In Order to Become a Heroic Spirit, I Had to Do Things in History

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"Once a full-scale war begins, it will be difficult for Japan's power to resist even one country, let alone these four countries together." Ryoma shook his head and sighed.

Zuo Cun thought for a moment and stood up.

"What are you going to do?"

"I'm going to find the little crown prince... Anyway, as the crown prince, he still has a certain right to speak in front of His Majesty the Emperor." Zuo Cun's eyes were anxious, "It's really impossible... I Go see that Tokugawa Ishiger."

"Calm down, Zuo Cun." Longma grabbed Zuo Cun's sleeve, "The crown prince is only the crown prince, and Muren is now in a state of separation from the emperor, which is useless."

"Then I'll go directly to Tokugawa Imamo." A drop of cold sweat dripped from Zuo Cun's temples.

Sakamoto didn't stop it immediately, but said to Zuo Village: "It's impossible for Tokugawa Ie Shigeru to not know about this, and they must be discussing countermeasures."

"Right now we don't have to deal with them, we have to figure out... our position."

Ryoma looked into Zuo Cun's eyes.

"That's why I came to find you."

Zuo Cun scratched his head in distress and put the two knives aside.

"You wouldn't be in such a hurry normally." Seeing that Zuo Cun finally calmed down, Longma breathed a sigh of relief.

If Zuo Cun really broke into Kyoto to find Tokugawa Ishiger, it is estimated that tomorrow he would see a reward for Zuo Cun wanted by the whole country.

Zuo Cun lowered his head nonchalantly and did not answer.

"This kind of thing happened before the sea aid team was really established..." Ryoma didn't care too much and changed the topic.

"What's Satsuma's attitude towards this matter?" Zuo Cun asked.

"Because the group of British warships that shelled Kagoshima a while ago have not yet retreated, Satsuma's navy is still facing off against the British at sea..."

"Didn't they say they were withdrawn?" Zuo Cun was a little surprised, "Those British people are not trustworthy?"

Ryoma shook his head: "No, there are some radical guys in the Satsuma Navy, so..."

"I understand." Zuo Cun covered his forehead and closed his eyes, "How could such a thing happen at such a critical moment."

"What's your opinion?" Ryoma looked at Zuo Cun who lowered his head.

Zuo Cun blinked and stroked his chin.

"Kyoto is in a turmoil right now, and there should be some big moves soon. The British drove the warship to Edo and the impact on those people was too great. In order to prevent this kind of thing from happening again, they must attack the barbarian faction. The situation in Kyoto is one of them.”

"The attitude of the imperial court and the shogunate will definitely radiate to various powerful vassals, and Tosa's anti-barbarian faction is basically concentrated around Kyoto, and Tosa, which has few internal anti-barbarian factions, will definitely be affected. Start, this is Tosa's situation, and the second."

Longma took Zuo Cun's words and continued to analyze: "And Satsuma and Changzhou, the two strong feudal lords with quite aggressive anti-foreign sentiments, especially the Changzhou feudalism, after this shelling incident, there is even a probability that it will directly change to the North. enemy."

"What I have to do now is to hide my tail." Zuo Village Chief sighed.

"Although it is very unwilling, this is our best course of action at present."

"That is to say... keep a low profile, right..." Ryoma held his chest and thought quietly.

"We also need to consider various matters in the future." Zuo Cun stretched out a finger, "It can be divided into several situations."

"The first, Shikoku and Japan go to war."

"Second, Shikoku and follow the British example and demand compensation from the imperial court and the shogunate."

"The third type is that the four countries launch targeted retaliatory actions against Changzhou."

"Perhaps there are more than these three situations, and these three situations may also occur together." Zuo Cun squeezed his eyebrows, "I'm fine here, I can hide anywhere with Shina, mainly you. "

"Let's not mention Changzhou, if Satsuma gets into a fight with the British, you might also get unlucky."

"Don't worry Zuocun, although Longma is a rookie, Miss Aaron will protect Longma well!" Miss Aaron stuck her head out of the door and said to Zuocun confidently.

"Don't worry about Zuo Cun, since I decided to tighten my action, I won't have much action in the past two years." Ryoma smiled, "I met a person from Satsuma, who is quite powerful. ."

"Xixiang Shenglong?" Zuo Cun said a name.

"No, Mr. Xixiang, haven't you met? I'm talking about another person."

"He is not from Satsuma, but from the Changshu Domain. If there is a chance, I would like you to meet him."

"If you can be admired by you, he must be a very powerful person." Zuo Cun smiled, "What's his name?"

"Takasugi Jinzuo."

Ryoma sat upright and said to Zuo Cun.

===Chapter 380, August [-]th===

Ryoma and Aaron return to Satsuma.

Within a few days, the four countries responded.

The first move is the United States.

The warship Wyoming launched a violent retaliatory bombardment on the Shimonoseki Strait, followed by the Dutch warships Semiramis and Doncrede, which also launched a retaliatory attack on the coastal area between Shimonoseki and Nagato. The attack, and after the fierce attack, the two Dutch warships also chose to send men to the coast and occupied the Japanese battery that had been set up on the coast.

And at this time, one person stood up.

A red-haired man who looked a little thin, chose to rebel against foreigners.

Takasugi Shinsaku looked at the Changzhou feudal lord sitting on the throne with cold eyes.

"Your lord will not be unaware of the current situation."

"It's the United States and the Netherlands now. If the British are not held back by Satsuma, they will probably retaliate against us, not to mention the French." Shinsaku Takasugi said loudly.

"It was our fault, or rather, the fault of some of us."

His eyes swept across the hall with anger and urgency.

Several people lowered their heads subconsciously.

"But these faults need to be shared by us, and we have no choice."

In the entire room, only Takasugi Shinsaku was speaking loudly.

Everyone else, including the feudal lord, remained silent.

The veins on Takasugi Shinsaku's forehead were throbbing.

"What's wrong? Don't you even have the courage to face your own mistakes? Do you still call yourself a samurai at this level?"

No one answered.

No one answered with face.

Takasugi Shinsaku felt like his blood pressure was about to burst.

"enough!"

Takasugi Shinsaku slammed the door and left.

He hurried back to his residence, clutching his forehead.

"I have to think of a way." Takasugi sighed, "Those high-ranking vassals all eat dry rice, and long-term brocade clothing and jade food has made them forget their responsibilities and backbones, and they are embarrassing and useful. Bringing them to the battlefield will only Be the target of the enemy."

"I need soldiers." He straightened his dark red short hair and patted his face, "Since the trash at the top is useless, then... put your eyes on the ones who can really do everything to survive. A lower class warrior."

"...I have to talk to the feudal lord."

With that, he stood up and hurried out the door again.

a few days later.

Under the leadership of Shinsaku Takasugi, a team called "The Raiders" fought fiercely with foreigners on the coast from Shimonoseki to Nagato.

This strange army is a force that Takasugi Jinzuo built up in a very short period of time.

There were some feudal lords who Takasugi thought was still motivated, and some were even just recruited commoners.

Most are the lower level warriors.

But such a team caused a lot of trouble for foreigners...

Because Takasugi Shinsaku is very local, he has equipped each of these team members with guns. Under the coverage of firepower, foreigners can't take advantage of it.

After a long period of confrontation, the foreigners finally relented and accepted the peace of the Changzhou domain.

And when Takasugi Shinsaku was using his pseudonym "Songhu Xingma" to discuss details with foreigners...

Kyoto.

August [-].

The new writing group ambushed outside the village.

"This is the largest anti-foreign organization in Tosa, where the 'King of Diligence' is based." Chief Okita, who led the team, looked at the team members following him.

"This time we have used the strength of two teams, and we must not make mistakes." Saitoichi held his own Ghost Maru Kunushige and ordered his team members.

"our target is......"

"The leader of the Qinwang Party - Ruishan in Wushi."

......

Takeshi Ruishan is reading a letter from Satsuma.

"Out of selfishness, do you want me to protect Okada Izo..." Wu Shi Ruishan looked at Ryoma's letter with a slight smile.

"It's not like your style... Sakamoto."

Suddenly there was a noise outside the house.

Wu Shi Ruishan did not act rashly.

He put Ryoma's letter on the candlelight and watched the letter slowly turn to ashes.

With a long sigh.

But he said with a smile:

"Looks like my time is up."