816 Battle of Kagoshima (3)

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"Yamashita Fengjin, what you just said is true?"

Then, after Tokugawa Masamitsu listened to Yamashita Bongjin's statement, his eyes were also dark, and he stared at him and asked.

"General, even if your subordinates have great courage, they don't dare to deceive the general.

What the subordinates just said is true, and if there is half a lie, let the general deal with it.

Yesterday's battle, not only the subordinates saw it, but the other generals also experienced it themselves, and the general called them in to ask them. ”

Immediately, Tokugawa Masamitsu transferred a few more generals, and several Japanese generals from the fleet where Yamashita was located asked questions.

"So? Yesterday you encountered a Ming fleet and were defeated by them.

Moreover, it was a one-sided fiasco, and their warships and artillery were really as powerful as you say? ”

After Tokugawa Masamitsu asked all the Japanese generals, he got the same answer as Yamashita Fukima said, which made Tokugawa Masamitsu have to pay attention.

Tokugawa Masamitsu didn't believe that Yamashita Fengjin had the ability to let these Japanese soldiers lie with him, and there were several of his henchmen in it.

"General, it seems that this is similar to the information we got before.

The Ming army that landed in Kyushu did have extremely powerful firearms.

This can also be seen from the information sent by the Nabeshima family and the Hosokawa family.

The main force of the Nabeshima family's army was ambushed by the Ming army and annihilated it with firearms.

And the reason why Hosokawa's Kumamoto Castle was captured in one day was entirely because the Ming army collapsed the city wall with artillery.

Now, combined with the words of General Yamashita Fengjin, this Ming army is not only powerful in land warfare, but also in the artillery on their warships.

In this battle, we have to find a way to deal with the firearms of this Ming army, otherwise it will not be easy to win! ”

At this time, beside Tokugawa Masamitsu, a middle-aged man who was not wearing armor, but wearing a cloth suit, said to Tokugawa Masamitsu in a deep voice.

"Sato-kun, that's right. We have to think of a way to balance the firearms of the Ming army. ”

Tokugawa Masamitsu attached great importance to the opinion of this middle-aged man named Ito, and nodded in response.

"Yamashita Fengjin, today I will spare your life and give you a chance to make meritorious contributions.

I hope that you will be able to wash away the shame of your defeat with the blood of your enemies in this battle to land on Kagoshima and conquer the Ming army. ”

Tokugawa Masa looked at him expressionlessly, kneeling under the mountain in front of him, and said.

"General Xie, his subordinates must be guilty of meritorious service."

Yamashita was overjoyed and hurriedly kowtowed.

"Originally, the general planned to lead the fleet and troop transports to rush directly into the mouth of Kago's bay, kill outside the port of Kagoshima, and directly give way to the landing on the coast east of Kagoshima Castle.

Our fleet cooperated with our soldiers to attack Kagoshima Castle by land and sea.

But now, listening to Yamashita Fengjin say that this Ming army still has such a powerful fleet, then the general will have to change his tactics. ”

Tokugawa Masamitsu said with a faint look in his eyes, standing on the bow of the ship and falling into deep thought.

A moment later, the Japanese general next to Tokugawa Masamitsu shouted, "Denmoto will order, first send a small number of warships to enter the entrance to Kagoshima Bay, and see if there is any Ming fleet to block it." ”

"Hey!"

Soon, several Japanese fast boats sailed quickly into the narrow entrance to Kagoshima Bay.

"Report, general, news from the soldiers ahead.

When they entered Kagoer Bay, they spotted a ship flying a flag in front of them.

No matter how many there are, there are only a few of them, and they seem to be watching here. ”

It didn't take long for Tokugawa Masamitsu to receive news from the Japanese soldiers in front.

"Continue to investigate, and we must find out whether there is the main force of the Ming fleet in front."

"Hey!"

Half a day later, Tokugawa Masamitsu received the exact news from his subordinates that there was no main force of the White Dragon Army naval fleet at the entrance to the bay.

It was only at this time that Tokugawa Masamitsu gave the order for their thousands of ships to sail into Kago'er Bay.

Then, as the warships of the Japanese army in front of them penetrated more than 20 miles into Luer Bay, they found that the warships of the White Dragon Army that appeared in front of them gradually increased.

"General, you can't go any further.

In case it is really here, meet the powerful fleet of the Ming army as General Yamashita said.

Our fleet still has more than 500 troop carriers, so we can't have a naval battle with the other side!

We have to let the infantry choose a landing site to relieve our burden. ”

At this time, Sato Shoichi couldn't help but stand up and suggest to Tokugawa Masamitsu.

Tokugawa Masamitsu immediately took the advice of his advisor and sent ships along the coast of Kagoshima in the northwest to find a suitable landing site.

On the evening of the 8th, Tokugawa Masamitsu led a second group of more than 50,000 Japanese troops to land in the Nakana area of Kagoshima, which was still two days away from Kagoshima Castle.

Originally, if they had continued by water, they would have been able to reach the outside of Kagoshima Port in half a day.

But now, Tokugawa Masamitsu was afraid of the White Dragon Army's fleet, so he had to change his mind so temporarily and land here in advance.

Then they set up camp on the spot, and when it was daybreak, the 50,000 Japanese troops were hurrying overland to Kagoshima Castle in the north.

"Report, Qi Qi Hou Ye, news came from the front line, the second group of Japanese troops, under the protection of a large fleet of Japanese army, sailed into Kagoer Bay.

Then, the Japanese fleet, escorting hundreds of ships, now landed in the Nakana area, with the fleet still in the bay. ”

"Hmph, these little devils are cautious and don't continue north.

They had to dare to land near Kagoshima Castle, and the artillery that Benhou had placed, as well as Hongsheng's fleet, would be enough for them to bury their troop transports at the bottom of the sea. ”

Li Zixiao snorted coldly and said.

"Zhao Zilong, now Benhou has appointed you as the main general, Li Tianba, Du Tengfei, and Fujino Yokokawa as deputy generals, and will command 30,000 troops to go south to meet the Japanese army that landed in the Zhongming area."

Li Zixiao gave an order to Zhao Zilong.

"Yes, the subordinate takes the order."

After sending Zhao Zilong, Li Zixiao personally sat in Kagoshima, and there were still 20,000 city defense troops available.

Immediately, Li Zixiao looked at Hong Sheng on the side and said, "Hong Sheng, at this time, the Japanese fleet south of Luer Bay will be handed over to your fleet.

Honhou annihilated him in the bay, and he had already placed a number of forts on the southern coast of Sakurajima and Kagoshima Harbor in advance.

If you can transport the Japanese fleet to the north for a decisive battle, these batteries will also give you great fire support at that time.

Remember to be careful, although the ships and artillery of the Japanese fleet are lagging behind us, they are far outnumbered by us.

This battle must be treated with caution, and your naval fleet cannot be defeated.

If you lose, we will be in trouble even if we win on land. ”

Li Zixiao looked at Hong Sheng and admonished.

After all, if Hong Sheng's naval fleet was defeated, even if Li Zixiao defeated the 100,000-strong army of the Japanese on land, they would lose contact with Jiangbei.

"Hou Ye, rest assured, his subordinates must be careful in this battle, and they will never disgrace our White Dragon Army Navy.

Moreover, when his subordinates came, they had already sent people to Ryukyu Tamsui Port in accordance with the instructions of the Hou Ye to inform the commander of Lu.

I believe that Lu Yuan's side should be soon, and will send a fleet to support us. ”

Hearing Hong Sheng mention Lu Yuan, who was still in Ryukyu Tamsui City at this time, Li Zixiao also had a smile on his face.

You must know that the fleet led by Hong Sheng at this time is only half of all the naval fleets of the White Dragon Army, and the other half is in the hands of the commander Lu Yuan at this time.

In the past two years, Hong Sheng has been responsible for the security of the northern seas, responsible for supporting Liu Chong in Jinzhou, and serving as a combat support for the customs clearance.

Lu Yuan led the other half of the White Dragon Army fleet to occupy the Ryukyu Kingdom and the northern peninsula of the Ryukyus, divide the East China Sea equally with the Zheng family, and open up the passage for Jiangbei maritime merchants to go south to the South Seas.

Now, with only the fifty or so warships in Hong Sheng's hands, Li Zixiao does not have much confidence in whether he can completely defeat the huge fleet of the Japanese army.

But if Lu Yuan can also send some warships to the north to support Hong Sheng, they will definitely be able to defeat the Japanese army and navy together.

Earlier, the reason why Li Zixiao did not use Lu Yuan on Ryukyu Island and the detachment stationed in Shuri Castle of the Ryukyu Kingdom was because the south was not peaceful at this time.

Since the Zheng family defeated the Dutch, carved up the Ryukyu Kingdom with the White Dragon Army, and drove the red-haired ghost back to Nanyang, it immediately made many Western red-haired people in Nanyang feel the threat from the north.

Therefore, at this time, the Dutch, Portuguese, Spaniards, and the British, who were most active in the South Seas, repeatedly sent warships to the north to explore.

In order to deal with the temptation of these red-haired ghosts, the Zheng family and Lu Yuan reached a cooperation to work together in the waters south of the Ryukyus, and deal with them, so as not to let these red-haired ghosts have a chance to return to Ryukyu Island again.

At the same time, they did this to protect the safe sea passage of maritime merchants to the South Seas.

That is, Li Zixiao saw that he was about to fight the Japanese army in Kagoshima, and he also learned that the Japanese army fleet was huge.

Even though Li Zixiao was confident in the White Dragon Army's fleet, the tonnage of the warships and the power of the artillery, he still sent an order to Lu Yuan in order to be foolproof in this battle.

Li Zixiao believed that soon, even if Lu Yuan couldn't bring the other half of the White Dragon Army's naval fleet, he would have to bring at least two or three detachments to support.

With Li Zixiao's obvious orders, the soldiers of the White Dragon Army outside Kagoshima City also acted quickly.

In the early morning of April 9, Li Zixiao gathered 30,000 horses, armed with artillery, ammunition and other baggage, and headed south along the road south of Kagoshima.

At the same time, after landing and resting for the night, Tokugawa Masamitsu also immediately led 50,000 Japanese troops to the north, preparing to kill Kagoshima Castle.

A day later, the armies of the two sides met in the vicinity of Kumatake Mountain, and then fought.

Tokugawa Masamitsu was very cautious at the beginning, and tested the White Dragon Army led by Zhao Zilong, and then was beaten by the combination of the White Dragon Army's artillery, flintlock pistol and iron-shelled thunder, and lost a lot of men and horses.

Two days later, Tokugawa Masamitsu, who had suffered Zhao Zilong's losses several times, experienced the power of the artillery and muskets in the hands of the White Dragon Army, and he changed his style of play again.

This time, Tokugawa Masamitsu directly chose to avoid the battle during the day and attack at night, trying to use the night to cover their attacking figure.

The dark night can make the artillery of the White Dragon Army blind and deaf, and it can also make the musketeers of the White Dragon Army unable to find a shooting target.

In the evening, Zhao Zilong ordered the soldiers of the White Dragon Army to defend according to the battalion, and after dawn, he took the initiative to launch an offensive against Tokugawa Masamitsu's Japanese army.

As a result, now Tokugawa Masamitsu suddenly changed to such a battle plan, so that he and Zhao Zilong, like two fighters, hit each other's fists, all of them were staggered, and neither of them could hit the other.

At the same time, the 40,000 troops of the White Dragon Army led by Luo Chao in the west were also in the vicinity of Rizhi City, fighting with more than 70,000 Japanese soldiers.

Luo Chao also thought about it, and then thought about it like they did before against the Nabeshima family and the Hosokawa family, ambushing each other, and striving to annihilate them in a battle.

But soon, Luo Chao knew that it was impossible for him to replicate his previous style of play in this Japanese army.

This Japanese army was led by Tokugawa Masamitsu's deputy, and another Japanese general, Sato Betsuru.

As a veteran of the Tokugawa shogunate, Sato Betsuru is over fifty years old, has extremely rich combat experience, and has a fierce eye, so he has naturally guarded against the firearms of the White Dragon Army for a long time.

Compared to Tokugawa Masamitsu, the day and night attack method used in the south.

Sato Betsuru came up with a way to deal with Luo Chao in a sports war, and the two sides were also fighting to the death in the mountains in that area, and they didn't give in to each other.

Near Mount Kumatake, inside the camp of the White Dragon Army.

At this time, Zhao Zilong was sitting in the tent with a gloomy face, and next to him were Li Tianba, Du Tengfei and Fujino Yokokawa, as well as other generals of the White Dragon Army.

"What were the casualties last night?"

Zhao Zilong asked in a cold voice, their camp was attacked by Tokugawa Masamitsu and his army last night, and the losses were not small.

"General Hui, last night our left flank camp was breached, with more than 3,000 casualties, and more than a dozen artillery pieces were destroyed, and a batch of shells and iron-clad mines were destroyed."

Du Tengfei also replied with an angry face.

Peng!

Zhao Zilong stood up suddenly, kicked the wooden case in front of him, and said angrily: "That old devil on the other side is really cunning.

Hiding during the day and sneaking out at night makes the advantage of the musketeers in our hands completely unplayable. ”

Fighting at night, due to the line of sight, those musketeers of the White Dragon Army could not be as calm as Hundred Days.

If they do not notice the enemy, they are rushed to them by the Japanese infantry, and these musketeers are no match for the Japanese infantry.

Last night, Tokugawa Masamitsu's sneak attack was successful.

Fortunately, in the end, Li Tianba and Fujino Yokokawa led their troops to support in time, and finally repelled the Japanese soldiers.

Under the command of Zhao Zilong, the three thousand old soldiers under the command of Li Tianba and Fujino Yokokawa can be regarded as the strongest in cold weapon combat ability.

"The general is angry, there will always be a solution to things.

He has a good plan, we have a wall ladder, you will brainstorm and always come up with a solution. ”

Seeing that Zhao Zilong was angry, Du Tengfei hurriedly persuaded him.

Zhao Zilong sat down with a dark face and calmed himself down.

Then, he raised his head, looked at the other generals in the tent, and said, "Everyone, whoever wants a good way to defuse this move of the Japanese army can say it now."

Otherwise, if we continue like this, it will be too passive for us. ”

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