Chapter 172 Anti-American Aid Japan? (Crescent Moon
It only takes two days to set sail from Naha and ride the wind and waves all the way to Edo Bay.
In addition to the three days that Zhang Wenhan had helped to obtain before, and excluding the one-day time difference for Dong Shuheng to receive the news, it meant that Dong Shuheng only had four days to prepare.
It takes another day to board the ship from Ibusuki to Edo. When Dong Shuheng arrived in Edo, he only had three days.
In order to rush for time, and to prevent the Satsuma Domain from going back on its promise and not fulfilling the treaty, Dong Shuheng left the fourth division in Ibusuki and sent troops between Ibusuki and Kagoshima to frighten the Satsuma Domain.
According to the intelligence coming from Hong Kong, the American fleet only had 2,000 marines. Considering the combat strength of the US military, Dong Shuheng only brought back Ding Li's marine regiment, plus a cannon battalion.
According to Dong Shuheng's calculations, there are enough troops to fight against the Americans.
Of course, we still have to think carefully about how to fight this battle.
To be honest, Dong Shuheng doesn't want to start a war with the Americans now. Although the Americans' combat power is not that good, their industrial base is strong!
If you get desperate and the Americans start to explode the technology tree, even if you are a time traveler with a little bit of gold, you may not be their opponent.
Now that he is stronger, Dong Shuheng almost forgets that he has always been a wretched person.
In fact, it is not impossible to avoid a direct break with the United States and prevent the Japanese from being defeated.
Huai Haijun had already done this, and Dong Shuheng only had to order thousands of sets of shogunate military uniforms from the Tokugawa family.
Ding Li and his group of marines were originally hired by the Japanese shogunate with money. It is only natural to help their employer fight the war.
Of course, in order to prevent our American friends from misunderstanding, it is only normal to change into the military uniform of the shogunate.
After arriving at Edo Bay, Dong Shuheng did not land ashore. He did not need to come forward personally to deal with the shogunate.
When the Huai Navy informed the shogunate of the news that the American fleet was about to arrive in Edo Bay, the shogunate was really frightened.
People who experienced last year's incident all suffered from Americanophobia. They immediately panicked when they heard that Americans were coming.
However, when they saw a dozen Huaihai Navy warships in Edo Bay, they couldn't help but feel relieved.
After arriving in Edo Bay, Dong Shuheng secretly met with Abe Masahiro to discuss the details of joint resistance to the Americans.
Dong Shuheng told Masahiro Abe that China is a big country in the East and it is inconvenient to directly declare war on the United States. It may also draw a third country into the war. As for who this third country is, it is up to Masahiro Abe to guess.
In short, this must be a bad thing for Japan. The intervention of more external forces will make the war protracted.
And the battlefield is on the Japanese mainland, which will cause great damage to Japan and even shake the rule of the shogunate.
Hearing this, Abu Masahiro couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
"Please give me some advice, Your Excellency." Abu Masahiro asked humbly. Although the man in front of him was very young, he was the governor of the Qing State and the talker of the Qing forces in Japan.
So there is no reason for Abu Masahiro to be disrespectful. They are now able to make a lot of money and the shogunate's rule can be more stable, precisely because of this person.
What's more, this person just spent a day or two to almost destroy the Satsuma Domain, the most powerful feudal clan in Japan and a local force that even the shogunate did not dare to provoke.
"Mr. Abu, I'm not talking about giving advice. I have a simple plan here." Dong Shuheng looked at the humble-speaking Abu Masahiro in front of him. This old man is now considered the most powerful official in the shogunate.
By establishing a relationship with Huai Haijun, Abu Masahiro and his faction firmly occupied the top spot in the shogunate.
"My idea is that if the Americans don't give up this time, they will still fight. But if they just use coastal defense artillery to engage in an artillery battle with the American fleet, there is no way to make the Americans give up. We still have to destroy the captive Americans on the shore.
Only by landing troops can we force the Americans to cease the war."
"Just prepare 5,000 soldiers and horses for the shogunate. I will send 2,000 marines from the Marine Corps to put on the shogunate's military uniforms and mix with your people. When the time comes, the United States will be caught off guard."
"As long as the landing force that captured the Americans can be eliminated, the Americans can be forced to return to the armistice negotiation table."
"Before the war, I will make an appointment with the American Minister Mailien and open the door to negotiations for him first. If he is unwilling to talk, we will follow the previous strategy."
Dong Shuheng told Abu Zhenghong his plan in detail. Since the two parties wanted to cooperate, they could not deliberately hide anything from the other party.
"Sir, if the Americans directly enter Edo Bay, what should they do if they bombard Edo Castle?" Japan's Edo Castle was built along the coast, and American naval guns could bombard most parts of the city.
Even if all people are evacuated, the Japanese shogunate cannot bear the damage to these buildings.
"Master Abu, don't worry. Our Huai Navy fleet will guard the Edo Bay in the name of protecting overseas residents. However, if the Americans attack Uraga Port at the mouth of the bay, our fleet will not participate in the defense. If Uraga then
It would be better if the fort could withstand the Americans and force them to negotiate."
"If not, let the Americans land in Uraga. Then it will be time for our infantry to appear. If they are outside the range of the American naval guns, our infantry will definitely be able to defeat the American landing force." Dong Shuheng continued to explain.
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The matter involved the cooperation between the two armies in the battle formation. Dong Shuheng made his thoughts clear as possible to avoid delaying the battle opportunity due to misunderstanding.
"Hi, sir, please." Abu Masahiro bowed his head and thanked him.
This time the shogunate was very efficient, with 5,000 troops, including 4,000 musketeers and 1,000 cavalry.
This configuration is completely in accordance with Dong Shuheng's request. Dong Shuheng will sandwich his two thousand men in the middle. In this way, the Americans will think that the muskets on the opposite side are old-fashioned muskets, and they will definitely put the shogunate's troops closer.
When Ding Li's regiment suddenly fires, the American array will be severely damaged.
Given the moral character of the Americans, those who suffered heavy casualties would definitely run away, and then just let the Japanese cavalry go up and capture the prisoners.
With these prisoners in hand, there is no need to worry about the Americans not returning to the negotiating table.
After arranging things to defend against the Americans, Dong Shuheng was rarely free. Anyway, he was free, so he wandered around the warship alone.
As he was walking, suddenly a "soldier" with his head lowered and taking small steps bumped into his arms. Dong Shuheng held "his" shoulders like a reflex.
"Walk..." Just when Dong Shuheng was about to criticize, the man was already there, nodding and apologizing like a chicken pecking at rice.
This also allowed Dong Shuheng to see her face.
"Hey, why is it you? Why are you wearing this outfit?" This person is Du Ji. But why is she wearing a Huaihai Navy uniform?
"Replying to your lord, the captain did not allow me to change into women's clothing, but I only had one men's suit with me at the beginning, so the captain asked the quartermaster to find me a smaller uniform." Atsuki lowered her head and reported back.
Not to mention that this military uniform looks good on Du Ji. Dong Shuheng suddenly remembered the short movies he watched before. The women in them always liked to wear all kinds of professional attire. Thinking of this, Dong Shuheng couldn't help but feel a throb in his heart. Speaking of him,
The last time he solved a personal problem was years ago, when Lu Feiyan left Yangzhou and was preparing to lead a team to the Taihang Mountains.
I haven't been out for a long time this time. I wonder what the Taiping Army is doing recently?
It's better to have telegraph. When the telegraph line in the Ryogang area is laid, a telegraph line must be laid to Naha, and then from Naha to Japan, so that I can feel "being in control of the situation".
The feeling of winning the battle thousands of miles away.
Some people must be worried whether Du Ji will do something unfavorable to Dong Shuheng if she changes into Huai Haijun's military uniform?
This is completely unfounded worry. Atsuki is a smart person. She is not Chihiro Mochizuki or Haruko Moringa. She is just a smart ordinary woman.
Moreover, Dong Shuheng is not an idiot. Du Ji always has to go in and out to get things when taking care of Qi Bin. At least she has to go to the mess hall on the warship to get food.
This was also the limited time she had to leave the room.
What's more, there are a large number of internal guards on this warship. Although they don't always hang out in front of Dong Shuheng, Dong Shuheng knows that they must be hiding aside and watching everything.
After Atsuhime arrived on the warship, she was assigned a small room and lived with Sachiko. This was already a very high salary for a warship. Those soldiers could only sleep in the hammocks in the cabin.
As a girl from the Satsuma family, Atsuhime was naturally used to taking boats. Traveling from Kyushu to Edo was a must by boat.
In addition to the hugeness of the warship, the people on the warship also surprised her. Although she was wearing men's clothes, she would still be recognized as a woman at a glance, but she had not been harassed at all on the warship for so many days.
This is impossible in Japan, and besides, I am not a noble girl now.
It can be seen from this that the military discipline of this army is very strict. After dinner, except for the officers and soldiers on duty, other people will gather together to study. The ship is so big, Atsushi clearly heard the sound of reading.
Does this army actually require every soldier to be literate?
Although she had many questions, she had no one to ask. No one on the ship talked to her. Her father didn't say a word for some reason. He just ate, read and slept every day. Apart from being unwilling to talk to others, he was pretty good in other aspects.
normal.
Atsuhime rarely went out in the cabin. One day, she was assigned to go out on the deck. She discovered that the fleet had returned to Edo, where she had just left. Standing on the deck, she could still see the place where she originally lived.
The last time the fleet came, Atsuki was on the platform there observing the fleet.
Because returning to Edo made Atsuki uneasy, Huai Haijun wanted to hand over himself and his father to the shogunate, right?
She would rather be taken to China by these Huai navy than fall into the hands of the shogunate. At least, she and her father are treated with the most basic respect by the Chinese.