As soon as Matsudaira Nobutsuna saw the Ming navy coming again, and combined with the various ink marks of the Ming army commander during the negotiations, he knew that he had fallen into the Ming army's delaying strategy.
It’s not that Sakurajima’s Ming army didn’t have reinforcements, and the Ming Navy didn’t abandon them either!
So, under the watchful eyes of the Japanese, the same Ming warships from before launched another attack on the Japanese naval warships.
And for this attack, the Ming warships were obviously well prepared, and they improved their tactics in response to the situation of the Japanese navy hiding in the bay.
First, they took advantage of their firepower to drive some Japanese warships together, and then sent out arson ships to burn them.
After the battle lasted for about two hours, the Ming warship broke away from the battle and once again dragged the injured warship of the Ming army away.
The bay of Satsuma Domain is full of dilapidated Japanese warships.
Seeing the Japanese sailors who were busy rescuing the Japanese sailors who fell into the water and dragging the broken warship to the shore, Matsudaira Nobutsuna, known as the "Smart Izu", also sighed helplessly.
Listening to the naval commander Date Tadamune reporting the battle losses to him, Matsudaira Nobutsuna frowned and said: "We can't go on like this, otherwise, if we are tortured like this by the Ming army, our navy will be completely destroyed. Once this happens, this battle will be dangerous!”
At this time, he already knew it very well.
Why did the Ming army build a castle on Sakurajima, why did the Ming navy not fight decisively in the bay to protect their army, why did the Ming navy leave at the drop of a hat, and so on, it is already very clear what the Ming army planned.
Of course Date Tadamune also understood, and said with a heavy face: "Although the battle losses this time are similar to the last time, the proportion of warships sunk and burned by the Ming army this time is higher. The navy must take advantage of its strength. Only by counterattacking with advantage can you have a chance of winning!"
"What are you going to do?" Matsudaira Nobutsuna asked immediately after hearing this.
Yagyu Jubei was on the side, also listening with a serious expression.
After all, to be serious, this matter is related to the rise and fall of the Japanese country, and it is absolutely very important.
Date Tadamune stretched out his clenched fist, waved it very hard, and said firmly: "Judging from the round-trip journey of the Ming Dynasty navy, their navy was docked at Amami Island in Ryukyu, where the warships The necessary supplies must be there. Therefore, I will lead the entire army to attack Amami Island and destroy the supply points of the Ming Navy. This way, we will have a chance to win!"
Hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna still frowned and said: "However, once we leave the bay and reach the sea, the Ming warships will have an advantage, and our casualties will be even more severe!"
"It's precisely because of this!" Date Tadamune heard this and said in an almost decisive tone, "That's why we need to take advantage of our superior number of warships to kill them and not picket at sea with the Ming Navy. Attack their port on Amami Island, and capturing the port is victory!"
"I think it's okay!" Yagyu Jubei, who had been silent, listened and agreed, "Even if this seems like a suicide attack, there will indeed be more casualties, but the final result must be that we can win!"
At the same time, he did not say anything, that is, if this method of warfare is adopted from the beginning, the chances of winning will be greater when the number of warships is greater.
But again, at the beginning, I didn't know that the Ming warships were really powerful, nor did I know that the Ming navy had a supply port on Amami Island. Knowing it at this time was just an afterthought, so he didn't say it out loud.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna saw that the two of them had the same opinion and thought the same thing as him, so he nodded in agreement and said with a serious expression: "In that case, I'll leave it to Date-kun!"
"Hey, it's the duty of a lower official to die for the general!" After hearing this, Date Tadamune replied with the same serious expression.
As Yagyu Jubei said, this battle can really be regarded as a suicide attack.
Of course, there is nothing we can do about it. The warships of Japan are not as good as the warships of the Ming army, and the artillery is not as good as the artillery of the Ming army!
On board, the warriors of the great Japanese kingdom!
Matsudaira Nobutsuna was silent for a moment when he heard what he said. Then he raised his head, looked at him and said seriously: "I will immediately send a message back to Edo and recruit all the warships to come to the rescue. In this way, after Date-kun takes over Amami Island, he will not Act rashly and wait until reinforcements arrive. If possible, then capture Naha Port and Occupy Ryukyu to completely cut off the Ming army's stronghold in attacking our country."
Although he didn't say it explicitly, there was one thing that the three of them knew very well.
Facing today's Ming warships, they have only one way, by occupying the supply port of the Ming warships, forcing the Ming warships to retreat after running out of supplies.
There is a supply point for the Ming Kingdom Navy on Amami Island, so there is probably one at Naha Port as well. Both supply points must be captured by the Japanese Navy before the Ming Navy can be completely defeated. Although such a strategy would definitely cause heavy losses to the Japanese navy, there was no other way. This was the only way to win!
After hearing this, Date Tadamune immediately agreed. With the wise Izu as his superior officer, he could indeed fight on the front line with peace of mind without any worries!
After Matsudaira Nobutsuna finished speaking, he turned to look at Yagyu Jubei and continued to say seriously: "Sakurajima must start attacking, and the sooner we attack, the better! Just stay here to help me, don't rush Date-kun is gone!"
This was what he meant on the surface, and there was another meaning, which was that there was a great risk for the navy to attack Amami Island. Although there is a high probability of winning. But as far as a single warship is concerned, something may happen.
And there is no need to supervise the navy's attack this time. Instead of Yagyu Jubei going to Amami Island to stay, it would be better to help him here!
"Hi!" Yagyu Jubei's expression was stern, and he replied with only one word concisely.
Now that the matter had been decided, Date Tadamune said seriously to Matsudaira Nobutsuna: "Lao Naka-sama, in order to reduce the casualties of the Navy, I believe that the sooner we set off, the better. It is best for the Ming Dynasty Navy to return Our army can launch an attack before we have time to resupply. Therefore, I will leave now!"
"円西!" Matsudaira Nobutsuna knew what he said was reasonable, so he nodded, stretched out his hand, patted his shoulder, and said in a very sincere tone, "Date-kun, take care!"
"Hi!" Date Tadamune heard this and responded immediately, then turned around and left without hesitation.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked at his back and suddenly said with emotion: "With such brave warriors in our country, Japan, why should we be afraid of the Ming Dynasty! In this battle, our country, Japan, will definitely win!"
"That's right, our country, Japan, will definitely win!" Yagyu Jubei also said with a serious expression on his face.
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Date Tadamune finally took away all the warships that could be taken away. Counting the slightly damaged ones, at least the ones that could fight again, there were more than 550 ships in total. Under the afterglow of the setting sun, they drove out of the bay of Satsuma Domain and headed towards the depths of the sea.
On this side of the bay, there were only about fifty warships, although they were badly damaged and could not sail far, used to transport troops to Sakurajima.
It can be said that this time the Japanese Navy went on an expedition and really tried their best!
Matsudaira Nobutsuna also called all the daimyo for a military meeting. From the beginning, his expression was very serious, and he said sternly to the daimyo attending the meeting: "The Ming army's delaying strategy is very obvious. However, some of you People still have illusions about this. This is the shame of our great Japanese country! Our enemies are the ones we want to conquer, how can we hope that they will surrender?"
He got angry, and all the famous people bowed their heads and remained silent. No one dared to contradict this powerful figure in the Tokugawa shogunate who was less than one person but more than ten thousand people.
However, in their hearts, they may not be convinced by Matsudaira Nobutsuna's words.
Yes, they did have hope for the Ming army to surrender, but in the end, it was Matsudaira Nobutsuna who decided whether to communicate with the Ming army with words or weapons.
It's good now. If you fall into the Ming army's delaying strategy, you can just shirk all the responsibility! It's really okay!
He probably knew that some of them would be unconvinced. After Matsudaira Nobutsuna finished speaking, he stared at them one by one, especially the big names he remembered who had spoken to persuade him before and influenced his decision-making. a while.
After exerting invisible pressure, Matsudaira Nobutsuna said in a firm tone: "Now you should understand that you should not put your hope in the Ming army in the castle! Starting tomorrow, we will start to attack the Ming army according to the decision of drawing lots. Operation. If you are weak, I will report it to the general and remove him from the position of great name; those who are brave in battle will also be rewarded heavily. Gentlemen, please take care of yourself!"
After saying that, he waved his hand and immediately moved into the back tent.
Seeing this, Yagyu Jubei stood up and continued: "Date-kun, with the courage to die, went to sea to fight the Ming Dynasty navy. And whether we can capture Sakurajima's Ming army as soon as possible is also the key to the war. Hope. You, gentlemen, please do not settle old and new accounts together."
The implication is that he has a small budget and is anxious. As long as these big names fail to fight effectively in the future, he will settle the old and new accounts together.
What he said carries considerable weight. After all, his identity is Omatsu, similar to the commander of the Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty!
When these daimyo heard Matsudaira Nobutsuna and him threatening each other like this, they knew that the next step was to fight hard. All of them had serious expressions, agreed and left.
On the cliff, on top of the Ming army's castle, Li Dingguo and others naturally saw the Japanese navy coming out in full force.
"Old Li, are they going to attack Amami Island?" Sun Yingyuan was naturally not stupid. He guessed the intention of the Japanese navy and said a little worriedly.
After hearing this, Li Dingguo turned to look at him, smiled and said: "It's useless for us to worry about the navy. What we need to do is to attack the Japanese army severely and make them frightened. Destroy their morale and make them afraid to face our Ming army!"
Hearing this, Sun Yingyuan suddenly felt heroic and nodded immediately, even looking forward to the early arrival of tomorrow!
Little dwarf, come and fight, grandpa will accompany you!
