Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 582 The beginning of the shogunate decisive battle
Japanese ships are actually very fragile, with flat bottoms and no keels, and the joint method is used. Moreover, the Japanese country lacks hardwood, so the ships made are somewhat fragile. The reason for fighting less and more educating the Japanese army on how to be human is that in front of the heavy artillery of the Songjiang Navy, this thing is really like building blocks, falling apart one by one.

It was also chased and killed for five or six miles, 98 Japanese army Guan ships were destroyed, and 65 of them were destroyed. The scattered planks floated all over the coast. , There was no reference target on the dark sea, and the cruise squadron had to return.

It turned out to be Zheng Sen's old acquaintance, the storm captain Xu Haihouzi, who came back from hunting down the Harima Strait, and the storm captain with two slender beards boarded the Zheng family's flagship in shock.

"Mr. Zheng, no, Marshal Zheng, shouldn't you be in Awaji to oversee the army? Why did you appear in Awa!"

This question caused embarrassment to all the upper echelons of the Zheng family, but Zheng Sen was the only one who said with a gloomy expression.

"It's hard to say. Where is Shuai Song? I need to see him right away!"

"Shuai Song is in Chuandao City!"

Some upper-level affairs are beyond the reach of me, a small teacher and deputy. Zheng Sen said so, and Xu Haihou didn't ask, but promised to salute his chest: "I'll lead the navigation!"

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Kawashima Castle can be regarded as one of the largest cities in Awa. It was originally Kamisakura Castle of the Miyoshi family. During the Warring States period, the Kawashima clan wiped out the Miyoshi family who ruled here and built this Kawashima Castle. However, the Kawashima clan did not take long. , was soon wiped out by the Nagamunebu clan, and then the Nagamunebu clan was defeated by Toyotomi, Tokugawa, and finally the main family was wiped out in the Osaka Summer Battle, and here became the office of the Tokugawa shogunate .

It used to represent the glory of Nagamune's rule over Shikoku Island. It has only been a month since the restoration, and Nagamune and Yosuke have ordered the islanders to start repairing Kawashima Castle. It was not too dilapidated, and it will collapse. After the wooden beams were replaced, it looked brand new again.

It's just that the right to use this place is not yet in Changzong's department and his assistants, and was requisitioned by Song Qingshu as the headquarters of the neighboring enemy of the Celestial Dynasty.

The beggar army is not kind at all to the rule here. Just below the town, countless Aponon people were moved here, carrying construction materials under the town, and strengthening the city defense here. The dilapidated houses are piled up like an ant nest It filled the four corners of the city.

In later generations, there was a famous person here, Hayami Kawashima. If his name is unfamiliar, most of the Chinese people would know his adopted daughter. The traitor who betrayed the people of the country, Yoshiko Kawashima!
Not to mention that this guy instilled the ideas of the Japanese Communist Party into Yoshiko Kawashima, and he was still a vanguard of secret agents. He planned to assassinate Zhang Zuolin several times and occupy the entire Northeast. Now I don’t know how many people with the surname of Awa Kawashima. Song Qingshu doesn’t know who is The ancestors of Hayami Kawashima, come and do hard labor!In case the ancestor of this guy is exhausted to death, he can be wiped out at the genetic stage.

Above the castle, Song Qingshu's most trusted old army, Qihuo [-]st Division, is stationed here. Now the old subordinates who followed Song Qingshu are either retired or assigned to serve as officers of various divisions. There are hardly many old people left, but the Qihuo [-]st Division The tradition of iron and blood will never retreat, and Qi Yishi is always the sharpest knife in Song Qingshu's hands.

Zheng Jun was unceremoniously blocked on the outskirts of Chuandao City, and only Zheng Sen and Chen Ding were let in. It can be seen that at this time, even the headquarters of the Qihuo Army has entered the general rest, with sleepy eyes Li Xiangjun yawned and woke up the other bleary-eyed board members.

"What, in just three days, Awaji Island fell, and at least 1 horses were lost! 170 ships, you guys! Your Zheng family..."

It was hard to swallow the words of pigs, dogs, turtles, donkeys, etc., so Zhang Mingxing still roared hysterically with veins throbbing on his forehead.

"Our army has tried its best. My Zheng family has 4 people but is facing the shogunate's 25 troops..."

Chen Ding was still unconvinced and muttered and argued in a low voice. Song Jing, the director of Tunxi who was also shocked and completely sleepless, followed Zhang Mingxing's words, knocked on the table with a gloomy face and said: "The Japanese army's navy is only 2. People! The Japanese boats are no match for Zheng Jun’s lucky boats, and you haven’t even defended the Naruto Strait, what’s more!”

The tone suddenly became hasty, knocking on the table, Song Jing's face became more gloomy, and his tone became more hasty.

"Besides, this country of Wa was originally the territory of the Zheng family, and the profit of the firm here is only a million taels. Now the firm has mobilized almost most of its forces to fight in the country of Wa, and the benefits of the Zheng family far exceed that of the firm. You are demanding the same as the board of directors. Why do you have the audacity to do such an ugly thing even though you have rights?"

"Alright, alright!"

The directors were still criticizing the Zheng family and yawning loudly, but Song Qingshu waved his hands down as if in a daze: "The most important thing at the moment is not to quarrel, but how to deal with the shogunate, huh... It seems that this comfortable sea view castle tower is the place to live. We can’t go down anymore, let’s pack up and salute.”

Contemptuously glanced at Zheng Sen and several other high-level members of the Zheng family. Several directors walked out of the meeting hall one after another, still looking like they were still awake. Song Qingshu also walked out in a daze, but when he walked to Zheng Sen's side, He suddenly reached out and patted his shoulder.

"In Kochi City in Tosa, I ordered a batch of munitions to be stationed, and a group of staff officers trained by Mr. Sun Chengzong happened to come to Wa Kingdom. If necessary, take these two things."

"I will think about it at the end!"

Song Qingshu never messes with good intentions. This battle let Zheng Sen know how deficient Zheng Jun is in terms of firepower and organizational form. He is very particular about the equipment of the begging army and the perfect staff officer system of the First Taiwan Division. He also desperately wants to break the situation of Zheng Jun's internal silos, but Song Qingshu's proposal is a poisonous bait!Accepting the equipment is equivalent to being stuck by the Qihuo army in logistics, accepting the staff, and depriving more than half of the command power by Song Qingshu. If this continues, it is only a matter of time before Zheng Jun is annexed by the Qihuo army, just like the previous revolution. Like the fifth battalion on the left.

However, Zheng Jun and his own current situation are really not optimistic. He knows how powerful the West India Company is, and the biggest source of income that the Zheng family relies on, the trade of the Japanese country is now lost, even if the shogunate is defeated However, it is impossible for the West India Company to cede the Japanese trade to the Zheng family as generously as before. According to Song Qingshu's current layout, I am afraid that he will have more in-depth demands on the Japanese country, let alone the Zheng family's business.

Either continue to live on their laurels, and rely on the accumulated tens of thousands of taels of silver, which is enough to spend several lifetimes. If they want to continue to develop, they must be under the shadow of the West India Company. If they refuse, the Zheng family may survive. very difficult.

The same is true for Zheng Sen himself. Awaji was defeated. He went deep into Nagasaki alone, and the prestige of rescuing the hostages was almost exhausted. If the senior members of the Zheng family were not afraid of the punishment of Zheng Zhilong going back, they would have pulled the team back long ago. Without Zheng Jia Dajun, Zheng Sen is useless to Song Qingshu and Zheng Zhilong. The best end is probably to be thrown to a deserted island in the Pacific Ocean to enjoy retirement in advance. Of course, it is the kind of retirement for the lowest-level employees. Gold treatment.

Today's Zheng Sen, if he makes a wrong move, he will lose everything, so he can't help but be careless.

Seemingly not expecting Zheng Sen to agree on the spot, Song Qingshu yawned again, and Song Qingshu walked out in a daze, shaking his head moaning as he walked.

"Hey, I originally wanted to spend two more days on my birthday, but now, tsk tsk!"

"Big guy!"

"Yes, I get it, really! You bastard Xu Haihouzi,"

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In the middle of the night, the Japanese people in the town were awakened one after another. Amidst the loud bugles, the military divisions of the First Begging Division, who had been forcing them to work these days, galloped out of Kawashima City. The infantry and cavalry lined up in a row Immediately, more than a dozen luxurious four-wheeled carriages galloped out of the opened city gate one after another, and under the protection of the army, they headed southeast at extreme speed.

The Ming people who have occupied Awa for so many days, and the Changzong Gabu clan, just left in such a hurry?

In the astonishment of these townspeople, Zheng Sen's carriage was also following the galloping team, but he was going to the sea, and parted ways with the directors at the first intersection. During this time, he had to catch up With Zheng Jun, no more mistakes can be made.

But while the carriage was speeding, another group of soldiers and horses was advancing towards the front line in the opposite direction to the army, passing by. Zheng Sen saw a familiar figure passing by on horseback outside the window of the carriage.

Song Yongzhong!
At the moment when everyone was retreating, the Xuanfeng Army advanced!

It seemed that Song Qingshu had expected Zheng Jun's failure a long time ago, and prepared for this move in advance. Hearing the neat and heavy horseshoes of the forward army, Zheng Sen lowered his head and thought deeply again.

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Just a few hours later, in the relatively calm waters beside the Harima Strait, thousands of Japanese warships covered the sea level tightly. Land bridge, a steady stream of Japanese warriors set foot on the land of Shikoku Island through this land bridge.

Sitting on the 72 family emblems, under the retinue of the Banner Samurai, the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu also arrived at the front line in person, looking at the faintly visible castle tower of Kawashima Castle in the distance, two strong breaths came from the general's breath squirt.

"Hmph, Mingren! Changzong's department!"

"Under the power of my 25 troops, everything will turn into dust!!!"

(End of this chapter)