The Ming Dynasty started with caution

Wang Shouren stood on the deck, and dozens of large ships were equipped with firearms, covering the port of Satsuma.

Seeing that the number of people far exceeded expectations, the soldiers of Satsuma abandoned their weapons and fled in all directions.

The dense ships made the soldiers panic.

Dong Wen led his troops to the port and fought hard.

Two hours later, the port was occupied.

Xu Dong looked at Wang Shouren: "It is easy to land, but the most powerful place for Satsuma is the royal city. Lord Wang, do you know why I went north to rob your big ship?"

Wang Shouren shook his head and felt strange.

"Satsuma ceded land to Feihou and the island country daimyo Asano Kiyomasa, borrowed 20,000 soldiers, and was determined to kill you." Xu Dong sold a favor at the right time.

After taking the port, Ryukyu had only more than a thousand soldiers, while Satsuma had more than 20,000 soldiers.

No matter how good you are at using troops, you can't turn the tide.

Dong Wen cast an earnest look at Xu Dong, wanting him to stay and raise troops to fight.

Xu Dong took the lead and said: "I have taken these five large ships. I hope Lord Wang will show mercy in the future."

The sailors boarded the large ship, and the five large ships of Ryukyu disappeared on the sea with the pirate fleet.

Dong Wen was of course distressed, but if the Satsuma Kingdom could be conquered, this loss would not be a big deal.

But if the army was defeated, Ryukyu would not be able to recover even if it rested for fifty years.

"Lord Wang, what should we do next?"

The ship was gone, and it was only a matter of time before Shimazu Tadamasa sent a large army to encircle and suppress it.

Liu Jin led his army to the north, and it would take at least ten days.

What Dong Wen was most worried about was that Shimazu Tadamasa's army would go south.

The Satsuma Peninsula is not large, and a thousand people will definitely leave traces when they march, making it extremely difficult to hide.

Wang Shouren thought for a moment: "The key to this battle is to get the map of Satsuma and the position of the enemy."

Only by knowing the terrain of the island can we deploy troops.

The map given to him by Ryukyu only shows the territory of Satsuma, and there are no mountains, rivers and streams marked.

Dong Wen looked embarrassed: "The position of the enemy is easy to find out, but the map is hard to get."

The map is only available to the royal family, so why would they give it to them?

Wang Shouren looked thoughtful.

The loss of the shore will be reported to the royal city in one day. The war is imminent, and the map of Satsuma must be obtained within three days.

After a long time, he said: "Search all the silver and copper coins from all the soldiers and give them to me."

"Sir Wang, such a plunder may chill people's hearts, right?" Dong Wen was puzzled.

Wang Shouren naturally took this into consideration, and Dong Wen wrote a petition, and Ryukyu will return double the money when they return victorious.

Ryukyu didn't have much silver left, and Wang Shouren was heartbroken to hear that he was going to spend it like this.

Not knowing what to do, Dong Wen still passed the order down,

Soon, the silver and copper coins collected totaled more than 5,000 taels of silver.

"Choose 20 personal guards, 250 taels each, and disperse to the border of Ryukyu. Ask the people to draw the terrain near where they live, and you will be given 2 taels of silver. Report back to the camp within two days!"

Put it together, it is a complete map of Satsuma.

The maps drawn by the people will be more accurate than the maps surveyed by the court.

Dong Wen's eyes lit up, but he learned too many military strategies all the way north.

Wang Shouren was worried. It was October and the weather was getting colder.

Gao Feng asked, "What are you worried about?"

"I'm afraid of snow. There will be snow within ten days. If we can't break through the royal city before it snows, I'm afraid we will return in defeat."

The climate in Hainan is completely different from this place.

The Li people have lived on the hot island for many years, and they cannot adapt to this place.

50,000 troops are more than the 20,000 troops of Satsuma.

But according to Wang Shouren's guess, the Li people have no armor and weapons.

Gao Feng looted a thick cotton inner garment from the Satsuma military camp: "Sir, the weather is cold, you should wear one more."

"To Lord Dong."

Gao Feng handed over the inner garment very reluctantly.

Wang Shouren waited for news in the military camp.

Two days later, the spies returned to the camp one after another.

There was a piece of rice paper hanging on the weapon rack of the big tent. Wang Shouren pieced together all the fragmented terrain and drew a map.

At this time, Dong Min rushed in: "Sir, Asano Kiyomasa led the army south and has reached Qingkou River. The number of troops is 10,000 more than Xu Dong said."

Gao Feng jumped up from the chair and looked at the map.

Qingkou River is only seven miles away from here, and it can be reached in half an hour.

"There are 30,000 people? Sir, run away, the Li people will go north to attack the city again."

Dong Wen was a little reluctant: "Sir Wang, if we run away, the two thousand soldiers of Ryukyu..."

Taking the wounded will delay the march.

Dong Wen naturally hopes to bring them all back to Ryukyu.

At this moment, the spy rushed into the tent and reported in a panic: "Sir, there are also enemy troops in the northern area of ​​Hanshan."

Wang Shouren looked up at the map. Hanshan and Qingkou are the two major marching routes to the north, and the enemy army is surrounded.

Even if he really ran away, Dong Wen would not blame him. After all, he is not a minister of Ryukyu and does not have to pay his life for Ryukyu.

Wang Shouren shook his head: "The shore can't be lost again, otherwise General Liu will not be able to land when he goes north."

With the help of Xu Dong's troops, the shore was captured. If it was taken away by the army of Satsuma again.

It is conceivable how many Li people will be killed.

"But..."

Wang Shouren said calmly: "Wait for Asano Kiyomasa to come."

Dong Wen and Gao Feng were stunned, obviously frightened.

Xu Dong is from the Ming Dynasty, and can be regarded as a fellow countryman with you, so he can be fooled by you.

But Asano Kiyomasa is an islander!

"Sir, think twice!"

"Master... Master, let's run away first, he will kill us."

Wang Shouren shook his head and walked out of the camp.

In less than half an hour, smoke and dust rose from the mountains in the north, and more and more soldiers appeared in sight.

Wearing Japanese armor, sharp weapons flashed silver in the sunlight.

The two armies confronted each other, five hundred steps apart.

"Wang Shouren wants to see General Asano!"

Asano Kiyomasa raised his hand to stop the archers from shooting. They were fighting for Satsuma. If they could win without losing a single soldier, it would be the best.

I heard that Okubo, who had never been defeated in a hundred battles, lost to this person, and I was a little curious about Wang Shouren.

Not long after, Wang Shouren came to the tent and bowed to Asano Kiyomasa: "I wonder if General Asano can understand what I say?"

"Go ahead."

Asano Kiyomasa put his hand on the handle of the Japanese sword.

Wang Shouren was puzzled: "Satsuma ceded land and borrowed troops from the general. This is a bad idea. Why didn't the general take the opportunity to occupy more land in Satsuma?"

Satsuma and the daimyo of the island country have always fought.

This shows that the daimyo also wanted to annex Satsuma, but he failed because Okumura kept the north.

"The general has already thought about it. Why is it your turn to teach me? There are 10,000 soldiers guarding the Satsuma Royal City and countless firearms." Asano Kiyomasa drew his sword: "I know that there is a strategy in the Ming Dynasty's military tactics, called alienation."

With his 20,000 troops, he can capture the royal city.

But if the troops decline, they will be immediately eaten away by other daimyo, which is why he dare not attack the royal city.

Wang Shouren bowed slightly: "Hand over the army to me, I will help the general capture the royal city, and the loss will not exceed 500 people."