For Ignatiev and the Lucia navy, it was inevitable to attack the white lord, because it was seriously related to the honor of the imperial navy.

Since the defeat of the White Lord on August 15, 1857, the Rusians have been ridiculed by all the Western powers that know about it, believing that "since the Crimean War, their naval forces have completely lost their combat effectiveness" - after all, in the Battle of Sinop in November 1853, Rusia had defeated the Ottoman naval forces, but four years later, they could not defeat even a backward country in the Far East.

In this regard, the Lucia side once explained in every possible way, "The naval army did not fail in the early stage, but it was a small setback caused by carelessness in the later landing operation." ”

But it is a custom for everyone to ridicule the people who have been defeated, especially since only two years have passed since the end of the Crimean War, and the former opponents still like to ridicule the former losers - who let Rusia face almost all the siege of the Europa powers, and the sarcasm of the Lu people can be universally recognized by everyone, which can be called a powerful weapon for social interaction.

Although he had not heard Doudou's story, Ignatiev, as a special envoy, still felt a strong sense of submission during his career in the Far East for the past year.

Therefore, also on August 15, after a year, he brought five warships to the White Lord to wash away the shame.

On the morning of July 11, 1858, the Second Battle of the White Lord officially broke out.

However, despite Ignatiev's highest status as an envoy, the specific battles were commanded by Admiral Testvensky, who was an envoy of great nobility, but he was born into a land army, so he could only let go of naval warfare.

Testvensky, a veteran of many years of service and extensive combat experience, was specially selected by St. Petersburg to assist the young envoy.

Compared to Hakodate, the White Lord's defenses are much more rudimentary - the White Lord does not have a location like Cape Bonten, and the coastline is flat, so it is relatively easy to attack.

However, what bothered Admiral Testvensky was that there was a third party at the scene:

There were two whaling ships of the Mi people watching from a distance, refusing to leave. And these two whaling ships are actually steam sail hybrids, compared to the sail warships of the Lu people, maneuverability and speed are superior,

In the end, the old admiral decided not to care, whoever likes to watch the excitement can watch it, anyway, the excuse is good, not afraid of arousing public opinion, then it is good to have a witness to witness his victory.

In fact, at the beginning of the Battle of Hakodate, there was a sudden explosion on the negotiation warship, which was written and directed by the Lucia Navy - when various countries signed trade agreements with Fuso, in order to avoid the disgust of Britain and other countries, the special envoy Ignatiev really did not dare to start a war rashly.

But just make excuses for this kind of thing, Lucia has done a lot before, and it is not difficult at all:

However, "chasing pirates into the port" has already been used once, and this time it is not considered;

As for the article "lost personnel", because Fusang and Lucia did not sign an agreement before, landing is an invasion, and how to get lost without going ashore, so it is not suitable;

So there is only the option of self-harm.

The Lu people lit a package of black medicine in a wooden barrel on the negotiation ship, which seemed to be huge, but the actual damage was small. But then you can go to war in the name of a counterattack.

The box pavilion has already been fought before, and now there is no need to redo it in the white master, and the Lucia naval army simply opened fire directly.

Although there were five Lu warships, they included two armed supply ships, so the main force of the battle was still 2 3rd class sail battleships and 1 5th class sail cruiser.

But that was enough, there wasn't even a small boat on the dock in front of him, and the sailor looking out from the mast said that the place was a small town, and there was nothing unusual about it except for the large coverage.

The Lu people didn't know that the focus of the current operation of the White Lord Office had begun to shift two years earlier, and Fengyuan in the north was the prosperous place, and even the location of the shipyard, Zonggu, and the location of the Hongzhiwu Gold Mine, Wenbe, had a tendency to catch up. Although the White Lord is still the administrative center and the most important port in North Ezo, the number of people is less than 3,000.

What's more, from the end of the sixth month of the Japanese calendar, the white lord began to enter the war preparations, and the merchant ships and fishing grounds were moved to various places, and even after receiving the news of the war at Hakodate, Egawa Eitoshi sent all the warships to Rudoga in the west.

Strategically, it should be to meet the right opponent at the right time and in the right place.

At this point, the Lucia Navy has committed a big taboo!

According to the words of the white lord's army, Lu

People should ignore the box hall and directly raid the white lord - although it is useless, but no matter what, it is better than making the opponent prepared.

Actually, the envoy Ignatiev and Admiral Testvensky really thought so, but Hakodate is a port to the outside world, and the white lord is a complete private port of Fuso, and if the battle starts with the white lord, then no matter what excuse there is, it will seem deliberate.

When governance and military power are mixed, it often happens that military power gives way to governance.

What's more, the Lu navy is all sail warships, and Fusang has high-speed communication ships such as clippers, so the possibility of a surprise attack is very small.

That's the end of the so-called fog of the battlefield, where both sides have some restrictions, so it's hard to happen when the opponent's actions are all expected.

However, Lucia's actions were indeed a little clumsy.

War, war, weight has not changed.

From the perspective of doing everything they can, the White Lord has had several inferences that are unfavorable to themselves:

First, there is no need for the Lu people to die in the north.

Edo Bay and Nagasaki Port are heavily guarded, but Osaka's defense is much worse, and the Lu people can completely guerrilla Fuso, and the Seto Inland Sea, which is closer to Edo, should be a better choice than the Northland.

Second, even if the battlefield is set in the Northland, why do you have to limit it to the White Lord.

You must know that Fusang lacks large warships, and the warships that Bai Zhu can take out on the surface are even more insignificant, with only two small ships and a high-speed communication ship.

If the Lu people let go of the white lord and attack other ports, such as Talu, Huisutori, Maoka, Honko, Shika, Soya, and Monbetsu, then the enshrinement can only be helpless, at least the port is completely unsafe, and it is inevitable that many places will be breached.

Moreover, Murata Nagatoshi also made an even more frightening point:

If the Lucians swim without attacking, and take the initiative to block the port and block shipping, then the white lord will have a lot of fun. There is no second way except to mobilize 4 steam boats to fight the enemy to the death.

If Rusya's envoy Ignatiev knew this, he would definitely not have suddenly come to his senses, he would only scold, "A full man doesn't know that a hungry man is hungry!" ”

Although four more warships were transferred from Europa this year, like the previous batch, such ships were replenished to the fleet of the Okhotsk district, and he could only call them himself.

That is, as an envoy, he shoulders the great mission of the Emperor River Empire, which can be borrowed.

You must know that the rebellion in Eastern Siberia has not yet subsided, and Governor Pugarting does not know how precious these ships are - without the maneuver of warships, the inaccessible North Pacific territory of the empire has become an island everywhere!

In fact, in the final analysis, it was the internal and external difficulties caused by the defeat of the Crimean War, and the empire could not afford large-scale expeditions due to the emptiness of the treasury and the oppression of foreign affairs by various countries; The Eastern Siberian Governor's Palace in the Far East was also in dilapidation, unable to give Ignatiev more support, and could not even afford to reconnoiter the Northern Ezo for the time being.

Therefore, the battle in 1858 was actually a battle at a predetermined time and place for the white lord.

On the other hand, Rucia is largely ignorant of the enemy - although he had just fought last year, Lucia has no tradition of forgiveness. Most of the noble officers of the freed captives were dismissed, and the rank-and-file sailors were sent to more difficult posts.

Defeated to a closed and backward country, especially in a remote place, the empire lost such a big face, of course the parties have no good fruit to eat!

In the meantime, although some inquiries were also made about the course of the battle, the investigators rashly concluded that "the lack of organization during the landing led to a crushing defeat; When the ship was evacuating, he made the mistake of hesitation, which eventually led to a catastrophe. ”

As for the feedback on armament and tactics, since most of the sailors who participated in the war were illiterate mud-legged before their service, they did not pay enough attention - in fact, the aristocratic officers were even more unbearable, their knowledge of the military situation was very lacking, and the degree of decay was astonishing, and they did not provide much valuable information at all.

With all kinds of unfavorable battles, the Lu people suffered a big loss at the beginning!

The artillery fire of the Hakujutsu Fuso is obviously much rarer than that of Hakodate, but the accuracy is surprising, and the level of cunning is not comparable to the whisper.

Because the opponent had only a few guns to return fire at the beginning, after knocking out the batteries near the dock, the Ruthia warship unwittingly shortened the distance to the shore

。 As a result, the Fuso suddenly opened fire from a concealed position, and the number of artillery pieces also increased to about a dozen.

I don't know if it was accurate or pure bad luck, but in this first round of intensive artillery, a flowering shell actually landed far on the flagship, and it seriously injured Admiral Testvensky on the spot!

But strangely, the people around him were largely unscathed, including the envoy Ignatiev.

In fact, in the previous Battle of Hakodate, the range of rifled guns attracted the attention of the Lu people.

However, because the gunner's level was not good, the hit rate was extremely low, and it did not bring much loss to the Lu people. And when it came time for the landing operation, the victory of the one-hit defeat increased the contempt of the Lu commanders.

In the final analysis, Lucia under serfdom, coupled with the traditional cultural isolation, has lagged far behind the front line of this era in terms of military strength.

Even they didn't realize that the turret that had been knocked out before was completely a camouflaged fake, and the Odaiba on the hill behind the dock, the billowing smoke was also made by the white master himself.

Admiral Testvensky's accidental wound caused the Lusians to slide into the abyss at an accelerated pace in this battle.

The deputy who took over did not have the courage to stand up to the envoy Ignatiev at all.

Even in the case of damage to mines on a fifth-class sail cruiser, he did not object to the "proposal" of the envoy for a landing operation.

The next battle process is basically the same as the last one, or even worse:

The Lu people, who were neatly lined up, were still ambushed when they pursued to the business district. Even because of the formation, the casualties under the shelling were even heavier.

In the process of escaping back to the ship, he was flanked by the ambush soldiers in the hiding cave.

According to the survivors, "During the whole process, the opponent was like a duck shooting, and we ran for our lives frantically, because the enemy was elusive, and there were even a lot of accidental injuries on the scene." In the end, it was a fiasco that was littered with ordnance and corpses along the way. ”

Moreover, because the temporary admiral did not dare to abandon the special envoy Ignatiev, who had come ashore, the opportunity to retreat was once again lost—in fact, because Ignatiev was dressed in a conspicuous outfit, he had already been set on fire in the chaos of battle, and then died without incident.

When the Lucians made up their minds to retreat, they deviated from the original course because of their hurry, so the mines were built again, and the two third-class sail battleships were all damaged, counting the first unlucky fifth-class sail cruiser, and the three main battleships were all flooded, and the lack of manpower made matters worse, resulting in the final destruction of these ships in the artillery fire.

In fact, the Lucians did not know that in the final stage, the White Lord used a secret weapon - picric cannonballs.

The advanced weapons that appeared more than 20 years in advance were naturally extraordinary, but this point was not paid due attention later because of the panic at the scene, and the military situation investigation team of the Lu people believed that "the so-called fierce fire that could not be extinguished was completely exaggerated by people in the panic!" ”

In the end, among the five Lu warships that attacked, only two armed supply ships with soy sauce managed to escape.

The results of the second battle of the White Lords are very similar to the previous ones:

The total number of Lucian warships participating in this battle included five warships, including 2 third-class sail battleships, 1 fifth-class sail cruiser and 2 armed supply ships, with a total of 186 guns and a crew of more than 1,500 people.

All but the armed supply ships were burned.

Of the more than 1,530 crew members, except for more than 80 who escaped, most of them were killed or drowned, and only more than 400 were captured.

And because of the full preparation, the losses of the white lord this time were smaller, although the number of casualties exceeded 100 due to the increase in the enemy's manpower, but considering that the Lu people died nearly 1,000 people in the battle, these losses were really inevitable. Even because the Lu people did not carry out large-scale fire prevention this time, there are more buildings preserved after the war.

But Lucia's fiasco in the two battles of the white lord still led to many consequences - at least, if the Lu people still attack next time, they will definitely go all out, and the white lord should not have a chance to pick up the bargain again.

Eleven days later, on the 22nd day of the seventh month of the Japanese calendar, the results of the battle were reported back to Edo, and for a time Edo paper was expensive, and the government and the opposition were shocked.

However, unlike the jubilant celebrations of the people, even if the battle was won, the shogunate still fell into a state of unease.

How to end this matter has become a big problem, and the elder sweeper is the first to bear the brunt, and no one knows how he will deal with the aftermath.