In mid-August of the 19th year of Chongzhen, the relationship between the Satsuma Domain and the Tokugawa Shogunate was not very good. Therefore, among the first batch of troops sent to Korea, there were troops from the Satsuma Domain.
When the Japanese found out that they could indeed accept North Korea smoothly and began to immigrate on a large scale, the Satsuma clan did not have a share.
This made the second-generation Satsuma lord Mitsuhisa Shimazu very unhappy. For this reason, at the beginning of the first half of the year, news suddenly came that southern Korea was raided by the Ming army and suffered heavy losses. He drank several times.
It was a celebration of schadenfreude.
But immediately, Tokugawa Iemitsu was furious and issued another military order. Among them, the Satsuma clan was recruited and all the remaining troops and warships under Shimazu Mitsuhisa were transferred to Korea. Even Shimazu Mitsuhisa had to lead the army himself.
past.
It is impossible to defeat the shogunate, and there is no possibility of rebellion. Besides, Korea is the meat that the Japanese country has already eaten. Therefore, Shimazu Mitsuhisa left his family and his elder Shimazu Hisumichi behind, and he led the army himself.
Gone.
On the Satsuma Domain, after Shimazu Hisamichi came to power, preparations were made for the civilians of the Satsuma Domain to be relocated. This was a supplement to the shogunate's recruitment of troops, allowing them to select a piece of Korean territory.
The same is true. Regarding the grain and grass supplies in Korea, each vassal must raise them on their own.
While Shimazu Hisumi was busy with this, he noticed that something seemed a little abnormal.
According to the past, the Ryukyu Kingdom's subordinates would transport a lot of food and supplies in a few months, which is equivalent to the Satsuma clan lying on the Ryukyu Kingdom to suck blood. Now when it comes to raising food and supplies, Shimazu Hisamichi naturally thought of it.
On the Ryukyu side.
However, several months had passed. Logically speaking, a batch of food and supplies should have arrived, but they were still missing. For this reason, he had to send a ship to inquire about the situation.
No, all the people in the Satsuma Domain who were to be relocated gathered at the port, and the grain and grass supplies collected within the domain were also loaded on ships, waiting for those from the Ryukyu Kingdom to be shipped over to assemble and set off together. The result was still the same
No trace.
This made Shimazu Hisumi a little confused, and also made the Japanese people who had to wait here at the port become very irritable and talk about it.
"How long do we have to wait? If we go to North Korea too late, we probably won't be able to pick a good location, right?"
"Don't be anxious. You might go too early, and those Ming Dynasties and the rebellious Koreans would be in danger if they haven't been wiped out."
"How is it possible? Now that the general has sent a large army, one person can drown the rebels with just a mouthful of saliva. What danger can there be?"
"That's right, the General is really angry this time. He sent out troops on such a large scale. It was several times more powerful than the North Korean war decades ago. It will still be unable to destroy those Ming and rebels.
Korean?”
"Yes, you don't know that the workshops of each domain making matchlock guns have not stopped since last year. How many armies have the daimyo from all over the Japanese country reassembled? Even if they are flooded with soldiers, they can drown us.
Enemy!"
"That's right. I can't wait. I wish I could go to North Korea as soon as possible. It is said that life in North Korea is very easy without Mingren. Not only do you have a house and land, but you can also have North Korean servants!
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"Haha, let us also have a taste of what it's like to be a master. It's best to be assigned a Korean maid, a beautiful one who can also warm the bed at night!"
"You have a good idea. Beautiful maids belong to the gentlemen. For people like us, it's enough to be assigned as a Korean servant. I'm really looking forward to it!"
"That's right, I'm so looking forward to it! What the hell is that over there in Ryukyu? They've been delaying us for so many days!"
"Really, let me tell you, our Satsuma clan is really good to the Ryukyuan people. If we punish them once, they will become more obedient!"
"That's right, it's all the kindness from above. It would be great if they could be like North Korea and give us Ryukyu servants directly. How good would it be?"
"The Ryukyu maid is not good. She is too ugly. She is so black that she looks like a female monkey!"
"You're an old bachelor, you can just have a girl, but you're still picky!"
"Speaking of which, the ones from the Ming Dynasty are the most beautiful. When we occupy North Korea, we will attack the Ming Dynasty together with the Qing Empire's army. We hope to conquer the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible. Wow, then we will definitely get a lot of Ming Dynasty servants.
Alright?"
"Yes, there are many people in the Ming Dynasty and it is very prosperous. If we conquer the Ming Dynasty, all of us will make a fortune!"
"I really hope that day comes soon!"
"..."
These Japanese civilians all have sweet dreams, wishing they could become human masters and step on the colonial people!
On this day, these Japanese people of the Satsuma Domain continued to daydream and look at the sea, waiting for the Ryukyu ship to appear.
Suddenly, I don't know who it was, and suddenly shouted: "Look, the boat is coming!"
Hearing the shout, everyone around him was immediately alarmed, and they all raised their heads and looked towards the sea.
Sure enough, we saw the faint shadows of all the ships on the sea level.
At this time, all the Japanese cheered. When the flowers withered, the ship finally arrived, which meant that they could set off for North Korea!
All of a sudden, the Japanese waiting at the port all held large and small bags and crowded towards the port.
However, after a while, someone realized something was wrong and quickly shouted: "It seems there are too many ships!"
Hearing this shout, many people looked up and looked again. Sure enough, there seemed to be more and more shadows of ships on the sea level in the distance, far exceeding their expectations.
This is wrong!
In the Ryukyu Kingdom, even if Ryukyu ships are recruited, there won't be that many ships, right?
This unusual situation spread from one person to another, and the surging crowd at the port suddenly became quiet, and they all looked at the sea, and for a moment they didn't know what was going on.
Suddenly, someone shouted: "No, it's a lucky ship, that's a lucky ship, a ship from the Ming Dynasty!"
What does it mean that so many Ming Dynasty ships suddenly appeared on the sea of Satsuma Domain?
Now that we are at war with the Ming Dynasty, there is no way we are here to do business!
Many Japanese soldiers became a little frightened when they thought of this. The Japanese soldiers on the dock quickly reported to the feudal lord's palace.
Shimazu Jiudong just received the report, saying that there was a ship coming from the sea, and it was the ship from Ryukyu that had arrived. He was very happy, and was about to go out to see the situation, when he received another notice, saying that it was a lucky ship from the Ming Dynasty, and there were many of them.
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As soon as he heard this report, he immediately panicked. Needless to say, it was definitely a navy from the Ming Dynasty, and it was definitely not a lucky ship doing business.
At this time, most of the Satsuma clan's troops had been mobilized. If the Ming army attacked on a large scale, they would not be able to resist it. Not to mention, the port was full of civilians waiting to go to Korea, and wherever the ships docked, there were also
It’s just a transport ship!
God bless you, Amaterasu, you are here to do business!
Shimazu Hisumi prayed and hurried to the port.
However, before he even arrived at the port, he saw that the crowds in the direction of the port had fled in all directions, and the scene was extremely chaotic. Under the collision of the crowd, even Shimazu Hisamichi was unable to move forward.
"Oh no, the Ming army is coming to kill us!"
"There are so many boats, run away!"
"..."
Seeing the chaos, Shimazu Hisamichi immediately asked the soldiers he brought with him to fire their guns into the air.
"Bah, bah, bah..."
After a burst of gunfire, the fleeing crowd did not dare to move, stopped one after another, and then looked towards Shimazu Kudouchi.
When Shimazu saw it, he coughed and cleared his throat. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a very loud thunder coming from the direction of the port.
"Boom boom boom..."
Needless to say, this was the sound of cannons, and Ming warships fired their cannons.
Hearing the continuous sound of artillery, the crowd, who still cared whether Shimadzu fired or not, immediately fled in all directions.
"Oops, the Ming army is coming, run away!"
"I'm dying, I'm dying, Amaterasu, help me!"
"..."
This time, it was even more chaotic than before. Even the army led by Shimazu Hisumi was scattered by less than half.
Shimazu Hisumi listened to the continuous sound of artillery and looked at the streets full of people running around. Knowing that he could not get to the port, he immediately took his people and ran to a nearby hill to see the situation.
I saw countless Ming warships on the sea beyond the port, bombarding the port, and on the sea in the distance, there were still many Ming warships, with no end in sight.
At this glance, Shimazu Hisumichi's back was completely wet. Even if all the Satsuma clan's troops were present, they could not stop the attack of so many Ming troops!
Besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao was definitely the strategy of the Ming Dynasty to besiege Wei and rescuing Zhao.
Shimazu Hisamichi quickly sent an order to ask for help from other daimyo and Edo. Then he turned around and ran away first.
If you don't run away, it will be difficult to run away when the Ming army lands!
On the flagship of the Ming army, Jin Yingyuan looked at the Satsuma clan that was in chaos, and saw that the Japanese were being severely punished by the Ming army. He couldn't tell how happy he was in his heart!
These Japanese only know how to bully the weak Ryukyus. Look, they are like shit now when they encounter the army of the Celestial Kingdom!
Well done, well taught!
Jin Yingyuan couldn’t wait to clap his hands and cheer!
However, he was a little disappointed that the Ming army did not land on a large scale, but only occupied the port, seized the grain and grass supplies piled in the port, and some transport ships that were not bombarded. On the Satsuma domain, it was just
After resting overnight, we continued heading northwest along the coastline the next day.
The news of the Ming army's attack on the Satsuma Domain spread quickly over land.
All of a sudden, the Japanese along the coast fled inland one after another, and the docked ships fled one after another.
The Ming Navy continued its offensive along the coastline, hitting all the enemies it could and skipping them if there was no advantage to be taken. In short, it just didn't land. Naturally, the gains were not as great as those of the Satsuma Domain.
But these are not the purpose of this Ming army. Their destination is Tsushima Island.