[Hunting for Beauties in the Martial World] (Chapter 153)

Chapter 153 The Defense of Kagoshima

After the Dragon-class fleet led by the Celestial Empire relentlessly harassed and invaded the Japanese coast, Japan

suffered greatly. Of course, some daimyo did send naval forces to encircle and annihilate the Celestial Empire's invincible

fleet . However, how could Japan's weak and outdated sailing ships withstand the invincible fleet's formidable firepower?

Even with a large number of ships, they were merely offering sacrifices to the Dragon-class cannons. News

of this fleet of demonic ships patrolling

and burning along the coast spread like wildfire across Japan. Those who reacted quickly immediately evacuated coastal residents

and valuable goods, causing the Celestial Empire's invincible fleet to suffer a significant loss of supplies. Faced with deserted villages and ports,

even firing a few shots was considered a waste of ammunition!

However, Long Yi still wouldn't venture deep into the heartland to burn, kill, and plunder. After all, no matter how powerful the crossbows were, they

would be helpless against a massive army. The heartland was different from the coastal areas; if things went wrong, one could

immediately escape to a ship and then unleash a few more cannon shots from a giant warship.

Although the spoils were drastically reduced, the feat of burning and killing around Japan was still accomplished spectacularly.

Half a month later, when the Tianlong led the invincible fleet to Nagasaki harbor, the invincible fleet was running low on

ammunition, but it was loaded with the spoils of war. The number

of superior female slaves alone reached a thousand, and the rest of the gold and silver treasures were countless. Along the way, they burned over five hundred

villages and bombed over fifty ports and towns, while only twelve Chinese sailors died in battle. Such

a victory was undeniably rich.

If it weren't for the arrival of the Celestial Empire's fleet to provide support, Long Yi wouldn't have planned to go to Nagasaki Port.

Only after learning that General Liu had led all the Celestial Empire's naval vessels, gathered from the Celestial Empire's coast,

to Nagasaki did Long Yi command his invincible fleet to land in Nagasaki Port.

General Liu had assembled fifty new giant warships, over three hundred medium-sized older ships, a navy of one hundred thousand, cavalry

of one hundred thousand, archers of fifty thousand, infantry of one hundred thousand, and logistics support personnel of thirty thousand—a total of four hundred thousand troops. This

inexplicably excited Long Yi; he hadn't expected Liu Liu to have such ability, assembling such a massive naval

force in less than a month!

By the time Long Yi's invincible fleet arrived in Nagasaki, General Liu's army had already turned the area into Celestial Empire

territory, transforming Nagasaki into a Celestial Empire headquarters with hundreds of thousands of troops.

Upon Long Yi's arrival, General Liu immediately reported on his command of the three armies. Although

the 400,000-strong army was hastily assembled, it consisted of elite troops who had undergone prior training. More than half of the soldiers

were warriors who had fought against Japanese pirates along the coast of the Celestial Empire. They were proficient in the tactics against the pirates and harbored deep hatred for them.

Even more terrifying was the continuous stream of warships transporting soldiers. According to final calculations, it was estimated that over

a million troops would land in Japan to fight, which essentially fulfilled Long Yi's requirement to annihilate Japan!

According to the information the Celestial Empire had about Japan, the population was only eight million. Due to years of warfare,

the Japanese people and soldiers often went hungry. Japanese farmers ate only two meals of rice a year, spending the rest of the time

eating rice bran or corn husks. Those living near the coast could only afford a little fish. Long-term malnutrition caused the Japanese

people to become dwarfed and degenerate, with the average height of the entire Japanese population being only four feet.

In China, a man under seven feet tall is hardly considered a man, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi was

a mere . In Japan, where women are generally taller than men, Long Yi felt that the existence of Japanese men

was an insult to heaven. He slammed his fist on the table and declared, "Eight million Japanese people, five million of whom are women and children,

one million are children, leaving only two million men. My Chinese expeditionary force already numbers over a million.

General , I entrust you with a mission: slaughter all the Japanese men! I will exterminate the Japanese!"

"Your Majesty, I will obey your decree!" General Liu said with great enthusiasm. "Your Majesty,

after all the Japanese men are slaughtered, what will happen

to the Japanese women?" Long Yi replied, "Of course, they will have children with the men of the Celestial Empire! After the Japanese men are exterminated, Japan will

become province of the Celestial Empire. I will allow Celestial Empire citizens to immigrate to Japan. Those who wish to come will enjoy tax

exemption and can take three women as wives or concubines in Japan!"

General Liu said excitedly, "Your Majesty, with your order, I will surely be able to exterminate all the Japanese men!"

"Minister Liu, you are a brother who has risked your life with me, and I trust you implicitly!" Long Yi said slowly.

"This time, I very much wanted to go on the landing operation with you, but unfortunately, the Empress Dowager and the others strongly opposed it. So, only you can go and fight

the enemy in my place. I will be waiting for your good news on the Tianlong!"

General Liu stood up, nodded, and struck a pose, saying, "Your Majesty, rest assured! Your humble servant will definitely capture

the leader of the Japanese for you, and as for those so-called daimyo, I will not let a single one of them go!"

"And those beautiful women!" Long Yi added.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely capture all these women for you!" General Liu said.

"Haha! Very good!" Long Yi said with delight, "To avoid too many unnecessary casualties, I suggest you use

the Shenlong cannons to siege the city and clear the way, then use the crossbowmen to fire, followed by archers, cavalry, and infantry!" "

Yes, Your Majesty, I will certainly not fail in my mission!" General Liu said with great excitement.

Time flies, and seven days have passed in the blink of an eye. Long Yi's Tianlong is anchored in Kagoshima Harbor,

which has become the front line for the Celestial Empire's attack on Japan. Hundreds of thousands of Celestial Empire soldiers and civilians are continuously arriving by

sea . Many Celestial Empire fishermen, knowing that the Celestial Empire Emperor is in Japan, have joined the battle. The weather has improved,

and it seems that early spring has arrived.

Under General Liu's leadership, the Celestial Empire army is advancing in an orderly manner. That day, at midnight,

the entire Kagoshima Harbor suddenly boiled over, turning into chaos.

Long Yi suddenly woke up with a start. His mother, Li Zixi, and Long Shiyun were still lying beside him. These days, Long Yi has been

indulging in nightly pleasures, enjoying himself every day!

"What's going on!" As Long Yi got up, Fei Qingluan had already arrived in front of him. Long

Yi quickly moved to the deck of the ship and suddenly saw a sea of fire in Kagoshima Harbor, with the booming of cannons and

the incessant sounds of crossbows and muskets.

Fei Qingluan, accompanied by female guards and dozens of musketeers, rushed to Long Yi's side, bracing herself for battle, and said:

"Your Majesty, the sound is coming from the inland. It seems that Japanese pirates have launched a surprise attack on our Kagoshima port, and General Lin is indeed

leading his troops to resist!

" "What? The Japanese pirates can resist? And they're even counterattacking our forward camp? What is General Liu doing?

Didn't the main force already advance into the heart of Japan? How come there are still Japanese pirates organizing forces to attack us?"

Long Yi said in surprise.

"This concubine is not entirely sure either. Judging from the battle reports received in the past few days, General Liu's advance

is rather slow, only about a hundred li per day!" Fei Qingluan said in a low voice.

Long Yi angrily said, "In those seven days, the main force should have advanced seven or eight hundred li. How could there still be

an enemy counterattack? How many defenders are there on Kagoshima, and how many enemy troops have advanced?"

Fei Qingluan replied, "The defenders are less than ten thousand. If we include the immigrants, there are fifty or sixty thousand. As for

the enemy, we don't know yet, but judging from their firepower, they number no less than thirty thousand. If we include enemy

reinforcements, we estimate they are over fifty thousand!"

"Outrageous!" Long Yi said angrily, "Men, immediately issue weapons to all able-bodied

men on Kagoshima and have them follow me to the front lines to fight the enemy!"

"Your Majesty...you mustn't..."

Yu Linglong said anxiously, "As long as we can get through the night, our artillery will be able to

target the enemy the next day, allowing us to concentrate our invincible fleet's Dragon Cannons to bombard them!"

Long Yi said, "I'm afraid Lin Jiancheng won't even last until sunrise tomorrow. Do you want to watch

the people of the Celestial Empire in Kagoshima Port be slaughtered by the Japanese pirates? Go, distribute the weapons immediately, and let the people follow me to kill the Japanese pirates.

Consort Qing, do you really think the Japanese pirates can harm me? As long as I personally go to the battlefield, I will definitely boost

morale and wipe out the Japanese pirates!"

Fei Qingluan nodded and said, "Then I will go and prepare immediately!"

"Yu Feng, immediately organize the crossbowmen," Long Yi said solemnly. "Follow me and charge into the enemy."

Li Yu Feng's face was filled with excitement. "Yes, Your Majesty!"

she replied, turning around and shouting, "Sisters, today we'll follow Your Majesty to the front lines to kill the Japanese pirates!

Charge out with me!"

Hundreds of imperial female guards surrounded Long Yi, while Fei Qingluan organized the civilians, quickly

forming a force of ten thousand men, who charged towards the east gate of Kagoshima Port.

"Boom boom boom..." Several loud explosions rang out, and flames erupted from the east gate, the roars of the soldiers echoing in the air.

The defending Chinese army fought fiercely with cannons and muskets. The Japanese pirates were about to breach the city walls when they

unexpectedly encountered Long Yi leading a crossbowmen squad. The charging pirates ran right

into the muzzles of Long Yi's crossbowmen. Long Yi, seething with anger, showed no mercy to the enemy, roaring and ordering his musketeers to fire fiercely.

The battle escalated rapidly, with death occurring with every breath. After nearly

an , the Japanese pirates were gradually repelled.

At this moment, Zhang Cheng, riding a black horse, galloped to Long Yi's feet, dismounted, and

knelt before him, saying, "Your Majesty, I, Zhang Cheng, am late in rescuing you. I beg Your Majesty to grant me death."

"Good for you, Zhang Cheng! You and Lin Jiancheng did a good job! Ten thousand men actually held off an attack by fifty thousand Japanese pirates!

Excellent!" Long Yi laughed, patting Zhang Cheng's shoulder. Zhang Cheng was covered in blood, with numerous

wounds all over his body.

Long Yi then said, "Let's go, follow me to kill the enemy."

Lin Jiancheng said, "Your Majesty, the Japanese pirates have retreated. General Lin said that to guard against a possible trap, we should

hold the city walls and wait for General Xu's army to return tomorrow before attacking the pirates from both sides!"

"No! Let General Lin lead ten thousand soldiers to guard Kagoshima. I will personally pursue and kill the Japanese pirates!" Long Yi

insisted .

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!"

At this moment, Zhang Cheng couldn't stop Long Yi at all. Seeing Long Yi mount his horse, he could only follow and shout,

"Your Majesty, let this humble subject clear the way!" With that, he picked up a long spear and charged out again, looking fierce.

Long Yi also asked the soldiers for a crossbow and a long spear, and shouted loudly, "Damn it! I am also a dignified

man. There is no reason for me to be a coward and hide in a human wall at this time."

With that, Long Yi held the crossbow in his left hand and the long spear on his inner thigh with his right hand, squeezed his legs together, and

spurred his horse forward, shouting, "Those who block my way shall die!" The imperial guards, although startled by Long Yi's actions, were also

inspired by his words and seized horses and crossbows, spurring their horses to follow closely behind Long Yi.

"Bang! Bang!"

The crossbow fired in rapid succession, killing two Japanese pirates who tried to stop him. He then galloped towards the city gate.

After firing several rounds, he ran out of bullets. Long Yi smashed the crossbow in frustration, grabbed his spear, and spurred his horse forward.

Just as he reached the vicinity of the city gate, a group of Japanese pirates in black armor suddenly appeared from the side. Long Yi's heart skipped a beat.

Seeing the excellent armor, he guessed this person was the pirate leader or a vanguard general.

A ; to catch the thief, catch the king first!

Upon seeing the man, Long Yi's malice intensified, and he gripped his horse tightly. He shouted, "

Who are you, bandits? State your name! I do not kill nameless scoundrels!"

"I am Toyotomi Hideyoshi of the Toyotomi family. Who are you?" The other man was Toyotomi Hideyoshi's adopted son, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

, and Toyotomi Hideyoshi's most valiant general. Long Yi thought, "This Toyotomi Hideyoshi is quite something, isn't he? He actually

knows how to launch a sneak attack on my main camp. "

"Remember this well, when you go down to see King Yama, tell him that the one who killed you was the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty!"

Long Yi said.

"You are the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty?"

Toyotomi Hidetsugu was also surprised. He probably didn't expect the Emperor of the Celestial Dynasty to dare to personally ride to

the front line. In that moment of surprise, Long Yi had already led the Imperial Guards to his front. Long Yi's warhorse leaped

high , and when he looked down, Long Yi thrust out his spear fiercely.

"Clang." A heavy sound of metal clashing rang out. Toyotomi Hidetsugu hastily blocked Long Yi's spear with his spear,

but almost lost his grip on the shaft.

The two horses passed each other. Long Yi reined in his horse and turned back, coldly saying, "If you survive three of my spears, I guarantee that

your Japan will be peaceful from now on."

"Bah, you are courting death." Toyotomi Hidetsugu was enraged by Long Yi's provocation. He had originally wanted to retreat, but

now he took the initiative to ride forward.

Long Yi, spear in hand, spurred his horse forward and plunged a vicious spear into Toyotomi Hidetsugu's heart. The unfortunate Hidetsugu

barely had time to react before Long Yi's sharp spear pierced her heart. Even if

she had reacted, she likely wouldn't have been able to withstand Long Yi's attack!

At that moment, Zhang Cheng rode

forward , shouting, "Toyotomi Hidetsugu is dead!"

Upon hearing the response from soldiers who understood Chinese, the Japanese pirates, who had been fighting desperately, were thrown into chaos

. Toyotomi Hidetsugu's personal guard cavalry was nearly wiped out by Long Yi's powerful attack.

"Kill them all!" Long Yi spurred his horse towards the city gate, viciously attacking the pirates who couldn't

escape . Once outside the city gate, he galloped towards the pirates' main camp.

With lightning speed, Long Yi caught the Japanese pirates completely off guard. Wherever he went, carnage ensued,

rivers of blood flowed, and the pirates were utterly routed. In their escape, they became easy prey for the Celestial Empire's army,

turning the area outside Kagoshima harbor into a slaughterhouse!

Lin Jiancheng also abandoned his defenses, leading ten thousand soldiers out of the city to fight the enemy. Of the fifty thousand Japanese pirates,

fewer than three thousand managed to escape; the rest were slaughtered, rivers of blood flowing!

When Long Yi returned in triumph with his female guards and Imperial Guards, the people of Kagoshima lined the streets

to welcome him, their cheers deafening. Even the Tianlong warship fired its cannons in celebration.

Long Yi hadn't experienced such a thrilling battle in a long time. The feeling of being loved and supported by the people

gave him a new perspective on life. Perhaps when he unified the world with his invincible fleet, this would

be his new goal and pursuit.

Back on the Tianlong, the Empress Dowager and the others came out to greet them. Empress Dowager Li Zixi scolded Long Yi for being too reckless,

not because she was worried about him getting hurt, but because she feared that if Fei Qingluan and her concubines went to fight, would

the Celestial Empire have no army left? And what if the concubines in the harem were injured?

Fortunately, post-battle statistics showed that none of the palace beauties and female guards had died; only a few had suffered minor

injuries . This was thanks to Yu Linglong and the others' daily training, and also to their dual cultivation with Long Yi. Therefore

, their physiques were extraordinary, their physical abilities were excellent, and their martial arts skills were all top-notch. Except for a

few injured by hidden arrows, the rest were in high spirits. No one

was more excited than these girls for their first battlefield experience.

Long Shiyun, in particular, was overjoyed. Before Long Yi could even answer his mother, Empress Li Zixi, she

rushed to reply for him, saying, "Mother, in ancient times there was Hua Mulan who took her father's place in the army, and in the Song Dynasty there was Mu Guiying who led the army. There were also

the female generals of the Yang family who went on a western expedition. Who has ever said that women cannot go to the battlefield? And what about the saying that women are inferior to men? I think that

statement can be changed from today onwards. The daughters of the Celestial Empire are also heroines!"

"Yes, I agree with Shiyun's statement!" The others nodded in agreement, and Long Yi also chimed in.

Empress Li Zixi could only nod helplessly after hearing this.

Long Yi said to Zhang Cheng, "Zhang Cheng, summon all the civil and military officials to the Tianlong. I am about to hold

the morning court."

Zhang Cheng nodded and said, "I will go and inform the officials immediately."

After Long Yi returned to his cabin to bathe and change, he went back to the main hall of the Tianlong. By this time, the sun had risen, and

the sunlight was bright. Long Yi felt warm inside, so he suggested that everyone move their chairs out onto the deck so that they could hold the court meeting

outside in the sunlight.

Long Yi looked out at the port of Kagoshima from the deck. It had returned to tranquility, but

Kagoshima . Black smoke still rose from the fire from time to time. The people were busy saving lives and rescuing people.

Because the Japanese pirates had been kept at bay outside the city, the city had not suffered much attack. Some shells and

rockets hit the houses and caused fires. The city walls were covered with corpses, mostly the corpses of Japanese pirates.

Looking at this scene, Long Yi asked, "General Lin, have our casualty figures been released?"

Lin Jiancheng replied, "Your Majesty, the exact figures are still being tallied. However, according to rough estimates from each battalion,

the number of dead should be over a thousand, the number of wounded three to four thousand, and several hundred missing. The final figures

may not be available for some time."

"Hmm!" Long Yi nodded and asked, "What about the enemy's casualties?"

"With the civilians helping to clean up the battlefield, a rough estimate suggests that the Japanese pirates suffered at least forty thousand casualties," Lin Jiancheng

said.

Long Yi nodded and said, "My esteemed ministers, many of you followed me in last night's

great battle. I would like to ask you, what are your thoughts on this battle?"

As soon as Long Yi finished speaking, the ministers showered him with praise.

"Your Majesty is wise and mighty, personally leading the expedition. The Japanese pirates are terrified at the mere mention of his name! How magnificent is our Celestial Dynasty! Long live the Emperor

!"

"Your Majesty led the Imperial Guards to defend the city, a truly heroic feat, worthy of being recorded in history, a merit that will last for a thousand years!" "

Even more remarkable is that Your Majesty's concubines also participated in the front lines to fight the enemy, a feat that is truly unique!"...

Faced with a chorus of praise, Long Yi was not happy at all. Seeing the Emperor's unpleasant expression, the ministers

could not guess what he was thinking, and dared not speculate. They could only remain silent. After a long time,

the room, which had been filled with praise, suddenly became completely silent, with only the sea breeze making the banners flutter and rustle.

Seeing that the ministers remained silent, Long Yi asked, "Where is General Liu?"

Zhang Cheng replied, "General Liu is already below the ship, awaiting His Majesty's summons."

Long Yi said, "Summon him to an audience."

"Yes!"

"Summon General Liu to an audience."

At this moment, General Liu boarded the Tianlong from below the ship. Upon seeing Long Yi, he immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am late in rescuing Your

Majesty. Please punish me."

"Rescuing Your Majesty was never your duty. I appointed you to command an army of 400,000 not to rescue Your Majesty. You have been

fighting in Japan for seven days now. Come and report to the ministers on your campaign."

General Liu bowed his head and reported, "Your Majesty, since I led my army from Kagoshima to fight in Japan,

we have encountered fierce resistance from the Japanese pirates. The daimyo of Tsushima and ōtomo have joined forces against us. Currently, my

army has arrived in Mie, preparing to fight the Japanese pirates in ōita. However, I did not expect the Japanese pirates to launch a surprise attack on

Kagoshima Port!"

Long Yi asked, "What are your current battle results? How many enemy casualties have you suffered?"

General Liu replied, "Currently, the casualties at the front have exceeded 40,000, with 20,000 Japanese pirates killed!"

"Hmph!"

Long Yi roared, "Others kill a thousand enemies and lose eight hundred of their own, but you've killed twenty thousand enemies and lost forty thousand of your own?

What are you talking about rescuing me? I'm already being very lenient by not going to rescue you!"

"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" General Liu said, "It is because those Japanese pirates are too cunning.

During has been constantly harassed and ambushed. Moreover, we are unfamiliar with the roads in Japan and often fall into enemy traps. I have already

prepared our troops in Sanchong, and this time we will surely strike the Japanese pirates hard!"

Long Yi said, "General Liu, do you think the Japanese pirates would be foolish enough to line up in a single line to fight your two armies? If

that were the case, they would have already crushed Japan!"

Upon hearing Long Yi's words, General Liu immediately realized the seriousness of the situation. Indeed, the Japanese pirates would not be foolish enough

to line up in formation to let his Shenlong cannons and crossbowmen fire. General Liu immediately broke out in a cold sweat...

"While you are preparing to fight someone, they may already be plotting to poison you or launch an ambush

!" Long Yi said angrily.

General Liu fell silent. Long Yi continued, "Now you know why I'm unhappy, right? The Japanese pirates

are no ordinary people! At least not as easy to wipe out as you imagine. Otherwise, why couldn't the previous dynasty's army conquer this

tiny Japan? Do you really think it's because of the divine wind?"

The ministers immediately fell silent. Last night's defensive battle was a victory against overwhelming odds, but General Liu, leading an army of

400,000 , was utterly routed. This was truly inexplicable. Moreover, with the emperor in such a rage, who dared

to speak out against him?

"What, General Liu's achievements have frightened you? You dare not speak? Weren't you all

praising ? Why are you all silent now?" Long Yi said.

Lin Jiancheng looked around and, seeing no one speak, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I believe

General 's defeat was due to an insufficient analysis of the enemy, while our victory last night was entirely due

to Your Majesty's wise and mighty leadership!"

"Hmm, insufficient analysis of the enemy? Then what should we do?" Long Yi said.

"We should halt the offensive and re-analyze our strategy," Lin Jiancheng said.

Long Yi retorted, "Four hundred thousand troops have already set foot on Japanese territory. Are we really going to halt our advance

and re-analyze our strategy? Is war a game? There's a steady stream of reinforcements coming from behind.

Are you telling us to stop now? Are we just going to stay here and wait for the Japanese to attack us?" Lin Jiancheng was speechless after being

scolded .

"Your Majesty, I have

something summarizing the reasons for the defeat and offering his own opinions. Long Yi was delighted

and issued a series of decrees, making the morning court a complete success.

For Long Yi, this morning court was very rewarding, especially the emergence of this young general. It relieved him of

the worry about the Eastern Expeditionary Army being leaderless after his departure from Japan. The saying "It's easy to find an army, but hard to find a good general"

perhaps perfectly describes this situation.

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