Eunuchs who traveled through the Qing Dynasty

As Xu Shichang expected, the Sea of ​​Japan has officially entered the thunderstorm season at this time.Just as the fleet sailed into the waters of Toyama Bay, the storm came again.Due to the swaying wind direction, it was already very difficult to reach the shore.Coincidentally, it happened to be a huge reef beach, the jagged boulders were like dog teeth, and the huge waves beat over again and again, making loud noises.It splashed so much water.

The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the rain is getting heavier. At this time, the sea has already set off huge waves. If it drags on, it will only be buried in the bottom of the sea.Xu Shichang ordered the fleet to hang half sail.Take the risk to land forcibly.Relying on their rich experience, they fought back and forth for more than half an hour. The thirteen boats unexpectedly landed on this rocky beach without any danger.

After unloading their weapons and luggage, the team camped overnight in the nearby woods.That night, there was a strong wind, lightning and thunder, and the sailors guarding the ship ran back to report that the waves were too strong, and the ship might not be able to keep it.Xiao Ran hurriedly led his brothers to brave the rain to rescue them, but at this time the waves were already more than ten feet high, and facing the surging waves one after another, everyone could only do nothing.

Looking again the next morning, there were a total of thirteen boats, only the wreckage of three boats was found on the shore reefs, and the rest were all washed away by the sea without a trace.Xiao Ran and Xu Shichang looked at each other, only wry smiles.Fortunately, the team has successfully landed, and these ships have completed their mission.

The rain had also subsided at this time, probably because of the lessons learned from the heavy rain in Chengde last year, Xiao Ran now has a strong sense of rain prevention, and neither weapons nor food were damaged.Scouts were sent to search, and they found it more than ten miles to the east.

village.It seems that this place is extremely closed, and there is not even a decent road.Xiao Dao arrested hundreds of men, women and children in the village without any effort, and then took a short rest here.The sailors who brought them stayed here, and some weapons were left for them, allowing them to temporarily occupy this fishing village and be robbers for a while.These guys are too cowardly, once they act, they will inevitably be delayed.

The sailors were quite happy, the Emperor Tian Gao was far away from anyone, and he had a guy in his hand, who could rob money, food, and Japanese women, and they were happy and carefree.And in such a remote fishing village, there is no need to worry about the Japanese army coming to encircle and suppress it.

The location where the fleet landed this time belongs to the Jiuga clan. According to the local fishermen, the area has been in a state of chaos recently. First, a large-scale peasant riot broke out in the town, and then the neighboring Cangqing clan The daimyos of the two feudal towns, Nanjia Fan and Nanjia Fan, also sent troops to intervene, and several forces made a mess.

Japan at that time was suffering from internal and external troubles.Due to the tyrannical government of the Tokugawa shogunate, the domestic poverty is clanging and chaotic, and at the same time it has to face the armed aggression of Western powers.The domestic forces gradually divided into two factions, one was the conservative faction who supported the shogunate, and the other wanted to overthrow the shogunate and return the great government to the emperor, and proposed the respect for the king and the barbarian faction, referred to as the respectful faction.

Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan Towns belong to the Respecting Faction, but Kubo Masasuke, the lord of Jiuga Fan, is a conservative faction.The two factions have always been at odds with each other, and this time they took advantage of the internal riots in the Jiuga domain to send troops. It was clearly to suppress the riots, but secretly it was to drive the original daimyo Kubo Masasuke from power and build up the power of the respectful faction.

Xiao Ran had already made a plan for this conquest of the Japanese. With the team of more than a thousand people in his hands, it seems unrealistic to completely defeat Japan and conquer the Japanese slaves; Neither national strength nor the international situation allows it.Then the only way to support the Tokugawa shogunate is to limit the emperor's power and the development of respectful forces.As long as the shogunate forces are in power, the Meiji Restoration will be postponed indefinitely.As China continues to grow stronger, Japan, under the feudal system, will sooner or later be a piece of fat on China's lips, and it can be eaten whenever it wants.

On the other hand, Western powers such as Britain, France, and the United States must find ways to curb the development of aggression in Japan.After all, Japan is geographically located across the sea from China, Xiao Ran does not want the great powers to take root and develop here, and become a supply station and rear base for the great powers when China and the foreign devils fight at sea in the future.

However, in the situation where the two factions are constantly at odds and the current situation is extremely chaotic, it should not be difficult to fish in troubled waters, force the Tokugawa shogunate to sign an agreement, and reap large sums of benefits.

Originally, Xiao Ran only thought that the Jiuga clan would plunder some horses, vehicles and food supplies as supplies, but now that the Jiuga clan was in conflict, he would take this place first.The distance between the fishing village and Jiuga Fan is not too far, but because it is relatively closed, there is not even a decent road, so it can only go across the mountains.Fortunately, both the Daxing Mountain Army and the Oroqen Brothers were strong in cross-country marches, and they arrived at Jiuhe Fan in the evening of the next day.At this time, the rioting peasants had occupied more than half of the feudal town, and they were fighting to the death with Kubo Masasuke's army. The troops of Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan were stationed [-] miles southeast of the feudal town, and were watching.

Farmers are also Japanese slave farmers, so there is no need to be pitiful.With Xiao Ran's order, Sheng Zuo led the Daxing Mountain troops, and Ji Habu led the Oroqen brothers. About a thousand people, like bandits who robbed grain from the mountain, swarmed into the town, killing everyone they saw, and beheading everyone they met.The rioting peasants were no more than a professional army. Now that they were attacked by the enemy, they were thrown into disarray.Those who couldn't run quickly lost their sticks, knives and forks, and knelt down to beg for mercy, but the brothers got the order of General Xiao Ran and slaughtered them with blood, leaving no blade of grass.

At this time, Kubo Masasuke had already led his troops back to Guangqi Temple, and was commanding his subordinates to resist desperately.This is already the last line of defense, and there are two troops outside, Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan, who took advantage of the fire to loot. Obviously, the general situation is over.As the last stone wall was knocked down by the rioting peasants, with a long sigh, he pulled out the ribs around his waist (the short knife used by Japanese samurai to carry out seppuku) and gritted his teeth to cut through his stomach.Suddenly there was a loud gunshot outside, followed by howling ghosts and wolves, and I hurried out to have a look.Guangqi Temple happens to be on a high ground, and one can clearly see from the heights that a group of guys in fancy short cloth robes are holding unknown firearms and strangely shaped long and narrow curved knives, chopping melons and vegetables there. The frenzied massacre is like the autumn wind sweeping the fallen leaves.

The total number of rioting peasants in the town was nearly ten thousand. After being killed by the brothers, they were reduced to six or seven thousand in a short time.Xiao Ran led his two wives and a small team from Monk Hua, and they were watching on a high slope in the west of the town.Xingzi was standing beside Lin Qing'er at this moment, holding her arm tightly, her nails almost sinking into the flesh.In addition to the horror and fear in his eyes, there seemed to be an indescribable pain, which made Xiao Ran's heart move unconsciously.

At this time, the two troops of Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan who were watching from a distance also got the news, and they were taken aback.Inevitably unwilling, I moved forward in two ways, wanting to find out.

The rioters in the feudal town had been basically eliminated, and Xiao Ran led the people to walk in boldly.On both sides of the street, dead bodies were piled up everywhere. The men in Oroqen had a very individual character. As long as the scimitar was used, it would either cut off the head or cut off the arms and legs. In short, something had to be taken away.This unfriendly habit has added a lot of mutilated corpses to the town. Heads, arms, legs and so on with broken necks can be seen everywhere.

Some brothers directly lit a few fires in the town, leaving only ruins under the lingering smoke.The disgusting smell of blood floated in the air and was inhaled into Xiao Ran's chest. Instead of feeling disgusted, an unstoppable force seemed to be ignited all of a sudden.At this moment, the pictures of the two time and space are constantly alternating and overlapping in his mind, and the cruel scenes that once happened in China in his memory.It was finally successfully replicated in a foreign land. At this moment, Xiao Ran didn't feel the slightest uneasiness, but instead felt a strong pleasure of bloody revenge!

Perhaps human beings are really born with a cruel and bloodthirsty side. Hundreds of millions of years of evolution can allow human beings to climb up from the rough and drink blood, to overlook the earth and look up at the sky.But it still hasn't changed the original instinct of killing and plundering.And once the flame of revenge was ignited, only the evil blood was left surging in Xiao Ran's body!

The three beautiful beauties behind him formed a huge contrast with this sinful scene.Both Nayan Ziqing and Lin Qing'er had been in the field for a long time, and it was commonplace, but Xingzi couldn't bear the tumbling in her stomach, she vomited seven or eight times, and was still retching constantly.It was obviously the first time she had seen such a terrifying and bloody scene.If Lin Qing'er hadn't been fighting, she might have collapsed to the ground already.

At this time, Kubo Masasuke packed up the remnants and rushed to greet him.Seeing Xiao Ran and the others, as well as a Japanese girl in a kimono, she was unavoidably surprised, holding a samurai sword tightly in her hand, and asked vigilantly, "Where are you from, and what are you doing in our Kuga clan?"

After all, Xu Shichang was not very proficient in Japanese, so Sachiko suppressed the fear in his heart and acted as an interpreter tremblingly.Xiao Ran looked at Kubo Masasuke.There are only two or three hundred people left in the subordinates, many of them are still wounded, but they are still playing tough guys here, and they can't help frowning slightly and coughing lightly.Duan Xingnian said angrily at the side: "What's the matter, I saved your life. Don't thank my lord, how dare you speak so rudely?"

As the feudal lord, Masaoku Kubo knew a little bit of Chinese, and with Sachiko translating, his face immediately turned from white to red, and then from red to white again.Look at those wolves and tigers around the soldiers, they had to kneel down, holding the samurai sword above their heads with both hands.Only then did Xiao Ran chuckle.He stepped forward to support him and said, "No need to be like this. We are troops of the Qing Dynasty. We encountered a storm at sea and had to land in your country. I saw the riots in your Jiuga clan. China and Japan are so close to each other, we can't sit idly by." Ignore it, let me help you."

After hearing these words, Kubo Masasuke finally let his heart hang in his throat, and thanked him again and again.Xiao Ran said a few words politely, and asked knowingly: "By the way, there are still troops from two feudal towns outside, why don't they come to assist the feudal lord to clean up the mob?"

These words hit Masaoku Kubo's sore spot, and he couldn't help bursting into anger, and said angrily, "The two feudal towns of Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan are really despicable! This time the public riots in our fan are caused by them secretly making troubles for The ground wants to force my Kubao family to step down! The Kuga domain was originally sparsely populated, with a total population of less than [-], and nearly [-] people died before and after this civil uprising, which is a great shame!"

At this moment, the brothers in charge of guarding outside the town came to report that the troops of Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan had already moved less than ten miles outside the town.Masaoku Kubo's eyes were even shattered, he knelt down in front of Xiao Ran, and said: "These guys are really deceiving people too much. Not only do they want to force me to step down, but they also want to kill me! General of the Qing Dynasty, your subordinates are brave and invincible, I implore you If you can lend me troops, as long as you can help me defeat those two feudal towns, I will accept any conditions.

answer! "

This is what Xiao Ran wanted, and he smiled immediately: "We have a saying in China: help people to the end, and send Buddha to the west. These two feudal towns are so vicious, how can they just sit back and watch!"

Immediately ordered to dispatch troops and generals to go out of the town to meet the enemy.Cangqing Fan is a big fan with a large number of people and a large area. The force dispatched this time is also nearly 4000.Including more than 2000 people from Nanjia Fan, the total number is more than [-].Relying on the large number of people, the troops in the two feudal towns became more aggressive and unscrupulous.

This kind of large-scale ground advancement is undoubtedly the best target for artillery.Cheng Tong was so excited that it was his turn this time, he had already led his men to set up the short-barreled curved gun.Seeing that they entered the firing range, with an order, more than [-] cannons spewed out their anger in unison.In an instant, the mountains and plains were like flowers blooming, and the powerful flower bombs would cause enemies to fall down in pieces wherever they fell.

The weapons used by the Japanese army at that time were not even as good as the Chinese army before the Opium War.The most advanced cannon in Japan during the Edo period was a large-area bomb called "Thousand People Kill", which had a long range and good power, but it was relatively cumbersome and slow to reload.However, this kind of cannon is generally only found in the more developed feudal towns in the south, such as Satsuma and Changzhou. The central feudal towns still use front-loading artillery, and most of them are solid bullets.

As for the musket, it is an imitation of the Portuguese matchlock gun, called "Tanegashima Gun", large-caliber, front-loading, with a range of 100 meters to 300 meters, and the effective range is only a pitiful 50 meters.In addition, the team still retains the establishment of archers, using two types of heavy rattan bows and bow tire bows. In the face of new firearms with long-range and precise shooting capabilities, this kind of cold weapon can basically be ignored.

Such a battle is really lackluster. More than 6000 Japanese soldiers have completely become moving targets, and they can't even enter the effective range of their own firearms, and they have already been beaten by bullets and explosive bullets flying in the face.For the Japanese army in this period, it was difficult to link them with the notorious Kwantung Army in the war of aggression against China. In the face of the tyrannical firepower, there was nothing but ghosts and wolves howling and looking for teeth everywhere.

The troops of the two feudal towns were obviously stunned by the sudden head-on blow. They didn't even have time to fire the "Thousand People Kill" artillery. When they recovered and began to retreat in a hurry, only half of the more than 6000 people remained Not anymore.Jihab had already taken advantage of this gap to lead the tribal brothers back to the flank, and launched a sudden attack while the enemy was fleeing. With sharp scimitars and sharp crossbow arrows, hundreds of Japanese slaves were sent to hell again.

Kubo Masasuke led his remnants of troops, with their knives out of their sheaths and guns loaded, but they didn't even have a chance to show off. They could only stare dumbfounded at Xiao Ran's troops slaughtering happily there.Until the enemy completely retreated, he still couldn't recover for a long time, and was extremely shocked.This time he fought head-on, and he truly appreciated the incomparably ferocious combat power of the army in front of him. Such an army is simply a group of transformed demons whose taboos have been torn apart. What kind of army can compete with it? !

Seeing Xiao Ran standing in front of him with a charming smile, Masao Kubo couldn't help but kneel down again as his legs softened.This is a nation that is inherently vile, and has always bullied the weak and feared the strong. As long as you are ruthless, tough and tyrannical, it will even kneel down in front of you like a dog, begging for mercy.Just like when the two atomic bombs were dropped in the United States, instead of holding grudges, it became a loyal lackey.This point is now vividly reflected in Kubo Masasuke.

Since he likes to kneel so much, Xiao Ran doesn't help him either.In the battle just now, he deliberately let the Japanese slaves live. He said immediately: "If you kill a snake, you will become an enemy. If you cut the weeds, you will get rid of them. Although these two feudal clans have already withdrawn, as soon as we leave, they will be killed." It is inevitable to retaliate wildly against Kuga Fan. Kubo-kun, what do you think should be done at this time?"

"Well," Kubo Masasuke hesitated for a moment, and said flatteringly, "Your Excellency and your troops are invincible. It is up to you to decide. But if you are willing to send troops to conquer Cangqing Fan and Nanjia Fan with me, I can't thank you enough!"

After all, he doesn't know much Chinese, and he said this sentence in Japanese.Xingzi's face turned pale, bit her lip hard, and after a while she said to Xiao Ran in Chinese: "The daimyo said that since the situation has subsided, he doesn't want to stir up any more disputes. The three hundred domains in Japan are all under the rule of the emperor. Peace is the most important thing..."

Before he finished speaking, Xu Shichang on the side opened his eyes wide with anger, pointed at Xingzi's nose and shouted: "What nonsense are you talking about?! You really bullied me, don't you understand?!"

Although Bao Zhengyou didn't know much Chinese, he could probably recognize Xing Zi's head. He looked at her and then at Xiao Ran, a bit confused about the relationship between the two.Xu Shichang repeated Kubo Masasuke's words to Xiao Ran again, even though he said it upside down, the general meaning came out, it was nothing more than one word: fight!

Xiao Ran didn't say a word, and stared at Sachiko with narrowed eyes.Seeing that the lie was exposed, Xingzi turned pale with fright, grabbed Lin Qinger's arm, trembling.After being silent for a long time, Xiao Ran snorted coldly, and said to Kubo Masasuke: "The situation has reached this point now, and it's impossible not to fight. You can help, but we are the troops of the Qing Dynasty after all. In order to avoid misunderstanding, Also avoid causing unnecessary trouble to your Jiuga clan, please ask the lord to provide my troops with your clothing, and declare to the outside world that it is your Jiuga clan's own army."

At that time, the voice of Japan to respect the king and fight against barbarians was on the rise, Kubo Masasuke was also a little scared, fearing to provoke public anger.Therefore, Xiao Ran's suggestion was something he couldn't ask for, and he agreed wholeheartedly.In addition to clothing, Xiao Ran also asked for some food supplies and vehicles and horses to transport the luggage.

The peasants of the Kuga domain rioted, and most of the residents of the domain town ran to the nearby mountains to hide in advance. Kubo Masasuke took people to call the residents back and prepare supplies.Xiao Ran walked up to Xing Zi and said, "Is your family Cangqing Fan or Nanjia Fan?"

Sachiko hurriedly shook her head.Xiao Ran suddenly raised his voice, and shouted: "Then why are you lying?" Xing Zi was so frightened that he shivered, and lowered her head, not daring to make a sound.Xiao Ran said: "You have to be clear about two things: first. We are here to help you in Japan. If you let the feudal towns fight like this, then you are really not far from subjugation. In this extraordinary period, use extraordinary Second, no matter who it is, don't lie to me. This is the first time, if there is another time, I will kill you with my own hands!"

Sachiko couldn't help crying.Xiao Ran ignored it and ordered the troops to assemble to discuss the battle plan.

The supplies were quickly prepared, and Kubo Masaosu recruited another team, totaling more than a thousand people, to set off with Xiao Ran.He meant to attack Nanjiafan first.Because the power of the Nanjia Fan was slightly weaker, Xiao Ran did not agree.Shoot the first bird, since Cang Qingfan is stronger, let's use it first.

The troops are now all dressed in Japanese attire, playing the banner of the Kuga domain, and making great fanfare along the way, which is very ostentatious.Three days later, he rushed to Cangqing Fan.Cangqing Fan is a big fan, with a population of nearly 2000 in the main city alone, and the town is surrounded by walls.The daimyo had already received the news.Almost all the troops in the territory were mobilized, with a total of nearly [-] people, ready to fight Jiuga Fan.The Nanjia Fan was obviously scared of being beaten in the last battle, so they only sent a team of less than [-] people, saying it was for support, but they only waited and watched from afar.

The soldiers approached the city.Set up camp.Xiao Ran first asked Kubo Masaosu to write a letter to Cang Qingfan daimyo, telling him to surrender the city and lead the troops out of the city to disarm; or capture the town and massacre the city.When Kubo Masasuke wrote this letter, he was also worried. He said that if the daimyo personally led the team out of the city to disarm, this would force people to go to war, and there would be no room for maneuver?Although the troops of the Qing Dynasty were extremely powerful.But after all, it is on other people's territory, with two thousand to ten thousand, who dares to be fully sure?

Bite the bullet and write the letter and send it into the city.As a result, the soldiers came to report after a while.Said that the person who sent the letter had been beheaded and hung on the top of the city.And a letter was shot down from the city with a bow and arrow, stating that early in the morning, they will fight to the death.

Successfully angering the opponent, Xiao Ran's goal has been achieved.That night, Cheng Tong's demolition team was mobilized to plant a large number of mines on the open ground in the south, and prepared explosives and other siege weapons.

Sure enough, early the next morning, Cang Qingfan assembled a large army and stormed out of the city aggressively.Kubo Masasuke led his thousand or so men to lure the enemy in front, fired a random burst of guns, and then retreated southward.How did the enemy know that there were such things as landmines in the world, and they rushed to kill them desperately because of the large number of people.Only a series of loud bangs could be heard, and the land mines exploded among the enemy group, and shrapnel flew across the enemy group for a while, causing people to fall on their backs.

At this time, Sheng Zuo was leading his brothers on the high ground on the left. Before the enemy could wake up, the curved guns, long and short rifles fired together, and the devil soldiers fell down in pieces like wheat grains waved by sickles.The team of nearly [-] people was beaten to pieces, broke up and fled, and just retreated to the edge of the woods on the right, only to hear the horn, Ji Habu led the Oroqen tribe to rush out, and rows of crossbow arrows fell like raindrops, bending sharply. The knife flew vertically and horizontally, killing corpses all over the field, and blood flowed like rivers.

Kubo Masasuke's troops were still terrified, but now they were full of confidence, and they took up swords, guns and clubs to join the battle group.After a few strokes, Cang Qingfan's army was broken into several pieces, and they couldn't look at each other from head to tail, so how could they fight back?Only 4000 to [-] people fled back to the city, while the rest scattered and scattered. The brothers did not pursue those remnants who fled into the mountains and forests to escape.

Cheng Tong commanded the gunner, and the firepower extended all the way, and the explosive bullets hit the city all the way.Five to six thousand people rushed into the city, trampling on each other, causing casualties

|Turn the gun and start the siege.Cang Qingfan was also firing artillery shells in the city, and they were all solid shells, which would at most make a big hole in the ground, and it was extremely difficult to kill people.

Under the cover of the sniper, the blaster took the explosive package and went straight to the city.Although there were also firecutters and archers on the city wall, as soon as they showed their heads, the sniper bullets that roared would immediately open a hole in their heads.

Cang Qingfan's so-called city wall is built of bricks and stones, not more than ten feet high, far less magnificent and strong than the ancient Chinese city walls.There were several earth-shattering bangs in succession, and the city wall was blasted into several gaps amidst the dust. The Daxingshan troops, the Oroqen tribe, and Kubo Masasuke's troops split up in several groups, rushing in like a flood that had opened a sluice gate. in the city.