There is no suspense in the Chinese Army's landing battle, because landing operations have always been one of the key combat techniques trained by the Marine Corps, and some special landing combat equipment have been developed for this reason.
For example, there is an assault boat specially used for landing operations. This assault boat is about eight meters long and one and a half meters wide. It can accommodate twelve soldiers. The bow is pointed and covered with iron sheets, so it can withstand A certain degree of collision, and is equipped with a small one-inch five-caliber artillery to enhance the firepower during landing. The power of this assault boat does not rely on traditional oars, but an iron paddle is installed on the stern. The propeller is driven by two soldiers with their feet. Of course, when necessary, the moonwood propeller can also be used as auxiliary power, so it will start to move very quickly. In a short period of time, it can reach sixteen to ten Eight knots of speed.
A battleship can be equipped with four to twelve such assault boats depending on its size. The entire fleet has a total of more than 300 boats, which can transport nearly 4,000 soldiers to land at a time. They also have swimming suits and airbags. , fins, diving goggles and other equipment, in this era, it is indeed a professional Marine Corps.
The coastal defense force of the Mosa clan was almost insignificant. It only relied on some small coastal forts and the few old-fashioned artillery were all deployed near Kagoshima Castle. Therefore, the strength of the Fubo Army was used to implement it. The landing operation did feel a bit like killing a chicken with a knife. With only one round of artillery, it completely destroyed the Satsuma Army's shore defense. When the Chinese Army's assault boat landed, it encountered almost no resistance. , and occupied the shore position very easily.
Because the Chinese army is already very familiar with the waters in this area. They know where the water is deep, where the water is shallow, where there are reefs, and where ships can be anchored. Therefore, after occupying the beachhead, they immediately began to dock and anchor. Build springboards and pontoons to bring troops, heavy weapons, and various supplies ashore.
Since all these things have gone through several drills and trainings in peacetime, everything is carried out in an orderly manner. First, some soldiers and engineers went ashore in small boats. The soldiers dug trenches on the shore, built positions, and consolidated beachheads. The engineering troops were divided into two parts, one part was building a pontoon bridge, and the other part was preparing to set up tents and camps on the shore. There were also some small boats that docked directly on the shore. The soldiers jumped into the water from the boats, landed on land, and then Various tasks have also begun, with each branch of the army following its own rules, busy but not chaotic.
At this time, Shang Yi, Alexandra, and Kaoru Toyotomi were all standing on the ship's roof, watching the entire landing operation through binoculars. Shang Yi did not overstep his authority to participate in the command, and let the officers make their own arrangements. However, I am very satisfied with the current progress of the situation. Although there is no suspense in the battle, it is not an easy task to command tens of thousands of troops to land. But it is obvious that Cheng Jin and other officers have done a pretty good job in this regard.
Because they were on a warship, Shang Yi, Alexandra, and Kaoru Toyotomi all changed into military uniforms. Alexandra still wore her Spanish military uniform and bicorn hat, and Kaoru Toyotomi Like Shang Yi, he wore a set of Chinese military-style military uniforms and a single-sided military hat with a large brim, so he also looked heroic and had a heroic demeanor.
Alexandra put down the telescope in her hand, sighed, and said: "It's really too weak. I thought that after so many years, I should have made some progress. I didn't expect that it would be better than the time I attacked Japan." At that time, it was much worse. With such an opponent, there is no suspense at all."
Toyotomi Kaoru shook his head and said: "Then there is no way. The Tokugawa shogunate has always regarded the Satsuma Domain as a thorn in its side. After the last war, the Satsuma Domain was reduced to ten thousand koku, so now the Satsuma Domain is no longer there. Japan has become a powerful vassal. What power does it have to strengthen coastal defense? It is indeed correct for us to choose to land here."
Shang Yi laughed and said: "It seems that we can directly enter Lu'er City today without having to camp outside." After saying that, he immediately ordered Cheng Jin. After the vanguard troops landed, there was no need to rush to establish a beachhead on the shore. Instead, they immediately launched an attack on Luer City.
After the army troops landed on the beach one after another, Gao Ran ordered the 14th Division of the 9th Army to immediately send two regiments to attack Luer City.
Kaoji Castle was once the first fortified city on Kyushu Island, but when the Chinese army last attacked the Satsuma Domain, most of it was destroyed. Although after the Chinese army retreated, the Shimazu family rebuilt it, but it was not the same after that. In 2008, the Satsuma Domain was punished by reducing its territory and was unable to continue this project. Therefore, the current Kaoji Castle is a half-residence project. Even the first floor of the Shouten Pavilion has just been built. Because there is no The money had to be covered with a cover to prevent it from being used by force. It also became a laughing stock in Japan, because generally the first floor of Shutenkaku is not used to live in people, but to store goods and raise horses. But Shutenkaku is like this, the city wall What's even worse is that the missing areas can only be filled with soil.
The landing place of the Chinese army was only more than 20 miles away from Luer City. Therefore, after the Chinese army set off, it only took an hour to arrive at the foot of Luer City. However, the Chinese army did not rush to attack the city, but first sent out a group of troops. The remaining members of the famous Toyotomi entered the city as envoys, demanding the surrender of the Satsuma Domain within a time limit of one hour.
After the Satsuma Domain was reduced to a fiefdom, the feudal lord Shimazu Hisamitsu died in depression. Now he is succeeded by Shimazu Hisamitsu's son Shimazu Tsunayuki. Shimazu Tsunayuki is only nineteen years old this year. Since there are only 10,000 people left in the Satsuma Domain. As a result, most of the retainers were sent away, and living alone was not a pity. There was no money to even build the Shutenkaku Tower, and he was not as good as a retainer of the feudal clan. However, as a young scholar, Shimazu Tsunaki had experienced the rich princes. Life, now that the family has been reduced to such a state, they are naturally full of hatred for China, so much so that they cannot see clearly the situation in front of them. When they saw that the Chinese army was attacking Satsuma Domain again, and even sent people into the city to persuade them to surrender, they were so angry that they immediately ordered, The envoy beheaded the envoy and ordered the army to be gathered to guard Luer City. He also personally went into battle and expressed his determination to defend Luer City with determination.
Tsunaki Shimazu's actions naturally angered the Chinese army, because in the eyes of the Chinese army, Kaoji Castle was not something to be afraid of. A little breathing could blow Kaoji Castle down, so they sent people to persuade Tsuna Shimazu. Tsunayuki surrendered and gave him a life, which was already a very favorable condition. Unexpectedly, Shimazu Tsunaki not only refused to appreciate it, but actually killed the envoys sent by the Chinese army. This did not take the Chinese army seriously. Since it was Tsunaki Shimazu who was seeking death, he was not polite, so the Chinese army immediately began to launch a full-scale attack on Kaoji Castle.
Unfortunately, the current Satsuma Domain is no longer a powerful vassal in the southwest. The entire domain's army only has more than a thousand people. This is still based on the old foundation. In fact, if a daimyo with a territory of 10,000 koku is thrown into China, it will be It is good for a township chief to be able to support five to six hundred soldiers, but Lu'er City could not withstand the artillery fire of the Chinese army at the beginning, let alone the half-baked project left now.
As a result, under the fierce bombardment of the Chinese army, within half an hour, the city wall of Kaoji Castle was blasted open and they entered the city. The few soldiers of the Satsuma Domain could withstand the Chinese army's attack and were fired upon by a volley of guns from the Chinese army. , so they fought hard and were defeated in the city.
Although before the war began, Shimazu Tsunayaki swore that it was either broken jade or martyrdom, but after the war began, the Chinese army's artillery roared and exploded the wall of Kao Castle, causing the Satsuma soldiers to fly bloody and torn apart. , Shimazu Tsunaki's courage and courage have long since disappeared without a trace. After all, he is just a noble child who was born into wealth and has not experienced a real battlefield. Maybe he was really determined to die at that time, but It is easy to talk nonsense at ordinary times, but when faced with the horror of the battlefield, the inner world quickly collapsed. Therefore, instead of fighting to the death with the Chinese army, he led the defeated army to retreat to the so-called Shoutian Pavilion to garrison.
But how could a half-sized Shoutian Pavilion be able to withstand the Chinese army? Then the Chinese army quickly surrounded Shoutian Pavilion, easily broke through the defense of Shoutian Pavilion, and entered the city. At this time, the island Tsunauki was holding a tachi, preparing to commit suicide by caesarean section, but as soon as the tip of the knife touched his belly, his hand immediately lost strength. As a result, he tried several times, but could not make up his mind, and he dragged his feet until he reached China. The army rushed into the Shoten Pavilion, knocked out the sword, and captured Tsunaki Shimazu alive. Also captured at the same time were Tsunaki Shimazu's wives, concubines, and children.
Even though Shimazu Tsunayaki was only nineteen years old, he already had twelve wives and concubines, five children, and three daughters. The eldest was five years old. Therefore, Japanese people in this era married very early. Among the rich and powerful, they often get married and have children at the age of twelve or thirteen. Of course, now they are all prisoners of the Chinese army.
The entire battle took less than an hour. The Chinese army killed a total of 327 Satsuma soldiers and captured 563 people. No one of them was killed, and only a dozen soldiers were injured.
The residents of Luer City seemed very obedient and did not fight back. On the contrary, they were very friendly to the Chinese Army, even flattering. Some had daughters who wanted to sacrifice their daughters, and some who wanted their sons to work for the Chinese Army were simply better than themselves. Fortunately, this situation also caused the soldiers of the Chinese army to ignore it.
It was not until later when the Chinese army withdrew from Japan that they found out that after the last war, the Chinese army had robbed a large number of Satsuma people and settled in Taiwan. After they arrived in Taiwan, they were not discriminated against and each had their own merits. The ability to survive is due to the fact that most of them, women, are married and have children with Taiwanese immigrants. The Japanese are also a hard-working people. Therefore, through their own hard work, most of these people have now settled down in Taiwan, and many of them have settled down in Taiwan. Life here is pretty good, at least better than in Japan.
And these news were also spread to Japan by some Chinese businessmen, including some Japanese who were plundered. They also came to Japan to do business and came out with their own experiences. As a result, the news became more and more outrageous, and it became the case that Japanese people could live a good life in China. In recent days, there are rumors that marrying a Chinese is better than marrying a Japanese. As the birthplace of this rumor, Satsuma is even more envious of the Japanese who were taken away. Now the Chinese army has arrived again. Of course Everyone wants to join the Chinese army and live a good life in China.
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