At 8 o'clock in the morning of December 22, the Keelung, Kaohsiung, Dinghai, and Dunant ships slowly sailed out of Naha Port and headed north to Kagoshima Castle, the home of the Shimazu clan of the Satsuma Domain.

The southernmost tip of Japan's island of Kyushu is a U-shaped bifurcation shape, and the land extends to the sea into two peninsulas, the Satsuma Peninsula to the west and the Osumi Peninsula to the east.

Because the cruising speed of the three-masted steamer Dinghai and Dunan was only ten knots, the Keelung and Kaohsiung ships, which were driven by the three-swell engine and propeller, also reduced their speed accordingly, but with the help of the strong Kuroshio Current, the Ming naval formation reached the outside of Nagasaki the next morning."

Nagasaki is the southernmost headland of the Satsuma Peninsula. The warm and humid air currents brought by the Black Water Ocean make Kinko Bay very warm and humid in winter, shrouded in continuous smoke and rain.

"Adults, this way, please!"

Lu Yao, the young secretary of Honglu Temple, accompanied Mao Hengde, Ma Cheng and Shimazu Tadōkyo and others, and boarded the upper deck platform.

The upper deck platform is located at the back of the bridge, where fixed tables and chairs are housed, and are reserved for officers to rest on deck. The upper deck platform, like the bridge, is covered with canopy, and although there is a light rain on the sea, sitting here and watching the sea view is hardly affected.

The Daming sailors entered Kagoshima this time to use gunboats and the Satsuma clan theory to demand compensation for his infringement of the Celestial Empire's vassals, and Mao Hengde and Makatsumi were the plaintiffs of the Ryukyu Kingdom.

Mao Hengde threw himself into Daming early.

Ma Cheng is a leading figure of the pro-Saxon faction and has a relatively conservative personality. He had always feared the strength of the Satsuma Domain, and advocated peaceful coexistence between the Ryukyus, the Satsuma Domain, and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. After the Ming army took control of Naha, they brainwashed the Ryukyu ministers, and Makatsumi's fear of the Satsuma domain was much lighter.

The Ming army took him to participate in Vasa this time, just to let Ma Cheng personally experience the strength of the Ming army and completely eliminate the idea of pro-Sa riding the wall.

Shimazu Tadakyo stood on the side of the upper deck, holding on to the railing, looking out at Kinko Bay in the distance, where the light smoke and drizzle were not foggy.

Seeing the Nagasaki nose in his dream, presented in front of his eyes like a fairy, Tadashi's mood suddenly stirred, "Ryukyu was turbulent yesterday, and Kyushu is flying today." ”

"Nice start!" Mark Cheng admired. He had a good relationship with Shimazu Tadakyo, and both of them had studied Sinology.

"The sun and the moon reopen to talk about revival, and the steamer crosses the ocean like an arrow." Shimazu Tadagokyo looked at Nagasaki in the smoke and rain, "Yadong should be Yadong of the Chinese people, I, Dongying, like Goryeo and Ryukyu, belong to a member of China. ”

During this time, Shimazu Tadakyo read books such as "World Geography", "World History", "The Fall of the Iron Curtain", and "The Manifesto of the Baath Party" every day.

The world is in the midst of a great change once in thousands of years, the Ming Dynasty pursues to become the lord of Yadong, as a child of the Shimazu family, after the first emperor, if you can rely on the power of the Ming Dynasty, control Kyushu, and enter Japan ~~

The ancestors of the Shimazu clan are the Qin clan, a famous foreign clan in Japan that has always been considered to be a descendant of Qin Shi Huang

"Lord Zhongjiao has a hill in his chest, and he is ready to show his skills!" Mao Hengde smiled, glanced at Lu Yao, the young master of the Daming Honglu Temple with a lovely smile, and said with a smile, "Lu Shang, what do you think?" ”

Zhongjiao glanced at Mao Hengde gratefully.

Lu Yao looked indifferent, "Good poetry, good poetry!" Lord Zhongjiao is really worthy of being an expert in Chinese studies. ”

For Shimazu Tadashi's thoughts, the crossing team has long been aware of it. However, the Executive Committee has long set a strategy for Japan, and the team has fully demonstrated its strength in the central task of dealing with Japan at this stage, training its elites, and cultivating a pro-Ming and young Zhuang faction. As for the status quo of Japan's public and military domains, the team can only act as a mediating force, rather than directly intervene.

It's a good thing that Shimazu is willing to get close to the Ming Dynasty, but the team doesn't want to get too caught up in the Japanese political wrestling by propping him up.

On the bridge of the Keelung ship, Wang Tiezhu, wearing sunglasses, was sitting on a high chair, without saying a word, as if he was dozing off. Haiying Yang and the others have already grown up, and in such a simple situation as the sea, there is no need for Wang Sima Yue to act on his behalf.

The rest of the staff were busy nervously.

"Two cars into two"

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"Heading course 27o."

The captain of the ship, Haiying, held a telescope in his hand, and gave orders in a resolute and calm manner.

The helmsman lengthened his voice and repeated the captain's command.

The Keelung ship led in front, and the speed of the steamship formation slowed down slightly, drawing an arc on the sea surface, and directly broke into Jinjiang Bay.

"Whew"

Seeing the misty and rainy sea, four steamers pulling their long whistles, spitting black smoke, and rushing towards Kagoshima Castle with murderous energy, the people on the shore suddenly panicked, the black ships came, and the four sea ships rushed to Kagoshima Castle.

The Japanese people of this time and space have no concept of color, and no matter what color the visiting ship is, as long as there is a large chimney on the ship, and the big chimney emits billowing black smoke, it is always called a black ship.

The Ryugu Shrine on Nagasaki's nose immediately rang the bronze bell in front of the shrine, "Knock knock"

The sound of the bell pierces through the heavy rain and fog, transmitting a signal into the distance. Hearing this alarm message, a temple not far away immediately rang the bell, and soon the shrine and temple farther away also sounded the alarm bell.

Shimazu Tadakyo smiled and listened to the bell in the distance, "This bell can ring throughout Kagoshima in a quarter of an hour, I don't know how Qi Bin is feeling at this moment!" ”

Don't look at Shimazu Tadadakyo who looks like he is indulging in songs, but he is very worried in his heart. These days, he has repeatedly expressed his intentions openly or secretly, but the Ming army has turned a deaf ear and regarded him as an insignificant person. Could it be that his own morality is poor, and the Ming army is useless?

No! The integration of Hehua is an indispensable part of the rejuvenation of Yadong, and he will definitely be able to use the east wind to sweep away the rotting corpses and clear the sea in one fell swoop.

Thinking of this, Shimazu Tadamyo puffed up his chest, faced the smoky and rainy sea, and chanted in a low voice, "Everything in life is like a dream, and the liver and gallbladder are moving together." Helping the crisis and rejuvenating the righteousness, how can a man be a coward. After chanting a song of generosity, the gunwald has entered Jinjiang Bay. ”

The alarms of the bells of the shrines and temples soon rang across the Satsuma Peninsula, and the peaceful city of Kagoshima was suddenly busy. Although it was pouring light rain from the sky, all the streets of Kagoshima Castle and castle town were filled with war horses, samurai shouting, chariots shouting, and beacon firemen marching in procession, and alarm bells ringing in unison.

Kagoshima Castle was built on Joyama Hill, close to the coast, and the castle town is a town that stretches from Kagoshima Castle to the coast.

During the Edo period, in order to prevent the rebellion of the feudal lords, the One Country, One Castle Ordinance was enacted. Only one castle where the feudal lord daimyo lived as the seat of the government office could be retained, and the rest of the castles were abolished. The castle towns of each feudal clan were organized, and the samurai were forced to settle here. The castle town became the center of politics, economy, and transportation in the domain, and the large-scale consumer economy gradually developed, and it became the source of the modern economy.

Senganen Garden, located about six miles from the castle, is the garden of the Shimazu family's villa.

The rockery shines on Sakura Island, and the pond is like Kinjiang Bay. Senganen Garden is a garden with an area of about 50,000 square meters set against the backdrop of the green Isoyama and the sparkling Kinko Bay in the front.

Shimazu has been living in seclusion here since he was recuperating from his illness. Three hundred samurai, armed with guns and knives on their backs, wore hats on their heads, and lined up neatly in front of the gate of Xianyan Garden. This is the pro-guard samurai of Tozu Qibin, and it is the most elite force of Qibin.

After the news came from the Ryukyus that Naha had fallen into the hands of the Ming army, Shimazu Saibin and his important ministers were keenly aware that the Ming army could launch an attack on Kagoshima at any time. Senganen immediately became the base camp of the Satsuma Domain, where the Shimazu family's elite elite gathered every day to discuss countermeasures against the Ming army.

In order to curb the development of naval forces, the Tokugawa shogunate promulgated the "Prohibition on the Construction of Large Ships", prohibiting the construction of all military ships with a load of more than 5oo stones. For many years, the Satsuma Domain's defenses were mainly concentrated on the land in the northeast. I never thought that there would be an enemy who threatened the Satsuma clan from the sea.

Now that the Ming army may attack from the sea at any time, the elites of Satsuma are all in trouble. Shimazu Qibin and the others couldn't figure it out, the defense of Naha Port was carefully prepared for half a year, but in less than half a day, it fell into the hands of the so-called Ming army, which made the newly emerged Ming so powerful!

Carrying an oil-paper umbrella, Shiro Ichirai, a close confidant of Shimazu Saibin, hurried along the cobblestone path, skirting the garden of meandering water, through the verdant bamboo forest, to the main hall, which stretched wide and cascading horizontally.

Inside, Kiyosuke Komatsu, who was kneeling on a tatami mat, reported that the general mobilization order had been issued, that the four forts along the coast were on full alert, that 10,000 elite soldiers had begun to assemble at Kagoshima Castle, and that the samurai scattered throughout the domain were mobilizing.

Qi Bin nodded, "Shuffle! ”

"Lord, there is one of the biggest dangers at present, that is, Xianyan Garden is located by the sea, it is really unsafe, and it is easy to be shelled, please move the Thousand Eyes Temple immediately." After speaking, Komatsu Kiyoyu immediately knelt on the ground.

"Please move the Thousand Eyes Temple immediately." Okubo Riyo and other important Satsuma ministers all fell to the ground.

Senyan Temple is located on the top of Isoyama Mountain, far from the coast, and relatively safe.

"Before the war started, I slipped away first." Shimazu Qi Bin said sharply, "Is there a bastard feudal lord in the Shimazu family!" ”

The ministers fell on their faces, not daring to speak.

Qi Bin slowly picked up the teacup with both hands and said firmly, "I'll go back to the castle tower now!" ”

The castle tower was a military castle building that arose during the Warring States period in Japan, and it was also the residence of the lord of the castle and a symbol of the power of the feudal lord.

Shimazu wanted to stand on the top of the castle tower and see with his own eyes what the Ming army looked like. He said in his heart that this Sun and Moon Pirate claimed to be Huaxia Zhengsu, and he should have the bearing of Shangbang, and he would not act so easily.

"Lord, the Ming army has entered Kinko Bay and may reach Kagoshima Castle at any time, so I ask to go to negotiate and check the truth." After speaking, Ichi Chimasaharu knelt on the tatami mat.

Iji Chimasa treated a serious illness when he was a child, which crippled one of his eyes and one foot, and then he worked hard to learn swordsmanship, learn the art of war, and became a professor of the Satsuma Domain's school of the Shoshikan, and was a master of the art of war of the Satsuma Domain.

Komatsu Kiyoyu straightened up, "It's better for me to go, I know that I will not be defeated in a hundred battles." ”

Qi Bin looked at the lingering rain outside the window, took a sip of tea, and put down the cup, "Komatsu Kiyoyu went to negotiate on behalf of the Satsuma Domain, and Ryukemon was the entourage." ”

The maid opened the door, and Shiro walked in, "Lord, everything is ready. ”

"Let's go!" Shimazu stood up with the help of the little surname.