After Qi Jin gave the order to attack, the shield soldiers waved their shields and rushed forward. Behind them were the pikemen, followed by the flintlock soldiers, and finally the archers.
The shield soldiers rushed to the gap, where the Japanese pirates were already waiting.
The shield soldiers didn't waste any time. They pulled the grenade from their waists, pulled the ring off, and threw it.
The sound of an explosion was heard, followed by a wave of chaos.
The Ming Army's flintlock soldiers rushed forward and began to fire. The archers split into two wings and began to kill.
Everything was done according to previous training. This time, the target was not a scarecrow, but a real person. But there was no difference.
The Wokou pirates who were blocking the opening fell like wheat being cut down.
The Ming Army was like a tiger in a flock of sheep. Although Shimazu Yoshihiro had a strong will to resist, it was useless sometimes.
When more than 10,000 Ming Army troops rushed into Pusan, the Japanese pirates began to collapse.
After more than 30,000 Ming Army troops entered the city, the entire Pusan became the hunting ground of the Ming Army.
When Qi Jin led all 50,000 troops into the city, the battle of Pusan came to an end.
Shimazu Yoshihiro died in battle. More than 9,000 Japanese pirates were killed, and the rest became prisoners.
All the resources in Pusan fell into the hands of the Ming Army.
Although the Japanese wanted to burn the resources, the Ming Army received help from the North Koreans. Although they were not good at killing the enemy, they were very good at leading the way and causing trouble. They welcomed the Ming Army into the city with joy.
They led the Ming Army to all the places where the Japanese pirates stockpiled resources.
Before the Japanese pirates had time to burn the resources, the Ming Army had already rushed forward.
Qi Jin watched as the people brought up the spoils and gently tapped the table. Then, he said to Luo Shangzhi, "Issue a notice to pacify the people. Forbid looting. Tell the people to behave themselves."
Hearing Qi Jin's words, Luo Shangzhi smiled and said, "Don't worry about our men. If anyone dares to violate military discipline, I will personally cut off his head."
Qi Jin nodded, but still said, "Believing is one thing, being able to do it is another. Making the North Koreans believe is another."
"Take out some of the seized food. Take some of them and distribute it to the people of Pusan."
"Send people to maintain order in the city and let the North Korean citizens return home. It is very important to let them feel the warmth of our Great Ming Dynasty."
Luo Shangzhi could guess why Qi Jin did this. Although he disapproved of it, this was Qi Jin's order, and Luo Shangzhi would carry it out meticulously. This was a military rule, and no one dared to ignore it.
Pusan Castle fell into a state of stability, but the Japanese Empire was plunged into a state of panic.
Osaka Castle.
As the actual ruler of the Japanese Empire, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was very influential.
After all, he had fought his way through the chaos of war. He used killing to establish his prestige. Naturally, he was very powerful. No one dared to offend Toyotomi Hideyoshi.
As a successful man, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was high-spirited.
As Toyotomi Hideyoshi, who was not of noble birth, through his life of struggle, he became a person of the Japanese Empire, an official in the Imperial Cabinet, and the actual ruler of the Japanese Empire. Toyotomi Hideyoshi felt that his life was magnificent.
After conquering the entire Japanese Empire, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was no longer satisfied with being the ruler of the Japanese Empire.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi wanted to create an unprecedented great empire. He wanted to annex North Korea, Daming, and India. He believed that he could become the ruler of this great empire. Toyotomi Hideyoshi believed that he could do it.
Therefore, after many years of preparation, Toyotomi Hideyoshi launched a war against North Korea.
The result of the war was not beyond Toyotomi Hideyoshi's expectations. Within a month, Toyotomi Hideyoshi conquered North Korea.
The three capitals fell, and the eight paths were lost. North Korea had been annexed to the Japanese Empire.
After conquering Seoul in May, Toyotomi Hideyoshi discussed moving the capital to Beijing. He offered the ten "countries" around Beijing for the imperial use. He gave the ministers salaries and gave their subordinates ten times the original territory.
He ordered Toyotomi Hideji to be the Great Tang's Guan Bai. The Guan Bai of Japan would be Yukita Hideaki or Yukita Hideaki, and North Korea would be ruled by Yukita Hidekatsu or Yukita Hideaki.
Everything was going smoothly, and Hideyoshi's ambition was manifested. He felt that he was the most powerful person in the world.
However, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not happy for long before he suffered a head-on blow.
President Konishi's First Army, Kato Kiyomasa's Second Army, and Kuroda Nagamasa's Third Army were all destroyed. The three of them were either killed or captured. The northern battlefield of North Korea was a mess.
With Daming's troops, the situation in North Korea quickly collapsed.
After receiving the letter asking for help from Ukito Hideyoshi's family, Toyotomi Hideyoshi could not believe it. How did things turn out like this?
Toyotomi Hideyoshi was not willing to accept defeat. So, he prepared to deploy more troops to North Korea.
Just as the army began to move, he received another piece of news.
The Great Ming Navy had launched a surprise attack on Tsushima Island. Kuki Yoshitaka and Tendo Takaku had died in battle, and Tsushima Island had fallen. The Great Ming Navy had openly occupied Tsushima Island, and it was obvious that their next target was Pusan.
Once Pusan fell, then his army in North Korea would be in danger of being annihilated.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi seemed to have aged more than ten years overnight. It was not that he did not want to save them, but how could he do so?
If he wanted to save them, he had to reopen the line of advance from Tsushima Island to Pusan.
At this time, the Daming Navy occupied Tsushima Island and wandered the sea. If he did not defeat them, there was no way to attack.
But how could he defeat the Daming Navy?
The navy led by Kuki Yoshitaka and Tendo Takaku was already the foundation of the Japanese Empire over the years.
It was not difficult to recruit sailors, but what about building warships?
Training a new navy would take too much time. Problems would arise during this time.
Would the Daming Navy give him the time?
The atmosphere in the conference hall was very tense. Toyotomi Hideyoshi looked at the crowd with a dark expression. "Does anyone have any ideas?"
At this time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's voice was a little hoarse, but his eyes were unusually sharp.
The people below did not speak. What ideas could they have?
At this time, some of them already had some ideas.
If the soldiers who entered North Korea were all annihilated, then what would happen to the Japanese Empire?
After all, the Daming Navy soldiers who entered North Korea were basically Toyotomi Hideyoshi's elite subordinates.
If he lost them, what would Toyotomi Hideyoshi have left?
The Japanese Empire had been fighting for so many years, and it was unknown how many times they had fallen out with each other. There was no such thing as loyalty.
If not for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's unyielding methods, who would be willing to be suppressed by him?
"We should negotiate with the Daming Navy!" Among the people below, someone spoke first.
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and found that it was one of the five elders, Tokugawa Ieyasu.
As soon as Tokugawa Ieyasu spoke, everyone's expression suddenly became strange.