Daming: My boss Zhu Yuanzhang

Chikuzen Daizaifu, this is the political center of Kyushu, where officials sent by the shogunate or the emperor's regime are located.

Previously, Kyushu was occupied by the Southern Dynasty. This was the Zhengxi Mansion, which was governed by General Zhengxi appointed by the Emperor. Prince Huairang who replied to the Ming Dynasty was actually General Zhengxi appointed by the Emperor, not a Japanese king.

But now, many big names in Kyushu have returned to the rule of the shogunate, and this place has become the Dazaifu, and the chief executive here is the Kyushu Tankai appointed by the shogunate.

The current Jiuzhou explorer is none other than Shaoer Puteng, the head of the Shaoer clan.

In a large hall in Dazaifu, Shao Er Puten and all the guardian daimyo of Kyushu gathered here, including the old nobles Otomo clan, Ouchi clan, the newly rising Takagi clan, and Shimazu who occupied the three southeastern countries. Shi.

In addition to these relatively large guardian daimyo, there are other daimyo, such as Huji, Kikuchi, Harada, etc.

The second son Puteng, as the Kyushu explorer assigned by the shogunate, took the main position without hesitation. Several of the most powerful guardian daimyo, such as the Shimazu clan and the Otomo clan, were on both sides.

"Have all the Shimazu warriors crossed the floating bridge?"

Shao Er Puteng asked Shimazu Yoshihisa.

"Don't worry, sir. All our warriors have crossed the pontoon bridge and are lying in ambush in the surrounding areas. We are just waiting for the Ming army to arrive and launch a surprise attack to let them see the advantages and disadvantages of our Yamato warriors!"

Shimazu Yoshihisa said confidently.

Shaoer Puteng nodded with satisfaction after hearing this.

For example, after the kiln owner received the information leaked by Lin Xian, he immediately sent people to notify the guardian daimyo of Kyushu. While reporting to the shogunate, they also made preparations to meet the enemy and assembled a hundred thousand troops in Dazaifu.

After the Ming army landed, Lin Xian tipped them off. At this time, they already knew the Ming army's strategy of seizing the Nagawa Floating Bridge.

With the spy Lin Xian here, they knew the movements of the Ming army very well. They felt that they had a chance to win, and they did not pay attention to the Ming army at all.

"Sir Tanti, the Ming army landed at Matsuura. I'm afraid your Shaoer family will suffer a lot of losses along the way, right?"

The head of the Ouchi family, Yoshihiro Ouchi, asked with a smile.

The second son, Pu Teng, looked at him displeased. The Ouchi family had been competing with them for the territory of Chiku and Chiku. They said these strange words just because they wanted to laugh at him.

"Hmph, I disappoint you. I have already set up garrisons in each city. Even if the Ming army wants to capture it, it will take a lot of effort. They are eager to seize the Nagawa Floating Bridge and will not waste time on these cities!"

Shao Er Puteng snorted coldly.

Hearing this, Ouchi couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

Also disappointed was the Takagi clan. The Takagi clan was a newly rising daimyo. By coincidence, the Higo country where they were located turned out to be the territory of the Shaoer clan. Naturally, the two families had to fight.

The Shaoer clan was originally the most powerful noble in Kyushu, but after the two families' struggles, their territory was repeatedly robbed, and their strength was not as good as before. If it weren't for the support of the shogunate, these famous names would not listen to Shaoer at all. Two Puteng's.

"Okay, let's discuss the next battle!"

The Otomo family's Sorin spoke up to smooth things over.

Second Shao Er Puteng also moved his eyes away from Ouchi Yoshihiro, glanced at everyone and smiled: "We are fully prepared this time, no matter whether the Ming army seizes the pontoon first to block our support, or directly attacks Dazaifu will be trapped in the dilemma of being attacked from both sides by us. Since the Ming army has gone to the floating bridge, let's prepare and send troops to the Nagawa floating bridge!"

Everyone nodded after hearing this, and Ouchi Yoshihiro and Takagi Takanobu temporarily put aside their grudges and unanimously spoke to the outside world.

"Master, it's not good!"

While everyone was discussing the strategy, a warrior from the Shaoer clan hurried in.

Shao Er Puteng frowned and scolded: "What are you so worried about?"

The warrior looked at everyone present, hesitant, and everyone looked at him.

"We are all our own people, don't worry about it, just tell us!" Shaoer Puteng urged displeasedly.

"Yes!" The warrior raised his hand, "Master, Songpu City was captured by the Ming army, the young master was captured, and all the troops left behind were wiped out!"

Shao Er Puteng was suddenly startled and shouted: "What? This is impossible!"

"Haha...well, that's so unfortunate!"

Ouchi Yoshihiro couldn't help laughing without waiting for him to ask clearly. Then he felt that it was not good to gloat about the misfortune now that everyone was fighting against foreign enemies together, so he reluctantly put away his smile and made up for it, but his face couldn't help shaking. The corners of his mouth still betrayed his true feelings.

Takagi Takanobu also clenched his fist and covered his mouth, snickering secretly.

The second son Puteng ignored the two guys who were watching the joke at this time and asked the samurai eagerly: "What on earth is going on? Why was Matsuura City captured so quickly?"

He had left 10,000 troops in the city. Even if he were to defend the city against the 100,000 Ming army, he would not be defeated so quickly.

"This..." The warrior looked embarrassed and said bravely: "It was the young master who took the initiative to lead people out of the city to stop the attack. I didn't expect that the Ming army's firearms were so powerful. They were many times more powerful than the Meng Yuan's firearms before. They defeated us easily. More than half of the tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in our army were killed in the battle. The young master fought bravely and refused to retreat, and was eventually captured."

Pu Teng, the second son, was stunned for a moment, and then became furious: "Is this bastard stupid because of his martial arts training? He went out to die even though he couldn't beat him!"

"Ahem, Master Tanti can't say that. Young Master, he is commendable for his loyalty and bravery!"

Takagi Takahiro coughed and said "praise", and Ouchi Yoshihiro couldn't help laughing again.

Although Shimazu Yoshihisa and Otomo Sobayashi did not gloat about the misfortune, they did not have any sympathy in their hearts. Anyway, it was others who lost and it had nothing to do with them.

The other minor celebrities didn't dare to see Shao Er's joke, so they had to lower their heads and pretend they didn't hear.

Pu Teng, the second son, kept yelling angrily and scolded his grandson bloody. He had no intention of worrying about his grandson's safety.

Songpu was one of the main territories of their Shaoer clan. It was suddenly conquered by the Ming army and looted. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses! A grandson is nothing, comparatively speaking.

"Sir, the top priority is how to ambush the Ming army. You must also put the overall situation first!"

Dayou Zonglin opened his mouth to persuade.

"Yes, Sir, you should put the overall situation first!" Ouchi Yoshihiro followed the persuasion with a strange tone.

Shao Er Puteng breathed heavily, and it took him a long time to calm down.

Shimazu Yoshihisa said with a serious face: "I didn't expect the Ming army to be so powerful. We must not underestimate the enemy this time!"

Although according to what the samurai said, Shaoer Puyi was quickly wiped out after going out of the city to fight, this also proved the strength of the Ming army, especially when he mentioned firearms. When the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty attacked the Japanese country, they relied on firearms to gain an advantage on the battlefield, which caused the Japanese people to suffer a lot. If it hadn't happened to hit a storm and cause the Yuan army to suffer heavy losses, I'm afraid the outcome of the war would have been really bad.

Since those two wars, the Japanese country has tried every means to obtain these firearms. However, Meng Yuan was not stupid. After learning of their intentions, he strictly controlled the firearms, so that after a hundred years, they still failed to obtain such firearms. thing.

"Well, although we set up an ambush first, Dazaifu has to be on guard. I think we should leave more troops to garrison!"

Dayou Zonglin followed.

Shaoer Puteng was so confused that he no longer had the intention to discuss this with them.

What the Ming army did was really what Ouchi Yoshihiro said. Even if he could win this battle, his Shaoer clan would suffer huge losses. If this continues, even if the Ming army is defeated, it will not be good for them. It is not a good outcome for the Shaoer clan. You must know that the battle between these famous names is not at all gentler than the war with Akito.

Tsushima Yoshihisa and Otomo Sobayashi decided on the battle plan with each other. Others occasionally spoke and discussed. In the end, the second son Puteng nodded perfunctorily and settled down first.

Under their arrangement, 30,000 people were left to guard Dazaifu, and the other 70,000 people gathered to march towards the Nagawa Floating Bridge, preparing to besiege the Ming army together with the Shimazu men who had already crossed the floating bridge and ambush in the surrounding area.

Tang He and Hu Hai led 40,000 soldiers and horses, and while letting the scouts go out to explore the way, they marched quickly towards the Nagawa Floating Bridge. Unfortunately, they were not familiar with the place, and the mountains were densely forested. Although the scouts tried their best to explore, they could not find it. At the sight of the Japanese, everyone relaxed their vigilance.

The Nagawa Floating Bridge is located in Chikushi Town in Chikugo Province. This floating bridge spans the Chikugo River and connects both sides of the river, making it much easier to travel between Satsuma and other three countries in southeastern Kyushu and Chikuzen Hizen and other places.

But after all, this is just a pontoon bridge. It is very difficult for a large army to pass through, and it takes a long time to coordinate. As long as a small number of troops are stationed at the head of the bridge, the opposite army can be helpless and unable to cross the river.

At this time, the west bank of the pontoon was very quiet, not to mention the garrison, not even a single person.

After three days of hurried march, the army finally arrived at this dangerous place. Hu Hai felt happy when he saw that the place was empty.

"Great, the Japanese haven't reacted yet. By garrisoning here, we will definitely be able to cut off the Japanese reinforcements from the south. As long as Jiang Duhou successfully captures Dazaifu, we can annihilate the Japanese troops on both sides one by one!"

Tang He smiled and said lightly: "Don't you think it's a little too quiet here?"

Hu Hai was stunned for a moment, then looked around carefully, and his heart suddenly sank.

He was also a veteran who had fought for many years and had rich combat experience. After Tang He's reminder, he immediately realized something was wrong.

"Is this... is there an ambush?" Hu Hai's expression changed and he shouted quickly: "Set up a defensive formation immediately, quickly!"

However, Tang He raised his hand to stop him: "No, we just need to quickly cross the pontoon bridge and use this natural danger to defend it. Even if the Japanese have an ambush, they won't be able to do anything to us in a short time!"

Hu Hai was stunned when he heard this, and then he was overjoyed: "Yes, the general's plan is very clever!"

As soon as Hu Hai finished his words and before he could order the Ming army to cross the bridge, a Japanese man holding a Japanese sword suddenly emerged from the forest next to him. When he saw them, he shouted behind him, and then a large number of Japanese people came out of the forest one after another. They got out of the middle and turned around in front, back, left and right of them. The Japanese at the pontoon were even more densely packed.

Now Hu Hai had no luck anymore, they were really ambushed!
Tang He's face darkened slightly when he saw this, and he immediately shouted: "Send the order, let the soldiers attack in the direction of the pontoon bridge!"

Following his order, the Ming army began to take action, and the Japanese also launched an attack!

Taking advantage of their superior position, the Japanese fired a large number of arrows first. The Ming army was caught off guard, and many soldiers fell to the ground immediately after being hit by arrows.

"kill!"

Shimazu Yoshihiro pointed his sword at the Ming army at the foot of the mountain and shouted, and the Japanese immediately swarmed down.

The Ming army did not show any weakness. Although they did not have time to form a formation, the soldiers skillfully cooperated with each other without command. The archers fired arrows to fight back, and the sword and shield men moved forward to stop the Japanese who were rushing down, protecting the archers behind, and there were also some fire guns. His hand immediately lit the fuse.

It's just that their firecrackers are not at the same level as the muskets in Li Wei's hands, and their power is also very limited. Moreover, the Japanese suddenly came out of the mountains and forests and were already in front of them. These long-range weapons were quickly killed in a melee before they could exert their power. upset.

Hu Hai, He Fu, Sheng Yong and other generals took the lead and fought with these Japanese warriors with their swords.

For a moment, the shouts of killing at the bridgehead shook the sky, and soldiers fought hand to hand with blood and flesh flying everywhere.

Tang He's face was solemn, and he calmly directed the army to charge towards the pontoon, as if he had anticipated this situation.

Speaking of him, the founding hero is also very special. Since the founding of the country, he has suffered many setbacks and has hardly won any decent battles. Not to mention compared with the number one heroes such as Xu Da and Chang Yuchun, even Fu Youde cannot compare.

Moreover, he is drunk and murderous. Apart from a few words of flattery, he is almost completely stained.

However, for a person like him, Zhu Yuanzhang just promoted him to a Duke, and he believed in him very much.

At this time, his performance was clearly not mediocre and incompetent, which was quite intriguing!
In the Japanese area, Shimazu Yoshihiro looked at the fierce fighting at the foot of the mountain and sneered. The army he led only numbered 30,000. Even if he succeeded in a sneak attack, it would not be easy to defeat the Ming army.

But it doesn't matter. The reinforcements from Dazaifu will arrive soon. When the time comes, they will attack from the front and back, and these Ming troops will not be able to escape!
……

Li Wei held the secret letter Lu Tang gave him in his hand, and his face became very ugly.

This was written by Chen Su to him. It said that Lin Xian had informed the Japanese monks. Not only that, Chen Su also stated the follow-up plan in it.

If Tang He was defeated and died, he would naturally take over the post of general, so that he could successfully control a navy army of 100,000 people.

And if Tang He was lucky enough to escape with his life, Chen Su would contact the officials in the capital to impeach Tang He and ask his Majesty to recall him for questioning, so that he would still take over the army.

All in all, Chen Su's arrangements were all to help him gain military power.

"Why didn't you bring it to me earlier?" Li Wei asked angrily.

Lu Tang quickly knelt down on one knee and said, "Please forgive me, Lord Marquis. When Chen Su handed me the secret letter, he asked me to find the best time to hand it over to Lord Marquis. I thought this was the right time." The best chance!"

"What is the best time now? With the spy Lin Xian here, the Japanese must already know the movements of our army, and they will definitely set up an ambush waiting for us. Don't you understand such a simple thing?"

Li Wei was extremely angry.

Without the spy Lin Xian, the Japanese would definitely know all about their movements, and the army would immediately fall into a passive position!

"Don't worry, sir. The Japanese only know that we decided to march to the pontoon. All subsequent intelligence was intercepted by me. Lin Xian is also under the surveillance of our people. No other news can be spread!"

Lu Tang explained respectfully.

Li Wei was stunned for a moment, stared at him and asked, "So?"

Lu Tang explained very quickly: "So when the Japanese get the news, they will definitely deploy troops to set up an ambush at the pontoon, and the defense here in Dazaifu will definitely be empty. We can easily take it!"

"What about the pontoon?" Li Wei asked patiently. (End of chapter)