New Shun 1730

At the top of the mountain, there was an embarrassing meeting.

Dahei Feisheng and Taifu Lin Antao were looking at Shi Shiyong with big eyes and small eyes, thinking that they had seen it wrong. They looked at each other for a long time, and then they were sure that it was the horseman and archer from the Tang Dynasty whom they had seen in Edo.

Shi Shiyong was wearing the official uniform of a military general. He raised his head and said, "Long time no see."

Dahei was so competitive that he was sure this was Shishi Yong, so he felt relieved in his heart. Since he came from the Tang Dynasty, at least he would not be a Catholic, so his biggest worries could be put aside.

Shi Shiyong knew the skills of Taifu Lin An next to him, so he stood in front of Liu Yu. The guard next to him also took out a flintlock short gun in case of any eventuality.

Liu Yu saw the awkward situation, so he spoke first: "I am Liu Yu, the emperor's imperial envoy to Ying Suobo and Jinghai Jiedushi. Why don't you, ministers of a small country, worship the count of the emperor when you see him?"

Dahei was competitive and determined that he was an official figure of the Tang Dynasty. Just when he was about to say something about not bowing, he was kicked hard in the knees by the guards beside him and made him kneel on the ground.

The two of them were so humiliated that they wanted to fight to the death, but thinking that they still had a mission, they had to hold back.

"The Earl of Tang, why did you come to the Land of the Rising Sun?"

"What I did was two things. One was that the people of the Satsuma Domain invaded Ryukyu, which belonged to the Celestial Domain. The Holy Emperor was furious and ordered me to patrol Ryukyu. I was about to go to Edo and asked the shogun how to deal with the Satsuma Domain? Furthermore, I was about to go to Edo. , the shogunate should also send hostages to the imperial court to make peace with Ryukyu, otherwise the emperor will be angry and millions of people will be killed in this small country!"

After talking a lot, and seeing that the two of them were angry, Liu Yu said again: "The second thing is that I am entrusted by someone. Originally, I should go to the Satsuma clan. Kagoshima is the best, or go directly to Edo.”

"But, I have a friend who turned out to be a retainer of the Chosogabe clan. Later, your lord, the Yamauchi clan, took over this place. It is said that he killed all the retainers of the Chosougabe clan. I heard that he even held a fake sumo wrestling tournament. , and also built a celebration building? While waiting for the old ministers of the Changzong clan to come and see it, they lit the gunpowder below and killed many people. "

"Even if there are people who are lucky enough to survive, they are still very discriminated against in Tosa. Some people fled to the Celestial Empire. I had a very pleasant conversation with him. After hearing about this and being entrusted by him, I came here to seek justice from the Yamauchi clan."

The attendants and officers on the side all grew up listening to "The Legend of Heroes", and the words "Qinggong Tower" were familiar to them.

Dashun is naturally also a story about various black Qinggong Towers. Everyone is holding back their laughter. Master Xindao is still somewhat attentive. At least he is talking about the sumo wrestling competition...

After saying this, Dahei's competitive face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Some gossips in Tosa do indeed have stories about killing former ministers in sumo wrestling tournaments. This kind of conspiracy story has always been very popular in the market.

But the problem is...their family ancestor was not only a retainer of the Chosougabu clan, but also a branch of the Chosonggabu clan. He even died for the Chosougabu clan in the Battle of Hujigawa.

In any case, the new lord of the feudal lord, the Yamauchi clan, was indeed not good to the old ministers of the Chosoga clan, and the old ministers of the Chosoga clan rebelled every day. The original "one-collar-equipped system" implemented by Tosa means that those with more than 300 acres of land must produce a fully armored warrior, which is a bit like the Fubing system. These people were all local gangsters, but later the peasants and soldiers were separated and they were discriminated against. The new feudal lord bribed some of the upper class, and the lower class were given to rural scholars. If each of them did not rebel against the Yamauchi clan, it would be a real loss of talent.

On the one hand, Dahei was competitive and felt that Liu Yu was humiliating his family, which had betrayed its old master.

On the other hand, I also understand that the contradictions within the Tosa Domain are huge. The old tribes of the old feudal lords have indeed received some unfair treatment. If an uprising is really based on this reason, I am afraid that some countrymen will really stand on Dashun's side. Bian, this is very possible.

Liu Yu just made a joke and found an excuse to find something to do for the Tosa Domain.

Dahei was so competitive that he didn't know whether what Liu Yu said was true or false, and it sounded quite similar. Thinking about it again, it is impossible for a count of the Tang Dynasty to tell nonsense. Is it possible that someone really escaped to the Tang Dynasty after the lockdown?

"Earl of Tang, what is the name of this warrior?"

"Sakamoto Ryoma."

After muttering a name casually, Dahei thought about it for a long time, but he had never heard of such a person.

He wanted to say something else, but Liu Yu said: "I heard that the Japanese country did not practice benevolent governance and lacked education, so I came here to have a look. I also saw that this place is good and is quite suitable for building a city and a military port for the emperor's ships to stay. , and by the way, I can educate the people of Tosa. If you can return quickly and report back to Yamauchi Goshiki, I will say that since Urado Castle is the old city of the Choso Gabe clan, and I have been entrusted by the old clan, this place belongs to me. "

"I guess you have never heard of my name. You can go to Edo and ask Tokugawa Yoshimune, I have met him."

"I was present for the reform of Xiangbao, and I proposed the proposal for the sweet potato relief. Last time you were in famine, I sent a lot of rice to Nagasaki. Maybe you two have eaten the rice I sent."

A few casual words completely ignited the anger of the two people, especially the words that showed no respect for their lord and general.

Liu Yu took a step back, signaled the guards to let them go, waved his hand and said: "Go back and report the news quickly, I will wait here. If your lord doesn't come, it's useless, I won't leave. see a visitor out!"

The guards pushed the two men down the mountain. Liu Yu took out his pocket watch to check the time and arranged: "Don't worry about the night attack tonight. They can't organize it so fast. Leave a sentry and tell the brothers to hurry up." It’s time to rest and take advantage of the good weather tonight to measure the longitude and latitude.”

The naval officers and cadets around him were already familiar with Liu Yu's way of doing things. Thinking about the nonsense he just made, Chen Qinghai couldn't help laughing and said: "The reason you found is really..."

"What is it really? You have too little experience and have too many excuses. I don't have to look for them. It just leaves a little psychological shadow for the Tosa Domain and deepens the gap between the old ministers and the new ministers. This gap is already there, and it goes with the flow. Just to deepen it.”

Chen Qinghai looked at the surrounding terrain and praised: "Your Majesty's vision in choosing a military port is really good. This place is indeed suitable as a military port, especially Urado Castle. However, if we retreat and come back in the future, the Japanese must be on guard."

Liu Yu shook his head.

"We will not withdraw for the time being. The Marines will stay here for the time being. I estimate that Tosa Domain will soon gather troops to retake this place. There will be heavy casualties and it will not be captured. I will cause some trouble here, and five hundred people will guard it. In such a place, leaving two warships to block the sea route and wait until September or October before withdrawing will make the Japanese think that we are preparing to land on Shikoku Island. "

"When it comes to defending the coast, it's better to believe that we have something than nothing. If this battle is fought well, the Japanese will understand the strength of our army, so that they will not dare to act alone and can only wait for the army to assemble. When the army assembles, It takes time, and the coast is full of loopholes, and we don’t dare to risk an attack, and we don’t have the navy. What would you do if it were you?”

Chen Qinghai thought carefully about Liu Yu's question. The prerequisites were given. After putting himself in the shoes of the shogun, he nodded and said, "I understand."

"If I were the shogun and saw this situation, I would have to order all the ministries not to advance lightly. And our army can land at any time. He doesn't know when and where our army is. He doesn't have a navy, so he is extremely afraid of a sea blockade."

"That's why we need one army on Kyushu Island, tens of thousands of people; one army on Shikoku Island, tens of thousands of people; and most of them are reserved for Edo Castle. If Du Feng's attack goes smoothly, a mobile force will also be reserved south of Ezo. troops."

"In this case, the entire army will be divided into at least four. Otherwise, it is likely to be divided by the navy, resulting in the inability to cross the sea. Without a navy, it can only assemble mobile corps and deploy them in different areas to cope with changes in the situation."

"The Marine Corps has many artillery, and the shogunate must know that the city cannot be defended. Therefore, we cannot shrink our troops and defend the city everywhere. We can only assemble field mobile troops and mobilize them at any time."

Liu Yu smiled and pointed at his head and said: "Those staff officers in the army still cannot truly understand the importance of the navy. The plan they made is purely army thinking. Fortunately, they still studied with me in Weihai. It’s been so long.”

"The reason why I went to Edo was to let the Japanese know that I could land anywhere. Kyushu Island, Shikoku Island, near Edo Castle, and even Ezo."

"The reason why I stayed in Tosa is to let the Japanese know that our army is so strong in the field that they have to divide the troops into mobile corps as you said. Otherwise, why should the Japanese infantry have two legs? Run over the sail?"

"That's why I angered the Tosa Domain and asked the people of the Tosa Domain to quickly send troops to fight. After fighting, I realized that the heavenly soldiers are invincible if they are less than a thousand. Only if these points are achieved can the shogunate be forced to do what we want. deploy."

Chen Qinghai whispered: "What if they don't come to fight?"

"That's easy. Find those interpreters, go to the towns below to promote benevolence, righteousness and morality, and let the local people do 'yikui'. The people don't know how, but I can teach them. Dividing rice from granaries and burning usury notes are the methods of starting a business for this dynasty. , I will still do it.”

"There are also those remnants of the old feudal lord era who are willing to come and listen. They may be more afraid of our words than attacking the city. I guarantee that we will attack within three days."

Understanding the strategy involved, Master Chen Qinghai Xindao was indeed ruthless in his actions.

So he said goodbye to Liu Yu. As the battle commander of the fleet, he could not sleep on the shore at night and had to return to the ship.

Early on the next morning, one-third of the gunners from each warship were mobilized, landed at Urado Castle, and pulled all the Marines' heavy artillery to the mountain one by one.

Although the buildings on the mountain have been demolished, the bases are still there and are very flat; the timber is gone, but the broken walls are still there. The command troops deployed gun emplacements and built simple parapets.

Before Tosa Domain's troops could gather, they cut down all the trees that affected the shooting range, and either set up tents or used them to make fires for warmth at night.

The eighteen-pound guns pulled up to the mountain were all aimed at the river. Because of this headland, the fleet could not block the river, but the guns on the mountain could completely block the river.

The remaining artillery was aimed at the only possible attack direction, to the west of Urado Castle. The three directions of east, south and northeast are all within the coverage of warships. Liu Yu is sure that he will turn around here and wait until he leaves in the future. Japan must build forts here, but there will be no point in building them by then. Well, I'm not stupid, why do I have to rush to such a dangerous place?

There are a total of 500 marines on the mountain, and one-third of the gunners deployed by the warships are also nearly 300. This way of defending the city with the help of the terrain and attacking the city has almost no cannons, and even iron cannons and bird guns may not be too many, and our own side has many The fleet supported the city defense battle to completely control the sea power, and Liu Yu was full of confidence.

…………

In Kochi Castle, when Daikoku Hosatsu told the important retainers who stayed behind about Liu Yu's situation in Urado Castle, the faces of these retainers became extremely ugly.

The Ryukyu matter has nothing to do with Tosa Domain. Just go and fight Satsuma. Or go to Edo to ask for accountability, it doesn't matter. It would be better to conquer Edo, and the outer daimyo would be eager to do so.

What really worries these retainers who stayed behind is what Daikoku Hosatsu said about the situation of Tosa Domain's samurai. This is what Tosa Domain fears the most.

"In my opinion, the samurai should be gathered, imprisoned and monitored. If there is any unusual movement, they can be killed first."

"If the Tang people come to attack at that time, they may be internal accomplices and cause chaos. They must be traitors."