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

"That place is originally the territory of the Nurgandusi of the Ming Dynasty. After taking over Hokkaido, we can establish the Zhenwohou Mansion there."

"Then, using Hokkaido as a foothold, we will land on Tōkaidō!"

Chapter 545: Hidden Injury, Regaining One's Heart

Just as Li Zicheng and his men were discussing plans after landing, the condition of Gao Yigong and others was greatly relieved after taking the pills.

After having the ropes tied around their bodies untied, the three of them left the cabin and stood on the deck again.

Yuan Zongde got a smoking bag from somewhere, squatted at the bow and started smoking.

"In this situation, what do you think we should do?"

"Ah....."

Niu Jinxing sneered.

"What else can we do? I bet that if we dare to have other thoughts, the only result will be being thrown into the sea to feed the fish!"

"Why do you think the Marquis wants to tell us the truth?"

“That’s a warning!”

"Revealing Chonglou's identity is a warning to us that the Qin army is always under that person's control."

"After all, he is a captain of the Northern Pacification Division! Who among us can guarantee that he doesn't have any spies planted by him among us?"

"So, don't think you can do whatever you want just because you've left the Ming Dynasty. Anyone who dares to think about splitting up the Qin army and establishing his own faction will probably die the moment the thought comes to mind!"

"Listen to Niu's advice. Just pretend you didn't hear those things and keep them all to yourself!"

"As long as we get the documents of surrender, we can at least get a job as a commander."

His analysis sounds reasonable.

But Yuan Zongde was still somewhat unwilling.

He worked hard for a whole year bearing the label of a traitor, all for the purpose of being crowned as a king or a duke!

But now, Li Zicheng has only been given the title of Marquis of Suppressing Japan...

What about yourself?

I'm afraid it's a question whether the emperor has someone like me...

He gritted his teeth and turned to take a look at the treasure ship's chamber.

If I'm not mistaken, Master Li and that Duke should be there right now.

Better...

never mind!

As soon as the thought came to his mind, he forced it down again.

Can't afford to gamble!

If you lose, you'll lose everything...

"What the military advisor said makes sense. If that's the case, then let's do it this way."

"But in the end, he ended up being a thousand households, or a commander. It sounds better than being a traitor, isn't it?"

Yuan Zongde shook his head in self-mockery, took a deep puff of the cigarette, and blew it out into the wind.

It seemed that the slight unwillingness in my heart also dissipated in the wind like smoke.

Gao Yigong didn't say anything.

His sister is already Li Zicheng's person. With this relationship, as long as he doesn't mess around, he will definitely enjoy wealth and glory for the rest of his life.

The three of them looked at the rough sea, each with different thoughts in their mind.

The sea breeze was very cold, and after standing for a while, they turned around and went back to the cabin.

But just after they left, a man walked out from a pile of wooden barrels on the deck, looked in the direction where the three people disappeared, and then went towards the bird room.

Niu Jinxing and the other two had no idea that their every move was under surveillance by the Jinyiwei. At this moment, they had already returned to the cabin.

As soon as they opened the door, the three of them were stunned.

I saw six more girls inside without knowing when!

Niu Jinxing frowned and asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"

A man came forward and bowed to them.

"Greetings to the three generals. We are all the ship's doctors."

"My name is Miao Lan. I am here to examine the three of you on the orders of the Lord."

The pills that the three people had taken earlier were delivered by Chonglou. This was the first time they had seen the doctor.

Looking at the six beautiful female doctors in front of them, they all swallowed their saliva at the same time.

Gao Yigong grinned and said, "Doctor? Are you all doctors?"

"Tell me, how do you want to check it?"

After he finished speaking, he walked to the table, sat down, and put his arm on the table, waiting for his pulse to be taken.

But Miao Lan shook her head and said, "General, please stand up first so that I can see if you are in good health."

Gao Yigong did as he was told.

Niu Jinxing and Yuan Zongde looked at each other, took two steps back, and watched quietly from the side.

Miao Lan was seen circling Gao Yigong twice, and from time to time she stretched out her hands to knead or tap his joints.

After a long time, Miao Lan pointed at his back and said, "General, there seems to be an old wound here. Please take off your clothes."

Gao Yigong was once beaten on the back by someone from the Eastern Depot outside the city of Taiyuan. From then on, he suffered from a hidden disease and would feel severe pain and itchiness whenever it was cold and rainy.

After two days on the boat, this hidden disease was brought out, but he could only endure it.

Now that Miao Lan had found it after a thorough examination, she couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"Girl, please help me see if there is any hope..."

As he said that, he reached out and took off his coat, revealing his muscular upper body.

Miao Lan blushed slightly and turned to say to another doctor.

"Give me a bottle of number four."

"Yes!"

Upon hearing this, the doctor took out a porcelain bottle from her medicine box and handed it over.

Miao Lan took it, carefully poured out a portion, and rubbed it quickly in the palm of her hand.

As she moved, the slightly pungent smell of medicinal wine began to spread in the cabin.

After rubbing her palms until they were warm, she said to Gao Yigong again.

"Please lie down, General."

The medicinal wine was specially made by Zhang Jingyue, specifically for treating injuries from falls, and it also has a good effect on this type of old illness.

Gao Yigong lay down as she requested.

When he felt Miao Lan's hot hands on his back, his eyes widened instantly.

The warmth just covered the place where the old wound was, making him couldn't help but groan.

"hiss......"

"Comfortable!"

But before he could come to his senses, those hands began to massage his back.

The hidden injury has been acting up these past two days, and the feeling of numbness, itching and pain has almost never stopped.

After being pressed like this, the previous moaning immediately turned into a pig-slaughtering scream.

“Ah…it hurts, it hurts, it hurts…!”

Miao Lan wanted to laugh, but held it back.

But it was not the case with the five female doctors behind her. They had no intention of giving Gao Yigong any face and covered their mouths and laughed out loud on the spot.

Gao Yigong finally stopped screaming, but his face turned red.

When he looked up, he found that Niu Jinxing and Yuan Zongde were already laughing so hard that they could hardly stand. He immediately turned to the female doctors.

"Girls, don't let them go!"

"The hidden injuries on their bodies are much more than mine..."

When marching or fighting, there is no one who has not been injured.

Even though the Qin army had always been winning battles, it was inevitable that there would be bumps and bruises in their daily lives.

At Gao Yigong's strong request, Niu Jinxing and Yuan Zongdi also experienced what it meant to be in pain and happy.

After the six doctors left, the three of them slumped in their chairs, too lazy to even move a finger.

"You know what, these girls are really good at cooking."

Gao Yigong narrowed his eyes slightly. Although his back felt more sore after the massage than before, he felt much more relaxed.

Niu Jinxing said thoughtfully: "I heard that these female doctors were selected by the emperor from among the palace maids, and they studied medicine with famous doctors, specializing in external injuries."

"I didn't expect that the emperor would send the doctor here before the documents of amnesty arrived."

Yuan Zongde's hidden injury was on his right chest, and the doctor had been rubbing and kneading it for nearly half an hour. At this moment, he was already in an awkward situation.

"Alas, Old Yuan has to accept his fate..."

"I have never been taken care of like this before. If not for anything else, just for these doctors, I will sell my life to the emperor from now on!"

He sighed, hunched over to the bed, and with lightning speed, he threw back the quilt and got in.

Chapter 546 Hokkaido

The fleet sailed longer than expected, and it was ten days later that they saw the coastline of Hokkaido.

Hokkaido, formerly known as Ezo, is mainly populated by Ainu people. The island covers an area of ​​about 80,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to Chongqing.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Hokkaido was under the jurisdiction of the Nurgandusi of the Ming Dynasty.

However, as the Ming Dynasty weakened and its remote location caused this place to gradually slip out of Ming control.

At the end of the 16th century, the Matsumae clan crossed the sea to build Fukuyama Castle and occupied the entire island of Hokkaido, making it a territory of the Wa Kingdom.

At this time in Hokkaido, the Ainu, Japanese, and Koreans lived together, with a population of tens of thousands, but the Matsumae clan's garrison had less than three thousand.

Even among these three thousand people, a large portion were forcibly conscripted slaves.

When the huge figure of the Ao Guang appeared near the coast, a cavalryman of the Matsumae clan riding on Japanese horses was the first to notice something unusual, which made them think of the previous capture of Tsushima Island by the Ming army.

Then the cavalry split into two.

Some stayed on the coast to monitor the fleet's every move.

The other part rushed towards Fushan City not far away at the fastest speed.

Li Zicheng stood at the bow, looking at the coastline getting closer and closer, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"I heard that there are a lot of cannons on this ship?"

Wei Liangqing nodded: "Sixteen guns on each side, with a thousand spare shells!"

"Then let me see if this cannon is as good as the legend says!"

Li Zicheng turned and looked at Chonglou: "Pass the order down, fight a round first to alert the Japanese pirates on the island!"

An incense stick later, the Ao Guang stopped about three miles from the coast, the ship swung sideways, and the sixteen black gun muzzles were pointed at the distant beach.

“Knock, knock, knock…”

Sixteen cannons fired almost at the same time.

The huge hull of the Ao Guang moved back several meters in an instant, stirring up waves several meters high.