Wanli Xinming

Chapter 288 Intimidation
After Ling Yunyi arrived in Kyushu, the whole of Japan was closely watching the movements of the Ming army.Nearly two months later, Ling Yunyi began to be stationed in Hirado, and later went to Nagasaki to chat with the merchants of various countries day and night, as if he was not in a hurry, waiting for the response of the Japanese court.

Unexpectedly, if you don't move, you will be fine, and if you move, you will be shocked.On September 25th, Kumamoto Castle faced the oppression of the Ming army coming across the sea. The city lord Makoto Makoto opened the gate and offered the city without any resistance, which shocked the world.

The news passed at the speed of light, and almost all the martial families in the world who had just finished the meeting of the Guangming Temple got the detailed news at the end of September. They understood that the Otomo family was in danger, and the Shimadzu family and the Ming army joined forces to take over the whole of Kyushu.

Later, Hideyoshi Hashiba, who had just taken over as the head of the Wu family, received a report that at the meeting of the Guangming Temple, Shimazu Yoshihiro, who expressed impassionedly that he would follow the group to resist the Ming army, had disappeared without a trace in Kyoto, and it is likely that he had fled back. Kyushu.

The big friend Zonglin on the Kyushu side vomited three liters of blood, and was even complained by his son.After the two of them hugged each other and cried, of course they couldn't sit still, and immediately notified the world, firing the first shot of the Anti-Ming War.

The forces around Kyushu also responded quickly, because Mouri Huiyuan went to participate in the meeting of Guangming Temple, and Yoshikawa Yuanchun, the first intelligent general of the Maori family, reminded Kobayakawa Takajing long ago to beware of the sudden and deep involvement of the Ming army in the situation in Kyushu.According to his plan, Kobayakawa Longjing once sent Maori retainer Hoida Yuanqing to Nagasaki to visit Ling Yunyi with a heavy gift.

At that time, Ling Yunyi said to Suoi that Daming had no intention of occupying Japan.After Hoida Yuanqing reported back, Yoshikawa Yuanchun immediately asked Kobayakawa Takajing to gather troops to guard against it, and said to Kobayakawa Takajing: "It is unheard of for a soldier to come to a small country without asking for anything."

Mao Liyuan, the first wise general of the Maori family in the Warring States Period, not only has great martial arts, but also has great sons: a total of nine, and all of them have become talents.Yoshikawa Yuanchun was his second son, known as the "Ghost General of the Warring States Period".

Kobayakawa Takajing and Yoshikawa Yuanchun are the same. In order to expand the power of the family, Maori Yuan adopted him to the Takehara Kobayakawa clan. Therefore, Kobayakawa Longjing and Yoshikawa Yuanchun are brothers, the second and third uncles of the current Maori family governor, Maori Huiyuan. During Mouri Huiyuan's meeting, Kobayakawa temporarily took over the duties of the house superintendent.

As soon as Dayou Zonglin's messenger for help arrived, the [-] troops that the Maori family had prepared for a long time immediately set out and crossed the Shimonoseki Road by boat to assist Dayou in the battle.

The Yuan family of Changzong, who is about to unify Shikoku, is antagonistic to the Maori clan, but he is even more unfavorable to Shimadzu, a new force in Kyushu. He thinks that the Shimadzu brothers are very ambitious. Send five thousand troops to support the great friend Zonglin.

However, as soon as the Shikoku troop transport passed the middle line of the Bungo Channel, Kagawa Kinka, the second son of Yuan Jin of the Changzong family, was heartbroken - they were surrounded by two Fubo-class warships of the Ming Dynasty, which were rapidly approaching.

Although Japan in the Warring States Period faced the sea on all sides, it did not have a so-called navy.When the various vassals are in endless battles, the ability to match the iron guns to the shigaru has already drained the daimyo's copper plate. Who has the ability to manufacture large warships?
In later generations, the Admiral Kuki Kalong of Oda, who was famous for his "iron armored ships", became famous in the Battle of Kizu Kawaguchi. He used seven iron-clad ships as the main force and defeated the so-called "navy" of [-] Maori ships.How big is Jiugui Jialong's ironclad ship?It is six zhang long and three zhang wide, about the size of a [-]-material sand boat from Daming.

Onlookers watched the Fubo-class warships of Kagawa Affinity with 1000 materials and a displacement of more than [-] tons.The soldiers of Changzong's family looked up from their sampans, and it looked like a hill.

At this time, the porthole of the Fubo ship facing Kagawa's side has been lowered, and the muzzles of two rows of 32 "big barrels" are black, aiming at his "fleet".

Kagawa Amiwa was considered a hero, and immediately raised the white flag and waved it vigorously. At the same time, he directed his own 180 or so troop carriers to turn [-] degrees and return the same way.

The Fubo playfully fired two cannons at the distant water surface. The surging waves on the sea surface almost frightened the soldiers of the Shikoku to death, and the white flags of the ships danced almost to the point of convulsion.

Seeing that they had understood what they meant, one Fubo class left immediately, the other half sailed, followed the Shikoku troop transport for an hour, and finally walked away with full sails.

Seeing the second Fubo leave, Kagawa knelt on the bow of his own boat, sweating all over his body
The news of the intimidation incident in the Bungo Waterway has not yet spread, but both Otomo Sorin and the Maori family know about it.The great friend Zonglin wanted to cry but couldn't cry. The leader of the Maori family, Takashi Kobayakawa, was sweating on his forehead - I came this time, did I take the Maori family into a ditch?
After all, the meaning of Ming Jun's expression is very obvious. He doesn't want to beat up the big names from all over the country one by one, and just don't come to make trouble with Ling Qin.And the 1 troops of the Maori family intervened in the situation in Kyushu. This was a political statement to forge a big enmity with the Ming army.

But it has already come. If it turns backward, the Maori family is bound to become the laughing stock of the Warring States Warrior family.Xiaobayakawa Longjing turned his calf with tendons, and his big friend Zonglin still stated that they would stand by him to the end.

So the great friend Zonglin gathered [-] troops from the headquarters, plus [-] Maori reinforcements, and set off from the main city of the family, Usuki City, to help Tachibana Mountain City.

Tachibana Mountain City, as its name suggests, is a mountain city.Different from other mountain castles in the Warring States period of Japan, it has seven peaks, the center is Mt. Matsuo, and the far left in the northwest is Baidake (West City). Each mountain is a part of the city, connected to form a continuous fortress.

Its name has something to do with China: in the 24th year of the Japanese calendar, the famous Japanese monk Zuizumi learned Tiantai sect from the Tang Dynasty in China and returned to the country. He promoted Tiantai sect in this mountain and established Dugu Temple. At the same time, Zuicheng planted the mustard brought back from China next to a rock in the mountain. The later ones are straight and lush, and many flowers bloom, so the mountain is named "Tachibana".

If Kumamoto Castle is the hub between the north and south of Kyushu, Tachibana Castle is the strategic point of Kitakyushu and the western China region of Honshu.

The battleground of the military is bound to be soldiers many times, and it also needs to be guarded by generals and heavy troops.At this time, the owner of Tachibana Mountain City is Tachibana Daoxue, the top minister of Dayou Zonglin, and Takahashi Shaoyun together called Dayou Shuangbi. Later generations of Kyushu people called it "Kyushu Military God" because of his bravery.

In the process of Dayou's crusade from east to west and swept away the heroes of Kyushu, Lihua Road made countless contributions and was awarded Lihua Mountain City.There are [-] troops under his command, ranking first among the retainers of the great friend Zonglin.

Kumamoto is in the middle of Kyushu, and Tachibana Mountain Castle is in the north of Kyushu, and the distance between the two is [-] miles in a straight line - so the marching route of Shimadzu and Ling Yunyi must go straight through the territory of Otomo Zonglin.Wherever the army passed, all places looked back and surrendered, not daring to send a single arrow against the army.

In fact, this was very normal during the Warring States Period in Japan. The local fortresses had no ability to resist the army. Adding a layer of wooden fence to the earthen city wall can also prevent a burglar and bandits.When the local aristocrats faced the enemy's attack, they had enough food and grass, and after the laborers had a feast to greet them, the enemy generals would not easily harass the place.

As for which side these fortresses will eventually go to, who will pay the taxes, the enemy will also be invited to fight with my lord.As long as you decide the winner, it doesn't matter who we mix with.

When people of later generations look at the history of Japan's Warring States Period, they will feel that there are many "combined wars", and that thousands of casualties are considered a war, which is very local.In fact, this is a typical manifestation of the form of war in which the two coaches have the intention of "joining the war" to determine the ownership of a place.

　The next chapter is a battle, Lao Mo asks for a ticket!

　　
　
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