Chapter 133 The primary target is Satsuma
"I like you Japanese people very much. Why? Mainly because you have done a good job in inheriting culture. This is what I think most highly of you;
others? To be honest, even if Takeda Shingen's words like "the world's public and military are unified" and "Warring States" were mentioned, I feel that you Japanese are really shameless. "
Chen Cao stared at Hirata Zengxin, who was kneeling in front of him, and then waved his hand: "Xingye, let this guy go."
"Master Hou, I'm afraid something might happen."
Xin Zhao's worries are not unreasonable. At this moment, Chen Cao is the leader of the entire plan to conquer Japan.
Hirata Zengxin voluntarily competed with Lou Xingye. If his skills were inferior and he was captured, that was his own fault. However, Zhao Xin underestimated these warriors. The inheritance of the warrior spirit was not just words, and secretly attacking was not what these people would choose.
Chen Cao smiled, looked at the interpreter and said, "Every word I say must be carefully translated to him, and nothing should be missed."
"Your Kagoshima Domain offended the Tokugawa family in the battle of Sekigahara. Now the Tokugawa family is in power. Although you are powerful, you are the most disliked person among the daimyo of the outer domain."
After listening to the translation, Hirata Zengxin immediately raised his head and looked at Chen Cao: "I didn't expect that there were people in the Ming Dynasty who knew our country so well. Why do you want to accuse me?"
Hirata Masunobu thought that Chen Cao wanted to come to deal with the Japanese rebellion, so he only regarded these Ming troops as people who came to suppress the Japanese pirates: "I am the son of Satsuma Domain's general Hirata Masamune, not a Japanese pirate. I am an envoy of the Ming Dynasty. You can't treat me like this." I."
Chen Cao laughed after listening to the translation, then looked around at the laughing people and cleared his throat: "It seems that the people in Kagoshima are so arrogant. In the eyes of my great tomorrow // Chaoshang Kingdom, you all in Japan, Just an ant;
The purpose of my visit to the Japanese country is to give you a taste of the territory invaded by Japanese pirates, and to help the Toyotomi family regain power in Japan. "
Hirata Masunobu looked at Chen Cao in horror, and after a long time he murmured: "It is true that Toyotomi Hideyori is not dead. No wonder the Bizen Kingdom was divided up."
His mutterings were naturally translated to Chen Cao, who immediately sneered: "Although the Shimazu clan is loyal to the Toyotomi family, the Battle of Sekigahara is the general trend, and in addition to the Battle of Osaka, you Shimazu clan are watching the fire from across the bank. , the Shimazu clan has a heart that can be punished."
After a long time, Hirata Zengxin suddenly understood. Then he laughed and looked at Chen Cao coldly: "Messenger of the Ming Dynasty, don't forget that the Yuan army's two attacks were repelled by the divine wind that protected our country. You... Naturally, this is no exception.”
Phew...
Xin Zhao couldn't help laughing.
Chen Cao also smiled awkwardly, and then shook his head: "Why don't I tell you directly, the Shimazu family owns Satsuma and Osumi, plus the Hyuga Kingdom, which can be used as a springboard for our army to attack the Japanese country."
Hirata Masanobu looked at Chen Cao in surprise: "You want to conquer our country?"
"It's not a conquest," Chen Cao shook his head: "It's a conquest..."
"Idiot's dream..."
Chen Cao stood up: "When the reinforcements from the Satsuma Domain arrive and I destroy your navy, you will know what it means to be a powerful country that cannot be bullied."
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Naha Port
The first thing Pang Zhifan did after landing was to behead the captured Japanese soldiers in front of the Naha people. Then he deliberately let some people go according to Chen Cao's order and asked them to go back for help. Then he took the four battleships they left behind. The ship was sent to Lingang, and it could be directly used by the navy after modification in the future.
"Sir," a messenger arrived: "Sir, the Marquis has an order to order all fleets of the navy to quickly go to the port and wait for orders."
Pang Zhifan looked back at the confused Naha people, then sneered and got on the warship and sailed away.
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"If they follow the speed, they may arrive at Naha Port in twenty days at the earliest." Sun Chuanting marked it on the map.
Chen Cao then looked at Lu Xiangsheng: "What do you think?"
After Lu Xiangsheng suffered from vomiting, he was now able to navigate the warship with ease. At this moment, even if the sea breeze made the warship float up and down, it was as stable as a mountain: "Surround them from both sides, deploy pocket formations, and completely cripple their navy on the sea."
"I think so too." Sun Chuanting nodded.
Chen Cao also agreed: "I will follow the orders of you two and leave it to Navy Chen Maoxiu and Zhao Tianlin to let them handle the specific operations."
Chen Cao is not used to water battles, so it is really problematic for him to command water battles, but fortunately he is self-aware, otherwise...
Sure enough, in early September, the Navy's outpost team discovered a large fleet heading towards Ryukyu twenty nautical miles away from Shanbei Prefecture. The team, disguised as merchant ships, immediately set sail and headed towards Naha quickly.
"The enemy's target may not be Naha Port,"
After listening to the report, Chen Maoxiu expressed his views first.
"Why don't you let General Song lead his troops to station in Naha first?" Sun Chuanting pointed at the map.
Chen Cao shook his head immediately: "His main task is to take care of Toyotomi Hideyori and his party. I really don't trust anyone else."
"In your opinion, where is the best place to land?"
Chen Maoxiu heard Chen Cao's remarks, and then looked at Zhao Tianlin. Seeing that Zhao Tianlin didn't speak, he frowned: "Looking at the future, it should be in Lingang."
Chen Cao then looked at Zhao Tianlin.
Zhao Tianlin had been a pirate for so many years and had the most contact with the people of the Satsuma clan, so he couldn't be more familiar with them if asked.
"Master Marquis, the general thought that they would put down all the army landing troops at Naha Port, and then send warships to the port. The Japanese who returned after our army conquered Lingang must have told the Shimazu clan. They are quite cunning. , we must be on guard, or maybe they will stop at Shanbei Prefecture, but the port there is not suitable for large fleets and cannot dock, so we can only come to Naha."
Song Che said: "How about our army deploy in Naha and wait for all the Japanese troops to land, just like we did when we landed in Gaizhou, and catch them by surprise."
Seeing Chen Cao's silence, Sun Chuanting handed over his hands and said, "Does the Marquis want to let all the Japanese troops in?"
Chen Cao nodded lightly: "Bo Ya is playing into my heart; the Japanese pirates are cunning. If they attack them in Naha, these people have experienced water battles for a long time and will retreat quickly. We are not familiar with sea routes, so we all rely on Zhao Tianlin to lead the way." , if this happens, the pursuit will definitely have poor results."
Sun Chuanting thought for a while, then pointed to the map and said: "Let them land in Naha, our army will ambush in the North Valley behind Naha, wait for these people to come, and then send people to cut off the connection between them and Naha. Cut off their retreat, so that even if they cannot completely wipe out this enemy force in the North Valley, they can still wipe out all of them on their way back;
After all, the Marquis often said that even if the Satsuma clan was as powerful as the Satsuma clan, the national army would not exceed 30,000 people. "
Chen Cao agreed with Sun Chuanting's idea and agreed to his plan. Then he pointed at the map and said: "I will personally lead the first division to Naha to set up an ambush. Shixiu, you and Chen Maoxiu will station in Lingang;
Zhao Tianlin leads the fleet to set off now and detour to Yomitan Mountain behind Naha. After the Satsuma army lands and leaves, you attack immediately. If you can capture the warships, seize them. If you cannot capture them, burn them all. "
"yes..."
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The person leading the way is Zong Xin. It is not just a show of goodwill. The key is that Shang Xian asked Zong Xin to carefully observe the Ming army's fighting methods and use them to form a guard in the future.
Shuri Castle is fifty miles away from Naha Port, and the road is spacious. The 10,000 people of the First Division always seem so abrupt when marching on the mountain road, so that it stretches nearly ten miles, while the distance between Naha and Taniyama is twenty miles. Due to the distance, even if the Satsuma army landed and marched ashore, it would definitely be moving slowly.
Most of the Ryukyu war horses came from the Japanese country. Chen Cao would not accept short war horses if they were given to him. Fortunately, he brought a horse-riding ship for this expedition. Thirty thousand war horses can conquer the entire Japan. Even mules are only 20,000. Mainly Used to transport artillery and food.
"The Tokugawa family is actually happy that something happened to the Satsuma clan, but they also need to estimate whether their own strength can stop us."
Chen Cao rode on a tall Liaodong horse and marched slowly, and asked Xin Zhao to open a coconut for him to drink.
"Can it be completed in one year?" Sun Chuanting was a little curious.
Chen Cao handed the coconut to Sun Chuanting, and the guy didn't mind it, and started drinking it.
"Unless I am the reincarnation of Bai Qi and can complete the battle on Japanese soil, otherwise, judging from our strength of 50,000 people, one year is simply not enough."
"Master Marquis, I think we can get food from Ryukyu."
Chen Cao now felt that Sun Chuanting was getting more and more sinister and had already developed the inertia of thinking to wipe out the bandits. Of course, he would never have the chance to wipe out the bandits in this life.
"Ryukyu doesn't have much to offer. Their main domestic resources are aquatic resources. Most of the soldiers don't like the smell of the sea, and some have diarrhea. In the long run, their combat effectiveness will decrease. However, their mountainous areas are very suitable for growing corn, which allows the quartermaster to grow in Ryukyu." Spread out.”
"There are many Folangji and Tianfang people over there in Shannan, and they have other good things in their hands."
Chen Cao opened a can with yellow apricots soaked in it: "There are not many things that can be developed in Ryukyu, otherwise the Shang family would not be allowed to take over the Ryukyu government."
Sun Chuanting felt that his evil methods were not as good as Chen Cao: "Master Hou is really far-sighted."
"But they still have other resources here that can be used in the future. Rubber trees can be planted in this country. That's a good thing."
"Rubber tree?" Lu Xiangsheng swallowed his tongue. He liked to listen to Chen Cao's stories, especially those from foreigners.
Sun Chuanting frowned: "The Marquis is well-informed, and I would like to ask the Marquis to clarify his doubts."
"Let's put it this way, the rubber after the rubber tree is harvested is refined and can be made into wheels. After being wrapped on the wheels, it not only drives fast, but also reduces bumps;"
Then Chen Cao pointed to the artillery pulled by the mule: "In a mountainous area like this, with that thing, the speed of the mule will be greatly improved, and the pressure on the mule will also be reduced."
As he said this, Chen Cao dismounted himself and helped push the artillery cart that had fallen into the pit, making his face turn red.
Sun Chuanting and Lu Xiangsheng also dismounted and worked together, finally pushing the artillery cart out of the mud pit.
“If that’s the case, it would be better to plant rubber trees all over Ryukyu.”
Chen Cao mounted his horse and glanced at Sun Chuanting, then smiled: "You are not suitable to lead troops in war..."
