Cutting 1719

Chapter 641

At the end of September, Yoshino Ryohei lingered in Nanjing for a month, but he was unable to meet Emperor Ning after all. Instead, he waited for the news that the Chu Navy went to the East China Sea to conduct a joint military exercise with the Satsuma Navy, and this also made Yoshino Ryohei completely give up. , After getting the news, he returned to Edo overnight.

At the same time, Qian Ying, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council of Great Chu, together with the deputy envoy of the Privy Council and Qiu Ze, the commander of the navy, arrived at Shanghai Naval Port, together with eight Shanghai-class second-class sailing warships sailing from Guangzhou, and newly produced from Mawei Shipyard. 24 Jiangyin-class third-class warships, a total of 32 warships, went to Kagoshima together with all mission personnel.

This time the joint military exercise plan is to show the shogunate the determination of the southwestern feudal vassals, especially to reflect the strong dissatisfaction of the Great Chu Emperor, so it is also trying to show his military strength as much as possible. The whole body of the flagship "Shanghai" is painted black, so the program is also known as the "Black Ship Military Exercise".

Since the fleet set out to sea, the weather has been very warm, the sea is calm, and the ship is running quite smoothly. However, Qian Ying, who is sitting in the cabin, is not so peaceful in his heart. Instead, he hopes to be able to face some storms— —The military exercise this time is not that simple. In fact, whether it is the emperor or the Privy Council, they all hope to make something happen.

Admiral Qiu Ze of the Navy at the side naturally knew Qian Ying's thoughts in his heart, and he took the initiative to say, "It only takes five days to go to Kagoshima, and Privy Councilor Qian might as well talk to me for a round or two, so as to relieve the boredom."

Qian Ying couldn't help but smiled, and nodded readily in agreement. He and Qiu Ze were usually born as generals in the green battalion, and they already had a little more natural affection. Now this visit to the Satsuma clan needs to work together to accomplish great things. Naturally, he would not defy the other party's face.

Both of them are not considered masters of chess, but their levels are basically the same. In addition, they both have a straightforward temperament and like to go straight to the chess game. Therefore, they fight in the dark, which is not interesting.

"Does Privy Qiu have any research on Japan?" Qian Ying chatted while holding his son.

"I just know a thing or two, know a thing or two."

Qiu Ze played black chess and already had an advantage in the situation. At this time, he naturally relaxed a lot. While playing chess, he said softly: "When I was young, I was lucky enough to accompany my father to Japan to do business, but that is not the case. It’s an old thing in the past, I only know that although the other country is only a tiny place, its strength should not be underestimated, there are many warriors in it, and they are quite capable of using swords.”

"The matter of the sword is nothing to worry about."

Qian Ying smiled slightly. He was different from Qiu Ze. He had been living and growing up inland. Now that he was going to Japan, he was naturally curious about its scenery. It affects the Central Plains, but the other country is small, but quite ambitious."

"That's right!"

Speaking of this, Qiu Ze seemed quite agreeable, and he said in a concentrated voice: "Japan's terrain is so narrow that the people's minds are also very narrow. In the past, when you went to Japan, you could see all the narrow houses and alleys, which is even more ridiculous. What is surprising is that there are so many barefoot and poor people in that country, but they dream of going ashore in the future and conquering North Korea and even China.”

Qian Ying snorted coldly, with a little pride in his eyes, "Secretary Qiu should know that His Majesty has an order. This time I am going to Kagoshima to show my great Chu Tianwei. If the Japanese people feel resentful , then our army can attack all the way to Edo, and capture Tokugawa Yoshimune and other rats alive."

"Major events in the world are all within the range of the cannon!"

Qiu Ze's eyes were fixed, and he saw the endgame on the table, but he didn't know when it had become murderous, and he couldn't help smiling, maybe the ending of this 'Black Ship Exercise' had already been decided early.

The fleet sailed for days without wind or rain, but arrived at the Kagoshima pier smoothly within a few days. There was a crowded crowd at the port, and many of them were waving the flag of Dachu and Satsuma. The banner of the feudal clan.

After several days of boring voyage, everyone was naturally impatient, so they got out of the cabin one after another, stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the Kagoshima port, but just such a glance made everyone a little disappointed.

In the eyes of everyone in the mission, although they knew that Kagoshima in front of them was already one of the largest seaports in Japan, when they looked at the low buildings in front of them, they naturally didn't know what to say. Compared with Shanghai Port and Tianjin Port, even compared with Lushun Port and Weihai Port, it is much inferior.

But fortunately, a large sea area has been vacated in the port. Apart from a few small ships docked in Satsuma, there are only some merchant ships from Dachu, and other places are enough for this huge fleet to dock here. .

When Qian Ying, Qiu Ze and others were wearing military uniforms and walking down the gangway, the old Xue Qingcangjiu of the Satsuma clan had already led the Satsuma clan and the other people to stand in front of the pier, surrounded by many Japanese people, and they all Looking at the 'Nanjing' with horror or admiration.

As the latest second-tier battleship of Dachu, the Nanjing is naturally much larger than the early "Dingyuan" ship. The three-story ship tower is densely covered with gun positions, and a total of [-] gun positions make it It seems to be full of deterrence, and the neat sailors on the ship further highlight the strength of this force.

For the Japanese people on the shore, this kind of strength undoubtedly had a very great deterrent effect. They didn't even dare to speak loudly, so that the whole welcoming scene seemed a bit dull.

"The general of the Celestial Dynasty has come to Kagoshima, we are really flourishing!"

A smile appeared on Xueqing Cangjiu's face. He felt happy from the bottom of his heart. After all, he hoped to facilitate this joint military exercise. The purpose was to further consolidate his position in the Satsuma Domain— ——And the current scene already shows that his plan is successful, at least the other branches of the Satsuma clan are afraid to speak loudly in front of him.

There was a smile on Qian Ying's face, "I don't need to say more if you are being polite. This time I am here in Kagoshima, we will naturally do our best. Please lead the way ahead. We need to confirm the acting plan for this time sooner." .”

"Hi!"

Xueqing Cangjiu led the crowd to answer loudly, and now took the lead in the front, leaving the port of Kagoshima all the way. The crowd will take the carriage prepared by the Japanese to the castle tower in the city, where it will become the present day The headquarters of the joint military exercise.

When the carriage was rattling across the street, Qian Ying couldn't help but open the window and look out, only to see Japanese people in kimonos kneeling everywhere. They lowered their heads respectfully and did not dare to look in the direction of the convoy at all. glance.

After the carriage passed by, Qian Ying looked back unconsciously, and saw that even though the kneeling Japanese could hardly see the carriage, they still did not stand up and kept their kneeling postures all the time. The respectful attitude from the heart is even hard to see in Da Chu at this moment.

Therefore, this scene couldn't help but make Qian Ying feel a little suspicious—is such a country really such a big threat?

"The Japanese are fearful of power but not virtuous. They are a kind of sincere submission to the strong, but they will show a hundred times cruelty to those who are weaker than them. We must not treat such a country and nation with The slightest chance of luck is not acceptable, and no soft policy can be used to deal with it. Only complete violence and complete conquest can eliminate the ambitions in the hearts of the Japanese."

This is what the emperor said before leaving, but now it appeared in Qian Ying's mind for no reason. He couldn't help but shook his head and rejected his idea just now. Maybe the Japanese are willing to do Goujian for ten years, but Da Chu I will never be a fucha.

Xue Qing Cangjiu, who was sitting at the side, smiled slightly at this time, and said as if trying to explain the confusion: "The envoys of the Celestial Dynasty came here in a hurry, and all the etiquette was kept simple. After a long time, I naturally hope to see the style of the Celestial Dynasty."

Qian Ying pulled down the car window and sighed: "Back then when Zhu Shunshui traveled east to Japan, he was also treated with courtesy from all over Japan, and Zhu Zixue took root in Japan. I served in the National Defense Forces of Great Chu, so we are really close friends."

"It's really good to have a strip of water!"

Xue Qing smiled softly for a long time, and he sighed again: "It's a pity that the people in the shogunate are determined to go their own way and are determined to disobey the will of the Celestial Dynasty and the will of His Majesty the Great Emperor. It is really the culprit that destroys the old friendship between the two countries."

Qian Ying smiled slightly, and said softly: "This is also our mission to come to Kagoshima. To maintain the peace and prosperity under the order of our celestial dynasty, we are naturally duty bound."

Sarawak.

The torrential rain was falling, and the dark sky was covered with dark clouds, which indicated that the heavy rain would not end so quickly. However, for the people here, it was something worth celebrating.

The reason is simple. In heavy rain, North Korean mercenaries will no longer be dispatched, which means that there will be fewer killings.

In the past month, North Korean mercenaries have become almost notorious in Borneo. These mercenaries from faraway places are almost inferior to bandits. They launched a crazy attack on Boni, not only completely crushing They defeated the Boni Sultan Army, and carried out large-scale expulsion and massacres of the people along the way.

Although for Dachu, the crude equipment and weak training of the North Korean mercenaries hardly have any combat power at all, not to mention compared with Dachu's regular army, even the reserve army or the militia can fight together. Defeat this army in a one-to-one situation-but for the Boni people, the North Korean mercenaries are very powerful.

More importantly, North Korean mercenaries are extremely cruel by nature. They know that their purpose of fighting is only to make money, so they don't care about their reputation at all, and wantonly plunder wealth. The methods are extremely bad, so that many people are very dissatisfied with them, and even It also includes some local Chinese, who regard it as an executioner.

And inside the North Korean mercenaries, which everyone despises, there is also a cruel scene.

"Corporal Zhao Douchun—"

"To!"

"Kneel down—"

"Yes!"

"Clap-pop-pop-"

There was a series of whipping sounds, and a young man in a simple gray military uniform was gritting his teeth and kneeling on the ground. His back was covered with red whip marks, and blood slowly dripped down his shirt. Seeping out, the rotten meat inside is tumbling out.

A sergeant with whiskers was standing in front of the young man, with a cold smile on his face, quietly watching the young man being whipped.

After a long time, after the whipping was over, the sergeant stepped on Zhao Douchun's body. He bent down and grabbed Zhao Douchun's hair, and said coldly: "If I see you disobeying the orders of the army again, I won't Let someone whip you another thirty lashes, and execute you directly on the battlefield—"

Zhao Douchun was panting heavily, his face was covered with sweat, and his eyes were bloodshot from the pain. He was grabbed by his hair just like that, struggling and said: ".Yes."

The soldiers on the side looked over, with contempt and ridicule in their eyes, as if they were inconceivable to Zhao Douchun's actions, and some even laughed in a low voice: "Did you see that idiot? He is a fool, because he doesn't know Where did the compassion come from, I didn't want to kill that family, but I was punished by the chief—"

"Yeah, these hateful barbarians, if you kill them, you will kill them, and you can even snatch their things and send them back."

"I heard that a decisive battle will be launched in a few days, and we will continue to clean up these barbarians at that time."

"Yeah, I heard that adults from the Celestial Dynasty will participate this time, maybe we can add a few dollars to our military salary."

Amidst the people's chatter, Zhao Douchun endured the severe pain in his body, and dragged his heavy body back into his tent step by step. He didn't regret his choice at first, but just now Shangguan was full of killing intent. The look in his eyes made him hesitate, is it all worth it?
In fact, the reason why Zhao Douchun chose to save that family was very simple-the family's daughter looked very similar to Zhao Douchun's younger sister, which suddenly aroused the painful memories and regrets in Zhao Douchun's heart, which made him make such a decision.

Zhao Douchun was originally an ordinary farmer from Gwangju, Jeolla Province. There used to be an older brother and two younger sisters in his family. His older brother was captured as a soldier and died on the battlefield, while his older sister and two younger sisters were both captured by the Qing army as camp prostitutes, and they disappeared afterwards.

He was the only one, Zhao Douchun, who somehow became a member of King Qin's army, and followed the adults all the way back to Seoul, but this experience did not make Zhao Douchun develop from then on, and later became a mercenary for no reason, and came to the far away hometown place.

All this made Zhao Douchun feel suffocated, he didn't know what to say, and only this incident made him feel a little bit happier. It turned out that a small person like him could change the fate of some people.

Only this feeling can make Zhao Douchun feel that he is still alone.

(End of this chapter)