As the coach, Li Dingguo was not anxious at all and continued to urge the Ryukyu people to build the Naha Port and make it a garrison for the Ming Dynasty Navy.
Of course Zheng Xiangming is willing. As long as the Ming Navy is stationed here, Jiume Village will have the strongest backing and be invincible. Therefore, he also tried his best to do this.
However, of course Zheng Xiangming also had doubts. When he had the opportunity to meet Li Dingguo, he asked about his doubts: "General, when are you going to attack Satsuma Domain?"
"Attack the Satsuma Domain?" After hearing this, Li Dingguo immediately shook his head and said, "It's too early now, it will take some time!"
"After a long time, I'm afraid the news will leak out and the Satsuma clan will be prepared!" Zheng Xiangming was a little confused and quickly reminded him.
After hearing this, Li Dingguo immediately smiled and said: "This general is to let Satsuma Domain know that Ryukyu has returned to the Ming Dynasty!"
"..." Zheng Xiangming couldn't help being stunned and speechless after hearing this.
If the Satsuma Domain knew about this and was prepared, the next war would become dangerous, right? Even if he doesn't lead troops, he knows that it will be more difficult to fight if the enemy is prepared!
What does this Ming commander mean? Could it be that he actually has no ability?
Thinking this way, he panicked a little.
When Li Dingguo left the capital, he did not receive specific requirements. Only Duke Xingguo gave him some strategic reminders. Specific wars, how to fight, when to fight, etc. were left to Li Dingguo to adapt to the situation.
At this time, after hearing their conversation, Zheng Hongkui looked a little bored and said: "This old man who doesn't fight is too bored!"
"..." Zheng Xiangming was speechless again. If he didn't fight, would he be too bored?
Are these generals sent by the Ming Dynasty really capable?
While he was thinking about it, he saw that Li Dingguo seemed to be deep in thought for a while, and then said to Zheng Xiangming: "Now the Japanese and internal agents on other islands have been cleared, but Amami Island has not yet been cleared, right?"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiangming immediately nodded and said: "They are the most hateful. When the Satsuma Domain attacked Ryukyu, they surrendered to the Japanese and even gave them money and food. They are the real lackeys of the Japanese!"
"Okay!" After hearing this, Li Dingguo turned to look at Zheng Hongkui and ordered, "Are you okay? Just take your people and go with him to eliminate the Japanese spies on Amami Island!"
As soon as he heard that there was a job, Zheng Hongkui immediately became energetic and agreed immediately.
"Be careful, don't make dumplings on Amami Island, and let them escape to Japan appropriately!" Li Dingguo continued to order.
Hearing this, Zheng Xiangming was still confused, but Zheng Hongkui came to his senses and immediately asked Li Dingguo: "Is this to lead the people of the Satsuma Domain to attack?"
After hearing this, Li Dingguo nodded with a smile and said, "That's exactly what I mean!"
The Ryukyu Islands, even the northernmost Amami Island, are still relatively far from Satsuma Domain, at least farther than Fujian to Okanashi. In Li Dingguo's opinion, instead of attacking the unfamiliar Satsuma Domain from a long distance, it is better for the Satsuma Domain to gather its troops and come to Ryukyu to fight. In this way, the host and guest exchanged, and the Japanese army came from a long distance and had to worry about the fatigue of the soldiers and the problem of food and grass. wait.
After annihilating the Satsuma Domain army that went on an expedition to Ryukyu, it will be much easier to attack the Satsuma Domain itself.
Zheng Hongkui immediately understood the benefits of this and immediately nodded in agreement. But Zheng Xiangming was worried and quickly reminded: "General, if the Satsuma clan sends troops, they know the strength of the heavenly soldiers in Ryukyu, so they will definitely send a confident army!"
Hearing this, without waiting for Li Dingguo's reply, Zheng Hongkui said with a smile: "No matter how many Japanese ships there are on this sea, our Ming Dynasty will still be invincible. What are we afraid of!"
Zheng Xiangming wanted to say more, but Li Dingguo urged him to prepare quickly and planned to attack Amami Island tomorrow.
After he left, Li Dingguo held a military meeting and reminded Zheng Hongkui and Gu Sanmazi: "It has been so many days, and the news has probably spread to the Satsuma clan. Regardless of the name of the Satsuma clan, they will never decide to send troops. , you have to urge him. Because when you attack Amami Island, you must let some of them go and let them cry to Satsuma Domain. I estimate that the most likely case is that Satsuma Domain will gather two or three times the number of warships. Come and attack Ryukyu."
"It's okay. No matter how many warships there are, we have new artillery and warships. Why are we afraid of them?" Zheng Hongkui said immediately after hearing this without caring.
At this time, he had a feeling. It is as if he has replaced the former Xiyi, with sailing warships and longer-range artillery; and our country is the former Ming Dynasty, with backward warships and artillery. In this war at sea, once these two things fall behind, it is basically difficult to win.
Likewise, as soon as he heard that the warships of the Satsuma clan were to be lured to Ryukyu, he immediately agreed. This is equivalent to the fact that the Zheng family did not fight the Hongyi along the coast, but went to Da Yuan to fight the Hongyi. His eldest brother never thought about this kind of thing at first, because he couldn't win at all! If you fail, you will probably not be able to escape, and only ghosts will go!
While he was thinking about it, he heard Li Dingguo explain to them again: "But you must pay attention, the steam engine cannot be started, only sails can be used. Rifled guns cannot be exposed. At most, a generation of flintlock guns can be used to shoot those natives! Pay attention, for those natives , give those who can be handed over to the Ryukyu people! Don’t kill them all, the gold mines in Satsuma Domain can be used!”
As for the captured Japanese, it had been decided by the DPRK and the Central Government that they would be taken to North Korea for mining.
Hearing his words, Gu Sanmazi and Zheng Hongkui both nodded without any objection.
Sun Yingyuan, on the other hand, still asked his question: "What if the Satsuma Domain never sends troops?"
This situation is not impossible!
Therefore, after hearing this, Gu Sanmazi and Zheng Hongkui were stunned, and then nodded: Yes, what if the Japanese dare not send troops? They came here with orders, and their main purpose was to fight the Japanese!
Li Dingguo smiled after hearing this, and immediately replied: "If the Satsuma clan does not dare to send troops, then we can take the initiative to send troops in the severe winter. By then, the Japanese will have difficulty moving, and we will face many fewer enemies. !”
One thing is absolutely certain. Even if the Satsuma clan reports the news about Ryukyu to the Tokugawa shogunate, and the Tokugawa shogunate responds, it will have to wait at least next year. It is impossible to respond so quickly.
Sun Yingyuan listened and asked a few more details, and Li Dingguo answered them one by one. This made Sun Yingyuan admire him very much. Li Dingguo's ability was indeed remarkable.
So, just like that, after the discussion, it was Zheng Hongkui who finally sent troops to Amami Island, leading fifty warships, one thousand land forces, and one thousand Ryukyu troops.
Amami Island is the second largest island in Ryukyu, after the main island of Ryukyu. There are also many indigenous people up there, but not as many as in later generations. They are mainly concentrated in places suitable for living.
Because the military order Zheng Hongkui received was actually to defeat the natives of Amami Island, not to annihilate them, it would be very easy. As long as they land, bombard the indigenous villages and release the Ryukyu troops, it's basically done. At most, if there is some strong backbone, the army will be sent to attack.
As far as the indigenous swords, guns, bows and arrows are concerned, hunting is okay, but as for fighting, they really can't defeat anyone.
It may be that Zheng Xiangming's public opinion is good. In short, in Ryukyu today, the dead Shangxian has become a positive example, and he summoned the heavenly soldiers and generals with a blood letter. He did not bow to power, was not afraid of the Japanese, and was eventually killed by the Japanese.
Of course, the Satsuma clan was extremely poor because it was suppressed by the Tokugawa shogunate, so it in turn exploited Ryukyu desperately, which also made the Ryukyu people very resentful towards the Japanese. At this time, when they had the opportunity to teach the Japanese lackeys a lesson, none of the natives on Amami Island showed mercy.
The indigenous leaders of Amami Island, deliberately released by the Ming army, fled to Satsuma Domain by boat to find their master.
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Kagoshima, where the Satsuma clan is located, its daimyo Shimazu Mitsuhisa is still the same as in previous years. He only spends less than one-third of his time in his own territory. The rest of the time, he is either in Edo, going to Edo or leaving Edo. On the way home.
When the news came that the Ming army appeared in Ryukyu, the elder Shimazu Hisamichi, who was in charge of the daily affairs of Satsuma Domain, couldn't help but be shocked. Of course he understood that the Ming army's arrival in Ryukyu must have been prompted by the King of Ryukyu's blood letter.
I have to say that the Ming army would come to Ryukyu, which was a bit beyond his expectation. Because in the past, no Ming army ever went to the Ryukyu Islands. At most, they sent a sealing boat to Ryukyu to canonize the Ryukyu King.
At first, he was a little worried, wondering whether the Ming army would use troops against the Satsuma Domain at the instigation of the Ryukyu King. However, there has been no movement.
In this regard, what Shimazu Hisumi could do was to gather troops and strengthen alert, and on the other hand, immediately send people to report to Shimazu Mitsuhisa on the road.
After Shimazu Mitsuhisa heard this, he immediately rushed back to Satsuma Domain as quickly as possible. Of course, at the same time, he also sent an envoy to Edo to report the situation to the Tokugawa Shogunate.
After all, the Ming army actually came to the Ryukyu Kingdom. This was not just a matter for the Satsuma clan. The original attack on Ryukyu was ordered by the shogunate.
As soon as Shimazu Mitsuhisa rushed back to Satsuma Domain, he asked in detail about the specific news about the Ryukyu Ming Army.
As time passed slowly, Shimazu Hisumi learned more and more about the situation of the Ming army in Ryukyu. There are only about a hundred warships, and the rest are transport ships. Now the main island of Ryukyu has been controlled by the Ming army. Also, the Shangxian is dead, and he wrote another blood letter before he died...
Now that he saw Shimazu Mitsuhisa asking questions, he quickly explained the situation.
After listening, Shimazu Mitsuhisa fell silent, not angry or anything else, but just in a daze.
