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Chapter 402: These thieves are too arrogant

His troops returned to Hanyang County.

After he returned to his hometown, he wrote to the court to apologize the next day.

Yang Yanzhang said: "I led my troops to patrol near Tokyo City, and accidentally discovered a large number of Japanese pirates lurking. I thought the situation was critical, so I ordered my soldiers to expedition north immediately. As a result, after my troops fought with the Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates suddenly ran away. Chen Ashamed!”

After Yang Yanzhang finished writing, he sent someone to deliver the letter to Luoyang.

"Father, Duke Tang mentioned the Japanese pirates in his letter. The Japanese pirates landed at Edo Port and have been wreaking havoc in our army. Now, the Japanese pirates have occupied Osaka and are preparing to attack Kyushu Island." A civilian official said.

"The Japanese pirates are so arrogant? How dare they attack our island?" Li Jing was furious, and then asked, "How many ships do the Japanese pirates have?"

Yang Yanzhang said: "The Japanese pirate ships are all hidden in pirate dens, and I don't know their specific number."

"Where are the pirates?"

"My son captured many pirate prisoners. After interrogation, he determined the number of Japanese pirate ships."

"Are there many ships coming from the Japanese pirates?"

Yang Yanzhang shook his head and said: "I don't know yet. There don't seem to be many Japanese pirate ships. They only have four ships at most. However, the Japanese pirate ships are special. Their bottoms are filled with gunpowder and iron blocks. This kind of gunpowder and iron blocks can Easily sink the ship."

"Asshole, the Japanese pirates are really despicable. This kind of weapon should be a taboo weapon and should not appear in the world." Li Jing was indignant. The Japanese pirates actually placed gunpowder on the bottom of their boats, which was simply cheating.

Yang Yanzhang told the court in detail the information about the Japanese pirates' invasion.

Li Shimin frowned and said: "The Japanese pirates actually have iron cannons? No wonder they dare to invade the coast of Datang."

The Japanese pirates had iron cannons, which meant that Tang's ships were no match. Unless the Tang army has more advanced artillery. Unfortunately, Tang Jun does not have it yet.

"Father, the Japanese pirates have iron cannons, we can't sit back and wait to be killed. The Japanese pirates must be expelled from the territory of the Tang Dynasty!" Yang Yanzhang suggested.

Li Shimin nodded slightly and glanced at Yang Yanzhang approvingly. It's good that Yang Yanzhang can see through the weaknesses of the Japanese pirates.

Li Shimin immediately said: "Since the Japanese pirates have invaded our land, I will never tolerate the Japanese pirates to continue to cause trouble in the Tang Dynasty. Yang Yanzhang, I appoint you as the envoy to conquer the Japanese pirates."

You must wipe out the Japanese pirates within half a year. If you can't complete the mission, don't come back. "

"My son, I obey the order." Yang Yanzhang knelt down and said.

Half a year later, the Japanese pirates were completely defeated by Yang Yanzhang and were forced to retreat to Liaodong. The Japanese pirates retreated into the sea.

After his meritorious service, he was promoted. Now he is Zuo Xiaowei Lang General, Hussar Colonel, Tong Zhongshu Menxia Ping Zhangshi, and You Pu She. Yang Yanzhang's position was promoted from the fifth rank to the fourth rank.

Although his official position was promoted, he did not leave Chang'an City. Because Yang Yanzhang's father-in-law, wife's family, and uncle are all in Chang'an City. Therefore, Yang Yanzhang still needs to defend the palace and Chang'an City.

In addition, Yang Yanzhang also had to guard against Japanese pirates' revenge, not only against Japanese pirates attacking Datang. We must also guard against Japanese pirate assassins plotting against the emperor.

Yang Yanzhang is right to worry. After cruising on the ocean for two months, the Japanese pirates finally found a suitable opportunity again and attacked Xingqing Palace, the palace of the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The Japanese pirate leader Tagawa Shengji set fire to the grain depot in Xingqing Palace, burning thousands of stones of rice, and also set fire to the royal family's gold, silver and jewelry.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the Japanese pirate leader Tian Chuan Shengzhi quickly evacuated Xingqing Palace.

The goals of the Japanese pirates were Xingqing Palace and gold and silver treasures. As for the lives of Emperor Li Yuan, Huang Guifei and others, no one cared. Yang Yanzhang and Li Zhe's uncle Li Daoyan are both fine.

Emperor Li Yuan was furious after the Xingqing Palace was burned down. However, Li Yuan was seriously ill and had no choice but to hold on to his body and go to see the saint. "Your Majesty, you have suffered!" Yang Guifei cried, "Thank you for your blessing. Otherwise, I don't know how to explain to my ancestors!"

"My dear! I'm sorry for you! I made you suffer and suffer with me!" Li Yuan burst into tears.

Concubine Yang said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself. Your Majesty is a noble person with a body of ten thousand. How can you die so easily?"

After Concubine Yang comforted Li Yuan, she immediately summoned the ministers to discuss the matter.

"It is unbelievable that His Majesty was attacked by thieves."

"These thieves are too arrogant."

"Your Majesty, please allow me to lead the army to destroy the Japanese pirates!"

All the ministers were filled with indignation.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to help your Majesty solve your problems." Yang Yanzhang stood up and said.

Li Yuan sighed and said: "Yanzhang, you are also responsible for this, and I don't blame you. But the Japanese pirates are powerful, and it is not suitable for you to go on an expedition. You can stay and help the Yang family and Wang family handle government affairs."

Yang Yanzhang thought for a while and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Japanese pirates are good at sailing. I hope to go to the seaside in person and command the navy to destroy the Japanese pirates!"

Li Yuan hesitated for a while before nodding.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

The Japanese pirate leader Tagawa Katsuharu was also a famous figure and was once the governor of Tokyo.

Yang Yanzhang encountered a group of Japanese pirates in Chang'an City, but was beaten by the Japanese pirate leader Tagawa Shengji. Tagawa Shengji believed that Yang Yanzhang was timid and a loser who was not worth worrying about.

The Japanese pirate leader realized that Datang's strength was very poor and could not stop their attack. The main goal of the Japanese pirates was to rob the Han people's wealth. The Japanese pirate leader decided to expand his strength and use Han people to train his troops.

The Japanese pirates robbed Datang fishermen on the seaside and killed hundreds of innocent fishermen. Moreover, the Japanese pirates massacred many villages.

The cruelty of the Japanese pirates made the Han people feel miserable. Therefore, the powerful gentry of the Song Dynasty tried their best to resist the rule of the Japanese pirates, and even united to strangle the Japanese pirates.

However, the Japanese pirates were extremely ferocious, and with their iron armor and divine arm bows, the Japanese pirates were basically invincible on the south bank of the Yangtze River. The Japanese pirates had a huge advantage on the ocean.

The navy of the Tang Dynasty could not defeat the Japanese pirates. The Tang court could only change its strategy and adopt gentle methods to slowly consume the Japanese pirates' vitality.

After two or three years of plundering on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the Japanese pirates gradually lost their desire to attack and began to shrink their strength. The threat of Japanese pirates on the ocean was reduced, which made the Tang court very happy.

Everyone swore that when the Japanese pirates left the Tang Dynasty, they would be completely eradicated. The Japanese pirates at sea posed great danger to Datang.

The continuous plundering by Japanese pirates not only caused heavy losses to Datang, but also made life difficult for the people around Datang. The existence of Japanese pirates made the people of Tang Dynasty complain.

The Japanese pirates refused to leave, and these complaints reached the emperor's ears, which made Li Yuan deeply ill.

The Japanese pirates were plundering at sea, but Yang Yanzhang led the navy to fight. Yang Yanzhang's target was several Japanese cities along the coast of Goguryeo.

(End of this chapter)