The vanguard of the Japanese navy had a hundred warships of various colors, and the commander was Mitsuhisa Shimazu, the second generation lord of the Satsuma Domain.
This Shimazu Mitsuhisa participated in suppressing the Shimabara Rebellion and had certain battlefield experience. In addition, as the lord of the Satsuma Domain, he was also very ruthless in oppressing the Ryukyu Kingdom. In order to consolidate his rule, he even killed his brother-in-law Shimazu Hisaki and his family's elder Shimazu Hisakei.
According to the habits of the Tokugawa shogunate, anyone who is closer to the shogun will be sealed in a place closer to Edo. The Satsuma Domain is at the southwest end of Kyushu Island, far away from Edo. This shows how far the relationship between the Satsuma Domain and the Tokugawa Shogunate is.
In the original history, for this reason, at the end of the shogunate, the Samurai warriors of the Satsuma clan became the main force and vanguard of the downfall. They advocated the abolition of the shogunate and the return of power to the emperor. After Emperor Meiji took power, most of the Japanese cabinet members came from Satsuma Domain.
Nowadays, it is precisely because of the bad relationship between the Satsuma Domain and the Tokugawa Shogunate that Ii Naotaka has left the task of pioneering the hard nut to the Satsuma Domain.
At this time, Shimazu Mitsuhisa saw that the Ming Dynasty navy seemed to have no reaction, and he was overjoyed after heaving a sigh of relief.
This vanguard mission is an unlucky one if the enemy is prepared, and it is likely to result in heavy casualties. However, if the enemy is unprepared, it means that he can get the first credit. No matter how dissatisfied the Tokugawa shogunate is with the Satsuma clan, they must reward according to their merits. Otherwise, if other daimyo see it, who will? Contribute to the Tokugawa Shogunate?
Looking up at the sky, it is estimated that the sky will light up in a short while. At this time, it is the time of high tide. No matter the time or location, it is suitable for attack. Shimazu Mitsuhisa thought in his mind, and his expression became fierce again.
There is no way to specifically direct the battle under night. Therefore, there was an agreement before departure to take advantage of the fact that the Japanese army had far more troops than the Ming army. If the flagship did not fire cannons, it would be a boarding battle.
Closer, closer!
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was overjoyed when he saw that there was still no movement from the Ming Navy, and immediately issued a military order. All the Japanese soldiers went on the deck, holding various weapons in their hands, ready to wait for the warship to rush into the Busan port, and then engage in a boarding battle.
Under the moonlight, I could vaguely see a large group of black shadows moving on the sea. Needless to say, these black figures are all warships of the Japanese navy.
On almost every ship, just like Shimazu Mitsuhisa's troops, all the Japanese soldiers were waiting on the deck, waiting to approach the Ming warships and start the battle.
It was dark and quiet, with only the sound of waves lapping at the shore.
But in this tranquility, suddenly, there was a flash of fire, followed by a loud "boom".
I saw a Japanese warship rushing at the front burst into dazzling flames and quickly burned. Most of the Japanese soldiers on the deck were knocked over, and by the firelight, they could be seen getting up unsteadily.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was a little dumbfounded. The warship right in front of him suddenly exploded. The other Japanese soldiers were also dumbfounded, because the explosion was so unexpected!
This was not even close to the Ming warship. Why did the ship explode on its own? Could it be that the soldier accidentally detonated the gunpowder on the ship?
Before he could even think about it, he saw another flash of fire, followed by a loud "boom".
Shimazu Mitsuhisa was knocked upside down by the shock. He was completely stunned. As he hurriedly got up, he could no longer keep silent and shouted loudly: "Who detonated the gunpowder? Put out the fire quickly, quickly..."
Just as he shouted, there were continuous explosions. A group of Japanese naval warships rushing at the front were all encountered by sudden explosions, fire, and shouts, all mixed together, starting the second Battle of Busan.
By this time, seeing so many warships exploding, it was obvious that it couldn't have been someone accidentally igniting the gunpowder. Shimazu Mitsuhisa finally remembered that according to legend, there were things in the Ming Dynasty that could explode in the sea, which seemed to be called mines. This thing must have detonated the Japanese warship. Otherwise, if the Ming army fired artillery, they would always be able to see the light from the muzzle of the artillery!
He was right. In order to guard against Japanese sneak attacks, Zheng Zhilong laid mines outside the port.
Mines were first invented by the Chinese.
According to historical records, in the 28th year of Jiajing, the Ming Dynasty invented the world's first mine. It used a wooden box to make the mine shell, putty glued the seams, and the rope below connected to the anchor to control the depth and manually control the firing. It predates the creation and use of mines in the West by more than two hundred years.
In the eighteenth year of Wanli, the Ming Dynasty invented the "Underwater Dragon King Cannon". This was the earliest floating mine, which used burning incense as a timed fuse and floated on the sea or river to ignite and explode.
In the 27th year of Wanli, Wang Minghe, a military general of the Ming Dynasty, invented the "underwater thunder" with a rope as the contact line. Two years later, it was improved into a contact line floating thunder, which was the world's earliest triggered floating thunder.
Naturally, Zheng Zhilong's Denglai Navy also had these mines that the Ming Dynasty could have. He had been preparing for a war with the Japanese Navy for a long time. There must be weapons that may be used in this kind of naval battle, and they have been brought with them for a long time. In the previous Battle of Busan, it was too easy to destroy the Japanese navy, and these mines were not used at all. But this time, when he learned that the Japanese navy was attacking in large numbers, Zheng Zhilong placed all these mines outside Busan Port. As expected, he achieved miraculous results under the dark lights.
As the mines detonated one by one, the Japanese naval warships rushing at the front were basically hit by several mines in one ship, severely damaging the Japanese naval warships and making it impossible to move forward.
The Japanese soldiers on these Japanese navy warships were either rushing to put out the fire, or seeing that they could no longer put out the fire, they shouted for friendly warships to rescue them, or they simply jumped into the sea to escape. Anyway, at this time, no one cares about sneaking.
Under the illumination of these exploding and burning warships, the outside of Busan Port looked like daylight. With the help of this bright light, one can see the outer sea surface, which is completely dark and filled with Japanese navy warships.
In this case, if a sneak attack fails, the only option is to attack by force.
However, before the Japanese naval warships could adjust, they saw beautiful fire flashing almost in a line on the coast of Busan Port. Immediately afterwards, I heard the rumble of thunder, no, it was the sound of cannon.
"Boom boom boom..."
At the same time as the sound of the cannon sounded, the Japanese naval warships illuminated by the fire were seen as if they were made of paper. Every part of the warships was either smashed or penetrated by iron bullets. Those unlucky Japanese soldiers were accidentally hit, and they basically ended up with their hands and feet broken, and their blood spilled into the sea.
In just the first round of shelling, it was possible to see that more than a dozen Japanese navy warships were in pieces and began to sink slowly.
Seeing this situation, all the Japanese reacted. The Ming army had been prepared!
Sure enough, after the first round of shelling, the coastal line was seen, and torches were lit one by one. The soldiers of the Ming army were busy loading the second round of artillery.
The Japanese navy panicked and retreated one after another. However, the Japanese navy had too many warships and could not immediately adjust to get out of the way. So, they all panicked and wanted to fire back. The Japanese soldiers on the deck opened fire with their shotguns, regardless of whether the range was sufficient or not.
For a while, Busan Port was really lively here. With the bonfire adding to the fun, the "boom, boom, bang, bang, bang, bang" kept ringing, just like the Chinese New Year. However, the atmosphere is still different.
At this moment, the Ming Navy warships hiding in the black suddenly roared.
"Boom boom boom..."
A line of firelight flickered and iron bullets roared out, joining the excitement.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa finally escaped to a warship behind him. Before he could care about his flagship, he saw the fierce artillery fire from the Ming army on both land and water. He was so frightened that he immediately shouted: "Retreat, retreat quickly!" Escape quickly..."
However, in such a chaotic situation, his military orders could not be conveyed at all. Besides, who doesn’t know how to run, but how can I run when there is traffic jam?
With a "boom", the flagpole was hit by an iron bullet and fell down immediately. Shimazu Mitsuhisa was so frightened that he quickly shut up and evaded. He did not dare to stay on the ship any longer, and immediately began to move away. As for command, it has long been forgotten.
Zong Yicheng, who was far away in Tsushima Island and had been watching because he couldn't sleep, finally saw the war break out. He watched the fire in Busan getting bigger and bigger from a distance, and listened to the rumbling sound of cannons. I couldn't help but think in my mind that it was the Japanese navy that had rushed into Busan and was repeating the previous incident of the Ming Kingdom navy. They were beating up those who were unprepared and thought that the Japanese navy was still ambushing Tsushima. Ming Dynasty Navy!
At this time, he couldn't help but be a little excited. That Ii Naotaka was really cunning and cunning. He caught the Ming Dynasty Navy by surprise. With such a superior force, it was estimated that Busan would have been occupied by the Japanese army by daybreak.
Thinking of this, Soyoshi couldn't help but turn his head and look at where Ii Naotaka was sleeping, thinking to himself, this big boss has already planned the strategy well, so he fell asleep so calmly, right?
In fact, Naotaka Ii, who is already fifty-five years old, did not fall asleep at all. In other words, he wanted to sleep, but he just couldn't. At this time, when I heard the rumbling sound of cannons, I couldn't sleep even more.
However, in his heart, he definitely did not admit that he was worried about the war situation. Instead, he was thinking about Zheng Zhilong who suffered a big loss due to the move he arranged. He didn't know what his expression was at this time. Was he furious?
Let them make the general so popular that he almost caused civil strife. This time, it can be regarded as retaliation. Zheng Zhilong dared to become an enemy of the Japanese country, and this was his fate.
After thinking for a long time, he didn't hear the sound of cannons subside. Instead, he saw a faint light from the window, and he knew it was daybreak.
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