"If we want to attack Osaka, then we must pass through the Salt Strait, where the Japanese army has built the latest coastal defense fortresses, from Yura on Awaji Island to Tomoshima Island on the sea to Kata on the Kii Peninsula on the other side, more than a dozen batteries have formed a well-established defense system, collectively known as Yura Fortress. They have a large number of coastal defense guns, including their own imitation of the French 240 Ghanaian guns, and this strait is too narrow, we can't get through all the coastal defense guns without solving them, and their artillery fire can form a cross coverage.

But if we want to engage in an artillery battle, our firepower is too weak, and the seven or six naval guns will not be of any use in such a battle, even the 130 cannon will not be of much use to these strong batteries, although the range is far and can be attacked outside the range of the opponent, but the power is weak and cannot destroy them. The Japanese began to build a new fortress more than ten years ago, especially after being frightened by the Beiyang Naval Division, they went crazy to build a fortress on the coast, and the results have been obvious.

The last time Yang Feng bombarded Nagasaki, he encountered this problem, but at this time, the defense of Nagasaki was still the old Odaiba, and the new coastal defense fortress was not built until the Japanese had money after the First Sino-Japanese War.

"You don't need to worry about this problem, I have already prepared for it, and Yura Fortress will not become an obstacle for us when the time comes." Yang Feng waved his hand very indifferently and said that he had indeed been prepared for this question, and it was a good thing for the Japanese.

With such an invincible artifact as Jie Ziqi, why would he be stupid enough to use artillery and shore defense artillery to bombard? This thing had already been synthesized in 1886, and all Yang Feng had to do was to industrialize production and then load it into shells, otherwise how could he be so ambitious to rob Japan.

In fact, at this time, a lot of things, he doesn't need to do it from modern times to get out, such as coagulation, this to add natural rubber to gasoline, the effect of adding more is not bad, but against an opponent like Japan, if you have to engage in a bunch of weapons that transcend the times, it will be too embarrassing, it is all for the Western powers, what kind of thing are they?

Since he said this, then it is not easy for Lang Weili to say anything, in fact, he doesn't care much about Yura Fortress, in the end, it's just how many shells are wasted, compared to the wealth of Osaka, even if you pull a boatload of shells and barrels behind, the harvest is enough to make up for the investment.

Just when Yang Feng was intensively preparing for the great cause of piracy, the Japanese were desperately trying to save their image in the international community, and a brigade of the Fourth Division led by Prince Nohisa of Kita-Shirakawa Miyano left the front line in Pyongyang, where a major war was about to break out, and hurried to Seoul. Then, under the stunned gaze of the Koreans in the city, they quickly surrounded the 6th Brigade and the Japanese legation in a standard combat posture, and directly rushed in to disarm all the Japanese soldiers and detain them for screening, and the officers and soldiers who participated in the Seoul Palace Rebellion were directly arrested in the name of a military court, and at the same time, all the Korean legations, including Keisuke Otori, were also arrested and imprisoned.

Of course, in this way, the number of Japanese troops fighting in the Korean army, which was originally barely reluctant, has suddenly decreased sharply, not only more than 2,000 Japanese troops have been arrested, but also Prince Nohisa and his subordinates of the North Shirakawa Palace have to stay in the tense situation in Seoul, you must know that the news of the change in the Seoul Palace has stimulated not only international public opinion, but also the hatred of the North Koreans for them, even if they don't like Concubine Min anymore, but the princess of their own country let Jian kill, which will inevitably touch the fragile emotions of the sticks, Now there are already troops to avenge Concubine Min.

In order to cope with the shortfall in troops, Ito Hirobumi had to transfer the last mobile force in the country, that is, the second division, to Korea, and at the same time organize the Japanese army in North Korea into two armies, with Pyongyang's third and fourth divisions each one, plus the second division to form the First Army of the Korean Expedition, and the first and fifth divisions to form the Second Army of the Korean Expedition to be responsible for the attack on Asan. At this time, because of the great victory of the Beiyang Naval Division, Li Hongzhang, who was sure that the Shandong Peninsula and Lushunkou would not be attacked, also drew 4,000 people from the Weihai and Lushun garrisons, and was personally led by Liu Mingchuan, who had been appointed as the minister of the Qincha, and rushed to Asan.

Cixi on the northern front also appointed the Heilongjiang general Yiktang A as the minister of the Qincha, and led the border army of Heilongjiang Town under his command to enter the DPRK and control the armies on the front line in Pyongyang.

Although this move on the Japanese side has more or less saved a little image, it is clear that when they sincerely proposed that the public opinion of various countries supervise and openly interrogate everyone involved in the palace rebellion, including the mastermind Keisuke Otori, the Ming Daily, which has always been known for its hatred of Japan, turned over the old story of their massacre of Catholics in Europe, and the image that had just improved a little bit collapsed again.

In particular, this newspaper also devoted a whole page to describing the Shimabara Rebellion, how those Catholics who were lonely and desperate, and refused to turn their backs on their faith, under the leadership of the great Amakusa Shiro, fought a protective holy war against the criminal Japanese Zhengfu army, and finally because the city was isolated and helpless, tens of thousands of believers with a firm faith in the Lord ignited a fire in the city, and finally died for their faith in the fire, including warriors who were seriously injured and unable to fight, as well as old people, women and even children who had strong beliefs. The newspaper also called on the Vatican to formally investigate the matter, and at the same time made Amakusa Shiro an apologetic saint.

This time it has become much more ruthless than the Seoul Palace, the Shimabara Rebellion is not that no one knows the way, but I am afraid that it is the highest level of the countries that know the way, after all, it is all an old thing hundreds of years ago, even if Japan is like now, I am afraid that 90% of Europeans do not know the way, let alone hundreds of years ago, and now suddenly I heard that this country has actually done this kind of thing that only those legendary demons have done, the anger of the whole Europe was ignited at once, and even some Japanese embassies in European countries, All were attacked by emotional Europeans with weapons such as rocks, rotten eggs, etc.

Hirobumi Ito is now driven crazy, and even if he sentenced poor Otori Keisuke to death, and at the same time sentenced all the more than 500 Japanese who participated in the Seoul Palace Rebellion to death, he could not save the situation. The German expeditionary force had officially set off, and the Russian tsar, who had been criticized by public opinion from all sides, also expelled the Japanese minister to Russia, but fortunately, the Russian army in Vladivostok did not go south. It was the cold winter season, and the Russian Army would not like to come out in such weather, but the Russian warships in Shanghai made it clear that they would join the ranks of punishing Japan when the German expeditionary force arrived.

Ito Hirobumi is now desperately trying to intercede with the British, hoping that the British can mediate, and the British are happy to help, but the problem is that the German and Russian asking prices are too high.

In addition to sending the prince to Germany to apologize to the German people, it is also necessary to withdraw troops from Korea, apologize to the Korean people, compensate the Korean people for their losses, and especially the Japanese imperial family must send someone to attend the funeral of the Korean princess.

But the substance of the back, this is a bit scary, very simple, Russia set up a concession in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and Germany leased Kagoshima, which can not be agreed to in any case, look at the current China to know the way, as long as this is opened, France, the United States, and even Britain, Austria, Italy These countries will come up, and Ito Hirobumi has just canceled extraterritoriality through difficult negotiations, and now he has made the concession out, then I am afraid that he will be hacked to death by the angry Japanese samurai the next day.

The old guy dragged his sick body and ran to the British legation again and again, almost begging with tears, but the British couldn't help it, who let you do it wrong? Besides, the British Zhengfu themselves are now under great pressure, they support Japan's foreign policy, and they are being violently bombarded by domestic public opinion, especially after the tragedy of the Battle of Hara Castle fermented in Europe, this situation is even more serious, and it is said that the Vatican is indeed preparing to canonize Amakusa Shiro as an apologetic saint, if this matter becomes true, then the Japanese will undoubtedly be nailed forever as an enemy of the Western world.

As for whether this thing will become true, it will definitely be, no one in Europe now does not know the way, Boss Yang is considering whether to convert to the arms of the Lord, and who is the mastermind behind this matter, the British Zhengfu is also very clear, to say that he is not making a small move now, then it is really called hell!

In fact, the British zhengfu guessed right, now the envoy of JY company is in the Vatican, ready to use 10,000 pounds and Yang Daboss to convert to Catholicism, to exchange the title of saint for the beautiful boy of Amakusa, there is such a good thing The Vatican will naturally not refuse, and the call for the title of Amakusa Shiro as an apologetic saint in European public opinion is very high, as for whether he has shown miracles or something, this is even simpler, a teenager led tens of thousands of old and weak women and children to form a garrison, To be able to resist an elite army of all samurai for years is a miracle in itself.

So the Holy See completed all the procedures as quickly as possible, and the Pope personally issued an order to lead tens of thousands of Amakusa Shiro who fought bravely to the last moment to defend his faith as a guardian saint, which was simply a bolt from the blue for Ito Hirobumi, of course, what he didn't know was that another bigger thunderbolt was about to explode on his head.

Because on the same day that the Vatican made Amakusa Shiro an apologetic saint, a merchant ship loaded with gas shells and gas masks sailed into the port of Dagou.