On the Sakurada Gate at the south gate of Edo Castle, Tokugawa Iemitsu looked numbly into the distance.
From the Sakurada Gate, the highest nearby, he could vaguely see the Ming Dynasty battleships in Edo Bay.
The past half month has been like a nightmare for Iemitsu.
First, the shogunate fleet that had been waiting for it only returned one after another with eight Nanman warships and more than 20 Kozaikan ships.
There was no news from all other warships.
But out of hundreds of large and small warships, only a few came back.
According to the samurai who came back, the other warships were destroyed by Akito.
The samurai of the last small Nanman warship said that General Mukai Tadakatsu led his flagship and was defeated in a boarding battle with Akito.
At that time, Tokugawa Iemitsu was like falling into an ice cave.
This was the strength he had accumulated over the years.
Now it has been wiped out.
More than 200 shogunate navy and navy warships of various daimyo, as well as more than 60 heavily built Nanman ships.
The battleship collapsed and sank, which Tokugawa Iemitsu couldn't accept no matter what.
Tokugawa Iemitsu stayed in bed for two days on the second day.
His whole body was burning hot, and he even had a fever at night, talking nonsense and rolling back and forth on the bed.
This left Uchimaru in chaos.
Even Inaba Masakatsu, who was seriously ill and was recuperating at home, reported illness and rushed to the palace to visit and wait.
Other important ministers also gathered at Ooku, and the Kasuga Bureau was waiting day and night.
In troubled times, the general is no longer able to serve, and the future of the Tokugawa family is in doubt.
Fortunately, after several days of adjustments, Tokugawa Iemitsu was finally able to resume his duties in the past two days, and was discussing the aftermath with Naotaka Ii, Toshikatsu Doi, Tadayo Sakai and others.
At this time, the small morning boat patrolling outside Edo Bay reported to the Mingsui Army.
The navy agent ship Morita Teru hurriedly entered Uchimaru to report that Mingren's warships were approaching Edo Bay.
Tokugawa Iemitsu was so angry that he insisted on going to Edo Bay to see it, but a group of senior middlemen persuaded him and finally convinced Tokugawa Iemitsu to go to Sakurada Gate.
After all, it was too dangerous to go to Edo Bay.
It can bombard the seaside for miles from the sea.
Once the general made a mistake, it would be a disaster for the shogunate.
Therefore, these old lieutenants did not dare to let Iemitsu go to the seaside.
These old lieutenants and a thousand banners surrounded Tokugawa Iemitsu and came to the south gate.
Here they saw the Akito battleships leaping into power in Edo Bay.
This was the first time in hundreds of years that foreign warships came to Japan to wreak havoc.
This severely slapped Tokugawa Iemitsu in the face, humiliated the Tokugawa shogunate, and also humiliated the emperor.
The roar of cannons echoed in Edo Bay.
The two forts on the south wing of Edo Bay, with a total of twenty-four twelve-pound and eighteen-pound cannons, began to roar.
This was built in recent years to prevent the Nanman's giant ships from intruding into Edo Bay and causing trouble.
I didn't expect to wait.
The enemy is not the Nanman people that the shogunate has been wary of, but the Ming people who have been able to huddle on the western continent for hundreds of years.
To the southwest of Edo Bay, the Polu Army's three Song-class battleships Yue Fei, Wu Lin, and Yang Yanzhao, thirty Tang-class battleships, and more than twenty patrol ships were moving slowly in two columns.
Li Hu used a telescope to look at the two forts that were emitting fireworks from a distance.
These two forts are more than three miles away from the nearest warship of the Polu Army.
At such a long distance, as long as the cannons are not larger than 36-pounders, they will have little impact on the Polu Army's navy.
It's just that Mr.
Zhao was ordered to go here for the sake of Yang Wei.
How could he let the Japanese fort be so rampant.
Twenty warships including Cheng Zhijie, Xue Rengui, Li Guangbi, Yuchi Gong, Heiji Changzhi, and Gao Xianzhi began to bombard the two forts with their side guns.
Even though the range of the Tiago cannon was insufficient, each ship still had more than ten long-barreled cannons that could hit the Japanese forts.
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Ten ships aimed at one, and more than a hundred cannons began to take turns to bombard one fort.
Suddenly, Edo Bay was occupied Large sheets of smoke enveloped the city, and the roar of artillery echoed in the empty Edo Bay, alarming everyone in Edo City.
The two Japanese forts were built on two rammed earth steps.
The upper part is made of stones mixed with dust, and is divided into upper and lower layers.
It is quite strong, but unfortunately it is not enough to see the 24-pounder and 36-pounder cannons.
Projectiles continued to hit the stones.
The stones began to shatter and fall one after another under the bombardment of the projectiles.
The entire fort was hit with flying sand and rocks.
Fortunately, it was still strong and withstood the first bombardment of the Polu Navy. , still fighting back tenaciously.
The Polu Navy naval battleship began to turn its bow.
After the meal time, the warship turned around the bow, and they started bombarding with more than ten cannons on the other side that had not fired to let the original side dissipate heat.
This time it was another ten rounds of bombardment from more than a hundred artillery pieces.
The bricks and stones of the fort began to loosen, and some of them had big holes leaking out.
It seemed that it could no longer hold on.
When it was originally built, it never imagined that it would experience such a situation and be besieged by dozens of enemy Nanman warships.
At this time, the Polu army warships began to turn around again.
The side with the heat dissipation completed began to bombard the fort, and so on.
By the fourth bombardment, a fort could no longer hold on, and the upper floor collapsed, burying all the artillery and ashigaru inside.
The other fort was also crumbling, and the artillery fire inside had stopped.
Many Japanese gunners ran out of it in a panic, willing to risk the bullets that continued to roar and fall outside to get out of this dangerous place.
On the way to escape, one-third of the soldiers were injured or killed by projectiles or sand and gravel stirred up by projectiles.
Howls and screams were heard everywhere, but many people still escaped from danger.
It was better than being buried alive. many.
There was a loud bang.
Shortly after the fifth bombardment, the last fort collapsed.
Since then, all the barriers outside Edo Castle have been lost.
There are more than ten large cannons on the south gate of Edo Castle, but the range is not enough to reach the sea several miles away.
These cannons are used to bombard enemies who dare to attack the city.
This idea is correct.
Who would have thought that the enemy would actually come from the sea?
The big stocks came, which turned these big tubes into decorations.
After destroying the two forts, Li Hu ordered the Polu navy warships to turn around and approach the shore of Edo Castle while letting the artillery cool down.
Tokugawa Iemitsu was looking with a livid face at the fort in front of him that was already in ruins, as well as the wounded and corpses scattered on the ground.
This was Akito trying to humiliate him, because today's Japan is governed by the Tokugawa shogunate.
In the future, today's scene will be spread throughout Honshu, and he can even think of some daimyo secretly gloating about it.
"Come with me, General."
Iemitsu was still in a daze, someone dragged him away and ran away.
He looked back angrily and saw that it was Doi Toshiki.
Doi pulled him hard and walked towards the back.
Everyone else, the guards, and the younger ones all looked at Doi in surprise.
"General, hurry up, Akira will fire at this place, it's better to retreat at this time."
Doi Toshikatsu saw Iemitsu struggling, but the others had not yet reacted, so he became anxious.
Naotaka Ii, Tadayo Sakai and others came over in a trance.
The guards hurriedly surrounded Iemitsu and walked towards the staircase.
Only then did Iemitsu come over in a trance.
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Could there be so many Akito?
It would definitely happen.
This kind of revenge is necessary, otherwise Why did Mingren come?
Everyone left in a hurry, and some even fell to the ground because of the crowd, and were trampled by the crowd behind them, wailing.
At this time, the stairs were in a mess, and there were endless cries.
They ran out for three or four miles and slowed down while panting.
At this time, they heard the roar of sea artillery.
There was a banging sound at the city head where they were just now, and they were shot.
These people looked at each other in shock.
"Master Doi, thank you very much.
If you weren't so wise, we would have put the general in danger."
The elder Naotaka Ii bowed deeply, and even Tokugawa Iemitsu's face softened a lot.
"It is my duty to protect the Lord, sir, please give me the reward."
The experienced Doi Toshikatsu returned the favor and gave Iemitsu a small pat, which made Iemitsu feel very obedient.
After all, he was almost forced to do so at the beginning.
He felt deeply humiliated that he had left the southern city of Edo in his arms, but now it seemed that if he stayed at the city and was bombarded by Akito's artillery, he would have no face if this matter spread.
At this time, there were constant cries from the people outside the South City.
These were the people inside and outside the South Gate who had been hit by Ming artillery fire.
Many people were killed or injured, which made the entire South City panic.
The chaos spread all the way to Nancheng, and the noise became louder and louder.
At this moment, a louder roar of artillery sounded.
Iemitsu, who was already approaching Uchimaru, turned around in surprise and saw red fireballs flying into the city from the south, landing on the houses and streets, and destroying the houses and trees.
Ignite it and knock away the humans and animals it encounters.
Immediately, Edo Castle turned from a peaceful and peaceful shogunate town into a battlefield.
Countless Japanese were running around in fear and crying.
Thirty years after the construction of Edo Castle, because it was a town held by the Tokugawa shogunate, In addition, daimyo and guardians from all over the country came to visit the shogun regularly and lived here for several months.
Businessmen from Kyoto and Osaka also gathered here, making this a prosperous city second only to Kyoto.
Now this prosperity and tranquility was broken by Akito's strong ship and cannon, and countless fire heads and thick smoke rose.
Tokugawa Iemitsu entered the inner city and stood on the top of the city watching the bright or dark projectiles falling into the city.
He closed his eyes in humiliation and even bit his lower lip.
But even if Iemitsu covered his ears and closed his eyes, he couldn't change the fact that Akito bombarded this place.
Iron and fire were still causing bloodshed and terror here.
This day will forever be remembered in the annals of Japanese history and is called the Kanei Meimei Rebellion.
Until dark, Akito's artillery fire continued intermittently until evening, when Akito's fleet evacuated.
Of course, it was impossible for Li Hu to leave his precious fleet in the narrow Edo Bay.
If the Japanese sent Kozaya to attack at night, The fun was great.
There was no sound of artillery in Edo Castle, but there were rising fires and diffuse smoke everywhere.
The cries stimulated Tokugawa Iemitsu, who was still standing at the head of Uchimaru Castle.
The senior middlemen behind him were also silent.
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