Everyone's morale was so high that Gao Jianguo and Wang Yaowu had to hold an assessment and select 3,000 people from them. The main assessment subjects are the training subjects during this period.

After a day of assessment, 3,000 soldiers of the Ming army were finally selected. Among them were 1000 musketeers, 1500 pikemen. In addition, 500 swordsmen were selected. Fifty musket militia companies have been reequipped, and more than 1,000 muskets have been sent to Jeju Island.

The swords and spears were captured at Sakai Port and kept piling up in the company's warehouse. Later, they were all sent to Jeju Island. Thousands of sets of Korean armor, Japanese armor, and hundreds of pairs of Nanban armor, that is, Western armor brought to Japan by the Dutch, were also revealed.

Zhou Weifan was good at using firearms, so he was selected as a firecracker. They were armed with a Japanese iron cannon, and they were dressed in Japanese footlight, with Russian steel helmets on their heads and Russian leather boots on their feet. In addition, they were equipped with a North Korean waist knife. And the ammunition of the iron gunner is all the selected paper bag ammunition.

Because of his stout body, Zhao Si used to be a housekeeper in the hands of the Ming generals, and he was good at chopping horses, and he was an outlaw who charged into battle. So he was selected for the 500-member Taidao team. Russian-style steel helmets, grimaces, Southern Barbarian armor, and a sword are the equipment of these sword teams. They are all tall and fierce outlaws.

The pikemen were armed with a Japanese spear, wearing Korean armor or Japanese armor, and a Korean waist sword. He also wears a steel helmet and Russian-style military leather boots.

The three thousand people changed into their equipment and lined up there for a stop, which was really murderous. Although they were not as violent and cold as the Japanese death army, these Ming soldiers who had experienced battles and seen blood stood there in formation, and there was a terrifying murderous aura around them.

In order to launch an attack before the Satsuma Domain's revenge, Gao Jianguo left Jeju Island overnight with 3,000 Ming soldiers, more than 200 daredevils, the first battalion, the first company, the second company, and the artillery company of the teaching team, and other combat support detachments.

They sailed to the Satsuma Domain in Japan on a Far Eastern Combined Fleet consisting of a landing ship No. 1, four sailboats, two armed fishing boats, and more than a dozen wooden sea-going vessels of the Korean navy.

When the bodies of Tomohisa Takeuchi and Samurai Ashigaru were sent back by a sea ship of the Satsuma Domain's naval army, the entire Satsuma Domain was blown up in an instant. The current head of the Shimazu family, Shimazu Tadashi, was also furious.

After he finished reading the letter Gao Jianguo wrote to them, he was completely crazy, and he pulled out his katana and chopped everything in his house to pieces.

But after he vented, he calmed down. Immediately summoned a few family elders and a group of retainers to discuss the matter. After everyone's deliberation, everyone believed that the force behind the Ryukyu Kingdom this time should be the Ming Dynasty. However, the Ming Dynasty was also troubled in China, and it was impossible to take care of the Ryukyus at all, and it would definitely not send too many troops.

Therefore, all the retainers of the Shimazu clan advocated sending troops to the Ryukyus, and Amami Goto must not be lost. Once the Shimazu family loses Amami Goshima, the economy of the Satsuma clan will be even worse, and it may not be able to hold out for even a few months.

Shimazu Tadashi also thought so, and decided to take advantage of the Ming Dynasty's inability to take care of Korea and send troops to conquer the Ryukyu Kingdom. For this dispatch to the Ryukyus, the entire Satsuma clan was full of confidence.

The Satsuma Domain's naval warship that returned from the Ryukyu Kingdom with the corpse did not know much about the situation in the Ryukyus. They had just arrived in Naha, and before they could get ashore, they were stopped by the sudden appearance of special combat soldiers. I don't know how those hundreds of samurai of the Satsuma Domain, Ashigaru, died in Shurijo Castle, and I didn't even see Zhou Cheng's No. 1 landing ship.

The Shimazu clan had no idea about the strength of the Takakin clan because in 1609 when the Satsuma clan invaded the Ryukyus, the Satsuma clan won a great victory. But they were afraid that the Ming would intervene, so they just blackmailed the northern Amami Goshima. This has already enabled the Shimazu family of the Satsuma Domain to reap rich war dividends.

So this time, many of the retainers of the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma domain have even begun to dream of annexing the entire Ryukyus. Once the Satsuma clan occupies the entire Ryukyu Islands, the strength of the Satsuma clan will be even greater.

The current Satsuma clan is in a state of half-starvation and immortality. The Treasurer still needs to borrow money to maintain its daily expenses. The high interest attached to the loan gradually became a heavy burden on Satsuma's finances.

If he took advantage of this opportunity to annex the entire Ryukyus, it would definitely be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Satsuma Domain, so the entire Satsuma Domain fell into a frenzy.

Immediately after that, the Satsuma clan mobilized, and the samurai ashigaru also began to assemble. Large quantities of food, armor, and other war supplies were gathered from all over the Satsuma Domain to Kagoshima Yamakawa Port. It took only a few days for the Shimazu family to mobilize more than 5,000 of their most elite troops, prepare a naval army, and also mobilize the pirates of the Tokara Islands to prepare for the bloody Ryukyu Kingdom.

There are also some calm and insightful people in the Satsuma clan who feel that things are not so simple, but where can Shimazu Tadashi still listen to such advice. Most of the retainers of the Shimazu family are also immersed in the dream of annexing the Ryukyus. Therefore, it was imperative for the Satsuma Domain to send troops.

Gao Jianguo stood on the No. 1 landing ship, quietly looking at the calm sea at night. Now everyone is waiting for Liu Baoguo's news. He took the special combat team and Fujita and several other daredevils and samurai to the Satsuma Domain for two days.

Zhou Cheng next to him frowned and said, "It is said that he should be back, nothing will happen." ”

Gao Jianguo shook his head and said: "It shouldn't be, Baoguo is cautious and will never act rashly." If they are in danger, they will contact us by radio. ”

Zhou Cheng still wanted to speak, but a staff officer rushed out of the communication room next to him and shouted: "The No. 9 armed fishing boat has called and has successfully joined Liu Baoguo." ”

Gao Jianguo and Zhou Chengdu breathed a sigh of relief, and finally came back. If they don't come back, they'll be slaughtered on Kagoshima.

Liu Baoguo brought back several pieces of very valuable information, first of all, the Satsuma Domain has begun to mobilize, the most elite army of the Shimazu family has been assembled, and all the naval forces of the Satsuma Domain are converging at Shanchuan Port to load supplies, and it seems that they may set off at any time.

After listening to Liu Baoguo's introduction, Zhou Cheng said excitedly: "Are we going to go in in the early morning and wipe out the Satsuma Domain's naval army gathered there." ”

Gao Jianguo laughed and said: "Why go to Shanchuan Port, then our strength will be exposed, and the Satsuma Domain will definitely be frightened, how can we still have the determination to fight to the death." Wouldn't it be better for us to deal with them at sea, not only will I destroy the navy of the Satsuma Domain, but the 5,000 elites of the Satsuma Domain will also go to the sea to feed the sharks, haha......? ”

Everyone laughed out loud when they heard Gao Jianguo's words. If the Satsuma Domain did not have a naval army and the 5,000 most elite troops, the strength of the Satsuma Domain would be weakened a lot, and the strength of the Far East Combined Fleet could be hidden, and the plan to destroy the main force of the Satsuma Domain would be more certain.

All the naval vessels of the Satsuma Domain, plus more than 100 requisitioned civilian ships, loaded with 5,000 elite samurai Ashigaru and a large amount of supplies, set off from the Yamakawa Port of the Satsuma Domain and sailed towards the Ryukyu Islands.

Led by the pirates of the Togara Islands, they fought their way to the Ryukyus, stopping at Amami Oshima Island, which was controlled by the Satsuma domain, and establishing a base for their invasion of the main island of Okinawa at Yoron Island.

As soon as the Satsuma Domain sailed into the waters of the Sanan Islands, it was spotted by the radar of the No. 1 landing ship. Gao Jianguo had been waiting for two days on the way through which the Satsuma Domain's naval army had to go, just waiting for them to show up.

Zhou Cheng, who had been guarding the radar, excitedly shouted to Gao Jianguo outside the bridge: "Commander, the radar has found a large echo ahead, it should be the naval army of the Satsuma Domain......"

Gao Jianguo, who was smoking outside, heard Zhou Cheng's shout, hurriedly threw away his cigarette butt, and ran into the bridge of the No. 1 landing ship in a few steps.

Zhou Cheng pointed to the radar screen and smiled: "They are in our northeast, more than ten nautical miles away from us." ”

Gao Jianguo laughed and said, "I finally caught you, haha...... Sound the alarm and inform the ships to prepare for battle according to the original plan, and not let any of them go. ”

In the midst of the dense battle formations of the Satsuma Domain, there is an Ataka ship of more than 1,000 stones, and the huge sail is printed with the Shimazu family's Cross Maru family crest. This is the general ship of the Satsuma Domain's expedition to the Ryukyu fleet.

Honda Jinmasa, the commander-in-chief of the Satsuma Domain, and Naomasa Kawakami, the vice-president, sat side by side on the tower of the shogunship, both of whom had participated in the First Keicho Battle of the Ryukyus.

This time, the Satsuma Domain had 5,000 troops, including more than 300 samurai, nearly half of the number of soldiers in the First Battle of the Ryukyus, nearly 2,000 iron cannons alone, more than 100 warships, and dozens of civilian ships.

The Satsuma Domain now occupies the five Amami islands in the northern part of the Ryukyus, and Yoron Island, which serves as a base for advancement, is close to the main island of Okinawa in the Ryukyus, where the Satsuma Domain's naval forces can easily land on the main island of Okinawa. Therefore, Honda Kinmasa was full of confidence in this invasion of the Ryukyus, and also had the ambition to annex the whole of Ryukyu and complete the feat of surpassing the famous general of the Satsuma Domain, Kayama Hidaka, in the first Battle of the Ryukyus.

Suddenly, a samurai ran over to report that more than a dozen warships had been spotted in Kohaya, the vanguard of the pirates of the Seven Islands in front of the fleet. It looks like a banya boat from North Korea.

Honda and Naohisa Kawakami glanced at each other, and they were very puzzled in their hearts, could it be that the forces behind the Ryukyus this time were not Ming but North Korea.

Although they had doubts, Honda Jinmasa still ordered the formation of the fleet to be in a wild goose formation, and rushed to the dozen or so warships in front. In any case, let's capture a few of the opponent's ships first. R1152