The rope ladder was quickly lowered from the middle deck, and Umieda Nobuyoshi and Oyama Iwa grabbed the rope ladder and climbed up one after another, and Nara Hara Kizaemon stayed on the boat with a samurai disguised as sailors.

Oyama Iwa followed Kaieda Nobuyoshi up to the deck, he gently dusted off his body, his eyes scanned, there was no defensive force around, there were gangways on both sides of the middle deck to go up to the upper deck platform, gun command platform.

Dashan Yan looked up and looked up, and saw several soldiers standing on the upper deck platform in front and the gun command platform behind, with their muzzles aimed at the middle deck below.

His heart sank suddenly, and he hurriedly walked to Hai Jiangtian Xinyi's side and glanced at him.

"Luck, luck!" Ping Chongsheng walked over and bowed his hand, "Where's the list?" Can you send condolences here? ”

Nobuyoshi Haieda humbled down humbly, "That's nature, that's nature!" This will let the Yun come up first. ”

Ping Shigeru Sheng took the list from Haieda Xinyi, "It's just a Yun." ”

Lu Yao was still dressed in a big red official robe, standing behind Ping Chongsheng. He pouted, "Rue? Shouldn't it be a dancing girl or a geisha? ”

The famous Cangwu Song, Lu Yao has already turned a blind eye. When he came to Japan in the Edo period, he wanted to learn about the origin of Japan's A~V and the working conditions of geisha.

Ping Shigesheng told Lu Yao that the dancing girl was only a trainee, and the senior dancing girl was called a geisha, or a geisha.

"Then please come up first!" Lu Yao smiled, "It's also a sin to let a beautiful woman toss and turn on a small boat." ”

A woman in a kimono with a tall Shimada hairstyle climbed the middle deck from a rope ladder with her head down.

On the upper deck, Zhang Dalu, who was loaded with guns, suddenly straightened his eyes, and he said in his heart that this must be the beauty that Satsuma contributed to the Grand Governor, and it would be good if he could raise his head and look at her appearance!

Kuroda Kiyotaka disguised himself as a rue and stood on the deck with his head bowed and silent.

"This is the beauty you offered?" Lu Yao frowned, and the hand hidden in his sleeve tightened Lin Youde's big revolver, "Raise your head!" ”

Kuroda Kiyotaka raised his head slightly, and a big white face smiled lightly, revealing black teeth, plus blood-red lips, and jet-black oval eyebrows, which was extremely shocking in the dim twilight.

Zhang Dalu was startled, and his fingers on the trigger couldn't help shaking, "Bang!" Suddenly, a bullet grazed Kuroda's cheek.

This sudden gunfire made Kuroda Kiyotaka suddenly nervous, and he thought that the surprise attack had been discovered.

Kuroda Kiyotaka didn't have time to think about it, and immediately moved. Like a gust of wind, he flashed next to Ping Chongsheng, and a sharp knife hidden in his sleeve stabbed straight into Lu Yao's heart.

Lu Yao was a little surprised by the inexplicable gunshot, but saw this Yun Niang pounce like a ghost. Lu Yao gritted his teeth and wrenched the big revolver in his hand without hesitation.

"Bang! Bang! Two gunshots rang out, and Kuroda Kiyotaka fell in front of Lu Yao.

Haieda Nobuyoshi admitted that he didn't show any flaws, and when he heard the sound of the gun going off, he just snorted, grabbed Dashan Yan, and then wanted to turn around and hold Kuroda Kiyotaka, but found that Kuroda had jumped out.

"Do it!" Kaieda Nobuyoshi immediately roared angrily, he stared at the flat in front of him, and pulled out the knife in an instant.

"Shoot!"

Xue Bingding, who led the team in charge of guarding, hurriedly gave an order.

"Bang~Bang~Bang!" , I heard a burst of gunshots, and several bullets hit Haieda Nobuyoshi, he shook twice, and fell to the ground in a pool of blood.

At the same time, like a rabbit, Dashan Rock jumped onto the gangway at once. He drew his sword and tried to jump onto the deck platform, but several bullets hit his leg, and Oyama fell to the ground.

Oyama Yan fell on the deck, and when he swept away, he saw that Kaieda Nobuyoshi and Kuroda Kiyotaka were no longer able to move, and knowing that the situation was not good, he immediately rolled on the spot and rolled directly to the side of the ship, which was blocked by the edge of the ship.

Dashan Yan still wanted to turn over the ship, and with a "instigation", Ping Shigesheng grabbed Kaieda Nobuyoshi's martial arts ~ saber and threw it hard. The sharp blade pierced Oyama Iwa's shoulder blade and pinned him directly to the deck.

Oyama lay on the side of the ship, barely able to move. He didn't care about the pain in his body, and shouted again and again, "Retreat!" Evacuate! ”

On the ship of Vietton, a samurai disguised as sailors was carrying buckets of so-called condolence supplies into their net pockets when they heard the sound of gunfire from above.

Hearing Oyama Rock's warning, Nara Hara Kizaemon looked at the side of the Keelung ship above, sighed unwillingly, and jumped into the sea with the person.

The sound of gunfire echoed over Kinko Bay, startling birds one after another, and the eyes of the entire Kagoshima Castle were focused on the sea, and countless Samosa people poured to the shore, all looking forward to the good news of the successful surprise attack.

Kagoshima Castle is located in the middle of Kinko Bay, across from Sakurajima Island by a shallow strait that is only three or four kilometers away from the inner bay of Kinko Bay.

The Ming ships were moored outside the mouth of the strait.

A few people disembarked from the Keelung ship to the Yuetong ship, and the boat slowly rowed towards the shore. Seeing a short and stocky samurai-looking figure standing on the bow of the ship, the people on the shore suddenly became excited.

"Is that Saigo-sama?"

"That's right, it's Saigo Takamori-sama!"

"So, the surprise attack is done!"

"Yes, Lord Saigo is back, and the surprise attack should have been successful!"

At this moment, the tweeter of the Keelung ship sounded, "Da Ming sue Satsuma"

"China, Japan, and Ryukyu are all descendants of Fuxi Nuwa, with yellow skin, black hair and black eyes, the same culture, the same species, and the same ethics, and they have inherited the Chinese civilization together for thousands of years, and there is a friendship of glory, and there is no hatred."

………

The sound of the horn came, and the crowd on the shore was suddenly disappointed, "Failed!" The surprise attack failed! Lord Saigo: This was released by the Ming army. ”

Someone shouted, "What Saigo-sama, it's pure waste!" If you are defeated, you will not cut your stomach! ”

The samurai who supported Saigo Takamori were on fire in their hearts, "Yaga, what are you talking about!" ”

The two groups of people suddenly made a noise, and some people even pulled out their knives.

At this time, someone yelled, "Stop arguing! The Ming army is about to shell! ”

The crowd was startled and calmed down slightly!

“…… I am a big country in the Celestial Empire, and I follow the teachings of the sages, 'repay grievances with straightforwardness, repay virtue with virtue', do not bully the weak, and do not let others slaughter them. It is hoped that the Satsuma side will withdraw personnel and materials from the coastal defense forts, Shanggu Guanguan, Isoyama and other areas in a timely manner to avoid unnecessary losses. ”

Hearing the sound from the loudspeaker, the feudal soldiers on the shore suddenly became confused, "The Ming army is really going to shell!" ”

"Is there Kagoshima Castle? Is Kagoshima Castle dangerous? ”

"Isn't it just shelling! What is there to be afraid of, it's a big deal to break jade! ”

At this moment, the conch horn sounded "Woo~Woo~Woo~!" ”

"It's assembled! It's almost time to assemble! ”

Masaharu Iji, the military chief in charge of Kagoshima's defense, rushed over with his men and suppressed the chaotic scene.

The boat finally came ashore, Saigo Takamori took a few samurai and carried the two corpses off the boat, and Ichi Chi Masaharu led a team of samurai to meet him.

The light of the sky has dimmed, and inside the castle tower, Saigo Takamori fell to the ground in shame, "Lord, Saigo is incompetent, and I have disappointed you!" ”

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!" Shimazu Qibin's face was pleasant, "Ichi Chi Masaharu has already investigated, and the Ming army is indeed a strong ship and artillery, and it is not an ordinary idle opponent." ”

When he came back, he didn't receive a reprimand, but was comforted by the lord of the domain, and Saigo Takamori was moved to tears. He originally belonged to a low-level samurai, and it was Qi Bin who was able to rise to a high position.

"Lord, there were a total of three people who participated in the surprise attack, one was captured alive, and two corpses were brought back by me."

Saigo Takamori briefly reported the situation, "The Ming army said that because they were attacked by the Satsuma envoys for no reason, they were going to take punitive revenge, and they would shell the Kagoshima Coastal Defense Battery, the Shoko Kankan, and Isoyama tonight. ”

"Yaga! These bastards are pretending to be envoys, and they deserve to die! Who let them act on their own! ”

Shimazu Qibin was greatly annoyed, these guys pretended to be identities and acted without authorization, not only killing themselves, but also giving the Ming army a reason to retaliate, bringing unnecessary losses to Satsuma.

"Lord, this is actually a good thing!" Kiyoyu Komatsu reassured, "We need a reason, a reason for peace talks. These bastards attack without authorization, and the Ming army shows a little force, which may be able to gag everyone's mouths! ”

"Shuffle!"

Qi Bin nodded, he knew that in terms of military strength, it was difficult for Satsuma to resist the Ming warships, and peace talks were the only way out, but if he made peace without a fight, he would definitely encounter many angry young people, and he needed a reason, a reason for peace talks.

Shimazu Saibin, Kiyoyu Komatsu, Saigo Takamori and others came to the top of the castle tower and looked out to the sea. In the dim night, the billowing smoke from the Ming warships was still clearly visible.

Shimazu Qibin's heart was heavy, the smoke of the Ming warships was so thick, and the retaliation might be about to begin. The Shanggu Integration Pavilion, which he had worked so hard to build, was about to be devastated by the war, which made Qi Bin feel extremely uncomfortable!

Komatsu Qingyu knew Qi Bin's thoughts, "Lord, I have already sent the messenger, presumably the Shanggu Pavilion has begun to retreat!" As long as the people are around, everything can start again! ”

At this time, a lookout post came to report that the Ming ships had lifted anchor and began to move.

Shimazu Qibin hurriedly raised the clairvoyant mirror, only to see that in the thick twilight, the Ming warships lined up in a column, slowly advancing in the direction of Kagoshima Castle.

"The revenge of the Ming army is about to begin!" Qi Bin blurted out.

Komatsu turned his head and asked Saigo Takamori, "Saigo, in your opinion, is the castle tower safe?" ”

"The Ming army is a dignified and upright army, they need a chance to show their strength, as for the castle tower~~" Saigo Takamori thought for a while, "Lord Zhongjiao is on the side of the Ming army, so there is no big mistake in being cautious." ”

"Lord!" Komatsu Kiyoyu immediately fell to the ground, "Now we must make a decision and transfer the main camp to Kagoshima Shrine to avoid accidents." ”

Kagoshima Shrine is far from the coast and Isoyama, so it is much safer than Ijo and Sengoiji Temple.

"Komatsu, you have a point!"

Shimazu Qibin looked around the city, and sighed slowly, it seems that an agreement must be reached with the Ming army as soon as possible, and Shimazu Zhongjiao, this concubine, has no chance!