After sinking the Japanese naval division in the waters near Katang Island, the Xia Army's naval division did not return the same way, and Chen Zhaojun's ambition did not stop there, and his eyes were set to the east, which was the direction of Fukuoka Castle.

That night, the Natsu Navy appeared off the coast of Nanozu, Fukuoka, the castle and port were brightly lit, the drunken samurai walked through the streets shouting, the singers in Kabukicho laughed and beckoned the guests to come back next time, and the townspeople who had nothing to do had to stay at home and contribute to the population growth of their neighboring countries, a scene of peace and tranquility that no one could have predicted the danger that was coming.

Chen Zhaojun stood on the deck, looking out at the port of Nanozu in Fukuoka, as if it was calm before a storm.

"Admiral, the ships are ready to shell the port of Nanotsu at any time."

His lieutenant walked over and whispered to Chen Zhaojun that the fleet was hidden in the darkness and did not make much noise except for the occasional sound of the waves crashing against the hull.

"Pass my order, shell Nanotsu, each ship fire freely, and return to Tsushima after three rounds of shelling."

Chen Zhaojun said in a serious tone.

"Why?"

The lieutenant agreed, and then ordered the flag-bearers to wave the flags of the ships, and as the flags were about to be raised, torches were lit on the decks of the ships, which, though faint from a distance, were particularly dazzling on the dark sea, and were soon noticed by the soldiers in charge of the vigil in the harbor.

"What's that?"

One of the people in charge of the vigil asked the people around him, pointing to the firelight, suspiciously, they did not know that the naval battle that took place near Katang Island during the day, that no one who participated in the naval battle survived, and that the team that had watched the whole process on the shore did not reach Fukuoka Castle after scattering and fleeing.

As a result, Fukuoka is full of people who are not aware of the imminent threat.

"I think it's a merchant ship preparing to enter the port." Ashigaru beside him replied nonchalantly, but the man disagreed, and he tried to widen his eyes to see the tall black shadow entrenched on the sea in the distance, but unfortunately the moonlight was not bright tonight, and he had night blindness, so he couldn't see clearly.

Soon, however, he knew what it was.

"Fire!"

Rumble –

It was like a thunderous roar, and a series of dazzling fires suddenly exploded on the surface of the sea, and the fireworks generated after the cannon fire illuminated the things on the sea for a moment, which happened to be clearly seen by Ashigaru, who was still trying to observe.

In his desperate gaze, dozens of tall warships were entrenched on the sea, and the huge momentum generated by the roar of all the cannons caused the battleships to shake continuously, and even the surrounding sea water was also pushed to form small waves.

"Enemy attack—"

The shouts in Ashigaru's mouth were muffled by the deafening sound of shelling, and the sudden loud noise also caused the entire Fukuoka Castle to explode.

The drunken samurai in the streets slumped to the ground, and before they could figure out what was going on, the kabukicho singers were so frightened that they screamed and tried to flee to the streets, along with the panicked guests.

In the distance, the lord of the Fukuoka clan who lived in Fukuoka Mountain Castle was still lying on the beautiful maidservant and squirming, and was frightened by the huge sound and softened directly, he instantly recognized that it was the sound of artillery, and he didn't bother to lift his pants, so he quickly got up and rushed to the windowsill to open the window and look in the direction of the cannon.

At this glance, he saw dozens of black cannonballs coming from the darkness and raining down on the streets of Nanotsu Port, damaging dozens of ships moored in the port, destroying and collapsing buildings on land, and scattering the townspeople screaming and fleeing through the streets.

After just one glance, the lord of Fukuoka immediately understood what was happening, he quickly turned around and wanted to rush out of the room, but halfway through the run, remembering that he was still naked, he picked up the robe from the ground and put it on his body, and ignored the handmaid who was huddled in the corner and shivering, opened the shoji door (Japanese-style sliding door) and rushed out.

Awakened by the sudden shelling of the castle tower, the samurai retainers rushed out with swords in hand, giving orders to the panicked ashigaru in order to gather their troops to fight back against the possible enemy landing.

On the other side, on the sea, after a round of exploratory shelling, the Xia soldiers were busy again, cleaning up the gunpowder residue in the barrel, and then re-inserting the black powder and solid shells, compacting the tubes and pushing them back to the gun position.

Then, after the broadside guns were loaded, only the roars of the officers in the cabins on all floors were heard, and the gunners violently pulled the gun ropes connected to the flintlock device, and then the broadside guns roared again, and the strong recoil caused the heavy hull to lean back sharply, and was pushed back several meters by the recoil.

The desperate sound of artillery rang out again, and the chaotic crowds fleeing in the streets were once again subjected to catastrophic shelling, most of the buildings on land were destroyed, and the fire gradually spread for unknown reasons, engulfing some of the civilians who had fled in panic.

The shells were aimed not only at the port of Nanotsu, but also at Mt. Fukuoka, which was also within range, and the shells flew over the chaotic port of Nanozu to the castle castle built on the mountain, slammed into the castle walls, and landed in the castle towns built around the perimeter of the castle walls, causing a great deal of damage.

The terrible bombardment caused the morale of the Ashigaru team in the city to plummet, and the ashigaru, who had not fought for nearly half a century, turned pale, trembled in their legs, and almost wanted to escape, but the fierce samurai and the slightly embarrassed feudal lord were there, and they could only suppress the idea of escaping.

The lord of the Fukuoka domain watched in despair as the Xia army bombarded his territory, and the collapse of every building was like a stone falling on his heart, which made him very heartbroken, this was all money spent in vain!

The three rounds of artillery bombardment ended quickly, and the Xia army did not evacuate immediately, but observed the results of their battle with great interest, and cruised on the sea for a while before finally disappearing from the sight of the Fukuoka people.

After the evacuation of the Natsu army, the fire of Nanotsu was still burning, and the cries of the civilians were incessant, and the survivors did not care about their grief and looked for any container that could be used to fill it with seawater in an attempt to extinguish the fire.

The lord of the Fukuoka domain saw this catastrophic scene and wanted to cry without tears, so he could only send someone to Dazaifu on a fast horse to report the attack on the place.

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The news of Fukuoka's bombardment soon spread throughout Kyushu, shocking the whole of Kyushu, especially after the fleeing routs followed the report that more than 50 warships had been sunk.

The coastal feudal lords feared that they would become the next Fukuoka domain, after all, if they were bombarded, the losses would be their own, and the shogun would not reimburse them or exempt them from paying taxes.

However, no matter how frightened they were, they couldn't do anything, the Xia army came from the sea, the strength of its naval division was obvious to all, even if the Japanese army gathered troops to try to counterattack, it could not hurt the other party in the slightest, and the national collapse artillery and Nanban barrel equipped in their army could not hit the position of the Xia army's warships at all, so they could only sigh with admiration.

However, this does not mean that the Japanese have no way to counteract, to be precise, they cannot fight against the powerful Xia army sailors, and the anger accumulated in their chests can only be vented to the Han people currently living in Japan.

After the Xia army bombarded Fukuoka, the Tokugawa shogunate issued an edict expelling Chinese merchants, ordering the expulsion of Chinese currently living in the country and confiscation of all their property.

This edict immediately caused an uproar in the country, and won the applause of the vast number of Japanese, who have long coveted the wealth of the Chinese, and now they can rob the wealth of the Chinese under the cloak of legality.

Within a few days of the edict, there were several attacks on Chinese merchants, with samurai openly breaking into the homes of Chinese merchants with knives at the behest of their feudal lords and forcibly robbing them of their wealth.

However, in fact, some astute businessmen had already prepared in advance after the Sino-Japanese war, sold their assets, and left Japan before the edict was issued, and the rest were either reluctant to give up their family property here, or naively believed that they would not be affected by the war.

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The fate of these Chinese who did not leave was not very good, and they suddenly changed from the admired Celestial Dynasty people to the street rats that everyone shouted at, and could only watch as their hard-earned family property was confiscated by the shogunate, and then rudely sent to the ship back home.

The Tokugawa shogunate's actions succeeded in infuriating the Xia court, and the Korean governor Su Fu was the first to retaliate by requesting the Hokuyo naval division to launch artillery bombardments on several coastal cities in western Japan in retaliation for the Tokugawa shogunate's misdeeds against merchants.

Immediately, the Beiyang Navy Division sailed away from Tsushima Island and haunted the waters around Kyushu Island and the western part of Honshu Island, where a fierce battle broke out with the Japanese naval forces in these waters.

It is said that it is a fierce battle, but it is better to say that it is a one-sided crushing, the Japanese navy once again felt the horror of the dimensionality reduction blow, all after the battle with the Xia Dynasty sailors, the navy army that participated in the war was basically wiped out, and only a few lucky people were able to escape from the battlefield with excellent mobility, and the terrible propaganda of the Xia army.

The heavy casualties finally made the Japanese navy know that they were afraid, and they did not dare to leave the port easily to confront the Xia army, and watched the Xia army's naval division launch a fierce artillery bombardment on several major coastal cities on the island of Kyushu.

As port after port and city were reduced to ruins under the bombardment of the Xia army, the feudal lords of Kyushu finally could not bear it anymore and united to put pressure on the Tokugawa shogunate to stop fighting with the Xia dynasty, otherwise they could not guarantee whether the Kyushu feudal lords would obey the shogunate's rule.