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Chapter 405 A Bucket of Grease

Not only that, the Japanese pirates also parked the Japanese warships near the dock, waiting for the arrival of reinforcements. There were many corpses of Japanese pirates on these warships, which made the Japanese feel that they had a chance to win.

Unfortunately, what the Japanese pirates didn't know was that Yang Yanzhang's warship had already prepared some fuel.

Sailors of the Tang Navy set fire to a barrel of grease. The Japanese pirates' ship exploded immediately, and the fire shot into the sky, and the raging flames reflected the sea red.

The Japanese pirate ships were reduced to ashes under the attack of the Tang navy.

Yang Yanzhang commanded the fleet and wandered around the port, looking for the granaries left by the Japanese pirates and the gold and silver treasures hoarded by the Japanese pirates.

"It's so cool!" Yang Yanzhang looked at the boxes of yellow copper coins one after another and was so happy. This time, Yang Yanzhang didn't lose money, and he also made a lot of money.

Yang Yanzhang also sent dozens of navy soldiers to escort the property back to Nagasaki City.

Yang Yanzhang massacred the Japanese pirates at the port. The Japanese military camp was also burned down by the fierce bombardment of the Tang Navy. The leader of the Japanese pirates, Yoshio Tanaka, was also killed by Yang Yanzhang with an arrow.

After the death of the Japanese pirate leader, the Japanese pirates were leaderless. In addition, their food and treasures were robbed, their morale was depressed, and they soon surrendered.

Yang Yanzhang returned to Nagasaki with 50,000 soldiers and began to take over the defense of Nagasaki. He also transported the materials captured from the Japanese pirates to Nagasaki County.

Yang Yanzhang recruited 200 soldiers in Nagasaki County to maintain law and order. And he himself took another 5 soldiers and began to build the city wall.

There are hills and swamps near Nagasaki Port, which are suitable for building walls.

There was a large area of ​​deserted beach near Nagasaki Port. Yang Yanzhang asked his soldiers to dig earthen kilns and fill the mud in the grooves between the earthen kilns. Then, stones were laid around the earthen kiln, rammed firmly and then paved with bricks and tiles, so that the entire earthen kiln formed a perfect stone street.

The streets are paved with stone slabs and trees and flowers are planted on both sides. In addition to rows of stone houses on the streets, there are also teahouses and restaurants for tourists to rest.

Building the Nagasaki Prefecture seat in Nagasaki Port is so simple and crude. The Port of Nagasaki was secured without any effort.

After Yang Yanzhang built Nagasaki County in Nagasaki Port, which was controlled by Japanese pirates, the Japanese pirates did not object. After all, the target of the Japanese pirates was actually the Ming Emperor Zhu Houzhao.

Now, the Ming Emperor has run away, and the Japanese pirates are too lazy to pay attention to Yang Yanzhang and let him do whatever he wants. Anyway, Yang Yanzhang couldn't deal with a large number of Japanese pirates.

The Japanese pirates never thought of resisting, but Yang Yanzhang did not give up. He decided to drive out the Japanese pirates and leave no room for them to stand up.

Therefore, after building Nagasaki County, Yang Yanzhang immediately mobilized 2 troops to pursue the Japanese pirates along the coastline.

Yang Yanzhang's army chased the Japanese pirates northeast along the coastline, and finally caught up with a group of Japanese pirates on the sea. This group of Japanese pirates is a three-masted sailing ship. When they saw the Ming army, they wanted to escape.

However, just as the Japanese set sail, they encountered a heavy rain.

"Crash!" The heavy downpour drenched the Japanese pirate fleet thoroughly.

Yang Yanzhang's fleet also disembarked to take shelter from the rain, then landed in a small boat and ambush the Japanese pirates on the island.

In the heavy rain, the Japanese pirates' combat effectiveness was seriously weakened, and they were easily defeated by Yang Yanzhang.

The Japanese pirates were so frightened that they immediately abandoned the port of Nagasaki and fled back to Kyoto, the capital of the Japanese pirate country.

Their leader, Jiro Hirata, turned pale with fear when he learned that the Japanese pirates had been wiped out in Nagasaki Port. Tanaka Yoshio was killed, the Japanese pirates suffered heavy losses, and lost Nagasaki Port. This is a fatal injury to the Japanese pirates!

The Japanese pirates not only suffered huge losses, but also lacked supplies.

"Didn't I tell you to retreat immediately? Why are you still not leaving!?" Hirata Jiro roared angrily.

Tanaka Yoshio was the leader of the Japanese pirates. He was shot dead by Yang Yanzhang with an arrow. The Japanese pirates were leaderless and in chaos. How could they obey Hirata Jiro's orders?

"Mr. Hirata, the enemy is too powerful!"

"The Ming Navy is so powerful!"

"Our army is just a mob, how can we resist the attack of the Ming Navy?"

Hirata Jiro was even more angry: "Our army is all elite, why did we lose so miserably!"

Japanese pirates are humans too, and everyone is afraid. Although Hirata Jiro was a senior adviser, he panicked when facing the fierce Daming Navy. He did not dare to take the risk of continuing to block Yang Yanzhang's fleet, so he could only choose to retreat.

The news of Yang Yanzhang's recapture of Nagasaki Port spread to the government and the public. Everyone praised Yang Yanzhang for his bravery and for being a pillar of the Ming Dynasty. Unlike some people who only know how to fight for power.

However, Yang Yanzhang soon discovered that he seemed to be trapped in a whirlpool of public opinion.

"Yang Yanzhang is a talent!"

"Yes, if it weren't for Yang Yanzhang, it would have been impossible for the Ming Dynasty to capture Nagasaki Port!"

"Yang Yanzhang is a loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous man!"

"Yang Yanzhang is not greedy for credit, and he is unwilling to be granted the title of marquis or prime minister. However, it is really rare to be an official of the Ming Dynasty and not be greedy for fame."

Yang Yanzhang found that he was praised as a loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous person. But Yang Yanzhang felt that he was wronged. Yang Yanzhang really didn't want to be a prince, but he also didn't want to be a high official, and he didn't even bother to be an official.

However, he has a high reputation among the people. In the past, when Yang Yanzhang was in Guangzhou, people supported Yang Yanzhang as a model of "loyalty, loyalty and virtue".

Now, Yang Yanzhang also has a group of fanatics near Gyeonggi Province who believe that Yang Yanzhang is a "loyal, filial, benevolent and righteous" person.

The words "loyal, loyal and virtuous" are so ironic to Yang Yanzhang.

However, at this time, no one paid attention to whether Yang Yanzhang was "loyal and virtuous". Now everyone thinks Yang Yanzhang is a loyal minister and has a "manly" demeanor.

Yang Yanzhang's reputation became more and more famous, and even the emperor admired Yang Yanzhang very much.

With Yang Yanzhang's efforts, he built a county seat in Nagasaki Port called Nagasaki County. This city covers an area of ​​thousands of acres, and the city wall is 8 meters high.

In the Ming Dynasty, this was considered a strong fortress. If the Japanese invaded the Ming Dynasty, this strong county town would play a decisive role.

However, most of the Japanese pirates ran away, and only a small number of Japanese pirates escaped back to their hometown, Kyoto.

The home base of the Japanese pirates is located in the south of Kyoto, 30 miles away from Kyoto. Because the Japanese pirate ships docked at Nagasaki Port, the Japanese pirates did not need to walk about 6 kilometers and could reach Kyoto in half a day.

In the eyes of the Japanese pirates, their lair is the safest place. When the Japanese pirates cross the Liao River, they can enter Nagasaki.

(End of this chapter)