"Our ship slowly sailed into the fog, the sea was quiet, only the sound of the propeller stirring the water, it seemed that even the sea water was still, and the surrounding was all foggy, not distinguishing the southeast and northwest, even if there was more than ten zhang of visibility in the fog, but as far as the sea is concerned, only the visual range of this distance is not much different from being blind."

"The crew of the ship are all careful with 12 points, looking around, our ship is slowly moving forward in the night fog, and the rest of the sea fog is expected to disperse as soon as possible, but the rest of the sea boat for a long time, knowing that the fog is rushing and windy, if the fog disperses, I am afraid that the sea will be stormy again."

"When our ship was not long, a three-masted steamer suddenly appeared in front of us, heading straight ahead. It appeared without warning, like a ghost formed by the condensation of sea fog, drifting in the fog. Yu was shocked, and pulled the rudder with all his might, which could be avoided and avoided touching. ”

"When the ship turned with all its might, the hull tilted violently, and the rest of the feet were unstable and almost fell. At that time, the two ships fluctuated with the waves, the distance had been opened, Yu carefully examined it, the ship was a three-masted ironclad ship, hoisting the Japanese flag, the ship type was British, Yu carefully examined its hull nameplate, wrote the Japanese word 'Hiei', and covered its ship name. Yu was surprised by the danger of sailing, and considered its loss, so he first gave a salute, and then raised the letter flag to ask what the situation was, and whether he could need the help of our ship. After a short time, another Japanese ironclad ship sailed to the scene, its ship type was the same as that of 'Hiei', its ship name was 'King Kong', the ship rushed after 'Hiei', seeing the strange state of 'Hiei', the wheel stopped and fired a cannon, as if there was a warning, but 'Hiei' still ignored it. About a quarter of an hour later, 'Hiei' stopped and anchored alongside 'Kong', but saw the crew of the second ship running on deck. Mutual questions and answers with the flag of faith, all of which mean peace. Yu and Qinxian were very surprised, and they had to wait for a while. Many sailors of the 'Hiei' ship escorted many of the crew wearing military uniforms from the cabin, went to the side of the ship, slashed them with knives and axes, separated dozens of people's heads, and threw them into the sea, and the same was true for the 'King Kong', and then many people were escorted to the deck in batches, beheaded and abandoned in the sea, a total of about 500 corpses of the two ships were abandoned. The sea is red. When our crew saw this, they were all shocked and inexplicable. After throwing the corpse, the second ship wanted to go, and our ship stepped forward and sent a letter to ask 'Is it safe?' Need help? Why does the right person kill? 'Hiei' raised the flag and replied, 'Ann, the ship's rebellion has now been quelled, and the ship will not help. After the words were finished, he went away with the drum wheel of "King Kong". Yu Yi's incident happened suddenly. I am afraid that there will be strange changes, Qin Xian thinks that it is contrary to common sense to kill people and abandon corpses in this way, and I am afraid that it is related to the Kyushu Rebellion in Japan. When the newspaper and the Japanese government knew. After that, he put down the dinghy and scooped up more than 500 abandoned corpses. Yu and Qin Xian personally examined it and saw that most of the corpses were killed by knife wounds. There were also stabbing deaths, and several had their throats cut. The neck was broken several times, which was unbearable. Yu collected the corpses, totaling 512 people, drove down to Xiaguan at full speed, handed over the corpses to the local government, and had an official document detailing what he had seen. The Japanese government sent personnel to receive it, and they were all frightened, and some people said that the two ironclad ships "Bi" and "Jin" were afraid that they had defected to Satsuma, and Yu and Qinxian were very surprised when they heard this, and then took a ship to Nagasaki to check, and when they saw these two ships, they had gone to the Japanese flag and changed the Satsuma flag......"

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Japan, Osaka Castle, southern suburbs battlefield, underground tunnels.

Yusaku Uehara, who was draped in a quilt, felt a little tired, and he leaned against the wall of the tunnel, slowly sat down, and closed his eyes.

Somehow, at this time, Uehara Yusaku, Natsumi's figure suddenly appeared in front of him.

Xia Mei's home is in a secluded street not far from the north dam, and the white iron gate is separated by a quiet courtyard, raising a woman like Xia Mei who is as delicate as a daffodil.

knocked on the door, and under the long hair that was as smooth as a waterfall, the girl's smiling face was revealed, and a white floral dress showed the girl's innocence.

"You're here, Uehara-kun." Natsumi greeted softly, a pair of bright eyes bent into a beautiful shape.

Yusaku Uehara poked his head through the crack in the door and asked in a low voice, "Are you alone?" ”

"yes." Natsumi looked at him suspiciously.

Yusaku Uehara immediately changed his expression, then pushed the gate to the maximum, made the appearance of a general, and walked into the courtyard with his chest raised and swayed three steps.

"I hate it! The maids are here! Natsumi's shy tone intoxicated Yusaku Uehara.

Natsumi's parents weren't at home, which was expected by Yusaku Uehara. Natsumi's father is a general in the Ministry of War Guards, and he is often busy with official duties, because the place where he works is far away, he rarely goes home, and Natsumi's mother often goes to visit, and sometimes leaves Natsumi at home alone, of course, there are some older maids who accompany her.

Natsumi's room was simple and tidy, with a small iron bed painted blue against the wall, sheets printed with broken flowers smooth and soft, a small desk by the window, and a delicate Western-style lampstand at one end of the table, with several books with pictures stacked on the side.

Because Natsumi's father advocated frugality, the best decoration in her room was simplicity.

Sitting in a chair, Yusaku Uehara casually flipped through those picture books. It was a book that translated Western stories into Japanese, with beautiful ukiyo-e illustrations, "The Daughter of the Sea", "Thumbelina", "The Ugly Duckling", ......

Memories flashed across his eyes, and a smile appeared on Yusaku Uehara's lips, he remembered that the kind of books he liked at the time had completely different contents. He likes to watch Qianguo's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "Water Margin", "Journey to the West", and the United States' "Washington Enters the Mountain to Save the United States", all of which are some fights and killings. He also counted the weapons used by Liangshan's one hundred and eight generals, and tried to make them one by one with cardboard.

Natsumi sat on the cot and tilted her head to look at Yusaku Uehara.

"Uehara-kun, I want to ask you something." The little girl hesitated for a moment and asked.

"Huh?" Yusaku Uehara raised an eyebrow.

"If I moved out, would you still come to me? I've heard my parents talk about how our family is moving out of here. Natsumi's brows furrowed slightly, with a hint of worry and a little helplessness, alternately appeared on her immature face, and this expression that was completely inconsistent with her age gave Yusaku Uehara a sense of déjà vu.

When was that? It's the streets of an autumn night, right? She cried under the window in thin clothes, and her face soaked with tears didn't she show such emotions when she saw him?

Yusaku Uehara felt a heart-wrenching pain in his chest. If you miss something, you may never get it back.

Pulling Natsumi's hand and holding it in his palm, Yusaku Uehara looked at the little girl in front of him with pity. I have the impression that her tone is always thin, gentle, and soft, and the corners of her mouth will be pursed when she smiles, and her eyes will be bent into crescents. This is a daffodil-like girl, when she is warmed and cared for, even in the harsh winter, she will bloom her immature life into the most beautiful color. But if she is left untouched in the wilderness, she will wither and wither, and eventually turn to dust, and there will be no trace of her existence in the world.

Seeing that his little hand was held by Yusaku Uehara strongly, a touch of blush climbed up the girl's white neck.

"When you're shy, you're so beautiful......"

"You know how to make fun of me......" Natsumi lowered her head and twisted her body, kicked her feet back and forth, and moved her little hands, but she was reluctant to pull it back.

Yusaku Uehara sensed her small movements, didn't dare to make fun of her anymore, and hurriedly interrupted: "What did your parents say?" ”

"My father said that the Ministry of War may transfer him to Tokyo, or it may be Osaka......"

"Oh......" Yusaku Uehara tried to comfort her, "this is actually good news. ”

"Why?" Xia Mei tilted her little head, her apricot eyes were round, a pair of willow eyebrows were raised high, and her slightly open mouth was glowing with water.

Yusaku Uehara's heart melted, and he said impulsively: "Because I will enter the Marine Academy, get excellent grades, and then visit you openly, whether you are in Tokyo or Osaka." ”

"Yes, yes." Natsumi giggled, and her crisp voice was as clear and transparent as spring water, flowing all the way to Yusaku Uehara's heart, diluting those dusty memories and leaving new traces.

Yusaku Uehara suddenly realized that Natsumi in front of him and everything around her had disappeared, making him return to the tunnel.

This is the tunnel that he personally directed to be dug.

I remember that on the day he started digging the tunnel, he mobilized this team of more than 700 engineers. At that time, he was impassioned, and his speech was to the effect that Osaka Castle was the lifepoint of the Japanese government controlled by Okubo's traitors, like a man's blood vessel. If the blood vessel is broken, the person will die. Then he personally dug up the first pickaxe. Their combat engineer corps was covered by the samurai of General Murata Shinhachi's "Zhenwu Team". He was in charge of command. Sometimes the handymen of the Zhenwu team will also come to help dig. The soldiers climbed outside the pit with iron plates specially issued to protect them, dug open tunnels underneath, and then covered them with concealments, and then dug tunnels and cut them with knives and axes when they touched the roots......

A few days later, when Uehara Yusaku estimated that he was one or two hundred meters close to the castle wall, he waited until the Satsuma army was bombarded by artillery, and dug two tunnels, each leading to the enemy's big mother fort. A passage was also dug in the middle of the two passages, which was for ventilation. Life in a cave is actually worse than death. Only one or two people can crawl and dig in the innermost part of each hole, and the excavated soil is sent out of the hole by dozens of people with dustpans like relay batons, and after digging directly below the enemy, it is expanded into two medicine rooms. After the medicine room was dug up, he quickly filled the medicine, and Uehara Yusaku remembered that the cart transporting the explosives came a total of eight times, and the powerful high-quality and safe explosives that the teacher Lin Yiqing secretly purchased from France - explosive glue, all of which were put in the medicine room, and after connecting the fuse, the hole was plugged, and then waiting for the order to detonate. (To be continued......)

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