Chapter 136 Ryukyu is your grave
"He said he was Hirata Masumune..."
After Chen Cao heard the report, he immediately asked Hirata Zennobu, who was brought with the army, to be brought to the front of the battle.
As soon as Hirata Masanobu saw his old father, he immediately knelt down and kept talking.
The interpreter at this moment was the Jin Yiwei from Nanzhen Fusi, who was translating right next to Chen Cao.
Hirata Masamune snorted coldly, and then looked at Chen Cao, who was wearing a marquis python robe: "The Ming army never invades vassal states. This is set by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty."
Chen Cao laughed after hearing the translation, and then showed the majesty of an envoy from the Kingdom of Heaven // with the aura of coercion over the world: "You Japanese countries are disobedient, turning back on their masters, and infringing on the rights and interests of our Ming vassal Ryukyu." , wantonly killing, raping and humiliating the Ryukyu royal family is really a heinous crime. I, under the orders of the Holy One, patrol overseas vassals. If I encounter any disobedience, I should make my own decision."
Hirata Masumune is a reckless man, and he must be dealt with carefully unless both parties have equal opportunities. But now that the eldest son is being held in front of the battle, the anger cannot be subsided.
Huashan Jiugao didn't know when he had escaped from the front of the formation, and actually came to the opposite side of Chen Cao. Only after Zongxin reminded him again, Chen Cao saw the true face of the Satsuma general who invaded Ryukyu fifteen years ago. .
"I might as well tell you something..."
Chen Cao looked at Huashan Jiugao not far away with a smile, and then slowly stretched his right hand behind his robe: "This trip to Ryukyu is not my real purpose, you Kagoshima is my lord The ultimate intention..."
After hearing the translation, Huashan Jiugao was stunned on the spot, and then sneered: "The Yuan army thought the same way back then. The civil strife in the Ming Dynasty has not ended yet, and you still want to covet Japan. What a joke..."
Chen Cao slowly stretched out his hand: "I might as well tell you one last thing. I don't want to make peace or negotiate with you at all. All of you who come to Ryukyu;
All will die...
Ryukyu is your grave..."
Before Huashan Jiugao could react, Chen Cao quickly took out the gun behind him and fired with his hand.
The handgun designed by the Ming Dynasty during the Jiajing period could hit a maximum distance of 20 steps. The key point is that its actual lethality is only within ten steps, and even if it kills people within ten steps, it is impossible. The main reason is that the sight is really poor.
The handgun designed by the workshop was designed by Chen Cao himself and was improved on the original handgun. Although it is still difficult to make a repeating pistol, the handgun in his hand can now kill someone within thirty steps. It's not a problem at all.
The most important thing for a firearms designer is accurate marksmanship.
Huashan Jiugao was only twenty steps away from Chen Cao. The shot hit him directly in the face, and then he fell to the ground with a muffled groan.
These changes frightened Hirata Masumune just when he was about to shout to kill the enemy. Zhang Fengnian's guards, who had been prepared for a long time, immediately fired their guns and beat the group of people who claimed to be the best in Samurai in bushido. At this moment, all the retainers and vassals were beaten into sieves by flintlock guns.
This major change shocked the Japanese troops behind them. All the generals died in front of the formation. The entire army was surrounded by the beach, with a dead end in front and behind.
The ordinary sergeants immediately put down their bamboo spears and long knives and knelt down, while the elite warriors raised their knives and came towards them.
"Bo Ya, do you know those ethnic minorities in the southwestern mountains? After they became bandits, in order to lure the people into participating, they said that guns could not hit and knives could not cut, so they went into battle shirtless and rushed towards the army. The result was like these warriors now. Same."
Sun Chuanting's brows kept twitching, and with the sound of gunshots coming and going, Chen Cao felt that this guy was very talented in acting.
"Master Hou, a sneak attack is a disgrace to us..."
Chen Cao turned to look sideways at Sun Chuanting, and after a long time he laughed: "War always has only the final result. I don't care about the process. My people are precious, and one of them dies and one is missing. They are different;"
Chen Cao pointed at the warriors who were charging desperately: "They rely on their superior force. Once they get close, it's not that I look down on the new army. They are no match for the warriors at all. If you want to kill these more than a thousand people, you have to pay the sacrifice of four thousand people." I’m afraid the price must be paid to achieve complete victory.”
When Sun Chuanting heard this, he immediately frowned: "Are the Japanese warriors really so powerful?"
"Otherwise, do you think that when Qi Shaobao fought against the real Japanese during the Jiajing period, why did the Yuanyang Formation kill so few enemies?"
Chen Cao was a little sarcastic, but then his expression changed: "There are too many people like this in Japan. If you don't deal with it with extraordinary means, our army's casualties will increase. The hand-to-hand combat taught by the New Army is not the essence, but It’s a quick way to kill enemies, but if you’re going up against people who have practiced martial arts all year round, they don’t have that ability.”
Sun Chuanting nodded thoughtfully. He had never heard of such a mass murder scene, so he decided to keep it in mind and write a book to commemorate it in the future.
After Qianyu fell completely to the ground, the gunfire slowly stopped. The flintlock guns in the hands of some soldiers had turned red, and they had to stop pouring sea water to cool down.
"Master Marquis, what should we do with the remaining people?"
Chen Cao wanted to kill all the Japanese soldiers who had surrendered, but he couldn't do it. He couldn't say the words on his lips. He looked at the Japanese soldiers who were kneeling on the ground crying, and then sighed: " Sigh...even if hundreds of thousands of my compatriots are killed, that is still the business of those people, and my generation should do something useful."
Sun Chuanting was confused by Chen Cao's muttering, and he listened to Chen Cao's instructions: "The remaining Japanese soldiers are also farmers. They are just subordinates of the daimyo. They will only be recruited when there is a war. They live the same life as slaves." The methods are very similar, both are miserable people..."
Then the conversation changed: "It just so happens that after the surrender of Ryukyu, there will be a lot of construction in Lingang. It is not a wise move to recruit Ryukyu people to do it. This group of people can be used. Come here, disarm them all and bury them. Afterwards, all the corpses will be escorted to Lingang. After the construction of Ryukyu is completed, if there are still people alive, they will be released to their homeland. If they die, it will be luck. Translate to them."
The Japanese soldiers, who originally thought they were certain to die, kowtowed to Chen Cao after hearing the interpreter's words. It was at least better to be alive than to be dead. These farmers were still able to work.
"This is an unfair war." Sun Chuanting murmured.
Chen Cao mounted his war horse and said, "You are too naive. You think that the fighting power of the Japanese people is just like this. Boya, go to the Japanese country. I will give you an army. You can deal with it yourself. How will the effect be? We will calculate it in the future. The war will be over. It's cruel..."
The Satsuma Navy troops remaining in Naha were few in number, mainly covering the landing land forces, leaving them a way out. Those who stayed behind knew that the Satsuma God of War, Hisaka Kaguyama, was dead beyond recognition.
By the time the Ming army in dark green clothing appeared in Naha Port as far as the eye could see, it was already too late to leave.
"Master Marquis, there are twenty-five troop transport ships stationed in Naha."
Chen Cao took the telescope from Xin Zhao, and what he could see was that the new army had boarded the battlefield one by one.
"The entire army is on board, and the troops remaining in Taniyama are allowed to return to Shuri Castle by land."
"yes..."
Things went so smoothly that Chen Maoxiu, who was about to attack Naha by surprise, had no use for it. It was not until some officers and soldiers of the First Division boarded the ship that they realized that the battle in Naha was over, so they merged with Chen Cao's fleet and sailed southward. Went to Lingang.
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After half a day's journey, until Chen Cao arrived at Lingang, the fighting here was over.
As soon as they landed, Song Che and the remaining generals came to greet them.
"The incoming enemy was heavily bombarded by us. We sank twelve of their warships, and the enemy ran away. Zhao Tianlin led the fleet to chase them out, but found nothing."
As soon as Song Che finished speaking, Zhao Tianlin took the initiative to explain: "Master Hou, our warships are large in size and tonnage, while their warships are small and fast. We really chased a lot of them. After damaging several warships, we ran straight towards Out to sea."
"I remember you had a place to stay in Satsuma Domain?"
Chen Cao remembered the information about Zhao Tian that he had temporarily obtained when he captured him.
Zhao Tianlin nodded: "There are humble industries in Fangjinzhai Port."
"That's good." Chen Cao turned around and looked at the Japanese soldiers who were being escorted down: "All of these people are being detained here. For the construction of Lingang, a regiment from the First Division will be assigned to garrison Lingang and Shuri Castle. "
Xin Zhao came close to Chen Cao and whispered: "Master Marquis, Toyotomi and his party sent someone to say that they want to hand over all the more than 2,000 people we captured to them and let them form an army."
Chen Cao tilted his head and looked over: "You agreed?"
"How dare you..." Zhao Xin raised his hands in fear.
"I forgot about this batch," Chen Cao nodded, but after thinking carefully about the fact that the construction of Ryukyu is inseparable from manpower, he then shook his head: "Go and tell Toyotomi in person that this batch of people will be used to build Lingang. When Satsuma After landing, all Satsuma Domain troops will be handed over to them.”
"yes..."
"Master Marquis, I think it's better for our army to set off as soon as possible. If the retreating troops notify them, our army may encounter strong obstacles when it lands."
Sun Chuanting finally told the truth. Chen Cao did not think of this. He only thought of using the powerful firepower of the new army to suppress his opponent, but he did not think of his opponent's arrangements.
"That makes sense. Give me the order. Follow my previous orders. All the remaining people will board the ship, prepare fresh water and supplies, and set off as a whole army."
"yes..."
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"There is a twelve-day sea route from Satsuma Domain to Ryukyu. Their ships are fast. The fastest our army can follow up is two days late. Even if the opponent mobilizes troops to prepare to stop us at Bojin Village, it will still take five days. , our army can completely keep up."
Zhao Tianlin became Chen Cao's think tank at this moment, simply because he had more experience at sea than anyone else.
Chen Cao looked at the chart that he had prepared a long time ago, and then frowned: "If the Satsuma clan's navy cannot be eliminated, I am still worried about their escape. Even if the opponent's combat effectiveness is poor, they can still threaten our army's sea routes."
Everyone looked at Chen Cao.
