Ever since receiving support from the Xia Kingdom, Amakusa Tokisada has firmly believed that those are the most powerful weapons in the world.
Although the Shimabara rebels lost consecutive battles, he only thought that it was because the rebels' skills were not up to par and they did not understand the key points of these weapons. It was not that there was anything wrong with the weapons.
But at this moment, seeing the Xia Kingdom's naval bombardment, Amakusa Tokisada's mind was already in a state of confusion.
Forty warships and sixty-five artillery pieces lined up on the seaside, pouring firepower wantonly at the shogunate army.
There was nowhere to hide or hide on the flat ground by the sea. The tens of thousands of shogunate troops had no choice but to be passively beaten by the warships at sea.
The roar of the cannon was like thunder, and the explosion was even more powerful.
Large pits several meters deep exploded in the soft earth, and all surrounding creatures were torn to pieces in the crazy shock wave.
The shogunate's troops disappeared one by one, as if someone was smearing on the drawing paper with a rag.
There is no way to fight such a battle.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna seemed to be in a daze, staring blankly at the power of the sea, with only inexplicable muttering left in his mouth.
"What is this? What is this? Is this the power of Xia Guo?"
The shogunate's army was in complete chaos and could not organize effective order at all.
Everyone can only rely on instinct to run away, just to get as far away from the sea as possible.
The mountains behind them became their only choice.
Ogasawara Choji rushed over and woke up Matsudaira Nobutsuna.
"General, we must retreat. If this continues, everyone will die."
Ogasawara Choji's heart was bleeding.
Those being bombed by the Xia Navy at this time were all his direct soldiers.
But there is no way, who calls him a genealogical daimyo, his life and death are tied to the Tokugawa Shogunate.
Other daimyo could choose to defect or retreat, but he could not.
For now, we can only try to preserve our vitality for the follow-up.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna came to his senses. After all, he was a weathered old man and knew that Ogasawara Choji was right.
"Order all troops to retreat to the mountains quickly."
Then he thought of something again.
"Now that Xia Kingdom has joined the war, Shimabara is unable to pacify it. Let everyone not stay and return to Saga through the mountains."
His order made all the generals breathe a sigh of relief.
The shogunate army no longer had no choice but to carry on, and abandoned all their baggage and fled towards the mountains.
Standing on the top of the Hara Castle, watching the shogunate army leave countless corpses and flee in an unorganized manner, the morale of the Shimabara rebel army was greatly boosted.
"Open the city gate and chase them. Don't let the hateful shogunate army escape."
"Wait!"
Before everyone could take action under Amakusa Tokisada's order, Yuan Shengsheng quickly poured a basin of cold water.
When everyone was confused, he told the reason.
"Although the shogunate army has retreated, the terrain in the mountains is complicated and ships at sea cannot support it, which is not good for me. It is better to wait for the time being. After the Xia army lands, we can cooperate with them to ensure victory."
Everyone then woke up and remembered the power of the shogunate's army.
The Shimabara Rebel Army alone would not be enough to kill them in a field battle.
For a moment, everyone stood on the wall, looking anxiously at the sea, wishing that Xia Jun could fly over.
When Huang Fei saw that the shogunate army was repulsed and the coast was empty, he knew that he had achieved his set goal.
"Send a signal to the First Marine Division and let them land."
Just behind this squadron, many transport ships were waiting.
After receiving the signal, the transport ship crossed the squadron array and approached the shore. One after another, small wooden boats carried the soldiers of the Second Land Combat Regiment and set foot on the land of Japan.
Miao Guangxian and Luo Shuilin followed the Second Land Combat Regiment and quickly occupied the beachhead, taking for themselves the supplies left by the shogunate's army.
Then they sent someone over and got in touch with Yuancheng.
"Dear general, thank you for your rescue, otherwise we would have completely failed."
Standing in front of Miao Guangxian and Luo Shuilin, Amakusa Shizhen's eyes were filled with stars.
Looking at the weapons in the hands of the soldiers of the First Marine Division behind them, I almost drooled.
Comparing people with others will lead to death, and comparing goods with goods will lead to throwing away.
The weapons possessed by the Shimabara rebels were completely superior to those of the Xia Kingdom's regular army.
It's a pity that Xia Jun cannot hand over these best weapons to outsiders.
"We have just arrived and are not familiar with this place. Please send people immediately to search for traces of the shogunate's troops and eliminate them as soon as possible to protect everyone's safety."
Miao Guangxian's words touched the hearts of everyone in the Shimabara Rebel Army.
They don't want to experience the situation of being trapped in a lonely city and waiting to die helplessly.
Amakusa Tokisada immediately sent out many people and got into the mountains.
These local people are very good at fighting, but because they are born and raised here, they will not go astray with their eyes closed.
Let them conduct reconnaissance to make the best use of everything.
After Matsudaira Nozuna led the remaining shogunate troops into the mountains, they did not dare to stay at all. They ran all the way north for more than twenty miles before stopping in shock.
After some statistics, Matsudaira Nobutsuna and others were all on the verge of tears.
Of the nearly 100,000 troops, more than 30,000 were lost just after the Xia Navy's bombardment. Excluding those who were injured and lost combat effectiveness, the number of available troops was only over 50,000.
It was already miserable enough, but the news brought by the scouts cast a shadow over everyone's hearts.
"Xia Jun was discovered in the direction of Aino, and our passage back to Zuohe Domain was cut off."
Matsudaira Nobutsuna was like an ant on a hot pot, restless.
"Can you see those terrifying warships?"
The scout shook his head quickly.
"Although there are some ships on the sea, they are completely different from those warships equipped with artillery."
Hearing that the Natsu army occupying Aino was not supported by warships, Matsudaira Nobutsuna and others all breathed a sigh of relief.
"How strong is Xia's army?"
The scouts saw it clearly.
"About five thousand."
Upon hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna immediately gathered up his courage.
"The Xia army is so arrogant that they want to block our retreat with just 5,000 men. They are really asking for death. Our military strength is ten times that of the Xia army. Let us use the courage of warriors to destroy these Xia army and show our strength. The majesty of the shogunate.”
Everyone raised their arms and shouted, seeing the opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
From the Battle of Tsushima to now, Japan has only seen the power of Xia's warships. There is still a lack of necessary understanding of the Xia Army.
The ten to one strength comparison made Matsudaira Nobutsuna and others feel that they could fight.
The shogunate army crossed the mountains and finally arrived at Aino.
Right in front of them, the Marine Corps had already built fortifications and lined up, waiting for them to come.
When he saw with his own eyes that the number of Xia's troops was the same as what the scouts reported, Matsudaira Nobutsuna only thought it was God's care.
As long as this group of Xia troops who don't know the heights of the sky are eliminated, not only can they escape, but it will also be of great help to Japan's hope of defeating the Xia Kingdom.
