Ming Zuo

Chapter 1083 Dongying is shocked

Sending troops to pacify the rioters in Shimabara is not a big deal in Hosokawa Tadori's mind.

What can some untouchables do?
As soon as the army of Kumamoto Domain arrives, it will be decided by the public.

Therefore, Hosokawa Tadori's thoughts were not on the battlefield at all.

Through the fact that the shogunate dispatched Matsudaira Nobuzuna as the general, Hosokawa Tadori clearly realized that the shogunate's interference in Kyushu was getting stronger and stronger.

It's all because of the idiots of the Satsuma clan, who insisted on provoking Xia Guo.As a result, the shogunate seized the opportunity and took Hyuga Country.

Now the shogunate has a stronghold in Kyushu Island, lying beside the Kyushu daimyo like a tiger, making everyone terrified.

The idiots of the Matsukura family are hopeless.

As a daimyo, defending the fortified Shimabara Castle, he was killed by the rioters.

From now on, Tangjin Fan has no successors, so who should own such a large territory?

It can no longer fall into the hands of the shogunate.

Otherwise, the Kyushu daimyo will no longer be able to stand upright in the future.

On the march, Tadori Hosokawa quickly made up his mind.

Although the Kumamoto Clan has the most troops this time, they must not do their best on the battlefield.

We must let the shogunate realize the bad situation and rely more on Kyushu's name to counter the rebellion.

Only in this way can the daimyos of Kyushu maintain the status quo in the distribution of benefits after the war.

After making up his mind, Hosokawa Tadori immediately ordered to slow down the marching speed of his army, and not rush to the Saga Domain so early.

At the same time, he also sent someone to notify the Fukuoka Fan to cooperate with the operation.

Let Matsudaira Nobuzuna take the task of quelling the rioters and rescuing the Saga Domain.

Only by allowing the shogunate to experience the situation here in person, can they pay attention to the opinions of the Kyushu daimyo and safeguard their own interests.

Tadori Hosokawa didn't even know that his slowing down of the march gave Saint Yuan a chance.

Omuta, the battlefield chosen by Yuan Shengshang, is a little farther away. It took a lot of time for the Shimabara Rebellion Movement to take place.

What Yuan Shengshou was most worried about was that the Kumamoto clan's army had already rushed over before the army was in place.

Now that Tadori Hosokawa had slowed down, he was overjoyed.

"Zhang Kun, you lead these most elite soldiers around the mountain. No matter what, you can't be discovered by the enemy, and you must appear behind the Kumamoto Domain in three days."

Yuan Shengshou decided to fight a big battle to eliminate the power of Kumamoto clan as much as possible.

Therefore, encirclement and annihilation warfare is the first choice.

In the south of Omuta, there is a mountain range that protrudes toward the sea.

A narrow passage has been formed between the mountain and the sea here, and only a small amount of troops are needed to completely block it.

Once this deployment is completed, the Kumamoto Domain's army will surely be doomed.

And to do this, you have to climb mountains.

After all, the Shimabara Rebel Army was formed for too short a time. Most of the people were farmers before, and many combat skills were learned while fighting on the battlefield.

Therefore, Yuan Shengshou can only choose generals from among the instructors, and lead the soldiers with the best performance to complete this tactic.

Zhang Kun immediately began to raise conditions.

"All the muskets must be given to me, and I promise not to let a soldier of the Kumamoto domain cross this line of defense."

Xia Guo's instructors had no doubts about the Shimabara Rebel Army's ability to defeat the Kumamoto Domain.

After all, they have dozens of artillery in their hands.

This is definitely the best weapon to change the outcome on the Japanese battlefield.

Although the Kumamoto domain has a large number of firecrackers, the advantage of the artillery range is irreparable.

Therefore, even if the frontal Shimabara Rebel Army lost the help of muskets, there is still great hope for defeating the unprepared Kumamoto Domain in World War I.

The most difficult thing is how to prevent the Kumamoto Domain from fleeing.

It is impossible for the intercepting troops to transport artillery from the mountains, so the only thing they can count on is muskets.

"Then do it."

Under the command of Yuan Shengshou, the Shimahara Rebel Army moved quickly.

Hosokawa Tadori received a report from the scouts, and he was quite surprised to learn that the Shimabara rebels had come to fight.

"Hahaha, these untouchables from Shimabara didn't run away quickly, but came to the door instead. They are really seeking their own death. If this is the case, how can this credit be missed?"

Hosokawa Tadori immediately ordered that the army of Kumamoto domain crossed the narrow intersection and rushed into the plain of Omuta.

They have already seen that the Shimabara rebels have lined up right in front of them.

Tens of thousands of people spread out, and the scene is still very spectacular.

If it weren't for the messy clothes and weapons of these Shimabara Rebels, they might have been able to frighten Tadori Hosokawa.

However, as a veteran on the battlefield, Hosokawa Tadori felt that he would win this battle after seeing the tattered appearance of the Shimabara Rebel Army.

"The first army attacks from the left, the second army outflanks the right. Don't let a pariah go and come back with their heads to claim credit."

The attack of the Kumamoto domain has begun.

Amid the sound of desolate horns, these elite troops approached step by step with uniform steps.

There are countless firecrackers in their hands, and once they fire, they will definitely cause a devastating blow to the Shimabara rebels.

The distance between the two sides is getting closer, and Yuan Shengshou is getting more and more nervous.

He was not afraid of the power of the Kumamoto clan.

He was afraid of making mistakes in coordination.

Finally, just as the firecrackers of the Kumamoto clan were about to enter the range, Yuan Shengsun saw the brightly colored flag erected on the eastern mountain.

That was the signal he had agreed with Zhang Kun.

Once Zhang Kun led his troops to complete the detour, a flag would be raised through the mountain line to announce.

"fire!"

Everything was ready, Yuan Shengshou gave orders immediately.

Just behind the infantry of the Shimabara Rebels, dozens of artillery pieces were originally hidden.

At this time, the camouflage was lifted, and the black hole of the muzzle seemed to be an abyss that would devour someone.

Hosokawa Tadori, who was preparing to enjoy the fruits of victory, froze immediately when he saw the sudden appearance of these cannons.

"Nani?"

Yuan Shengshou would not give him time to react.

The artillery began to roar.

Against infantry, the best thing to use is shotgun.

The grape bullets fired by dozens of artillery were denser than raindrops, covering the Kumamoto Domain's army overwhelmingly.

Under the baptism of grape bullets, more than half of the soldiers who were close at hand were lost on the spot.

When did Japanese soldiers see such terrifying firepower?

Although artillery was also used during the Japanese Civil War.

But how can those crude Guobeng be compared with bronze cannons?
The Kumamoto Domain collapsed.

Even if Tadori Hosokawa came back to his senses, it would be useless to try his best to maintain it.

There are no bunkers on the Great Plains, and no one is willing to use flesh and blood to resist the bombing of artillery.

Countless soldiers wailed and ran back as fast as they could.

Even if Hosokawa Tadori brandished his sword to slash and kill the warnings one after another, it was useless.

In a hurry, some soldiers even cut off the legs of Tadori Hosokawa's mount with a knife, causing the daimyo to fall heavily to the ground.

Before his personal guards stepped forward to help him, the swarms of rout soldiers trampled past him.

The lord of the Kumamoto clan died on the battlefield in such a useless manner.

(End of this chapter)