On the blue sea, a sailing fleet was riding the wind and waves heading north. The vast Pacific Ocean was extremely empty. As long as the fleet carefully avoided those busy sea lanes, there was no fear of being discovered.
Xiao Letian stood on the towering poop of the Rome, watching the elite navy maneuvering sails and reloading drills on the planet. From time to time, he would also applaud the soldiers with the best performance. He inspired the morale of the fleet to the top.
Zai Chun also came with this expedition. Xiao Letian hoped that he could witness a real war with his own eyes. That place full of violence, blood, and extreme masculinity is the most mature place for a man.
"I hope you can understand what war is only after seeing the real massacre, and that you can understand that governing a country actually governs 10,000 lives... I hope you can understand what life and death are."
At this time, Zai Chun did not know that his destination was actually a hell. He was holding a long rope in his hand, and the fishhook at the front was filled with fresh and bloody chicken. This guy was fishing.
The bloody smell traveled far into the sea, attracting sharks in the deep sea. Xiao Letian gave an order, and 12 navy water ghosts jumped into the sea with their bare upper bodies holding daggers in their mouths.
The shark whose mouth was caught by the fishhook was already going crazy, and its body was twisting desperately in the sea water. Now Zai Chun could no longer hold the rope. The four guards rushed forward to help the emperor control the rope.
General Cai Hao sneered at the side and said, "This is a white shark. It is surprisingly strong in the ocean. You cannot resist the collapse. You must know how to go with the flow... Look, our water ghost has already stabbed him. Quickly let go of the rope." …”
Blood spurted from the angry shark's body, and he began to desperately try to escape from the encirclement. The force made the rope jump straight, and the four Forbidden City guards were almost dragged into the sea.
"Put the rope down, don't push against the beast...let it use up some strength, and then retract it when he loses his strength..."
The rope was relaxed, and the shark rushed forward dozens of meters, and then was trapped by the huge force. Then another water ghost saw the opportunity and gave it a knife.
Zai Chun looked at the blood rolling in the sea and clapped his hands excitedly and laughed wildly, "Good, good... kill him... leave the shark fin to me, I will give it to the master."
When Xiao Letian heard that it was okay, he didn't teach him in vain. He actually knew that good things should be filial to his master. However, Xiao Letian had no love for shark's fin because there was no meat at all. Although there was some collagen, he could only eat two pig's trotters or some Zhenjiang. Meat and meat can make up for more than this thing.
As for what some people say about the delicious taste, in fact, there are many seafood in the sea that are more delicious than this thing. Two hairtail fish and crabs are even more delicious than this.
In the final analysis, things are rare and valuable, and it satisfies human vanity. In addition, people have a herd mentality, and gradually shark fins become treasures.
However, the apprentice's filial piety cannot be undermined, and it seems that he still has to accept this shark fin.
At this time, the battle between humans and sharks in the sea has come to an end. Twelve water ghosts are besieging a great white shark. No matter how strong this beast is, it is no match. After ten minutes, its blood was drained, and its belly was white. Fell on the water.
"Hahaha... good, good... pull it up." Zai Chun jumped wildly with excitement, and the four guards worked together to lift the great white shark, which weighed more than a thousand kilograms, onto the deck.
Twelve water ghosts climbed up from the rope ladder and proudly waited for Xiao Letian's review. Xiao Letian walked over and patted the shoulders one by one, "Not bad, not bad. Remember this spirit, my navy, Xiao Letian, should fight against the Kunigami water ghosts." Same, if you dare to risk your life, everyone will be rewarded with a bottle of strong wine. You will be given priority in the next mission to join the commando team..."
The four guards were stunned at the time. They did not expect that the prime minister's reward was to give priority to these soldiers to die. What surprised them even more was that the twelve navy water ghosts actually cheered excitedly.
They know that the New Army values military merit the most. The more dangerous the mission, the greater the credit it will receive in the end. Military merit is the only way for soldiers to improve their social status.
In the future, how much tax exemption will be available after retirement, how much housing subsidy will be received, as well as the privileges of serving an official without becoming an official, and even whether their children will receive the best free education in the future, all of which require improving military merit.
Xiao Letian never considered the so-called countries of equality, freedom, and high welfare systems in later generations. In his philosophy of governing the country, he expected to hypocritically deceive the people that everyone is equal. It would be better to tell them directly and clearly that the world is unfair and unfair. There are levels.
What Xiao Letian wants to do is to create a smooth ladder for all classes. People's social status must be able to move up and down, rather than being fixed in class.
As long as people in Ryukyu are hard-working, brave, and kind, they can improve their social status. For example, if you join the army and accumulate military merit to a certain extent, you will naturally enjoy some special political zones that others do not have, such as tax exemptions, housing subsidies, and free medical care. , free education, etc.
But if you are a scoundrel who is indolent, selfish, and violates the law and secular morals, then the Prime Minister's iron fist will not mind crushing you into powder. The least severe case will be to exile you from Ryukyu and expel your household registration. Just die there.
The four guards came from Beijing, and Manchuria had long been sluggish. There was a serious land annexation in the society, and the Eight Banners aristocrats controlled the top resources. Although the imperial examination could solve the demands of a small number of people at the bottom to change their destiny, there were too few opportunities. At a time when the selling of official positions and titles is becoming more and more serious, the phenomenon of class solidification in the Qing Dynasty can no longer be reversed.
For a person who has come out of such a dull society, he will naturally be a little uncomfortable with a vibrant society like Ryukyu. It is normal for the four guards not to understand why these navy soldiers are excited.
At this time, the shark's fin had been cut off, and Zai Chun held it in front of Xiao Letian with both hands. "Master, I caught a shark. This shark fin is my apprentice's filial piety..."
"Okay, okay...I'll take care of your filial piety. Let it dry later. I'll send someone to the Forbidden City...Your mother-in-law must miss you very much. Don't let your mother be so kind to you."
When Cixi was mentioned, Zai Chun's eyes suddenly turned red. In the Forbidden City, he was extremely disgusted with his mother's high-pressure education. However, after leaving his hometown thousands of miles away, his mother's figure kept appearing in his dreams.
At that moment, a clipper ship came quickly from the west. The latest intelligence from Japan had been delivered. The breathless intelligence officer brought the latest battle situation in Osaka Castle. The words on it were shocking.
"The negotiations chaired by Prince Ninwagumi outside Osaka Castle completely broke down... The Shimadzu family and the Tokugawa family each sent one hundred samurai to fight a fair duel, but at the last moment the Shimadzu family illegally used pistols, and the heads of one hundred Tokugawa samurai were cast. Jingguan…”
"The Tokugawa family's elders, Okouchi Masato drew his sword on the spot at the tea party and vowed to fight a decisive battle with the Shimadzu family, and angrily cursed the four fallen feudal clans as the murderers who provoked the civil war, and praised Sakamoto Ryoma's Eight Strategies in the Ship, saying that was He is the pillar of the country..."
"What." Xiao Letian got angry when he heard this. "Damn it, isn't this a clear trap for Lord Longma? Lord Longma is in danger..."
The visitor went on to report, "After the negotiation broke down, the fallen army began to tentatively attack the city. The Shimadzu family's new musketry fired three consecutive rounds, and the pressure of Osaka Castle was unable to fight back... Then as night fell, the Tokugawa family sent death The soldiers carried out three night attacks and killed countless fallen coalition soldiers, thus relieving the pressure on Osaka Castle..."
"Early the next morning, the Choshu clan used six British-made field guns to continuously bombard Osaka Castle. Osaka Castle, which suffered heavy losses, used 12 French-made field guns to fight back. The artillery battle lasted throughout the morning... "
"At 2:15 in the afternoon, with the support of the artillery of the Choshu Domain and the muskets of the Satsuma Domain, the Tosa Domain dispatched samurai and ninja troops to attack the city. They took down two gates in one afternoon... However, in the evening, the elite of the Tokugawa clan The samurai group was dispatched, and after three hours of fighting for the station, the Tosa domain soldiers retreated..."
"In the following two days, the two sides conducted six large and small sieges, and preliminary casualties on both sides reached 5,000 people..."
When Xiao Letian heard this number, he couldn't help but gasped, "Five thousand people, what a brutal siege, are both sides going crazy?"
Zai Chun and the four guards next to him were very puzzled, "Why did the Prime Minister say this? If there are five thousand casualties, can this be called a war? The war since the founding of the Qing Dynasty did not result in hundreds of thousands of casualties."
"Bullshit, can Japan compare with China? The population and resources are not on the same level. During the Warring States Period, when Japan was the most brutal, I have never heard of five thousand casualties in one battle."
"With China's style of play, the Japanese will be completely wiped out in less than two years." Xiao Letian glared at them, "Ignorant and ignorant... Okay, report the current fleet position..."
"North latitude 33 east longitude 136... Now to our northwest is Japan's Kii Peninsula... We can reach the Seto Inland Sea and Osaka Bay within 10 hours at full speed..."
"Very good, let the intelligence ship depart early, and the main fleet slowly consider Japan... Remember that all Japanese ships along the way will escort all prisoners to Ryukyu. The intelligence of our expedition must not be exposed..."
Several hard-sailed merchant ships, the most common ones offshore Japan, broke away from the fleet and sailed toward the northwest. At this moment, Pierre, who was stuffy and pale in the cabin, suddenly walked out.
"This is my latest intelligence deduction. According to the existing intelligence, the possibility of the French directly participating in the war is 65%. Once they participate in the war, with the temper of French Minister Roche, it will be a decisive battle. Come on look……"
Pierre has spent more than a year getting familiar with Asian intelligence and culture. He has not made any suggestions for a long time, but today's battle involves France. As a traitor to the French emperor, he decided to teach the bellicose Napoleon III a lesson. , a tragic lesson.
Xiao Letian followed Pierre's pencil and his eyes wandered around the map of Japan. He suddenly realized, "I understand. The coalition forces of France and the shogunate just want to drain the last drop of blood of the overthrown coalition forces in Osaka Castle... It's too insidious." "
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