At three o'clock on August 12, as soon as the sky was dark, a "Japanese naval division" appeared in the port of Ivan.

As soon as this "Japanese Naval Division" appeared, it immediately attracted the attention of the patrol ships of the Satsuma Naval Division in Port Ivan.

"Yes...... Takeki-sama's fleet! Didn't he go north? ”

"Look, they're sending a flag for help!"

"Oh my God, there's the Yuankou fleet in the back! A lot of boats...... Hurry up and report to Shimazu-sama! ”

The patrol sailors of the Satsuma Navy Division saw the fleet of Takeki Kicho sending a flag asking for help, and immediately flew to report to Shimazu Kukei of the military port battalion.

"Nani? Zhuqi Ji Chang asked for help, and the Yuankou Water Division came to attack in a big way? Shimazu, who got the news, was sleepy for a long time, and his sleepiness disappeared immediately.

Shimazu climbed to the watchtower of the flagship, and when he looked up, he saw the fleet not far from the port, and the style and flag of the warship, it was none other than the sailor of Takeki Kicho.

At this time, the Takeki Kicho sailor sent out a flag asking for help while approaching the Satsuma sailor. And the Yuankou Water Master is already within seven or eight miles, and it can be opened in half an hour at most.

The ship of the Satsuma Naval Division was still anchored at the military port, and it was neither moving nor arraying.

"Woo woo woo-" As the alarm horn sounded, all the sleeping Japanese sailors got up, grabbed their weapons and rushed to the deck, and the sailors began to operate the ships.

Half an hour is enough, and Shimazu has long arranged the battle formation.

Shimazu was full of doubts. Didn't this guy Zhuqi lead the fleet north to attack the Yuan fleet? Why are you back? Moreover, how come there are less than half of the remaining ships?

Could it be that Zhuqi, a cunning guy, also lost the battle?

"Yaga! Why don't you send a flag to stop them from coming? Quickly send the flag and let them stop the boat!! Shimazu exclaimed.

"Hello! But Your Excellency, aren't they the Takeki fleet, why are they ......?" said a samurai next to him, not quite understanding why he was trying to stop the friendly forces asking for help from approaching.

Shimazu was furious for a long time, and when he raised his hand, he slapped him in the face under this one, "Yaga! Can you be sure of Takeki's fleet? Even if it's Takeki's fleet, it can't be said that it's close enough! ”

The red deer of the patrol team saw Zhuqi's fleet approaching, and they didn't even send a flag to stop it. If it's an enemy impersonating, wouldn't that be a bad thing?

It stands to reason that no matter what kind of fleet the other party is, the patrol should issue a flag to stop approaching as soon as possible, and only after the identity of the other party is determined can they approach.

"Hello!" The slap-in samurai immediately raised the flag and ordered the approaching fleet to stop.

At this time, this fleet was less than two miles away from Shimazu's long-established fleet.

However, despite the signal to stop the advance, the fleet showed no signs of stopping, and instead rushed directly towards Shimazu's long-standing and magnificent flagship.

"Yaga! It's the enemy! Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy! "Where has Shimazu been for a long time, and I don't know that the comer is not good? At the first time, he issued a flag and ordered the fleet to form a wild goose formation and encircle the enemy ships.

However, the hesitant Satsuma sailors were scattered within a radius of several miles, and in a moment, they could not even rush to the rescue of Shimazu's long-standing flagship.

If it was judged that it was the Yuan army at the first time when the enemy ship was discovered, it would have been completely too late. But it was a little late, and it was too late.

Fortunately, around Shimazu's long-standing flagship, there were still many warships, and they immediately stepped forward to intercept them.

But in this way, being rushed in front of the flagship by a fleet also caused chaos immediately.

Soon, Shimazu's long-standing escort ships engaged the enemy ships. The feather arrows on both sides were immediately launched without money.

The invading fleet consisted of more than 100 ships and nearly 3,000 men. And near Shimazu's long-standing flagship, there are only a few dozen ships. Before the other Japanese ships arrived, Shimazu's long-standing flagship Chinese army was suddenly outnumbered.

"Stand back!" The samurai on the flagship commanded the flagship to retreat, temporarily avoiding the edge. As long as you hold on for a short time, and wait until the other ships arrive, you can encircle and annihilate the enemy ships.

However, there were still a few enemy ships rushing towards Shimazu's flagship, firing a dense barrage of feathered arrows. Shimazu's Chinese army was suddenly in danger and in a hurry.

"Kill the chicken and give it!"

"Kill!"

The fleets of both sides soon staggered, and some of you and some of us were in a scuffle.

Since the attacking eastern team had nearly 3,000 people, and Shimazu's Chinese army had only more than 1,000 people, they occupied the top as soon as they came up and completely disrupted Shimazu's Chinese army.

But this advantage was only half an hour, and as the Satsuma naval warships arrived, the raiding fleet was surrounded instead, and it was immediately at an absolute disadvantage.

However, Shimazu Hisashi was not only not happy, but secretly shouted that it was not good.

At this time, although the attacking fleet was surrounded, his formation was also chaotic, and it was not at all a ship formation to meet a strong enemy.

What's the use of surrounding this Yuankou Division? The main fleet of Yuankou will be here soon!

Now that the formation is in disarray, the enemy's partial division has broken into his own phalanx, and it is too late to set up a position to meet the enemy.

Shimazu is a veteran of naval warfare and is well aware of the importance of ship formations in naval warfare. He immediately judged that it might be too late to destroy the enemy who had broken through the formation at once, and then the fleet would retreat and line up in the retreat.

Shimazu immediately issued a banner and ordered to kill the Yuankou division within half an hour.

But how is that possible? Water warfare is not a land war, and even if there are several times the enemy's strength, it is difficult to annihilate the enemy in half an hour.

"Stop archery, hold a big shield and use the boat to reject!"

"Hold a big shield and use it to reject the ship!" Although the Eastern Expeditionary Fleet was encircled, they all knew that the main force was coming in a blink of an eye, so they were not afraid. And they changed their tactics.

All the warriors stopped shooting arrows, but held their shields to defend with all their might, using the ships to stop the enemy ships from approaching, and cutting off the hooks of the enemy ships as soon as the hooks of the enemy ships came over. Try to drag it to the main force to help.

As a result, the raiding fleet could no longer attack, but with all its strength defending, although there were many Japanese ships, it would not be able to engage in broadside battles for a while.

Seeing that half an hour had passed in a blink of an eye, but only a small number of enemy ships had been killed, Shimazu suddenly knew that there was a big trouble.

He looked out into the sea outside the harbor and saw a huge fleet of ships. At most, a quarter of an hour will be engaged.

Will you let go of the enemy's partial division retreat this time, or will you go all out to destroy this partial division?

In desperation, Shimazu made another wrong decision and retreated.

Because he overestimated the strength of the Eastern Fleet. He believed that since the Yuankou Naval Division could destroy Takeki Jichang, there should be a lot of troops, and looking at the size of the fleet, the enemy's naval division was estimated to have at least 20,000 people.

There were only 10,000 Satsuma sailors, and at this time they suffered losses, and there were not even 10,000. And the formation is chaotic, how is it the opponent of the Yuankou Water Division?

It can only be withdrawn.

Shimazu hated to look at the bloody battle of the Yuankou Division, and could only issue the banner of breaking the siege and retreating.

The Japanese warships had obviously surrounded the enemy's division, but at this time, they saw Shimazu's order to relieve the siege and retreat, and they were immediately very dissatisfied.

As a result, the formation of the Japanese fleet was even more chaotic.

"The main force has arrived! Kill! "When the raiding fleet saw that many Japanese troops had broken the siege and retreated, the pressure was greatly reduced, and they immediately changed their tactics and fired at the Japanese ships again.

When Shimazu saw the situation of his own fleet, he angrily pulled the folding fan and scolded Yaga.

"Lord, withdraw quickly, the Yuankou fleet will arrive in a blink of an eye, and it will be too late!" A samurai retainer hurriedly persuaded, and then loudly ordered the sailors: "Hurry up and sail, don't let the lord be in danger!" ”

Shimazu saw that the Yuankou fleet that was getting closer and closer had already formed a goose formation, and knew that this battle could not be fought. Yuan Kou has many soldiers, his own soldiers are few, the Yuan Kou ship formation is tightly organized, and his own ship formation is chaotic, no matter how it is calculated, it is a defeat.

Only withdrawn. But the front is blocked by Yuankou, and the rear is the coast, so you can't run, what should I do?

Only the ship was abandoned and disembarked.

Shimazu did not stop the retainer's decision, and could only close his eyes in pain. This is also where Shimazu is not as good as Takeki, after all, Takeki's enterprising spirit is missing, and the military strategy and tactics are a little conservative.

Seeing that the flagships had already retreated, and more and more Japanese ships had also retreated, the raiding fleet suddenly escaped from the cage.

The chaotic Japanese fleet retreated one after another, and the Eastern Fleet finally drove into the port and forced the retreating Satsuma Naval Division.

"Shore defense!" Shimazu had no choice but to issue a fairly sensible order.

A quarter of an hour later, the Satsuma Naval Division docked and threw their sights, forming a tight defensive line with their fleets, preparing to meet the Eastern Fleet, which was used as an army.

Immediately afterward, a strange naval battle broke out on the coast of Ivan Bay.

Luo Yu also lined up the fleet in a line to form a sea wall, pressing against the coastal wall of Shimazu. However, the ships of the Eastern Fleet were taller and larger, while the Japanese ships were smaller.

In this way, it was the Eastern Army attacking and the Japanese army attacking from the back. In addition, the Eastern Army had the advantage of strength, and was also equipped with a large number of bed crossbows and stone cannons, and the Japanese army was completely pressed and beaten.

Don't want cups.

What's even worse is that not long after the start of the war, Shimazu saw that he was bound to lose, so he abandoned the fleet and fled ashore. Even his own Chinese army guards were taken away.

The Japanese army, which suffered heavy losses, suddenly collapsed.

A full hour later, more than 6,000 Japanese soldiers were killed, and the remaining 3,000 or 4,000 men went ashore to flee for their lives, and the ships were gone.

Luo Yu and Zheng He didn't care. If a sailor has no boat, he is not a sailor. Even if the Satsuma sailors escaped by a few thousand, they lost their warships, and there was no threat from the rest of them.

The Battle of Ivan Bay once again ended with a complete victory for the Eastern Army.

Moreover, a large number of Japanese warships were captured, as well as Japanese merchant ships hiding in Ivan Bay, adding up to several hundred.

In the early morning of 13 August, the Expeditionary Fleet returned to the Eagle Island Expeditionary East Camp with a large number of captured warships and merchant ships, as well as ordnance and food.

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"Returning to the general, the two naval divisions of the Japanese country were annihilated in two wars, and the Kyushu naval divisions have been lost. Statistical results...... A total of more than 180 intact bow ships, 95 closed ships, and 58 merchant ships were captured......"

"More than 2,300 of our troops were killed and more than 4,100 wounded. There are only 10,000 capable fighters today. Luo Yuyu reported.

All the generals of the Chinese army's big tent were all happy.

At the cost of more than 6,000 casualties, two Japanese naval divisions were annihilated, nearly 20,000 enemies were killed, and hundreds of ships were captured.

Li Luo was a little distressed when he heard this, there were more than 6,000 casualties, which is not a small number. But of course he was very satisfied, Luo Yu really didn't disappoint him, he played beautifully.

"Good! Our army won two major victories in naval battles, and General Luo contributed a lot! This marshal will definitely ask the court for credit in the coming day! Li Luo smiled happily, thinking, of course, don't think about asking for merit to the court for you, but I can ask for merit from the court of the Tang Kingdom for you, hehe.

"General Xie raise! The last general did not dare to take credit, and the reason for the great victory in these two battles was due to the general's strategic efforts! The last general just acted according to the general's strategy. Luo Yu said gratefully, feeling a sense of acquaintance. He was grateful to Li Luo for giving him the opportunity to show his strength, allowing him to lead more than 10,000 sailors with a thousand households, and finally let him have a place to use.

Otherwise, with the Yuan Court's suspicion of the Han people, even if he has the ability, he can only fight pirates, and he will not want to be promoted to another level in this life.

Moreover, Luo Yu was also surprised by Li Luo's talent for planning. If there was no Li Luo's strategy, it would be difficult to destroy the Japanese sailors so neatly.

General, that's amazing.

Li Luo groaned: "Sailor... Ben Shuai will then collect 3,000 people who have fought in water battles from the land division to replenish you. There are only three things you do with the sailors. ”

"First, carry the escort land division."

"Second, sweep the waters of Kyushu and confiscate all Japanese ships. The Japanese army in Kyushu was blocked on land, and the Japanese people were not allowed to go to sea. ”

"The third is to block the Shimonoseki Strait, dominate the Seto Inland Sea, and make it impossible for the Japanese army on the northern island of Honshu to cross the sea to support Kyushu Island."

The Shimonoseki Strait is a strait between Kyushu and Honshu, with the narrowest point being less than two li, and the Seto Inland Sea to the east. As long as the Seto Inland Sea and the Shimonoseki Strait were controlled, it would be difficult for the Japanese army in Honshu to move south to support Kyushu.

"No! The general is wise! Luo Yu commanded. He had already received the charts handed over by Li Luo, and he had long known the importance of the Shimonoseki Strait and the Seto Inland Sea.

He didn't pat Li Luo's ass, he really felt that Li Luo's decision was very wise.

Next, Li Luo ordered the "military medical team" to treat the wounded soldiers, and instructed the military officials to record the merits according to the results of the battle.

In the end, Li Luo ordered to repair for one day, and tomorrow the whole army would go south, go around in a circle, pass through Shimabara Bay, directly enter the Ariake Sea, attack Damuta, and land on the Tsukushi Plain!

This landing route was the best route drawn up by Li Luo on the basis of Cui Xiuning's familiarity with the map of Kyushu.

First of all, the Japanese army had lost its naval division, and it was difficult to keep abreast of the movements of the Yuan army as before. Shao Er's capital also divided his troops and went to Kitakyushu, and he would not know that Li Luo neither went to Kitakyushu nor attacked Hirado Island, but entered the Ariake Sea. So you can be taken by surprise and unprepared.

Second, I chose to land in Omuta because the beach in Omuta is very flat and there is no stone wall fortress to defend it.

Thirdly, landing from Omuta would allow direct access to the Chikushi Plain, the largest plain in Kyushu, and would immediately give full play to the advantages of group operations and the Mongol cavalry, which would be conducive to the annihilation of the main force of the Japanese army on the plain.

Fourth, the Tsukushi Plain connects the Fukuoka Plain to the north, with a flat river in the middle, only 200 miles away from Dazaifu, and the army will arrive in two days. Since it is conducive to marching, it can also force Shao Er to fight a decisive battle.

If it weren't for the knowledge of the map of Kyushu, it would be difficult for even the most powerful generals to formulate such an attack route.

"Zheza!" Li Luo dotted the name of the head of the cavalry.

"In!" Zheza's tall body stood up suddenly. After Li Luo won two naval battles, he was even more in awe of Li Luo.

"Feed your horses, sharpen your scimitars! In a few days, it will be your turn to ride out! Li Luo said.

"Wow!" Zhezha stroked his chest and saluted, "The general can rest assured." When the Mongol warrior mounted his horse, it was an arrow that left the bowstring! ”

"Good!" Li Luo said with a smile according to the case.

Zheza said: "In order to show respect for the general, the last general ordered someone to make a Sulu ingot from a black ponytail and dedicated it to the general!" ”

As the battle banner of the Mongol generals, the black-tailed Sulu ingots were generally given by the Great Khan. But in this special case, Li Luo, who temporarily acted as the commander of the Eastern Expedition, could also make his own Sulu ingots to symbolize the majesty of the Yuan army.

"Thank you then, my Jeza!" Of course, Li Luo would not refuse Zheza's kindness. Zheza and his subordinates made Sulu ingots to be offered, which meant to show sincere obedience to his commands.

When the 90,000 land divisions heard the news of the naval division's victory, their morale was even higher, and everyone was excited. Li Luo took advantage of this victory and truly established the prestige of the commander-in-chief.

I believe that if he wins two more battles, Li Luo will be admired by the soldiers, and the belief in the commander will be slowly established. By that time, there will be many people who are willing to work for Li Luo personally.

At the same time, the Shinsai Shogun Hojo on the shore also met the depressed Shimazu Hisashi and learned the news of the annihilation of the two naval divisions.

This bad news was like a thunderbolt in the sky, and the Japanese generals and commanders who blew up with a "boom" were stunned.

What the? Two sailors?

Out of water?

It's got it!

After the shock, the actual government of Hojo immediately sent someone to quickly report that he had gone north to defend Dazaifu, and at the same time flew to report that the shogunate was ruling Hojo Tokimune.

"The sailor is gone, so what can I do...... The demonic atmosphere is soaring! Kamikaze, kamikaze, please come again! Hojo sighed and looked sad.

As long as you are not stupid, you know what it means to be without a sailor.

Rebuild the Marine?

Joke. Not to mention that it is difficult to assemble sailors, even if there are no warships, is it a thing that can be completed in a while and a half to build warships?

Requesting reinforcements from the state's naval divisions?

Hehe, the strength of the Honshu sailors is not as good as Kyushu, how to fight? Even if the Honshu Mariner comes to help, what will the state do on its own?

It's hard!

The fall of 20,000 sailors, coupled with the capture of coastal transport ships, made Hojo Shimasa have a lot of gray hair overnight.

This battle is getting harder and harder to fight.

The morale of the Japanese army suddenly plummeted, and the entire battalion was in a gloomy atmosphere. The loss of the naval division meant that they were not only unable to grasp the enemy's movements, but also lost the conditions for a counteroffensive at sea. Even if they have an army of hundreds of thousands, they can't swim over to attack Yuankou, right?

However, the bad news that they didn't expect is still to come.

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On 14 August, the army of the expedition to the east left Eagle Island and sailed northward in the mighty sea, and after being far away from the coast, it went around in a circle and turned south.

The news that the entire Yuan army was heading north was immediately learned by the Japanese troops on the shore. And then what they don't know is that it's just a trick. But when the Japanese naval division was wiped out, how did they know that the enemy did not go north, but went south?

On 16 August, the army passed through Shimabara Bay and entered the Ariake Sea. The Ariake Sea is like a pipe that leads to the coast of Kyushu.

It was only at this time that the Japanese in Shimabara Bay discovered the mighty enemy warships. The local officials were shocked and hurried Pegasus to report to the Hojo Governor who was guarding Hirado.

On 17 August, the Expedition Fleet reached Omuta along the Ariake Strait. Sure enough, there were no defenders and no stone walls in Omuta. This is normal, if there are defenders everywhere, the Japanese army will have a million, and it will not be enough.

The army of the eastern expedition landed ashore with ease, as if no one was in a no-man's land.

It was only at this time that Hirado's Hojo Principal did not get the news. This is the sorrow of the loss of the water master.

What the?!

"Ahh Yaga! Yaga! ”

Hojo Shimasa, who got the news, couldn't believe it, it turned out that Motoko didn't go north, but went south. Not only south, but also into the Ariake Strait.

"They're going to land in Omuta or Kurume, or Saga...... Liar, Yuan Kou is a liar......"

Hojo said to himself, and suddenly his eyes went dark, and he fainted.

"Your Excellency, General!" All the generals rushed forward with a drastic change in their expressions.

After Hojo Shimasa woke up, he said with a disillusioned face: "Go to Dazaifu and inform Your Excellency Shaoji that Motoko is in Chikushi Hirano (landing)." Let him not go south, and directly arrange defense in the Fukuoka Plain. We are also going to Fukuoka Plains to meet His Excellency Shao Er, and we must be in Fukuoka to stop Yuankou! Don't let Genko enter Dazaifu! ”

"Hello!" The generals agreed with solemn faces.

Hojo Minimasu smiled bitterly: "It's a pity that the hundreds of thousands of reinforcements in Honshu have been dismissed, and it will be difficult to reconvene for a while." Hey, now that the military situation is urgent, it depends on the efforts of the kings. ”

"Hello!"

Hojo's face was full of worries, "I am the most worried person now, and the Maguan Strait is also." If the Yuankou Naval Division blocked the Maguan Strait and isolated the reinforcements from Honshu, it would be really difficult. Hey, once the sailor is lost, he will be restrained everywhere, and he will suffer and suffer! ”

PS: Finally landed. Everyone support me a lot, hey, it's bitter and bitter!

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