After about half a month of sailing, Yang Shanlu arrived at the destination-the Yokosuka Port landing in Toyo.
And Yang Sanshi was particular about choosing this landing site, because at this time the actual ruler of Toyo, the seat of the Tokugawa shogunate was in Edo (that is, the later To/King), and he chose to land at Yokosuka Port. Edo is only more than 100 miles away, which is equivalent to hitting his fatal part in one fell swoop!
And Yokosuka Port is only two cities along the way from Edo... Yokohama and Kawasaki, so the Xuanjia Army can reach the heart of Toei after at most two battles along the way!
After the Tokugawa shogunate was taken, the next battle was peace, rubbing and rubbing. It was all his heart. So choosing this landing site is very clever, or it is the master of the mobile fleet. Benefits... You can put your troops to the most critical places anytime, anywhere, and point to the enemy's core!
At this time, Yokosuka Port was only a small fishing port, and after landing, you could see some Toyo people coming out to ask for a living.
I have to say that the Japanese people at this time had a very hard life, and they are far from the confidence that I can't say in future generations! Anyway, the appearance of most of the people is almost the same as those of the former Daming refugees. They are ragged and have food on their faces, and even some poor Japanese people. It is now in November, and there is not even a loincloth underneath—the wind blowing egg The egg is cold!
On the contrary, Zhou Chang, looking at this familiar land, he was very emotional... He used to appear as a businessman when he came here, but this time, he came as a conqueror.
"Xi Xi, why did you come here so early? Zhou Changjun? It’s not time for the transaction yet!" At this time, a small Japanese man who was in charge of the wharf came over. This Japanese man belonged to a local big name. He is still his brother-in-law, so he is usually very domineering.
So when he saw a big wealth like Zhou Chang, he was only surprised at first, but then when he looked behind Zhou Chang, he was directly scared to pee!
In the past, Zhou Chang came with a maximum of 10 or 20 boats, but what about now? The dense sails fill up the entire Yokosuka Port! It was even a big ship he had never seen before! Compared with those Japanese boats that go out to fish, they are all like toy boats!
Even at this moment, there are constantly Ming troops wearing black iron armor, coming down continuously from the big ship, that kind of intimidating aura...
"Zhou Changjun, what kind of work are you doing?"
This Dongying guy started to stammer, even he put his hand on the back of his waist, but he didn't know whether he should pull it out... If he knew the idiom of a praying man’s arm blocking a car, he would know his behavior at the moment, even if he draws a knife. It’s useless, just like that praying mantis...
It was Zhou Chang, who had been in contact with this Dongying people in the past, so he couldn't bear his death, so he said to him: "Ono-kun, this is no longer something you can decide, hurry up and find your Patriarch. Right."
"It makes sense." After the Dongying man heard this, he thought that this was indeed beyond my control, so he hurriedly went to report.
At this time, there were so many daimyos in Dongying, and in general, the area that could be actually controlled could occupy a territory similar to that of a county in Daming, which was already considered a powerful daimyo.
Of course, a small site also has the advantage of a small site, that is, the response is quick, so soon this great name arrived, and he also brought seventy or eighty samurai, which is already his entire military power.
"Zhou Changjun, what do you mean by dropping it?" This big name also knew Zhou Chang, and asked sternly when he saw this.
Zhou Chang used this route to trade with Wa country, so he had a good relationship with him, so he couldn’t bear to see him die, so Zhou Chang said to him: "Akita-kun, we are looking for General Tokugawa. Bad luck, so this matter has nothing to do with you."
"What? Dead dead! I'm a loyal subordinate of General Tokugawa, and you will never be allowed to do this!" Then the daimyo waved his hand, and these samurai under his men were ready for battle. Of course, just watch carefully. If you can find out, this big name looks aggressive, but in fact, his calves are trembling on the horse!
It was at the back. Watching Zhou Chang's negotiation with the Japanese, Liu Dabangma was very puzzled. He just asked Yang Shanlu, who was protected by him, and said, "Brother Yang, did this Dongyang devil's head be kicked by a donkey." ?Just these few people dare to stop us?"
It was Yang Shanlu, he had already communicated with Zhou Chang when he came over, and he also had some understanding of the history of the Japanese kingdom at this time, so he knew the reason.
He just explained to Liu Dabangma: "It's not that he was stupid, but that he must be so, because at this time the military laws of the Japanese country are still very strict. If a big name like him is attached to the shogunate, if he dares to flee without a fight, At that time, the whole family was killed or demoted to slaves, so he had to fight with swords and guns."
Of course even though this is the case, Yang Shanlu's target of this offensive is the General Tokugawa, so if he wants to fight such a small force now, he is really not interested.
So when he thought about it, he instructed Zhou Chang to negotiate with this daimyo again... That is to say, he didn't rush to do it, let him watch a good show first.
If you don’t have to fight immediately, this daimyo is naturally willing. At this time, the Xuanjia army has unloaded nearly a hundred new artillery from the ship, and then pulled out four or five of them at random, and then thought about it. The solution was to get more than a dozen sheep from the locals and put a layer of armor on them.
And then next, it’s time for the Japanese people to be dumbfounded. After the four or five new artillery shells at the flocks, not to mention that there is no whole sheep on the scene, the whole flock has been completely destroyed. erase! Even those armors were blown to pieces all over the floor.
After such a firepower demonstration, Zhou Chang received Yang Shanlu's instruction, just looking at the daimyo jokingly and said: "How do you think your samurai can withstand such firepower?"
At this time, this big name was already silly! This is completely different from the way of warfare he is familiar with! (At this time, the Japanese country is still mainly based on cold weapons, you cut me with a knife, I shot you with an arrow, etc.), but now
Even when he looked at the densely packed nearly a hundred artillery pieces behind him, he felt like he was already stupid: "Amaterasu is here! How can there be such terrible weapons in this world! How can the brave warriors fight? Do you use flesh and blood to resist?"
Because this daimyo could not see too clearly, after the salvo of artillery fired, even the armor made of steel was exploded, not to mention the samurai under him.
You must know that Dongying at this time is still very poor, and its weapons and equipment are even worse than the dogs of the same period!
When the dog tartar was strong or otherwise, they were basically equipped with a pair of iron armor, but these warriors, who were the main warriors, could be equipped with a *, and almost did not even *, only the equipment such as the Maruki bow. , At most, only wear that kind of light leather armor, so how to resist such a sharp shelling
Then the big name looked at the Xuanjia army that was still disembarking one after another, lined up in a neat square formation, and their small artillery, his face was getting paler... So in the end, he just A decision was made.
"Zhou Changjun, are you really going to fight General Tokugawa?" This daimyo asked seriously.
"That's for sure, otherwise, we will have nothing to do if we have enough food and bring so many people across the ocean?" Zhou Chang replied just like that.
Then this daimyo made up his mind after hearing this. He also saw this. Yang Shanlu was the highest commander in the army, so he suddenly walked over and knelt down in front of Yang Shanlu and said: "General of Shangguo, please allow Akita to lead the way for you! I am willing to be your pawn, leading the army of Shangguo to Edo!"
"Ah!" Yang Shanlu felt a little strange when he heard it. He said that this person has changed too fast. Just now he kept saying that he would fight with them and be loyal to the Tokugawa Shogunate! But why betrayed him in a blink of an eye? Are you going to stab him
As for the reason, the daimyo himself said: "I and Iemitsu Tokugawa have an antagonism! He killed my beloved son in order to make me succumb to him! I want to save the rest. Relatives, this was forced to surrender to him, and now that there is a chance for revenge, it is of course to take revenge!"
That is to say, this big name is quite clever. After comparing the strength of the two sides, he felt that Yang Shanlu was capable of winning! So he immediately changed camp.
And Yang Shanlu didn't care about this. Although he didn't like his strength, it would still be convenient to have a more knowledgeable leader.
So just like that, this daimyo who was still fighting to the death just now turned into a leading party, leading Yang Shanlu and the others excitedly, marching towards Edo!
Including Xu Xiake at this time, has also got off the boat, followed by Yang Shanlu, and he looked at this exotic land, dazzled... This is the first time he has set foot on a foreign land! And this was totally unimaginable before!
In his impression, the country of Japan is a country full of Japanese pirates and Japanese/Hongkong people. It is very insecure, but what about now? Have you set foot on this land safely? Of course, a more specific adventure will have to wait until the shogunate is taken.
Including on the road, Xu Xiake also saw the famous high mountain in Waguo-Mount Fuji, which is more than 3,000 meters high. It is now approaching winter, and the top of the mountain is covered with a layer of white snow... If you can climb it by then …Xu Xiake climbed Mount Fuji, just think about it...
Then looking at Xu Xiake who was very excited along the way, Yang Shanlu also showed a smile... Because my arrival will definitely make your life more colorful! Of course, all of this must be based on taking down the shogunate.
So next, the Twenty Thousand Xuanjia Army began to march towards Edo-the sword refers to the shogunate!
Ps bowed and thanked my old friend szhbl for his reward! After sighing yesterday, I received enthusiastic encouragement. Baima is still very touched, and will work harder to write better plots to return this kind of support... Horseshoe walks up! (End of this chapter)