The Ming army fleet had arrived on Tsushima Island, consisting of more than 20 warships of all sizes. In addition to fifteen Ming army warships, some ships from North Korea were accompanied.

Two treasure ships of two thousand-level materials in the navy floated on the narrow sea of ​​the "Fore Harbor" of Tsuma Port, and the scale was extremely shocking, like two cities floating on the water.

The "Yin" treasure ship is the flagship of the fleet, which is the eunuch Zhou Quan, the commander of the Lu Division, Wan Liang, and the Jinshi civil servants of the Jingshi Train Office, and the generals of the Jinyiwei of the Jinyiwei were all on this ship, and there were more than 200 soldiers of the Lu Division.

Wan Liang was not responsible for commanding the water battle. When he walked to the deck of the bow and watched the sea surface of the port, the water battle in front had already begun. It was said that the army's vanguard warship suddenly appeared in the port, blocking some Japanese pirate ships that had not set sail in the bay, and then began a fight.

As a general who commanded more than 500 soldiers of the Lu Army, Wan Liang was not of high rank among the generals. Before he went to the expedition, he was a thousand households. However, Wan Liang was a general in his twenties, and it was not easy for him to be a thousand households at a young age. The reason why he was able to become a fifth-rank military officer was because his father was a hundred households in the Sichuan Guards; then he encountered the "Suppression Battle" and after being incorporated by the Han Wangjun, almost all generals were promoted.

Thinking about it, this is quite magical. Wan Liang was indeed a navy general before, but he was just active on Tuojiang River and Dajiang River (Yangtze River). This time he went on the expedition, it was the first time he had seen the sea in his life.

However, the water battle on the sea surface at this time seemed to be similar to the battle on the river. The navy officers and soldiers first attacked with long-range weapons, and then boarded the ship to fight.

The sea was covered with smoke, and there was thick smoke everywhere, including the black smoke burning by ships and the white smoke burning by fire and medicine. Countless fire lights were flying in the air, like fireworks during festivals. The divine fire crows, and all kinds of fires and arrows were in arc trajectories in the air, flying into the air above the Japanese pirate ships opposite.

Those fire arrows roared in the air, but most of them could not control their correct heads and flew everywhere. Only rockets that were close enough could hit enemy ships. After a divine fire crow hit the enemy ship, the fire medicine ignited and emitted a dazzling light in the smoke.

The noise of the sea breeze and waves made people's shouts and the sound of muskets hazy, all of which merged into the noisy wind and waves. In the distance, rows of fire lights as big as beans flashed first. After a while, I could vaguely hear the "crackling" sound like fried beans.

Most of the main sails of the Yin treasure ship had already descended and gradually moved closer to the far dock at a very slow speed.

On the sea where the treasure ship passed, Wanliang saw people falling into the water on the water. They were hissing and shouting for help, some were swimming desperately, and some were shouting with wooden boards in their arms.

However, the Ming soldiers on the deck did not save those people. Sporadic "bang bang" muskets and string sounds came one after another, and the soldiers were using the people in the water as targets | shooting | killing them.

The eunuch Zhou Quan said: "Those ships are Japanese pirates, and the ships are full of Japanese pirates with unforgivable crimes. They are doing all kinds of evil activities to plunder the coast. The soldiers and civilians of the Ming Dynasty and the Korean countries hate it deeply. It is also a death sentence when they rescue it, and it is the most convenient way to rectify the law on the spot."

Wanliang nodded and said yes.

When the treasure ship was closer to the dock, the battle on the sea was basically over. A storm ship approached the flagship, took a ladder, and sent them up to the prisoners they had taken up in the battle.

A group of prisoners was noisy and noisy, tied into a rope

There were actually people who spoke Chinese inside, who shouted "Sir, please spare my life." Wan Liang also heard that among the Japanese pirates, there were not only Japanese and Benlang refugees, but also a large number of Han fugitives, bandits, Koreans, etc., who worked as pirates together.

There were actually a few naked women on board the boat behind. Their hair was chaotic and they were very panicked, and their skin exposed in the sea breeze was pale.

"Amitabha..." As one of the translators on the boat, a Korean monk hurriedly turned around.

Zhou Quan, Wanliang, two pedestrian officials, and navy generals briefly discussed for a while, and soon made a decision. The Japanese pirates were all guilty of death, and they could directly avoid the trouble of guarding and save fresh water and food; and those women were mostly robbed women and should be released without acquittal.

After a while, under the command of the general, several soldiers took the felt blanket and gave it to the women, so that they could wrap their bodies.

Then a pedestrian (official position) and the translator walked over and announced in three languages: Mandarin, Korean and Kyoto Japanese: "According to the "Da Ming Law", you and others committed crimes of conspiracy, murder, robbery, rape, and adultery, and fire, and executed according to the law!"

The prisoners who had just boarded the boat struggled and started shouting, but they could not break free from the ropes. The surrounding soldiers were surrounded by soldiers holding sharp edges, and they immediately became in chaos. A group of Ming soldiers had already lined up and raised the loaded Chunhan Qing Gun.

"Bang bang bang..." There was a sound, and the screams were deafening. The woman's desperate scream made people's ears hurt.

Then the soldiers holding the cherry gun rushed up and stabbed the injured criminal who was not dead on the ground. The shouting sound soon became smaller and smaller, and the criminals fell into the pool of blood. The soldiers lifted their bodies and threw them straight into the sea. After a long time, several buckets of sea water washed on the deck, and the dark red blood flowed out along the drainage hole.

At this moment, a raging fire ignited on the dock by the sea, and several thick smoke soared into the sky. The Japanese on the shore burned the dock, and many were retreating towards a town in the distance.

Everyone watched the scene on the shore, and a general said, "The Japanese in Tsuma Port should have been shocked by our navy and gave up the dock's defense."

Wan Liang couldn't help but say, "It may be that we killed the prisoners, and they saw that the Japanese army was going to defend the town and resist stubbornly."

The eunuch Zhou Quan said: "The next thing is to capture Tyrannosaurus City is a matter of thousands of households. However, the Land Master could no longer land on the treasure ship, so he could only take the sand ship."

Wan Liang said: "Wang Baihu, who was ordered to lead the army to take the lead and land on the sand boat. Wang Baihu should build simple ditch wall fortifications on the dock, arrange defense lines to be on guard, and the enemy counterattack; at the same time, send scouts to search for nearby military information."

A general behind him said, "Get orders!"

Because the navy's flag signal could only convey pre-determined news such as attack, retreat, formation, etc., Wan Liang's military order just now was a little complicated, and the army could only send people to convey the message. There were several slender and light rushing ships around the flagship. One of the ships received the order and sailed towards the Yangzhou treasure ship on the other side of the fleet.

The Japanese army had completely abandoned the dock, and no armed forces were found on the coast, and on the "front mountain" on the right. Because the dock facilities were destroyed, it was a bit troublesome for the Ming army to land, but it went smoothly.

On the evening of that day, the Ming army built military camp fortifications on the coast, and more and more soldiers landed on sand boats. Felt tents, grain, horses, and some artillery and ammunition were also transported to the military camp one after another. Thousands of households came ashore and were responsible for leading the marching and formation of the land division, so that the eunuch Zhou Quan was still on the treasure ship.

The Land Division had only more than 500 people. Even if it was transported by sand ships, most of the soldiers and supplies could get ashore in one day tomorrow. Only the Hanwang cannon with a size of "Tian" weighing thousands of pounds would be very troublesome. Wan Liang estimated that he would be able to complete the landing within three days.

After Wanliang got ashore, he quickly found out the nearby terrain.

At first glance, Tsuma Island was filled with mountains, and the large area did not look like a crowded forest. Tsuma Port is located in the southwest of the island, divided into Qiangang in the south and Hougang in the north; the place where the Ming army landed was Qiangang.

The land between Qiangang and Hougang Bay is a mountain range on the east coast, with only a relatively flat land in the middle; there is a larger mountain range to the west of the flat land. And the Tyama City Village is on the west side of that flat land.

On the coastal mountain in the east, after the Ming army scout asked the local farmers, he learned that the mountain in the south was called "Front Mountain" and the back mountain to the north. Several burned piers and the Ming army camp were located at the foot of the mountain on the west side of the "Front Mountain"; it was located in the southeast of Tsushima City Village.

There was a sip of spring water on the front mountain. After Wanliang tasted it, he found that the taste was not very good; but compared to the salty and astringent sea water, everyone finally found a reliable source of fresh water.

The next day, after the Ming army occupied Qianshan, Wan Liang took more than ten cavalry and began to go north along the dirt road on the west side of Qianshan to observe the defense of Shimachengzhai with his own eyes.

The weather was clear, and after more than ten riders walked across the dirt road, a piece of dust was left. On the left side of the dirt road was the bay and on the right side was the front mountain. Wanliang turned his head and looked at the hillside on the right, and saw a Ming army flag on the mountain, and felt much more at ease.

A general flag leader next to him pointed to a wooden building on the mountain road to the west and said, "What archway is that?"

At this time, the Korean monk said in Chinese: "General, that's not a archway, it's called Torii. According to Japanese | himself, as long as you pass the Torii up the mountain, you will reach the territory of the gods."

After hearing this, everyone looked sideways. The chief flag leader still muttered: "It looks too much like a archway."

Wan Liang also felt this way, and he felt a strange feeling. The things here seemed a bit familiar to the Ming Dynasty, but they also meant completely different.

The group rode over the front mountain and arrived at the slightly flat open land. The scattered villages had appeared in sight, and there were some small pieces of rice fields and vegetable fields. However, the village was not in the open land, and it was easy to see here. It was located on a hillside in the western mountain range. The village was against the mountains and the uphill road in front of it, and the location was very defensive.

As he got closer, Wan Liang saw clearly that the walls around the city were built of wood and mud. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said, "This wall cannot defend against cannons, and it is easy to capture the city."

The Korean monk reminded: "General Wan, be careful, the Japanese city walls have most of the defenses inside the exterior walls. In addition to the roundabout inner walls and alleys, the taller house in the middle is also a fortification, called 'Honmaru'."

"I understand." Wan Liang nodded. He sat on the horse's back and watched from a distance.

()
Chapter completed!