The War Court and Lap Pillow, Austria's Mandate of Heaven

Chapter 652

The fleet led by James Biddle has a total of three ships, namely the fourth-class sailing battleship "Columbus", the frigate "Vincens", and the "Connery".

The three wooden sail warships could no longer bring much shock to the shogunate at this time, and the fishermen of Uragasho even went out to sea to fish as usual.

On the one hand, Fengxing said that he would go to Nagasaki to queue up for negotiations, and on the other hand, he asked someone to notify Edo Castle urgently.In fact, Masahiro Abe had already learned about this at this time.

This is also thanks to a telegraph line purchased by the shogunate from the Austrian Empire at a high price, allowing it to grasp the movement of the seaside in the first place.

(The shogunate only purchased this one, which is about five kilometers long and has a single function, but it is enough for this period.)
Three ships, no ironclad ships, only one big ship, which made Masahiro Abe feel insulted.

"This is also called the fleet?! How dare they call the door! Send our ships to surround them! Let America see our courage!"

This is what the shogunate did in history. It probably sent hundreds of "battleships". Except for a few Da'an houses, most of them were Kohayafune, a kind of warship left over from the Warring States period.

It was almost the same at this time, but this time the samurai of the shogunate were more confident, after all, they had seen the ironclad warships of the Austrian Navy before.

Not long ago, Satsuma successfully "expelled" the French, which also gave great encouragement to these shogunate samurai.The Japanese painters on the shore frantically recorded this historic moment, and some even set up cameras bought from Austrian businessmen, but it was only necessary to go to the Austrian Empire on the other side of the ocean to print the photos.

James Biddle did not intend to return empty-handed, he forcibly docked despite the dissuasion of his subordinates.

As a result, the shogunate's attitude was very firm, and Uraga even fired empty guns to try to drive away the American fleet.This made James Biddle very upset, but he was not a person who didn't know how to be flexible.

He took President Polk's tough order as air. After all, the more important tasks in the Qing Dynasty had been completed, and there was no need to waste time in Japan, a tiny place.

But sometimes it's just so unlucky
In history, James Biddle's arrogant attitude when he left angered a group of Kawagoe samurai. Fortunately, he was stopped by the samurai of the shogunate, and Biddle didn't know what happened, so the matter did not make a big fuss.

But this time good luck did not favor James Biddle. At this time, Uraga's 1 people looked down on this America who only sent three "small boats" to invade them. This arrogant foreigner.

But James Biddle didn't realize the seriousness of the situation, and he still said "I just like the way you look at me and can't kill me."

At this time, a group of Kawagoe warriors was just going to the beach to enjoy the sea, and they collided head-on with James Biddle's team.

Instead of giving way, the latter made some provocative moves.

So the man was furious, blood spattered five steps, this time there was no samurai from the shogunate, the samurai of the Kawagoe domain who launched the sneak attack directly cut off Biddle's left hand making obscene gestures with Iai.

The other Kawagoe warriors also drew their swords and rushed towards the unsuspecting U.S. troops. The latter did not have many people ashore, and they were immediately at a disadvantage when they were attacked by surprise.

Uraga's Fushi saw blood, and he wanted to apologize anyway, so he just went straight to it and sang directly.

"Who has never died in life since ancient times, keep the heart and mind as history!"

(Wen Tianxiang was one of the idols most admired by the Japanese at that time, and his influence among the people was far greater than that of Wang Yangming, who was famous for later generations.

In addition, the Japanese at that time really used singing instead of reciting. )
The soldiers on the side saw that Master Fengxing was on the scene, and immediately rushed up with spears and iron cannons (matchlocks).

Soon the fighting in the port spread to the pier. The U.S. Navy immediately tried to rescue the companions on the shore, but was soon overwhelmed by the tide of Ashigaru.

Due to the loss of the supreme commander, the three ships of the US military were confused to varying degrees.When they wanted to escape, they found that they hadn't cut the cable. As a result, the frigates "Vincennes" and "Connery" were damaged to varying degrees.

However, the worst was the fourth-tier sailing battleship "Columbus". A group of warriors rushed onto the deck holding fish boxes and sacks.

However, the above two things obviously do not have the bulletproof function, but they cannot stand up to the thickness of the stack, and the spherical bullets and firearms at this time do not have good penetration.

The result was that the battle on the "Columbus" fell into a war of attrition, and the side with more numbers clearly had the advantage.

It must be said here that the organization of the US military is too low. At this time, the navy of any European country can easily drive the Japanese off the ship.

But the U.S. Navy behaved like a group of frightened beasts at this time. Although they shouted loudly and reacted fiercely, they did not find the crux of the problem.

The "Columbus" did not start, and it was always fighting with the Japanese samurai that came up continuously.

The luck of the "Vincens" was even worse. It collided with several Japanese "warships" in a row just after leaving the berth, and was finally sunk by the opponent in the port with a kamikaze attack.

Although the "Connery" was also hit, it barely escaped the siege of the Japanese ships. However, when they were about to leave Edo Bay, they found a row of mysterious black pits on an uninhabited island. .

Captain Mattis planned to find out on a whim. After all, the small Japanese boats at sea did not pose any threat to the nearly [-]-ton frigate.

However, when the "Connery" approached, it was discovered that those were not black pits, but large bells buried in the sand.

Just when Captain Mattis was in doubt, a group of people ran out suddenly, desperately holding packages and stuffing them into the big clock.

After that, tongues of fire spewed out from the big clock, and the huge impact shocked the gunners who ignited the gunpowder to death on the spot.

And several huge explosive packages were thrown at the "Connery", and the last US ship sank in Edo Bay amidst the sound of explosions.

When the news reached Edo Castle, Masahiro Abe was so angry that his nose was crooked.To be honest, although he also hates Americans, he doesn't want to be hostile.

Because in this way, the shogunate can only be tied to the same boat as the Austrian Empire. In Masahiro Abe's plan, he only wants to use the latter's power to stabilize the interior.

"To fight against the outside world, we must first secure the inside." Masahiro Abe's thinking started from here and planned to sever the relationship with the Austrian Empire after Japan's domestic stability.

After all, the latter is thousands of miles away from Japan, and it is unlikely that they will send troops to attack. As long as the shogunate does not offend other powers, it will definitely find a new backer by then, so as to realize the grand plan of "controlling barbarians with barbarians".

However, all of this came to naught with this big victory in Edo Bay
(End of this chapter)