Chapter 860: The Battle of Shimonoseki breaks out again
Tokugawa Ieki had a smile on his face, his eyes swept across the crowd, and then he spoke.
"very good!"
"Send the order and send out troops!"
Tokugawa Ieki gave an order, and the Japanese gathered a large number of troops and rushed directly to Shimonoseki City.
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After the Qing army captured Xiaguan, they began to manage Xiaguan City.
The main structure of Xiaguan City was transformed into cement and bastion.
And several forts were added outside Xiaguan City.
Heavy artillery was transported into the fort one after another to cooperate with the city defense of Xiaguan City.
On this day, a line of wolf smoke rose over Xiaguan City!
Facing the sudden invasion of the Japanese army, the Qing army was caught off guard.
However, the Qing army did not panic. Instead, they deployed defenses and sent people to ask for help from the Nine Kingdoms Islands.
Boom! Boom!
Boom!
Accompanied by bursts of roaring sounds, artillery shells flew and rotated in the sky, leaving very conspicuous traces.
The shell fell to the ground and continued to spin forward, plowing a furrow in the dense crowd.
Blood and internal organs were splashed everywhere!
It was like clusters of bright blood flowers blooming on the ground.
The infantry array, which was lining up to shoot, and the Japanese array, which was steadily advancing towards the bastion, were passed over by artillery shells, causing a large number of casualties.
Tokugawa Ieki stood under a tree, holding a telescope in his hand and looking at the battlefield in the distance, his expression slightly solemn.
"I'm afraid this battle won't be easy!"
"It's unbelievable that the city of Guancheng would be run like this by the Qing people."
"If I remember correctly, this should be what the Westerners call a fortress, right?"
Due to the strength of the Ming Dynasty, some people in Japan now look down on Westerners.
The reason is very simple, because they feel that no matter what happens to Japan, it is still a foreign vassal of the Chinese dynasty, and the king enjoys the treatment of a prince of the Ming Dynasty, and is regarded as one of the Ming Dynasty's own people.
The Westerners are just a bunch of red-haired and green-eyed barbarians. What qualifications do they have to compare with the Japanese?
Muto Ichizuo on the side said.
"Yes, Your Excellency, this is the bastion of Xiyi. Its special structure is destined to be easy to defend and difficult to attack."
Tokugawa Ieki nodded slightly when he heard this, and then asked.
"If such a fortress is attacked by force, heavy losses will surely occur. Does Mr. Muto have a way to attack the city?"
After hearing this, Wu Teng opened his mouth and said.
"As of now, there are three main ways to conquer the bastion."
"The first is to use human lives to pile up. This is a stupid method. Even if it succeeds, the losses will be quite heavy."
"The second is to use heavy artillery bombardment. After the bombardment opens the gap, the attacking troops will swarm up and capture the bastion."
"The third is to dig through trenches, push the offensive troops under the bastion, and then launch an attack to capture the bastion..."
Muto once studied at the Military Academy of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, I still have a lot of confidence in attacking the bastion.
Tokugawa Ieki pondered for a while and then said.
"Three strategies in parallel, let's start now!"
"We have to hurry up. Qing reinforcements may arrive at any time."
"If our army cannot capture Xiaguan before the Qing reinforcements arrive, then this battle will be in trouble."
Tokugawa Iekei was not prepared to fight the Manchus to death this time.
His only intention was to win Xiaguan. It would be best if he could win Xiaguan while ensuring that the conflict would not reach the limit.
When Muto Yizuo heard this, he nodded.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency!"
After that, he turned around and went to arrange the attack on the city.
At the same time, there was a cry of killing.
The dark Japanese army surged towards Xiaguan City.
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At the same time, the Qing army on the Nine Kingdoms Island also received news of the emergency at Xiaguan.
They began to use their fast horses to call for help from the rear.
A large number of Qing troops began to assemble on the beach opposite Xiaguan, and ships one after another also completed their assembly and were preparing to cross the sea.
Japanese naval vessels also appeared in the strait, preparing to block the Qing army from crossing the sea.
Under the blockade of the Ming Dynasty, both Japan and Qing Dynasty did not have ships that could travel across the ocean, but their ships could still wander around the coastal waters.
A fierce battle broke out between the navies of both sides in the strait. The fierce battle lasted for several days, and the battle was fierce and anxious.
It’s always a matter of victory!
However, as the Qing army's reinforcements gathered more and more, the balance of victory was gradually tilting towards the Qing army.
But just after the intense fighting, bad news came from the direction of Xiaguan.
After paying the price of nearly 10,000 casualties, the Japanese army stormed Xiaguan City.
The Qing army's rescue target was gone, so they could only announce their retreat.
Later, Nalan Mingzhu and Zu Zeqing arrived at the beach with reinforcements. After learning the news of the fall of Xiaguan City, Zu Zeqing was furious and ordered the army to prepare to cross the sea again and recapture Xiaguan.
Just when the Qing Navy was preparing to attack again, the Tokugawa family on the other side sent an envoy and expressed their intention to cease the war and negotiate peace.
"Hahaha, are the Tokugawa family treating me like a monkey?"
"You took the initiative to attack Xiaguan and then started a war. How come you can stop fighting now if you want?"
"Do you think I, the Qing Dynasty, are easy to bully?"
Zu Zeqing broke the teacup in his hand angrily.
Then he ordered someone to drag the messenger out and chop him down.
Immediately afterwards, he continued to order his own navy to prepare to cross the sea.
Naturally, the war broke out again.
A very fierce naval battle at Xiaguan broke out between the Japanese and Qing Dynasties. The Qing army achieved a tragic victory, but they were unable to land at Xiaguan.
In this situation where both sides could no longer fight, they unanimously chose to ask for help from Ming Dynasty and asked Ming Dynasty to mediate for them.
Under the mediation of Ming Dynasty, Japan and Qing Dynasty signed a peace treaty.
The treaty here had just been signed, and the Tokugawa family chose to organize their internal affairs.
Tokugawa Ieki personally ordered Japan to begin reforms and return the power of daimyo to the central government.
As soon as the order for reform was issued, the daimyo in Japan began to rebel.
Many of them carried the banner of annihilating the Tokugawa family's rebellion and welcoming back the emperor.
The situation in Japan has become chaotic again.
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Zhu Hongyu suddenly understood after receiving the news from Japan.
He just said, why are the Tokugawa family so full that they want to attack Shimonoseki City and provoke a war with the Manchus?
It turns out that I am creating a good opportunity for myself to tidy up the interior.
Zhu Hongyu made a quick decision, nominally expressing support for the Tokugawa family in suppressing the rebellion, and ordered a batch of arms to be sent to the Tokugawa family.
And sent an officer regiment to the Tokugawa family to show Ming's attitude!
Zhu Hongyu must do this.
Because the rule of the Tokugawa family is endorsed by him, no matter what, he must support the Tokugawa family openly.
Otherwise, he is just slapping himself in the face.
Of course, this is just on the surface.
Secretly, Zhu Hongyu signaled some smugglers to provide arms to the rebels at high prices and to provide mercenary services to the rebels.
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