Yin Feng looked around at his generals and said loudly: "The most important purpose of this battle is to avenge the thousands of deaths in our Taiwan Port."
All the generals of the Chinese army shook their fists and shouted: "The Chinese army will win. The ship owner will win."
The roars of the Chinese generals echoed in the bottom cabin of Ruoda's Feilong.
Now, under the leadership of Yin Feng, the title of the China Company's escort has gradually become a more formal title like the Chinese Army. Of course, in the Ming Dynasty's official view, this army is only an armed force with the nature of a militia training group. It is between legal and and illegal.
The leader of the foreign mercenaries, the Portuguese Andre, jumped up and shouted: "Your Excellency, captain, we Western soldiers are willing to take the lead."
After the Battle of Manila, the Dutchman Van Leyden resigned and returned to the East India Company. The leader of the re-established foreign mercenary sentry became Colonel Coutre's comrade-in-arms Andre. He settled in the foreign community in Taiwan. He married an aboriginal woman from Madou Society and planned to stay in Taiwan for the rest of his life. On the night when Taiwan Harbor was attacked, his aboriginal wife was injured by the Japanese pirates who were burning and killing them everywhere. Therefore, he was full of hatred for the Japanese. Hatred.
Yin Feng knew that the foreign mercenaries were no worse than the Japanese pirates in terms of burning, killing and looting. He smiled lightly and said, "Don't worry. I will definitely let your troops be the first to land in Kagoshima Bay. Okay. Everyone has received the combat information from the combat department." The plan is ready. Brothers who are not good at writing must have listened to the explanation given by Staff Officer Chen of the Operation Department."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Dacheng, the deputy commander of the first regiment who was the first to rush into Manila as captain and leader, stood up: "General, according to the plan before the war, our first regiment will focus on attacking the capital of the Satsuma clan. I Requesting the Li Kuiqi Artillery Battalion to be assigned to my command..."
Yin Feng's face sank: "Tell me your reasons. Your request is tantamount to completely changing the post-landing combat plan."
"The artillery firepower attached to our unit cannot have any effect on the Shimazu family's home city... It was mentioned in the report of the Sea Spirit that the Japanese musketeers are very strong. We need to strengthen the artillery firepower."
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Old General Chen Di quietly exited the secret conference room in the bottom cabin. At a glance, he saw his nominal nephew Chen Dagao standing at attention solemnly at the door. Chen Di couldn't help but nodded. He fully agreed with the Chinese army's emphasis on discipline and military appearance. .
Yu Dayou's son, Yu Zigao, entered the Zhonghua Company Military Academy under a pseudonym. He has now graduated. Because of his good cultural background, although fighting skills, tactical training and other subjects are average, he is good at writing and strategic planning. Therefore, he was incorporated into Yin Feng's old battalion. Ministry Planning Division became a staff officer.
Chen Di coughed, turned around and walked up the stairs. Chen Dagao blinked knowingly and said to his companions: "I'll go up for a moment and go to the latrine."
Chen Di and Yu Zigao met near the wheelhouse at the stern. Since the warship was anchored, there was no one at the stern at this time.
"My nephew, this is the year of the martial arts competition. You should go back to Fujian." Chen Di frowned and said uncertainly: "This expedition to Japan will not solve the problem in a month or two. Don’t miss the date of the martial arts exam.”
Yu Zigao was wearing a black uniform of an infantryman of the Chinese Army. This imitation of a Western-style military uniform seemed very strange to Chen Di and other scribes. Yu Zigao had been here for more than a year, but he had become accustomed to this kind of clothing. After all, he was the queen of the generals. He has the genes of his father who was a soldier; from his initial aversion to the Chinese company, he has gradually accepted the existence of the Chinese army. This experience may change his whole life. He is not a person with outstanding personality and determination like his father Yu Dayou. .So if he was immersed in the corrupt officialdom of the Ming Dynasty for a long time, he would definitely be assimilated by the incompetent bureaucratic class.
In the original historical time and space, Yu Zigao was a general who had tarnished his father's reputation. He took the military examination in the 30th year of Wanli (1609). Because of his father's merit, he attacked the guards and commanded the general affairs. In Haitan (today's Pingtan) ) led the army. Later he became the general of Fujian Army. Not only did he not inherit his father's talents, he also became the laughing stock of the pirates on the southeast coast. Zheng Zhilong defeated his troops many times. He laughed at him and said: "Zigao Dandy." "Father's Letter. An Zhibing." The two sides fought many times. Yu Zigao was defeated repeatedly. Zheng Zhilong deliberately ignored him and did not pursue him.
Now in this historical branch created by Yin Feng, Yu Zigao has become Yin Feng's staff officer. Although it is of an undercover nature, this change is undoubtedly affecting his growth and inner world.
At that moment, Yu Zigao said: "What Uncle Shi said is absolutely true. However, I still want to follow Captain Yin Feng to finish this battle. My father has been dealing with Japanese pirates all his life. He also wanted to fight against Japanese pirates at sea, in the Japanese pirate's lair. Defeat them. Now, his ideal will be realized. I must not miss this opportunity."
Chen Di sighed: "Okay. This... is a letter from Master Shen. He proposed to reform the military system and build a firearms camp. But the court did not approve it. He wants you to help him..."
Yu Zigao smiled bitterly: "The princes in the imperial court are busy with party disputes. How can they have time to take care of us? Uncle Shi. I don't think I can do anything to help Mr. Shen by going to Zhejiang. It's useless. Uncle Shi...but... .I have collected a lot of information about the Chinese Army. I will hand it over to Lord Shen when the time comes..."
Chen Di said helplessly: "My nephew, this Yin Feng place is not a place for those of us who have been favored by the imperial court. I always think that he has hidden ambitions... Hey, even if he has no objection, but he The court and the scholars will never tolerate such things. One day, he will be in the opposite position to us."
Yu Zigao sighed: "Yin Chuanzhi Bo Yuntian is a good man. But he is always unwilling to live in the same world as Guang. He is estranged from the court. Alas... Uncle Shi, don't worry. After the Battle of Satsuma, I will return to Fujian." "
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The military meeting of the Chinese army lasted until late that night. During the meeting, the Japanese general Lu Ruohan, a Portuguese missionary, was also called in. At the same time, several Chinese businessmen who were on board the ship and had done business with the Satsuma clan were taken into the bottom of the secret cabin. meeting room.
The next day, the Sea Spirit was fully loaded with 100 soldiers from the first team of the Hiryu Sailor Musketeers, as well as nearly 500 grenades and various ammunition. It turned around and headed north, heading to Naha Port again to support the Chunghwa Commercial Building.
Yin Feng's main force stayed for another day. After all the ships arrived, 100 members of the Sailor Musketeers were left to guard the newly established Miyakojima military station. There were also five brigantine warships patrolling around Miyakojima. After the rest of the brigade set off, they marched under starry night, pulled up all the sails, and even added people to row the oars, and headed north at full speed. Since Yin Feng's army emphasized firearms warfare, it had high logistics requirements. So shortly after the brigade set off from Taiwan, the first Thanks to the efforts of Li Lihua, Lu Shitou and others, the second batch of logistics ships set off in five days. They will also arrive at Miyakojima first. This Miyakojima military station will become an important logistics base during the Satsuma War.
The Feilong is in the center of the entire fleet. The large fleet of more than 200 ships covers an area of more than ten miles on the sea. The canvas is like clouds and the masts are like forests. After Kublai Khan of the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese once again attacked the Japanese mainland. The battle begins.
The most trouble-making foreign mercenaries were temporarily stationed on the Feilong. Yin Feng did this because he was the only one who could control these unruly desperadoes. Generally speaking, the political structure of Western Europe in the Middle Ages had obvious characteristics due to the existence of the chivalry system. Military political characteristics; while the ancient Chinese political system has obvious civilian political characteristics. The two groups of people have obvious differences in their respective social responsibilities, as well as the means, channels, and purposes of advancement and profit, resulting in huge differences in their behaviors and concepts. And this difference affects the cultural characteristics of the entire society. Both knights and literati are admired elites in their respective societies. Their behaviors and ideas are imitated and pursued by the masses of the lower class and later generations, and have formed a culture that is regarded by the East and the West. It is a phenomenon of many cultural traditions. For example, in the West, because soldiers have been in charge of secular power for a long time, a tradition of attaching importance to soldiers and advocating force has formed. In our country, it has formed the concept of despising soldiers, treating soldiers as inferior, and "good people are not soldiers". At the same time, .The use of force is also regarded as the "last resort" to resolve relations with neighboring countries. In addition, in Western culture, the concept of military personnel is the core, highlighting cultural characteristics such as heroism, adventurous spirit, advocating martial arts, and romance; while in traditional China, literati Based on the concept, it has prominently formed the behavioral habits of being resourceful, wise in the city, moderate and peaceful, keeping a low profile and biding time.
And Yin Feng was regarded as an unusual behavior among the court officials; for example, as a superior, he personally went into danger to save people, went to attack Macau for a woman, etc., and fought against the royal court to save the common people. These were mainly composed of Europeans. In the eyes of the foreign mercenaries, it was a heroic act. Therefore, they were all willing to obey his orders.
This difference between Eastern and Western cultural traditions is not easy to make simple judgments about who is right and who is wrong, and which one is better. However, Yin Feng feels that traditional cultural concepts affect people's current behavior, and people's behavior will affect the destiny of a nation. and development trends. And China’s suffering in modern times is still related to this cultural tradition.
On the fifteenth day after Chen Zhongji, Yan Siqi and others repulsed the Shimazu Army's general attack, the Sea Spirit broke into Naha Port again. Taking advantage of the darkness, it extended along the Naha River to the edge of the Chunghwa Commercial Building. Overnight, 100 sailors and A large amount of ammunition was sent into the wall. This was Chen Zhongji's timely rain. Just the night before, the Shimadzu army could not bear its temper and launched a night attack in the middle of the night.
Originally, the Chinese had laid mines outside the business building, which could serve as an early warning. However, there were too many refugees wandering outside the business building these days. Prince Shangfeng, Shui Huaying, and the large number of Ryukyu refugees inside the building were afraid that they would hurt the refugees. He pleaded with Chen Zhongji countless times. After all, the defense of the commercial building still required the help of the Ryukyu people in the building. Unfortunately, Ji Tsai had no choice but to take back the mines. As a result, that night, the Shimadzu army crossed the east gate outer city at night. The open space outside the south gate went straight to the city wall.