In Edo Castle, Tokugawa Iemitsu received an urgent report that the Ming people's armed merchant ship was rejected for supply requests to enter the port, and Lian Yu raided Edo Bay and shelled Yokohama Port.

"Where is Akihito?" Tokugawa Iemitsu asked Matsuhira Nagashiro (Notto).

"It's the Ming people from Shandong." Matsudai Nobuzu replied, "Their ships rush around the bay, our ships are not opponents, and our artillery is not far from them."

"Hmph! These Ming people in Shandong must not let them continue to expand trade in Nagasaki. The Ming people in Fujian sell things that we enjoy, and we only need gold and silver to exchange them for it. However, the Ming people in Shandong not only sell things that we enjoy, but also things that ordinary people use. Once their things come in, our farmers will lose their livelihoods, making the situation in Japan turbulent. These Ming people in Shandong are so arrogant that they can expel the Ming people coefficient in Nagasaki." Tokugawa Iemitsu said coldly, "The goods of the Dutch and the Ming people in Fujian are enough for us Japan."

"General, all the Ming people in Shandong have evacuated a month ago, and the shopping malls they opened in Nagasaki have also been closed." Matsuhira Nobuzu said proudly, "Due to the newly issued laws of our shogunate, the Ming people in Shandong can no longer continue their business."

"I actually evacuated?" Tokugawa Iehiko was stunned for a moment, then turned to meditation, and sighed softly for a while: "This is probably not a good sign!"

Nobusuke Matsupi was very puzzled, but he didn't dare to ask more questions.

Tokugawa Iemitsu's concerns are justified. Shandong wants to pay attention to Japan's trade. The trade volume last year was greater than the total volume of Dutch and Fujian merchant ships.

What a huge source of wealth this is?

Even if he issued a new decree to restrict it, those luxury goods still had a market and were welcomed by the shogunate. There was no shortage of luxury goods among the Ming people in Shandong, and many of them were not even found in the Dutch. With these luxury goods, you can still make a lot of profits in Japan.

But now, we don’t even do luxury goods business anymore. This abnormal phenomenon has caused Tokugawa Iemitsu to worry.

"General." At this time, a man dressed in a samurai pushed open the door and walked in. Tokugawa Iemitsu looked up and asked, "Inaba, is there any news from North Korea?"

"There is news. According to the news we got on Tsuma Island, the Manchu Emperor personally conquered North Korea at the beginning of the year and was surrounded by Ming General Zhao Yan in Korea. After nearly two months of war, the 70,000 Manchuria army that entered North Korea was completely destroyed by Ming, and the Manchuria Emperor also died in Korea." Inaba Chihummaru (Masatoka) continued to say after gasping for breath: "The Koreans on Tsuma Island said that Ming General Zhao Yan imprisoned the King of Korea on the charge of not fighting to surrender the enemy, and then sent people to take over the entire territory of North Korea. Our people finally got into Tsuma Island."

"The Manchurian army is so strong that it can break into the Ming Dynasty's pass several times and rob and retreat safely. It was completely wiped out by all the troops from Shandong." Tokugawa Iemitsu's face was full of shock. "It seems that within the Ming Dynasty, Zhao Yan may also become a force similar to the shogunate in the future. Moreover, the Ming people have not come to trade in Japan for a long time, so it is very likely that it will be detrimental to the shogunate."

After hearing Tokugawa Ieki's words, Inaba Masato explained: "The ships of the Ming people from Shandong were transferred to transport troops by their generals, so they did not go to Nagasaki to trade."

"Since they can use ships to transport troops to attack North Korea, they may also attack our Japan. Japan and North Korea are only separated by a Tsushima Island." Tokugawa Iemitsu said, "Notaka, you immediately ask the local people to strengthen their defense."

“Hayi~!”

...On June 21st, Su Buheng, who selected the landing site, immediately commanded the fleet and rushed into Tokyo Bay. He first launched a fierce battle with the two turrets on the Puhe Waterway.

The dense rockets directly knocked the turrets on the high ground to the silence. Then the fleet left ten armed merchant ships to block the waterway, and the rest of the ships rushed into the waterway, and the chaos in Tokyo Bay suddenly broke out.

The return ships in the port could not resist these huge creatures led by the First Fleet. Although these looted European merchant ships were a bit complicated, they could even sank those return ships by collision.

However, the ship is just a precious means of maritime transportation, and it is heading towards Yokohama.

After more than an hour of sailing, the fleet finally arrived at Yokohama. When the Japanese on Yokohama Port saw such a large fleet arrive, they were at a loss.

"Everyone opened fire and bombarded the artillery." Su Buheng immediately ordered.

The flagship quickly showed flag words! And he took the lead in firing fire into Yokohama Port.

"Boom boom boom..."

The sound of cannons shook the sky, and a ball of light flew out from the muzzle. The Japanese in the port screamed in horror.

The explosion shells were in a mess at the port. The Japanese in the port were either blown down on the spot or fled. Only some warriors drew out their Japanese swords, stood at the port, roared in anger, and directed the artillery to fight back.

The turrets in the port quickly counterattacked the First Fleet, but the shells fired from the port were really not powerful. Although they could attack the warships of the First Fleet, because the distance was about two thousand meters, they had no lethality when they came, unless someone was unlucky to be smashed on the deck.

But most of the sailors on the warship retreated into the cabin.

When the Japanese counterattacked, the First Fleet immediately found out where the location was. After one minute of loading and aiming preparation, the shelling unfolded again.

This time the artillery replaced the siege bomb. There were very few shrapnels of this shell and were filled with gunpowder. The blasting effect was very objective. After one round of artillery attack, most of the Japanese's artillery was silent.

Those artillery towers were blown through by shells, and some were even blown to collapse.

At the same time, some cannons that cannot be bombarded on the high ground were fired by the armed merchant ships behind. With the sound of tail flames and the whistling sounds, hundreds of rockets rushed out of the deck and flew towards the cannons on the high ground.

After nearly ten minutes of bombing, all the forts in Yokohama Port were silent, and the samurai in the port didn't know where they ran.

"Prepare to land." Su Buheng saw that there was no resistance in the port and issued a preparation order.

At this moment, the shogunate garrison stationed near Yokohama Port arrived, with a total of four or five thousand people. Under the leadership of a group of samurai, they rushed to support the port in a hurry, and Su Buheng issued a shelling order again.

After one round of artillery continued, the shogunate garrisons were directly forced to retreat. Six warships approached the port and shelled the shogunate garrisons all the way.

As a mobile fortress on the sea, its firepower is so powerful that even if the enemy infantry is two thousand meters away, it can still severely damage it.

The flagship was now showing the landing flag, and two merchant ships immediately rushed toward the dock.

Under the uninterrupted shelling, the shogunate garrison at the port was shot down and could not lift its head. The two merchant ships quickly approached the dock and lowered the hanging boards. The spearmen on the ship could rush down and quickly form a line of defense.

"Onboard~!" Suddenly, a loud shout came from behind the ruins beside the port. A warrior rushed out with a Japanese sword, with more than 200 people, and rushed towards more than 500 spearmen who had already formed a formation.

"Flat gun...kill..."

"Puchi~!"

The spear penetrated directly into the body of the shogunate soldiers. One of the Japanese warriors quickly dodged the spear and waved the Japanese sword in his hand quickly, dancing under the light of the light as if it was airtight. The reflection made the person's eyes shine.

Suddenly, a spear stabbed out of the second row!

Without any suspense, he directly stabbed into the samurai's body. The samurai whined, and suddenly pulled his spear, then knelt down and then lay down on the ground.

However, at this moment, the 'onboard' shouts kept ringing behind, and the Japanese warriors who walked around the dock from behind the house led the soldiers to rush out.

Under such circumstances, the warships in the port did not dare to fire the artillery at all. The infantrymen on both sides were too close. At such a distance, their own people would be killed.

In less than half a minute, nearly two thousand people rushed out from behind.

But the five hundred spearmen were like machines, and the spears in their hands were constantly thrusting, stabbing rows of Japanese soldiers rushing to the ground.

However, even so, the Japanese warriors were very crazy. They seemed to be not afraid of death at all, and kept rushing forward like a tide.

The formation of the spearmen was quickly penetrated into a hole, and several spearmen were still chopped to the ground under the protection of the plate armor. Fortunately, the musketeers rushed up with their waist knives, making up for their disadvantages in close combat, and blocked the gap.

In close combat, except for those Japanese warriors who are difficult to deal with, other Japanese soldiers are much easier to deal with. However, Japanese warriors are the key targets of assassination for spearmen when approaching, so few Japanese warriors can get close to each other.

With precise cooperation and continuous support, the shogunate garrison finally couldn't stand it after charging for five or six minutes and retreated with the remaining troops.

When they retreated, their personnel were less than one thousand. On the charge line, more than a thousand shogunate garrisons fell to the ground, while only three spearmen in the mixed brigade of the state were killed, and one musketeer was killed.

Precise cooperation and good protection have become the pike soldiers and the safest military force on the battlefield. There is almost nothing that can break through their defense unless the opponent has a large number of artillery.

The landing spread rapidly, and ships moved to the dock and carried people and supplies off the ship.

Those armed merchant ships who had unloaded personnel and cargo immediately looked for Japanese return ships everywhere in Tokyo Bay. Although the Japanese return ship was not big, it was a transport ship at least. It could be used for transportation after snatching it back for Hanoi or offshore transportation, which was a good choice.

The maritime power balance is very different, and the Kagu waterway has been blocked by them, so it is almost impossible for ships in Tokyo Bay to be spared.

Some ships hid in the Edo wharf, where the defenses can be imagined, and armed merchant ships will not go there for the time being to cause trouble.

But it will be a matter of time sooner or later to be captured.

... "General, it's not good, general, it's not good." A servant ran into Tokugawa Iemitsu's room in panic. Tokugawa Iemitsu asked, "What's the matter?"

"General, the Ming people have come to call. They sent dozens of large ships and transported a large number of samurai to land in Yokohama." The attendant reported in panic.

"Where is this?" Tokugawa Iemitsu stood up with a shock and asked, "How many of them are there?"

"According to the report from Yokohama, there were nearly 20,000 Ming troops who came ashore." The attendant replied.

"Call Matsuhira Nobuzuo Suzumaru." Tokugawa Iemitsu immediately ordered.

"Hayi." The attendant took the order and left.

...Twenty minutes after landing, Wang Wenyue immediately organized troops to capture Yokohama. Yokohama Castle is about one mile away from the port, completely within the range of the navy's artillery.

In order to cooperate with the action, Su Buheng fired a bombardment of the city wall.

The city wall was immediately exploded with a huge gap, and the infantry regiment of the Honshu Mixed Brigade rushed into Yokohama and fought fiercely with the shogunate soldiers and samurai in the city.

However, the army in the city was too small to resist the offensive of the mixed brigade of the Honshu. The shogunate soldiers and samurai in the city soon became silent during the street fighting.

The mixed brigade of the Honshu quickly controlled the gates of Yokohama City. The mixed brigade of the Honshu continued to pour into the city. Wang Wenyue entered Yokohama City and immediately ordered the capture and requisition of Japanese people in Yokohama City for transporting materials, building warehouses, and city defense.

In order to plunder the city in Yokohama, Wang Wenyue sent soldiers to loot only the shops, wealthy families, samurai, officials and other types of targets.

At the same time, he quickly posted an Anmin notice in Japanese, saying that the Ming Dynasty's royal army came to Japan, but because Japan had long been invaded by the emperor, he had no power, and had plagued the coast of Ming Dynasty for many years and launched a brazen invasion of North Korea. The Celestial Empire sent the royal army to punish the shogunate.

Japan is a very deformed country, and its deformity is even more deformed than that of the Ming Dynasty. The rulers account for about 20% of the population, and the other 80% of the population are farmers.

The peasants have no land ownership and the country is divided into feudal territories of different sizes.

The largest of them is the shogunate territory, which is under the jurisdiction of the general. Other territories are mainly divided into feudal lords called "Daming". Daming's territory is called "Fan", and there are nearly 200 territories in the country. The size of the territory is calculated based on rice. At this time, the shogunate produced about 25 million s, and the shogunate territory covers 8 million s, while the daimyo's territory ranges from 10,000 s to 1 million s. Edo, Kyoto, Osaka and other major cities and some mines are directly under the jurisdiction of the shogunate.

Japanese warriors were very fierce, and most of them were outlaws, while farmers were very slaves.

After capturing Yokohama, Wang Wenyue obtained a large amount of grain stored in the grain warehouse, with a total of more than 200,000 stones. As long as they were given some rice to these Japanese people, they would not resist.

The Japanese in the city were summoned to the port to transport supplies, while Wang Wenyue transferred most of the military force outside the city. After clearing the Japanese warriors in the city, he only stayed in the city with two thousand defenders, of which one thousand spearmen were arranged in the city and half of the artillery battalion.

These troops were enough to suppress the Japanese handicraftsmen in the city. The reason why they kept the spearmen in Yokohama was that Japan did not need spearmen very much, because Japan had no cavalry, and only some officers had horses and cavalry. The army did not have to face the threat of cavalry, but they had cavalry.

The reason for defending against Yokohama is that Yokohama will serve as a key place for storing materials. Wang Wenyue's mission is to grab, grab money, and grab people.

There is no need to defend after other towns are captured, and his mixed brigade in this state does not have so many troops distributed to defend in various places.

Wang Wenyue arranged his troops outside Yokohama City to wait for Edo troops to attack. Although the defense in Yokohama City was foolproof, he could not achieve the purpose of attack.

But this is not the time for an attack. The supplies behind were not yet shipped onto the ship. The Japanese in Yokohama City had to wait until the supplies were unloaded before tricking them onto the ship to transport them to Shandong.

Yokohama is very close to Edo, and it only takes one day to get a horse. Logically speaking, the shogunate army in the Edo side will arrive in Yokohama soon, but Wang Wenyue waited in Yokohama for three days, but the shogunate army did not come to attack.

Within these three days, the fleet's materials were transported into Yokohama's warehouse one after another. At the same time, Wang Wenyue grabbed more than one million taels of silver in Yokohama City.

These goods were shipped directly by Wang Wenyue on board. Seeing that the Edo Shogunate did not respond, Wang Wenyue immediately posted a recruitment order and ordered a forced recruitment.
To be continued...