I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 693
Thinking of this, Shimazu Longbo immediately sat up straight, stared at Yan Siqi, and said solemnly:

"That's very good. Now that the situation is critical, I won't be polite to you anymore. I remember that before the head of the family left, you said that you had more than forty merchant ships. If I wanted them, you could provide them all. I don't know if you still take this seriously now. no?"

Yan Siqi had guessed what Shimazu Longbo wanted before he came, and was just waiting for him to say it.Seeing him say this now, I pretended to be stunned for a moment, then thought for a moment and gritted my teeth and said:

"Of course I am serious about what I said. I also know the current situation. Daming and I have been incompatible with each other for a long time. Satsuma Domain is my second refuge. Now that you are in trouble, I will definitely help you with all my strength and will never shirk the blame.

I currently have more than [-] merchant ships in Kagoshima and more than [-] merchant ships in Nagasaki. All of them can be mobilized by your Excellency for rescue purposes.

But I heard that the Southern Zhili Navy of the Ming Dynasty has hundreds of warships this time. Although I have dozens of warships, I am afraid of hitting the stone with an egg if I want to compete with the Ming Navy. "

Seeing Yan Siqi's generosity, Shimazu Longbottom breathed a sigh of relief. Although he knew that these ships were a drop in the bucket, it was not easy to get these ships at this time.

And these ships are not used for fighting, but for transporting troops and horses.

Now that the defeat of the Satsuma Domain has been determined, if they fight another war with the Ming Dynasty and force these ships to go head-to-head with the Ming Dynasty navy, they will definitely repeat the mistakes of the Battle of the Amami Islands, and the entire army will be annihilated. By then, I am afraid that the status of the Shimazu family will no longer be the same. Save.

So he thought over and over again and felt that Ryukyu was originally a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. Because of the Ming Dynasty's negligence, the Satsuma clan finally took advantage of it.Now that the Ming Dynasty has reacted and sent troops to assist Ryukyu, it will defeat the Satsuma Domain.

Therefore, the current situation is also very obvious, that is, it is impossible to pacify Ryukyu, but it is impossible for Ming Dynasty to attack Japan for Ryukyu.

The current plan is to abandon Ryukyu and negotiate peace with the Ming Dynasty.

Only in this way can it be possible to bring back Hirata Masumune's troops who were besieged in the Amami Islands.As long as the Shimazu family is brought back and has the ability to resist other Kyushu clans, they can maintain a chance of survival.

That's why Yan Siqi's fleet is so important. Without them, there would be no confidence to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty, and there would not be enough ships to transport Hirata Masuzong's troops.

"Mr. Yan, I don't know how to repay you for helping me, Satsuma clan. There is a saying in the Ming Dynasty that a drop of kindness should be repaid by a spring. After this incident is over, our Shimazu family will definitely not let you down." of."

"My lord, you're welcome. I will do my best."

Yan Siqi couldn't help but sneer when he heard this. Shimazu Long Bo thanked him, and he wanted to thank Shimazu Long Bo too, because he was about to give him a big surprise.

After the matter was agreed upon, Shimazu Longbo discussed some details with Yan Siqi, and then asked Yan Siqi to go and do it quickly.

And Yan Siqi was also very efficient in doing things. He immediately had his ships ready. Three days later, Shimazu Ryūbo sent his son Shimazu Mitsuhisa as the envoy, with Yan Siqi as his deputy, and then led the fleet to Kagoshima. , preparing to go to the Amami Islands and Ryukyu first to negotiate for peace with the Ming Dynasty.

But at this time on the Amami Islands, Hirata Masumune's life was not easy, and it could even be said that his destruction was imminent.

"Boom! Boom!" The Ming Dynasty's Nanzhili Navy, which was besieged at the port, was quiet for only two days before it began to bombard the ports of the Amami Islands. After three days of bombardment.

The Zhejiang battalion soldiers and horses from Ryukyu landed at the ports of the Amami Islands under the cover of the artillery of the Nanzhili Navy.The Three Thousand Bu Qingzu left behind on the island were unable to attack in the face of the bombardment of the Ming Dynasty artillery, and could only watch it land.

The successful landing at the Zhejiang Camp of the Ming Dynasty was definitely a dimensionality-reducing blow to Bu Qingzu, who suffered a huge defeat, was besieged on an isolated island, and was bombarded by naval artillery.

These people are more than enough to bully Ryukyu, but now they are vulnerable to the powerful and powerful officers and soldiers of the Zhejiang camp who want to be awarded titles for their meritorious service.

The Zhejiang camp first used the tiger crouching artillery to close the artillery fire, and then the three-stage design of the bird gun took turns to fire to clear the way. After several rounds of volleys, it led the infantry to make a surprise attack. Soon, the soldiers and horses of the Satsuma clan were scattered, and they rushed into the camp, directly Then he went to the Chinese army's tent to kill.

Hirata Masumune saw that the sky was not responding to calls and the earth was not working, and he knew that he would die, so he committed suicide by breaking his belly to express his loyalty to the Shimazu family.

Therefore, when Yan Siqi led the fleet and carried Shimazu Mitsuhisa to the Amami Islands, all the Amami Islands had been occupied by the Ming army. Hirata Masumune's troops had been wiped out, which surprised Shimazu Mitsuhisa. I never expected that Ming Dynasty would be so fast.

But now, he had no choice but to ask Yan Siqi to send a ship to Kagoshima to report the news. At the same time, he revealed his identity and went to the island with Yan Siqi and others, thinking of negotiating peace with the Ming Dynasty.

But what he didn't expect was that as soon as he landed on the island, he would be arrested by Yan Siqi's people.

"Yan Siqi, what are you doing? Let me go!"

Shimazu Mitsuhisa never expected to encounter such an encounter, and immediately shouted to Yan Siqi when he saw this.But Yan Siqi didn't respond to him at all. He just ordered Shimazu Mitsuhisa to take a good look at him, and then took him to the island, and soon arrived at the Ming army's tent.

"Caomin Yan Siqi is here to meet you, your lords."

As soon as Yan Siqi led his people into the Chinese army's tent, he saw a white-haired veteran sitting at the head of the table, surrounded by many generals in military uniforms. His old rival, now his good brother Li Dan, in it.

"Sit down, I heard from the Jin Yiwei that it was only because of the information you passed that we knew Shimazu Tadahashi's troops and horses so well that we achieved great success in the naval battle. I will definitely report this matter to the court and tell you my merits. "

Qi Jin was in a good mood when he saw Yan Siqi's arrival, not to mention that his intelligence contributed greatly to the war.There is only one last step left for the Ryukyu campaign to end, which is to help Yan Siqi raise his troops. Now that Yan Siqi is here, everything is ready and all he needs is Dongfeng.

Seeing what Qi Jin said, how could Yan Siqi dare to accept the credit?He knew very well that Daming was doing this to help himself.Without Ming's action in Ryukyu, he would not have been able to gain the trust of the Shimadzu family, and his subsequent plan to attack Kagoshima would not have been realized.So he smiled and said to everyone:
"Don't dare. This is what I should do. Your lords have come all the way here. Punishing the Satsuma clan has also done me a big favor. I also prepared some small gifts to thank you, lords, and I hope you will accept them. "

After he finished speaking, he clapped his hands and saw his men walking in with three large wooden boxes. Although they did not open them, everyone already guessed what they were.

Yan Siqi's actions immediately made everyone's impression of him much better.

(End of this chapter)