The city is more than 100 miles away from Qingshui City, and although the road is a little difficult to walk, two or three days is enough time to march.

Therefore, Shimazu Naruto took a light car the day after the meeting, and led more than 15,000 people straight to Red Bird Mountain, preparing to set up an ambush at Red Bird Mountain in advance.

Before leaving, Shimazu Mingyun was full of confidence in the ambush and prepared to drink with all the soldiers to celebrate the victory after defeating the Ming army.

Shimazu Narumi's spirit doesn't seem to be very good, Shimazu Naruto doesn't mind anyway, Shimazu Narumi is sick now, it's normal to be in bad spirits, he can't imagine that Shimazu Narumi will betray him anyway, and he can't imagine that Shimazu Narumi can't wait to put on his wings and fly to Deshui City to remind Li Yuntian to be careful of ambushes, but this is impossible.

Because once Shimazu Narumi sent someone to stop Li Yuntian from leading the army to Red Bird Mountain, then his secret communication with the Ming army would be exposed, and the result would be unimaginable, so Shimazu Narumi could only be secretly anxious now that he didn't sleep well all night, so that he was mentally exhausted.

Shimazu Narumi was not only afraid that the Ming army would be defeated and the throne of the Satsuma domain in his hands would fly, but he was also worried that the Ming army would be angry with him and make his collusion with the Ming army public, in which case he would be unlucky.

However, Shimazu Narumi still had a trace of luck in his heart, that is, Li Yuntian's scouts were able to find the Satsuma army in ambush on Red Bird Mountain, and thus avoid the fate of being ambushed.

And Shimazu Narumi thinks that Li Yuntian is not an idle person, although he is young and vigorous, he will definitely not be defeated by Shimazu Naruto lightly, or what miracle will happen.

Therefore, Shimazu Narumi is now sitting on pins and needles, anxiously waiting for the result of the battle of Red Bird Mountain, if Shimazu Narumo wins him, he may be unlucky, but if Shimazu Narumo is defeated, then the lord of the Satsuma domain is in his pocket, and his heart is both nervous and expectant.

Located in the middle of Shimizu Castle and Izumi Castle, Red Bird Mountain is a high and dense forest, which is very suitable for ambushes here, and the enemy army cannot find that there is an ambush on the mountain.

At noon, Li Yuntian stood on the top of the highest hill of Red Bird Mountain and looked at the direction of Qingshui City, and he arrived at Red Bird Mountain one step earlier than Shimazu Mingyun, which made the scale of victory in the war tilt towards him unconsciously.

"Lord Yu, according to the report, the Satsuma Army is still five miles away from Red Bird Mountain!" A military attache walked briskly and said in a deep voice after coming to Li Yuntian's side.

What was surprising was that this military attache did not bow to Li Yuntian, or even bow his hand, as if he had ignored the identity of Li Yuntiantang's prince.

In fact, this is exactly what Li Yuntian specially requested in the lecture hall, which explicitly forbade saluting on the battlefield during wartime, so as not to let the enemy know the identity of the front-line commander.

Although there are no snipers yet, the enemy can still mobilize heavy troops to attack the commander's place after reconnoitring the military situation, which in turn affects the development of the battle.

Therefore, in Li Yuntian's view, good military habits should be cultivated from now on, and the prohibition of battlefield salutes should bear the brunt, which is not disrespectful to the superior commander, on the contrary, this is to save the life of the superior commander.

"Are the ministries in place?" Li Yuntian bowed slightly when he heard this, and then turned his head to ask Li Zixi, who was standing behind him.

"Lord Wang, the artillery battalion and the red wolf battalion are already on standby in their respective positions, just waiting for the prince to give an order to launch an attack on the Satsuma army." Li Zixi replied in a deep voice when he heard this.

As a confidant and staff officer beside Li Yuntian, Li Yuntian has already begun to train Li Zixi, and this time the battle plan was completed by Li Zixi and several staff officers, and arranged by Li Zixi.

In Li Yuntian's view, Li Zixi can only improve his military level after being tested in actual combat, otherwise he can only talk on paper.

Not only Li Zixi, but the staff officers of the various units under the jurisdiction of the Wutang must go through the experience of actual combat before being promoted to the chief officer of the unit, after all, a battlefield is not a simple battlefield fight, and there are also things such as pre-war preparations and aftermath, and the staff officers must know how to do these things.

Li Yuntian nodded when he heard this, got up and walked down the mountain, entered a military tent on the mountainside, and then lay on a wooden bed and closed his eyes to recuperate, he knew that the closer the big war was, the more he had to be calm and calm, in order to deal with the changes that might occur at any time.

"Xianggong, the vanguard of the Satsuma army has arrived in front of the mountain." I don't know how long it took, but Lei Ting's voice sounded in the ears of Li Yuntian, who closed his eyes and took a nap.

"Signal when they're in the predetermined ambush area!" Li Yuntian didn't open his eyes, and replied.

Lei Ting immediately got up and left when she heard this, and now it is Li Zixi who is commanding on the front line instead of Li Yuntian, and with Li Yuntian's order, Li Zixi can effectively perform the duties of a commander and judge the best time to launch an attack.

In front of Mt. Redbird, the soldiers of the Satsuma army were panting and marching at the urging of the commanders on horseback, and according to Shimazu Naruto's judgment, the Ming army would arrive here at noon tomorrow, when they would give the Ming army a head-on blow.

For this reason, Shimazu Naruto wanted to let the Satsuma army enter the Red Bird Mountain to set up an ambush so that the soldiers could have a good rest, but also to hide and wait for tomorrow to destroy the unsuspecting Ming army.

Because Shimazu Naruto attached great importance to this ambush, he brought the elite of the Satsuma Domain, not only the Satsuma Samurai of Satsuma and Hyuga Clan, but even half of the Satsuma samurai of Osumi Province were transferred, and the remaining half followed Shimazu Narumi to guard Shimizu Castle.

Shimazu Naruto's decision to ambush the Ming army virtually saved the lives of many strong men who had been forcibly recruited, and although the people of the Satsuma area were brave, those strong men received limited military training after all, and were mainly engaged in agriculture and other labor.

Therefore, in the war between the Satsuma Domain and the island of Kyushu and Shikoku, those strong men could come in handy, because the other side also had many strong men who were forcibly recruited, and they had a huge advantage in the face of those strong men.

But against the well-trained, well-equipped, and high-morale Red Wolf Army and the Ming Army's sailors, those strong men of the Satsuma Domain could only be slaughtered.

"Lord, do you want to send someone to the mountain to investigate first?" At the signal of a round-faced retainer, the advancing troops stopped in front of Mt. Redbird, and the round-faced retainer went to ask Shimazu Naruto in gorgeous armor for instructions.

It is worth mentioning that the armor of the Wa Kingdom, especially the large armor of the upper samurai, is very distinctive, gorgeously decorated, it can be said to be a very important luxury at that time, its structure is similar to the plate armor of the West, but due to the lack of iron ore in the Wa Kingdom, steel is rarely used, and its protective power is far less than the Milan white armor, some flashy, but it is a very good handicraft in terms of aesthetics.

In addition, the helmets of the Great Armor of the Wa Kingdom are very unique, and they are usually beautifully crafted with many decorations, and they also have a mask, which is quite mysterious.

"It took a long time to explore Red Bird Mountain, and the Ming army would never have imagined that we would ambush them here, so don't worry about it, it's important to settle the soldiers as soon as possible." Shimazu Naruto wore a mask on his helmet, and after listening to the recital of the round-faced retainer, he took off his mask and looked at the quiet mountains of Red Bird Mountain, and then looked at the tired soldiers around him, and after a deep groan, he gave an order.

Shimazu Naruto would never have imagined that this little negligence of his would have cost him dearly, and if he had paid close attention, he would have noticed that Red Bird Mountain was actually eerily silent, and the birdsong seemed sparse, which was a little different from the usual noisy bird song.

The round-faced retainer also glanced at the tired Satsuma soldiers around him, and also thought that it was impossible for the Ming army aiming to besiege Shimizu Castle to appear here, so he bowed to Shimazu Naruto and left and ordered the troops to continue to move forward, and when they entered the Red Bird Mountain, they would bury the pot and make rice, so that everyone could have a full meal.

Hearing that they could rest and eat, the soldiers of the Satsuma Army cheered up one after another, and entered the Red Bird Mountain in a scattered formation, gathering in groups of three or five to talk, which made Li Zixi, who had been hiding at the top of the Red Bird Mountain, breathe a sigh of relief.

When the round-faced retainer asked the Satsuma army to stop in front of Red Bird Mountain, Li Zixi was really startled, and he thought that the Satsuma army had seen a flaw, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead because of nervousness.

However, the Satsuma army soon marched forward again, and Li Zixi's hanging heart was relaxed, otherwise he really didn't know how to deal with it, so he had to go and ask Li Yuntian for advice.

This is something that Li Zixi is very reluctant to do, so he will live up to Li Yuntian's expectations, how can he be alone in the future?

Fortunately, the Satsuma army did not realize the danger of Red Bird Mountain, and entered the mountain without the slightest defense, which made Li Zixi's mood excited, and his fists were clenched tightly, as long as the Satsuma army arrived at the ambush circle of the Ming army, he could give the order to attack, and condescendingly witnessed the outbreak of the battle.

"My lord, it's too quiet here, and I don't hear the birds chirping or see the birds passing by." Finally, when the round-faced retainer followed Shimazu Naruto into the mountains for some distance, he realized that something was wrong, and after glancing around at the silent mountains and forests around him, his face changed, and he stepped forward and said to Shimazu Naruto.

Normally, the mountains and forests are filled with the sound of birdsong, and birds can be seen flying around, but when the Satsuma army entered the Red Bird Mountain, not only could the surrounding mountains not hear the birds crying and were not alarmed, this situation was unusual.

"Oh?" Shimazu Naruto stopped when he heard the reins of the horse, took off his mask and looked around, and sure enough, as the round-faced retainer said, the surroundings were terrifyingly quiet, and he looked lifeless.

Because he was wearing a bulky armor, Shimazu Naruto's vision and hearing were affected, and he didn't notice the abnormality of the surrounding environment.