The end of the Ming Dynasty swept the world

Chapter 335 Decisive Battle in the Country of Sakura (8)

Ding Yi thought for a moment: "That's right, it's urgent at noon, we must first guard the food road, Matsui Banyou."

Itatatou Matsui's expression turned serious.

He had just watched the entire battle between the Ming people and the coalition army, and he was shocked by the powerful artillery and firecrackers of the Ming army.

"Hi, Major General." Matsui Banyou said with a very respectful expression.

The Japanese are relatively easy to tame and respect the strong in their bones, and Ding Yi is his nominal young master, Songpu's son-in-law.

"Contact your lord immediately to ensure my food supply. In addition, I will send another five thousand stones of grain and rice."

"Hi." Matsui Banyou nodded heavily.
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While Ding Yi was discussing his experience in this battle, the coalition forces were also discussing how to defeat the Ming army in front of them.

In the homes of the local people they expropriated, Ota Zizong was sitting in a circle with several feudal lords and generals.

Ota Zizong's face was naturally not good-looking, he looked around at the generals, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone tell me, how can we defeat this wave of Ming troops?"

Everyone looked at each other, and Chimu Shenghe spoke first: "Field battle, lead them out to fight in the field."

"The artillery of the Ming army was powerful, but the artillery was too heavy to be transported."

"Introduce it to places with complex terrain, so that their artillery can't play a role."

"Besides, they don't have time to dig ditches in the field, and they are not familiar with the local terrain. We can definitely choose a good place and defeat them in one fell swoop."

Date Zhongzong smiled wryly: "If the Ming army wanted to fight in the field, they would have sent troops to Edo long ago, and would have waited for us here."

All the generals nodded.

Liu Sheng said again: "There are still three sides that have not been attacked. When the reinforcements arrive, we can attack all three sides. I don't believe that the Ming army can defend them all."

This is also a way, that is, the loss may be even greater.

Chimu Shenghe said again: "Since you won't come out, then wait for the rainy day. The Ming army relies on firearms. Once it rains, it will be useless."

"Can you send troops over the mountain to attack the Ming navy and Yataki Castle at Tomooura Port?" Some people also suggested that infantry go over the mountain to attack Tomooura Port and Yataki Castle.

On their side, they can go over the mountains to the port of Tomonoura, but it is very difficult.

But it was rejected immediately, this mountain road is very difficult to climb, you forget that Takeda?Three thousand soldiers and horses crossed the mountain, and only the early two thousand came down the mountain alive. The key point is that the navy on the opposite side still has naval guns, not to mention that Yataki Castle is also difficult to attack.

It is best to gather the navy, defeat this Ming army navy, and blockade Tomonoura Port, then the Ming army will lose its source of food and grass.

Soon, Ota Zizong and the others reached an agreement to trap the Ming army first, and wait for reinforcements and rainy days.

When it rains, divide the troops into three groups and attack from three directions.

At the same time, the shogunate is asked to gather naval forces from all over the country to cut off the supply and retreat of the Ming army from the sea.

So, in the next few days, the two sides entered the stage of confrontation.

Ding Yi did not move, and continued to dig. The coalition forces also dug holes. They dug two castles in Shijian Yinshan and a plank road in three directions, blocking the way of the Ming army.

On September 9, Tianchuan Yuhuang took twelve ships (one of which was specially given to Ding Yi) to Ishijian Yinshan, and transported 28 shi of grain and rice with [-] cannons on board. Ding Yi's boat, and brought news.

The coalition forces planned to cut off their food at sea, and probably guessed that Songpu was transporting food for them, but Ota Zizong naturally did not dare to turn his face first, so the shogunate planned to gather a large number of warships to attack Ding Yi's fleet from the sea, and at the same time It is strictly ordered that Matsuura's fleet can no longer go to sea and come here.

In addition, Tokugawa Iemitsu has conscripted again, and there may be a large number of shogunate soldiers coming in the future.

Now Ota Zizong sent people to Songpufan to monitor. Songpu will not be able to provide food for a while, and Ding Yi needs to defeat the coalition navy.

So Song Buronshin spent all his money, collected [-] shi of grain in a few days, and after transporting it to Ding Yi, he sent [-] European cannons on his warship.

It seems that he really hopes that Ding Yi will hit the coalition force hard on the sea and get him a bargaining chip.

Ding Yi first thanked the father-in-law for the supply, and then asked.

"How many ships, how big will the coalition forces be, and how many guns will they have? When will they attack?"

"Our Japanese ships are small, and most of them are made of three or four hundred materials. Warships are generally flat-bottomed, and there are usually eight to ten guns on them, and some will be less. Western cannons bought by barbarians such as the Netherlands--"

Tagawa said it very clearly, and estimated that Ota Zizong would take more than half a month from the recruitment of the navy to the assembly, and at least two hundred ships would be assembled, and there would be a large number of small boats.

Knowing that the Ming people had a lot of cannons, they would definitely use the ants-attachment tactics and rely on a lot of ships to defeat the Ming army's navy.

In this way, the Ming people had no ships and could not retreat, and then cut off the supply at sea, the Ming army had no choice but to surrender.

Ding Yi thought for a while, and slowly said to Tian Chuan: "Now, you can't just sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. There are some things you can do."

"What do we need to do?" Tian Chuan asked quickly.

"The shogunate needs to mobilize the armies of daimyos from all over the country, and many daimyos are forced to dispatch navy and infantry."

"A ship costs thousands or tens of thousands of taels of silver."

"What if it gets sunk? Will the shogunate pay?"

"You have to send people to spread the word everywhere, saying that because the shogunate collected too much tax, it offended the Ming people. The Ming people only wanted to take advantage of stones and see silver mountains, and demanded reasonable taxes and fees. They were targeting the shogunate and the big names everywhere. Why should they send troops and ships?"

"Ishijian Yinshan only has 40 million taels of silver a year. If the warship sinks, can the shogunate afford it? Will it pay?"

Tian Chuan smiled openly: "Ding Jun, you are really right."

This kind of battle is not a national war, but a battle against the shogunate. I believe that many Japanese vassals are very happy to see it.

After Tian Chuan left, Ding Yi immediately called a meeting of various ministries.

Right now, he has [-] shi of grain in his hands, mainly from the two shipments of Songpu and the purchase of the nearby people, but in the future, before defeating the coalition forces, there will definitely be no grain.

They now have more than 9000 workers and artisans, and more than 2 soldiers and horses, adding up to a total of [-] people, which can last for three to four months.

It sounds pretty good, but I'm afraid that the coalition navy will only encircle and not fight, cutting off their food supply. After those three months, Ding Yi and the others can only fight out.

The infantry here is not suitable for fighting in the field, but the navy can, so their strategic goal is to defeat the coalition navy at sea within three months and open up the food channel at sea.

As long as the shogunate navy is defeated at sea, I believe the shogunate will lose its majesty and will no longer be able to organize a second wave.

At that time, the food road will be unblocked, and it can be kept for three to five years, and the shogunate can be dragged to death if it is delayed.

When everyone heard that there was going to be a decisive battle at sea with the shogunate navy, and it might be a huge navy force, their expressions changed slightly.

After all, Ding Yi's navy has never engaged in such a large naval battle since its formation.

Can we do it?Many people looked at Ding Yi suspiciously.

"Don't worry, devils are paper tigers, and the navy is worse than pirates." Ding Yi smiled and comforted everyone: "The key point is that they are a messy coalition army. Although our navy has not experienced a major war, we have been practicing for three or four years. But they, aren’t they practicing in vain? Do you have faith in the Silao Sutra?”

"My lord, I assure you that I can defeat them, no matter how many ships they have." Silao stood up proudly.

　The end of the year is approaching, so I would like to ask everyone for a vacation. Starting today, I will change it to three shifts every day.

　　After the new year, we will resume five shifts every day as soon as possible. Please bear with us.

　　
　　
　
(End of this chapter)