Sending troops to quell the rebellious people in Shimabara was not a big deal in Hosokawa Tadori's mind.
What skills can a few untouchables have?
As soon as the Kumamoto clan's army arrives, there will definitely be a stir, depending on the message.
Therefore, Hosokawa Tadayoshi's thoughts were not on the battlefield at all.
Through the shogunate's dispatch of Matsudaira Nobutsuna as general, Hosokawa Tadori clearly realized that the shogunate's interference in Kyushu was getting stronger and stronger.
It's all because of the idiots of the Satsuma Domain who insisted on provoking the Natsu Kingdom. As a result, the shogunate seized the opportunity and also occupied the Hyuga Kingdom.
Now the shogunate has a stronghold on Kyushu Island, lying next to the Kyushu daimyo like a tiger, making everyone tremble in fear.
The Matsukura family's idiots are even more hopeless.
As a daimyo, Shimabara Castle, which was firmly defended, was actually killed by the rebels.
From now on, there will be no successor to the Karatsu clan, so who should own such a large territory?
It can no longer fall into the hands of the shogunate.
Otherwise, Kyushu's daimyo will never be able to stand upright and live a good life in the future.
On the march, Hosokawa Tadori quickly made his thoughts clear.
Although the Kumamoto clan had the largest number of troops this time, they could never exert their full strength on the battlefield.
The shogunate must be made aware of the seriousness of the situation and rely more on Kyushu's daimyo to quell the rebellion.
Only in this way can Kyushu's daimyo maintain the status quo in terms of distribution of benefits after the war.
Having made up his mind, Hosokawa Tadori immediately ordered his troops to slow down their march and not to arrive at Saga Domain so early.
At the same time, he also sent someone to notify the Fukuoka Domain to cooperate with the action.
Just leave the task of quelling the rebellion and rescuing the Saga clan to Matsudaira Nobutsuna.
Only by letting the shogunate feel the situation here personally can they value the opinions of Kyushu daimyo and safeguard their own interests.
Hosokawa Tadayoshi had no idea that slowing down his march would give Yuan Shengsheng an opportunity.
Omuta, the battlefield chosen by Yuan Shengsheng, was a little far away, and it would take a lot of time for the Shimabara rebel movement to move there.
What Yuan Shengsheng was most worried about was that the Kumamoto clan's army had already rushed over before the army could move in place.
Now that Hosokawa Tadori has slowed down, he is simply overjoyed.
"Zhang Kun, you lead these most elite soldiers to go around the mountains. No matter what, you must not be discovered by the enemy. You must appear behind the Kumamoto clan in three days."
Yuan Shengsheng decided to fight a big battle to eliminate the Kumamoto clan's power as much as possible.
Therefore, encirclement and annihilation warfare is the first choice.
To the south of Omuta, there is a mountain range protruding toward the sea.
A narrow passage is formed between the mountain and the sea here, and only a small amount of troops can completely block it.
Once this deployment is completed, the Kumamoto clan's army will be doomed.
And to accomplish this, you must climb mountains and ridges.
After all, the Shimabara Rebel Army had only been established for a short period of time. Most of its members were farmers before, and many of their combat skills were learned while fighting on the battlefield.
Therefore, Yuan Shengsheng could only choose generals from the instructors and lead the best-performing soldiers to complete this tactic.
Zhang Kun immediately started to make conditions.
"You must give me all the muskets. I promise not to let a single soldier of the Kumamoto clan cross this line of defense."
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
None of Natsu's instructors had any doubt that the Shimabara rebel army could defeat the Kumamoto clan.
After all, they have dozens of artillery pieces in their hands.
This is definitely the best weapon that can change the outcome on the Japanese battlefield.
Although the Kumamoto clan had a large number of artillery guns, the advantage of the artillery range was irreparable.
Therefore, even if the Shimabara rebels on the front lost the help of muskets, they still had great hope of defeating the unprepared Kumamoto clan in one battle.
The most difficult thing is how to prevent the Kumamoto clan from escaping.
It was impossible for the intercepting troops to transport the artillery from the mountains and forests, so the only thing they could count on was the muskets.
"Then let's do it."
Under the command of Yuan Shengsheng, the Shimabara Rebel Army took action quickly.
Hosokawa Tadori received a report from the scouts and was quite surprised to learn that the Shimabara rebels had come to fight.
"Hahaha, these Shimabara untouchables didn't run away quickly, but came looking for them. They are really asking for their own death. In this case, how can you miss this credit?"
Hosokawa Tadayoshi immediately ordered the Kumamoto clan's troops to cross the narrow intersection and rush into the plains of Omuta.
They had already seen that the Shimabara rebels had formed an array directly in front.
Tens of thousands of people spread out, and the scene was quite spectacular.
If these Shimabara rebels didn't have messy clothes and all kinds of weapons, they might really be able to scare Hosokawa Tadori.
However, as a veteran on the battlefield, when he saw the tattered appearance of the Shimabara rebels, Hosokawa Tadori felt that his side would win this battle.
"The first army attacks from the left wing, and the second army outflanks the right wing. Don't let a pariah go and come back with their head to ask for credit."
Kumamoto Domain's attack began.
Amidst the desolate horn sounds, these elite troops moved forward step by step in uniform steps.
They have countless muskets in their hands, and once fired, they will definitely cause a devastating blow to the Shimabara rebels.
The distance between the two sides is getting closer and closer, and Yuan Shengsheng is getting more and more nervous.
It wasn't that he was afraid of the Kumamoto clan's power.
He was afraid of making mistakes in coordination.
Finally, just when the Kumamoto clan's fire cannon was about to enter the shooting range, Yuan Shengsheng's eyes saw the bright flags set up on the mountains to the east.
That was the signal he and Zhang Kun had agreed upon.
Once Zhang Kun and his troops complete the detour, they will raise flags through the mountain lines to announce.
"fire!"
When everything was ready, Yuan Shengsheng immediately gave the order.
Just behind the Shimabara rebel infantry, dozens of artillery pieces were originally hidden.
At this time, the camouflage was lifted, and the black muzzle looked like an abyss that chose people to eat.
Hosokawa Tadori, who was preparing to enjoy the fruits of victory, immediately froze when he saw these artillery pieces that suddenly appeared.
"Nani?"
Yuan Shengsheng would not give him time to react.
The artillery began to roar.
Against infantry, the best thing to use is shotgun.
The grapeshot fired by dozens of artillery pieces was denser than raindrops, overwhelmingly covering the Kumamoto clan's army.
More than half of the soldiers who were close to Chi Chi were killed by grape bullets on the spot.
When had Japanese soldiers ever seen such terrifying firepower?
Although artillery was also used during the Japanese Civil War.
But how can those crude national collapses be compared with bronze artillery?
The Kumamoto clan collapsed.
Even if Hosokawa Tadori comes back to his senses, his efforts to maintain it will have no effect.
There are no bunkers on the Great Plains, and no one is willing to use their flesh and blood to resist the bombardment of artillery.
Countless soldiers screamed and ran backwards as fast as they could.
Even if Hosokawa Tadori swung his sword to kill him and warned him, it would have no effect.
They were so desperate that some soldiers even cut off the legs of Hosokawa Tadori's mount with a knife, causing the daimyo to fall heavily to the ground.
Before his personal guards could step forward to help him, the swarming troops trampled over him.
The feudal lord of the Kumamoto clan died so cowardly on the battlefield.