Forty-eight years of Qianlong

Chapter 117 The End of Nagasaki's Pursuit

In the port of Nagasaki, a closed ship that had completed preparations for sailing last night turned into a huge fireball amidst the roar of shells.

The rising sea water and the wreckage of the splashing ship hit the outer wall of the warehouse where the soldiers were hiding.

The four of Zhao Xin quickly adjusted their positions, and continued to aim at the next ship according to the planned shooting table.

A series of huge explosions finally shattered the superficial calm of Nagasaki City.

"It's not good. The barbarians are bombarding the port!"

In Manzai Town, the nearest town to the pier, hundreds of residents ran away in panic.These people hurriedly packed their belongings from their homes and ran towards Xingshan Town and Katsuyama Town in the north of the city.

"Calm down! Don't make a mess! This is His Highness Izumo Mamoru's forceful expulsion of a foreign ship! Everyone go home and stay there!" a Tongxin who was in charge of the martial law in Manzai Town shouted loudly.

"Don't be fooled, we all saw that the ship was blown up! Run for your life!" a townsman shouted angrily.

Several officials were pushed and shoved by the crowd, and they also joined the ranks of fleeing.That same heart pulled the rein and shouted: "Come back, come back!"

While he was shouting, a group of officials from the West Office, surrounded by several guards, hurried past him.

No need to run, the West Office is right next to the Dutch house.The barbarians all fired at the port, and the next shot might fall on themselves.Fortunately, Nagasaki has two prisons. These people headed north and rushed to the Tateyama Office in the north of the city out of breath. Many of them had their buns messed up and even lost several shoes.

"Boom! Boom!"

"His Highness Izumomori, what should we do?" A group of officials crawled in the official hall, and finally waited for Toda Shimeng who came from the mansion.

"My lord! The barbarians' cannons have already destroyed four Guan ships!" A samurai from the Saga Domain lowered his head and reported.

With the accompaniment of shelling from the port, Toda Shimeng, the governor of Nagasaki, was extremely angry at the moment.It is certain that I have to apologize to the shogunate, but how to solve the current problem of barbarians is the most urgent.If this matter can't be resolved, he can't even keep the fief.

He hated the Saga Clan so much that the garrison of a thousand men couldn't even gather half of the troops.

Mr. Toda roared angrily: "The barbarians have no credibility! They clearly said that it would take three days, but after only two days, they bombarded the port brazenly! At that time, the big barbarian leader said that the shelling would happen twice. Why bombard our ship!"

All the officials below showed grief and indignation, and some of them even began to cry in a low voice.

Shame!In the 600 years since the "Battle of Wenyong" and "Battle of Hong'an", the island country has never been attacked by foreign countries; even in the "Battle of Wenlu Qingchang" 200 years ago, Ming Dynasty did not send ships to attack the mainland .Now that such a shocking thing has happened in the direct territory of the shogunate, where will the majesty of the shogunate be?

"Boom! Boom!"

A Tongxin said suddenly: "Your Highness, this subordinate finds it very strange. We originally planned to drive out land and water today to expel the barbarians. Why did the other side suddenly fire?"

"What do you mean?"

"The Yi people's boat has been parked at the Humachi military camp for the past two days, and the water, rice, wine, and food we sent were also rejected by the other side. They didn't send a boat to land. It stands to reason that they don't know what's going on in the city at all."

"You mean someone in the city reported to the barbarians? Could it be those Tang people from yesterday?"

"Your Highness, how could the people of Tang know about our plan?"

"Your Highness, among the Tang people who boarded the boat yesterday, most of them refused to cooperate with the Tang people because they were afraid of getting involved, and they all left quickly. Only two people stayed on the boat and had a secret talk with the Yi people."

"Why didn't you report it?!"

"Your Highness, this subordinate sent detailed records to your residence last night, but..."

Uh... Toda Shimeng remembered, after drinking too much yesterday, he fell asleep very early!Before I woke up this morning, the cannons of the barbarians came.

Thinking of this, Toda Shimeng gritted his teeth and said, "Send someone to arrest those two Tang people immediately!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an armored warrior ran in again. "My lord! All the ships we docked at the port were sunk by barbarians!"

"What?!" The people in the chamber suddenly exclaimed.With all the ships closed, how can we fight this battle?Could it be that the soldiers are allowed to attack in small early boats? This is no different from sending them to death.

"Boom! Boom!" There were two more explosions, but this time the explosion sounded a little far away, not like the port side.

"Go and find out, where are the barbarians shelling?"

After everyone waited anxiously and uneasy for a while, they finally got the exact news.After the Yi people bombed and sank all the Guan ships, they began to bombard and charge twice.

At this moment, Toda Shimeng's face was ashen ashes, as if mourning his concubine, the fan slipped from his hand and fell on the mat.After a long time, he calmly said to the people below: "You should step back for now."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, what does His Royal Highness Izumomori mean by this?
Toda Shimeng didn't pay any attention to the crowd, he got up slowly, and the little surname behind him was about to come up to tidy up his clothes, but he also waved him back.

When he got to the corridor, Toda Clan Meng Yangtian let out a long sigh, and accompanied by Jin Xi and Xiao Xing, he staggered out of the West Office.

At the same time, Tangren's house is also in chaos.

When the first two shells on the Thunder God were fired, the first reaction of many people in the "Chinese Compound" was that it was thunder.

"Huh?" Several sailors came out of the house slowly and looked up. The sun was shining, and there were not many clouds in the sky.

"It's okay, it's just thunder. Continue to drink." A bow said to the people around him indifferently.

When several people were about to turn around and go back, two huge explosions sounded.

"No! Which warehouse caught fire and exploded!"

"It's Red Hair's warehouse, right? I heard there's a lot of oil in it."

"Come on, let's go to Tianhou Temple to have a look."

With such a big commotion, many merchants and sailors who had nothing to do all day long went back to their houses and took props to watch the excitement.

Some were carrying teapots and snacks, some were carrying stools, and some were taking the wandering girls along; those low-ranking sailors found several long ladders and quickly climbed up to the roof of the longhouse.

When these people hurriedly took their seats to watch the fun, the sight in front of them shocked everyone's jaws.

On the northern pier, a ship that had been blown in two was sinking slowly, with a piece of wood floating on the sea; another was ablaze.

While everyone was in amazement, there were two more loud bangs, piercing roars in the air, and two more ships on the port exploded and caught fire one after another.

"This is a cannonball!" The melon eaters who hadn't noticed the movement of the Thunder God looked at each other in blank dismay.Everyone can see clearly that these sunken ships are warships of the Japanese kingdom.

A group of people were in a daze, and the loud noise sounded again.Everyone in Tianhou Temple squatted on the ground in fright.

"It's the big ship firing!" suddenly shouted a sailor who had climbed onto the roof of the longhouse.

"Hiss! Strong ships and sharp guns, these Beihai people are so tyrannical!" Several businessmen who boarded the Thunder God yesterday were dumbfounded.

Several Qing businessmen beat their chests and said, "This is terrible! Yesterday those Japanese knew that the people on the big boat were descendants of Tang people, so they will definitely not give up with us this time. What should we do?!"

"Yeah, I still have 500 taels of goods to deliver!"

"I haven't received my money yet!"

Many people feel chilled at the thought of being imprisoned.How could these North Sea barbarians be so tyrannical that they would bombard Nagasaki for a word of disagreement? This is to kill us people!If I had known that I would not have boarded that big boat yesterday.

There were two more loud bangs, and everyone slowly probed their heads, and saw that the pier to the north was already covered in flames.

Suddenly, there was a commotion from the Xinjizang warehouse.

"We have soldiers in our warehouse, look!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the man's finger, and saw that in Xinjizang, the warehouse door was wide open, and two or three hundred Japanese soldiers rushed out of the warehouse, shouting all the way and fleeing into the city in a hurry, throwing flags and weapons all over the place.

A person suddenly said at this time: "Boss Wang, you are the president of our Tang Renhang, and we are all on the same boat. If the Japanese government sends troops to retaliate against us, it will be trivial to punish us with a small amount of money. If the letter card is taken back It's going to kill you! You have to help everyone make up their minds!"

Amidst the rumble of gunfire, everyone looked at an old man in his 50s. He was the Hangzhou businessman Wang Tongfeng who accused Zhao Xin on board the Thunder God yesterday.

Wang Tongfeng was also terribly frightened by the gunfire at this time. His legs were shaking all the time, and he leaned against the wall and said in a trembling voice: "Let's go to the official messenger outside the second gate first, and see if we can help mediate."

"Let's go together." When everyone heard this, they could only do so first.So a group of people cheered and came out of Tianhou Temple again, and walked towards the second gate.

At this time, none of the anxious people noticed that a middle-aged fat man who was at the end of the line quietly left the crowd while no one was paying attention, and went to Shen Jingdan's residence on tiptoe.

"Brother Shen! Brother Shen! Something serious has happened!"

Lao Huang slammed on Shen Jingdan's door and shouted loudly.

Shen Jingdan poked his head out from the entrance of the roof and whispered to Lao Huang, "Don't shout. I'm here."

"Brother, why do you still dare to stay here? Our people are going crazy."

Shen Jingdan carefully climbed down from the ladder, pulled Lao Huang into the room and sat down, then said with a smile: "I saw those Beihai people firing guns just now. Lao Huang, what do you think of these people?"

"What's the matter? They are so reckless, and we will be in trouble as soon as they slap their ass and leave. Brother Shen, I know you have a lot of ideas. Is there any good way?"

Shen Jingdan seemed to have a plan in mind at this time, leaned his head and whispered to Lao Huang: "Old Huang, do you dare to take a gamble?"

"What are you gambling?"

"If you win the bet, then you and I will be rich; as for losing the bet..."

When Lao Huang heard "Wanguan Family Wealth", his heart moved, and he hurriedly asked: "How about losing the bet?"

Shen Jingdan shook his head with a smile and said, "I can't think of a way to lose with such a strong ship and guns."

"You mean... to do business with those people? But my goods haven't been sold yet. What if the Wa people detain my goods?"

"Brother Huang, how much is the value of the goods you shipped this time?"

"5000 taels are always available."

"Slap!" Shen Jingdan slapped Lao Huang on the shoulder, startling him.

"I'll give you 5000 taels!"

(End of this chapter)