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"Is the army of sailors of the Kingdom really so vulnerable?"

In Asahikawa Castle, after listening to the report of Sasamasa, who rushed back in a hurry and couldn't even take a sip of tea, Shimazu Yoshida breathed a sigh of relief and was a little incredulous.

"It's just that the military discipline is lax, and the armor of the soldiers themselves is still very sharp, and their physique is also very strong, and they are not completely vulnerable. The subordinates think about it, maybe it's because of the light enemy. ”

Zozo is speaking his guess.

"Could it be that the sailors of the Shangguo Kingdom deliberately showed weakness and lured us to attack?" Nobuyasu Shimazu voiced his suspicions.

In fact, Sasa and the head of the family, Shimazu Yoshida, share the same concerns. If this is the case, then it will be dangerous for the Asahikawa clan and the Shimazu family to act rashly.

"My subordinates think that there is no need for the head of the family to be too cautious." Hayakawa was unimpressed by Shimazu Nobuyasu's worries, and tried his best to ask for battle: "If the army of the Qianyuan Empire is really so powerful, how can it let the pirates of Ninghai County be rampant for so many years? It can be seen that the current kingdom is no longer at the level of the founding period of hundreds of years ago. Coupled with the arrogance of the soldiers, it is our opportunity to make miraculous achievements in one fell swoop! ”

"But ......"

As the head of the family, Shimazu Yoshida is obviously thinking more long-term. The country is strong and has a million troops, even if the Shimazu family defeats the other party by surprise this time, what will happen in the future? The Qianyuan Empire, which has suffered a loss, is afraid that it will send more troops to retaliate, right?

Although the Asahikawa clan didn't know much about the empire, they also knew that the Ninghai division was not the most powerful naval division in the empire, but the Donghai division was!

"My lord, we don't have the capital to look ahead." Shimazu Nobuyasu sighed and reminded, "Sasa-san has already said it. That Song general was very arrogant. It's determined that we will compensate Asahikawa Castle. If you don't fight. Is it just ceding Asahikawa Castle to the other party? If that's the case, the Shimazu family will inevitably be torn apart overnight, and the samurai below will never be convinced and admit it! ”

These words made Shimazu Yoshida's face sink and he made up his mind.

He has also realized that the initiative does not depend on his side if he fights or not. The Ninghai division of the cross-sea expedition was aggressive, and the Shimazu family had to surrender. There is only one way to go.

After determining whether it is war or peace, all that remains is how to fight.

Sasamasa said that the morale of the enemy's troops is low, and this is an opportunity that can be exploited. But is it necessary to mobilize all efforts to fight for a sneak attack?

It sounds good to be done in one battle, but it's also too risky. The Qianyuan Empire had a strong national strength, a hundred times or a thousand times more manpower and territory than the Asahikawa Domain, and a fleet stopped at the open sea. It doesn't hurt to lose a game. But for the Asahikawa clan, if it takes the initiative to attack, it fails. Even once will be a big loss of vitality!

However, Shimazu Yoshida thought about it and realized that if he wanted to win, there was only one way he could take, and there was no other way to go.

If you choose to be on the defensive, you can rely on the terrain to fight steadily. But after suffering losses, the troops of the upper country are likely to increase their vigilance. If there is no previous arrogance and the Shimazu family is placed on the same level as an opponent, then even if it can win, it will definitely be a miserable victory. What's more, there is still the Date family on the west side, and they may take advantage of the weakness of the Shimazu family at any time to pounce on it and bite it hard.

The Shimazu family simply does not have the ability and capital to delay.

Even if the people of Shangguo really show weakness to the enemy, the Shimazu family can only take the initiative to attack in this battle in order to win quickly!

"Gentlemen, I have made up my mind to mobilize all the warriors to take the initiative to attack the camp! Asahikawa rises and falls, fight here! Let's work together! ”

………

The order to seek a decisive battle was given, and the Shimazu family took out all their potential and began a general mobilization.

If they are defeated, the Shimazu family is afraid that they will be removed directly. Even if it is the most lucky result, it will be reduced to the lowest third-rate daimyo and completely lose its current status. On the contrary, if they can win, the one qiē they plundered from the army of the Sailors of the Kingdom will be compensated back to their investment several times!

At the same time, Sazo Masashi also took the "sincerity" of the Shimazu family and rushed back to Song Wudaunt's camp.

Behind him was a batch of grain that the Shimazu family had managed to piece together, and a few pigs and sheep and a batch of fish goods that had been slaughtered painfully. In addition to this, there are very few batches of sake. In addition to these supplies for the army, Sasamasa also brought Shimazu Yoshida's promise. As long as Shangguo is willing to stop his anger and quit the army, Shimazu Yoshida is willing to return Asahikawa Castle to Shangguo as compensation, but the Shimazu family needs a few days to evacuate from the city, so please wait for the time being.

The news spread, and the barracks cheered thunderously, and all the soldiers were celebrating the defeat of the soldiers without a fight. Song Wuxing even said that tonight will feast all the soldiers of the army, and he is very "generous" that he can give the Shimazu family a week. After a week, the army will go north to take over Asahikawa Castle!

"Your Shimazu family is very nice and interesting!" Patting the shoulder of the flattering Zuo Zuozheng, Song Wudaunt said with satisfaction: "After I go back, I will definitely report to the Governor and say good things for you." It seems that there is really a misunderstanding in Shuangyang Town. ”

"That's natural, the Shimazu family has admired the kingdom for a long time, how dare they mess around!"

Zuo Zuo was doing his best to slap the horse, in order to paralyze Song Wuxing and the soldiers below, and secretly sneered in his heart.

Now that I have eaten the Shimazu family and taken the Shimazu family, I will have to pay it all with my life!

In the evening of the same day, a big feast was held in the barracks. Because he disliked the sake that Sasamasa brought was too light, a group of officers even secretly brought down a batch of good sake from the fleet and distributed it everywhere. Although several high-ranking officers were reprimanded during their inspections, they only lowered their faces and scolded them a few times, and then let them go. For a time, the smell of wine filled the entire camp, and many soldiers fell into a carnival with a drunken face.

Before leaving, seeing this scene, Sazo was already sure in his heart that the battle of the Shimazu family would definitely achieve a miracle.

If such an army is unable to win, all the samurai of the Shimazu family will commit suicide by disembowelment!

However, what Zuo Zuo doesn't know is that a qiē appearance is a deception made to show him. There was only a small amount of wine in the jar that was brought back, and all that was left was water. After the soldiers on the perimeter confirmed that Zozo was leaving, the drama in the barracks quickly stopped and was replaced by a new purge.

If there are no accidents, the Shimazu family's counterattack is tonight or tomorrow before dawn!

………

In the Songjiang barracks, the camp spent a peaceful night.

Just when the sky was about to dawn, the secret whistle that Song Wuxing had placed outside finally came with three agreed codes. Apparently, they had spotted the figure of the Shimazu samurai.

"Sure enough, it's coming!"

After waiting all night without seeing any movement, Song Wuxing was a little suspicious in his heart. Now seeing that the Shimazu family really came to Yin, I can't help but admire Chen Wu's previous personal explanation: "The previous governor gave him a face-to-face lecture, saying that Dongyi's population is a honey-bellied sword, and it should not be believed. If you decide to sneak attack secretly, you will inevitably grovel and say good things on the surface. I didn't expect the Governor to know these Dongyi people so well! ”

As he spoke, a group of black-clad samurai emerged from the distant woods and rushed towards the seemingly defenseless camp with their dexterity. Many of the samurai, who had been carefully selected to fight the outposts, were armed with shurikens and poisoned blowguns, and could assassinate enemies within ten paces when they got closer, with a very insidious approach.

In fact, if you choose a midnight sneak attack, the effect will be better.

At night, of course, the attacking side will not be able to exert its full strength, and it will also make the defenders confused, and it is easy to collapse. But in the Cook Islands, even the samurai who were specially fed could not guarantee adequate nutrition. In addition to the most core group of elite samurai, many lower-level samurai had night blindness, and the proportion far exceeded that of the Matsue army.

This factor limited the possibility of a night attack by the Shimazu family.

Even if he knew that the soldiers in the Songjiang barracks were drunk, he could only choose to launch a sneak attack when it was almost dawn!

However, even after one night, these Imperials still don't seem to have sobered up?

The samurai who rushed to the front were more or less apprehensive when they faced the army of the Kingdom of God for the first time. Now that he saw that he had touched a very close place, there was still no movement in the camp, and even the sentries on the watchtower were reclining there and dozing off, not noticing them at all, and he couldn't help but be completely relieved.

Several samurai flipped in, and a shuriken shot out. But at this time, they were shocked to find that the "sentinel" who seemed to be still asleep was actually just a dummy wearing armor and wearing a helmet!

"Not good!"

The samurai realized that something was wrong, turned around and fled. At this time, they didn't care about hiding their traces, and said loudly to the Shimazu troops behind: "It's a plan, the enemy has already laid an ambush!" ”

A rain of arrows roared, enveloping the fleeing samurai and killing them in an instant.

The soldiers of the Songjiang Army, who had been prepared for a long time, finally ushered in the opportunity to make contributions after waiting all night. rushed out of the hiding place, and with the help of a ray of white light on the horizon, he bravely chased and killed. The samurai who were backward or wounded by the shooting, seeing that they could not escape, reflexively wanted to come over and fight with the pursuers, but the Songjiang soldiers were strong and strong, and there were more standard leather armor that could resist the sneak attack of blowing arrows and shuriken, supplemented by the cooperation of the military formation, and the combat effectiveness was not at all what they could imagine.

Even if these backward samurai did not hesitate to exchange their lives for their lives, they only injured two soldiers of the Matsue Army and were immediately beheaded.

"Is it really a trap?"

Sazuo was looking at the soldiers of the Songjiang Army who were like wolves and tigers, and there was no depression at all, and sighed in annoyance.

Seeing his samurai rout under the onslaught, Shimazu Yoshida couldn't care less about blaming Sasamasa at this time, because he had been mentally prepared for the worst before he came. At this moment, seeing that the surprise attack could not succeed, but there was a possibility of being annihilated by the powerful emperor ** in the wild, he immediately implemented the plan.

Hundreds of samurai in the front row turned into troops in the rear of the palace on the spot, using the forest to delay these attacking enemy forces with their lives, and give the main force time to retreat.

As long as the remaining samurai can return to Asahikawa Castle, there will still be a chance to drag it on! (To be continued.) )