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Part One: Penghu Storm Chapter 365: Confusing the Enemy

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    In September of the 11th year of Chongzhen in the Ming Dynasty, Wu Liebo, the Fujian General Soldier, the Hussar General, and the Supreme Guard Ding Yunyi raised more than 15,000 elite Tiger Guards. The goal was:

    Satsuma Domain!

    In September of the 11th year of Chongzheng in the Ming Dynasty, Ding Yunyi, the leader of the Pirate Alliance, held a gathering of pirates on the new flagship "Lion" of the Huben Guard Navy, which was known as the third pirate conference in history.

    The only discussion at the meeting was:

    Satsuma Domain!

    Defeat the Satsuma clan and avenge the waves!

    This is another joint effort between Huben Guards officers and soldiers and pirates.  Not only them, Major Swede's regiment was also ordered to go out with the army for the first time!

    This force armed with firearms will unveil their mysterious veil on the battlefield for the first time!

    Purpose:

    Bloodbath - Satsuma Domain!

    Ding Yunyi did not target the sulfur ball first.  In his opinion, once the Satsuma Domain is successfully attacked, the problem of sulfur balls will be solved.

    The battle of Satsuma Domain will be a quick one.  The reason was not for anything, but because he was worried about Zheng Zhilong's sudden intervention.  As long as the battle of Satsuma Domain can start in advance, Zheng Zhilong, who came after hearing the news, will have nothing to do.  Moreover, Ding Yunyi also has a card in his hand that can silence Zheng Zhilong:

    His kidnapped family!

    Information about the Golden Sword Guards has been piling up on Ding Yunyi's desk. Judging from this information, the level of firearms and equipment in the Satsuma Domain is surprising.

    A musket used by the Japanese pirates of the Satsuma Domain.  All purchased from Tanegashima.

    To be honest, Tanegashima is famous for its firearms.  On August 25, the 22nd year of the Jiajing reign of the Ming Dynasty, a Portuguese merchant ship was discovered drifting on Tanegashima Island in Japan.  After several "Southern Barbarians" came ashore, what aroused the curiosity of the local residents was their different hair colors and skins.  There are also iron pipes called "magic tubes" that they carry with them.

    Although these iron pipes are very inconspicuous, after the Nanman people played with them, a small tree not far away broke after a loud noise, and the residents of the island were all amazed.  This scene attracted the attention of a sixteen-year-old boy next to him.  He did not hesitate to spend two thousand taels of gold to buy two of these "magic tubes" at a high price.

    And this young man was Tanegashima Tokiyao who later invented the "Taneshima tube". He may not have realized it.  The two "magic tubes" I bought at a high price actually changed the history of Japan.  This brought Japan into the age of firearms, and for a period of time, Japan's firearms even reached the most advanced level.  And it all starts with these two "magic tubes".

    The two matchlock guns at that time were too crude.  Basically, the ammunition is loaded in the front chamber, and then gunpowder is added.  Then ignite the match rope and use the impact force generated by the gunpowder explosion to push the projectile out.  The effective range is only two hundred steps, and it cannot even penetrate fine-quality armor, so its power is very limited.

    But it was a truly remarkable invention at the time, especially for Easterners who relied on close combat units such as cavalry and infantry.  After Yao obtained the iron cannon on Tanegashima, he felt like he had found a treasure.  Immediately and another friend copied it separately.  After several months of unremitting efforts, the trial production of iron cannon was finally successful.  And initially mastered the technology of iron cannon manufacturing.

    Subsequently, with the deepening of commercial exchanges between various places on the Japanese islands, iron cannons and their manufacturing technology began to spread throughout the Japanese islands.  Japan has always been famous for its sword casting technology, and imitating and improving iron cannons is not a problem. With the efforts of many swordsmiths, different types of iron cannon branches began to appear in various places on Japan. The more famous ones are Tanegashima barrel, Kunitomo barrel,  Kishu tube, Satsuma tube, etc.

    And the structure of the Japanese iron cannon.  It also began to gradually distinguish itself from the old European iron cannons. Innovative inventions such as air-locking bolts appeared, and the durability and power of the iron cannon began to be greatly improved. The famous Satsuma barrel even reached an effective range of 400 steps, which is close to that of modern times.  The rifle used later even had the technology to be fired in rainy days, which was very rare at the time.

    At that time, the Japanese island was in a chaotic state of separatism among heroes during the Warring States Period.  In order to strengthen their own strength, various lords were eager for new weapons and equipment, which invisibly promoted the further maturity of iron cannon manufacturing technology. Iron cannons also began to be equipped with troops on a large scale and were active in various battlefields.

    During the subsequent invasion of Korea launched by Japan, the army's iron artillery equipment rate exceeded 80%.

    However, after Toyotomi Hideyoshi came to power, he began to implement the Hachiman Military System and issued the Sword Hunting Order in an attempt to complete the separation of soldiers and farmers. At this stage, a large number of skilled craftsmen were deprived of the right to produce and improve iron cannons. Japan's  Firearms development began to decline rapidly.  Except for Tanegashima, which has never stopped researching and secretly developing firearms.

    Satsuma Domain and Tanegashima have always maintained a good relationship, because it also gave them a large source of firearms.  existCoupled with its own Satsuma barrel, this constitutes a very lethal firearms unit.

    How to kill a large number of Japanese pirates at the minimum cost and achieve the desired results has become what Ding Yunyi has to consider.

    On September 20th, the leading troops of the Tiger Guards appeared on the surface of the Satsuma Sea.

    On the 21st, the special envoy of Satsuma Domain's daimyo Shimazu Mitsuhisa Yasuda Yumasa arrived in a small boat and asked to see Ding Yunyi.

    When he saw Ding Yunyi, his face was full of surprise.  He never thought that the legendary "Ding Huben" would be so young.

    After the shock, Yasuda Yumasa quickly thought of the purpose of his mission. He raised his question tactfully and carefully, why did the Ming Dynasty's navy appear in the waters of Satsuma Domain?

    Ding Yunyi's answer was straightforward: "The Satsuma clan has killed my subordinates, and now I have sent out the elite Huben Guard navy to attack them!"

    "Mr. Ding, there may be some misunderstandings." Yasuda Yumasa said hurriedly: "Japan and the Ming Dynasty are friendly countries separated by a strip of water Hearing the words "a strip of water", Ding Yunyi's brows wrinkled. He really  I don¡¯t know who invented these words, let alone why they are used to refer to the relationship between China and Japan.

    China and Japan have never been friends, they are not now, and they will never be friends in the future!

    Yasuda Yumasa did not notice the change in Ding Yunyi's face, and said calmly: "Your subordinates died in Satsuma Domain. We really don't know what happened. If there is such a situation, we will definitely investigate and report  The general town has an explanation. But the sudden rise of elites in the general town is an invasion, which will damage the style of the Ming Dynasty Yangyang Shangguo This man is very sharp-tongued, and he carries the big label of "Yangyang Shangguo" as soon as he comes.  Unfortunately, I didn't know that the young mayor in front of me was the most disgusted with these words.

    Yasuda Yumasa is obviously most satisfied with his eloquence: "I once heard a saying in China, "The general will be outside. The emperor's orders are not affected, but I am very worried about the general town. The general town holds a large army and controls the place. This is originally  What worries the emperor the most is that there is a sudden attack on a friendly neighbor. Sooner or later, the news will reach your court. By then, do you think the emperor of your country will not be suspicious of you?  It won't be far away Ding Yunyi almost laughed. This Japanese actually wanted to imitate those lobbyists in ancient China. Did they lobby him?

    He thought for a moment: "Yusada Yumasa, there were two great people in ancient China, one named Su Qin and the other named Zhang Yi. I think you and them really want to be like that."

    Yasuda Yumasa was very proud. The general manager immediately mentioned the two people he admired most: Su Qin and Zhang Yi!

    This time, Lord Shimazu was very worried when he heard that Taiwan¡¯s army was invading, so he patted his chest and swore an oath in front of Lord Shimazu.  He must be able to persuade the opponent to retreat with his sharp tongue.

    ¡°Looking at Mr. Ding now, he seems to have convinced himself

    Ding Yunyi pondered there for a while, and suddenly said: "Yumasa Yasuda, what you said makes sense. This town thinks about it carefully. If we really send troops rashly, I'm afraid there will be disasters like you said. But now that the army has risen, we can't go empty-handed.  And return, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken He frowned and said: "I think so, you go back and tell your Lord Shimazu that I don't want to send troops.  But my subordinates kept encouraging me, so I had no choice but to do it.  Now sir teaches me with such exquisite remarks, I am afraid that our emperor will be angry.  I'm in a dilemma, so let's ask Lord Shimazu to write a document of surrender. I will take one to appease my subordinates, and secondly, I can communicate with His Majesty the Emperor Yasuda Yumasa was overjoyed when he heard this.

    Japan is a theoretical vassal state of the Ming Dynasty. It has been a vassal state for a long time. What is the difficulty in writing another document of vassalage now?  As long as these Ming troops can be allowed to retreat first, and then slowly develop in the future, it will be a big deal.

    Yasuda Yuma immediately agreed.

    Ding Yunyi not only agreed to withdraw his troops, but also asked someone to come out with a sum of money to reward Yasuda Yumasa, and after a few words of encouragement, he asked him to leave quickly and go back to prepare the document of surrender.

    "Headquarters!" As soon as Yasuda Yumasa left, people like Cai Jiuzhou and Zhang Xianxuan became anxious: "Is it really just like this to withdraw?"

    Ding Yunyi smiled: "If this town sends out troops, when will they return empty-handed? What's more, this town is determined to avenge the waves, and will never withdraw its troops until the Satsuma Domain is bloodbathed!"

    The subordinates didn't react for a moment, and Cai Jiuzhou's mind was spinning quickly: "Did the commander-in-chief do this on purpose, and thenthen make a sneak attack!" Ding Yunyi continued for him: "I want to use the minimum cost to achieve the greatest results! Now!  Those Japanese bandits have been prepared for a long time. If they attack rashly, they will suffer heavy casualties. Now I will slow down their minds and make them lazy, and then select the elite people to attack them.If we attack, the thieves will not be on guard, and we can successfully land.  "

    "The general is wise!" The subordinates cheered. Ye Dahai was the first to stand up and said: "I am willing to serve as a vanguard!"

    "I'll do it myself." Ding Yunyi said slowly: "You can do water battles, and I can do land battles! Order each ship to put into retreat, leave the sea of ??Satsuma Domain in batches, and ambush Sakon. Prepare two more for me.  Ten small boats, each with eight soldiers, will be landed under my personal command at night, and then you will wait for the warships to return in force. "

    "yes!"

    Ding Yunyi set his sights on Shi Weide: "Shi Weide, your musketeers have been training for a long time, and it's time to put them to use this time. Once I successfully land, your musketeers will be the second batch to land. Anyone who dares to resist will be shot to death.  !¡±

    "Yes, I will definitely not let you down!" Shi Weide, who had not fought for a long time, said happily.

    "Li Guo!"

    "exist!"

    Ding Yunyi looked at him: "You are in the third batch. All pirates, except for the necessary personnel left on the ship, have landed. I will give you another privilege. After the pirates land, they can do whatever they want!"

    Li Guo was stunned for a moment, not understanding what the general town meant.

    Ding Yunyi smiled: "How can pirates make a living if they don't rely on robbery? The discipline of our Tiger Guards is strict wherever we go, Qiu will not commit any crime When he said this  , I felt a little guilty. Once ashore, God knows what orders I would give to those soldiers, but I couldn't say these words in front of my subordinates. I still said seriously: "Soldiers are like this. Pirates, you don't have to follow some rules."  , they can do whatever they want.  "

    Li Guo finally understood the meaning of Zongzhen's words and couldn't help laughing: "Zongzhen, I feel relieved with your words. The brothers under me will never embarrass the Zongzhen.  "

    "It's the alliance leader. I am the alliance leader in front of you" Ding Yunyi did not forget to correct him. There is a big difference between giving an order as the commander-in-chief and giving an order as the alliance leader.

    The commander-in-chief is a dignified imperial officer and must not act recklessly, but the alliance leader is different.  A pirate leader doesn't have to pay attention to so many rules Everyone!  Ding Yunyi straightened up: "Many of our past battles were passive defenses, but this time is different. This time we are taking the initiative."  The Japanese pirates invaded the land in the past, killing my people and destroying my homeland.  Most of us were young at that time, and some of us were not even born yet, but many of our relatives may have experienced such pain. Now, the opportunity to avenge them has come. Are you not willing to fight to the death?  ?  "

    "I am willing to follow the main town and land on the Japanese island, swearing to kill the enemy to the death!"

    Those thunderous calls resounded on the "Lion".

    Ding Yunyi nodded slightly: "This landing operation is, firstly, to avenge the waves, and secondly, it is also to test the extent of the combat effectiveness of our Tiger Guards. We have not been defeated at sea, but what about on land? How will we fight? Yes.  A tragic victory, or a great victory? Is it as difficult as the attack on Golden Eagle City, or is there a new situation? You and I don¡¯t know this, but I know this battle must be won!¡±

    "Headquarters, don't worry." Cai Jiuzhou said slowly: "Headquarters must take the lead in every battle. This time, I personally led the brothers to land first. The brothers will never embarrass you."

    "That's good, that's good!" Ding Yunyi nodded, with a solemn look on his face, he was silent for a moment, and then said: "Let's all go back and prepare according to the plan. We will officially launch the attack in three days!"
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