Chapter 378 "War is the foundation of a country"

"How long will it take before we return?"

On the Zojima Maru, sailor Kitahara Sosuke, who was wiping the deck with his head buried in his head, asked his companion Hiroki Yoshioka next to him.

"It's not up to General Ito. They won the war and brought gold and silver. It's time for us to return."

"Last time, I sent a lot of good things to the mainland! Haha."

Compared to Kitahara Sosuke, who is slightly thin and youthful at first glance, Yoshioka is bloated and has a fleshy face. He is obviously the same age as Kitahara, both seventeen years old, but he looks like he is in his thirties or forties. middle-aged man.

In fact, he was drafted into the army in the same batch as Kitahara Sosuke. It has not been a year yet. He is currently a trainee sailor like Kitahara.

Two and a half years ago, after the battle with Okan, Emperor Akihito implemented a "strengthening the army" policy in the country. Since then, in just over two years, the army has increased a lot.

Six months ago, Emperor Akihito officially launched a national war. He first launched a campaign against the Kingdom of Koruri. As an advance team, the navy annihilated the navy of the Kingdom of Koruri and completely destroyed the coastal defenses of the Kingdom of Koruri.

After that, they landed in the Kingdom of Gaoli with thunderous momentum. In less than two months, the Kingdom of Gaoli was almost completely captured, and news of the victory was spread back to the mainland again and again.

Although the Kingdom of Uris is not a big country, the sparrow is small but has all the internal organs. What comes back with the victory is the gold and silver treasures obtained from the Kingdom of Uris.

The conquest of Gaoli Country brings more meaning than that. The most important thing is that Gaoli Country is a dependent country of Daqian.

As a neighboring country separated by a sea, Daqian has been the shadow of Fusang since ancient times. With such a giant beside it, it almost makes them breathless.

It's just that the campaign against Gaoli Kingdom is going so smoothly now, and Da Gan is unmoved. Obviously, this behemoth seems to be suffering from a disease.

For this reason, in the middle of the campaign against Koruri Country, Emperor Akihito ordered to send a large army that had been prepared to attack Iwashima.

Unlike the Kingdom of Gauri, Sulfur Island is much smaller, but the significance of attacking it is even greater than that of the Kingdom of Gaoli.

Although Io Island is separated from Dagan by a sea, it is the territory of Dagan.

The response to the attack on Sulfur Island was quick, which was expected, but unexpected.

Unexpectedly, Io Island was captured, but unreasonably, Daqian did not send an army to Io Island.

By now, everyone knew that the once giant was now terminally ill.

Take advantage of his illness and kill him!

Without the slightest hesitation, Emperor Akihito called on the whole country to launch a national war against Daegan!

Although the army has been greatly expanded in more than two years, Fuso has a stronger combat power than before.

But after the recent victories in successive wars, the whole country is in a state of excitement, and more and more people are requesting to join the army!

Almost every household had an adult man joining the army. Eventually, the army relaxed the age limit for joining the army, and men who were underage could also join the army.

This is not even forced recruitment by the army, but they actively ask to join the army.

Farming, fishing, and doing business are nothing compared to waging a war!

Under Akihito's inspiration, all Fuso people understood the truth: "The country needs strong force, and the military needs continuous expansion!"

"War is the foundation of a country!"

"War can bring everything you want!"

“Only by conquering other countries can we quickly make the country strong!”

At this moment, Yoshioka, who was thinking about the future, rubbed his sore ankle, narrowed his mung bean eyes and smiled:

"I don't know what they can seize this time."

Beiyuan laughed: "The richest place in Daqian is in Jinling. If General Ito goes there..."

Just as he said this, a monk shouted loudly from not far away:

"Don't be idle, clean it up for me!"

"Don't let General Ito and the others see our ship being dirty when they come back."

"They are conquering Daqian, and we must also do our duty."

The two of them looked tense and hurriedly started wiping their heads carefully. The person who spoke came over at this moment;

"How's it going? Do you find this job boring and boring?"

"Is it far inferior to killing people on the battlefield?"

After the words fell, the two nodded repeatedly. Yoshioka's eyes became even more fiery. He looked at the bosun and said:

"Shui Tou, I haven't killed anyone yet."

"I wonder if I will have a chance to fight on the battlefield this time? I'm very strong! I can definitely kill several people!" He shook his arm.

The boatswain laughed:

"Boys, your job is not to kill people on land."

"It's enough to have General Ito and the others here!"

"Unless it is absolutely necessary, there is no need for us to join the battlefield."

"The local army is not short of men!"

While speaking, he turned his head to look at the land, and then smiled:

"Soon, I think we can move here!"

“This is such a great place!”

All three of them laughed.

But smiling, the bosun saw someone coming from a distance.

He hurriedly walked a few steps and came to the railing to look ahead.

as expected! There are really huge troops coming!

"Huh? Did General Ito and the others send people back so quickly? It was really fast!"

"Very good!!"

Later, everyone at the port knew about it.

Immediately, the captain of the Zhangjima Maru, Koji Tagani, led people to the port to greet him.

No one would think that the people coming to the port could be anyone else, not to mention that the flag flying in the middle of the approaching troops was the national flag of Fuso!

There is no doubt that after General Ito landed, he had won victory on the front line!

They have sent back the good news!

A moment later, at the port, Koji Tagani and a few soldiers saw the approaching troops.

Their number was not particularly large, only a few thousand, and the leader was none other than Kentaro Miura, captain of the musketeers under General Ito.

Miura was riding a war horse, his face slightly pale.

He looked at Tian Gu who came to greet him and said:

"I came here to convey an urgent message under the order of General Ito. I went to call everyone on the ship. I have something to convey."

Tagani was stunned and then asked: "General Miura, is there an emergency?"

Miura frowned and said coldly: "Do you need me to repeat it again?"

"Everyone has been gathered together, I will convey it together."

Tagani frowned. Although he felt a little confused, he still followed Miura's words.

After all, he is just a captain and belongs to the navy, while Miura is in the army, but his position is much higher than him.

Immediately, Tian Gu ordered his men to go to the boat to call for people.

Not long after, everyone came ashore. This time, they were stationed here, plus some garrisons reserved here. Together, there were a thousand people.

Miura looked at the people gathered, his face became paler, and he asked: "Is everyone here? Is anyone still missing?"

"All together! General!" Tagani replied, but looking at Miura's face, Tagani felt something was wrong inexplicably.

Not only him, but also the people gathered looked at the soldiers and horses in front of them, and they all had a strange feeling inexplicably.

"It's all together... Well, it's good that it's all together."

Miura repeated, and the next moment, the soldiers and horses behind him moved.

They suddenly started running wildly, and under the surprised eyes of everyone, they began to surround.

"General Miura, what is this?" Tagani shouted hurriedly.

Miura pretended not to hear, he rode his horse and started to retreat.

"What's going on? Are these people unfamiliar?" someone shouted.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?!" Someone noticed something was wrong and began to question loudly, with a nervous expression on their face.

"General Miura! What are you talking about? Why is this?!" Tagani watched Miura walk behind these soldiers. His heart was pounding, and a strong uneasiness came over him.

An idea that made Tian Gu's hair stand on end quietly occurred at this moment.

"Clap clap clap."

But at this moment, the sound of horse hooves could be heard continuously, and this army of soldiers and horses had surrounded them all at extremely fast speeds.

Although they were wearing Fuso armor and holding weapons commonly used in the military, their indifferent faces were all filled with a sense of killing.

Tian Gu finally roared:

"Could it be...could you...have you rebelled?!"

"No! You are not ours?!"

It's too late.

The horses snorted heavily, and the cavalrymen raised their halberds.

High-pitched shouts of killing resounded across the port.