My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 358 His Majesty told me

The pirates had not invaded the city of Fulisi for too long, and there were still many houses on the streets that had not been burned down, so the people had not yet been completely harmed.

After hearing the news of the pirate attack, many people took their valuables and fled to the mountains and forests outside the city. However, many more people were blocked by the pirates before they could escape.

They could only hide in their homes and watch in horror as the pirates searched house to house, but they had no other options and could only wait in fear for the disaster to come.

In the midst of panic and fear, they heard a crisp "crackling" sound, and then saw the pirates begin to panic.

Just when they didn't know what was going on, they saw several teams of people dressed like strange soldiers, holding strange firearms, chasing the pirates.

This scene shocked them. Some of the people had seen those soldiers dressed strangely. They were the Ming army stationed in Zhongshan State. When the Ming army was stationed on that day, the King of Zhongshan held a grand garrison ceremony, and many people went to the royal city to see it.

But those teams of Ming army soldiers only had a few hundred people in total. They would die if they came. How could they possibly defeat those ferocious pirates? They would not even be enough to fill their teeth.

However, they gradually discovered that things were going more and more wrong. The Ming army consisted of only a few hundred people, but the firearms in their hands were extremely magical. They were able to fire continuously and forced the pirates to flee in panic.

Now they can finally relax a little. They still have hope of survival!

They are worthy of being the heavenly army from the Celestial Empire, they are indeed mighty and brave. With that magical weapon in hand, why can't they defeat those beastly pirates?
Finally, the war in Furisi City was over and the sound of gunfire had completely ceased. Only then did the braver people fearfully walk out of the houses that had not yet been burned.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, in an instant, the fear in their hearts turned into grief and indignation. Some of them rushed towards the captured pirates and punched them hard with their fists, as if to smash out all the anger and resentment in their hearts.

Some looked up to the sky and cried bitterly, while others covered their faces and cried while cleaning up the bodies of their loved ones.

The Ming army soldiers watching this scene were also filled with emotion. They could empathize with the pain of losing a loved one.

During the Northern Expedition, after retaking Daning, the emotions of the people in Daning were exactly the same as those of the people in Fulisi City at this time.

Suddenly, the Ming army soldiers saw several people from Fulisi City kneeling down before them and shouting in their half-baked Ming official language:

"I bow to the Ming army and thank you. Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

For a moment, the Ming army officers and soldiers were still a little dazed, but more and more people also knelt down and shouted in unison:
"Long live the Ming Dynasty!"

In an instant, the people's shouts were one wave higher than the other. This scene really shocked the experienced Ming army officers and soldiers.

A strange feeling also arose in their hearts, and this feeling is called pride!

After the war, the survivors had to continue living with grief. The Ming army soldiers cleaned up the battlefield, while the people of Fuli City transported the pirates' bodies out of the city in carts, dug a big pit and burned them.

The bodies of the common people were buried according to local customs, with women offering sacrifices and praying for them before being buried.

At this time, in the ruins, Wang Jian was reporting the results of the battle to Zhang Zuoqian.

"Master Qianhu, in this battle, our army wiped out more than 1,300 enemies, including more than 900 killed, more than 400 wounded, and more than 2,200 captured."

"Due to the proper use of tactics in this battle, no one in our army was killed or injured. This is all due to your good command!"

Wang Jian flattered Zhang Zuoqian a little, and Zhang Zuoqian was pleased with it, but he deliberately said with a stern face:

"Alright, alright, you still have to yell about this!"

While Zhang Zuoqian and Wang Jian were talking, a painful groan suddenly came from not far away. The two looked in the direction of the sound and saw a pirate covering his bloody lower body with a face distorted in extreme pain.

"Hey, isn't this the pirate whose lower body you shot off just now? Why isn't he still dead?"

Zhang Zuoqian said to Wang Jian with some surprise.

Wang Jian said with a smile: "Sir, look at what you said. Eunuchs also have to cut off their penis before entering the palace, but they still live well, don't they?"

"Stop arguing with me!" Zhang Zuoqian scolded with a smile: "Let's go and see what's going on."

When Ichiro Oshima was shot, he passed out in severe pain. When everyone thought he was dead, he was unexpectedly awakened by the severe pain coming from below.

At this moment, he realized that he had lost the right to be a man forever.

He was filled with anger and fear, and subconsciously touched his crotch. It was bloody and yet empty. At this moment, he almost collapsed.

"Damn you Ming dogs, beasts, bastards, I will never, ever let you go!"

When he opened his eyes with difficulty, he vaguely saw two figures in front of him. After a while, he could see clearly that the people standing in front of him were two military officers of the Ming army!
"Bagayalu, you bastards, I will definitely kill you!"

"What is this guy talking about?"

Zhang Zuoqian looked at Ichiro Oshima's distorted face, which was almost deformed by pain and anger. He then spoke incoherently in a language that he could not understand at all, and asked Wang Jian in some surprise.

"Master Qian Hu, you have stumped me with your question. How can I understand the Japanese pirates' nonsense?"

Wang Jian also looked at Oshima Ichiro in confusion. "But, looking at his expression, full of resentment, he looked at us as if we were the murderers of his father. I guess he wasn't saying anything nice. It looked like he was scolding us."

Zhang Zuoqian chuckled, "If I have to scold someone, I'll scold you. Who told you to beat someone's precious life to pieces?"

"Oh, that's because I'm a good shooter. I can shoot so accurately even though I'm so small. Besides, it's all because of your good training, Master Qianhu!"

"Alright, alright, Wang Jian, you won't talk unless you flatter me, right?"

Zhang Zuoqian waved his hand and said, "Call the doctor over to clean his wounds and treat them. If they can be cured, then cure them. If not, throw him into the pit and burn him."

"No, sir, why should we save this Japanese pirate? It's a waste of medicinal materials!" Wang Jian asked with some confusion.

"You don't understand this!"

Zhang Zuoqian smiled mysteriously, and then said to Wang Jian:

"Before I came to Ryukyu, His Majesty personally met with me and said to me, Shiheng, you are representing the image of the Ming Dynasty to station troops in Ryukyu. Ryukyu is loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty cannot disappoint them.

So when you arrive in Ryukyu, we Ming Dynasty cannot bully men and women. We must establish good relations with the locals and win the hearts of the people of Ryukyu. Ryukyu is an important trade transit market for us Ming Dynasty. Whether we can completely control Ryukyu depends on you. "

Zhang Zuoqian looked towards the west in the direction of the Ming Dynasty, seeming to feel a little emotional, but Wang Jian was a little suspicious.

His Majesty has summoned you, a thousand households, to come to the audience with me. I believe it, but as the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, would His Majesty speak to you like this and even call you by your courtesy name “Shiheng”?
Your name is Zhang Zuoqian, not Xu Da, nor Li Wenzhong!
When did a captain like you become so close to His Majesty? You didn’t make it up, did you?

(End of this chapter)