Under the onslaught of the cavalry, in less than half an hour, the Japanese soldiers who rushed to the castle of Itahara were either killed or surrendered; Of the 10,000 troops sent by Shimazu Tadahisa, less than 5,000 were killed in the end, and more than 4,000 surrendered, and only one percent finally retreated from the battlefield, which was tantamount to a heavy blow to Shimazu Tadahisa.
The battle lasted from early morning to noon, but the shock it brought to Shimazu Tadahisa had become a lingering nightmare; The general next to him reminded Shimazu Tadahisa and said, "Guardian Lord, we have failed, let's withdraw quickly" "This is impossible, this is the most elite drop unit of my Shimazu family, how can they fail to do their work."
Shimazu Tadahisa shouted unwillingly; "They are not pirates, and it is impossible for pirate drops to work so powerfully."
On the other side, after collecting the prisoners, Zhou Hai walked to Li Qing's side and asked, "Lord Wang, what should we do next, what should we do with these prisoners?"
"Send a team to keep them in custody."
Li Qing ordered; "The rest of the soldiers and horses will follow the king, and it is best to capture Shimazu Tadahisa alive."
"Yes, lord."
Two legs can never run four legs, let alone two lap legs, under the pursuit of Li Qing's cavalry, Shimazu Tadahisa's only remaining more than 1,000 people were not most killed and captured, and there were less than 100 people who followed Shimazu Tadahisa back to Satsuma's country, the main force of the Shimazu family has been wiped out in this battle, and Li Qing's army has been in the city, in just a few days, the Shimazu family has undergone earth-shaking changes.
In order to prevent Li Qing from attacking the city, Shimazu Tadahisa armed all the young and strong people in the city, preparing to resist the city and wait for the return of the sailor fleet, Shimazu Tadahisa has been scared, in the eyes of Shimazu Tadahisa, this group of pirates is a group of devils, it stands to reason that the speed of Li Qing's cavalry has long caught up with Shimazu Tadahisa, the reason why it is so slow is because Li Qing has not been idle along the way, and has killed all the towns and villages along the way, as long as they do not surrender.
"Lord Wang, the camp has been set up, let's go into the camp and rest," Zhou Hai walked to Li Qing's side and said.
Li Qing was standing on the hillside outside the Satsuma Mansion at this time looking down on the whole city, the Satsuma Mansion is actually not big, if it is placed in the Central Plains, it can only be regarded as a relatively large county town at most, but the walls of the Satsuma Mansion are built very strongly, all of them are made of stone, and Shimazu Tadahisa has stored a lot of grain and grass in the city, even if it holds on for a year, there is no problem, and if such a strong city wants to be defeated, it is bound to pay great casualties.
"Zhou Hai, what do you think we should do next?"
asked Li Qing to Zhou Hai.
"Needless to say, of course it's a siege."
Zhou Hai said.
"Have you ever thought about how much we will pay to take this city?"
"I didn't even think about it."
"The art of war cloud surrounds it five times and attacks it ten times; Conquering such a city is enough to make the blood of his brothers under the command of this king flow, and this king must take this city at the lowest cost. ” "I don't understand the humble position, please make it clear to the prince."
"Let Shimazu Tadahisa surrender."
Li Qing said with a smile.
"How is this possible, we beat them so badly, how can they still be willing to surrender" "Don't worry, they'll surrender."
Li Qing said; "I gave them a stick before, and now I'm going to give them a sweet date; Let's go back to camp."
After returning to the camp, Li Qing sent someone to find Yamashita Masao and Kitano Jiro and said, "This king has a mission to come to you today, and the two of you will discuss it to see who will take it." ” "Willing to take orders."
Masao Yamashita and Jiro Kitano said together.
During this time, Kitano Jiro relied on Li Qing's support to develop the troops of the minions on a par with the fangs, and the two troops together already had thousands of people, and this time Li Qing captured so many Japanese soldiers who had not yet been distributed, both of them wanted to behave well in front of Li Qing and distribute these Japanese soldiers to their own hands, for fear of being compared to the other party.
"This is not a combat mission, this king wants you to go into the city to recruit Shimazu Tadahisa, here is a letter from this king to Shimazu Tadahisa, you two discuss, who will go" Li Qing asked again.
At the moment when Masao Yamashita hesitated, Jiro Kitano immediately said, "I am willing to go." ” "Alright, I'll leave this matter to you."
Li Qing handed the letter to Jiro Kitano and said.
After leaving Li Qing's Chinese army tent, Yamashita Masao said to Kitano Jiro: "Kitano-kun, don't be so greedy, the task given by the master this time is not simple, don't put yourself in it." ” "Rest assured, Yamashita-kun, I will definitely successfully complete the task assigned by the master."
Kitano Jiro said very confidently.
Compared to Masao Yamashita, Jiro Kitano is smarter; Now that Li Qing has defeated the Shimazu family, he is now going to recruit Shimazu Tadahisa; As long as Shimazu Tadahisa is willing to surrender, then Satsuma, Osumi, and Hyuga are equivalent to Li Qing's territory, as long as Li Qing is happy to reward himself with a piece of territory, then he can be regarded as a hegemon in the Japanese country.
Kitano Jiro didn't dare to have any slackness after getting the secret letter written by Li Qing, and immediately went into the city to see Shimazu Tadahisa, but now the two sides are still in a hostile situation, and it is not so easy to enter the city; Kitano Jiro was stopped as soon as he reached the door, and the defenders on the castle tower shouted, "Anyone who stops, you're welcome to come near us." ” "I'm Jiro Kitano, the envoy sent by the leader of the Beihai Gang, to see your guardian Lord Tadahisa Shimazu, and I'm going to report that I've delayed your head."
Kitano Jiro said viciously.
Kitano Jiro's words scared the city guards, after reporting to Shimazu Tadahisa, the gate of the Satsuma National Mansion opened, and Shimazu Tadahisa sent a person to meet Kitano Jiro, after all, it was Li Qing's envoy Shimazu Tadahisa did not dare to have any neglect, for Li Qing and his army, Shimazu Tadahisa was still very afraid.
In the guardian house, Kitano Jiro bowed down and saluted after seeing Shimazu Tadahisa and said, "Meet Shimazu-sama in Shimokitano Jiro." ” "You are a Japanese national, and you have lost all the faces of Japanese people," Shimazu Tadahisa said angrily; "You've taken refuge with pirates."
"Shimazu-sama, don't be so angry, my master's strength should have been learned compared to Shimazu-sama."
Kitano Jiro said very arrogantly; "As long as my master is willing, this city can be captured soon, but my lord can't bear to watch the lives go to ruin and order me to recruit my lord, here is a letter from my master to you, you can take a look at it first."
While reading the letter, Kitano Jiro said to Shimazu Tadahisa: "Shimazu-sama, you can imagine, you are now just a small guardian, only such a small land, haven't you thought about wanting greater development, although the Japanese country is nominally unified, in fact, each region is independent, if the adult has the support of my master, it is not impossible to establish a country on its own" Shimazu Tadahisa was indeed very moved after reading the letter and hearing Kitano Jiro's words, Shimazu Tadahisa had realized that Li Qing was definitely not as simple as a pirate, how could a pirate have such a powerful army, if he could really get Li Qing's support, it was not impossible to divide the claimed domain.
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