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Chapter 1047: Alliance, Defeat Jiang Qingzhi
The news that Jiang Qingzhi went out to sea to pursue the naval rebels did not reach the Japanese pirates until several days later.

A group of Japanese pirates became interested and decided to launch a raid. Before setting off, they enthusiastically invited other forces to join them.

Other forces chose to wait and see.

Although Matsugi Yoshiko was quite strong at the beginning, she was defeated miserably by Jiang Qingzhi. This shows that Jiang Qingzhi had some skills.

Let's wait and see. If it works, we'll take advantage of the situation and attack the Zhejiang coast. If it doesn't work, we won't lose anything.

The mentality of "I would rather die than let my friend die" can be found everywhere.

The Japanese pirates all thought that even if this raid failed, at least they could escape unscathed.

When a tattered ship escaped to an island occupied by a group of Japanese pirates, it brought bad news.

——The Ming navy’s firearms were fierce. We were attacked by several waves before we even engaged the enemy. Most of our ships were set on fire, and those brave warriors... were killed before they even saw the enemy.

Oh my god!
Fortunately we didn't go.

When the news spread, those forces were relieved, but they also discovered a crisis.

The Zhejiang Navy has exploded.

What shall we do after this?
Once the Zhejiang navy explodes, it will be difficult to harass the Zhejiang coast at ease.

Return to China?

Come on!
They can't go back to Japan.

So where to go?

Farming on the island... the land is so barren that you can starve to death.

Besides, everyone is used to looting, so who the hell is willing to farm?
People are not rich without windfall, and horses are neither night nor fat.

Without the spoils of the looting, everyone had no money to buy cloth. Not to mention having enough food, everyone was ready to freeze to death when winter came!
The Japanese pirate leaders all sent envoys without prior agreement, and the former enemies showed goodwill for the first time.

——We have no way to retreat!

——We must join forces!
So they chose the island where Ichiro Komura was based as the location for the alliance.

Hundreds of ships gathered around the island, and the leaders went ashore first.

“Is this Jingguan?”

"It's a mountain of corpses!"

"what is this?"

"Who knows?"

"It's called a vertical pole. It's Jiang Qingzhi's favorite punishment. He likes to use it on us the most."

"What do you mean?"

"They put a pole on the ground with a sharpened tip, strip the person naked, and insert it into the anus... Once the person is inserted, they will involuntarily clamp their anus to slow down the speed of falling, but the more they do so, the more painful it is. Some people suffer for days before dying."

"Gods above, this is the most severe punishment."

The sea breeze brought humid water vapor and salt. Most of Komura Ichiro's body had rotted away, but strangely, his head was preserved.

Below the shriveled head was a neck that had been pecked a lot by seabirds, with some remaining flesh on the joints of the cervical vertebrae.

"vomit!"

A Japanese pirate leader couldn't help but bend over and vomit.

Everyone looked at him with contempt, but they didn't know that their throats were also surging up and down.

"Too brutal." Someone said, "When did the Ming people produce such a brutal general?"

"It is said that Jiang Qingzhi is a relative of the Emperor Ming."

"Matsuki Yoshiko is by his side now."

"That woman is our shame!"

"What's the point of saying all this? Our current concern is how to break the impasse!"

A relatively tall pirate leader walked up, drew his sword and swung it in one go.

Ichiro Komura's shrunken head fell to the ground, with the broken stubble neatly arranged.

The leader of the pirates was called Sasaki Chiki. He turned around and put away his sword: "Let's go farm, eh? How about that?"

The leaders sighed, and one said, "I was also a good farmer in the past, but now I am used to holding a knife and killing people. It would be better for me to die than to farm."

"Yes! I work in the fields all day, but in return I suffer from hunger and cold. Even if my rivals in the country allow me to go back, I will not go back."

"We should fight!" said a leader. "I, Mao Liyuan, would rather die than retreat. Even if I die, I will die on the coast of the Ming people."

"Such fertile land, and those men who are as weak as women, no, weaker than women, can we just give up all this? I, Takeda Gyosai, swear that even if a god stands in my way, I will draw my sword and kill it!"

Everyone was talking at once, and most people were unwilling to back down.

Sasaki Chiki said with satisfaction: "Since you are unwilling to give in, how can we break the impasse? Please listen to me."

Sasaki Chiki was the most powerful Japanese pirate leader along the Zhejiang coast. He led more than a hundred Japanese pirates ashore and defeated thousands of Ming troops, becoming famous in one battle.

Sasa Chigi squatted down, revealing half of his dirty things from under his loincloth. "Come here." He waved his hand, and everyone squatted around him.

The weather was hot, and 30% of the leaders were naked, while the rest mostly wore only loincloths.

Sasaki Chiaki picked up a small stone and drew a line on the ground, "It's just the coastline of Akito."

He drew another line not far away, "This is the domestic area."

He drew a few circles in the middle, "This is us."

Sasaki Chiki looked up at everyone and said, "I have been in contact with Kunichu all along. Now the Shogun is in trouble and is being chased back and forth by various forces. His life is in danger."

Everyone laughed.

When the shogunate was powerful, who would dare to mention the Shogun?
Sasaki Chigi said: "Everyone is fighting. If we gather together and return, we can rely on the big forces..." Seeing someone's happy face, Sasaki Chigi said in a deep voice: "Don't forget, we are losers and pirates in their eyes. If we go to those daimyo, the first thing they will do is to kill us and annex us."

This was the leader's thinking. Everyone understood and the atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.

"We have been going smoothly, but we didn't expect the Zhejiang Navy to suddenly rise up. It can be seen that our weakness in the past was due to the incompetence of our generals. Speaking of this, we must mention one person."

Sasaki Chiaki said: "Jiang Qingzhi!"

Hearing this name, everyone felt a little uncomfortable.

Maori Yuan said: "Jiang Qingzhi was cruel. When he defeated Song Muliangzi, he killed all the captives and piled up a mountain of corpses." He looked at everyone and said: "I once disguised myself and went ashore to see the corpse mountain. It is exactly the same as what we see today except for the difference in size. So I dare to assert that Xiaocun Yilang was destroyed by Jiang Qingzhi."

Some people said: "Jiang Qingzhi is a sharp commander of the army. As long as he is in Zhejiang, we should lie low for a day. Once he leaves, it won't take long for the Zhejiang navy to show its true colors."

Sasaki Chiki shook his head, "You don't know about this, but I have an insider in the Ming Dynasty. Through that person, I know a lot about what happened in the Ming Dynasty in recent years. The biggest event was the Northern Expedition.

At the beginning, the Ming Dynasty’s capital guards and navy were generally a mess. Jiang Qingzhi cleaned them up and reorganized them, then led them north to fight against the foreign tribes on the grasslands, and was invincible.

Everyone, think about the Zhejiang Navy's sudden rise from a sluggish state to a powerful opponent. What do you think of it?"

Takeda Xingzai held the hilt of the sword and said in a deep voice: "Jiang Qingzhi has the ability to turn decay into magic when using troops."

"Yes." Sasaki Chiki looked at his old rival with admiration. "Last time, the grassland alien army marched south, preparing to destroy the Ming Dynasty. Jiang Qingzhi led tens of thousands of Ming troops to fight. He defeated the opponent in one battle. Everyone, those were the grassland alien cavalry. Do you remember the kamikaze?"

Everyone nodded.

"Jiang Qingzhi was able to turn decay into magic, and turned the muddy Ming army into a strong army. He was able to turn the muddy navy into a strong army. Given time, will we still have a foothold in this sea area?"

This analysis was impeccable and shattered the hope of some leaders.

"What should we do? Should we fight to the death?"

"If we fight a decisive battle, with Jiang Qingzhi here, the Ming navy has many large warships, and their firearms are even more terrifying. We have no chance of winning."

Everyone was worried, but Sasaki Chiaki smiled and said, "Why choose a head-on battle?"

"What do you mean by that..."

"I just got the news from the insider that Jiang Qingzhi ordered the navy officers and soldiers to hurry up and train, saying that the treasure will arrive soon and the navy will be even more powerful by then. This is our last and best chance."

Sasaki Chiki's voice was full of temptation, "Why not a surprise attack?"

"Raid?"

"Correct."

"This... are you sure? Jiang Qingzhi is an excellent commander of the army after all!"

"I have an insider, and you should have one too!"

"Yes, there is, but..."

"We will gather together, thousands of brave soldiers will follow the insider into the sea off Hangzhou, find a place to land, and raid the navy docks. If we can seize the ships, we will seize them. If we can't, we will burn them down.

Without warships, can Jiang Qingzhi still go out to sea on foot? By then, the long coastline will be our world. We can land wherever we want and plunder wherever we want. Jiang Qingzhi is distracted by this..."

Sasaki Chiki smiled and said, "The insider said that Jiang Qingzhi has enemies all over the world in the Ming Dynasty. There are at least tens of thousands of people in Zhejiang who want to kill him. They are all noble people, do you understand? Once the smoke of war rises along the coast of Zhejiang, those opponents will take advantage of the situation to besiege him. How can he deal with the internal and external troubles?"

"At that time, Jiang Qingzhi will have no choice but to flee Zhejiang, return to the capital, and seek refuge with the Emperor Ming." Sasaki Chiki was quite pleased with his analysis and planning.

Everyone was so excited that someone asked impatiently, "When will we start?"

Seeing that everyone was excited, Sasaki Chiki said, "Don't rush this matter. I will have an insider keep an eye on the Ming navy and Jiang Qingzhi. The Ming navy has been slack for many years. Once they start training ruthlessly, the soldiers will be exhausted. We will wait for the day when they can no longer hold on and take action."

"good idea!"

"Who is taking the lead in this matter?" Someone moved to Sasaki Chiki's side and spoke this sentence on his behalf.

"Of course it's... Sasaki Chiki!"

"Yes, except for Sasa Chiki, I won't accept anyone else!"

The crowd then elected Sasa Chiki as the leader, and Mori Motowa and Takeda Gyosai as vice-leaders.

Later in the evening, there was a blazing bonfire on the island, and the leaders gathered together to barbecue and drink the looted wine.

After getting a little tipsy, Sasa Chiki walked to the beach, listened to the sound of the tide, and suddenly drew his sword and pointed it across the sea.

"I will defeat Jiang Qingzhi so badly that the people of Ming Dynasty will be terrified by my name!"

(End of this chapter)