At the end of March, the fleet and army that had been prepared for a long time all boarded the ship, and the more than 30 Ming troops were also arranged on one ship, and the officers were on Chen Jian's flagship. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After waiting for two days, waiting for a tailwind, I set sail immediately. After turning the small desert island of Diaoyu Island, he continued to the northwest under the leadership of the pilot.

The soldiers and sailors were in a very good state of mind, and when they arrived at the Kerama Islands, they were caught up in the large number of whales of the season, and many people watched the whales on the deck, or wondered how many of them would go back with cannons when they returned.

It was only 100 miles away from the Ryukyus, and the ships sent to reconnoiter the situation quickly returned, telling Jian Chen that Naha Castle was now on fire, and that it seemed that the Japanese had invaded Naha.

Hosaku, who had been in the Ryukyus for a while, took out the time and tidal range of the high and low tides that he had collected, and thought that today was a good time to attack.

The flagship raised the battle flag, and when it arrived in the waters near Naha Port, Jian Chen stood on the deck and observed the situation in the distance with a telescope, smiling and shaking his head.

The Satsuma Domain's naval ships were docked in the harbor near Naha, which had already been captured, and looking at the smoke rising from it, it was obvious that they were doing their old job of burning and looting.

The small ships of the enemy navy were not worth mentioning in the eyes of the sailors of the fleet, and it was estimated that there were not many people guarding them, let alone thinking that a navy would suddenly take the back route.

He didn't care about the army, but he still needed to decide when the fleet would land, and a few people ran over and asked, "Is it to land now?" The Navy will destroy their fleet again? Or destroy their fleet first and then land? ”

"Shell their boats first, and alert those on the shore. Otherwise, they are scattered all over the country, and it will be difficult for me to catch them, so let them gather their troops and fight a decisive battle with us. ”

The ships of the Satsuma Domain did not even think of the possible enemy, and the docking position was very haphazard, and the sailors all went ashore and did not dock within the cover range of the fallen Ryukyu Battery.

After the order was given, the flag was raised on the mast, the sailors took their positions and went to work, and the army soldiers came to the deck, armed with loaded muskets, ready to attack the boats that might approach.

The trainees on duty on various ships observed the flagship's flag and shouted loudly to deliver orders.

"The fleet is lined up! Open the muzzle porthole! Look for a target and fire a salvo with the sound of the flagship! ”

The sailors standing in the passage of the cabin also repeated the order loudly, and the idle crew pulled the divided gunpowder into the gun compartment with ropes, and the gunner pushed the cannon out of the porthole after loading the cannon.

It was the first time Sun Yuanhua had seen such a naval battle, and it was also the first time he had seen real naval life, watching those ships lined up under exquisite control, which was completely different from the naval battle he imagined.

Jian Chen gave him a telescope, through which he saw that the Japanese boats seemed to have noticed the situation here, and several boats were moving towards this side in a panic, perhaps trying to escape.

However, it was already late, the water was well watered, and the fleet in a line was slowly approaching the Satsuma Domain's naval forces, most of which were empty ships.

Chen Jian stood in front of the deck, stretched out his thumb to measure the distance, and said to the intern next to him, "Let's shoot." ”

"Fire!"

A loud cry reached the gun compartment, and after a violent noise and the shaking of the ship, the black solid shells flew out one after another and smashed the ships of the Satsuma Domain.

This was the first time Sun Yuanhua saw the scene of the side-chord salvo of naval guns, and he remembered this scene firmly in his mind when he looked at the Japanese ships that were hit and the splashes in the distance.

Chen Jian didn't care, waited until the smoke cleared and looked at the results, and felt that it was really not interesting. It had been rehearsed for a long time for a decisive battle against the Spanish or Dutch on the sea, and it was a bit tedious to deal with these barely manned ships.

The gunners repeated the process of firing again and again, and the musketeers on the deck kept an eye on the enemy ships that might be approaching, and some even yawned in the smoke or rolled a tobacco.

Jian Chen waved his hand and said, "It's almost over, the army on the shore should also know that we are coming." Don't waste shells and gunpowder, it's too expensive. Raise the sails, head north, and prepare for landing. ”

"Won't fight?"

"After landing, the fleet will continue to blockade, and the encirclement will be missing one, so as not to trap the beast and fight. It is estimated that their ships will not be able to run much, and they will have fewer deaths if they can be dealt with at sea. ”

After the order was laid, the sails were raised, and the fleet shelled as if nothing had happened, and then headed north, bypassing the dead end of the battery that held Naha, and sailing north for about ten miles, choosing a flat landing site.

The army soldiers carefully carried the powder kegs, as well as several battalion field guns, all of which were small bronze cannons of six pounds, and the weight was not too large.

Two battalions of regular army and seven six-pound field guns were brought ashore, plus the armed employees of the company of three hundred men, were forming a squad on the shore.

The bright sea soul shirt and the wide-brimmed hat to protect against the rain made the group of soldiers stand out, and the flute player and drummer played the music of the whole team, and the soldiers did not have their previous giggles and lined up in a serious line.

The officers shouted loudly for the soldiers to check the gunpowder and buckshot again to see if any idiots had put the tongs into the muzzles of their guns.

Chen Jian stood on the shore, and Sun Yuanhua couldn't help but ask many doubts just now.

"Sir, isn't the law of naval warfare just now the same as the law of land warfare? Are they all lined up and shoot guns together? ”

"Yes, in war, the best generals only need to do one thing well."

"What's the matter?"

"Fight less with more. Whoever can do these four words in the ever-changing battlefield is an immortal general. ”

Sun Yuanhua smacked these four words, and vaguely figured out some flavors, but he hadn't figured out how to fight more or less.

Chen Jian didn't care about him, Zhang asked people to help push the bronze cannons, some horses bought from Fujian put on poles, pulled these cannons, and the artillerymen checked a complete set of various tools and tied them to the carriage.

The distance of ten miles was vacated, also to prevent the opponent's sudden attack from making him unable to complete the deployment of the formation.

It's such a big island, and it is estimated that the army of the Satsuma Domain is now at a loss for what to do in Naha, and there is no point in trying to play any tricks.

A few riders rode horses to reconnoiter in front, and there should be no cavalry on the opposite side, at most there were a few horses ridden by generals.

If there was a situation such as a solo horseman, the rider armed with a flintlock pistol would not be stupid enough to fight against those skilled generals with bows and horses, and it would be easier to shoot at the point, and run away after the fight.

After the formation was completed, they marched forward in the formation of a column, and the two companies could make a surprise attack on the embankment on the side of the column away from the coast.

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In Naha Port, Kayama Kutaka and Hirata Masumune celebrated the capture of Naha Port two hours ago, and the land and water armies finally made peace, and they grabbed a lot of things in Naha.

The battle was smooth sailing before the cannon fire outside the port of Naha. The Ryukyu army, which had no combat effectiveness at all, was almost immediately defeated, and a few brave ones rushed towards the iron gunners lined up with swords in hand, and were killed directly by a burst of gunfire.

The arquebusiers of the Satsuma clan were not bad, and they only needed to shoot from the Ryukyuan people in a row, and against the rest of the regular army, they could also think of luring the enemy into the range of the muskets and firing a salvo to defeat the enemy at once.

It was planned that Shuri Castle would be captured in a few days, but this was almost a certainty, and many important people in the Ryukyus either surrendered or were captured, and Shuri Castle could not be defended at all.

However, this calculation was interrupted by the sudden sound of artillery bombardment, and Kayama Hisataka, thinking that it was the army of the Ming Dynasty, was shocked in his heart, and hurriedly gathered his army and paused his march towards Shuri Castle.

Someone was sent to reconnoiter the rear, and then went to check the damage to the navy, and his heart was very uneasy.

The back road was copied, the army's heart was in chaos, and it was rumored in the army that this was the army of the Ming Dynasty to help the Ryukyus, so it can be said that the army's morale was already chaotic at this time.

Soon, the scouts told Hisataka Hisashi Hirada Masumune that a strange army had appeared in the rear. These people wore strange hats, did not wear armor, almost all of them were iron gunners, no hand-to-hand combat, and they carried the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but they definitely did not look like the army of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the navy, many of the more than 80 ships in the harbor were damaged and not many were sunk, but few were left to go to sea without repairs.

The surviving sailors also said that it was the most terrible shelling they had ever experienced, and the men's ships lined up in a line at sea, and as the light of the fire flashed, white smoke filled the air, and countless iron pellets bombarded the boats, smashing the wood to pieces.

There were not many people who were actually killed by the shells, and there were not many people on the ship, and the few unlucky people were killed by the sawdust smashed by the shells.

Hearing this, Birshan, a long frown, pondered.

What Hirata Masumune meant was that since the Ming Dynasty had already sent troops, there was no point here, and these people's artillery was very powerful, so they should immediately gather their troops and leave by boat.

But Hisataka Kayama asked rhetorically, what if these people caught up at sea? The ships of the navy have been damaged, and they can't run fast at all, and these people are probably thinking of letting themselves get on the ship and escape and sink it at sea.

There are only two choices that can be made now, either to turn back and fight a decisive battle; Either that, before the news of the situation here reached Shurijo, he quickly captured Shuri Castle and captured the royal family of King Shangning, and used this as a threat to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking that the army behind him was all iron gunners and no hand-to-hand combat, Kayama Hisakaka thought to himself that there was still a chance of victory. There are only more than 1,000 people on the other side, and there are more than 2,000 people in his own hands, and more than 700 iron gunners. As long as you shoot at the opponent with an iron cannon, the opponent will definitely lose when you launch a charge.

The only thing to worry about is the cannons on those warships, so the choice of battlefield cannot be close to the coast. As long as this army is defeated and Shuri Castle is captured, there is nothing to worry about.

Now that there was no trick to use, Kayama Hisataka found a fluent Chinese figure who accompanied him and asked him to send a letter to the Ming army behind him to negotiate.

I couldn't run, and the boat was destroyed again. In case the attack is not successful, and it is attacked by the front and back, the defeat will be faster. The only way to survive in the dead is to fight a decisive battle. But before the decisive battle, it is necessary to gather troops, choose the battlefield, avoid the coast, and the so-called negotiations are only to buy time.