Chapter 145 The end of Tianxiabuwu
"Hideyoshi carried out Nobunaga's last wish to spread military force across the world. After the Kyushu expedition, the Shimazu family also swore allegiance. Hideyoshi valued your Shimazu family very much;
In the Battle of Sekigahara, your Shimazu family only had more than a thousand people, and in the Battle of Osaka, you were even more reluctant to move forward. However, some people are saying good things for you, saying that your Shimazu family has restrained the other daimyo on Kyushu Island. I but noncommittal;
Even Hideyoshi's adopted son Wakisaka Anji wrote a letter of allegiance before the Battle of Sekigahara. For a foreign daimyo like you, self-protection is common. Although you are only a retainer of the Shimazu family, I am I feel that today’s world of martial arts is coming again..."
Chen Cao was sitting opposite Hirata Masugao, sporadic gunshots were ringing out, and the corpses on the floor of the castle tower indicated that a fierce battle had just broken out here not long ago.
"Is there anyone else in the Toyotomi family?"
"Hey, it seems that Satsuma Domain still has people who understand."
Chen Cao smiled and then waited for Liao Yaowen to translate.
Hirata Masugao's eyes were solemn, and he laughed after a long time: "My father's decision was wrong. The Shimadzu family, like the Ukita clan, is loyal to the Toyotomi clan."
After saying that, he drew out the short knife beside him. Chen Cao was not panicked when he saw this, but Zhao Xin and others behind him drew their swords and prepared them as if they were facing a powerful enemy.
Hirata Masugao leaned over and saluted Chen Cao: "Please tell me, sir, that the Shimazu family is not a coward..."
Chen Cao nodded slightly.
Hirata shouted loudly, turned the blade of the knife and stabbed himself in the abdomen.
The bloody scene was an honor for the samurai, but in Chen Cao's eyes, this act of seppuku was too reckless.
When Hirata Zengao lowered his head and stopped breathing, Chen Cao took the steel knife from Zhao Xin's hand, stepped forward in person, and chopped off his head with a swing of the knife.
"Master Marquis, how are the family members in the city?"
Chen Cao shook the blade, and then said: "Militaryally, I respect his character, but this does not affect my view that they are foreigners. I really adhere to the principle of 'Those who are not of my race must have different hearts.'" Remember, you should do what you have to do.”
Xin Zhao nodded: "I understand, I will do it now."
Chen Cao originally wanted to burn the city, but after thinking about it carefully, he decided not to. This kind of castle would be regarded as a cultural heritage in the future. It would be a pity to burn it, so he ordered people to carefully search for the people in the city, and then sent people to guard the city. The troops headed north urgently, to deal with the Satsuma clan troops who came for reinforcements as soon as possible and then go to support Lu Xiangsheng.
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"put..."
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When Chen Cao's fast horse arrived at the junction of Yingzhi City and Zhilan City, Song Che was encircling and annihilating the enemies who came for reinforcements.
At this moment, the sky was slightly bright, and the darkness before dawn was eliminated by the muskets and artillery.
The sound of gunfire and artillery came one after another. The level of resistance of this enemy was greatly different from the resistance of three to four hundred people in Sakura City. For this reason, Song Che's people also suffered dozens of casualties.
"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..."
"Shi Xiu..."
Chen Cao rode his horse to the highest position where Song Che rode his horse: "My little sister has given birth to a big fat boy for you, and I will be your uncle..."
"Hahaha..." Song Che looked up to the sky and laughed a few times, and then said excitedly: "The Song family has a heir."
"How's the battle going?"
Song Che came back to his senses from the joy, and then said with a serious face: "The reinforcements of the Satsuma Army are very powerful, and their iron artillery team even started shooting with us. If our weapons were not more advanced than theirs, I am afraid that at this moment The casualties have reached more than 100 people. "
The muskets were firing in a full round, which proved that the two sides did not encounter a close encounter. Song Che's confident look had obviously surrounded the Satsuma reinforcements in one place.
"End the battle as soon as possible. Lu Xiangsheng's traces have been discovered. The plan has changed. We must support him quickly, otherwise things will change later." Chen Cao said quickly.
After saying that, he turned to look at Zhao Xin: "Go tell Tang Kainian that all the artillery we carry should be replaced with shells and the battle will end as soon as possible."
"yes..."
"Zhuyuan loading...open//preparation of flower bombs..."
"put..."
"Dong dong dong..."
As the saying goes, if three guns fire together, the world will be at peace...
Chen Cao took the lead and brought three Shenwu cannons with him, and only had fifty rounds of shells. He tried to use them sparingly, but now that things were urgent, he had to fire ten rounds of shells to deter this force. Satsuma Army...
The difference between blooming bullets and solid-core bullets is that they can effectively kill and injure enemies, and can make enemies feel frightened after the explosion.
Solid-core bullets can kill enemies over a wide range in densely packed areas, but their practical range is relatively narrow. Moreover, due to craftsmanship, open-ended bullets have never been able to be used on a large scale.
"General, the enemy's formation has collapsed."
The ordering soldiers came to Song Che to report and then left. Chen Cao glanced at the fire in the distance and said: "Send the order, all the troops can fire freely, resolve the battle quickly, and let Tang Kainian lead the men to charge forward."
"yes..."
"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 cold battlefield seemed so hot with the participation of a series of assassins. When all the iron artillery teams in the Satsuma Army were killed, the remaining Satsuma Army fell one by one before dawn like lambs waiting to be slaughtered. This kind of battle, which was like lining up to be shot, allowed the new recruits to gradually grow up. In the end, Huang Degong and Lou Xingye led the guard group into battle shirtless and had a hand-to-hand fight with the Satsuma army.
Of course, the Satsuma reinforcements whose will has been completely defeated are now big wild boars in the quagmire, scurrying around, waiting for the long steel butcher's knife of the Ming country's butcher.
Seeing that the situation was over, the captain of the reinforcements, Heiji Senju, and the deputy captain, Yu Watanabe, knelt down and bowed to the north, then drew their swords and committed seppuku, and asked their retainers to cut off their heads.
The battle was fierce. If the Dingwu Army had not also suffered casualties, this battle could be said to be a one-sided massacre.
"Except for more than a hundred people who escaped through the night, the entire enemy army was wiped out. Twenty-seven of our troops were killed and 64 injured." Song Che immediately reported to Chen Cao after receiving the battle situation.
"Leave one company to clean the battlefield, and the rest, mount your horses and pursue them immediately."
Chen Cao was a little impressed that he had spent a lot of money to bring 30,000 war horses. Otherwise, he would have to walk on foot, and he didn't know how long it would take. Moreover, the country of Japan is very mountainous and has muddy roads. Having war horses is better than anything else.
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The headquarters of the Shimazu family in Satsuma Domain is called the main city in Satsuma, also known as the 'inner city'. It is the city where the head of the Shimazu family is located, and it is also the main territory of the daimyo. Less than twenty miles away from the main city is Kagoshima Castle, the administrative city of Satsuma Domain.
It's not that Chen Cao doesn't trust Hirata Shoichi, but that he strives to be on the safe side in everything. The people leading the front are all the first group of Jinyiwei who came. They have already trampled all the territory of the Satsuma Domain, and it is most reliable to lead the way with their own people.
Lu Xiangsheng rode his horse galloping all day and night. By daybreak, his team of 5,000 people had passed Kagoshima City and was only ten miles away from the main city of Satsuma. At that time, their location was still in the mountain col to the southwest of the city. .
"General..."
A scout rode up and said, "We captured a few local people in front of us and asked them to find out that this place is called Muyuan. The Satsuma clan's main city is less than ten miles ahead."
Liu Xiang, commander of the Eighth Brigade of the Third Division, rode his horse to Lu Xiangsheng's side: "General, we can't keep those common people."
Lu Xiangsheng was a civil servant, and later joined Chen Cao to work hard, but deep down he still had the desire not to kill unarmed people. Now they were attacking by surprise, and he had to be more cautious when approaching the location, but now he had the idea not to kill these people. idea.
"If they are all common people and poor people, killing them will only lead to sin..."
Liu Xiang was a little anxious. He was the governor of Nanjing Youwei Town and became the brigade commander. He had taken over the battle with the Tatars in Liaodong. He had rich battlefield experience. He couldn't trust these foreigners, so he said: "Let them go." It will not increase the goodwill towards our army, besides, the Marquis said that people who are not from our race will have different hearts. If we let them go, these people will go to our city to inform us, and we will not regret it in time."
Liu Xiang's words made sense, but Lu Xiangsheng shook his head: "Human feet cannot outrun horses."
Chen Cao appointed Lu Xiang to be the commander-in-chief, so the brigade commander Liu Xiang could only obey the order. Besides, the first military order after the formation of the Dingwu Army was to obey. Liu Xiang sighed and asked his men to let the captured people go.
Lu Xiangsheng jumped off his horse. Although this place is in the mountains, there is a plain beyond the mountain pass. They have been attacking for a long time. Most of the army are new soldiers, and they all show signs of exhaustion: "Send the order, and the whole army will eat quickly. After resting for an hour, attack immediately."
"yes..."
"Scout soldiers, wander back and forth. The rangers should spread out at least five miles."
"yes..."
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Shimazu Tadahashi's right eyelid kept twitching. Although they didn't say 'right eye twitching', he also felt a trace of panic, although the feeling was not very severe.
He sat up and asked the maid outside the door to come into the room to dress him.
"Go, send someone to Kagoshima Town to ask if there is any news about the elders and others."
The samurai outside the door answered and ran away in small steps. Shimazu Tadashi, who had put on his clothes, stood outside the tatami walkway and looked at the morning sky: "It's going to rain again... It's such a bad winter."
The climate of Japan is different from that of the Ming Dynasty. It often rains even in winter, and the weather is even colder with sleet and snow. It is still raining near December, so it can be judged that next year's harvest will be somewhat discounted.
"Lord... something bad is going to happen..."
Lao Zhong Inoue Qianxin ran into the house quickly, without even having time to follow the etiquette: "My lord, yesterday Chizuru-sama and a group of samurai went hunting in Muyuan. This morning, they were caught by a group of people dressed in Ming Dynasty. Fortunately, they escaped and came back."
"Ah? Where is Chizuru?"
"My lord was frightened and has returned to the inner courtyard."
Shimazu Tadahashi rolled his eyes, took Inoue Genshin's hand and headed towards his inner courtyard.
