The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 860 The Xiaguan Naval Battle broke out again

Tokugawa Jiaqing had a smile on his face, his eyes swept across the crowd, and then he spoke.

"very good!"

"Pass down the order and send troops!"

At the order of Tokugawa Jiaqing, the Japanese side concentrated a large number of troops and went straight to Shimonoseki City.

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After the Qing army took Xiaguan, it began to manage Xiaguan City.

The main structure of Xiaguan City was cemented and bastioned.

And several forts were added outside Xiaguan City.

A series of heavy artillery was transported into the fort to cooperate with the city defense of Xiaguan City.

On this day, a smoke rose from the sky above Xiaguan City!
Facing the sudden invasion of the Japanese army, the Qing army was caught off guard from top to bottom.

However, the Qing army did not panic. Instead, they deployed defenses and sent people to Jiuguo Island for help.

boom!Boom!

Rumble!
Accompanied by bursts of roaring sounds, shells flew and spun in the sky, leaving behind very conspicuous traces.

The shell landed on the ground, spinning and continuing to move forward, plowing a ditch in the dense crowd.

Blood, viscera spilled everywhere!

It's like clusters of bright blood blooming on the ground.

The infantry array that was being shot in line, and the Japanese array that was steadily advancing towards the bastion were swept by shells, causing a large number of casualties.

Ieyoshi Tokugawa stood under a tree, holding a binoculars in his hands, looking at the battlefield in the distance, with a slightly dignified expression.

"I'm afraid this battle is not easy to fight!"

"It's unbelievable that the city of Xiaguan was managed by the Qing people like this."

"If Gu remembers correctly, this should be the so-called bastion of Xiyi, right?"

Due to the strength of Ming Dynasty, the whole of Japan looks down on Westerners now.

The reason is very simple, because they think that no matter how much I do in Japan, it is still a feudal vassal from the Celestial Dynasty, and the king enjoys the treatment of the prince of Ming Dynasty, so he is regarded as a member of Ming Dynasty.

And Westerners are just a bunch of red-haired and green-eyed barbarians. What qualifications do they have to compare with Japan?

Muto Kazuki on the side spoke from the left.

"Yes, Your Excellency, this is the bastion of Xiyi. Its special structure is destined to be easy to defend but difficult to attack."

Tokugawa Ieyoshi nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then asked.

"Such a bastion, if you attack it by force, you will suffer heavy losses. Does Muto-kun have a way to attack the city?"

Muto heard the words and said.

"As far as the current situation is concerned, there are three main ways to conquer the bastion."

"The first is to pile up people's lives. This is a stupid way. Even if it succeeds, the losses will be quite heavy."

"The second is to use heavy artillery bombardment. After the shelling opens the gap, the attacking troops will swarm up and take down the bastion."

"The third is to dig through trenches, push the attacking troops under the bastion, and then launch an attack to take down the bastion..."

Muto once studied in Daming's Jiangwutang Military Academy.

Therefore, there is still a lot of confidence in attacking the bastion.

Tokugawa Jiaqing pondered for a while and then spoke.

"Three strategies in parallel, let's start now!"

"We have to hurry up, reinforcements from the Qing people may arrive at any time."

"If our army can't take Xiaguan before the Qing reinforcements arrive, then this battle will be troublesome."

Tokugawa Jiaqing was not prepared to fight Man Qing this time.

His idea is only to win Xiaguan. If he can win Xiaguan while ensuring that the conflict does not pass the line, that would be the best.

Muto Yizuo heard the words, nodded and said.

"Don't worry, Your Excellency!"

After all, he turned around and went to arrange the siege.

At the same time, there was a burst of shouting and killing.

The Japanese army rushed towards Xiaguan City.

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At the same time, the Qing army on Jiuguo Island also received news that Xiaguan was in a hurry.

They began to call for help from the rear with fast horses.

A large number of Qing troops began to assemble on the beach opposite Xiaguan, and the ships also completed their assembly and were preparing to cross the sea.

Japanese naval ships also appeared in the strait, ready to stop the Qing army from crossing the sea.

Under the blockade of Ming Dynasty, both the Nissin and Qing Dynasties did not have ships capable of traveling to the ocean, but their ships were still able to stroll around the coastal waters.

A fierce battle broke out between the navies of the two sides in the strait. The fierce battle lasted for several days, and the battle was fierce and anxious.

It's been a tie!
However, as the Qing army gathered more and more reinforcements, the balance of victory was gradually tilting towards the Qing army.

But just after the intense battle, bad news came from the direction of Xiaguan.

After paying the price of nearly [-] casualties, the Japanese army stormed and captured Xiaguan City.

The target of the Qing army's rescue is gone, so they can only announce their retreat.

Afterwards, Nalan Mingzhu and Zu Zeqing arrived at the beach with reinforcements. After learning the news that Xiaguan City had fallen, Zu Zeqing became furious and ordered the army to prepare to cross the sea again and regain Xiaguan.

Just as the navy of the Qing army was preparing to attack again, the Tokugawa family on the other side sent an envoy and expressed their intention to cease fighting and negotiate.

"Hahaha, are the Tokugawa family playing me like a monkey?"

"You took the initiative to attack Xiaguan, and then set off a war, how can you stop fighting if you don't want to?"

"Is it easy to be bullied when I am Qing?"

Zu Zeqing angrily smashed the teacup in his hand.

Then he ordered someone to drag the messenger out and cut him down.

Immediately afterwards, he continued to order his navy to prepare to cross the sea.

Naturally, the war broke out again.

A fierce naval battle broke out between Japan and Qing. The Qing army won a disastrous victory, but they were unable to land in Xiaguan.

In such a situation where both sides could no longer fight, they unanimously chose to ask Daming for help, and asked Daming to mediate for them.

Under the mediation of Ming Dynasty, the Japanese and Qing parties signed a peace treaty.

The treaty here had just been signed, and the Tokugawa family chose to tidy up the interior.

Tokugawa Ieyoshi personally ordered Japan to start reforms, and the power of the daimyo was returned to the central government.

As soon as the order for reform was issued, the daimyos in Japan began to rebel.

Many of them played the banner of destroying the Tokugawa family's rebellion and welcoming back the emperor.

The situation in Japan became chaotic again.

……

When Zhu Hongyu received the news from Japan, he suddenly realized.

He just said, why did the Tokugawa family want to start a war with the Manchus against Xiaguan City when they were full.

It turned out that he was creating a good opportunity for himself to tidy up the interior.

Zhu Hongyu quickly made a decision, nominally expressed support for the Tokugawa family's suppression of the rebellion, and ordered a batch of arms to be dispatched to the Tokugawa family.

And send an officer corps to the Tokugawa family to show Ming's attitude!

Zhu Hongyu had to do this.

Because he endorsed the rule of the Tokugawa family, no matter what, he must support the Tokugawa family on the surface.

Otherwise, he is slapping himself in the face.

Of course, this is only on the surface.

Secretly, Zhu Hongyu signaled some smugglers to provide arms to the rebels at a high price and provide mercenary services to the rebels.

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