Volume 6 Recruiting people to hear the Luocheng flute, Chapter 785, Gunboat (3)
With the initialed agreement in hand, Yu Qiuping sent Ito Yiyu away with satisfaction, and then said to the businessmen around him: "How about it, Your Highness didn't lie to you, did he?"
"I didn't expect that the fleet could really help us sell goods." Tsuda Muneki recalled the scene just now and couldn't help laughing. "With that batch of compensation, Sakai Town should be able to issue relief wages and breathe a sigh of relief."
"But Your Highness, we only obtained trade permission from the Ito family, which is not enough to digest our large amount of goods. Besides, the entire Seto Inland Sea is still full of hostile ships. Unless the Red Leaf Fleet escorts us every time, we
The merchant ships dare not sail at all." Imai Munehisa reminded uneasily from the side.
"Of course I know this. Ito's house is just the first stop. Our Red Leaf Fleet has to visit the entire Western Kingdom." Yu Qiuping laughed twice, "Don't be anxious."
"But once the Momiji Fleet leaves, what will happen to Miyazaki Castle and Miyazaki Port?" Konishi Lonzo pointed to the Momiji Fleet in the port, "The Ito family must be so obedient this time because they are afraid of the fighting power of the Momiji Army.
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"Didn't I bring a lot of new soldiers? Lord Fukuzawa has reorganized them into garrison companies, and they will stay in Miyazaki Castle and Miyazaki Port. Miyazaki Castle and Miyazaki Port have been occupied by us
Extensive renovations have been made into a fortress that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. I have equipped them with enough artillery and artillery crews, as well as a large number of iron cannons. It will not be a problem for them to hold on for several days and wait for reinforcements. During this time, it will be enough for the Red Leaf Fleet.
Came to support."
"Next, we are going to Shikoku to clean up the Shikoku navy. They previously transported the Shikoku army to Shikoku, and I plan to block them all there." Yu Qiuping slowly turned around.
, looking at the Bungo Waterway and Shikoku Island across the waterway. However, as soon as he finished speaking, Mori Ranmaru ran over in a hurry.
"Your Highness," Mori Ranmaru came to Yu Qiuping with a messenger, "Master Takenaka has received news."
"Your Highness, the Shimazu troops who landed in Shikoku seem to have retreated on the Shimazu family's navy." As soon as the messenger met, he gave Yu Qiuping surprising news.
"Retreat? Where to retreat? I have arranged so many patrol boats in the Bungo waterway these days?" Yu Qiuping was shocked when he heard this, "They can't go back to Satsuma."
"The entire Shimadzu naval force is heading north from the Bungo Channel to the Shimonoseki Strait! It seems that they want to bypass the entire Kyushu and return to Satsuma!"
"There is really nothing that the Satsuma people can't think of." Yu Qiuping couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this, "It's such a big detour, why don't the Mongolian navy launch a surprise attack on Beijing?"
"Then the situation in Tosa has been stabilized?" Yu Qiuping added, "If all the Shimadzu troops have withdrawn."
"Yes, after the Shimazu army withdrew, it was difficult for the Miyoshi Army alone to make progress in front of the coalition forces of us and the Chosogabe family, and the battle situation came to a stalemate." The messenger reported to Yu Qiuping.
"Since the Shimazu family's navy is not here..." Yu Qiuping shifted his gaze to the south again, "Let's go to the Shimazu family's territory first."
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On September 15, the seventh year of Tensho (1579), the Momiji Fleet headed south. Along the way, it launched attacks on all the major coastal towns of the Shimazu family. To facilitate maritime trade and fishing, many towns in Southern Kyushu were built along the coast.
, are also within the range of Hongye Fleet's heavy artillery.
After bursts of indiscriminate bombing, Hoshubei and Shoshubei will land on the beach with the cooperation of the special forces, and then launch a fierce attack on these severely damaged castles and castle towns. In just a few days, Obi Castle and Shibushi Castle will be destroyed.
, Kunimi Castle, and Harada Castle fell successively. However, the Hongye Army had no intention of occupying the city. After plundering all the money, food and military equipment stored by the Shimazu family and replenishing fresh water and food, they would evacuate from the city and continue to move forward, leaving the rush
The reinforcements from the Shimazu family who arrived were helpless.
"I didn't expect that one day we would also engage in pirate activities!" Nakahide Omaezaki couldn't help laughing while holding a large handful of gold and silver jewelry. "Your Highness, the more you live, the more promising you will be!"
"What pirates? What do you guys know? Pirates mostly rob fishing boats. Have you ever seen pirates looting cities?" Yu Qiuping got a straw hat from somewhere and slapped it on his head carelessly, "I
He is the man who wants to become the Pirate King!"
On September 19, the seventh year of Tensho (1579), the Momiji Fleet bypassed Cape Sado, the southernmost tip of Kyushu Island, and approached the bay between Osumi and Satsuma - later known as Kagoshima Bay. This bay is opposite to the island.
The Tsu family is very important. It can be said to be the inner lake of the Shimadzu family. The inner city of the Shimadzu family is built on the coast of Kagoshima Bay. However, the navy left behind by the Shimadzu family was destroyed in the naval battle at the mouth of the bay.
The powerful ships and cannons of the Hongye fleet were easily smashed, with almost no return. On September 20, the Hongye fleet arrived at Junyuan Bay next to the inner city and seized the port. The inner city was already nakedly exposed to the red leaves.
In front of the fleet.
Yu Qiuping sent an envoy to the inner city and asked Shimazu Yoshihisa to come out for negotiations. However, Shimazu Yoshihisa was so stubborn that he drove him back without even seeing the envoy. So Yu Qiuping planned a demonstration
plan.
"After this battle, Japan's famous people will definitely pay attention to sea control." Yu Qiuping looked at the crowded inner city with a telescope. The Shimadzu family assembled almost all the troops in the territory to defend the inner city. "With a powerful force,
Navy, I can transport a large army to your home city in just a few days, no matter how many elite soldiers you have on land, it will be useless."
"Your Highness, the bombardment formation has been prepared!" Itami Yasukyo walked to Yu Qiuping's side and saluted him with a military salute. Dozens of destroyers and cruisers pointed their bow guns at the inner city, while battleships and ironclads passed side by side.
The ship's hull was targeted with a large number of broadside cannons. After all, the Shimazu family was also a daimyo of Southern Kyushu. They communicated a lot with Nanman and seemed to have obtained a few cannons. However, it was obvious that the power of those cannons was very small and the gunners were not very powerful.
I know how to aim, and even when I fired for a long time while the Red Leaf Fleet was in formation, I didn't hit even a single shot.
"Okay, fire!" Yu Qiuping gave the order, and the Maple Bird Horse Seal on the armored ship waved high. More than a hundred artillery pieces of various sizes opened fire in an instant, and the roar resounded through the sky. It is said that the company was dozens of miles away.
Everyone could hear the loud noise. After the fire started, gunpowder smoke instantly enveloped the Red Leaf Fleet. Immediately afterwards, countless projectiles rained down on the inner city wall, splashing rubble, countless broken bodies, and blood.
Flowers and smoke mixed together, unable to cover up the panicked screams.
Shimazu Yoshihisa watched the tragedy on the Sannomaru in the inner city castle tower. The huge smoke and dust almost obscured all vision, and the situation in the bay could not be seen at all. Whenever a roar sounded, everyone's hearts would
Speaking of their throats, their tension will not last long, as a rain of cannonballs will fall soon. Many more cannonballs will fall into Ninomaru and the castle town outside the city, causing a bloody storm.
The two reserve units of the Hongye Army were arrayed far away on the beach, and they might rush into the city at any time. Therefore, Shimazu Yoshihisa did not dare to withdraw the troops from the city head, and could only watch helplessly as they fought against the parapet and the wall.
Rounds of shelling were hidden behind the rubble. From time to time, soldiers were knocked flying into the sky, and then fell to the ground screaming.
The artillery fire kept attacking, and Shimazu Yoshihisa felt his eardrums hurt. He didn't know what kind of hell the soldiers on the frontline wall were experiencing. He could vaguely see large numbers of soldiers who were usually invincible on the battlefield.
The demonic warriors, at this moment, abandoned their helmets and armor one by one, crouching behind the female wall with their heads in their hands and shivering. In the face of this overwhelming firepower gap, all resistance was meaningless.
Shimazu Yoshihisa even had the idea of committing seppuku.
However, the Hongye Fleet's bombardment stopped.
"We don't have so many artillery shells to waste here, this is just a demonstration that ends." Yu Qiuping smiled towards the inner city, "Send another envoy, I believe Shimazu Yoshihisa knows what he wants.
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However, to Yu Qiuping's surprise, even though Shimazu Yoshihisa met with the envoy this time, he still said that he would not agree to any of Yu Qiuping's requests.
"The Shimazu family is really stubborn." Yu Qiuping couldn't help but admired after hearing this, "Their main force has not been lost, and they are not afraid of us attacking the city by force. No matter how strong the navy is, we still have to rely on the army to win. We only have two reserve troops.
People are still not strong enough."
"Then Your Highness, what should we do?" The merchants immediately became anxious upon seeing this.
"It's okay, don't be anxious." Yu Qiuping smiled and shook his head, "This is a hard nut, you have to chew it slowly. First send people to occupy all Tanegashima, Yashiro Island, and Zengjima in the south, and then build a fort at Rinjin's place
, ports and warehouses. From now on, Hongye Fleet and merchant ships can berth in those ports first."
"There is also Sakurajima." Yu Qiuping pointed to the large island to the east of the fleet, which lies in the middle of the entire Kagoshima Bay. "We have also occupied it to build the port and build the fort."
"This is a volcanic island, Your Highness." Yasuki Itami felt that Yu Qiuping's proposal was a bit whimsical, "What's the use of it?"
"It's okay, Sakurajima volcano will not erupt within a hundred years." Yuqiu confidently smiled at his confused subordinates, "Believe me, it's true."
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After the negotiations were rejected by the Shimadzu family, the Momiji Fleet began to sail clockwise around Kyushu Island, heading north along the west coast of Kyushu. Along the way, the Shimadzu family's coastal cities suffered without exception. Shimazu Yoshihisa also
He hurriedly sent a letter to the Shimadzu navy who was detouring back to Kyushu through the Shimonoseki Strait, asking them to stay on the east side of the Shimonoseki Strait and head out of the Seto Inland Sea - otherwise they would run into the Momiji Fleet that was circling along Kyushu Island.
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The armed parade of the Momiji Fleet brought great trouble to the rule of the Shimazu family. During the fall of the castle, a large number of people in the castle towns fled, and bandits were everywhere. The Shimazu family, which suffered heavy losses, was busy suppressing the Ichikui in various places, but because of the Zhucheng
The storehouses were all looted by the Red Leaf Fleet, and they fell into a difficult situation. The navy left behind by the Shimazu family had been destroyed, and the army could not get away. For a time, there was nothing that could be done against the Red Leaf Army that was occupying the island everywhere.