Impeachment will make me stronger, and I will be invincible on the road to death.

Chapter 403 Loyalty, this is Yang Yanzhang’s only advantage

The Japanese pirates did not have enough ships to support their war in Liaodong. And Yang Yanzhang had enough ships in his hands, so Yang Yanzhang prepared to organize a navy to destroy the Japanese pirates' sea base in one fell swoop.

Before Yang Yanzhang went on the expedition, he also brought along Japanese naval generals Tagawa Yoshikazu, Japanese naval generals Li Chengsi and others.

Yang Yanzhang's navy has a total of five warships. Each warship is equipped with more than two hundred galleys. Eight of them were galleys used to transport goods, and the remaining three were attack ships.

His target was the islands off the coast of Goguryeo occupied by Japanese pirates. In the naval battle, Yang Yanzhang chose to use galleys to attack enemy ships. Because the Japanese pirates did not have iron armor, wooden sailboats were more restrained against them.

The weapons of the Japanese pirates are swords, guns, swords and halberds, which have no offensive power. But the Japanese armored ships are not simple, and swords and guns cannot do anything to them.

In the confrontation between the two sides, the Japanese pirates' swords and guns often cut through the sails of Yang Yanzhang's navy. However, the Japanese pirate's sail protection is not strong enough and will soon break.

Yang Yanzhang's galley is highly maneuverable and can avoid being hacked by Japanese pirates.

The Japanese swords couldn't cut through the wood, so they used the galleys to cut through. Yang Yanzhang's navy seized seven or eight islands from the Japanese pirates. In the last encounter, the Japanese pirates used the tactic of crossing the river with iron ropes in an attempt to trap the Tang Navy to death.

However, Yang Yanzhang's warship was flexible and easily escaped the iron lock across the river.

"Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates are cunning, and we should not confront them head-on. I think we should outwit them!"

"I second the proposal!"

Many civil servants expressed their opinions one after another.

Yang Yanzhang sneered and said nothing. Outwit? What kind of trick? Just rush in and kill the Japanese pirates? Although it is pleasant to do so, it cannot save the defeat.

He knows his worth. Yang Yanzhang has no strategy, the only thing he is good at is bravery and cruelty.

His ability to fight is not very good, but Yang Yanzhang also has advantages. That is loyalty!

Loyalty is Yang Yanzhang's only advantage.

Yang Yanzhang knew very well that Datang's current strength was insufficient. Therefore, Datang must not act on impulse. If the Tang Dynasty rashly dispatched a fleet to intercept and kill the Japanese ships halfway, the Japanese pirates would be able to escape.

Moreover, Datang had no way to pursue them. The Japanese pirates are extremely fast and good at swimming underwater, so they can easily escape.

Yang Yanzhang knew the strengths and weaknesses of the Japanese pirates, and also knew how to deal with them.

Although the Tang Dynasty did not have armored warships or sophisticated artillery, Yang Yanzhang had a large number of craftsmen at his disposal!

They are not good at building ships, and neither is Yang Yanzhang. However, Datang did! Yang Yanzhang has mastered the skills of dozens of workshops. The Japanese pirates did not have industrial products, but Yang Yanzhang did!

The Japanese pirates had anchors on their boats, but Yang Yanzhang also had them in his hands!

Yang Yanzhang's craftsmen made a lot of wood pulp, and also obtained hundreds of kilograms of lead and mercury, melted it and soaked the wood pulp, making the wood pulp heavier and tougher.

Later, Yang Yanzhang used wood pulp to make many sharp wooden spears, specially used to pierce the enemy's sails.

The sails of the Japanese pirates were very thin, only three stories thick, which was not enough to protect them from arrows. The wooden spear was inserted into the gap in the sail, and then the top of the sharp part was pierced. The sails of the Japanese pirates were wiped out in an instant. The Japanese armored ships had no sails and only a few iron shields, but the Japanese shields were very thin and easy to pierce. Once the Japanese pirate's sail was broken, the warship stopped moving.

It is very inconvenient for Japanese pirate ships to attack or retreat. The sails of the Japanese pirates cannot be used, but Yang Yanzhang's sails can be used. Moreover, the sails of the Japanese pirates were not good, but Yang Yanzhang's sails were very tough and could block arrows and ensure his own safety.

Yang Yanzhang's fleet broke into the Japanese pirates' port like a ghost.

The Japanese pirates were well prepared and immediately fired crossbow arrows at Yang Yanzhang's fleet. Yang Yanzhang's fleet floated on the sea for a few times before finding a reef. Behind the reef, there happens to be a shoal. There are also seafood such as fish, shrimps, crabs and shells in the shallows.

Yang Yanzhang ordered the crew to land and caught a large number of fish, shrimps, crabs and shells. Yang Yanzhang also captured a lone Japanese pirate navy general.

Yang Yanzhang ordered his men to tie the lone Japanese pirate navy general to a rock and let the navy soldiers beat him on the head with wooden sticks. They did not stop beating until the Japanese pirate's head swelled. The Japanese pirate fell into a coma and was dragged away and imprisoned by Yang Yanzhang's order.

"Your Majesty is so wise!" All the civil servants praised.

Seeing the fate of the Japanese pirate generals, Yang Yanzhang suddenly became full of confidence and was full of confidence in this crusade against the Japanese pirates.

"The Japanese pirates bully others too much. I will destroy the Japanese pirates today."

Yang Yanzhang gritted his teeth and said. The Japanese pirates wreaked havoc on the territory of the Tang Dynasty, burning, killing and looting, which made Yang Yanzhang furious. Yang Yanzhang knew that he had no talent, but Yang Yanzhang was loyal and patriotic.

"The Japanese pirates have oppressed the Tang Dynasty for hundreds of years. Today, the Japanese pirates must be wiped out."

"Your Majesty, please use your fists and kicks as much as you can."

"The Japanese pirates have been rampant for so many years, and they will eventually perish."

Yang Yanzhang couldn't help laughing when he heard the flattery of the officials.

The Japanese pirates set up a small dock in Nagasaki Port. After Yang Yanzhang led the navy fleet to the waters outside Nagasaki Port, Yang Yanzhang immediately ordered the soldiers to land and fight.

The Japanese pirates' water villages were built very secretly and few people knew about them. However, the Japanese pirates did not expect that Tang Dynasty would actually send naval troops to attack them, catching the Japanese pirates by surprise.

The Japanese pirates deployed more than 40,000 soldiers and horses in Nagasaki Port, including nearly a thousand sailors and hundreds of infantry to assist in the defense. The Japanese pirates felt that the Tang Dynasty was not fearful, so their troops were dispersed.

But the Japanese pirates did not expect that they underestimated the strength of the Tang Navy.

The Japanese pirates sent out to intercept the ships of Yang Yanzhang's fleet, but they were used as bait by the Japanese pirates to lure the Datang fleet closer. After that, they dispersed without a trace.

Seeing this, Yang Yanzhang's fleet decisively gave up chasing the fleeing enemy ships, and instead headed towards the Japanese pirates' main camp in Nagasaki County.

Under the rule of Japanese slaves, the Japanese pirates have formed strict military discipline. The Japanese troops stationed in Nagasaki Port, under the command of the Japanese emperor Yoshio Tanaka, quickly assembled and then resisted the attack of Yang Yanzhang's fleet.

The Japanese pirates relied on the harbor of Nagasaki Port to build some crude fronts. These Japanese pirates are not only poorly equipped but also poorly trained. They have no training and only know how to use bows and arrows. This kind of fighting is like delivering food.

Yang Yanzhang, with more than 1,500 naval troops, easily defeated the Japanese pirates' temporary front.

(End of this chapter)