New Shun 1730

The searching soldiers were startled, but fortunately they learned a few words in the military. After repeating them, they smiled at Rujing Jianfu.

Kicking his sword and armor with his feet, Nishui Kentomi gritted his teeth and took off his sword and armor, and was escorted back by the soldiers.

Du Feng in the simple camp was writing a blackmail letter, asking the Hirosaki clan to collect 50,000 taels of silver within two days, otherwise Hirosaki Castle would be razed to the ground.

After the small battle, all the officers were in a relaxed mood. Seeing the soldiers escorting a Japanese who took refuge, everyone gathered around as if they were just watching the fun.

Du Feng looked at the words written in blood on the white cloth and said with a smile: "Do you admire China? Or do you admire the strong? I haven't even figured out what China is, and you admire me?"

This is not the first Japanese to surrender, but it is the first Japanese to surrender in such a dramatic way, which is really rare. In addition, I was in a happy mood after the small battle, so I thought it was just a lively scene, so I couldn't help but say a few words.

As soon as the interpreter translated the words, Rujing Jianfu replied: "It's not contradictory. If you are not strong, why admire you?"

This answer made some sense. Du Feng thought that this statement made sense, and a strong man's fart made sense, so he asked with a smile: "Are you a Confucian scholar?"

Although both Zhu Xi's school and the ancient school expelled him from Confucianism, Rujing Jianfu still nodded, thinking that he was a Confucian scholar, at least he had read the classics and studied Sinology.

He didn't understand China and thought that all officials in the Celestial Dynasty were Confucian scholars. Thinking about his own thoughts, he expressed some of his thoughts and doubts.

When he said, "The deeds of Confucius and Mencius will be of no benefit to the country; only the pursuit of Confucius and Mencius will be overvalued, and only then can one be a true scholar." Several of the officers had some foundation in Confucianism, but in fact they were just dabblers. Yes, he nodded immediately.

Hundreds of schools of thought have been destroyed, and all methods must be labeled as Confucianism. Even these officers themselves do not know that their half-hearted understanding is not even heresy. This is not much different from those people who only know how to be a good person after reading a few simple red books, and believe that the improvement of moral standards is the basis for future realization.

Although Rujing Jianfu did not understand Chinese pronunciation, his observation of words and expressions was common in all countries. Looking at the changes in the expressions of these officers, he felt that these people could understand why he wanted to join him.

In fact, a sense of being a great scholar and a like-minded person arose in my heart.

However, after the officers nodded in agreement, they waved their hands to summon the guards and made a gesture of wiping their necks.

He couldn't understand the Chinese pronunciation, but he knew the meaning of wiping the neck, and exclaimed: "Why do you want to kill people who admire China? Isn't it chilling?"

After shouting for a few times, an officer walked up to Uroi Kentomi who was being dragged by the guards and said with a smile: "Ting Saobo said that the Japanese country only needs to maintain the system of Zhu Xixue at this time, and it must also be captured as in the Kamakura period. The right way to do it is to behead those who hide "Mencius". There is no other way. He is our teacher. We must listen to his words and we should try our best to promote this matter. "

"What you admire is strength, not China. As you think, China is not that strong compared to Japan, and there are fewer people who admire it. We can still distinguish between those who admire more and those who admire less. We can still distinguish between those who have more and those who have less. ”

After saying that, he waved his hand and the guard pulled Rujing Jianfu out. Not long after, there was a burst of gunfire.

The officers couldn't help but sigh when they heard the sound of gunfire.

"This is a smart man. The Japanese country is so big, I am afraid there are more than hundreds and thousands of smart people like this. The killing is endless, ha... Only after you have passed away what Confucius and Mencius asked for can you be a true man... This is a bit of a saying. mean."

The remaining officers were all laughing, and someone said: "Didn't your Excellency say that? How the foundation is built will determine how the building above is built. If the shogunate is not destroyed, Zhu Xixue will definitely flourish. The shogunate relies on samurai to maintain the system, and the samurai rely on Feudal life. This is the advantage of protecting the shogunate and protecting the dynasty."

"I'll beat them today and protect them tomorrow. Wouldn't it be nice to be a local official?"

Du Feng curled his lips and said, "That's not right. Zhu Zixue wanted to talk about principles, and you haven't heard of Zhu Xi praising Cao Mengde, right? Isn't this asking for death? I think it will be over sooner or later, and the shogunate cannot be saved. Today we met To a Rujing Jianfu, who knows how many more there are?”

"We don't have much time left. It's only been ten years since you established the navy. The Japanese also have such insightful people, and they have contacts with the Netherlands. I was a little touched when I saw this Rujing Jianfu today. . Just like when this dynasty was founded, there were so many people who sacrificed their lives to eliminate violence and bring peace to the people. How could there be no such people in the Japanese country with a population of tens of millions? "

The officer next to him laughed loudly and said: "Brother Du, Brother Du, you are wrong about what you said. I have heard a long time ago that you hate geometry the most, but you have to learn it in order to be an official, and you even hugged the snow between the white mountains and the black water. Study hard. You are the one who should understand this.”

"The difference is not ten years. It starts from the time when Emperor Taizong established the Wude Palace School as separate from the imperial examination, and the business school must learn geometry, calculation and other subjects. This is a difference of more than seventy or eighty years, isn't it? Can it only be counted as ten years?”

"It's not like you haven't seen those orphans recruited by the adults. They studied for almost ten years, and it was only four years ago that they caught up with you and me before we came to Jinghai Palace. What can they do in ten years? The first batch of people have not yet Learned.”

"The fact that you and I can enter Jinghai Palace and understand the angles and chords is all due to the legacy of the Sanshe Wude Palace where we studied in the past. Otherwise, even though man and nature are talented, you and I don't have the foundation of the day, and we can't do it in ten years." Build a navy?"

"I think if you start studying since you were young, it will take twenty years to complete, and ten years to build. If you want to catch up with us, you still have thirty years to go. There is no need to worry."

Du Feng never shied away from the idea that he studied for the purpose of becoming an official. Hearing this, he also laughed and said, "That's true. Loyal people, those who care about their country, those who think hard about reform, and those who want to be true men are good, but I don't want our Dashun to be full of them. I was only interested in promotion and title, but I still shot a true man with great ambitions in Hirosaki Domain?"

After laughing, he became interested and asked his adjutant to pour a small glass of wine for everyone. A group of officers who had seen blood and corpses came to the body of Rujing Jianfu together.

He clinked his glasses and said, "May there be no strong grass in the world! May there be no Wu Mu San Lu in the world!"

A man next to him teased Du Feng with a naughty remark, "May the navy be the kind who want to be awarded an official title, and can also travel across the seven seas and five oceans. Cheers!"

"Cheers!"

Du Feng didn't care at all, but thought it was just right. He raised his head and drank it all, and ordered, "Go buy a coffin from the Japanese and bury him."

A few days later, the Hirosaki Domain sent silver, and Du Feng kept his promise and did not attack the Hirosaki Domain again.

But before leaving, he gave the Hirosaki Domain a receipt, saying that this silver could buy two months of peace, and he would come again in two months. If there was no silver, white rice would be fine. If he came to attack the Hirosaki Domain again within two months, he would be struck by thunder and sent to hell for tongue pulling.

Soon after leading the team back to Fukuyama Castle, the outpost built on the territory of Mutsu Province received news that Sendai Domain had gathered thousands of people to go here, and the number might increase.

The outpost was withdrawn, and Sendai Domain also camped on the other side of the strait. Du Feng sighed repeatedly as he watched the number of people on the other side increase every day.

His plan to mobilize Sendai Domain's troops was already in place. If it were not for the overall situation of the navy, he could have attacked Ishinomaki Port and extorted Sendai Castle with his own troops. It was a pity that this opportunity was wasted.

Soon after, three warships of the reinforced fleet transferred from Busan arrived, and the civilians with military backgrounds recruited from Vladivostok also arrived.

Du Feng issued an order for the Marines to board the ship and a warship to escort them to Oki Island.

He boarded the warship himself, went in the opposite direction, bombarded Ishinomaki Port, hijacked seven or eight rice-carrying ships, and indulged in the addiction of being a pirate. He pretended to land at Ishinomaki Port, left two warships to continue hijacking ships, and returned to Ezo Fukuyama Castle with the fleet and grain ships.

At this point, Du Feng thought he had done everything he should do. The entire northeastern Japanese military force, and even part of the Edo military force, were all pinned here by him, and dared not move.

Even if he did nothing and just relied on it, he could drag Japan down in two years.

But this could not shock the ministers in the court after all. The navy always had to finish that thing for its own sense of existence.

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On Oki Island, the landing troops have been assembled.

There was no warship left on the island, and all the warships were assembled in Yonago.

There is a natural harbor here, and the terrain is a long and narrow peninsula, which is extremely suitable for a place to set up a camp under the cover of a strong navy.

The navy's goal is not here, but if they land here and head west, and capture Matsue Castle, Izumo and Iwami will be under their control.

This is the final preparation for landing in Obama.

In the eyes of the shogunate, this is undoubtedly the best choice for landing. The terrain and sea conditions are excellent, and with the whole of Japan as a breakwater, there is basically no need to worry about encountering "divine wind" here. Moreover, it is very close to Oki Island, which is most suitable for using Oki Island as a transit point.

And to the southeast of Yonago are the eight mountains of Tottori, which stretch out and block the threats from other places. Either take the coastline or go around the mountains. In addition, the narrow peninsula terrain of Yonago is completely under the attack of warships.

It can be said that as long as Dashun has a navy, this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is extremely suitable as a base for the assembly of the army.

As long as there are still people in Japan who know soldiers and understand military tactics, they can see the importance of this place. After capturing Matsue Castle, it is only a few dozen miles away from Iwami Silver Mine.

The Choshu clan and other clan soldiers in the southwest also had to worry about the main force of the Dashun controlling the Shimonoseki Strait, so they dared not move and could only force the shogunate to transfer troops from the east.

The navy made such a high-profile appearance, and the main force of the fleet was all piled here, leaving only two things to do.

Throw away the dogma of not bombarding the artillery, and bombard the simple artillery here; the marines landed and took this place, pretending that the follow-up main force would land here, and if there were few soldiers in Songjiang City, take Songjiang City by the way.

Put on a full show, lure the Japanese army to march from the east, and threaten Yonago, which they believed was "the landing site and logistics base of the Dashun".

If there were people in Japan who understood the art of war, they would know to attack where the enemy must rescue and force the army to return, and they would definitely gather a large army to threaten Yonago from the east, instead of gathering troops in the west for a field battle.