More than a dozen Satsuma feudal ships and more than twenty offshore small ships have been forced to retreat by the Datong Navy.
If we retreat further, it's time to go ashore.
"Boom boom boom boom!"
Dozens of Datong Navy warships opened fire at the Japanese fleet in a fan shape. There was no strategy at all. The bay was too narrow and there was no room for the fleets of both sides to cruise.
It's a formation bombardment, to see whose ship is stronger and whose cannon is accurate.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa stood on the wall of Tsurumaru Castle, holding a telescope to observe the battle. But the battle took place thirty miles away from the city, and the telescope really couldn't observe thousands of miles.
At the 14th minute of the naval artillery battle, a large hole was blown out of an unlucky Satsuma Domain battleship and began to flood. Then, at the 28th minute, the captain's cabin of the Satsuma Domain's naval flagship was smashed to pieces.
For the Satsuma Navy, this kind of naval battle was impossible to fight. The Chinese warships had more numbers, greater tonnage, and stronger artillery. The sea area where the battle was fought was still very narrow, and there was no way to hide. The only option was to bombard them where they were.
Those small offshore ships of the Satsuma Domain were the first to flee.
How to escape?
The ship docked at the shore, and all the soldiers and sailors landed, intending to run thirty miles and escape back to Tsurumaru Castle.
Li Dingguo put down his telescope: "Send the order, don't let a single enemy soldier go!"
Three thousand Datong Army soldiers were waiting near the Kagoshima Prefecture Police School hundreds of years later. This was the only way for the enemy navy to escape back to the city.
"kill!"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
More than 400 Japanese troops were routed and finally escaped from the sea, but were met head-on by a volley of gunfire from the Datong Army.
Some fell down on the spot, some knelt down and begged for mercy, and some turned around and fled to the northern mountains.
Miyazaki Shiro drew his sword out of its sheath and said to the twenty or so wild samurai behind him: "The time has come for us to show off our skills.
Long live His Majesty the Emperor of China!"
"Onboard, onboard!"
A group of wild samurai shouted slogans on board and raised their samurai swords to chase down the defeated soldiers who were trying to enter the mountain.
These guys have never had a full meal for a few days since they were born. After joining the Datong Army, their bellies were bloated that day. The favor of a full stomach was repaid with death. It was a truly lifeless charge.
Shiro Miyazaki rushed the fastest, feeling the kindness of General Li Dingguo to him. He even had tears in his eyes when he charged.
What favor?
But Li Dingguo saw that this man was wearing tattered shoes, which were really shabby, so he threw his old boots to him.
These were a pair of cowhide boots that Shiro Miyazaki had never dreamed of. Although the size was too big and did not fit his feet, it still made Shiro Miyazaki burst into tears of gratitude. He even kept it properly and refused to wear it. He only wore it on formal occasions to show his status.
"Bah!"
Miyazaki Shiro roared loudly and raised his sword to slash at the defeated soldiers in front.
The defeated soldier was stabbed in the back, fell to the ground and crawled forward, then turned over and begged: "Spare my life, spare my life, I surrender!"
Miyazaki Shiro looked ferocious, holding the knife in his backhand and stabbing it into the stomach of the defeated soldier. Not only did he twist the knife in half a circle, he shouted: "General Li's enemies must die!"
After killing this man, Miyazaki Shiro pursued another defeated soldier.
The defeated soldier stumbled over a stone and fell to the ground. Seeing Shiro Miyazaki chasing after him, he was so frightened that he forgot to run for his life. He knelt down and kept kowtowing to the opponent.
Miyazaki Shiro raised his sword and slashed fiercely. His sword skills were so accurate that his head flew up instantly.
The defeated soldiers reacted quickly and rushed towards the Datong soldiers. Because as long as they knelt down and asked to surrender, the Datong soldiers would not kill indiscriminately, but those wild warriors who surrendered would definitely die.
After a battle, Shiro Miyazaki looked at the many prisoners and said with emotion: "General Li is so kind!"
The wild samurai next to him is called Guitou Forty-Eight. His ancestors must have been wealthy, because this surname belongs to the surname given by the Emperor. Guitou Forty-eight's attention is not on the prisoners, but on the Datong soldiers with an envious look: "The heavenly soldiers of the Tang Dynasty,
Even Ashigaru has armor. If I have a set of this kind of armor, I can definitely revive the family."
Miyazaki Shiro said: "So we have to serve General Lee to the death. Not only can we have a full meal, but if we make great achievements in the future, we may even be given a set of armor."
Ghost Forty-eight thought of those old boots, and immediately began to envy Miyazaki Shiro. Those were the cowhide boots worn by General Li. How precious they were. If he had come to seek refuge first, they would probably have been given to him. Where would Miyazaki be?
Shiro's share?
Li Dingguo called these wild warriors over and reprimanded him coldly: "What did you say before the war? As long as the enemy puts down his arms and surrenders, no more killing is allowed. If you commit the first offense, today's meal will be halved, and next time you will be severely punished!"
Seeing Li Dingguo's anger, the wild warriors knelt down and begged for forgiveness.
The Datong army moved toward the northeast, and the naval battle had already decided the winner. Two-thirds of the Satsuma domain's Zhuin ships directly chose to surrender with their ships, and only a few went ashore to escape. There were still some splashing in the sea, but the ships were destroyed and they desperately went to
Shore excursions.
"Intercept and defeat the troops!" Li Dingguo ordered.
Miyazaki Shiro immediately drew his sword and rushed out with the wild samurai, shouting and admonishing: "Listen to General Lee and don't kill the prisoners!"
Kito Shiroba became increasingly unhappy. He was born in a nobler family than Shiro Miyazaki, so he should be the leader himself.
After eliminating the Japanese navy in Kagoshima Bay, Li Dingguo sent his troops to bombard Tsurumaru Castle that afternoon.
To be honest, this thing is not easy to fight.
The castle is built one hundred meters up the mountain, surrounded by a stone wall and three walls inside.
At this moment, the Satsuma clan had gathered more than two thousand troops, climbed up from the west side of the mountain, and guarded Tsurumaru Castle.
Of course, there are only so many defenders, and it is impossible for the next reinforcements to enter the city. Because the mountain is not big, the sentinels of the Datong Army have already spread out, and subsequent reinforcements from the Satsuma Domain will die as soon as they arrive.
"Division commander, enemy troops were found in the west, there are about two to three hundred people!"
The sentry came back and reported: "According to the wild samurai who surrendered, those enemies are from Ijuin."
"Pursue carefully, don't get caught in an ambush." Li Dingguo ordered.
After a while, the battalion commander in charge of the pursuit sent troops back to report: "Division Commander, the enemy is running too fast and is familiar with the terrain. We really can't catch up.
Li Dingguo called Miyazaki Shiro and asked: "Why is the main house surrounded and the reinforcements just ran away?"
Miyazaki Shiro explained: "General Keizhen, the lord of Ijuin, is the eleventh brother of the Shimazu family governor Mitsuhisa. Since the family has been separated, it can be one family or not. Also, in order to consolidate, Shimazu Mitsuhisa
During his reign, he once killed Shimazu Hisaki and Shimazu Hisakei. Both of them were his brothers-in-law, and the former was the head of the Shimazu branch. "
"I understand." Li Dingguo suddenly laughed.
Under the rule of the Japanese shogunate, there were feudal lords, large and small.
Under the feudal lord, there were various castle lords, big and small. In order to consolidate his rule, Shimazu Mitsuhisa directly killed two brothers-in-law, one of whom was the head of the separate family. What did the other castle lords and heads of Satsuma Domain think?
Take the lord of Ijuin Castle, Shimazu Hisakuni, for example. His territory is not far from the main sect, and he is the lord’s brother.
Of course you have to be on guard at all times.
Hisakuni Shimazu led two or three hundred troops to come to the rescue, but when he encountered the Datong army, he ran away. If the Datong army could capture Tsurumaru Castle and kill the feudal lord, maybe he could succeed as the governor of the family. Even if the feudal lord did not die,
Even if he died, he could also explain that he had sent troops to rescue him, but it was a pity that he could not defeat the Datong Army.
I am afraid that many castle lords of the Satsuma Domain have the same idea, causing Li Dingguo's plan to siege the city and rescue the city to fail.
Poor Shimazu Mitsuhisa, as the lord of the Satsuma Domain, only had more than 2,000 people guarding the city, and all reinforcements were on the sidelines.
Faced with this embarrassing situation, only with the personal order from the shogunate, reinforcements from all walks of life would actually come together to rescue.
Edo, shogunate.
Tokugawa Iemitsu has received the news. He has a strong desire for control. His first reaction is to get angry and want to gather troops across Japan to fight China.
Abe once again advised: "General, China gave two excuses for its expedition to Satsuma. One was to secretly annex Ryukyu, and the other was to plunder Chinese merchant ships. The Tang soldiers only attacked Tsurumaru Castle, which proved that they were unwilling to fight with
The shogunate went to war,
There is really no need for the shogunate to raise troops because of this."
Matsudaira Chengju also said: "General, the grain harvest has been poor in recent years, and there are always droughts and snowstorms in various places. It is okay to fight a small war, but we really don't have food to fight a big war. Forcibly summoning the armies of each domain and sending more farmers to fight with food will inevitably
It will trigger civil unrest again. The Chinese army will leave after attacking Tsurumaru Castle, but the violent people will not stop fighting."
Tokugawa Iemitsu was also smart. After being persuaded by the two ministers, he gradually calmed down. But his tone of voice was still very unhappy: "Could it be that the shogunate pretended not to know when the Tang soldiers invaded? Even if China withdrew its troops, the shogunate would not
It will destroy the majesty!"
Abe Shigege said: "General, it was the Satsuma clan that angered the Chinese emperor. Although the shogunate allowed him to send troops to Ryukyu,
This even increased the Shimadzu family's salary, but did not allow them to rob Chinese merchant ships. Those Chinese merchant ships came to Nagasaki to do business with the shogunate. When the Shimadzu family robbed Chinese merchant ships, they robbed the shogunate's goods.
He should be severely punished! Also, I heard the news from the Chinese envoy that the Shimazu family has been occupying the eight Ryukyu Islands. This situation was not made known to the shogunate, and the tribute was not handed over to the shogunate. Shimazu Mitsuhisa deserved it
Conquered!"
Matsudaira Noriju said: "There should be two steps. First, issue an order to denounce the Shimazu family's crimes and remove Shimazu Hisamitsu from the position of family governor; second, send envoys to mediate and see how Tang soldiers are willing to withdraw."
Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded in agreement, and suddenly asked: "Can the shogunate's navy fight with the Chinese navy?
Abe replied again: "They should be equally matched. However, China has a vast land and rich resources, and at this time, the founding hero is in charge. Even if the Chinese navy is defeated, it will be able to build big ships in two or three years. But the shogunate's warships will sink one
Without one ship, we will eventually be unable to defeat the Emperor of China."
As soon as these words came out, everyone fell silent, thinking of the war decades ago.
When Japan invaded Korea, although it won many battles, it could not withstand a few defeats. The Ming army was not successful in the initial battle, so it continued to send reinforcements. As a result, the Chinese army fought more and more, while the Japanese army fought less and less.
Tokugawa Iemitsu was not very happy. After letting the ministers leave, he asked Yagyu Jubei: "Have you ever met the Chinese emperor? What kind of person is he?"
Yagyu Jubei replied: "Young, heroic, dignified, and likes to laugh. He is kind and tolerant when he smiles."
Tokugawa Iemitsu thought for a long time and then ordered: "The envoy sent to negotiate with China will go over in a large sailing ship.
Let the Tang people also see our warships!"
Japan has Spanish galleons, two of them.
One is more than 200 tons, and the other is more than 500 tons. They were built by asking the Spanish for help before they fell out with Spain.
(The emperor's new book "The Number One Scholar in Brocade", the events of the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties. Works by great masters, highly recommended, that year
Watching "Iron Bone" made Lao Wang sleepless and forget to eat.)