~《》~    Chapter 597: The "Dust Sweeping Plan" to Sweep Japan Island (7)

Before Tokugawa Ishimatsu and Mr. Bao Lin understood where the trip of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom Red Navy came from, the Korean army attacked fiercely, but they launched their fierce attacks on Kyushu Island.

Lin Haifeng was very satisfied with the performance of the Korean army in the "sharpening" stage.

But Lin Haifeng also knew clearly that the battle to seize Tsushima Island was just a small battle between the Korean army and the Korean army under absolute control of the sea. Such a smooth situation may not be able to be completely replicated in the future. After all, the Japanese army still had a local fleet, although the Korean Navy was not at a disadvantage compared to the Japanese naval power.

Therefore, in order to ensure that Li Shiying's Korean army did not have any accidents in the battle to attack Kyushu Island, Lin Haifeng, on behalf of the Supreme Command of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, not only ordered the Red Navy's Ryukyu fleet to immediately "seek an opportunity" to approach the Fenghou waterway, and resolutely curb all possible reinforcements from the Japanese Navy to Kyushu Island, but also required the local defense forces of the Red Navy's East China Sea Fleet to be dispatched quickly, thinking that the Ryukyu fleet would provide assistance later.

After receiving this "Air-seeking" telegram from the Supreme Command, the Red Navy Ryukyu fleet did not need to waste more effort, and found a reasonable reason for entering the Fenghou Waterway.

For several years, the "Far Eastern Republic" that helped Japan smuggle various combat materials without any regard for the kindness of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, the transport fleet stationed in Xiaguan (Maguan), Japan, which had been helping Japan to smuggle various combat materials, was discovered by the Red Navy Ryukyu fleet when it was carrying aid from Britain again and preparing to rush to its destination, Xiaguan Port.

Therefore, the remaining warships of the twenty main warships of the Red Navy Ryukyu fleet were closely chasing the fleet of the "Far Eastern Republic" that refused to be inspected and rushed into the Fenghou waterway. The main force of the East China Sea Fleet of the Red Navy, which followed closely, also gathered in the southeastern waters of Kyushu Island. Anyone who is not honest will have to beat the momentum. By the end of April, the connection between Kyushu Island and the main island of Japan was completely cut off.

A few days later, on April 30, Li Shiying, who had personally arrived in Busan, accepted the advice of Lu Shunde and Pan Qiliang, and issued an attack order to the Japanese army commanded by Lee Rongxi and Han Zhengxi, who had been ready.

On May 2, under the command of Lee Rongxi and Han Zhengxi, under the cover of fierce artillery fire from the North Korean naval fleet, the first and second legions of the North Korean army launched landing operations in Kitakyushu and Nagasaki Port respectively.

On May 4, the first and second legions of the dynasty army had successfully landed in Kitakyushu and Nagasaki and began to develop in depth. Cui Chenglin, who had just been promoted to commander of the corps, led his fourth legion of the dynasty army to attack Kagoshima from the south.

Although like Toma Fan, he did not receive any support from the Tokugawa Shogunate, although he was already attacked from both sides and despite the huge difference in strength, in such an extremely harsh environment, the vassal lords of various vassals on Kyushu Island, which were known for their bravery and fierce Bushido spirit, still carried their respective armed forces and resisted quite tenaciously.

Especially the two vassals, Himema and Satsuma, although they were the first to bear the brunt of the fierce attacks of the Korean army and suffered heavy losses from the beginning, the military and civilians of the two vassals firmly implemented the scorched earth resistance strategy of the Tokugawa shogunate, and fought a desperate battle with the Korean army that was pouring in like a tide.

In many areas, all the Japanese army chose to rather die in battle than take a step back.

The following is a fair description of the war correspondents of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom active on the battlefield:

...Faced with the overwhelming powerful Korean Navy, several times its own, the Satsuma family launched an almost suicide attack on the Korean Navy with its only four double-brigged warships. Although under the extremely disparity in strength, all the four warships finally turned into fragments scattered on the sea, the fearless spirit they showed was still admirable.

The subsequent battle against Samoto City was even more tragic.

Although Satsuma's vassal soldiers suffered significant losses at the beginning of the anti-landing stage, the vassal, which was proud of its iron blood, did not make such a wise move as before to Ma's vassal Daming, but resolutely chose to carry out the resistance to the end when he knew that the crisis was irreversible.

Under the organization of his "father of the founding father" Shimazu Kuraku (the father of Satsuma Daimyo), not only were the remaining vassal soldiers of Satsuma, but also the old men from fifty or sixty to the dolls from twelve to twelve or three, they all became soldiers holding knives, forks, sticks and other weapons, vowing to fight the Korean army to the end.

The soldiers of the Korean army, who were burning with the fiery fire of revenge, seemed to have intentionally given up their powerful guns and cannons in many cases, and used the large blades and sharp guns in their hands to destroy all attempts that hinder their progress.

So, whether it was the fourth field outside the city before the city was broken or in Samo City after the city was broken, bloody hand-to-hand combat between the torrent of North Korean soldiers and thousands of Samoan soldiers and civilians broke out again and again.

On May 5, the broken Samo City was covered by the yellow dust in the sky. The sound of gunfire, the sound of various sharp weapons, and the shouts of killing and wailings of people were shaking the sky and the earth. In the streets of Samo, there were incomplete corpses of dead people everywhere...

At dusk, Satsuma ushered in its last moment.

In addition to Shimazu Kuraku and the powerful people who have been staying in the Daming Mansion, the men in Satsuma City who have been fighting abroad have long lost all their losses.

Suddenly, the flames soaring into the sky burned from Satsuma's Daming Mansion. Then, one fire after another began to be the corner where the Satsuma people finally defended, and soon spread throughout the city.

And with this burning flame, a special armed force that not only shocked the Korean soldiers, but also shocked everyone.

This was Shimazu Kuraku's last strength, an army composed of only thousands of women left in Satsuma City. Under Shimazu Kuraku's indoctrination, many of the young women actually killed their young children with hand pinch and throwing in various ways, and then picked up the kitchen knife or rolling pin that had been prepared as a weapon. They stared at their blood-red eyes, and made a heart-wrenching sharp roar, killing their enemies...

With such a tenacious resistance from the soldiers and civilians of various vassals of Kyushu, although the loss of the Korean army, which had an absolute advantage, was not serious, its progress suffered severe delays, so that the entire Kyushu Island Battle was finally declared over after nearly half a month.

The four feudals of Chimae, Hime, Satsuma, and Okuma all fulfilled their promises. Even the old men and wives who were already in trouble chose to hang beams or dig wells. For their "Big Japan", the four feudals truly fought to the last one.

And the few vassals such as Zhuhou and Feihou were only women and children.

Of course, among the various vassals in Kyushu, except for the Daming who was a separatum who was buried with "Big Japan", the Daming of the other vassals and many powerful people, especially Shimazu Kuraku, were actually prisoners of war from the Korean army first and then sentenced to death.

No matter what, Kyushu Island has truly become a scorched earth.

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