Two wild samurai got into a fight, and it got to the point of a duel to decide life or death.
Li Dingguo called him over to inquire, but it turned out that a noble samurai from the Matsuura family died in battle and exploded with a very gorgeous set of high-end equipment - armor.
The Datong army was not allowed to steal the spoils for themselves. They handed them all over and distributed them uniformly. Of course, the two wild warriors did not dare to steal the spoils for themselves, but they both said that they were noble warriors who had asked for the armor.
Li Dingguo glanced at the corpse of the noble warrior and immediately lost interest.
The main body of the armor and stomach are two iron plates, which are attached to the chest and back respectively, and then connected with cowhide and iron sheets. They are also decorated with bamboo slices and painted with patterns. The lower skirt of the armor and stomach is also made of leather inlaid with iron sheets.
The helmet is very intimidating, with an iron plate riveted on the front of the forehead, resembling the horns of a bull.
They found the body of another noble warrior, but I don't know who killed it, and then asked two wild warriors to touch the body, and if they wanted any equipment, they could take it off themselves.
The legendary bamboo armor and wooden armor did not appear on the battlefield.
The equipment of those farmers only had a bamboo spear and no other armor.
Ordinary infantry are equipped with "half plate armor", note the quotation marks. In fact, it is similar to a breastplate made of wrought iron sheets, strung together with leather and worn as a vest. As for the lower body, it is made of leather inlaid with iron sheets.
A complete armor skirt. This thing should be called "Ashigaru Tomaru".
The wrought iron sheet of the Ashigaru Copper Pill is very thin and can only protect against cuts and long-range bows and arrows. It cannot withstand fire blunderbuss and short-range bows and arrows.
The Datong Army is accepting prisoners and letting them clean the battlefield.
In a battle involving more than 20,000 people, the real casualties were only casualties. It was because the coalition forces of the two vassals were defeated too quickly. Three to four thousand people escaped without a trace, and the rest were all taken as prisoners. They were very worried.
Waiting for the Datong army to fall.
"Commander, the enemy general wants to see you."
Bring all the enemy generals here."
Tsunahisa Shimazu, who had committed seppuku on the battlefield, was still alive up to this moment. He didn't find the wrong intermediary and cut himself into pieces. He twitched and fainted in pain, but he woke up again not long after.
Li Dingguo saw that his intestines were leaking out, and there was still a smell of shit when he was close. He immediately said, "Whoever cuts it up will suffer the consequences of dragging it."
"General, please come down and correct me!"
The wild warriors knelt down and begged for help, as if they thought it would be a great honor to correct the nobles' mistakes.
Li Dingguo pointed at Guitou Forty-eight: "You go ahead."
"Thank you, General!" Ghost Forty-Eight was overjoyed and looked at Shiro Miyazaki proudly.
Miyazaki Shiro looked like an abandoned little daughter-in-law, looking at Li Dingguo aggrievedly, feeling sad that the general no longer loved him.
Ghost Forty-eight drew his katana and walked to Shimazu Tsunahisa.
Shimazu Tsunahisa, who was almost dying of pain, struggled to get up, and reluctantly knelt down on the ground, holding on to the short blade stuck in his stomach. His voice was trembling and grateful: "Thank you very much, come on!"
brush!
The sword flashed, the head fell, and this guy was finally dead.
Matsuura Shigenobu glanced at his head and said to Li Dingguo: "Dear General Tang, I am convinced of my defeat. If you can release the warriors of the Matsuura family, the Matsuura family is willing to compensate for the losses of the Tang state. However, the money is not enough for the time being. Please
A portion of the compensation is allowed every year."
"We must also hand over pirate Li Guozhu, or kill him, and promise not to plunder China and North Korea in the future! In addition, let Zheng Fuma's brother return home." Li Dingguo added.
Matsuura Shigenobu said: "The Matsuura family can agree to all these conditions, but please keep Tagawa Jiro. Tagawa Jiro is my brother-in-law. I died. The youngest son is too young, so I need my brother-in-law to serve as a retainer and assistant. Of course, if Tagawa Jiro misses
Parents, you can go to China to visit relatives at any time."
Li Dingguo smiled and said: "You have a good plan. But this is a matter for the consort's family. I can't decide. It's up to him whether he goes or stays."
"This is enough," Matsuura Shigenobu said, "How much silver do I need to compensate?"
Li Dingguo said: "Compensation for military expenses is 250,000 taels of silver. As for the amount of compensation for the plundered merchants, your Matsuura family will negotiate with those merchants themselves."
Matsuura Shigenobu sighed: "Thank you, General, for being so accommodating."
Two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, even if they tighten their belts, it will take the Matsuura family at least five years to pay it off. This is because Matsuura Shigenobu worked hard and did not owe too much foreign debt, and the industry, agriculture and commerce in the area under his jurisdiction were booming.
As for the Shimadzu family, they have so much foreign debt that they can only repay it by digging gold mines.
Matsuura Shigenobu knelt down and kowtowed to Li Dingguo: "Since you have made your promise, I hope you will not break your promise."
Li Dingguo said: "What a man says is true."
So the seppuku ceremony started again. Matsuura Shigenobu stabbed his stomach with a knife and gave himself an eyelash on the spot. His brother Matsuura Nobuzada must have introduced the wrong person.
One slash of the knife ended his brother's pain.
Li Dingguo took the captured samurai, ashigaru and farmers towards Tsurumaru Castle.
That evening, meals were prepared for them, and they were treated equally regardless of class.
After filling their stomachs, these prisoners burst into tears of gratitude to Li Dingguo. They were defeated in a head-on battle, and their fear of the Datong Army quickly turned into respect. Now that they were not abused, they could still eat well, and their respect immediately turned into respect.
In a word, it’s time to clean up!
If you are simply nice to them, they will only think that you are easy to bully. If you beat them up and give them some random benefits, then you will become their idol that they admire and worship.
The captured noble warriors even gave Li Dingguo a title: Wushuang General of the Tang Dynasty.
The next day, Li Dingguo came to the outside of Tsurumaru City again with more than 10,000 prisoners.
Miyazaki Shiro was ordered to call the city, and carrying Shimazu Tsunahisa's head, he came to the city and shouted: "Shimazu and Matsuura's 100,000-strong coalition was defeated by General Li of the Tang Dynasty with 5,000 men. There were only a few defenders left in the city.
There are two thousand people, are you asking for death?"
Shimazu Mitsuhisa looked at the head of his eldest son, and his face suddenly turned pale.
The reinforcements he was waiting for finally arrived, but as prisoners, they helped the Datong army attack the city.
But Shimazu Mitsuhisa really doesn't want to die. No matter whether Li Dingguo kills him or not, he must commit seppuku and commit suicide. Shimazu Mitsuhisa hasn't lived enough yet. The foundation of his holiday villa in Kirishima has not been finished yet.
Those beautiful concubines... can delay it for a day.
This guy was afraid of death, so he didn't dare to surrender. He actually ordered the soldiers to defend the city, and then he took the time to enjoy it.
The food and wine should be of the best quality, and the young and beautiful concubine should be kept company. They would enjoy singing and dancing while feasting, and they would not stop until they fell asleep at night.
The soldiers guarding the city were extremely angry. Even though it was spring, the temperature was still very low. They were guarding the city in the cold wind, but the governor was having fun in the city. What the hell was this?
Only enjoying the third night, a group of samurai opened the city gate to welcome the Datong army, and then rushed into Shimazu Mitsuhisa's mansion.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa died on his concubine's belly.
This man has nothing to rely on for his enjoyment. The eldest son has been killed, and the other sons will definitely not be able to inherit. Brothers must come to seize the throne.
His biological father, Tadashi Shimazu, killed Ijuin Tadō (the second-in-command of the Shimadzu family) only one month after taking office. And Ijuin Tadō was highly praised by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. To use an analogy, he was just killed by the chairman
When appointed as the general manager of a branch, the first thing he does when he takes office is to kill the deputy manager of the branch.
And this deputy manager is also the chairman’s confidant.
Ijuin Tadashi's son rebelled in order to avenge his father, and Tokugawa Ieyasu negotiated peace. Three years later, Shimazu Tadashi killed his son again, completely destroying the Ijuin clan. Later, he killed his own son.
Become the lord of Ijuin.
And Shimazu Mitsuhisa himself, after taking power, also killed his two brothers-in-law.
This family is quite chaotic, and they are wary of each other.
That's why Tsurumaru Castle was besieged, and the Shimazu clan's feudal lords stood still, waiting for their own governors to be killed.
After occupying Tsurumaru Castle for several days, Li Dingguo kept his promise and released all the prisoners from the two vassals. When these prisoners left, they were filled with gratitude to Li Dingguo, as if they had received a great favor.
The nobles of the Shimazu family did not leave.
Shimazu Hisakuni, or Ijuin Hisakuni, came to visit at night with his belongings, knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, General, for getting rid of this evil thief from our Shimazu family!"
Li Dingguo felt quite resentful because the killed Mitsuhisa Shimazu was his second brother.
The elder brother was killed, and the younger brother came to thank the enemy?
Li Dingguo said: "Take the things back."
Shimazu Hisakuni said: "That evil thief is lustful and unscrupulous, and he is good at killing his relatives. He has long been angry with both men and gods. General, I should be grateful to you for killing our Shimazu family. These gifts are only to express my gratitude. Please accept them, General."
Down!"
Li Dingguo said: "I can accept the gift, but which of you will succeed the family governor is your own business."
Shimazu Hisakuni said: "If I succeed to the position of family governor, I can give an additional 50,000 taels of money to compensate Tang soldiers. In addition, I can give the general another 10,000 taels privately!"
After some ambiguous expressions, he finally sent this guy away.
Li Dingguo felt a little troubled and did not dare to accept the gift. He said to the translator: "Be a witness. All these properties will be sealed and confiscated. I will not take any money from them."
Sure enough, Shimazu Hisakuni was just the beginning, and other Shimadzu nobles came one after another to pay their respects.
Even Beixiang Jiuzhi and Beixiang Wengjiu hurriedly came from the eastern fiefdom with hundreds of soldiers, saying they wanted to help Li Dingguo attack the city, but it was a pity that the troops were sent too slowly and arrived too late.
Kitakou Kyunao is Shimazu Kyunao, the fourth brother of the deceased family governor. His fiefdom is of course in Beixiang City. Kitakou Ongjiu is the brother-in-law of the deceased family governor.
The price offered by Beixiang Jiunao was also very high. Li Dingguo asked the Shimazu family to compensate 400,000 taels, but the guy took the initiative to raise the compensation to 500,000 taels. The only request was to let his Beixiang troops take over Tsurumaru Castle, among other things.
There is no need to trouble Li Dingguo.
What’s even more outrageous is that Tadashi Shimazu came by boat to meet him. This guy was the son-in-law of the Shimazu family. Because his fiefdom was on Tanegashima, he was also called Tanegashima Tadashi.
Regardless of bloodline or strength, it is not Tanegashima's son-in-law's turn to rise to the top. This man is just here for fun.
After receiving a lot of gifts, Li Dingguo sealed them all and confiscated them, and then agreed to Beixiang Jiuzhi.
The reason is very simple, Kitago Hisao is the fourth eldest son of the Shimadzu family.
The eldest, second and third eldest brother are all dead. In terms of seniority, this one should be the one, which can save a lot of trouble.
Li Dingguo handed over Tsurumaru Castle to Beixiang Jiunao for garrison. As for whether it could be defended and how to convince the shogunate to confirm his identity, he really couldn't control it. Anyway, the purpose of sending troops had been achieved. The Shimazu family compensated 500,000 taels of silver.
, the Matsuura family compensated 250,000 taels of silver. The Shimazu family recognized China's occupation of Ryukyu, handed over Xiang Xiangxian and other Ryukyu royal families, and promised not to rob Chinese merchant ships again. The Matsuura family handed over Li Guosuke and other pirates, promising not to rob any more
He plundered China and North Korea, and even made Zheng Chenggong's brother a retainer.
Moreover, this time the "Battle of Kagoshima" was also spread throughout Japan with added fuel and jealousy.
According to the legend, the combined forces of Satsuma and Hirado had 50,000 people, while the Datong Army had 10,000 people. The two sides fought fiercely, each using their secret tactics, and the Datong Army finally used the "Otsutsuki Killing Formation"
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The big tube is the artillery. According to legend, the Datong Army deployed two hundred artillery pieces. The cannonballs blocked the sky and blocked the sun, and finally defeated the two vassal coalition forces.