Although it can be said that the army is strong now, Shimazu Mitsuhisa is still not satisfied.
The person who should have come most did not come.
That is Tsushima.
If you want to conquer Korea, Tsushima is absolutely indispensable.
Who said this island is right between Korea and Japan?
During the Imjin Japanese Rebellion, Toyotomi Hideyoshi used Tsushima Island as a transportation base for supplies, so the initial attack went smoothly.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa fully absorbed Toyotomi Hideyoshi's experience and originally planned to do the same.
However, the people sent to contact Tsushima returned empty-handed.
"Tell Lord Ma that everything depends on General Da'ao."
This answer made all the dignitaries present very dissatisfied. Everyone could tell that Zong Yicheng was playing tricks.
"Have you ever told Lord Tsushima that the Date family is also coming for this expedition?"
The messenger hurriedly said: "I have said everything. But I can do nothing to deal with Lord Ma's repeated requests for General Da'o's orders."
In Japanese elementary schools, no matter what happens, it is obviously difficult to hide it from the eyes of interested people.
Zong Yicheng had noticed that these people were up to no good, and in order to preserve his vassal, he did not want to get involved with them.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was extremely angry at Ma Fan's treachery, but he was also helpless.
If it had been more than thirty years ago, he would have sent his army northward to pacify Ma and Fan first.
That chaotic era was really the best stage for careerists.
However, now that the Tokugawa shogunate is deeply entrenched and no one dares to disobey its orders, it is only then that weak forces like the Tsushima Domain can live happily.
Kato Tadahiro consoled him: "North Korea is in chaos now. Even without the help of Ma Fan, we can achieve what we want. As long as we occupy Busan, General Ooku will naturally come forward later."
These words somewhat reduced Shimazu Mitsuhisa's anger.
After all, the most important purpose of their trip is to drag the Tokugawa shogunate into trouble, and they do not really have the ambition to annex North Korea. Otherwise, the forces they have assembled so far will definitely not be enough.
Date Hidemune was obviously a representative sent by Tokugawa Iemitsu, and he began to be concerned about the specific situation.
"How strong is Xia's naval force? Can it block our military front?"
Shimazu Mitsuhisa can't say much.
"The Satsuma Domain has tried several times, but has been unable to break into the waters off Busan. Therefore, it is not yet possible to make an effective judgment on the strength of the Xia Kingdom Navy. But from what we have seen so far, the Xia Kingdom Navy has only a few dozen warships at most. Our number
It is more than fifty times that, and we will definitely win this battle."
Mitsuhiro Maori is not so confident.
"The navy of the Xia Kingdom must be the same as the navy of the Ming Dynasty. Don't forget the lessons of the Battle of Keichang (the Japanese name for the Japanese Rebellion of Imjin)."
Speaking of this, Shimazu Mitsuhisa smiled.
"How can I not remember such a big lesson in my heart? To be honest, I have made complete preparations to deal with Xia's navy this time."
Others asked again, but Shimazu Mitsuhisa didn't say anything. He obviously planned to sell this issue to the end.
The rapid and shrill sound of the horn suddenly resounded in the port, startling all the daimyo who were discussing.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa's pride was interrupted and he was very angry.
"What happened?"
Ise Sadaki rushed in.
"Lord, the Natsu people's boat has come over and we are pursuing them now."
Hearing that Xia Guo's ships had actually arrived in front of them, all the famous names changed their colors one after another, and Shimazu Mitsuhisa felt a burning pain on his face.
"If you pass on the order, all these ants must be crushed, and those who are negligent must be beheaded to show the public."
There are now a large number of troops gathered at the port, so it should be heavily guarded. However, under such circumstances, it was unexpectedly touched by Xia's ship. This is undoubtedly a huge dereliction of duty.
After being humiliated so much in front of other daimyo, Shimazu Mitsuhisa had to vent his anger.
At this time, on the sea, a Cangshan ship was swelling its sails and fleeing for its life.
Behind him, countless small morning boats swarmed like a swarm of locusts.
On the Cangshan ship, all the Xia officers and soldiers were sweating and tried their best to make the ship go faster.
"Captain, the Japanese ship is faster than ours, what should we do?"
There are a total of 60 officers and soldiers on a Cangshan ship. There is a captain with the rank of lieutenant who is responsible for command.
The captain of this Cangshan ship was named Liu Shizhong.
He was originally Xiaoqi of the Denglai Navy. After joining the New Army, he worked hard enough and became the captain of the Cangshan Ship.
This time, Liu Shizhong received an order to detect the movements of the Japanese. He was so bold that he actually circled around on the sea, bypassed the Japanese defense line, and ran to the port to get a thorough look at the situation inside.
Although the information was obtained, this was like poking a hornet's nest.
The Japanese had lost face and wanted to come back with revenge no matter what. Therefore, they sent out all the clippers and vowed to kill Liu Shizhong and others.
This is Japan's base camp, and there is no telling how many people there are. If a mere Cangshan ship is caught, there is absolutely no chance of survival.
Escape became the only option.
But when he actually started running, Liu Shizhong discovered that there was a big problem.
They tried hard to sail westward, but due to the headwind, the boat could not pick up speed at all. As a last resort, they could only use paddling to increase power.
However, compared with the small morning boats in Japan, the paddles on the Cangshan boat are too few and the power provided is far from enough.
The Japanese took off all the sails on the small morning boat and rowed it only by human power. Even in the headwind, the speed was very fast, and the distance was getting closer and closer.
After a while, some Japanese people were already opening fire on this side.
Amidst the banging of firecrackers, blind bullets whizzed in the air. Everyone tried their best to avoid the danger, but they were helpless against the approach of the Japanese.
During the crisis, Liu Shizhong finally became ruthless.
"Turn the ship around and run southwest."
The deputy was shocked.
"If we go southwest, we won't be able to return to the base camp."
Liu Shizhong had already run over and took the sailors to adjust the angle of the sail.
"Let's survive first and then talk about it."
The deputy thought the same thing. If he was caught by the Japanese, everything would be over. As long as he could survive, he would take risks.
Following Liu Shizhong's order, the sails on the Cangshan ship began to deflect.
When the direction of the ship's bow turned from due west to southwest, it took advantage of the sea breeze blowing from the north.
I saw the sails fully bulging, the ship under my feet suddenly jumped up, and the surrounding waves began to retreat rapidly.
When I went to see the Japanese boats, I was immediately distanced.
Seeing that the Cangshan boat changed direction and reached its extreme speed, Dongying people screamed and tried even harder to catch up.
But this time, the Cangshan boat completely borrowed the power of the wind, and was simply not comparable to a small morning boat with its sails down.
The distance between the two sides is getting wider and wider.
In the end, in the eyes of Japanese people, Cangshan Ship had become a black dot on the horizon in the distance.
