Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 240 Nagasaki Offensive and Defensive Battle ([-])
On November 42th of the [-]nd year of Kangxi, the time was right, the rising sun slowly poked its head out from the sea level, and the golden sunlight dispelled the fog on the seashore, bringing the warmth of winter to the world; the waves beat gently Looking at the rows of giant ships moored outside the port of Nagasaki, there was a gentle sound of the waves, seagulls flew up and down in the morning light; the earth woke up from its deep sleep, and the early birds sang in the dense forest , Flying, a harmonious scene, the only thing that does not match this harmonious early winter is the dark artillery and shining knives inside and outside Nagasaki Fort.

Standing on a tall tower, Yinti looked at Nagasaki Castle in front of him with a calm expression, his stern face showed no expression, his lips parted slightly, and he said coldly: "Let's start!" Standing beside Yinti Hearing this, the flag soldier immediately waved the signal flag in his hand and conveyed the order to start the attack.

Li Ke looked back at the tall tower, took a deep breath, waved his hand suddenly and ordered: "Fire!" More than two hundred cannons roared at the same time. Headshots rained down like rain, and brilliant waves of air exploded on the top of the city. The violent explosion sounded through the sky, and the ground trembled amidst the roar. The Nagasaki defenders hiding behind the battlements had never seen such a powerful attack. The artillery fire was blown up immediately, crying and screaming, running around.After three volleys of artillery fire, the Nagasaki defenders on the front gate of the fort had been blown out of their minds. Apart from lying on the ground and praying for the blessing of "Amaterasu", they had no courage to resist at all.

After the Qing army fired three salvos of artillery, they did not launch an attack immediately, nor did they start shelling again. The brigade of Qing troops began to move forward slowly, as if they were preparing to charge the city. The Nagasaki defenders at the top of the city took advantage of the Qing army During the interval of artillery fire, they shouted in a panic, intending to give a head-on blow to the Qing army brigade rushing to the city according to Jiancheng. When they were busy, suddenly the city wall trembled violently, rising and falling like waves, and then there was a huge explosion. There was a sound, and a section of the city wall near the gate of the fort suddenly erupted like a fountain, and gravel, broken bricks, stumps and broken arms flew high into the air amidst the dust in the sky.After the dust settled, a large gap several feet wide suddenly appeared on the tall Nagasaki city wall. Before the Nagasaki defenders understood what had happened, the same thing happened at the rear castle gate at the same time. A huge gap appeared.

Needless to say, these two violent explosions were the masterpieces of the explosives planted by the Qing army at night. Not to mention the accident of the Japanese defenders, even the Qing army did not expect such a result——Xinzuo handed over the yellow explosives to When it was in the hands of Li Ke, he also did exercises, but he had never used such a huge amount of explosives. No one knew that two large carts of yellow explosives would have such a huge power. They all stared dumbfounded at the messy scene of the explosion, feeling completely at a loss in their hearts.

Li Ke had heard Yinzuo's introduction of the power of dynamite, and he was the most sober among them all. Seeing that the fighter plane had appeared, Li Ke immediately waved his hands and ordered: "Fire!" Hundreds of gates in the Qing army formation The artillery roared again, and the artillery fire plowed the city wall near the gap several times. The defenders who were still in a daze were blown to death by the rapid artillery.

Yinti was also stunned by the power of the explosion. He had heard Yinzuo introduce the power of this kind of explosive, but it was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes. It was not until Li Ke's artillery roared again that he recovered from the shock Fascinated, seeing that there were no more defenders at the gap in the city wall, he gave the order for a general attack without hesitation. The Qing army brigade, which had been waiting for a long time, rushed towards the city wall like the tide breaking the embankment. The soldiers in front of the queue rushed quickly. Putting the bamboo ladder on the moat, and quickly laying wooden planks, the Qing army brigade swarmed across the moat along more than ten temporary bridges before the defenders could react, and rushed into the city roaring.

The city has been broken, morale has been exhausted, and the defenders are far inferior to the Qing army in terms of numbers and training. There was no suspense in this battle, but what Li Ke did not expect was that the Nagasaki defenders who were in a deadlock would actually His character exploded, and he fought desperately with the Qing army, fighting with the Qing army, section by section of the city wall, section by section of street. Although it was not enough to resist the powerful offensive of the Qing army, it still brought great pain to the Qing army. few casualties.All the soldiers of the Qing army here were trained by Li Ke. Every soldier who participated in the amphibious landing operation is a precious fire. Li Ke didn't want to lose too much in such a ruined city. The resistance was extremely fierce. Li Ke, who was standing high on the top of the city, was a little angry. With a wave of his hand, a small team of more than thirty sergeants with strange "bird guns" who had always followed him joined in the city street fighting.

This small group of Qing troops ran down the city wall, quickly passed through the formation of the Qing army, and came to the front of the formation. They lined up in a neat row, raised their guns, and pulled the trigger. A large row of Japanese soldiers fell down immediately, and then these Qing soldiers were not seen loading gunpowder and bullets. A series of gunshots rang out one after another, and some people in the Japanese soldier formation kept screaming and fell down. There was a sudden chaos in the formation, thinking that they had encountered a magic soldier, at this time all the defenders no longer had the courage to resist, they only hated their parents for losing two legs, and rushed away with their heads in their arms.

Bird gun?Of course not!What this small group of Qing troops held was the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle produced by Yinzuo exhausting all the resources in his hands.Since the successful large-scale steelmaking test, Tianjin Iron and Steel Plant has been put into operation. Although it has not been built into a large-scale steel plant due to insufficient demand, such a medium-sized steel plant can already meet more than half of the country's steel demand. The steel factory has a large number of experienced metallurgical talents. The first thing Yin Zuo thought of was the production of firearms. Unfortunately, due to the reasons of Mr. Kangxi and the production conditions at that time, Yin Zuo could only conduct experiments in private.

The smelting of tungsten steel has already made a breakthrough in the 41st year of Kangxi. With tungsten steel, the basic materials required for the manufacture of modern firearms are available. As for the power steam engine produced, it has also been put into practical use, although it is only a single cylinder. However, it is enough. It is a pity that the development of equipment such as punch presses and lathes is still in the exploratory stage, and has never been broken through. Therefore, the production of firearms has never been able to achieve large-scale production, and the scrap rate of artificially produced firearm parts is extremely high. The same is true. For more than a year, the laboratories under Yin Zuo's name have produced a total of thirty 56-type rifles. As for the bullets, there are only a thousand rounds, and the cost is astonishingly high. They can only be used for battlefield inspections. , it simply cannot be deployed to troops on a large scale.Of course, even if Yinzuo can be deployed on a large scale, he will not do such things that offend Mr. Kangxi. As for testing the power of these firearms on the battlefield, it is okay. Although it may cause trouble for himself, Yinzuo also cares. Not so much.

After the orderly resistance of the Nagasaki defenders was defeated by the Type 56 rifles that suddenly appeared on the battlefield, there was no longer any organized resistance armed in the entire Nagasaki Fort. Xiaotaro, who was trying to make the last resistance, was captured alive and escorted to Yinti.

Yinti looked contemptuously at Nagasaki Daimyo who was being pressed and kneeling in front of him, and said with a cold smile: "What's the use of keeping such waste, pull it out and chop it up." Shouting and struggling, dragging him out, he chopped off the dirty head with a knife outside the tent, and hung it on the main gate of Nagasaki Fort.

"Little man Xiaotaro Liuye has met the general of the heaven." Xiaotaro Liuye heard the temporary scream of his family nephew, so frightened that he quickly fell to his knees and greeted Yinti tremblingly.

"Huh? General? Hahaha..." Yinti burst out laughing, and managed to hold back his laughter and said, "You know Chinese? Not bad."

"General, the villain has longed for the heaven and the kingdom since he was a child. The last time the villain was convicted for dissuading the patriarch from atrocities, the villain..." Xiaotaro Liuye said naggingly.

"Okay, I don't have the time to listen to your nonsense. Since you choose to go to my country, I will not treat you badly. The Nagasaki daimyo's position is up to you. What should you do specifically? Naturally someone will inform you, go." Yinti waved impatiently and interrupted Kotaro Liuye's nonsense.When Xiaotaro Liuye heard that he could save his own life and become a famous name, he went there with gratitude.

The battle went smoothly, and Nagasaki was captured in less than half a day, which made Yinti happy but also a little unhappy. He really didn't enjoy himself, and wanted to attack other cities, but unfortunately he didn't dare to go against Yinti. Zuo's words, I can only mutter a few words in my heart, thinking in my heart that I have to try to get a direct line army for myself after I go back, but that's a matter of the future, and now there are still a lot of generals who are going to fight. Waiting for him to call the shots.

Yinti cleared his throat, and quickly issued the next battle order - Xiao Sanlang led the right squadron with ten large warships, twelve medium-sized warships and five supply ships to bombard Kochi, Nara, Kobe, and Osaka; Command Qiao Wang to lead the left squadron with [-] large warships, [-] medium-sized warships and [-] supply ships to bombard Nagoya, Yokohama, Chiba, and Edo. There is no need to land and fight, but they must destroy their will to resist. Li Ke led his troops to station in Nagasaki to maintain order in the city, and Liang Size led his troops to guard Shangxishan.

In mid-November of the 42nd year of Kangxi, the Dongying shogunate received the battle report. It just learned that the Qing army had captured Nagasaki. When people were in panic and did not know whether it was time for war or peace, Kochi, Nara, Kobe, Osaka, Furuya, Yokohama, and Chien Ye and other coastal cities were all bombarded by Qing warships. On November 25, the Qing fleet appeared in Edo Harbor, and a large number of shells fell from the sky, blasting Edo into a pile of rubble. The Tokugawa shogunate sent envoys to seek peace and signed the "Nagasaki Treaty" with the Qing Dynasty. The treaty stipulated that the Qing Dynasty leased Nagasaki as a treaty port for a period of 100 years, and paid one tael of silver per year. The whole territory is open to trade, and the coastal defense of Japan is protected by the Qing Dynasty. The Qing Dynasty guarantees the legal rule of the Tokugawa Shogunate and promises not to interfere in the internal affairs of Japan...

At this point, the Battle of Nagasaki came to an end, ending with the victory of the Qing Dynasty. The debut of the Qing Navy was a complete success. The Nagasaki Incident marked that the Qing Navy officially entered the stage of history.

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