It is very difficult to control the entire battlefield by relying on personal ability, unless you have a keen insight into the battle array, and in this regard, Yang Tianbao has undoubtedly done a very good job.

Liu Hongchuan's original intention was to maximize the consumption of the forces of both sides, including but not limited to the Tokugawa family, and it was best to lose both, so that he could fish in troubled waters.

It is no wonder that Liu Hong became excited, although the Tokugawa family was not injured in this battle, but at least in a short period of time, it was impossible to gather an army of such a scale again.

And the Saito coalition army, hehe, if there is no common enemy, they will immediately start fighting because of various estrangements, and then go their separate ways, and there are too many examples of this kind that can be seen in the Three Kingdoms.

This is the kind of situation that Liu Hong gradually wants, and Iwami Silver Mine is his first target.

The importance of silver is undeniable, and there are many silver mines in Toei, and Iwami silver mines are the largest among them, as evidenced by the fact that in the middle of the 17th century, one-third of all silver in Asia was produced from Iwami silver mines.

After another five days, Liu Hongjian finally arrived at Shimane, where the Iwami silver mine was located.

After several reconnaissances, the situation of the Iwami Silver Mine has been basically figured out, and the combat strength of the 5,000 miners is average, and the Silver Mountain is a Maori family.

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

Dozens of merchant ships have been swaying in the open sea for three days, and the fishermen of Shimane are not surprised by the merchant ships that often pass by in the coastal areas, but this time it is a little different.

In the early morning of 26 May, 10 armed merchant ships suddenly jumped out of the ship like dumplings, and countless Dongying samurai, armed with a Japanese sword in their hands, carrying a musket on their backs, and bulging at their waists.

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

"As long as you talk too much, everyone is not allowed to speak when you go ashore, if you spoil the affairs of adults, Lao Tzu will kill you!" Cui Geng, the captain of the Jingyuan, put a fist on the back of the grumbling soldier, urging him to line up as soon as possible.

The soldier didn't dare to say much after being hammered, he shrunk his neck and immediately became honest, Cui Geng, as the captain of the No. 2 Fu Ship, was a high-ranking official, even if he was not a soldier of the sailor, he didn't dare to be presumptuous.

"I said Lao Cui, that's my soldier, you are polite." Du Yongan, a thousand-household official of the Praetorian Guard, stepped forward and said unhappily.

The background of the 3,000 Ming troops in the merchant ship is a bit complicated, including the soldiers of the Beiyang Naval Division, the backbone of the Beijing Praetorian Guard, and the 1,000 people of the personal guard battalion trained by Liu Hong.

To describe it in two words, they are all elites, and they are ruthless people who dare to put their heads in their belts when they fight, and they are also the first batch of soldiers, warriors, pioneers and defenders of the empire's borders who have tasted the sweetness of war.

"Lao Tzu doesn't care whose soldier it is, if it is a big thing for the prince, Lao Tzu will be the first to deny it, and everyone on the shore is not allowed to talk at will!" Cui even glanced at Du Yongandao.

The captain of the No. 1 Fu ship is the fourth grade, and the Qianhu officer of the Praetorian Guard is the fifth grade, and Cui Gengcai does not eat the army.

"Silence!" Chang Yu, the commander of the pro-guard battalion, frowned.

The commander of the pro-guard battalion is also a five-grade official position, but Chang Yu still has the title of Dinglu on his head, and the influence of the pro-guard battalion in the Ming military system is extraordinary, and all the generals dare not make a mistake.

Not far away, a group of Japanese warriors could already be seen approaching them, but compared to their group of impostors, this group of people was a real Japanese warrior.

The surrounding fishermen and melon-eating people had already fled in all directions, and this group of Japanese warriors did not make any noise in front of Chang Yu, and a leader took out a letter from his waist and respectfully handed it to Chang Yu.

Chang Yu naturally knew the origin of this group of Dongying warriors, and the soldiers of the two sides did not say a word and reorganized their formations on the beach, and less than an hour later, Liu Honggradually and Maekawa Nanazaemon and his party arrived.

"Without further ado, grenades work! Today we will take the Iwami Silver Mine, and at night we will drink wine and eat meat! Let's go! "They are all old subordinates who follow him to fight in the south and the north, and Liu Hong gradually doesn't even bother to agitate for morale.

"Dongying warriors, the target Iwami miners, don't leave any of them, give Hasa them!" Tagawa Nanazaemon ordered in a proficient Toei language.

The four thousand miscellaneous elite legions immediately rushed towards the Time Silver Mine twenty miles away.

On the other hand, Yinshan pursued Maori Juncai was still sleeping, and when the unknown army was only five miles away from the mine, the mine soldiers in charge of reconnaissance passed the news to Maori Juncai.

The result of the battle was undoubted, the mine was not like a city with walls to defend, and a group of miners armed with swords could not compete with the three thousand elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty.

Du Yongan seemed to be competing with Cui Geng, and the Praetorian Guard soldiers under his command rushed to the front and threw grenades as if they were dying, and under the bombardment of thousands of grenades, in less than an hour, Maori Junna, who had never fought at all, announced his surrender.

What made Liu Hong gradually painful was that the Praetorian Guard, the sailor soldiers, and the personal guard battalion wisely stopped the bombardment and collected the prisoners, but the thousand Dongying samurai under the Seven Guards were too fierce, and these guys were all dead-headed, and they only remembered what the Seven Guards said at the beach before, and they didn't leave any of them.

It was a slash when he rushed in, and he was shouting while rushing, and he was waiting for Liu Hong's Dongying language that Liu Hong gradually couldn't understand, which made Liu Hong gradually angry.

"Ermu, you damn it, hurry up and let them stop! It's all free miners! Lao Tzu is still counting on them to mine! Liu Hong hurriedly found Nanazaemon and yelled in distress.

In fact, for these Dongying warriors, Liu Hongjian is still very satisfied in his heart, although these guys are not Ming people, but they are obedient and do not hesitate to die, as long as the master gives an order, whether you are old or young or rotten, there is no psychological burden when you cut it.

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

Including Maori pure vegetables, more than 1,600 mining soldiers surrendered, but Liu Hong gradually disliked Maori pure vegetables, and knew that he was not less than full of private pockets by looking at his round belly, so he directly ordered someone to slaughter him.

Iwami Silver Mine has a complete set of industrial processes, from mining to mining to smelting, because the speed is fast enough, Maori pure vegetables have not destroyed these facilities at all, Liu Hong gradually picked up a big bargain.

The smelter at the foot of the mine mountain has smelted hundreds of thousands of taels of silver, and the white flowers almost brighten Cui Geng's dog eyes.

By the afternoon, no one in the Iwami Silver Mine dared to resist, and it was no wonder that the bombardment of thousands of grenades had subverted the cognition of this group of old soldiers, and the miners, who had always been oppressed, naturally did not dare to resist.

"Du Yongan and Cui Geng, order the two of you to immediately lead 2,000 people to the Shimane Prefectural Office, and say that Shimane is under the rule of the new daimyo Tagawa Nanazaemon, but those who do not obey will be killed!"