Chapter 414 The traitor

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 414 The traitor

Weihaiwei's seaport was busy. Under the command of generals at all levels, tens of thousands of soldiers boarded ships in an orderly manner and set sail to leave the port.

Xia Yuan was arranged to board the ship last. He stood at the port and watched the ships leaving one after another. Each one seemed to him to be a giant.

The shipbuilding industry in the Ming Dynasty was already quite developed, and the navy was also large-scale. The root cause can be traced back to the original Battle of Poyang Lake.

That battle was the one that decided the ownership of the world. This battle was also the most difficult battle for Zhu Yuanzhang.

The size of Chen Youliang's navy at that time made it impossible for Zhu Yuanzhang to even see the hope of winning. The size of the ships and even the strength of the navy alone were ten times and a hundred times better than his.

Although he won the battle later, it left a serious psychological shadow on Lao Zhu.

After he conquered the world, Lao Zhu became obsessed with it and risked his life to develop the navy.

This can be seen from the military size of Weihaiwei.

Other guard posts have a strength of no more than 5,000 men, ranging from over a thousand to over a thousand, but the Weihai Guard, Tianjin Guard, Jinshan Guard, and Zhenhai Guard, the four seaside guard posts, have a starting strength of 20,000 troops.

The guard posts near the sea are naturally all naval forces.

Xia Yuan's eyes looked at the large ships, which were several stories high. The edges were covered with flags. There were crenels on both sides of the ship's side for mounting artillery. The main mast was twenty or thirty meters high. Each ship

It can carry approximately several thousand people.

Of course, this is an expedition and a war. It is impossible for each ship to carry so many people. Each ship can only carry about a thousand people.

What amazed him was that this was a sea-going ship that the Ming Dynasty could build today. It was already such a huge ship. How big was the treasure ship when Zheng He went to the Western Ocean?

One by one, the ships set sail and left the port amidst the roar of war drums. There were still about a dozen or twenty ships left in the port.

These will be the ones he will ride on, along with the nearly 10,000 soldiers of Weihaiwei.

The local navy of Weihaiwei was also left at the end. There were more than 20,000 military households, from which about 7,000 to 8,000 people were recruited, led by the commanding officer of Dengzhou Guard.

"I wonder who is Mr. Xia?"

Xia Yuan and Wang Shouren turned around. The person who came was a young general, wearing a battle armor and a sword hanging from his waist. He looked about twenty-seven or eighty years old.

Xia Yuan cupped his hand, "You haven't asked for advice?"

The general also hurriedly raised his hand and returned the greeting, "I don't dare. The last general is the Dengzhou Guard commanding Qianshi, Qi Jingtong."

Xia Yuan was horrified.

There are not many people with the surname Qi, and even fewer people with the surname Qi in Dengzhou. Qi Jiguang is also the native place of Dengzhou.

And if I remember correctly, Qi Jiguang's father seemed to be some kind of commander of Weihaiwei, or a Qianshi. Anyway, he was a hereditary officer with a high official position, and his name was Qi Shitong.

The ages matched. Xia Yuan remembered that Qi Jiguang was his father's son. Qi Jingtong looked like he was almost thirty.

Qi Jiguang was born in the early Jiajing year, even if it was the first year of Jiajing, it was still about twenty years ago.

Giving birth to a child at the age of fifty is completely regarded as a child born in old age.

All the conditions are right, this is obviously Qi Jiguang's father.

Thinking of this, Xia Yuan raised his hand again, "It turns out it's Qi Qian's business. I really admire his name for a long time."

Qi Jingtong was stunned, looking at the seriousness on Mr.

But he just took over this hereditary position of chief minister two years ago, and I remember that he didn't seem to be famous.

"Your Majesty, I have commended you. I came here to ask your Majesty. Now that Weihaiwei's troops have been assembled for the expedition, when will we board the ship and leave the port?"

"That's all right now, Qi Qian will take care of things."

"I respectfully obey your general's orders. The general will arrange for the soldiers to board the ship right now."

In the end, the remaining nearly 10,000 soldiers also boarded the ship one after another. Xia Yuan was the assistant manager of the Japanese expedition. He had a high status and high salary. He boarded the largest ship and was on the same ship as Qi Jingtong.

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The ship was large and could accommodate at least five to six thousand people, but apart from the rowing sailors, there were only his and Qi Jingtong's personal escorts, and there were about eight to nine hundred people on the entire ship.

The ship was quite spacious, so the cabin assigned to Xia Yuan was also very large, with a bed, a desk, a desk, and the layout was pretty good, making it more than enough for one person.

This condition is countless times better than when we first marched.

Soon, a sound of war drums sounded, the mast raised the sail, and the ship's hull shook, then it left the port and headed east.

The sea was relatively calm and the weather was very good. There was only a slight feeling of weightlessness. Xia Yuan did not suffer from seasickness and was quite comfortable.

Every day I just sit on the deck and stretch out my fishing rod to fish.

It doesn't look like I'm here for an expedition, but more like I'm here for a trip.

After about five days of sailing at sea, the coastline is already in sight. There is the mouth of Baijiang River. At this time, the ships in front have already docked. There are also hundreds of ships anchored in Baijiang Mouth, all of them are ships of the Ming Dynasty.

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Seeing this scene, Xia Yuan threw away the fishing rod that couldn't catch any fish, stood up from the deck, looked at the coastline not far away, his expression gradually solidified.

During this expedition to Japan, Ming Dynasty has already sent envoys to North Korea to inform North Korea that Ming Dynasty is going to conquer Japan. You will quickly mobilize your troops and prepare troops at the mouth of Baijiang River to welcome the king's division. You will wait for the heavenly soldiers of the heaven to arrive and then let you go with them.

Go to conquer the Japanese country and wash away the hatred for many years.

The border of North Korea has been harassed by Japanese pirates for many years, so the name given by the Ming Dynasty for this expedition was to form a joint force with North Korea to conquer the Japanese country.

But in fact, it is natural to let the sticks serve as cannon fodder. When the time comes to attack the Japanese country, these sticks must be used first. This can effectively preserve one's own strength.

The Ming Dynasty understood these calculations, and so did North Korea, but they had no choice but to refuse them, and they did not dare to refuse. They had to weep with joy to thank the Ming Dynasty for making the decision for them, and sent heavenly soldiers to attack the Japanese country across the sea.

In terms of being dogs for China, Bangzi are uniquely endowed. They have been dogs for thousands of years. Although this dog has bared its teeth at its owner in history, every time it bared its teeth, it paid a heavy price, which shocked generations.

Next, North Korea has long been trained into an obedient and sensible dog.

After the founding of the Ming Dynasty, North Korea was extremely well-behaved and sensible, paying tribute and kneeling down every year.

Therefore, the Ming Dynasty knew the stick and would conscientiously abide by the imperial decree. They would surely set up camp at the mouth of the Baijiang River early to welcome the king. They also brought out all the small broken boats at home and parked them at the mouth of the Baijiang River, waiting for the peace and prosperity.

The Ming Dynasty went to conquer the Japanese country together.

But at this time, there were no camps or even many people visible in the entire Baijiangkou. The ships parked at the port were all Ming Dynasty ships. North Korea did not look like it was stationing troops at Baijiangkou.

It's obvious that this son of a bitch in North Korea took his father's words for granted.

Nizi.
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