While more than a dozen Itaya ships plundered from place to place, the No. 1 landing ship and two armed fishing boats swept around the coast of the Satsuma Domain, sinking ships whenever they saw them in the sea, and plundering merchant ships to Tanegashima's forward base.

The samurai ashigaru in the small strongholds of the Satsuma Domain all went to Kagoshima Castle, so the defenses in each area were extremely empty, making 3,000 ruffians and more than 200 daredevils like no man's land.

In just three days, a large number of supplies were looted from the coastal cities of the Satsuma Domain, countless houses were burned down, and a large number of civilians who had lost their houses were driven to the inland areas of the Satsuma Domain.

By the time the news reached Kagoshima Castle, it was already two days later. The samurai who had arrived from all over the country were already in disarray, fearing that their homes would also be attacked and plundered.

Just when Shimazu Tadashi and his retainers were anxious and didn't know what to do, they received a letter from a merchant in the domain, signed by the same Far Eastern company.

After reading the contents of the letter, Shimazu Tadashi and his retainers were dumbfounded. It turned out that this qiē was all done by the Far East Company. In the previous letter, they demanded that the Shimazu family return Amami Goto to the north to the Ryukyus within 10 days, but because the Satsuma clan had not fulfilled it, they launched an attack on the coast of the Satsuma domain.

The letter was harshly worded and demanded that the Shimazu family abandon their ambitions for the Ryukyu Kingdom and immediately return the Amami Goshima in the north. If the Shimazu family is obsessed and insists on going their own way, the Far Eastern Company will land in the Satsuma Domain.

After reading the letter, Shimazu Tadashi and a kind of retainer were all silent. The strength of the other party is too strong, and they suspect that the naval army they sent may never come back.

Several elders of the Shimazu family next to him were full of solemnity, and they all published their opinions one after another.

"My lord, we can't afford the turmoil anymore, if the other party continues to raid the coast of the Satsuma Domain, we will collapse without fighting."

"Since the other party is going to land, then we will lead them inland, no matter how powerful they are at sea, but who are we Satsuma Domain samurai afraid of in land battles."

"Yes, then we'll wait for them to come, and let them see the bravery of our Satsuma men."

"Lord, I estimate that they will land soon, the four Nanban ships on the sea have left this morning, they should have found a place to land, and the four Nanban ships have also gone over to support."

Shimazu Tadashi listened to the construction of a group of retainers, and also knew that the Satsuma Domain really couldn't afford to drag it out, and he had to fight a decisive battle with the other party as much as possible, and if it dragged on, their Satsuma Domain would have to be dragged down.

"Ladies and gentlemen, our Satsuma Domain has reached the moment of life and death, and although the other party is strong, we Satsuma samurai will not succumb so easily. Since they are going to land in Satsuma, I have decided to concentrate all the forces of Satsuma and fight them to the death. Please, everyone......"

Shimazu Tadashi bowed deeply to the retainers in the house, and many retainers below also knelt down and shouted in unison: "I wish to die for the Lord's family, and I wish the Lord's family a long martial luck!" ”

At this time, a small surname hurriedly walked in and delivered a battle report. Shimazu Tadashi took it and looked at it, and said excitedly: "The other party has occupied Ibusuki and landed there, according to the hermit's report, their number is about thousands, there are more than a thousand iron cannons, and there are more than a dozen sea ships. I decided to fight them to the death in Ibusuki. ”

All the samurai of the Satsuma Domain were also excited, and what they hoped for most now was for the other party to land, and the samurai of the Satsuma Domain had always been known for their bravery and ferocity, and they really didn't fear anyone in land warfare.

The Combined Fleet of the Far East has not shown its strength, and even the shelling of several sailing ships in the past few days has been using several front-loading 18-pounder guns that have been captured before. When plundering the coast, it was also the main force of those Ming army ruffians, and they used nothing more than swords, spears and Japanese iron cannons.

Once again, Shimazu Tadashi launched a general mobilization system, and more samurai and would-be samurai came from all over the country to gather at Kagoshima Castle. This time, the Satsuma Domain mobilized nearly 30,000 people, which was almost the entire military strength of Satsuma.

Shimazu Tadashi also changed into a full, picked up a war knife and rode on a war horse, and took the soldiers and horses to march to the house. Along the way, samurai continued to join, and tens of thousands of people drove towards Ibusuki.

Gao Jianguo stood on the beach of Ibusuki, beside him were the heads of the various detachments of the United Fleet, he looked at everyone and said: "We have done everything we should do, but I don't know if Shimazu Tadashi has the courage to fight to the death with us." ”

"How can he afford to drag it out, if he doesn't fight, he has to fight. I guess he wishes we landed now, he doesn't have a navy, he doesn't have anything to do with us, haha...... Let's just wait. Liu Baoguo said with some expectation.

Gao Jianguo nodded with a smile and said, "Hmm...... This time, we must beat the Satsuma clan to the ground, try to kill and injure their living force, and strive to beat him half of his body in one shot, so that the Satsuma clan will never recover, and completely destroy their ambition to get involved in the Ryukyus. ”

At this time, several special combat team members who were reconnoitring in the south came back with the news that they had discovered the forward cavalry of the Satsuma Domain, and it was estimated that the main force was also coming soon.

Gao Jianguo said with a smile: "It seems that Shimazu Zhongheng is really anxious, and he can't wait to fight with us." Zhou Cheng, you drive the No. 1 landing ship farther away, and the artillery should not be in a hurry to open fire, don't scare them away. Where are we going to catch this mountain and wilderness? If there is another Shimazu Tadashi, we will try to capture him alive, don't let him die again, who will I ask to pay for the food. ”

After research, Gao Jianguo and everyone chose a flat place two or three kilometers away from the sea to set up camp, just to dispel the vigilance of the Satsuma Domain, after all, too close to the sea would be supported by the fire of the guns of the sailboats.

3,000 Ming soldiers, more than 200 warriors of the Death Army, and more than 300 soldiers of the training battalion walked out of the camp one after another, forming a defensive line in an open area. Nearly 100 meters from the front of the defensive line, a simple barbed wire fence was set up.

They only waited here for more than ten minutes, and dozens of cavalry of the Satsuma clan appeared in the distance, rushed to a few hundred meters in front of the camp to beat their horses and turn around a few times, and then turned their horses and rushed back the way they came.

It didn't take long for the overwhelming Satsuma clan army to begin to emerge from the distant horizon. Thousands of soldiers looked at so many Japanese soldiers, and their faces became ugly one by one.

They had all gone through the battle, and at a glance they knew that there were at least twenty or thirty thousand people on the other side. Dense military formations, and patches of military flags and flags fluttering. And the momentum of the other party is permeated with the murderous aura of Senhan, from which it can be seen that the Japanese people on the opposite side are all strong soldiers.

Zhao Si's face turned white, and the hand holding the katana was also full of sweat, he looked at the front and back of his eyes, left and right, and muttered weakly: "How to fight this battle, one has to beat more than a dozen people." As for our ships, without the cannons on them, this battle cannot be won. ”

"Yes, these gangs are ruthless, I can fight two or three at a time, if ten or eight come together, I can't beat them."

"They can have more than a thousand cavalry alone, and if they rush over in a while, will the team be able to withstand it? Tens of thousands of people in the back pounced together, and we still had a fart. ”

Zhao Si gritted his teeth and said: "Now that this is the time, no matter what, we have to hold on, if everyone is messed up, we will die faster, no matter how fast we run, can we still have their horses." Everyone gritted their teeth and held on, our big ship must not be far from here, as long as we survive until the big ship comes back, this battle can be won. ”

A stout and fierce man next to him also said gloomily: "Lao Zhao is right, everyone has to resist anything, and we have to finish the battle if the array is messed up." Just like when I was desperate with the Tartars before, it's over immediately if it's messy. Even if we want to escape, we can't escape, so let's fight. ”

These ruffians have all fought, and they all know that they have to fight hard today. I don't know who roared first, and the other ruffians also howled. Before the battle was fought, they emboldened themselves first.

Gao Jianguo couldn't help but laugh when he heard the roar of a group of soldiers. He walked to the front of the group, looked back at the Satsuma clan army in the distance, and then turned his head and said loudly: "It's okay, you guys are gentlemen, at least you weren't scared to pee your pants." I will always stand by your side, don't look at the number of those little devils, no matter how many of us are, they will also deliver food. ”

A ruffian in the front row shouted, "General, where have all our big ships gone?" Let them come back and bombard the fuck. ”

Gao Jianguo scolded with a smile: "When you were in Liaodong before, you had guns and cannons, and I didn't see you win a few battles. We feed you three times a day, and when it's time for the war you're a bear. Don't talk nonsense, let you do whatever you want, if anyone escapes from the battle, I will march the law. ”

"Master General, everyone has eaten well for a while, and there is still silver, this life is yours. I didn't say it, but I fought today. ”

They saw that the queue of officers and soldiers of the daredevils and the teaching company next to them did not move, and several generals were standing in the front row, looking confident, and their blood was also aroused, and they all made loud noises.

Satsuma Domain's main formation, Shimazu Tadashi looked at the military formation opposite, and his heart couldn't help but get excited. He shouted loudly, "Gentlemen, let them see the bravery of our Satsuma Domain samurai today. ”

Countless samurai of the Satsuma Domain, Ashigaru, heard the shouts of the head of the family, and they all shouted loudly. In their opinion, today's battle is won, tens of thousands of people fight more than 3,000 people, and there are thousands of iron cannons in their hands, there is no suspense in this battle.

Shimazu Tadashi looked at the morale of countless samurai of the Satsuma Domain, he didn't even set up a formation, just waved his hand violently and said: "The whole army is pressing, this battle will not leave prisoners, kill them all......"

Several of the flag warriors bowed and shouted, "Hey...... Hi ......" then mounted their horses and rushed to the various armament formations.

After a while, the army of the Satsuma Domain moved, and the various armament formations were in good order, and they slowly pressed up. For the thousands of enemy troops in front of him, whether it was the samurai general of the Satsuma Domain or the ordinary ashigaru, he didn't take it seriously.

I hadn't heard of a few thousand people being able to shake tens of thousands, so they all clutched their weapons in their hands, strode forward with confidence, and then rushed down to kill all the enemies on the other side. R1152