Chapter 790: The War with Japan Begins
The act of looting an entire city pushed Gan Ning's prestige to the peak. Compared with the petty actions of previous pirate groups, Gan Ning's style of taking down an entire city was highly respected by the pirates.
The things they moved from the Hawaiian Islands were enough to sustain a pirate group like theirs for a very long time.
This glorious victory made the Pirate King's reputation resound throughout the sea. Even the pirates in the Indian Ocean and the Arctic Ocean were inspired by Gan Ning's reputation, which made pirates in other regions become rampant. They also wanted to become pirate kings like Gan Ning.
In this process, people's understanding of the Pirate King became richer and richer, and the Pirate King's divine power also became richer and richer.
Gan Ning even discovered that his position as the Pirate King actually gave him the ability to bless fertility, tame sea beasts, and calm the seas.
This left Gan Ning completely puzzled as to what his legend had been transformed into during the process of being spread , to the point that even such an unrelated ability had been created.
In short, Gan Ning's great victory made all the pirates understand the meaning of unity. In the past, they could only survive, but now under the command of the Pirate King, they can even destroy cities.
All the pirates understood this kind of power. Instead of having any ulterior motives, it would be better to just jump onto the Pirate King's ship and follow him till the end. At least they could enjoy the charm that they had never enjoyed before.
Isn't this exactly the kind of style that they, the pirates, pursue?
Even if we take a step back, isn't the purpose of being a pirate to make a living? If it's for profit, then isn't it more promising to follow a super pirate king than a rubbish pirate leader?
Although the legend of the pirate king is brutal and cruel, which pirate captain is not cruel?
The Pirate King is also famous for his bravery. Follow the Pirate King to have food to eat and follow the Pirate King to travel around the world!
After the first battle, Gan Ning discovered that the pirates under his command had unexpectedly become obedient, Sakara's original training had become more efficient, and the pirates were rapidly transforming into navy.
And there are countless young people who come here to join the Pirate King.
After Gan Ning made a big move, he began to remain quiet for a while. His pirate army sounded fierce, but in fact, if an empire was really determined to destroy him, he could only run back to the Han Dynasty.
The Yellow Turbans had so many people back then, but they were easily defeated when faced with a half-crippled Han Empire.
Only an empire can contend with an empire. Goryeo and the Northern Huns were destroyed because they failed to see this point. No matter how you say it, a pseudo-empire is still a pseudo-empire.
Amid the panic, Gan Ning's Bell Escort Agency also officially set off. By collecting tolls, many merchants simply bet all their assets on the long voyage.
The economy was booming terribly for a while, and the Bell Escort Agency also made a lot of money.
One percent of the income may sound simple, but when the figure is expanded to the entire Pacific Ocean, it becomes an astronomical figure.
As for the entire city being looted, although the human empire in America was furious, they really couldn't spare the strength to provoke Gan Ning.
The glory of the empire cannot be tarnished, but the Hawaiian island owner’s own evil deeds make it untenable even for logical reasons.
And interests are the most important. After Gan Ning withdrew his minions, they also joined the trade routes.
Even if the nobles suffered losses, they could only keep this grudge in mind temporarily and wait to take revenge in the future.
After all, in the current environment, the value that Gan Ning can create is far greater than the price to be paid to eliminate Gan Ning and the benefits brought by eliminating Gan Ning.
In an empire dominated by capital, so-called glory is actually fragile in the face of interests.
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Gan Ning's journey as the pirate king continued, and in the direction of Goryeo, the Han Dynasty finally arrived and began the final preparations for war.
Sun Ce and Sun Jian, two huge fleets were spread across the Sea of Japan and the Korea Strait. Of course, they are not called these names now, and should be called the East Sea and the Goryeo Strait.
Goryeo had been completely controlled by the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty's bosses were in no mood to play power games with Goryeo.
Gao Xianzhi, the old aristocratic force that had troubled the King of Goryeo, was quickly suppressed by the Han Dynasty.
Evidence? Why would we need that?
Anyway, the list was given by Gao Xianzhi, so they just started killing according to the list.
As for the reaction of Goryeo, the Han Dynasty knew it, but did not care.
It doesn’t matter. Since we are going to bring it under the rule of the Han Dynasty, we must say goodbye to the past completely.
Then the King of Goryeo was deposed, Xue Rengui took over as the Governor of Goryeo, and Gao Xianzhi was appointed as the Deputy Governor of Goryeo.
Of course, the Han Dynasty did not have this position. It was made up by Guo Hao at will. It was treated as a special region. What else could a defeated region want to do?
It would take a long time to destroy Japan, and they would also have the opportunity to completely clean up Goryeo's outdated customs and spread Chinese culture at the same time.
The Han Dynasty's preparations were both many and few. The most important preparation was to build Goryeo into a core supply point, and then establish a auxiliary supply point on Sakhalin Island north of Japan.
When fighting against Japan, the Han Dynasty's strategy was a total naval warfare strategy, and it was also the actual combat base chosen to further enhance the navy's combat effectiveness.
The biggest problem of the Japanese island nation is that it is surrounded by water. As long as the Japanese island nation's naval warfare capability is cut off, Japan will completely lose the initiative.
Where to attack and how to attack will all depend on the mood of the Han Dynasty.
As we all know, Japan's local resources are quite scarce, or even extremely scarce. Even as the world's territory has expanded, the situation has not improved.
Maritime trade and external plunder have become an indispensable part of Japan.
The reason why the Han Dynasty had prepared for so long was to find out all the channels of communication between Japan and the outside world, as well as the various strongholds established in the outside world.
After the war broke out, all contact between Japan and the outside world was immediately cut off. Without the replenishment of external resources, Japan would never be able to win the war of attrition.
As for revenge... since it was Goryeo that was attacked, the loss will not be to our own side.
Speaking of which, Japan in this world is much more developed.
Not only was unification completed early, but it also established a connection with the Pacific Ocean very early on.
With the added bonus of Susanoo's authority as the god of the sea, their maritime trade is also booming.
In addition, with their unique pirate and ninja style, they are doing well in many regions.
However, after the Han Dynasty issued an order to completely block Japan's opponent's route, Japan panicked.
Although they sensed the crisis, they did not expect that even Gan Ning, the new pirate king, would get involved.
In just half a month, they were left isolated and helpless.
