The mast of Yin Feng's ship Feilang was as thick as a man. There was no material to repair it on Miyako Island. So he set off before repairing the mast in time. Yin Feng thought Feilang was running slowly, so he changed it when he arrived off the coast of Naha Port. We boarded the huge ship Feihu. The renovated Feihu had a total of 50 cannons on both sides. One heavy gun on the bow and one on the stern. The current captain was also a descendant of the Yazhou Dan people. His name was Ye Hai. He was Ye Hua's brother.
Yin Feng saw in the telescope the flag of the China Company flying above the Sencheng City on the roof beam. He let out a long breath. He turned to the messenger and said: "Give Mai Dahai an order. Let him command the flying leopard. Wolf went north to bombard Sanchong City. He ordered Fan Tao to command the transport ship to go north and send the 1st Battalion of the 2nd Regiment to the coast of Namami Shrine."
This is a planned attack on Mie Castle, Obama, Kume Village and other areas. The main purpose is to completely seize the area around Naha Port and consolidate the control of Naha Port by the Chinese army.
Soon, the giant cannon ship majestically appeared in front of Shimazu's army on the north coast. The two warships had nearly 30 cannons on each side that could fire salvos. The densely packed gun windows sprayed out thick smoke and flames at the same time. A single salvo fired. Fifty cannons were fired at the same time. The earth-shaking sound of the artillery resounded through the sky. The artillery shells rained down inside and outside Mie Castle. The Shimadzu army had never seen such a scene. They were completely at a loss for a moment.
Naminoe Shrine on the coastline west of Mie Castle is a traditional Ryukyu ancient shrine building. The shrine enshrines the guardian deity of the land. It is one of the most famous local shrines. Naminoe Shrine was built in the mid-15th century AD. It is one of the eight famous Ryukyu shrines. One of the shrines. Kumano Gongen is enshrined inside. It is built on a coral reef cliff overlooking the beautiful sea scenery. The red tile roof of the shrine is a typical local Okinawa style. This place has been prosperous since more than 100 years ago. Every year in the first month of Okinawa This shrine is visited by the most pilgrims. Pilgrims come from all over Ryukyu in an endless stream to pray for happiness and good health.
The ship led by Deputy Commander Fan Tao successfully delivered 1,000 Chinese infantry soldiers to Nami noe Beach. The Shimadzu Army did not set up defenses here and did not send anyone to intercept them.
It turned out that more than 1,800 soldiers from the Ijuin Kumoto and Hirata tribes of the Shimazu Army were moving to the Shuri area.
Ijuin Hisamoto and others discovered a huge fleet stretching for more than ten miles outside the port. In addition, the Chinese army quickly eliminated their navy and captured the roof of the forest castle. As a result, they had an illusion about the number of Chinese troops ashore. .Moreover, the rain-like bombardment from the giant ship Feizi shocked them.
Traditionally, the Shimazu Army of the Satsuma Domain was a powerful force during Japan's Warring States Period. The infantry, in particular, had very strong combat effectiveness. The problem was that the Shimazu Army was always at a loss when it came to castle walls and fortresses guarded by heavy firearms. At that time, the Shimazu Army fought for hegemony on Kyushu Island. .Encircled Tanioshima Castle, the residence of Otomo Sorin in Bungo. Otomo Sorin captured the castle himself. At one time, he used the 2.8-meter-long, 9.7-centimeter-caliber Kokubō cannon (called Ishibōya at the time) purchased from Nanman to cause huge losses to the Shimazu army. The fierce battle lasted for three days. In the end, Shimazu felt that it was too difficult to capture the city and retreated. In this Ryukyu battle, Shimazu's army did not expect that there would be a written attack at all. They did not bring any heavy firearms at all. Faced with firearms The sharp Chinese people are helpless. Due to repeated defeats, their morale has been reduced to an unprecedented level.
Ijuin and others felt that with the current morale of the Shimazu Army, it was impossible to block the armed forces of the Chunghwa Company at Naha Port. Ijuin Kumoto, who was originally reluctant to continue fighting, therefore decided to abandon Naha Port, Mie Castle and Naha Jiangbei Barracks. Retreat to Shuri and join forces at Kawasama Jiugao. Then choose the opportunity to fight the Chinese decisively.
In the thirty-seventh year of Wanli, one day in early July of the fourteenth year of Keicho in Japan (1609), the Chinese army captured the fortresses on the north and south sides of the port on the same day they arrived at Naha Port.
In the evening, Yin Feng got off the Flying Tiger and came to the Zhonghua Commercial Building.
His army arrived very timely. The remaining food in the museum was only enough to sustain the entire museum for another ten days.
Yin Feng patted Chen Zhongji on the shoulder: "Not bad. Good job. You can now stand alone."
Facing the captain of the ship, who was both his brother and his teacher, Chen Zhongji didn't know what to say. He showed a rare silly smile: "Fortunately, I have lived up to my fate. Shipowner... Madam's matter. Please bear with me and accept the change..."
Yin Feng's face turned pale. He nodded with a wry smile: "I still have a lot to do. Revenge for her is the most important thing right now." He said with a forced smile and said: "Your wife gave birth to a big fat boy. You still have to do it?" I don’t know. Haha.”
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The next day, Yin Feng led three giant ships, the Fei Zi, twenty three-masted Fuchuan-type gunboats, fifty two-masted Fuchuan-type warships, and sixty transport sailing ships to continue northward. Fan Tao led the second and third The five three-masted warships and twenty two-masted warships of the war fleet guarded the port of Naha. At the same time, more than fifty captured Japanese pirate sailing ships and ten other transport ships went to Miyako Island to transport subsequent reinforcements and supplies. .
Chen Zhongji was officially appointed as the commander-in-chief of all Chinese troops on Ryukyu Island. The 1,000 infantrymen and 500 sailor musketeers who landed ashore, as well as the 300 garrison in the commercial building, were all under his command. A temporary unit designation was given: "Ryukyu Island" group".
Yin Feng took away Yan Siqi's boy scouts and Luo Aquan, Colonel Kutrey's special battalion soldiers. There are more dangerous battles waiting for them on Kyushu Island of Japan. Chen Zhongji's mission is to compress the Shimadzu army on Ryukyu Island. In the occupied area, that night, Yin Feng also handed a secret letter to Chen Zhongji and told him to burn it after reading it.
On the way to the north, Yin Feng's brigade attacked the Shimazu navy anchorage on the coastline of Urasoe Castle. A fire burned the flagship of Kayama Kudaka. When Yin Feng went north to the vicinity of Nakijin Castle, he had already destroyed all the troops along the way. All the Shimadzu warships were sent to the bottom of the sea.
The Chinese Company has undisputed control of the sea. The Japanese sailing ships of the Shimadzu Army cannot resist the Chinese and Western warships of the Chinese Company. The two are not opponents of the same magnitude at all. Within five days, the Shimadzu Army sailed to Ryukyu. A total of more than 300 military ships were lost. The navy was completely destroyed. At the same time, as the Chinese army recaptured Kume Village, the Chinese expatriates in Kume Village came out from their hiding places and took the initiative to help the Chinese Army. In these local snakes, they helped Next, Fan Tao's troops also actively attacked and captured all the ships in Ryukyu to Naha Port.
The more than 2,500 men of the Shimadzu Army's Kaguyama Hisaka Division have become a lone force on the Ryukyu Islands. They have completely lost contact with the Satsuma Domain headquarters and cannot receive any personnel and material supplies.
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After Taiwan Harbor was attacked by Japanese pirates, it only took one month to recover.
Summer farming and fishing season attracted a large number of mainland people. A large number of merchant ships from Southeast Asian countries. Merchant ships from the Netherlands, Portugal, and Britain also came in an endless stream. When Yin Feng went north, he issued a city building order. Not only the inner city-inspections of the city began. It was repaired and rebuilt. Based on the original plan, it was heightened and thickened. Multiple forts and bunkers were designed that protruded from the city wall. A strong multi-angular fortress was designed based on the principles of Western firearms defense.
At the same time, planning and construction of the city wall outside Taiwan Harbor also began. Dutch engineers invited from Batavia began to work with Anping Engineering Department personnel to plan and design the city wall in the surrounding area. This will be the first Western-style city wall in China. The fortress city built based on the principle of firearms defense was decades ahead of the original historical time and space when Xu Guangqi initiated the construction of Western fortresses in the Northeast.
Yin Feng changed his original mild attitude towards the indigenous people and internal affairs. He authorized Lin Xiao and Zeng Rui to kill as a warning to Bai Bai. All personnel from the company's security department and the Chinese Army's Military Intelligence Department devoted themselves to the work of eliminating internal troubles.
Zeng Qi stayed in Taiwan Port and was fully responsible for Taiwan's government affairs. Zeng Jingshan went to Luzon with the troops directly under the Zhao Xuanming Regiment of the Fourth Regiment of the Chinese Army.
By the time Yin Feng led his troops north to the Satsuma Domain, merchants from the mainland provinces across the Taiwan Strait, Chinese maritime merchants from various parts of Southeast Asia, and Western powers had basically known about Taiwan being attacked by the Japanese.
Unlike the Western armed merchant ships, which represent the interests of the country and the royal family and are fully supported by the country, the Chinese maritime merchants were neither part of the Ming and Qing government groups nor a partner of the government. The Chinese emperor himself did not play a role in the merchants like the Western royal family. Overseas business ventures are mixed with gold and shares. Therefore, when engaging in private maritime trade, Chinese maritime merchants not only have to compete with Portuguese, Spanish, Dutch, British and other armed merchant ships backed by national armed forces. They also have to fight against their own national army. The killing of them.
Since the Portuguese entered Asia, Chinese maritime merchants have been in an antagonistic competitive relationship with Western merchants. In 1510, the Portuguese relied on strong ships and cannons to establish a stronghold in Malacca and implemented a military trade monopoly. As a result, Chinese merchants had to withdraw from the business. Trade in northern Sumatra. In 1557, when the Chinese merchant Wang Zhi, who controlled the trade between China and Japan, was trapped by the Ming government, the Portuguese in Macau immediately took advantage of the situation and subsequently carried out the trade between China and Japan. Control. And this control lasted until the end of the 16th century. In the competition with Western armed merchant ships backed by national power, because Chinese maritime merchants basically acted as individuals or groups against the country, they were often squeezed out. And the disadvantaged position of killing. However, the emergence of China Company out of thin air concentrated the maritime merchants on the southeast coast. It also united and absorbed part of the financial resources of the major domestic merchant gangs and organized the maritime merchants' own armed forces. For the first time overseas, the Chinese were able to use organized force to fight against Western powers and various indigenous states.
Therefore, although many scattered Chinese businessmen still gloat over misfortune, the merchant ships and firms belonging to the Chinese company system, as well as the merchant ship shareholders who have received the flag of the Chinese company, are more consistent in showing that they share the same hatred and are divorced from the local traditional cultural atmosphere. With the Chinese company as a link, the Chinese businessmen have realized how powerful their organization is and how much benefit it can bring. Therefore, they have donated money and materials to various Chinese business halls to express their respect for the company and Yin Feng. support.