Ming Zuo

Chapter 1682
As soon as the declaration of war against Japan was issued, the No.11 Division in Busan took the lead in launching the attack.

The primary goal of the first detachment of the East China Sea Fleet is Tsushima Island.

Who said that this island is located between the Korean Peninsula and Dongying, and it is the best transit point for attacking Dongying.

Seeing the overwhelming number of warships on the sea, Zong Yi was in two battles, dizzy.

"Although the Tsushima Fan belongs to Dongying, it has always been respectful to the empire and never dared to offend. Please also check it out, General."

Facing the imperial officers who came ashore to persuade him to surrender, Zong Yicheng begged bitterly.

The imperial officers were tough.

"From now on, Dongying will no longer exist, and Tsushima Island will also be included in the territory of the empire. How can we allow others to split up? Either surrender or perish, there is no other choice. I advise you, if you surrender immediately, you can save your life and property. May also act freely as an imperial citizen."

What else can Zong Yicheng do?
Tsushima Island is isolated overseas, but it has a small area.While poor and desolate, the population is also very sparse.

Any fool knows that the army of the empire cannot be stopped at all.

If life and property can be preserved, there will be no difficulty in surrendering.

Tsushima was successfully captured.

The newly appointed Tsushima County Magistrate began to take over government affairs, and the National Defense Forces established a logistics base on it.

The empire kept its promise, and Zong Yicheng and others surrendered because they did not resist, and they all received preferential treatment.

These old nobles were moved to Hanyang, the eastern capital, and all of them were donated with real estate.

In order to appease them, Zhang Jimeng also took out some industries to allow them to buy shares.

This time, everyone in Tsushima Fan finally felt relieved.

Shen Tingyang directly ordered people to send the empire's declaration of war against Japan to the Satsuma clan and the Tokugawa shogunate respectively.

From now on, the empire and Japan will enter a state of war. If a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall, he will not foolishly go to declare war in person.

As for himself, he retreated to Shimabara territory with the imperial officials.

Here, Amakusa Tokisada and others have received orders.He began to prepare his troops with great excitement, waiting for the arrival of the army.

Amakusa Tokisada even took the initiative to suddenly attack the Satsuma domain.

The time of peace between the two sides was too long, and the Satsuma clan was unprepared, and lost twelve cities in one go, and the remnant soldiers retreated in embarrassment.

But at this time, the Satsuma clan was still unable to fight back.

The feudal lord Mitsuhisa Shimadzu took away the main force, and now he is trapped in the eastern part of Honshu. It is not yet known whether he can escape.

The naval forces of the Satsuma clan are still hesitating in the Nagoya area.

With the defeat on land, the Satsuma Domain navy lost its support and was unable to attack Edo.They hadn't received the order to retreat yet, so they were a little confused for a while.

Therefore, the number of the Satsuma army remaining in the territory is pitifully small, and it is not an opponent of Shimabara's army at all.

Sapporo.

In the headquarters of No.12 Division, all the officers are bored and can only discuss day after day around the sand table.As for how to attack Japan, they have already come up with ideas, but they cannot be put into practice.

"The insurgents in Sendai couldn't hold on anymore, and asked us for help many times. If they don't take action, we won't be able to support them when they land in Japan when they are wiped out by the Tokugawa shogunate."

"Not only that, but if we don't move, we may lose the hearts of the Japanese people and arouse their resentment. At that time, it will increase the resistance to our advance."

Hou Fanglai, the deputy mayor, and Hong Xu, the chief of staff, were the two most active people.

Hou Fanglai is a rising star. Although he has an extraordinary background, if he wants to go further at this level, he must have solid military exploits.

Hong Xu was originally a fierce general of the Zheng family. After entering the National Defense Force system, he wanted to prove himself.

Especially now that Zheng Chenggong has also entered the army, he is thinking about making further progress, hoping to help Zheng Chenggong in the future.

Wu Zhikui, the commander of the No.12 division, is relatively steady.

After the teacher, Mang Gurtai, was promoted, under his influence, the No.12 division became extremely calm.

"How are the bases on the other side prepared? It's impossible for us to delay the landing for too long."

Although Division No.12 has been idle, the related work has not stopped.

Taking advantage of the turmoil in the northeast of Japan, the No. 12 Division has established secret material supply bases in Aomori, Akita, and Morioka.

In this way, after the No. 12 Division landed on the mainland of Japan, they would not have to spend time waiting for Xiayi Island to transport supplies across the sea before continuing to move forward.

With these preparations, the No.12 Division can rush to Sendai in one go, take this important town in the northeast of Japan, and open the road to Edo.

"Report! The command of the cluster commander!"

The combat staff officer rushed in, and his high-pitched voice immediately excited everyone.

It is conceivable what the order means at this time.

Wu Zhikui took three steps and made two steps, and snatched the documents in one go.Just looking at it, I couldn't help laughing.

When he threw the document to the military and political officer Yin Yuchun, he had already started to give orders.

"Order all the ministries to enter a combat state. They must be ready within a day, and the landing operations will begin tomorrow afternoon."

Ryukyu is in full swing.

The Second Marine Division was fully loaded, and the gathering of personnel and supplies at the dock was endless.

It is no easy task for an army of more than 5 to be transported to the mainland of Japan in one go.

Therefore, not only the East China Sea Fleet sent a large number of transport ships, but also merchants' ships were requisitioned.

In addition, the Ryukyu people also spontaneously organized and contributed their own ships.

Over the years, Ryukyu has suffered from Japan, and the people of Ryukyu hate Japan most.Even if they are now citizens of the empire, the sufferings of the past still make them unforgettable.

After all, Japan is too close, and everyone is worried when Japan will invade again.

Now the empire intends to eliminate Dongying and completely eliminate this hidden danger, which is of course a great thing for the people of Ryukyu.

Almost all the people in Ryukyu were dispatched, and all ships, large and small, were also used.

Although the journey to Dongying is far away, the waves are turbulent, and there are many dangers, everyone is happy and full of strength.

Gu Erzhong did not dare to neglect, took Kou Qingsheng's hand and instructed carefully.

"You work harder, you must take good care of these people, and you must not dare to have any accidents."

Kou Qingsheng also knew the priorities.

"Don't worry, I will deploy all the warships around. Once something happens to any ship, the rescue can be started immediately, and nothing will go wrong."

After receiving this guarantee, Gu Erzhong felt a little relieved.Turning around and boarding the boat, he began to think about the next battle.

According to the order of the cluster command, the target of the Second Marine Division is Shikoku Island.

After taking this place, you can attack the foreign daimyo to the west, and attack the Tokugawa shogunate to the east. The choice is very wide.

(End of this chapter)