Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 395 The Battle of Nagasaki

Dozens of small boats quickly approached the shore of Nagasaki under the cover of the Ming Navy's naval guns.The shogunate's army itself was not large in size, and they did not know how to conduct beach defense. They did not have many artillery pieces, let alone heavy machine guns. They only shot sporadic arrows, but none of them hit the boat.

The young Marines lowered their bodies, and as the ship rushed to the shore, the machine gunner on the bow was even a little surprised, because there was no enemy as expected.

In this seemingly undefended state, the Ming Army Marine Corps successfully landed.And at this time, only a few warriors rode over with groups of foot light.

The bearded sergeant major pulled the M4 rifle in his hand and shouted, "Fire."

The soldiers of the Marine Corps temporarily searched for their own bunkers, some used carriages, some directly hid behind trees, and some were at the corners of buildings.They are all marines who have received extremely rigorous training. In fact, the first and second battalions of the Marine Corps Special Battalion were first selected soldiers from the army. An honorable Marine.The lowest rank in the special battalion is corporal, which means that these soldiers have signed at least seven years of service with the Ming army and are real professional soldiers.Soldiers in other units will basically retire and demobilize after serving for three to four years.

The sergeant major's name is Mei Qianshu, which sounds like a name for a young man, but he is extremely strong and has a beard.He was a poor farmer in Guangxi back then. He had no land and had to do long-term labor for others. He was also very thin.After joining the Ming Dynasty's Restoration Army, he was well fed and exercised, and he actually turned into a muscular man.After being promoted to sergeant major, Mei Qianshu became even more powerful. He could run faster than others, shoot more accurately than others, and organized a team to conduct drills with excellent offensive and defensive results. In other words, he was a king of soldiers.

With the M4 rifle in his hand, Mei Qianshu had just become familiar with it and was already able to harvest the enemy's names very stably at a distance of 200 meters.

The Japanese soldiers rushing forward, in addition to the samurai, can also wear full armor (armor). The ordinary ashigaru equipment is not so luxurious, but there are also bibs and straw folds, and they wear straw helmets like straw hats on their heads.It's just that these ashigaru are not equipped with firearms, but use spears.

When this kind of medieval army faced the Ming Marine Corps, it was really like giving nothing.Just a face-to-face, the rushing shogunate army collapsed, including the leader of the samurai was also shot down.

Nagasaki was already in chaos, and the common people fled crying and fleeing. The pier, which was originally quite prosperous, had become a battleground between the Ming army and the shogunate army.

However, the Ming Navy's shelling did not stop, and the shells shot into Nagasaki like plowing the ground. The Navy didn't care what they hit, or how much collateral damage they would cause. Their military operations were originally In the name of punishment, there are no innocents in war.

The shogunate army in Nagasaki tried many times to attack the dock and defeated the Ming army who came ashore. However, the shogunate samurai were horrified to find that they were facing a hellish demon army that they could not understand and could not defeat.

There were almost no samurai or ashigaru who could get close to the Daming marines, and they were all pierced by bullets and fell into a pool of their own blood within a few dozen steps away.

Sergeant Major Mei Qianshu saw this situation and said: "Continue to advance, and each team will alternate cover."

The Ming army began to expand from the dock area, and they were still cautious to avoid any direct hand-to-hand conflict with the enemy.In fact, there are not many shogunate defenders in Nagasaki, and the economy is not so good that the shogunate cannot support so many troops. Coupled with the backwardness of equipment and tactics, this sudden battle to seize the city at sea will take a long time. Saki has no countermeasures at all.

After receiving constant reports from his subordinates, Shimada Morimasa, the leader of Nagasaki, turned pale and livid.But Tagawa Nanzaemon, who was temporarily detained by him, was actually the old god.

"Mr. Shimada, the shogunate is doomed to fail. What the shogunate is facing now is not an ordinary daimyo. Back then, Guanbai expedition to North Korea was so strong that he was also defeated by the Ming Dynasty. The prosperity of the Ming Dynasty at this time is better than that of the past. Ten times, the shogunate has no way to resist the sharp guns and artillery alone."

Shimada Shouzheng stared at this half-Chinese and half-Japanese guy, and asked, "Tanna Tagawa, what exactly does Ming want? Is it really punishment for the shogunate's coercion of Ryukyu?"

Shichizaemon smiled and said: "How do I know? I am just an ordinary Japanese businessman. But as a vassal country, Japan once invaded Korea and Ryukyu. The Ming Dynasty must have been very dissatisfied, and the shogunate should be taught a lesson. "

Shimada Shouzheng asked: "If the general is willing to bow his head and plead guilty to His Majesty the Ming Emperor? Will the Ming army withdraw?"

Shichizaemon was still full of smiles: "Maybe the former Central Plains dynasty would, but the current Daming definitely won't. The current Daming not only pays attention to the face of the heaven and the state, but also the practical benefits. I apologize for this kind of crime." What’s the cost to Japan? I’m a businessman, so I definitely don’t think it’s enough to compensate. And Daming killed a lot of people back then. If he didn’t take revenge, he would definitely feel unhappy, so I personally think that Daming would probably want it. Seeing that Japan has surrendered, the descendants of those who participated in the expedition to Korea will be sentenced, and those who invaded Ryukyu will also be dealt with. Edo Castle should also be handed over to the Ming people, hahaha I don’t know.”

Shimada Shouzheng was furious: "Maga Yero! You are also a Japanese, is it okay to betray the shogunate like this?"

Shichizaemon put on a straight face and said, "Shimada-kun, I want to correct you. Although my surname is Tagawa, I belong to the lineage of King Ying of the Ming Dynasty, and I am a true Ming. And my loyalty belongs to my clan. And the Ming Empire, Japan? The Shogunate? What are they? Not to mention my background, even if I’m just a countryman, I still disdain your Shogunate and your Tokugawa family. You can’t understand that as a The pride of the Chinese, because you are nothing but a bunch of contemptuous Japanese pirates."

Shimada Moromasa pulled out his samurai sword angrily, and was about to cut Shichizaemon, but at this moment, the little surname next to Shimada Moremasa suddenly became violent, and my hairpin in my hand stabbed into Shimada Mori In Zheng's neck, blood was flying everywhere, and even shot onto Shichizaemon's body and face.

Shichizaemon wiped the blood off his face, glanced at the staring Nagasaki Moriyuki, snorted and said, "Shimada, do you think that I will come here to see you without any hole cards? Nagasaki It's over, it belongs to our Zheng family from now on—it belongs to Daming."

(End of this chapter)