After Ling Yunyi arrived in Kyushu, the whole of Japan was closely watching the movements of the Ming army. For nearly two months, Ling Yunyi began to be stationed in Hirado, and later went to Nagasaki to play with maritime merchants from various countries day and night, as if he was not in a hurry to act.
, waiting for the reaction of the Japanese court.
Unexpectedly, if it didn't move, it would be earth-shattering. On September 25, Kumamoto Castle faced the oppression of the Ming army coming across the sea. The castle lord Seikuji opened the door and dedicated the castle without any resistance, which shocked the world.
The news was transmitted at the speed of light. Almost all the samurai families in the world who had just finished the meeting at Guangming Temple received detailed news at the end of September. They understood that the Otomo family was in danger, and the Shimazu family and the Ming army joined forces to take over the entire territory of Kyushu.
Subsequently, Hashiba Hideyoshi, who had just taken over as the leader of the samurai clan, received a report that Shimazu Yoshihiro, who had made an impassioned speech at the meeting at Guangmingji Temple that he would join everyone in resisting the Ming army, had disappeared without a trace in Kyoto and had probably fled back.
to Kyushu.
Dayou Zonglin from Kyushu vomited three liters of blood, and was even complained by his son. After the two of them hugged each other and cried, of course they couldn't sit still and wait for death. They immediately informed the world and fired the first shot of the anti-Ming war.
The surrounding forces in Kyushu also reacted quickly. Because Mori Terumoto went to attend the meeting at Guangming Temple, Yoshikawa Motoharu, the most intelligent general of the Mori family, had already reminded Kobayakawa Takakage to beware of the Ming army's sudden and deep intervention in the Kyushu situation. Kobayakawa Takakage followed his strategy and sent
The Maori retainer Hoida Motoki went to Nagasaki with a heavy gift to pay homage to Ling Yunyi.
At that time, Ling Yunyi told Sui that the Ming Dynasty had no intention of occupying Japan, and that he came here to settle accounts and ask for an explanation. After Suida Yuanqing reported, Yoshikawa Motoharu immediately asked Kobayakawa Takakage to gather troops to take precautions, and attacked Kobayakawa Takakage.
Said: "It is unheard of to raise a large army and attack a small country without asking for anything."
Motomoto Moto, the most intelligent general of the Warring States Period, was not only great in martial arts, but also had powerful sons: nine in total, and all of them became talents. Yoshikawa Motoharu was his second son, known as the "Ghost General of the Warring States Period", and was later adopted by his mother's family, Sanin.
The Yoshikawa family was renamed Yoshikawa Motoharu.
Like Kobayakawa Motoharu, Kobayakawa Takakei and Yoshikawa Motoharu were adopted by Motomoto into the Takehara Kobayakawa family in order to expand the power of the family. Therefore, Kobayakawa Takakei and Yoshikawa Motoharu are brothers, and they are the second and third uncles of the current Mouri family governor, Moto Terumoto.
During the meeting with Terumoto Mori, Kobayakawa temporarily acted as the family governor.
As soon as Otomo Sorin's messenger for help arrived, the 12,000 troops prepared by the Maori family immediately set off and crossed the Shimonoseki Channel by boat to assist Otomo in the battle.
The Chosogabe Motoin family, who are about to unify the four countries, are enemies of the Mori family, but they are even more unfavorable to the new power of Kyushu, Shimazu. They believe that the Shimazu brothers are ambitious, and if the Otomo family is destroyed, they will definitely conquer the four countries - so the four countries will also
Send five thousand troops to support Dayou Zonglin.
However, as soon as the Shikoku troop transport ship passed the center line of the Bungo Channel, the second son of Nagasogabe Motochichi, Kagawa Okagawa, was heartbroken - they were watched by the two Fuha-class warships of the Ming Dynasty that were rapidly approaching.
Although Japan was surrounded by the sea on all sides during the Warring States Period, it did not have a so-called navy. It was not that it did not want to build one, nor that it had no technology, but it was simply that it could not build one. When the feudal lords fought endlessly, being able to equip Ashigaru with an iron spear head was enough to squeeze the country.
After taking advantage of the daimyo's money, who has the ability to build large warships?
Oda Admiral Kuuki Yoshitaka, who later became famous as an "ironclad ship", became famous at the Battle of Kizukawaguchi. With seven iron-clad ships as the main force, he defeated the so-called "navy" of 600 Maori ships. Kuuki Yoshitaka
How big is the iron-clad ship? It is six feet long and three feet wide, which is about the same size as the Ming Dynasty's 200-material sand ship.
Onlookers watched the 2,500 Fuha-class warships built by Kagawa Shinwa, with a displacement of more than 1,000 tons. When the soldiers of the Choso Gabu family looked up from their sampan, it looked like a hill.
At this time, the portholes on the side of the Fuha ship facing Kagawa had been lowered, and the black muzzles of two rows of thirty-two "big barrels" were aimed at his "fleet".
Kagawa Shinwa was considered a hero. He immediately raised the white flag and waved it vigorously. At the same time, he commanded his three hundred troop transport ships to immediately turn 180 degrees and return to the original route.
The Fubo playfully fired two shots at the water in the distance. The turbulent sea almost scared the soldiers of the four countries to death, and the white flags of each ship were almost convulsing.
Seeing that they had understood what they meant, one of the Fubo-class ships left immediately, while the other one lowered its sails and followed the Shikoku troop transport ship from a distance for an hour, and finally walked away with its full sails out of boredom.
Watching the second Fubo leave, Kagawa knelt on the bow of his own ship, sweating all over his body...
News of the intimidation incident in Bungo Waterway has not yet spread, but both Otomo Sorin and the Mori family know about it. Otomo Sorin wants to cry but cannot, and the Mori family's leading general Kobayakawa Takakage sweats on his forehead - I am here this time,
Did he take the Maori family into a ditch?
After all, the meaning expressed by the Ming army is very clear. They don’t want to beat up the famous names from all over the country one by one, and everyone should not come to make trouble with Lingqin. The Maori family’s 12,000 troops and horses intervened in the situation in Kyushu. This is to form a big alliance with the Ming army.
Qiu’s political stance.
But it has already happened. If we turn backwards, the Mori family will definitely become the laughing stock of the Warring States Period samurai family. Kobayakawa Takakage's calf muscles are spinning, but Otomo Sorin still stated that they will support him to the end.
So Otomo Sorin gathered 25,000 troops from his headquarters, plus 12,000 Maori reinforcements, and set out from his family's main city, Usuki Castle, to aid Tachibanayama Castle.
As the name suggests, Tachibanayama Castle is a mountain castle. Different from other mountain castles in the Warring States Period in Japan, it has seven peaks, with Matsuo Peak in the center and Hakudake (West City) on the far left in the northwest. Each peak is a part of the castle, connected.
It became a continuous fortress.
Its name is related to China: in the 24th year of Japan's Enryaku, the famous Japanese monk Saicho learned Tiantai Buddhism from the Tang Dynasty in China and returned to China. He promoted Tiantai Buddhism in this mountain and established Dugu Temple. At the same time, Saicho planted mustard seeds brought back from China next to a rock in the mountain.
Later, they grew straight and lush, and bloomed with many flowers, so the mountain was named "Tachibana".
If Kumamoto Castle is the hub between northern and southern Kyushu, Tachibanayama Castle is the strategic point between northern Kyushu and western Honshu in China.
The battlegrounds for military strategists will inevitably be attacked many times, and they also need to be guarded by heavy troops. At this time, the lord of Tachibanayama Castle was Tachibana Michyuki, who was Otomo Sorin's top minister. Together with Takahashi Shoun, they were called Otomo Shuangbi, and later Kyushu people called him
Because of his bravery, he was called the "Military God of Kyushu".
In the process of the Otomo family conquering the east and west and wiping out the heroes of Kyushu, Tachibana Michyuki made countless contributions and was awarded the title of Tachibanayama Castle. He had five thousand troops and horses under his command, ranking first among the retainers of Otomo Sorin.
Kumamoto is in the middle of Kyushu, while Tachibanayama Castle is in the north of Kyushu. The straight-line distance between the two is two hundred miles. Therefore, the marching route of Shimazu and Rei Yunyi needs to go directly through the territory of Otomo Sorin. Wherever the army passes, various places look out for the wind and return.
Dare to fire an arrow to fight against the army.
In fact, this was very normal during the Warring States Period in Japan. The local fortresses had no ability to resist large armies. A wooden fence on top of the earthen city wall could only prevent bandits. How could they resist an army of tens of thousands? The local wealthy family faced an enemy attack.
, with enough food and grass, and after a banquet with the laborers, the enemy generals would not disturb the place easily.
As for which side these fortresses will eventually surrender to, who they will pay tribute to, and who they will invite enemies to "jointly fight" with my lord. As long as you decide the winner, it doesn't matter who we mess with.
When future generations look at the history of Japan's Warring States Period, they will think that there are countless "joint battles", and even thousands of casualties are considered major battles, which are very local characteristics. In fact, this is because the coaches of both sides have the intention of "joint battle" and thus decide on a battle. A typical manifestation of the war form of land ownership.