The Shimadzu family was famous for their ability to run on the battlefield. They often used horseback to shoot and catch their pursuers off guard. Now, the Satsuma samurai have really suffered the heaviest blow in history. They can do anything like "fishing for the wild" and the front arrow formation. It stopped. After crossing the Kobutsu River, Shimazu Tadahashi ordered his men to burn the wooden bridge over the Kobutsu River before the Chinese army. However, he did not expect that the dozens of meters wide river could stop the Chinese army.
Moreover, at this moment, there were fireworks in the direction of Yingwa Street in the south. There were vague gunshots; the South Route Army of the Chinese Army was approaching Jiatuchuan.
Not long after Shimazu Tadahashi walked north through the castle town, he discovered that he couldn't even return to Tsurumaru Castle.
For the decisive battle on the Kagoshima Plains, the Tsurumaru Castle garrison was depleted. Only 50 Ashigaru iron gunners were left to guard the entire Tsurumaru Castle. During the fierce battle between the two armies, Luo Aquan led 150 special battalion soldiers to climb from the east slope. They went up to Castle Mountain, crossed the ridge of Castle Mountain, and attacked Tsurumaru Castle from behind. They captured the empty castle in one fell swoop. They erected a Chinese flag with a blue background on the Otemon Gate (main gate).
Shimazu Tadatsune and Shimazu Tadashi and his son who had escaped from the battlefield met at the foot of Tsurumaru Castle. They counted their manpower and found that there were only more than 100 retainer samurai in total.
They had no choice but to bypass Tsurumaru Castle and run north through Castle Mountain. They planned to go to Hinata, Oo and other places to gather troops for a counterattack. Shimazu Tadahashi's father, Shimazu Yoshihisa, abandoned the castle and led a dozen of his men to Osumi. Kajiki in Shira County is where Shimazu Yoshihiro lives in seclusion. Countermeasures are being discussed in a hurry.
In this battle, the Chinese army suffered the heaviest casualties when it was finally penetrated by the desperate assault of Dongxiang Shigeshi troops. About 300 people were killed by Satsuma samurai, and nearly 300 people were injured. The left wing troops on the southern front suffered due to the A melee broke out between the Shimadzu Army. A total of more than 200 people from the Sailor Musketeers and foreign mercenaries were killed. More than 300 people were injured, including Zhao Tiesuo's troops on the southern front. In the Battle of Kagoshima, a total of more than 600 people were killed by the Chinese Army. Nearly 300 people were injured. Thousands. Compared to the Battle of Manila City, such casualties were already huge.
From the direction of the mountainous area of Satsuma Peninsula, Taiwanese indigenous soldiers who were good at mountain warfare moved northward under the leadership of Yan Siqi. The boy scouts used firearms to open up the Shimadzu family's branch towns one after another. The Shimadzu family soon almost completely lost their base of Satsuma Peninsula. Shimazu Tadahashi's Fushimi Yashiki was also occupied by the pursuing Maitoku troops. Yang Dacheng and Luo Quanxiu led the 3rd Battalion of the First Regiment and the Yiwu Bird Gun Soldiers, and the foreign mercenaries swept the area around Tsurumaru Castle. Yin Feng generously The castle town was arranged to be handled by foreign mercenaries.
Andre was very happy. On the night of the great victory of Kagoshima, he led his people across the Kobutsu River and entered the castle town. Fires suddenly broke out everywhere in Kagoshima Castle. The Chinese soldiers who were searching for the remnants of the enemy in the Kajiya samurai residential area also added fuel to the fire. The residences of those warriors who resisted were burned down without mercy.
The foreign mercenaries were busy for most of the night, but the harvest was not satisfactory at all. Instead, Zhao Tie's troops came all the way from the southern part of the peninsula. They destroyed many Shimadzu family retainer branch towns and obtained a lot of loot.
Although the Shimadzu family has been in charge of the Satsuma Peninsula for 300 years, it is not just the people under the jurisdiction of the Shimadzu family. At that time, ordinary people in Japan were very poor. Except for a few businessmen, the peasant class had no savings at all. In addition to some fine Japanese swords and armor, the homes of middle- and lower-class samurai were also very poor. Their family living conditions were not at all comparable to those of ordinary urban residents in China at the same period.
Only high-class samurai families are wealthy. However, they all live in the castle of their own family or the castle of their master. A few merchants in Kagoshima Castle are members of the samurai class. This is not a commercial free port like Sakai Castle. Foreign trade is on the island. Under the direct control of the Tsu family, it is an important economic income of the Satsuma Domain. Therefore, the foreign mercenaries plundered the castle town very little. This incident made the mercenaries who fought for money extremely angry. In anger, the castle town was burned to the ground. Due to Japan's The urban buildings are mainly wooden buildings. The fire spread to the entire Kagoshima City, causing damage to the samurai residential area.
Since they suffered heavy casualties in the Battle of Kagoshima, the Sailor Musketeers who participated in the attack on Kajiya, the samurai residential area, also set fire to it.
Yin Feng had already entered Tsurumaru Castle. That night he rested at Shimazu Tadashi's residence next to the castle tower. Lin Yue hurriedly came to report that there was a fire in Kagoshima Castle. He just replied lazily: "Tell Yang Dacheng, Luo Quanxiu They have stopped and left some place for their troops to live."
Troops from Med's Second Regiment and Yan Siqi's troops pursued Shimazu Tadahashi, Shimazu Yoshihisa and others overnight. Finally, they stopped at the junction of Satsuma, Hyuga, and Osumi. A temporary camp was set up outside the capital city at the junction of the three states. Some warning posts were set up in the Kirishima Mountain area, and recruits from the special battalion were dispatched to inquire about the situation.
On the tenth day after the great victory of Kagoshima, the spies sent by Luo Quan returned.
"Where is Shimazu Tadahashi?" Yin Feng asked the spy in the Honmaru of Tsurumaru Castle.
"According to the captured Satsuma feudal official, he also went to Kajigi and met up with the previous two generations of the Shimazu family. We sneaked under Kajigi Castle and asked some people. The local farmers saw with their own eyes that he only brought more than 100 people. "The numbered man is entering the city." This spy took his guide and Fujian businessman Li Dayou deep into Kajigi. Now the Southern Kyushu area is in a state of complete anarchy. No one pays attention to these two people who pretend to be local people. The captured civil servant was Yamada Masaru. This guy was unlucky enough to be left alone when Shimazu Tadahashi fled. He once again ran away alone. As a result, he was captured by Taiwanese indigenous soldiers at the northern foot of Chengshan Mountain.
Yin Feng was thinking about what to do next; Japan's typhoon season has arrived. If the Chinese army is stranded in Satsuma, they will have to wait until at least October when the north wind blows before they can return to Taiwan. He looked up and saw that he was his subordinate; Yan Siqi was lying in the doorway without any grace at all, basking in the sun. Mai De, Yang Dacheng, and Luo Aquan were sitting on the coffee table as a stool, discussing something.
Chen Di on the other side stood up uncomfortably and stretched his legs and legs. He was old and very unaccustomed to living on Japanese tatami; there wasn't even a chair in this damn place. Chen Di had suffered a lot these days. Can't eat well and sleep well.
Although the Chinese army defeated the enemy, the whole army was not very happy because all the main members of the Shimazu family who were directly responsible for the sneak attack on Taiwan fled. Moreover, the whole army encountered the problem of acclimatization. The biggest trouble was There was a problem of food and fodder. Although Yin Feng paid great attention to logistics, in the thousands-mile sea crossing operation, the food route was affected by the wind and waves at sea. It was completely uncertain. Fortunately, when they occupied Tanegashima that day, the Shimazu army was originally on Tanegashima. The large amount of gunpowder prepared for the Ryukyu campaign became the ammunition for Yin Feng's troops. The large amount of food prepared by the Satsuma Domain for the Ryukyu troops solved part of the arms and supplies problem of the Chinese army.
However, food shortage is always a problem. The Chinese army has nearly 10,000 people and eats a lot during the battle. There is no news about the second batch of fleet that should have arrived long ago. In order to save the food reserves on board the Chinese army, Yin Feng ordered the landing troops to try their best. When searching for food locally, capturing Yamakawa Port and occupying other Satsuma domain branch cities such as Ibusuki, the Chinese army obtained a large amount of Shimadzu army rations that were originally destined for Ryukyu; when occupying Tsurumaru Castle, a large amount of Shimadzu army rations were also seized.
The problem is that Chinese army soldiers who are used to eating rice, sweet potatoes, corn and dried fish are very unaccustomed to Japanese-style military rations.
At that time, the Japanese did not have the habit of eating three meals a day. It was not introduced until the Edo period. During the Warring States period, it was more common to eat two meals a day.
During the Warring States Period, ordinary soldiers ate wheat, millet, barnyardgrass, taro and other coarse grains; the samurai's food was better. They could eat vegetable rice cooked with brown rice and vegetables. If they were lucky, they could eat rice. You can eat white rice; finally, it is the most luxurious military ration. Only daimyo or high-ranking samurai are eligible to eat it. It usually includes white rice, vegetables, fish, shellfish, chicken, etc.
The military rations of Japan's Warring States Period generally used various coarse grains. They can be stored for a long time, but they will clump, dry out and become hard after being stored for a long time. When using, soak them in water first, then soak them until they are soft, and then make them into porridge. Then add salt. It will have some flavor when eaten.
At that time, a Japanese Ashigaru's daily ration was: 1 liter of water, 4.5 grams of various coarse grains, 1 spoon of salt, and 2 spoons of miso.
Miso is a condiment. It is made from fermented soybeans (soybeans). It is mainly a paste. It is a condiment. It is also used as a soup base. Japanese miso first originated in China or western Thailand. It is mixed with beans through Bean paste, soybean paste, tempeh, etc. made from mold reproduction are very similar. It is said that it was introduced to Japan by the Jianzhen monk of the Tang Dynasty. There is also a saying that it was introduced to Japan through the Korean Peninsula. It is said that the longevity of the Japanese is related to the regular It has something to do with eating miso. It’s a pity that it doesn’t tolerate hunger.
"Damn it. Are all these Japanese slaves monks? They always eat vegetarian food and have no oil or water at all." Young Li Kuiqi is still growing up and gets hungry easily. At this moment, he walked into the courtyard cursing. He followed a group of naval officers. Come. This group of people is led by Mai Dahai. They seem to be arguing about something.
Yin Feng raised his head: "What's going on? Is there any news about the second batch of ships?"
Mai Dahai and others stood at attention and saluted. Everyone looked at each other for a while. Then Mai Dahai took a step forward and said: "Shanchuan Port was attacked..."
Yin Feng jumped up. He stood up and rubbed his sore legs: "What the hell? What's going on? Does Japan still have naval forces capable of attacking our Chinese warships? What are the losses?"
Mai Dahai stood at attention. He raised his head and said seriously: "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, there were no losses to the ships in the harbor. It's just that the Sea Spirit, which had just returned from Ryukyu, was attacked by a gang and was attacked by fire."
Yin Feng jumped up: "What? The Sea Spirit was attacked? How did it happen? Who was the opponent?"
"We captured three Japanese pirate ships that came to attack and the thieves on board. We burned the other ten ships. Most of the upper sail structure of the Sea Spirit was burned..."
Yin Feng was really angry. He didn't care that Mai Dahai was his brother-in-law. He rushed forward, grabbed him and said coldly: "What's going on with you? Why did such a thing happen under your nose?"