Daming: I, Yang Xian, really govern Yang!

Xu Yungong, the prince of Zhongshan, took command.

The warships of the Ming Dynasty sailed to the Xiaoliuqiu waters in a mighty manner and surrounded the entire Xiaoliuqiu Island.

This time, a full 50,000 Ming navy troops were dispatched.

Nowadays, the Ming Dynasty Navy is no longer the one that had a low status in the army before the maritime ban, with scarce resources and unable to completely eliminate even the Japanese pirates harassing the border.

Since the lifting of the sea ban, under Yang Xian's suggestion, the Ming court has continuously invested resources and strengthened training in the past two years. Coupled with the several battles with Japan, the Ming navy team has gradually been trained.

Only under the baptism of blood and fire, and only in battle after battle, can the Ming Dynasty Navy truly grow up.

Of course, with the new warships and various new firearms equipped by the Ming Dynasty, as long as the navy does not go too far, at this point in time, it can be proud of the world.

Xiaoliuqiu Island.

Inside the palace.

King Shang Qinde was completely panicked after receiving the news reported by his men.

Why did the Ming Dynasty send troops to attack them?

The master of the Ming Dynasty has only one request, and that is for Xiaoliuqiu Island to hand over the murderer!
The envoy from Xiaoliuqiu returned to the island and relayed Ming's wishes.

After learning the ins and outs of the whole incident, King Shang Qinde's face turned livid. Although he felt that it was a bit strange that the Ming Dynasty was so involved in such a big war because of the life of a mere lowly fisherman. They could send out so many troops to suppress the situation for such a trivial matter. ? Why can't you just talk about it? Just dispatching so many naval forces would cost only a few days, which in his eyes was simply not worth it.

But King Shang Qinde was equally angry at the traitor who had caused such huge trouble to him and the entire Xiaoliuqiu Island.

"Catch that traitor!" King Shang Qinde said angrily.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Several guards accepted the order and left.

But before these guards could walk out of the hall door, several screams suddenly rang out.

Several guards fell down in the cold hall of the palace in response.

Seeing this scene, King Shang Qinde raised his head, his eyes wide open, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

Because the son who he thought was very well-behaved and obedient was now holding a sword and leading his men, standing at the entrance of the hall.

Prince Shangshui stretched out his hand to wipe the blood on his face, looked up at his father, with a ferocious smile on his face: "Are you going to capture me and send me to the Ming Dynasty, and use my life to quell their anger? "

Seeing Shang Shui's terrifying look, King Shang Qinde felt guilty and subconsciously took half a step back. However, his aura as a king soon rose again. He pointed at Prince Shang Shui and asked angrily: "Prince Shangshui, what do you want to do?!"

"Are you planning to kill your father and king?"

"Ha ha ha ha."

If it had been the past, Prince Shang Shui would have knelt down and admitted his mistake long ago when faced with his father's scolding.

But this time, looking at the aloof king and his father, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

"Is it true that only the king is allowed to kill his ministers and the father is allowed to kill his son, but the son is not allowed to kill me?"

"There is no such truth in the world."

Saying that, Shang Shui picked up his sword and continued walking forward.

Seeing Shang Shui approaching him step by step with a murder weapon in his hand, King Shang Qinde finally panicked completely. He shouted loudly for help, but there was silence outside the hall and no response.

King Shang Qinde looked at the guards behind Shang Shui, as if grasping the last straw, and said loudly: "As long as you help me take down this traitor, not only will your sins be forgotten, I will also promise you, When the time comes, I will give you promotions and promotions!"

But the guards of Prince Shang Shui seemed to have not heard anything and were indifferent.

King Shang Qinde kept retreating, and finally fell to the ground without any retreat.

"It's useless, my stupid father." Shang Shui shook his head slightly, raised the sword in his hand high, and looked at the old king below with a look of pity on his face. "These men of mine are all people who have been persecuted by the Ming Dynasty. Like me, they have long had enough of a cowardly king like you."

The words fell.

The sword in Shang Shui's hand was also inserted fiercely!

puff!

Red blood shot out and splashed Shang Shui's face.

"His Royal Highness Prince."

Hearing the voice coming from behind, Prince Shangshui turned his head. The guard who spoke suddenly realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing, and quickly knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, what should we do next?"

Shang Shui reached out and took the handkerchief handed by another subordinate, wiped his face, and said: "Let me tell the whole country that the old king suddenly contracted a serious illness and passed away. I, Shang Shui, will inherit the throne!"

"Then we will notify all the troops across the country to gather on the shore. I want to see if we don't hand over the murderer, what will the Ming army do to us?!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Several of Shang Shui's confidants responded and took the order to leave.

A palace coup ended in this way.

In fact, Shang Shui has been planning for this day for a long time.

Many anti-Ming reformists gathered around him.

It was just Ming's sudden attack that forced him to take action.

Anyway, either you die or I die.

For Shang Shui, this choice is not difficult to make.

The only thing he didn't expect was that the coup would be so easy.

Also, his father would be so weak.

On the waters near Xiaoliuqiu Island.

On the Ming Dynasty warship, Xu Yungong put down the telescope in his hand. In the scene he just saw, Xiaoliuqiu Island not only showed no intention of welcoming them ashore, but also sent heavy troops to strengthen the shore defense.

"Looking at the opponent's posture, he doesn't have any intention of surrendering. This battle still has to be fought."

Li Jiujiang, who was standing aside, said, "Isn't this exactly what you expected, Yungong?"

The two looked at each other and smiled.

People will always find a reason to fight, but before doing so, find an unimpeachable political point.

This is why, in war, it is important for each division to be famous.

You have to make people feel that you are being forced to launch a war. You can want to start a war to punish tyranny.

It could also be that Ming Dynasty took action to protect its own people.

If Xiaoliuqiu Island obediently turns over the murderer this time, it will really be difficult for the Ming Dynasty to break up and continue to wage war.

But now it's completely different.

Through the telescope, I saw the arrangement on the shore of Xiaoliuqiu Island.

Xu Yungong waved his hand and issued the order to attack.

The warships of the Ming Dynasty were so mighty that they covered the sky and the sun and sailed towards Xiaoliuqiu Island.

Finally, we stopped on the sea not far from the island.

The warships are lined up on the vast sea level, majestic.

On the shore, the defenders of Xiaoliuqiu Island watched the battle and swallowed subconsciously.

More than one soldier had doubts in his heart, whether they could really resist the Ming Navy.

On the Ming Dynasty's main ship, Xu Yungong stood on the deck and looked coldly at the military deployment on Xiaoliuqiu Island on the shore.

"fire!"

next moment.

On the warship, all the artillery was aimed at the shore and opened fire!
Boom boom boom!
The artillery pieces drew parabolas in the air and poured towards the shore of Xiaoliuqiu Island. The intensity of the firepower was like a doomsday rain of fire, with a full sense of oppression.

The defenders on Xiaoliuqiu Island couldn't help but raise their chins and stared in astonishment at the dense fire dragon-like shells flying over the sea level!

Everyone was dumbfounded!
Although their Xiaoliuqiu Island has not participated in any major wars for a long time.

But in their impression, Ming Dynasty's naval strength should be average.

And what the hell are these cannonballs that cover the sky and the sun, like a doomsday rain of fire?

Is this still the firearm they remember?

These fire dragon-like shells were reflected in the eyes of a soldier from Xiaoliuqiu Island, and their eyes couldn't help but start to tremble.

"spread!"

"Spread out!"

As the shells roared in one after another, the soldiers on Xiaoliuqiu Island finally reacted and began to dodge crazily.

However, it was already too late.

Yangzhou Military Factory, the latest Tiger artillery produced.

The speed of its shells is more than twice as fast as the previous artillery speed.

The shells flew high in the sky, swooped down, and crashed into the air at a speed visible to the naked eye.

boom!
An arrow tower on the shore was directly hit by a cannonball. A violent explosion sounded, and the top of the entire arrow tower exploded directly.

If you look carefully, you can see that there is flesh and blood mixed in among the scattered wood.

Along with the arrow tower, the archers on the tower were also blown to pieces.

Subsequently, subsequent artillery shells fell one after another, and the roaring sound, like thunder, resounded throughout the entire Xiaoliuqiu coast.

The entire coastline was plunged into a sea of ​​fire.

The defenders of Xiaoliuqiu Island went crazy. They did not expect that Ming's offensive would be so terrifying.

This is still just the first wave.

They haven't even seen the Ming Dynasty Navy yet.

Not only the wave of damage caused by the explosion of the artillery shell, but also the subsequent fire caused by the explosion will also cause large-scale secondary damage.

Especially on the coast, the wind is strong on the sea, the fire takes advantage of the wind, and the wind helps the fire.

On the battlefield on the shore, you can see people covered in flames rushing out of the sea of ​​​​fire, screaming in agony.

The Xiaoliuqiu seaside front was like hell.

This is modern warfare.

There is a saying in modern warfare that the speed at which metal is poured into a war determines which side will win the war.

Today's Ming Dynasty's war methods are completely ahead of the curve compared to those of the surrounding small countries and regions.

The amount of gold and silver required to pour these shells is very large.

War, from some perspectives, is a waste of money.

This is why the king of Xiaoliuqiu Island does not understand why the Ming Dynasty launched such a large-scale war for the lives of a few fishermen. In his opinion, for such trivial matters, it is enough for everyone to sit down and talk about it.

Prince Shangshui also thought so.

He also knew that the military strength of Xiaoliuqiu Island was not comparable to that of the Ming Dynasty.

But what he wants to do is not to defeat Da Ming. In his opinion, as long as he can cause certain troubles and obstacles to Da Ming, that will be enough.

Let the Ming Dynasty truly feel how unworthy it is to sacrifice the lives of so many soldiers for the lives of a few fishermen.

Prince Shangshui's ultimate goal is the same as his father's, which is negotiation.

But in his view, the process of how to return to the negotiating table is very important. Peace can be made, but peace cannot be prayed for.

His idea was good, but it was a pity that he misjudged it a bit.

That is the gap between the military strength of Xiaoliuqiu Island and the Ming Dynasty Navy!
The defenders of Xiaoliuqiu Island collapsed at the first touch, unable to cause even a little trouble to Ming Dynasty.

The reason why the king and princes of Xiaoliuqiu Island can't figure it out is actually very simple.

They believed that Ming Dynasty had no reason to send troops.

For Ming Dynasty, loving and protecting his people is the biggest reason.

The Ming court wants its people to know that no matter where you are, the Ming court and the army are your strong backing.

Just like loving one's own country and protecting one's own country are the simplest national feelings.

For Daming, the biggest reason is:
Give back my life as a fisherman!

And their mistake was that they shouldn't have messed with a Ming Dynasty who was so much stronger than them.

The battle to land on the island ended extremely quickly.

These defenders on Xiaoliuqiu Island are not even as good as the Japanese.

There are at least some die-hard warriors on the Japanese side who are not afraid of death.

The soldiers on Xiaoliuqiu Island had already had their courage shattered by the shelling just now.

Seeing the Ming Dynasty's majestic warships docking, the soldiers who were lucky enough to survive knelt down in fear.

Xu Yungong and Li Jiujiang successfully landed on the island with the Ming Dynasty Master.

Feeling the chilling aura of Master Ming's body, the defenders of Xiaoliuqiu Island lowered their heads.

For some people in Xiaoliuqiu Island, they fear power but not morality.

The previous hundreds of years of discounts and benefits were not as good as the time spent burning incense on the island.

The palace coup was intended to change the current relationship between Xiaoliuqiu and the Ming Dynasty. For the people of the entire Xiaoliuqiu Island, those who hated the Ming Dynasty were only a small group of people.

For the vast majority of grassroots people, in this era, they are willing to follow anyone who can bring them a good life.

It's that simple and plain.

Xu Yungong stood on the shore looking at the scenery of Xiaoliuqiu and said: "The island is a treasure island, but it needs to be cleared of barnacles."

After the Ming army came ashore, the elite musketeers opened the way, almost without losing a fight.

Fight all the way to the palace.

Because the soldiers in Xiaoliuqiu had already been frightened and surrendered before the fighting started.

The army on Xiaoliuqiu Island can be said to be the worst army we have encountered since the Ming Dynasty. It is not as good as the Japanese or even the Goryeo soldiers.

Xu Yungong is confident that even without the Musketeers, he can easily win.

It's just that in that case, you will suffer some damage.

After arriving at the palace, a group of people who hated the Ming Dynasty, led by Shang Shui, who succeeded in usurping power, were all arrested and no one was spared.

Xu Yungong did not kill them directly.

Because he wanted to bring these people back to Ming Dynasty for trial.

Of course, he who kills must pay with his life.

Shang Shui's life is definitely not saved. (End of chapter)