From Chief to Ball

"Fight more and fight less. Whoever can achieve these four characters in the ever-changing battlefield will be an unrivaled famous general."

Sun Yuanhua smacked these four words, and vaguely figured out some flavors, but he still hasn't figured out how to use more and less.

Chen Jian didn't care about him, and asked them to help push the small bronze cannons. Some horses bought from Fujian were put on the shafts, and these small cannons were pulled. After the artillerymen checked all kinds of tools, Strapped to the wagon.

The distance of ten miles was vacated to prevent the opponent's sudden attack from preventing him from completing the formation.

With such a small island, it is estimated that the army of the Satsuma clan is at a loss in Naha now, and there is no point in trying to play any tricks.

A few riders were scouting ahead on horseback. There should be no cavalry on the opposite side, and at most there were a few generals on horseback.

If there is a situation like riding alone, the rider equipped with a flintlock pistol will not be so stupid as to fight against those generals who are skilled in bow and horse. It is easier to aim and shoot, and run away after hitting.

After the formation of the whole team, march forward in the formation of a column march, and the two companies will guard against possible surprise attacks on the side of the team away from the coast.

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In Naha Port, Kawayama Kudaka and Hirata Masamune were still celebrating the capture of Naha Port two hours ago, and the land and water armies finally reunited and grabbed a lot of things in Naha.

This battle was smooth sailing before the sound of the guns outside Naha Port.The Ryukyu army, which had no combat effectiveness at all, was almost defeated at the first touch. Finally, a few brave ones rushed towards the iron gunners who had lined up with swords, and were killed directly by a burst of gunshots.

Satsuma's arquebus gunners are not bad. To deal with the Ryukyu people, you only need to shoot with a row of guns. To deal with the rest of the regular army, you can also think of luring the enemy to get close to the range of the musket and then shoot a volley to defeat the enemy at once.

It was originally planned to capture Shuri Castle in a few days, which is almost a certainty. Many important figures in Ryukyu either surrendered or were captured, and Shuri Castle could not be defended at all.

However, this kind of calculation was interrupted by the sudden shelling before. Huashan Jiugao thought it was the army of the Ming Dynasty, and was horrified in his heart. He hurriedly gathered the army and stopped marching towards Shuri Castle.

He sent people to investigate backwards, and then checked the damage of the navy, feeling very uneasy.

The rear was copied, and the morale of the army was in turmoil. It was rumored in the army that this was the army of the Ming Dynasty who came to help Ryukyu.

Soon, the investigators told Kawayama Kudaka and Hirata Masamune that a strange army appeared behind them.These people wore weird hats, no armor on their bodies, almost all iron gunners, no hand-to-hand soldiers, and they carried the banner of the Ming Dynasty, but they definitely didn't look like the army of the Ming Dynasty.

As for the navy, most of the more than 80 ships in the port were damaged, and not many were sunk, but there were very few that could go to sea without repairs.

The surviving sailors also said that it was the most terrible bombardment they had ever experienced. The boats of those people lined up in the sea. With the flash of fire, white smoke filled the air, and countless iron pellets bombarded the boat, killing The wood was smashed to pieces.

There were not many people who were actually killed by the shells, and there were not many people on board. The few unlucky ghosts were killed by the sawdust smashed by the shells.

Hearing these things, Huashan Jiugao frowned and thought hard.

What Hirata Zengzong meant was that since the Ming Dynasty had already dispatched troops, it was meaningless to be here, and these people's artillery was very powerful, so they should immediately gather the troops and leave by boat.

Huashan Kugao asked back, what if these people catch up at sea?The boats of the navy have been damaged, and they can't run fast at all. These people probably have the intention of letting themselves board the boat and escape, so as to sink it at sea.

There are only two choices now, either to turn around and fight decisively; or to quickly capture Shuri Castle before the situation here spreads to Shuri Castle, and capture King Shangning's royal family as a threat to negotiate with the Ming Dynasty.

Thinking that the army behind was all iron gunners and had no hand-to-hand soldiers, Huashan Jiugao thought that there was still a chance of winning.There are only a thousand people on the other side, and there are more than 2000 people in his own hands, and more than 700 iron gunners.As long as you shoot at the opponent with the iron cannon, the opponent will undoubtedly lose when you launch a charge.

The only thing to worry about is the cannons on those warships, so the choice of battlefield cannot be close to the coast.As long as this army is defeated and they turn around and capture Shuri Castle, there is nothing to worry about.

Now that there is no conspiracy available, Huashan Jiugao found an accompanying person who is proficient in Chinese and asked him to send a letter to the Ming army behind him to negotiate.

I couldn't run, the island was too small and the boat was destroyed again.In case the attack is not enough, if you are attacked from front to back, you will lose faster.The only way to survive from death is to fight decisively.But before the decisive battle, it is necessary to gather the army, choose the battlefield, and avoid the coast. The so-called negotiation is just to buy time.

Chapter 81 The first battle between the old and the new

When Huashan Kugao's emissary found Chen Jian, Chen Jian listened to him in a bored manner for a while, and Sun Yuanhua and the others who followed behind him had already angrily reprimanded these people for entering the Ryukyu and offending Tianwei, why don't you just surrender, or you will be captured. .

While the envoy was still reasoning, Chen Jian made some indirect remarks and learned the general situation at this time.

Ryukyu is not big at all, and Ryukyu, which was used as a transit point during the Japanese pirate outbreak, was naturally harassed by Japanese pirates. Although Ryukyu is a small country, it still has the vision of a small country that a ruler should have.

After hearing the news that the Portuguese had invaded Malacca, the King of Ryukyu considered his position and knew that this situation might also happen to him. In addition, in order to guard against Japanese pirates, he built two forts in Naha.

It's not that Kawayama Kudaka and Hirata Masamune didn't think about directly attacking the fort and entering Naha directly, but the fort was heavily guarded, so they finally chose to land from the north of Ryukyu, burning and looting all the way to Naha.

Since Ryukyu is not big, Naha was captured, and these people didn't say that King Shangning did the conditions, it is obvious that Shuri Castle has not fallen.

The distance between Naha and Shuri Castle is only [-] to [-] miles, and the timing of Chen Jian's appearance is just right.Now Kawayama Kudaka and Hirata Masamune must be in a situation where they are under attack from both sides.

And Ryukyu itself has achieved what Chen Jian wanted. Except for the relatives of King Shangning, the rest of the officials died or were captured. Even if the country is restored, it will be difficult to maintain the original rule.

It can be said that people like Huashan Jiugao have already been put to death, and it depends on whether they can use the method of putting them to death like the Marquis of Huaiyin.

Chen Jian could procrastinate, and he wasn't afraid of procrastinating for a month, but Huashan Jiugao couldn't afford it.

Even so, Chen Jian had no choice but to pretend to be a wolf with a big tail, and said to the messenger with the momentum of a spring and autumn righteous war: "You tell Huashan Jiugao, and I will give him half a day to make an appointment in the afternoon. Our navy has Advantage, the battlefield does not need to be at the seaside. A few miles ahead, the terrain is open, just right for a decisive battle."

It is estimated that the envoy has never seen someone who speaks so straightforwardly, so he replied a few words in embarrassment, so he had to go back.

Chen Jian was secretly refreshed, and thought that even if he didn't say that, Huashan Kugao wouldn't be so stupid as to fight him at the seaside, and the other party didn't have any means available other than the decisive battle. A few points.

As soon as the envoy left, Sun Yuanhua and others said: "Sir, don't learn from Song Xianggong."

Chen Jian laughed and said: "If there is no Song Xianggong in the world, the rites will collapse and music will be broken? If you don't learn from Song Xianggong, how can you reproduce the world of rites and music?"

After laughing, tell the soldiers to move on and stop in an open field.

There is nothing to hide here, except for a few palm trees on the beach in the distance, there is nothing to block the view.

The terrain is basically flat, and there are no topographical tricks available. Whether it is using the cover of the high ground to mobilize troops or go around to cover the kill, it is impossible for both sides.

After selecting the location, the artillerymen began to dig the position to build the parapet. After sending out the scouts, the musketeers sat on the ground to rest in the company's formation.Those who should go to the toilet go to the toilet, those who should eat fried rice eat fried rice.

The commander of the army took over the command, and Chen Jian just led people to observe behind, and did not need to go into battle in person.

On the flat ground behind, Chen Jian took out a pen and paper, called Sun Yuanhua and the others to his side, thought about the biggest problem in the use of firearms, and drew a very simple graph, which looked like an exponential function .

"When I was in Fujian, I also communicated with the governor and the general soldiers. Do you know what they impressed the most when they commented on the Japanese pirates?"

"I don't know."

"It's their firecrackers. Actually, that's what their firecrackers are all about, but why is it so impressive? Because they wait until you get close before firing. It's a simple arithmetic problem."

Those few people became curious, they never thought that the method of conspiratorial formation has something to do with arithmetic.

Chen Jian pointed to the finished paper and said, "The closer you get, the more accurate the firecracker will be. It takes time to reload the firecracker, which is a very important issue. According to the loading speed of these Japanese, every time you reload the firecracker A person can advance 140 steps on foot, but once they get close to these musketeers, they will not be able to deal with those soldiers who have practiced their swords hard. However, the distance of 140 steps is the range of the muskets, and no matter how far they are, they will not be able to hit them.”

Pausing the pen on the paper lightly, he said with a smile: "This question is simple. The simplest explanation for why all the military sects in Fujian still remember the Japanese pirates' firecrackers is that they can stay close enough before Shoot. Otherwise, I can't think of any other explanation."

Sun Yuanhua looked at the chart, roughly understood the meaning, and then asked: "The chart drawn by Mr. is meaningless. If the offense and defense are only at one stroke, you only need to fire a round of fire, and there is no chance to open the first round." Second time?"

Chen Jian spread his hands and said: "In fact, it is also like this. I heard from those military sects that the most common method used by Japanese pirates is to hide the iron gunners behind, and lure the pursuers to the iron gunners by feigning defeat. The soldiers broke up."

Looking at these people, Chen Jian handed over the paper and said, "I really want to do those battles in the future. Remembering this chart is the first step. However, it's easier to do than to know how to get away. The closer you hit, the harder it is, but whether the soldiers can do it is another matter. If you can face ten thousand Taishan collapses in front of you without changing your face, and you can't order the sword to be only twenty steps away, you can still calmly say something. Soldiers who refuse to shoot in advance, I am afraid that there will be no enemies in the surrounding Siyi who can fight against them."

"It's that simple?"