Chapter 135 Gift to Satsuma Domain
"Master Hou, the Japanese pirates have retreated..."
Chen Cao immediately stood up and looked at the mountain pass. Sure enough, Huashan Jiugao, who had been directing the troops to attack from both sides of the mountain just now, had retreated several miles, and Hirata Zengzong's troops, who entered from both sides, were also gradually advancing. Back away.
Lu Xiangsheng, who was on the opposite hillside, had already ordered the Dingwu Army to chase him out. When Chen Cao saw this, he patted the confused Sun Chuanting and said, "Come on Boya, let's go after Huashan Jiugao."
Not all of the more than 10,000 people in the First Division were deployed in the valley. Except for the division commander Tang Kainian who personally led two regiments to encircle Chen Cao, two regiments were placed in the valley on Chen Cao's side. The rest were all stationed near Gushan County. Reserve troops.
Moreover, according to the rudimentary terrain of Ryukyu, it is really impossible to deploy these people in the mountains.
'Bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...bang bang bang...'
Bang bang bang... bang bang bang... bang bang bang...
Bang bang bang... bang bang bang... bang bang bang...
The gunfire never stopped after the pursuit began.
"I heard that when the Marquis was in Liaodong, he personally led the Jinyi Guards to fight against Jiannu on horseback. I wonder if this is true?"
Because there were more than 5,000 pursuers, Chen Cao and the important generals behind him could not gallop forward. After hearing Sun Chuanting's question, he looked at Zhao Xin beside him: "If there were not these Jinyi guards who were not afraid of death, I don’t think I can get the credit for killing Mulhaqi. If it weren’t for these people who had the courage to accompany me in the charge, I probably wouldn’t be where I am today.”
Xin Zhao hurriedly handed over his hand: "Uncle, I am really a subordinate of Zhe Sha."
Chen Cao laughed and said: "Back then, I was the son of a general of the Duke of Wei. Even though my birthplace was in the Duke of Wei, my life was worthless;
After Liaodong, I was promoted step by step, not only because I was favored by Wei Zhongxian, but also because I wanted to get more power. Boya, you have to know that everyone in the world has a share. "
"The world belongs to the royal family, and the Ming Dynasty belongs to Emperor Taizu."
"No," Chen Cao waved his hand to reject Sun Chuanting's words: "According to my opinion, this world is the world of all people, not the world of one person. The Ming Dynasty is also the great Ming of the people of the world, not the great Ming of one person."
"If there was no Emperor Taizu..."
"Without the generals and followers around Emperor Taizu, do you think that with the status and means of Emperor Taizu, you can achieve the eternal feat of driving away the Meng Yuan?" Chen Cao looked at him doubtfully.
Sun Chuanting was immediately shocked: "Master Hou, do you want to rebel?"
"You are wrong again..." Chen Cao objected again: "The Ming Dynasty is still the Ming Dynasty. What I want is to pass on the Ming Dynasty to all generations, not a hundred years. The two periods before and after the Zhou Dynasty are only eight hundred years. We What I want is eternity..."
"Loyal Lord..."
Sun Chuanting shouted, and Chen Cao turned to look at him: "I guess you understand what I mean. In fact, everyone can be an emperor, but everyone's talents are different. If a beggar is allowed to be an emperor, then the Ming Dynasty will definitely be very prosperous. The country is about to perish."
"Master Marquis, there is Eunuch Wu here as well."
Sun Chuanting looked at Wu Chun beside Chen Cao, but Wu Chun did not pay attention to Chen Cao's words, but looked at the battlefield in the distance: "What our family cares about is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and the mission is also for His Majesty makes money from internal funds, and our family can ignore other things, unless Chen Qiao's past also appears in Dingwuhou's army, at that time, if our family has the ability, we will definitely take action..."
Chen Caoruo glanced at Wu Chun with interest, then turned to look at Sun Chuanting: "The foundation of the great tomorrow lies in the people, not the royal family. If your majesty today has the demeanor and courage of Taizu, I will be willing to do so. Boya, Yixin An emperor who only wants to engage in carpentry, do you think this dynasty still has the ability to create a prosperous age?"
"The next emperor will have it." Sun Chuanting's words were a bit cold.
Chen Cao laughed: "Bo Ya, you have been in the center for a long time, and you must have heard rumors about His Majesty today. Apart from this, in the four years since His Majesty's marriage, in addition to giving birth to a daughter, have you seen the birth of a son? ?Even if Empress Zhang gave birth to a child, she died soon after..."
Sun Chuanting thoughtfully said: "Master Hou, it's better to say less about arrogance in the future. The Ming Dynasty is not as bad as you think, Master Hou, and not everyone in the Zhu family is mediocre."
"My starting point is for the people, and what I do is more practical than those high-ranking officials in the temple. Otherwise, Boya would not be associated with me, Chen Cao. Look, in a few years, the Ming Dynasty will undergo great changes. Only then will you understand what the foundation is..."
Sun Chuanting felt that he could not speak to Chen Cao at all, so he stopped speaking, but he kept his last words in his heart.
At that time, a messenger came on horseback: "Reporting to the Marquis, our army has surrounded the Japanese army on the seaside ahead."
"Okay..." Chen Cao sat up straight and then looked around: "Everyone, let's go and see the combat effectiveness of the Japanese army."
Apart from suffering losses in Korea over the years, Kaguyama Hisaka has never participated in the dispute between the Toyotomi family and the Tokugawa family. This defeat was more than ten years later.
But he was arrogant and did not feel angry. Instead, he was surprised that the Ming army was so powerful. He was proud of the fighting power and spirit of the warriors. Even after chasing for ten miles, he still had nearly 4,000 men who could defeat him. war.
"One characteristic of the Japanese wars is that if the situation is not right and they run away, if they are trapped in a tight siege, the samurai directly under the daimyo will fight to the death. If they cannot do anything, they will commit seppuku in front of their opponents."
"That's what they think is an honor. Most Japanese people believe in Buddhism. After committing seppuku, they can get the blessing of the Buddha."
In the military camp, Chen Cao asked the soldiers to generally learn and refer to the fighting methods and living habits of the Japanese people. Sun Chuanting was a person who loved learning, but most of these things were popularized by Chen Cao.
"Master Marquis, those Japanese pirates refused to surrender and said they would fight to the end."
Huang Degong came over with his sword in his hand, looking very angry: "During the pursuit, I ambushed the dead soldiers along the way and killed many of our troops."
After the Dingwu Army left the Ming Dynasty for an expedition, this was Chen Cao's family fortune. Every soldier was precious. If too many people died, Chen Cao would naturally refuse.
"You bastard, please pass on the order. You must not engage in hand-to-hand combat with the Japanese pirates unless you have to. In this pursuit, all troops with serious casualties will be punished, starting from the platoon leader to the regiment leader. If they do it again, they will all be reduced to ordinary soldiers."
Huang Degong was stunned for a moment. He just wanted to take advantage of this energy to ask Chen Cao to allow him to lead the security group to fight the Japanese pirates. After all, Lou Xingye's performance before was really outstanding. He, the leader of the security group, was really a bit useless. : "Yes... I understand..."
Chen Cao led his men forward until they reached a distance of 200 steps from the Japanese army, and then he saw clearly the troops carrying bamboo spears and bamboo hats.
All major armies were recruited from farmers. A powerful country like the Satsuma Domain had only a few thousand standing troops. Only in times of war would local citizens be recruited to put on military uniforms and go off to war.
And these short, yellow and black Japanese soldiers were obviously not samurai, but just retainers and common people under the rule of samurai, who were temporarily recruited into the army. This is the reason why the major names of the Japanese country were generally beaten by Oda Nobunaga during the Warring States Period. It was really during the war. Those who played a key role were the samurai and retainers directly under the daimyo. These so-called true samurai could only number a thousand at most. Even for a powerful domain like the Satsuma clan, the Shimazu family's samurai troops only numbered more than three thousand. There were only five hundred warriors who gave Huashan Jiugao, and including the Huashan family's own warriors and retainers, there were only more than a thousand people.
And these more than a thousand people are all the strength to support Huashan Jiugao.
Chen Cao pursed his lips and shook his head, then pointed at a Japanese soldier and said: "The bamboo hats, the old cloth armor, the straw sandals, the bamboo spears in their hands, and their trembling hands, Boya, what do you think of this army?"
"There are many elite armored warriors in the formation I'm watching," Sun Chuanting pointed to the Huashan Jiugao main formation near the beach.
"It's a bit of a joke for them to fight." Chen Cao mocked: "When the two armies faced each other, our Ming Dynasty charged directly or defended the city, while others surrounded it with white cloth with family crests, and then sat inside to command. Their big tents were really a little bit... It was unexpected for me.”
Not to mention, Huashan Jiugao, who has 4,000 people, has ordered people to surround the tent in the center, and Hirata Masamune is sitting inside.
There were many people sitting around the tent, obviously retainers of Huashan Jiugao and Hirata Masumune.
"The Ming army has at least 3,000 people. The opponent is all using firearms and artillery. Our iron artillery team has suffered heavy losses. I think it is safest to break out backwards, climb the warships, and stay away from the land."
After all, Huashan Jiugao has been fighting for decades, and he still has a relatively long-term view of the final direction of the war. If something cannot be done, he should make a quick decision.
Masumune Hirata was hit in the face by a branch hit by a lead bullet. Although he had a visor on his face, the blunt force still caused trauma to his face. His face turned red at the moment: "I suffered a big loss, so go back like this. We will definitely be impeached by Heisaburo in front of our lord. It is inevitable to cut the stone, and our intention will not be achieved. In my opinion, I will lead my samurai to charge to the left wing of the Ming army, and you will lead the army to penetrate from the middle. As long as we get closer, Their military formation is vulnerable to attack by the people of Ming Dynasty."
Huashan Jiugao's face was heavy. At this moment, a banner quickly opened the tent and knelt down on one knee: "Sir, Mingren sent a message that he wants to see you. If you don't come forward, you will kill the ashigaru in front of those cheap slaves." general..."
Hirata Masamune stood up immediately and killed his son in front of his subordinates. The Hirata family was really embarrassed, so regardless of Huashan Jiugao's dissuasion, he led his men and walked out.
Kaguyama Jiugao felt a burst of black clouds coming, but looking across the sky, the Ryukyu sky at this moment was so blue, and the sun was so dazzling: "Amaterasu will protect you..."
