Daming Crazy Emperor

Chapter 355

As soon as Tokugawa Laixuan turned around and left, he might have thought that Emperor Ming really wanted the 2000 million taels of silver.

When Taichang saw that Tokugawa Laixuan had left, he also turned around, took a group of civil servants and generals off the boat, and went straight to Zhenwa City.

The sand table model in the war room of the Governor-General's Mansion in the East has already been filled with small flags for the remaining six countries of Kyushu, and Taichang has already sent people to use various methods to find out the situation of the remaining six countries.

The remaining six countries are Hizen, Higo, Buzen, Bungo, Chikuzen, and Chikugo.

The most powerful of these six countries is the Kumamoto clan entrenched in the Higo and Bungo countries.

The Kumamoto Domain is a strong domain in Kyushu named after Kumamoto Castle. Its first domain lord was Kato Kiyomasa, the general under Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Kato Kiyomasa also participated in the Japanese invasion of Korea twice.

For the first time, he was the chief general of the Second Army of the Japanese Infantry.

The second time, he was the chief general of the First Japanese Infantry Regiment.

In the subsequent battle of Sekihara, he joined Tokugawa Ieyasu's Eastern Army and became the victor, thus obtaining the territory of 52 stones in Higo and Bungo.

It can be said that the Kumamoto clan is the second largest power in Kyushu after the Satsuma clan. Moreover, the Kumamoto clan is said to be good at land warfare and mountain warfare, and the notorious Kumamoto division in later generations came from the Kumamoto clan.

Originally, such a powerful feudal clan who was good at land warfare and mountain warfare was difficult to deal with under the complex terrain of Kyushu Island.

However, it is time for Japan to perish.

Coincidentally, at this moment, the only Kumamoto clan in Kyushu Island that can cause some trouble to the Ming army is in civil strife.

The reason for this civil strife is similar to the reason for the rebellion of the disaster victims in the Northwest of the Ming Dynasty. It was because the common people were starving, so they chose to rebel.

Therefore, Qi Jin's judgment was quite correct at the beginning. Even if they didn't fight over, the common people of Japan would turn back sooner or later.

At the moment, the common people of the Kumamoto Domain are on the opposite side. Although the scale is not very large, and it has not developed to the point of being out of control, it is still enough for Kato to keep busy.

Of course, even if civilians rebel, the strength of the Kumamoto domain should not be underestimated.

If you underestimate the enemy because of this, it is not impossible to be drawn into a protracted war of attrition.

After all, people occupy a favorable geographical position, no matter how poor their weapons and equipment are, it is possible to use the terrain to delay the Ming army.

Taichang stared at the sand table model for a while, and then said solemnly: "Wen Zhao, there is a large basin near Kumamoto Castle, an important town in the Hihou Kingdom, which is suitable for cavalry operations.

You led the Shenwuying [-] cavalry from Satsuma County to the north, walked out of the water county and entered the Higo Kingdom, and then followed the road near the coastline all the way to the basin where Kumamoto Castle is located.

After you get there, you don't have to attack Kumamoto Castle. You just need to take the three counties of Koshi, Yamamoto, and Gama to the east of Kumamoto Castle, and block the passage between Higo and Bungo, so that they cannot support each other.

Of course, if they insist on reinforcements, you can just kill their reinforcements.

In short, you will lead [-] cavalry to patrol the basin east of Kumamoto Castle, and fight whoever comes, so that they cannot cooperate with each other to resist other people from all walks of life. "

Cao Wenzhao heard the words, looked carefully at the sand table model, and then solemnly cupped his hands and said: "The general will understand."

Taichang then said to Ma Xianglin: "Xianglin, the largest Kuma County in Feihou Kingdom happens to be connected to Satsuma Prefecture, and most of them are mountainous. You lead [-] Shenwu Battalion infantry to take down Kumo County first, and then take down The nearby Weibei County, Yatsushiro County, and Yicheng County, and then followed up with the follow-up troops to attack Aso County and went straight to Bungo Kingdom."

Hearing this, Ma Xianglin quickly cupped his hands and said, "I will understand in the end."

Taichang then said to Cao Bianjiao: "Bianjiao, Kumamoto City will be handed over to you, and you will lead [-] infantry from the Shenwu Battalion to take the Dongyang Navy ships to Gutian County where Kumamoto Castle is located. Gutian County, and then attack Aso County together with Xianglin, and go straight to Bungo Country."

When Cao Bianjiao heard the words, he quickly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang then said to Sun Zushou: "Zoshou, from the map, there are many small cities in Fenghou Kingdom, and most of them are near the sea. You led [-] infantry from the Shenwu Battalion to sail from the Japanese capital of Fenghou Kingdom on the ships of the Beiyang Navy. Go out of the city and land near the city, first take down the five small cities nearby, wait for Bianjiao and Xianglin to lead the army to arrive, and then jointly attack and take down the entire Bunghou country."

Five cities!

Fortunately, none of these cities belong to Daming.

The walls of Dongpu's cities are generally less than two feet high, and there are not many defenders, and they don't have such advanced guns as Ming Dynasty, so it is relatively easy to take them down.

Sun Zushou took a closer look at the locations of several small cities on the sand table model, then cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

The reason why Taichang ordered the 20 troops of the Shenwu Battalion to take the lead in attacking Higo and Bungo countries is mainly because Higo and Bungo countries are just north of Satsuma and in the middle of Kyushu Island, and the strength of Kumamoto is still relatively strong. It will definitely take some time to hit it.

As for the remaining Hizen Kingdom, Buzen Kingdom, Chikuzen Kingdom, and Chikugo Kingdom, they are all small and intricate forces. The Ryuzoji, Kobayakawa, Otomo, and Ouchi clans and other Warring States tycoons have long since become obsolete.

At this moment, the Nabeshima clan of the Saga clan, the Kuroda clan of the Fukuoka clan, the Arima clan of the Kurume clan, the Tachibana clan of the Yanagawa clan, etc. are all new feudal lords after the Sekigahara War, and their power has not yet developed. Moreover, the territory is not large, so it is easier to fight.

Among the remaining Shikoku, the Matsutaka clan of the Hirado clan seems to be a little capable, but there are tens of thousands of horses at most, which is not enough at all.

Taichang stared at the sand table model for a while, and then continued to order: "General Qi, after the Dongyang Navy has transported the troops of the Shenwu Battalion and turned around, you immediately lead the [-] people of the Shenji Battalion on the ships of the Dongyang Navy to build the ship yourself." Landed in Miike County in the country, pushed eastward all the way, and took Chikugo and Buzen countries."

When Qi Jin heard this, he cupped his hands without hesitation and said, "The general will understand."

Taichang then said to Qin Minping: "Minping, when the Beiyang navy transports the Wanshen Wuying troops back, you immediately lead [-] Shenji battalion troops to board the Beiyang navy ships to land in Hirado City of Feiqian Kingdom. With the cooperation of the ships, take Hirado Castle first, and then push eastward all the way to take the Hizen and Chikuzen kingdoms."

Upon hearing this, Qin Minping quickly cupped his hands and said, "The general will understand."

Tokugawa Yoshinobu may never have dreamed that the Ataka ship he was on left Kagoshima Harbor and turned to the waters of Shikoku Island.

Of course, the fleets of the Dongyang Navy and the Beiyang Navy were not going to attack Shikoku Island, they were transferring the infantry of the Shenwu Battalion to Higo and Bungo.

If the infantry of the Shenwu Battalion traveled by land, it would take at least five or six days to travel three or four hundred miles from Zhenwa City to the Kingdom of Feihou and the Kingdom of Bungo. The hour will come.

The Dongyang Navy and the Beiyang Navy are constantly turning their wheels around the clock. It just took a day and a night to transport the [-] Shenwu Battalion infantry to the Higo and Bungo Kingdoms. Immediately afterwards, they began to transfer the Shenji Battalion infantry up.

Therefore, Higo and Bungo had just fought for a day, Chikugo and Hizen had just received the news, and the infantry of the Shenji Battalion rushed over in naval warships!

Among the six kingdoms, there are only [-] to [-] infantry in the Kumamoto Domain. With the help of large and small cities and the mountains they are familiar with, they really resisted the Shenwu Camp for four or five days.

However, everything was in vain. In front of the well-equipped 20 Shenwu Battalion army, their [-] to [-] infantry were not enough to look at.

So, five days later, the Kumamoto Domain was still wiped out by the Shenwu Camp, and the Hiho and Bungo Kingdoms also fell into Daming's hands.

As for the Hizen Kingdom, the Buzen Kingdom, the Chikuzen Kingdom, and the Chikuhou Kingdom, those little messy forces are no match for the Shenjiying.

The 20 troops of the Shenji Battalion can be said to have been destroyed all the way. In less than four days, four small countries were captured.

Six countries in five days, this speed has far exceeded the communication speed of the Dongying people.

In other words, the entire island of Kyushu has fallen, and the Tokugawa shogunate is still in the dark!
(End of this chapter)