The Natsu Kingdom can no longer provide weapons to Shimabara's mob."
After finally making a huge concession in exchange for the withdrawal of Xia's troops, Kamihara Shizhi immediately made Japan's most urgent request.
But regarding this point, Shen Tingyang had a very firm attitude.
"The Xia Kingdom has never provided weapons to anyone in Japan, not before, not now, and never in the future."
He simply refused to admit it.
Does Shen Yuanzhi have any solution?
There is no doubt that there is no way.
Now the entire sea west of Kyushu is controlled by the Xia Kingdom's navy, and the Satsuma clan's navy has been driven away.
Under such circumstances, Xia's smuggling merchant ships could be said to have flowed smoothly without any hindrance.
It can be said that Japan has no way to prevent Xia from providing weapons to the Shimabara rebels.
In any case, the retreat of the Xia Kingdom's navy still gave the shogunate's army a sigh of relief.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna spent a lot of effort and finally completed the assembly of the army in Oita.
During this period of time, the Shimabara rebel army had become a prairie fire and completely captured the entire Saga Domain.
There were even small groups of troops fighting against the Fukuoka Domain.
In addition, what alarmed Matsudaira Nobutsuna the most was the ongoing riots among people across Kyushu.
Obviously, the oppressed Japanese people had been inspired by the Shimabara rebels and embarked on the path of armed resistance to their rulers.
If the Shimabara Uprising cannot be put down as soon as possible, I am afraid that riots will probably occur not only in Kyushu, but also in various parts of Japan.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna had no time to reorganize the army, so he had to set off immediately.
The 80,000 shogunate army set out from Oita, passed through Yufu and Kuju Town, and then passed through Hita before entering the territory of Saga Domain.
However, one victory after another during this period has greatly improved the morale of the Shimabara rebels.
When they heard that the shogunate's army was coming, the rebels were not too afraid.
Amakusa Tokisada even proposed a proactive strategy to counterattack.
Yuan Shengsheng is also very supportive of this.
There are plains all around Saga Domain. Once the shogunate army enters here, it will be difficult to ensure that the defense is in place.
After all, the quality of the Shimabara rebel army is far inferior to that of the shogunate army. If it is really mobilized, it is likely that the entire army will collapse.
If the shogunate army is blocked in Hita and the two sides can only fight in narrow mountain canyons, the Shimabara rebels do not need to consider other directions. They will have muskets and artillery to help. Not to mention victory, they can at least stop the advance of the shogunate army.
After everyone discussed it, Amakusa Tokisada and Yuan Shengsheng jointly led the main force of the rebel army to Hita and set up a defensive formation along both sides of the river.
When Matsudaira Nobutsuna heard that the Shimabara rebels took the initiative to fight, instead of being happy, he realized the difficulties involved.
He immediately asked his troops to slow down their march, and at the same time sent orders to the Fukuoka Domain and the Satsuma Domain, asking these two powerful daimyo to immediately send out elite combat forces to outflank the Shimabara rebel army's retreat from other directions.
Under his strict orders, Fukuoka Domain and Satsuma Domain did not dare to neglect.
Shimazu Mitsuhisa even personally led 23,000 troops all the way to Kumamoto Domain.
He planned to retake Hosokawa Tadori's march route, ignore Hita's frontal battlefield, and attack Saga Castle directly.
Now the main force of the Shimabara rebel army has gone to Hita and is confronting the main force of the shogunate.
As he passed, only a small number of rebel troops blocked him.
If they could break through Saga Castle before the shogunate army and block the retreat of the Shimabara rebel army, then there is no doubt that the greatest success in quelling the rebellion would fall on the Satsuma clan.
With this achievement, the tight curse on the Satsuma clan can certainly be removed, and the relationship with the shogunate can also be eased.
Hita.
The fighting was very fierce.
Although he had long heard that Natsu's weapons were very powerful, Matsudaira Nobutsuna had never seen them with his own eyes and was always skeptical.
He decided to try it himself to see if he could find a way to crack it.
The Xia Kingdom overwhelmed Japan. If the weapon that the Xia Kingdom relies on can be cracked, Japan will no longer have any fear and must settle accounts with the Xia Kingdom again.
Only after seeing the power of the Shimabara Rebel Army's guns and artillery with his own eyes, Matsudaira Nobutsuna finally understood...
It's not that the Satsuma Domain is ineffective, it's that the enemy is simply too powerful.
The rebels' bronze cannons reloaded quickly and had an extremely long range. Not only that, they were also accurate.
The Kokubang army brought by the shogunate was defeated in just one confrontation, and they did not dare to deploy forward at all.
But if it is not deployed forward, the range is not enough, and it becomes a complete display.
After three consecutive battles, the shogunate's army suffered heavy losses, but even the rebels' forward positions were not breached.
Seeing this situation, Matsudaira Nobutsuna reported the situation to Tokugawa Iemitsu, but had no choice but to endure it and wait for a breakthrough from the Fukuoka and Satsuma clans.
But this wait lasted for more than a month.
Fukuoka Domain and Satsuma Domain were unable to move forward, and were blocked halfway by the Shimabara Rebel Army's partial division.
Mitsuhisa Shimazu even informed.
Even the Shimabara Rebel Army's partial division had more than twenty artillery pieces, suppressing the Satsuma Domain's army and simply did not dare to attack.
The same was true for the report from Fukuoka Domain.
Matsudaira Nobutsuna is 100% sure that during this period of time, the Xia Kingdom must have provided more weapons to the Shimabara rebels.
If this continues, and Xia's weapons support is endless, how can there be any hope of victory?
Edo, shogunate.
Tokugawa Iemitsu's face was gloomy.
"Teacher, there is a fire burning in my heart. But I know that Japan cannot bear the consequences of burning. Please teach me what to do."
Opposite him, Lin Luoshan understood everything clearly.
"There is a saying in the classics of the Han people that stones from other mountains can be used to attack jade. There is a profound truth in it. If you can understand it, you will seize the opportunity."
Tokugawa Iemitsu thought about it for a day and a night, and finally understood.
Nagasaki.
In the secret room of the monastery, the person sitting directly opposite Shen Yuanzhi is Chen Zhong.
"The Xia Kingdom is our common enemy. Only if Zheng can take action can the situation be changed."
Chen Zhong just shook his head.
"Zheng and Xia are friends. There is absolutely no reason to be unjust to your friends."
God is upright in his duties but full of faith.
If the relationship between the Zheng family and the Xia State was really unbreakable, the Zheng family would not have helped Japan come forward and participate in the negotiations.
This is enough to show that no matter how good a relationship is, it can break down in the face of real conflicts of interest.
Therefore, as long as Japan can provide benefits that Zheng cannot refuse, it will definitely be able to achieve its goal.
He knew that Zheng would definitely stand on Japan's side this time.
"General Da'ao has made a promise that if the Zheng family takes action, from now on, the Zheng family's merchant ships can go to any place in Japan to conduct transactions without charging customs duties."
Even though Chen Zhong was used to seeing strong winds and waves, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded when he heard these words.
This condition is really...
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