Ming Dynasty: My Father Zhang Juzheng

Chapter 155 Fire! Fire!
After the two of them had been busy inside for a long time, Ya Han finally found out what was going on.

It turned out that my father was not dead, but was saved by this man. I even sacrificed my body and almost killed this man.

Although she was subdued in an instant, Sun Yahan still felt that she had caused a big disaster.

Zhang Yunxiu also had a lingering fear on his face, thinking to himself: The word "lust" is really a damn knife hanging over my head. As soon as this thought loosened, I was immediately caught by others.

It was also because the woman's skills were not good. If she had waited until after the incident was over before taking action, he would probably have been skinned alive if not killed.

You really can’t touch women outside!
Xier at home is still the best.

Thinking about it, Zhang Yunxiu shook his head, turned around and ran out of the room. Sun Yahan was anxious and asked timidly, "Where are you going?"

"What does it have to do with you?" Zhang Yunxiu glared at her unhappily and shouted, "Just stay here. Hao Ren will come and take you away in a few days."

After saying this, he walked out of the cabin without looking back and closed the door with a click.

Han San, who was far away, saw Zhang Yunxiu coming out sweating profusely, grinned, said goodbye to his subordinates, and hurried forward to offer his courtesy: "Sir, are you satisfied?"

"I'm not satisfied at all!"

Zhang Yunxiu kicked Han San with a flying kick. Han San seemed to be hit hard and fell back a few steps, then stood there with his head lowered.

Han San's face was full of grievance. The young master was fine just now and was eager to discuss something.

Now, you can talk with your pants pulled up and act confidently. It’s really not easy to be a normal person now.

Without paying any attention to Han San's grievances, Zhang Yunxiu stared at him and said with gritted teeth: "Tell Hao Ren that we will go to thank him after we return! This is a good gift, I will remember it."

Something bad has happened.

Han San could hear the dissatisfaction in Zhang Yunxiu's words, but he didn't dare to ask further. He could only agree like a chicken pecking at rice.

The period of peace lasted for three days.

During these three days, Zhang Yunxiu did not enter the room, but left the woman alone in it. Once bitten by a snake, one is afraid of ropes for ten years. Now he was afraid of the hairpin on the woman's head.

He was afraid that when he fell asleep, the woman would pick up the hairpin and hit him hard.

Glancing at the tightly closed house, Zhang Yunxiu shook his head and turned his gaze back to the southwest.

Judging from the battle report sent by Eneng’s express horse, the Shimazu family’s coalition forces are on the way.

If we unite with them, it won't be difficult to control Kyushu Island.

His basic strategy is to find a spokesperson first.

The size and length of the Shimazu family are undoubtedly the most suitable.

Just as he was thinking, a sea breeze mixed with fishy smell blew in his face. Zhang Yunxiu retracted his gaze and turned to look at the stern.

Han San trotted forward excitedly, holding a battle report in his hand.

When he saw Zhang Yunxiu coming, he immediately shouted loudly: "Sir, General Li and General Qi came to report the battle. They have captured two more cities. After looting all the silver and money in them, they destroyed the city walls and only defended Xiaocang City and Liuchuan City."

"How much silver did you get in total?" Zhang Yunxiu asked with concern.

"Including the previous gains, we have almost made more than 900,000 taels of silver." Han San pondered for a moment, then smiled and reported to Zhang Yunxiu, "This Japanese country is indeed as you said, rich in silver."

"Okay, okay," Zhang Xuxu clapped his hands and shouted "Okay" three times in a row. He walked back and forth on the deck twice before ordering Han San, "Send some more soldiers to transport the silver back to the ship."

"Yes." Han San replied with a fist salute.

"etc."

"Sir, do you have any other instructions?"

"Let's go there ourselves."

Having said that, Zhang Yunxiu ignored Han San and stepped off the giant ship.

Han San's eyelids jumped in shock, and he quickly chased after Zhang Yunxiu, shouting, "Master, you can't go! You can't go."

Three days later.

The gate of Kokura Castle.

Cartloads of silver were being loaded onto ox carts and transported out of the city.

Plundering is indeed the most profitable business in the world. It has no time cost and at most consumes manpower and material resources.

With military superiority, there is no business more profitable than this.

On the city wall, Zhang Yunxiu and Li Rusong stood side by side, watching the carts of silver being transported away, their mouths almost as big as trumpets.

"Four victories in four battles in one month, General Li and General Qi should be credited with the greatest achievements." After patting the city wall heavily, Zhang Yunxiu turned around and smiled at Li Rusong, "After returning this time, General Li will be favored by the emperor, so his promotion in the future is a piece of cake."

Li Rusong shook his head and responded modestly: "This is all due to the efforts of my brothers who risked their lives. I dare not take all the credit for myself."

"Don't worry, they naturally have their contributions."

"Then let us first thank Zhang Sicheng and the emperor on behalf of these soldiers."

The two men smiled and said a few humble words to each other, and in the blink of an eye more than 30 carriages loaded with silver and money were ready.

Li Rusong stopped talking and laughing, turned sideways and made a "please" gesture to Zhang Yunxiu, and said: "It's not that Li doesn't want to keep Zhang Sicheng, but this place is close to the front line and is extremely dangerous. It's better for Zhang Sicheng to return to Hakata Bay as soon as possible." Zhang Yunxiu nodded and was about to return.

Suddenly, he saw a cloud of dust rising in front of him and vaguely heard flags waving. Li Rusong immediately became alert and shouted at the top of his voice: "Enemy attack. Enemy attack. Close the city gates. Close the city gates."

Upon hearing the order, the silver transport team below immediately turned the vehicle around and transported the silver cart back.

The smoke and dust were getting closer and closer.

Li Rusong stood on the top of the city wall and looked into the distance, then he could see clearly that it was a group of Japanese warriors.

Judging from the direction he was coming from, it should be the territory of the Otomo family. Logically speaking, the Otomo family should not go against him.

So what are these people here for?
Li Rusong was puzzled. Soon, a short middle-aged man rushed out from the Japanese team and immediately asked in awkward Chinese: "Dear guests from the Ming Dynasty, we are the family army of the Otomo family, and we have come here specially to help you."

It turned out to be reinforcements!

At this point, everyone on the city wall blushed and looked at Zhang Yunxiu and Li Rusong.

"General Li, are the people from the Otomo family reliable?" Zhang Yunxiu glanced outside and asked in a low voice.

Li Rusong nodded and replied calmly, "They are quite honest. I think their owner is just a dog guarding the house. Now that we are in the midst of a war, he wants to get some benefits."

"In that case, let's count them in." Zhang Yunxiu agreed.

The entire Kyushu Island must be unified, but the Shimazu family cannot be the only dominant force.

The two families check and balance each other, and he mediates between them. This is the situation he would like to see most.

Li Rusong was also well aware of this and ordered his men to open the city gates cautiously.

More than 2,000 Japanese pirates came slowly in, led by Otomo Sorin's eldest son, Otomo Yoshitsugu. He volunteered to lead the expedition against the Ryuzoji family, hoping to accumulate merits.

After a brief exchange of words, Otomo Yoshitsugu said solemnly: "Dear Ming guest, on your left side, there is a vassal of the Ryuzoji family, the Akizuki family. If you want to eliminate the threat from behind, you must conquer this place!"

"This Kokura Castle was originally ruled by Qiuyue Zhongdong, the third brother of the Qiuyue family's patriarch."

Instead of answering Otomo Yoshitsugu immediately, Li Rusong put his mouth close to Zhang Yunxiu's ear and said in a suppressed voice: "The Qiuyue family has attacked the city before, but they were repelled by our bird guns and cannons."

"Do we have enough troops?" Zhang Yunxiu asked Li Rusong cautiously without getting carried away. "You have 3,000 Liaodong border troops, plus some auxiliary troops, plus our fleet guards, so it's barely more than 6,000 people."

"Almost." Li Rusong nodded, and then said, "However, our team is equipped with the latest bird guns, three-eye bird guns, and even the general cannons. If we attack them by surprise, it is not impossible."

This General Cannon was modeled after the Portuguese cannon.

It weighs more than 800 kilograms and can fire shells weighing 8 kilograms.

It is also equipped with a submachine gun.

As soon as the previous shell is fired, the next shell will be fired directly. Hundreds of shells can be fired within a quarter of an hour.

For this battle, Li Rusong installed cannons on wheels and dragged them to Kokura Castle.

Seeing that he was so confident, Zhang Yunxiu didn't want to pour cold water on him, so he just nodded and smiled, and replied: "Since General Li is so confident, then I won't say much. There is only one thing, you can't split the troops after you break the city."

"Let's save it."

Dividing troops is a taboo in military strategy. For him, there is nothing to defend in this city. He can just take the silver and retreat.

The battle outcome was decided while chatting and laughing, and Li Rusong wanted to send Zhang Yunxiu away.

Zhang Yunxiu didn't leave, but smiled and reminded him, "It would be better if we didn't run into each other. Now that we have run into each other, if I were to desert, wouldn't it be a joke for these soldiers to see me?"

"You are a civil servant, and it is unworthy for you to lead by example."

"Civil and military officials, they are all officials of the imperial court."

Zhang Yunxiu insisted to the end, and Li Rusong could not persuade him. He left a thousand people to guard the city, and the next day he led his troops to Qiuyue's city, Guchushan City.

In order to protect Zhang Yunxiu's safety, Li Rusong insisted on giving him three layers of armor.

The innermost breastplate, the interlayer chain mail, and the outer layer of cotton armor.

The three layers of armor weigh more than twenty pounds. If Zhang Yunxiu hadn't exercised regularly, he might not have been able to bear it.

The army staggered all the way and finally arrived outside Qiuyue's mountain city two days later.

Looking around, you can see a towering city standing on the steep cliffs.

On the city wall, warriors in samurai uniforms looked at the uninvited guests with eyes wide open.

When a general saw the flag of the Otomo clan, he immediately cursed: "Bakayaro, the scum of the Otomo clan actually mixed with the Ming army and wanted to attack our city!"

Another general twisted his beard and shouted, "Humph, they are just daydreaming. This ancient city is built on the mountain. The Otomo family used all their strength to attack it, but they still failed. With just this few people, they think they can capture our city?"

Everyone was talking and laughing, and the air was suddenly filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Li Rusong dismounted, glanced at the city gate, and immediately ordered twenty cannons to advance forward.

"Target, the city gate, destroy half of the shells!"

“Fire! Fire!!”

(End of this chapter)