~Date: ~October 09~

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On the afternoon of April 11, Yinxiang arrived in Shanghai.

Shi Shipiao, Lin Wei, Fu Anding, Fu Han, Chen Pengnian, Wanyan Haifeng, Cha Siting, Fox Hai, Zhang Yuanlong, Tang Degui and other officials, and the ship owner gathered at the wharf to greet him.

When expeditioning to Japan in the east, only Shi Shipiao and other naval generals knew in their hearts that the prince sent the Thirteenth Prince at this time, and naturally understood that the meaning of Yinxiang was to be responsible for this expedition. However, the ship owner of Shanghai was another account. After the Fourteenth Prince was appointed as the crown prince, it was impossible for him to stay in Shanghai again. This Thirteenth Prince, who had a close relationship with the crown prince, was very likely to stay in Shanghai, so he naturally had to establish a good relationship in advance.

Yinxiang went on ashore and exchanged some greetings with everyone, refused the banquet arranged by everyone, and went back to the Naval Academy, washed up for a while, and then summoned a meeting of several major generals of the Nanyang Fleet, including Shi Shipiao, Lin Wei, Fu Anding, Fu Han.

After several people sat down at the ceremony, Yinxiang said, "This time the prince ordered the Nanyang fleet to go north to expedition the Wazi Kingdom. The purpose was to prevent the Navy from harassed our southeastern coast after the naval expedition. To put it bluntly, it was to prevent the Uzi Kingdom from destroying Tianjin and the naval shipbuilding and casting cannon foundations in Shanghai.

Although the Wazi Kingdom was closed to the country and implemented a maritime ban, they had a "Tang Chuanfeng Storytelling" system, which was clear about the situation of the Qing Dynasty, but we knew nothing about the situation of the Wazi Kingdom. The navy was first established in the stage of vigorous development, and it also had to be more cautious with Western-equipped powers such as Spain and the Netherlands, because we could not afford to lose. Of course, there was another purpose, which was to take this opportunity to conduct actual combat training.

With these two purposes, the mission of this eastern expedition was mainly to destroy all the sea ships and shipyards of the Wazi Kingdom. In order to prevent delays in the expedition to Europe, the prince specially explained that the war was not allowed to be expanded, and only landed in Edo to fight."

After hearing what Yinxiang said, Shi Shipiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. He had been in the navy for many years and had some understanding of Japan's situation. Although Japan is a small area and is less than half as large as Nanyang, it has a large population and strong combat power. It is not comparable to Nanyang Luzon and Java. He has been worried about the navy's easy fight in Nanyang these days, and Yinzhen would be sluggish in underestimation, thinking that fighting Japan would be as easy as exploring Nanyang.

Since the main task is to destroy Japan's sea ships and shipyards, there is no problem at all. Western warships are not opponents, let alone Japan. However, why do you need to land in Edo? He has never heard of the place name Edo.

After hesitating for a moment, Shi Shipiao bowed and said, "Thirteenth Master, since he only destroyed the sea ships and shipyards of the Wazi Kingdom, why did he land in Edo?"

Yinxiang glanced at several people and said with a smile: "Can General Shi know the situation in Edo?"

"I'm not afraid of the Thirteenth Master's jokes. I haven't heard of them before." Shi Shipiao said truthfully.

"The Wazi Kingdom began to isolate the contact with the outside world before the Ming Dynasty. It is normal for General Shi to not know the name of Edo." Yinxiang said in a deep voice: "The actual ruler of the Wazi Kingdom is not their king, but the general of the shogunate. Now the Tokugawa Shogunate, also known as the Edo Shogunate. Edo Castle is the largest city of the Wazi Kingdom, and it is equivalent to their capital. It has been built for hundreds of years and has a population of hundreds of thousands. The reason why the prince appointed to attack Edo was to force Japan to pay tribute and open trade barriers, so that he could grasp Japan's movements at any time."

When he heard that Edo Castle was actually the capital of Japan and had so many people, the Marine Corps Captain Fu Anding was very excited. Originally, he thought that he would have nothing to do with him in his battle against Japan. Now he has a place to use his skills.

Shi Shipiao was quite worried when he heard that the city with a population of hundreds of thousands was also a capital. It must be that the city was tall and the walls were thick and the defense was tight. The navy could only land and fight for more than 6,000 people. Time was tight, so this battle was really difficult to fight.

Lin Wei suffered a great loss under the cannons defending the city during the Battle of Manila. He asked with concern: "Thirteenth Master, does the Japanese country have firearms? Are they excellent? How many troops are there in Edo Castle?"

Yinxiang Shizawa took a sip of tea slowly. The fourteenth said that Edo's troops were no more than 50,000, which was obviously a guess. Japan has always been in a closed state, and the situation of this force is impossible to find out clearly. The number of people cannot be said to avoid being afraid before fighting. If Edo's troops exceed their imagination, at most they can retreat. Once they get on the ship, they can be invincible.

After putting down the teacup, he slowly said, "According to information, the firearms of the Wazi Kingdom were all imitated by the Dutch, but the number of firearms and equipment was only about 30%. "After a slight pause, he continued: "The troops in Edo Castle are about 20,000."

When Fu Anding heard that the Japanese firearms were imitated by the Dutch, he couldn't help but smile. The Dutch's muskets were not comparable to those of their Marine Corps. In field battles, it was purely one-sided massacre.

Lin Wei looked worried. Twenty thousand people were guarding the city and there were firearms. This battle was difficult to fight. Before he could speak, Shi Shipiao had already said first: "Thirteenth Master, we are in a hurry, and even preparing for war, it is only four months. Edo Castle is a city with a large number of people. Is it a little hasty?"

Yinxiang nodded and said, "General Shi is worried about it. The prince deliberately ordered that he would rather not fight than defeat." As he said, he changed his mind and said, "However, according to the information obtained, the Japanese country has been peaceful for more than a hundred years since the Tokugawa family unified Japan. The army should be just a sign of its weakness. This is one of them.

Secondly, Edo Castle is coaxing each other, and our warships can unexpectedly come to the city and catch them off guard.

Third, the navy's firearms are far better than the Japanese country. Not only are muskets, but also light artillery more powerful. When fighting in field battles, even if it is several times more enemies, it can win in one battle. Moreover, the warships are near the border, so we are invincible first.

Fourth, we have heavy artillery, which is enough to break through his city walls and gates.

Therefore, I think we can first build on fighting, Japan pays tribute and opens trade barriers. This will not only increase the navy's brilliant record, but also establish prestige for the prince. For the court, it will also increase the face and will also have enough benefits for the merchants. It can be said to be beneficial to the country and the people."

Lin Wei followed closely and said: "Since Edo Castle is on the beach, we can move forward and retreat freely. If we can fight, we will fight, and if we can't fight, we will retreat. We have no worries. We can give it a try."

Fu Anding glanced at Yinxiang and said, "Thirteenth Master, the heavy artillery is too bulky and it is inconvenient to get on and off the boat. We have light mountain howitzers, and it is best to lure them out of the field to fight. Even if you attack the city, you can use the method of attacking Fuchengmen. With the cooperation of mountain howitzers, you only need to find a weak defense and easily attack the city wall."

Yinxiang nodded and smiled, "You kid, it seems that the battle between Fucheng Sect has allowed you to summarize a lot of experience."

Fu Anding straightened his chest and said, "The President has repeatedly reminded us that every battle, we must discuss and conduct post-war summary, find out the success and shortcomings, and keep records.

Shi Shipiao nodded slightly and asked again: "Do you know the specific situation of Edo Bay?"

Yinxiang knew that his storm was, and smiled slightly. He said, "The Yuanmeng crossed the sea to Japan twice, and both were defeated by the storm. However, Edo Bay is different from Hakata Bay. It is a coaxing." As he said that, he took out a map and spread it out, saying, "This is a simple map drawn by the prince."

After pointing out Edo Bay on the map, Yinxiang continued: "This is a storm, and ordinary storms have little impact, and there are very few storms from May to July."

Seeing that Yinzhen was so prepared, Shi Shipiao had nothing to say. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Since that's the case, I have nothing to do with it. Let me hit Edo Castle."

Yinxiang nodded and said, "The prince hates Wazi Kingdom deeply and specifically instructs that he should not be merciful and ruthless. He listens to his tone. Once he frees up his hand, he will also log in and occupy it. This time, we can also touch the details of Wazi Kingdom."

Lin Wei and his men were not interested in the future. Yande of the Beiyang Fleet became a warlike nature and they would not be on their way in the future. Shi Shipiao said: "The owners of the sea trade routes from Shanghai to Nagasaki are familiar with them, but no one knows the routes from Edo."

"The route is not needed." Yinzhen smiled and said, "When we had banned the sea, there were many pirates in the alliance, and the Japanese country was also not short of pirates. Zheng Trying to solve this problem." After that, he asked again, "Did Zheng Jinxin arrive at the upper core?"

Because he had no share in the east to fight Japan, Fu Han had been hanging his face listlessly. After hearing this, he hurriedly bowed and said, "Go back to Thirteenth Master, it will be here a few days ago."

Yinxiang nodded and said, "Can these twelve new auxiliary ships be launched and have artillery equipped?"

"Go back to Thirteenth Master, everything is ready, and I have tried sailing twice, so I can set sail at any time." Fu Han said, and said with a shy face: "Thirteenth Master, can you draw some new students to learn with the ship and be coolies."

Yinxiang glanced at him and smiled and said, "You want to go to Japan, right? The training of your group of students has not been completed. Isn't it a problem to get on the ship? Stay honestly, in the future, the prince will have the chance to give you."

When Fu Han heard that there was no chance, he was very upset. Yinxiang ignored him and said to himself: "The "Water State-owned" Tang Chuanfeng Storybook System. In order to prevent the news from leaking and to buy more time, we must start the Eastern Expedition in mid-May before the peak trade season. Can all parties follow?"

Shi Shipiao pondered for a moment and said, "As long as the route is fine, there is no problem with logistics."

After nodding slightly, Yinxiang said: "General Shi is responsible for logistics in Shanghai. Fu Anding seizes time to train troops. Lin Wei dispatches 2,000 people to follow me tomorrow to shout to go to the East China Sea to suppress pirates. Take Zheng Jinxin with us. Let's catch a few pirates from the Japanese country to lead us."

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Chapter completed!