Chapter 30: The Battle of Dinghai (1)

Zhoushan Islands, located in the northeast of Zhejiang, are the confluence of the eastern coast and the Yangtze River basin, and are also the main maritime gateway to the world. There are many islands and reefs in this sea area, dotted all over the place, composed of 1,339 large and small islands, the main islands are Zhoushan Island, Daishan Island, Zhujiajian Island, Liuheng Island, Jintang Island, Daqu Island, Sijiao Island, etc., among which Zhoushan Island is the largest, and it is the area where pirates gather in the Daming Sea.

Dinghai City, is a standard military fortress on Zhoushan Island, the whole fortress city wall is 230 meters long, 12 meters wide, the highest point is 12 meters, set up city towers, gun emplacements, arrow buttresses, flagpoles and other facilities, now fall into the stronghold of the Japanese Bandits.

I saw a group of Japanese invaders entering the city, led by a Japanese, which is very rare, don't look at the Ming Dynasty There are many Japanese invaders, but in fact, the leaders are almost all Han Chinese.

"Matsuura-sama, why are you here too?" Chen Dong looked at Matsuura Takanobu who entered the fortress in surprise, he was the 25th generation governor of the Matsuura clan, and he controlled the three islands of Tsushima, Iki, and Hirado.

"It was Lord Wang who asked my lord to come to help, saying that the Ming Dynasty is now in the air defense of the sea, and everyone will share the property equally." It was Matsuura Takanobu's pen head who spoke, and the old cage hand Tian Yasumasa.

"Lord Songpu, you have been deceived, this is a trap, we have all been deceived to this Zhoushan Island, and we have been besieged here by the Ming Navy." A Japanese samurai spoke, he was the leader of the Jeju Island bandits, Shingoro, who had been tricked here by Ma Ye. And Ma Ye had already been tied up to Hu Zongxian's camp by Xu Hai, who had rebelled, and in order to make meritorious atonements, according to Hu Zongxian's instructions, he desperately wrote a letter to deceive the loose pirates to come to fight the autumn wind.

"Damn! This group of people is despicable! Lord! Let's go. A young Japanese samurai said angrily, he was the concubine of the cage Tian Yasuma.

"Hey~ I'm afraid it's too late." As if to confirm Chen Dong's words, I saw a fire on the shore, and the sound of cannons shouting and killing was deafening. It was Yu Dayou and Wang Zhi who led more than 10,000 navies to raid the Songpu Navy and scuttle all the sea ships.

"Nima! Wang Zhi, you pit me! Matsuura Takanobu was suddenly not calm, and when he was about to send troops to support, he was stopped by Xin Goro, "It's too late, Matsuura-sama, even if you go, you will be stopped by the Daming God Machine Battalion, don't you know, their iron cannon can fire continuously, and the power is amazing." We are already already building ships, and we believe that we will soon be able to return to the sea again, and by that time we will be able to escape the ascension with our many years of sailing experience. ”

"Ahh Hosokawa Terumoto rubbed his nose and looked at the fire on the sea boredly, this time he didn't encounter the support of the Japanese Kou, it seems that he has learned smartly. But it was enough, it was already early autumn and August, and more than five months had passed since the start of sending troops to suppress the bandits. During this period, the main net layout is to cast the net, and now that the last big fish has entered the net, it is time to catch them all.

"Since the arrival of the Mishima Wako Matsuura Takanbu at the Dinghai Fortress half a month ago, the main bandit leaders of the Wako have gathered, with a total strength of more than 30,000 people." Honda is pointing at the baton on the sand table, and now he is becoming more and more mature and sophisticated.

"And our current strength, the lord Gongyuan led the Shenji battalion of 1,200 people, and now the Ming court has sent 2,400 infantry of the Shenji battalion, 1,000 cavalry, and 400 artillery; Governor Hu led 8,000 troops; The original wolf soldiers of the general soldier Yu have been disbanded and returned, and now 6,000 soldiers have been mobilized from Maliao, Dara, Zhenxi, and Sangzhi in Sichuan and Guizhou; General Qi led 4,000 Yiwu soldiers, and the total strength of our army was more than 23,000 people. ”

"Pass on my general's order, tomorrow General Yu will be the first to attack, this official belongs to the second echelon, and General Qi will follow." Commander-in-chief Hu Zongxian began to issue military orders one by one. "As for Gen-sama, you~~~"

"Although the Governor ordered him, he will only serve as the supervisor this time, and learn a thing or two by the way, and the commander of the Shenji Battalion will make Lord Zhao responsible for the firearms support this time." Hosokawa Terumoto decided to follow Hu Zongxian this time and systematically study combat command.

"Lord Yuan is too modest, and if this is the case, then the official will not be humble. As the supervisor of the army, Lord Yuan asks the emperor to supervise whether the generals of our army have any illegal situations and truthfully play the court. ”

"That's for sure." Hosokawa Terumoto also gave up his hand to receive the order.

In the early morning of the next day, the horn sounded, and the governor Hu Xianzong raised his tent and paraded the army! Out of the line!

The Ming soldiers lined up under the Dinghai fortress, and Matsuura Takashin on the fortress also hurriedly arranged the city defense, and the war was about to break out.

Knock knock! With a wave of the flag, the artillery fires in unison!

Boom! The artillery hit the city wall, and the city wall trembled slightly, and the wall bricks flew away.

Boom! The artillery hit the tower, "Ah! "Ugh!" The screams came and went, blowing up the widows one by one.

"Kill~~!" The Ming soldiers charged with the momentum, and the arrows rained down on the city tower, and there were countless arrows.

"Ladder! Above! A non-commissioned officer commanded, only to see all the sergeants carry over the ladder, one person on the top of the ladder, with his hands to support the ladder, with the help of the momentum of the crowd forward, stepping on the eaves of the city wall and walking on the wall, jumped on the city wall, and the follow-up soldiers quickly climbed the ladder to respond.

"Uhhhh Before a Ming soldier could climb the city wall, he was poked down by a Japanese soldier.

Knock knock! The sound of artillery shook the heavens and the earth, the smoke covered the sky, and the heavens and the earth were inseparable.

Whoosh, the city rained arrows. "Ahh Ah, "The one who was hit by the arrow in the throat and cephalothorax fell. "Ugh! Burst. One of the widows fell to the ground foaming at the mouth, "Ah~ah, poof." "More and more, regardless of whether they were hit by the arrow or not, they fell down foaming at the mouth.

Matsuura Takanobu looked at this scene, and then looked carefully at the repeated green smoke coming out of the arrows shot at the castle tower, and was shocked: "Beware of poisonous arrows!" Ding, swing your knife and shoot down the arrows that were shot at him.

Cageman Tian Anjing hurriedly stepped forward, handed Matsuura Takashin a mouth cover, and together with his father Cagemate Tian Anchang, he helped Matsuura Takashin down the castle tower, and Chen Dong took over the command.

The Ming soldiers continued to attack with poisoned arrows with antidote in their mouths, "Ah, uh" and "poof." "The pirates suffered heavy losses, but they had no way to retreat, so they had to fight hard and resist desperately.

The Ming army took the opportunity to rush the car and tried to break open the city gate. Chen Dong hurriedly commanded the archers to concentrate on the Ming army's rushing soldiers, causing a large number of casualties. At this time, a Ming sergeant ran backwards in fear, but was killed on the spot by a non-commissioned officer with a knife in his hand, "Death to those who retreat!" Kill! "Oh!" The other soldiers stepped forward.

Puff, puff, puff. The sound of weapons colliding and the muffled popping of knives and guns entering the body was like hell on earth. Hosokawa Terumoto rode in front of the battle and watched the Ming soldiers rush one after another, looked at the soldiers who were fighting hard looming on the city wall, and watched the sharp artillery fire repeatedly wash the city wall. There are a lot of feelings, this is the unstoppable soldier of the Ming Dynasty, with the military discipline of the military order, with such sharp weapons, but unfortunately it is outside the gold and jade, and it is defeated.

The reason why the Manchus overthrew the Ming Dynasty was not because of the strength of the Manchu Qing, but because of the inner weakness of the Ming Dynasty. It's like two people fighting, and the strong man is defeated because of a heart attack, and it is not the opponent who defeats him, but the disease. The dynasty is corrupt, the government is corrupt, and the people's livelihood is the cancer of the Ming Dynasty, Hosokawa Terumoto decided to take on the role of this surgeon himself, remove the tumor, and ensure the peace of the Han family for a hundred years.