On the sea, Liu Jingming's fleet pulled anchor one after another, and the ships in front of them had already begun to return.

Chen Zhiyang looked at the shore, always a little unwilling in his heart, and said, "My lord, let's just leave?" Shiro Amakusa, I don't think he will last long. ”

Liu Jingming felt the sea breeze, he gradually liked this feeling, galloping on the sea, there was a feeling of freedom, power, omnipotence, while enjoying this feeling, while saying: "He will hold on, the Edo side will not come a second time, we can carry out the second step." ”

Chen Zhiyang was still a little worried, and said: "My lord, Matsudaira Nobutsuna is not an easy person, and the last general is always not at ease. ”

Liu Jingming smiled and said, "Tell you that you have a backhand, let's go, let them continue to make trouble." ”

Chen Zhiyang listened, and didn't ask, the fleet quickly set sail, the speed was getting faster and faster, and they wanted to sail back, but not to Jeju Island, but to Tsushima Island.

Hara Castle.

As soon as Liu Jingming's fleet left, Hei Saburo received a secret letter and hurriedly came to see Amakusa Shiro.

"What did you say, Akito's fleet is gone?" Amakusa Shiro was shocked and lost his voice. Although the Akito's fleet may not be able to help much here, it is somewhat a containment of the shogunate army and boosts their morale, if this is gone, it will be a blow to them, and it will be an encouragement to the shogunate army!

Seeing that there was no one around, Heizaburo said in a low voice: "Angel, the bishop has convinced Akito that they will change the way they support us. Although they will not send troops directly, however, they will block the Guanmen Strait! ”

Amakusa Shiro was stunned for a moment, then stood up violently and said, "Does the bishop really say that?" ”

Heizaburo's expression was equally excited, and he said, "Yes." The bishop said in the letter that Akito's fleet was strong at sea, and the shogunate was definitely no match! As long as the Ming people blockade the Kanmon Strait, Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Itakura Shigemasa are flying kites, without support, without grain and grass, they won't be able to support it for long! ”

Tokugawa Iemitsu mobilized more than 100,000 troops this time, even if there are still 70,000 or 80,000 people, it is winter, and the foreign Kyukoku Island is already full of natural disasters, and the people are not able to make a living, so they can't get enough food and grass at all.

Amakusa Shiro was overjoyed, endured the injuries on his body, walked around, and said with great joy: "Okay, good!" If the Akito can really block the Kanmon Strait, then Matsudaira Nobutsuna and Itakura Shigemasa will definitely be defeated! ”

Heizaburo said, "Yes." If the shogunate is defeated, so many of our brothers and sisters will be saved, and all our brothers and sisters everywhere will be saved......"

Amakusa Shiro's eyes flashed with hatred, and he was about to speak when he opened his mouth, but finally swallowed it back stiffly, and said in a deep voice, "Wait for the battle!" The shogunate army may jump over the wall in a hurry, so you can't be careless! ”

"Yes!" Heizaburo said.

The departure of the Ming Dynasty fleet had a great impact on Shimahara. Matsudaira Nobutsuna, Itakura Shigemasa and others were shocked and uneasy.

It was too strange and unreasonable for the Aketo fleet to leave at this time, and the only explanation was that they had other plots, and they were going to unfold soon.

Itakura Shigemasa looked at the deserted, iron-cast original castle, frowned, and said, "Xinzuna Palace, we have to think of countermeasures." ”

Itakura Shigemasa is not stupid, he can smell something different from it.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked at Hara Castle, his expression constantly changing. Before this, he was very calm and sure of the overall situation, but this time the sudden departure of the Ming Dynasty fleet made him suddenly feel that the whole situation was slowly losing control, and this feeling made him extremely uneasy.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna was as cold as iron, his tone was still calm, and he said, "The Ming people are nothing more than making a fuss about the Shimabara Rebellion, no matter what, take Shimahara first, let all places pay attention to the movements of the Ming Dynasty fleet, they have no ability to invade our Wa country, they just want to take advantage of it, don't worry." ”

Many people listened to it with a sense of relief, but Itakura Shigemasa and some people were secretly vigilant, Matsudaira Nobutsuna said lightly, not that the situation was okay, but that it was more serious.

"So, what about Hara Castle?" Itakura Shigemasa asked, this was what he was most concerned about.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna looked in the direction in the distance, his tone became more and more flat, and said: "Surround them, cut them off from the outside world, shoot letters to persuade them to surrender, dig underground passages, ditches on the ground, in short, use all means to exhaust the resistance of the original city, we must use the shortest time and the safest way to eliminate the rebellion of the original city!" ”

Everyone didn't smile at all, and yesterday there were fifty or sixty thousand casualties under the original castle, and it was obvious that Matsudaira Nobutsuna would not use this way again.

The safest and fastest way, and the best way to preserve their strength, but how fast can it be?

"Yes!" Itakura Shigemasa said loudly. He was also a close confidant of Tokugawa Iemitsu, and he had rich combat experience and personally arranged it.

Matsudaira Nobutsuna watched Itakura Shigemasa leave, his face was expressionless, and he turned his head slightly to Miyake Shigetoshi and said, "You go in person, keep an eye on the fleet of the Akito, and tell me their every move." ”

"Yes!" Shigetoshi Miyake agreed and left quickly.

Itakura Shigemasa moved quickly, surrounding the original castle, and the letters were still being written, but the tunnel on the ground was already being dug.

On the original castle, Heizaburo looked at the movements of the shogunate army, his face was solemn, and he said to Amakusa Shiro: "Angel, the shogunate army is not going to attack it, what is this for?" ”

Amakusa Shiro sneered and said: "There are only a few ways to attack the city, they are trying to trap us, I want to see who can't bear it first!" ”

Heizaburo listened to Shiro Amakusa's words and said, "I understand, I'll arrange it." ”

Amakusa Shiro watched the movements of the shogunate army and sneered in his heart.

Liu Jingming's fleet went out of the Shimabara Bend and quickly headed north, rushing to Tsushimafu.

At this time, the seat of Tsushima Mansion, Fuzhong City, was ruled by Cao Bianjiao, assisted by Zong Yicheng and others.

With the Ming Dynasty transporting various military supplies from Jeju Island and the large-scale expansion of the naval base, Tsushima Island, which was already prosperous, became even more lively.

At this time, He Xilian followed Cao Bianjiao to inspect Tsushima Island, observe the terrain, and determine some important places.

"My lord, the imperial court has received a letter, and will send people over soon, Tsushima Island has not been planned in detail, and the land reclamation is not enough, as long as the people are ready, they can increase the development of the Falklands, these Japanese peasants, samurai naturally have a place to go, don't worry about them making trouble." He Xilian said as he walked.

Cao Bianjiao doesn't care about these, the imperial court has experience, after all, it has been almost two years since the Ming Dynasty recovered Luzon, and the old port has enough experience and ability in terms of culture, acres of land, or the assimilation of the system.

As a military general, the focus of this expedition is still on the military.

After walking around, he demarcated three fortresses and two bases, and at this time he was in Shangjun, looking at the boundless sea, and said, "Is there any news from Liu Jingming?" ”

"Not yet." He Xilian said: "It's more troublesome to send a message from the sea, but judging from the feedback from Jiuguo Island, they are fine. Matsudaira Nobutsuna and others were defeated again, either jumping over the wall in a hurry, or changing their strategy. ”

Cao Bianjiao was dressed in silver armor, his eyes were blazing, he looked in the direction of the Guanmen Strait, and said, "Are you ready?" ”

He Xilian immediately said, "I borrowed five medium ships and twelve small ships from the navy, plus Liu Jingming's hand, it is fifteen medium ships, a fleet of this size, as long as it is not on the shore, the Japanese country is unable to do anything, and it is easy to block a strait." Mines, the Ordnance Bureau allocated 30,000 of them, which is enough for ......"

Cao Bianjiao pondered in his heart, and said expressionlessly: "This time, the general will not go with the army, you personally choose some experienced people to accompany you, and you must ensure that the fleet returns safely." ”

"Yes!" He Xilian has been leaning and responding.

……

Liu Jingming left Shimahara ahead of schedule, two days earlier than Cao Bianjiao and others expected to come back, and a group of people were in the mansion, listening to Liu Jingming's return.

"The Shimabara Rebellion was more serious than the last shogun and others expected, and the will of the Christians was quite strong, and the shogunate army did not take 50,000 or 60,000 casualties and ......"

Liu Jingming made a report, Cao Bianjiao, He Xilian and others listened quite carefully, and they were unwilling to let go of the slightest detail.

Zong Yicheng and the others stood aside, listening in shock, they didn't expect that the Shimabara Rebellion would evolve to such an extent.

"Tell me what you think." After Cao Bianjiao listened, his face was as usual.

"Yes."

Liu Jingming thought for a moment and said: "The last general thinks that Matsudaira Nobutsuna and others are not easy to deal with, and we must make a time difference to catch him off guard, if he reacts, our plan may not be able to continue." Amakusa Shiro on the original castle is definitely not his opponent, and it is only a matter of time before the castle is broken. Although the Wa Kingdom is an island country, its population is not small, and the preliminary estimate is about 20 million, and the potential is very great, and the general suggested that the plan should be promoted as soon as possible, and the Wa State should not be allowed to react......

Cao Bianjiao listened for a while and said, "Are you saying that we should immediately start blocking the Guanmen Strait, so that Matsudaira Nobutsuna's more than 100,000 troops will be completely trapped on Jiuguo Island?" ”

Liu Jingming said, "Yes." The domestic forces of the Wa Kingdom are complicated, and if Matsudaira Nobutsuna is destroyed, the blow to the Wa State will be great, and if Amakusa Shiro sits large, it can also further promote the purpose of draining the national strength of the Wa State in the Marshal Mansion......"

Cao Bianjiao turned his head to look at He Xilian and said, "What do you think?" ”

He Xilian said: "The lower officials agree, first block the Kanmon Strait, Matsudaira Nobutsuna who has lost his support will not be able to support for long, and then we will observe Edo's movements." By the way, inform Sakhalin that you can strengthen the temptation of Ezo, try to keep a low profile, and don't expose it too early. ”

Cao Bianjiao turned to Liu Jingming and said, "I have mobilized more ships and troops for you, this time you bring seven thousand people, remember, you must be careful, Ben will hope that everyone will keep enough calm, any rash and rash advance is not allowed, orders must be strictly executed, if someone violates military regulations, Ben will never be spared!" ”

With the continuous recovery of the Ming Dynasty's military strength and the continuous victory of foreign wars, a blind arrogance is breeding in the army, and Cao Bianjiao is beating.

Liu Jingming really didn't look down on the army composed of the Wa Kingdom and those chaotic warriors in his heart, and his expression was solemn when he heard this, and he said: "Yes, the last general understands!" ”