I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 696 The Destruction of the Satsuma Domain

The dock is only about 150 feet away from the city gate. As the most critical place for the raid on Kagoshima, Yan Siqi naturally cannot afford to miss it.He took the lead and led the others towards the city gate to kill. Only by taking the city gate could they attack the city in one fell swoop and completely capture Kagoshima.

Not only were they running towards the city gate, but Shimazu Ryūbo, protected by his personal samurai, was also running towards the city gate with his life lost.

Shimazu Longbo was now over sixty years old. His repeated frights had exhausted his physical strength and he could not run fast at all. He was soon overtaken by Yan Siqi behind him.

"Kill, there is Shimazu Ryōbo in front of you, don't let him get away."

The two personal bodyguards of Shimazu Ryūbo knew that they would not be able to leave if this continued.So they looked at each other, their hearts trembled, and they pushed Shimazu Longbo forward with all his strength.

"My lord, please leave quickly. As long as you return to the city, we will not let Yan Siqi, the traitor, succeed. We will protect you."

After saying this, the two of them went to kill Yan Siqi and others without looking back. Shimazu Longbo did not hesitate and continued running towards the city gate.

But Yan Siqi had many troops, so naturally he would not be stupid enough to play a duel with these two people.Upon seeing this, the soldiers immediately entangled the two of them, and he continued to lead his men to kill Shimazu Longbo.

At this time, such a scene was also seen on the walls of Kagoshima City. Not only did they not dare to close the city gate, but the retainers of the Shimazu family saw this and led dozens of samurai to attack, wanting to come out to rescue Shimazu Ryūpaku.

When Yan Siqi saw that he was getting closer and closer to Shimazu Longbo, he immediately raised the flintlock gun he bought from Daming Trading Company with a lot of money and shot Shimazu Longbo.

With a "bang", Shimazu Longbo, who was only five feet away from Yan Siqi, instantly fell to the ground.

"Whoever can capture Shimazu Ryūbo, dead or alive, will be rewarded with 1000 taels of silver! Whoever can enter the city gate first will be rewarded with 1 taels of silver!"

The people behind Yan Siqi were overjoyed when they heard this. In their eyes, they saw glory and wealth at their fingertips. They all rushed to kill Shimazu Long Bo first, fearing that they would fall behind by half a point.

At this time, the retainers who rescued Shimazu Ryūbo also arrived at his side, and the two forces collided instantly.

The narrow road meets the brave to win!

The troops and horses that rescued the retainers were not only inferior in quantity to Yan Siqi's troops, but also far inferior in quality.

The average height of these warriors is generally around four feet six inches (1.5 meters), and the soldiers and horses who follow Yan Siqi are all his elites. Those who wear armor are at least five feet (1.7 meters) tall, and some even reach as high as Five feet five inches (1.8 meters).

Therefore, as soon as the two armies fought, the rescued Japanese samurai troops were instantly scattered and surrounded by Yan Siqi's soldiers and horses, and were quickly wiped out. Shimazu Longbo was also tightly pressed by a soldier.

The others didn't feel sorry when they saw this, and went straight towards the city gate to kill.

Yan Siqi, who was following behind, came to Shimazu Longbo and looked at Shimazu Longbo who had been shot and fell to the ground, covered in blood.Yan Siqi smiled and said:

"My lord, please come and be fine."

Shimazu Longbo raised his head and looked at Yan Siqi fiercely, and yelled at him with all his strength:
"Yan Siqi, my Satsuma clan treats you well, and my Shimazu family treats you well. Why do you want to repay kindness with enmity? Why?"

"Why, this is a good question. I couldn't understand it before, but in the past few days, I suddenly understood it."

Yan Siqi smiled when he heard this. This kind of question was actually asked by Shimazu Longbo. Since ancient times, such things have needed a reason. If you have to find a reason, there is one.Thinking of this, he quietly lowered his head, looked at Shimazu Long Bo, and said viciously: "How can we allow others to snore on the side of the bed? The blame is that Japan is too close to the Ming Dynasty, the blame is that you do not respect the Ming Dynasty and dare to attack Ryukyu: I just blame you because the Emperor of Heaven wants to destroy you. It’s that simple, no reason is needed.

Don't worry, I won't let you die. You must live well as a witness to me, Yan Siqi.Today, you, the Shimazu family, are just the beginning. Kyushu and even Japan will soon be under our iron heel. I will also let you live until the day I enter Edo. "

Shimazu Longbo also opened his eyes wide when he heard this, his face full of helplessness and shock.

He thought of many reasons. His Shimazu family might have had enmity with Yan Siqi; Yan Siqi might have been joined by other Kyushu vassals, etc.But I didn't expect this to be the only reason.

He hit himself because he was too close to the Ming Dynasty, and it was the Ming Dynasty who wanted to destroy them.

This reason was really unbelievable, but he had to accept it.

"Drag him down and send a doctor to treat him. Don't let him die. Also tell Yang Tiansheng to quickly join me after occupying the dock and quickly occupy Kagoshima City."

After Yan Siqi finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Shimazu Long Bo. Instead, he looked at Kagoshima Castle and began to give orders quickly.

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of cheers suddenly came from the front.

"The city is broken, the city is broken! Fight in!"

Yan Siqi was overjoyed when he heard this, and then looked at Shimazu Long Bo, seemingly wanting to prove something, and then immediately killed towards the city gate.

Shimazu Ryūpaku was captured alive and the gates of Kagoshima City were breached, completely setting the course for the entire Battle of Kagoshima.

The dock was quickly occupied by Yang Tiansheng, and subsequent ships quickly entered the harbor, continuously transporting soldiers and horses on board to the battlefield. Leaderless Kagoshima was quickly occupied in one day.

Yan Siqi was not idle after the occupation. He knew very well that occupying Kagoshima was only the first step.The next thing is the most important and the key to its long-term use.He had already planned these plans. The day after he captured Kagoshima, he immediately convened everyone for discussion.

He ordered people to collect the money and food from the Kagoshima government treasury and register them one by one. In addition, he also put everyone in the Shimadzu family under supervision. In order to unite people's hearts, he planned to support a puppet of the Shimadzu family first.

In addition, Yang Tiansheng and others were sent to lead troops and horses south quickly, occupying towns and cities along the way. All warriors and nobles who resisted were executed, and their fields were equally divided among all farmers.

And all personnel who surrendered to the Ming Dynasty were promoted, especially those from the middle and lower classes, in order to stabilize people's hearts, consolidate their rule, and completely control the entire Satsuma Domain.

Then he sent people to the Ming Dynasty quickly and asked the Ming Dynasty trading company to quickly transport the Krupa cannon and the recruited refugees to the Satsuma Domain. The most important thing for him now was the people of the Ming Dynasty.

These talents are truly his own. As long as Ming people come to Kagoshima one after another, he can continuously form an army and stabilize his rule.

For this reason, he went to Kagoshima Nagano to personally inspect the Shimadzu family's gold mine here.It was discovered that this place was indeed a huge gold mine with huge output as Li Dan said.

He quickly protected this place tightly. This was the basis for Ming Dynasty to continuously help him, and he could not afford to lose it.

(End of this chapter)