A small number of Japanese warships resisted desperately, either firing back or firing, but they refused to surrender.
For these warships or transport ships, the Ming warships stopped far away, directly fired their guns to sink them, and then fished out the people after they fell into the sea. At this time, those who didn't want to surrender just asked them to feed the sharks in the sea.
However, most of the Japanese warships or transport ships chose to surrender after seeing that the situation was over. In these cases, both the people and the ship were captured.
We were busy until dark, and then the war was basically over. To be precise, more time was actually spent chasing down the escaping Japanese ships.
It is impossible to count whether there were any Japanese ships that finally escaped. Because in the end, the Japanese ships fled in all directions. It is also impossible to count the number of Japanese ships that were sunk.
However, escaping to the direction of the Japanese country was the focus of pursuit. At least in this direction, Gu Sanmazi and Zheng Hongkui both guaranteed that not a single Japanese ship escaped.
According to the final statistics, a total of about 15,000 Japanese pirates were captured. Thirty-six warships were intact, and a total of 78 were damaged but were eventually towed to Naha Port. Most of the transport ships were intact. , with more than three hundred ships.
On the Ming army's side, a total of six warships were damaged, and none of them sank. More than twenty soldiers were killed and about thirty were injured. The total casualties were only about fifty.
Seeing the groups of dejected Japanese pirates being escorted to the prison camp by tall and powerful Ming army soldiers, the Ryukyu people who had seen this scene burst into cheers.
Not to mention the Ryukyu people who prepared packages to escape, even the Ryukyu people in Shuri Castle heard the news and ran outside the city to watch the excitement.
Suddenly, all Ryukyu people once again realized the power of the Great Tomorrow Soldiers.
"My mother, it turns out that the heavenly soldiers and generals are so powerful!"
"Yeah, I always thought these Japanese were very powerful. They were probably the most powerful army in the world. But I didn't expect that when they met the heavenly soldiers and generals, they turned into nothing but shit!"
"Hahaha, otherwise, why would you say "Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals"! Actually, to tell you the truth, I have seen how powerful the Heavenly Soldiers and Heavenly Generals are since they came to our Ryukyu Kingdom!"
"Go ahead, I'll see you taking your wife and kids to escape into the mountains!"
"What do you know? My family just wants to go camping in the mountains for a few days for a vacation!"
"It's better now. We in the Ryukyu Kingdom don't have to worry about the harm of Japanese pirates anymore!"
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When the Japanese pirates were in the Ryukyu Kingdom, they thought they were superior people. They walked sideways and bullied the Ryukyu people. However, the Ming army has strict military discipline. Basically, the soldiers of the Ming army are not allowed to take to the streets. Although Ryukyu was asked to provide food, it was clearly different from the Japanese pirates in terms of disturbing the people. And this also made ordinary Ryukyu people welcome the Ming army soldiers very much.
In addition, although the Ryukyu people bear the food and grass for the Ming army soldiers, they have been told that after the Ming army ensures the safety of Ryukyu, Ming merchants will come to Ryukyu to trade, which will bring you wealth and offset their burden. Therefore, it can be said that as long as they are Ryukyu people, there is no one who does not welcome the Ming army.
But there is one person who is a bit of an exception. This person is King Shangzhen.
When the Japanese pirates were about to kill him, he was still there eating, drinking, having fun, and watching the palace maids dance. However, when he heard that the Ming army had won a great victory and killed the Japanese pirates to pieces, he was no longer in the mood to eat, drink and have fun, and all the palace maids left, feeling in a bad mood.
This cannot be blamed on him, because for him, as long as the Ming army is stationed in Ryukyu for one day, his power will always be emptied by Zheng Xiangming. And it is foreseeable that as businessmen from the Ming Dynasty come to Ryukyu to trade, and the Ryukyu people live a good life together, more people will side with Zheng Xiangming, and it is unlikely that he, Shang Zhen, will truly gain power.
Of course he was not happy with this situation. However, whoever asked them to attack Jiume Village before, even if the blame was put on Shang Sheng, he would still have to bear the consequences.
If it hadn't been for what happened before, maybe this wouldn't be the situation!
What Shang Zhen didn't know was that with the Ming army's victory, more Ryukyu people turned to Zheng Xiangming. After Zheng Xiangming heard about his reaction, he made up his mind and contacted Shang Zhen's previous reactions. His suspicion became even greater, so he secretly launched an investigation against him.
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The Ming army was not idle. After capturing the Japanese pirates, they immediately began a large-scale interrogation. The scale of this interrogation depends on how many Japanese speakers are understood.
As for the content of the interrogation, it was naturally the truth and falsehood of the Satsuma Domain. Then, all the confessions were compiled and compared, and the final situation was gathered on Li Dingguo's desk.
On the day after the Naha naval battle, Li Dingguo sent someone to Zheng Xiangming and told him: "The general is scheduled to set off tomorrow to attack the Satsuma domain, and you will also organize an army to follow. But no It is used for fighting, but it must be familiar with the Japanese language, be able to convey orders to the Japanese, and assist our Ming army in guarding the Satsuma Domain!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Xiangming couldn't help being shocked. He never expected that the Ming army would go to attack the Satsuma clan!
If it had been in the past, he would have definitely advised him to fight against the Satsuma Domain, rather than to die.
However, at this time, because he was inspired by yesterday's victory, he did not immediately give advice. Instead, after hesitating for a moment, he reminded Li Dingguo: "Sir, if you attack the Satsuma Domain, you may become the enemy of the entire Japanese kingdom." Yes, it is more than just a Satsuma clan, are you sure about it?"
Li Dingguo laughed after hearing this and said: "I have sent a fast ship back to the Ming Dynasty to report the great victory here to the emperor, indicating that I have launched an attack on the Satsuma Domain. According to the plan, reinforcements will arrive in the future!"
At this point, he paused, changed his tone, and said confidently: "This time, it is also time to settle accounts with the Japanese country. Let these little dwarfs know that if they offend the Ming Dynasty and dare to touch the tiger's butt, they will You have to pay the price!”
To be honest, Zheng Xiangming was actually worried before. He was afraid that after the news of the defeat of the Satsuma clan reached Edo, the Japanese Tokugawa Iemitsu would be furious and send troops to attack the Ming army in Ryukyu.
That was the power of a whole country, and it was not something that the Satsuma clan could compare to. If he cannot defeat the Japanese army, the result will be unbearable for him.
However, now that he knows that the Chinese side has actually considered not only taking the initiative to attack the Satsuma Domain, but also sending troops in the future, why should they be afraid of the Japanese country!
At this time, Zheng Xiangming was relieved and immediately tried his best to carry out Li Dingguo's order.
The next day, the Ming army set off. Of course, this time it includes the Army. On the Naha Port side, a thousand people were left to guard it.
At this time, it was too cold in North Korea and mining was impossible, so the prisoners were left in Ryukyu for the time being, and they were under guard to expand the Naha Port first.
As for the food and fodder for the Satsuma Domain's army, they were all captured from the Satsuma Domain expeditionary force the day before yesterday, so there was no need for Zheng Xiangming to prepare them.
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Kagoshima, where the Satsuma Domain is located, and the daimyo's mansion, Shimazu Mitsuhisa has been worried since he set off from the army. After all, the opponent is Mingguo, not Ryukyu, which is a behemoth.
But having said that, it’s okay to be too worried. If he wasn’t sure of winning, he wouldn’t agree to Shimadzu’s proposal and go on an unofficial expedition.
What he was worried about was how much the losses would be, how the war would turn out in the end, and whether it would be easy to explain to the Tokugawa shogunate in Edo...
Amid such worries, good news finally came on this day.
"What?" Shimazu Mitsuhisa couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the clipper's report. He stood up and confirmed, "The Ming army fled in the face of the wind and didn't even dare to fight?"
"Back to my lord, it is indeed true. Those Ming troops fled in the face of the wind!" The messenger replied with a smile on his face, and at the same time presented the good news of Shimazu Hisutong.
When Shimazu Mitsuhisa saw it, he personally stepped forward to take the good news and read it.
"Hahaha..." After reading it, he couldn't help but laugh.
Judging from this victory report, today's Ming army is worse than the previous Ming army on the Korean battlefield. The Ming Dynasty, with its majestic land and abundant resources, was actually just a paper tiger.
It’s no wonder. I heard that the Ming Dynasty is in chaos now. If the Ming army was still elite, how could it be in chaos?
"Okay, okay, okay!" Shimazu Mitsuhisa was in a very good mood. It was a good thing that the Ming army was so inexperienced!
If the Tokugawa shogunate turns to blame, it will have another reason, and maybe it can be used to persuade the Tokugawa shogunate to launch a war against Korea.
It seems bad. Now North Korea seems to be occupied by Ming rebels. It's not cost-effective to attack from there. It's better to use Ryukyu as a springboard to attack Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty. That is a wealthy place!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa thought happily, very excited.
His idea was not groundless. In the original history, when the Tokugawa shogunate heard that the Ming Dynasty was in chaos and might even be destroyed, they discussed the possibility of sending troops to the Ming Dynasty. Although it didn't happen in the end, it was indeed exciting.
For Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the rest of the time will be quite pleasant. While waiting for the final news from Shimazu Hisumi, he even began to think about how the Satsuma clan could get the most benefit from this incident.
During this period, the large-scale gathering of troops by Satsuma Domain also alerted other nearby daimyo. When they came to ask questions, Shimazu Mitsuhisa didn't answer a single step and dismissed them casually. Just waiting to give them a surprise when the final results come out, and also a surprise for the Tokugawa Shogunate.
On this day, the weather was as good as ever. The wind was sunny and the weather was really good.
While Shimazu Mitsuhisa was drinking and watching the dance from a transparent glass wine glass, he suddenly heard a strange noise coming from outside, and he immediately frowned.
