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  Chapter 635 632【Besieged city cannot be rescued】

  Kagoshima Bay, the northernmost point.

  More than a dozen Zhuyin ships of the Satsuma clan, and more than 20 small offshore ships, have been forced to retreat by the Datong Navy.

   If you retreat further, it's time to go ashore.

   "Boom boom boom!"

  Dozens of Datong Navy warships fired at the Japanese fleet in a fan shape. There is no tactics at all, this bay is too narrow, there is no room for the fleets of both sides to cruise.

   It is formation bombardment, to see whose ship is hard and whose gun is accurate.

  Shimazu Mitsuhisa stood on the wall of Tsurumaru Castle, holding a binoculars to watch the battle. But the battle site was thirty miles away from the city, and the telescope really couldn't observe thousands of miles away.

   In the fourteenth minute of the naval artillery battle, an unlucky Satsuma battleship was blasted out of a big hole and began to flood. Immediately afterwards, at the twenty-eighth minute, the captain's room, the flagship of the Satsuma clan, was smashed to pieces.

  For the Satsuma Navy, this kind of naval battle is simply impossible to fight. The number of Chinese warships is larger, the tonnage is larger, and the artillery is stronger. The sea area of ​​​​the battle is still very narrow, and there is no way to hide. They can only choose to bombard on the spot.

  Those offshore small ships of the Satsuma clan took the lead in fleeing.

  How to escape?

  The boat stopped at the shore, and all the soldiers and sailors landed, planning to run for thirty miles and flee back to Tsurumaru City.

  Li Dingguo put down the binoculars: "Command, don't let a single enemy go!"

  Three thousand soldiers of the Datong Army are waiting near the Kagoshima Police Academy hundreds of years later. This is the only way for the enemy navy to escape back to the city.

"kill!"

   "Bang bang bang bang!"

  More than 400 Japanese soldiers were routed, and finally escaped from the sea, and ran into a platoon of guns from the Datong Army head-on.

  Some fell down on the spot, some knelt down and begged for mercy, and some turned around and fled to the northern mountains.

  Miyazaki Shiro drew his sword out of its sheath, and said to more than 20 wild warriors behind him: "The time has come for us to show our talents. Long live His Majesty the Emperor of China!"

   "Onboard, onboard!"

  A group of wild samurai chanted on-board slogans, holding samurai swords and chasing down the broken soldiers trying to enter the mountain.

  From birth to now, these guys haven't had enough food for a few days. After joining the Datong Army, they ate so much that they were bloated that day. Repaying the favor of being full with death is a desperate charge.

   Miyazaki Shiro charged the fastest, and he heard General Li Dingguo's kindness to him. He even had tears in his eyes when he charged.

  What favor?

   But Li Dingguo saw that this person was wearing worn-out shoes, which were really badly worn, so he threw the old boots he had worn to him.

   These are a pair of cowhide boots, which Miyazaki Shiro never dreamed of. Although the size was too big to fit, Miyazaki Shiro was so grateful that he even kept it safe and was reluctant to wear it. He only wore it on formal occasions to show his identity.

   "Hey!"

   Miyazaki Shiro let out a loud roar, and raised his sword to slash at the defeated soldiers in front.

  The defeated soldier was stabbed in the back, fell to the ground and crawled forward, then turned over and begged: "Forgive, spare, I surrender!"

   Miyazaki Shiro had a grim expression on his face, and stabbed with the knife in his backhand. Not only did he stab the broken soldier in the stomach with a knife, but he twisted it half a circle and shouted: "General Li's enemies must die!"

   Finished this person, Miyazaki Shiro chased another rout.

  The rout soldier stumbled over a stone and fell to the ground. Seeing Shiro Miyazaki chasing him, he forgot to run for his life in panic, knelt down and kowtowed to him.

   Miyazaki Shiro raised his sword and slashed fiercely, with the skill of the sword so accurate, his head flew up instantly.

  The rout soldiers reacted quickly, and rushed towards the Datong soldiers one after another. Because as long as you kneel down and ask for surrender, Datong soldiers will not kill indiscriminately, but those wild warriors who surrender will surely die.

   After a battle ended, Miyazaki Shiro looked at the many prisoners and said with emotion: "General Li is so merciful!"

  The wild samurai next to him is called Ghost Forty-Eight. His ancestors should have been rich, because this surname belongs to the surname bestowed by the emperor. Guitou Forty-eight's attention was not on the captives, but looked enviously at the soldiers of Datong: "The Heavenly Soldiers of the Tang Kingdom, even the ashigaru, have armor. If I have a set of this armor, I will definitely be able to revive the family. "

  Miyazaki Shiro said: "So we have to swear to serve General Li. Not only can we have enough food, we will make great contributions in the future, and maybe we will be awarded a set of armor."

  Kitou Forty-eight thought of those old boots, and immediately began to envy Miyazaki Shiro again. Those were the cowhide boots worn by General Li. They were so precious. If I had come to seek refuge first, I would have given them to myself. Where would Shiro Miyazaki be?

  Li Dingguo called these wild warriors away, and reprimanded them coldly: "What did you say before the war? As long as the enemy puts down his weapons and surrenders, he is not allowed to kill again. For the first offender, today's meal will be halved, and next time he will be severely punished!"

  When the wild warriors saw Li Dingguo angry, they knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

  The Datong Army is advancing towards the northeast, and the naval battle has already been decided. Two-thirds of the Zhuyin boats of the Satsuma domain directly chose to surrender with the boats, and only a few went ashore to escape. There was still some thumping in the sea, but the ship was destroyed and swam desperately to the shore.

   "Intercept and defeat the soldiers!" Li Dingguo ordered.

   Miyazaki Shiro immediately drew his sword, rushed out with the wild warriors, and shouted: "Listen to General Li, don't kill the prisoners!"

  Ghost Forty-eight is getting more and more upset. He comes from a nobler background than Miyazaki Shiro, so he should be the leader himself.

   After eliminating the Japanese navy in Kagoshima Bay, Li Dingguo bombarded Tsurumaru Castle that afternoon.

   To be honest, this thing is not easy to play.

  The castle was built 100 meters above the mountain, with a stone wall on the outside and three walls inside.

  At this moment, the Satsuma domain has gathered more than two thousand troops, climbing up from the west side of the mountain, and all of them are guarding Tsurumaru Castle.

  Of course, there are only so many defenders, and it is impossible for the next reinforcements to enter the city. Because this mountain is not big, the sentry of the Datong Army has already been sent out, and the follow-up Satsuma reinforcements will die as soon as they arrive.

   "Teacher, the enemy army is found in the west, there are about two or three hundred people!"

   The sentry came back and reported: "According to the field samurai who took effect, those enemies are from Ijuin."

   "Pursue carefully, don't fall into an ambush." ​​Li Dingguo ordered.

   After a while, the battalion commander in charge of the pursuit sent troops back to report: "Master, the enemy is running too fast and is familiar with the terrain. We really can't catch up."

  Li Dingguo called Miyazaki Shiro over and asked, "Why is the master's house surrounded, and the reinforcements flee as soon as they say they want?"

Miyazaki Shiro explained: "General Kai, the lord of Ijiin, is the eleventh younger brother of Mitsuhisa, governor of the Shimadzu family. Since the family has been separated, it may or may not be a family. Also, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu In order to consolidate Ruled, once killed Shimadzu Hisaki and Shimadzu Hisaki. These two are his brother-in-law, and the former is still the head of the Shimadzu branch."

   "I understand." Li Dingguo suddenly laughed.

  Under the rule of the Japanese shogunate, there were vassals of all sizes.

  And under the feudal lord, there are city lords, large and small. In order to consolidate his rule, Mitsuhisa Shimadzu directly killed two brothers-in-law, one of whom was still the head of the branch. What do the other city lords and heads of the Satsuma domain think?

  Take Shimadzu Hisuguo, the lord of Ijuin, as an example. The site is not far from the lord, and he is the lord's younger brother. Of course, he must be on guard at all times.

  Shimadzu Jiuguo led two or three hundred troops to the rescue, and when he encountered the Datong army, he ran away. If the Datong army can capture Tsurumaru Castle and kill the feudal lord, maybe he can succeed as the family governor. Even if the feudal lord was not dead, he could still explain that he had sent troops to rescue him, but it was a pity that he could not defeat the Datong army.

   I'm afraid that many city lords of the Satsuma clan have the same idea, which made Li Dingguo's siege and aid plan invalid.

   Poor Mitsuhisa Shimadzu, as the lord of the Satsuma domain, there are only more than 2,000 people guarding the castle, and all reinforcements are on the sidelines.

  Faced with this embarrassing situation, only the shogun personally ordered that the reinforcements from all walks of life would really gather troops to rescue.

  …

  Edo, Shogunate.

   Tokugawa Iemitsu has received the news, and he has a strong desire to control him. His first reaction is to be furious, and he wants to gather troops all over Japan to fight against China.

Abe remonstrated again: "General, China gave two excuses for this conquest of Satsuma. One is to annex Ryukyu secretly, and the other is to plunder Chinese merchant ships. The Tang soldiers only attacked Tsurumaru Castle, proving that they did not want to fight with the Satsuma Domain. The shogunate is going to war, and there is really no need for the shogunate to raise troops."

Matsudaira Chengju also said: "General, these years, the grain harvest has been poor, and there are always droughts and snowstorms in various places. It is okay to fight a small war, but we really do not have food to fight a big war. Forcibly summoning the troops of various domains and sending more farmers to fight. It will cause civil unrest again. The Chinese army will leave after defeating Tsurumaru Castle, and the violent rioters will never stop dying."

  Tokugawa Iemitsu also had brains, and after being persuaded by the two ministers, he gradually calmed down. But his tone of voice was still very uncomfortable: "Could it be that the shogunate pretended not to know about the invasion of Tang soldiers? Even if China withdraws its troops, the shogunate will still be majestic!"

Abe said again: "General, it was Satsuma who annoyed the Chinese emperor. Although the shogunate allowed him to send troops to Ryukyu, and even increased the Shimadzu family's income, they did not allow them to plunder Chinese merchant ships. Those Chinese merchant ships came from Chang Saki is doing business with the shogunate. The Shimadzu family robbed Chinese merchant ships, which means they robbed the shogunate’s property, and they should be severely punished! Also, according to the news from the Chinese envoy, the Shimadzu family has been occupying Ryukyu eight Island. The shogunate was not informed of this situation, and the tribute was not handed over to the shogunate. Mitsuhisa Shimadzu deserves to be punished!"

  Matsudaira Chengju said: "There should be two steps. First, issue an order to reprimand the Shimadzu family's crimes and dismiss Shimadzu Hisamitsu from the position of family governor; second, send envoys to mediate and see how the Tang soldiers are willing to withdraw."

  Tokugawa Iemitsu nodded in agreement, and suddenly asked: "Can the navy of the shogunate fight the Chinese navy?"

Abe replied again: "There should be no distinction between equals. However, China has a vast land and abundant resources, and at this time the founding hero is in power. Even if the Chinese navy is defeated, it will be able to build large ships in two or three years. However, the warship of the shogunate sank. If there is one less ship, we will not be able to consume the Emperor of China after all."

  As soon as this remark was made, everyone fell silent, thinking of the war decades ago.

  Japan invaded Korea. Although it won many battles, it could not bear a few defeats. The Ming army was unfavorable in the initial battle, so they continued to send reinforcements. As a result, the Chinese army fought more and more, while the Japanese army fought less and less.

  Tokugawa Iemitsu was not very happy, and after letting the ministers leave, he asked Yagyu Juhei: "Have you met the Chinese emperor, what kind of person is he like?"

  Yagyu Jubei replied: "Young, heroic, majestic... I like to laugh, and when I smile, I am very kind and tolerant."

  Tokugawa Iemitsu pondered for a long time, and then ordered: "The envoys sent to negotiate with China, go there in a galleon, and let the people of Tang Dynasty also see our warships!"

  Japan has Spanish galleons, and there are two of them.

   One of more than 200 tons and one of more than 500 tons were built with the help of the Spaniards before falling out with Spain.

   (Tianzi's new book "The Number One Scholar in Brocade Clothes", about the Zhengde and Jiajing dynasties. The works of the great gods are highly recommended. Back then, "Iron Bone" made the old king sleepless and forget to eat.)

  (end of this chapter)