Daming: The system rejected my request for salted fish

Chapter 715

Shimazu Ujihisa understood that this was the person who wanted to arrest him, and at the same time he began to wonder why this person wanted to arrest him.

Just as Shimazu was lost in thought, Shen Lin suddenly let go of his hand and let him fall to the ground, then he quickly came to Wei Wu.

"Master, I heard news about Lan Yu and the navy from this guy, and their situation may not be optimistic!"

As soon as Shen Lin said this, Wei Wu's expression instantly became serious.

"what's the situation?"

"Well, this guy just now tried to bribe me to let him go, and then..."

Afterwards, Shen Lin told Wei Wu in detail what had just happened, and then continued:

"He might have misunderstood something and thought we were here to arrest him, so what he said must be true."

The reason Shen Lin and the others were asked to capture Shimazu Ujihisa was to kill him from the very beginning, not to get anything out of him.

The reason why Shen Lin was not asked to take action directly was mainly to catch the person first and let the dog-raising hybrid confirm it.

After all, he is an old fox who has lived for more than fifty years. Who knows if he has any backup plan. It is better to kill him after confirming it.

As a result, Wei Wu actually got news about the navy from him, which was something he had not expected.

So after Shen Lin finished speaking, Wei Wu walked straight up to Shimazu Ujihisa.

"Tell me everything you know about Kii!"

"Sir, if I tell you, will you spare my life?"

Upon hearing Wei Wu's question, Shimazu Ujihisa did not answer immediately, but instead discussed conditions with Wei Wu.

However, he controlled his tone very well. It didn't sound like he was negotiating conditions, but more like he was begging for a chance to live.

But no matter what his tone was, in Wei Wu's eyes, his current behavior was suicidal.

"You don't have to say it, but when you want to say it, don't blame me for not wanting to listen."

As soon as these words were spoken, Shimazu Ujihisa couldn't help but sigh inwardly, knowing that he had no choice.

"I don't know all the details, but I do know that the Ming navy landed in Kii and massacred all the nearby villages as soon as they landed."

"Then the Ming army continued to advance towards Kyoto. When the Yoshino court heard the news, it immediately sent a large army to support them."

"But no one expected that in just one day, the Ming army defeated the Yoshino court's army and was forced to retreat back to Yoshino Castle!"

"Later, news reached Heian-kyō, and the Muromachi shogunate also sent troops to support them, collaborating with the Yoshino court to stop the Ming army at Hidaka Castle."

Having said that, Shimazu Ujihisa paused to take a breath before continuing:

"When I received the news, the Ming army had been blocked in Hidaka Castle for two days, and it seemed that they had suffered quite a lot of casualties."

As Shimazu Ujihisa described, Wei Wu's brows furrowed more and more, especially the last sentence which seemed to cause quite a lot of harm.

It even made Wei Wu's expression become solemn.

It was completely reasonable that they could defeat the Yoshino court. After all, the navy led by him had the latest firearms.

Facing the Japanese pirates' soldiers was like an adult facing a child, while the adult was holding a stick in his hand.

But the problem was that as soon as the Muromachi shogunate sent troops, the navy was immediately stopped and suffered casualties.

Logically speaking, even if the Muromachi shogunate was stronger than the Yoshino court, it was definitely no match for the navy. The gap was too big.

The only thing Wei Wu could think of when considering the current situation was that the problem lay with the artillery.

The Japanese pirates were definitely no match for the navy on the front battlefield. You have to know that rifled flintlock rifles and Minié bullets are no joke.

As for the battle of marching, deploying troops and military tactics, the Japanese pirates would not be their opponents. In this respect, the descendants of Yan and Huang are the ancestors of the whole world.

The only thing that made Lan Yu helpless was the variable that the Japanese pirates had control over artillery and manufacturing technology.

Although the navy had the latest firearms, due to insufficient ships, they only brought soldiers and firearms on this expedition.

Artillery itself is too heavy, and the key is the shells. One shell is equal to the weight of hundreds of Minié shells.

In order to ensure that the soldiers had sufficient ammunition supplies, they did not bring heavy weapons such as artillery when they went to fight the Japanese pirates.

Anyway, the Japanese pirates don’t even have firearms, so rifled flintlock rifles are enough to sweep across the land, and there is no need to bring heavy artillery.

But if Wei Wu had not landed in Higo Province in order to avoid the navy, he would have captured Imagawa Ryotoshi by accident.

Even he didn't know that the Japanese pirates had cannons, so Lan Yu had no way of knowing it.

In this situation, if the Muromachi shogunate brought artillery to support the Yoshino court, Lan Yu would indeed suffer a great loss.

Thinking of this, Wei Wu looked at Shimazu Ujihisa again and asked:

"Do you know the number of casualties? Also, how did the Muromachi shogunate repel the Ming army?"

"When the two sides started fighting, were there any loud noises like thunder on the battlefield? Were the noises frequent?"

Wei Wu wanted to get an answer from Shimazu Ujihisa, but he only saw the other party shaking his head.

"I'm sorry, sir. I really don't know about this. I've been staying on Jiuguo Island and haven't received much news from there."

"All the news I know was sent back via letters. The letters didn't say these things, they only said what happened!"

After hearing Shimazu Ujihisa's answer, Wei Wu knew that what he said was true and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

But then again, normal intelligence would only record what major events had occurred and would not waste time writing about the details.

If you want to know what the situation is with Lan Yu, you probably have to go there in person.

According to Shimazu Ujihisa, Lan Yu landed in Kii and is now blocked by the joint forces of the Northern and Southern Dynasties in Hidaka Castle.

Hidaka Castle is the Hidaka County in later generations. If nothing unexpected happens, the navy’s landing location should be near Mihama Town.

If you go by sea from Oita City, you cannot go through the inland sea surrounded by several islands. It is most convenient to go through the open sea.

The distance is about 500 kilometers. At the speed of the yacht, it will take about a day and a half to reach the destination.

So we must hurry up and set off early to arrive early, but before that we must confirm Shimazu Ujihisa's identity.

"I'm asking you, has your son written you a letter recently? What did he write? If you can answer, I won't kill you."