king of war

Chapter 100 Dongying proclaims his vassal and Chongzhen enthrones (seeking the first order)

After much deliberation, Qin Rongshuai finally sent a fleet to Dongying Edo to be on the safe side.

Because the distance is relatively short, the route of the fleet is familiar, and there is Jeju Island as a transit point in the middle.

In this way, the navy and army's ocean-going deployment tactics can be exercised, and at the same time, the effect of the new steam sail warship can be tested.

Liaodong's navy steam sail fleet carried [-] marines all the way eastward, and after replenishing on Jeju Island, they arrived in Dongying.

The Dongying fishermen along the way were shocked when they saw this strange fleet, because they had never seen a ship emitting black smoke, and thought the ship had caught fire.

When the fleet arrived at the open sea of ​​Edo port, the Tokugawa shogunate sent a few small boats to check the situation. After taking a closer look, they were shocked to find that the flags of the Sun, Moon and Dragon of the Ming Dynasty were all hung on the boats.

But at this time, the Ming Dynasty and Dongying were the largest maritime trade partners, and merchant ships from the Ming Dynasty often came over. They just wondered why these ships were smoking.

A warrior who knew Chinese shouted, "Do you need help?"

Li Yuanfang picked up the telescope and looked at the port, and said in a cold voice: "Crash over, and when we get close to the port, just open fire!"

As the orders were passed, the steam engines increased their firepower, and the fleet suddenly accelerated, knocking over nearby boats, blocking the passage of the port without hesitation, and fired a salvo at the city in the distance.

The 150 mm caliber artillery is already the most powerful weapon in this era. The heavy shells traveled a distance of five kilometers and ruthlessly pierced into the largest building in Edo Castle, the Mansion of the Great General.

For a moment, the ground in Edo City was shaken. Many people thought it was an earthquake and ran away in fright. When they heard the deafening explosion, they saw that Tokugawa's General's Mansion had turned into a sea of ​​flames.

The second-generation general Tokugawa Hidetada and his son Tokugawa Iemitsu were killed in the house without even realizing what happened.

Date Masamune led his vassals and samurai to rush over to rescue him, but the artillery fire was so intense that no one else could approach him at all.

His retainer Oniwa Tsunamoto volunteered to rush in to rescue the general, but then led several samurai wearing armor and shouting "board" and were blown to pieces.

For a while, everyone was silent, kneeling on the ground and weeping bitterly at the burning Tokugawa General's Mansion, and some directly performed the ancestral suicide technique of belly cutting.

At this moment of panic, three thousand marines landed with muskets on their shoulders.

Date Masamune reacted after receiving the news, and hurriedly led a team of samurai to intercept it.I just saw the marines carrying muskets, and before they could shout the slogan, they were shot to death by random shots.

Then the ashigaru who assembled were blown up by a burst of shells before they could see the enemy.

In less than an hour, the leaders and armed forces of Edo were defeated, and the other retainers either left jade pieces to resist or fled one after another.

The Marine Corps easily occupied the largest city and trading port in Japan, and at the same time began to build fortifications and put up notices to appease merchants from other countries.

Among them, the merchants in the Ming Dynasty were the calmest. They had the most dealings with Liaodong, and they knew the style of the Liaodong army very well. Some merchants even spontaneously donated materials to the Liaodong army and asked if they needed other help.

Naturally, Li Yuanfang never refused the supplies, and accepted them all with a smile. As for the help, there was no need for it.

In the following month, another three thousand marines arrived one after another, like an iron bucket operated by Edo.

Emperor Gomizuo sent people to question the Ming army's intentions in occupying Edo. If they did not retreat quickly, they would send people to the capital to complain.

Li Yuanfang didn't say anything, and just handed Qin Rongshuai's handwriting to the messenger.

First, recognize Ezo Island as the territory of the Ming Dynasty.

Second, return the ceded five islands of Ryukyu, withdraw all Dongying people from Ryukyu, and pay 100 million taels of silver to Ryukyu.

Third, cancel the title of emperor, and proclaim your minister as the king of the Japanese country.

Fourth, a compensation of 1000 million taels of silver is required for the fleet's losses.

Fifth, cancel tariffs on trade with Liaodong and sign a free trade agreement.

Sixth, open ten treaty ports and lease Edo to Liaodong for 99 years.

The term is three months, and there is no room for bargaining.

How could Emperor Gomizuo dare to agree? He was a puppet anyway, so he simply kept silent.

Seeing that the emperor did not speak, a large number of daimyo jumped out, under the banner of respecting the king and resisting the Ming, assembled an army of kings, claiming to be millions, and came to Edo to kill.

Looking at the Ashigaru samurai all over the mountains and plains, shouting slogans, that scene made the Marine Corps' scalp numb.

But Li Yuanfang's expression did not change at all. With a light wave of his hand, the artillery group began to cover with blanket artillery fire.

In an instant, the outside of Edo Castle turned into a hell of blood and fire.

Intense artillery fire plowed the ground for several kilometers around them. Countless daimyo army Ashigaru samurai were turned into pieces, and the entire ground was covered with flesh and blood.

Looking at the scene like a Shura field, Emperor Gomizuo suddenly understood.

This emperor is not right.

Then they sent envoys to request a truce, and then quickly signed the treaty and stamped it with a great seal.

So Li Yuanfang returned to Liaodong with a lot of money, and the signed treaty and the Japanese mission returned with the ship.

Qin Rongshuai carefully collected the money and the treaty, and then casually dismissed the Japanese envoys and asked them to go directly to the capital.

After the Japanese mission arrived in the capital, they professed their vassal status and presented their credentials, willing to become a vassal of the Ming Dynasty and establish a tributary relationship.

Apocalypse Long Yan was very happy, and immediately approved it.

Afterwards, Qin Rongshuai was sent a commendation decree, encouraging him to act faithfully and not to disappoint the former emperor's intention of entrusting him to the orphan.

Qin Rongshuai was a little confused when he saw this imperial edict. When did Emperor Taichang leave me alone?

Later, he thought about it and was afraid that Tianqi would not be having a good time at this time.

At this time, Lu Wenzhao suddenly sent someone to secretly deliver a message to him, and the emperor fell into the water again.

Qin Rongshuai was completely confused. Why did he fall into the water again?
This is the third one. Are you people addicted to killing the emperor?
Why can't we change the method?

On July 23rd of the fourth year of Tianqi, the emperor and the Qianqing Palace summoned King Xin's ministers. At this time, Tianqi's body was bruised and swollen, and he was dying. He tried hard to hold King Xin's hand and said: "My brother is regarded as Yao and Shun, and the Ming Dynasty is yours... "

King Xin burst into tears immediately, holding the apocalypse and refused to let go, and refused to ascend the throne no matter what.

Many ministers in the cabinet were so anxious that they were sweating profusely. The country could not live without a king for a day. They forced King Xin to get on the dragon throne. King Xin shouted, "I won't suffer this, I won't suffer this."

Liu Yishui, the cabinet scholar, hurriedly persuaded: "Your Majesty, stop making trouble, it's almost over, it's almost over!"

Ye Xianggao's eyes darkened when he heard this, and he passed out on the ground.

Amid the chaos, Zhu Youjian ascended the throne, with the reign title Chongzhen, and the Donglin Party members continued to form a government.

At this time, the morale of the government and the public was greatly boosted, and public opinion was high. They were optimistic that Zhu Youjian would be the king of the Ming Dynasty and the resurgence of the Ming Dynasty.

Once again, the crowd is in full swing.

Then the first decree was to levy Liao pay.

　Sorry, I made an mistake at noon. It was supposed to be released at 12 o'clock, but it was not launched until 1 o'clock. I found out after automatically updating a chapter, so I deleted it quickly. I'm sorry everyone.

　　Because the listing was too hasty this time, I just received the notice yesterday, and I didn’t prepare anything. The previous saved manuscripts were used up this week, and I haven’t had time to save them. Today, they are all in cash.But don't worry everyone, today's fifth update will be the bottom line, and I will try my best to add updates!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)