Standing at the top of Hara Castle, looking at the overwhelming shogunate troops outside the city, Amakusa Tokisada, whose face was full of smoke, began to despair.
"No, we are going to win."
Yuan Shengsheng's answer made him confused.
"We have no way to escape."
"Why are you running away? We have completed our mission."
Yuan Shengsheng's eyes were sharp and full of determination to win.
Amakusa Tokisada only thought that he was comforting herself, and wanted to say that this was nothing.
Although he is still young, he is not afraid of death. If he can fight vigorously, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
At this moment, Yuan Shengsheng's voice sounded again.
"Look, a ship is coming."
Following Yuan Shengsheng's instructions, Amakusa Tokisada saw a small boat on the sea in the distance heading towards the city.
Because Hara Castle is close to the sea, and the shogunate lost control of the entire sea, so although Hara Castle was surrounded on land, the sea passage was not cut off.
The people on the boat entered the city in a flash and came to Yuan Shengsheng and Amakusa Tokisada.
"Colonel Yuan, this is a military order. Please sign for it carefully."
Yuan Shengsheng pulled it over, looked at it again and again, and couldn't help laughing loudly.
He handed the general order to Amakusa Tokisada.
"Whatever, let me just say we are going to win."
Amakusa Tokisada held the military order in his hand with a confused look on his face.
There are all Chinese characters on them, but he doesn’t understand them.
He had no choice but to let Yuan Shengsheng explain it to him.
"The Xia Kingdom has declared war on the Tokugawa Shogunate. The Xia Kingdom's army will come here soon to destroy the enemies outside the city. Go tell everyone quickly and get ready immediately. This time, we are going to fight a thorough battle.
A great victory."
When I heard that the Xia Kingdom directly sent troops to join the war, Amakusa Tokisada was really overjoyed.
It didn't take long for the news to spread throughout the Shimabara Rebel Army.
The morale that had hit rock bottom quickly increased, and everyone was looking forward to it, waiting for the moment when defeat could be turned into victory.
At the foot of Mount Unzen, Tadayuki Kuroda met the envoy of Satsuma Domain.
"Xia Kingdom really sent troops?"
The messenger had nothing to hide.
"That's right. The head of the family has said that he hopes that the Fukuoka Domain can see the situation clearly and not be buried with the shogunate."
Kuroda Tadayuki remained silent and found it difficult to make up his mind.
The power of the Tokugawa shogunate made him feel scared, and some did not dare to rebel.
But the Xia Kingdom is more powerful.
If we really want to follow the shogunate to fight against the Xia Kingdom, if we fail, I'm afraid the Kuroda family's foundation will be destroyed.
At this time, the envoys of the Satsuma Domain could only provide real benefits.
"The Saga Domain, Karatsu Domain, and Kumamoto Domain will all become ownerless lands. Xia Guo has said that the feudal lord can choose a land of his choice."
As soon as he said these words, Kuroda Tadayuki's heartbeat couldn't help but beat loudly.
As a daimyo, he could acquire a larger territory, so how could he not be tempted?
"What if the shogunate pursues the case after the war?"
The envoy of Satsuma Domain was full of contempt for him.
I want to pick peaches, but I don’t want to be beaten. I just want to do good things.
But at this moment, in order to divide the power of the shogunate, we can only let it go.
"Lord, do you think the shogunate will still have the power to govern Kyushu Island after this battle? The shogunate will no longer be the same shogunate as before."
Kuroda Tadayuki understood.
I am afraid that after this battle, the power of the shogunate will be greatly weakened.
At that time, let alone sitting on the heads of all the big names and dominating them, it is still unclear whether they can withstand the resistance of the ambitious people.
In this case, it would be foolish not to consider one's own family in such a changing situation.
That night, Tadayuki Kuroda did not inform Matsudaira Nobutsuna, but quietly led the Fukuoka Domain's troops to evacuate the Shimabara Peninsula through Aino.
Shortly after he left, the place in Aino quickly became lively.
Countless ships approached the coast, and groups of Xia soldiers began to land one after another.
It was the Marine Corps.
Yamada Ariei was also among them.
In addition to him, there are several young talents selected by Satsuma Domain.
These people had already changed into the Xia Army uniforms. While feeling the comfort of the new uniforms, they were also a little frightened.
"Dear General Tang, is the strength of 5,000 men too small? Although the Fukuoka Domain has withdrawn from the battle, those Daimyos will still follow Matsudaira Nobutsuna closely, and their strength is several times ours."
Tang Wenhuan observed the terrain with a telescope and smiled slightly when he heard this.
"Look at this place. Can we keep away too many troops?"
Yamada Ariei picked up his telescope and looked at it with excitement.
Since joining the Xia Army, he has received so many novel things.
The more contact he had with him, the more he felt Xia Jun's terrifying power, which also made him obedient.
Not only him, but all the people of the Satsuma Domain are now extremely lucky to have chosen to follow the Xia Kingdom.
The shogunate is definitely no match for the Xia Kingdom.
"If we just stop Matsudaira Nobutsuna, it will be enough. We are afraid that the shogunate's troops will come to reinforce us and we will be attacked from two sides."
Yamada Yuei was very attentive and helped Tang Wenhuan analyze the situation.
Next to him, Hao Huaqing couldn't help but smile.
"Now that the entire sea is under the control of our Xia Navy, how did the shogunate cross the sea?"
Yamada Yuei stayed for a while, and once again felt the importance of sea control in Japan.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who was far away at the gate of Hara Castle, didn't know that his escape route had been cut off. He was still racking his brains, thinking about how to break through Hara Castle.
However, since ancient times, siege warfare has not had much fanfare.
"Since there are not many artillery in the city, it is a good opportunity for us to attack. From today on, we will attack from all sides, regardless of priority. We must not give these untouchables a chance to breathe."
After fighting for many days, the firepower in the city became much thinner. This made Matsudaira Nobutsuna's confidence soar and he decided to strengthen the attack.
The next day, the weather was nice and cloudless.
The troops of the shogunate walked out of the camp one by one and assembled in the open space under the city, forming square formations one after another, waiting for Matsudaira Nobutsuna's order.
They will bravely rush to the head of the original city.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna was very satisfied with the loyalty of these trusted daimyo.
"In that case, then..."
Before he finished speaking, someone suddenly exclaimed.
"what is that?"
Matsudaira Nobutsuna was very unhappy when he was interrupted, feeling that it was damaging to his morale. However, he followed the instructions and was also stunned.
I saw a long line of warships suddenly appear from behind Yuancheng, as if by magic.
After a rough inspection, there are at least dozens of ships.
These warships are so close, only a hundred meters away from the shore.
And the flag flying on the ship said it all.
These are the Xia Kingdom’s navy!
Matsudaira Nobutsuna's face turned pale instantly, and he had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.
"Enemy attack! Withdraw troops!"
Unfortunately, it was too late.
It took more than an hour for the tens of thousands of troops to get into formation. It was absolutely wishful thinking to make a smooth retreat at this time.
The Xia Navy had already arrived with a premeditated plan, so how could they be given a chance to retreat calmly?
On the flagship at the front, Huang Fei looked at the chaos of the shogunate troops on the shore and showed a cruel smile.