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"There was not even a scream, and everyone saw only three fire men holding their knives, and managed to charge three times ahead, and finally fell to the ground slowly, motionless, and the flames were still burning on them. with.

Chapter 673: Landing in Japan VI

Taking advantage of the Japanese army's shock, the other Ming soldiers rushed back, and within a few strokes, several Japanese soldiers hiding in the guard post were killed by the Ming army.

"Damn it, it's obvious that the mortar is not used, why do you let him charge forward?"

However, this small-scale battle was not praised by the company commander, but was scolded instead.The company commander was right. To deal with enemies with fortifications, you should use artillery first.

"But the company commander, how expensive are the shells for that mortar. Just these few little Japanese are not worth a single shell. In such a lousy place, how many shells should be fired? It's not worth it." Aggrieved.

"That's right. As soon as I breathed fire, I burned these turtle sons to death." The soldier with the flamethrower was still in the memory of the battle just now.

"This thing of yours is reserved for burning Japanese houses. If you charge so close, what if you die?" the company commander cursed bitterly.

The combat mission of the main force of the Ming army is to continue to attack the rear defense line of the Japanese army and constantly force the enemy to retreat.

Therefore, the purpose of Li Laiheng's first battle was to scare the snake away.First force the Japanese army away, bypass Lake Biwa, and you will be in Kyoto.And the real main force of the royalist Japanese army should be in Kyoto.

In this battle, it was strange that no Japanese cavalry was encountered, but there were more iron gunners in the Japanese army, and there were many large-scale confrontations between the two sides.However, because the Ming army had the help of artillery support, no matter what formation the Japanese army sent, they were unable to defeat the attack of the Ming army and were quickly defeated.The battle lasted for two days, and the Ming army and the shogunate army all occupied Mihara.

Similarly, this is why during the Anti-Japanese War, the Chinese army also had rifles, but they couldn't beat the Japanese army.Ordinarily, the current iron artillery of the Japanese army can be regarded as a kind of musket, but without the support of artillery, the infantry formation is the target.After all, the Chinese army at the time was seriously short of artillery. Even if it had artillery, there were no shells to fire. So you can't hold your ground if you just build it in Hanyang.

Fighting is not about being a hero, nor is it about rushing forward regardless of the fatigue of the soldiers.This is not a cavalry battle, even if it is a cavalry, it is necessary to pay attention to the rest of the horse.Therefore, after Mihara broke the game, the Ming army began to enter a short rest, and the shogunate army was responsible for consolidating Mihara.The logistics fleet of the Ming army started the replenishment of the big girlfriends and the subsequent transportation tasks.

At this time, the main task of another fleet led by Liu Guoxuan was to block the sea routes from Kyushu and Shikoku to the main island.At the same time, naval guns began to attack villages and towns along the coast of Kyushu and Shikoku.Put pressure on the two islands.

At the same time, another huge transport fleet dispatched by the Ministry of National Defense set off from Songjiang Prefecture under the escort of a small number of warships, preparing to mobilize field troops to Japan to participate in the landing battle.

Some people say, why not just send all the troops in the first wave?People with this kind of thinking probably just think that the war scenes are more beautiful.When a war is fought, the more brutal and bloody it is, the more beautiful the war seems to be.In a real war, the scenes are definitely not arranged for tragic and good looks.Even if it is the Normandy landing, the first wave of troops will not push all the troops up.

First use the navy to knock out the opponent's navy, then eliminate the reinforcements on the Japanese main island, continue to dismember the enemy's vital forces, disperse its forces, and finally aim at the enemy's heart and insert a knife. This is the way to use troops.A real war is all about cutting flesh with blunt knives and bleeding little by little. The most bloody battle is of course piercing the heart.But before completely killing the enemy, one must exhaust the opponent's energy as much as possible, so that he will be exhausted and unable to fight back.

And this fatal blow before killing the enemy was the second core landing point of the Ming army, Osaka.The Yodo River originates from Lake Biwa, its upstream is Kyoto, where the royal family is located, and its mouth is Osaka.

Arisukawa was very glad that he hadn't been on the front line in Yonehara a few days ago, otherwise he might not be able to return to Kyoto.Japanese people have surnames, such as Sakai and Abe.But the Japanese imperial family has no surnames.In Japanese customs, the emperor is the sun god, he doesn't need a surname, and he doesn't have a household registration, because he is a god.Therefore, Yuqichuan Palace is just a name, and of course it can also be called the palace surname, which is regarded as an honorific title.

At this point in the battle, the main members of the royal family have already guessed that they are about to lose.However, the main force of the royalists is still there, but the peripheral forces have basically disintegrated.First of all, the reinforcements from Kyushu and Shikoku could not come at all.A small group of troops sent to Hiroshima in the west of the island is being confused by the North Korean bandit soldiers, and it has not been quiet for a day.

Even the Yonehara battlefield, which has always been dominant, suffered a crushing defeat.

As the supreme commander, Arisugawa Palace kept his eyes on Osaka, because the Japanese knew very well that Zheng Chenggong, the most senior general of the Ming Army Navy, was still idle every day as the captain of the transport brigade. In the Ming Dynasty, here In the battle, it is impossible not to reuse Zheng Chenggong.However, it is obvious that the most likely place for Zheng Chenggong to appear is definitely not Nagoya, which has already landed in the Ming army, but Osaka.

"His Royal Highness, should we send envoys to meet the Tokugawa family and that General Zheng?" Just when Arisugawa Palace was frowning, his trusted staff stood up.

Don't think that the emperor is really a god, they are just a group of villains who are really afraid of death.Hundreds of years later, the emperor's surrender edict explained everything.Everyone in China knows exactly who launched the war of aggression against China.

Once these so-called gods can't beat them, they immediately show their faces of seeking peace, and they are not ashamed.The reason why the Japanese royal family is so confident is because they feel that there is still a way out. They believe that the Tokugawa family is also their own after all, and the biggest general in the Ming Dynasty has half of Japanese blood.As the aloof emperor of Japan, what is so difficult about keeping his life alive?At worst, if the emperor dies, another one can be found in the royal family. It is impossible to kill the royal family.

"Mmm. Immediately send envoys to meet the Tokugawa family and General Zheng. No one should know about it." Arisugawa Palace frowned a little upon hearing the staff's suggestion.In his opinion, as long as the envoys sent are smart enough, the loss of the royalists in Osaka will not be too heavy.

And if the Tokugawa family is aware of current affairs, then the Ming army attacking Kyoto from the direction of Yonehara will be under logistical pressure.In this war situation, there is still the possibility of negotiation, but as long as Osaka is defended, the status of the emperor, at worst, it will return to the previous puppet state.

But the Japanese never thought that Zhu Youjian, the most famous Zheng Chenggong, only gave him the right to fight in the navy.And once the entire Ming army landed on the main island of Japan, the command power would be completely in the hands of Li Laiheng who was in Yonehara.

Chapter 674: Burning Osaka One

Zheng Chenggong's headquarters is temporarily located in Kagoshima. First, it is convenient for coordination of operations and shipping command, because Kagoshima is a big harbor, and the transport fleet from Matsue directly arrives at Kagoshima, so it is convenient for supplies and docking and transshipment; Yes, the Ming army captured a large number of Japanese warships, and all the shipping can be dispatched in a unified manner; third, Kyushu Island is ready to surrender, and a large number of prisoners of war are concentrated here, so there is sufficient labor to use.

It takes three days from Matsue to Kagoshima, and more than two days from Kagoshima to Osaka.Although Kagoshima was the first transshipment point, Zheng Chenggong needed to find a temporary port of call closer to Osaka for the second deployment of the combat plan.Japan later reclaimed a lot of land, so it is impossible to measure Japan's geographical environment in the [-]th century with the maps of later generations.

On this day, a small boat docked at the port of Kagoshima, and several short men in bright clothes walked in a file, all the way to the outside of Zheng Chenggong's headquarters.

"Mr. Jun, we are Han businessmen who have lived in Edo all the year round. We have old friends with Mr. Guoxing. Please inform us that we want to meet Mr. Guoxing." Style, the only doubtful point is that these people are too humble, and they always want to bend down and bow involuntarily when speaking.However, the guards at the entrance of the command department are also used to it now. Since arriving in the Wa Kingdom, officials of the Wa Kingdom, large and small, have seen many of them, and they are even more exaggerated than these people.

"Is there a post about Lord Guo Xing?" The guard wanted to stop the group of people, because Zheng Chenggong is not anyone who can see him if he wants.

"Why are you talking so much nonsense, I see the surname of Guo, and I still need posts?" But a man with a rat-headed face said arrogantly in this group of people.

"If there is no post, you can't enter." The guards feel very uncomfortable, but the discipline requirements of the Ming army are very strict now, at least they can't damage the image of the guards.

"Boy, I'm Feng Xifan. When I was the head of the bodyguard, you were still breastfeeding." The man scolded angrily.

"I don't know Feng Xifan, I only know Baitie." The guard didn't appreciate it at all, he was a soldier of the Ming Navy, and of course he didn't know Feng Xifan, who used to be the chief guard of the Zheng family, these were completely different concepts.

However, since the other party had mentioned Feng Xifan's name, some of Zheng Chenggong's subordinates could still be recognized.After all, the Ming Dynasty Navy started its business by relying on the foundation of the Zheng Family Navy.During the stalemate between the two sides, someone had already notified the headquarters of Feng Xifan's arrival.

It was unexpected that Feng Xifan was not dead.After all, he was the one who was most suspected of assassinating the Emperor.The Japanese were able to let him go, and he was fine for a few years.This shows that there are also sensible people among the Japanese royalists.

"Feng Xifan, do you still dare to come back?" Zheng Chenggong naturally knew what was going on, but on the surface, Feng Xifan was the henchman of his Zheng family, or in other words, he was also a Ming person with Daming household registration.You can't kill it casually!

"Major General, the villain is causing trouble for the Zheng family." When Feng Xifan saw Zheng Chenggong, he immediately knelt on the ground with snot and tears, his expression was like that of a dog whose leg was broken outside, pitiful.

Seeing Feng Xifan who kept wiping away tears, Zheng Chenggong's heart immediately softened three points.

"Since you came to me today, I can only hand you over to the imperial court. Your affairs must be handled by the emperor himself." Zheng Chenggong sighed. If Feng Xifan went to Hokkaido, he might die sooner.

"Young general, I shouldn't have believed that Chen Shaohua's words. It's all about the emperor's deliberate plot against Zheng Xia!" Feng Xifan looked angry.

"Shut up! Although you are a general of my Zheng family, but you are also from Daming, how can you slander the emperor like this?" Zheng Chenggong scolded sharply.

"Major General, it's not a villain who wants to say this. Think about it, is the current situation in the Wa country really good to the Zheng family? With so many Japanese dead, how do you face the Wa people who gave birth to you for so many years? Major General, please think about your mother," Feng Xifan said, and finally brought out the person Zheng Chenggong cared about most.

"Mother..." Zheng Chenggong was stunned for a moment. The relationship between him and Zheng Zhilong was not as harmonious as it appeared on the surface, but he was really filial to Tianchuan Songzi, not to mention Tianchuan Songzi was humiliated for Daming.

Feng Xifan, a close friend of the Zheng family, must have known about Zheng Chenggong's weakness, so he brought the Japanese envoy to see Zheng Chenggong, and he was very confident in persuading Zheng Chenggong.

"Yes! If the old woman is alive, she must not bear to see the current situation. Japan and Ming Dynasty are separated by oceans. What is wrong with Japan? Why does Zhu Youjian want to kill all the Japanese?" Feng Xifan's words hit the nail on the head Zheng Chenggong's heart.In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Zheng Chenggong has feelings for Japan. He can accept Zhu Youjian's imperial seal of Hokkaido to the Zheng family, because the land of Ezo does not belong to Japan in the first place; , but he couldn't accept that Daming would bring down the entire Japanese emperor.

Just when Zheng Chenggong fell into contradictory thoughts, Feng Xifan added more details and explained the whole incident in detail.He didn't dare to say too many bad things about Zhu Youjian, but he dared to apply eye drops to Chen Shaohua vigorously, making the image of Chen Jinnan, a heroic Tiandihui, into a villainous commander of Jinyiwei.Let Zheng Chenggong's mind be filled with disgust for Chen Shaohua.

"Go down first!" Zheng Chenggong sat weakly on the chair, gasping for breath.Because he has been in poor health this year, he immediately felt weak all over.

What to do with Zhu Youjian's order?What about Feng Xifan?Where is the future of the Zheng family?These problems have all become difficult problems for Zheng Chenggong to solve.The military order given by the imperial court is clear, that is, to land in Osaka, and he, Zheng Chenggong, can only be responsible for destroying the outer defenses of Osaka and successfully sending the troops ashore.He, Zheng Chenggong, couldn't even interfere with the actions of the troops after they landed.

If the emperor's mind is to occupy Japan, then what's the point of the Zheng family's possession of Hokkaido?Hokkaido is as close to the entire Japanese main island as Taiwan is to the mainland.Obviously, the Zheng family will not be able to defend Hokkaido at that time.At this moment, Zheng Chenggong was particularly envious of Shi Lang. He hated why the Zheng family insisted on intertwining their fate with the Japanese kingdom. It would be better to go to Nanyang to find a bigger island and become a king.

Just when Zheng Chenggong had nothing to do, another problem arose.

"Master Guo Xing, the Army Fate Fleet from Songjiang has arrived, do you want to go and greet them?" Zheng Chenggong's secretary reminded.

"Welcome? Who is leading the army and I need to greet him personally?" Zheng Chenggong was taken aback. Who did the court send here?His secretary is no novice Xiaobai, how many can Daming count to remind him to greet them in person?

Chapter 675: Burning Osaka II

"It was Li Guo and Dang Shousu who led the team personally, and" the secretary hadn't finished speaking.

"Who else?" Zheng Chenggong asked immediately.