How to attack the Japanese city had already been discussed in China.
While in Ryukyu, Li Dingguo once again rehearsed the details of the attack on Satsuma Domain based on the information he received from the prisoners.
After Li Dingguo gave the order, groups of Ming army soldiers immediately began to execute it in a well-trained manner.
The small catapult, which could be carried by two soldiers, quickly approached the city wall under the cover of two soldiers holding large shields. Once it reached the predetermined distance, it was immediately ready to launch.
Two more soldiers followed behind pushing a sidecar filled with ten thousand enemies to provide ammunition to their comrades in the catapult team.
There are ten groups of such catapult teams in total. This means that with every ejection, ten thousand enemies are ejected into the city.
Unlike the bombs of later generations, which explode and damage the enemy, they need to fall into a pile of enemies to be powerful. This enemy of ten thousand people relies on spraying poisonous smoke and flames to hurt the enemy.
After being ejected into the city, if it is not extinguished immediately, it will cause a fire. And if you want to put it out, you will be attacked by poisonous smoke.
If the number of enemies with ten thousand enemies is small, it is actually easy to deal with them. Even if you haven't seen it before, you can figure it out as long as you give it time.
But at this time, the catapult's projection frequency was obviously higher than that of the artillery, ten at a time, and it was a weapon that the Japanese had never seen before. By the time they reacted, the city was already on fire everywhere.
It has to be said that these ten thousand enemies also have a very important effect, which is to easily create panic.
When a fire broke out in the city and poisonous smoke filled the air, the Japanese in the city were completely in chaos.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa still wanted to suppress it with all his strength, but he couldn't control it at all. First, the Japanese began to escape from the side where there was no Ming army.
And as long as someone starts to run away, there will inevitably be blind followers in the panic.
Although Shimazu Mitsuhisa was very clear-headed, he knew that the Ming army could not really open up the situation and let them escape. However, in this case, there was no way to survive in the city, so he had no choice but to escape with his men.
The elite troops of the Satsuma Domain were brought out in advance, which is equivalent to a tiger without claws. No, an old dog cannot be a prepared opponent of the Ming army.
Before it got dark, the Ming army began to hunt down the escaping Japanese.
At this time, the five hundred cavalry troops became the most conspicuous presence. Riding a tall horse, he chased the escaping dwarfs, his sabers blazing, harvesting the lives of those Japanese who tried to resist, further destroying the fighting spirit of the Japanese.
The infantry soldiers followed up and gathered the Japanese who surrendered.
The area where the Satsuma clan's daimyo was located was defeated in a single battle under the attack of the Ming army!
When Shimazu Mitsuhisa escaped, of course he had a horse. Under the desperate efforts of his men to stop him, and although the Ming army knew about it in advance, no locals were familiar with it, so he escaped.
It was not until the next day that the Ming army turned its troops to Sakurajima, which was the real island.
Sakurajima is also a famous tourist destination in later generations. The most famous thing on this island is that there is an active volcano, which erupts smoke almost every day, but does not erupt lava. It has only erupted a few times in history, including 1914. That time was the most serious, erupting a large amount of magma that flowed into and filled the east side strait, connecting Sakurajima, which was originally an isolated island, to the Osumi Peninsula.
At this time, there were not many Japanese on the island. When the Ming army turned to attack here, all the Japanese fled into the mountains and forests.
According to the plan, the main force of the Ming army to conquer Satsuma Domain will be stationed on Sakurajima Island. It will be escorted by the navy, which is considered the most reliable base. As for the mainland, there are mainly Ryukyu troops assisting some Ming troops to control it.
In the next few days, the war in the Satsuma Domain finally reached the ears of the nearby daimyo. After hearing the news, most of them were gloating about the misfortune and did not send troops.
Because Shimazu Mitsuhisa had obtained two shipments of goods from the Ming Dynasty before, he didn't even tell them that he wanted to sell them to them at a high price, but he also showed off in front of them, which made them unhappy.
Later, when I heard that the Satsuma Domain was captured by the Ming army before it could even defend it for a day, they did not dare to send troops. They just gathered their forces to defend their territory. At the same time, urgently report to Edo.
After Shimazu Mitsuhisa escaped with his life, he originally wanted to organize troops in other parts of Satsuma Domain, and then join forces with other daimyo armies to launch a counterattack.
As a result, other daimyo did not send troops, and then the Ming army also launched attacks on other Satsuma domain areas, eventually forcing Shimazu Mitsuhisa to continue to escape.
Seeing that this side had absolutely no ability to counterattack, they could only place their hopes on the Tokugawa Shogunate. In the end, Shimazu Mitsuhisa immediately rushed to Edo to beg Tokugawa Iemitsu to send troops.
However, Edo is too far away from Satsuma Domain, and I don’t know how long it will take to get back and forth. At least during this period, Satsuma Domain became a place occupied by the Ming army.
The news from Satsuma Domain also spread quickly to all parts of Kyushu Island in a very short period of time.
I have to say that the Ming army's attack on Japan was really shocking.
For a long time, the Japanese country has basically not been attacked by outsiders. The most famous one was when the Yuan Dynasty sent troops to try to capture the Japanese country, but it also ended in failure.
As for small-scale attacks, there are also some. For example, North Korea once had some attacks on our Japanese country, but those were just small fights. At most, they were border riots, bullying the Tsushima Islands.
But now, the Ming army suddenly attacked the Japanese country and captured Satsuma, one of the most powerful vassals in Kyushu.
One can imagine how shocking this news was to the Japanese people!
"What's going on? Why did the Ming Kingdom suddenly attack our Japanese country?"
"Isn't the Satsuma clan always very powerful? How could it be completely defeated against the Ming Kingdom?"
"Yes, according to the older generation, when they attacked North Korea, the Ming army was actually like that. If our logistics were not too far away, the Ming army would not be our opponent. How could it become so powerful now?"
"That's right, the Satsuma clan didn't even hold on for a day. It is said that they fled as soon as they were attacked by the Ming army. It really brought shame to us Japanese people!"
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After the Japanese people were shocked by the news that the Satsuma Domain was vulnerable, they naturally began to investigate the root cause of this sudden war.
"I heard that the Ming Army sent troops at the request of the Ryukyu King, but they still wrote a letter in blood, which moved the Ming Emperor!"
"In fact, this matter is not difficult to guess. The Ryukyu Kingdom, like Korea, is a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. As the suzerain country, the Ming Dynasty wants to send troops. Isn't it natural?"
"That's true. We already have the example of Korea. Why did the Satsuma clan send troops to capture the Ryukyu Kingdom, only to attract the Ming corps!"
"Actually, I heard that the problem goes beyond that. After the Ming army arrived in the Ryukyu Kingdom, the Satsuma clan sent troops to fight the Ming army. The result was that they definitely failed to win. Then they provoked the Ming army again, and even the Satsuma clan The whole country has been lost, it’s such a huge disgrace!”
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If it were just about the Ming Dynasty attacking the Japanese country, then other daimyo would definitely unite with the same enemy.
However, now it is not just that. What is more, the Satsuma clan invaded Ryukyu, and then attacked the Ming army in Ryukyu, so that the Ming army counterattacked.
As a result, most of the Japanese lords stood aside and watched. Because for them, first of all, the Ming Dynasty was a behemoth, and it was not easy to defeat the Ming army. This can be seen when the Satsuma clan suffered a complete defeat.
Secondly, when the Satsuma clan attacked Ryukyu, other daimyo did not get the benefits. Why didn't they share it when it was beneficial? Now that there is a problem, they should all bear it. How is this possible?
So, generally speaking, all the daimyo stood by and watched, at most they gathered their troops to be on guard. They were all waiting and waiting to see what Tokugawa Iemitsu would say.
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On the side of the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Mingwei had a double happiness. Chen Yuanyuan gave birth to a daughter for him, followed closely by Zhu Aona who also gave birth to a son. They both have children. Mother and son are safe, which is a great joy.
Zhang Mingwei smiled happily and became even more motivated to farm.
The components of the telephone had been tested before, so it wasn't long before a telephone was installed in the palace and wired to important offices such as the Supervisor of Ceremonies and the Cabinet.
I have to mention here that when Zhang Mingwei took his craftsmen to install telephones in these yamen, it was like a large-scale onlooker. As long as they were qualified to watch, they all put down their work and watched.
It was the function of this telephone that really surprised them.
Even though many of them have already known the principle of the telephone before, knowing it is one thing. In the face of this real thing, being able to talk to people far away through this telephone, They always think this is incredible!
When the first telephone was installed in the Wenhua Hall, where Emperor Chongzhen often worked and discussed matters, he couldn't help but want to pick up the phone and try it.
"Your Majesty, who can you talk to now?" Seeing this, Zhang Mingwei said with a smile, "It's better to wait until I install the other ones. It's not too late for you to try again!"
Although he has married Princess Kunxing, their relationship is still separate.
He called Emperor Chongzhen His Majesty, and Emperor Chongzhen called him Sir. Otherwise, he is about the same age as Emperor Chongzhen, and it would always feel weird to call him Emperor Father.
The second phone belongs to the Chief of Ceremonies and is installed on the desk of the Eunuch Zhangyin.
After the installation was completed, Emperor Chongzhen called Wang Chengen. He just said "Hey, hello" and felt very surprised to be surrounded by a group of people.
Zhang Mingwei didn't care at all. What's so fun about this simplest telephone. Therefore, he ignored these people and continued to install telephones for the cabinet and other yamen.
In fact, it is not a problem if the phone is easy to install. The key is this phone line.
