Li Xin didn't care whether the generals of the Ming Dynasty could understand it.

In short, after dealing with it, he sent a deputy general to command the navy of the Ming Dynasty.

The two armies went south separately.

When he arrived in the northern part of Luzon, Li Xin directly ordered a wildfire to be lit at the northern end of the island first.

At this time, the dry air was dry in autumn and winter, which soon triggered wildfires.

Then the monsoon was blown from north to south.

The fire swept quickly toward the south.

The wildfires and thick smoke rolled into the sky.

Going south on the coast, you can see wildfires on the land illuminating day and night.

When the barbarians and natives on the island saw it, they fled to the south one after another.

As for firefighting, no one organized it.

Because most of the tribal leaders on the island were brought to the southern plains such as Manila by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

It is called education and gives a better life.

Therefore, over the past year, Japanese pirates have used many war against the barbarians on the island.

The bloody war on the island has never stopped.

However, the natives on the island are not the opponents of Japanese pirates, so they naturally lose more and win less.

All of them were forced to be moved to the plain harbor areas in the central and western regions and southern regions by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

Manila!

Located in the central and western part of Luzon.

Located at a strategic point, it is the key level of the north and south of Luzon Island.

The central plain to the north and the southeast plain to the south, with excellent harbors.

Whether it is agricultural reclamation or fishery, it is really suitable for development.

It is precisely based on this point that Li Xin concluded that Toyotomi Hideyoshi would not run away with the Japanese pirates.

I will not give up this excellent place of development.

This time, the troops were divided into two groups, and Li Xin had already chosen the best.

The reason why the Ming Dynasty warships were allowed to head south on the east coast was, firstly because there were few places suitable for landing there, and secondly, there were no cities and villages on the east coast, not a place where natives gather, nor was it a key defense for Japanese pirates.

Third, it is because the coastline on the east side is long and boundless, extending to many small and medium-sized island areas in the south.

The possibility of war is extremely low.

Even if the Japanese pirates want to escape, they will basically not flee to that island.

This will reduce the situation of the Ming army.

Avoid adverse effects caused by serious losses to the Ming army navy.

As for whether the other party would have a waste of time because of this, Li Xin didn't care.

I didn't expect the Ming army to come, and I didn't rely on the Ming army to make any achievements.

Li Xin chose to go south along the western coast, because Manila, the largest harbor city in Luzon, was on this side.

The main force of the Japanese army was on this side, and at the same time, the most coastal towns were on the west side, and most of the indigenous barbarians gathered in the west side.

So he chose this side.

As he headed south, as long as he found a suitable landing place, Li Xin ordered several ships to land, to capture the coastal observation strongholds of the Japanese pirates and the indigenous gathering place.

After landing, you will not pursue the enemy.

Continue to set fire to the mountains.

Then go back to the ship and catch up with the brigade.

It was not until a coastal small port city called Dagupan that Li Xin led the army to the dock.

This is the starting point in the northwest of the central plain on the island.

From here, after landing, there will be a vast plain area until the south reaches one or two hundred miles north of Manila.

So you can land from here and attack south by land.

This is also a key area for Toyotomi Hideyoshi's northern defense.

Toyotomi Hideyoshi ordered the construction of a city and a coastal defense after conquering Luzon Island.

"Not good! There is an enemy ship!"

"It's the warships of Daqin, so many of them are emitting wolf smoke!"

At the outpost along the coast, the Qin army warships coming soon were discovered.

I suddenly became nervous and scared.

Because there are too many warships on the sea.

Too many to suffocate them.

The soldiers and horses of the Idagu family may not be able to resist them at all.

Soon, the chief Japanese pirate general Kiyomasa Kato led his army to the coastal defense highland.

Looking up, there was a black spot on the vast sea.

The Qin army warships are getting closer and closer.

Finally stopped at a two-mile position.

In this position, neither cannon from both sides can hit the other side.

"The Qin army has begun to attack our Luzon Island!"

"After all, they will not let us go, and they will kill us!" Kiyoshi Kato turned around and said to a confidant: "Go to Manila immediately and notify Your Majesty!"

"Hi!" The Japanese pirate immediately turned around and ran.

It turned out that after Toyotomi Hideyoshi was killed by Tokugawa Ieyasu and the Japanese islands were captured by the Qin army, he proclaimed himself emperor and rebuilt the Japanese country on Luzon Island.

All his subordinates were promoted to heaven, and they were awarded the positions of generals and promoted them to high titles one by one.

However, he did not implement the original system of feudalization and enfeoffed all his subordinates as Daming.

Instead, it is centralized and all the land belongs to the Emperor.

After all, there are only more than 400,000 Japanese people on the island. If they are Daming under the triad, then everyone will probably be the village chief.

As one of the generals under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, Kato Kiyoshi led 8,000 troops here to garrison.

This is the most important city in the north and the largest pass.

It is not important to guard against the Ming Dynasty, which is across the sea, but also to guard against the indigenous peoples in the mountains in the northern part of Luzon.

For such a huge island, Wuqing really wiped out these indigenous people with just the little troops of the Japanese pirates, so those indigenous people who did not surrender would go down the mountain to the plains from time to time to attack the Japanese pirates.

This is exactly the headache for Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

"Boom boom boom..."

Suddenly, the Qin army warships fired.

All the Japanese pirate ships on the dock were bombed.

Even the Japanese pirates' warships were basically destroyed.

But Kiyomasa Kato did not dare to send troops to board the ship to fight against the Qin Navy.

Because that is futile.

The number of naval troops in Dagu's vassal was far less than that of the Qin army.

So there is no need to do fearless things.

At present, the only thing that can be done is to stop the Qin army from landing and capture Dagupan.

The first battle to land must be the shelling dock, and both sides will shoot at each other.

But Kiyomasa Kato has no confidence in this.

There are not many artillery on the island.

Most of them were placed in Manila by Toyotomi Hideyoshi.

There are only ten small cannons here, and the shells are very limited.

After all, the country established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi is very short and the country is too small, so the speed of manufacturing ammunition is not fast.

It is completely incomparable to the Ming Dynasty and the Qin Dynasty.

Only save some use.

"All those who have nothing to do will withdraw from the fort!"

"I heard that, the artillery will be fine. When the Qin army sends landing troops to land and shoot, aim at the Qin army's infantry, don't fight warships, and after all the shells are fired, withdraw back to the city immediately!"

A cannon without shells is a special hammer.

Kiyomasa Kato said to deputy general Yasuji Wakisaka: "Gather the indigenous army and lead you to launch a blocking and counter-charge against the Qin army landing troops, and try to compete with the Qin army!"

"It doesn't matter if the natives die, they can be arrested in the future!"

"Hi!" Kato Kiyoshika understands Kato's Kiyoshimasa's mystery and lets the indigenous army be cannon fodder.

Grind off the Qin army's ammunition.

Whether or not you can defend Dagupan is all about melee battles.

As long as it can severely damage the Qin army, it will be a great achievement to lose Dagupan in the end.
Chapter completed!