Chapter 810

When the Great Ming national treasury could only choose between promoting universal education and destroying Japan, even the front-line generals who needed to build their careers and craved merit chose universal education. This was one of Great Ming's collective consensuses.

Qi Qi Jiguang never put down his books, becoming a role model for the generals, while Li Li Rusong and Ma Lin both expressed disgust for learning, opening their mouths and closing their mouths with: "Study, study my ass!" But they both passed the cultural examination of the Jiangwu Academy and ranked at the top.

Yin Yin Zongxin said that everyone in Great Ming lived under a kind of collective consensus, dominated by collective consciousness, even rebels were no exception.

And Yin Yin Zongxin personally caught a rebel, Zou Zou Diguang, who passed the imperial examination in the second year of Emperor Wanli and was arrested at Chijun Mountain in the fifteenth year of Emperor Wanli. Even Zou Zou Diguang lived in this collective consensus.

Zou Zou Diguang needed self-deception, needed to repeatedly tell himself that Great Ming had failed him, rather than him failing Great Ming, to provide a motive for his rebel behavior. When this narrative disintegrated, Zou Zou Diguang's rebel narrative completely collapsed, and he was so angry that he vomited blood.

The humble scholars of Great Ming might be hypocritical in doing anything, but they would never be hypocritical in urging learning.

In the long river of history, the rise and fall, inheritance, struggle, attempts, adaptation to the times, and continuous deduction in contradictions of the literary context, the sound of recitation can pierce through a thousand years of smoke and clouds, still deafening, which is the fundamental secret of civilization maintaining continuity.

From Confucius's "education without discrimination," allowing knowledge to no longer be monopolized by the nobility; to the debate between Mencius and Xunzi on whether human nature is inherently good or evil, constructing moral sublimity; to Zhu Xi's "investigation of things to extend knowledge" and Wang Wang Yangming's "unity of knowledge and action," making the two words "urging learning" slowly transcend utilitarianism.

From oracle bone inscriptions to Dunhuang manuscripts, from the Jixia Academy to the Yuelu Academy, the physical preservation of knowledge constitutes the backup of civilization; from the prosperity of private libraries in Jiangnan to the "Yongle Li Dadian" summary becoming the biggest bestseller, it is the secret of civilization surviving disasters.

The literary context, or culture, can create a cultural community that spans regions and transcends bloodlines, making common cultural memory even able to break through the shackles of the dynastic cycle and continue endlessly.

The literary context is not only about geography, it can cross fields;

Civilization's inheritance, is it only about bloodlines, it can penetrate the past and present.

The people of Chu read "Qi Xie" and know the sea; the Hu children recite Du Fu's poems and weep for the soldiers' carts; the five dynasties changed, but the elegant rhyme of the scholars in Luoyang did not change; the nine tripods moved, but the literary heart of the scholars of the world still remains. This is the great power of cultural commonality, even after a thousand disasters and ten thousand difficulties, it must survive.

The Great Ming Emperor and the front-line command tent actually both knew that Great Ming did not have the ability to destroy Japan with all its strength for the time being, and the money and grain were not enough. Unless the Ministry of Revenue agreed to issue national debt, there was really no money, but Japan did not know!

So when Great Ming showed a posture of comprehensive offensive, Japan was completely frightened. At this time, they could only pin their hopes on the divine wind appearing again, like blowing away the Yuan army, blowing away Great Ming, and defending

the Japanese mainland again.

Inside the Yamatai naval port, the Japanese soldiers guarding the port looked at the large ships cruising on the sea, their hearts beating with fear.

Because this naval port under their feet was built by Great Ming. Later, because of Japan's invasion of Korea, Great Ming judged that there was a huge risk and chose to give up this place. The Great Ming army knew the defenses of the Yamatai naval port better than these Japanese pirates.

But day after day passed, and every day they could see Great Ming's giant sea ships drifting past outside the port, but they just couldn't wait for the Great Ming army's attack, which made the Japanese pirates guarding Yamatai a little panicked and a little lucky.

The days when the sky falls and the earth cracks can be a little later.

Qi Qi Jiguang was waiting for the coastal defense inspectors' reconnaissance. After the Japanese pirates occupied the Yamatai naval port, they built a pile of stone ramparts to prevent the Great Ming army from landing, and sank ships in some narrow waterways to block the shipping lanes. If the Great Ming army attacked rashly, it would likely fall into a disadvantage of being unable to deploy formations.

Besides waiting for intelligence, Qi Qi Jiguang was waiting for the wind. August to October is the time for typhoons. If they attacked rashly, they would likely fall into the predicament of the Yuan Dynasty.

The Yuan Dynasty invaded Japan twice, both choosing the typhoon season, and were eventually blown over by the divine wind.

Qi Qi Jiguang stood in front of a huge map and said to everyone: "During the Hu Yuan period, in the Wenyong and Hong'an campaigns, Kublai Khan failed twice in invading Japan. Besides choosing the wrong time and hitting a hurricane, there were other reasons."

"At that time, Hu Yuan was newly established and not good at manufacturing sea ships. In the first month of the 11th year of Zhiyuan, Kublai Khan ordered Xindu, Hong Hong Chaqiu, Liu Liu Fuheng, and Goryeo generals Jin Fangqing and others to conscript 350,000 laborers, building more than 900 ships of various types day and night for ten months. However, these ships were rushed to work, and besides the poor quality, they were flat-bottomed boats."

"Flat-bottomed boats are used for river transport, not sea transport. Flat-bottomed boats at sea have extremely poor seaworthiness and are even harder to resist storms. In the middle of the night on the 20th day of the 10th month of the 11th year of Zhiyuan, a hurricane suddenly arrived, and more than half of the 900 ships were damaged."

This is the wind Qi Qi Jiguang was waiting for. Waiting for the wind direction to change, thanks to the continuous cruising of the Great Ming navy since the 7th year of Emperor Wanli, Great Ming had a very clear understanding of Japan's astronomy, hydrology, and geography. August to October is a very dangerous time.

"Besides the weather, Japan is the local people, who are extremely familiar with the local terrain, while the Hu Yuan expeditionary army did not send out scouts and was not familiar with waterways, ramparts, and roads. The Japanese pirates ambushed in the mountains and fields many times, waiting for work, and successfully ambushed the Yuan army."

"Most importantly, the hearts of the people were not united. Part of the Hu Yuan expeditionary army was Mongol, part was Goryeo, and part was Han army. The coordination of the split army was extremely poor, leading to the Eastern Route Army and the Jiangnan Army failing to meet as scheduled, language barriers, chaotic command, and low morale."

"If a war is fought like this, it's better not to fight." Qi Qi Jiguang's long pole drew two lines on the map, criticizing Kublai Khan for starting two wars and fighting

rotten battles.

The Wenyong and Hong'an campaigns, two battles, both failed to meet as scheduled, and even large-scale deserters appeared. Both times, the weather, terrain, and people were not on Hu Yuan's side. Hu Yuan forced an attack and inevitably failed, even when Hu Yuan was at the peak of its military power, it could not win.

Qi Qi Jiguang continued: "The Wenyong campaign ended with Japan's inexplicable victory and the Yuan army's incomprehensible failure. After experiencing such a big defeat, the Yuan court did not absorb any experience or lessons, and launched the second Hong'an campaign in a rush, or even in anger."

"After the first defeat, the commanders Xindu, Hong Hong Chaqiu, and Liu Liu Fuheng reported to Kublai Khan that they had entered their country and defeated them. Kublai Khan was satisfied and complacent, sending envoys to force Japan to surrender. The Kamakura Shogunate of Japan felt strange. Obviously, the Yuan army had lost, but they sent envoys to persuade Japan to surrender. They killed the Yuan envoy Du Li Shi Zhong and his party of more than 30 people and beheaded them as a warning."

"In the 16th year of Zhiyuan, the Kamakura Shogunate killed the envoy Zhou Fu and his party at Dazaifu again."

"In the Hong'an campaign, on the 30th day of the 7th leap month of the 18th year of Zhiyuan, a storm blew, waves were towering, smoke flew and clouds did not gather, thunder and rain were like dark night. 4,000 warships and 140,000 expeditionary Yuan troops were wiped out in the typhoon, leaving only more than 200 ships, and 40,000 landing troops were trapped. Failure was inevitable."

The Hong'an campaign of the Yuan Dynasty's second invasion dispatched 140,000 troops, but fewer than 20,000 escaped back. This was a major military failure. In the 23rd year of Zhiyuan, Kublai Khan planned a third attack on Japan, but was stopped by his ministers.

The failure of the second Hong'an campaign was actually Kublai Khan's fault; he was too impatient.

Last time he was deceived by Xindu, and the second time he still used Xindu as the commander. He didn't investigate the situation of the first time clearly, nor did he summarize any experience or lessons, and hurriedly mobilized 140,000 troops to attack.

The offensive of 140,000 troops is by no means an easy task to coordinate. But Kublai Khan's envoy was killed, and he was angry. The decision made in anger became muddled. The decision-making at the top was chaotic, and the war below was naturally fought in a muddled way.

And Qi Qi Jiguang had no such worries. His Majesty chose to unconditionally support and trust the resolutions made by the front-line command tent.

"When are we going to start?" Li Li Rusong was impatient and eager to try.

Hu Yuan is Hu Yuan, Great Ming is Great Ming, Xindu is Xindu, Qi Qi Jiguang is Qi Qi Jiguang. Hu Yuan had its own problems, and Great Ming certainly had problems, but by comparison, Great Ming's problems were not fatal.

Li Li Rusong couldn't wait.

Qi Qi Jiguang said with a serious expression: "Wait, wait for my order. General Li, the big battle is ahead. Remember to be steady and strict with military discipline. Especially as a high-level general, you are the backbone of the army. You must never be eager for quick success and instant benefits, and you must never advance rashly."

"Your servant obeys the order!" Li Li Rusong had to bow his head to accept the order. No matter how big the wind and how high the waves

were, he was not afraid, but he was afraid of Qi Qi Jiguang's lessons and afraid of failing the expectations of His Majesty and General Qi.

After summarizing the failure of the Hu Yuan war, Qi Qi Jiguang tightened his cloak and said: "All camps, be ready for battle and ready to strike at any time."

The tent became quiet, and everyone was waiting for Qi Qi Jiguang's final decision.

A big man from Shandong, even in his old age, still had a very straight posture. Qi Qi Jiguang put his hands in his cloak, his eyes were a bit empty, his face was like water, and he kept pacing in front of the map. In the tent, only footsteps kept ringing.

Qi Qi Jiguang was thinking. Before every big battle, he would think about one thing: if I were the enemy, how would I deal with the attack and deployment from Qi Qi Jiguang.

"If General Qi is hesitant, we can wait until April next year. At that time, the trade winds will change, which is an excellent opportunity." Ling Ling Yunyi put forward his opinion and said very sincerely: "His Majesty has always trusted General Qi. Even if the combat plan is changed and postponed from this year to next year, His Majesty will not ask too much."

Ling Ling Yunyi saw Qi Qi Jiguang's hesitation. After all, the Hu Yuan invasion of Japan had failed twice, and the Great Ming army's attack, especially in this November time, although the hidden worry of typhoons was not big, it still existed.

Could Great Ming's attack really get rid of that fateful divine wind? Great Ming had already won a big victory, driving the Japanese pirates out of Korea, achieving the expected goal, and not letting the Japanese pirates land.

The Japanese pirates were still narrow-minded people on a sea island.

Qi Qi Jiguang stood still, tilted his head, stretched out a hand and said: "No, the Japanese pirates have just been defeated, their hearts are most turbulent, and their morale is most depressed. If we wait for them to pass the winter and then pass the spring, and complete the construction of the coastal ramparts, and adjust their morale, the Great Ming army will pay a greater price in casualties when it attacks!"

Liao Shan walked out of the shadows and whispered: "General Qi, the wind direction has changed. It is now a northwest cold wind."

"Good!" Qi Qi Jiguang stood straight, his eyes shining, and said to all the generals: "Generals, listen to the order. I make the following deployments."

"Li Li Rusong, you lead two infantry battalions, one cavalry battalion, one artillery battalion, plus three navy battalions, and take ships to strike directly at the Yamatai naval port. After the navy's artillery coverage, immediately rush to the beach to land, deploy formations at the fastest speed, and there must be no mistakes!"

"The Engineering Battalion must restore the ship throughput capacity of the Yamatai naval port within two days, and three days later, the camp will be five miles outside the city fortress."

"Ma Lin, Ma Gui, listen to the order. You two lead two infantry battalions, set off from Fushan to the Upper Tsushima Port, and attack the Bitian Sheng Port. The Asao Bay here is suitable for landing operations!"

"I will personally lead three infantry battalions to attack the Yanyuan Ming Jin Shi City and Yanyuan Port. This is the heartland of the Tsushima Kingdom."

"Zu Su Chengxun, Li Li Shunchen, you two lead the Liaodong Army and the Korean Army as the general reserve, and at any time"

"provide reinforcements to the three battle lines."

After Qi Qi Jiguang finished speaking, Ling Ling Yunyi repeated Qi Qi Jiguang's military order and said: "I will add one point. The firearms on the ships are mainly concentrated in the Fenwu Regiment led by Li Li Rusong. This regiment is attacking the Yamatai naval port, which is the only strong city built by our Great Ming."

Qi Qi Jiguang looked at the map and nodded: "I agree with your suggestion. Concentrate superior firepower to attack Yamatai."

"In this battle, even if the Upper Tsushima Island and Lower Tsushima Island cannot be won, Ma Lin and I can restrain the Tsushima defenders, forcing the other side to be unable to reinforce the Yamatai naval port. As long as the Yamatai naval port is captured, Great Ming has already won this battle."

"The navy will blockade the Tsushima Strait to prevent Japanese pirate reinforcements. I emphasize again: Tsushima Island has many mountains and little fields, which is easy for ambushes. All units must have strict military discipline, must never advance rashly, cooperate with each other, fight steadily, and advance step by step!"

"Now, generals, take the military tokens and listen to my order: the whole army, attack!"

"Your servants obey the order!" The generals finally waited for the military order.

On the 12th day of the 11th month of the 15th year of Emperor Wanli, amidst drums and horns, the Great Ming army moved out of Fushan Port in full force, heading towards Tsushima Island. The sails of the ships covered the sky and the sun, and under the ten thousand golden rays of the sunset, they drew traces of waves.

Besides the military orders, each of the three offensive routes prepared 20 astronomy students, rotating in three shifts to observe the weather and wind direction. If a storm hit, they would immediately retreat to Fushan and Gucheng. Each soldier carried five days of parched flour, water bags, two catties of gunpowder, and other personal supplies, while two months of military supplies were hoarded in Gucheng Port, Geoje Island, and Fushan.

Great Ming dispatched 180 coastal defense inspectors who had already landed on Tsushima Island in advance and carried out comprehensive infiltration of Ming Jin Shi City, Yamatai Jin Tian City, and Bitian Sheng City.

Chen Tiande, the Liao Shan of the Great Ming coastal defense inspectors, was a good friend of Chen Lin and had made great contributions in the private market case at Sandu'ao.

When the Japanese pirates were rampant, Chen Tiande's family and fellow villagers all died under the Japanese pirates' butcher knives, and he himself was teased by the Japanese pirates and even castrated.

He only had hatred for the Japanese pirates.

Even after becoming Liao Shan, he still went deep into the barbarian camp, collected intelligence, and reported the various tragedies committed by the Japanese pirates in Hanseong.

For example, Chen Tiande saw with his own eyes that a 24-man Japanese pirate team occupied a small village of 300 people around Hanseong. In just five days, these 24 Japanese killed all the men and children, throwing them into the well at the entrance of the village. In 15 days, they played all the women to death, and even the well couldn't hold these corpses.

After the Great Ming army recaptured Hanseong, they cleaned up this well. The stench of rot, dense maggots, arm-long and very fierce rats, and various carrion-eating birds circling in the sky made it a living hell on earth.

Finally, this well was cleaned up by

the castrated Japanese pirates, and a big fire burned it clean, so that no plague was caused.

Chen Tiande was in Yamatai Jin Tian City. The location of the Yamatai naval port was not on the main shipping lane, but it was a naval port, mainly to ensure the safety of military ships under hurricanes and giant waves. It was a shelter port. On the hillside above the naval port was Jin Tian City.

Jin Tian City was a typical mountain city, with winding mountain roads. On both sides of the mountain roads were earth ramparts and stone ramparts. The outer city line stretched for twelve miles. In the city, there were also shrines, temples, and other buildings. There were six such mountain cities on Tsushima Island.

Eleven coastal defense inspectors were gathered by Chen Tiande in a mountain hollow sheltered from the wind.

Chen Tiande reached out to feel the wind direction and said: "The total number of defenders on Tsushima Island is 15,000, and there are 23,000 defeated soldiers placed in other mountain cities to prevent chaos. The defenders in the Yamatai naval port and Jin Tian City where we are located are 3,500."

"The wind direction has changed. The Great Ming army may launch an attack."

"What we need to do is destroy the few gunpowder depots they have. There are three gunpowder depots in total, storing 25,000 catties of gunpowder. This is the only weapon in the hands of the Japanese pirates that can threaten the Great Ming heavy infantry."

"I will take two coastal defense inspectors to the largest gunpowder depot. Jin Jin Chengping, you take three coastal defense inspectors to the gunpowder depot on the cliff. Jin Cheng'an, you take four coastal defense inspectors to the naval port gunpowder depot."

"Yes." Jin Jin Chengping and Jin Cheng'an were brothers from Great Ming Prefecture. They had not suffered from the Japanese pirates, but they were still filled with hatred, and they were already coastal defense inspector water hall masters. One step further, they would be Liao Shan.

Liao Shan are battalion commanders, and hall masters are company commanders. These two positions are hereditary military households.

"Everyone." Chen Tiande stood up and said to everyone: "This trip is dangerous. Our names may be forgotten, our merits may be forgotten, but the mountains remember me, and the rivers and mountains remember you."

Chen Tiande stood solemnly, put his hand on his chest, and sang in a low voice: "The common people are like the sea, I am a grain of millet."

This is the "Song of the Nameless," a military song created by Songjiang Governor Shen Shiying imitating the Red Turban Army's proclamation style, written for the coastal defense inspectors. Whenever the coastal defense inspectors were about to perform a mission of nine deaths and one life, they would sing it once.

The low and thick voice sounded in the small mountain hollow sheltered from the wind. The sound was very low, but extremely firm.

"The common people are like the sea, I am a grain of millet; the vast waves are ten thousand miles, I am a floating bubble. Stepping through the ten thousand roads of heaven and earth, I humbly offer my life in the autumn. The long river flows eastward, the lonely sail has never stopped. Do not ask for names to be engraved on bamboo and silk, just use fresh blood to nourish the Divine Land."

"Smoke and fire cover the sun, I am a firefly; iron armor connects the mountains, I am dust and sand. Sweeping away the twelve palaces of the wolf star, I dare to use my tiny body to mend the slanting sky. A loyal heart can cast the Xuanyuan tripod, white hair still ties the Han family raft. I do not envy the portraits in the Pavilion of Merit, I only wish for a red heart to cover the red clouds."

"The green mountains know my bones, the vast waves remember my boat. How could the country forget

the nameless ones? The monument is in the hearts of the people."

"The green mountains know my bones, the vast waves remember my boat."

This is a military song, and it is also the solemn promise of the coastal defense inspectors to the Great Ming Emperor, the Great Ming dynasty, and the people of Great Ming. I offer my blood to Xuanyuan, and I dare to show my liver and gallbladder to the history books.

Zhu Zhu Yijun, as the supreme Emperor of Great Ming, personally handled the case of the coastal defense inspector's child being stolen. It was not using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken or making a fuss, but because the beacon tower scouts and coastal defense inspectors were truly worthy.

Even though Confucius mocked Zi You for governing a small town with rites and music, he soon admitted his mistake and also believed that using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken and using rites and music to govern a small town were reasonable.

Beacon tower scouts and coastal defense inspectors, in the wind and giant waves, escorted the peace and prosperity of Great Ming and moved forward with heavy burdens.

Chen Tiande set off. The gunpowder depot he was going to blow up was the most dangerous place. In the mountain city, it was not an easy task to bypass the patrol guards and enter the mountain city.

He moved forward in the dark, climbed over stone cliffs, threw out iron owl flying claws, hung them on the dead wood protruding from the cliff, pulled hard, and then began to climb up. After climbing up, he hid in the dark to keep watch. This was an intrusion point he had long ago figured out. A group of three people successfully entered the mountain city.

This section of the outer city wall was a wooden fence and was in disrepair. There was a small hole that could accommodate one person. After entering the small hole, it was a camp of Jin Tian Shancheng. Three Japanese pirates who should have been patrolling were dozing off.

The defeat on the front line made the morale on Tsushima Island very low, and deserters appeared one after another. The samurai spirit of "seven lives to serve the country" was not universal, but a moral benchmark. How many samurai could achieve seven lives to serve the country?

According to Japanese military regulations, sentries hold bells and patrols hold clappers, and they need to warn with bells every quarter of an hour. But these three Japanese pirates didn't patrol at all. Chen Tiande waited for a quarter of an hour, but didn't see the sentries patrolling, nor did he see any warnings.

This meant that the sentries were also dozing off. Everyone was just going through the motions, not executing firmly at all, and even too lazy to go through the motions.

Chen Tiande gestured, and the three coastal defense inspectors, including him, each pulled out a short knife and hid in the dark. In less than a moment, they appeared behind the three Japanese pirates. A cold light flashed, and the throats of the three Japanese pirates were slit. They wanted to scream, but their mouths were firmly covered by big hands.

The coastal defense inspectors were elite and killed very neatly, not even making a sound.

Chen Tiande stripped the three Japanese pirates clean and took the torches and clappers they used for patrolling. In this day and age, Japanese pirates didn't have any military uniforms to speak of, and they dressed strangely.

The coastal defense inspectors disguised themselves as Japanese pirates. Except for being too tall, there were no flaws.

The three of them began to move forward along the mountain city, patrolling towards the gunpowder depot. Along the way, there were no sentries to question them, no passwords, and they didn't even have to sign in at the patrol points, because

the sentries had already filled them out intimately.

When Qi Qi Jiguang lectured the Emperor on military affairs, he once repeated one sentence: "If the camp is not organized, the morale will scatter first."

This sentence is also true in reverse. Once morale is depressed, all systems are just for show, and even simple things like patrolling the camp will be full of difficulties.

The Emperor once asked: "Is it true that as long as rewards and punishments are clear and military pay is sufficient, morale can be maintained?"

Qi Qi Jiguang denied His Majesty's view. According to his military experience, as long as they don't fight on an empty stomach, basic morale can be guaranteed. According to the Great Ming army's standard, half pay is enough, and full pay is imperial grace.

The most important thing is to let the soldiers know what they are fighting for.

Reporting to the Son of Heaven and saving the common people is what they are fighting for; "How could the country forget the nameless ones? The monument is in the hearts of the people" is what they are fighting for.

This is the military soul. An army with a military soul can freeze to death without collapsing houses and starve to death without looting. Only in this way can it be invincible in the world. Military equipment is also used by people. When organizations are disordered and corruption spreads, even the most advanced military equipment cannot play a role.

Chen Tiande successfully arrived at the gunpowder depot. After killing a Japanese pirate peeing by the wall, he entered the depot.

After entering the depot, Chen Tiande was a bit confused. According to the intelligence gathered, this mountain city gunpowder depot stored 15,000 catties of gunpowder, which was the last reserve of the entire Jin Tian Shancheng. But here, there was less than 3,000 catties, and it was covered with a thick layer of dust, proving that no one had touched it for a long time.

The manager who guarded the depot had secretly sold the gunpowder.

"Should we blow it up?" The coastal defense inspector was also stunned and asked in a low voice.

Chen Tiande nodded and said: "Blow it up."

Even 3,000 catties must be completely destroyed. When the heavy infantry begins to pry open the turtle shells, there won't be too much danger.

There was also a fierce oil cabinet in the depot. Chen Tiande skillfully dismantled the fierce oil cabinet and sprinkled it on the gunpowder, and sprinkled it behind the door. Chen Tiande lit the fierce oil and left quickly.

The three gunpowder depots of Jin Tian Shancheng were destroyed one after another in explosions, but the Japanese pirates could no longer care about the gunpowder depots, because the Great Ming army had come!

Led by two fast sailing ships, thirty five-masted ocean-going ships deployed formations on the sea. The artillery began to roar, smoke filled the bay, and explosive shells cut through the sky with sharp whistles, falling into the mountain city, and then exploded with a bang.

The iron caltrops in the explosive shells flew, and the explosions ignited the wooden houses in the mountains. The fire soared into the sky, and even the night sky was illuminated.

Saturation attack. One round of volley destroyed 3,000 catties of gunpowder. The Great Ming Emperor had seen this kind of long-snake artillery formation at the fleet review. It is an extremely expensive way of fighting. It is mainly expensive. Fighting like this, after a big battle, it can consume several

ten thousand catties of gunpowder.

But the Yamatai naval port is a place that must be won. As long as this place is captured, the upper and lower Tsushima Islands will be cut off. Within ten days, the ground troops will advance, and the entire Tsushima Island can be captured.

As the fleet continued to roar, the mountain city and beach ramparts were all covered by firepower.

The beach landing began. 500 landing sampans specially built were released. The soldiers rowed hard, landed on the beach, and deployed formations. Up to this point, nothing could stop the Great Ming army's advance.

"Why are these Japanese pirates so vulnerable?" Li Li Rusong used a telescope to patrol the battlefield and found that the enemy's will to resist was extremely weak, or even non-existent.

According to Qi Qi Jiguang's "Essentials of Military Classics": "War is to subdue the enemy with the power of weapons and force them to follow our will." This means that military war is to force the other side to submit to one's own will through war.

Before the battle even started, the other side had already submitted.