The Japanese Navy, in the era of Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu, still perked up a little.

He even hired European shipbuilders to build a Galen ship and sailed it to the Americas and Europe. The Japanese-built Galen ship had already been sold to the Spaniards in the Philippines as a warship.

The Japanese ironclad ships still had one, that is, iron plates nailed to key parts of the surface of the Ataka ship, which could defend against muskets and artillery.

Whether it can protect against firearms is not clear, but it is ridiculously slow.

The speed of the Otaku boat itself is slow, and when it is put on iron armor, it is a live target in the sea.

"The Tang Army's sailors are here, the Tang Army's sailors are here!"

Several small morning boats flew into Edo Bay, and they belonged to the "pirates" because of the frequent piracy. It can also be called "vigilant", hired by wealthy merchants as bodyguards to prevent being raided by pirates.

Whether it is a robbery or a bodyguard can be divided less clearly.

The speed of the small haya-boat was very fast, and the fleet from Shanghai was still half a day's way from Edo, and the pirates had already galloped to Edo to report the news.

The location of the report was in Hamarikyu, which was built on the island of Edo.

Although reclamation has already begun, the rate of artificial reclamation is slow, and the island is far from the city. Tokugawa Tsunesge, the younger brother of the shogun, built a remote island garden for the Shogun, which served as the office of the shogun's commander.

In another time and space, the Japanese Navy after the Meiji Restoration also used Hamarikyu as a naval base.

However, at this time, it is not called Hama-rikyu, but "Kofu Hamayashiki".

The generals of the sailors are all in the castle town, which is their home. At this time, the people on duty on the island were all samurai minions, and when they received the news, they immediately took a boat to the city to report the news.

The 22-year-old Prime Minister of Kofu, Tokugawa Tsunashige, was born tall and majestic, with a height of 1.6 meters.

He was a daimyo of the Kofu Domain, served as a councilor in the shogunate, and was in charge of the Japanese sailors. Although this old brother is young, he rarely knows how to do practical things, not only exploiting the peasants lightly, but also letting his retainers remediate rivers and dig weirs in fiefdoms.

Tokugawa Tsunashige was proficient in Sinology, and even studied the "Datong Collection", admiring Emperor Zhao while asking for the book to be banned.

"Prepare with me!"

Tokugawa Tsunashige went into battle, ordered the admirals to be summoned, and personally went to the outlying islands to command.

By the time the Daido fleet arrived in Edo, Tokugawa Tsunashige had already completed its rearmament.

The shogunate's naval fleet consisted of 1 ironclad ship, 3 Ataka ships, 21 Seki ships, and more than 200 Kohaya ships (many of which were pirates).

The ironclad ship was 30 meters long, and was generally only available to shoguns, and is now temporarily used as a seat ship for Tokugawa Tsunagi.

The length of the ship is more than 20 meters, and the ship is even smaller.

The shape of these Japanese ships of all colors is much the same, and they are just constantly accumulating volumes, without keels and ribs.

The small morning boat sent out to inquire reported that the Chinese fleet was about to enter the bay. Tokugawa Tsunashige immediately pulled out his katana: "Meet the Tang army, Japan will win, and the shogunate will win!" ”

More than 200 Japanese ships swept out of the bay.

Tokugawa Tsunashige also had a clairvoyant mirror in his hand, and he stood on the deck of the ironclad ship, holding the clairvoyant and looking into the distance. And then...... Struck dumb.

"Tang Kingdom's naval division battleship, is it so big?" Tokugawa Tsunashige is already going crazy.

Although he was familiar with the Chinese classics, he was too young and inexperienced, and he never even left Edo, not even his own fiefdom. Smuggling was absolutely forbidden in Edo, and Tokugawa Tsunashige had never even seen a Chinese merchant captain look like that.

He had always thought that the ironclad ship in Edo was the largest sea ship in the world.

The Chinese Navy will also have battle line tactics, eight warships, quickly lined up in battle lines. The smallest ones are larger than the shogunate ironclads.

Hong Xu, who was born in the Zheng Group, was retired at this time, and the fleet commander was his nephew Hong Tao. Hong Xu was the first to defect to the Datong Army, and broke off his relationship with Zheng Zhilong, retained the position of marquis when he retired, and also had the addition of the crown prince Shaobao.

"What battle line do you want? Kill it directly! Hong Tao ordered.

Eight medium-sized *** ships rushed straight to the Japanese sailors.

On the Japanese side, the largest number of small haya ships, not to mention artillery,

Not even muskets, just a bunch of pirates with small sampans.

They relied on their numerical superiority, more than 200 ships surrounded 8 ships, and wanted to climb the middle *** ship to fight a white-knuckle battle.

The medium-sized *** ship was surrounded by clusters, but it did not stop at all. Along the way, all the Japanese boats were overturned. The pirates tried to throw the hooks, but it was difficult to throw them onto the side of the ship, and occasionally a few hooks were thrown up, and they had to climb up slowly, and the Chinese naval sergeants were already aiming with their guns raised.

"Bang bang bang!"

A series of gunshots rang out, and all the pirates who tried to board the ship were knocked out into the sea.

The pirates completely lost their fighting spirit, and took advantage of their mobility to quickly flee the battlefield with more than 100 small morning boats.

"Fire!" Tokugawa Tsunade shouted.

Whether it is artillery or muskets, it is called iron cannon on the Japanese side. The ironclad ships, the Ataka ships, and the official ships equipped with muskets and artillery fired at the rushing mid-*** ships at this time.

However, the caliber of the guns of the Japanese ships was too small, and the warships of the Datong Navy were either built of hundred-year-old oak wood or sturdy century-old teak. In the mountains of Vietnam, there is a large number of old teak, which has now been brought under control and forbidden to be harvested by any private forces.

A small number of shells hit the target, but the shells could not cause effective damage to the medium-sized ship.

And the eight medium-sized ships, after approaching, suddenly turned around and aimed at the enemy ships with their side batteries. The amount of shells fired by a warship is equivalent to that of more than a dozen Japanese ships, and it is fired at close range, and the target is instantly smashed into a sieve.

The ship does not have a keel and ribs, and it will fall apart directly after a few more rounds.

"Retreat!"

In less than ten minutes from the opening of the Datong Navy, seven of the Japanese ships had been sunk, and Tokugawa Tsunashige was so frightened that he wanted to open the fire.

But the ironclad ship he was on was too slow.

Both Ataka and Sekibune have run away, and he is still moving slowly, causing those ships that were able to escape to slow down and come back to protect him. After all, this is the younger brother of the shogun!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Two more ships were sunk, and one was crumbling.

The ironclad ship of Tokugawa Tsunashige was caught by two medium-sized *** ships, and they tried to capture it in the middle, because the flagship status of this ship was too obvious.

A short spear with a rope shot out of the middle *** ship, and fiercely *** the deck of the ironclad ship.

Some of the naval sergeants were on the side of the ship, condescendingly firing at the enemy deck. As the rounds of gunfire ended, other naval cadets slid down the rope and killed the Japanese sailors who were dodging bullets.

The deck was soon occupied, and Tokugawa Tsunashige hid in the command room, watching the battle outside through the window. He muttered to himself, "Damn, how can this be? I've read so many books, why don't I understand them in the books? The battleships of the Tang army were too big, and the iron cannons were too powerful, how could the shogunate sailors win? ”

Many of the Japanese daimyos living in Edo, as well as samurai, ronin, merchants, and civilians, gathered on the shore to watch the battle from afar.

In full view of everyone, a large number of Japanese sailors were destroyed and defeated. That scene was not a war, but a powerful man bullying a toddler who had not yet been weaned.

"The Tang Guoshui Division is too powerful, stronger than the Dutch a few decades ago." A daimyo who had seen a Dutch ship couldn't help but sigh.

The Dutch fleet crisscrossed the seas, relying not on large ships, but on small and medium-sized warships and countless armed merchant ships.

Another daimyo said, "This time it was troublesome, the shogunate locked the country and angered the emperor of the Tang people, and the Tang people were afraid that they would attack Edo Castle." ”

"Let's go, let's get out into the city."

"Yes, we can't wait any longer, we must retreat to the city to defend."

“……”

The daimyo returned to their residences, took their wives, children, and courtiers, and flocked to Edo Castle.

Except for those who held important positions in the shogunate, daimyo were allowed to enter the castle once every two years. He went to the castle to meet the shogun, and said that he had returned to Edo to report. But many times, the shogun just stood on the city wall, and the daimyo stood under the city en masse to pay respects.

The daimyo wives had no freedom at all, and they could only live in Edo and could not return to their fiefdoms with their husbands. Not even allowed to go out, there's no entertainment to speak of, only

I can stand on Terrace and look at the cityscape.

The gates of Edo Castle have been opened, and the daimyo have poured in with their retinue, while the samurai are still lining up.

During the Tokugawa Ieyasu era, there were 80,000 samurai in the shogunate. Later, when there was no longer a war, the number of samurai has been streamlined, and many samurai have become ronin, and now there are about 20,000 or 30,000 samurai in Edo.

Of the 20,000 or 30,000 samurai, only a few owned residences, and the rest lived in longhouses, which presumably resembled staff dormitories. They dragged their families into the city, but they were ordered not to enter the city, and only the samurai himself could enter the city to defend it.

Edo Castle is so big, where can the families of tens of thousands of samurai be stuffed?

For a time, the gates of Edo were filled with the cries and cries of the samurai's families, and the children were even more frightened.

Tokugawa Ietsuna, the shogun, dragged his weak body to the castle. He didn't know what the situation was at sea, only that the Japanese sailors had been defeated, and when he saw the chaos in the city at this moment, he was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.

Sakai Tadashi stood behind the breastwork, staring blankly at the chaos under the castle. His mind is also very chaotic at the moment, he is just closed off from the country, and it is only the merchants who are affected, why does the emperor of the Celestial Dynasty want to raise troops for a few merchants?

Sakai Tadashi couldn't figure it out, but he knew very well that he was definitely finished this time.

Hold Edo Castle, he can continue to be the elder, and after the squadron leaves, he will suppress those big names who have issued to him. But if Edo Castle is stubbornly defended, no matter what the outcome is, he will only end up committing suicide.

"The Tang army has landed, the Tang army has landed!"

Sakai Tadashi hurriedly ordered: "Close the city gate quickly!" ”

The daimyo and his family members and courtiers had all entered the city, and the high-ranking samurai had also entered, and the middle and low-level samurai had only entered the city by thousand.

It's useless to go in too much, there is not enough food in the city, the Datong army besieges but does not attack, and the city is starved to death if it is hungry.

Sakai Tadashi had people shoot arrows and shoot back the samurai who wanted to continue into the city. He also appointed a daimyo as a general, and went out of the city to organize those samurai who did not come in, and fought street battles with the Datong army that was about to be killed.