HLnovel Chapter 698
Chapter 698
As a loyal dog, Inuyanggou Mongrel knew very well what result Wei Wu wanted.
Although he didn't know why Wei Wu hated the Japanese pirates so much, he even went to great lengths to kill more of them.
But he knew one thing, no matter what Wei Wu wanted to do, he had to cooperate with him fully.
It doesn't matter even if all the dead are of my own kind, as long as I can survive.
He not only thought so, but also did so.
In the following period, the correspondence between Inukai Kenchu and Shimazu Motohisa became more frequent.
Through intelligence reconciliation, we learned from Shimazu Motohisa that the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces had already stationed fifteen miles outside Saga Castle.
And next he planned to send out a thousand-man force to launch a tentative attack on Saga Castle.
In response, Wei Wu waved his hand and gave Zhang Hai an order directly, ordering him to immediately send out 800 people to fight if the enemy attacked.
Facts proved that Wei Wu's decision was correct. Although he had two hundred fewer people than the enemy, his combat effectiveness was not much different.
After all, they have undergone some military training, and their combat effectiveness is still stronger than the ragtag troops sent by the Three Kingdoms.
After a tentative battle, more than 600 people on Wei Wu's side were killed or wounded, and only less than 200 people survived.
More than 700 people from the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces died, and the remaining 200 or so soldiers fled back.
With just one test, nearly a quarter of the troops in their hands were destroyed, and the coalition forces of the three countries were all terrified.
The soldiers on the Saga Castle side were like crazy, fighting desperately as soon as they came up, and the general leading the troops didn't care at all.
This is completely different from their previous war experience. Normally, the first war between two sides is a test.
It was time to withdraw the troops when more than 20% of the troops were killed or wounded, but the people from Saga Castle refused to give up and kept chasing them.
Although a large number of those who died were exiles from Higo Province, their own military losses were not large.
But this kind of battle situation still makes them feel a little scared, if every war in the future is fought in this way.
Then there is no need to continue. Otherwise, no matter whether you win or lose, the end result will be serious damage to your vitality.
For this reason, the generals of the three countries gathered together to discuss countermeasures and decide whether to continue.
Shimazu Motohisa heard that they were planning to retreat, and he couldn't help but become anxious, fearing that the two countries would withdraw their troops.
If it really comes to that, then the real plan of the Shimazu family will change.
That’s right, what the Shimazu family wanted from the very beginning was the entire Kyukoku Island.
The reason why they did not gain any benefit and agreed to send troops based on the empty words of the two countries was also for the real big plan.
In fact, Shimazu Ujihisa had secretly hidden an army a long time ago, and the number of this army was as high as 3,000 people.
Taking advantage of Osumi Province's geographical location close to the sea, Shimazu Ujihisa hid these people on two small islands a hundred miles away.
These are the Yakushima and Tanegashima of later generations.
In Shimazu Ujihisa's plan, it would be best if the two countries could fight Imagawa Ryotoshi and suffer mutual defeat.
Even if this cannot be done, it will greatly deplete the strength of both sides, and then Shimazu Ujihisa will be able to send troops to capture Hyuga and Satsuma.
Afterwards, he sent a large army to the border, and in one fell swoop, he took over both countries and Imagawa Ryotoshi, and took the opportunity to seize the entire Kyukoku Island.
At this critical moment, if Hyuga and Satsuma withdraw their troops, this rare opportunity will be completely ruined.
Not only did the ambition to control Kyukoku Island turn into a bubble, but Shimazu Motohisa's dream of becoming the heir to the shogunate also became a distant dream.
But in this situation, he couldn't say anything illogical or arouse suspicion, so he could only remain silent and worry secretly.
After finally waiting for the meeting to end, he hurried back to the military tent and wrote a letter by hand, ordering someone to deliver it to the dog-raising bastard.