, we will be able to follow behind the hurricane and take advantage of it.

In the short period of time after experiencing the hurricane, the Japanese were certainly unable to react, and the Ming army easily crushed them all the way.

Not to mention directly attacking Honshu Island, but as long as we seize the opportunity, it will not be too difficult to take over the entire Kyushu Island. It may even be easier than you imagine.

Zhang Yu, realizing the opportunity, immediately began to gather the soldiers who were still able to fight and started preparing for tomorrow's expedition under Zhu Di's order.

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"Uncle, can the three princes seize this opportunity?"

"This is a great achievement. With our current strength, it will be no problem for us to dispatch 50,000 troops. By then, it may only take ten days or half a month for us to conquer the entire Kyushu Island." Feng Cheng's tone was a little hurried.

If we miss this opportunity, it will not be easy to strike Japan better.

Feng Sheng shook his head and said, "No."

"Cheng'er, you have to remember one thing. This time we came to Japan to fight. Although it seems that I am the leader, in fact, we are just a foil."

"If I steal the glory from the three princes, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult for me to act in the future."

Feng Sheng understood everything very well. He knew that even though His Majesty and the Crown Prince had not told him about his visit to Japan, they still entrusted him with the important task of serving as the Shogun.

In fact, they are there to provide escort, similar to the guards of the three princes.

"Then uncle, why don't we tell all the princes about this news?" Feng Cheng asked with some confusion.

Feng Sheng smiled and said, "Some things are certainly not for us to do. It depends on the princes' own understanding."

Since the three princes are in the same place, it is natural for them to compete with each other.

And the way of competing is more in line with the expectations of the capital.

It doesn’t matter whether one prince understands it or two. The gap among the three princes will gradually widen.

There is no doubt that the prince who reacts first will be able to take advantage of this opportunity to quickly occupy more territory and seize priority in the subsequent competition.

No matter what the situation is, it is generally in line with expectations.

If there is one strong and two weak, the two weaker parties will definitely join forces to resist the strong party. They understand the principle of "the lips and the teeth are cold".

If there are two strong parties and one weak party, the weak party will become the sweet cake and be won over by both sides. As for the strong party joining forces to destroy the weak party, this possibility is almost non-existent.

Because the three princes are all familiar with each other and are in a state of both contradiction and rivalry, this possibility would only occur if they were truly three enemies.

As for the current situation, there are obviously two strong and one weak.

On the side of King Jin Zhu Gang, with the help of the Heroes Chamber of Commerce, large numbers of casualties were avoided to a large extent.

Even in terms of casualties, there were fewer than those on Zhu Di's side.

"Your Majesty, there is no time to lose. We should set out early to seize the opportunity."

"According to the spies, the Prince of Yan has already started to reorganize his troops. He must have thought of this as well."

After hearing the report from the head of the Chamber of Commerce, King Jin Zhu Gang nodded and immediately prepared his troops to start the expedition.

On Feng Sheng's side, because he had the most soldiers and his city was relatively strong, the casualties were lower.

Prince Yan Zhu Di also won over many Japanese nobles. At the reminder of you, the Japanese nobles, he prepared to resist the hurricane in advance. Overall, the casualties were not too great.

Prince of Jin Zhu Gang also had the help of the Qun Ying Chamber of Commerce, and because of his own ruthlessness, although many Japanese died in his territory, his own combat power was not greatly affected.

Zhu Gang himself had a rather cruel personality. He treated the cooks in the same way, and he would often beat and scold his soldiers, not to mention the Japanese.

Zhu Gang treated everyone equally, whether they were Japanese commoners or nobles. When they were building fortifications, he whipped them from behind. If they were suspected of being lazy, he would whip them.

With sufficient preparation, there won't be any major problems.

But the situation on the side of Prince Zhu Yu of Qi was very bleak.

Different from the King of Yan and the King of Jin.

Prince of Qi Zhu Yu was a good boy in the capital, but outside the capital, he was like a different person.

When they were in the vassal state, they were extremely extravagant and cruel.

There was no discipline here and the situation was still under war, so a large number of Japanese were directly killed by King Zhu Yuanzhang of Qi.

As for the Japanese women, most of them were used as entertainment by the soldiers, a few were directly given to meritorious soldiers, and the top ones were naturally kept for the soldiers to enjoy themselves.

Such behavior has led to a lot of dissatisfaction among the Japanese people.

King Zhu Gui of Qi didn't care. He didn't care about any rumors anyway and just started killing them.

In just over a month, tens of thousands of Japanese were killed.

Because so many were killed, not many slaves were left.

When Feng Sheng sent the messenger, it happened to be the time when King Zhu Gui of Qi was enjoying himself, so he didn't pay much attention to the construction workers who were building defenses against hurricanes.

When the damage was counted after the hurricane, the awareness was reflected.

As a result, more than 20,000 people disappeared and were unable to avoid the hurricane.

The main source of casualties was the underground cave that Feng Sheng had originally thought of.

The subordinate who was brought forward is now covered in soaked flesh, and so are tens of thousands of soldiers.

It was his idea to dig a hole to avoid the hurricane, but it was flooded when the heavy rain came.

At present, half of the 100,000-strong army of King Zhu Yuanzhang of Qi was destroyed in a short period of time.

"Come here, dig out Niu Lao Er's body for me. I will whip the corpse myself."

"What the hell, coming up with such a bad idea has caused me to lose tens of thousands of soldiers in vain. It's simply not a pity that they died."

After learning that the losses of his two elder brothers combined were not as great as his own, Prince of Qi Zhu Yu went completely mad.

He became even more unhappy when he learned that his two brothers were going to send troops to seize the Japanese territory during the hurricane.

Although on the surface there still seemed to be 50,000 soldiers, in fact there were a large number of wounded who needed to be taken care of, and enough troops had to be allocated to guard the slaves.

This meant that apart from the escort troops, the number of soldiers that could be deployed was less than 10,000.

"With insufficient manpower, it's hard to attack the city. In this case, I will just focus on the villages. I will pacify all the villages nearby."

Zhu Yu conveyed the military order. He was no fool and naturally knew that the morale of the army was low and that victory was urgently needed to stimulate the emotions of the soldiers.