I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 692 The main force is lost
Off the Amami Islands, the fierce gunfire and shouts of killing have stopped for some time, and the battle between the Nanchili Navy and the Satsuma Navy has come to an end.

The sea was full of destroyed and burning Satsuma warships. Thousands of naval troops and the corpses of Ashigaru dyed the entire sea blood red. The pungent smell of blood attracted sharks from dozens of miles away to share this. A gluttonous feast, such a miserable situation is like purgatory on earth.

Wang Jianzhong, the commander-in-chief of South Zhili, Li Dan and others held telescopes and turned a blind eye to the tragic situation of the Satsuma clan soldiers on the water. Instead, they looked north into the distance.

"Except for Shimazu Tadahashi's ship, all other destroyed ships and prisoners were not allowed to be salvaged and were left to fend for themselves. Only ten ships were left to clean up on this battlefield, and other warships quickly moved north to blockade the docks of the Amami Islands. Do not Let them run away, and send a clipper to Ryukyu to report the victory and ask General Qi for his next move."

"Follow your orders!"

After Wang Jianzhong finished speaking, he slowly looked at the tragic situation on the sea in front of him. Such a scene of hell seemed to him very comfortable.

In this battle, the Nanzhili Navy relied on its intelligence and warship advantages to intercept the Satsuma Navy by surprise.

Since the Satsuma Domain did not expect the ambush of the Ming Dynasty Navy this time, most of the naval ships were troop transports.Facing the warships of the Nanzhili Navy, there was no way to parry them.

To be more precise, there was no chance to escape.

So after this battle, most of the warships were destroyed by the Nanzhili Navy. Even Shimazu Tadashi's warship was destroyed by the Nanzhili Navy before he could escape in time. Shimazu Tadashi's life and death are now unknown.

And now it is roughly estimated that the Nanzhili Navy destroyed more than a hundred Satsuma Domain warships at the cost of fifteen warships, and many of them were troop transports. No less than 1000 soldiers and horses of the Satsuma Ashigaru fell into the water. He died, and the remaining surrendered warships numbered more than [-], including no less than [-] infantry.

Such fruitful results really made Wang Jianzhong excited. This was a real achievement. Based on his own merit, he could be awarded a baron.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but remember that there were more than 3000 soldiers and horses of the Satsuma Domain in the Amami Islands, which was also a tribute to him.

He would not let this credit go away easily, so he immediately waved his hand.

"Don't stop, leave quickly."

And when the warships of the Nanzhili Navy appeared outside the ports of the Amami Islands, they found that the islands had been in chaos for a long time.

The man stationed at the Amami Islands was Masamune Hirata, the general of the Shimazu family.

Originally, according to the plan, when Shimazu Tadahashi landed in Ryukyu, a fleet would be sent to pick him up.However, not long after Shimazu Tadahashi set out, news came that his naval fleet had been intercepted by the Daming Navy.

Then, before Hirata Masumune could fully react, some boats came back and said that the warships of the Satsuma Domain had been wiped out by the Daming Navy and were now heading towards the Amami Islands.

This made Hirata Masumune completely panic. In the past, he had only fought in small countries like Ryukyu, and he had never even been to North Korea.

Now that the Ming Dynasty navy was attacking, they were isolated and helpless on the Amami Islands, unable to leave at all. All these circumstances made him not know what to do for a while.

In the end, he had no choice but to make a temporary plan and have people rush to Kagoshima to report the news, while he stayed on the Amami Islands waiting for help. The worst he could do was break up with these Ming people.

But the Nanzhili Navy had no intention of landing at all. After they arrived at the Amami Islands, they directly sent ships to the three ports on the islands, and then waited and waited for the order from Qi Jin and others. To recruit surrender or to attack forcefully.The Amami Islands were blocked and could not leave, but the messenger who reported the news in advance went north via the Osumi Islands, and soon arrived at Kagoshima, where he told Shimazu Ryūpaku the news.

Shimazu Longbo never expected that what Yan Siqi said was true. After seeing the news, he immediately vomited blood and fainted.

As expected, the Jin Yiwei of the Ming Dynasty intervened in Ryukyu's affairs, and the Navy of the Ming Dynasty also helped.Not only had their Satsuma domain's navy been crippled, but the whereabouts of the head of the family, Shimazu Tadahashi, were still unknown, while Hirata Masamune had more than 3000 people besieged on the Amami Islands.

All these things made him confused for a moment and didn't know what to do.

In the end, he really had no choice but to quickly summon the Shimazu family members and retainers to discuss what to do at this time.

But now Shimazu Tadahashi's whereabouts are unknown, and the Shimazu family has no backbone. His son Shimazu Mitsuhisa is only seven years old now and was just sent to the shogunate as a hostage this year.Therefore, after hearing such a huge defeat, the entire meeting suddenly became chaotic, and the preliminary resolution was not reached until late at night.

One is that since the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Ryukyu, it is no longer a matter of the Satsuma clan, but a matter of the entire shogunate.So Shimazu Ryūbo made the decision and immediately sent someone to the shogunate to meet with the shogunate Tokugawa Hidetada and report the matter to him.He also invited Mitsuhisa Shimazu, who was used as a hostage, to return to Satsuma Domain and serve as the governor of the clan.

The second is to immediately find a way to rescue Hirata Masumune's three thousand troops.

But the former thing is easy to handle, but the latter thing is the most difficult to handle.Since Shimazu Tadahashi had transferred all the main troops of the Satsuma Domain, the Satsuma Domain had no ships and no men, so it was impossible to save Hirata Masumune.

But if it is not saved, the Satsuma Domain will have no available troops in the short term. Even if it repells the Ming attack, it will definitely be coveted by the Kyushu Domain Lords such as Choshu Domain.

At this time, only one person is most suitable.

Kagoshima, Shimazu Ryūhaku Residence.

Yan Siqi followed Shimazu Iejiu into the main hall, and saw Shimazu Longbo kneeling on the tatami with a haggard look on his face. It looked like he hadn't had a good rest for a long time.

"Jun Yan, I regretted not listening to you at that time. I didn't expect to cause this catastrophe. I really regret it now and feel ashamed of your high expectations."

Seeing Long Bo Shimazu's sudden change of attitude towards him, Yan Siqi secretly laughed in his heart. If he knew that he was the one who leaked the news, he would probably kill him.

"My lord, don't be like this. This matter has nothing to do with you. However, the matter has come to this, and I can't help but sigh. If you need my help, please ask me. As long as I, Yan Siqi, can help, I will definitely help you." I will do my best and never slack off.”

Hearing what Yan Siqi said, Shimazu Longbo was completely relieved.

In his opinion, Yan Siqi is the most suitable candidate.Although he was from the Ming Dynasty, he was involved in a murder case and could not reconcile with the Ming Dynasty officials.And he also said that he needed a place to stay now, so he asked the Satsuma Domain for help.Therefore there is no possibility of betraying them.

What's more important is that he previously promised himself more than 40 sea ships. In this case, the sea ships in his hands are the most important means to rescue Hirata Masumune.

(End of this chapter)