791 First battle against the Hita Domain

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"Master Hou, how many people did you bring this time?"

Hearing Li Zixiao's disapproving tone, Yoshino, who had been worried about how to resist the new wave of attacks of the Nabeshima family, breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, Yoshino asked.

"This time, Ben Hou only brought 10,000 people over."

Of course, Li Zixiao knew that at this time, Shuiichiro Yoshino asked him so much, and he did not hide it.

"Ten thousand?"

After hearing Li Zixiao's answer, Shuiichiro Yoshino frowned, revealing a thoughtful look.

"Ten thousand people, plus the eight thousand people I have now, can fight the Nabeshima family."

Shuiichiro Yoshino muttered in a low voice.

After a while, Yoshino Shuiichiro looked solemn, raised his head, looked at Li Zixiao, and said, "Master Hou, the Nabeshima family should not know that Master Hou led the troops to Nagasaki at this time.

This time, if we plan well, with the 18,000 troops we have now, we may be able to defeat the Nabeshima family. ”

Yoshino Shuiichiro is still very clear about the strength of the White Dragon Army, and feels that at this time, Li Zixiao brought 10,000 White Dragon soldiers and soldiers, and he should have a chance to defeat the Hida Domain.

"Hahaha, Yoshino, you also underestimate Ben Hou, do you think that this time Ben Hou personally led his troops to come, just to defeat a small fat field domain?"

After hearing Shuiichiro Yoshino's words, Li Zixiao couldn't help laughing.

"Then Master Hou, you ......"

"Ben Hou is here to ask for the entire Wa Kingdom this time."

Li Zixiao's eyes suddenly cooled, became majestic, and said.

"This ...... How can it be? Master Hou, forgive your subordinates for daring to say a word.

No matter how elite the Hou Ye's men were, it was impossible to defeat the Tokugawa Shogunate and other local vassals with 10,000 men. ”

After hearing Li Zixiao's arrogant words, Shuichiro Yoshino couldn't help but complain.

In addition, at this time, Shuichiro Yoshino already regarded himself as a Ming man, and he was already used to Li Zixiao and the generals of the White Dragon Army, and calling Japan the Wa Kingdom.

At this time, the world's consciousness of the country was still very weak, and the concept of home was far greater than the concept of the country, and it was far from being as strong as the concept of the country in later generations.

For Yoshino at this time, Li Zixiao conquered the Wa Kingdom, he didn't care, what he cared about was how to revive the family and gain power.

"Who said that Benhou plans to use these 10,000 people to conquer the Wa Kingdom, this is just the vanguard.

The goal of Ben Hou's visit this time is to take Kyushu Island first and seize a piece of territory for the follow-up army, and more people will come later. ”

Li Zixiao is not arrogant, he really plans to conquer the entire Wa Kingdom with only this 10,000 White Dragon Army, which is too unrealistic.

You must know that during the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, during the heyday of the Wa Kingdom, under the leadership of Toyosei Hideyoshi, he mobilized more than 500,000 troops (including 300,000 combat troops) with the strength of the whole country to cross the strait and easily occupy Korea.

Even with hundreds of thousands of horses and horses of the Ming Dynasty, after seven years of fierce battles, the Ming Dynasty spent nearly 10 million taels of silver and paid a heavy price to force the Japanese army back.

At that time, after the unification of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Wa Kingdom finally put into practice their ambition that they had been trying to get out of the island country for thousands of years.

At that time, the Ming Dynasty was still very strong, and the first target they chose was North Korea, which was close at hand and weak.

In that battle, although the Ming Dynasty won, preventing the Wa State from getting out of the island and competing for the ambition of dominating the mainland, it was also dragged down by the Wa State, which directly laid the root cause for the demise of the Ming Dynasty later.

It can be seen that the Wa Kingdom during the Toyotomi Hideyoshi period was basically the pinnacle of the strength of the ancient Wa Kingdom in the cold weapon era.

And now, it has only been more than 40 years since the last war between the Ming Dynasty and the Wa Kingdom, and the Wa Kingdom has once again been unified by the Tokugawa Shogunate.

Although the strength is definitely much weaker than that of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, it is by no means easy to conquer.

Li Zixiao has also seen the power of the Japanese soldiers, and the blood of this nation has crazy and brutal genes, and he is indeed a good hand at fighting.

This time, Li Zixiao didn't lie, he led 10,000 White Dragon Army this time, which is indeed an outpost force, and he will lay down a forward position first.

If he wants to conquer the Japanese kingdom, Li Zixiao believes that it will never be so smooth, I am afraid that it will be a protracted war, and he is ready.

After hearing Li Zixiao's explanation, Shuiichiro Yoshino breathed a sigh of relief.

Shuiichiro Yoshino was afraid that Li Zixiao would really become arrogant because of his successive victories, and he didn't take their Japanese army seriously.

"However, Master Hou, with only 10,000 horses, defeated the Feitian Domain, his subordinates still think it is possible, but if they want to occupy Kyushu, their subordinates think it is unrealistic.

On the island of Kyushu, there were seven or eight feudal clans, large and small, and the two most powerful of them were the Hida Domain and the Mosa Domain to the south.

Among them, the total strength of the Hida Domain's Nabeshima family is only more than 30,000 people, but the Mosa Domain's Shimazu family is different, and the Shimazu family has nearly 60,000 mercenaries, and its strength is the strongest among the foreign daimyo. ”

Shuiichiro Yoshino continued.

"Yes, it seems that this Mosa Domain does have some strength, but it doesn't matter, Ben Hou has a plan, and you will know later.

Now, let's talk about the situation of the 20,000 troops of the Hita Domain, which will be fought in three days.

In the first battle of Benhou's landing in Kyushu, he happened to take the 20,000 troops of the Nabeshima family to sacrifice the flag, and strive to eat them in the first battle, and then destroy the Hida Domain. ”

Li Zixiao waved his hand, his eyes flashed, and he said with some excitement.

Shuiichiro Yoshino was also taken aback by Li Zixiao's big appetite.

But then he thought that in the case of surprise, with their 18,000 men and horses at this time, if they planned well, it might not be too difficult to eat the 20,000 people of the Feitian family.

"Master Hou, generals, come and see ......"

Immediately, Shuiichiro Yoshino pointed to a map of the northeast area of Kyushu Island and introduced the specific military situation to Li Zixiao and other White Dragon Army generals.

"The Nabeshima family, the 20,000 horses mobilized at this time, are commanded by Nabeshima Mitsushige, the eldest grandson of the current Nabeshima feudal lord Nabeshima Katsushige.

At this time, they were stationed here, more than thirty miles from Nagasaki.

They came from the east, and there were two paths, here and here. ”

Shuiichiro Yoshino pointed to a made sand table, where a black flag was inserted, and there were two roads, and said to Li Zixiao and the others.

"The terrain here is good, suitable for ambushes, if only we can set up an ambush here in advance, and then lead the army of the Hida Domain to this low-lying area.

We can easily surround it here, and with the fire of our muskets, when the time comes, none of the enemies who enter this low-lying area will want to escape. ”

After listening to Shuiichiro Yoshino's introduction, Luo Chao was the first to speak, pointing to a low-lying valley more than ten miles northeast of Nagasaki on the sand table.

Moreover, Luo Chao is going to fight a war of annihilation as soon as he exits, and like Li Zixiao, what Luo Chao wants is to eat this 20,000-strong Japanese army in one battle.

"Well, General Luo's idea is good, but it is somewhat feasible."

Shuiichiro Yoshino thought seriously about Luo Chao's words, and after looking at the topography of the low-lying valley, he also nodded and agreed.

"The trouble is, how to bring the army of the Hitian family here."

"This is simple, at this time, the Nabeshima family must not know the news of the arrival of our army in Nagasaki, and they will not be so vigilant.

When the time comes, Yoshino can personally lead his troops to engage the Nabeshima family's army, and then pretend to be defeated and lead the enemy all the way to this low-lying place. ”

"Well, it does."

Li Zixiao stood beside him, looking at Luo Chao, Yoshino, Zhao Zilong, Peng Hao and other generals, looking at the sand table and discussing the battle plan.

He didn't speak, and after listening for a moment, he took the quartz with him.

"Luo Chao, Yoshino, give Ben Hou a copy of the battle plan discussed by the two of you tomorrow morning."

Before leaving, Li Zixiao commanded the two.

Li Zixiao's ability to lead the army to fight is honestly not very strong, and it is best for him to hand over the tactical fighting method to his generals like this.

The next day, Luo Chao and Yoshino handed over a complete and detailed battle plan to Li Zixiao. ”

"Well, the plan is good, this battle will be handed over to the two of you, and Benhou is waiting for your good news in Nagasaki."

After Li Zixiao finished reading the battle plan, he nodded with a smile and said to Luo Chao and Yoshino.

"Yes, Master Hou, please be in the city and wait for our good news!"

Immediately, Li Zixiao appointed Luo Chao as the commander of the battle, Yoshino Shuiichiro, Zhao Zilong and Peng Hao as deputy marshals, and sent troops on the afternoon of the 7th to meet the 20,000 Japanese soldiers of the Hitian Domain.

"General Luo, are these flintlock pistols really meant to be reloaded for my subordinates?"

Before leaving for the army, Luo Chao led a group of white dragon soldiers and sent three flintlock pistols to Yoshino Shuiichiro's military camp.

Shuiichiro Yoshino looked at the flintlock pistol and said excitedly.

You must know that what Li Zixiao equipped them with was the first generation of muskets of the White Dragon Army, the improved bird guns, which belonged to arquebuses, and their performance was far worse than that of flintlock pistols.

In battle, the Japanese army of the Kamihida Domain did not have much advantage.

After all, at this time, there were already bird guns on the side of the Japanese country, and the Japanese army was also equipped with firearms, but there were only a few of them.

These bird guns were transmitted from the Ming Dynasty to the Wa Kingdom, but compared to the shoddy Ming Dynasty, the bird guns that will explode after a few shots.

Moreover, the quality of the bird guns built by the Wa Kingdom is much better, at least it will not explode, and the supervision ability of the Wa State is much stronger than that of the Ming Dynasty.

But in general, the army on the side of the Wa State is still mainly cold weapons, and it is mainly infantry, and there are few cavalry.

After all, the terrain of the island country is destined to be a world of foot soldiers, and it is not suitable for large-scale cavalry combat.

Previously, the reason why Yoshino Shuiichiro was able to hold Nagasaki was because he had 3,000 musketeers armed with arquebuses in his hands, and he was able to repel the first two attacks of the Nabeshima family.

As for the flintlock pistol, Yoshino has always been very envious, knowing that this musket is more powerful than the arquebus.

But Li Zixiao didn't equip him, and he couldn't help it, as for why, Shuiichiro Yoshino was a smart person, and he understood it very well.

Therefore, Yoshino Shuiichiro did not take the initiative to ask Li Zixiao for a flintlock pistol.

But now, seeing that Luo Chao sent them three thousand flintlock pistols, Shuichiro Yoshino was of course excited.

If he can let his musketeers reload these flintlock pistols, and after a little training, their combat effectiveness will definitely far exceed the previous ones.

Luo Chao saw Yoshino's excited appearance, smiled, and said, "That's right, this is sent by the Hou Ye to the general, and he wants to change the clothes of your musketeers."

It's just that it's too late to change clothes now, and we're about to face the army of the Nabeshima family.

Now reload your musketeers with flintlock pistols, they won't be able to control them anytime soon, and when this battle is over, you can change your outfits. ”

"General Luo is right, then after this battle, I am asking my subordinates to change their clothes."

After hearing Luo Chao's words, Shuichiro Yoshino also understood this truth and immediately responded.

There are two reasons why Li Zixiao changed the flintlock pistol to Yoshino's men.

First, he is going to conquer the Wa Kingdom next, and it is impossible to rely on the White Dragon Army to fight alone, and these local soldiers of the Wa State commanded by Yoshino will also be an important combat force for him.

Even, after Li Zixiao's conquest of the Wa Kingdom, the White Dragon Army may not necessarily be the main force, and the main force may be the soldiers of the Wa State under Yoshino.

Therefore, at this time, Li Zixiao needs to let the strength of Yoshino's men and horses get some improvement.

On the other hand, the Xuzhou Arsenal has developed a new type of 'Tie' musket, that is, the Mini gun, which has better performance than the flintlock pistol.

That is to say, it will not be long before the White Dragon Army will eliminate the flintlock pistol and replace it with a Mini gun, and at this time, the flintlock pistol will not need to be so strictly restricted and secrecy.

"General Yoshino, how are your men preparing? Are you ready to go? ”

Luo Chao then asked Shuichiro Yoshino.

"Yes, General Luo, our 8,000 men and horses have been assembled and can set off at any time!"

At noon on the 8th, fifteen miles northeast of Nagasaki, 8,000 soldiers led by Shuichiro Yoshino met with 20,000 Japanese troops led by Mitsushige Nabeshima.

"Your Highness, is Shuiichiro Yoshino looking for death? Dare to take the initiative to meet our army. ”

A middle-aged dwarf winter melon riding on a horse opposite Yoshino said to another dwarf winter melon next to him.

At this time, the two widows were dressed in armor and rode on war horses, with two small short legs sandwiched between the horse's belly, which looked very funny.

Of these two people, one of them is the commander of the 20,000-strong army of the Nabeshima family this time, Mitsushige Nabeshima.

And the other is a retainer of the Nabeshima family.

"Hmph, that villain of Shuiichiro Yoshino, not only took refuge in Daming, but also dared to occupy Nagasaki Castle of my Nabeshima family, he is looking for death.

Before, it was because of the misjudgment of his strength, which led to too few troops in the first two times, which allowed him to win by luck.

This time, His Royal Highness personally led the army to come, and the 20,000 warriors of my Nabeshima family could not be resisted by the five or six thousand men and horses under his command. ”

Mitsushige Nabeshima disagreed, and said.

"Your Highness, be careful, according to General Yamashita, Shuichiro Yoshino's army is equipped with a lot of firearms, and the firepower is very strong."

The retainer next to him reminded.

"Don't worry, His Highness already knew about it this time.

This time, in order to deal with Yoshino's rebellion, His Royal Highness specially purchased more than 3,000 firecrackers from the Shimazu family and the shogunate.

In addition, there are more than 4,000 firearms in our hands, which is enough to suppress Shuiichiro Yoshino.

In this battle, His Royal Highness wants to defeat Shuiichiro Yoshino, recapture Nagasaki, and then hang Shuiichiro Yoshino, I see who will dare to oppose my Nabeshima family in the future. ”

Nabeshima Mitsushige had already prepared and said in a cold voice.

(End of chapter)