However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was still a little worried, because logically speaking, several days had passed, and there should be a result from Date Tadamune. Is it time to send someone to report? Why hasn't anyone come to report yet?
What happened over there?
While I was thinking about this, suddenly, someone exclaimed, saying that another ship was coming to the sea!
Hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna was overjoyed at first. He happened to be outside, and then immediately turned his head to look towards the open sea. Everywhere you look, there are densely packed ships.
At this moment, Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt a chill in his heart.
If Date Tadashi sent someone back to report the news, it would only be one ship at most. Why did so many ships come at once? Could it be that Date Tadazong had completely wiped out his army and the Ming army came again?
He couldn't help but think so, he was really afraid of the Ming Navy's combat power! The warships and artillery of the Ming Dynasty navy impressed him so deeply!
But after a while, suddenly, the sharp-eyed Japanese cheered loudly, because the boats coming were Japanese ships!
As soon as Matsudaira Nobutsuna confirmed it, he almost jumped for joy!
what's the situation?
Could it be that Date Tadamune defeated all the Ming Dynasty navy and triumphed?
This kid really has the skills of his father and has become so powerful?
But then Matsudaira Nobutsuna felt that this was impossible, because with a high probability, the Ming Dynasty Navy would definitely be able to supply supplies at Naha Port, unless Date Tadamune could completely annihilate the Ming Kingdom Navy on Amami Island. !
However, this possibility is very low!
Matsudaira Nobutsuna thought this, and was actually very conflicted in his heart. He wished he had to use any logic. It would be best to have the blessing of Amaterasu, which is beyond common sense, to really save the annoying Ming Dynasty navy. Destroyed.
In this way, once the Ming navy is destroyed, the Ming army on Sakurajima will not be able to escape, and they will become a real turtle in the urn!
While he was thinking about it, his bodyguard suddenly reminded him that the fleet coming from the sea seemed to be their reinforcements, not Date Tadamune's navy.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard this and quickly identified it. Sure enough, it was not the navy commanded by Date Tadamune.
He immediately turned his head and looked in the direction of Edo, knowing in his heart that Tokugawa Iemitsu was probably paying attention to the war here. Knowing that the naval battle was particularly important, he sent all the remaining warships assembled.
As he expected, when this huge naval force docked, Matsudaira Nobutsuna knew the cause and effect.
As he thought, Tokugawa Iemitsu was very concerned about this war. He did not receive a messenger from Matsudaira Nobutsuna to ask for help, so he made his own decision and sent out all the remaining naval warships to ensure that Navy victory!
Tokugawa Iemitsu is one of the most accomplished generals in the Tokugawa shogunate. Even though his greatest achievement was seclusion, he still had some vision. Knowing how important sea control is to the Japanese country, they sent out the remaining warships without waiting for news from here.
After hearing this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't help but admire Tokugawa Iemitsu deeply.
At this moment, another ship came and brought back news from Date Tadamune, saying that Date Tadamune had successfully occupied the Ming Dynasty Navy port on the Amami Island side, and the Ming Dynasty Navy had already Fleeing to Naha Port, he took advantage of the victory to pursue and rushed to Naha Port to deliver the final blow to the Ming Navy.
This is simply a double happiness!
Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't help but be overjoyed and quickly asked about the specific battle situation.
It turned out that Date Tadamune led the navy to attack Amami Island, which obviously exceeded the expectations of the Ming navy. They rushed to fight, but Date Tadamune did not care about the Ming warships at sea. The advantage of numbers goes straight to the port. In this case, some Ming warships, including transport ships docked at the port, escaped directly.
It is a pity that due to the interception of Ming Dynasty warships, the final result was that those Ming Dynasty transport ships ran away. However, in this battle, at least seven ships were disabled and were towed away by other Ming army warships.
In addition, two Ming warships were surrounded by Japanese warships and joined forces to fight. Seeing that they were defeated, the Ming army detonated the gunpowder in the cabin and died together.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna was very excited when he heard this, but when he heard this, he was still stunned for a moment. He didn't expect those Ming army sailors to be so brave. They would rather die together than be captured by the Japanese side!
In this way, the secrets of the Ming Dynasty's warships and those very powerful artillery can no longer be obtained!
Regrettably, Matsudaira Nobutsuna became happy again and sank a Ming warship. This was the first time and it was a very good sign!
The envoy who reported the message continued to report to him, saying that Date Tadamune found the disadvantage of the Ming Dynasty navy, which was that it relied heavily on coal and wood as fuel. If it could not get supplies, the Ming Dynasty warships would be no different from the Japanese warships. It is completely possible to use the numerical advantage to replace the Ming warships.
Therefore, Date Tadamune decided not to give the Ming Navy a chance to react, and to give full play to the advantage of his side's warships, which were several times the number of the Ming Army, and continue to pursue and attack the Ming Navy until the Ming Navy was wiped out. until!
After listening to all the reports, Matsudaira Nobutsuna couldn't help but feel very good, and now he saw the hope of victory! Fortunately, the remaining warships were sent from Edo, numbering more than 500.
So, without saying a word, he immediately sent all the more than 500 warships that had just arrived to Ryukyu to support Date Tadamune.
Although Date Tadamune's battle results were brilliant, it must be said that his style of play also consumed Japanese warships. Now there are only less than 500 warships chasing Naha Port.
Although there is still a great hope of winning, if you add the more than 500 warships sent in the future, there will be thousands of warships, and the Ming Navy will have no chance of winning. hope!
Oh, by the way, the navy of the Ming Dynasty can still escape back to the Ming Dynasty with its tail between its legs!
Thinking of this, he turned to look at the Ming army's castle, with a sneer on his face. This Ming army couldn't escape!
After this battle is over, we must find out what's weird about the Ming army's warships, and what's special about their muskets and artillery. After the Japanese learn this, their national power will be much stronger!
By the way, this new Ming Dynasty muskets and artillery, and even the weirdness of their warships must be controlled by Edo. With these sharp weapons, what big names are afraid of rebelling? In this way, the general no longer has to implement this secluded policy, and his rule over the Japanese country will definitely be very stable!
Thinking like this, Matsudaira Nobutsuna suddenly felt that the war coming from the Ming Dynasty was not necessarily a bad thing for the Tokugawa shogunate!
As a result, Matsudaira Nobutsuna's mood suddenly improved, and he was no longer worried about the previous heavy casualties. He sent Date Tadashi to report the news, then exaggerated it and announced it to the entire army.
Suddenly, the morale of the Japanese soldiers who had been in low morale immediately rose.
"I've known it for a long time. How can the few smoking ships of the Ming Dynasty compare with so many warships of our Japanese country! Now it's better, as I expected, right?"
"Actually, if there is smoke on the ship, it is not a good sign. No, the Ming Navy will be defeated, right?"
"The Ming Dynasty has always thought that it is the kingdom of heaven. Haha, do you think that you can conquer our great Japanese country by sending just a few ships? What a daydream!"
"No, now we will learn a lesson, and we will be flooded by the sea of ships from our country!"
"..."
In addition to these remarks among the Japanese army, there were also other discordant remarks.
"The navy is actually just relying on the number of ships, it's not a big deal!"
"That's right, no matter how badly we were beaten by Ming warships before, even if we win now, it's just a miserable defeat!"
"No, if you really want to count, we are not bad. We can completely encircle without attacking, and wipe out the Ming army without any losses. Can the navy do it?"
"..."
There was no way, these Japanese people felt that if the navy was in the limelight this time, the superiors might pay more attention to the navy and allocate all the money originally used for other purposes to build ships, which would harm their interests.
Therefore, they felt the need to cool down the victory and began to make sarcastic comments.
Of course, at this moment, these are just small-scale discussions. Most of the Japanese are praising the navy for this great victory.
Precisely because of the navy's great victory, they knew that they did not need to attack the Ming army's castle and besiege the city until the Ming army ran out of ammunition and food.
No, Mr. Lao Zhong has already ordered to start building fortifications around the Ming army's castle to prevent the Ming army from breaking through.
Actually, it would be no problem even if no fortifications were built. The Ming army had no ships, how could they still fly to the sky?
But doing some physical work is better than losing your life!
Just like that, the Japanese soldiers began to work hard to build fortifications.
These situations were all seen by the Ming army in the castle.
The soldiers of the Ming army could clearly feel the changes in the Japanese army. Especially when more than 500 Ming warships came to help, they all began to worry.
Even Sun Yingyuan was less smiling and more cautious.
But as the commander-in-chief of the entire army, Li Dingguo was uncharacteristically stern. He began to smile frequently. Seeing the worries of the soldiers, he said to them: "The Japanese country is so desperate that they have taken out all their belongings. I tell you, Duke Xingguo likes this kind of opponent the most. It will be decided in one battle."
As soon as they heard him mention Duke Xingguo, all the soldiers of the Ming army suddenly became energetic.
No, during those days of fighting with Duke Xingguo, a single battle often determined the rise and fall of one party's power. It is precisely because of this that Duke Xingguo led them to quell the civil strife of the Ming Dynasty in just a few years, wiped out the Jianlu, and liberated Liaodong!
Thinking of these past victories, the morale of the Mingjiao soldiers increased invisibly.
Only when no one was around, Li Dingguo would look at the dense Japanese camp with a cautious look on his face.
There is no war on Sakurajima's side for the time being, let's go back to the Ming Navy.
