Chapter 823: Japan's Ambition
"Impossible, this is impossible!" Sakara looked at the information in his hand at a loss.
He couldn't believe what he was seeing, his grandfather was defeated.
"Nothing is impossible. This is the Han Dynasty . Its strength is always beyond your imagination! Moreover, this time our general personally led the army here. Even if your grandfather has the ability to reach the sky, it will be useless."
Gan Ning said calmly that he had already guessed this solution.
He was stupid, but he had a high level of political awareness. The moment he received the order, Gan Ning understood the meaning behind the order, so he led the pirates on their journey without hesitation.
To be honest, Gan Ning felt that Jia Xu and other wise men were really boring, and this kind of temptation was completely unnecessary.
What's the point of being a pirate king? He was tired of being a pirate back then. Even if the river was replaced by the sea now, it would be the same, there would be no difference.
He is just a pirate king. What's the point? The position is not as valuable as the Governor of the Pacific.
So Gan Ning really doesn't care about the so-called power of the pirate king.
"King, what should we do next?" In response to Sakara's dejection, a pirate leader asked boldly.
"Needless to say? Of course we have to do what pirates do best!" Another pirate leader laughed. "The Han Dynasty has cleared the biggest obstacle. The port of Japan is now our backyard!"
Gan Ning nodded. The mission he accepted was to attack the ports of Japan. This had to be done regardless of whether Cecilien was there or not. Anyway, it was all for the purpose of weakening Japan.
"Everyone, get out there. This time it's not going to be like the previous small-scale fights. We have to take back all the valuables!" Gan Ning gave the final order.
In order to prevent themselves from being wiped out by Cecilien and his fleet, they had previously divided themselves into small groups and were always ready to run away to save their lives.
Now that Cecilien was gone, they could of course plunder with abandon.
Patting Sakara on the shoulder, Gan Ning walked out directly. There was nothing much to say. Cecilien was very strong, but facing the large army of the Han Dynasty, he could not make any big waves.
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Amaterasu was in trouble. He felt that the situation was now a little beyond His control, so He reflected bitterly and finally decided to give up all his micro-management and hand over the full force of the war back to the people on earth.
The first to be hit was Oda Nobunaga. Amaterasu directly stripped off the evil shadow on Oda Nobunaga and turned him into a nightmare warhorse for Oda Nobunaga to ride.
Oda Nobunaga's restoration of power was a bit dreamy. It should have taken him several years of fighting wits and courage, but as a result, the Han army approached, and he was able to regain his former power.
Now he is the well-deserved Emperor of Japan, and all daimyos must submit to his power.
However, Oda Nobunaga also knew that before he could achieve glory, he had to find a way to resist the attacks from the Han Dynasty.
And before that, he needs to solve a lot of small troubles.
The first problem to be affected was the pirate problem along the coast, followed by the new avengers near Nagasaki, who were the descendants of the original emperor.
"Gentlemen, do you have any opinions to offer?"
Oda Nobunaga quickly summoned all the daimyos and put the issue on the meeting.
With the support of Amaterasu but not her restraint, Oda Nobunaga showed an extremely domineering side. At least in terms of momentum, he completely controlled the situation of the meeting.
Toyotomi Hideyoshi, known as one of the three heroes of Japan's military achievements, was sent to deal with the revenge army from Nagasaki. He did not ask for victory, but only asked to delay it as long as possible.
Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu each led a group of troops to set up an ambush along the coast, intending to quell the pirate invasion first.
It has to be said that Oda Nobunaga's purpose was very clear : to fight against foreign enemies, one must first stabilize the country.
First deal with the troublesome but non-lethal pirates, and then concentrate all your energy on dealing with the Han Dynasty.
They knew very well that if they wanted to negotiate with the Han Dynasty, an empire that was determined to destroy Japan, they had to resist the Han Dynasty's attacks, or at least let the Han Dynasty know that Japan was not an easy bone to chew.
Only in this way can Japan survive. Otherwise, Japan, which has completely lost its control of the sea, will not be qualified to make peace with the Han Dynasty.
Even if they surrendered, they would probably only be vassals of the Han Dynasty without any autonomy.
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The so-called revenge army in Nagasaki was naturally the work of the Han Dynasty.
The Han army, which had just experienced a great war, also needed a certain amount of time to correct itself. During this process, Himiko and Uesugi Kenshinko became a sharp dagger used to harm the Japanese mainland.
Including the surrendered captives, Kenshinko Uesugi recruited an army of 30,000 people and began to conquer everywhere to expand Himiko's territory.
Due to Himiko's natural legality, the city conquered by Uesugi Kenshinko was very easy to govern afterwards.
Especially with the help of the Han Dynasty, these cities directly abolished the temples of the three gods and exempted them from the part of the money offered to the gods, after which Himiko gained more support.
Like all ordinary people, the lower-class people in Japan are also exploited.
Apart from the ordinary taxes and levies, offerings to the gods account for the bulk of the income.
After the Han Dynasty helped them abolish this tax, their income became visibly richer, which was enough for the people of Japan to begin to accept Himiko and the Han Dynasty's rule over them.
Offering sacrifices to the gods was a custom, but when this custom was abolished, no one would be willing to have this tax imposed on them.
When it comes to offerings to God, God doesn't really care that much.
Then the negative impact of not making offerings is unacceptable to God.
After the abolition of the worship, the faith in gods in the Nagasaki area became increasingly sparse. This touched upon the fundamentals of these gods, and they simply could not accept such a thing.
This incident made the three Amaterasu gods almost furious, but they didn't have any better solution. They knew very well that the power they had was not enough to fight against the Han Dynasty. They could only be furious and then put pressure on Oda Nobunaga and others.
Oda Nobunaga was also very angry. If you want to win, you'd better help me quickly.
At least you should send out all the priests of Susanoo, so that we can quickly deal with the bandits along the coast and then we can go to fight against the unruly people in Nagasaki.
After being pointed at and scolded by Oda Nobunaga, Amaterasu suppressed her anger and sent all the priests of the temple away.
He knew very well that the only way to win now was to rely on Oda Nobunaga and others. If they really fell out, everyone would die.
The Han Dynasty most hopes to see this situation.
