Chapter 197: The Eight-Nation Alliance's Scourge of the Japanese Kingdom and the Black Ship Incident 2
Chinese New Year's Eve was originally a day of singing and laughter, but the residents around Tokyo Bay heard the rumbling of cannons instead of firecrackers. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Compared with the steel giants of later generations, the wooden hull is naturally not strong. But this does not mean that Corning's battleships cannot withstand the recoil of even a few small guns. The range of some tiger squat cannons can't even reach the target on the shore, but they can't wait to shoot out the sub-medicine in the barrel.
It is of no use other than to make a splash. For attacks on shore targets, it is also possible to rely only on artillery of a larger caliber. However, this kind of small cannon, which can be easily transferred by a few people, will be more useful in the next possible landing battle.
However, what Corning and the others need to do now is to keep creating all kinds of movements. Make them louder.
In fact, according to his idea, the best way to build a complex of houses like this with a wooden structure is to attack it by fire. However, the purpose of this trip was not to go to war directly, but to promote peace. Therefore, in terms of the means to be adopted, it is inevitable to consider one or two.
Moreover, Tokugawa Ieyasu is not without the ability to fight back. A more powerful weapon will naturally extinguish his arrogance in one fell swoop when it is about to fight back.
However, Corning may not have a chance to use those backup tools. Tokugawa Ieyasu soon learned that the fireworks in Tokyo Bay were illegally set off by a group of uninvited guests.
The sane Tokugawa Ieyasu did not try to resist, he knew that most of his unruly ships had been damaged in the attack just now. Since the opponent was able to break into the interior of Tokyo Bay and open fire, it means that their firepower is enough to easily defeat the outer defending fleet. Since the suicide of the Nine Demons Yosataka in the Battle of Sekigahara, there have been no more wanted generals in the entire Wa Kingdom's naval army.
The warship of the Nine Ghosts Jialong can be regarded as a distinctive force in the history of the Warring States of the Wa Kingdom. However, after the defeat of Akabi, both Tokugawa Ieyasu and Toyotomi adopted a strategy of taking over their old ministries for their own use. That's why Sanada Yukimura had the opportunity to see the opponent's camp on the battlefield, and there were also red cavalry like himself.
However, the power of the Nine Ghosts Jialong does not seem to have been well inherited and carried forward. Corning is in the interior of Tokyo Bay and has few obstacles.
Actually, the other side seems to be more important. Boss Huang Lin Huang spent a lot of money in the construction of this fleet. Whether it is the shipbuilders and gunners hired from the West, or the shipbuilding materials, weapons and equipment purchased at a high price, and many shipbuilding technologies that will be widely used in the future, it means that the combat effectiveness of this fleet has surpassed the shackles of the times.
This was a fleet that was not too outdated in the eighteenth century, and when it appeared in the early seventeenth century, if it could not win the fear of the enemy, it was better to open the sea valve and sink into the sea.
And Kangning's dream, or to use the word "ambition", which was more popular in the Warring States period of the Wa Kingdom, instead of dreams, was to raise shipbuilding technology to the level of the early eighteenth century as soon as possible.
With a gap of two hundred years, even if there were other time-travelers competing with him in this time and space, it would be impossible to stop him easily. Once it dominates at sea, even if it loses a war on land, Corning has the strength to make a comeback.
However, judging from the current situation, apart from the fake Taoist priest named Qin Ming, no one has been found who can threaten his life. And that Qin Ming just wanted to be a parasite of imperial power. His own real strength is far inferior to Kang Ning and Boss Huang.
However, the back road cannot be left unprepared. To prepare for this back road, it is necessary to have a sufficient shipbuilding base. Whether it is the Japanese country or North Korea, whether it is manpower or timber, it is basically not a problem. It would be even better if he could gain control of Fujian like Zheng Zhilong in history.
But now, the war of the Wa Kingdom has just begun. It takes time to digest the existing fruits.
However, when it comes to digesting food, it is not convenient to do strenuous exercise. But the presence of Tokugawa Ieyasu could force Corning to exercise vigorously at any moment, so it was best to take some positive measures to make this guy stop for a while, or to create some trouble for him and leave him to take care of himself.
This is a relatively desirable result, and it is also a gift that General Perry brought to this closed country more than two hundred and thirty years later. A series of changes that took place in Wuhu after the Black Ship Incident finally put an end to the rule of Tokugawa Ieyasu's descendants over the archipelago.
However, it should be noted that this is only the most ideal situation, and you must know that after 237 years, the situation of the Wa Kingdom will not be the same as it is now. It is difficult to determine that the same trend will occur after this shelling.
All Corning can do is set a relatively objective strategic goal. The territory of the two Command Powers is the goal of his ambition. Even if the negotiations fail, he is ready to directly use the army to occupy it by force.
However, it was only a choice made as a last resort. For this strategy of promoting peace, he and Boss Huang both believe that there is a great chance of success, otherwise, they will not easily get Yan Siqi's support.
The progress of events did not surprise him, and soon, Tokugawa Ieyasu sent an envoy for negotiation. It's just this person who made him very unexpected.
"Li Chunfang?" Kimura Shigenari muttered the name of this Ming countryman, and looked at Kangning suspiciously. In Toyotomi Hideyori's camp, no one knows what kind of past this military advisor with a mysterious origin has?
Kangning didn't expect that Tokugawa Ieyasu would send this guy to make contact. The Tsushima family should have told General Tokugawa about Li Chunfang's past. Then the festival between this person and his Kangning should be considered by the old and spicy Tokugawa Ieyasu. If that is the case, how can this be the case? How can a person who wants peace give the burden of maintaining peace to a guy who has an enmity with the other party?
Kang Ning didn't ask clearly, so he wasn't ready to meet this Li Chunfang. But the contact still has to be carried out, and sometimes this character lands on Yan Siqi's shoulder.
Kangning just hid behind the screen, quietly observed, listened carefully, and saw what kind of medicine was being sold in the other party's gourd? (To be continued.) )