Begging in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 591

In the 16th year of Ming Chongzhen and the 20th year of Emperor Kanei of Japan's Ming Dynasty, April [-], Awaji Naruto Strait.

The busy transportation has come to a standstill, and Honda has taken almost all the ships of the Japanese army away. The naval battle is impermanent. , or the shogunate defenders south of the Naruto Strait, all worried.

This is the case with Bingcao Nambu Shinzhe. Early in the morning, he stood on the mountain along the coast of Honmaru and kept looking towards the northeast.

At about nine o'clock in the morning, the sail shadow of the first closed ship began to appear in his eyes, followed by the first row, looking at the densely packed fleet, Nanbu Xinzhe couldn't help running back excitedly, shouting loudly.

"Commander Honda is back! Governor Honda is back!"

Amidst the shouts of excitement, the Japanese warriors stationed at Honmaru Castle could not help but gather down the mountain one after another. A large group of people lined up at the port, ready to welcome the return of the navy.

The closing boat slowly approached, and finally stopped densely at the foot of Honmaru Mountain. The beach where the shogunate army and Zheng Jun had repeatedly fought, on the top of the closing boat, warriors stood proudly. In this scene, Nambu Shinzhe was sincerely proud , even if the Ming Kou Navy can do it?It's not that I was expelled by my big Japanese samurai.

Even looking at the scars on these ships, the daimyo Hachisuka Tosho of the Tokushima Clan personally led a group of retainers to come to reward them. After all, the power of the Ming fleet yesterday was too scary, and the main territories of the Tokushima Clan are Awaji and Awa. , Defeating Mingren is equivalent to keeping his family's territory.

However, when the pier was full of joy, a door of the ship's building was suddenly pushed open, and then a panicked Japanese warrior ran out, yelling crazily while running.

"Mina-sang, run away! There are Ming warriors on board!"

Under the horrified gaze of the crowd, the man didn't run ten meters away. Suddenly, a warrior on the boat closed behind him picked up an iron cannon, and with a bang, a stream of blood spurted out from his chest. This lunatic warrior collapsed to the ground.

This scene shocked the Japanese people who came to greet them on the beach.

But what was even more horrifying was the next scene. Suddenly, countless warriors with iron cannons rushed out of the Guanchuan ship building, and they raised their iron cannons and fired directly at the welcoming crowd. The Japanese fell down like they were cutting wheat, and loud screams filled the air. Every single Japanese warrior and wealthy businessman fled in all directions like a fly without a head.

"How, how is this possible?"

Hachisuka Zhizheng, the Tokushima domain daimyo, who was in his fifties, looked at the chaos around him and shouted in disbelief, but his retainers turned around and ran away in panic.

"My lord! Look at their weapons, gun swords! These are all Ming people! Run away!"

After a few rounds of shooting, the gate of the ship was opened with a loud bang, and countless warriors of the Ming army rushed to the island shouting with flintlock guns in their hands. Amid the yells of fear, Hachisu Kazumasa seemed to be 20 years younger, and he ran faster than his samurai retainers. In a blink of an eye, he ran up to the front of the mountain stairs, but the Ming army followed him like a shadow, and the shogunate samurai once The mountain road around the coast, which had been contested for a day, was occupied by the Songjiang Third Division at a running speed.

On the surface of the sea, the fleet of the second echelon is also roaring and galloping over, but it is no longer the short and square ships of the Japanese, all of them are battleships of the Ming army. On this end, the words Ming and Song are quickly inserted on the top of Honmaru Castle. The banner, on the other side of the Naruto Strait, ushered in the overwhelming roar of artillery from the Ming army.The heavy warhead-shaped lead bullets of the [-]-pound heavy gun instantly turned the coastal fortifications that Honda Zhengzheng had arranged with great difficulty into a sea of ​​flames.

In less than half an hour, Honmaru Castle fell, and the [-] samurai guarding the Japanese army's grain garrison collapsed towards Musashi, Kyoto, and the Japanese grain storehouse fell into the hands of the begging army.

"Coax! Coax! Hahaha, have fun!"

Standing at the bow of the boat with dried fish in his mouth, Shi Lang, who hadn't slept all night, was screaming with excitement, but at this time, another dry reminder sounded behind him.

"My lord, the Naruto Strait has lost its meaning of attacking. The top priority is to capture Harimada and completely cut off the supply of the Japanese army. Your shelling like venting anger is against the regulations!"

"It is also against the regulations to release heavy fire oil hundreds of meters between the two ships to block the sea!"

With a rigid face, Shi Lang also turned his head dryly, but he exchanged glances with Gu Yanwu, who had a face made of iron pots. Both of them suddenly raised their heads and laughed loudly. This battle was fought so happily!

Last night, Gu Yanwu's dozens of barrels of fire oil cut off the Japanese's last hope of escape. The crazy Honda led eleven armored boats into the sea of ​​fire, and finally turned into a piece of coke and sank into the deep Pacific Ocean. In Yu'er's Paradise, the remaining Japanese people finally collapsed and surrendered. Ships and boats handed over the command sword to the Ming army, just like the surrender of the Japanese after the explosion of nuclear weapons in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in later generations.

In this battle, more than 270 Japanese ships were blown up, more than 300 Japanese ships were burned, and there were still more than 9000 Japanese warriors, sailors, and more than 490 closed ships. Xiaozao, the Anzhai ship surrendered to the Ming army, and got the Japanese ship and the Japanese. Armor, Gu Yanwu thought of today's strategy again.

There were almost no casualties. The Songjiang Third Division easily took down the shogunate. Zheng Jun fought repeatedly for more than a day. Honmaru Castle, which was nearly five or six thousand dead, also captured at least 60 shi of grain, which many Japanese have never eaten in their entire lives. rice!

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This is just the beginning. Awaji still has two strongholds, Ichinomiyayama Castle and Fukuliang Mountain Castle, which need to be regained. The Kinokuni coastal port on the opposite island is also a threat. He needs to be bombarded. A little bit unsatisfied, he ordered to stand up and settle down. The marines, the captives, and the huge fleet of the Ming army passed through the Naruto Strait again, and drove northward with a murderous look.

A few hours later, several ports in Jiyi were turned into a sea of ​​flames in the billowing smoke. On Harimada and the wooden castle built by the Japanese army, the flag of the Ming army was also hung. Shi Lang arrogantly set foot on Harimada, Hajisuka Zhizheng, the daimyo of the Tokushima Clan who had been running for a day, was leading his retainer group, and knelt down under Shi Lang's military boots in embarrassment.

Tosa, the front battalion!
With a bang, Tokugawa Iemitsu's white jade porcelain tea bowl from Jingdezhen fell firmly to the ground, and the general who grew up in a honeypot roared like a wild beast.

"Awaji Awa has 3 people, 3 people! Even if there are [-] pigs, Akito can't kill them all in one day! What about Honda? How can he keep back the Honden? The Honten wants to kill him!"

"Back, back to the general!"

Kneeling under the imperial court, the escaped warrior Banner's legs began to tremble, and he reported crying in panic: "The governor of Ben Duo led the warship into the sea of ​​fire, and the jade was already broken! The Ming people owned more than 100 Nanban black ships. , our fleet was wiped out in one night, our ships were captured, the Ming people massacred our warriors by means of tricks, and Hachisuka Zhizheng shamelessly surrendered to the Ming army, Awa Nine cities are also lost!"

A series of news hit Tokugawa Iemitsu's forehead like a bolt from the blue, causing his eyes to shake a few times in a daze, and finally fell off the pony saddle on the military stool, so that Sakai Tadakatsu hurriedly supported him , the rest of the banners, the boss also hurriedly knelt down and shouted anxiously.

"General!"

After finally regaining consciousness, Tokugawa Iemitsu was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on in an instant, screaming and jumping up, screaming fiercely: "Gather the army immediately, and kill Awa, the temple will kill the bee!" Suga Zhizheng, that old bastard, killed him! Kill the Ming Kou!"

Those generals under his command were dumbfounded when they heard this. Now the 20-odd army of the shogunate is equivalent to being encircled by the Ming army. However, the traditional encirclement network is composed of mountains, rivers and rivers coupled with an army. This time, it is still on. Surrounded by the ocean, everyone knows that if Awaji Island and the military rations stored there are millions of shi, let alone an army of 25, even if it has a million troops, it will starve to death.

How can I win it?Gathering more than half of the Japanese navy was buried under the sea by the Ming army. Will more than 20 people jump into the sea to pave the way?

Moreover, any large army in history, even the Mongolian army that conquered the world, has never cultivated iron chrysanthemums. They have seen clearly the fighting power of the [-] Ming army behind them in the past seven or eight days, not to mention that there is Changzong behind me. The samurai regiment of the Ministry and the help, as well as the pirates of the Zheng family, if the army retreats, maybe these troops will immediately chase after them, and the army may collapse before reaching Apo!
"General!"

Hugging Tokugawa Iemitsu's thigh violently, Sakai Tadakatsu yelled in mourning: "For the present plan, the only way is to quickly defeat the main force of the Ming army! If there is no main force, it would be meaningless for those pirates to block Awaji. Where in history? There is a navy that wipes out a country, General!"

"That's right, General, the only way out for now is to fight those Ming bandits!"

Abe Shoji, Aoyama Yukunari, and other middle-aged seniors also bowed to the ground anxiously, especially the old guy Sakai Tadakatsu, who was even hotter at the critical moment, pointing directly at the banner who ran back desperately to report the letter and shouted: "You ran away in battle, And the cholera military spirit, I will give you a caesarean section immediately, and execute it immediately!"

With a face full of disbelief, Hamoto, who had finally escaped, slammed his head on the ground in horror. Immediately, two Hatake warriors dragged him out of the tent. A moment later, a plate covered with a red cloth and smelling of blood was delivered return.

Looking at the ferocious head, Tokugawa Iemitsu waved his hand limply.

"Get ready to attack!"

(End of this chapter)