I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 695 Attack on Kagoshima

April [-], Kagoshima Port.

Shimazu Longbo and everyone in the Shimazu family stood beside the pier, looking at the sea in the distance with a stern expression.

When he received Yan Siqi's report, he understood that the Shimazu family's most critical moment had arrived. Due to Shimazu Tadahashi's stupidity, the Shimazu family's main force of [-] infantry and navy was lost.

Now he only has three thousand steps in hand, but he is also very old and weak. The heir of the Shimazu family is also far away in Edo and will not be able to come back for a while. The Ming Dynasty still does not agree to the Satsuma clan's peace request. The later vassals also began to be ready to take action, and all these things made him exhausted mentally and physically.

At this time, Yan Siqi's power became crucial, which was why he came to the dock.

Now Yan Siqi has an increasingly close relationship with the Shimadzu family. He still has more than 60 ships and must have many sailors. At this critical moment, he may play a vital role in the survival of the Shimadzu family.

"The fleet is back!"

While Shimazu Ryōbo was thinking, he suddenly heard an exclamation from behind him and saw a fleet of ships approaching Kagoshima Port on the seashore.After a while, more than a dozen ships headed by it slowly sailed into the port and anchored on the pier.

Seeing the ship plank fall, Shimazu Longbo immediately looked towards the ship and saw Yan Siqi looking at him on the ship, seemingly about to disembark.He is also a man who can bend and stretch. When he saw this, he turned to the people behind him and said:
"When Mr. Yan gets off the ship, be nice to him. We still have something to ask of him now."

"Hi!"

But the strange thing is that after the ship's plank fell, no one was seen getting off the ship for a long time, and Yan Siqi was nowhere to be seen on the ship.Instead, there was a sudden noise on the boat, which surprised Shimazu Ryūbo and others.

At this moment, some sharp-eyed people discovered that there were two ships facing the port horizontally, and even the cannons of the ships moored in the port were opened one after another.

"What is this? Is Yan Siqi going to cause trouble?"

Seeing such a scene, some of the Shimazu family retainers suddenly became wary, looking at the ship and casting doubtful glances at Shimazu Ryūbo.And Shimazu Longbo also looked puzzled.

"Send someone up to take a look and ask Yan Siqi what kind of medicine is sold in the gourd."

"Hi!"

Upon hearing this, a samurai immediately accepted the order and wanted to get on the boat to see the situation, but he had not taken a few steps.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Before they could react, they heard the sound of several shells whizzing past their heads.The sound of the cannon quickly woke everyone up.

"No, Yan Siqi is in trouble, please pull the family members back quickly!"

When everyone saw this, they didn't have time to think too much, and they pulled Shimazu Longbo back.

But before they had taken a few steps, they heard the sound of "bang bang bang" firearms from the docked ship. The samurai and retainers beside Shimazu Ryūbo were shot and fell to the ground, unable to escape at all.Before they could react, the sound of muskets sounded again, and they were fired at them intensively. They were shot one after another like living targets.

Just when Shimazu Longbo was panicking, on more than a dozen ships anchored in the port, Yan Siqi was wearing armor, followed by Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji and others.

Yan Siqi looked at the soldiers holding blunderbuss, swords and shields in front of him, and his heart surged.These people who specifically follow him as the main attacker are all old people who have followed him. They have followed him through life and death for so many years. Today is the time for them to do their best. "You are all brothers who have followed me, Yan Siqi, for a long time. You used to follow me on the sea, living in no fixed place, like a lost dog. But today is different from the past. We no longer have to fight on the sea, and we can have a place to stay. I am lucky With the help of the imperial court, let us raise troops here. If we can succeed, we can enclose the territory and become the overlord of the princes.

The opportunity is now in front of us, Kagoshima Castle is right in front of us, and the Shimadzu family's military strength is weak and vulnerable.Wealth and wealth are waiting for us. The princes, generals, Xiang Ning and others have the guts. Let’s see if you can give it a try with Yan Siqi! "

As soon as Yan Siqi finished speaking, everyone on the ship was excited. They had previously said that he was a maritime merchant at best, or a pirate at worst.But today, just as Yan Siqi said, with the support of the imperial court, there is a chance to become a prince.How could they be unwilling? They immediately shouted in response.

"I would like to die for adults!"

Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji and others stopped talking nonsense, immediately drew their swords and stepped forward, shouting to everyone:
"Surge into Kagoshima, split the soil and become a marquis"

"Come into Kagoshima, Bo Fugui, kill me!"

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After he finished speaking, he didn't even look back. He led everyone to get off the ship and went straight to the dock.At this time, the Franco machine gun on the ship also took the opportunity to bombard the dock, providing cover for the infantry charge.

The rumbling cannons and the deafening shouts of killing continued, panicking the unsuspecting Satsuma domain defenders and making them unable to resist.And Shimazu Longbo and others who were waiting for Yan Siqi on the dock just now were also extremely miserable.

Thanks to the alertness of the personal guards, who desperately pulled Shimazu Ryūbo back, he was able to find a glimmer of hope for his life.Most of the others were killed or injured. Some of them tried to get up and struggle, but were killed by Yan Siqi's soldiers who jumped off the boat.

Shimazu Ryūpaku, on the other hand, was like a bereaved dog, retreating continuously under the cover of his two bodyguards.

A series of changes and the rumbling sound of artillery made it difficult for him to react for a while, and it took him a while to wake up.When I tried to look back, I saw heavily armed soldiers rushing onto the dock from ships moored in the port, killing everyone on sight, and it was chaos.

Such tragedies made him suddenly understand what happened recently. It turned out that Yan Siqi was responsible for all this.

He cooperated with the Ming Dynasty, which not only caused the Shimadzu family to lose Ryukyu, but also caused them to lose all their main forces. The purpose was to seize the Shimadzu family's hundreds of years of family business.

"Yan Siqi, Yan Siqi, you deceived me so cruelly! You deceived me so cruelly!"

Thinking about it, Shimazu Ryōbo was heartbroken. He now felt extremely regretful. He hated himself for why he couldn't persuade Shimazu Zhongheng, and why he trusted Yan Siqi, which caused such a disaster.

Thinking of this, he wanted to draw his sword and fight with Yan Siqi, but just as he was about to make a move, he was held tightly by the samurai.

"Master, please retreat quickly. Escape to Kagoshima Castle now. Maybe there will be a chance!"

The two of them also knew that the matter was urgent, and no longer cared about what Long Bo Shimazu said, they immediately pulled him and walked back.

Shimazu Longbo wanted to seek revenge from Yan Siqi, but Yan Siqi had already sent people to keep an eye on him.

After he led his troops off the ship, he immediately separated into two groups with Yang Tiansheng, Chen Zhongji and others.

Led by Yang Tiansheng, they quickly occupied the dock and allowed more ships to dock; led by him, they led 500 people to attack Kagoshima City, preparing to capture the city gate.

(End of this chapter)