Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Chapter 225 Fuck little Japan!
  Soldiers respect the strong, and having fought with Beiyuan for half a lifetime, Xu Da still paid enough respect to the Tatars, especially his old rival Wang Baobao.

In Xu Da's view, these Japanese pirates are not even soldiers at all.

Xu Da, who was standing on the treasure ship, put down the navigation telescope in his hand, his eyes cold.

This group of Japanese pirates had a total of five small boats and hundreds of people. When they saw the fleet of the Ming Navy approaching them in a mighty manner.

His eyes were full of fear.

"What is this?! Why are there so many warships all at once?"

"It's the navy of the Ming Dynasty!"

"Back, back, back!"

On the deck, these Japanese pirates shouted loudly in the language of birds.

The usual strategy of the Japanese pirates is to harass and retreat when they encounter the Ming Navy. After the Ming Dynasty navy retreated, they came back with a force. Their target was clearly the civilians along the coast.

Unfortunately, this trick didn't work this time.

Under the command of Xu Da, the musketeers on the Cangshan ships at the forefront of the fleet had raised their Hongwu rifles and opened fire on these unlucky guys.

boom! boom! boom!
  On the sea, a round of intensive gunshots rang out.

At the moment when the gunshots were fired, all the Japanese pirates standing on the deck were beaten into a hornet's nest.

The dead can no longer die.

Xu Da looked at this scene coldly, without any mercy on his face.

The combat capabilities of both sides are completely different from each other.

No matter the number of people, warships, weapons and equipment.

The Ming Dynasty navy crushed these small groups of Japanese pirates, crushing them in the true sense.

Facing the Ming Dynasty Navy, these Japanese pirates could not even effectively counterattack.

The bows and arrows in their hands could not even touch the warships of the Ming Navy.

escape?
  These small boats of theirs are all modified from fishing boats, and their speed is not as fast as the real warships of the Ming Dynasty Navy.

It didn't take long before he was overtaken and surrounded.

I can't fight, but I can't escape.

Seeing no way to survive.

These Japanese pirates also showed their ferocity and shouted loudly: "Fight them!"

As a result, a ship collided with the Ming warship in front, trying to find a way out.

Five ships, looking forward to death.

Under the attack of Hongwu rifles and bows, only a badly damaged boat was left out of the circle of fire and crashed into the warship of the Ming Navy.

The navy of the Ming Dynasty watched as the Japanese pirates rowed the small boat towards them. They advanced instead of retreating, commanding the sailors on the boat to head on instead.

One high and one low, one big and one small.

The two ships hit each other hard.

boom!
  Click!

The moment the two boats collided, the Japanese pirate's small fishing boat was instantly torn apart.

All the remaining Japanese pirates on the boat fell into the water.

Are you kidding? Even the small warships of the Ming Dynasty Navy, the Cangshan ship, are serious warships, wrapped in fine iron armor. In fact, the small broken ships transformed from small fishing villages like Japanese pirates can be compared to of?

In this maritime encounter, it can be said that the winner was already decided as soon as the two sides met.

Most of the Japanese pirates were killed on the spot.

Naturally, all the supplies left on the Japanese pirate ships were confiscated.

In the end, Xu Da had people fish out the Japanese pirates who had fallen into the water. Although there was a chart, it would be more convenient for someone to lead the way directly. And even when you get there, you need people who are familiar with the local conditions.

Xu Da knew this very well.

Later, on the way to Japan Island, Xu Da encountered several groups of Japanese pirates.

Some of them had just set off from Japan Island and were preparing to plunder the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty. There were also some who had just successfully plundered the coastal areas of the Ming Dynasty and were preparing to return to Japan with the rich looted items to enjoy the rest of their lives.

Without exception, these guys were all crushed by the Ming Navy under Xu Da's command.

The cloth, salt, glassware and large amounts of gold, silver and jewelry they looted from the ship all became Xu Da's trophies.

Beijing.

At this time, seven days had passed since Xu Da and the others set sail.

Duke of Wei.

The huge Duke's Mansion was shrouded in dark clouds.

Xu Da's expedition this time was too sudden, and it was also an expedition overseas.

In the hall, several brothers and sisters of the Xu family gathered together.

"Sister, will Daddy be okay? There are rumors outside that the former Yuan Yuan Shizu was so powerful when he was in power, but the three expeditions to Japan all failed and ended. It is said that our Ming Dynasty Navy's expedition this time will also be disastrous." Xu Zengshou said with a worried look on his face.

Xu Yungong on the side also frowned and said: "That's not the problem. The main reason is that the preparation time for this expedition to Japan was too short. Our Ming Dynasty does not have generals who are good at water warfare, and my father is not good at it. Nor. Who knows who’s admonishing me? We’ve just fought two wars this year, and now we’re going to launch another expedition to the sea?!”

Xu Yungong is much older than Xu Zengshou. He has also fought some battles with the army in recent years. He has just returned from Yunnan these days.

He knows more about the inside story of the military.

If it weren't for the unfortunate timing, he would have gone on the expedition with his father, so there would be no need to worry here.

Sea is no better than land.

In this era, as long as you go to sea, the transmission of news is almost cut off.

The longer Xu Da and the others go to sea, the more rumors, true and false, become more common in the capital.

For Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, they were eager for Xu Da to come back after a big defeat, so that they could use this to launch an attack on Yang Xian.

As long as Yang Xian falls, His Majesty will trust them again as before.

Xu Miaoyun, who was sitting in the main seat, was most worried about what his brother and the others said.

It is true that there are dangers on the battlefield, but the court is not another extremely dangerous battlefield.

Xu Miaoyun did not hear the heartfelt words Zhu Yuanzhang said to Xu Da before leaving.

Therefore, she was even more worried that when her father came back, he would be so successful that he would become the master, which would arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's suspicion in the future.

"Don't think blindly, what we can do now is to protect this home before dad comes back." Xu Miaoyun said.

"These days, remember to restrain your servants."

"Yes, eldest sister." Xu Yungong and Xu Zengshou said in unison.

Xu Miaoyun knew that at this time, when her father was away, she was the backbone of the family, and she must not show the slightest panic in front of her younger brothers and sisters.

But after Xu Yungong and Xu Zengshou left, she was left alone at night, and Xu Miaoyun still felt a little uneasy in her heart.

Just when she felt restless, a figure suddenly appeared in her mind.

If it were him, he might be able to clear up the doubts in my mind.

Xu Miaoyun walked out of the house and looked up at the moonlight in the sky.

The full moon is in the sky.

Before we know it, it’s Mid-Autumn Festival again.

Xu Miaoyun made up her mind and prepared to go to Yangzhou tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)