The Ming Dynasty began from Sarhu

Chapter 676 Barbecue
"The Tatars are about to die, yet they still dare to cross the sea in August or September. How foolish and fearless! Well, let Amaterasu take them!"

"Your Excellency, General, is right. Back then, the Mongol cavalry were so valiant, conquering every corner without a single defeat. Yet, their army of 100,000 men was completely annihilated in Japan. Liu Bang is so proud of himself! The arrogant will perish! It's said in the Book of Changes that those who commit many evil deeds will eventually perish. Watch him perish throughout the nine provinces!"

Kyushu, Nagasaki.

The place where he practiced his duties was Wansangzhai.

The short and stocky Tokugawa Iemitsu wore a red and black Nanbando armor and sat cross-legged on the tatami.

His short stature looked majestic against the backdrop of the exquisite armor.

The armor worn by the Shogun was modified from a set of Dutch armor.

It is said that during the Battle of Sekigahara, his grandfather Tokugawa Ieyasu wore this armor and defeated the Toyotomi clan to conquer the world. It can be said to be a family heirloom of the Tokugawa family.

By the time it was passed down to Iemitsu's generation, the armor was still intact and had a great texture.

"The divine wind will completely swamp the Tatar fleet, just like it did four hundred years ago! When the wind dies down, our army will immediately march into Korea. Liu Ze has suffered heavy casualties and his morale is low, so we can win the battle!"

Ma Chang Lizhong, who was sitting opposite, echoed:

"The Kyushu army is marching northwards. The Choshu and Hizen clans are waiting at the western end of Honshu, ready to cross the sea to provide assistance at any time."

Tokugawa Iemitsu clapped his hands and laughed.

The Qi army must have suffered heavy casualties when it encountered the typhoon. According to his speculation, Liu Zhaosun now estimates that he has only 20,000 soldiers and horses left at most, or even less than 10,000 soldiers like the Mongols.

"God bless Yamato, Liu Zhaosun must die!"

Two hundred thousand against ten thousand, no matter what, I will win this time.

Tokugawa Iemitsu raised the sake and smashed it to the ground, and the glazed cherry blossom cup shattered into pieces on the floor.

The retainers and samurai in Wansangzhai could not help but step back and look timidly at the Shogun.

"The Tatars rampaged through Tsushima Island, burning, murdering, and looting, committing all sorts of atrocities. They set fire to houses everywhere. The head of the clan, Mune Yoshishige, was killed in battle, as was the Iki Island defender, Hirado Matsugazaburo. The reinforcements from the Nabeshima clan were repelled before they could even arrive..."

In 1615, So Yoshitoshi died and the position of family head was inherited by his eldest son So Yoshishige, who became the second lord of Tsushima Fuchu Domain.

Hattori Hanzo added: "General, I have some bad news for you."

Tokugawa Iemitsu disagreed: "Go ahead."

"The food and fodder stored on Tsushima Island by the various feudal domains for the conquest of China was stolen by the Tartars."

The Shogun slammed the table and stood up: "Didn't we tell So Yoshishige to burn the food supplies?"

Hattori Hanzo explained: "The Tartars raided Tsushima Island, and the head of the family was surrounded in Jinshi Castle before he could burn the food..."

Seeing that Tokugawa Iemitsu looked gloomy, Nagasaki Bugyo comforted him:
"Don't worry, General. You can ask the various vassal states to gather more food and supplies. If you want to take something, you must first give it. Liu Zhaosun is just a dying man, so let him rob first. Kublai Khan robbed more wealth on Tsushima Island back then, and in the end he had to return it to us with interest!"

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded, and Nagasaki Bugyo continued:
"Master Suribachi prayed to the gods, and a divine wind has arrived. The vanguard of the Tatars (the Eighth Corps) that massacred Tsushima Island has been blown off course and failed to reach Hakata Port. The remaining Tatars are approaching, and a strong wind awaits them. General, please stay in Nagasaki and wait for news of victory!"

Everyone had no doubt about the magical powers of the monks from Yuantong Temple.

However, after the Tatarstans captured Tsushima Island, they went on a killing spree. No one knows how many people they killed, and no one knows whether Master Pu Ci and his fellow disciples escaped.

After all, Puci is still a blind monk.

Under the blue cassock, the mountain-spirited Master Chunshen coughed twice. Everyone immediately fell silent and looked at this enlightened monk.

Chunshen clasped his hands together and said loudly:

"Amitabha! Well done! Master Puci was my master's most beloved disciple. Although blind, he possesses profound magical powers, capable of seizing souls and choosing their own... He has practiced at Yuantong Temple for many years and should be able to handle the Tatars."

Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded to the abbot of Shiranuko, turned and looked at the Nagasaki Bugyo, like a gambler with red eyes.

"Increasing food supplies is impossible. The various feudal domains have already exhausted their financial resources. If we lose this battle, the Tokugawa family's position in Edo will be lost. Therefore, I beg you to make an effort."

Baba Toshishige knelt down again.

"General, rest assured. The reinforcements from Manila have already set out north. According to the shogunate's instructions, the British will send 4,000 to 5,000 reinforcements to help block the Tatars' food supply routes."

Tokugawa Iemitsu raised another glass of sake, took a sip, and asked Hattori Hanzo:
"Have you contacted the White Lotus Sect in Shandong?"

Hanzo said calmly, "General, not only Bailian, but also the canal workers have been arranged, all according to your plan..."

The Shogun laughed loudly, looking up to the sky:

"Back then, Emperor Yang of Sui launched three expeditions to Korea, exhausting the people's strength and leading to rebellions everywhere in China. This was the reason why the Sui Dynasty fell so suddenly. Now, Liu Zhaosun is going to follow in Yang Jian's footsteps."

Nagasaki Bugyo, unaware of the White Lotus Sect, was filled with surprise. "So, has Hanzo found Yang Xuangan, the man who rebelled against the Sui Dynasty?"

Hattori Hanzo sneered, "Don't worry, General. There are many people in Tatar Qi who are rebelling against the traitor Liu. They are simply afraid to rebel because of his tyranny. I have made all the arrangements. When Tatar Kyushu is defeated, Tatar Qi will be destroyed."

Tokugawa Iemitsu was overjoyed and felt a sense of heroism.

Over the years, there have been at least a thousand people slaughtered and killed by the thief Liu in various countries. Now, this evil thief is finally going to die in his own hands. It is impossible not to be excited.

The Shogun stood up, raised his glass, and in a trance, he seemed to be possessed by Ieyasu and arrived at the Sekigahara battlefield.

He drank it all in one gulp.

"With the blessing of Amaterasu and the brave warriors of each clan, the traitor Liu will surely be defeated. This general will remain as immovable as a mountain and await the fall of Tartar Qi in Nagasaki."

The host, Wushu Huoshan, raised his glass and said, "May the Shogun live forever. The fall of Tatar Qi is just around the corner. I only ask that after the war, you hand Liu Zhaosun over to me so that I can deal with him."

Hattori Hanzo and several samurai all looked at Master Chunshen.

Tokugawa Iemitsu asked curiously, "I wonder how the master intends to deal with Liu the thief?"

Chunshen presided over the ceremony and said word by word: "Dig out his heart and liver and throw them into the sea as a sacrifice to our gods. His soul will be trapped in the darkness of the sea for eternity."

Before he finished speaking, a samurai under Hattori Hanzo hurriedly opened the door and bowed to everyone breathlessly:
"General, my lords, the Tartars raided Hakata Harbor last night. They dropped fireballs from the sky, burning all the houses in the city. The Tartars also fired cannons from outside the city. Within a day, a thousand defenders were killed. The feudal lord, Kuroda Muneyuki, was unable to retreat and was trapped in the city."

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The burning of Hakata Port was a policy that was forcefully pushed forward by the retired emperor despite opposition from many people.

Hakata Port has convenient transportation and is a prosperous small town. It would be a pity to burn it down directly.

When officials from the Chamber of Commerce and the Civil Affairs Department learned of the fire attack strategy, they were all horrified and submitted petitions to advise against it, hoping to preserve the port.

Even from a military perspective, a complete Hakata Port would be beneficial for the subsequent attack on Honshu and Shikoku Islands.

But the emperor still chose destruction.

Perhaps it was Li Mei's barbecue in later generations that gave Liu Zhaosun some inspiration.

The Battle of Hakata was the first battle fought after landing on the Japanese mainland.

In the first battle, we must show our might and scare the Japanese pirates into submission.

So incendiary bombs were put on the agenda.

Grilling the evil god or grilling octopus also applies to Japanese pirates.

When talking about barbecue, we have to mention Li Mei BBQ.

Li Mei's barbecue killed and injured hundreds of thousands of Japanese soldiers, which was a more efficient killing weapon than the atomic bomb.

Napalm is a mixture of naphthenic acid and palmitic acid with gasoline. It has strong water absorption and can form a stable and viscous fuel. When phosphorus, magnesium, granular aluminum and other metal combustion materials are added, the temperature can reach 1000-2000°C.
With Da Qi's current industrial capacity, it is not possible to manufacture napalm incendiary bombs, and it is even impossible to extract cycloalkane acid.

Therefore, they had to settle for the second best and choose a relatively simple incendiary bomb to entertain the Japanese pirates.

Use charcoal or coal, preferably anthracite, grind the charcoal or coal into powder, then find some sawdust, preferably pine or fir sawdust, use a sieve to remove the coarse particles and set aside.

Then use natural rubber, natural rosin, tallow and other animal oils with high freezing points, and glycerin as the ignition agent, and then put the above things in a certain proportion into the shell.
When everything is ready, chop the rosin into pieces, throw it into the pot and stir-fry. After it melts, pour the carbon powder and sawdust into the pot and stir-fry evenly. Then turn off the heat, immediately pour in the glycerin, stir evenly, and pour it into the mold to cool and shape.

In this way, a relatively simple solidification incendiary bomb was created.

The emperor named it Zhurong Bomb.

Compared with Molotov cocktails and homemade incendiary bombs, incendiary bombs are easier to transport, burn longer, and have greater lethality.

The most important thing is that rubber, resin and tallow are not very expensive materials, and the Imperial Chamber of Commerce can guarantee bulk supply.

Zhurong bombs were originally used as a tribute to the 20th anniversary of the founding of the Great Qi Dynasty. However, because the Eastern Expedition to Japan was greatly advanced, they were directly used on the battlefield in Kyushu.

In order to present a more perfect barbecue effect.

The Busan Arsenal, located at the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, worked overtime to produce 10,000 Zhurong bombs.

Under the cover of night, sparks fell like raindrops on the land ruled by the evil god.

The heavily defended port of Hakata by Japanese pirates suddenly turned into a sea of fire. Countless Kyushu warriors rolled off the city walls and turned into fireballs.

The emperor called it the Last Judgment.

(End of this chapter)