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Chapter 1342: Bloody Battle of Panama City 6
He disliked the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty very much, because it was because of his existence that the Ming Dynasty's soldiers and merchants enjoyed extraordinary privileges in the territory of Tsushima Domain. For example, if they broke the law, the local government could not arrest them and could only report to the local Ming Dynasty envoys.

Many young Japanese people think that there is only one way for Japan to rise, and that is to walk on the corpse of the Ming Dynasty. But there is only one way for Japan to survive, and that is to be an obedient dog beside the Ming Dynasty. This is the cognition of most fathers.

Since power is in the hands of the older generation, their perception is reality, and no matter how much young people oppose it, they have to do it and do it well.

After joining the new army, I saw a wider world. I still wanted to defeat the Ming Dynasty, but my desire to learn from the Ming Dynasty became stronger. Many times, I couldn't tell whether it was hate or love. There were active acceptance and passive acceptance.

"Finally, we have a chance to shine! Great Whale Palace, tomorrow it will be our turn to go to the battlefield. We must work hard and not let our instructors down!"

At this time, Kabayama Qingyu finished reading the order and was overjoyed. If it wasn't at night, he would have shouted it out loud to make his compatriots who had been huddled in the cabin all day happy.

"You are too happy too early! I borrowed the instructor's telescope to look at it during the day. The defense system of this city is very complete. The city walls are built with large stones. The beach is very long and the warships cannot get close to fire. The destructive power of the naval guns is very limited.

The Ming army and the locals fought outside the city for an entire afternoon, and they probably had some concerns about not pursuing the victory and attacking the city. Letting us attack the city would be nothing more than cannon fodder, and there would be a lot of casualties.”

Being able to become a commander in the new army, the close relationship between the Zong family and the Ming Dynasty may have played a role, but his personal ability must not be bad. Mukuhara Taigei did not show the slightest surprise at this order, but instead his face was full of melancholy, as if he had seen the corpses of the new army soldiers scattered all over the ground.

"Lord Daying, I have a question for you to answer. If the war did not require many deaths, would the Ming Army bring us here?" Karayama Qingyu was originally very happy, but her smile froze after hearing what her companion said. After a moment, she asked in a low voice.

"Definitely not... I understand what you mean. Learning comes at a price. But even if the price is paid, can the goal be achieved?"

In Japan, this kind of discussion often occurred in the new army, sometimes it would turn into an argument, and even because of the huge differences in opinions, the new army was divided into several factions. But as long as it did not violate military regulations and did not fight, the instructors from the Ming Dynasty usually did not intervene.

As the discussion deepened, Mukuhara Taigei found that his original idea seemed a bit naive, and his desire to use this new army as a seed to make Japan strong enough to challenge the Ming Empire was becoming increasingly unrealistic.

"No matter whether you can achieve it or not, just try your best. If you don't do it, there won't be even a little hope." Karayama Qingyu shook the cigar in his hand, totally disagreeing with this idea.

"...When did you become a conservative!" In fact, Karayama Qingyu didn't say anything excessive, but Mukuhara Daigei acted as if he was facing a great enemy, with a ferocious look on his face.

"This time when I went home for the holiday, my brother was going to buy camphor, so I also went on board to Xiaoliuqiu. On the way back, we went to Wenzhou, Ningbo and Songjiang Prefecture and loaded hundreds of pieces of fine cotton cloth.

I have seen and heard a lot along the way, and I have mixed feelings... During the conversation with my brother, I suddenly found that he has become more mature and wiser than three years ago. He also has his own opinions on topics such as catching up with the Ming Dynasty and defeating the Ming Dynasty, which I think make sense. "

Karayama Kirouha and Mukuhara Taigei are both reformists in the new army. They advocate copying everything from the Ming Dynasty, improving their strength first, and then discussing the right and wrong of their approach. Young people's groups are easily radicalized. Whoever holds an opposing opinion is regarded as an enemy, and the betrayer will be regarded as an enemy worse than the enemy. Faced with the doubts of his companions, Karayama Kirouha did not rush to defend himself, but whispered about an experience not long ago. The protagonist is not himself, but his brother who stayed in Kagoshima as a corporal.

The two brothers signed up for the new army together. As a result, the elder brother who was keen on samurai swordsmanship was eliminated because he failed the academic subjects, but the younger brother was selected.

"Is Shigeyoshi still the same person who will chop off the arm of anyone who gets close to me?" Speaking of Shigeyoshi Karayama, the brother of Karayama Kiryu, Mukuhara Daigei couldn't help but smile.

Although Tsushima and Satsuma were located at the north and south ends of Kyushu Island, with several daimyo territories in between, it seemed that they were far apart and had no contact with each other. In fact, with the docking of Ming merchant ships, the two daimyo, who both attached great importance to maritime trade, gradually came together, at least in terms of interests.

The two parties would first take what they needed from each other and exchange what they had, and then after a second round of exchanges, they would resell the goods to daimyo in other regions. This way, they could make more profits while reducing costs.

During the exchange process, Mukuhara Taigei and Kabayama Shigeyoshi met several times. Because of their different personalities and preferences, communication was not smooth, but they left a deep impression.

"Hahaha…if he had heard you say that behind your back three years ago, he would have definitely chopped off your arm!"

Karayama Qingyu has been used to his brother's appearance since he was a child, and even imitated him for a while. It's funny to think about it. But people always change, and he has changed, and his brother has changed too, becoming very different.

"Has Chongyi Hall changed? How did it change? Why did it change?"

Hearing that Kabayama Shigeyoshi's personality had changed significantly, Mukuhara Taigei found it incredible because there were many samurai in Tsushima Domain who were exactly like Kabayama Shigeyoshi, and usually they would not change much until they got old.

"He has indeed changed. I asked him about it, and he said it was because he often went to Daming Port to buy goods, and he saw a lot of things that were different from his hometown. Over time, he figured out a lot of things, and he changed accordingly.

For example, on the question of making Japan stronger by learning from the Ming Dynasty and then defeating the Ming Dynasty, he had a completely different idea from before. When he was about to join the new army, he and I were both firm reformers and firmly believed that we could make Japan stronger by establishing a new army.

But now he doesn't think so... Don't be fooled by me, but after seeing the people and things in Daming Port with my own eyes, my previous thoughts seem to have wavered."

The reason why Kabayama Qingyu dragged his brother into the topic was not to avoid questioning, but to use this as an example to prove that his change of mind was traceable and reasonable. Before he figured out what was right and what was wrong, he should not be regarded as a traitor to the organization.

(End of this chapter)