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Just when Shimazu Hisao and the Mawei naval soldiers had just started the battle, the soldiers he sent back to report the news quickly went ashore on a fast boat and arrived in Kagoshima Castle. On the way into the city, the soldiers who reported the news shouted the news of a large-scale invasion by the Western fleet.

When the head of the family, Shimazu Mitsuhisa, had not yet received the exact news of the enemy ship, the people in the city had already spread rapidly, and for a time all kinds of rumors flew all over the sky, some said that it was Portuguese, some said that it was Spanish, and some said that it was Dutch, but no one thought that it was Chinese. The size of the fleet also skyrocketed from 100 to 5 or 600, and the soldiers and horses became more and more outrageous, from tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands, which was even stricter than Meng Yuan's invasion of the Wa Kingdom.

Many of them swore that they had heard the sound of artillery on the outskirts of the castle and that it had been peaceful for 30 years, to be exact, Kagoshima Castle had been peaceful for more than 60 years, and no enemy had ever reached their doorstep. Kagoshima Castle, which had not been subjected to war for a long time, immediately fell into fear and panic, and for the entire Wa Kingdom, a war with an army of tens of thousands of people was already a large-scale war, and a foreign invasion of hundreds of thousands of people was unimaginable. According to historical records, the Mongol invasion 400 years ago was only 140,000 people. However, these people didn't think through their brains at all, even if they had five hundred warships, they wouldn't be able to fit hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses.

Most of the people in the panic were civilians, merchants, women, old and weak, who hid in their homes and did not come out again, and suddenly there were no more people in the streets. Unlike them. The tens of thousands of samurai and ronin in Kagoshima Castle were all excited one by one. The country of Wa here. The only way for a samurai to stand out is by virtue of their military exploits. Fighting, for them, means an opportunity, a chance to get ahead. At that time, Toyotomi Hideyoshi was born in a peasant family, and he was originally a samurai of the lowest rank, but he developed step by step by virtue of his military exploits. What these samurai wanted in their hearts was to follow the example of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, not to mention become a big man like him. But at least you can change your current situation.

As the days passed, Kagoshima Castle became more and more prosperous, but the wealthy were the merchants and nobles, but the life of these samurai became more and more difficult. This is a bit like the children of the Eight Banners of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, who were born as soldiers, did not engage in production, and enjoyed many privileges. This, of course, is relative to civilians. The Shi Nong Gong of the Wa Kingdom is the samurai that Shi refers to. And now, this sort has slowly changed. Merchants. Especially when the big merchants hid in their homes, they also gathered a group of samurai as guards. It's like the nursing home of a big Chinese family.

The samurai class as the leading class. In the beginning, businessmen were used as targets of oppression. In the past, the samurai lived in the city, specializing in the study of knowledge, practicing martial arts, drinking tea and discussing the Tao, pointing to the landscape, and no one to deal with daily trivial matters, what should I do? Businessmen do it! As a result, merchants were recruited to the castle town and gathered around the samurai to provide a possible service to the samurai class. This is one of the differences between the Wa Kingdom and China, and it is also a very important difference. China's bureaucracy, which is a combination of officials, merchants, and landlords, is an all-encompassing type. Unlike the Wa Kingdom, the samurai, as the leading class, could only be in charge of power, and economic affairs had to be handed over to the merchants. Otherwise, it is not only not allowed by law, but also a very shameless thing.

That is, merchants and samurai, who were originally unequal. The samurai are above, the merchants are below, and the above is under the rule. A samurai could carry a sword, but a merchant could not; The samurai had names, the merchants did not. Even, the samurai could test the sword with the merchant to see if the blade was sharp. The wind and water are changing, this time and that time. Originally, this was only before the Tokugawa shogunate, but now, the merchants of the Wa Kingdom have achieved an overwhelming economic advantage.

If it's just an economic advantage, there's nothing unusual. In China, businessmen are also richer than the government. But the difference is that the Chinese government has never "borrowed" money from merchants. When the emperor and the government have no money, they can increase taxes; You can also donate. Sometimes, in order to raise more money, it is possible to sell officials with a clear price. And at this time, the samurai class represented by the daimyo was "borrowed". What does it mean to "borrow"? This means that the samurai class de facto recognized the economic interests of the townspeople, that is, the merchants, as inalienable. In a lending relationship, both parties are equal. There are also daimyo who want to repay their debts, but they are all joint lenders; If the daimyo defaults, all the merchants will "collectively ban" the daimyo so that he will no longer be able to borrow money.

As a result, a stable interest relationship between merchants and daimyos was formed. Merchants are inseparable from the daimyo, and the daimyo is inseparable from the merchant. In the days when he left the merchants, it was difficult for the daimyo to move an inch. Now, the townspeople are slowly not satisfied with their economic achievements. They challenged the hierarchical theory of "Shinong Shogun" and proved with irrefutable logic that there was no difference between the townspeople, the samurai, and the peasants only by occupation.

At this time, many samurai still relied on these merchants to live, and these samurai could also call them ronin. Since not all samurai were born with a share of the fortune, they practiced the same system of primogeniture as in China. Only the eldest son can inherit the family business and enjoy the fortune, while the other samurai children have become ronins and need to go out on their own to make a living. Of course, most of these ronin make a living by martial arts, and only a few serve merchants, so war is their best means of livelihood.

Therefore, upon hearing of the invasion of the Western fleet on an unprecedented scale, the ronin samurai rushed to their respective homes, while the ownerless ronin flocked to the only main road outside the city in and out of the city. Shimazu Mitsuhisa has already gathered his own 10,000 samurai outside the city, and the troops scattered in other cities have also sent a message and are gathering nervously. As soon as Minoru Shimazu, the family of the ronin samurai he sent to gather the ronin samurai in the castle, returned to the castle to find that the road was crowded with ronin. He immediately stopped his horse and shouted: "More than 30,000 people from the Mawei Navy of the Qing Kingdom have invaded our Satsuma, and the general has an order to gather 20,000 warriors with weapons and equipment to assemble in the east of the city, so that the enemy will not return!" ”

"There is no return!"

"There is no return!"

The ronins immediately shouted loudly. There are no rumored hundreds of thousands of enemies. There were only 30,000 enemies. Suddenly, the confidence of the people was greatly increased. Originally, they just wanted to gain merit, but now this is a battle that must be won, and if it is too late, there will be no chance. So, after shouting a few times, many ronin warriors quickly went back to prepare weapons and rushed to the east of the city to assemble.

At the same time that Shimazu Minoru summoned the ronin samurai, Shimazu Mitsuhisa finally received a message from Shimazu Hisao. The Mawei Navy of the Geng family, which came to attack, actually had more than a hundred sail warships. Shimazu Hisao also sent back a message, saying that the sailor was ready to die with the enemy, and it seemed that his own sailor would not be able to save it. Thinking of this, Shimazu Mitsuhisa felt a cramp in his heart, he had worked hard to develop his strength for thirty years, but now he has become like this. The powerful naval division unit will be fully reimbursed from today onwards. Even if he repels the attack of the Mawei Navy, he will be reduced to the most ordinary daimyo and will never regain his former status.

"Then send someone to inform Xincheng and Pillow Qi City, and order their troops to gather here quickly. Meantime. Ordered Tsukiki Castle to send 1,000 samurai to repair the forts in Minami-Osumi and Nishi-Osumi as soon as possible. Place all the artillery you can place on it while the enemy retreats. Bombard them hard! Shimazu Mitsuhisa still had a hint of fantasy at the moment, thinking that even if the Mawei Navy defeated his sailors, it would be a miserable victory, and he would defeat them on land, and finally leave the remaining sail warships in Minami-Osumi and Nishi-Osumi towns, maybe his own sailors could be rebuilt, or even stronger than before. But this qiē is just wishful thinking. But for him, he has to try it whenever he has the slightest possibility.

In Kagoshima Bay, the Japanese Navy and the Mami Navy had been fighting for nearly two hours, and the two fleets had just staggered again, and there were not many Japanese warships left on the sea. Most of these warships were sunk by the Mawei navy, and only about thirty remained floating on the sea. The 30 or so warships were also wounded, and nearly half of them were unable to move. The Mawei Navy also lost thirteen warships, but all of them were fifth-class warships, and only one of the fourth-class ones was sunk, but in this way, the losses were also considerable, except for a small number of those who swam to the nearby warships and were rescued, there were also seven or eight hundred naval soldiers who remained in Kagoshima Bay. Together with the fighters who died from shells on other battleships, the casualties of the Mawei Navy had already reached a thousand people.

Of the thirteen battleships sunk, only three were sunk by shells, and the other ten were burned by the fireships of the Japanese invaders. Originally, these small Japanese warships returned after a staggered one, and they wanted to burn all the third-level warships, but Wang Zhenbang had already expected it, so many fifth-level warships were not far away. Therefore, when the small fireship approached, in addition to sinking it with cannons, the fish that slipped through the net were stopped by the fifth-class warship. Although the firepower of the fifth-level battleship is not very good, the speed is extremely fast, and it successfully intercepted ten fish that slipped through the net, but unfortunately it ended up with it.

With 1,000 casualties in exchange for the destruction of more than 20,000 Japanese sailors, this battle can be described as a great victory. Shimazu Hisao and Shimazu Keihisa did not think about surrendering, but they put this idea behind them. Now, the Mawei Navy still has a hundred warships, all of which can fight, but on their side, there are only sixteen warships left that can still fight, and the other dozen or so have already fallen on their stomachs and can only become live targets.

"Eldest Prince, what should I do next? Still fighting? "Shimazu Hisao's personal guard is still Togo Shigeji, as Shimazu Hisao's cronies, he has always followed his side. At this moment, Togo Shigeji also lost confidence, and just looked at his master in a daze.

"The herald ordered the warships that can still move to go straight south, don't turn back to fight, and the other warships will fire on the spot to intercept the Mawei Navy and cover our escape. My father must have finished assembling his troops at this moment, so he didn't have to worry about the Geng family's land attack. Our task now is to get out, hey, those dozen warships are also going to be finished. Shimazu Hisao frowned and said with a heavy heart.

"It's their glory to be able to cover the escape of other warships, and the Lord will not forget them!" Togo Shigeji said loudly, as if he was unleashing Shimazu Hisao.

"Shizi, the enemy ship has escaped!" Several people on the deck saw this, and the Japanese sailors had been wiped out so far, and there was no one to pursue the sixteen ships that had escaped with injuries.

Seven or eight kilometers from here, the rearmost Seventh Squadron had left two fourth-class warships and five fifth-class warships to blockade the harbor. After fighting here for so long, these seven warships couldn't wait for a long time, and they were still very annoyed why they were left behind, but now they saw the sixteen scarred warships coming from the north, and it was time to beat the water dogs. They waited for their work and set up an authentic T-shaped battle formation, which just blocked the south-facing sea route.

The sixteen damaged warships, which could be said to be exhausted at this moment, were bombarded by seven warships in unison, and half of them were lying on their stomachs again. The remaining half rushed through the T-shaped battle formation and continued to drive south without stopping. It's a pity that what they don't know is that at the very beginning of Kagoshima Bay, there is a complete detachment of twenty warships waiting for them there! (To be continued......)

PS: Today's last chapter.,It's over.,Dude is going to sleep right away.。 After more than ten hours in front of the computer, the fairy also had back pain.

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