The border relocation order worked.
In other words, stimulated by the border relocation order, those good citizens with ID cards became the main force of this Kumamoto Castle Spring Array.
Everyone in Kyushu Island who is interested is involved.
There has even been a situation where as long as you don't have Chinese blood, you will die.
This situation is particularly evident in Kagoshima.
The impact spread directly to the vicinity of Kumamoto, with civilians fighting every day, giving Mori Qi Fang a headache.
And here comes what gives him an even bigger headache.
In order to win the Spring Battle of Kumamoto Castle, Zhu Zaiming mobilized a coast guard fleet stationed in the Ryukyu Islands.
Take advantage of the darkness to cross the strait between Shimojima and Nagasaki, bypass the coastal forts, and directly enter the inland sea.
When the time comes into May.
The Kyushu Division and 30,000 auxiliary troops joined forces with the Coast Guard fleet on the west side of Kumamoto.
A large amount of supplies were added to the Jiuzhou Division, especially the 32 newly arrived artillery pieces, which were the same type of artillery as the artillery brigade of the Qing Imperial Guard Division.
This brings the artillery brigade of the Kyushu Division to nearly 400 large and small artillery pieces.
At the same time, the Honshu Island reinforcements stationed in Fukuoka also arrived at Kumamoto Castle and joined forces with the Kyushu Allied Forces, with a strength of 120,000.
Seeing such a military situation, the corners of Mao Li Qifang's mouth raised slightly.
He even had the illusion that the shogun was nothing more than that.
In Japan, what does the 120,000-strong army represent?
It means that you can fight against the shogunate, and it means that you can go to Luo.
It means that he can open a Maori shogunate even if he is a Maori Qifang!
"such a pity……"
Mao Liqifang sighed slightly, these soldiers were only temporarily under his command. When the battle was over, they would go back to their homes to find their mothers.
Is there any way to keep them?
This is a question Maoli Qifang has been thinking about.
A few days later, as both sides set up their formations in Kumamoto.
The Kumamoto Castle Spring Formation enters the second stage, and the decisive battle begins.
Mori Saifou's defense in Kumamoto Castle was mainly concentrated on the mountains east of Kosa Town.
There are two mountain castles here, one is Kumamoto Inner Castle and the other is the former Omatsu Inner Castle.
The inner city of Kumamoto is built on the top of a mountain. The terrain is very high, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.
The Omatsu Inner City is on the lower right side of the Kumamoto Inner City, and the terrain is relatively low.
These two mountain cities that are at the horns of each other are the core of Maori Qifang's defense.
The main force of the coalition forces is stationed here.
Part of the army was stationed in the city, while the rest relied on the mountains and the dwellings on the plain on the left to set up positions.
"It's not easy to fight!"
Nara Ichibe observes the enemy's formation through a telescope.
On the plains, the Jiuzhou Division had to face a large number of residential buildings in street fighting.
In the mountains, the Jiuzhou Division will attack from above.
Maoli Qifang, on the other hand, is waiting for work.
Nara Ichibei took his guards to the front line to observe closely.
After a whole day of inspection, Nara Ichibei looked at the Kumamoto Castle defense line armed as a hedgehog and reluctantly returned to the camp.
"Ask for tactical guidance and send a telegram to Jinling!"
That night, Jin Ling's reply was sent to Nara Ichibei.
Zhu Zaiming's reply can be summed up in just one word.
burn!
With a "pop", Nara Ichibei suddenly stood up from his chair.
Different from the brick and earth houses in China, in Japan, in order to resist earthquakes from time to time, the houses are basically made of wood.
Now Maoli Qifang is in the formation, and various wooden signs, bamboo pillars and other defensive equipment are very dense.
If this is burned down...
Nara Ichibei immediately understood Zhu Zaiming's intention.
If it cannot be destroyed, it cannot be established. After a brief discussion between the General's Office and the cabinet, they all agreed that the Ming Dynasty did not want this ruined city.
Once the fire is done, the future new city will be built on the ruins.
Waiting for the Ming Dynasty to regain Kyushu Island.
Kumamoto will also be renamed Kyushu Castle as the capital city of Kyushu Island.
In the next few days, Nara Ichibei arranged a large number of auxiliary troops to prepare fire starters.
Burning a city seems simple, but it is actually very difficult.
It is necessary to calculate the wind direction in the next few days and to calculate the weather and climate.
At the same time, the original ignition point must also be calculated and selected.
The rivers and ponds that crisscross the city, as well as the possible fire prevention preparations for the Maori houses, must be taken into consideration.
Nara Ichibei prepared 26 fire-setting teams.
Two regiments of musketeers were also arranged. These musketeers would be responsible for stopping the fire brigade after Kumamoto Castle was ignited.
According to the calculations of the Ministry of Industry officials accompanying the army, there will be no rain in the next few days, which is a good time to set fire.
Kumamoto Castle is close to the sea.
The specific heat capacity of seawater is greater than that of land, so the temperature of land drops faster after entering the night, making the temperature of land lower than that of the ocean.
The temperature is low, the air pressure is high, and the land pressure is higher than the ocean pressure.
Therefore, the land breeze blows at night, blowing from the land to the ocean.
The opposite is true during the day.
Nara Ichibei withdrew his camp to the south of Kumamoto Castle, trying not to put himself between Kumamoto Castle and the coast.
As soon as the camp migration is completed, the fire attack will begin when the sun rises in the early morning.
The retreat behavior of the Kyushu Division also left Mao Li Qifang confused.
Could it be?
The Kyushu division gave up when they saw that Kumamoto Castle was difficult to fight?
Almost everyone, including the retainers of the Choshu Domain and the daimyo from various places who came to support them, thought that the Kyushu Division was about to retreat.
The Jiuzhou Division was formed by the Ming Dynasty.
This also means that these great names actually defeated the Ming Dynasty!
What is this concept?
You know, from the Tang Dynasty until the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese people have been living under tremendous pressure from China.
Culturally, I admire China.
Militarily, China was severely beaten.
Shenzhou supported several wars on the peninsula, such as the Wanli War to Aid Korea. Even if there were internal problems in the Ming army, they would still be beaten violently.
But now, the coalition forces led by Maoli Qifang actually forced Ming Dynasty to withdraw its troops.
In Japan, this kind of honor is equivalent to the honor of the Chinese general Feng Langjuxu.
"Hahaha, the Ming army is nothing more than that!"
"I don't think that's the case with "famous generals from the Ming Empire."
"You can't say that. Nara Ichibei is still capable. He is very strong, but we are stronger!"
At night, Mori Qifang hosted a banquet for various daimyo in the inner city of Kumamoto.
The hall was crowded with people, nearly 200 people from Daimyo to Takeshi.
Everyone raised their glasses to toast to each other, and drank the sake that was like boiled water in their stomachs. They looked at the few plates of side dishes on the table that could not be eaten in two bites, and were immersed in the joy of victory.
A group of geishas took small steps, their faces were smeared with ghost-like powder, and they were making strange and incomprehensible movements.
Everyone's heads were beating to the strange monotonous tune, and they were clapping their hands and singing.
Until late at night, the daimyo chose their own geisha and entered the small room next door for a more in-depth artistic discussion.
Early morning.
26 arson teams dispersed everywhere with magnesium rods. They bypassed the patrolling samurai and sneaked into the residential areas of Kumamoto Castle.
Sun rise.
As if as a signal, thick smoke rose everywhere in Kumamoto Castle.
At first, the Japanese people in the residential area of Kumamoto Castle thought it was someone’s house that had dinner so early.
But when the sea breeze blows towards the land, when the smoke plumes increase from dozens to hundreds, accompanied by huge fires.
Everybody knows.
Kumamoto Castle is in trouble.
