Chapter 740: Shimazu Water Army
"Hahaha! Good! Beat him! Hosokawa Motokatsu really saw it on the flagship behind, although he had experienced many battles in recent years, but this naval battle was the first time.
Watching the scene of the two sides of the strait being flattened after this shelling was not only fascinating.
"Young master, after crossing this strait, you will officially enter Satsuma, and the residence of the Shimazu family is in Kagoshima Bay to the north." Ito Yubing also clenched his fists, trembling slightly, and his blood boiled when he saw it. A long-cherished wish for many years is coming, how can he not be excited.
"Good! Just to annihilate his lair in one fell swoop! "Hosokawa Motokatsu now feels the strength of the navy, what a happy thing, it's just a hanging.
"But in the next suggestion, turn west first." Ito Yubing said respectfully, now that the "Poseidon" is passing through Cape Sata, you can see more closely, both sides of the strait are in a mess, and the more than 50 defenders are directly bombarded into slag in the face of artillery fire!
"Oh? Ito-sama has any good advice, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it. Hosokawa Motokatsu asked gently, and Ito Yubei himself was born in the country, knew geography well, and was the guide of the army.
"Yes! The port of Bozu, 200 miles west from here, was the garrison of the Shimazu naval forces. Although the strength of its naval forces is far inferior to that of our army, if our army blindly sails into Kagoshima Bay, we are afraid that it will attack our army's baggage ships. So..."When Ito Yubei said this, it was self-evident.
"Good! Then let's destroy their water army first! Our ships are fast, this time back and forth, we can still catch up with the warning and surround the inner city of Shimazu! "Hosokawa Motokatsu said it very lightly, like driving away annoying flies.
"Did you hear what Ito-sama said? Summoning the order to go down and change the course. Hosokawa Motokatsu commanded Kuroda Nagamasa.
"Yes!" The latter immediately ran to the deck, found Murakami Motoyoshi, who was directing the battle, and gave him the order of Hosokawa Motokatsu.
"The route is north! Enter Kagoshima Bay! "The first Kuki Mototaka is commanding the vanguard fleet and sailing towards Kagoshima Bay, the inner bay of the Satsuma Peninsula and the Osumi Peninsula.
"My lord! The order came from the main ship! Ask for a course to the northwest! Look for the enemy trolls! Crush it! The flag bearer received an order from the "Poseidon".
"Command! Sail to the northwest! Look for the enemy trolls! Rout! Nine Ghost Yuanlong immediately acted as ordered.
"Turn northwest!" "Turn northwest!" Orders were given layer upon layer, and the warships began to slowly change course.
Wow... Wow... The huge fleet cruises on the surface of the sea like a giant kun...
Stompe... Stompe... An ashigaru was running in a panic on the beach, and he had come back from Cape Sada to report the news. The first destination is Takagi Castle, which is about fifteen miles away, and it is already the nearest castle. Then he rode to Tomita Castle on horseback to inform the master of the family, it was sixty miles! It takes more than two hours to ride a horse!
And from Tomita Castle to Satsuma Inner Castle, you have to go around the Osumi Peninsula and the Satsuma Peninsula, and the nearest land route is more than 300 miles! Then this news is really an overnight tea. Taking the waterway can save half the distance, but it also requires a lot of time, after all, the speed of the small pulp boat is not fast.
On the sea, the Hosokawa navy sailed west along the Satsuma Peninsula...
"My lord! The land is coming to an end! "At sunset, the lookout finally saw a corner of the land jutting out into the sea, and this was Cape Bozu that Ito Yubei said.
In this era, there were no charts, and it was all up to comparison of references on land to determine where we are now.
"Excellent! The ship is in the queue for attack! All rest! Attack after sunset! "The Nine Demons Mototaka ordered loudly, and according to Ito Yubei, the Shimazu Navy was hiding in the port of Hozu in the sea on the back of the land.
Wow... Wow... The Nanban warships were arranged in a T-shape with Cape Fangjin, and the sailors on the warships began to eat, rest, and prepare for the next big battle.
As the sun set, the entire sea was plunged into darkness.
"Drink! Hahaha! Drink! "The lights in Fangjin Port are bright, and the people inside are drinking and having fun.
"Let's not get drunk tonight! Hahaha! Drink! Drink! "Hanzaburo is drunk, he is the leader of the Shimazu naval army.
"Hahaha! Chieftain... That's right! Today... Today! Also... If you don't get drunk, you can't go home! Drink! "Nagasuke is so drunk that he even rolls his tongue when he speaks, and he drinks half of it and half of it.
The Shozu Navy, also known as the Shimazu Navy, was just a group of pirates that the Shimazu family had subdued in the early years. However, the Shimazu family neglected the construction of the navy, and since the unification of Satsuma and Osumi, the navy has basically been left idle. Earlier, the Fangjin Navy could still go out to rob or something, but now the surrounding sphere of influence is the master's family, and in recent years, there has been nothing to do, and every day is so drunk and dreaming of death.
With a bang, the door slammed open, and a panicked pirate ran in.
"Hahaha! Saemon! Look at you, you can be so out of shape when you go out to pee, is it urinating on your hands! Aha! When Hanzaburo saw it, it was his henchman.
"Hahaha! Saemon doesn't work now! Pee in the wind! Hahaha! When everyone saw it, didn't they, Saemon's pants were wet, and they all covered their chests and laughed.
"No... Oh no! Sea... There seems to be a situation on the sea! Saemon ignored the group of drunks and climbed straight in front of Hanzaburo.
"What... What a situation! Belch! What could be... Uh-the-net! Hanzaburo burped with a big look.
"Chief! Let's go out and have a look! Villain... The villain can't say it! It's just that... Just see a lot of boat lights on the sea! Densely packed! Saemon stammered, beads of sweat the size of beans slid down. He knew that in the dark sea, a ship lamp meant a ship, and ten lights were ten. But what I saw tonight... It's like being dazzled.
"Humph! Fuss! How many can there be! Is it more than a hundred or so of us! Walk! Go out and check it out! Let's see which one of the unsightly ones stirred up Lao Tzu's interest! Just let them compensate! Hey! Hanzaburo staggered to his feet and walked out.
"That's right! Right! Let... Let them pay for it... Indemnify! Nagasuke and the others also got up drunk, and came outside the house in a hurry.
"Hmm... I got it... Look. Hanzaburo walked a few steps out of the house and looked at the sea.
"Shhhh This... This is! Hanzaburo snorted, and the wine immediately sobered up halfway. What did you see? Could it be that you are dazzled? Hundreds of ship lights are like fireflies in the night sky, and they can't be counted.
Boom! Knock knock!
"Huh? What was that? Hanzaburo seemed to hear the rumbling of thunder on the sea, and couldn't help but listen.
Airplanes! Syllable! A solid bullet hit Ban Saburo's body right on, and it was directly shot in pieces, and the blood sprinkled the people around him all red!
"Uh... Belch... Ahhh "It took a long time for the people around to react, the enemy attacked!
Immediately afterward, the dense artillery fire was like a meteor shower, plunging the entire port of Fangjin into hellish darkness. I want to talk about "Mortals Through the Law of Survival" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~