A fire broke out in the backyard of 809, and reinforcements were called

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"Fire!"

Boom Boom!

On March 16, outside the Xiongshui Pass in the southwest of Kyushu Island, the Japanese country.

Fifty artillery pieces and five mortars of the White Dragon Army, lined up outside the city, let out a deafening roar, and the fire flickered, bombarding this fortified pass.

This Osui Pass is located nearly 300 miles from Kagoshima Castle to the south of the Shimazu family, and is also the northernmost gateway to Kagoshima Castle.

At this time, there were 15,000 Shimazu Japanese soldiers defending the Osui Pass, and it was commanded by Tanaka Shouyi, a retainer of the Shimazu family.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa's order to Tanaka Shouichi was to block the attacking White Dragon Army in Xiongshui Pass for five days, only more, not less.

On the 15th, Li Zixiao had already led the army to arrive outside the Xiongshui Pass.

But on the night of the same day, Li Zixiao quietly led 30,000 White Dragon Army and City Defense Army to the north, leaving Luo Chao to lead thousands of City Defense Army and nearly 20,000 Japanese barracks under Yoshino Shuiichiro to attack Xiongshui Pass.

In order to confuse the Japanese soldiers at Xiongshui Pass, Li Zixiao left Luo Chao with fifty artillery pieces and five mortar cannons for siege purposes.

The remaining 200 artillery pieces and 25 mortar guns were all taken away by Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao led the army all the way north overnight, and it took more than a day to rush to the coast of the Yashiro Sea in the north and join the fleet led by Flood.

You know, Kyushu Island is originally a big island, surrounded by the sea, just look at the map.

After Li Zixiao led the main force of the White Dragon Army to leave overnight, he was not noticed by the Shimazu army soldiers in Xiongshui Pass.

And after dawn, Luo Chao led the army to launch an attack on Xiongshui Pass.

On the evening of the 17th, on the shore of the Yatsushiro Sea to the north, a large fleet approached the shore with the help of night, so that no one could find it.

"Master Hou, our fleet is here."

Zhao Zilong came to Li Zixiao and said excitedly to Li Zixiao.

During the day, Li Zixiao had already led his army to the coast of this generation, and then he sent several groups of men and horses to go to sea in small boats to find the traces of Hongsheng's fleet.

Hong Sheng's fleet had already arrived, but they roamed the sea according to Li Zixiao's instructions in advance.

It wasn't until it was almost dark that he leaned on the shore, and then got in touch with the White Dragon sergeant sent to find them, and led them to the meeting point that Li Zixiao had found.

The beach chosen by Li Zixiao is also exquisite.

First of all, it is necessary to hide as much as possible here, so as to ensure that their team and Hongsheng's fleet will not be discovered by the people of the Japanese Kingdom, and the provincial Shimazu family will know their whereabouts in advance.

At the same time, the sea here must not be too shallow, barely supporting the fleet of the White Dragon Army.

If the sea is too shallow, Hong Sheng's fleet can't get close, and Li Zixiao wants to use the artillery and ammunition they brought on the ship, it will take more time.

It took Li Zixiao more than half of the night to transport all the 30,000 troops under his command, as well as more than 200 artillery pieces and ammunition, onto the ship.

Commanding the naval fleet, Koyo first passed through a narrow strait, from the Yatsushiro Sea into the East China Sea, and then headed south to Kagoshima.

On the morning of the 19th, the White Dragon Army fleet commanded by Hong Sheng had already arrived at the estuary between the Mosa Peninsula and the Osumi Peninsula and entered Kagoshima Bay.

Kagoshima is in the innermost part of Kagoshima Bay, and Li Zixiao, who took the sea route, went all the way unimpeded, and he was killed on the sea surface of Kagoshima Castle.

At this time, the last remaining 30,000 troops of the Shimazu family, with 25,000 men and horses, were at the Xiongshui Pass and Yueding Pass in the north.

Today, Kagoshima Castle is guarded by only 3,000 Japanese soldiers.

The farthest point, Osui Pass, is nearly 300 miles away from Kagoshima Castle, and it will take several days to get back.

The nearest Yueding Castle is also more than 130 miles away from Kagoshima Castle, and it will take a day and a half for the Japanese soldiers there to rush back.

When a huge fleet of more than 50 ships led by Hong Sheng appeared in the sea east of Kagoshima Castle, they were immediately discovered by the Japanese soldiers in Kagoshima Castle.

The Japanese soldiers hurriedly spread the news to Shimazu Mitsuhisa's ears, and after Shimazu Mitsuhisa was stunned for a moment, he panicked.

"What? A large number of Ming sea ships appeared on the eastern sea? Is the Ming soldier landing? Could it be the man of the Marquis of the Ming Kingdom?

Baga, these Ming people are so cunning that they actually came by sea.

Tanaka Shouichi, that waste, didn't send someone to report it before, he successfully blocked the main force of the Ming army in Xiongshui!

It turned out that Tanaka Shouichi was deceived by others, and now he is landing, and most of them are the main army of the Marquis of the Ming Kingdom.

They came to Tsurumaru Castle (Kagoshima Castle), but now there are only 3,000 defenders in the castle, what can they do? ”

When Shimazu Mitsuhisa received the news, he was shocked and angry, but more afraid.

As a result, Shimazu Mitsuhisa had to hurriedly issue multiple orders.

He sent people to the northern Osui Pass to ask Tanaka Shouichi for help, and asked him to immediately lead his army back to Kagoshima Castle.

At the same time, Shimazu Mitsuhisa ordered that 10,000 young men be immediately recruited from within the city to prepare to assist in defending the city.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

A few miles east of Kagoshima Castle, Hong Sheng's fleet was docked more than ten meters from the shore, and they lowered their boats and sent the White Dragon Sergeants to the shore.

At the same time, the white dragon sergeant on the ship also hoisted a cannon with a rope and put it on the boat to transport it ashore.

Li Zixiao knew that at this time, the speed must be fast and race against time.

Boom Boom!

At this time, there was a sudden burst of artillery fire in Kagoshima Castle, and the Shimazu army used the few cannons on their walls to bombard the White Dragon Army fleet on the sea.

"Hey! We haven't fired yet, but let the little devil be arrogant first.

Hong Sheng, let your fleet open fire, and tell the little devils what real firepower is. ”

Li Zixiao saw a few shells falling into the sea, stirring up columns of water, laughed angrily, and said to Hong Sheng.

"Yes, Master Hou."

Hong Sheng answered, then turned his head and said to the guards beside him: "Order all ships to start shelling." ”

Boom Boom!

A moment later, a loud bang intensified, and more than fifty ships on the side of the White Dragon Army launched an artillery bombardment on Kagoshima Castle.

Compared with the sporadic artillery bombardment on Kagoshima Castle, there were more than 50 ships of the White Dragon Army, and there were thousands of large and small cannons.

Although each warship had a cannon that could be fired, and some of the small-caliber guns were not of sufficient range, only about 400 guns were able to bombard Kagoshima Castle in the end.

But even if more than 400 artillery pieces were fired, the scene was not ordinarily spectacular, and it was even more shocking than the more than 200 artillery pieces that Li Zixiao bombarded Kumamoto Castle before.

"Ahhh

One by one, the bombs landed in Kagoshima Castle and exploded, and shrapnel shot everywhere, blowing up the Japanese soldiers on the city walls, and screaming incessantly.

Under the cover of the naval fleet artillery, it took more than half a day for 30,000 white dragon soldiers to finally land on the north shore of Kagoshima with all the land artillery.

"Lord, be careful, it's too dangerous here, you better go down!"

On the walls of Kagoshima Castle, a group of Japanese soldiers was guarding Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the lord of the Mosa Domain, and an Shimazu family general said to Shimazu Mitsuhisa.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa was in his mansion, and after receiving the news of the appearance of the White Dragon Army fleet on the sea, he personally rushed to the eastern city wall as soon as possible.

When Shimazu Mitsuhisa arrived at the eastern city wall, he found that on the shore in the distance, a large number of White Dragon soldiers were landing, and there were many of them.

At this time, there were only 3,000 defenders in Kagoshima Castle, so Shimazu Mitsuhisa did not dare to send troops out to attack the landing White Dragon Army.

If you really want to send troops out of the city to attack the White Dragon Army that has landed, I am afraid that there will be no return, and by then Kagoshima Castle may become an undefended city.

Subsequently, Shimazu Mitsuhisa could only order the artillery on their city wall to bombard the landed White Dragon soldiers, but it attracted more than 400 artillery pieces of the White Dragon Army fleet to return fire.

"How can this be, these Ming troops actually came from the sea, miscalculated!"

At this time, Shimazu Mitsuhisa was standing on the city wall, looking at so many White Dragon warships on the sea to the east, and they were shelling them, and he was also a little distracted, and said.

Originally, Shimazu Mitsuhisa absorbed the lesson of Kumamoto Castle being quickly breached by the White Dragon Army, changed his tactical play, and effectively contained the march of the White Dragon Army.

As a result, in the end, Shimazu Mitsuhisa still showed his side, and that was the factor at sea.

Now, Li Zixiao used the fleet of the White Dragon Army to directly send the White Dragon Army army to Kagoshima Castle, causing the backyard of the Shimazu family to catch fire.

"Hey!"

In the end, Shimazu Mitsuhisa still sighed, and under the protection of the guards around him, he retreated from the city wall.

The explosive bombs that exploded around also gave Shimazu Mitsuhisa a great threat, allowing Shimazu Mitsuhisa to fully see the horror of the White Dragon Army's firepower.

"Watanabe, did the people who asked for help from Yuedingguan and Yusui Seki Tanaka Shouichi be sent?"

After descending the castle walls, Shimazu Mitsuhisa asked a general.

"Yes, my lord, I have already sent it out."

"That's good, I hope it's still too late.

Sent an order to Sakai to recruit young men quickly, give them weapons, and immediately rush to the city gate to prepare to resist the siege of the Ming army.

By dawn tomorrow, he will recruit at least 30,000 young men. ”

Shimazu Mitsuhisa, under the protection of the guards, quickly returned to his feudal lord's mansion and commanded the general.

"Hey! The subordinates got it. ”

By the afternoon of the 19th, the White Dragon Army surrounded the Shimazu family's Kagoshima Castle on the west and north sides, and the White Dragon Army fleet on the east sea.

However, after the landing, Li Zixiao did not immediately launch a siege battle, but asked the soldiers of the White Dragon Army to camp north of Kagoshima Castle.

At night, Li Zixiao left Zhao Zilong and 5,000 white dragon soldiers and stationed them in the camp outside the north of Kagoshima Castle, and he led 25,000 soldiers to quietly leave the camp and touch the west.

On the morning of the 20th, Li Zixiao led the army to more than 30 miles west of Kagoshima Castle and found a suitable ambush site along the road.

"This is it, Li Tianba, Du Tengfei, arrange the soldiers."

Li Zixiao had a sneer on his face, looked at the surrounding terrain with satisfaction, and instructed Li Tianba and Du Tengfei.

That's right, Li Zixiao is going to use the tactic of encircling the point to send reinforcements this time, and is waiting here for the Shimazu family soldiers who will return from Yueding Pass in the west.

Li Zixiao believed that when their fleet appeared in the sea east of Kagoshima Castle yesterday morning, it must have frightened Shimazu Mitsuhisa in the castle.

The Shimazu family experienced the defeat of Sano Castle, 30,000 elites were annihilated, and the soldiers and horses in their hands were limited, and at this time, in the two passes in the north, Xiongshui Pass and Yueding Pass, the Shimazu family must have stationed a lot of people.

This means that there will not be too many Japanese soldiers in Kagoshima Castle at this time.

Facing the 30,000 White Dragon Army army killed from the sea, Shimazu Mitsuhisa must have panicked, and he would inevitably send someone to ask for help from the Japanese soldiers on the Yueding Pass in the north as soon as possible.

Maybe even Tanaka Shouichi will ask for help from Yusui Pass further north.

It's just that although there are the most Japanese soldiers on the Xiongshui Pass, they are too far away, and they can't catch up with the journey of more than three days.

On the other hand, the Tsushimazu family soldiers stationed there were thousands of Shimazu Japanese soldiers stationed at the Yueding Pass, which was about a hundred miles away, and if they marched in a hurry, they could return to Kagoshima Castle in less than two days.

Therefore, Li Zixiao came to set up an ambush this time, and planned to eat the Japanese soldiers who returned from Yueding Pass first.

As for the Shimazu family soldiers on the side of Xiongshui Pass, if they can't come back, they don't pose a threat to Li Zixiao.

The Shimazu family soldiers at Osui Pass, even if they receive a request for help from Kagoshima Castle and return, I'm afraid it will be a week later.

At that time, the war on the side of Kagoshima Castle was probably already over.

At that time, no matter whether the Shimazu Japanese soldiers on the side of Xiongshui Pass were killed or not, he had to lead the army to kill them and annihilate this Shimazu Japanese army.

Now, Li Zixiao did not rush to attack Kagoshima Castle, but chose to set up an ambush halfway first.

A Japanese soldier who eats the Japanese soldiers who returned from Yueding Pass is an opportunity to destroy the living force of the Japanese army!

How could Li Zixiao let it go!

Li Zixiao believed that as long as he did not break through Kagoshima Castle, the Shimazu Japanese soldiers in the west of Yueding Pass would definitely come back to help.

As for Kagoshima Castle, when Li Zixiao led his army to successfully land on the north shore of Kagoshima Castle, he knew that Kagoshima Castle was already in his pocket and could be taken at any time.

However, before taking Kagoshima Castle, Li Zixiao had to make the most of it, using it as a bait to lure the Japanese soldiers at the two passes to the west and north to return and eat them.

Li Zixiao chose this unknown location, which is a mountainous area, and it is the only way to return to Kagoshima Castle.

Although, according to the Japanese general sent by Shuiichiro Yoshino under Li Zixiao, there are two other roads that can also bypass here and lead to Kagoshima Castle.

However, one is in the mountains to the north, and the other is a farther way around the south.

It would take at least four or five days to return to Kagoshima Castle by taking those two roads, which was directly vetoed by Li Zixiao.

Li Zixiao believes that the generals of the Japanese army on the side of Yue Ding Pass are unlikely to choose the other two roads, which are too far.

Ambush operations, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army don't know how many times they have fought, and they are already familiar with the road.

After Li Zixiao's order to set up an ambush was issued, each team of White Dragon sergeants chose a location, dug a tunnel, and used it as a cover under the command of their commander.

Less than two hours later, the 25,000 White Dragon soldiers disappeared on the mountains on both sides, hid in the tunnels, and quietly waited for the return of the Japanese soldiers at Yue Ding Pass.

(End of chapter)