Satsuma domain, on the top of Mount Shikamaru, facing the sea in the southeast.
At this time, Shimazu Takashi was holding a telescope in his hand and looking at the battle on the beach.
Facing the battle to seize the beach by the Daiyi army, for the Satsuma clan, the fighting situation at this time was extremely fierce.
From the very beginning, after discovering the approach of Oyu's warships, the Satsuma clan gathered its troops to deploy defenses and prepare for the most advantageous blockade against Oyu's army rushing to the beach.
As a result, as soon as Oui's warship arrived, it used intensive ship guns on both sides to conduct an extended carpet bombing of the positions assembled by the Satsuma clan.
Facing the fierce bombardment from the hundreds of warships and artillery of the Daiyu army, the defense formation of the Satsuma clan army can be said to be a joke. The soldiers of the Satsuma Domain on the battlefield had no other choice but to escape, and those who remained would only die.
Later, the soldiers of Satsuma Domain who escaped outside the artillery range managed to survive until the bombing was over, and found that Oui's army had released small boats to prepare to transport people ashore.
At this time, the samurai in the domain tried to organize their troops to attack the Da Yi army that was about to land, hoping to inflict maximum damage on the Yi army before they could gain a firm foothold.
But what happened next made Shimazu feel collapsed again.
Originally, the Satsuma Domain had prepared some shield vehicles to defend the attacking soldiers, but these were all destroyed after the bombardment of the Yijun Army. The few remaining vehicles were also in various artillery pits. Unable to move forward.
Without a shield, you can only fight with courage.
However, the soldiers of the Satsuma Domain finally rushed to the beach and prepared to form a gun formation to shoot at the Yijun coming from the shallow sea.
At this time, they discovered that the Yi army rowing boat had strange weapons mounted on it.
"Tu tu tu tu..."
The weapons on the boat of Dayi's army suddenly opened fire, and tongues of fire spurted out of the strange weapons. Along with this, the soldiers of Satsuma Domain continued to fall and retreat.
At this moment, Shimazu Takasaki deeply felt what despair was.
This strange weapon of Yijun seems to be able to output firepower continuously, making even the bravest warriors vulnerable to this weapon.
Shimazu Takasaki had heard that Etomo's firearms were powerful, but he didn't expect them to be so powerful.
How to fight this?
Amidst the dense gunfire of Dayi's army, all the defense plans of the Satsuma Domain seemed so feeble. In less than half a cup of tea, almost all the Satsuma soldiers on the beach were killed or injured, and not even one out of ten could escape.
After several rounds of machine gun fire from the Japanese army, Japanese corpses were left all over the beach. No soldier from the Satsuma domain dared to stay here without opening his eyes.
After all, no matter how strong the bushido spirit is, a samurai is still afraid of death, and he still dies in such a painful way. Not to mention the civilian soldiers in the Satsuma clan's army who didn't count.
Soon, the entire beach was easily occupied by Dayi's army.
At this moment, Takato Shimazu's heart was bleeding continuously on the top of the mountain.
Since the rise of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the Edo shogunate has been ruthlessly exploiting and suppressing these foreign vassals.
It can be said that any dirty work is done by them, but they don't care about any good things.
The Satsuma Domain once increased taxes and labor for the people in the domain because it was responsible for the building materials of the Edo shogunate, resulting in a large number of people losing their jobs and rioting.
Therefore, Satsuma Domain has always been famous for being poor and constantly in debt. It wasn't until later that he found an excuse to invade Ryukyu and managed to save a small fortune by exploiting Ryukyu's property.
But now, the Satsuma clan is only fighting a contact battle with the Yi army.
This family's fortune has been completely wiped out.
Da Yi was about to go to war with Japan. During the months of preparations for the war, Japan was collecting intelligence on Da Yi's strength from many sources. However, due to Japan's year-round sea ban and the sealing of seas by Dayi warships, Japan did not obtain much data for analysis.
They only know that Yijun is very strong, otherwise they would not be able to beat its current younger brothers into obedience. But how powerful it was, the Edo shogunate could not get exact information.
Later, after many studies by Edo shogunate officials, they came to the conclusion:
The bows and horses of the Yi Dynasty were definitely not as powerful as those of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, but the firearms were really powerful. That's why we were able to drive away the Manchus and capture half of China. It is estimated that the proportion of their army's equipment is very high, at least 90%. The proportion of firearms is much higher than that of the shogunate's army, but it is not invincible to the shogunate.
"This war cannot continue like this. If we continue to fight, our Satsuma clan will probably be gone. Our Satsuma clan is already poor and cannot afford to continue to be consumed like this." Shimazu Takasaki withdrew his telescope and looked at him with a serious look. The advisers beside him said.
Originally, Shimazu Takasaki just wanted to have contact and fight with the Yijun, so that he could find out how strong the Yijun was. But he didn't expect that after a war, the Satsuma clan had suffered such heavy losses, and it could be considered that the shogunate's requirements had been explained.
"Sir, you are wise. With the strength of our territory, it is too difficult to prevent the invasion of the Chinese army. Now that our army has suffered heavy losses, I believe that the shogunate will not dare to hold us accountable. We should retain our strength. To avoid being cannibalized by other daimyo in the future." Advisor Matsumoto Daiichi said.
"Well, you immediately send someone to explain the situation to the shogunate. We will withdraw first." Shimazu Takasaki agreed with Matsumoto Oichiki's words.
"Sarimaru."
"I am humbled, my lord."
"Immediately send an order, let Hamoto Lujiu lead the remaining troops to retreat towards Yamato Mountain." Shimazu Takasaki issued an order to the flag soldiers beside him.
"Yes, sir." The flag soldier responded and immediately waved the flag in his hand.
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"Master Hamoto, there is a signal from above, asking us to retreat to Mount Yamato."
At this time, among the Satsuma clan's army, which had been routed by Dai's army and retreated to rest in the distance, a messenger quickly came to Hamoto Lujiu, who was leading the troops, and said.
"Yo Xi! It seems that Mr. Shimazu has probably seen our efforts. It's not that we are afraid of death, but the Chinese army is too terrifying. Under such terrifying guns and cannons, if we can't find a suitable way, No matter how many people go, they will die in vain!" Yu Ben Lujiu said with lingering fear.
"Order everyone to retreat immediately as ordered."
"Yes, sir."
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"Sir, what about the casualties?"
"What should I do? Leave you to take care of them?"
"No, I'll just tell you."
"Then don't talk nonsense. Those who can leave should leave quickly, and those who can't leave can figure it out by themselves! Evacuate..."
"yes……"
