Ryukyu's business is booming, and correspondingly, the situation in Japan in the north has also begun to become tense. The enthusiasm for the collapse of the four feudal lords in the southwest far exceeds the real history. Especially after the Shimadzu family was inspired by the artifact telegraph machine, the entire family became Already going crazy.
Mouri Gentoku, the lord of the Choshu domain, Tadayoshi Shimazu, the lord of the Satsuma domain, Nadai Nabeshima, the lord of the Hizen domain, and Yamauchido, the lord of the Tosa domain, corresponded frantically in the first half of 1867. Encouraged by the second battle of Choshu, they fought in the East China Sea Inspired by the Prime Minister's large number of new weapons, the desire for war has become uncontrollable.
The biggest characteristic of the Japanese nation is that they are small and easy to use. To put it bluntly, the dog food plate cannot hold two taels of dry rice. After two battles with the wind, the tail will be raised immediately.
Due to the intervention of Xiao Letian, a time traveler, the historically difficult undertaking of overturning the curtain suddenly became extremely smooth. Especially in the second battle of Changzhou, the battle loss rate of the four feudal lords was far lower than in real history. This It gave the four feudal lords an unrealistic illusion about their own strength.
Perhaps, without Xiao Letian's intervention, we can complete this great undertaking. In this case, why should we ask outsiders to intervene, and we will get a large part of the benefits when the time comes.
The Han people, just take advantage of them. If they really let them extend their hands to Japan, God knows what problems will happen later.
It was under the influence of such sinister thoughts that Japan accepted Xiao Letian's material assistance but politely rejected the New Army's request for direct intervention. Japan's national gate firmly blocked Xiao Letian from outside.
None of this escaped Xiao Letian's eyes. He watched with cold eyes as these arrogant people went further and further down the wrong path, and even consciously suppressed some information.
Although the four feudal lords knew that the French and Tokugawa Keki were colluding together, none of them knew how close the collusion was.
They also knew that Aizuwakamatsu City often thought of the rumbling gunfire, but all ninjas and hosakus could not get close. The arrogant four feudal lords did not believe how many soldiers a small Aizu clan could train, and they had no idea about this information. I didn’t pay much attention to it.
On June 9th, the famous ship-in-bucket strategy in history finally happened. Sakamoto Ryoma and Goto Shojiro were on the way to Hyogo Prefecture on a sea-going ship. Ryoma-kun finally took out what he had in mind.
1. The political power of the world belongs to the imperial court, and political orders should come from the imperial court.
2. Establish a bureau for political discussion at the upper and lower levels, appoint members to attend to all issues, and conduct public deliberation to resolve all issues.
3. The ministers and princes promote the talented people in the world, promote their talents, and give them officials, promotions, and advisors, and cut off the officials in name only.
4. Guangzhou held a public discussion to hand over to foreign countries, and reviewed the regulations to determine what should be done.
5. Review the ancient laws and regulations and draft a perfect code of law.
6. Expand the navy.
7. Arrange personal soldiers to defend the imperial capital.
8. In matters such as gold and silver goods trading, foreign countries should be consulted to determine appropriate laws.
The above eight strategies are based on observing the situation of the world, examining all the countries in the universe, and then deciding on it. It is an urgent task that is unique to others. If these strategies are implemented, it will definitely restore the emperor's destiny, expand the country's power, and go hand in hand with all the countries. It is not difficult. I pray that I will make this clear. With upright principles and wise and decisive policies, the world will surely be transformed into a new one.
Goto Shojiro was shocked when he saw Sakamoto Ryoma. He knew that if these suggestions were adopted, a bloodless revolution would break out in Japan and the country would change at the lowest cost.
Yamauchi Dou's eyes lit up when he saw it. He didn't expect that one of his corporals had matured so quickly during these years of training.
The ship's plan was quickly delivered to Edo. After reading it, Tokugawa Yingxi said nothing. He just locked the page in the cabinet and never discussed this topic with anyone again. It seemed that he wanted to do it again. Implementing the strategy of stepping on two boats.
When Xiao Letian knew that Long Ma did not listen to his persuasion and took out the Eight Strategies in the boat prematurely, he was so angry that he threw two tea bowls: "Baga, idiot, I have persuaded him countless times, but this fanatical guy just doesn't want to Obedient, how can such a character become a big deal? Why don't you just wait for others to kill you?"
Xiao Letian was right. The core interests of Chuanzhong Bace and the four feudal clans were in conflict. The two most powerful feudal clans, Choshu and Satsuma, had had a feud with the Tokugawa family since the Warring States Period.
In fact, it was not the Tokugawa family. During the Warring States Period, these southern daimyo were dissatisfied with the northern daimyo, whether it was Oda Nobunaga or Toyotomi Hideyoshi, including Tokugawa Ieyasu.
The Choshu clan was the Mouri clan during the Warring States Period. This was a famous daimyo in Japanese history. They fought against Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu. They were reluctant to rule the northern daimyo. .
The Shimadzu family almost annexed the entire Kyushu Island during the Warring States Period. If Toyotomi Hideyoshi hadn't sent all the troops to fight the Shimadzu family, God knows what history would have turned into.
These are just historical hatreds. In reality, conflicts of interest are much greater. The Tokugawa shogunate occupies the most land and wealth in Japan. The essence of war is profit. If the Tokugawa family is not completely destroyed, how can it be divided? What about the land and wealth?
You, Sakamoto Ryoma, really stand up and talk without pain, and everyone keeps their heads in their waistbands to fight. You really think that we are purely for the emperor to ascend the throne. Damn it, no one would do such a stupid thing without any benefit.
If the Tokugawa family listened to you and handed over their power, wouldn't we have no reason to go to war? Without war, how can we expand our interests and influence?
But these words cannot be said on the surface. They can only look at Sakamoto Ryoma with malice. They are waiting for the opportunity to deal with this arrogant guy.
"Baga, don't think that you can be arrogant with Xiao Letian's support. Don't forget that this is Japan, not Ryukyu."
In real history, the cause of Ryoma Sakamoto's death is a mystery. The real murderer has long been hidden in the fog of history and cannot be searched. However, we can draw out the chain of interests to think about who is most likely to kill Ryoma Sakamoto. In fact, we only need to think about it. It is not difficult to find the answer once you look at whose interests Sakamoto Ryoma has harmed.
Xiao Letian dispatched an action team to Japan immediately. Lord Long selected four martial arts masters from the Qing Dynasty, plus a dozen wild samurai and ninjas gathered in Japan, and quickly went north by boat to secretly protect Ryoma Sakamoto. He was afraid of Lord Ryoma. There was no way to avoid that assassination in history. Although it was still more than five months before the assassination, God knows how history was disturbed by his butterfly.
The arrogant feudal lord and the armament beyond expectations have brought their ambition to the edge of explosion. At this time, how can they withstand the betrayal of the internal 'traitors'? They know that if Tokugawa Yingxi accepts the opinions of the 'traitors', the war will be But I really can’t fight anymore.
On June 20, six Tokugawa soldiers on patrol were stabbed to death in the northwest mountain forest of Nijo Castle, Kyoto, where the emperor lived. The angry Saigo Takamori targeted the Tokugawa ninjas and threatened to take the strongest revenge.
Of course the Tokugawa family denied it, but the Shimazu family didn't listen to the explanation at all. Three days later, on the same day, outside Osaka Castle, the most important stronghold of the Tokugawa family in the Kansai region, a large camp with more than 200 ashigaru stationed was captured. In a late-night sneak attack, the Shimazu family massacred 120 Tokugawa Ashigaru, and the rest of the soldiers fled in all directions.
Such a provocation to the Tokugawa family would never be tolerated. The defenders of Osaka Castle began to go out of the city to search for the murderer, and a conflict broke out.
"Report to the Prime Minister... On June 26, fifteen miles north of Osaka Castle, 800 Tokugawa soldiers were attacked by 500 Shimadzu soldiers and 200 Maori soldiers. The war only lasted an hour, and the Tokugawa family was defeated. escape……"
"What?" Xiao Letian was horrified. "How come we managed to hold out for an hour even though our troops are evenly matched? How did we fight?"
"Report to the Prime Minister, the Shimazu family and the Mori family use the Spencer provided by us, while the Tokugawa family still uses the old fire blunderbuss and broadswords and spears... The victory or defeat is obvious."
"No, no, there is a problem... The Tokugawa family's financial resources far exceed those of the four southwestern vassals. They have cooperated with the French for so long, and I don't believe they still use old muskets and spears. This is inconsistent with the art of war."
Xiao Letian wandered back and forth in the study, and Xiao Hexin next to him also said, "Yes, it's so unreasonable. Osaka Castle is the most important stronghold in the Kansai Plain, and guarding Osaka Bay is the largest port in the Seto Inland Sea. How important is this place?" Second only to Edo…”
"With Osaka here, the Tokugawa family can control Kyoto and Nara, and the emperor will not dare to act rashly. Moreover, the seaport city is very convenient for supplying and transporting troops. It is impossible not to station elite troops here. How can the French weapons not be transported here? .”
"Since we are going out of the city to wipe out enemies in retaliation, we should be equipped with weapons. How could..."
At this point, Xiao Hexin and Xiao Letian looked at each other and suddenly shouted in unison, "Showing weakness, this is Tokugawa Kexi's plan to lure the enemy deeper... It's bad, the war will be advanced."
"Prepare for war. Let our navy gather and prepare to load the marines to Japan. Let Luo Huo and Sima Yun each gather a thousand soldiers. Let Wang Huaiyuan activate all spy networks in Japan... Get ready for war."
"Yes." The Prime Minister's Mansion suddenly became noisy.
Xiao Hexin suddenly asked with a sneer, "Do you need to send a telegram to the Shimadzu family to remind..."
"No need, since they don't welcome us, why should we be the bad guests? This group of fanatical lunatics should often try and fail, otherwise they don't know how high the sky is..."
Xiao Hexin nodded, "Okay, our target is still the French. When the soldiers trained by the French come on stage, we will definitely give them an unforgettable impression..."
Kunigami Village is now the Kunigami Military Port. Although Xiao Letian's current navy is weak, it still has two frigates, one cruiser, and ten modified clippers, a total of thirteen warships.
Thirteen warships outside Kunigami Military Port were ordered to prepare for war. The navy all became fanatical. Admiral Cai Mao was so excited that he burst into tears. The prime minister had just given the order and he was going to take the ship to the north in person. The proportion of the navy in this battle was Completed 70% of the task.
"Children, this is the first time our Ryukyu Navy has officially gone to the battlefield. This is not a hasty response to the enemy's attack. This is our Navy's first show..."
"Don't embarrass the Navy. If you fail, I will kick you all off the Pacific Ocean one by one, and then I will jump in as the last one..."
"Brothers, speed, speed, speed... let us follow the Prime Minister on the expedition."
At that moment, the entire Kunigami Military Port roared like thunder, "Go out, win, go out, win." This book was first published from, read the original content first!
