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Zaichun's order to expel the Japanese from the territory of the Qing Dynasty was for the purpose of expulsion in name, but when Zeng Guofan was in charge of this matter in Tianjin, he was mainly engaged in intelligence investigation work secretly.All the Japanese who were about to be repatriated to Japan would first be gathered in Tianjin, and only after investigation by Zeng Guofan's army could they leave the country through the Dagu port.

What is certain is that the personnel who are really engaged in the work of Japanese spies and dead soldiers will not be so easily excavated because of this policy, but even the native Chinese Japanese can find out many Japanese natives from their mouths. information.

At this time in Japan, the situation has actually begun to become clear.Shinsaku Takasugi, the leader of Changzhou's vassal king's anti-barbarian faction, put forward the strategy of opening the port to fight against the barbarians. He decided not to raise the barbarians, but turned to the armed forces to overthrow the curtain. The meaning of the shogunate government.

"I can't wait any longer." Zai Chun read Zeng Guofan's secret booklet, and saw the description of Japan in it, and knew that if Japan was really allowed to complete the collapse of the curtain and establish a unified emperor's military and political government, then the suppression of Japan would be missed. The best time has come.Once Japan embarks on a modern military and political road, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the Qing Dynasty will never be able to rest easy.

Thinking of this, Zai Chun took a deep breath, and then said to Li Lianying: "I have issued an imperial edict to send the Ryukyu Navy to attack Changzhou, Japan, and order Zhao Liewen to go to the diplomatic missions of various countries to arrest them."

"Tell Zhang Zhidong that he only has seven days."

The [-]th was the longest time Zai Chun estimated that Zhao Liewen could hold off the envoys from various countries. Once Zhang Zhidong could not attack Changzhou for a long time, when the envoys from various countries reacted, it might increase a lot of international disturbances.

Hearing Zai Chun's words, Li Lianying was a little puzzled, and couldn't help but boldly asked: "Your Majesty, don't all the people in the Qing Dynasty want to send troops to Japan now? Why do you want to do this?"

Zai Chun heard the words, and smiled bitterly: "You don't understand, the people belong to the people, the court belongs to the court, and the international belongs to the international. Once many things are put on the court, they will not be resolved in a short time." Zaichun could not be as arbitrary as Kangxi and Qianlong, like a conquest of a country, even if the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty finally passed it, it would have to be delayed for ten days and a half months.On the battlefield, the battle is changing rapidly, just like the Japanese incident, every day it drags on, Zai Chun feels like he is sitting on pins and needles.

"The servant knows. The servant is going now."

Li Lianying heard the words and knew that the Sacred Heart was unpredictable, so she hurried down to summon her.Military edicts like Zai Chun's, as in the past, are usually issued directly from the Ministry of War or the sticky post, bypassing the military plane. Relatively speaking, the sticky post will be faster due to the special nature of the spy agency.According to the current speed, it would take about seven days to travel from Beijing to the coast by fast horses taking turns day and night, and about two days to set off by boat. Therefore, when Zhang Zhidong received the secret report in Liuqiu, it was already Ten days later.

Zhang Zhidong opened the secret folder, and saw that Zai Chun had repeatedly ordered to dispatch troops quickly, so he didn't dare to wait too long, so that he could deploy troops again at the Okinawa port the next day.Because this time Zaichun clearly stated in the book that this battle must be fast and must be won.So Zhang Zhidong mobilized all the guards in Ryukyu Island, and also recruited a thousand Ryukyu soldiers from the local area for dispatch.

As for the Lord of the Ryukyu Kingdom, as soon as he heard that the Daqingshui Division was leaving, he was so happy that he was almost speechless, and he didn't care about the thousand Ryukyu soldiers who had been requisitioned, so he immediately set off firecrackers, as if sending them off. Like a plague god, it sent the navy of the Qing Dynasty out of the port of Okinawa.

The three warships of the Qing Dynasty left the Ryukyu Port and headed north. They had to pass through the North Island where the British Navy is now stationed. That's how much work was wasted.

Changzhou Fan, also known as Maori Fan, Hagi Fan, and Yamaguchi Fan, is a domain of the Edo Shogunate in Japan. It is located at the westernmost tip of Honshu Island in Japan. Started here.

Three Qing warships from Ryukyu sailed to the Changzhou Strait. Standing in front of the warships, Zhang Zhidong looked through the binoculars and felt that the battle might be a fierce battle.However, the Cheung Chau port was not comparable to the original Okinawa port, it is very modern, and several small steam ships are docked, and there are many people guarding the port.

"Get all gunners ready."

Zhang Zhidong immediately ordered to fire all the mountain cannons, and decided to bomb the port with the strongest firepower.With the opening of the first artillery fire from the Qing warship, the entire sea was caught in a fight.The Battle of Changzhou, unlike the Ryukyu, did not have an overwhelming advantage in force, and compared to the Japanese pirates who fled around the Ryukyu area, these soldiers who fell in Changzhou were obviously more well-trained. When a cannon fire rang out, a resistance was immediately organized.Similarly, those small steamships are different from wooden boats. Many Japanese people are brave enough to ride the boats at an extremely fast speed, shorten the attack distance, and then launch a counterattack with fire-guns.

Once the warships of the Qing Dynasty were approached by these small boats, it would be very troublesome. Thanks to the requisition of a thousand soldiers in Ryukyu and a lot of meat shields, the navy of the Qing Dynasty did not suffer too much loss.

All of a sudden, the entire Cheung Chau sea was fought continuously, and the sound of artillery fire continued.

The battle dragged on for half a day before the warships of the Qing Dynasty finally sank all the small Japanese pirate steamships with the power of cannons.When everyone set foot on the land of Changzhou Port, they couldn't help sighing and lamented the hardship of this battle.

"Sir, do you want to go deeper?"

The soldiers immediately asked Zhang Zhidong.Zhang Zhidong hesitated for a moment, and finally shook his head: "It is quite difficult to capture this island. If we go deeper, it may be quite bad. Just like Ryukyu, we should station on the coast."

Zhang Zhidong calculated in his mind the loss of the Qing after this battle, knowing that if there was another war like this, if the supplies and casualties of the Qing could not be compensated, the Qing would definitely lose, so he could only choose a way to advance or retreat. A defensible strategy.

"I'm going to repair a copy of the book and send it to the capital as soon as possible. This battle is a great victory, and I deserve credit for it."

All the soldiers were overjoyed when they heard the words,