Li Dingguo carefully explored the geography of the Chikuzen Domain, and with the cooperation of the Military Intelligence Department, he finally led his army ashore.
He has 10,000 elite soldiers in his hands, which he brought out of the city of Guihua and has been in battle for a long time.
He didn't do anything, he traveled lightly, landed from Soka County, and went all the way south to Fukuoka Castle, the castle of the Chikuzen domain.
To his surprise, there was almost no resistance, and even if a few hundred samurai were ambushed in a decent manner, they were all crushed with one blow, and they could not resist at all.
In just three days, he had already arrived at Fukuoka Castle and surrounded him.
Fukuoka Castle is not very large, but it is rare that there are artillery pieces behind the high walls.
Li Dingguo had some information in his hand, but he didn't go so far as to be meticulous, looking at this city, he just shook his head secretly, compared to the Xiongguan City of the Ming Dynasty, this is simply the head of the countryside and the city.
When the deputy general beside Li Dingguo saw him shaking his head, he was mistaken, and hurriedly explained: "My lord, this Chikuzen Domain is a little different.
There is a Dazaifu here, which is a battleground for the island of Kyukoku, so it is not surprising that the walls here are tall and artillery is present. ” Li Dingguo nodded absently and said, "Kuroda Tadayuki hasn't responded yet?"
” Although the Chikuzen Domain seems to be rich, with a stone height of as high as 520,000, the disaster on Kyukoku Island has been on fire in recent years, and the civil unrest has not stopped, especially the Shimahara Rebellion in the past few years, which has severely damaged the vitality of Kyukoku Island, and it is now extremely embarrassing.
And this Chikuzen Domain is also a special place, and the story that happened is even more interesting.
"Nope."
The adjutant general also looked puzzled and said, "There is no one to defend the city at the head of the city. ” Such a scene is very strange.
Li Dingguo turned his head to look at the others and said, "What do you think?"
” A lieutenant said, "My lord, this Kuroda Tadayuki is a famous tyrant, tyrannical and murderous, and has long lost the hearts of the people. ” Kuroda Tadayuki was the second generation of the Kuroda family, and after Kuroda Tadayuki ascended the throne, there were too many bàoxíngs, and his brothers coveted his feudal lord and governorship, and instigated his retainers to go to Edo to file a complaint.
This was the famous 'Kuroda Riot', which caused a huge shock in Edo, and the final result was that this retainer was considered by the shogunate to be insane, and he was beaten by fifty each, and Kuroda Tadayuki was 'retained', but his power was severely weakened.
For example, the last time the Kuroda family followed Itakura Shigemasa to conquer Shimabara Castle, although Kuroda Tadayuki led the team, those samurai only listened to the orders of his retainer Kuroda Issei, and ignored Kuroda Tadayuki.
Similarly, now in Fukuoka Castle, there are hardly many samurai, and most of them were taken away by Kuroda Issei and followed Tadashi Aoyama.
Li Dingguo looked at Fukuoka Castle, raised his horsewhip violently, and said coldly: "Shoot arrows, tell Kuroda Tadayuki, surrender within half an hour, if you don't surrender, there will be no mercy!"
” "Yes!"
The deputy general took the order and immediately arranged for someone to go.
Fukuoka Castle, the main hall.
Tadayuki Kuroda knelt in the first place, sitting north facing south, hanging his head as if he was asleep, squinting and motionless.
Below are several of his brothers, family elders, military generals and other retainers, looking at each other one by one, and their eyes are looking at Kuroda Tadayuki again.
Kuroda Takamasa, Kuroda Nagasei is Kuroda Tadashi's two younger brothers, and now he has no desire to fight for power and profit, his face is gloomy, and he refuses to speak.
There are also some retainers below, including the six of the so-called Kuroda Twenty-Four Horsemen, and some family elders.
One by one, they knew that the old and weak soldiers in their city could not resist the Ming people at all, and there were only two roads in front of them.
Either you live, or you surrender; Either die, or defend the city.
At this time, a samurai ran in and handed a roll letter to Kuroda Takamasa, saying, "Temple, Akito's sex." ” Kuroda Takamasa twitched the corner of his eye, kicked over, and said angrily, "The palace is above." ” Kuroda Takamasa has actually taken over the position of Kuroda Tadayuki's family governor, and now he behaves like this, which makes this samurai stunned, but he quickly sobered up, and hurriedly crawled to Kuroda Tadayuki, and said, "Temple, the letter of the Akito." ” "Whew" Kuroda Tadayuki suddenly snored at this time, and it was very clear and loud in the quiet hall.
Kuroda Takamasa naturally wouldn't let Kuroda Tadayuki die at this time, and said in a deep voice: "Don't pretend, you are the family governor, at this time, you should shoulder the responsibility!"
” Kuroda Tadashiki looked up sleepily and said, "Is it over?"
Then disperse. ” So saying, he got up, and under the gaze of the crowd, as usual, turned to the back of the hall.
The two brothers, as soon as the retainers were dumbfounded, Tadayuki Kuroda really left, as usual!
Does he not care whether Fukuoka Castle lives or dies, or does he not even want his own life or death?
Everyone was shocked, and their eyes turned around, falling on Kuroda Takamasa.
Kuroda Takamasa hated it in his heart, but he had to bite the bullet and said, "How many people are there in the city?"
” The elder of the family, Hisano Shigekatsu, raised his head and said, "There are less than six hundred people." ” This Kuroda Takamasa naturally knew what to expect, and then asked, "Are there reinforcements nearby?"
” Kuno Shigekatsu thought for a while, and said, "Chikugo, Hizen, and the fat troops were basically taken away by Izu Mamoru and those who were left behind, I'm afraid there are not as many as us." ” Kuroda Takamasa's face was indifferent, and he said, "You mean, there are almost no troops in Saikaido, and the Ming people can drive straight in?"
” Kuno Shigekatsu knelt down and said: "The Nine Kingdoms are already weak, Izu Mamoru has a strict conscription, and almost all the samurai have been taken away, unless Izu Mamoru goes north to fight against the Ming people, otherwise the five countries of Saikaido are not able to resist the Ming army at all." ” The other family elders looked silent, and they saw this situation very clearly, so they felt pressured.
Kuroda Takamasa's expression became more and more calm, and he said, "Where is Mamoru Izu?"
Does the shogunate have to abandon me, Saikaido?
” A group of people were silent, and the Ming people were menacing, with nearly 100,000 soldiers in the Satsuma Domain, 60,000 on Ezo Island, 30,000 in the navy, and nearly 200,000 troops, which shows the great pressure of the shogunate.
But what they are facing is not these, but the Akito has besieged Fukuoka Castle, are they dead or alive?
Kuroda Takamasa looked at everyone's silent expressions, and said coldly, "What do you say?"
” A group of retainers were naturally silent, obviously hitting the stone with an egg, and no one wanted to be the first bird.
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It was at this time that a samurai rushed in again and said, "Temple, there is a person outside the city who asks to see you." ” Kuroda Takamasa had long been impatient, and said coldly: "Send it away!"
” But the fierce Kuroda Takamasa reacted again and said, "Who is it?"
Akito's lobbyist?
” The samurai knelt on the ground and said, "He said, his name is Okamoto Echigomori, and now his name is Kim Tadazen." ” The Chikuzen Domain was separated from Korea by only one Tsushima Island, and naturally knew the biggest traitor of the Toyotomi period.
When everyone heard the name 'Kim Chung-sun', their faces were very ugly.
This is the national surname of the Korean Kim family, this Okamoto Echigomori, not only betrayed Toyotomi Hideyoshi, but also changed his name and surname, completely betraying the Japanese country!
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