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"Shizi, the Shimazu family has been destroyed, should we hurry up and attack Edo?" In the first two days, three battles and three victories, the Shimazu family has completely become a thing of the past, and Wang Zhenbang's mood has always been so good, seeing people, talking, and his face is full of smiles.

"Don't be in a hurry, I'm waiting for a day. The fighters need to take a break, you're not tired, the other fighters are tired! Geng Jingzhong shook his head and waved his hand, and then walked to the seat in the middle of the big tent and sat down. In the first two days of fighting, our losses were also considerable. In the naval battle the day before yesterday, ten frigates were sunk and nearly 1,000 naval casualties were imposed. Yesterday, the army suffered more than 1,200 casualties. In the sum of several times, more than 1,200 soldiers have been sacrificed, and it is estimated that many seriously injured people will not be able to be saved! ”

Wang Zhenbang also put away his smiling face, and when he talks about this topic, it will still make people feel heavy. "Yes, Shizi, I'm in a hurry!"

"It doesn't matter if we're a little late a day or two, it's estimated that it will take a few days for the news of our attack on the Satsuma Domain to reach Edo. By the time they start preparing, we'll be in Edowan! For the communication of this era, Geng Jingzhong shook his head speechlessly every time. Like Fujian, the Wa Kingdom is full of mountains, and there are few in the plains. Yesterday, Shimazu Mitsuhisa thought that he had the advantage of his troops, and he didn't send troops to ask anyone for help at all, so it's okay, and Geng Jingzhong is completely cheap.

"By the way, this information says that the Satsuma Domain is rich in gold and silver, right? How was the harvest of yesterday's raid? Geng Jingzhong suddenly thought of a key point, which was another important reason for attacking the Satsuma Domain.

"Hui Shizi. There are too many things. It's not done yet. Until last night. According to the estimate of the logistics department, the gold alone is estimated to be 1.8 million taels, and the silver is enough to 8 million taels, and this is only Kagoshima Castle. General Zeng has already sent troops to escort Shimazu Akihisa, the head of the Shimazu family's new castle branch, to other cities, now, we have to search the Satsuma Domain! Wang Zhenbang said this, and his face was excited.

In the past, when the bandits were suppressed, after each battle was won. Half of the spoils were to be distributed among the warriors. This time, before leaving, the prince promised that the wartime capture would still be returned to the public, but after the destruction of the Satsuma Domain, all the capture was divided equally among all the brothers! Although this seizure did not include the Shimazu family's treasury, the wealth of the entire city was astronomical. At the level of their highest general, each person cannot be rewarded with more than 100,000 taels? Get rich!

Geng Jingzhong was also ruthless enough, and directly took Kagoshima Castle and looted the property of the entire city, not only that, but also the property of several other cities of the Shimazu family. The Satsuma Domain was one of the wealthy daimyo in the Wa Kingdom. If all seven cities were to be looted, the total value would definitely exceed 100 million taels. But Geng Jingzhong didn't have that much time. This raid can only last for three days, and at most half of it can be done.

There is also a reason why this Satsuma domain is so rich, and the newly deceased Shimazu Mitsuhisa is the eldest son of Shimazu Tadashine, also known as Torajumaru. Forty-five years ago, he was sent to Edo as a hostage. In Edo, he accepted Tokugawa Iemitsu's bigotry and changed his name to Mitsuhisa; He also received the name Matsudaira given by the Edo shogunate, called "Matsudaira Satsuma Morimitsuhis". Thirty-two years ago, the Shimabara Rebellion broke out in the Wa Kingdom, and because Shimazu Tadatsune fell ill, he went on an expedition on behalf of his father, and succeeded him as the feudal lord the following year.

This Shimazu Mitsuhisa was still very capable, and after he succeeded to the position of feudal lord, he attached great importance to the development of finances and internal affairs. At this time, during the Edo Shogunate's edict on the closure of the country, the profits of the Satsuma Domain's foreign trade were greatly reduced, and the Satsuma Domain turned to mining gold and developing new fields to revitalize the industries within the domain. A few years after he succeeded to the domain lordship, he ordered his family old Shimazu Tsuhisa to go to Nagano, Satsuma Town, Satsuma County, to develop the gold mountain until now. In the course of thirty years, the Satsuma clan had accumulated two or three million taels of gold, which was not much at all.

The seclusion of the Wa Kingdom did not completely block the foreign trade of the Satsuma Domain, and smuggling in private still occurred from time to time. The merchants of the Satsuma clan took the initiative to go to Nagasaki to trade with Chinese merchants, Dutch merchants, and various daimyo on the island of Kyushu, and although their annual income was not as good as before, it was still very considerable.

"Lao Wang, you also go and have a look, by the way, tell Uncle Sù Zeng, ask him to speed up, we have to leave the morning after tomorrow at the latest." After taking the Satsuma Domain, staying for another three days is enough! Geng Jingzhong set a time for Zeng Yangxing, three days, and it was almost time to grasp it.

"Yes! Shizi. Wang Zhenbang turned around and went out happily, it was really embarrassing for him to stay here all the time. It was Geng Jingzhong himself who was forced to suffer, as soon as he wanted to enter the city, the people around him would not let him go, and now forget it, he would either stay in the big tent and let Tang Zhi and others play chess with him, or just go around the beach and look at the scenery!

Five or six cities, including Xincheng, Pillow Qi Castle, and Hioki Castle, were taken effortlessly under the leadership of Shimazu Akihisa In fact, without Shimazu Akihisa leading the way, they could also be taken, and there was no resistance in these cities, so they could be killed directly. However, when they arrived at the cities here, the Mawei soldiers did not go on a killing spree, but only went in to control the treasury in the city, and took down the big merchants.

In this way, the movement is much faster, and although the people in the various cities are strange, they do not know what is happening. When thousands of horse-tailed troops dressed in special military uniforms drove into the cities, the Japanese people were still wondering where this army came from, but no one dared to come forward to ask. The Ponytail warriors didn't bother with them at all, but if anyone dared to stop them, they would be wiped out immediately!

Fortunately, the Mawei warriors were relatively close to the sea, and the battleship sailed out and circled the waters off Satsuma and loaded everything on. If all the goods were loaded onto a wagon and pulled to Kagoshima Castle, it would take two more days!

"Shizi, everything has been counted, this is the account!" Zeng Yangxing has been busy enough for the past three days, not only to eliminate the remnants of the Shimazu family's army, but also to take care of the work of raiding the family. However, the latter inventory work was done by the soldiers of the logistics department, and it was better to kill him than to let him count.

"I guess it's fine!" Geng Jingzhong took the account with a smile. Instead of looking at the detailed accounts on the first few pages, I went straight to the side of the final statistical results. On the last page, it reads: "Two hundred and seventy-six thousand three hundred taels of gold, one thousand six hundred and fifty-four thousand taels of silver, and countless other gold and silver vessels, jewels and jade, all two hundred large chests." ”

"Heh, this must be worth 50 million taels! Damn, it's really a murder and arson gold belt! When the generals heard this number, their blood immediately poured upward, and they were so excited that they could not help themselves. At least a third of them will be given out as a reward, and when the time comes, they will be more than a thousand generals hahaha

"General Wang, have all the things been loaded onto the ship?" Geng Jingzhong looked at the accounts, then raised his head and asked Wang Zhenbang. The generals in the military tent discussed matters, and Geng Jingzhong did not call Wang Zhenbang Lao Wang anymore, of course, he still called it that in private.

Wang Zhenbang was still smirking with the generals just now, and when he heard Geng Jingzhong's question, he immediately replied: "Hui Shizi, my subordinates have sent two fourth-level warships and five fifth-level battleships over, and everything has been loaded onto the ship. In total, it is only 1,500 tons, and two fourth-class warships are enough, because I have to send these things to Ryukyu Jinwu Bay first, so I sent five more fifth-class battleships to escort them! ”

"Good! You've thought about it very well! After speaking, Geng Jingzhong turned his face to the generals. The matter of the Satsuma Domain is over, and there will be another big battle, which is likely to be even more fierce than the battle of the previous days, can you be confident? ”

"Don't worry, Shizi, now the morale of the soldiers in the whole army is unprecedentedly high, and if there is a double enemy, we will kill it like killing chickens and dogs!" Zeng Yangxing is also full of spirits, the previous battle was really hearty, fifty or sixty thousand Japanese were wiped out under their guns, what else could make it difficult for them?

"Yes, Shizi, the warriors are eager for the next battle!" Wang Zhenbang is also in the same mood as Zeng Yangxing, winning a country, but all the generals are looking forward to it, and his name will go down in history!

"The last general is going to fight!"

"The last general is going to fight!"

"The last general is going to fight!"

More than 30 generals in the two rows of seats all stood up and asked for battle in unison, Geng Jingzhong watched all the generals have high morale, and his mood was good for a while.

"The battle is definitely going to be fought, but the battle of Edo may be a little different from this side. Originally, I wanted to take Edo like I took the Satsuma Domain, but recently I thought about it again, and there is no need! Geng Jingzhong stepped out of his chair and came to the front aisle. Our purpose is not to destroy the Japanese state, and we don't have that strength. Even if we take the Wa Kingdom, we don't have the troops to stay and defend it. Just like this Satsuma Domain, if we stay, the management of the millions of Japanese people here will be enough for us to have a headache. ”

"The entire Japanese country has a population of more than 20 million and close to 30 million, and it is far from enough for us to put tens of thousands of troops here. Therefore, I decided not to take Edo Castle. But we must destroy the sailors of Edo and most of the Japanese warriors in Edo Castle. When they were scared, they took the initiative to come and ask us for peace! Forcing them to sign a treaty was the main purpose of our attack on Edo. Therefore, you will fight what you have. ”

"What General Zeng said just now is not wrong, there are far more troops on the Edo side than this Kagoshima Castle. There were more than 600,000 people in Edo Castle, and half of the men were samurai of all sizes, so in other words, Edo Castle alone could gather 80,000 Japanese samurai. Some castles not far from Edo can also make up 50,000 or 60,000, so we have to face an enemy of 130,000 or 40,000, so do you still have confidence? ”

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

"Yes!"

The generals had some knowledge of the situation in Edo, but they were not afraid, just like the 80,000 Japanese warriors of the Satsuma Domain who had been wiped out in only two days two days before. Even if there are more in Edo, it will not be a problem!

"Well, the time is about the same, and I will get up early tomorrow morning and set off. Straight to Edo Bay! (To be continued......)

PS: Take a nap, your eyes hurt!