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Chapter 1033: The Reborn Navy and the Japanese Pirates
The origin of the Japanese pirates is actually not complicated. There was civil unrest in Japan, the shogun was in power, and the country was constantly at war. As the saying goes, the winner is the king and the loser is the pirate, and the loser had to leave Japan to make a living.

Those losers looked around and thought, damn! It seems there is no place for us to settle down!

If this continues, you will starve to death sooner or later.

When you are poor, you think; when you think, you change.

Just when these losers are desperate...

There is a boat!

Merchant ship!

Grab it!

The hungry losers rushed forward.

This is a business with no capital involved, but the rewards are huge!
After the first time, there was a second time, and thus, the unique term "Wokou" was born.

At the beginning, it was still piecemeal... The maritime trade of the former Song Dynasty was prosperous, and it maintained a very powerful navy. Small groups of Japanese pirates did not dare to offend its power at all.

After the establishment of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, the internal chaos of Japan intensified, and more and more people failed. At this time, the Mongol Yuan Navy had already been corrupted, and the Japanese pirates gradually became a scourge along the southeastern coast.

When the Ming Dynasty was founded, Emperor Taizu Gao ordered General Tang He to go to the southeast to inspect the coastal defense. Tang He set up some garrisons along the coastline in order to guard against Japanese pirates.

It can be seen that since the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese pirates have been a major scourge.

At that time, Emperor Taizu Gao had been keeping an eye on the foreign tribes on the grassland.

Although the Mongols retreated back to the grasslands, they have been actively recovering their strength, which is a major concern for the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese pirates took advantage of the situation to expand, and just when they thought they could dominate the seven seas... the Jingnan Campaign began.

When Emperor Chengzu ascended the throne, Zheng He set sail with the most powerful fleet on the planet.

That fleet was considered invincible at that time, and all the warships in the West combined were inferior to it.

Jiang Qingzhi once said that if the Ming Dynasty had external ambitions, as long as it knew the shipping routes, the Ming Dynasty could blockade the borders of Western countries and destroy all the crappy fleets.

The fleet was so powerful that it made the Japanese pirates tremble in fear.

Who the hell dares to plunder the Ming Dynasty?

The Japanese pirates had been rampant along the coast of Central Plains for many years, and for the first time they were suppressed.

But the good times did not last long. After the death of Emperor Chengzu and Emperor Renzong and Emperor Xuanzong, Emperor Yingzong was fooled by his ministers... Perhaps he pretended to be ignorant even though he knew the truth, and stopped the fleet from going out to sea to trade and show power.

The reason is that a government official in the southeast is plotting a rebellion... Isn't that ridiculous?
The real reason was that local officials and powerful people joined forces to smuggle overseas and made a lot of money. Once the imperial fleet went out to sea, they would have nothing to do.

Therefore, the upper and lower forces joined forces to destroy the powerful fleet of the Ming Dynasty.

The Japanese pirates immediately realized something was wrong!

Didn’t the Ming Dynasty rebuild their invincible fleet?
Where is the boat?

Boat!
Gone!

In order to completely cut off the emperor's external ambitions, those people even burned shipbuilding materials and nautical charts.

We don’t have any shipbuilding information or nautical charts. If you have the ability, go out to sea and show us!
When the news that the Ming Dynasty had abandoned its military power reached the Japanese pirates, those unsophisticated people were overjoyed.

Attack!

Attack!

The Japanese pirates were like a man who had been holding back for years, and found that a woman who had never been kind to him in the past suddenly threw him a seductive look.

What are you waiting for?
Go!

As a result, the southeastern part of the Ming Dynasty once again became the private domain of the Japanese pirates, who could take whatever they wanted.

The soldiers of the Nine Borders were not even as good as the guard dogs of the Beijing Guards. Jiang Qingzhi called them guard dogs, but at least they could still guard the gate.

The Ming army in the southeast had not fought for many years, and their training was lax on weekdays. The soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the generals had no desire to fight, so they were beaten to a pulp by the Japanese pirates.

During the period when the Japanese pirates were most rampant, small groups of pirates could run rampant in the southeast, making the Ming officers and soldiers in the city tremble in fear and dare not go out to fight at all.

When seeing this, Jiang Qingzhi thought of the Japanese pirates that came later. A small group of Japanese pirates could make those officers and soldiers hiding behind the city walls tremble in fear.

This is the national situation!

But there must be an excuse for not resisting, right?
The excuse given by officers, soldiers and local officials was that the Japanese pirates were tyrannical.

This statement is probably similar to what the Qing people said later in order to intimidate the Ming officers and soldiers: If the Qing people have less than 10,000 troops, they will be invincible.

But damn... even Man Qing has to say it’s full ten thousand!
The number of Japanese pirates who landed was only a few hundred or a thousand, at most a few thousand.

The Japanese pirates are naked, they are not the Qing cavalry.

You guys are actually no match for me?

As a result, all the civil and military officials in Zhejiang would show fear when they mentioned the Japanese pirates.

Lin Xi and Zhou Wang felt that this trip to sea was an adventure.

Based on their past experience, once they encountered Japanese pirates, the best option was to escape.

But what if you can't escape?
For the first time, Lin Xi and Zhou Wang, the mortal enemies, reached a consensus: at the critical moment, they had to force the fleet to return even if they had to disobey orders.

Two Zhejiang civil servants were captured, and Jiang Qingzhi, the famous general of the Ming Dynasty and the leader of the new policy, was captured...

Just thinking about the consequences, Lin Xi and Zhou Wang shuddered.

It was their first time encountering Japanese pirates and rebels, and the two men almost couldn't help but want to disobey orders, but when Jiang Qingzhi glanced over, all their thoughts disappeared.

Resist the order?

Zheng Yuan clearly stood on Jiang Qingzhi's side. The two civil servants lost the support of the navy and had to watch the battle with fear in their hearts.

In the first battle, the Japanese pirates, who were considered extremely powerful in the eyes of Lin Xi and Zhou Wang, were beaten to a pulp by several rounds of firearms attacks.

It's time to fight back!
The two thought that the Japanese pirates would launch a counterattack.

But Xiaocun actually ran away!

Very meow!
Under the incredulous gazes of Lin Xi and Zhou Wang, the Japanese pirates ran away.

Is this the incredibly powerful Japanese pirate as rumored?

The subsequent cleaning went incredibly smoothly.

The musketeers marched forward in formation, using volleys of fire to mow down the stubbornly resisting Japanese pirates row after row.

The process was as relaxing as going on an outing.

This!
Lin Xi and Zhou Wang were really stunned.

When they encountered the Japanese pirates for the second time, they subconsciously tried to dissuade them. First, the other fleet looked quite large.

Secondly, the other party claimed to be the Japanese navy.

But Jiang Qingzhi didn't take it seriously at all.

beat!
Lin Xi and Zhou Wang watched as the navy launched a wave of firearms attacks, turning the enemy's warships into torches. The Japanese on the warships either screamed as they were set on fire or jumped into the water to survive.

It would be fine if we were defeated by the Japanese pirates.

"The Japanese navy couldn't even defeat them?" Zhou Wang blinked his eyes. "The Japanese pirates couldn't defeat the Japanese navy, right?"

"Of course, otherwise how could those Japanese pirates miss the opportunity to plunder Japan?" Lin Xi nodded.

"The Japanese pirate navy is no match for the Ming navy, but why did the navy collapse in one battle in the past?" Zhou Wang looked at the naval officers and soldiers and suddenly found that he seemed to not understand warriors at all.

"I am also very puzzled." Lin Xi looked at the thin figure from behind, "Perhaps, all the mysteries lie with him."

It was rare for the two sworn enemies to be depressed together. After several waves of attacks from the fleet, the opposing general screamed amid the fireworks, "We are officers and soldiers, officers and soldiers!"

"Many of the Japanese pirates are dressed up by Japanese naval officers and soldiers." Zheng Yuan understood Boss Jiang's intention and said angrily, "Today they wanted to raid the Zhejiang coast, but fortunately they were intercepted by our navy..."

Zheng Yuan stole a glance at Jiang Qingzhi, and seeing the new boss holding a cigarette with a satisfied look on his face, he could not help but feel secretly happy, and continued, "Captain Wei Bo is in command, leading our navy warships to defeat the enemy..."

Jiang Qingzhi nodded slightly.

He needed to create momentum and let everyone in the Ming Dynasty know that the Japanese pirates were not scary, what was scary was the soldiers having no will to fight and the generals having no fighting spirit.

Zheng Yuan asked, "My Lord, do you want to surrender?"

Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "It is better to use the remaining courage to pursue the enemy!"

Zheng Yuan was confused and looked at Xu Wei helplessly.

Being uneducated is terrible... Xu Wei said: "The Japanese pirates are resisting stubbornly. In this case, let's send them off!"

"Just capture the generals." Jiang Qingzhi said, then turned around and said, "I'm going to take a nap. Don't disturb me if it's nothing important."

Zheng Yuan drew his sword and shouted, "Convince the generals to surrender. The rest of us, kill them all."

Lin Xi came over. He was considered half his own man at this moment, so he asked Xu Wei, "Mr. Xu, the Zhejiang Navy was so weak in the past that they dared not go to war. But these two battles have impressed me. Why is that?"

Lin Xi's question made Zheng Yuan tremble all over.

——Fuck you, Zheng Yuan, if the navy had this kind of combat power in the past, why would I be afraid of the Japanese pirates! ?
Xu Wei smiled and said, "My Lord has a saying, 'If one soldier is incompetent, the whole army will be incompetent.'"

yours!

Please taste it carefully!

Lin Xi was stunned.

"Will the bears be in one den?"

Zhou Wang came over and said, "Mao Shunchang is incompetent! Wu Jin is incompetent."

Lin Xi was about to nod, but suddenly sneered, "Isn't the navy under the control of Zhou Fantai?"

Isn’t that general you, Zhou Wang?

Zhou Wang was annoyed, "The governor is in charge of Zhejiang's military and political affairs."

Aren't both the military and civilians under your jurisdiction, Lin Xi?
Want to put the blame on me?

Ha ha!

You, Lin Xi, cannot escape the blame!
This is leadership responsibility.

The two were fighting secretly, and the naval battle was coming to an end. The Ming army lowered the small boats and the musketeers boarded the ships. The Japanese officers and soldiers who jumped into the sea to escape were either calling for help or roaring fiercely.

"Help!"

"Prepare……"

"volley!"

Bang bang bang bang!

Jiang Qingzhi wrote a letter to the Taoist priest in the cockpit.

——The civil and military forces in the southeast were in low spirits, and corruption was rampant throughout the navy.

Jiang Qingzhi looked up and thought about it.

In the end, it was not modified.

——I believe that the navy should be rebuilt.

Some say it is better to turn back, while others say everyone makes mistakes.

But in Jiang Qingzhi's view, a military man is a military man. When a military man is accustomed to being despicable, accustomed to fearing the enemy like a tiger, accustomed to corruption and inaction, he is useless even if he suddenly wakes up.

Weakness and greed have long been rooted in their bones, and they will break out once the time is right.

There is a saying in later generations: a hundred-year navy.

If the Ming Navy wants to regain its former glory, it has to break the existing pattern and start over again.

——I led the navy warships to sail and encountered the Japanese pirates several times, and won easily.

Rebuilding the navy takes time, especially since experienced sailors are hard to find.

The Ming Dynasty had banned maritime operations for many years, so it was not feasible to recruit sailors from the public to join the navy.

——The only solution at the moment is...

"We have captured the enemy general."

There was a cheer outside.

Jiang Qingzhi looked up and smiled.

He picked up the medicinal cigarette on the pen holder and took a puff.

Then pick up the brush.

——I will recruit a group of people later, and there will be no worries about the manpower for the reconstruction of the navy!

As for who it was, Jiang Qingzhi chose to conceal it.

"Uncle." King Jing has been completely exhausted since he got on the boat and has been vomiting non-stop.

He stood outside the cabin door, his face pale, "I feel like... I'm going to die."

(End of this chapter)