Chapter 789 North Korean ship

The Ming Dynasty sand ship in Bota Port was moored at the pier for three days. Wu Shun, the sailor who accompanied the boat, found a good place while he was on the shore to purchase supplies.

It was an inn where you could take a bath in a wooden barrel, called Xintian.

A man who knows a little Chinese talk about it said that the inn was originally in Namba (Osaka). Ten years ago, because Kamakura Kōkara launched an army in Sakai Castle, the war affected nearby Namba Kyo, so they moved to Hakata to operate.

In short, the inn is wonderful, and they are willing to collect copper coins from the Ming Dynasty, which are of good quality and low price.Wu Shun sneaks here as soon as he has the chance.

Three days later, two samurai came from Hakata Castle and told the people on the ship that tomorrow morning, Qian Jun and others would return to the ship to set sail, and asked the people on the ship to load their belongings in advance, summon crew members, and prepare.

We were about to leave here, and the only place that sailor Wu Shun couldn't bear is Xintian Inn.So he sneaked out again at night and took the copper coins to the inn for a happy time.

Unexpectedly, the night was short, and Wu Shun Xiaoyao slept until dawn after one night.He hurriedly put on his clothes and went out and rushed to the dock.

Before he could reach the place, he saw many Lifu running in the opposite direction and avoiding them.

After a while, suddenly a loud bang came from the beach, and the fire rose into the sky.

Wu Shun saw it clearly and saw a ship burning with a fire, the sand boat that was anchored at the pier of the Ming army. After a while, it bumped into each other, and the fire immediately spread to the sand boat.

There were boats everywhere on the sea. They set their bows and arrows and shot arrows at the people on the sand boat.

A few people climbed onto the dock, but there were also a group of Japanese soldiers waiting on the land. Samurai with Japanese swords and soldiers wearing bamboo hats rushed up, killing them without saying anything!

Wu Shun was so scared that his legs became weak. He was stunned for a while, not sure what was going on.

But the scene he saw in front of him made him realize that this place was already very dangerous.

When Wu Shun saw a small forest nearby, he immediately ran into it.

Fear enveloped Wu Shun's whole body. He found a pit and made some branches to hide himself inside.He thought hard inside, but with a sailor, it was impossible for him to understand the reason.

Two days later, Wu Shun was hungry and thirsty, especially without water to drink, which made him unbearable.So at night, he crawled out of the pit and thought of going outside to find some water to drink.

Lights are lit on the ships by the sea, and there are fires between the houses on the pier.Wu Shun groped carefully for a long time, and finally found a stream, lay on the ground and drank a stomach full of water.

At this moment, a lantern moved towards this side.Wu Shun lay on the ground and dared not move.After a while, the lantern stopped and the sound of water came from the stream, as if someone was lying down by the stream.

Then there was a voice, and they couldn't understand what they said at all; however, Wu Shun heard it was Korean.

Wu Shun neither understands Japanese nor Korean, but he has heard of them and can tell them.

The Koreans on the pier?

Wu Shun realized that there might be a North Korean ship on the dock, and these North Koreans should return to North Korea in the near future.

Compared to the way the Japanese treated Ming ships two days ago, Wu Shun felt that the Koreans might be safer.

Almost everyone knows that North Korea has long been a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty.

Wu Shun followed the two people quietly to the dock and saw them boarding a wooden boat.

Wu Shun hid nearby for a long time, looked for an opportunity when no one was around, so he quietly climbed onto the deck of the wooden boat, and then took advantage of the night's sailor's inattention and slipped from an entrance to the warehouse below.

He found a wooden barrel to cover it and slept with a sleep on the wooden board of the boat.

The next day the ship got anchored because the cabin was shaking.

Wu Shun hid inside for two days. The hunger made him dizzy, and the most unbearable thing was that there was no water to drink.

So at night, he came out from behind a wooden barrel again and looked for fresh water around him.

After a while, with a sudden squeak, Wu Shun looked up and saw a figure pulling out a knife and staring at him.Wu Shun was stunned for a moment without moving, and said: Water.

The man looked at Wu Shun for a moment and said: You... wait.After saying that, he turned around and walked quickly.

After waiting for a while, the North Korean came down with another person and carried a lantern.

The newcomer was wearing a long robe and a big black hat on his head. Seeing that he was dressed as a person with status, the man handed over a piece of cake and a gourd.

Wu Shun stared at her eyes and immediately swallowed it.

Slow, slow.The big hat man said in Chinese.

Wu Shun quickly finished the cake and kept pouring water to swallow the food blocked in his throat.

Big Hat asked again: A few days ago, the Ming ship was burned off the dock.Are you a Han man on that boat?

Wu Shun gasped for a while and suddenly started choking.

The big hat looked at the North Korean next to him and said nothing.

Wu Shun said: Please send me to Tsushima Island.

The big hat is a little hesitant.

Seeing this, Wu Shun became inexplicably panicked.

Will this big hat be afraid of causing trouble, so he simply killed himself and threw him into the sea without knowing it?

However, there is a North Korean next to the big hat. These two people may not believe in each other completely, and they are a serious crime of murder.

Wu Shun thought for a while and said: When he arrived near Tsushima Port, he gave me a small boat and I rowed back to the port.When I saw someone, I said that I secretly boarded a North Korean ship and went to North Korea, and received help from local good people, and then I was sent to Tsushima Island.

When Big Hat heard this, she looked surprised and asked: What official position is you?

Wu Shun said: The last general is Wu Shun, the chief of the Ming Dynasty Jingying Camp, and has five hundred brothers under his command.

After hearing this, the big hat said: We will send the general to Tsushima.But I have to let the general down and continue to hide for a day.There are many people on the boat, and we don’t want to create trouble.

Wu Shun clasped his fists and said: Thank you, mercy.

As expected, the North Korean ship docked at the Tsushima Island port and quietly sent Wu Shun to the dock at night.

After two Ming army soldiers on duty at the dock took over Wu Shun, they immediately rode a horse to escort Wu Shun to the Ming army's fortress.It was night, but the Ming army had a great family and met Wu Shun in the yamen office.

After a while, a eunuch and two civil servants also arrived.Wu Shun cried and told about his experiences at Bota Port a few days ago. At the request of the eunuch, he even narrated them twice.

A civil servant said: I have advised Qian Jieren to not go to Japan easily, but he doesn't believe it!We just captured Tsuma Island and killed the Zong family. Even if there is great justice, how can the Japanese people not be angry?

The eunuch Zhou Quan said with a sad face: Yao Fang is also in Boduo. How can we explain to the concubine Xian?

Qianjiali said: There are only more than 500 people in Matun Castle. We have no choice but to report this matter to the court immediately.Tomorrow we will prepare a boat to take Wu Shun to the capital by sea.At the same time, people were sent to North Korea and reported to the court by land.

A civil servant wrote in silence, writing two pieces of paper, and then said to Wu Shun: Look, if there is no objection, just sign and write.

Wu Shundao: I can't read.

The civil servant said: Then he pressed his handprints straight.

...Sailor Wu Shun reported his experience and was sent away.And several people in the yamen office were still sitting next to the oil lamp, each with a serious expression.

The eunuch Zhou Quan pondered: Yao Fang knew a Japanese military officer named Ouchi, and he also arranged a spy in the temple in Kyushu, saying that Ouchi had a bond with the shogunate and should not have much hostility towards the Ming Dynasty. What's going on?If we had known this, our family would have forced Yao Fang to stay.

The civil servant next to him said: Why don’t this official know about this?

Zhou Quan said: Only the Jinyiwei and the people from the Northern Department of the Guard of the State Council know that our family has heard of it.

Wan Liang frowned and said: Is Japan going to start a war against the Ming Dynasty?

The situation is not clear now. Judging from Wu Shun's confession, Japan has become hostile to the Ming Dynasty.We'd better make some preparations.Zhouquandao, there are five hundred soldiers in the Tunbao. Can they be defended?

Wan Liang said: We have sufficient firearms and ammunition, and it is difficult for the Japanese army to attack for a strong attack, but the food and grass are not enough.If we are besieged for a long time and cut off sea supplies, our situation will be a bit bad.There are not many warships left, only a few storm and whistle ships.At present, our army should send out sentry ships day and night to inquire about the movements on the sea surface in the east. Once a large number of Japanese warships are found, the ships in the port should evacuate from Tyrannosama Port and go to North Korea for temporary escape to avoid a water battle that will inevitably be defeated; the mainland army relies on the trestle to defend.

A civil servant said: We just wrote this memorial, only knowing that the ship was besieged and burned, and we knew nothing about anything else?

Several people remained silent.

The civil servant said again: There are still some Japanese on Tsuma Island. Why don’t we pick two people and take letters to Hakata Port and ask Ouchi to reply to explain the matter?

Zhou Quan shook his head and said: The Japanese are not reliable in doing such things. They are also afraid of being killed by warriors. It is very likely that the letters will not be delivered to the Ouchi family.Besides, the incident happened in Hakata Port. If the Japanese want to explain this, we don’t need to urge them; if they don’t want to explain, it’s useless to deliver the letter.

After hearing this, Wanliang and the two civil officials nodded in agreement.Wan Liang said: For the current plan, we can only defend Tsubasa Island and wait for the court to respond.

Zhou Quandao: Report from both water and land, and you must set off immediately tomorrow morning.

After dawn, the group left the tun fort and arrived at the dock by the sea. A storm of people on and off the boat were busy transporting the fresh water into buckets onto the boat.

The eunuch Zhou Quan said a few words to the sailor Wu Shun, then said goodbye to each other and watched Wu Shun board the ship.

The waves blew against the seaside in the wind, and a rustling sound came.

Zhou Quan felt that the island was very lonely, with the surrounding uninhabited mountains and boundless seas, like a forgotten island.

Everything is still the same, but at this moment people feel differently.

The endless sea water surged layer by layer on layer of the beach, and it seemed turbulent and uneasy in the wind and waves.