The sun never sets in the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 234 Artillery Diplomacy
The gun positions of the flagship of the 'Liaodong' are finally fully loaded, with 65 guns in fact. This kind of firepower should be invincible in Asia.

The eleven captured warships were also equipped with at least eight copper-core iron cannons, and there were more than a dozen warships that were about the size of horse boats, and they also had some force. At just over half a pound, it also has a range of over 50 paces.

These ships are nimble, and are used to deal with enemy ships that try to approach the larger ships and set fire to them.The small warship still has some offensive power, and Huang Sheng didn't pay attention to combat power, but to focus on ostentation.

This time I came to Japan to do business to earn money, to buy copper, sulfur, nitrate, lead and other materials.It's not that I'm going to have trouble with the Japanese general who conquered barbarians, and there is no possibility of going to war with Japan.

Just kidding, the current Daming is too fragile, while dealing with Jiannu, he also has to deal with the rebels that appear constantly, how can Huang Sheng set up another strong enemy for Daming?
At this time in history, the Japanese general who conquered barbarians has only just controlled the situation in Japan. There are still many unyielding Japanese daimyos who are about to move, and the Japanese royal family who has been emptied by him can't be taken lightly. Presumably he dare not It is easy to start a war with the powerful Ming Dynasty.

In the Wanli year, Japan's Toyotomi Hideyoshi regime invaded Korea, which ended in a disastrous defeat for the Japanese.

Tokugawa Ieyasu was able to replace Toyotomi Hideyoshi's family and stole Japan's supreme power, which was inseparable from Ming's intervention in the Korean War.

The autumn was crisp and clear, and Huang Sheng led the fleet to Tokyo Bay, the later generation of Edo Bay. There were as many as [-] warships and merchant ships, and the number of troops was no less than [-].

Daming came here for trade, but trade shouldn't bring so many warships to their gates!

There is a reason for this. Huang Sheng has long forged a document issued in the name of the British Duke of Ming Dynasty, which is equivalent to a note. The content is to accuse the Japanese general of conquering barbarians for allowing pirates to run rampant, causing the merchant ships of Ming Dynasty to be attacked many times, and many people of Ming Dynasty were killed. the sea.

Whether it is tolerable or not to be tolerated by the Ming Dynasty, the Shangguo of the Celestial Dynasty, regardless of the cost, traveled thousands of miles to make expeditions for the sake of Yang Tianchao's national prestige.

This time, the Ming Dynasty sent Huang Sheng, the number one general under the command of the British Duke, to send troops eastward for the purpose of exterminating the pirates on the route. In addition, he sent a note to the Japanese general who conquered the barbarians, restraining the country's military and civilians, and forbidding them to raise bandits secretly.

When such a huge team was approaching Edo, the Japanese had already received a report early on. Tokugawa Iemitsu was shocked, and the Edo Bay suddenly became turbulent. All sailors and gunners were on high alert, and the army was also gathering in Edo day and night.

Tokugawa Iemitsu never expected that Ming Dynasty would send warships to attack Edo directly. He was puzzled. He finally managed to stabilize the situation in Japan. There are still many seemingly believable daimyos who need to be pictured, and there are many nearby islands that are not included in the layout.

At this time, if you start a war with the powerful Ming Dynasty, you will lose your skin whether you win or lose!If one's own strength is damaged, all efforts will be in vain!
At that time, there were not many big names who turned against each other, and the emperor would take the opportunity to take back the imperial power. Once his family lost power, how cruel would the revenge be waiting for?
There is no warlord regime that was not established without bloodshed, and the rise of the Tokugawa family is no exception. Once the deterrence of overwhelming force is lost, the Tokugawa family is very likely to be exterminated!
The incident happened suddenly, General Zheng Yi was very busy dispatching troops, and all the big names from all over the country sent people to Edo to prepare for the king.Tokugawa Iemitsu was shocked. A large number of foreign troops entered Edo. Are they here to fight the enemy or are they going to fight the Tokugawa family?
He knows his own affairs, and he knows that there is no big name in the foreign domain who does not covet the power of the Tokugawa family. Once there is a chance to destroy the Tokugawa family, those foreign domains will share a lot of territory and benefits.

He hurriedly arranged for the defense of Edo, and everything was carried out in accordance with the state of emergency. Edo City was immediately put under martial law, and a strict curfew was imposed at night. The reinforcements from foreign vassals were not allowed to enter the city.

The Ming army formed an array two nautical miles away from the port of Edo. In the center was a huge flagship with more than 200 ships waving flags. All the warships of the Japanese navy in Edo Bay were not to be outdone, and they also stood with their backs to the port.

The flagship of the 'Liaodong' first fired three rounds with its bow gun, of course not at the Japanese warships that could already be hit, but at the maximum elevation angle to bombard a small hill five miles away. Huang Sheng didn't know where there was nobody.

This kind of style is to show off the range of one's own cannons, all of which are flowering shells, to show off the lethality of our army's shells. It was the late autumn when the sky was dry and the things were dry, and the mountain suddenly caught fire.

After the three-wheeled ship's first artillery show, the horizontal ship 'Liaodong', the thirty smoothbore guns on the starboard side fired three rounds at the fastest speed, and then turned around and the thirty smoothbore guns on the port side did the same.

The officers and soldiers on the Japanese naval warship were stunned. Although they were members of the national army with extraordinary knowledge, they had never seen a large warship with such sharp artillery fire!

It wasn't over yet, another dozen Ming warships were sailing towards that mountain, shooting while advancing, and then returned to the array of Daming warships. The mountain was already burning.

The officers and soldiers of the Japanese navy were even more frightened. Their warships' artillery fire could not hit so far. If they went to war with Ming Dynasty, wouldn't it be enough to be beaten?
There were no warships on the Japanese side heading towards the Ming army array, and they all watched the performance of the Ming army nervously. After the rumbling sound of cannons, a No. Exercising against the Japanese warships.

Several Ming officials at the bow stood against the wind. They were Huang Dongshan, Li Guozhu, Shang Muming, Bian Zhiming, Liu Guozheng, and their entourage were two small banner musketeers and Huang Sheng's personal team, plus Luzon accountant Li Ximing.

Li Guozhu, Shang Muming, and Bian Zhiming didn't have official uniforms, so it didn't matter. There were more than twenty military officers of the sixth and fifth ranks under Huang Sheng's command, so they found some suitable ones and lent them to them.

The muzzles of the Japanese warships coincidentally pointed at the oncoming Daming No. [-] Fuchuan, and saw that the ship approached calmly, and someone on board said loudly in Japanese: "Didn't the Daming Navy come to fight with the allies who are separated by a strip of water?" See you, but came with a peaceful mission, I hope there will be no misunderstanding.”

The appearance show is over, and the next step is to enter the process of mutual understanding.

The Japanese did not harbor ill intentions towards the No. [-] lucky boat sent by Huang Sheng, but came up after the two generals exchanged greetings, and the warship sent by the Japanese side led it to the port.

Soon the document issued in the name of the British Duke of Ming Dynasty was handed over to Tokugawa Iemitsu. He heaved a sigh of relief after understanding the meaning of Daming's letter through an interpreter, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Not long after, Japan also came with several unarmed merchant ships approaching the Ming army's warship array. Their task was to accept the Japanese pirates captured by the Ming Dynasty. It was too embarrassing, and Tokugawa Iemitsu was furious.

These bastards just burned, killed and looted, and were defeated and captured by the Daming navy who came all the way. Now the evidence is convincing, even if I don’t admit that there are Japanese gangs who robbed the merchant ships of the Ming Dynasty and killed the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The naughty Huang Sheng came to face the Tokugawa shogunate. The captured Japanese ronin and all Japanese slaves, including no less than 1000 males, were all returned to the Japanese government as pirates. Let's see how they argue and how they deal with it?

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