The Changzhou Domain bombarded the ship, and the Emperor Xiaoming was very happy, and he said: The Changzhou Domain's move will show off the country's prestige overseas! All feudal domains must be reinforced, and the work of slaughter must be carried out quickly.

The shogun, Tokugawa Ieshige, was furious, and privately called Matsudaira Rongbao, the guardian of Kyoto: Yuyi compensation and negotiation of the closure of the port, seeing that everything was done, but the Choshu Domain, ignoring the announcement of the war, lightly started the war, which is very hateful.

Matsudaira Rongbaodao: General Qiyu, the fire of the Yiyi is getting more and more intense, even if you kill one or two of the Gongyi, it will not help. The Mibu group Kondo Yong detective report, the shelling of Shimonoseki, the initiator, the Choshu ronin Kusaka Genruiya, this person has now changed his name and surname, hidden into Luo, please ask the general to ask my emperor to kill him.

Tokugawa Ishige Road: His people are clever and eloquent, and they are deeply loved by our emperor and the ministers. It's not easy to kill this person! Immediately after the shogun was informed, Hitotsubashi Yoshiki, and the president of political affairs, Matsudaira Yoshinaga, the long feudal bombardment, and the beginning of the rebellion, Edo should have done it as soon as possible, and there was no way to breed vines, and it was difficult to make vines difficult.

Yoshiki Hitotsubashi and Yoshinaga Matsudaira received the invitation and made another appointment to meet with the acting British minister, John. Neil.

Hitotsubashi Keiki has not yet spoken, John. Neil said angrily: I deeply regret and disappoint the British Empire! May I ask Mr. Yoshiki Hitotsubashi, what is the reason for the Choshu Domain's brazen shelling of the ships of our friendly countries in the Shimonoseki Strait? Has the country declared war?

Hitotsubashi rejoices: Declaring war? It's impossible, it's a ronin! Mr. Neil should not be foolish.

John. Nierdao: The murderer of the Satsuma Domain, who has not yet been brought to justice, and the Changzhou ronin has made waves again. Since Mr. Yoshiki Hitotsubashi is powerless to stop it, the Imperial Warship is determined to clear the portal.

Commander of the British East India Fleet, August. Cooper said: Bullying the soft and fearing the hard, human nature, Mr. Yoshiki Ichibashi, please tell Choshu and Satsuma that the combined fleet of the British Empire and the Netherlands, the United States and France is coming, I don't know if the people of Erguo still dare to do anything wrong!

On July 18, 1863, the U.S. warship Wyoming arrived in the Shimonoseki Sea, and the Choshu battleships Migo Maru, Gengshin Maru, Guihai Maru, and Bingchen Maru made a joint attack and routinely intercepted them.

The Wyoming fired a long shot short, and when the Choshu battleship sailed into range, it opened fire. The guns of the Changshu battleship were inferior, and in less than an hour, the Rengo Maru and the Gengshen Maru sank one after another, the Bingchen Maru was seriously damaged and ran aground, and the Guihai Maru escaped in embarrassment. The Wyoming took advantage of the situation to bombard the shore-based batteries and blockade the Shimonoseki Strait.

The lord of the Chōshū domain, Maori Jingqin, was shocked, and urgently summoned the chief minister Maori, saying: If there is no navy, can the army fight?

Maori Nengchen said: The range of shore artillery and naval artillery is not as good as Yi, the army's heart is turbulent, and it will be defeated if it fights again!

The royal secretary of the Qin Academy, Takasugi Jin, made the above statement: Enlighten the lord, all those who fight, with the right fit, with the odd victory. The naval artillery is not as good as the Yi, and I can reach the night attack; The shore artillery is not as good as Yi, I can give up the outside to take the inside, close the door and fight the dog; The morale of the army is turbulent, I can recruit new soldiers and fight again!

Maori respectfully said: If the artillery is attacked, the Pan soldiers will be defeated, what kind of system will it become! Passing on my military order, Takasugi Jinsaku immediately formed an army and quickly went to Shimonoseki to defend against the enemy.

Before Takasugi Jinsaku's army was built, the French combined fleet arrived, and 36 heavy guns were fired together, and the Choshu shore-based battery collapsed in an instant. The feudal soldiers were frightened and dispersed in a hurry. The French artillery coordinated with each other, captured the fort, and then seized the houses, set fire to vent their anger, and showed off many times before leaving.

The French ships retreated, and Mao Li, the lord of the Chōshōshō domain, sighed and said: The artillery is fierce, and it is very difficult to stop.

The royal secretary of the Qin Academy, Takasugi Jinzuo, said: The lord of Qi, the odd army is about to become an army, and the shore-based fort is also being repaired. The lord can follow the imperial decree of the emperor, send troops to garrison the Ogura domain on the other side, and build a platform to place artillery, and the base fort on our shore is a horn for each other.

Maori respectfully said: It is not a day's work to build a platform and build artillery, and if you fight again in the near future, it will be difficult to succeed. Although there is an edict from our emperor, there is no movement in the vassals, which is very chilling.

Takasugi Jinsaku said: Enlighten the lord, once you have the beginning, you must not give up easily! Investigation, Yingyi swore to avenge the revenge of Mai Village, seven warships, has arrived close to the Satsuma Domain, at that time more than 100 huge cannons bombarded, where to go in the Satsuma Domain, where to go to the country.

In mid-July, the Acting Minister of Great Britain, John Brown. Neil and the commander of the British East India Fleet, Augustus. Guber led seven warships to Kagoshima Bay.

Shimazu Hisamitsu, the head of the Satsuma domain, panicked, and all the retainers also said that peace was precious.

Imperial small Nato Okubo Li tried his best to disagree with the public, and said: Qi Yu Lord, the killing of Shengmai Village is a matter of course. Seeking perfection is insulting to the national body.

Shimazu Hisamitsu: If you fight, what are the odds of winning?

Okuboli Channel: The lord of enlightenment, almost no chance of winning, and then bent his knees and surrendered, we are all meat on the ground, to be slaughtered.

Shimazu Hisamitsu said: Passed on my military order, the guns were loaded, the feudal soldiers poured out, and lined up to resist the enemy.

Okubo Passage: Enlighten the lord, Yi ship cannon range, twice as far away, and the wave battle will be defeated. Show it to be false, open it to benefit, and then to send it, or there is a chance to win.

Shimazu Hisamitsumichi: Yes! To confuse or lure the enemy, I do it myself. The matter of rejecting the enemy in a queue is fully coordinated by Raul.

Shimazu Hisamitsu said, and immediately sent a messenger to bring meat, fish, vegetables and vegetables to contact.

The messenger was ordered to board the ship, and John. Neil submitted his credentials and said: hand over the murderer involved in the case, pay 25,000 pounds in compensation, and the matter will be closed.

The envoy did not dare to agree, so he quickly disembarked and replied truthfully.

Shimazu Hisamitsu said: Take someone to pay the silver, everything is over, and it is also happy!

The translator Fukuzawa Yuji said: Enlighten the lord, and the one who Yingyi asks for is the lord.

Shimazu Hisamitsumichi: How unreasonable!

Okuboli Passage: The Lord of the Enlightenment, the Great War is inevitable, this place is within the range of the cannons, and I implore the Lord to move to the Thousand Eyes Temple.

Shimazu Hisamitsu said: As soon as the war starts, the lives will be ruined, and it is not easy to talk about war unless it is absolutely necessary. The change of Shengmai Village, Yingyi collided first, and our state is indeed not responsible. I want to ask Yingyi to land and negotiate, how about it?

Okubo Passage: If the Lord of Qi and the Minister of Yingyi dare to abandon the ship and land in the city to negotiate, this matter may have a turnaround.

On August 13th, the negotiators boarded the British ship again and invited John Brown. Neil and the others entered the city to discuss.

John. Neil refused, saying: There is no need to discuss this matter again, pay the money for the murder, and the imperial fleet will retreat.

The messenger said: In the Shengmai Village incident, our state acted in accordance with the rules and did not have any responsibility at all.

Augustus. Cooper: In that case, I would like to inform the lord of the Er domain that we will anchor the ship one kilometer from the castle town, and that Erbang is not responsible for anything beyond the range of the British Empire's guns.

The British ships advanced step by step, and Okubo Ritsu did not show weakness, and immediately sent the envoy Nara Hara Kizaemon and others to pretend to be envoys to board the ship and sneak attack.

Augustus. Cooper saw through it, and was furious, and personally led the warship into the shallows, captured three steam warships of the Satsuma Domain, and moved the fleet to the coast of Yokoyama Village and Koike Village.

The captain of the British flagship Yuriari hurriedly persuaded him: Our ship has come within the range of the enemy's guns, and if the enemy counterattacks, there will be more luck than luck.

Augustus. Ku Pao said: Capture the three ships, don't hear their voices, the enemy is intimidating us, and there is no liver and gall.