1850 American Gold Tycoon

"The United States and Japan are currently at war. Let me tell you, the lord, that he has two choices. Either welcome us into Nagasaki in glory, or wait for us to bombard Nagasaki with cannons!"

With a tough attitude, Liang Yao issued an ultimatum to the Hizen Saga Domain who was responsible for guarding Nagasaki.

The young retainer Oki Qiaoren, wearing a kimono and wearing wooden clogs, looked around curiously on the Roland. After receiving Liang Yao's ultimatum, he returned to Nagasaki by boat and reported to Nabeshima Naomasa.

"Master, these Westerners are very arrogant and rude. They say that we have already started a war with them and want us to welcome them into Nagasaki, otherwise they will fight us with swords."

"Osawa-kun, the day I was most worried about has come."

Nabeshima Naomasa said to Nagasaki Osawa Kotetsu on the side, with a hint of unwillingness in his tone.

"Are we in Japan going to make the same mistakes that the Qing Dynasty made ten years ago?"

The Feidon incident, the outbreak of the Opium War, and the disastrous defeat of the Qing Dynasty at the hands of the British army all made Namasa Nabeshima nervous.

Naomasa Nabeshima especially likes to collect intelligence about Britain and the Qing Dynasty. He knows very well what treaties the Qing Dynasty signed after the war, what losses it suffered, and what territories it ceded. Of course, the more he knows, the more Naomasa Nabeshima will know. The more fearful they are, the more insecure they become, fearing that Japan will become the next Qing Dynasty.

The Feito time and the Qing Dynasty's disastrous defeat in the Opium War were also the motivation for Namasa Nabeshima to strengthen the coastal defense of Nagasaki.

Nabeshima Naomasa was very aware that as Japan's only trading port, Nagasaki would bear the brunt of the British invasion.

But what Namasa Nabeshima didn't expect was that his imaginary enemy, Britain, did not come, but the United States came first.

A few months ago, Namasa Nabeshima had received the United States' declaration of war through Tanguan, and reported it to the shogun in time. However, those bugs in Edo did not take the United States' declaration of war seriously, let alone pay attention to it. Pay attention to this matter.

Even though Naomasa Nabeshima had been prepared, he still felt a little flustered when he saw the American big black ship approaching Nagasaki with his own eyes.

"I once asked the Dutch people in the Orchid Hall about the situation in the United States. The Dutch said that the United States is alone outside the European continent. It is the barbarian of the European continent. It is a foreign land and a barbaric country, and there is nothing to fear." Ze Kangzhe said.

"Osawa-kun, you cannot believe what the Dutch say. Even if the United States is a foreign land and a barbaric country as they call it, I think the American warships are much stronger than the Dutch warships."

Nabeshima Naomasa doesn't know much about the distant United States, but he still has basic judgment skills.

He was fond of studying Dutch and had boarded a Dutch warship for inspection, so he still had some superficial understanding of Western ships.

Recently, steamships that are not powered by sails are the cutting-edge ships of the Westerners. Many of these warships stationed outside Nagasaki have no sails, and the chimneys on the top of the ships are spewing billowing black smoke.

I think these ships are steam ships. The Dutch also have steam ships in Nagasaki, but compared to the huge steam battleships of the Americans, the Dutch steam ships seem a bit compact.

The Dutch are currently the only Western trading country authorized by the shogunate. They naturally hope to maintain the status quo and monopolize trade with Japan. Therefore, in Nabeshima Naomasa's view, the Dutch's words cannot be fully believed.

"Master, how should we reply to those Americans?" Oki Qiaoren asked Nabeshima Naomasa for instructions, and then added as if he suddenly remembered something, "Master, a general from the United States, seems to be from the Tang Dynasty."

"An American Tang general?"

There were Tang generals in the American army, which confused Nabeshima Naomasa, but soon Nabeshima Naomasa gave the order.

"Tell the samurai on the outer fort that the time has come for them to serve their country! If American warships insist on entering Nagasaki, use our cannons to drive them out of Nagasaki!"

"Yes! Patriarch!" Da Mu Qiaoren took the order and left.

After Oki Qiaoren left, Nabeshima Naomasa, who had just given the order, was very worried. He held tightly the sword that Tokugawa Kesada had given him when the Nagasaki Gaite Fort was completed. He closed his eyes and prayed: Amaterasu, God, Let the divine wind bless your people again.

"Damn it! These bastards are hard-edged and not soft-hearted!"

After receiving a reply from Nabeshima Naomasa refusing to allow the fleet to enter Nagasaki, Liang Yao became furious.

Perry was relatively calm: "The ruler of Japan is in Edo. We can bypass Nagasaki and go directly to Edo to convey our demands to the shogun."

Liang Yao shook his head and said: "If we can't even cure the Hizen Saga Domain, the Tokugawa shogunate will not take us seriously. Since Nabeshima Naomasa doesn't know how to praise us and refuses us to enter Nagasaki, we can just take advantage of this It’s an opportunity to teach Nabeshima a lesson, kill the chicken to show the monkey, and set an example for the other vassals to let them know the cost of rejecting me, America!”

"What if the Japanese resist tenaciously and cannot take Nagasaki for a while?" Perry expressed his concerns.

"There is no if." Liang Yao said in a tone that left no room for doubt.

If he can't even deal with the Hizen Saga Domain, he should go back to California as soon as possible.

It is true that the Hizen Saga Domain is a strong domain, but it is only a force. According to the information provided to him by Liang Sen and the merchants of Tang Palace, the Hizen Saga Domain's troops deployed in Nagasaki will not exceed 3,000 at most. people, half of whom were still on the outer fort.

When attacking Nagasaki, Liang Yao and the others had no disadvantage in terms of military strength.

"Sven, order all ships to bombard the exterior forts!"

Liang Yao ignored Perry who was still hesitating and gave the order decisively.

Without the support of Perry's American East India Fleet, he was still able to land at Nagasaki and force the Hizen-Saga Domain to surrender.

"Yes! Colonel!"

Sven excitedly accepted Liang Yao's order.

August 13, 1852, was an unusual day for Nagasaki and even Japan as a whole.

On this day, American warships from across the ocean opened fire at the Nagasaki Outer Fort, opening the gate of Nagasaki and kicking open the gate of Japan.

Before the defenders on the outer fort could react, shells came through the air one after another and exploded on their fort.

The external fort launched a counterattack, but the accuracy and range of the smoothbore guns were different from those of the French rifled naval guns equipped on the Roland, Chaoyong and Yangwei ships.

Even though the Outer Eye Fort had advantages in terrain and numbers, in the exchange of fire with Liang Yao's fleet, the Outer Eye Fort was still at a disadvantage.

Most of the solid shells fired by the iron cannons on the outer turret landed hundreds of meters away from the Roland, splashing waves and unable to reach the Roland.

Of course, even if it reaches Liang Yao, he doesn't have to worry. The Roland is not a purely wooden-hulled warship. The sides of the ship are covered with a thick layer of cast iron.

Even if those solid shells hit, they will not cause fatal damage to the Roland.

And each of the explosive bombs fired by the Roland towards the Outer Fortress could kill the Japanese soldiers on the Outer Fortress.

"Mississippi! Saskatchewan! Plymouth! Saratoga! Aim at the external battery and fire!"

Liang Yao privately ordered the firing, which made Perry, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, dissatisfied, thinking that Liang Yao did not take him, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, seriously.

After the three warships Roland, Chaoyong, and Yangwei opened fire, Perry was not to be outdone and gave the order to open fire to the four warships of the American East India Fleet.

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