1850 American Gold Baron

Chapter 275 Fire!

"The United States and Japan are currently in a state of war. Let me tell your lord that he has two choices, either to welcome us into Nagasaki in glory, or to wait for us to bombard Nagasaki with cannons!"

With a tough attitude, Liang Yao issued an ultimatum to the Hizen Saga Domain who was responsible for guarding Nagasaki.

The young retainer Oki Qiao Ren, wearing a kimono and wearing wooden clogs, looked around curiously on the Roland. After receiving Liang Yao's ultimatum, he returned to Nagasaki by boat and reported to Nabeshima Naomasa.

"Master, these Westerners are very arrogant and rude. They say that we have already started a war with them, and they want us to welcome them into Nagasaki, otherwise they will fight with us."

"Osawa-kun, the day I was most worried about has come."

Nabeshima Naomasa said to Nagasaki Osawa Yasutetsu on the side, with a hint of reluctance in his tone.

"Are we in Japan going to repeat the same mistakes that the Qing Dynasty made ten years ago?"

The Feidon incident, the outbreak of the Opium War, and the disastrous defeat of the Qing Dynasty at the hands of the British army all made Namasa Nabeshima nervous.

Naomasa Nabeshima especially likes to collect information about Britain and the Qing Dynasty. He knows very well what treaties the Qing Dynasty signed after the war, what losses it suffered, and what territories it ceded. Of course, the more he knows, the more Namasa Nabeshima will know.

The more fearful they are, the more insecure they become, fearing that Japan will become the next Qing Dynasty.

The Feito time and the Qing Dynasty's disastrous defeat in the Opium War were also the motivation for Namasa Nabeshima to strengthen the coastal defense of Nagasaki.

Namasaki Nabeshima clearly understood that as Japan's only trading port, Nagasaki would bear the brunt of the British invasion.

But what Namasa Nabeshima didn't expect was that his imaginary enemy, Britain, did not come, but the United States came first.

A few months ago, Namasa Nabeshima had received the United States' declaration of war through Tanguan, and reported it to the shogun in time. However, those bugs in Edo did not take the United States' declaration of war seriously, let alone pay attention to it.

Pay attention to this matter.

Even though Naomasa Nabeshima was well prepared, he still felt a little flustered when he saw the large black ship of the Americans approaching Nagasaki with his own eyes.

"I once asked the Dutch people in the Orchid Hall about the situation in the United States. The Dutch said that the United States is alone outside the European continent. It is the barbarian of the European continent, a foreign land, a barbaric country, and there is nothing to fear."

Ze Kangzhe said.

"Osawa-kun, you cannot believe what the Dutch say. Even if the United States is a foreign land and a barbaric country as they call it, I think the American warships are much stronger than the Dutch warships."

Naomasa Nabeshima doesn't know much about the distant country of America, but he still has basic judgment ability.

He was fond of studying Dutch and had boarded a Dutch warship to inspect, so he still had some superficial understanding of Western ships.

Recently, steamships that are not powered by sails are the cutting-edge ships of the Westerners, and many of these warships stationed outside Nagasaki have no sails, and the chimneys on top of the ships are spewing billowing black smoke.

I think these ships were steam ships. The Dutch also had steam ships in Nagasaki, but compared to the huge steam battleships of the Americans, the Dutch steam ships seemed a bit small.

The Dutch are currently the only Western trading country authorized by the shogunate. They naturally hope to maintain the status quo and monopolize trade with Japan. Therefore, in Nabeshima Naomasa's view, the Dutch's words cannot be fully trusted.

"Master, how should we reply to those Americans?" Oki Qiaoren asked Nabeshima Naomasa for instructions, and then added as if he suddenly remembered something, "Master, an American general, seems to be from the Tang Dynasty."

"American Tang general?"

There were Tang generals in the American army, which confused Nabeshima Naomasa, but Nabeshima Naomasa soon gave the order.

"Tell the samurai on the outer fort that the time has come for them to serve their country! If American warships insist on entering Nagasaki, use our cannons to drive them out of Nagasaki!"

"Yes! Patriarch!" Da Mu Qiaoren accepted the order and left.

After Oki Qiao Ren left, Nabeshima Naomasa, who had just given the order, was very worried. He held tightly in his hand the sword that Tokugawa Kesada had given him when the Nagasaki Outer Fortress was completed. He closed his eyes and prayed: Amaterasu, God,

Let the divine wind bless your people again.

"Damn it! These bastards don't like soft things!"

After receiving Namasa Nabeshima's reply refusing to allow the fleet to enter Nagasaki, Liang Yao became furious.

Perry was relatively calm: "The ruler of Japan is in Edo. We can bypass Nagasaki and go directly to Edo to convey our demands to the shogun."

Liang Yao shook his head and said: "If we can't even cure the Hizen Saga Domain, the Tokugawa shogunate will not take us seriously. Since Nabeshima Naomasa doesn't know how to praise and refuses us to enter Nagasaki, we can just take this opportunity.

Teach Nabeshima a lesson, kill the chicken to show the monkey, set an example for the other vassals, and let them know the price of rejecting me, America!"

"What if the Japanese resist tenaciously and cannot take Nagasaki for a while?" Perry expressed his concerns.

"There is no if." Liang Yao said in an unquestionable tone.

If he can't even deal with the Hizen Saga Domain, he should just go back to California as soon as possible.

It is true that the Hizen Saga Domain is a strong domain, but it is only a force. According to the information provided to him by Liang Sen and the merchants of Tang Palace, the Hizen Saga Domain's troops deployed in Nagasaki will not exceed 3,000 at most.

people, half of whom are still on the outer fort.

When attacking Nagasaki, Liang Yao and others had no disadvantage in terms of military strength.

"Sven, order all ships to bombard the external forts!"

Liang Yao ignored Perry who was still hesitating and gave the order decisively.

Without the support of Perry's American East India Fleet, he was still able to land at Nagasaki and force the Hizen-Saga Domain to surrender.

"Yes! Colonel!"

Sven excitedly accepted Liang Yao's order.

August 13, 1852, was an unusual day for Nagasaki and even Japan as a whole.

On this day, American warships from across the ocean opened fire on the Nagasaki Outer Fortress, opening the gate of Nagasaki and kicking open the gate of Japan.

Before the defenders on the outer fort could react, shells shot through the air one after another and exploded on their fort.

The external fort launched a counterattack, but the smoothbore cannon, accuracy, and range were different from the French rifled naval guns equipped on the Roland, Chaoyong, and Yangwei ships.

Even though the Outer Eye Fort had advantages in terrain and numbers, in the exchange of fire with Liang Yao's fleet, the Outer Eye Fort was still at a disadvantage.

Most of the solid shells fired by the iron cannons on the outer fort landed hundreds of meters away from the Roland, causing waves of spray and unable to reach the Roland at all.

Of course, even if it reaches Liang Yao, there is no need to worry. The Roland is not a purely wooden-hulled warship. The sides of the ship are wrapped with a thick layer of cast iron.

Even if those solid shells hit, they will not cause fatal damage to the Roland.

And each of the explosive bombs fired by the Roland towards the Outer Fortress could kill the Japanese soldiers on the Outer Fortress.

"Mississippi! Saskatchewan! Plymouth! Saratoga! Aim at the external battery and fire!"

Liang Yao privately ordered the firing, which made Perry, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, dissatisfied, thinking that Liang Yao did not take him, the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Expeditionary Force, seriously.

After Roland, super brave, opened fire on the three ships, Perry was not to be outdone and gave the order to open fire to the four warships of the American East India Fleet.

(End of chapter)