1347, Edo Three Hundred Domains to Tsushima Fuchu Domain
Seeing that the artillery shell accurately hit Shozhu Pill in the forehead, Yang Fan was overjoyed and said: "Check who shot it, and upgrade that artillery crew to one level. Soldiers will become non-commissioned officers, and non-commissioned officers will become officers."
Xu Xiu nodded, then took out a small notebook and wrote it down.
Xiao Niangpi looked at the distance, and the largest Anzhai boat was burned into a torch. She couldn't help but said: "The incendiary bombs are really easy to use, but they are a bit dazzling. It's a pity that the golden castle tower is gone."
At this time, they had already put on sunglasses, and this round of shelling started with incendiary bombs. After all, when white phosphorus, aluminum powder, and magnesium powder burn, they will first emit a fierce and dazzling white light.
"Look, sir, these enemy ships are fleeing in all directions." Lin Yueru was the first to notice something was wrong. "Where are they going to escape to?"
"Hmph, they are quite cunning. There are still more than sixty ships left. If they flee in all directions, three cruisers will not be able to catch up." Xiao Niangpi said.
Yang Fan smiled and said: "They can't run away. It's too far away from the mainland and they will be overtaken on the road. There are three cruisers in three directions. Most of them will be overtaken and sunk. If they are smart, there is only one place to go, which is to go back to the right side."
Go to Jinshi City on Ma Island."
Lin Yueru said puzzledly: "Do they have red cannons at that port? If we chase them, we will catch a turtle in a jar."
"I don't know if there are cannons. At least, they can abandon the ship and go ashore. With the protection of the castle, even if the ship is lost, at least they can save their lives."
At this time, a female soldier walked in, wearing a telegraph operator's armband.
"Sir, I heard that you encountered a blockage at the east entrance of Tsushima Island. Other cruisers, patrol ships and early experimental clipper ships that were being replenished have all arrived. Three pirate groups are also following behind in pirate ships.
They came over. They encountered a fleet of more than 400 Anzha ships, Guan ships, and small morning ships at the west entrance. They have defeated the enemy fleet and are pursuing the enemy fleet towards the port of Jinshi City. "
Yang Fan knew that as soon as the news spread that he was attacked here, Jeju Island would be mobilized in full force.
"Understood, let all the ships rush to the port of Kanashi Castle in Tsushima Fuchu Domain. Block all the enemy ships in the port."
"Here!" The telegraph operator saluted and turned around to leave.
Three hours later, before dark, all Yang Fan's ships on Jeju Island arrived outside the port. At this time, the port was densely packed with enemy ships that had escaped in.
Yang Fan's Royal Clipper also came to cruise outside the port. It was already evening. The sun was setting, and the golden sunlight filled the sea. On the small mound by the water in the distance, there was a white building with double eaves and black tiles.
A two-story castle tower stands.
The castle tower is dyed golden by the sun, which is really beautiful.
The Tsushima Fuchu Domain, also known as the Imohara Domain, was a domain in the Kyushu region during the Edo period. The feudal lord was the So clan. The stone height was about 10,000 koku, and its territory included the Tsushima Kingdom, as well as the Tashiro and Hamasaki areas of Hizen Province.
Although it is only about 10,000 koku, due to the importance of Tsushima Island to North Korean trade, it was specially approved to enjoy the treatment of 100,000 koku daimyo.
The feudal government offices are located in Kinseki Castle (Umwon Castle) and Zhanyuan Castle.
At this time, twelve cruisers, eleven patrol ships, and nine clipper ships had gathered on the sea outside the port. Three regiments of pirates, riding the Fu Ship and Guangzhou Ship of this era, also arrived.
Pirates have landed at both ends of the harbor.
Yang Fan laid a map of the straits on the table. Yang Fan touched his chin and was thinking about this matter.
Now that the commotion has started, why not simply occupy Tsushima Island? This is so important as it is the transportation chokepoint for Yang Fan to Vladivostok.
Yang Fan has many things to do, and it is impossible to keep an eye on this place. Capture Tsushima Island and completely control the strait. However, this is the only distribution center for the entire Japanese trade with North Korea. The second-generation general Tokugawa Hidetada cannot give up here.
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As for starting a full-scale war with Japan so early, it was not in Yang Fan's plan.
However, Yang Fan thought that since this was the case, he simply wiped out the Japanese navy in Tsushima. Then he demolished the castle and moved all the people of Tsushima away.
In this way, this place is ruined. Even if Japan wants to restore its original appearance, it will take decades. The vacuum period of these decades is enough to ensure that this sea route will not be disturbed.
"Master, do you want to fight? We are surrounded anyway, so we might as well just take over Tsushima Island without doing anything else." The little girl clenched her fist with her small hand and said with a hammer on Jinshi City.
"Fight, the opportunity is rare. Their navy has been trapped in the harbor. There is no reason to let it go." Yang Fan made up his mind. "However, we will leave after the fight and do not occupy this place. There is no need to stay with Japan.
We have been entangled here for a long time. We will demolish the city and move all the people to Vladivostok. Let this become a no-man’s land. That will be enough.”
Lin Yueru took a breath, the master is so cruel.
In this case, Japan's trading base will definitely be ruined.
Anyway, until now, no one except the Western captain knew that Yang Fan was the one responsible for the attack. We simply sent the captain to Vladivostok and left it to the pirates to attack. It was perfect.
If the Japanese officials came to see Ming Dynasty, Yang Fan would push back and say that it was pirates who did it and that it had nothing to do with him.
This is the largest port on Tsushima Island, and the port is full of various warships. The Kinshi Castle on the hill is very strong. At this time, the feudal lord Mune Yoshinari was on the castle tower, looking anxiously at the sea outside the harbor.
More than a dozen Western-style soft sailing boats.
There are also densely packed blessing boats on both sides, with skull and crossbones flags.
He knew that these lucky ships with skull and crossbones flags were the ships of pirates who had emerged from Jeju Island in the past two years. In the past two years, Jeju pirates had risen rapidly. Their lucky ships were large and fast.
They specialized in robbing merchant ships coming to Japan from the southeastern coast of the Ming Dynasty. They became known to everyone along the coast of the Kansai region of Japan. Their symbol, the pirate skull and crossbones flag, also spread.
The pirate group raised by Yang Fan has expanded from one group to three groups. In the past two years, they have been constantly encircling and suppressing the surrounding pirates and captured a large number of pirate members.
The pirates who committed the most heinous crimes were sent to the mines to mine. The stubborn pirates who could not be reformed were sent to the islands to dig for bird droppings. The rest were absorbed into the gang. In this way, the pirate group now has three groups with more than 10,000 people.
Zong Yicheng looked at the huge white soft sailing boats outside and began to fire. Thick smoke flew out from the muzzle, and incendiary bombs were fired at the densely packed ships in the harbor. There was a violent explosion and white light, and then flames soared into the sky.
And rise.
At this time, the sailors had already run ashore. They all hid in the city, intending to rely on the city to protect them.
Because the opponent's artillery was so powerful, they couldn't hit it at all. They could only be burned alive on the ship.
The Anzha ships, Guan ships, and small morning ships in the port were set on fire by incendiary bombs one after another. The fire shot into the sky, and the entire port was full of burning warships. The sun was covered with thick smoke, and even the sky became dark.
Zong Yicheng sighed. Tsushima's fleet was accumulated by the shogunate in the past twenty years. It was to prevent the Ming Dynasty and North Korea from retaliating. Now they are all burned in the port. If you want to build such a fleet again, you still have to