Chapter 807
It is very difficult to rely on one's ability to control the entire battlefield, unless one has a keen insight into the battle formation, and in this regard, Yang Tianbao has undoubtedly done a very good job.

Liu Hongjian's original intention was to consume the troops of both sides to the maximum, including but not limited to the Tokugawa family.

It's no wonder that Liu Hongjian was excited. Although the Tokugawa family's experience of this battle was not traumatic, at least in a short period of time it was impossible to gather such a large army again.

And the Saito Allied Forces, hehe, if there is no common enemy, they will immediately start fighting among themselves due to various barriers, and then go their separate ways. There are too many examples of this in the Three Kingdoms.

This is what Liu Hongjian wanted, and Iwami Silver Mine was his first goal.

The importance of silver is unquestionable. There are many silver mines in Japan, and among them, the Iwami Silver Mine is the largest. In fact, in the middle of the seventeenth century, one-third of all silver in Asia was produced from the Iwami Silver Mine. This is evident.

Five days later, Liu Hongjian finally arrived at Shimane, where the Iwami Silver Mine was located.

After several investigations, the situation of Ishijian Silver Mine has been basically figured out, the five thousand mining soldiers are average in combat strength, and Yinshan Fengxing is the Maori family.

It's no wonder that the miners are not the main force, and it's okay to frighten the bandits, and their real combat effectiveness can be a bit better than those miners in Ming Dynasty, but they just bully the honest miners.

Dozens of merchant ships have been swaying in the open sea for three days near Shimane. Fishermen in Shimane are not surprised by the frequent passing of merchant ships in the coastal area, but this time it is a little different.

In the early morning of May 26th, ten armed merchant ships suddenly jumped out of the ship like dumplings. Countless Dongying warriors were equipped with a Japanese sword in their hands, a musket on their backs, and their waists were bulging.

"TNNN, I've been nesting on this wrecked boat for more than a month, I'm going crazy!" A soldier complained loudly as soon as he jumped off the boat.

"It's just you who talk too much. No one is allowed to speak when you go ashore. If you spoil your business, I will kill you!" Cui Geng, the captain of Jingyuan, put his fist on the grumbling soldier's back, urging him to line up as soon as possible. shape.

The soldier didn't dare to say much after being punched with a fist, he shrank his neck and immediately became honest. Cui Geng, as the captain of the No. presumptuous.

"I said Old Cui, that's my soldier, please be polite." Du Yong'an, a thousand-household officer of the Imperial Guard, stepped forward and said angrily.

The background of the 1000 Ming troops in the merchant ship was a bit complicated, including soldiers from the Beiyang Navy and the backbone of the Imperial Guards from the Beijing camp, and included [-] soldiers from the personal guard battalion trained by Liu Hongjian in various ways.

To describe them in two words, they are all elites. They are all ruthless people who dare to put their heads on their belts in war. They are also the first batch of soldiers, fighters, pioneers and defenders of the empire who have tasted the sweetness of war.

"I don't care whose soldier it is, I will be the first to deny anyone who ruins the prince's affairs, and everyone is not allowed to speak freely when they go ashore!" Cui Geng glanced at Du Yong'an and said.

The captain of No. [-] Fuchuan is the fourth grade, and the Qianhu officer of the Imperial Guard is the fifth grade. Cui Geng doesn't follow the army.

"Quiet!" Chang Yu, the commander of the personal guard battalion, frowned.

The commander of the personal guard battalion is also a fifth-rank official position, but Chang Yu still has the title of Dingrupp on his head, and the influence of the personal guard battalion in the military system of the Ming Dynasty is extraordinary, and all generals dare not rash.

Not far away, a group of Japanese warriors could already be seen approaching them, but compared with their group of fakes, these people were the real Japanese warriors.

The surrounding fishermen and melon-eating crowd had already fled in all directions, and this group of Japanese warriors came to Chang Yu without making any noise. A leader took out a letter from his waist and respectfully handed it to Chang Yu.

Chang Yu naturally knew the origin of these Dongying warriors, and the soldiers of the two sides formed their formations at the beach without saying a word. Less than an hour later, Liu Hongjian, Maekawa Shichizaemon and his party arrived.

"Let's not talk nonsense, work on the grenade! We won the Iwami Silver Mine today, and we will drink and eat meat tonight! Let's go!" They were all old subordinates who followed him in the South and North, and Liu Hongjian didn't even bother to boost morale.

"Eastern warriors, target Iwami Mining Soldiers, don't leave any of them, Hasa!" Tagawa Qizaemon ordered in a proficient Japanese language.

Four thousand elite troops of miscellaneous brands rushed towards the time silver mine twenty miles away.

On the other hand, Yinshan followed Maori Chuncai and was still asleep. When the unknown army was only five miles away from the mine, the miner responsible for the investigation passed the news to Maori Chuncai.

The result of the battle was unquestionable, mines were not like cities with walls to defend, a group of miners armed with Japanese knives could not stand against the [-] elite soldiers of Ming Dynasty at all.

Du Yongan seemed to be competing with Cui Geng, and the soldiers of the imperial guards under him rushed to the front to throw grenades. Under the bombardment of thousands of grenades, it took less than an hour. announced his surrender.

What hurt Liu Hongjian was that the imperial guards, navy soldiers, and personal guard battalion wisely stopped the bombing and gathered the prisoners, but the thousand Dongying warriors under Shichizaemon were too fierce. These guys are all brains , I only remember what Shichizaemon said at the beach earlier, not one of them will be left behind.

It was rushing in and chopping randomly, and shouting Ha Yagu while rushing, waiting for the Japanese language that Liu Hongjian could not understand, which made Liu Hongjian very angry.

"Ermu, you fucking tell them to stop! These are free miners! I'm still counting on them to mine!" Liu Hongjian hurriedly found Shichizaemon and yelled distressedly.

In fact, Liu Hongjian is very satisfied with these Dongying warriors. Although these guys are not from the Ming Dynasty, they are obedient and willing to sacrifice their lives. As long as the master gives the order, no matter whether you are old or young or a rotten scholar, you will not have any intention to chop them off burden.

Another hour later, the battlefield was cleared, and Ishijian Silver Mine completely changed hands.

Including Maori Chuncai, more than [-] miners surrendered, but Liu Hongjian didn't like Maoli Chuncai. Looking at his round belly, he knew that he was pocketing a lot of money, so he ordered someone to kill him.

The Iwami Silver Mine has a complete set of industrial processes, from mining to mining to smelting. Because the speed is fast enough, Maori Chuncai did not destroy these facilities at all, and Liu Hongjian took a big advantage.

The smelter at the foot of the mine has already smelted tens of 10 taels of silver, which almost blinded Cui Geng's eyes.

In the afternoon, no one dared to resist at the Iwami Silver Mine. It was no wonder that the bombing of thousands of grenades had overturned the cognition of these veteran soldiers, and the miners who had always been squeezed naturally did not dare to resist.

"Du Yong'an and Cui Geng, order you two to immediately lead 2000 people to the Shimane County Office, and declare that Shimane is under the rule of the new daimyo Tagawa Shichizaemon, but those who disobey will be killed!"

 Thank you book friends for the 100 taels rewarded by lighting up the lamp and looking at the ax while drunk.

  
 
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