Ming Zuo

Chapter 1316 Chaos in Japan

"My lords, the reason why the Xia Kingdom is strong lies in abandoning the old and enshrining the new. If Dongying wants to rise again, we must learn from the Xia Kingdom and stand on our own. The stubbornness and inefficiency of the current Tokugawa shogunate are the root of our poverty and weakness. Since we have learned something, we should return to the country immediately, throw our heads and blood, overthrow the shogunate, honor the emperor, and bring us back to orthodoxy in Japan, which is the hope of the country's rise."

In the Linqing Army Military Academy, Yurong Yamada's vigorous publicity made all the military officers studying in Japan arouse their blood surging along with them.

They all come from foreign daimyo.

There is only one purpose.

That is to learn from the strengths of the Xia army, and after returning, strengthen the strength of the foreign daimyo army to fight against the Tokugawa shogunate.

Now that the situation in Japan is tense, these officers can no longer sit still.

They selected Yamada Yuei and others as representatives, and went to see the teaching director Huang Long.

"Teacher, the domestic situation does not allow us to sit in class with peace of mind. Please allow us to return to China and fight for our country and our people."

Huang Long looked at these Japanese students with complicated expressions.

From the perspective of a teacher, he likes these Japanese students very much.

Because after these students entered the military academy, they studied extremely hard, and their efforts were more than three times that of Xia Guo's students.

They didn't understand the language, and they were sleepless and restless, and it took only a dozen days to master the basic communication language.

Weak in stature, unable to keep up with the speed of large troops.They gritted their teeth and persisted. Although they ran slowly, they never stopped. Many people vomited blood because of this and didn't care.

In several assessments, the results of these Dongying students were among the best.

As a teacher, who doesn't like such a student?
But from the perspective of the country, Huang Long knew very well that they would definitely become cannon fodder on the battlefield after they returned.

Of the more than 300 students, perhaps less than one-tenth of them survived in the end.

Just because the Tokugawa shogunate also sent a large number of military students to Xia Guo.

Huang Long's level can naturally know about the situation at the Songjiang Military Academy.

The students of the Tokugawa shogunate also worked hard, not inferior to these people.

Once on the battlefield, no distinction between the two sides, the fight must be very tragic.And under such consumption, there will be no winner.

And this scene and result are exactly what Xia Guo needs to see.

Huang Long is also very clear about the weaknesses of the Japanese students.

Almost all of these people are dead-brained and can't turn at all.

For the application of tactics and strategies, they only copy books, and they don't know how to be flexible at all.

But the situation on the battlefield is ever-changing, where is there any combat that completely conforms to the textbook?

But Huanglong didn't intend to mention them.

The Dongying students on both sides don't know how to be flexible, and they can only dig into the corners.In this way, the fight on the battlefield will be even more fierce, and the national power of Dongpu will be consumed more, so that Xia Kingdom can reap the final fruits.

"You are fighting for your own ideals. The school has no reason to stop you. I can only wish you good luck and hope that we will meet again one day."

Dongying students didn't notice the bad water deep in Huanglong's heart at all, so they were very moved.After bowing deeply towards him, he reluctantly left.

On the same day, more than 300 students sent by foreign daimyos all packed their bags and set foot on their way home.

At the same time, in Qingdao's seaport, dozens of ships are constantly loading weapons.

These muskets and cannons were all purchased by foreign daimyos.

Today's Dongying people blindly follow Xia Guo in all aspects, study in all aspects, and imitate in all aspects.

They felt the power of Xia Guo's weapons and knew that they were sharp weapons that could determine the outcome of the battlefield.

Several foreign daimyos pooled a large sum of money and purchased 20 muskets and [-] cannons from Xia Guo.

Among them, the Satsuma Domain also ordered two third-tier battleships from Xia Guo.

For making money, Xia Guo was naturally happy to see the success, and he also thoughtfully trained the sailors of the Satsuma Domain.

The mighty fleet crossed the East China Sea and headed for Dongpu, adding fire to the upcoming war.

On Kyushu Island, the foreign daimyos looked at the weapons landing one after another, as well as the majestic and sturdy warships docked on the shore, all of them were full of confidence.

With such weapons, they are more confident in defeating the Tokugawa shogunate.

It's just that they didn't know that the same thing was going on in Edo Port at the same time.

The Tokugawa shogunate also purchased a large amount of weapons and equipment from Xia Guo, and returned with the students from the Songjiang Prefecture Military Academy.

Through the arms purchases on both sides, many people in the Xia Kingdom have seen the benefits of the arms trade.

Normal trade has been exhausting and busy for a year, and the income is very limited.

It's not like selling arms, this time alone brought more than 700 million taels of silver to Xia Guo.

Everyone knows that this kind of arms trade has definitely happened more than once.

As the war between the Tokugawa shogunate and the foreign daimyo gradually deepens, both sides will definitely continue to purchase weapons and equipment.

At that time, all the wealth reserves on both sides will become the property of Xia Guo.

Xia Guo, on the other hand, can sell weapons while laughing and waiting for both sides to run out of vitality.

Xia Guo is like a majestic rooster, his greedy eyes are always staring at the bug Dongying.

As long as the timing is right, the mouth will never be merciful.

In a place the size of Japan, it is impossible to truly conceal anything.

The Tokugawa shogunate quickly received information about the foreign daimyo's purchase of weapons from Xia Guo.

Similarly, the actions of the Tokugawa shogunate cannot be hidden from the eyes of foreign daimyo.

"Those daimyos are ambitious, trying to subvert ethics, and they can do anything. I am afraid that they will offend His Majesty and commit an unforgivable crime. Immediately send people to the capital, and invite Your Majesty to come to Edo."

Tokugawa Iemitsu was afraid that Emperor Meisho would fall into the hands of another daimyo.

The slogan "respect the emperor and punish traitors" is very popular in Dongying today, and there are heated discussions among the people. Indeed, many people are on the side of foreign daimyos.

If the foreign daimyo coerced Emperor Mingzheng, and the Tokugawa shogunate lost its righteousness, I am afraid it would really be passive.

"I'm afraid that those foreign daimyos have already taken action, and we must send competent people to ensure that nothing goes wrong."

Doi Toshikatsu reminded.

Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't help being shocked, knowing that he had been negligent.

"Let the Uwajima domain go."

When Date Xiuzong received the order, he immediately led [-] soldiers and horses to Kyoto day and night.

Date Hidemune's speed is already very fast, but the foreign daimyo also knows the importance of the emperor.

Just outside the Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Date Hidechu and Mae Gentōichi, a general of the Changzhou Clan, ran into each other head-on.

Both sides knew each other's purpose, so naturally they couldn't let the other side succeed, so they fought immediately without saying a word.

This is the prelude to the civil war in Japan.

(End of this chapter)