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Two wild warriors started fighting, and it got to the point where a duel would determine life and death.

Li Dingguo called over to ask, but it turned out that a noble warrior of the Matsuura family died in battle and exploded a very gorgeous set of high-end equipment-armor.

The Datong Army was not allowed to squander the spoils of war, and all the spoils were handed over and distributed uniformly. Of course, these two wild warriors did not dare to take it for themselves, but they both said that they were noble warriors who had asked for it. They were competing for merit and asked for armor.

Li Dingguo glanced at the corpse of the noble warrior and instantly lost interest.

The main body of the armor is two iron plates, which are attached to the chest and back respectively, and then connected with cowhide and iron sheets. They are also decorated with bamboo pieces and painted patterns. The lower skirt of the armor is also made of leather inlaid with iron pieces. But the helmet is very intimidating, with a U-shaped iron piece riveted on the forehead, which looks like a bull's horns.

They found the body of another noble warrior, but they didn't know who killed it. Then they asked two wild warriors to touch the body, and if they wanted any equipment, they could take it off themselves.

The legendary bamboo armor and wooden armor did not appear on the battlefield.

The farmers' equipment only consisted of a bamboo spear and no other armor.

Ordinary infantry are equipped with "half plate armor", note the quotation marks. In fact, it is similar to a breastplate made of wrought iron sheets, strung together with leather and worn as a vest. As for the lower body, it is an armor skirt made of leather inlaid with iron sheets. This thing should be called "Ashigaru Soma Pill".

The wrought iron sheet of the Ashigaru Tamaru is very thin and can only protect against cuts and long-range bows and arrows. It cannot withstand fire blunderbuss and short-range bows and arrows.

The Datong Army is accepting prisoners and letting them clean the battlefield.

In a battle involving more than 20,000 people, the real casualties were only more than a thousand. It was because the coalition forces of the two vassals were defeated too quickly. Three to four thousand people escaped without a trace, and the rest were all taken as prisoners, anxiously waiting for the Datong army to fall.

"Commander, the enemy general wants to see you."

"Bring all the enemy generals here."

Shimazu Tsunahisa, who had committed seppuku on the battlefield, was still alive until now. This guy didn't find the wrong person, so he cut himself into pieces. He twitched and fainted from the pain, but he woke up again not long after.

Li Dingguo saw that his intestines were leaking out, and there was still a smell of shit when he was close. He immediately said with disgust: "Whoever cuts it up will suffer the consequences of dragging it."

"General, please come down and correct me!"

The wild warriors knelt down and begged for help, as if they thought it would be a great honor to correct the nobles' mistakes.

Li Dingguo pointed at Guitou Forty-eight: "Go ahead."

"Thank you, General!" Ghost Forty-eight was overjoyed and looked at Shiro Miyazaki proudly.

Miyazaki Shiro looked like an abandoned little daughter-in-law. He looked at Li Dingguo aggrievedly, feeling sad that the general no longer loved him.

Ghost Forty-eight drew his katana and walked to Shimazu Tsunahisa.

Shimazu Tsunahisa, who was almost dying of pain, struggled to get up, and reluctantly knelt down on the ground, holding on to the short blade stuck in his stomach. His voice was trembling and grateful: "Thank you very much, come on!"

brush!

The sword rose, the head fell, and this guy was finally dead.

Matsuura Shigenobu glanced at his head and said to Li Dingguo: "Dear General Tang, I am convinced of my defeat. If you can release the warriors of the Matsuura family, the Matsuura family is willing to compensate for the losses of the Tang state. However, the money is not enough for the time being. Please A portion of the annual compensation is allowed.”

"We must also hand over pirate Li Guozhu, or kill him, and promise not to plunder China and North Korea in the future! In addition, let Zheng's brother-in-law return to China." Li Dingguo added.

Matsuura Shigenobu said: "The Matsuura family can agree to all these conditions, but please keep Tagawa Jiro. Tagawa Jiro is my brother-in-law. I died. The youngest son is too young, so I need my brother-in-law to serve as a retainer and assistant. Of course, if Tagawa Jiro misses me, Parents, you can go to China to visit relatives at any time."

Li Dingguo smiled and said: "You have a good plan. But this is a matter for the Prince Consort's family. I can't decide. It's up to him whether he goes or stays."

"This is enough," Matsuura Shigenobu said, "How much silver do I need to compensate?"

Li Dingguo said: "Compensation for military expenses is 250,000 taels of silver. As for the amount of compensation for the robbed merchants, your Matsuura family will negotiate with those merchants themselves."

Matsuura Shigenobu sighed: "Thank you, General, for being so accommodating."

Two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver, even if they tighten their belts, it will take the Matsuura family at least five years to pay it off. This is because Matsuura Shigenobu worked hard and did not owe too much foreign debt. The industry, agriculture and commerce within his jurisdiction were booming.

As for the Shimadzu family, they have a lot of foreign debt and can only repay it by digging gold mines.

Matsuura Shigenobu knelt down and kowtowed to Li Dingguo: "Since you have made a promise, I hope you will not break your promise."

Li Dingguo said: "What a man says is true."

So the seppuku ceremony began again. Matsuura Shigenobu stabbed his stomach with a knife and cut his own eyes on the spot. His younger brother, Matsuura Nobuzada, got into the wrong person and cut him off with a single blow, ending his brother's suffering.

Li Dingguo took the captured samurai, ashigaru and farmers towards Tsurumaru Castle.

That evening, meals were prepared for them, and they were treated equally regardless of class.

After filling their stomachs, these prisoners burst into tears of gratitude to Li Dingguo. They were defeated in frontal combat, and their fear of the Datong Army quickly turned into respect. Now that he was not being abused, he could still have enough to eat, and his submissiveness immediately turned into respect.

In a word, it’s time to clean up!

If you are simply nice to them, they will only think you are easy to bully. If you give them a painful beating and give them some random benefits, then you will become their idol that they admire and worship.

The captured noble warrior even gave Li Dingguo a title: The Unparalleled General of the Tang Dynasty.

The next day, Li Dingguo came to Tsurumaru City again with more than 10,000 prisoners.

Miyazaki Shiro was ordered to call the city, and carrying Shimazu Tsunahisa's head, he came to the city and shouted: "Shimazu and Matsuura's 100,000-strong coalition was defeated by General Li of the Tang Dynasty with 5,000 men. There were only a few defenders left in the city. There are two thousand people, are you asking for death?"

Shimazu Mitsuhisa looked at the head of his eldest son, and his face suddenly turned pale.

The reinforcements he was waiting for finally arrived, but as prisoners, they helped the Datong army attack the city.

But Shimazu Mitsuhisa really didn't want to die. Regardless of whether Li Dingguo killed him or not, he had to commit suicide. Shimazu Mitsuhisa hasn't lived enough yet. The foundation of his holiday villa in Kirishima has not yet been completed, and there are those beautiful concubines... It can take a day.

This guy was afraid of death, so he didn't dare to surrender. He actually ordered the soldiers to defend the city, and then he took the time to enjoy it.

The food and wine should be of the best quality, and the young and beautiful concubine should be kept company. They would enjoy singing and dancing while feasting, and they would not stop until they fell asleep at night.

The soldiers guarding the city were extremely angry. Although spring had begun, the temperature was still very low. They are guarding the city against the cold wind, but the family governor is having fun in the city. What the hell is this?

After only enjoying the third night, a group of samurai opened the city gate to welcome the Datong army, and then rushed into Shimazu Mitsuhisa's mansion.

Shimazu Mitsuhisa died on his concubine’s belly.

This person enjoys himself in such a venting way because he has nothing to rely on. The eldest son has been killed, and the other sons will definitely not be able to inherit. Brothers must come to seize the throne.

His biological father, Shimazu Tadashi, killed Ijuin Tadō (the second-in-command of the Shimadzu family) only one month after taking office. And Ijuin Chudong was highly praised by Toyotomi Hideyoshi. To use an analogy, if you are just appointed as the general manager of a branch by the chairman, the first thing you do when you take office is to kill the deputy manager of the branch, and this deputy manager is also the chairman's confidant.

The son of Ijuin Tadashi rebelled in order to avenge his father, and Tokugawa Ieyasu negotiated peace. Three years later, Shimazu Tadahashi killed another son and completely destroyed the Ijuin clan. Later, he made his own son the lord of Ijuin.

As for Shimazu Mitsuhisa himself, after he came to power, he also killed his two brothers-in-law.

This family is quite chaotic, and they are wary of each other.

That's why Tsurumaru Castle was besieged, and the Shimazu clan's feudal lords stood still, waiting for their own governor to be killed.

After occupying Tsurumaru Castle for several days, Li Dingguo kept his promise and released all the prisoners of the two vassals. When these prisoners left, they were filled with gratitude to Li Dingguo, as if they had received a great favor.

The nobles of the Shimazu family did not leave.

Shimazu Hisakuni, or Ijuin Hisakuni, came to visit at night with his belongings, knelt down and kowtowed: "Thank you, General, for getting rid of this evil thief from our Shimazu family!"

Li Dingguo felt quite resentful because the killed Mitsuhisa Shimazu was his second brother.

The elder brother was killed, and the younger brother came to thank the enemy?

Li Dingguo said: "Take the things back."

Shimazu Hisakuni said: "That evil thief is immoral and unscrupulous, and he is good at killing his relatives. He has already been outraged by people and gods. General, I should be grateful to you for eliminating harm to our Shimazu family. These gifts are only to express my gratitude. Please accept them, General." Down!"

Li Dingguo said: "I can accept the gift, but which of you will succeed the family governor is your own business."

Shimazu Hisakuni said: "If I inherit the position of family governor, I can give an additional 50,000 taels of silver to compensate Tang soldiers. In addition, I can give the general another 10,000 taels in private!"

After some ambiguous expressions, he finally sent this guy away.

Li Dingguo felt a little troubled and did not dare to accept the gift. He said to the translator: "Be a witness. All these properties will be sealed and confiscated. I will not take any of them."

Sure enough, Shimazu Hisakuni was just the beginning, and other Shimadzu nobles came one after another to pay their respects.

Even Beixiang Jiuzhi and Beixiang Wengjiu hurriedly came from the eastern fiefdom with hundreds of soldiers, saying they wanted to help Li Dingguo attack the city, but it was a pity that the troops were sent too slowly and arrived too late.

Kitakou Kyunao was Shimazu Kyunao, the fourth brother of the deceased family governor. His fiefdom was of course in Kitakou City. Weng Jiu from Beixiang was the brother-in-law of the deceased governor.

The price offered by Beixiang Jiuzhi was also very high. Li Dingguo asked the Shimadzu family to compensate 400,000 taels, but the guy took the initiative to raise the compensation to 500,000 taels. The only request was to let his Beixiang troops take over Tsurumaru City, and there was no need to bother Li Dingguo with anything else.

What was even more outrageous was that Shimazu Tadashi actually came by boat to pay his respects. This guy is the son-in-law of the Shimazu family. Because his fiefdom is on Tanegashima, he is also called Tanegashima Tadaki.

Regardless of bloodline or strength, it is not Tanegashima's son-in-law's turn to rise to the top. This man is just here for fun.

After collecting a lot of gifts, Li Dingguo sealed them all and confiscated them, and then agreed to Beixiang Jiuzhi.

The reason is simple. Kitago Hisao is the fourth eldest son of the Shimadzu family.

The eldest, second, and third eldest brother are all dead, and this one should be ranked according to seniority, which can save a lot of trouble.

Li Dingguo handed over Tsurumaru Castle to Beixiang Jiuzhi for garrison. As for whether this guy could be defended and how to convince the shogunate to confirm his identity, he really couldn't control it.

Anyway, the purpose of sending troops has been achieved. The Shimadzu family compensated 500,000 taels of silver, and the Matsuura family compensated 250,000 taels of silver. The Shimazu family recognized China's occupation of Ryukyu, handed over Xiang Xiangxian and other Ryukyu royal families, and promised not to plunder Chinese merchant ships. The Matsuura clan handed over pirates such as Li Guozhu, promised not to plunder China and North Korea, and made Zheng Chenggong's brother a retainer.

Moreover, this time the "Battle of Kagoshima" was also spread throughout Japan with added fuel and jealousy.

According to legend, the combined army of the Satsuma and Hirado clans numbered 50,000 people, and the Datong army numbered 10,000 people. The two sides fought fiercely, each using their secret tactics, and the Datong Army finally used the "Big Tong Killing Formation".

The big tube is the artillery. According to legend, the Datong Army dispatched two hundred artillery pieces. The cannonballs blocked the sky and blocked the sun, and finally defeated the two vassal coalition forces.