Cutting 1719

Chapter 643 There Is No Third Kamikaze

"Boom—"

"Boom—"

The continuous roar of artillery fire was recalled on the sea surface, and a large amount of white smoke enveloped the fleet. In the scene like a fairyland on earth, it was pregnant with the top military power of mankind in this era, and the momentum created by dozens of warships , almost astonishing.

Especially the "Nanjing" as the flagship showed its unparalleled heroic posture, like a hill, forming a huge shadow on the sea, even the Satsuma sailors on other ships saw it, There is also a bit of reverence and envy in his expression, especially when he sees the densely packed artillery emplacements, he can't help but click his tongue.

Just such a warship is enough to sink them all. This shows that the Kingdom of Heaven is really full of martial arts!
Of course, compared to the admiration of these sailors, the officers who are really participating in the exercise can better understand the strength of the Dachu Navy, which is not only reflected by ships alone. What is more important is the integrity brought by the formation.

When the signal flag on the flagship continued to rise, the entire Dachu fleet also carried out maritime tactics drills, including seizing the T prefix, including close-board naval battles and gang-jumping operations. The flag of the Chu Navy fluttered in the wind.

As the representative of the Satsuma Domain Navy at this time.Zong Shengqing is not a member of the Satsuma Navy of the older generation. After all, with the end of the first battle with the Dachu Navy, the Satsuma Navy also ushered in the result of the entire army being wiped out. Almost all of the older generation of naval figures died in battle. In that battle, even if some people survived, they were hit hard, and they couldn't lead the important task of rebuilding the Satsuma Navy.

And at this time, with Yukiharu Kurahisa taking over the position, Zongmori Qingfu, as his confidant, began to be responsible for the establishment of the new Satsuma Navy. Of course, due to the great loss of Satsuma's strength, there is no way to restore the original strength. Until now It's just a dozen warships.

"Ze Jun, the empire's fleet is too powerful! I'm afraid there is no opponent worth fighting in the whole world!"

Mrs. Zong Shengqing couldn't help showing some admiration on his face. He carefully stroked the black gun barrel on the bow, but unexpectedly found that it was extremely clean, not even a trace of stain on the white gloves he was wearing, and his heart couldn't help but rise. There was a strong look of envy.

What is the demeanor of a great country?This is the style of a great country! (Tactical back)

"Mr. Qing is really being polite. Doing these small things well is just the most basic thing."

Qiu Ze, who was standing aside, naturally wouldn't take Japan's praises to heart. In his opinion, all of this is a very normal thing. As long as the relevant regulations on navigation and combat are established, these minor details will only be implemented according to the regulations. Execution is enough, and it is not something to brag about.

However, Qiu Ze intentionally or unintentionally overlooked one point, that is, the reformed national defense force, especially when Emperor Ning personally participated in the reform, the standardization of the national defense force is close to that of later generations, the division of labor is more professional, and the process is more scientific. Compared with this Other armies of the era are not at the same level at all.

In fact, in this era, it is not easy to effectively establish relevant regulations and norms, and it is even more difficult to implement them seriously. Problems such as drying clothes and black ash inside the gun barrel were despised and spurned by many people, and were even considered the root cause of the defeat in the Sino-Japanese War.

But many people don't know that in 1894 at that time, it was not only the Beiyang Navy family that was drying clothes on the gun barrels. In fact, the British and French also dried clothes on the gun barrels. It is not a really terrible event, and it will not arouse wanton criticism.

To put it bluntly, the truth these days is as simple as that. It is right to win anything, and it is wrong to do anything when you lose.

However, when the Da Chu Marine Division established a standardized system in advance, it had a lot of impact on Zong Shengqing's heart, even greater than those brought by the artillery. He secretly vowed in his heart that he would also train like this For a large-scale naval force, even if the warships are smaller, the quality of the sailors must reach such a high level.

Looking at Zong Shengqing's unpredictable expression, Qiu Ze couldn't understand his thoughts. He couldn't help but smile in his heart. The affairs of the navy are not as simple as he imagined. In fact, in order to cultivate a high-quality sailor team, we need to first They carry out a certain basic education, that is, everyone needs to be able to read and write, and everyone needs to receive relevant professional training. The resources that need to be poured into it are not much cheaper than shipbuilding.

"To build such a team, we need a great emperor, a supporting court, several professional naval technical academies, dozens of related naval majors, and hundreds of thousands of high-quality young people and the cost of continuing to educate them. In short, in this era, only the Great Chu Navy can do it.”

The Dachu Navy and the Satsuma Navy stayed in the Osumi Strait for only three days, and then sailed directly in the direction of Edo. After all, in this "Black Ship Exercise", the Osumi Strait exercise can only be regarded as a dessert before dinner. The appetizers should go directly to Edo Bay to be considered a complete success.

And this step can't be hidden from Tokugawa Yoshimune, who is in Edo at this time. In fact, he has already got the whole plan of this "Black Ship Exercise" at this time, and naturally knows the meaning behind this so-called exercise. The whole person couldn't help but panic, what should I do now?
Nakamura Tadano Mizuno sighed lowly. Before he tried his best to suggest sending an envoy to Nanjing to ease the situation, but after the envoy Yoshino Ryohei returned without success, he realized the problem—it was just the shogunate and the Great Chu. However, when the British began to get involved, it made the situation so complicated that it was no longer possible to reach any possible relaxation with Da Chu.

The warships of Dachu and Satsuma are gradually approaching, but Tokugawa Yoshimune begins to panic at this time, all of which make Mizuno Tadyuki feel deeply desperate and absurd, like a child pulling the beard of a sleeping tiger with his hands Usually, the tiger is really awakened right now but keeps silent like a cicada.

"Send Yoshino to find the generals from Dachu and tell them that we will never disobey His Majesty's wishes, and we are willing to let go of Edo Bay as a berth for the Chinese fleet during exercises."

Tokugawa Yoshimune rolled his eyes, but he made a very strange suggestion. With a somewhat dry smile on his face, he said in a low voice: "As long as this general expresses his sincerity, let Da Chu's fleet berth." It’s okay to stay in Edo for a few days, and then they will have no reason to go to war.”

Tadano Mizuno couldn't help being stunned. It was the first time he realized that the general would become so ridiculous, even a little pathetic. You must know that the so-called "Black Ship Exercise" is not just a drill, it may turn into a real confrontation at any time. The black tiger of the shogunate was heartbroken, and at this time he chose to let go of Edo Bay, and he simply lay flat.

What would be the result of choosing to kneel and surrender to the tiger?It won't let you go just because you raised your hands, it will just jump over and eat your internal organs, your limbs, and completely tear you to pieces.

Tokugawa Yoshi is always really discouraged. He never expected that the emperor of Dachu would do this. A kind of regret from his heart gradually rose up, making him turn from one extreme to another. Looking at Tadano Mizuno, he said pitifully, "If this general really comes here, the lineage of the Tokugawa family may be completely cut off."

Tadashi Mizuno snorted coldly, "Master General, we still have hundreds of thousands of warriors and tens of millions of people supporting us. Even if we fight against Da Chu, we may not have no hope of winning. When the Yuan invaders attacked, they were buried in the same way. Under the kamikaze?"

"Kamikaze. That's right, Japan is protected by Kamikaze."

Tokugawa Yoshimune took a deep breath, he finally stopped letting the fear spread, and gradually recovered his former clarity, "If the Chu bandits really want to invade Japan, Kamikaze will not let them go."

The worship of kamikaze runs through almost the whole of Japan. Even Tokugawa Yoshimune, as a general, puts his hope on kamikaze at this time, but it makes people dumbfounded.

Mizuno Tadyuki just wanted to encourage Tokugawa Yoshimune's fighting spirit, and naturally he didn't want Tokugawa Yoshimune to put his hopes on the illusory kamikaze, so he patiently said: "General, we don't need to completely defeat Dachu right now, As long as there can be a tie or a small victory in the future, and then I can make an apology and end Da Chu's ambition, then this matter will be over."

This is indeed the case in Tokugawa Yoshimune's mind, and the fighting spirit in his heart gradually swelled. After all, he has never really seen the strength of Dachu. With some hope, he nodded and agreed with Mizuno Tadyuki's suggestion.

Under the condition of unifying the mind, the shogunate moved very quickly. It reinforced the Uraga Fort with mud bricks, and also collected the national collapse in Edo Castle and placed it on it to block the narrow island near Uraga—— Of course, due to the small number of national collapses, the symbolic meaning of this move is basically greater than the actual meaning.

After strengthening the Uraga Fort, the shogunate mobilized the only [-] foot light in Edo Castle, stationed in Miura, Yokosuka, Kanagawa and Edo respectively, especially the [-] Iron Artillery Team and the [-] Cavalry Team , and was valued by Tokugawa Yoshimune, who personally controlled the garrison in Edo. Even if tens of thousands of enemy troops came, it seemed that there was no way to shake Edo in the first place.

In short, when the Tokugawa shogunate put on a hedgehog appearance, Tokugawa Yoshimune sent Yoshino Ryohei to take a boat to look for the upcoming Great Chu Fleet-after all, he still hoped that this matter could be resolved peacefully, Don't make trouble to the bottom of the battlefield. At that time, he will really bet with his head.

"Kamikaze?"

Standing on the bow of the boat with a sword in one hand, Qiu Ze looked at the mist on the sea, but there was a trace of solemnity on his face. He shook his head and said, "The weather is not as good as the location, and the location is not as good as the harmony of people. On the contrary, it is inferior."

Zong Shengqing said with a wry smile: "Since the Yuan invaded Japan twice, people in the world thought that they were all destroyed by kamikaze, but the actual facts are by no means that simple. It's just that people in the world are ignorant and only willing to believe what they want to believe."

The facts are indeed true. The Yuan court’s second attack on Japan was fruitless, and the typhoon did play a role in stimulating it. But in fact, in terms of land combat, the Yuan army has never really defeated the Japanese army. Like the first battle, The Japanese army had a tenacious fighting will and resolutely resisted, which caused a lot of losses to the Yuan army, causing General Liu Fuheng to retreat to the ship with an arrow wound.And for the second time, the Japanese coach Shao Erzineng had already led his army to capture Iki Island before the kamikaze happened, and won the land battle.

Therefore, it is not a very objective view to simply think that the Japanese are incompetent and rely entirely on typhoons to win victory. It is just that no matter in China at this time or in Japan itself, the theory of kamikaze is easier to be preached , has become mainstream.

Among the current major military academies in Dachu, there has already been research on the Yuan-Japanese War, and they naturally don't approve of the Kamikaze Theory, but Qiu Ze also changed his mind after taking supplementary lessons in this area .

"This time when we came to Edo Bay, although there was no declaration of war on the surface, we also need to strengthen our vigilance to prevent the shogunate from causing chaos."

Of course, Qiu Zeming said on the surface that he would prevent the shogunate from causing chaos, but in fact, he hoped that something would happen. Whether it was the emperor's expectation or the Privy Council's expectation, it was enough to support him to take a risky blow.

On the contrary, Qingfu Zongsheng looked eager to try. He was naturally unwilling to go out to swim in the sea like this. He was a little ambitious, "The shogunate will never give up their plan easily. Even if Tokugawa Yoshimune is in Ming Dynasty You may be soft on the surface, but sooner or later you will betray Da Chu in the future. It will be a good thing if you can accomplish all your merits this time.”

For this Japanese, he hopes to fight a war with the shogunate so that he can make contributions in the war in the future. If he can restore Japan to the Warring States Period, it will be even more congratulatory.

Qiu Ze nodded lightly, and said with a smile: "In this case, then order the fleet to move forward with all its strength, and the sooner they arrive in Edo, the impact on their hearts will be greater, and maybe these things will not be considered by then. "

Of course, at this time, Qiu Ze and others never thought that Yoshino Ryohei, the envoy of the shogunate, was looking for them in a small boat, but it doesn't matter even if he knew it. After all, if the truth of the world can be negotiated clearly, why would they travel far All the way to Edo?

　It's New Year's Eve, I wish everyone a happy and fulfilling 2021, and all wishes come true!

　　
　
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