I am rich in martial arts, but choose culture to win

"Here, you better not ask..." Ivana persuaded.

"It's okay."

Shi Dingzhong shook his head, and said calmly, "My father, Shi Dakai, was tortured by the Qing captives and died more than three thousand times. I am proud of him. By the way, brother, what is your last name and where is your place of origin?"

"My... my surname is indeed Sha!"

Li Jingfang hurriedly sat upright, and said decisively, "My name is Sha Jingfang, from Anhui, I am not familiar with the Li family in Dongxiang at all, and I have nothing to do with it. There may be a little mistake in the previous roster..."

……

In this way, the first batch of full-time students officially recruited by the Royal Academy of Sciences of the Ming Dynasty, namely Guozijian, started a new life and life.

Just like the third class after the resumption of the college entrance examination at the end of the 60s, the age gap between the students enrolled in this period, and even many future periods of the Guozijian, is very large, and there are even examples such as Shi Dingzhong and Ivana.

There is no way around this. After all, if you want to build a perfect junior high school and pass on talents, it is impossible to complete it without ten years of work.

In this era, even in Europe, civilian education is nothing more than the imagination of some utopians.

And Prussia, which relies on the podium of elementary schools to achieve national rejuvenation, is just now showing its glory.

In the past two days, Zhu Fugui had some free time, drinking tea and reading newspapers in the Fugui Palace. The most international news he saw was the Pudan War.

War is the eternal melody of this world. In the 2020s, Chinese people who have not experienced war for 40 to [-] years can hardly imagine. In fact, there is no year in this world without war.

And in the 1860s, wars were more frequent.

In addition to the civil war in America still in full swing, the Taiping Army in the Qing Dynasty was still lingering, and two other important wars in the world took place at both ends of the old world.

To the west, there is the Pudan War.

Prussia, which initially unified North Germany, declared war on Denmark, seeking to annex the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein.

These two duchies have always been vassal states of Denmark in history, but a considerable proportion of the residents are Germans,

Under Bismarck's diplomatic instigation, Austria, the leader of the German Confederation, also joined the war.

In the end, after eight months of fierce fighting, the German-Austrian alliance won, occupied the two principalities respectively, and completely expelled the Danes from the southern Jutland peninsula.

In this war, the nascent Prussia showed a strong military power, which attracted the attention of the world.

A year later, the Prussians would defeat Austria, dissolve the German Confederation, and form their own North German Confederation, the prototype of Germany.

Then came the Franco-Prussian War, which was familiar to Chinese people six years later, and Prussia became the world's top power in one fell swoop by virtue of its victory in this battle.

Unlike the thriving situation of the Germans, the war on the easternmost island of the Old Continent seemed a bit of a joke.

In the Pudan War, the telegraph and railway troop transport had already been used, and the Changzhou War that took place at the same time did not even reach the "Last Samurai"!

But whether a war is exciting or not is not necessarily positively related to the level of the two sides. As long as the strength is close, it is quite exciting for chickens to peck each other.

In August, General Tokugawa ordered the former Owari feudal lord Tokugawa Yoshinobu to be the governor-general of Seishaga, and commanded the vassal soldiers of 8 feudal clans in the southwest of Honshu, Shikoku, and Kyushu.

Tokugawa Yoshikatsu is a relative of Tokugawa Yoshiki from the name, and the Owari Domain is also one of the three imperial families. He faithfully carried out the will of the shogunate and organized a large army to enter the Choshu Domain with great force.

Previously, the two big victories had already made Tokugawa Qingkatsu relax his vigilance. In his opinion, in the face of absolute strength, it was only a matter of time before the Mori family made a plea.

however……

The coalition forces of Mingcao, Mitani, Duchuan, and Nagato broke through the strongholds that the Changzhou Fan painstakingly managed, and finally arrived at Xiaomu.

As long as they break through this area, Yamaguchi Castle, the vassal town of the Changzhou Clan, will be directly exposed to the blades of the Allied Forces.

Since the Wanli period, Japan has not been good at cannons, and the shogunate army has continued the glorious tradition of their ancestors. Except for two small earthen cannons pulled by pony horses, the entire team has no artillery at all.

Samurai and ashigaru are still the main combat units.

With samurai swords pinned to their waists and small guns in their hands, the samurai marched south along the river bank with occasional small horses.

The so-called new small blunderbuss is a kind of firearm produced by the firearms workshop built by the French at the expense of the shogunate.

"New" is its characteristic, and "small" is its greater characteristic.

To put it simply, this thing may not be able to guarantee armor penetration against Nanban.

In fact, until the Southwest Rebellion of Saigo Takamori seven years after the release of the "Abolished Sword Order" in 1877, the samurai sword was still the most trusted weapon of many Japanese soldiers.

Otherwise, there would be no stories of the knife-drawing team organized by the Ministry of the Interior and the rebels cutting each other with knives.

Mao Lijing was wearing the latest green "American military uniform" and looked at the shogunate army slowly approaching with disdain.

He smiled at Youweimen beside him: "These idiots don't know that the times have changed at all, and they think that the four teams that defeated the old man, the Royal Squad, Nanyuan Squad, Guerrilla Squad, and Punishment Squad, have already passed." Is the ticket in hand?"

After ridiculing for a while, Mao Lijing saw that the time was ripe, and finally confirmed: "Are the monks of Akama Shrine ready?"

"My lord, please don't worry, all the artifacts rewarded by the Ming Dynasty are all available, and they have been checked repeatedly!"

"Okay! Pass on the order, the Jiyi team, the Hachiman team, the reward team, the Ogino team, the Lushi team, the Zhongren team, and the guard team are all attacking, and these shogunate eagle dogs must be held back!"

"Hi!"

……

The sound of the rumbling earth cannon sounded, and immediately after that, a large number of samurai, death squads, and ashigaru from the Changzhou Domain swooped down from the hillsides on both sides desperately, which shocked Tokugawa Qingkatsu.

But soon, he regained his composure.

"I didn't expect the Mori family to have been fighting with the foreign master for so long and still have such a strong foundation. It is worthy of being the strongest feudal clan in the Southwest, but that's all. It's really unwise for Mori Takahiro to put all his cards on Xiaomu Zhichuan! "

The shogunate elite, who had undergone simple training by the French, began to take out the "new small guns" for segmental shooting.

Although the range and power of this small weapon are not commendable, it has played a good role in the face of unarmored death squads.

With the sound of bang bang guns, many soldiers were shot through their chests and fell down.

However, there were less than 2000 shogunate elites in this coalition army, less than one-tenth of the number, so the battlefield quickly changed from the style of the 19th century to the style of the 15th century.

The front teams of both sides fell into a strangle.

Tokugawa Qingkatsu ordered: "Cavalry, detour to the flanks, I am afraid that the Maori clan will not have a reserve team this time, so there is no need to wait and see!"

No matter what era of war it is, reserves are crucial.

But when faced with a desperate fight, it is also a way of playing without leaving the reserve team to rush forward. Tokugawa Qingkatsu thinks this is the case for the Changzhou Fan.

Even if it isn't, it doesn't really matter.

Because the 2000 shogunate elites in Tokugawa Qingkatsu Town have not yet moved.

Try to let the other soldiers in the allied forces fight first and preserve the power of the shogunate and royal family. This is a perfectly normal thing, and all the famous feudal lords are well aware of it.

"This time, the Southwest Domain has been severely damaged, and no one in Japan will dare to mention respecting the king, hahaha!"

Thinking of this, Tokugawa Qingsheng couldn't help laughing, "Who dares to respect the king? My Tokugawa family is invincible!"

"Amitabha!"

However, at this moment, a resounding and inhuman Buddha's chant resounded throughout the audience.

Those were the priests and eminent monks of the Akama Shrine, using the artifact provided by Daming - the tweeter, and began to preach: "The Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty came to the world, to save all the misery in the world, and sweep away all the demons in the world..."

"Emperor Daming? What is this?"

Tokugawa Yoshikatsu hadn't figured out what was going on, but at this time about 600 strange men wearing green tights, holding Henry lances, and potheads suddenly went straight towards the shogunate with the Buddha's name The town charges.

At the same time, unlike the previous soil cannons, the Napoleon cannon, which was considered a heavy weapon in the early days of the Civil War, roared, and a 10-pound iron ball swept towards the shogunate town like a meteorite from outside the sky.

Fortunately, the gunners of the Changzhou Fan were really stretched, and only 10 of the 2 cannons hit the town, but they caused huge casualties and disrupted the formation.

However, the second round of shelling was unable to complete the loading due to the unskilled gunners.

But it doesn't matter, a tall and mighty man in green tights has already rushed to the front of the battle: "The captain of the Raiders, Shinsaku Takasugi, joins in!"

The Raiders was a Western-style army formed by the Changzhou Fan during the Shimonoseki War. It was commanded by the fierce general Takasugi Shin, and it was one of the trump cards of the Changzhou Fan.

Now with the support of Daming, the Raiders have changed their guns, and they have transformed into the number one army in Japan, whose combat power is close to that of the red-necked militia.

However, after all, the Raiders did not have an advantage in numbers, and they were unable to break through the main town of the shogunate for a while, but at this moment, the scene of completely destroying the fighting belief of the shogunate army appeared.

Under the cover of the Raiders, suddenly a strange samurai team rushed out with samurai swords.

"Foreign...foreign...people!"

Tokugawa Qingkatsu looked at the swollen warriors in surprise, they were all Westerners with high noses and deep eyes.

At this moment, he forgot even swinging a knife, and also forgot that Mr. Yang can actually cut two pieces with one knife!

"Retreat—retreat quickly, Changzhou Fan has taken refuge in foreigners, run quickly!"

Tokugawa Qingsheng jumped on the pony, and under the protection of his own soldiers, he took the road and galloped towards the north, just like seeing a Manchurian invasion army on a stone.

……

1 hour later.

"Hmph, how could this old man seek refuge with foreigners!"

Mori Kyoki looked at Tokugawa Qingkatsu who was tied up and thrown to the ground, and snorted coldly.

Changzhou Fan, who bought some fast horses from Ming Dynasty, easily captured Tokugawa Qingsheng who was riding a pony horse (fast horses were difficult to raise, and many died, but some survived).

Tokugawa Qingkatsu said angrily: "You...you don't seek refuge with foreigners, where do you get so many foreign warriors and foreign guns? And what are you wearing?"

"Bah! This is all a reward from the Great Ming Emperor!"

"What the hell is the Great Ming Emperor?"

"This is not what you should know. Come here, lock him up, and write a letter to the old dog Tokugawa. You must exchange two thousand Miki for this idiot."

……

Tokugawa Qingkatsu was imprisoned, and Mori asked the Raiders to collect the prisoners, and executed all the seriously injured, and all the rest were handed over to the eminent monks of Akama Shrine.

If it can't be cured, let the shogunate redeem it, and exchange three women for a young man. If you want to come to the Tokugawa shogunate, you will agree.

Seeing Maori's arrangement, Youemon couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "My lord, are you sure you want to surrender to Daming? The Ming Dynasty is far away in the sky, and we control Shimonoseki, and there will be a sea of ​​gold every day." Trade, there are new types of ordnance enough to arm 2000 people, and you may even be able to exchange for more in the future... Are you really willing to be a servant?"

"Even the emperor has honored the vassals for thousands of years, let alone the emperor?"

Mao Li smiled wryly, "And... the clan elder, take a look at this..."

Maori Jingqin took out a personal letter from his arms.

He didn't put this letter elsewhere even after changing his tights, which is enough to show its importance.

Eemon solemnly took out the letter and read it carefully.

This is the secret letter sent back by the female ninja Kitagawa Keiko in the name of a letter from her family.

This secret letter is written in one-to-one corresponding code words using "The Tale of Genji" as the code.

This kind of the most basic password secret letter is no different from streaking in front of Yin Weasel, who scored 85 points in "Cryptography".

The letter Mao Li and the others saw was the letter from Jingzi Beichuan after Jin Yiwei processed it.

"Daming has a land of 40 square kilometers, more than 30 large and small cities, a population of several million, and thousands of warships. Just like the armored tanks in the photo, there are thousands of them."

"The iron armored tank travels thousands of miles a day, and the machine guns fired by the bullets will shatter people and horses everywhere, and rocks will crack. If the feudal lord is an enemy of Ming, it will be like fireflies competing with the sun and the moon. If Ming wants to destroy Japan, it will only take three weeks." Enough!"

After reading these words and looking at the photos of tanks and buildings attached to the letter, Emon was shocked and remained silent for a long time.

Finally, after 10 minutes of silence, Eemon took out a book from his pocket.

"Have you ever read this book, my lord?"

""The Famous Detective Zhuge Watson"? Naturally, I have read it. What do you mean, clan elder?"

"It is said that this book was written by His Majesty Zhu Fugui, the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, and the main character in the book is named Zhuge Huasheng... For Zhuge, the word "Zhu" is pronounced. The Chinese are expensive, and the living are rich! Therefore, Zhuge Huasheng It's Zhu Fugui's pseudonym Er!"

"That...seems to be the case, but so what?"

"My lord, you are confused! What is the name of Zhuge Huasheng's woman? What is the name of your youngest daughter, my lord?"

"Ah? Could it be that..."

Maori Jingqin looked at his most confidant clan elder in shock, and finally the two nodded tacitly, "Yoxi!"

Chapter 215

In the 2nd year of Dewu, November 1864, 11, the weather was slightly cool.

With a clear alarm, Zhu Fugui rubbed his eyes and got up. At this time, Concubine Yin was still sleeping beside Chen Chen, with a contented smile on her lips.

What wakes you up every day?Is it a dream and a responsibility?Or the stress of life?

And it was a tinkling Peppa Pig alarm clock that woke us up.