Maeda Toshika looked at the Ming Army's battle formation with a serious expression on his face. It was either win or die in this battle. Maeda Toshika had already thought about it before he came.
Even if he couldn't defeat the Ming Army, he had to cause enough damage to the Ming Army so that they wouldn't have the ability to attack the island. It would be best if they didn't even have the ability to move forward.
But after seeing the Daming's battle formation, Maeda Toshika suddenly felt how ridiculous his previous thoughts were.
Although he had heard people say that the Ming Army was strong and Maeda Toshika had made preparations in his heart, now that he had seen the Ming Army's battle formation, Maeda Toshika knew how wrong his thoughts were.
But at this time, Maeda Toshika also knew that it was not the time to hesitate.
"Pass the order, start the battle!" Maeda Toshika said loudly.
Following Maeda Toshika's order, the Japanese pirates' vanguard began to rush toward the Ming Army's battle formation.
Facing such a battle formation, the Ming Army was not afraid at all. The Crouching Tiger Cannon was once again put to good use. As an existence that could break a dense battle formation, the Crouching Tiger Cannon could be said to be used by the Daming Army to perfection.
Smoke suddenly rose on the battlefield. The sound of cannons was everywhere, and the sound of killing was endless.
Zhang Weixian looked into the distance in the battle formation. He put down the binoculars in his hand and said, "These people are not as good as the Korean Japanese pirates."
Because of the battle with the Japanese pirates in Korea, Zhang Weixian naturally understood the Japanese pirates. At this time, seeing the Japanese pirates' battle formation, Zhang Weixian knew that the Japanese pirates here were not as good as the Japanese pirates in Korea.
Zhang Weixian was not disappointed. He was just saying it. The weaker the Japanese pirates were, the better.
"Pass the order to Li Rusong. Break the battle formation as soon as possible!" Zhang Weixian said to the messenger beside him.
Following Zhang Weixian's order, Daming's army began to advance. The shield-bearers were in front, the musketeers were in the back, and the archers were in charge.
The two armies quickly approached each other. Daming's shield-bearers began to throw grenades. The powerful grenades were truly lethal weapons, especially when the enemy didn't have any.
After a round of grenades, the Japanese pirates looked like they were about to collapse. The Ming Army took the opportunity to press forward.
"Pass the order. Flank the Japanese pirates from the left and right. Don't let them escape!" Zhang Weixian said again.
As the order was passed down, the Ming Army on the left and right flanks began to move. They pressed against the Japanese pirates and a massacre broke out.
Although the Japanese pirates were not afraid of death, when faced with the Ming Army, who were equipped with light armor, their damage was very limited.
On the Ming Army's side, there were musketeers with bayonets or archers with extremely long range and high accuracy. The two sides were not opponents of the same level.
In the Ming Army's battle formation, Cao Wenzhao picked up his bow and arrow and shot at Maeda Toshika, who had been yelling.
As a very accurate archer in the army, Cao Wenzhao's arrow naturally didn't miss the mark. The arrow directly shot through Maeda Toshika's chest and penetrated his armor.
Maeda Toshika looked down at the arrow in his chest. His face was full of surprise. Then, he fell to the ground.
With the death of Maeda Toshika, the battle also came to an end. All that was left was to clean up the pirates.
Whether it was the Ming Army or the Korean Army, they were good at cleaning up the Japanese pirates. This battle formation killed more than 60,000 Japanese pirates and captured more than 10,000. The rest escaped.
However, it was believed that they couldn't escape for too long. Under the search of the Ming Army and the Korean Army, where could they escape to?
After this battle, the entire Kyushu was basically settled. The Daming Army had completely occupied Kyushu Island.
However, the conquest was still going on. However, it was not the Daming Army, but the Korean Army.
They burned, killed, and looted. They killed all the men and brought all the women back. Although the Japanese pirates were defeated, the Ming Army didn't stop at all.
Especially the Korean Army, they were simply killing like crazy. This kind of killing was slightly reduced after the Daming Fleet arrived in Kyushu.
Fukang, this was the name given by Zhang Weixian, which replaced the name of Zhuqian, which meant the port of blessing.
As the port where the Ming Army landed the Japanese pirates, it had become the military base of the Daming Army. Zhang Weixian named this place Fukang. It was unknown whether this was the port of blessing for the Daming Army, or the fact that the Daming Army could land here was the blessing of the Japanese Empire.
These were not so important. Anyway, this place would be built into a big port and become the base of the Daming Navy.
Zhang Weixian came personally today mainly to welcome the Governor of the Japanese Empire, Zhao Lian. This was because Zhao Lian brought the imperial edict that Zhu Yijun gave to Zhang Weixian.
Together with Zhao Lian, the Daming Fleet also came. The ship docked at the port, and Zhang Weixian soon met Zhao Lian.
As for the name Zhao Lian, Zhang Weixian had heard of him. He was a ruthless person.
Many people had been killed during the big case in Jiangnan. At the same time, everyone knew that Zhao Lian was a knife in the hands of the Emperor.
Obviously, with the prestige and means of the current Emperor, he naturally disdained to kill Zhao Lian to appease others. Those who were not convinced were all killed.
This time, Zhao Lian coming to the Japanese Empire represented a signal that the Emperor wanted to show his power to the Japanese Empire.
"Master Zhao!"
"Master Zhang!"
Although the two did not know each other, after seeing each other, they still greeted each other very politely and smiled.
The two of them did not have any conflicts, and they still needed to cooperate for a period of time. Naturally, the two of them smiled and walked into the station.
After entering the house, Zhao Lian took out a secret edict and said with a smile, "This is the secret edict from the Emperor to Master Zhang."
After Zhang Weixian bowed respectfully, he opened the imperial edict. After reading the secret edict, Zhang Weixian put it away.
The content of the secret edict was very simple. The first was to ask Zhang Weixian to cooperate with Zhao Lian. The second was to ask Zhang Weixian to strictly investigate the slave trade and not to allow a man from the Japanese Empire to enter Daming.
The reason given by Zhu Yijun was very simple. Daming did not need men from the Japanese Empire. Let them work in the Japanese Empire.
This was actually Zhu Yijun's special intention. First of all, Daming did not lack labor because Daming had a large population. Solving the problem of employment was the top priority in Daming.
If they let male slaves from the Japanese Empire in, the merchants would choose the cheaper Japanese slaves and take the jobs of the people in Daming. During this period, Zhu Yijun absolutely would not allow this to happen.
Zhu Yijun was thinking of liberating some of the people in Daming from the land and letting them enter the workshops or business.
This was different from the slave trade in the United States. They lacked labor, but Daming did not. The situation was different.
Zhu Yijun was promoting the employment system and abolishing the slave system. This was irreversible. At this time, how could Zhu Yijun let the slaves of the Japanese Empire disrupt the situation?
In addition, the war between the Great Ming Dynasty and the Nihon Nation had just started, and male slaves were too dangerous. Who knew what kind of things had sneaked into the Great Ming Dynasty? Zhu Yijun would not allow such an unstable factor to enter the Great Ming Dynasty.