Mitsuyuki Kuroda was successfully wooed by Chen Jinnan to Zheng Chenggong's side.

However, the Ming army did not immediately launch any substantive action, because in order to maximize the effect of the anti-water traitor, it still needs to wait patiently and make a game.

Zheng Chenggong didn't want to be reckless and let Mitsuyuki Kuroda be exposed, but in the end, he only made a small profit.

His traitor either doesn't use it, or if he wants to use it, he will completely annihilate the alliance army of the Kyushu feudal domains with one drum.

Therefore, in the remaining ten days of April, the Ming army still maintained its previous combat posture and strategy, as if nothing had happened.

It was only in the rear that Zheng Chenggong asked Zhu Shuren to order the Korean lord Li Hao to further increase the supply of grain and grass at any cost, and to continuously transport grain from Pusan through the Tsushima Strait to Hakata Port.

At the same time, Zheng Chenggong was very low-key on the surface, the grain ships entered the port at night, and the security around the port area was very strict, in order to prevent the Japanese army from learning about the reality of the Ming army's logistics, so that the Japanese army could underestimate the Ming army's military food reserves. so that the follow-up surprises.

Kuroda Mitsuyuki, on the other hand, also showed more righteousness towards his allies during this time, and this change was very gradual, further disintegrating the wariness of Kuma himself and the Satsuma people.

On the Fuso side, by the end of the fifth lunar month, the typhoon season will arrive, and the density of windy days will gradually increase. Zheng Chenggong knew very well that once he survived to that season, and he brought reinforcements, military rations, weapons and ammunition from the rear Korea, the difficulty of supply would be much higher than that at the end of April and the beginning of May.

On the Fuso side, they will also have high psychological expectations for the "kamikaze", and the previous dynasty once relied on this thing to destroy the Mongol army, so once they enter the typhoon season, they know that Zheng Chenggong can only rely on the stock of materials that have been transported to the island.

The Japanese army will become more courageous than it is now, and may no longer be satisfied with hiding in the mountainous area of Aso Volcano, but dare to go out of the mountain again to fight the Ming army, or desperately destroy the Ming army's logistics base.

When the time comes, it will be the best time for the mole to attack in one fell swoop.

……

Zheng Chenggong's plan is very good, but whether it can be implemented is not up to him alone, after all, holding each other requires more grain and grass costs, and it will also bring uncertainty.

So he must have the full support of Zhu Shuren,

It's like Wang Jian wants to hold on with Xiang Yan and paralyze Xiang Yan, you first have to have Yingzheng allow you to take 600,000 troops to eat for a year for nothing.

Fortunately, Zhu Shuren's support for this little brother is still very firm, and Zheng Chenggong can't rely on the Ming Dynasty to ship grain across the sea, so the freight is too expensive and the cost is too high, and it was originally the North Koreans who provided grain.

The Ming only paid the grain at the same price as they shipped, but did not bear the freight of the Koreans-

As an aside, in fact, more than 60 years ago, when the Renchen Rebellion, the Ming Dynasty went to Korea to fight against the Japanese army, and also gave food money at the local parity price.

And this time, it was the Ming Dynasty who took the initiative to attack and fought on the territory of the Fusang people, so it was appropriate to give the DPRK the basic grain price but not the freight and loss. Otherwise, the broken place in North Korea will not be able to hold on, and the thieves will be in trouble.

While ordering North Korea to expedite continuous supply, Zhu Shuren also brought Zheng Chenggong a bad news that had nothing to do with the war ahead through a messenger, so that Zheng Chenggong could weigh it himself and not fight too wastefully.

"General, the prince asked you to save some flowers, until May, he can let North Korea fully support, and the follow-up typhoon is coming, it's all up to you.

In the Nanjing court, there were already some complaints about the excessive investment in the battle of Fusang, and felt that these places had no benefits. The ordinary gentry and bureaucracy could not see the importance of sea power, and this was also impatient.

In addition, there is the biggest bad news, the deputy assistant of the cabinet and the minister of South Korea were sick and bedridden last winter, which dragged on for more than two months, and died at the end of last month. Now the cabinet needs to be reorganized, and the household department is not as easy to talk as it used to be. The DPRK's and China's support for sea power has also declined slightly.

What's more important is that the prince plans to be pretentious for a while, even if he doesn't have to keep filial piety for twenty-seven months, he will have to be in the limelight for a while, and then wait for His Majesty to win love.

So at this time, he hopes that you will not make trouble for the imperial court and make more demands, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the people of the world. ”

After Zheng Chenggong listened to the messenger's words, he was also slightly surprised. It's all to blame that Fusang and the Central Plains are far apart after all, and what happened a month and a half ago is only known to him now.

Shen Tingyang was born in the twenty-second year of Wanli, and now he is sixty-five, which is considered a long life in this era. Historically, he died in the Qing army attack in Luyuan Harbor in the first year of Yongli, and now because of his son's struggle, he has lived 12 years longer than the same period in history, and he is still in charge of the imperial court, which can be regarded as enjoying all the blessings he deserves.

Although Shen Tingyang couldn't see his own grandson by blood become the emperor, it was a little regrettable, but this is also normal, who made him more than ten years older than his in-laws Emperor Longwu, under normal circumstances, Shen Tingyang should have died before his in-laws.

It is said that after Shen Tingyang's death, Emperor Longwu Zhu Changshu also dropped out of the dynasty for a few days for his in-laws, and gave a high-standard big operation, which was much more preferential than the normal Guogong.

And Zhu Changshu's inner thoughts, in fact, are not difficult to guess: he has already confirmed that his son-in-law will not usurp the throne, and he is not in a hurry to let Zhu Ciyu take the throne as a young man.

But Zhu Changshu originally had the only worry left, that is, he was afraid that Zhu Shuren would want to fulfill some wishes for his biological father before his death, and watch his own grandson ascend the throne. If Shen Tingyang is healthy and can be tough enough to die later than his in-laws, or can drag it out, Zhu Changshu will have to make up for his delusions of victimization.

But now it seems that the age gap between the teens is an insurmountable obstacle after all, Shen Tingyang finally died of illness, and Zhu Shuren didn't care if his biological father saw that day.

Therefore, the last 10,000th of Zhu Changshu's life safety risk does not exist, and Zhu Changshu is already convinced that he can be surrounded by palace maids and eunuchs without harming his health, so that he can enjoy the last moment of his natural lifespan.

Zhu Changshu got such a large amount of insurance, compared to it, it is nothing to do a lot of funeral for his in-laws, and spend a few more money.

……

As for Zhu Shuren's decision to worry a little about his biological father's sting, Zheng Chenggong's side can also understand.

After all, Zhu Shuren has been given the surname Zhu by the first emperor, which is different from his biological father's surname, and he is still a little indebted in terms of filial piety in this life. Now that Shen Tingyang is dying, he should really demonstrate Zhu Shuren's style to the world, and he can't easily and directly win love.

And the reason why Zhu Shuren made such a decision, there is a secondary reason behind it: he really wants to take advantage of this incident to emphasize that Chongzhen only "gave him a national surname", but it does not mean that Zhu Shuren needs to change his patriarchal law, and by the way, he also emphasized to the people of the world that his surname Zhu is not caused by the current emperor's son-in-law.

In this way, assuming that a few years later, when Emperor Longwu Zhu Changshu also collapsed, Zhu Shuren would not have to guard Zhu Changshu for too long, and there would be no worries, and the pressure to win love would be small.

Because if you are the emperor's son-in-law, and the emperor dies, the new monarch can "change the day for the moon" and exercise power normally after 27 days, but you will have to leave power behind for a long time as a son-in-law, and you are not qualified to "change the day for the month" as a minister.

Therefore, since it is destined to choose a period of time to temporarily let go of power, of course, it is safer to choose a little power when his own father dies, and it will not be used when his father-in-law dies in the future.

In Zhu Shuren's view, the most dangerous node of his future power transfer is only the early stage when his father-in-law dies and his son takes over as the emperor's grandson.

Because if there are other princes surnamed Zhu who question Xinjun's bloodline, they will also break out at that point in time, and after Zhu Ciyu sits down, no one will jump out. During that transition period, Zhu Shuren would never let go of his power for a day, and he was careful to sail the ship of ten thousand years.

……

The support of the rear of the Ming Dynasty will be weakened for the time being, and now it is only up to Zheng Chenggong himself to lure the enemy with limited strength to expand the results of the battle.

Several of his most confidant generals persuaded Zheng Chenggong to keep the changes in the court secret at the beginning, so as not to shake the morale of the army or make the enemy arrogant.

Zheng Chenggong also felt that it was right to be low-key at first,

However, Chen Jinnan tried his best to defy public opinion and suggested that he use the etiquette of his nephew to his uncle Dai Xiao, and run a game in the military camp out of his own pocket. It is best to forcibly requisition Fuso folk white cloth, white yarn, white silk, and other textiles to be used in Fukuoka and Funai, and give some troops a lot of money.

Zheng Chenggong felt unbelievable at first, but after thinking about it, this trick seemed to be very suitable - what he was afraid of now was that the Kyushu feudal domains were fighting in the mountainous area of Aso Volcano, and he wished that the other party would underestimate the enemy.

Deliberately revealing a little flaw, when leviing white textiles from the people, and then pretending to force some Fuso people to stand on the side of the Kyushu Coalition Army, and causing a swarm of thieves, didn't it just make the Kyushu Coalition Army more emboldened?

So, from mid to late May, nearly 20,000 Ming troops on Kyushu Island, as well as the same number of Korean soldiers under Li Yu, began to collect folk textiles on a large scale and looted the weaving workshops of the Fuso people.

Many Fusang people rebelled for this, and they happened to be cleaned up by the Ming army. Anyway, the original ruling plan of the Ming Dynasty was to leave only illiterate Fusang farmers in the future, and try to completely cleanse the Fusang samurai class with a sense of family and country.

And it is obvious that the people who can run the textile workshops will not be the poor peasants of Fuso, these industries have long been controlled by the low-level samurai with brains. Whoever resists just kills one more batch.

Under the swarm of thieves, the news soon spread throughout Kumamoto and Satsuma. Shimazu Mitsuhisa and others were furious, and after some reconnaissance, they learned that Zheng Chenggong's army was worshipping his "uncle" from afar.

"Isn't Zheng Chenggong's father the eldest in the family? How can Zheng Chenggong still have an uncle? Shimazu Mitsuhisa couldn't understand at first.

Later, I learned that it was for Shen Tingyang. Shimazu Mitsuhisa was a little disdainful when he heard this: "Such a flattering and flattering person! The regent of the Ming Dynasty didn't really bow down to him, and he was embarrassed to recognize the other party's biological father as an uncle? Shamelessly climb the dragon and attach the phoenix! ”

At the same time, it is inevitable that I will despise Zheng Chenggong's character in my heart.

Under the influence of multiple factors, coupled with the arrival of the end of May and the beginning of June, the typhoon season around Fuso has indeed arrived. A few days later, Mitsuyuki Kuroda brought them some more good news.

Finally, it's time for Mitsuyuki Kuroda, a traitor, to play a role.

"Brother Shimazu! Great joy! I found out that the Ming army was afraid of the kamikaze season, and after two sea ships were blown over the day before yesterday, they never dared to transport military rations and ammunition to Hakata Port.

The detailed work left around Hakata by our clan has fully explored the details of the enemy's military supplies! ”

After Kuroda Mitsuyuki brought this good news, Shimazu Mitsuhisa was of course rarely excited, after all, there was too little good news in the past two months.

After learning that the support of the Ming army was going to be cut off for a few months, they finally had the urge to rush out of the mountains and stop fighting with the Ming army. After all, the Japanese army is nested in Aso Mountain, and it is very difficult to supply every day, but it is just an internal battle, and it can eat wherever it goes, so it can barely hold on.

However, relying on the supply of the people in the mountainous areas for a long time, the Japanese army has not known how many bears in Aso Mountain have been forced to rebel in the past two months, and those mountain people cannot bear the forced high-intensity grain requisition, and they don't know how many natives have died in the cannibalistic battles with the Japanese army.

After Shimazu Mitsuhisa made a comprehensive calculation, he finally thought of a question: "Doesn't Zheng Chenggong know that the kamikaze season is coming, and their supplies will be cut off?" Isn't he afraid? Could it be a fraud? ”

Faced with this question, Mitsuyuki Kuroda quickly reported the answer: "If you ask someone else about this, it will definitely not be understood, but fortunately, Brother Shimazu, you asked me."

Although the younger brother lost the territory of Fukuoka, after all, the hundred-legged insect died but did not stiffen, and there were countless hidden feudal lords and merchants in the local area, who wanted me to help find out a lot of detailed movements of Zheng Chenggongjun!

The younger brother learned that Zheng Chenggong had expected this moment a month ago, and in order to fight for a long time, he had rushed enough military rations from Korea to eat for at least three or five months, as well as a large amount of ammunition in reserve, and stored them in Saga Castle, not far from Hakata Port.

Saga is located on a plain and is crossed by many rivers, and although it is not the closest port city to North Korea, it is convenient for distribution in the hinterland of Kyushu in the future. Zheng Chenggong counted on the food and ammunition in Saga Castle to last through the entire kamikaze season, and his inventory was extremely abundant, and he could not run out of food for several months. ”

After listening to it, Shimazu Mitsuhisa finally understood what Zheng Chenggong relied on.

It turned out that Zheng Chenggong knew that the kamikaze season could not be transported by sea! So before the arrival of the kamikaze season, there is enough inventory!

Therefore, it is impossible to expect Zheng Chenggong to be consumed in the kamikaze season! The only chance of winning is to burn or rob Zheng Chenggong's inventory after the arrival of the kamikaze season!

I heard that a month and a half ago, didn't the Ming army use this trick in Ozhou, using methods similar to the battle of Guandu and the grain robbery in Wuchao to gain a firm foothold! Zhang Mingzhen just gave the rear of the Aoyu coalition army to the grain city! Then the Ming army in the direction of Ezo Okuba will have enough food for a year!

What the Japanese army needs today is a remake of its offensive and defensive position!

"It's a pity that although Zheng Chenggong has no backup and can only rely on inventory, he has more than 30,000 soldiers after all, even if he has lost money recently, it will definitely not exceed the scale of thousands. It is inevitable that his available troops will remain above 30,000...... Saga's food and ammunition are not easy to obtain. ”

Mitsuhisa Shimazu couldn't help but hesitate.

Fortunately, the truth is seen in adversity, and the wind knows the strength of the grass. Just when Shimazu Mitsuhisa hesitated, Mitsuyuki Kuroda jumped out:

"Brother Shimazu! I have heard that your Shimazu family is good at fishing wild ambushes and luring the enemy to move the tiger away from the mountain. This time, the junior brother is willing to design to lure Zheng Chenggong away for you, and launch a diversion offensive in other directions of Aso Mountain first!

If you really have the courage to enter the tiger's den and get the tiger, you can take advantage of the younger brother to lead away Zheng Chenggong's main force, and attack Saga from Kumamoto along the west coast mountain road! ”

When Shimazu Mitsuhisa heard this, he thought about it for a long time, and couldn't help but be moved by Kuroda Mitsuyuki's loyalty and accepted this condition.

On June 20th, the time for them to plan finally came.

Mitsuyuki Kuroda launched a wave of counterattacks against Chikuzen on the main road directly north of the Aso Mountains. Zheng Chenggong's main force was finally mobilized, and it seemed that because he had not fought a hard battle for two months, he rushed forward like a fly seeing blood, as if he wanted to completely swallow the Fukuoka Domain's troops who dared to go out of the mountain in one bite.

After Shimazu Mitsuhisa observed the movements of Zheng Chenggong's army, and sent Hosaku in advance to confirm the defense of Saga and confirm that the Hosaku they sent could destroy the castle defenses, he gathered the Kumamoto Satsuma Domain, and several of the various combatable troops that could be assembled in the past few months, launched a surprise attack on Saga in a desperate attempt.

However, when Shimazu Mitsuhisa reached the valley plain under Saga Castle, he suddenly found that the Ming army had emerged from all directions, and even their way back to the Aso Mountains was blocked by the Ming army.

Zheng Chenggong himself suddenly appeared at the head of Saga Castle, and let countless scolders use loudspeakers to disturb the hearts of the enemy army:

"Mitsuhisa Shimazu! You've fallen for the general's trick! General Ben didn't go to Chikuzen at all, can Kuroda Hikaru deceive me with his plan to lure the enemy? I've been waiting for you in this Saga Valley for a long time! Fire! Shoot the arrows! ”

With Zheng Chenggong's order, the cannon on the city wall roared, muskets rang out, and arrows rained down.

On the surrounding road out of the valley, there were also shouts and killings, and guns were fired indiscriminately.

The encirclement of the Ming army was very large, that is, it tied its pockets to the delta depression where many rivers flow into the sea in Saga, the upper reaches of the rivers are mountains, there is no way to go on three sides, and the last side is also the sea, unless the Japanese army directly throws itself into the sea to swim, there is no way out.

On the opposite side, Shimazu Mitsuhisa, this time he made a bloody investment, except for the troops of the Fukuoka Domain on Kyushu Island, who were taken by Kuroda Mitsuyuki to "transfer the tiger away from the mountain", other people who could fight in the field were all pulled over. There were also tens of thousands of forcibly conscripted bears attacking the barbarian mountain people, as well as the reinforcements that the shogunate smuggled onto the island in batches during this time.

The strength of the regular army of the Japanese army was about 60,000 or 70,000, and the peasant soldiers and bears attacked the brute and the strong men were even more, and the total number exceeded 1560,000.

On the contrary, the number of Ming troops was actually only a quarter of that of the Japanese army, and it was slightly less. However, the Ming army was a regular army, and the musket equipment rate was more than half, compared with the Japanese army, which was mostly peasant soldiers and strong men, of course, there was no suspense.

The Ming army firmly stuck to its pockets, spared no ammunition, and fired in rows to train its troops, and tens of thousands of Japanese troops fell like flies without their heads, and they were crushed.

Because of the vast battlefield, this compression battle lasted for two days and one night, and the Japanese positions were gradually lost and contracted, and finally retreated to the Saga estuary delta. The soldiers whose morale collapsed directly threw themselves into the sea in batches, feeling that they were okay in the water and had a chance to swim around the encirclement.

But in fact, there were very few people who could swim more than dozens of miles in the sea, and the vast majority of the frightened Japanese soldiers overestimated themselves. After the war, at least tens of thousands of drowned bodies were found in the Saga estuary delta alone.

According to Zheng Chenggong's estimates, the number of people who were driven into the sea and drowned by the combined forces of the Kyushu domains may have been more than those killed by muskets.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa, the lord of the Satsuma domain, and all the generals he brought with him were all killed in this battle. The Kumamoto feudal lord was also slaughtered.

Some of the most diehard feudal domains on the island of Kyushu have been uprooted and destroyed.

(End of chapter)