Mai Lian returned to her own fleet with a lot of resentment and told Fleet Commander Perry about the contents of her talks with the Chinese.
"Hmph, Your Excellency, Minister, these Chinese are too arrogant. Even though their fleet is large, we are still confident of defeating them."
"These people are just novices who have just boarded the ship, while our American navy is all veterans and well-trained. Moreover, we have several steam-powered warships in our fleet, which make them more flexible in the Gulf." Perry was confident.
Said all over the place.
Soldiers are like this, they must be good at discovering their own advantages, the enemy's shortcomings, and looking for the key points of victory.
"General Perry, I completely agree with your point of view. However, I saw a large number of British people on their warships." Mailian said helplessly.
The United States and Britain have been in love with each other since the War of Independence, with a "mistress" France sandwiched in the middle. The Three Kingdoms War has always been a main theme on the North American continent.
"Damn the British, they are really haunted. They are playing with fire. They are really blinded by gold and silver. They work so hard to support an indigenous country. One day they will suffer backlash!" Perry
He cursed in his mouth.
"Now we have no energy to worry about why the UK did this. The top priority is how to make the Japanese compromise. I am ready to issue an ultimatum to the Japanese."
"These Japanese are actually treating us like monkeys. What about the Japanese emperor? Isn't it the shogunate that has the final say in Japan? Japan's political system is not a secret," Mai Lian said.
When it came to the emperor, Perry also remembered it. When he had a meeting with the Japanese minister last year, the other party did say that he would only give an answer after consulting the emperor, and asked Perry to come back the next year.
Now that Mai Lian said it, it turned out that she was the one who was being fooled.
If the shogunate had this power, then it should have signed the treaty last year, and there would be no need to wait until this year to give the credit to others.
And the other party actually used this deceptive method to deal with him. The key is that he was fooled.
To visualize Perry's mood at this time, the flames behind him must be as high as a three-story building. This is endless anger.
At this moment, Perry wished he could lead his troops ashore immediately to eliminate these Japanese yellow-skinned monkeys.
"Mr. Minister, please issue an ultimatum. Our fleet can launch an attack on the Japanese at any time."
"Oh, wait, Commander Perry, if possible, can you tell me your battle plan?" Mailian asked.
He felt that Perry was a very sensitive person, so he had to be careful when talking to Perry now, for fear of touching any of his nerves.
"No problem, Mr. Minister, we know the combat effectiveness of the Japanese very well. Since the Chinese fleet is in Edo Bay, I decided not to put the main attack direction on the Japanese forts, because we still have to spare energy to monitor the Chinese fleet.
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"As you said, if we did not enter Edo Bay and bombard Edo, then the Chinese would not interfere in our war with Japan, but I do not believe their lies. Few of the words of these Orientals are true.
." Perry said through gritted teeth. He thought again of the fact that he was tricked by the Japanese.
"Tonight I will dispatch two steam-powered battleships, the Saskatchewan and the Mississippi, to transport the Marines to find a landing point again and avoid the enemy's artillery batteries."
"The other five warships are here to contain the enemy's fort and attract the enemy's firepower."
"Most of the soldiers of the Japanese shogunate used cold weapons, but they also had many old-fashioned muskets. The range of these guns was less than 100 yards, while the effective range of our rifles can reach up to more than 400 yards."
"So, Mr. Minister, we should have full confidence in these American boys." Perry said, feeling proud that he was able to formulate such a sophisticated plan in such a short period of time.
Of course, this is also because he has a certain understanding of the Japanese army. After all, he had direct contact with the Japanese army during the incident last year.
Although the Japanese have a certain amount of courage, their equipment and tactics are too outdated.
"Then, Commander, in order to cooperate with the landing of the army, the end time of our ultimatum is set at eight o'clock tomorrow morning. What do you think?"
"No problem, I will arrange for the Marines to land in the middle of the night and prepare for the attack before dawn."
"The fleet will attract firepower at sea, and the Marines will circle from land to the rear of the fort to launch a surprise attack. By then, they will definitely be able to take down the Japanese fort in one fell swoop."
"Once we take down the fort, we no longer need to worry about the Chinese fleet."
"At that time, the Japanese will definitely come to us, and then it will be time for your performance, Minister."
"Haha... That's right, Your Excellency Commander Perry, when the time comes we will invite the Chinese to the scene so that they can witness us signing the contract with the Japanese." Mai Lian said, with a sinister look in her eyes.
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The plan was finalized, and Mai Lian sent her diplomats to give the Japanese an ultimatum.
It is said that after the fleet arrived in Japan, Mai Lian had not met anyone from the Japanese officials.
The shogunate completely acted like an ostrich this time. Anyway, the adults of the Chinese dynasty had already arranged everything.
However, in accordance with Dong Shuheng's request, the Tokugawa shogunate still sent General Masao Nakata and five thousand soldiers to the base of the Uraga Marine Corps to join Ding Li.
In order to respect the superior state, the shogunate agreed that this battle would be commanded by Ding Li, the commander of the Huai Marine Corps.
Ding Li already knew the full plan. They all changed into the uniforms of the Japanese Iron Artillery Team.
After putting on the helmet and standing next to the Japanese iron artillery team, it's really hard to tell the difference.
It's just that Huai Haijun is generally taller.
"Captain, these Japanese military uniforms are too small, and the soldiers feel a little uncomfortable wearing them." The regiment staff officer came over and reported.
Ding Li straightened the armor on his body with his hands and said: "Let everyone loosen the straps on the armor and work together. This battle will not last long."
These Japanese rawhide half-armours are painted with red paint, which really makes them look more energetic when worn on them.
However, this kind of armor cannot protect against lead bullets at all. It may have a certain protective effect on stray bullets fired from long distances.
Moreover, these armors were all taken out of the warehouse and designed according to the Japanese figure. They were basically too small for Huai Haijun.
Ding Li could only ask the soldiers to loosen the straps on the leather armor before sending them away.
The leading Japanese general Masao Nakata is a middle-aged man who looks very strong. He is a very proud Japanese samurai.
However, Ding Li did not give him a good look, and directly divided the labor with him. Masao Nakata led the cavalry, and the remaining Japanese infantry musketeers were handed over to Ding Li to unify the formation.
This time Ding Li decided to use a horizontal formation to shoot directly at the Americans because this tactic is a common tactic used by musketeers today.
When the time comes, the Japanese musketeers will stand in the front row and withstand the first round of American attacks.
Since the firing ranges of both sides were almost the same, and the Americans did not know this, the Huai Navy was confident that it would be the first to fire the first shot within the firing range of both sides and gain the upper hand.
There is a chain of discrimination in the Japanese army. The cavalry is generally served by samurai. They all wear gorgeous armor and look down on ordinary infantry at all.
Masao Nakata looked at Ding Li with contempt. In his eyes, these people were artillery corpsmen with civilian backgrounds.
The big shot in the shogunate actually asked him to obey this young boy's orders. How could he convince him? So he didn't give Ding Li any face after he came to the military camp.
"General Nakata, when we fight the Americans later, your task is to pursue the Americans' defeated troops and capture as many prisoners as possible. But when you capture prisoners, do not enter the range of the naval guns."
"Hi!" Nakata replied nonchalantly.
Although he did not obey the Chinese general, he still had to obey the orders of the shogunate. Since the shogunate arranged for him to obey the command of General Ding, he could not openly disobey the order.
"If these infantrymen are defeated by the Americans, they will have to lead the cavalry into battle." Nakata thought to himself.
Yes, he has never seen the Huai Navy fight, and he doesn't think these infantry can defeat the Americans.
The Americans' ultimatum has been issued, and a copy has been transferred to Ding Li. At the same time, the ship's staff also sent Dong Shuheng's order.
Dong Shuheng ordered Ding Li to send more people to patrol along the coastline to prevent Americans from secretly landing from other places.
Ding Li has always carried out the President's orders to the letter.
Sure enough, in the middle of the night, the patrol found two American warships with funnels parked on a desolate coast.
Then small boats were used to continuously transport the soldiers on board to the shore.
Since this is not a port and there are no roads available, the U.S. Marines did not carry artillery.
According to the order Ding Li received, if the opponent did not have artillery, the Huaihai Navy's artillery battalion would not participate in the battle.
If it were just a long-range musket, it would be okay. But using artillery would be almost like the Huai Navy directly participating in the war.
The Huaihai Navy's artillery battalion is more technologically advanced than that of the United States. If the Japanese could have it, they would not believe it even if they could kill the Americans.
When the time comes, Mai Lian will definitely pursue the matter with Huai Haijun.
The next morning, more than two thousand infantrymen of the U.S. Marine Corps, who had rested on the shore, lined up in a long column and began to advance in the direction of the fort.
Lieutenant Colonel Harris is the commander of this U.S. Marine Corps. He participated in the war with Mexico and is one of the few in the U.S. military with rich combat experience.
To get to the fort, you cannot keep walking along the coastline. You must first go north and find a road.
So the American troops began to move inland, in order to conceal their whereabouts. When they saw Japanese villages along the way, these American soldiers would rush in and kill all the living people in the villages with bayonets.
In fact, these Americans don't have to do this at all, because their whereabouts have already been exposed.
It was only because Ding Li wanted to put them as far inland as possible so that the Chinese and Japanese coalition forces could annihilate the U.S. Marines as much as possible, that they were allowed to march on the road with great swagger.
At this time, the remaining American warships lined up on the sea outside Uraga Fort. After the ultimatum time came, they began to bombard the fort on time.
Because he was worried that his own side would be damaged, Perry did not let the warships approach and fire, but just hovered at the maximum range of the naval guns.
The Japanese on the fort did not show weakness and kept firing back with coastal defense artillery.
Because the distance between the two sides was too far, it was difficult to control the impact point of the artillery shells. Only clouds of water splashed on the sea, and smoke billowed from the shells around the forts on the shore.
However, there were not many artillery shells that hit directly. Although the artillery battle between the two sides was lively, the actual losses caused to the other side were not great.
The Americans did this just to attract the attention of the defenders on the fort.
The real trump card is the more than two thousand Marines who have landed.