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Chapter 1058 Arrival of the Fourth Fleet
A fleet sailed into Edo Bay.This is the first time for this fleet to visit Edo Bay, and it is also the first time to undertake a mission.

The Fourth Fleet received the order to occupy Edo Castle, the headquarters of the Shogunate.

However, the officers of the Fourth Fleet did not expect that they had not yet started to act. Edo Castle had already been captured by the Huaxia Society and the Red Turban Warriors, and what they were about to take over was a city that had already been occupied.

However, the arrival of the Fourth Fleet is not meaningless. It can deter the Huaxia Society, the further expansion of the ambitions of the Red Scarf Warriors, and defeat the counterattack of the shogunate troops around Edo Castle.

"Is that Edo Castle over there? Why is the black smoke billowing?" Ruan Youjin's Soochow battleship was approaching Edo Castle, and saw black smoke filling the sky above Edo Castle.

"Maybe civil strife broke out in Edo Castle...Everyone is ready to fight, we will seize the water and land piers of Edo Castle." Ruan Youjin fought as a naval officer of the Kyushu Army for the first time, and he thought he would experience a lot of battles. A fierce battle.

Ruan Youjin's Soochow battleship and other accompanying ships were cautious when they approached Edo Castle. They first went to test the forts of Edo Castle with small boats, and only after they found that the forts did not fight back did they dock one after another.

"Although I don't know why there is no shogunate army guarding the coast, but the shogunate army is equipped with flintlock guns and matchlock guns, so you must not take it lightly." Soldiers of the Kyushu Army who began to land in Edo Castle found that black smoke was everywhere in Edo Castle, and they looked around. There are many scorching marks and broken walls, as if they had been burned by a fire.

"I heard that Edo Castle is still prosperous, how did it become like this? The scouts are scattered around to find out the current situation." Ruan Youjin set foot on the land of Dongpu for the first time, holding a breech gun in his hand, commanding the landing The sailors are on alert.

They sailed all the way on the sea, unable to know the latest news of Edo Castle, and did not know about the fire in Edo Castle and the betrayal of the shogunate by the red scarf warriors.

Part of the Fourth Fleet attacked Edo Castle directly by sea, and another part of the force went directly to Edo by land via Yokohama Port by train.

"Woo-!" The steam locomotive drove into Edo Railway Station with smoke, and groups of soldiers came down from the train's iron carriage.

The fire in Edo Castle burned down the core area of ​​Edo Castle, and the train station far outside Edo Castle was not affected, and the Kyushu Army did not allow Tanaka Chengyi to burn the painstakingly built train station into ruins.

"Master Sun, Master Zhang asked me to welcome the adults of the Fourth Fleet here. You have come from a long way, and we have prepared rice for you." On the platform of Edo Railway Station, the employees of the train station greeted the coming Sun Xu and others said.

"Has Edo Castle been controlled by Zhang Yuan?" Sun Xu was a little surprised.

As the commander of the Fourth Fleet, he received the mission to capture Edo Castle, but the combat mission was completed ahead of schedule, and he felt complicated.

"The important figures in Edo Castle are all under control, but the shogunate still has supporters and troops in the Kanto region, and it is very likely to counterattack Edo Castle. Edo Castle also needs you to maintain order, and the red scarf warriors do not I know if I will betray you." The employee at the train station said to Sun Xu.

"Red scarf warrior?" Sun Xu asked doubtfully.

"It's the shogunate samurai who have defected. They will have red scarves tied on their foreheads to avoid being beaten by the Huaxia Society as enemies. Now the Huaxia Society is attacking the samurai class in Edo City and nearby, and it is liquidating. Master Zhang also But stop too much, the city of Edo is in chaos," said the train station employee.

"I've heard that the Huaxia Association is an organization organized by the Dongying people. They liquidate the warrior group by themselves. Do they have the consent of the higher authorities?" Sun Xu asked again.

"Most of those people are from the lower classes of civilians, and they are full of hatred for the samurai group. Mr. Zhang said that if they don't give them a target to vent their anger, they don't know what they will do." The employee of the train station said.

"That's why... Our fourth fleet's goal here is to occupy Edo Castle and ensure that Edo Castle is always in our hands. We don't care about these things." Sun Xu didn't want to think like Zhang Yuan So much more, just live up to your responsibilities.

The naval soldiers of the Fourth Fleet led by Sun Xu entered Edo City.Residents of Edo Castle were shocked to see soldiers of the Fourth Fleet in navy uniforms entering Edo Castle, speaking in a language they did not understand.

Soon the news of Huaxia's army stationed in Edo Castle spread quickly in Edo Castle. During this time, too many things happened in Edo Castle, first the food crisis, then the fire at Honmiao Temple, and then the rebel army led by Huaxia Society became active. Throughout the city, the samurai groups in Edo Castle were arrested and liquidated.These successive incidents have made the ordinary civilians in Edo City more and more able to bear it. It is not surprising to see the army from China at this time.

As early as a few years ago, Chinese merchants had entered here in large numbers. The privileged Chinese merchants were active in all parts of Japan. The people of Edo Castle were no strangers to them, so they didn't think there was anything new about them.

After Ruan Youjin, Ruan Youyi and others contacted Zhang Yuan's people after landing at the pier, they also learned about the current situation of Edo Castle.The naval officers of the Fourth Fleet felt sorry for the fact that Edo Castle had not been occupied in advance. It was the first time they set up a mission.

The arrival of the Fourth Fleet replaced the red scarf warriors as the defensive force of Edo Castle. The Huaxia Society was still in trouble in Edo Castle.If Zhang Yuan hadn't dealt with it, maybe a large number of warriors would have been executed by the refugees.

"Although the Huaxia Society is an organization supported by the Beiyang Fleet, under the leadership of Tanaka Chengichi, it seems to have become a terrifying force that is easy to get out of control, although this force seems vulnerable to the regular army... Suggestions Ban the association, or change its functions." Zhang Yuan lived in a residence in the Tokyo branch of Edo Castle and was writing a report to the military.

As an officer who often engages in secret missions, he is not at ease with an organization composed of Japanese people like the Huaxia Society.In the past, the Huaxia Society existed to cause trouble for the shogunate. Now that the shogunate is about to fall, the Huaxia Society has no meaning for its existence.

"The important minister of the shogunate Tadakatsu Sakai who was captured by us wants to talk to you, my lord." A soldier asked Zhang Yuan for instructions outside the door.

"Let him wait a moment, I would like to talk to him." Zhang Yuan responded.

(End of this chapter)