In the Ningchu army, the grenadier battalion, as a personal creation of His Majesty the Emperor, has always been the only two elites among the divisions of the whole army, and the other is the guard battalion of the divisions of the whole army, which shows its high status.

But at the same time, it was accompanied by an extremely high casualty rate of the grenadier battalion, especially the position of the battalion commander, which is known as the seat of the first warrior in the army, because the commander of the 21 grenadier battalions in the whole division has died almost ten, and dozens of people have retired due to disability.

But even so, those in the army who want to become a member of the grenadier battalion or even the commander of the grenadier battalion are like a carp crossing the river, because in this position, it is the real road to heaven.

Want to get promoted and make a fortune? Want to be a marquis? Then go to the grenadier battalion, not only can you wear plate armor when you go into battle, but even the military uniform is more gorgeous than the others!

As the commander of the grenadier battalion of the Sixth Division, Han Dingwu's status was not lower than that of other regiment commanders, and even the division commander Deng Zi was polite to him, so he was sent to guard the artillery position to prevent the Satsuma clan from jumping over the wall in a final fight.

With the roar of the battalion commander Han Dingwu, hundreds of grenades were ignited and thrown into the air, and then landed on the road where the cavalry was marching, followed by a roar, and the cavalry who rushed to the front almost fell in a large row.

There are many weaknesses in the grenades of this era, in order to be able to throw far enough, the charge in it will not be too much, the power is not so great, and secondly, due to the problem of craftsmanship, there are also many bad bombs and duds, but in the face of a huge number, these will not be a problem.

If the quality is not good, then use the quantity to smash!

In the face of a series of explosions, even the Manmeng horse team of the Qing army was difficult to take the lead, not to mention the hundreds of horseback warriors of the Satsuma Domain, who were killed and injured and fell off their horses, almost innumerable, and more seriously, the formation of the impact became very chaotic with the fallen horses in front.

It's just that before Tao Zhengfang can make a move, the second, third and even fourth rounds of grenades were thrown in turn, and after such a series of indiscriminate bombardment, even the other soldiers were attracted to attention, and they couldn't help but look at this small battlefield, only to see that a large part of the horse team of the Satsuma Domain had fallen, and blood flowed from under the horse corpse, which made people shudder.

It's so brutal! It's shameless! It's so vicious!

Everyone silently muttered in their hearts, what is the use of cavalry under this means of bombardment? Can't rush through at all!

Tao Zhengfang insisted on standing up from the ground, his eyes were blown blind, his arm was blown off, and even his stomach was cut open, blood kept flowing, and if he was someone else, he was afraid that he would have completely collapsed.

But Tao Zhengfang still stood up, slowly struggled to ride on the horse beside him, glanced around, and saw that in the bloody vision, there were only more than 100 cavalrymen still on horseback, and these more than 100 people looked at Tao Zhengfang with a reverent and obedient look.

"For the glory of the Shimazu family! Onboard! ”

"Onboard!"

More than 100 cavalrymen used a resolute posture and carried a cavalry gun under their arms to attack the artillery position of the Fu Han army.

Han Dingwu looked at the man who insisted on charging opposite, with a bit of solemnity on his face, he slowly untied the war horse broadsword on his back, and didn't say a word.

At this time, only by going all out against the enemy, only by killing the other party, is the greatest respect for the enemy!

The soldiers of the grenadier battalion were also like Han Dingwu, clenching their horse swords with both hands, looking at the cavalry of the Satsuma Domain who was close at hand in front of them, preparing for a peak blow.

Chop!

Chop!

Chop!

Between the flashes of the sword, the rain of blood accompanied by the wailing of the horses swayed between the heavens and the earth, and the soldiers of the grenadier battalion were dyed with a layer of red dance, and more and more cavalry were directly cut off, and at the same time, some soldiers of the grenadier battalion were stabbed through the body by the cavalry spears!

The fight between the two sides is almost the most cruel game in the world, only between life and death, only standing and lying down.

When Tao Zhengfang was split in half by Han Dingwu's horse chopping knife, when the entire eight hundred horseback warriors were completely destroyed, it also meant that the battle was almost over, and the soldiers who were still fighting in the Satsuma Domain almost completely collapsed, they dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground, and more people began to run towards the rear.

Shimazu Jitoyo's face turned pale, he pulled out the rib gap knife at his waist, and thrust it into his abdomen without hesitating the others, and the blood completely stained his underwear.

"Cangjiu-kun, I'm sorry for you to introduce the wrong ......."

"In any case, please keep the Satsuma Domain! Keep the Shimazu family! Please....."

With tears in his eyes, he pulled out his katana at his waist and helped Shimazu Jitoyo complete the final mistake.

When the Satsuma army was defeated so badly, Shimazu Jifeng had no other choice but to die, which was a fact that both Shimazu Jifeng himself and Xue Qing Kurajiu confirmed in their hearts.

However, after the death of Shimazu Jitoyo, the mess had to be cleaned up by Xue Qingcang for a long time, and he hurriedly erected a banner representing surrender on the main front, and regardless of the danger, sent an envoy to the army in the direction of Ningchu to express his intention to surrender.

That's right, from the original negotiation to the current surrender, there is only one battle in between, and if Yukiharu Kuraku continues to fight for a long time, there will be no other benefit except for the complete destruction of Tsurumaru Castle, which is owned by the Shimazu family.

The reason why Shimazu Jifeng self-cut is that he hopes to make Xue Qing Kurahisa bear the shame of surrender, because if it were him, he would not be able to face such a fact, and self-judgment would be a better result.

After seeing the envoy sent by Xue Qing Cangjiu, Deng Ziyi did not immediately order the withdrawal of troops, the reason is very simple, he saw something from the Satsuma Domain, which made him feel deeply jealous, that is, the insistence from the heart, always the other party chose to surrender, but it was also surrendered when the situation was completely irretrievable.

In this state of mind, Deng Zi also hoped to be able to wear down the army of the Satsuma Domain more so as to reduce the hidden dangers in the future, so he did not withdraw his troops, but temporarily detained the envoy and waited for the end of the pursuit.

It wasn't until late in the evening that the pursuit was temporarily over, except for hundreds of remnants who fled into Tsurumaru Castle with Xue Qing Cangjiu, the other more than 7,000 feudal soldiers who went out of the battle were killed as many as 5,000 people, and more than 2,000 people were captured by the Fu Han army, and the casualties of the Fu Han army were only more than 300 people.

A complete victory, a well-deserved victory!

After the war completely subsided, Deng Ziyi also came to negotiate with Xue Qing Cangjiu as the representative of the whole army, and he put the envoys back to Tsurumaru City, with only one condition, that is, unconditional surrender to welcome the Fu Han army into the city!

At this time, in Tsurumaru Castle, because almost all the feudal soldiers were lost outside the city, there was no other force except for the temporary feudal soldiers of less than 1,000 people, and these so-called temporary feudal soldiers naturally did not pose any threat in front of the Fu Han army.

Xue Qing Cangjiu sat in front of the portraits of the previous feudal lords of the Shimazu family for a whole night, and finally chose to go out of the city and surrender, he sent someone to convey the message of surrender to Deng Ziye, just hoping that Ning Chu could keep the Shimazu family and the existence of the Satsuma domain.

For this request, it is naturally impossible to surrender unconditionally according to the original, but Deng Zi also knew in his heart that what the emperor wanted was not the destruction of the Satsuma Domain or the Shimazu family, which would only cheapen the shogunate and other daimyos, and it would not be of any benefit to Dachu, so he chose to agree immediately.

On March 21, the third year of the reform, the 6th Division of the Fu Han Army held a ceremony to enter the city outside Tsurumaru Castle, and the neatly lined up team carried a long musket and marched towards the city step by step, and the snowy bayonet was fixed on the musket, which looked particularly solemn.

For the other people in the Satsuma clan and the remaining retainers of the Shimazu family, this scene was naturally extremely humiliating, but they had no other choice, after all, the defeated had no room for bargaining, they could only watch silently, but their hearts were almost bleeding.

Xue Qing Kurahisa took a young child in his hand, and with a large number of retainers of the Shimazu family, knelt in front of Deng Ziyi, and asked people to send all the maps of the Satsuma Domain, as well as the population and land atlases.

"The criminal minister Xue Qing Cang has seen the general of the country for a long time, and the defeat of the Shimazu family this time is purely self-inflicted, and the mantis arm is used as a car, but the culprit Shimazu Jifeng has been killed in battle, and I hope that the general can understand the remnants of Shimazu and don't want to kill again."

Looking at the old man kneeling in front of him, Deng Ziyi smiled slightly, he found that he admired the person in front of him a little, and he could endure humiliation to this point, and he could be regarded as a talent.

You must know that when Xue Qing Cangjiu talked about the culprit Shimazu Jifeng, his face did not change at all, and even when the other Shimazu family's retainers glared at him angrily, he acted as if he didn't see it, this kind of psychological quality is by no means something ordinary people can have.

Deng Ziyi didn't want to embarrass this person too much, so he smiled and said: "This battle could have been avoided, as long as the Satsuma Domain could hand over the Ryukyus, but Shimazu Jifeng was extremely stubborn and stubbornly resisted the heavenly soldiers, and this death can be regarded as the result he deserves...... As for the others, since they chose to surrender, General Ben has no intention of causing more killings. ”

Hearing this, the hearts of the people were relaxed, as long as they stopped killing people, everything was easy to say, as for the rest, what else could not be lost?

However, Deng Zi also glanced at the young child that Xue Qing Cang had been holding for a long time, and couldn't help but be curious: "Who is this child?" ”

"He is the only son of Shimazu Yoshitoyo, called Shimazu Munenobu....... I hope the general will have mercy! ”

"Hehe, it looks like he's only three or four years old......"

Deng Zi was also interested, and said with a smile: "In the future, maybe I can send him to Nanjing to go to Guozijian Primary School, and maybe I can be a classmate with the emperor's eldest son!" ”

Xue Qing Cangjiu's heart moved, he was no stranger to Chinese history, and soon understood what the other party meant, this is to let Shimazu Sonobu be a proton!

In normal times, it is naturally impossible to let the heir be a proton, but for the current Shimazu family, due to the defeat in the war, the feudal army was completely wiped out, coupled with the prying eyes of the shogunate and other daimyo outside, the Shimazu family can be said to be in a situation of internal and external troubles, and if you are not careful, you will be completely wiped out.

If it has developed to such a point, then what is the point of his grievances? If he went down to see Jifeng Gong, how could he be worthy of his entrustment?

After thinking about it, Xue Qing Kurahisa thought that if he could get the protection of the Celestial Empire now, he would definitely be able to hold on to the day when the Shimazu family would regain its glory in the future, and if he could use this to get closer to the Celestial Empire, it would be a great good thing!

Once this person's thinking is thought through, this way will be gone, since you can't beat it, then join the other party.

"If it's really as the general said, then for Zongxin, it's simply the best thing!"

With a smile on his face, Xue Qing Cangjiu said humbly: "This battle was originally due to the fact that the Shimazu family did not know the education of the Celestial Empire, if the future Shimazu family governor can get the education of the Celestial Empire, this situation will not happen again, if the general can facilitate this matter, the Shimazu family will be grateful!" ”

Deng Zi also didn't expect Xue Qingcang to be so happy for a long time, and said meaningfully at the moment: "That's natural, if you let Zongxin go to Nanjing, the future is naturally limitless....... As for the affairs of the Satsuma Domain, there is also a Rakura Hisa-kun! ”

"Hey! In this way, it is naturally a great good thing! ”

In a short period of time, the two reached the preliminary agreement at the moment, but they looked at the Shimazu retainers on the side, looking at the smiles on the faces of Deng Ziyi and Xue Qing Cangjiu, they couldn't believe their eyes, is this still the enemy who fought you to the death before?

Of course, in any case, Deng Ziyi's battle can be regarded as a victory, he doesn't even have to fight the Ryukyus now, and the Satsuma clan has taken the initiative to send people to send the Ryukyus away, so he accompanied the naval fleet and took the rescued Ryukyu kings and began to return to Nanjing.

After such a big victory, everyone was a little excited and proud on their faces, Deng Ziyi is estimated to be able to be crowned an earl after this battle, and Qiu Ze is originally an earl, it is estimated that he can also toss it up again, a marquis, and as for other large and small soldiers, they will also have their own rewards.

Shimazu Sonobu, who only went to Nanjing alone, looked at these fierce soldiers, his eyes showed a trace of confusion, he was still too young, he couldn't quite understand what the pain of losing his father was, and he didn't quite understand the pain of the destruction of his family and country, but even so, he was only taken care of by a rough woman on the ship, and he was still a little uncomfortable with today's environment, and the whole person was a little listless.

After Deng Zi also saw the situation of Shimazu Munobu, he was a little worried that the other party would die on the journey, and he could only let the military doctor with the army take care of him all the way, and only after arriving at the Shanghai dock did he relax slightly.

At the same time, the battle of the Satsuma Domain in Nanjing did not stir up too many waves, and even the major newspapers and periodicals that frantically reported on something in the past only wrote an article the size of a tofu block to introduce the ins and outs of this battle.

The world fell into a very strange calm.