I saw Matsudaira Nobutsuna's face was very ugly, his eyes were dull, he just stared at the majestic fleet approaching on the sea, muttering to himself: "How is it possible, how is it possible to lose! Thousands of warships, Those are thousands of warships..."
Suddenly, he roared again: "Date Tadamune, you bastard, how on earth did you fight and why did you lose? You bastard, Bage Yalu..."
When his personal guards saw this, they all understood. The fact that the navy lost made their coach crazy!
As for what?
Naturally, they didn't think as deeply as Matsudaira Nobutsuna, so they didn't know what the consequences would be if they lost the naval battle and all the Japanese warships were defeated! At least for the moment, they didn't realize it.
However, Matsudaira Nobutsuna thought that if the naval battle was lost, the war would be lost. If this war was lost, the Tokugawa shogunate was basically finished. It is even very likely that the Japanese emperor system that has existed for thousands of years will be forced to change, or in other words, the country may simply be destroyed!
The broken boats in the Satsuma Bay that were repaired and could still be driven started to flee to the land after they realized what they were doing.
When the Japanese on Sakurajima saw this, they all reacted and tried to escape to the ship.
Now that there are no naval guards, the bay belongs to the Ming army. Staying in Sakurajima is a dead end!
The Japanese who escaped first alerted the Japanese who were slow to respond. Suddenly, almost all the Japanese began to escape to the boat. So much so that the Japanese boat wanted to run but couldn't.
Moreover, the Japanese boarded the ship regardless of the cost, and the ship was damaged. As a result, there were too many people on board, and problems began to occur.
So, the Japanese who were already on the boat first shouted not to get on the boat. After that had no effect, they began to draw their swords and kill those accomplices who still wanted to get on the boat.
Because the war went well before, many daimyo, including Matsudaira Nobutsuna, were all on Sakurajima. At this time, they all wanted to flee to the land.
The warriors guarding them shouted their names while drawing their swords and cutting people to clear the way, trying to grab a boat.
However, when you are running for your life, who cares whether you are a famous person or not? It is more important that you escape first, and no one wants to let you go.
As for you drawing a sword to kill someone, don’t I know how to draw a sword to kill someone?
Suddenly, on the beach of Sakurajima, where the damaged Japanese warships docked, the Japanese army staged a scene of "love and killing each other."
The officers and soldiers of the Ming army were on the top of the city, watching the show with a smile.
At this time, they were all in the mood to start commenting on who was more ruthless, who had good knife skills, who had killed more accomplices...
Some damaged Japanese boats barely left Sakurajima, but because there were too many people, they began to sink in the bay. As a result, the Japanese on the boats jumped into the sea like dumplings, and those who couldn't swim struggled and shouted for help. However, those who can swim are only focused on escaping, who cares about others!
On the sea, there were more than ten Ming warships emitting black smoke, starting their steam engines, speeding into the bay, and began to attack the damaged Japanese ships in the bay.
The Japanese on Sakurajima fled back to the island one after another, while the Japanese on land all looked at all this stupidly, looking at the huge warship in the Ming Dynasty Navy, which actually reflected the metallic luster, and made them Look stupid.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna, who had not waited to board the ship, was also staring at this huge monster. At this time, he knew that it must have been this steel monster that killed Date Tadamune.
It's made entirely of iron and can actually drive on the sea, so who can win?
In the original history, during the famous Black Ship Incident in Japanese history, the Yankees actually only led four or five steam paddle-wheel warships and forced the Japanese to sign an unequal treaty.
During this period, the Tokugawa shogunate was naturally more powerful than the Tokugawa shogunate more than two hundred years later. However, when they saw such a big steel monster, they were naturally frightened. Although they did not surrender immediately, the deterrent power this steel monster brought to them was still very great.
But if they board the warship, they will find that the warship is actually covered with iron sheets and is essentially a wooden ship.
Of course, they had no chance of boarding the steam paddle-wheeled battleship.
When Feng Zhou sailed into the bay, all the Japanese ships here had been cleared away by the steam warships that came in first.
Feng Zhou drove directly to the edge of the cliff and shouted to the Ming army soldiers above, telling Li Dingguo and them to rest assured that the court was sending a steady stream of troops.
Now, Li Dingguo and the others are safe. The army on Fengzhou's side is going to attack Edo. Let them wait for a few days, and there will be good news.
Then, Feng Zhou took the second batch of expedition warships out of the harbor and headed northeast along the coastline under the watchful eyes of the Japanese.
As for the Eastern Navy, that is, Zheng Hongkui's side, they also returned to the exit of the bay and merged with the mighty transport ships, all carrying the original Japanese prisoners. Many of them were Japanese in the Japanese navy. Of course, , many of those ships were Japanese navy ships, and they continued to move northwest in a mighty manner, with the goal of North Korea.
Only the central navy of Asako Gusan remained on the Satsuma side. Not to mention showing off their power in the bay, the transport ship drove directly to the cliff and hung ropes from the castle to deliver supplies to the castle.
The Ming army had no intention of going ashore. When the overall situation was determined, there was no need to increase casualties.
After clearing the Japanese ships in the bay and delivering supplies to the Ming army on the island, the transport ship returned to Ryukyu. The navy's warships sailed out of the bay and began patrolling along the seaside, announcing at the same time that the sea belonged to the Ming Dynasty!
All the Japanese fled the shore and stared at this scene blankly. Even the stupidest Japanese know they can't win.
Especially the Japanese troops who stayed on Sakurajima Island had an uncertain future. After the food and grass are exhausted, eating becomes a problem. Even if they want to be savages and eat leaves, turf, and seafood, they cannot feed so many of them. Not to mention, there is an active volcano on Sakurajima.
Subsequently, the contents of the Ming army's loud shouts also spread among the Japanese army.
Even those who do not understand the official dialect of the Ming Dynasty can guess what they are going to do when they see the movement of the Ming Navy's division of troops.
As a result, panic spread even further among the Japanese army.
Originally, they naively believed that no matter what, they would have the most troops. The Ming army came ashore, but the outcome was still uncertain.
But the fact that has been revealed now is that the Ming army did not want to go ashore at all, but after controlling the Satsuma Bay, their main fleet went to attack Edo.
Now there is no navy in Edo. Besides, the Ming army still has such powerful warships. Even if the navy is still there, it is impossible to win!
what to do?
Return help quickly? But without the navy, it is estimated that Kyushu Island cannot be separated.
Realizing this situation, the daimyo of Kyushu Island are better off. For the daimyo who are not on Kyushu Island, they can not care about the life and death of Tokugawa Iemitsu, but they also have problems in their own territory!
Previously, Tokugawa Iemitsu asked them to send as many troops as possible to give the Ming army a thunderous blow. The result is good, the troops are trapped on Kyushu Island, and my hometown is in danger!
In addition, the Japanese army commander Matsudaira Nobutsuna was trapped in Sakurajima. Without his suppression, the daimyo on the land were left to fend for themselves.
Although at this time, it is not possible for them to surrender to the Ming army. However, it is natural for people to make their own plans when they are moved.
Within a few days, a daimyo led his army to withdraw from Satsuma Domain.
Someone did it first, and then other famous people withdrew. Anyway, if everyone withdraws, even if the Tokugawa shogunate can pursue the case afterwards, who can he hold accountable if the law does not hold everyone accountable?
Immediately afterwards, another shitty thing happened.
When the daimyo who were not from Kyushu Island were evacuating to the northern part of Kyushu Island, it was naturally impossible for them to just pass by the territories of other daimyo.
Grabbing something to eat, destroying some crops, etc. should not be too normal for the Japanese.
disagree? It was a simple matter, just greet him with the sword and gun in his hand.
Just like this, the local daimyo on Kyushu Island and the daimyo armies from other places began to have conflicts and even started fighting.
Also, coincidentally, the powerful clan of Kyushu Island, that is, the main force of the Kumamoto clan, was transferred to Sakurajima by Matsudaira Nobutsuna and could not return.
As a result, the local daimyo military strength on Kyushu Island was obviously at a disadvantage, and they were unable to defend their territory at all.
In less than half a month, Kyushu Island was even more chaotic than it was during the Japanese Warring States Period.
How can the small island of Kyushu support so many troops? With limited supplies, they began to snatch each other. Japanese people were catching and fighting each other everywhere, and corpses were everywhere. This was the current situation on Kyushu Island.
As for the Japanese soldiers on Sakurajima Island, after their supplies were exhausted, many people no longer persisted and could not persist. Even trying to swim across the bay to escape to land was impossible because there were Ming warships patrolling the bay.
In the end, groups of Japanese all ran to the bottom of the Ming army's castle, threw away their weapons and wanted to surrender, asking only for a bite to eat.
These Japanese were all mining laborers, so it would be a pity to die like this.
So, when the Ming army's warships docked, a flag was erected on the shore, allowing the Japanese to come here to surrender, and they were taken away by boat in batches, and all of them were taken to North Korea for mining and farming.
Moreover, half a month later, the Ming army changed its strategy. Any Japanese who wanted to surrender later would have to surrender. You can live or die.
The Ming army's plan was to wait until there were almost a few Japanese hiding on Sakurajima Island before sending troops to clear them out, or even blockade the forest island altogether.
It is not clear whether the Japanese commander Nobutsuna Matsudaira is dead or alive. For the Ming army, they actually didn't care much.
However, there was also someone who cared about him. This person is Tokugawa Iemitsu who lives far away in Edo.
Shortly after he dispatched the remaining naval warships, he received a messenger from Matsudaira Nobutsuna, requesting additional naval reinforcements to deal a fatal blow to the Ming Kingdom Navy.
In this regard, Tokugawa Iemitsu admired his foresight and sent out in advance.
