Chapter 699: Verify the strength

Tadaro Shimazu hurriedly bowed and replied:

"Don't worry, as long as we have a breath, we will never let the Ming army set foot on the Satsuma Peninsula."

Before Tadaroshi Shimazu finished speaking, someone immediately refuted and spoke extremely arrogantly:

"Haha... When did the Ming army have the ability to set foot on my Satsuma Peninsula? When did my Satsuma Phantom start to care about the Ming army?

Have you forgotten that during the Jiajing period, can a few Japanese pirates turn the coast of the Ming Dynasty upside down?

The vassal lords don’t have to worry. With our Liu family warriors here, they will still let the Ming army come and go without their navy…”

Tadaro Shimazu and Kyuro Kawayama were extremely unhappy when they heard this person talking.

When everyone looked back, they saw that the person who spoke was the famous samurai Yayoi, who was a famous samurai in the Satsuma clan.

This person is the number one martial arts master of the Satsuma sect and the number one swordsman of the Satsuma sect.

The Liu family is not only the best martial arts master of the Satsuma vassal, but also the swordsmanship teacher of Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the lord of the Satsuma vassal.

The Liu family has hundreds of samurai, and their head, Yayoi, was also the commander of the Satsuma Army.

He had as many as 200,000 troops under his command, and almost all the main troops of the Satsuma clan were in his hands.

This person is not only the highest commander in the army, but also speaks heavily in the Satsuma clan.

The assassination of the Ming Emperor Zhu Youjian was also the first to propose.

Shimazu Kokusa wanted to scold him a few words, but when he saw that it was his teacher, he resisted not speaking.

When Kyuro Huashan and Tadaro Shimazu saw that it was Yagyu's fault, the two of them dared not offend him and hurriedly left.

Seeing the departure of Kyuro Huashan and Tadaro Shimazu, Yagyu snorted coldly:

"Hmph, two ignorant brats, don't beg me after being defeated by the Ming army!"

Shimazu Kokusa smiled slightly:

"Please sit down, teacher, let's discuss how to defeat the Ming army."

Yagyu's eyes swept across the faces of the staff at the Satsuma vassal state and said:

"When the Yuan Dynasty attacked Japan at its peak, its entire army was wiped out. Later, it was left unresolved. The envoy sent by Zhu Yuanzhang was also killed by us. The Ming Dynasty could not do anything to me. Now it is just a group of Korean clowns. They just wanted to do something to show their master. If they really attacked my Satsuma vassal, they didn't have the courage to build stone fortifications on the beach. Even if the Ming army attacked, they would still be able to return."

Yagyu's words made the Satsuma family suddenly feel energetic.

"Yes, let's follow the advice of Senior Yanao to make the Ming army come and go..."

These people were all overwhelmed by the historical incident of fighting against the victory of the Yuan Dynasty's invasion. They always wanted to lie on the merit book of their ancestors.

The current strength of the Ming Dynasty was not something they could imagine at all. They always thought that the Ming army was not as strong as the Yuan army.

On the sea surface of the Satsuma Peninsula, one or two fishing boats can be seen fishing from time to time.

In fact, both sides knew that it was the other party's scout. In order not to arouse the other party's vigilance, both sides pretended not to see it.

Kyuro Huashan and Tadaroshi Shimazu also received news of the arrival of Ming army reinforcements. They sent 200 warships out of the military port to prepare for a decisive battle with the Ming army at sea.

The main force of the Ming army was divided into two groups. One sentence was led by Zhang Huangyan and went straight to Fukuoka. The other route was led by Haijiao, targeting Kagoshima.

The Satsuma warships were concentrated on the sea surface, ranging from Fukuoka to five nautical miles.

They were ready to wait for their hard work and hit the Ming army warships head-on.

They had seen the combat effectiveness of the Ming army yesterday, and they were more brave but had no rules.

Kyuro Huashan and Tadarashi Shimazu each led a fleet. Seeing that there were not many Ming army warships, they immediately attacked the Ming army.

From a distance, they saw black smoke rolling in the middle of the Ming army's sail warship. They thought it was the Ming army warship that caught fire.

However, when the warships of the two countries were still one thousand meters away, the Ming army's sail warships suddenly scattered to both sides, and six tall warships with tall chimneys and rolling black smoke came out in the middle.

Huashan Jiulang was stunned at the time. This was the first time he saw such a warship, and he felt an ominous premonition in his heart.

"Quick, line up to meet the enemy, the Ming fleet is coming."

With the order from Kyuro Huashan, the Japanese warship immediately turned around and prepared to wait for the Ming warship to enter the range and fire.

But as soon as they turned the warship sideways, suddenly the Ming army warships started to fire.

"Boom..."

"Bang bang bang..."

The flagship where Huashan Jiulang was also hit by two shells, and the wood chips suddenly flew and the warship began to shake violently.

A soldier came up to report:

"Reporting to the master, please jump into the sea to escape immediately. The warship has been destroyed and will soon sink."

When Huashan Jiulang listened to the report, he became stupid at that time:

"What? Don't talk nonsense. How could two shells sink Yamada? Twenty could not..."

Seeing that the wine old man in Huashan didn't believe it, the soldier said patiently:

"Sir, what my subordinates say is true. The Ming army's artillery shells will explode, and the warships will be blown up by two big holes and are sinking in the water."

"Bang bang..."

Huashan Jiuro still didn't understand what was going on, and suddenly two more shells hit Yamada.

One hit near the Yamada waterline, and one of them exploded next to Jiuro Huashan.

He directly killed Huashan Jiulang and several senior officers on the warship, and the sinking speed of the warship began to accelerate.

Japanese warship guns generally have a range of about 600 meters.

The range of naval guns on the Ming Dynasty Iron Armored Battleship is much longer, with a range of at least 800 meters.

How can Japanese warships and Ming armored warships be like? Not only are the naval guns farther range, but they are also blooming bullets.

So the Japanese have not yet understood that the flagship has been destroyed.

This time, the shells on the armored warship were all flowering bullets, and six warships opened fire at the same time, causing huge damage to the Japanese warships.

Almost two or three shells can sink a small Japanese warship.

While the armored warships fired their guns, other warships also fired their guns at the Japanese warships.

The Ming army's warships this time, whether they are ironclad ships or sail warships, were all used with flowering bullets, with the purpose of destroying the Japanese Navy's vitality.

Fifty Ming warships faced one hundred Japanese warships, but they were easily beaten.

This time, it is completely different from the Korean warships. The main warships of the Ming Dynasty are both more advanced.

Almost all the shells fired by Japanese warships fell into the sea not far from the Ming warships.

However, the shells fired by Ming warships can easily hit Japanese warships.

As soon as the battle began, Japanese Navy General Kyuro Kawayama was shot dead by the flower bullet, and some warships left without heads were in chaos.

Worried about being sunk by the Ming army's flower bombs, Japanese warships fled desperately, many warships collided, and non-combat reductions occurred again.

With the command of the cape, the armored warships and sail warships bombarded one round after another.

Japanese warships with great prestige in front of the warships driven by the Korean soldiers.

At this time, in front of the main battleship of the Ming army, there was only the only thing to be beaten and there was no power to fight back.

One morning, the Ming army warships almost sank all the warships led by Huashan Jiulang.

In the end, only five warships were left to escape in a panic. The cape looked at the direction of their escape and did not chase them.

Because in front of their escape, the navy led by Zhang Huangyan was waiting there.

(End of this chapter)
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