The horses quickly trodden this part of the road, and a crowd of Japanese civilians fell beside the road they passed. All the people who were killed were old men and women, and Andrew was very annoyed by the killing of these civilians.

He lifted the reins of his horse and caught up with Bayan, "Captain Bayan! You have to give me a reasonable explanation, these civilians don't pose any threat at all, why kill them? ”

Seeing Andrew's face, Bayan's expression did not change, it was still the same as just now.

"Captain Ann! We need to sneak attack the Japanese army during the decisive battle between the commander and the Japanese people, and we can't reveal our whereabouts before the sneak attack is launched, do you think there is still a problem with killing any of the Japanese people we see? After Bayan explained, Andrew ran straight forward with a shocked look on his face.

Andrew knew that Bayan was doing the right thing, but he couldn't accept the slaughter of civilians without any disorder. He could only let his cavalry follow after Bayandi and not look at the faces of the dead.

On the side of the road they passed, Miko struggled to push away Tomoko, who was pressing down on her body. After seeing the corpses all over the ground, I was instantly frightened stupid.

The villagers who were talking and laughing together just now turned into corpses in the blink of an eye. Why did this group of samurai kill them? What is their purpose?

Miko didn't dare to stay where she was, and she ran back to the village as fast as she could. When she saw the only old samurai in the village, the clogs at her feet were long gone.

With her hair disheveled and disheveled, she suddenly fell at the feet of the old samurai, and kowtowed again and again: "It's all dead!" All dead! Whining!! ”

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Shimazu Nakayoko didn't rest all night, and there were already three maids who were beaten by him because of trivial things. All the attendants waited carefully, for fear of getting into trouble at this time.

The loss of Minamisatsuma opened the door to Kagoshima, and the Akito army could drive straight into the castle.

Originally, he was going to send a large army to retake Minamisama, but the news from a small morning boat made his heart hesitate.

Akito's fleet has entered the bay and is heading here. At the speed of the Aketo fleet, you can reach the pier ten miles away from Kagoshima Castle at dawn.

If he sent most of the Ashigaru out to rob Minamisatsuma and let the Akito sneak attack the city, it would be more than worth the loss.

Where is the direction of the Akito's main attack? Shimazu Nakayoko, who was at a loss, was so anxious that he had already sent hundreds of cavalry to inquire in the direction of Minami Satsuma.

Although the night provided cover for the cavalry, it also made it more difficult for them to find out the movements of the people.

The cavalry sent out has not yet returned, and Shimazu Nakayoko has been waiting for news. Suddenly, an attendant ran in to report that hundreds of warships of the Ming people had approached the dock of the city.

This news finally put Shimazu Nakayoko's heart at ease, and it seems that Akito plans to land in this castle and take it in one fell swoop.

Not long after, an attendant ran in to report, "The thousands of cavalry of the Ming people sneaked up on the Ashigaru 10,000 people, and now that the 10,000 people have broken up, the Ming cavalry may be able to arrive at noon!" ”

Hearing the news, Shimazu Nakayoko almost collapsed, what? And a cavalry of thousands of people? Even if all the warships of the Ming people were used to transport war horses, there would not be thousands of cavalry.

But how could the cavalry of the few thousand men defeat the ashigaru of ten thousand? Shimazu Nakayoko couldn't help but have a big head for a while, and he hurriedly ordered all the family bosses to discuss matters in the future.

Until dawn, they did not discuss a result, and in the end everyone gave a relatively unified answer~ Hold still.

No matter how the Akito attacked, they would eventually attack the city. If you don't fight here, you won't win this war at all.

Moreover, most of the wealth of the Satsuma Domain was concentrated here, and it was also the home of all the high-ranking samurai. There is no room for error here, and Shimazu Nakayoko is also quite satisfied with the results of the negotiations.

Just as Shimazu Nakayoko was about to take a break and take a nap, there was a "rumbling!" from outside the city. The sound of cannons.

He was still a little sleepy, and he woke up instantly, "What's the matter?" Where is the sound of the big boulder coming from? ”

After a while, a chamberlain ran in, "Your Excellency! The Ming warship has arrived at the harbor and is shelling our warships on the docks! ”

Akito has arrived! There were only those four words left in Shimazu's mind.

In the bay of Kagoshima Honjo, the warships of the Akito almost fill the entire harbor. The towering sails and the sea ships all show the strength of the Ming people to the Japanese people.

Originally, Xiao Zao and Guan Chuan in the harbor could not resist at all, and they were wiped out on the berth before they could leave the port before they could raise their sails.

Knowing how powerful the Akito is, Shimazu Nakayoko didn't let the Ashigaru people stop the Akito landing. They formed a large array of tens of thousands of people under the castle to resist the attack of the Akito, and the number of Ashigaru samurai in the castle had once again reached 30,000 in the past few days.

The distance between so many people is very spectacular under the castle, and Shimazu Nakayoko saw so many ashigaru that the originally nervous heart settled down.

Zhang Dou looked at Kagoshima Castle in the distance, which was the final destination of this attack on the Japanese Kingdom.

As long as he takes this place, he can force the Satsuma Domain to surrender, and then not only the Ryukyus, but even the Satsuma Domain of the Wa Kingdom will be at his mercy.

"Raise the flag and let the soldiers land!" After Zhang Dou finished speaking, he went to prepare for landing. This battle is related to the future development of Changsheng Island, and he must personally command it to rest assured.

This time he was fighting on the Japanese mainland, and Zhang Dou was not careless. For the first time, he put on the full-body plate armor made of high manganese steel, and the pitch-black plate armor wore on his tall body, like a demon god who had come out of hell.

The port here has a deep draft, and it is one of the few ports where Sea Shark warships can dock. The Japanese were so confident in this battle that they did not even block the port, and the Changxing army easily landed here.

Sea boats dock at the docks, unload people and cargo, and then slowly sail out to make way for other sea vessels.

The entire sea ship docked and landed under the command of the flagship Sea Shark No. 1, and Cheng Feng stood on the watchtower, waving the flag in his hand constantly.

The ships were in good order under his command, and it took just over an hour for 5,000 soldiers and their equipment to be put ashore.

The fifty marching cannons were also slowly pushed forward by the crowd shouting trumpets. The Changxing army lined up one phalanx after another in the open space on the wharf, and no one made a loud noise during the entire landing process, except for a few slogans and copper whistles.

Shimazu Nakayoko has been watching the situation here at the head of the castle, and he is also a little shaken when he sees that he is full of confidence here.

At first glance, Akito looked like a veteran of battle, and except for half of his men who were trained Ashigaru, the rest were farmers who had just put down their hoes.

Can you win on your own? Shimazu Nakayoko couldn't help but ask himself, and after thinking for a while, he ordered: "Let all the men in the city go out of the city to participate in the battle, and this battle will not be defeated!" Shimazu Nakayoko, who had a resolute face, did not allow anyone else to object, and after saying that, he changed into his dazzling foot gear on the castle.