Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

Only with the help of the Ming Dynasty's military force could he defeat Japan.

But now..........

While he was hesitating, some North Korean officials had already dispatched troops according to Li Jong's request.

The next day, three thousand North Korean troops rushed over from Pyongyang after traveling day and night.

Looking at these people and horses, Ji Qing widened his eyes.

What the hell!

This guy Li Jong actually means it? !

What happened next was completely beyond his control.

Those large boats that were originally used for fishing were forcibly requisitioned by Li Zong.

Even he himself was placed under house arrest in a yard.

Li Zong stood at the gate of the yard and clasped his fists towards him.

"Master Ji, I have no choice but to do this, please don't mind!"

"I will borrow those ships first. After we defeat the Tsushima clan and return victorious, I will make amends to you!"

After saying that, he waved to his men.

"Someone, bring those Japanese girls in to help Master Ji pass the time!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Park Guk-chang coming over with a dozen Japanese women.

The corners of Ji Qing's mouth twitched unnaturally.

If this had happened at any other time, he would have welcomed it.

But now!

How could he be in such a mood after so many boatmen had just died!

If this gets to His Majesty's ears, everyone will have their heads chopped off!

As for which head it is, it all depends on your Majesty's mood...

After much deliberation, he made a risky decision.

"My lord, since you have made up your mind, how can I stay here?"

"If Your Majesty does not mind, I am willing to go to Tsushima Island with Your Majesty!"

After hearing this, Li Zong was stunned at first, and then he burst into laughter.

"Hahahaha! You are indeed worthy of being an envoy sent by the superior country!"

"Your courage is no less than that of this king!"

"In this case, you will follow me to fight on Tsushima Island!"

Chapter 358 A terrible guess

The fleet left the port, carrying no longer fishermen and fishing nets.

Instead, they were North Korean soldiers holding swords.

The next day, when they passed through Seoul, another 8,000 soldiers boarded the ship, and the number of troops under Li Jong's command reached 11,000.

When he returned from Shenyang, he only had 8,000 men under his command.

The extra three thousand were recruited temporarily with the silver given to him by Ji Qing.

From Seoul to Tsushima Island, you have to travel thousands of miles by sea.

If we add the distance from Seoul to Nampo, it’s a full 1,500 miles!

The further he went, the more Ji Qing felt something was wrong.

The Fuzhou ship can only travel 40 miles in an hour, and even if it runs non-stop day and night, it can only travel 400 miles.

Even though the pirates' ships were small and could run faster than the Fujian ships, their maximum speed was only 500 miles a day!

With such a long distance, even if Japan knew about the transaction between Ming and Korea, it would not be possible for them to come so quickly!

unless.........

Unless there are Japanese spies near Nampo!

Thinking of this, he was suddenly shocked because he had another guess!

The boatman was killed, and he thought that Li Jong wanted to use the Ming Dynasty to deal with Japan.

But now that Li Zong dared to take the initiative to attack before the troops from Liaodong arrived, the suspicion of killing someone with a borrowed knife was no longer established.

Because no one knows what the situation is on Tsushima Island!

Once the war breaks out, it is possible that more than these 10,000 people will all be buried on Tsushima Island!

However, Li Jongchu believed that the boatmen were mistakenly killed by the Japanese, but Ji Qing did not agree with this statement from the beginning.

After all, only the bodies of the boatmen were left on the boat, while the North Korean fishermen were nowhere to be seen.

Now that I think about it...

Maybe there is a third possibility!

Divorce!

To drive a wedge between Korea and Ming Dynasty!

He immediately found Li Jong, who was enjoying the breeze on the deck, and told him his guess.

After hearing this, Li Zong was a little undecided for a moment, so he called all his officials together.

After he repeated the speculations about alienation, the officials fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, an official exclaimed with a changed expression.

"My king, this is not good!"

"If Master Ji's speculation is true, then the Japanese have never been targeting us!"

"They want to disrupt the trade between Korea and Ming Dynasty. The best way is not just to kill people!"

Having said that, he paused for a moment and subconsciously looked at Ji Qing, as if he had some doubts.

Li Zong frowned and shouted, "Keep talking!"

The official took a deep breath and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty should know why the emperor gave us this fishing business!"

"The Ming Dynasty is short of food now, and the emperor wants to use these dried fish to provide disaster relief to the people!"

"But if there is a problem with the dried fish we deliver to the Ming Dynasty, the consequences will be more serious than the death of some boatmen in North Korea!"

"So I have reason to suspect that the cross dart was probably left behind intentionally by a Japanese spy!"

"It's to give us a target, and then lure the tiger away from the mountain, so that it will be easier for them to do other things in Nanpu!"

"Like, sprinkle poison on dried fish!"

"Or sprinkle it directly into the salt pans!"

Everyone present was shocked by this speculation!

Especially Li Jong!

His body began to tremble uncontrollably.

The official's words made him think of the previous war between Japan and Korea.

He was not yet born at that time.

But he had heard about the two major wars during the Wanli period from the old ministers.

In the 20th year of Wanli's reign, Toyotomi Hideyoshi led more than 100,000 Japanese pirates across the river and launched an attack on Korea.

In just one month, three capitals of North Korea were lost and eight provinces collapsed!

Just when Korea was unable to defend itself, Toyotomi Hideyoshi finally revealed his true intentions.

He wants to move the capital to Beijing!

The reason for attacking Korea was simply because Korea blocked the Japanese from attacking the Ming Dynasty!

Fortunately, the Ming Dynasty sent Li Rusong, the general of Liaodong, who led an army of 40,000 and crossed the Yalu River in a heroic and confident manner. The Japanese pirates were defeated and eventually had to withdraw from Korea.

However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was unwilling to accept defeat, once again provoked a war in the 25th year of Wanli. His purpose was also to first conquer Korea, then launch an attack on the Ming Dynasty, and finally move the capital to Beijing!

But the result was the same as last time, and they were once again pinned to the ground by the Ming army.

Now, thirty years have passed, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi has long turned into dry bones.

But the ambition of Japan was not buried with him...

Now the Emperor Ming is spending such a huge price to let Korea catch sea fish in order to save the people from natural disasters!

If the dried fish distributed to the people were mixed with poison...

Once the cause of death of the victims is discovered, I am afraid that countless people in the Ming Dynasty will immediately rise up in rebellion!

By then, the Ming Dynasty would be in turmoil, and Korea would not have an easy time either...

What a vicious plan that kills two birds with one stone!

Thinking of this, Li Zong gave the order with a grim face.

"Hurry up and send the order back to Nanpu!"

"No matter what, we can't let anything happen to those dried fish!"

"Otherwise, both I and you will be sinners of the Ming Dynasty!"

Even though he was talking about the criminals of the Ming Dynasty, everyone on the ship understood that if it was really as the official said, I'm afraid all the officials in North Korea, from top to bottom, would not have a good end!

The fleet, which was originally sailing towards Tsushima Island, immediately changed course and returned to Nampo.

In addition, the faster bird boats and net shuttle boats were sent out first to move forward as quickly as possible.

Because of the wind direction, they returned much faster than when they came.

But even so, it took a full day and a half.

It was not until the evening of the next day that we rushed back to Nanpu.

The scene before him made Li Jong wonder if he was too nervous.

Everything in Nanpu is the same as usual.

The fishermen were unable to go out to sea, so they were busy drying fish and digging salt fields on the shore.

It seemed that nothing unusual happened.

But he did not dare to take it lightly. After getting off the boat, he gave orders immediately.

"Surround Nanpu for me!"

"Capture all the Japanese in the city without leaving a single one alive!"

"Yes!"

The officials under his command immediately dispersed with their men and began searching house by house as ordered.

Moreover, the force was not limited to Nampo Port, but personnel were also sent to the surrounding mountains.

In just a short while, a group of Japanese women were dragged out of a private house by Korean soldiers.

"Ya Butterfly!"

"Yametie, Dame......."

"Smith Masai, Vadahi Greece Nai........"

"Yamet, Yamete..."

"Search for Vanasedeska..."

Chapter 359 Sir, she called you a bastard!