Two days later, the North Sea Fleet, which received a message from the flying pigeons, urgently increased the supply of food and ammunition, and then drove out of the home port of Arthur.

Shi Lang has now become the admiral of the Beihai fleet, Bai Shiliang, and the deputy admiral is Liu Zhongqin.

The entire North Sea Fleet has 1 treasure ship, 6 flying shear warships, 2o old gunboats, and 9o small and medium-sized warships such as eagle ships, bluff ships, and sand ships.

The ocean-going fleets with the sea like the wind are almost all treasure ships and flying shear warships, while the North Sea Fleet and the East China Sea Fleet are mostly small and medium-sized warships;

The difference in this configuration is mainly due to the fact that the main task of the two fleets in the North Sea and the East China Sea is to be responsible for the daily patrol of the Daqin sea area, anti-theft, seizure and smuggling, etc., and there is really no need to configure too many large ships and huge guns, but those small and medium-sized warships are economical and practical.

Since the South China Sea Fleet is responsible for the security of the Nanyang Islands and supports the ocean-going fleet in combat at any time, the warship configuration is much stronger than that of the North Sea and East China Sea Fleets.

But the battleships that Shi Lang brought out this time were also very impressive, with 1 treasure ship, 6 flying shear battleships, 12 old gunboats, and 3o small and medium-sized warships such as eagle ships. A total of nearly 5o ships.

Compared to North Korea and Japan, this is already a force to be reckoned with. In particular, the treasure ship that is more than 40 zhang long, like a hen with a baby, cleaving the waves, the huge figure is very shocking.

In the huge command cabin, Shi Lang and a group of staff officers were discussing around the navigation chart.

Deputy Admiral Liu Zhongqin, as always, couldn't change his character of being a hanger, and he didn't chew a piece of betel nut on the ground for a while.

Liu Zhongqin is also a general with considerable military achievements, and he is an old man who has joined the Qin army since Huguang, if it weren't for his character of being a child, plus he didn't know a few big characters, and he didn't want to learn. He probably didn't have to condescend to the position of deputy admiral.

He chewed it, spit out the betel nut with a pop, and then grabbed the sleeve of his old partner Bai Shiliang and wiped his mouth.

Bai Shiliang, who was drinking tea, was so angry that he almost choked to death.

"Mixed River Dragon! You're really dead."

"Lao Bai, why are you so angry, you see, we are wearing military uniforms, and you are wearing a big-sleeved official robe, who doesn't wipe your sleeves?"

"You! You"

"Don't don't, Lao Bai, I promised to go to Japan. Get a few Japanese to wait for you comfortably, okay. Hey, Lao Shi, I heard that you used to run to Japan a lot, this Japanese girl, don't play less, how about it, tell us first. ”

Shi Lang glanced up at him, and then at Bai Shiliang. showed a helpless expression.

"I said Lao Shi, what is there to see in this chart, damn it, can little Japan still turn to the sky? Big fart. Dare to call himself the emperor, for this, according to me, I should trample little Japan on the ground and ravage it several times, I don't know what His Majesty thinks"

"Admiral Liu. Japan still has some strength, which should not be underestimated, and we are going to visit Japan this time. The situation is complicated, it is not as simple as just going to fight, but more importantly, it is necessary to use the skillful strength proposed by His Majesty to maximize the interests of my Great Qin at the lowest cost. ”

Liu Zhongqin wanted to refute a few words, but these ideas were indeed put forward by the Son of Heaven, he was not afraid of heaven and earth, but he did not dare to refute the Son of Heaven.

Bai Shiliang rolled his eyes and said: "Admiral Shi, what is the use of playing the piano for the cow, what is Admiral Shi going to do when he goes to Japan this time, has he ever worked out a plan?" ”

Liu Zhongqin was not convinced, and immediately hummed: "What is playing the piano to the cow, don't think that you want to bluff me after reading a few books, and say a lot, isn't it just to go to the army to attack the plan, and then to attack the city?" Think I don't understand this? ”

Shi Lang and Bai Shilang looked at each other, they really didn't expect this guy to say this.

Shi Lang smiled faintly and said to Bai Jinliang: "At present, it mainly depends on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the night is not closed, we go to the sea off Japan, whether we can directly enter Edo Port still need to wait for the next news, this plan is not easy to do, or we will see the opportunity to act." ”

Liu Zhongqin seemed to grab the pigtails, and immediately smiled: "Isn't this bullshit, what's the difference with what I said, seeing the ocean-going fleet and the South China Sea fleet eating and drinking spicy outside, we can only stay at home and wander around the sea all day long, this time I finally seized the opportunity, Lao Shi, don't be a fucking soft egg when the time comes, this time no matter what, we have to do a big job, Lao Tzu won't turn little Japan upside down, and he won't come back." ”

When Shi Lang heard this, he was startled, this guy is not someone else, but the famous Chaojiang Dragon, who dares to do anything, if he really has a whim and does a big job in Japan, and breaks the deployment of the imperial court, it will be miserable.

In order to prevent cracks between the chief and deputy generals, he didn't say anything, and secretly gave Bai Shiliang a look, the status of the capital in the army is very special, and the coordination matter is also under the control of the capital.

"Liu Zhongqin, put away your stinky appearance, if you really ruin the matter of His Majesty, believe it or not, His Majesty will kick you to Beihai to herd sheep." Bai Shiliang flicked the big sleeve that Liu Zhongqin used to wipe his mouth, and lifted the Son of Heaven to exert pressure.

"Hehe, Lao Bai, Lao Shi, I Lao Liu knows what you are worried about, don't use His Majesty to pressure me, I'll put the words down first, I won't harm your business, but when there is meat to eat, you have to let me go first."

Hearing this, staff officer Zhao Xin and the others secretly changed their eyes, not saying a word, the relationship between the three chief officers of the North Sea Fleet is very delicate, and Deputy Admiral Liu Zhongqin has always been dissatisfied with Shi Lang in his heart, plus he is an old man who follows the Son of Heaven, and he doesn't take it seriously at all when he laughs and scolds on weekdays.

Bai Shiliang always beats Liu Zhongqin on the surface, but in fact, he has been partnering with Liu Zhongqin for a long time and has his own friendship.

Shi Lang is the commander-in-chief, but he usually has to endure everywhere, but in fact, he is also a hard temper, and if he doesn't get it right, he will pinch up with Liu Zhongqin.

At this time, Edo Castle, because of the sudden death of Tokugawa Iemitsu, the Tokugawa shogunate was a little ineffective in command, and nearly a thousand ronin rebelled by Yui Masayuki, which caused a great chaos in Edo Castle.

After Abe Tadaaki urgently mobilized troops to suppress it, Yui Masayuki was defeated and withdrew from Edo Castle, and finally retreated to Sekigahara.

Sekihara is the dividing line between Kanto and Kansai in Japan, and the Kanto region includes Edo, Kanagawa, Chiba, and other regions. Kansai refers to the area around Kyoto.

After Yui Masayuki defeated and retreated to Sekigahara, there were not many ronins left around him, and they could be exterminated at any time under the pursuit of the shogunate army.

Unwilling to fail, Yui Masayuki decided to fight to the death again. When he withdrew from Edo Castle, he also left some ronin in the castle as an internal response, preparing to assassinate important figures of the shogunate, spread rumors, create panic, and incite the lower classes, so Edo Castle also had some rebellions from time to time, and the situation was slightly better after the Tokugawa shogunate imposed martial law with heavy troops.

But at this time, there was a fierce quarrel between the four retainers of the shogunate, and the cause of the quarrel was the original Sakai Tadakatsu and Matsudaira Nobutsuna's long-standing dissatisfaction with Abe Tadaaki, and the fuse was the different opinions on the treatment of ronin.

In view of the fact that this rebellion was caused by the ronin, Sakai Tadakatsu put forward the idea of expelling the ronin completely, and most people also felt that the ronin did not produce and caused trouble everywhere, which was difficult to control, and this time he even tried to overthrow the shogunate and expel the ronin, so they all agreed.

However, Tadaaki Abe put forward a different opinion, he believes that all the ronins should not be expelled because of a rebellion, but should take the initiative to guide them, so that the ronins have something to do and a regular income to make ends meet, so as to solve the problem fundamentally.

As a result, the two sides had strict differences and refused to give in to each other, and the long-standing contradictions were intensified.

Here I have to talk about the Japanese ronin group.

The Tokugawa shogunate issued a decree dividing society into four classes: scholars, farmers, industrialists, and merchants, collectively referred to as the "four peoples"; The "shi" in the four peoples refers to the samurai class, which belongs to the ruling class, while the peasants, industrialists, and merchants are the ruling civilian class.

And the samurai who did not have the support of the feudal lord and lost their source of livelihood and could only wander around for food were called ronin.

These ronins are a class of "scholars", and none of them want to farm and do menial work, because that does not fit their status as "scholars".

However, there were too many samurai land, and the feudal lords could not support so much, so these samurai had no source of livelihood, so they became the biggest source of chaos in Japanese society.

Tadaaki Abe's proposal to increase employment and ensure a regular income for the samurai was a far-sighted solution, and when you think about it, this is the way to solve the problem.

However, Edo had just been disturbed by the waves once, and now it was still stubbornly resisting in Sekigahara, and at this time, Abe Tadaaki proposed such a countermeasure, which was regarded by Sakai Tadakatsu and others as a sign of appeasement, compromise, and incompetence.

No matter what time it is, the people who are fighting in the main battle always look more reasonable!

ps: About these chapters of Japan, the response is so cold, even the monthly pass is almost gone, a little unexpected. Ask for a monthly pass again (to be continued!)

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