Daming: Refining zombies at the beginning, Lao Zhu was shocked

Chapter 284 Chapter 284: Landing in Japan in the dark night, capturing Saga Castle in the first battle!

Knowing that Zhu Xifeng had noticed this situation a long time ago and had already prepared a countermeasure, Lan Yu nodded and felt relieved.

It has to be said that although Zhu Xifeng is still young, his temperament and observation skills are definitely not low, and his brain works very fast, which makes Lan Yu appreciate him even more!
"Perhaps they will also take advantage of the cover of night to form a death squad to attack, but they also have to guard against it!"

What's rare is that Zhu Xifeng can actually draw inferences from one instance. Although those Japanese ships are small in size, they also have their advantages!

If visibility is insufficient at night, it is not impossible to quietly approach the warships of the Ming Navy!

"The commander-in-chief has said so. If these Japanese people really dare to come, they will just give away their heads!"

"General, I believe that the commander-in-chief can handle it well!"

Hearing this, Lan Yu burst into laughter.

On the same day, Lan Yu led an army of 50,000 people directly to the waters of Kagoshima to join Zheng He's 100,000-strong Ming Dynasty Navy!

On Zhu Xifeng's side, he also led the remaining 150,000 troops and the remaining dozens of giant warships, and rushed towards the Japanese Saga City.

When Zhu Xifeng heard this, he snorted disapprovingly.

After all the fleet anchored on the sea several miles away from the coast, Zhu Xifeng directly issued the order.

"Hurry up and notify the commander!"

After nightfall, Zhu Xifeng's fleet had arrived at the west coast of Japan and stopped on the sea only a few miles away from Saga Castle.

"Notice down, the soldiers will take turns to rest and make sure they are full of energy. We will start the attack at dawn!"

However, the Ming fleet did not panic at all. Even Zhu Xifeng appeared on the deck immediately. Obviously he did not rest, but was waiting for this moment to arrive!
At the same time, flames suddenly lit up on the originally dark sea surface, which instantly illuminated the entire sea surface red!
It turned out that the haystacks on the Japanese ships were all set on fire and burst into flames!

These Taoist priests were all recruited from the northwest, and were specially sent by Zhu Yue to Zhu Xifeng!
"Don't worry, Your Majesty the Wind King, this little trick is nothing to be afraid of, just leave it to us!"

At the same time, dozens of Taoist priests wearing Taoist robes suddenly poured out of the cabin!
"Master Fu, please do your hard work tonight!"

Although he said this, Zhu Xifeng had a hunch that Japan might take advantage of the darkness to launch the first wave of sneak attacks on them!
But even so, Zhu Xifeng didn't take it seriously at all!
Because he won't give the other party any opportunity to take advantage of him!

Countless figures fell into the water. It was obvious that the person who set the fire jumped directly into the sea after the ships rushed towards the Ming fleet!

Feng Sheng stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the scene below. He looked back and shouted to Zhu Xifeng.

"These grandsons really dare to use the cover of night to pull off such a little trick!"

Immediately, someone discovered the Japanese fleet that came to attack, and couldn't help but exclaimed.

Then I saw fire burning on a simple altar set up on the deck!

Because the unit volume is relatively small, it is simply impossible to distinguish with the naked eye at long distances.

An old man with a goatee wearing an old gray monk's robe smiled and nodded.

"Hmph, this kind of routine was all used by Grandpa Huang when he was attacking Chen Youliang!"

"Commander, you guessed it right!"

By the time he could see those outlines clearly, the opponent was already only a few dozen feet away from the fleet ships!
Blinking at a glance, they were all small boats from Japan. The exact number was unclear, but there were at least hundreds of them!
"Enemy attack! Everyone prepare!"

Sure enough, late at night, many dark shadows appeared faintly on the sea, approaching the direction of the Ming fleet.

Zhu Xifeng commanded calmly.

After this old Taoist priest with a goatee and several other Taoist priests performed some exercises on the altar, there was a strong wind on the sea, lightning and thunder, and a heavy rain poured down in an instant. At the same time, the howling north wind blew directly over!

The Japanese ships originally carried out a fire attack from east to west. Now when the north wind blows, the flames that are about to hit the Ming fleet suddenly burn in the south direction, and at the same time, the hundreds of small ships all deviate. After changing the course, it directly passed by the Ming fleet!

At the same time, the flames on the small boats were instantly extinguished by the downpour, and the sea that was originally blazing with flames returned to darkness again!

"Your Highness the Wind King, these fire ships have all been dealt with!"

Taoist priest Fu came to Zhu Xifeng and said with a smile.

"Sorry to trouble you, Taoist priests, please go back to the cabin and rest first. The next battlefield will be left to our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty!"

Zhu Xifeng nodded with satisfaction, and then watched the Taoist priests return to the cabin.

"Commander, do you still have to wait until dawn before attacking?"

Feng Sheng and other generals' eyes were now on Zhu Xifeng.

Although Japan's late-night sneak attack was of little use and did not cause any losses to its own side, it still made these generals feel unhappy.

"Generals, obey the order!"

"Begin the attack immediately without waiting for daybreak!"

"All battleships line up in a row, and first conduct three rounds of bombardment on the beaches outside Saga City and all targets!"

"After the bombardment is over, all officers and soldiers boarded the boats, seized the beach, established a defense line, and covered the landing of the follow-up troops!" Zhu Xifeng simply gave the order to start the attack.

Since all battleships are equipped with a considerable number of artillery, it would be a shame not to fire a few salvos before landing!
Under the coverage of firepower, not only can the defenses on the opposite beach be deliberately destroyed, but the Japanese troops near the beach can also be suppressed and cover the landing of one's own small boats!
After receiving Zhu Xifeng's order, the generals no longer hesitated and led their own teams, taking the lead in boarding the small boats and rowing quickly towards the coast!
Originally, the Ming Dynasty's fleet was not far from the coast. Even if they rowed a small boat, they could reach the beach very quickly!

The Japanese army obviously did not expect that the Ming army would attack their position so soon, and they launched a fierce attack in the middle of the night!

What caught them even more off guard was the artillery on the Ming fleet. Because the distance was relatively close, although it was not very accurate due to the darkness, the overwhelming artillery salvo directly destroyed the originally arranged positions and formations on the Japanese side. It's all broken up!

No one knows whether a cannonball will fall directly on top of their heads in the next second!

In desperation, Japan's original defense line on the beach could only retreat as far as possible. Since the formation had been broken up by the shells, they could not establish an effective defense if they stayed on the beach!
Moreover, the open terrain on the beach is conducive to firearms attacks. With the Ming army's firepower advantage of one flintlock rifle, staying on the beach is equivalent to a living target!
The most ideal way of defense in Japan, apart from breaking it into pieces and fighting guerrillas in dense forests or villages, is to stick to the two roads of Saga Castle!

After all, the sharpness of the artillery and flintlock guns is there, and it is definitely impossible to withstand a head-on confrontation!
It is precisely because of this that the first wave of Ming soldiers' landing on the beach went very smoothly, and it only took less than an hour for the entire large force to land ashore!

Of all the warships of the Ming Dynasty, there were only a hundred or so people responsible for guarding the warships left on each one, and the total number was only a few thousand.

In other words, more than 140,000 troops have followed Zhu Xifeng and all the generals to land in Japan!

"From this moment on, the entire Japan will tremble because of this king!"

"Soldiers, what we are about to capture is the territory of the Ming Dynasty. Before dawn, capture Saga Castle! Kill!"

Zhu Xiafeng wore the gold-rimmed black armor that Zhu Yue gave him when he left, held up the Yanyue Sword in his hand, and shouted loudly!

"kill!"

"kill!"

"kill!"

Loud shouts of killing immediately spread from the Ming army's camp. Immediately afterwards, the army was divided into two groups. Among them, 50,000 troops were led by Feng Sheng to pursue the Japanese army hiding in villages or dense forests!
The remaining 100,000 troops were personally commanded by Zhu Xifeng and launched a fierce attack on Saga City not far away!

The Ming Dynasty's artillery and the power of its flintlock guns were simply a dimensionality-reducing strike for Japan!
Although Saga Castle also has a city wall, it is incomparable to the walls built in other Ming Dynasty cities!
Even the Hongwu cannon is enough to blow down these city walls, let alone the red cannon modified by Zhu Yue!

With almost one salvo, several huge gaps had been blown out of the wall of Saga Castle!

In an instant, countless Ming troops rushed towards Saga Castle!

As for the Japanese army, in addition to the traditional coldness, there are more arrows and some firecrackers that have a short range and pitifully small power!

Compared with the flintlock guns of the Ming Dynasty, the gap in shooting distance between the two sides is destined to be a one-sided massacre!

No matter whether your Japanese soldiers use bows and arrows or flintlock guns, before you can shoot the Ming soldiers, the bullets of the Ming soldiers will be so heavy that you can't even lift your head!

The entire siege didn't wait for dawn, and it came to an end in the early morning!

There are only about 100,000 Japanese soldiers hiding in Saga City, but facing the powerful Ming army, they can only be beaten passively!

Originally, these Japanese people planned to use the streets and houses in the city to start street battles with the Ming army!

But obviously they made the wrong idea, because the Ming army had artillery!

Who would take the initiative to take risks when something can be solved in one shot?

Even if all the houses in Saga City were destroyed, Daming would not feel any distress at all!

The shelling left these Japanese troops with no place to hide in the city, but as soon as they emerged, they were bound to be greeted by the flintlock guns in the hands of all the Ming soldiers!
This is also the order Zhu Xifeng gave before!
While ensuring victory, we must achieve victory at the minimum cost. The key point is to reduce our own casualty rate!
After all, this is their first battle, and this is just the beginning!
That kind of desperate fighting style is obviously not advisable in a protracted war to destroy the country. It is more likely to result in killing one thousand enemies and damaging eight hundred. Zhu Xiafeng will naturally not be stupid enough to use such a method to win victory. !
It wasn't until dawn that Zhu Xifeng led the generals into Saga City!
There are still heads hanging on the gate tower of Saga Castle!
After Zhu Xifeng entered the city, he realized that the entire Saga City had almost become a dead city. Apart from the Ming Dynasty army, basically not many Japanese people could survive!

Because the children, women, and old people here either committed suicide or were killed by the Japanese soldiers guarding Saga Castle from the moment they attacked the city!
It can be said that none of these ordinary people will survive!

On the contrary, there are still many people still alive who still hold weapons and plan to fight to the death with the Ming army. They are scattered around the city in pieces. Once Ming soldiers are left alone, they will be beaten by these Japanese soldiers who suddenly rush out. Kill people directly!
After Zhu Xifeng heard the report from the people below, his face could not help but darken.

This also reminded him of his fourth brother Zhu Xiye!

No wonder that in that time and space, Zhu Xiaye looked so violent when he followed his father to conquer Japan!

With the violent temper of his fourth brother Zhu Xiye, anyone who dares to resist will definitely massacre the city in response to this situation!
At that time, who cares whether you have weapons in your hands or whether you will surrender?

Anyway, as long as they are not one of your own, everyone else will be chopped down. No matter you are male, female, old or young, you will definitely not leave a single person alive!
Because Zhu Xiaye is irritable and more likely to act impulsively!

Even he had the urge to kill all the Japanese!
But he is much calmer than Zhu Xiye, and he doesn't want to have to bear the reputation of a tyrant after his death!

"Commander, what should we do with the remaining small groups of Japanese troops?"

"Whether it's inside or outside the city, there are still many scattered troops, as well as many Japanese civilians, all holding weapons and continuing to fight against our soldiers!"

Feng Sheng came to Zhu Xifeng's side at this time and asked with a frown.

"Go ahead, here's the order. Anyone who dares to attack our Ming Dynasty soldiers with weapons will be killed without mercy, no matter who they are!"

"But as long as you are willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, you must not hurt innocent people!"

Zhu Xifeng thought for a while, but in the end he couldn't bear to be that evil person!
At the same time, Zhu Xifeng also knew that not all Japanese people had the so-called bushido spirit!
There are also some who are greedy for life and afraid of death, so they can be collected directly for their own use!
Moreover, his purpose was to turn the Japanese into a minority, but he did not say that the Japanese would really be destroyed as a nation!
Of course, Zhu Xifeng will not be polite to those who dare to resist, and will kill them all!
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