In mid-March, the Ming naval fleet left Ryukyu Island and headed north to meet the island of Kyushu.

The shogunate sent a reply to Li Yuntian about the attack on the Japanese in Matsue Prefecture within the time agreed by Li Yuntian, and the content appeared to be very helpless, and the Satsuma clan said that they had nothing to do with the matter, so there was no need to hand over any Japanese pirates.

Li Yuntian had long known that the people of the Satsuma Domain would not act honestly and according to orders, so he ordered the Ming naval fleet that stayed on Ryukyu Island to go north to Kyushu Island, preparing to personally seek justice from the lord of the Satsuma Domain.

In this month's time, the Ming army's naval division replenished a batch of military supplies from Ningbo Port, which was enough for Li Yuntian's expenses to go to the Japanese Kingdom this time, which can be described as sufficient preparations.

Originally, the Ryukyu Kingdom also wanted to send troops to assist Li Yuntian in the war, but Li Yuntian politely declined, in his opinion, the army of the Ryukyu Kingdom needed at least half a year of reorganization before it could enter the Japanese War, otherwise it would inevitably be slaughtered by the Japanese Kingdom.

Mingyang, Li Yuntian stood on the deck of the Mingyang with his hands behind his back, facing the cool sea breeze, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, I am afraid that the people of the Satsuma Domain would never have imagined that he would really lead the fleet to visit Kyushu Island.

"Lord Wang, do you really want to attack the Satsuma Domain? The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and those daimyo in Kyushu will definitely come to help. Keiko Yamaguchi walked up to Li Yuntian's side, bowed down and said worriedly, she was afraid that Li Yuntian would be too proud and suffer a big loss.

After all, the hundreds of thousands of troops failed in the two Eastern Crusades that year, which means that the Japanese State is not so easy to capture, otherwise it would not have been unruly, and Li Yuntian's fleet this time was only more than 20,000 people, which was much worse than the size of the Yuan army back then.

"The army that surrenders without a fight is the best strategy for war." Li Yuntian looked at the rippling sea in the distance, smiled and said, "There are many ways to fight, and you don't necessarily have to meet each other. ”

"The upper army is plotting, the second is the enemy, and the next is the army." Seeing that Li Yuntian had something to say, Keiko Yamaguchi was slightly stunned for a moment and asked curiously, "Lord Wang, have you already thought of a way to deal with the Satsuma Domain?" ”

"This king asks you, what is the biggest advantage of my Great Ming Sailor compared to the Satsuma Domain?" Li Yuntian saw Keiko Yamaguchi reacting, so he asked quietly.

"Firearms and excellent equipment!" Keiko Yamaguchi thought for a moment, looked at Li Yuntian and said her answer.

"Wrong." Li Yuntian stretched out his right hand index finger and waved it at Keiko Yamaguchi, and said in an orderly manner, "Since you said that you are going to fight in the army, then you should abandon the idea of fighting, although the firearms and equipment are superior to the sailors, they can't scare the people of the Satsuma Domain." ”

"The shogunate put pressure on the Satsuma Domain?" Keiko Yamaguchi's face showed a thoughtful look, and then asked tentatively, after all, the Satsuma clan was a daimyo who was subordinate to the shogunate, and he had to give the shogunate a face no matter what.

"Far water can't quench the thirst of the near, the Satsuma Domain is dominant in Kyushu, and the shogunate has limited control over it, and this time the matter is related to the Ming Dynasty, and the shogunate will never force the Satsuma Domain, so the shogunate can't count on it, and we still have to rely on ourselves."

Li Yuntian knew that Keiko Yamaguchi couldn't turn this bend in his mind for a while, so he smiled and said, "This king tells you that compared with the Satsuma Domain, the biggest advantage of my Ming Dynasty is that the material is rich, otherwise there would not have been a tribute fight for Ningbo City in the first two years. ”

The Ningbo Bosi Tribute Incident was a large-scale conflict that broke out in Ningbo City in order to obtain the right to tributary trade of the Ming Dynasty, which directly led Emperor Xuande to close the door to the tributary trade of the Wa State, and also reflected the importance of tributary trade to the poor Japanese State from the side.

"Lord Wang, have you already contacted those daimyo in Kyushu?" At this time, Keiko Yamaguchi finally understood what Li Yuntian meant, and asked with a surprised expression.

Obviously, Li Yuntian would not give gifts to the Satsuma Domain, but he mentioned the abundance of materials, so he must have thought about the goods, and the object was the daimyo of Kyushu Island nine times out of ten, so as to isolate the Satsuma Domain.

After all, the daimyo on Kyushu Island were not monolithic, and given that the Satsuma Domain had always been relatively strong, many people would surely hope that they would be unlucky if they ran into trouble.

"When the king sent someone to deliver a letter to the shogunate, he also sent someone to Kyushu Island and sent a gift to several major feudal lords on Kyushu Island, presumably they would not interfere in the entanglement between the Ming army and the Satsuma domain." Li Yuntian glanced at Keiko Yamaguchi with a smile, and said in a deep voice, "Remember, only by planning and then acting can you survive a hundred battles!" ”

"Thank you for your teachings, and you have been taught." Keiko Yamaguchi finally understood at this time, it turned out that Li Yuntian was teaching her, and hurriedly bowed down to thank Li Yuntian.

Li Yuntian's point made her suddenly open, and she benefited a lot from it, and realized the true meaning of "water is impermanent, and soldiers are impermanent", and she will no longer stick to fixed thinking when encountering problems, which will definitely be of great benefit to her in the future.

"The Satsuma clan will not give in lightly, only with fists can it be honest." Li Yuntian glanced at Keiko Yamaguchi and said quietly, "If you can compete with the Satsuma Domain, then it will be one step closer to the time for you to return to Shikoku Island." ”

"Humble duty understands!" Keiko Yamaguchi knew that Li Yuntian was telling him that the battle between the Ming army and the Satsuma clan was inevitable, and that those under Keiko Yamaguchi would be the main force of the battle, and this would be her best chance to make a name for herself in the Wa Kingdom.

Li Yuntian smiled and looked at the sea in the distance, he couldn't wait to see the combat power of the Satsuma samurai.

Keiko Yamaguchi knew that Li Yuntian was thinking about things, so she bowed down and retreated, perhaps because of her homesickness, her mood became more complicated as she got closer and closer to Kyushu Island, she wanted to set foot on the land of her hometown but was also afraid to go home, because what she brought this time was killing and death.

Kyushu, Satsuma Peninsula.

The Satsuma Peninsula is located in the southwestern part of the island of Kyushu and is ruled by the Shimazu family.

The Shimazu family is one of the most powerful families in Kyushu, and its family rules the three countries of Satsuma, Hinata, and Osumi in the southern part of Kyushu.

Shimazu Naruun, the daimyo of Satsuma Province, is the guardian daimyo of the three kingdoms of Satsuma, Hinata, and Osumi Province, and the supreme ruler of the three kingdoms, with 770,000 stone highs.

Although there were many disputes within the Shimazu clan, the internal shape of the three kingdoms was generally stable, so they were able to dominate the southern part of Kyushu Island.

"Report!" In the afternoon of this day, Shimazu Naruto was admiring archery with his retainers in the garden of Shimizu Castle, the castle of Satsuma Kingdom, when a dusty samurai suddenly rushed over, knelt in front of him and panted and shouted, "The younger one is the Ashigaru general of Izumi Prefecture, and he came to report to the lord on the order of my lord that a large Ming fleet landed on Lidao and cut off our connection with Lidao!" ”

"What?" Shimazu Naruto had already drawn his bow and was about to shoot an arrow, when he heard this, he was taken aback, and as soon as he let go of his hand, the arrow shot out, grazing the target in the distance and falling to the ground.

The surrounding retainers couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and their eyes showed a look of shock, Lidao is an island in the southwest of the Satsuma Peninsula, and Satsuma Province has Lidao County on it.

"Say it again, what happened to Lidao?" Shimazu Naruto threw the bow in his hand to a servant on the side, stepped forward and glared at the samurai who was reporting the news, and asked, a look of disbelief on his face.

"Lord Yu, the Ming fleet has landed on Lidao, and now it has taken control of the Lidao Strait." Hearing this, the warrior hurriedly said in a loud voice.

"How many of them came?" Shimazu Naruun's face suddenly became a little ugly, and he asked with a gloomy face, he never imagined that Daming would really send a fleet to the Satsuma Domain.

"There are dozens of sea ships, all of which are big ships like small hills, with an estimated strength of about 20,000 or 30,000 people." The samurai thought for a moment, then looked at Shimazu Naruto and said, "Some of the strange-looking three-masted ships are equipped with very powerful firearms, and we wanted to send ships to rescue Lidao, but in the Lidao Strait, we were defeated by the firearms of those three-masted ships, and all of them were destroyed. ”

"Annihilation!" Shimazu Naruto couldn't help but clench his fists when he heard this, and looked at the samurai with a grim face.

The port of Izumi-gun is the largest military port in Satsuma, and it is a large number of ships that have gone to sea in Satsuma, and now its main force has been lost in a battle, which makes him feel shocked and distressed.

"My lord, the Ming army is menacing this time, and we should immediately recruit soldiers from all over the country to prepare for war, and ask for help from the countries of Kyushu." At this time, a middle-aged samurai with a thin figure groaned for a while, and said to Shimazu Naruto in a deep voice, "The Ming army is not good at coming this time, and I am worried that Izumi County has been lost. ”

"Pass the order, prepare for war, and ask for help from the countries of Kyushu." Shimazu Naruto nodded expressionlessly when he heard this, and then gave an order in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The retainers at the scene knew that the situation was urgent, bowed to Shimazu Mingyun and left quickly, hurriedly going to prepare for war.

"It's really here!" After the retainers left, Shimazu Mingyun couldn't help muttering to himself, he originally thought that Li Yuntian's ultimatum was just a bluff, but he never expected that the Ming army would really come to him to settle accounts.

With the issuance of the order to prepare for war by Shimazu Narugumo, the entire Satsuma country set off an uproar and fell into an unprecedented panic, except for Kublai Khan, who sent troops to the east two times to conquer the Japanese and the Japanese in the east one or two hundred years ago, and the Japanese have never been threatened from overseas in these years.

What is especially important is that the Satsuma Kingdom is facing the powerful Ming Dynasty this time, and it has already hit the doorstep, which makes people feel fear involuntarily.

The daimyo of Kyushu were shocked when they learned that the Ming navy had arrived in Satsuma Province, and like Shimazu Naruto, they could not have imagined that the Ming navy was really trying to trouble Satsuma, so they hurriedly gathered a team and rushed to Satsuma to support.

Although the daimyo of Kyushu were not monolithic, they knew very well the truth of the cold lips and teeth, so what they had to do in the face of the powerful Ming army sailors was to unite with the outside world to avoid the Ming army from annexing them after destroying the Satsuma country.

For a time, the air battle on Kyushu Island was cloudy, and the people everywhere were panicked, and under the conscription of the Kyushu daimyo, the men of Kyushu put down their farm work and livelihood to join the army, preparing to reinforce Satsuma.