Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

Almost at the same time, the elite led by the Governor of the East China Sea had arrived in the northern part of Kyushu Island.

The sun is high in the sky, and rays of bright sunlight penetrate the clouds and shine on the sparkling sea.

The huge fleet meandered like a giant dragon, its three-masted sails roared in the morning breeze, and the soldiers on the deck were ready to go, their armors shining coldly in the midday sun.

The fleet slowly approached the beach, and the waves continued to beat against the hull, making rhythmic sounds.

"Log in!"

The warship led by Huo Hai was the first to arrive at the coastline and immediately gave an order loudly.

For a time, the deck became busy. The soldiers checked their weapons again, organized their equipment, and prepared for the possible battle.

Following the order, the leading warship docked.

Some of them quickly formed a defensive formation after disembarking from the ship, while others were from the engineering branch. They quickly put pieces of wood in the shallow water area and quickly built a simple dock.

Just six Japanese ronin appeared out of nowhere, carrying more or less loot on their shoulders, and suddenly noticed the outpost team appearing on the hillside.

"Why did the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty appear here?"

"Looking at their clothes being wet, they must have been shipwrecked!"

"Who cares? Their armor looks good, I want it!"

Several Japanese ronin looked up at the several Ming soldiers on the hillside. They were sure that these Ming soldiers were nothing more than that and must be timid and fearful people.

The leading ronin, Abe Shunkyu, took a step forward and shouted loudly: "Listen, you Ming soldiers, the six of us are going to challenge a few of you. If you are brave, come down and challenge us. Otherwise, we will take off your armor immediately. We can Spare your lives!"

His voice was so loud that it was not only heard by a few people on the hillside, but also reached the ears of the large troops who were landing.

this……

The leader Liu Han and other soldiers looked at each other in confusion. Not to mention the large army that was landing behind them, the six ronin in front of them actually dared to provoke them. It was really dumbfounding.

Seeing no reaction from above, Abe Shunjiu couldn't help but smile at each other.

They had always heard that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were greedy for life and fearful of death. The opponent might not be able to fight them in armor, but now he was silent, clearly because he was afraid of them.

"Let's go up and scare them, and they will definitely hand over their armor obediently!" The white-faced and beardless ronin next to him suggested with a touch of greed in his eyes.

Huh?

Liu Han and others looked at the six ronin coming up here. They originally wanted to scare them away, but they never expected that they would actually throw themselves into a trap.

At the same time, when Huo Hai heard the noise, he had already sent a more elite team around.

Although there was no danger warning on Liu Han's side, there were no traces of internal soldiers at any of the sentinel posts. Only this side was unusual, so naturally he focused on taking care of this side.

"Since you don't drink the fine wine for the toast, then you will take... your life!" Abe Junjiu and other Japanese ronin came to the hillside and were about to use force, but suddenly they took a breath of cold air.

But I saw Ming archers appearing on both sides. Each of them was tall and tall, with bright armor, holding a fine bow and arrow, and their steps were uniform.

They did not expect that the opponent's number would be so large. They always thought that the Ming army was just a mob, but they did not expect that they were so well-trained and impressive.

"You...you guys...look there quickly?"

The white-faced beardless ronin who had just shouted to scare the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty pointed tremblingly at the beach and the sea. There was no trace of blood on his face at this moment.

More and more warships were seen docking at the pier. Teams of soldiers clutched their weapons and stepped onto the newly built wooden bridge. They stepped ashore heavily and firmly.

The leading ronin, Shunku Abe, saw something was wrong and immediately changed his attitude: "Misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding, I... we were just passing by!"

"I'll challenge you to a duel! If you want to beat me, I can let you leave, otherwise you...all of you will die here!" Liu Han also looked at Abe Junjiu on a whim.

Abe Junjiu was not tall and had a slightly chubby face. When he saw that Liu Han didn't seem to have much of an advantage, his eyes flashed with joy: "Seriously?"

"Today, I will let you see the power of our Nanshan tribe!" Liu Han pulled out his waist knife and said in a show of masculinity.

kill!

Abe Shunjiu immediately struck first, drew his sword and rushed towards Liu Han.

Now he is surrounded by Ming archers, and thousands of Ming soldiers have landed on the beach below. This is his last hope for survival.

When two swords meet, the stronger one wins.

Boom!

The Xuefeng sword in Liu Han's hand was a gift from Xu Shiying. When it collided with Abe Shunkyu's Japanese sword, the originally incomplete Japanese sword was immediately broken into two pieces.

Due to the effect of inertia, half of the knife tip rotated in the air, and finally fell into the grass next to it.

"No, it doesn't count!"

Abe Shunjiu suddenly panicked when he saw the broken knife in his hand.

"go to hell!"

The corners of Liu Han's mouth raised slightly, and then he struck hard at Abe Shunjiu's head.

puff!

A stream of blood splashed high, leaving a knife mark so deep that one could see the bone on Liu Han's frightened face, and the knife continued downwards, reaching the tail accurately.

No……

Abe Junjiu never thought that he would die in this way. His eyes were full of unwillingness, and then he threw his head back and fell down.

"Spare our lives! We can surrender to the Ming Dynasty!" The remaining five Japanese ronin knew that they could not fly, so they immediately knelt on the ground and begged.

Liu Han put away the bloody knife and said coldly: "Bullying the weak and fearing the strong, why keep you!"

puff! puff! puff!

The archers next to them were already ready to attack, and they immediately shot arrows at the five Japanese ronin kneeling on the ground, and these five people soon became hedgehogs.

"Let's march to Zhou Fangda Inner City!" Xu Shiying came to the hillside and looked coldly at the six cold corpses on the ground, and immediately waved her hand.

The army marched in unison, heading towards the defense of the inner city.

Unlike the situation in the Otomo family's territory, the villages along the way here appear to be very chaotic.

The six ronin who had just been killed turned out to be the villains who looted the village in front last night. As they continued forward, they also encountered some Japanese ronin who were robbing.

After the Governor-General of the East China Sea conquered Mu Meng on Shenzhi Island, he also created a riding team belonging to the Governor-General of the East China Sea.

Xiang Ming is a solid man of Mongolian descent who has now returned to the Han Dynasty. When he learned that there were rogues looting the village ahead, he led a cavalry group and rushed over.

A ronin was stripping a woman naked and wanted to do something dirty, but the Tu Qing arrow was already on the string. With a slight release, a sharp arrow came out of the string.

puff!

The grinning ronin didn't know what was going on, but his neck had been pierced by a sharp arrow, and then his whole body fell towards the woman whose clothes he had taken off.

"kill!"

Xiang Ming's men were already impatient. When they saw the Japanese ronin who was about to flee, they immediately chased after him.

Naturally, two legs could not outrun four legs. Soon a few people carried back the Japanese Ronin's head, and then found another Japanese Ronin hiding in the woodpile.

Xiang Ming did not rush to use the knife, but conducted an interrogation.

It turned out that the other party came from Zhou Fang's inner city. Now there was no food in the city, and they had turned from retainers into rogues.

puff!

Xiang Ming did not leave a way for these Japanese ronin to survive, and immediately killed such scum with one blow.

"Why is it so messy here?"

"They've been without food for months!"

“I thought the crops hadn’t been harvested yet, but there aren’t many people with such crops!”

…

The army led by Xu Shiying passed through the villages along the way. Not only did they see the ruined houses in the villages, but there were also very few crops grown near the villages, which made them couldn't help but shake their heads.

Food is the basis for human survival. If this place loses its function of creating food, then this place will basically be useless.

"Now, I finally understand why Your Majesty stopped Jiangnan merchants from transporting grain to them. Those people are indeed treason!" Huo Hai looked at the chaos here and felt a sense of awe.

Aju!

Thousands of miles away, a young man in a dragon robe suddenly sneezed loudly for no reason, and then turned his head to look eastward thoughtfully.

But I'm afraid no one has thought that the current emperor is not in the Forbidden City, nor in Beijing.

The inner city of Zhoufeng was an earthen city also located on the plains.

Living in this era, although mountain cities have better military value, their shortcomings of lack of water sources are also obvious. Both the Otomo family and the Ouchi family wanted to better control the territory of Kyushu, so it would be a better idea to build the city along the plains.

The armor shone coldly, the swords and guns were like a forest, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

The Ming army marched in neat steps, with serious expressions and firm eyes. This army is like a giant dragon, winding but orderly.

When they entered the plain terrain, they could already see the inner city of Zhoufang from a distance.

In the eyes of the Ming Dynasty soldiers who were used to seeing all kinds of large cities, the Zhou Fang Inner City in front of them was simply a small bag of dirt, but it was far inferior to the size of the Ming Dynasty City.

Just as the army was preparing to capture the city using heavy artillery as siege weapons like Wang Zhi's Central and Southern Army, they saw a short armored Japanese general riding a pony.

The soil and water support the people, and horses are no exception.

The place where Kyushu horses are produced is Minami Kyushu, and the height at the shoulders is generally less than 1.3 meters. The horses produced in Miyazaki Prefecture today are less than 1 meter high at the shoulders. Because that is the territory of the Hyuga clan, they are named Hyuga horses.

Originally, he should be wary when facing the enemy, but when he saw the other party riding such a small pony, Xiang Ming couldn't help but feel a bit contemptuous.

"Beware of fraud, be careful!" Chen Shan, a veteran who has been on the battlefield for many years, ordered.

The visitor was Tao Jiulang, a retainer. When he saw the Ming army facing a formidable enemy, he said in Chinese: "Who is Governor Xu?"

"This governor has been named General of the Eastern Conquest by His Majesty. Please call me General!" Xu Shiying was wearing armor and her eyes firmly showed her identity.

Tao Jiulang looked up and saw Xu Shiying sitting on a tall horse. He immediately felt that the Ming Dynasty was really a warrior, but he suddenly turned over and dismounted.

"What do you mean?" Chen Shan frowned when he saw Tao Jiulang suddenly kneeling on the ground.

Tao Jiulang took out the silk from his arms, but suddenly expressed his intention: "We surrender, I just ask the general not to harm us and the people in the city!"

this……

Chen Shan and Huo Hai immediately looked at each other. Unexpectedly, they surrendered to them before the war started.

"Why did you suddenly surrender?" Xu Shiying did not implement the beheading plan this time, and was suddenly confused.

Tao Jiulang sighed, but said bitterly: "The general will know the answer when he enters the city!"

Fraud?

Chen Shan suddenly became alert and stretched out his hand to hold the knife.

"Okay, I accept your surrender!" Although Xu Shiying was still puzzled, he decisively accepted the letter of surrender.

At this time, the city gate was already wide open. The person in charge here, Ouchi Kyouyuki, personally led a group of people out of the city gate and handed over their weapons in surrender.

Chen Shan and Huo Hai personally led their troops into the city and quickly took over the city's security.

Xu Shiying rode into the city, but after seeing the situation along the street, he noticed that some old people were lying in the corner like ghosts, appearing to be dying.

In fact, it's not that they don't want to resist, but that the food problem is far more serious than everyone thinks. If they don't have soldiers' pay, they can survive with some comfort, but without food, it's almost life-threatening.

At this time, in the inner city of Zhou Fang, some literati recorded: On the day when food ran out, every family closed their doors and waited willingly to die, and no pedestrians were allowed to travel during the day. If they encounter someone walking alone in a remote alley, they will often be pulled away by strong men and killed, sharing the food and eating it. There are even cases where they break into the house together at night, assassinate the person and steal the meat. In the past, there were still birds and rats to hunt in the city, but now there are no rats and birds, which has never been seen in history.

Originally, there were many horses in their army, but after a long period of inability to provide food, they had been slaughtered by the soldiers to satisfy their hunger. Otherwise, Tao Jiulang could still ride a slightly taller horse.

"Your Majesty is truly a talented person!"

Xu Shiying took over the defense of the inner city without a single blow. He also realized the power of the emperor's food blockade. It was really a strategic plan like a genius.

"General, we caught this person!"

"Let me go. My father is Hou Zan, the left minister of the Ministry of Revenue in Nanjing. Don't you want to live?" Hou Haotian was arrested by Liu Han's men, but the young man still looked very arrogant and authentic.

Xu Shiying turned to look at this arrogant young master, but said coldly: "Young Master Hou, not to mention your father Hou Zan, and hundreds of members of your nine tribes, all of them will be killed for your treason!"

"Governor Xu, do you have any real evidence for saying that my son is treasonous? Even if you are the governor of Donghai, you can't even think of throwing dirty water on me. I am not alone in the court, and my father is a third-rank official in the court!" Hou Haotianshen Knowing that he could not bear this crime, he raised his chin and said arrogantly.

Xu Shiying saw that the other party was about to die without knowing it, so he looked into the other party's eyes and said word for word: "What this general said is irrefutable proof. How could Hou Zan give birth to such a stupid son like you?"

Different from other people's identities, he is the queen of Zhongshan King, the eldest son of Duke Dingguo, and the governor of Donghai who is also the general who conquers the east. This evidence is enough.

Even the scholar-bureaucrats in the south of the Yangtze River dare not say that he slandered Hou Haotian, and the emperor already had sufficient reasons to execute the nine clans of the Hou family.

No……

When Hou Haotian saw Xu Shiying's death gaze, he finally understood the emotions of the person he had been bullying. Faced with the testimony of such a powerful person, how could he need any physical evidence? (End of chapter)