Turbulent Times Chapter 1157: The ambition of the Japanese people

The atmosphere on the deck immediately became tense. Judging from the number, the number of Japanese warships is more than that of our own side, but the size and attack power of our side must be much larger than that of the Japanese, but their fleet is foreign. They don't know the enemy at all, and the terrain is not as familiar as the enemy.

"Order the cavalry and the boats carrying property to retreat, and the other warships line up to meet the enemy, Mr. Gan, you will command the details!" Wang Junlin looked calm, stood on the bow, and gave the order lightly.

"I will obey you." Gan Ziqi agreed, took a deep breath, and issued a series of orders.

The thundering war drums sounded in the calm sea, and all the naval warships that received the order tensed up, pulling the fleet of cavalry and property, while putting down the small boat for communication, began to change the sails, and retreated slowly .

The other fifty warships sailed to their positions according to the requirements of the training. Three hundred (six per ship) improved small trebuchets are arranged, and specially trained operators carefully handle the gunpowder packs at hand; in addition, there are one hundred and fifty huge giant guns and crossbows that have been opened , aiming at the black spot in the distance.

After three drumbeats, the sea was completely silent, only the big navy flag fluttering in the sea breeze. Everyone has already dressed neatly, standing on the deck of the flagship, watching the Japanese army approaching like a war. Wang Junlin squinted at the direction in which the flag was flying, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "We have the upper hand."

"My lord, why don't you send someone to ask them why they are here?" Gan Ziqi asked Wang Junlin for instructions.

"Alright." Wang Junlin nodded in agreement.

"Who wants to ask them why they came?" Gan Ziqi asked sharply without looking back at his subordinates behind him.

"The villain is willing to go." It was a Japanese pirate named Yasui Ichiro who was asked by Gan Ziqi during this period.

"Very good, then you go!" Gan Ziqi glanced at this subordinate approvingly, and with a wave of his hand, some soldiers had already put down the boat, hoisted Ichiro Yasui, and sailed to the Japanese fleet.

"One hundred and twenty-five enemy ships, seventy-five fighting ships, and fifty walking ships!" Suddenly, the lookout

The soldier shouted loudly.

"Are you going?" Gan Ziqi frowned.

"Our army is full of large sailing ships. It may be disadvantageous if we let the enemy get close to the collision." Because he is not familiar with Gan Ziqi's sailors, Wang Junlin gave Gan Ziqi full command, but he couldn't help reminding at this time After all, there are fifty ships of gold, silver and jewels behind, and it would be a pity for any ship to sink into the sea.

"I understand." Gan Ziqi raised his hand and shouted sharply: "Notify all ships, prepare to meet the enemy, and listen to my orders to attack!" on heart.

The Japanese have apparently discovered the large-scale fleet that appeared in front of them. They stopped at the farthest point of sight, as if hesitating for something. Such a large and neat fleet is very rare on the seas of this era! No one dared to act recklessly and provoke powerful enemies for no reason.

"Perhaps the Wa people are about to give up." The same thought came to everyone's mind. However, after a brief pause, the Japanese began to change their formation. Fifty ships rushed forward and lined up in a horizontal line, while seventy-five fighting ships lined up in a column.

"The Wa people want to use walking boats to charge forward and **** the fighting ships to attack." Gan Ziqi said, and as soon as the words fell, the Japanese fleet began to approach again.

"The Japanese people came with bad intentions." Yuchi Jingde felt a little uncomfortable on the boat, and couldn't help being a little worried, and said: "The Japanese people are still approaching, it is obvious that they have bad intentions, and they are looking for death. I'm afraid that person will not be able to survive."

"It's just a Japanese. If you die, you will die. It's too late." Gan Ziqi raised his eyes to look at Ichiro Yasui's boat, and said coldly.

Wang Junlin also had a murderous look on his face: "I wanted to do business with the Japanese people for a few years before we talk about it. If that's the case, then let's disable their sailors first!"

Shen Guo'er thought for a while and said: "If the information we collected before is correct, the current Wa country is Emperor Feng Yushi Yaiya Ji Dangui, a royal woman who is related to the Soga family. This woman nominates Prince Shotoku As the regent, this man is very talented. At this time, he is undergoing political reforms centered on strengthening the imperial power. At the same time, he also sent envoys and many people to study in the Sui Dynasty, but the reforms have only been carried out for three or four years. I want to come to theirs

National strength and military strength are not much stronger. "

The information obtained by Shen Guoer is correct. The Nara era where Prince Shotoku lived was the era when Nara (Heijo-kyo) was the capital. It was a very famous period of reform and prosperity in the history of the Wa Kingdom. And the period of prosperity and prosperity, especially in the political and economic system, class relations, culture and foreign relations.

Moreover, the Imperial Court of the Wa Kingdom is also trying to rectify the chaotic political situation, reduce financial expenditures, and reform the military system. It already has the ambition to expand the territory to surrounding areas, and the primary plan set by the Prince Shotoku is to gather and annex the Wa Kingdom and North Korea. All the pirates in the peninsula waters were taken by Wang Junlin first, allowing Gan Ziqi to control all the pirates.

Prince Shotoku was furious. He was afraid of the Sui Dynasty after Wang Junlin's death, so he didn't dare to act rashly. Most of the jealousy disappeared. After all, Prince Shotoku never regarded the three countries of Goguryeo, Baekje, and Silla in his eyes. In his ambition, he wanted to turn these three countries into his own country.

So when Prince Shotoku learned that a ship from the Sui Dynasty passed by here, he sent a navy. According to his idea, after annihilating this navy, Wang Junlin's navy weakened in this sea area. They can take the opportunity to implement the original plan.

It's a pity that although Prince Shotoku can be regarded as a man of great talent, he underestimated the combat power of Wang Junlin's navy. We can't blame them for this. After all, under normal circumstances, Wang Junlin's navy is so big. The battleship and the catapults, long-range fury, and gunpowder packs equipped on it should not appear.

"My lord, Japanese sailors are no different from pirates. These years they often dress up as pirates to rob maritime merchants." Gan Ziqi sneered and sneered.

Wang Junlin said with a smile: "This has something to do with the fact that the Wa Kingdom is a small island country. They originally had a limited island area, limited resources, and limited food to grow, but their population has a strong reproductive ability, but the population is quite large. Coupled with the frequent occurrence of natural disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and typhoons, this determines that they have been very predatory since ancient times, and you will carefully sort out the Japanese pirates that you have conquered these days, and some of the leaders should be killed."