The night was deep, and more than 300 ships flying the tall white Hachiman Great Bodhisattva flags were like ghosts, cutting through the waves in the dark sea and pouncing on the Jingnan coast like hungry wolves.
These are the Hachiman ships of the Japanese pirates, so named because they use "Hachiman Great Bodhisattva" as their flags.
Hachiman Daibutsu is the product of the hybridization of the native Hachiman god and Buddhism. This is the talent of the island country, which has produced such a unique monk-shaped Hachiman god statue. Its appearance is that of a monk, wearing a patched robe, holding a six-wheeled staff in the right hand and a rosary in the left hand. The island warriors worship it as a patron saint. The Japanese pirates hung Hachiman statues on their ships, hoping that their evil lives would be protected.
Under the moonlight, the white Hachiman statue hanging on the mast of the Hachiman ship looked very eerie.
It is more like a ghost statue than a god statue.
This group of Japanese pirates had more than 6,000 people. They were the main subordinates of Captain Ye Zongman under Wang Zhi. Most of them were fierce ronin warriors and barbarians from the 36 islands recruited by Ye Zongman from the island country, as well as ruffians and vagrants from the Ming Dynasty who were violent and aggressive.
These people are full of evil, and almost every one of them has the blood of Ming people on their hands.
"The Ming court is unjust, and the emperor is also blind and can't see the situation clearly. Today's world is dominated by maritime trade. All the barbarians are making a lot of money in their small boats, but the Ming court still insists on the maritime ban! The court is full of idiots. Our King Hui kindly reminded the Ming court to open the port for trade, but we didn't expect the old emperor to be shameless. Not only did he not adopt our King Hui's insights, but he humiliated our King Hui! King Hui is our heaven, our adopted parents, and our heaven has been humiliated! Our parents have been humiliated! Tell me, can we tolerate it?!"
Ye Zongman had a topknot hairstyle and was wearing bright red Japanese clothes. He held a samurai sword in his hand and looked around at the Japanese pirate leaders under his command with his hawk-like eyes, speaking with saliva flying.
"They have insulted our King Hui, and even more so my parents. I cannot tolerate this!" The Japanese pirate leaders were filled with indignation.
"What do you think, should we endure it?!" Ye Zongman asked again.
"Don't endure it!" the Japanese pirates said in unison.
"That's right! It is intolerable and intolerable! You are worthy of being my son, Ye Zongman!" Ye Zongman grinned sinisterly, drew out his Japanese sword, and swung it vigorously towards the coast, saying murderously, "The Ming court is shameless. Prince Hui is very angry. The consequences are very serious. Prince Hui has ordered: do your best, no taboos! My sons, plunder and kill as much as you can, the more the better! The more villages and towns we plunder, the more people we kill, the better. We want to make the Ming court feel our anger, we want to make the Ming court tremble after plundering and killing, we want to make the Ming court cry and beg us to open the port for trade."
"Hahaha, captain, don't worry. Half a year ago, King Hui forbade us to go ashore and plunder, and we have been holding back for a long time. This time, King Hui has lifted the ban, and we must plunder and kill to our heart's content!"
"Rob! Rob! Rob! Kill! Kill! Kill! Rob him until the sky is dark and the earth is dark, and kill him until blood flows like a river!"
The Japanese pirates howled at the top of their lungs on the sea like wolves, their voices looking miserable and creepy.
"Aso Saburo, Ninghai and Tiantai counties are yours! Barefoot Old Wen, Linhai and Xianju counties are yours! The rest follow me, I will lead you from Jingnan and Taiping counties all the way to Taizhou City! Remember, the more the better, don't spend too much time in one place, you must plunder more places within the limited time, the greater the impact, the better."
When they were not far from the coast, Ye Zongman divided the team into three. His subordinates Aso Saburo and barefoot Lao Wen each led a thousand pirates to land in Ninghai and Linhai counties respectively, and plundered Ninghai, Tiantai, Linhai and Xianju counties. He led the remaining 4,000 pirates to land in Jingnan, planning to plunder from Jingnan County to Taiping County, and then all the way to Taizhou Prefecture.
Ye Zongman's group's Yawata fleet was divided into three, with two small groups heading south and north, while the majority headed straight for the waters of Jingnan County.
The Yawata ships cut through the waves and rushed towards the coast like poisonous snakes.
"My boys, don't say I don't take care of you! Taizhou Prefecture was looted by Jiang Menzhu, Tie Jin Gang, and Ping Balang a few months ago. Only a few counties such as Jingnan County were spared. I will lead you to loot Jingnan County first and have a good meal!"
After his feet stepped onto the shore, Ye Zongman turned his head and said sinisterly to the Japanese pirates beside him.
"Hahaha, thank you, Captain. We are the Captain's biological sons..."
"This is a fat sheep that has never been robbed. Thank you for taking care of me, captain. We are going to rob him hard this time!"
The Japanese pirates burst into laughter and looked at the dark Jingnan area in front of them as if they had seen a fat sheep.
"My men, each ship has a team, find a village and enjoy the bloody feast!"
Ye Zongman smiled sinisterly and waved his hand to give the order.
Suddenly, groups of Japanese pirates rushed towards the designated village in groups with eight-foot-high ships as units. Ye Zongman led 800 Japanese pirates and rushed towards the direction of a town.
There was a skinny Japanese pirate who was a local rogue in Jingnan. He was familiar with the situation in Jingnan and led a group of Japanese pirates to charge towards Yuling Village not far from the seaside. They ran very fast, like a pig, fearing that they would be outnumbered by other Japanese pirates.
"Let me tell you, this Yuling Village is one of the few wealthy villages nearby. Most of the people in this village are businessmen, and they are all very rich. The young wives do not work in the fields, and they are all well-maintained and white and tender. Their buttocks are like peaches, and I have been envious for a long time. I don't want any money this time. You just need to let me pick a few young wives first, hug their buttocks and have fun... ... Especially the young lady of Zhang Lizheng's family in the north of the village. Let me have fun with her, and I will be willing to die."
As the skinny monkey spoke, he couldn't help but drooling, and his expression became extremely obscene.
"Hahaha, you skinny monkey, you have a big appetite. You don't have even a little flesh on your body, and you want to pick a few wives first. Can your body handle it?!"
"That's right, you need a few more. I think you can't handle one. It's useless."
The surrounding Japanese pirates burst into laughter.
"None of your business, even if I squeeze you dry, so what? I still want to satisfy my urge..."
The skinny monkey sucked his saliva hard and said with a shameless chuckle.
"Hey, you can choose first. If you are no longer useful, ask the brothers to help you."
"Hahaha... ... "
A group of Japanese pirates laughed obscenely and rushed towards Yuling Village with bloodshot eyes.
Gold and jewels, my lady!
The grandpas are here!