The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 333

In Japan, Hirado Island is right next to Honshu Island.

Compared to Hirado Island, Honshu Island is much larger in area, and in its southwestern part, near Hirado Island, lies Torone Prefecture.

Zhou Chu specifically instructed Wang Zhi to take Niaogen County as soon as possible.

Wang Zhi naturally did not disappoint Zhou Chu's expectations. After reorganizing Hirado Island, he immediately went to Torane Prefecture and slaughtered most of the Japanese in Torane Prefecture in just two days.

As for why they weren't all slaughtered, it was entirely because Wang Zhi came to Nyagen County, where the world's largest silver mine, the Iwami Silver Mine, is located.

Zhou Chu knew the location of the Iwami Silver Mine very well, and even drew a rough map for Wang Zhi. Otherwise, since the mine had not yet been discovered and mined, it would have been difficult for Wang Zhi to find it in a short time if he sent people to search for it himself.

Of the remaining 30% of the Japanese, most were young and beautiful women. Wang Zhi planned to transport them directly to the Ming Dynasty. He imagined that many high-ranking officials and nobles would be happy to enjoy the charm of Japanese women, and these women should fetch a good price.

Wang Zhi kept the remaining few Japanese people for mining purposes.

Based on the map provided by Zhou Chu, Wang Zhi's men quickly located the Iwami Silver Mine and began to supervise the Japanese miners.

Any Japanese person who dares to slack off will be beaten to death or maimed without exception.

Wang Zhi wasn't worried about losing too many men and not having enough manpower to replenish his forces, because the daimyo of Honshu Island was constantly sending troops to attack Torane Prefecture these days, trying to take back his territory.

But how could these Japanese be a match for the well-trained Ming soldiers? Moreover, Wang Zhi had guns and cannons at his disposal, making it a one-sided massacre against these Japanese.

With these Japanese constantly replenishing the workforce, the silver mining work progressed much faster.

Wang Zhi had many boilers built in Niaogen County to smelt silver ore. The silver ore was initially refined into crude silver, which was then loaded onto ships and transported to the Ming Dynasty for further refinement.

Of course, the entire silver mine excavation was kept secret, and the entire silver mountain was guarded by Ming soldiers, making it extremely difficult for these Japanese to escape.

"My lord, there is a Mongol cavalry force down the mountain, numbering about a thousand."

Just as Zhang the Blind finally relented, a scout from the Tiger Legion came to Zhou Chu to report.

Hearing this, Zhou Chu was not surprised at all. He knew very well that Anda was probably planning to catch him off guard, but he didn't seem to realize whose territory this was. He was a Mongol who had led his troops on a raid for hundreds of miles and was already exhausted.

I originally thought it was just a surprise attack, but little did I know I was already prepared.

"Send a signal."

Zhou Chu looked at Shen Lian beside him.

Upon hearing this, Shen Lian's face lit up with excitement, and he immediately took out a tinderbox and lit the signal flare.

Anda, who was originally waiting at the foot of the mountain, had a bad feeling when he saw the signal flare in the sky. He couldn't understand why the people of Zhou Chu would suddenly fire a signal flare.

Before Anda could figure it out, the 30,000 troops that had been hiding on the outskirts of Cailiang Mountain surrounded them, along with dozens of mother-and-child cannons.

This was the gift Zhou Chu had prepared for Anda.

Even if we can't annihilate all of Anda's people, we should use artillery to bombard and kill most of them.

At this time, Zhou Chu had already led the Tiger Warriors down the mountain. The Tiger Warriors' warhorses were all parked in the mountains. When they came down, the Tiger Warriors mounted their horses one after another in order to prevent being suddenly attacked by the Mongols.

Anda looked down at the nearly two thousand light cavalry coming down the mountain, and each of them looked extraordinary. Whether it was their armor or their physique, they were probably not ordinary soldiers.