Anti-Qing: Starting from the Reincarnation of the Ming Dynasty

The Choshu clan took this batch of second-hand arms and beat the shogunate army bloody in Shimonoseki City.

Well, it is worth mentioning that the arms provided by the Ming Dynasty to the Tokugawa Shogunate were not second-hand goods.

It is the newest ordnance to appear in the arsenal.

The productivity of both parties is not the same.

The three countries of Britain, the Netherlands, and Spain do not have sufficient arms production capabilities in East Asia. Even if there are new arms, they will definitely be provided to their own people first.

Therefore, the ones given to the little devils can only be second-hand.

The production capacity of Daming's three arsenals is quite astonishing, and it is more than enough to equip its own troops.

Since there is more than enough, there is no need to sell second-hand ones.

No matter how well-maintained second-hand arms are, they will still have some defects.

After all, the Ming Dynasty would have to cooperate with the Tokugawa Shogunate and sell second-hand arms to them, which would not look good on their face.

Naturally, the arms provided by the Ming army to the Tokugawa shogunate, in terms of quality and performance, were definitely far superior to the second-hand goods provided by Saiyi to the Satsuma domain of the Choshu domain.

……

"Sir Admiral, the fight is about to begin!"

"A fight broke out between the shogunate army and the Changzhou domain army in the direction of Shimonoseki City, and the shogunate army launched an attack on Shimonoseki again."

Huang Changjun's adjutant strode to his side and opened his mouth to report.

When Huang Changjun heard this, his expression changed obviously, and then he spoke.

"Give me the order, order the fleet to speed up its march and approach Xiaguan."

"Tell the various artillery groups of our army to prepare to fire and launch firepower delivery to Xiaguan City."

"To assist the shogunate army in attacking Guanguan City, and then support our army to complete the landing!"

As Huang Changjun's military order was issued, the fleet's order flag changed.

The speed of the Ming fleet's advance began to accelerate significantly. The warships raised their sails and headed towards Xiaguan.

The gunners on the ship began to make preparations for firing non-stop.

……

Lin Can reached out and touched the cannon in front of him, which had a dark body and a metallic luster. His eyes were shining brightly.

"Good stuff, good stuff!"

"Boss, this is the first time I have used this breech-mounted artillery piece."

Lin Can bared his big teeth and said with surprise on his face.

The gunner on the side, Zhang He, said.

"Who isn't?"

"But this thing is indeed exquisite. The barrel is polished smooth and painted black. It looks like a good thing."

While the two were talking, an officer walked over and asked.

"Have all the preparations been done?"

"Have you memorized the procedures for gunnery? Have you memorized the artillery table?"

After all, this breech-loading cannon is a cutting-edge weapon. Although most of the gunners in the army are veterans, they don't have much experience with it, so it's not too much to be cautious.

Zhang He nodded and said after hearing this.

"Don't worry, sir, all the humble duties are ready."

"When the war starts later, I will definitely use this new cannon to win a prize."

The artillery officer nodded slightly when he heard this.

"As long as you have confidence!"

"This breech-loading cannon is a cutting-edge weapon. The production capacity is not much, and all the ministries are rushing to get it."

"It's not easy for us to be divided into several doors here. Everyone must be careful and cautious."

"If the cannon explodes due to an operational error, it will be difficult to explain to the superiors."

When Zhang He heard this, he nodded vigorously to show that he understood.

"Sir, don't worry, I understand."

Seeing this, the artillery officer stopped talking and went to other places to continue his inspection.

As time passed, the Ming fleet began to get closer and closer to Xiaguan Pier.

The battleship's side gun window opened, and the black muzzle stretched out from the gun window, aiming in the direction of Xiaguan Pier.

The gunners skillfully operated the artillery, stuffed the shells and gunpowder into the barrel, and then calibrated the bombardment and prepared to fire.

Lin Can and others operated according to artillery operating standards, first opening the spiral breech at the rear of the gun, and then cleaning the barrel.

After cleaning the barrel, a 150-caliber shell was first inserted into the barrel from the rear, and then the propellant was inserted.

After loading, reset the screw breech block.

Then, Zhang He, the gunner commander, began to instruct the gunners to adjust their shooting at Zhu Yuan bit by bit.

Finally, the order to fire was passed down from level to level.

As the string on the artillery trigger was pulled, the next moment, the propellant in the barrel was ignited, and a large amount of saltpeter filled the air during the violent combustion.

The gunpowder gas produced by the deflagration of gunpowder spreads in the barrel of the gun and launches the shell.

The fire was accompanied by gunpowder smoke, and a cannonball flew across the air, shooting towards Xiaguan Pier.

With a bang, the shell hit the ground and exploded.

A rumbling explosion sounded, and smoke spread instantly along with the light of fire and air waves.

Wood chips burst out, and sand, stone, and smoke filled the sky.

A large crater was made on the pier by a shell.

The power of the bombardment was quite astonishing.

With the advancement of technology and industrial development, Ming Dynasty now has the ability to produce smokeless gunpowder on a large scale.

Although the cost of producing smokeless gunpowder is still higher than that of ordinary black powder.

But it’s still acceptable!

Because, after using smokeless gunpowder, the killing effect of the Ming army's artillery bombardment was quite obvious.

When a shell explodes, dozens of meters in radius will be flattened.

Zhang He saw where the shells landed, calculated silently in his mind, and then ordered the artillery to be adjusted and the muzzle to be raised three points.

As his military order was issued, the Ming army's gunners began to continue loading.

The screw breech was quickly opened, and the yellow brass shell casings fell out from the gun emplacement.

The gunners skillfully repeated the actions of cleaning the barrel and loading.

Half a minute later, fire again.

With a loud bang, the artillery shells came out and fell towards the wall of Xiaguan City.

With a bang, the cannonball exploded the moment it hit the city wall.

When the smoke and dust filled the air, screams suddenly sounded. The flying bricks and smoke were centered on the impact point and quickly spread to the surroundings together with the air waves.

When the smoke cleared, a large hole was blasted out of the city wall.

There are very obvious spider web-like cracks around the pothole.

The heavy artillery of the Ming army was still roaring.

After the explosive bullets broke the city wall loose, solid bullets came one after another, releasing their kinetic energy unscrupulously and destroying the wall that was not very strong in the first place.

The Ming army's artillery fire was quite intense!

The roar of heavy artillery resounded outside Xiaguan City.

Seeing this scene, the shogunate troops who were attacking the city couldn't help but cheer.

Fujiwara Tsune stood under the banner of the Tokugawa family and looked at the Ming army's artillery bombardment of Shimonoseki City in the distance. The expression on his face was full of joy and admiration.

The scene before him really shocked him. The shelling was continuous and deafening, and the Ming army seemed to use its own artillery to destroy everything.

On the battlefield, the Ming army's artillery bombardment successfully suppressed the Changzhou vassal army who was stubbornly resisting in the inner city of Xiaguan, and the morale of the shogunate army was greatly boosted.

Taking advantage of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, they launched a charge towards Xiaguan City.

The ashigaru who wielded spears and muskets rushed to the front, followed by a famous samurai with a katana in his hand.

They shouted to kill and howled, as if they were going to eat Xiaguan City alive.

……

Under the artillery fire coverage of the Ming army and the successive attacks of the shogunate army, Xiaguan City finally changed hands.

Mitsui Masago led a group of defeated soldiers and retreated all the way to the direction of Choshu Domain.

The shogunate army took advantage of the situation and began to pursue the enemy troops leaving the city to expand their victory.

The Ming army ignored so much and began to land.

Huang Changjun met with Fujiwara Hisashi, the general of the shogunate army, at the Shimonoseki Pier.

After the two parties met, they first saluted each other, and then Huang Changjun spoke.

"General Fujiwara, our army needs you to give up Shimonoseki City so that our army can enter it and have a stable logistics base and supply point in Japan."

"What do you think, Your Excellency?"

Although the Ming Dynasty and the Tokugawa Shogunate are now considered allies, alliances do not mean that they can be absolutely trusted.

In order to ensure that the more than 15,000 Japanese conquest troops of ours can have a stable foothold and a retreat, then Xiaguan City must be in the hands of the Ming army.

Hearing this, Fujiwara Tsune looked hesitant on his face. After hesitating for a while, he finally spoke.

"Shimonoseki is our Japanese territory. The Ming army can stay here temporarily, but if our shogunate army withdraws, this will be a bit..."

"I can't explain it to the shogun, nor to the samurai who died fighting to capture Shimonoseki."

Huang Changjun was not angry when he heard this.

Because what Fujiwara Tsune said was correct, it was indeed the shogunate army that defeated Guancheng, not the Ming army.

All the Ming army did was provide fire cover for the siege troops.

They made so many sacrifices to win Xiaguan City. If the Ming Dynasty wants the other side to give up, it is normal for them to resist.

After pondering for a while, Huang Changjun spoke.

"Two thousand brand-new flintlock muskets. Now Xiaguancheng is rented by the Ming Dynasty from the Tokugawa Shogunate. How about it?"

Hearing Huang Changjun's offer, Fujiwara Tsune rolled his eyes and his expression changed obviously, but he still spoke.

"I need to report this to the shogunate..."

Seeing this, Huang Changjun also knew that Fujiwara Tsune wanted to raise the price, so he did not hesitate, raised a palm and said.

"A maximum of five hundred more will be added. If there are more, the admiral will consider discussing this business directly with the Tokugawa Shogunate."

Huang Changjun's hint is very clear. You can take a commission from the things that facilitated this loan. I will pretend that I don't know about it.

But if you open your mouth again, I will contact the shogunate directly, and you will have nothing to do with it.

Hearing this, Fujiwara Tsune gritted his teeth and said.

"can."

"But I hope I can replace those five hundred muskets with artillery..."

In this attack on Shimonoseki City, Fujiwara Tsune really suffered from the lack of artillery power.

Therefore, he wanted to get a batch of artillery from the Ming Dynasty to strengthen his troops.

Huang Changjun nodded and said.

"can!"

"I will give you two thousand brand-new flintlock muskets, plus five Type 65 field guns and three Type 90 field guns."

"As for how you report to the shogunate, I don't care about it."

"There is only one condition. Within one day, let your people give up Xiaguan, and the Great Tomorrow Soldiers will be stationed in it. Is there any problem?"

Fujiwara Tsune immediately nodded and agreed to the order, indicating that there was no problem.

Because this thing is easy for him to do.

Shimonoseki was not originally owned by the Tokugawa shogunate, but was controlled by the daimyō, and I did not feel bad about giving it away.

In addition, he is still on the front line now, so he can use Chunqiu's writing skills to report the battle to Shimonoseki City that the Ming army and the shogunate army invaded at the same time.

Then, he proposed that the Ming army was willing to use a batch of arms to lease Xiaguan City and Xiaguan Wharf.

I think the higher-ups would definitely not refuse!

……

Nanjing, British Embassy.

Because Charles did not give a positive response after receiving Daming's official reprimand last time.

Only ten days later, the second official letter of reprimand came.

Ming Dynasty used harsher words in the official document and stated that if countries such as Britain, Holland and Spain could not turn back and rein in the precipice, Ming Dynasty would take measures.

Charles and others still didn't take it seriously.

Because in their opinion, Ming Dynasty will now focus its main energy on countering the rebellion in the southwest and fighting the war with Japan, and will definitely not have the energy to deal with them.

Sure enough, a month had passed and there was no further action from Daming except for another official letter of reprimand.

On this day, Charles was drinking coffee and eating desserts in the British Embassy.

There was a commotion outside.

Charles frowned subconsciously and asked.

"Who is making a noise outside?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw an attendant running in from outside, came to Charles, and spoke.

"Your Excellency, Your Excellency Ambassador, something serious has happened!"

The Sichuan lines between Charles' eyebrows were faintly visible, but he still spoke.

"Why are you panicking?"

"Is it possible that the official document of condemnation from the Ming Dynasty has come again?"

If the first official letter of reprimand sent by Ming Dynasty still made him nervous, then after three consecutive official documents of reprimand, he had already lost his awe.

From the bottom of my heart, I feel that Daming is now trapped and unable to do anything to them.

Naturally, I will no longer take Ming’s official document of condemnation to heart!
However, when the attendant heard this, the expression on his face did not become relaxed at all. Instead, he spoke more solemnly.

"No...that's not the case!"

"Your Excellency, Ambassador, this time... what Ming Dynasty sent this time was not an official document of rebuke, but... an edict declaring war!"

When Charles heard this, his head felt like it was going to explode.

He was completely confused.

What the hell?
declare war?

Doesn’t Daming only know how to talk?
Why did you declare war when everything was fine?

Obviously, Daming did not do nothing during this period.

Instead, they are doing their best to prepare for war!

Now, the Donghai Navy Fleet has arrived in Guangzhou to complete its repairs, and the Nanhai Navy Fleet is also ready for expedition.

Naturally, the edict declaring war came down!
The three official documents sent in succession were the Ming Dynasty's warning to the three countries of Britain, Holland and Spain.

Since Ming Dynasty has issued three official documents in a row, you don't take it to heart.

Then there’s no need to say anything more, let’s fight!

On the battlefield, the roar of artillery will always remember the voice from the Ming Dynasty. (End of chapter)