Ming Zuo

Chapter 915 The Reliance of the Shimadzu Family
The ambition of the Dongying people for the mainland failed again.

Even worse than Toyotomi Hideyoshi's era.

At that time, the Japanese army was on the battlefield, and it was still evenly matched with the coalition forces of the Ming Dynasty.Had it not been for the sudden death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the war would have dragged on for a long time.

But this time the Japanese army was a complete failure.

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu was completely sluggish, and his previous ambitions had long since disappeared.Looking at the defeated soldiers and horses nearby, he had completely lost his mind.

How should I explain to Tadahiro Shimadzu and the Satsuma clan when I go back this time?

The hard work of three generations of the Shimadzu family was destroyed in his hands.

He has become the eternal sinner of the family.

When Date Xiuzong left, he didn't know.

Anyway, in the fleeing team, the flag of the Uwajima Clan was no longer visible.

The other three daimyos completely abandoned the Satsuma domain at this time, obviously not wanting to perish with the Shimadzu family.

Boundless fear and extreme self-blame were intertwined, causing Mitsuhisa Shimadzu to completely collapse.His hand touched his own knife, and he pulled it out.

Unfortunately, before he could even make a move, he was stopped by Shimadzu Hisamoto.

"The feudal lord's time is numbered, and the Satsuma clan can no longer lose its master. Anyway, we are too far away from Edo, and General Ooku doesn't want the place to be chaotic. Please rest assured, a solution will be found."

Mitsuhisa Shimadzu didn't want to die at first, but suffered such a big failure, he was ashamed to face others, and he needed to be responsible.

Now being dissuaded by others, his desire to seek death has faded away.

Looking at the Xia Guojun who was chasing after him, his fear could not be dispelled at all.

"How long are these Xia people going to chase? Is it possible for the Satsuma clan to hold on?"

Shimadzu Hisamoto's attitude is very firm.

"As long as we return to our homeland, we will be able to keep our vitality. Don't forget, we still have tens of thousands of troops on land. If the Xia people dare to give up the advantages of warships and artillery and fight us on land, we will win. hopefully."

These words made Shimadzu Mitsuhisa finally stabilize his mind.

The Satsuma Faction's fleet did not stop all the way, allowing Xia Guo's navy to keep chasing and bombarding them.

If a ship is hit, the others don't stop to rescue it, leaving it to fend for itself.

As for the Japanese warships that were forced to stop, the main force of Xia Guo's navy didn't care about them, and just handed them over to the small ships to deal with them.

In their eyes, only the main force of the Japanese fleet.

This pursuit and escape lasted for more than three hours.The sun began to sink slowly on the western sea, and the surrounding light began to dim.

"Minister, the second column asks, when are we going to catch up?"

Seeing that there was no way to get closer to the Japanese fleet, Zuo Hua was also quite annoyed.But after a day of fighting, he already felt that everyone was very tired.

"Where are we?"

The surveying and mapping staff officer reported immediately.

"The front left is Fukue Island, and we have entered the sea area of ​​Dongying."

Zuo Hua stared at the map for a while, and finally gave the order.

"Order the ministries to capture Fukue Island and rest here tonight."

This order caused an uproar, Zhang Keda, E Honglue and Bai Dasheng all ran over in person.

"At this point in the battle, our army has won a complete victory, so we should withdraw our troops."

Zhang Keda is very satisfied with the current results, fearing that there will be accidents, he just wants to return to the voyage.

E Honglue also agrees with him.

"Dongpu only dispatched a few big names this time, and they haven't done their best yet. It is impossible for us to defeat Dongpu alone."

Only Bai Dasheng is as young and energetic as Zuo Hua, and has many ideas at the same time.

"Minister, you must have something behind you?"

Zuo Hua chuckled.

"His Royal Highness always emphasizes that the navy is an offensive arm. However, since our army was established, we have not had the number of real offensives, so we have not accumulated offensive experience. This time, the Japanese people brazenly attacked and lost their morality. It’s a chance for us to practice our hands. Wouldn’t it be worth sacrificing so many brothers if we don’t take a stroll along the coast of Japan?”

Hearing what he said, everyone looked sympathetic.

In this fierce battle, although Xia Guo's navy won a complete victory, it also paid a huge sacrifice.

Although the specific number has not been reported yet, it can be guessed only by visual inspection, at least around [-].

When did Xia Guo's army suffer such a big loss?

"I'm afraid that Japan will dispatch all of them and delay the follow-up combat missions."

Zuo Hua did not dislike Zhang Keda's caution.

"Let's not go ashore, so we'll go to the coast of Dongpu to take a look. If we have the chance, we will show our force. If we don't have the chance...the presence of our ship in the mainland of Dongpu is enough to act as a deterrent."

Zhang Keda was relieved when he heard that he would not land and fight.

"Then I have no objection."

The fleet rested overnight on Fukue Island and wiped out all the Japanese troops on the five nearby islands.

The next morning, Xia Guo's navy set sail from here and headed south.

At noon that day, Shang and Xiazheng Islands were captured, and they used this place as a springboard for advancing, and Shang Kexi was also assigned to guard the northern sea.

Since the Yuan Dynasty, the Chinese army once again attacked the mainland of Dongying.

Entering the sea near Satsuma, Zuo Hua was full of hope to find its remaining fleet and destroy it.

However, he was doomed to be disappointed.

After searching along the coastline for a long time, not only did not see the shadow of the remnant fleet of the Satsuma clan, even the shadows of people and houses were not seen on the coast.

The fleet searched all the way along the coastline, and finally came to the south.

And here, finally found the army of the Satsuma domain.

But the terrain in front of him made the navy generals have a difficult time.

It turned out that Satsuma's army had all hid in a deep bay, very far away from the open sea.If you want to hit it, you must rush into the bay.

But looking at the two high points in the bay, the army of the Satsuma domain has long been ready.And going in this way, they will inevitably be flanked by the Satsuma army from both sides.

This situation, no one wants to see.

"It's no wonder that the Satsuma clan has dominated this place for so many years without falling. With its unique terrain, it can completely stop an army of [-]."

What Zuo Hua and the others saw was the famous Kagoshima Bay.

The Shimadzu family's feudal hall is at the innermost side of Kagoshima Bay. If you want to attack from the sea, you must break through the layers of defenses along the way.

Although Zuo Hua is arrogant, he is not a fool.As soon as he saw this terrain, he knew that the idea of ​​destroying the Satsuma fleet in one battle was impossible.

"Shall we return?"

Bai Dasheng guessed his thoughts and paved the steps for him.

Unexpectedly, Zuo Hua was also bold, and suddenly said: "No, let's go to Nagasaki."

Zhang Keda was taken aback and hurriedly stopped him.

"Nagasaki is not the territory of the Satsuma clan, but directly under the shogunate, and did not participate in this battle."

Zuo Hua rolled his eyes, and his whole body was full of hooliganism.

"Do I know? I don't know. I only know that the Japanese army attacked us, so we have to fight back."

(End of this chapter)