Chapter 1143 Race against time
Zong Yicheng, three family members, as well as officials of Ma Fan, famous warriors, merchants and others, looked at Liu Jingming sitting in the main seat, and his face was unpredictable, reserved, nervous, and fearful.
Not long after, Chen Zhiyang came back, covered in blood and with a strong murderous aura, raised his hand to Liu Jingming and said, "Sir, everyone on the list has been killed. A few of them ran to the mountains and will definitely be found within three days!"
Liu Jingming waved his hand indifferently, looked at Zong Yicheng, and said, "Zong Guozhu, can you write the documents of Ma Fan to go to the country and join the Ming Dynasty?"
Zong Yicheng quickly raised the document above his head and said, "I have finished writing, the villain will listen to the angel's orders."
Liu Jingming took it, glanced at it, and said, "Okay, the imperial court will soon have an edict, you will be the first prefect."
"Yes." Zong Yicheng said in a hurry. At this time, he could not help.
Liu Jingming looked at Zong Yicheng and others and glanced at the excited people who were affiliated with the Military Intelligence Department. He felt a little relieved. Ma Fan was an island that was a sparsely populated island. After a killing, the rest of these people would basically not make any trouble. This Ma Fan was considered stable.
Chen Zhiyang had another idea. Almost all of this killing encountered resistance, and the people on the list did not surrender. He felt that these Japanese warriors were paranoid and did not even have their lives to be killed. They had to strictly control the Ma Fan and not be careless.
After waiting for a while, a soldier came in and reported, "Sir, Lord Cao has received the letter. He has already set off an hour ago and will arrive soon. The Lord asked to leave a thousand people to guard the Mansion of Zhongcheng, and the fleet will set off overnight to the Shimabara Peninsula, shell the Matsuhira Nobuzuo, and support Amakusa Shiro!"
Liu Jingming stood up suddenly, saluted and said, "I replied to the envoy, and the last general will take the order!"
"Yes!" The soldier took the order and hurriedly left.
Liu Jingming stood in front, looked down at the group of people from a high place, and said, "My Majesty's close minister, the commander Cao Bianjiao General Cao is about to arrive. I hope to see your sincerity. My Ming Dynasty is the country of the Heavenly Kingdom, the center of heaven and earth, the world is rich and the world is brilliant, and people are outstanding. If you can become the corner of my Ming Dynasty, you should be extremely glorious..."
In the past, they did envy the Ming Dynasty culture, and most of the Japanese culture also inherited from the Central Plains, but if an invader said this, it would seem particularly awkward no matter how natural it was.
Zong Yicheng and others did not dare to look up, so they had to respond in a depressed manner, their hearts churned, wondering if this recruit was easy to speak.
They were at a loss, worried that there would be a second list, including them on the list, so they had no other way except to be killed.
Liu Jingming and Chen Zhiyang looked at the group of people and nodded secretly. They were all cooperative. They didn't resist much of their resistance to Ma Fan's ability to win so quickly.
Liu Jingming held a banquet in the evening, had a long talk with these people, and then had a secret talk with Zong Yicheng, promising many things, which made him feel a little relieved, his face was not so stiff and ugly.
Then Liu Jingming summoned the merchants developed by the Military Intelligence Department and told them that the court would send people soon, that some of them would serve as the first president of the Chamber of Commerce of the Tsuma Mansion, in charge of all trade in the Tsuma Mansion, and that some people would join the government to do things, involving all aspects of the Tsuma Mansion, and that there were not as many rules on the land.
These people were very happy, and they were betting on their lives for their lives. This time, everyone held wine glasses and tried desperately to toast Liu Jingming. But Liu Jingming pushed them. He was going to sea overnight tonight and asked these people to look at the Tsuma Mansion and not make any mistakes. At the latest, Cao Bianjiao's army would arrive early tomorrow morning.
These people were naturally extremely excited. After coming out of the vassal hall, they were like casting a net to travel around, reporting all the disasters to the Ming army and the surrendered samurai warriors. One hidden danger was quickly pulled out, and the Ming army's control continued to penetrate and strengthen.
That night, a thousand people were left behind. Liu Jingming led ten medium ships and fifteen small ships out of the port and turned to Feiqian Kingdom.
The Tsuma Fan is between the country of Feiqian and North Korea, and the island is originally a peninsula, just close to the seaside, suitable for naval combat.
Liu Jingming's army set out and rushed directly to the Shimahara Peninsula. There were merchants familiar with Shimahara on the ship, who were telling Liu Jingming about Shimahara's situation in more detail.
"Sir, it is actually difficult to block the island. The island is a peninsula surrounded by sea on three sides. If there is no blockade on the sea, it will be difficult to break the original city. If you want to support the original city, you can do it from the sea. There is no regular navy on the Kyuko Island, and their ships are generally not big..."
"They don't have artillery, and they use very little gunpowder. Although the so-called iron cannon seems exquisite, its range and power are limited. It's okay to scare Ryukyu. In front of my heavenly dynasty, it will definitely be vulnerable..."
"Matsuhira Nobuzu has 60,000 or 70,000 people, and the samurai is still coming. It won't take long to break 100,000. The shogunate attaches great importance to the Shimahara Rebellion and is trying every means to eliminate it..."
"The sea has been blocked in other parts of Japan, and people or others are prohibited from going out to sea. It is also being implemented on Jiuguo Island. They seem to be afraid of the Westerners, prohibiting the people from interacting with them, and strictly prohibiting their belief in Christianity..."
Liu Jingming listened, there was a clerk not far away recording it. These were important information, and they should be summarized and reported.
Chen Zhiyang listened and looked at Liu Jingming and said, "Sir, it seems that we have to stay at sea for a few more days to protect the support of Satsuma's vassal to the original city... Sir, do you think we should give them a few cannons, grenades, etc. If this thing comes suddenly, it will definitely scare the gangsters..."
Liu Jingming glanced at him and said, "I also have to ask General Cao for this matter. Cannons and firearms cannot fall into the hands of outsiders. This is an iron rule. If the original city is broken, these fall into the hands of the shogunate and let them imitate it. If they want to conquer Japan in the future, the price will be high. At that time, the emperor and the court blame it, your and my head will not be enough..."
Chen Zhiyang was air conditioned on his back as he said, and immediately said, "Yes, then forget it, just give them some ordinary things."
Liu Jingming did not speak and ordered the fleet to accelerate and rushed to Shimahara Peninsula.
Until dawn approached, Cao Bianjiao's fleet finally arrived at the Tsuma Mansion. Three thousand people went to the island and quickly filled all aspects, suppressing all possible changes and completely controlling Tsuma Island.
Tsushima Island will be the best stepping stone for the Ming Dynasty to enter Japan. Cao Bianjiao came here, in addition to observing Jiuguo Island closer to commanding operations, he also had to concentrate and manage it well. In a few years, this will be one of the most important bases of the Ming Navy in the north!
At the same time, Matsuhira Nobuzuki, who had already fallen asleep, was awakened by a burst of rapid footsteps. He came out of it in his clothes, looked at the person running in coldly, and was not angry, but said kindly: "What happened?"
A warrior held a letter and said, "Go back to the hall and the urgent letter to Ma Fan. The Ming people sent troops to Ma Fan, and now they may have occupied it. The army is rushing to Jiuguo Island."
"What did you say?"
Matsuhira Nobuzu's face changed slightly. He stepped forward to grab the letter, opened it quickly, looked at it quickly, frowned, and his eyes flashed. After a while, his expression returned and he said lightly: "Go and invite Shigemasato to come to me, and Miyake Shigeri, too."
"Yes." The warrior hurriedly left.
Matsuhira Nobuzu took the letter and looked at it again. He went back to the room to change his clothes, knelt at the small table, looking at the letter on the table, with a calm expression, but the deep eyes were surging.
The first one to come was Hiromasa Itakura. He looked at Matsuhira Nobuzu and looked calm and said, "Nobuzu Palace, it has been successful when someone sent troops to attack Ma Fan?"
Matsuhira Nobuzu pushed the letter over and said, "There are not many samurais for Ma's family, and failure is predictable. Now the Mingren is already coming to Kyukuni Island. What do you think?"
Hiromasa Itankura looked at Nobuki with a solemn expression. After a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Xingang Palace, we want to ask the public authorities. In addition, we must divide our troops north and prepare to face the enemy!"
"The Mei people are different from those Christians in Shimahara," Matsuhei Nobuzu said calmly and calmly, "If they really attacked in large numbers, it is necessary to divide the troops, then how much force will the Mei people have?"
The letter was written in a hurry, and it was vaguely stated that there were only thousands of people, but they had no way to guess how many.
Hiromasa Itakura thought for a while and said, "This should be the pioneer of the Ming people. They are not familiar with us. If we can ambush and wipe them out, the Ming people will definitely be shocked and dare not continue to come. We will have time to understand the situation and then deal with it..."
Matsuhira Nobuzu nodded. It was not a fool after all, and what he said made sense, but the truth was not on the idea.
Matsuhira Nobuzu picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then he said, "My army has arrived at Shimahara City now. It is too late to turn around, and there are not only thousands of people, and they will not go deeper. What we need to do now is not to divide the troops, but to eradicate the Shimahara Rebellion in front of us. Without any worries, we can easily defeat and take it back, whether it is Mingren or Ma Fan."
Ichikura Shigemasa frowned, and he was a little disagreeing with Matsuhira Nobusuo's words. If the Aoi took advantage of this period of time to gain a foothold and lay a solid foundation, it would not be so easy for them to deal with it again.
"Ningang Hall, I invite you to return to Kashima and command in the middle. In this way, you can see the situation in Shimahara and deal with the Akito. Please agree to me!" Ichikura Shigemasa bowed and said sincerely.
Nobuzumatsu didn't know that Ichikura Shigemasa's purpose was nothing more than to personally quell the Shimahara Rebellion and save his life.
But this battle will be a good opportunity for Matsuhira Nobutsu to become famous and consolidate his position. How could he give up!
He shook his head decisively and said, "No need. Organize the army immediately. We can't wait any longer. Wait for my order to attack at any time. Remember, we must win in one battle, and we have no time to waste it."
Seeing that Matsuhira Nobuzuo was biting, I felt very angry, but he didn't dare to act rashly, and nodded and said, "Yes!"
Chapter completed!