In fact, not only Fukuoka, but the entire Japanese Empire did not know what was going on in North Korea. Was the army still fighting or had it been destroyed by Daming?
Under such circumstances, Toyotomi Hideyoshi naturally hoped for a fluke. Or rather, the entire Japanese Empire hoped for a fluke. What if the army defeated the Ming Army?
With this mentality, it was impossible to strengthen the defense in Fukuoka. They could only strengthen the defense in Fukuoka and guard against Daming's navy day and night.
These days, although Daming's navy was also loitering in Fukuoka, it was basically just harassment. In this way, the Japanese pirates in Fukuoka could breathe a sigh of relief.
However, Fukuoka was still increasing the number of troops. The Japanese pirates stationed in Feimae had already sent reinforcements to Fukuoka, but they had not arrived yet.
Early that morning, the Japanese pirates in Fukuoka woke up to eat as usual and then changed shifts. However, before they had eaten, the alarm sounded.
Daming's fleet appeared outside Fukuoka. It was a large black mass, and the Japanese pirates stationed in Fukuoka were suddenly in chaos. It was over. Daming's navy had attacked.
At the same time, their hearts were thumping. Had the North Korean army been completely destroyed?
Once such a thought occurred to them, the Japanese pirates in Fukuoka were confused and lost their momentum before the battle even started.
Qi Jin put down the binoculars in his hands and turned to Yu Zhigao. "Old tactic. Fire two rounds of cannons first, then land."
Although they had not fought many battles, Daming's navy had always been very familiar with landing drills. However, there was nothing much to say about the battle strategy. It was to fire the cannons, then the speedboats would land and establish a solid defense point. The large troop carriers would follow up and directly occupy the landing point.
Daming's navy was very familiar with this kind of battle, so they waved the flag and the battle began.
The navy's gunships were slanted and all the side cannons were exposed. The muzzles were aimed at Fukuoka. This time, Qi Jiguang used 14 main ships, each with 60 side cannons aimed at Fukuoka. There were a total of 840 cannons, all of which used explosive shells. Once the cannons were fired, the attack was like the sky was falling.
The cannons roared, and the shells whistled through the sky. The port of Fukuoka instantly became the target of the artillery.
Rocks and dirt flew everywhere as countless buildings were destroyed. Countless Wokou pirates were forced to flee in all directions. Smoke filled the air and flames rose to the sky. Under these circumstances, it was impossible for the Wokou pirates to stop the Ming army from landing.
With the navy destroyed, unless there were enough land turrets, there was no way to stop the Ming Army from landing.
Unfortunately, the Japanese Empire did not have enough cannons, nor did they have land turrets, so they could not shoot back at Daming's navy.
In reality, when the navy was destroyed, unless there were blockhouses built at every suitable landing point and enough long-range cannons, the army would not have the slightest ability to fight back against the cannons of the warships on the sea. They could not even hit their homes, so what could they do to them?
There were countless battles like this in history. This was the result of the difference in weapons and tactics.
The battle went smoothly. The Japanese pirates in Fukuoka had no way to stop the Daming's fleet. Soon, Luo Shangzhi and his people landed in Fukuoka.
"Let's split up!"
Qi Jin looked at Yu Zhigao and said, "You bring people to transport the soldiers here. I will go to the Strait of Shimonoseki and build a stronghold there. I will block the communication between Kyushu Island and the Japanese Empire. At the same time, I will prepare to march on the island."
Yu Zhigao nodded. "Okay!"
Yu Zhigao was not worried about the transport of the soldiers. Now that Daming's navy had no enemies in the waters, he could transport the soldiers with peace of mind.
With the transport capacity of the navy's warships, it would not take long to transport more than a hundred thousand people.
The navy had to split up. This was very important. Blocking the Strait of Shimonoseki was also very important.
In the next three days, the navy began to transport soldiers to the Japanese Empire's Fukuoka. At the same time, countless provisions were also transported to Tsushima Island and Fukuoka.
After occupying Fukuoka, Luo Shangzhi led Daming's infantry as the vanguard and began to move toward Feimen Nagoya.
Feimen Nagoya.
As the base of the reserve army, there were a large number of Japanese Empire soldiers gathered there. However, the atmosphere was very bad.
First, there was the bad news of the war in Korea. The First Army, Second Army, and Third Army were destroyed one after another. Then, Tsushima Island was lost. The navy was completely destroyed. Kuki Yoshitaka and Tendo Takagi died in battle.
The Japanese Empire completely lost the news of the army that invaded Korea. Although there was some hope, everyone knew that the army that entered Korea was doomed.
The problem now was whether Daming would attack. Once Daming attacked, what should the Japanese Empire do?
Now, the person in charge of Feimen Nagoya was Maeda Toshika, a minister that Toyotomi Hideyoshi trusted very much. As for Tokugawa Ieyasu, he was still in Nagoya and had not returned.
A few days ago, Toyotomi Hideyoshi's mother passed away from illness. Toyotomi Hideyoshi held a funeral for his mother. Tokugawa Ieyasu was directly left in Nagoya.
Maeda Toshika knew that this was the reason why Toyotomi Hideyoshi did not trust Tokugawa Ieyasu. However, he was not in the mood to think about this.
"General, people from Fukuoka are coming!"
Hearing the report from his samurai, Maeda Toshika's mood was covered with a layer of shadow. Maeda Toshika would be very careful with any information about Fukuoka.
This time, he did not know what it was. Maeda Toshika kept praying in his heart that it was not Daming attacking.
Soon, a person came in from the outside. He looked very embarrassed. He had lost his helmet and there were bloodstains on his body.
Seeing the appearance of the person, Maeda Toshika's face changed. "What happened?"
"The Daming Navy attacked Fukuoka. Fukuoka was captured by the Daming Navy. The Daming's vanguard has landed in Fukuoka and is now coming here." The person didn't dare to hide anything and quickly said.
Hearing the other party's report, Maeda Toshika blacked out and almost fainted. It's over!
Since the Daming was opened, it meant that the war in Korea was over. Otherwise, the Daming wouldn't have attacked.
Then, there was no need to think about the result of the war in Korea. Nine legions, 150,000 people, plus the navy, the Japanese Empire was defeated in this war. What should I do now?
Maeda Toshika panicked.
Although he was a famous daimyo of the Japanese Empire, he had been fighting since he was young, and he could fight. However, facing the current situation, Maeda Toshika was really at a loss.
"Where are they?" Maeda Toshika asked again.
"According to the speed of the Ming Army, they will arrive in seven days at the latest!"
Hearing the other party's answer, Maeda Toshika's face suddenly became more difficult. After a while, Maeda Toshika stood up. At this time, there was only one battle. Moreover, he couldn't sit here and wait for death. He had to take advantage of the fact that the Ming Army wasn't ready to occupy a favorable terrain and fight with the Ming Army.