The new army led by Saigo Takamori arrived at Ryukyu ahead of the Huai Navy. These new troops all wore dark blue military uniforms, rounded single-brimmed hats on their heads, and calfskin armed belts.
The French muzzle-loading rifle in his hand was not equipped with Migne ammunition.
At present, Britain and France have not released the blockade on the Mini bomb.
The muzzle-loading rifles purchased by Huai Haijun were not equipped with Minie bullets.
However, this kind of ammunition is not difficult for Dong Shuheng, who has played with guns. The front-loading rifled guns currently used by the militiamen of the Huaihai Navy use Minie bullets produced by the Huaihai Navy Arsenal.
Shimazu Saibin thought he had made a big deal this time! The French would actually sell such an advanced rifle to him.
You must know that this kind of gun can shoot at enemies about 500 meters away. Of course, the only disadvantage is that the reloading is too slow. However, the new soldiers of Satsuma Domain are all from the bottom, and their training is very hard.
Just looking at their formation, it was no worse than the powerful armies in the West. This army came ashore secretly at night, and the Satsuma clan did not show off its force to the whole city.
But the whole of Naha is so big. Thousands of people landed, but they couldn't hide it from the spies of the Intelligence Department.
At this time, on the hillside next to the pier, there were two men wearing night clothes lying in the bushes. One of them had a telescope in his hand, it was Hou Hao.
"Damn it, this kid has a really good nose. He noticed that we were coming to Ryukyu so quickly. This team of soldiers may be the killer weapon of the Shimadzu family." Hou Hao complained in his heart.
"Genzi, can you recognize their rifles by looking at them?" Hou Hao handed the binoculars in his hand to the men beside him.
Genzi likes to study guns. He can tell the model and origin of many guns just by looking at them.
When the Huaihai Navy was first established, a large number of guns were imported. Due to the large quantity purchased by Dong Shuheng, foreign companies collected all the guns from various countries that could be purchased in Shanghai at that time.
Therefore, Huai Haijun, especially the current militia, uses many types of firearms. It is no exaggeration to say that the flintlock guns held by Huai Haijun are authentic "Wanguo brand".
At this time, the dock was brightly lit by torches. Most Japanese people have night blindness. Without torches, they can't even walk.
Through the telescope, Genzi was able to clearly see the rifles carried by these Japanese.
"Head, it should be a front-loading rifled gun made in France. It probably doesn't have Migne bullets. That thing is considered a treasure by the French. Whether it is for sale or not, we haven't even disclosed it." Genzi said.
"Damn French guy, you can make any money." Hou Hao cursed in his heart.
"Genzi, keep an eye on them, count their number, and see if they have artillery." Hou Hao left the boring task of counting heads to Genzi, while he paid careful attention to the surrounding movements.
The new army led by Saigo directly entered the military camp without even saying hello to the Ryukyu royal family.
Shimazu Saibin planned to hold back the Huai Navy on Ryukyu Island and defeat them.
If the Huai Navy wanted to enter Naha, the Shimazu family's troops would divide into two groups, one to block the Huai Navy's landing, and the other to capture Shuri Castle, control King Shotai, and force the Huai Navy to withdraw.
If the Huai Navy attacks by force, then the residents of the entire Shuri Castle Naha Port will be taken hostage to prevent the Huai Navy from using naval guns. Then they will rely on the port to fight the Huai Navy to the bitter end.
Shimazu Saibin's plan is not evil. Naha Port, Shuri Castle, all Han people, indigenous people, and Japanese are all flags in his hands. Even the king of Ryukyu can use them as hostages.
What he did was to make Huai Haijun hit a wall in Ryukyu. As long as he could hold off Huai Haijun, he would have time to win over more allies.
If the shogunate was willing to be a lackey of the Qing Dynasty, then Shimazu Saibin would overthrow the shogunate.
The current powerful feudal lords all have objections to the shogunate, but it is only in this photo of the Huai Navy fleet in Edo that no one dares to speak out.
As long as he can frustrate the Huai Navy in Ryukyu, he will be able to gather an army to defeat the enemy in an instant.
No matter how powerful the Huai Navy fleet is, it will never be able to go ashore.
After overthrowing the shogunate, he would thoroughly implement reforms in Japan, learn from the Western powers, form an alliance with the West, and fight against the Qing Dynasty.
A united and open Japan may not be able to challenge the Qing's dominance in the East.
Qi Bin's idea is really far-sighted and bold.
Dong Shuheng pays more attention to his own interests. He is a pragmatist.
History has taken another rapid turn under the flutter of his little wings. Therefore, Dong Shuheng did not dare to think about long-term things anymore. He just wanted to improve his strength as soon as possible.
In Dong Shuheng's heart, only his own strength is the foundation of everything. Without his own strength, everything will be in vain.
After he has accumulated enough talents, he will oust China's current "squad leader" - the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Then he will lead China to sprint to the "number one in grade" throne on earth.
This time, because he had to deal with the Americans, Dong Shuheng set off with the fleet.
A group of high-level bosses were accustomed to Dong Shuheng's "truanting" behavior.
With Hui'er accompanying his mother, Dong Shuheng didn't have to worry at all. After the assassination during the Chinese New Year, Hui'er and Wei Yuzhen became good sisters. The two often got together to say "bad things" about Dong Shuheng.
Wei Yuzhen is already engaged to Dong Shuheng. Now Wei is relieved and no longer has to worry about his daughter not getting married.
Lao Wei, who has lost his mind, now stays in Wenchang Pavilion every day to sort out the treasures that Dong Shuheng brought back from the Old Summer Palace. But he is only interested in those ancient books. Every day he leads a group of students to sort out the ancient books.
He planned to print and publish all these books to prevent them from being destroyed later. The Huaxia Museum in Yangzhou was under construction. This museum was built according to Dong Shuheng's request.
Its scale is very grand. It is not that Dong Shuheng was proud and inflated and wanted to build a large scale.
He just wanted to increase the national pride of the Chinese people through this museum. As future generations, we should remember the kindness of our ancestors.
Now under the rule of Huai Haijun, it is gradually opening up, and everyone can easily come into contact with Western things. Dong Shuheng is worried that some Western lickers will appear in a few years.
So he wants to build this big museum to collect all the good things from China so that everyone can intuitively feel the greatness of our Chinese nation.
In order to prevent the Taiping Army from launching a sudden attack when he went out, Dong Shuheng established a committee of former enemies.
It is composed of several frontline generals including Liu Qingnan, Peng Yulin, Yang Bingchun and Wang Congzhi.
They can decide whether to attack the Taiping Army.
Zeng Xianfeng and Yan Shikun continued to sit in the rear. These two old guys were used to being left behind to sit in the rear.
Before Dong Shuheng's fleet set off, two waves of people set off first.
The first wave was people from the special forces and operations bureau. Dong Shuheng was sending intelligence before his troops were deployed. How could people who came back in the 21st century not know the importance of information?
The second wave of people was the canonization mission of the Qing Dynasty. This wave of people had to prepare some props, so they set off two days later.
This is not the first time Ryukyu has been canonized, so it is not difficult to make this imperial edict true.
If you spend some money in the capital, you will naturally have someone to pick it up for you. The Lifan Yuan will borrow a small official to come down. After all, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Huaihai Navy is not familiar with this canonization ceremony.
Even though the Qing government knew that this was something Huai Haijun wanted, it did not dare to embarrass it. Now the Qing government did not dare to provoke Huai Haijun casually. To put it bluntly, everyone can live a stable life in the capital now only by relying on Huai Haijun to know how to advance or retreat.
After irritating the Huai Navy, they refused to send troops and directly cut off the food supply in the capital, and everyone had to go back to eating glutinous rice.
In this way, two days after the special forces and intelligence team settled in Naha, a canonization mission arrived at Naha Port.
The mission was traveling on a Nanyang Navy light cruiser. Although it was not a big ship, it was enough to shock the people at the port.
Naturally, the Japanese would not use their own gunboats to provoke the Huai Navy. Moreover, this time it was a large-scale conferment mission, so the Japanese had no way or reason to stop them.
Japan has been domineering in Naha for so many years, and this is not the first time that the Qing government has come to confer a title.
Therefore, the mission went ashore very smoothly. People from the Lifan Yuan followed the mission, and the corresponding ceremonial guards were well organized.
The two hundred guards who followed were also carefully selected from the Huai Navy. They were of the same height and had outstanding appearance. These two hundred people were led by a battalion commander.
This number is not randomly arranged. It should be based on the size and number of the guards of the conferred envoys in the past.
If Dong Shuheng directly sent 2,000 men up there, the Japanese would definitely jump over the wall.
The two hundred people followed the envoy into Shuri Castle, and no one had anything to say. The Japanese learned from China, so they naturally knew these etiquettes.
However, these two hundred infantry guards set fire to Naha Port at once. They were wearing Huaihai Navy military green uniforms, with armed belts on their waists. They carried backpacks on their backs, and the rifles in their hands were all on their shoulders.
"Brothers, the angels from the court are here. Everyone has gone out to see it. Do you want to go and see it too?" Shopkeeper Hu said to Wang Qiao and the others in the inn.
Wang Qiao said something was wrong, smiled and went back to the room, thinking: "It's easy for you, why is it not my turn to do such a shameless thing?"
Shopkeeper Hu was also wondering in his heart. These people had been eating and sleeping for the past two days, but they hadn't seen anything serious to do.
But he didn't say much, and instead took his son and daughter out to watch the fun.
When the angel arrives, it will make the Han people in Naha look good.
Huai Haijun's uniforms are similar to the style of Chinese tunic suits of later generations, with buttons all the way to the neck. These young men look very energetic when wearing them.
As expected, the saying goes, a man relies on his clothes and a horse relies on his saddle.
Neat footsteps clicked on the stone pavement of the pier.
An old man rubbed his yellow eyes and said, "Is this the army of the Celestial Empire?"
"Hey, grandpa, didn't you see the guard of honor in front of me? It says envoy of the Qing Dynasty." said a young man.
"It's different, it's so different!" the old man murmured to himself.
Although they were far away from their homeland, although they were considered abandoned by the Qing Dynasty, they themselves did not know which country they were from.
When these Han people in Naha saw the majestic angel team, they couldn't help but feel a strong sense of pride. Some old people even burst into tears.
People spontaneously knelt down and worshiped the angels' procession, and the bright yellow dragon flag symbolizing the dignity of the heaven was flapping in the wind.
The daughter of the Hu family looked at those mighty guards like a nymphomaniac, her cheeks slightly red.
Shopkeeper Hu's son took a fancy to that military uniform and fantasized about wearing that military uniform and walking on the street to attract the attention of all people.
"Dad, if my son wants to be a soldier, he should be a soldier of the Qing Dynasty." Shopkeeper Hu's son pointed at the guard team and said.
"Go home and go see the shop. If you go to be a soldier, who will open our inn?" Old Hu glared and cursed.