Rise From the Humble

In the morning, at the transition between Chen Shi and Si Shi, a series of muffled thunders rolled across the Qiantang River. Amidst the rolling thunder, the tides flew across the river like white streaks. The closer the tides got, the louder the thunder. Lian turned into a nearly three-meter-high wall of water and swept forward, like ten thousand horses galloping, no, like ten thousand ferocious lions, swooping in and slamming into the river bank.

Boom!

The tide hit the shore, making a huge noise, like a mountain falling apart, and throwing up thousands of layers of snow.

Earth-shattering and shocking.

When the second wave of three meters of tide smashed into pieces on the shore, a raft was also smashed into pieces on the shore, and several broken logs were shot on the shore like crossbow arrows.

Naoshima Naoshima drew his samurai sword, and with one precise stroke, he split the broken log in front of him in half. The two halves of the log flew past his temples, and half of them left a bloodstain on the side of Nabeshima Naoshima's face. .

"Straight male general." Matsuura Sanbanro on the side said worriedly.

"It doesn't matter to me!" Naoshima Naoman waved his hand indifferently, then looked at the broken raft on the shore with a pity expression, sighed and looked at the surging Qiantang River, "It's just a pity that Panasonic built One of them eight"

After Matsuura Sanbanro heard this, he couldn't help but sigh heavily. He looked at the rolling tide of the Qiantang River with a look of shock on his face. After a long time, he said sadly, "Oh, when Kenichi and the others paddled a raft to explore the road, , the tide is not so big yet, who would have thought that it would become so terrifying in the blink of an eye, no less than a huge wave on the sea. With such a huge tide, Kenichi and the eight of them may have already gone to meet Amaterasu."

"Since we landed in Daming yesterday, we broke through Funing Town, killed Shaoxing officers and soldiers, crossed the river on wooden rafts, and killed another group of officers and soldiers at night. We marched in a hurry to the front of the river, and rested in a village in front of the river. After several battles, our army was unable to do anything. Once injured, I didn’t expect that eight of them, including Panasonic Kenichi, would be damaged here. It’s really unpredictable!”

Nabeshima Naoshima looked at the rolling waves of the Qiantang River and sighed.

"General Naoto, this disaster is not a fault of war, but the power of God is unpredictable. After all, this is the Ming Dynasty. I am afraid that Amaterasu's magical power is beyond the reach of us and it will be difficult to take care of us." Matsuura Sanbanro comforted Nabeshima.

"Well, what Sanfanlang said makes sense. However, it is really shocking that the Ming Dynasty is so vast and rich in resources. If you had not come to the Ming Dynasty, you would not know that the world is so big, with such great rivers and mountains. The officials and troops of the Ming Dynasty were as weak as pigs, and the people were as cowardly as chickens. How can I be qualified to sit on it?! Only I, the Yamato man, am worthy of such magnificent mountains and rivers!" Naoshima Naoshima nodded, stretched out his samurai sword and pointed at the rolling Qiantang River, sighing in an incomparable way.

"So, His Highness sent us to cross the sea." Matsuura Sanbanro took over the words.

"I will fight to the death to fulfill His Highness's instructions and provide guidance for my Yamato son when he comes across the sea."

Nabeshima's blood surged, he turned around to look at the group of Japanese pirates behind him, and swore with a red face.

"Swear to the death to fulfill His Highness's instructions!" A group of Japanese pirates also shouted as if they had been given blood.

"But how can we cross the river with such a stormy tide?" A Japanese pirate asked the urgent question.

A group of Japanese pirates fell into silence looking at the rolling tide of the Qiantang River. They were not afraid of the Ming army or fighting. However, the tide of the Qiantang River was so strong that it was difficult for them to cross it with the rafts they had built. After all, they were only flesh and blood. , although they are all water-based, it is difficult to survive under such an unhuman tide.

"The most prosperous Suzhou-Hangzhou area in the Ming Dynasty is across the river. His Highness's instructions are still in my ears. How can we retreat, build a raft, and cross the river! This time, I will board first!" Naoshima Naoshima inserted his samurai sword into its scabbard. , shouted firmly and without fear.

"Hi!" the Japanese pirate responded.

"General, straight man, please be patient! I think this river will not always be so turbulent. It will calm down at some point. After the storm calms down, it won't be too late for us to cross the river again." Matsuura Sanbanro consoled him.

"Huh? Could it be that the tide is uncertain and we have to wait here forever?! Time is precious and cannot be wasted!"

Nabeshima Naoshima frowned.

"Straight General, wait a minute. I have ordered Hao Yi and the others to tie up the boatmen here. They have lived here for generations and must know the law of the tide. If the tide can calm down within an hour, we will wait for the tide to calm down before crossing the river. If not, , the boatmen here must also know where to cross the river safely."

Matsuura Sanbanro explained.

"円西! As expected of Sanbanro!" Naoshima Naoshima nodded with satisfaction and followed Matsuura Sanbanro's persuasion.

Soon, Hao Yi and other Japanese pirates brought three boatmen and three children with knives. The child obviously belonged to the boatman's family and was kidnapped by the Japanese pirates to threaten the boatman.

Nabeshima Naoman ordered the Japanese pirates, some of whom barely understood Chinese, to interrogate three boatmen separately as to when the tide of the Qiantang River would stop.

"Back to the general, the three boatmen all said that the tide would stop after an hour and a half. They said that the tide was still small at this time, and that the tide would be bigger in August and September." The Japanese pirates, who barely understood Chinese, made gestures and guesses, and interrogated them. After finishing the three boatmen, he reported to Nabeshima Naoo and Matsuura Sanbanro.

"円西! The tide is still relatively small at this time. It can be seen that Amaterasu is also looking after us. Then wait for an hour and a half, and then let them drive a boat to send us across the river." Nabeshima Naoman heard this, Laughed.

In this way, after waiting for about half an hour, the tide of Qiantang River became smaller and gradually subsided after a while.

"Okay! Cross the river!" Naoshima Naoshima waved his hand and ordered.

"General Nabeshima, I've been thinking about something for the past half hour and want to ask you for instructions." Matsuura Sanbanro walked to Nabeshima Naoji and said.

"Why are you so outspoken, Sanbanrou? If you have any ideas, just say so." Naoshima Naoshima waved his hand.

"General Straight Man, I want to change the route. Originally we planned to cross the river and go straight north, in order to Hangzhou, Jiaxing, Suzhou, Changzhou and Yingtian, which are on the coast of the Ming Dynasty, and then enter the sea from Yingtian and embark on the return journey. Now I want to After crossing the river, we turned west and went deep into Ming Huizhou, making a circle from the west from Nanling and Wuhu to Yingtian Jucheng, then to Changzhou, Suzhou, and Hangzhou, and then returned to the sea."

Sanbanro Matsuura looked up at Naoshima Nabeshima and said slowly.

"What? Turning to the west?! Sanbanlang! The Suzhou and Hangzhou areas, the richest areas in the Ming Dynasty, are clearly in the east. Why do we have to go west and go deep into the Ming Dynasty and go around in this circle?! This circle is bound to be dangerous if we go deep into the Ming Dynasty. I Nabeshima Straight Man is not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he is just afraid of delaying His Highness's instructions."

Naoshima Naoshima looked at Matsuura Sanbanro with burning eyes and asked in confusion.

"General, I planned this just to fulfill His Highness's instructions." Matsuura Sanbanro explained.

"Huh?! His Majesty ordered us to spy on the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas of the Ming Dynasty, but he didn't let us go deep into the Ming Dynasty to spy!"

Nabeshima asked.

"General, how do you think the Ming Dynasty will react if we cross the sea and invade the Suzhou and Hangzhou areas of the Ming Dynasty?!"

Matsuura Sanbanro said.

"The Ming Dynasty will definitely not surrender without mercy." Nabeshima said, and then looked at Matsuura Sanbanro, "What does this have to do with changing the route?!"

"As the general said, the Ming Dynasty will definitely not surrender. Their officers and soldiers in Suzhou and Hangzhou will definitely fight against our army. In addition, the Ming Dynasty is so vast and has a large population. They will definitely mobilize their officers and soldiers nearby to encircle and suppress our army. So in Suzhou and Hangzhou Nanling, Wuhu and other inland areas that we rely on must be the first choice. Therefore, I want to take a detour to Nanling, Wuhu and other places to Yingtian, and first spy on the status of the officers and soldiers in Nanling, Wuhu and other places for His Highness!" Matsuura Sanbanlang Explained to Nabeshima Naoo.

"吆西! Sanban Lang's words make sense! Then I'll listen to you. After crossing the river, turn west and go to Huizhou!"

After listening to Matsuura Sanbanro's explanation, Nabeshima Naoshima was convinced and nodded vigorously to adopt his suggestion.